Issue ID | 1632163 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11296986 |
Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
Brand | NISSAN |
Model | PATHFINDER |
Model Year | 2017 |
File date | 18/12/19 |
Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Cooling fan on most nissan pathfinder suv's (models 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) seems to be going bad around 36,000 miles. There has been a widespread complaint about this from other pathfinder customers. Some customers even reported having to replace the cooling fan twice in less than 60,000 miles. Surprisingly this hasn't been recalled yet or nissan hasn't done anything about it. The engine cooling fan assembly failed at 36,000 miles (right when warranty expires) and it sounded like rapid fire going off in the front grill. After driving a while you can smell as if something is burning under the hood and the burning smell makes it inside the passenger compartment. You cannot drive the car for too long before the burning smell starts bothering you and giving you headaches. Once the cooling fan goes bad, it also spills some short of liquid in the engine compartment which can cause the burning smell to still be around for 1-2 week even after getting the cooling fan replaced. When i took the car to nissan service center, the lady there knew exactly what the issue was without even opening the hood. She said "yes your cooling fan has gone bad and will need replacing, we had several of these with the same issue" i mentioned to the dealership that this was a widespread issue, but they didn't do much about it. They referred me to their regional office, which i contacted and they said they aren't able to do anything unless a recall has been issues by nhtsa. Other complaints can be located on: http://www. Carproblemzoo. Com/nissan/pathfinder/cooling-fan-problems. Php |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 36000 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | MOODY, AL |
VIN pattern | 5N1DR2MN5HCXXXXXX |
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 | 70 |
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