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2012 Nissan PATHFINDER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1059582
Internal NHTSA #	10583934
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	PATHFINDER
Model Year	2012
File date	07/04/14
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving i was hearing a rumbling sound everytime i press the gas pedal. I took it to nissan of brandon on 4-11-14 and was informed that i have cross contamination of engine coolant and transmission fluid. Nissan advised it would be $5800 to fix. There was a civil lawsuit filed against nissan to repair or reimburse the owners for out of pocket expense. However, because the law suit only covered up to 100,000 miles and i'm at 130,000 nissan will not repair the problem.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	130000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TAMPA, FL
VIN pattern	5N1AR18U85CXXXXXX
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	45
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2012 Nissan PATHFINDER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Nissan PATHFINDER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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