NHTSA Complaint #10489278 — 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER

ON 12/7/12, WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON BUT WITHIN HALF A MILE WHILE WAITING AT A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AGAIN. ON 12/9/12 AT 10:45 P.M. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING 65MPH, THE ACCELERATOR DROPPED LESS THAN 40MPH, RPM NEEDLE BEGAN TO GO FROM 1 TO 3 RAPIDLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE FOR THE FIRST 10 SECONDS AND WHEN I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE, IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 30MPH. AFTER HALF A MILE, I WAS ABLE TO PICK UP SPEED, AFTER A MILE OF "NORMALITY" THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. AFTER ANOTHER MILE, I WAS ABLE PICK UP SPEED BUT IT FELT AS IF THERE WERE PRESSURE IN THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT HOME THAT NIGHT. TOOK MY PATHFINDER INTO CERRITOS NISSAN ON 12/11/12 AND IT TURNED OUT IT WAS THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE ISSUE. IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED WITHIN 24HRS. ON 12/17/12, WHILE DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE CAR JERKED, ACCELERATOR STALLED, RPM NEEDLE WOULD GO FROM GEAR 1-2 RAPIDLY, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLICKERED. IT LASTED FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS... I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND WITHIN 3 MILES (ONCE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON A STOP AND GO TRAFFIC) THE EXACT SAME INCIDENT OCCUR. ON 12/18/12, I RETURNED THE VEHICLE BACK TO NISSAN CERRITOS SERVICE DEALER FOR ANOTHER LOOK, THEY ARE CLAIMING EVERYTHING IS FINE WITH THE VEHICLE. I AM NOW CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE, I'VE BEEN LUCKY THAT I HAVE NOT SUFFERED AN ACCIDENT BUT IF THIS ISSUE CONTINUES, MY LUCK COULD RUN OUT AND I MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY NEXT TIME. THE LIFE OF MY SON AND MY LIFE ARE AT STAKE HERE. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE IT SOUNDS, AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST NOR 100TH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. *TR