| Issue ID | 1307423 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10894662 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 05/08/16 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On friday, august the 8th on the way to work on the interstate i accelerated going up a hill and the gear change in the transmission was extremely rough. It was like when a manual transmission is knocked out of gear, of course this vehicle is an automatic transmission. Like a manual transmission being knocked out of gear the vehicle had a very quick deceleration although i as still pressing the gas pedal. This almost caused the car behind me to rear end me. Eventually the vehicle acted like it went back in gear. When i exited off of the interstate, came to a stop at the end of the off ramp, and tried to accelerate the vehicle again acted like the motor was engaging but not the transmission, almost causing another rear end collision. I managed to get the vehicle to the parking lot at work. It set there for the day until i was leaving to go home. The vehicle would not start. The vdc and slip lights would come on when i attempted to start. I left the vehicle at work. I returned on saturday. I got a auto code from the vehicle of p0717 referring to the turbine speed sensor. I found the 10 amp a/t ecu fuse was blown. I replaced the fuse and the vehicle cranked but immediately blew the fuse again and would not start again if turned off. I left the vehicle and did some research finding the issue with the radiator fluid contaminating the transmission and causing the transmission to go out. My company mechanic and i looked at the vehicle on monday and found the radiator empty of fluid and the transmission fluid contaminated. Someone is going to be severely injured id this issue is not brought to the owners of these vehicles. The vehicle is still sitting where i left it until i decide whether i am going to have to replace what i am sure is a bad transmission due to a faulty manufacturers design. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 195000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ADAIRSVILLE, GA |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AR18U77CXXXXXX |
| 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 | 70 |
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