NHTSA Complaint #10575904 — 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER

THIS VEHICLE'S TIMING CHAIN, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND RADIATOR NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE MECHANICAL FAILURES. THE RADIATOR IS FAULTY AND THE RADIATOR COOLANT NOW MIXES WITH THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPAIR COSTS ARE AROUND $8000. A QUICK LOOK AT "NISSAN RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLER LITIGATION" ON THE INTERNET REVEALS CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS FILED FOR THESE SAME COMPLAINTS VIA THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM KNOWN BY NISSAN AND THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED ANY RECALLS OR WARNED THE CONSUMER OF THESE PROBLEMS. NISSAN HAS OFFERED SOME OWNERS EXTENDED WARRANTIES BUT NOTHING ABOVE 100,000 MILES FOR THOSE WITH CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE TO THEIR TRANSMISSIONS DUE TO THEIR KNOWINGLY DEFECTIVE RADIATORS. CLEARLY, TOYOTA'S RECENT ACCEPTANCE OF A $1.2 BILLION FEDERAL FINE FOR DELIBERATELY CONCEALING AUTO DEFECTS AND SAFETY RISKS FROM ITS BUYERS AND GENERAL MOTOR'S CURRENT REGULATORY WOES BECAUSE THEY CYNICALLY JUDGED THEIR VEHICLES DEFECTS NOT RECALLABLE WHEN THEY CLEARLY ARE, THESE ARE SIGNS THAT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. TO HAVE FAULTY PRODUCTS IS ONE THING, BUT TO NOT INFORM A CONSUMER OF A FAULTY PRODUCT THAT WILL FURTHER DESTROY THEIR VEHICLES IS REPREHENSIBLE. *TR