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2005 Nissan PATHFINDER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	825804
Internal NHTSA #	10363745
Manufacurer	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	PATHFINDER
Model Year	2005
File date	24/09/10
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Bought a nissan pathfinder se 2005... It has over 70,000 miles on it now. I was driving it down the highway, with my husband and 12 month old baby girl, surrounded in wall to wall rush hour traffic and road construction. The nissan started making a grinding noise then started slipping 4th gear. Suddenly without any notice 4th gear was completely out. I had to stop the car, put it in 3rd gear manually and drive before getting rear ended. Miraculously it drove in 3rd gear so we took it to the nissan dealership who explained to us that the problem with the radiator. The radiator was causing coolant to leak into the transmission, mixing with the transmission oil and destroying our transmission. He knew this problem well since he's fixed them many times. We checked on the internet and found countless more individual such as ourselves experiencing the same problem. The mechanic also explained the new pathfinders are not using these faulty radiators, so nissan knows there is a problem. To fix the transmission using a used one will be $4,000. That's including the used transmission, labor, shipping costs, tax, and fluids. I understand that things break and wear out, but if a company says that you should buy there vehicle because they will stand behind it, and that they believe that they have a quality product that you can count on, then they should do as they say and stand behind there nissan. We are one car short with not much money to pay for such a expensive repair. A recall is the right thing to do, i don't think someone has to die before someone somewhere stands up to make something happens. Our family have already suffered a loss due to a suv malfunction. At least toyota admits their faults and takes care of the problems. Nissan have lost all credibility with our side of the family and friends.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	73000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FLATWOODS, KY
VIN pattern	5N1AR18U85CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	45
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Nissan PATHFINDER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Nissan PATHFINDER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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