| Issue ID | 768204 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10312535 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 17/02/10 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | This is reference to 2005 nissan pathfinder le. I was driving on the freeway and the suv started to slow down. I press down the gas pedal to give it more power but it wouldn't accelerate. I pulled to side of the freeway and turn the engine off to diagnose the problem. I couldn't find anything wrong so i tried to restart it but would not crank over. The metro freeway towing company try to jump start it 3 times but would not start. I had it tow to the nissan dealer in the city of west covina which they discover that the coolant from the radiator leaked into the transmission. The mixure of the two components burned out the ecm module in the transmission. The cost of replacing the radiator and transmission is approximately $5400. 00, the vechicle is still at the nissan dealer which i am currently trying find a resoluation to this matter. Bottom line who is going to pay for this bill since there are numerous complaints about this issue. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 76000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WALNUT, CA |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AR18U25CXXXXXX |
| 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 |
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| Vehicle speed | 40 |
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