| Issue ID | 949580 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10483403 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 19/03/11 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I had multiple posting previously on my 2006 brand new nissan pathfinder. First problem was with the ecm which was later fixed for about $2000, later nissan reimbursed. As lithia spring ga. Nissan dealership had my suv to fix the ecm, on day of pick up, 2 front catalytic converters were defective evidence by a loud hollow noise which the dealership denied. Few months later i was notified by nissan manufacturers to take my suv for a recalled maintenance on radiator assemble issues. I took my suv to the same dealership with my noticed, the dealership refused to complete the recalled maintenance and claimed that my suv had a higher mileage than what the manufacturers are recalling. Two weeks later my suv went into a cloud of smoke with a rooting eggs odor and as i towed the car to the same dealership, i was charge $98 to complete diagnostic and i was informed the valves body, the transmission sensor and my transmission need a replacement for the total of offer $5000. I managed to complete payment on the car, i had just cancelled the registration on my suv. I still need help to get my suv running again. At the time of purchased i drove of with only 20 miles in my suv. It is un-acceptable that nissan and nissan dealership around the nation would not stand out to take full responsibilities to their defective products; rather, to try to clean out the pockets of nissan owners. I had a service manager at nissan lithia spring ga. Asked me what type of job am i doing? I told him that is irrelevant. My speed on the day my suv went into full white smoke was between 35-40 miles. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 130000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ATLANTA, GA |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| 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 | 40 |
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