| Issue ID | 876851 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10420765 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 06/08/11 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I am a car dealer in montana, purchased a 2005 nissan pathfinder at the auction with 85,000 miles for re-sale. Showed it once to a customer, it ran fine, i drove it home 8-6-11. 78 mph on cruise control on the interstate. The transmission dis-engaged, i barely recovered from hitting the medium at that speed. Turns out this is an issue that the transmission cooler leaks fluid into the trans on 90% of this model year. Even though i am a dealer... This is not right. $4500. 00 repair. Thankfully it was not one of my customers. Nissan should re-call every one of these and make it right. I cannot believe there has not been a death from this failure. I am sure there has been many stranded travelers that may have died as a result. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 85208 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BELGRADE, MT |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AR18W35CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
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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 | 78 |
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