| Issue ID | 1045660 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10568293 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 13/05/13 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I purchased the vehicle from carmax in 2012 w/ 76k miles on it. No warning about possible radiator issue. In may of 2013, radiator fluid had leaked into the transmission and resulted in transmission failure at 96k miles.(thankfully, i was not merging onto a highway). Paid $3k co-pay to have transmission and radiator replaced. February 4, 2014, transmission hose blew while driving on the highway. Was assured that it was not related to the previous repairs. Paid $262 to have it fixed. March 9, 2014, was driving on highway, rpms spiked, acceleration was sluggish, made it to nissan dealership - transmission failure (less than 1 year later) - 105k miles. I was very fortunate that these transmission failures did not occur while attempting to merge onto a busy highway. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 96123 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | TAMPA, FL |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AR18U75CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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