| Issue ID | 1190575 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10724546 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 03/06/15 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The dealer found on my 20007 nissan pathfinder a coolant in transmission and trans fluid in radiator which means there is a cross contamination and an internal transmission cooler failure. Bottom line they told me i needed a new transmission and radiator costing me over $5300. 00. In researching cheaper places, i came about with a law suit about 5 years ago regarding this same issue against nissan. I also found many complaints from several people and the dealers are not doing anything about this. I've been told by my local mechanic that this is something that could have been prevented. I don't know why nissan didn't offer a recall on the xterras, and pathfinders and help people like me, not spend thousands of dollars on these vehicles. I am still paying for this car, have only had it for less than 3 years and bought it pre owned. I brought it several times to huntington beach dealer in ca, for the regular maintenance and not even once, i was offered to extend my warranty, or offered to look at my radiator and fix the problem before it became a big issue. I contacted headquarters and i was told i don't qualify for the "extended warranty" it ends at 100k miles and my car is over 124k miles. Also, i would have to pay $3k of my money before the dealer would cover any major repairs... Really???? Is this helping out someone? A lot of my family members own nissans and i have spread the word of how bad these cars are, and when we look for help, they slam the door at our faces. This is not right, this is something that could have been prevented and nissan is making thousands of dollars from hard working people like me, fixing problems, they should have fixed in the first place. I have a 6 year old and pregnant now, and commute over 70 miles back and forth every day, they are lucky my car didn't stop on the freeway and caused a big accident. I would be suing them now. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 124565 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | GARDEN GROVE, CA |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AR18U27CXXXXXX |
| 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? | |
| 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 | 0 |
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