| Issue ID | 1015898 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10547316 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 05/10/13 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Transmission failed causing a sudden deceleration and lack of a forward motion resulting in a near rear end collision with a tractor trailer. Only after the event did i learn of the issue with the transmissions in the nissan models frontier, pathfinder and xterra 2005-2010. I am 15k miles outside of the extended warranty but was not aware of any potential issue with safety. I never received notice or advice of such an event being possible. Had i known i would have taken proactive action. Nissan needs to extend this repair issue through a recall and repair the issue at their entire cost. This is a design flaw. The public safety is at stake! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 116000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | DANDRIDGE, TN |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AR18U18CXXXXXX |
| 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 | 42 |
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