NHTSA Complaint #10496469 — 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 45MPH AND THE RPM WENT UP TO 6-7 RPM'S AS MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER OVER TO THE MEDIAN, BUT IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO EXIT AND CHECK THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC DRIVING IN EXCESS OF 65-70MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TOWED TO COGGIN NISSAN IN JACKSONVILLE, FL AT MY EXPENSE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE RUPTURED INSIDE OF THE RADIATOR ALLOWING COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX AND CROSS CONTAMINATE. THEY SUGGESTED I GET A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THE SAME DEALERSHIP SOLD ME THE TRUCK AND A WARRANTY BY FIDELITY WARRANTY SERVICES. THE WARRANTY COMPANY THAT IS A SUBSIDIARY COMPANY OF THE DEALERSHIP OWED BY SOUTH EAST TOYOTA (SET) DENIED MY CLAIM SAYING TO ROOT OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE RADIATOR. FELT LIKE THIS IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SINCE SET OWNS THE WARRANTY COMPANY, WHICH WOULD BE LIKE ASKING YOUR BOSS TO PAY FOR SOMETHING. CONTACTED NISSAN AND HAVEN'T HEARD BACK. ALL NISSAN OFFERED WAS INFO ON THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WHICH DIDN'T HELP SINCE THIS FAILURE IN THEIR ENGINEERING OF THE VEHICLE DIDN'T OCCUR UNTIL AFTER 107,710 MILES WAS PUT ON MY VEHICLE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH ONLY 93,844 MILES ON IT, AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. I STILL OWE $10,000 AND THE DEALERSHIP, WARRANTY COMPANY, AND NISSAN HAVE ALL FAILED TO HELP FIX A KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE ENGINEERING DESIGN. I THANK GOD THAT MY PREGNANT WIFE WAS NOT IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AT THE TIME AND WE WERE HIT. NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DECISIONS AND RECALL AND FIX THIS. ALL THIS IS DOING IS CAUSING LOYAL CUSTOMERS TO LEAVE NISSAN, COGGIN TOYOTA AT THE AVENUES, AND FIDELITY WARRANTY SERVICES AND EXPOSE THEM AND THEIR CROOKED ACTIONS. *TR