Nissan Pathfinder (2012 year). Manual - part 589

2. Output speed sensor and vehicle speed signal

3. Input clutch solenoid valve

TM-86

4. Front brake solenoid valve

TM-88

5. CAN communication line

6. Line pressure test

7. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

8. Torque converter

9. Oil pump assembly

10. 3rd one-way clutch

11. Gear system

12. High and low reverse clutch

13. Forward one- way clutch (Parts behind drum support is
impossible to perform inspection by disassembly. Refer to

14. Forward brake (Parts behind drum support is impossible
to perform inspection by disassembly. Refer to

When you press the
accelerator pedal and
shift speed D

→

2 OR M3

→

the engine idles or the
transmission slips.

ON vehicle

1. Fluid level and state

2. Output speed sensor and vehicle speed signal

3. High and low reverse clutch solenoid valve

TM-92

4. Direct clutch solenoid valve

5. CAN communication line

6. Line pressure test

7. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

8. Torque converter

9. Oil pump assembly

10. 3rd one-way clutch

11. Gear system

12. Direct clutch

13. Forward brake (Parts behind drum support is impossible
to perform inspection by disassembly. Refer to

No.

Items

Symptom

Condition

Diagnostic Item

Reference

page

August 2012

2012 Pathfinder

TM-140

< SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS >

SYSTEM SYMPTOM

Slips/Will
Not En-
gage

When you press the
accelerator pedal and
shift speed D2

→

1 OR M2

→

the engine idles or the
transmission slips.

ON vehicle

1. Fluid level and state

2. Output speed sensor and vehicle speed signal

3. Direct clutch solenoid valve

4. CAN communication line

5. Line pressure test

6. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

7. Torque converter

8. Oil pump assembly

9. 3rd one-way clutch

10. 1st one-way clutch

11. Gear system

12. Reverse brake

13. Forward one- way clutch (Parts behind drum support is
impossible to perform inspection by disassembly. Refer to

14. Forward brake (Parts behind drum support is impossible
to perform inspection by disassembly. Refer to

With selector lever in
“D” position, accelera-
tion is extremely poor.

ON vehicle

1. Fluid level and state

2. Line pressure test

3. Accelerator pedal position sensor

4. CAN communication line

5. Transmission range switch

6. Control cable adjustment

7. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

8. Torque converter

9. Oil pump assembly

10. 1st one-way clutch

11. Gear system

12. Reverse brake

13. Forward one- way clutch (Parts behind drum support is
impossible to perform inspection by disassembly. Refer to

14. Forward brake (Parts behind drum support is impossible
to perform inspection by disassembly. Refer to

No.

Items

Symptom

Condition

Diagnostic Item

Reference

page

August 2012

2012 Pathfinder

SYSTEM SYMPTOM

TM-141

< SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS >

Slips/Will
Not En-
gage

With selector lever in
“R” position, accelera-
tion is extremely poor.

ON vehicle

1. Fluid level and state

2. Line pressure test

3. Accelerator pedal position sensor

4. High and low reverse clutch solenoid valve

TM-92

5. CAN communication line

6. Transmission range switch

7. Control cable adjustment

8. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

9. Gear system

10. Output shaft

11. Reverse brake

While starting off by
accelerating in 1st, en-
gine races or slippage
occurs.

ON vehicle

1. Fluid level and state

2. Line pressure test

3. Accelerator pedal position sensor

4. CAN communication line

5. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

6. Torque converter

7. Oil pump assembly

8. 3rd one-way clutch

9. 1st one-way clutch

10. Gear system

11. Reverse brake

12. Forward one- way clutch (Parts behind drum support is
impossible to perform inspection by disassembly. Refer to

13. Forward brake (Parts behind drum support is impossible
to perform inspection by disassembly. Refer to

While accelerating in
2nd, engine races or
slippage occurs.

ON vehicle

1. Fluid level and state

2. Line pressure test

3. Accelerator pedal position sensor

4. CAN communication line

5. Direct clutch solenoid valve

6. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

7. Torque converter

8. Oil pump assembly

9. 3rd one-way clutch

10. Gear system

11. Direct clutch

12. Forward brake (Parts behind drum support is impossible
to perform inspection by disassembly. Refer to

No.

Items

Symptom

Condition

Diagnostic Item

Reference

page

August 2012

2012 Pathfinder

TM-142

< SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS >

SYSTEM SYMPTOM

Slips/Will
Not En-
gage

While accelerating in
3rd, engine races or
slippage occurs.

ON vehicle

1. Fluid level and state

2. Line pressure test

3. Accelerator pedal position sensor

4. CAN communication line

5. High and low reverse clutch solenoid valve

TM-92

6. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

7. Torque converter

8. Oil pump assembly

9. 3rd one-way clutch

10. Gear system

11. High and low reverse clutch

12. Forward one- way clutch (Parts behind drum support is
impossible to perform inspection by disassembly. Refer to

13. Forward brake (Parts behind drum support is impossible
to perform inspection by disassembly. Refer to

While accelerating in
4th, engine races or
slippage occurs.

ON vehicle

1. Fluid level and state

2. Line pressure test

3. Accelerator pedal position sensor

4. CAN communication line

5. Input clutch solenoid valve

TM-86

6. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

7. Torque converter

8. Oil pump assembly

9. Input clutch

10. Gear system

11. High and low reverse clutch

12. Direct clutch

No.

Items

Symptom

Condition

Diagnostic Item

Reference

page

August 2012

2012 Pathfinder

SYSTEM SYMPTOM

TM-143

< SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS >

Slips/Will
Not En-
gage

While accelerating in
5th, engine races or
slippage occurs.

ON vehicle

1. Fluid level and state

2. Line pressure test

3. Accelerator pedal position sensor

4. CAN communication line

5. Front brake solenoid valve

TM-88

6. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

7. Torque converter

8. Oil pump assembly

9. Front brake (brake band)

10. Input clutch

11. Gear system

12. High and low reverse clutch

Slips at lock-up.

ON vehicle

1. Fluid level and state

2. Line pressure test

3. Engine speed signal

4. Input speed sensor

TM-53

5. Torque converter clutch solenoid valve

TM-70

6. CAN communication line

7. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

8. Torque converter

9. Oil pump assembly

No creep at all.

ON vehicle

1. Fluid level and state

2. Line pressure test

3. Accelerator pedal position sensor

4. Direct clutch solenoid valve

5. Transmission range switch

6. CAN communication line

7. Control cable adjustment

8. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

9. Torque converter

10. Oil pump assembly

11. 1st one-way clutch

12. Gear system

13. Reverse brake

14. Direct clutch

15. Forward one- way clutch (Parts behind drum support is
impossible to perform inspection by disassembly. Refer to

16. Forward brake (Parts behind drum support is impossible
to perform inspection by disassembly. Refer to

No.

Items

Symptom

Condition

Diagnostic Item

Reference

page

August 2012

2012 Pathfinder

TM-144

< SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS >

SYSTEM SYMPTOM

Slips/Will
Not En-
gage

Vehicle cannot run in
all positions.

ON vehicle

1. Fluid level and state

2. Line pressure test

3. Transmission range switch

4. Control cable adjustment

5. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

6. Oil pump assembly

7. Gear system

8. Output shaft

With selector lever in
“D” position, driving is
not possible.

ON vehicle

1. Fluid level and state

2. Line pressure test

3. Transmission range switch

4. Control cable adjustment

5. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

6. Torque converter

7. Oil pump assembly

8. 1st one-way clutch

9. Gear system

10. Reverse brake

11. Forward one- way clutch (Parts behind drum support is
impossible to perform inspection by disassembly. Refer to

12. Forward brake (Parts behind drum support is impossible
to perform inspection by disassembly. Refer to

With selector lever in
“R” position, driving is
not possible.

ON vehicle

1. Fluid level and state

2. Line pressure test

3. Transmission range switch

4. Control cable adjustment

5. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

6. Gear system

7. Output shaft

8. Reverse brake

Does not
change

Does not change M

→

ON vehicle

1. Transmission range switch

2. Fluid level and state

3. A/T position

4. Manual mode switch

5. CAN communication line

6. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

7. Front brake (brake band)

No.

Items

Symptom

Condition

Diagnostic Item

Reference

page

August 2012

2012 Pathfinder

SYSTEM SYMPTOM

TM-145

< SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS >

Does not
change

Does not change M

→

ON vehicle

1. Transmission range switch

2. Fluid level and state

3. Control cable adjustment

4. Manual mode switch

5. CAN communication line

6. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

7. Front brake (brake band)

8. Input clutch

Does not change M

→

ON vehicle

1. Transmission range switch

2. Fluid level and state

3. Control cable adjustment

4. Manual mode switch

5. CAN communication line

6. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

7. Front brake (brake band)

8. Input clutch

Does not change M

→

ON vehicle

1. Transmission range switch

2. Fluid level and state

3. Control cable adjustment

4. Manual mode switch

5. CAN communication line

6. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

7. Input clutch

8. High and low reverse clutch

9. Direct clutch

Cannot be changed to
manual mode.

ON vehicle

1. Manual mode switch

2. Input speed sensor

TM-53

3. CAN communication line

Others

Shift point is high in
“D” position.

ON vehicle

1. Output speed sensor and vehicle speed signal

2. Accelerator pedal position sensor

3. CAN communication line

4. ATF temperature sensor

TM-78

5. Control valve with TCM

No.

Items

Symptom

Condition

Diagnostic Item

Reference

page

August 2012

2012 Pathfinder

TM-146

< SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS >

SYSTEM SYMPTOM

Others

Shift point is low in “D”
position.

ON vehicle

1. Output speed sensor and vehicle speed signal

2. Accelerator pedal position sensor

3. CAN communication line

4. Control valve with TCM

Judder occurs during
lock-up.

ON vehicle

1. Fluid level and state

2. Engine speed signal

3. Input speed sensor

TM-53

4. Output speed sensor and vehicle speed signal

5. Accelerator pedal position sensor

6. CAN communication line

7. Torque converter clutch solenoid valve

TM-70

8. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

9. Torque converter

Strange noise in “R”
position.

ON vehicle

1. Fluid level and state

2. Engine speed signal

3. CAN communication line

4. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

5. Torque converter

6. Oil pump assembly

7. Gear system

8. High and low reverse clutch

9. Reverse brake

Strange noise in “N”
position.

ON vehicle

1. Fluid level and state

2. Engine speed signal

3. CAN communication line

4. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

5. Torque converter

6. Oil pump assembly

7. Gear system

Strange noise in “D”
position.

ON vehicle

1. Fluid level and state

2. Engine speed signal

3. CAN communication line

4. Control valve with TCM

OFF vehicle

5. Torque converter

6. Oil pump assembly

7. Gear system

8. Forward brake (Parts behind drum support is impossible to
perform inspection by disassembly. Refer to