Issue ID | 1335162 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10926721 |
Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
Brand | NISSAN |
Model | PATHFINDER |
Model Year | 2014 |
File date | 15/10/16 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | The vehicle started shuddering and shaking while driving and when i accelerated would hesitate and after a few seconds would move a little slow with continual shaking and shuddering. Once stopped and parked i tried to the vehicle back on the check engine light would come on with the battery and wouldn't start. The vehicle was towed to nissan where they said it was the induction air flow , ecm, and cost $400. After leaving nissan i had to take it back the next week for the same issue. The service manager drove it and said that he thought it was the transmission and that the 2014 are known to have problems. He said to bring it back in the next couple of weeks. I took it back again after being stranded 3 times, almost hit several times and once by a semi- truck when it shuddered and would not accelerate. Nissan confirmed that it needed a new transmission because it was defective. They want me to pay $4000 because it has 80,000 miles on it. I filed a consumer complaint with american nissan corp and they told me that there was nothing they could do because it was out of warranty. The vehicle was bought brand new. Nissan knew that the cvt was defective when they sold it. They sent out a service letter to their dealerships about the issue in september 2013. This is very dangerous and is going to cost someone their life. Nissan should backup their vehicles. A two year old vehicle should not need the transmission replaced. Especially a $40,000 vehicle. This is extremely dangerous, and theft by deception. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 80000 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | ROOPVILLE, GA |
VIN pattern | 5N1AR2MN1ECXXXXXX |
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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Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 45 |
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