| Issue ID | 1298391 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10884448 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 14/04/16 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While accelerating to get onto an entrance to i-95 my car began to vibrate at about 40 mph and make a roaring noise. The noise went away at about 50 mph. When i took it to my mechanic he said the problem was an known issue that nissan had involving the transmission coolant leaking into the transmission and ruining it. He explained that nissan had offered an extended warranty up to 80,000 miles. My car has 98,000. Nissan has known about their defective radiators leaking into the transmissions since 2013 and did not issue a recall. I feel like it is their responsibility to fix this problem for free. When i attempted to trade the car in no one wanted it in trade because of the known issues. I am on a fixed income and can not afford this costly repair or a new vehicle. Nissan had left us high and dry and plan to do nothing to help fix a problem that they knew existed. This is criminal! They have cheated us and ignored nissan owners dealing with this problem. I want my car fixed before it gets to 100,000 miles in case they call a cut off at that mileage again! They are totally at fault and responsible for cheating people out of hundreds of thousands dollars and the are getting away with it. My car is parked and i can't drive it for fear of going over 100,000 miles or breaking down completely on the highway and having a fatal accident. I have had to borrow my son's car to go any where i need to go. This is very frustrating and totally unfair that i even have to write this complaint since nissan admits that thousands of their vehicles are known lemons! They should pay up or be prosecuted as any other criminal would be for cheating/stealing from a consumer. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 98000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FORT PIERCE, FL |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| 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 | 40 |
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