NHTSA complaint: 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER — ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, A STRONG BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING AREA. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND SMOKE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,525.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation