| Issue ID | 938775 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10473229 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 20/08/12 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While driving my 2007 nissan pathfinder se, i encountered a hesitation of transmission functionality while making a left hand turn across two lanes of oncoming traffic. As i proceeded to accelerate through the left turn, the transmission seemed to slip and would not get out of first gear. Subsequently, my service engine soon light came on. The next day, i took the vehicle to the local autoexpress to have the odb-ii code retrieved, i was informed that they could not read it as it was a dealer specific code. I left and went right to my local nissan dealer who informed me that a part of the radiator had broken and the car was now mixing antifreeze with transmission fluid. They informed me that both the radiator and transmission had to be replaced at a cost of $9200. 00, the dealer suggested that i call nissan as i was just 2000 miles over the warranty. After countless calls to the call center in the phillipines and the regional office in ohio, i was basically told that there was nothing they could do for me, they stated that because there were no records of maintenance being done at the selling dealership, i was out of luck. We purchased this vehicle brand new and it is a fully loaded model. The plan was to drive this to the 200k miles that nissan has been pitched to commonly achieve. Instead, i have a car in the driveway that i cant drive, i still owe $4700 on it, and it will cost me $9l just to make it useful again. Nissan should be ashamed of themselves. It will not be until someone dies that any recall action will happen. Nissan has chased away a life-long loyal customer. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 82470 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | DOYLESTOWN, PA |
| 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 | 35 |
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