| Issue ID | 981787 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10512749 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 01/05/13 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I bought a new 2013 nissan pathfinder about 2 months ago with only 900 miles on it and the transmission started to have problem. After about 300 miles on the suv i started to feel the shudder/jerking when i accelerate slowly from 0 to about 20 mph. On 2 occasions when i slowed down to make a turn the transmission jerk so hard that the whole car was shaking. I did not feel this jerkiness when i test drove the 2013 at the dealer or the 1st couple hundred miles on my suv. It becomes very annoying for daily driving. I took to nissan dealer couples time and nissan dealer said that it's normal for a cvt transmission to act that way and nissan does not have a software update to fix it yet. I do not think it is normal for a brand new car to act that way. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 400 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | GAINESVILLE, FL |
| 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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| 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 | 20 |
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