I hope you have better luck with your Pathfinder than I had with my '08. The minute I drove it off the lot I knew something was wrong with it, then the dealership gave me the runaround. It started out as a stupid little leak because the A/C drain hose wasn't routed properly (which was apparently a recurring problem in Pathfinders at the time), so it was flooding the passenger side of the cabin. It should have been a pretty easy fix, but the stealership didn't do anything to fix it while I was away for 10 days, so it was nice and stanky when I returned. A few days later, all of the electronics went haywire. When I took it back to the dealership to show that the carpet was still soaked and that the electronics were going crazy, the sales manager actually had the audacity to look at me and tell me: "I'm sorry sir, but we can't always guarantee 100% satisfaction". I asked him to please turn around and read for me the words that were printed in humongous letters on the back wall..."100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEED!!!".
I then began the lemon law process. When the guy came to finalize the settlement, and realized that the dealership had not supplied the 2 things they asked for: a working fax machine, and a notary, he took me for a ride to get the paperwork notarized and faxed, then took me back to the dealership and told the guy to give me the check, and that he would never expect anybody to have to go through the BS I had to go through.
The whole process took about 6 months, and I will never buy another Nissan, even though I loved everything else about the Pathfinder. It was fun to drive, and looked pretty good with some bigger tires and a roof rack.
So, good luck, and I look forward to seeing a build thread, and hopefully some better news about the newer Pathfinders.
