# 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER — POWER TRAIN
> NHTSA complaint `899546` · 2012-01-11 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** PATHFINDER
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
- **Miles at failure:** 76,846
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
VEHICLE (2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER) GOING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH ON INTERSTATE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS AFTER BEING SWITCHED INTO FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SWITCH BACK TO 2X2. AFTER PARKING, TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNING BACK UP, UPON SWITCHING IN TO REVERSE THE CAR THUMPED AND SWITCHED, THE IMPACT OF THE THUMB CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AT HIGHER THAN CONTROLLABLE SPEED, THUS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH IN THE OBJECTS BEHIND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO AN AUTO DEALER. AFTER INSPECTION IS WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLANT TUBE HAD LEAKED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK. I WAS INFORMED THAT IF THE COMPLICATIONS FROM THE LEAKAGE HAVE OCCURRED EARLIER, IT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY, HIGHLY FEASIBLE, THAT I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE COMBINATION OF THE INABILITY TO GET THE 4X4 TO LOCK AND CHANGE, ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, COMPOUNDED BY THE RECENT ENGINE PROBLEMS (WHICH I WAS JUST INFORMED OF) COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL, NOT JUST FOR ALL PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE, BUT ALL THOSE AROUND ME ON THE INTERSTATE. NISSAN NEEDS TO HAVE A COMPLETE RECALL OF ALL OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS.  *TR
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