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2008 Nissan PATHFINDER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1173819
Internal NHTSA #	10704528
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	PATHFINDER
Model Year	2008
File date	15/03/15
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2008 pathfinder - radiator cracked causing fluid to leak into and destroy the transmission. This is a known problem to nissan. Problem has occurred to thousands of vehicles. Issue originally occurred in december, 2013. Issue was fixed at butler nissan. Issue repaired with substandard and used parts, which resulted in same issue occurring - radiator cracking, which caused catastrophic failure to the transmission. Issue occurred while we were driving the vehicle. Fluid leaked into engine, caused the engine to smoke and obstruct our view of the road. We were able to pull car into business without a collision. Concerned that nissan was willing to allow an unsafe vehicle back out on the road after knowingly repairing an issue with substandard parts.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	146000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	STONY POINT, NY
VIN pattern	5N1AR18BX8CXXXXXX
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	25
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Nissan PATHFINDER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Nissan PATHFINDER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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