# 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER — POWER TRAIN
> NHTSA complaint `940522` · 2012-09-20 · 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:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
- **Miles at failure:** 112,010
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
I WAS PARKING THE CAR IN A CARPORT A LOW SPEED WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND HIT A METAL POLE AND DENTED MY FRONT BUMPER.  SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE INCIDENT I NOTICED THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD (A FEW TIMES) AS I ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP.  THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE.  I TOOK THE CAR TO UNIVERSAL NISSAN (WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR AND HAVE EXCELLENT SERVICE RECORD ON MY VEHICLE) ON 08-21-12 AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RADIATOR WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST ANYWHERE BETWEEN $4-5K TO BE REPAIRED.  THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR PATHFINDER, XTERRA AND FRONTIER DUE TO DEFECTIVE RADIATOR.  I CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEM.  I WAITED FOR A 2 WEEKS FOR THEM TO RESPOND BUT THEY DID NOT HELP ME, A LOYAL COSTUMER WHO HAVE PURCHASED 3 NISSAN VEHICLES IN THE PAST.      THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NISSAN CHOOSES TO IGNORE.  SINCE NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT PLEASE MAKE THEM DO SOMETHING BEFORE THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM TAKES A LIFE.    [XXX]    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).  *TR
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*