NHTSA Complaint #10226738 — 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10226738
Vehicle	2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Date of Incident	September 30, 2007
Date Filed	May 5, 2008
Mileage	65,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CT

Consumer Description

SEPTEMBER 2007- WENT TO REPAIR SHOP FOR OIL CHANGE, WAS MADE AWARE OF CRACKED CATALYTIC CONVERTER NOVEMBER 2007- REAR EXHAUST PIPE FELL OFF JANUARY 2008- WENT TO MUFFLER SHOP, WAS TOLD THAT 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND ENTIRE EXHAUST PIPE NEED REPLACING. MAY 2008- WENT TO NISSAN DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NOT MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, BUT MY "DOWN PIPES" THAT HAVE SEVERE CRACKS IN THEM. QUOTED OVER $600 FOR REPAIR KIT, AS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY CLAIM TO HAVE SEEN OFTEN ENOUGH TO CREATE A PATCH KIT FOR. QUOTED $1300 FOR NEW PARTS. SEVERE EXHAUST IN THE VEHICLE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, BOTH WITH WINDOWS OPENED AND CLOSED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, WHICH 2 OTHER REPAIR SHOP HAVE IDENTIFIED AS THE PROBLEM, ARE COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT THE DOWN PIPES, WHICH ONLY NISSAN CLAIMS TO BE THE PROBLEM, ARE NOT. THIS IS NOW A VERY EXPENSIVE SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE EXHAUST IS UNBEARABLE. *TR

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