Issue ID | 981328 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10512452 |
Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
Brand | NISSAN |
Model | PATHFINDER |
Model Year | 2013 |
File date | 06/04/13 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Shortly after buying our pathfinder we drove up to a nearby observatory. The road is narrow, steep and has many tight turns. The speed limit on this road is 15mph, but has many sections where even this speed is too fast. When we started our decent we shifted into low to allow the engine to take some of the load. However the transmission did not downshift, it was in the equivalent of 3rd gear based off of the tachometer and we had to rely solely on the brakes to maintain speed. We were able to compensate by pulling off and stopping regularly to allow the brakes to cool. We later experimented and found that at lower speeds <35mph it will not downshift much if any when put into low, unless you press on the gas pedal. We took it to two different nissan dealerships and were able to duplicate the problem at the second one. Since then the nissan customer satisfaction department told us that since the mechanics reported that it "operates as designed" that there was no problem to be fixed. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 1000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | SOCORRO , NM |
VIN pattern | 5N1AR2MM2DCXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | 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 |
Number of cylinders | 6 |
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Vehicle speed | 15 |
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