| Issue ID | 1572445 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11219655 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 05/06/19 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was driving on an interstate at normal highway speed when the car shuddered as if going over rough pavement. The engine started racing, but the car gradually lost forward propulsion. I steered to the emergency lane and stopped. After a minute, the car regained just enough forward motion to get me to the next exit, across an intersection (where the light just happened to be green, thank goodness), and into the parking lot of a large grocery store before the vehicle lost all propulsion. We pushed the car the last few feet into a parking spot. It was towed to a nissan dealership. I was told the next day that the transmission warmer had failed, allowing radiator coolant to leak into the transmission, which ruined the transmission. The repair would cost $6000. I cannot put another $6000 into a 13-year-old vehicle, even though i've only had it for five months, so now i've lost the money i put into it and will have to start over with another vehicle. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 96000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FRIDAY HARBOR, WA |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AR18W16CXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| Vehicle speed | 55 |
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