Issue ID | 1116383 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10640361 |
Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
Brand | NISSAN |
Model | PATHFINDER |
Model Year | 2013 |
File date | 02/08/14 |
Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I purchased my pathfinder in may of 2013. I loved my suv initially. Starting around july of 2014 - i started experiencing shuddering while driving. Thought maybe i needed new tires. Beginning in august - started noticing that when accelerating from a stop that i would lose power and it would stay about 20 mph & after pumping the gas pedal several times then it would kick in. It started happening more and more. This past sunday while starting to accelerate up a hill, my pathfinder just wouldn't kick in. Stayed at about 25 mph & i had to put on my emergency breaks until i reached the top of the hill & then it kicked in. Then the next day as i was merging onto the freeway with my 2 children in the car & my daughters friend, my car just lost its power. Continued to drive at maybe 20 mph even with my foot pressed all the way down on the gas pedal. This was a very scary experience for myself & my kids. We could have been totally rear ended. There are so many complaints here. Does nissan need to wait until someone is tragically killed before making steps to issue a recall? I did take my car in today to the dealership with print outs of the comments here & told them i would not drive my pathfinder & put my family in jeopardy until the issue is fixed. They did give me a rental car & contacted me by the end of the day today that they received approval to replace the transmission & will continue to do further testing on the shuddering & reason that the transmission needs to be replace on a vehicle that is a little over a year old. Please with the dealerships response. I have always driven honda's or acura's and made the mistake to try nissan. This will be my last nissan purchase! I am also posting this on facebook to spread the word about the pathfinder. Maybe that will get a recall going! |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 20000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | SAN DIEGO, CA |
VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
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 |
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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 20 |
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