| Issue ID | 950289 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10483882 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 22/07/11 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Brief description of what happened.. I purchased a 2006 nissan pathfinder, local trade at a dealership. After i purchased the vehicle some days later i started to notice the vehicle shifted very hard, started more frequently as the vehicle was on the road longer.. Felt like it slammed into each gear!!! I was driving across a bridge one morning and its a 2 lane bridge and all of a sudden my rpms redline and feels like im in 3rd gear, all the cars behind swerve into the next like cause i was go the speed limit then the car drops down very rapidly in speed. I tried to accelerate but the vehicle just started to shake a little and the rpms just redlined. I get it to a local shop, come to find out that the radiator fluid leaked into the transmission and messed everything up.. All in all the shop tells me the radiator and transmission is shot and needs to be replaced. And my total bill would be close to $4,000 dollars... Very disappointed in nissan!!! Lost all faith and will stick to honda from now on!!!!! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 109463 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PENSACOLA, FL |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AR18W26CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 45 |
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