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2005 Nissan PATHFINDER Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	868041
Internal NHTSA #	10411630
Manufacurer	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	PATHFINDER
Model Year	2005
File date	05/06/11
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2005 nissan pathfinder with 93,000 miles. Had original issue with transmission in 2009 a slight shimmy and once the transmission slipped, as soon as it slipped i took it to the dealership. The service manager at the dealership told me coolant had leaked into transmission and would have to replace: radiator, and transmission at ~$6,500. I asked for options the dealer said i could try replacing radiator, flush transmission and add new transmission fluid for ~2,500, he said it may make it 5 more miles or 500k miles, but expected the transmission would at some point fail. I took the vehicle to local trusted repair shop and had radiator replaced and transmission flushed with nissan transmission fluid and filled with nissan transmission fluid for less than $1k. Had no issues since. On june 6th out of the blue as i was driving home from the lake, i felt the shimmy again, immediately backed off the accelerator and then slowly got back into the gas, as i did i felt the transmission slip a little. Less than 1,000 feet down the road i noticed smoke in the rearview mirror and immediately pulled the vehicle to the side of the road within 1,000' as i came to a stop thick black smoke came from beneath the vehicle and shut the car off, and i realized the car was on fire. I opened the door to get out and flames were coming from under the running boards. Within 3 minutes the car and all it's contents were completely destroyed by the fire. It was obvious from my vantage point and the pictures i took during the fire that the fire originated from the transmission overheating and the catastrophic failure resulting in a thermal event. The vehicle was totally destroyed, thank god i was alone. And the dealership could care less.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	93000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ARDEN, NC
VIN pattern	5N1AR18WX5CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
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	35
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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.
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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.
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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 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Nissan PATHFINDER Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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