| Issue ID | 1462962 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11090094 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 23/04/18 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My 2005 nissan pathfinder started stalling while i was driving down the road. This often happened on busy streets and in busy intersections. I would have to put the car in neutral, turn the ignition, and then put the car back in drive. Sometimes i would have to repeat this process several times. I have a 4 year old child, and this was very dangerous for us. I took the car to heritage nissan for a diagnosis and was charged $115 to be told that my antifreeze had mixed with my transmission fluid causing my transmission to fail. I then learned that this problem happened because of a faulty radiator used by nissan in several of their vehicles, one being my pathfinder. Nissan has refused to issue a safety recall, even though there is a very obvious safety concern at hand. Heritage nissan quoted me a starting price of $5000 for the repairs needed. Repairs that are needed because of the faulty radiator used by nissan. Of course, my car was out of warranty, and nissan is aware that the radiator can fail out of mileage range of their warranty. I am now a single mom without a vehicle, partly to nissan's negligence. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 156000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SUMMERVILLE, GA |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AR18U45CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | 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 | 45 |
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