Issue ID | 968491 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10501981 |
Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
Brand | NISSAN |
Model | PATHFINDER |
Model Year | 2013 |
File date | 01/01/13 |
Component | SEAT BELTS |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I purchased my brand new 2103 nissan pathfinder december of 2012. I noticed within the first couple weeks that the seat belt warning light on the dash would not go out if i was the only person in the vehicle and i was bucked up. So i took it in to service in early january to deal with a defect in the leather and they said that nothing was wrong with the light and that was how it was supposed to work. So everything was fine for another month when the car started blowing smoke. So i took it in for service again and this time a different dealer recognized that that wasn't how the car should be working so he said they would take care of the seat belt warning light. So a couple days later after parts were sent overnight they called and said that my vehicle was ready for pickup. I picked the pathfinder up and sure enough the seat belt light went off when i got in but now i had an airbag failure light on the dash. Since it was the end of the day they asked me to bring it back in the next day. So after another visit to nissan they had to call the tech line because they couldn't figure out how to fix the passenger airbag. Long story short they sent me away with my broken pathfinder because apparently other people have had this issue and the tech line at nissan hasn't figured out a remedy for the problem. This was unacceptable so i took my vehicle and i called consumer affairs to let them know what happened. The agreed that this was a major safety issue but now months later and i can't even get a call back from their consumer affairs. This vehicle is not safe and until nissan can work out all of the "buggs" everyone should stay away from this vehicle. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 1000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | MILFORD, NN |
VIN pattern | 5N1AR2MM6DCXXXXXX |
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 | 0 |
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