Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (2013)

891 consumer complaints on file.

#10538147August 30, 2013
POWER TRAIN
1. FRONT END SHUTTERS DUE TO CVT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, NISSAN META REPLACED TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTOR BUT THAT DID NOT FIXED PROBLEM. 2. BOTH REAR TAIL GATE DECALS WERE PUT ON AT A SLIGHT ANGLE. META NISSAN REPLACED THEM BOTH, THE NISSAN DECAL AND THE PATHFINDER WORDING. 3. THEN TOP ROOF PLASTIC MOLDING RUBBER GROMMET CAME LOOSE. THE NISSAN DEALER ORDERED PARTS, BUT SINCE THEY WERE ON SHORTAGE THEY HAVE NOT COME IN YET. 4. MPG AND MPH DISPLAY IS OFF. FROM MY POINT OF VIEW IT LOOKS LIKE A SOFTWARE ISSUE WITH PROGRAM. MPH SHOULD CHANGE DYNAMICALLY AS SPEED OF VEHICLE CHANGE. THAT IS NOT THE CASE ON THIS CAR. 5. FRONT DOORS ARE INCREDIBLY HEAVY, WHY? WHEN THE DOORS ARE HALF THE WAY OPEN THEY IMMEDIATELY SHUT AND CANNOT STAY OPEN. OFTEN THE DOORS SHUT WHILE WE ARE TRYING TO GET IN THE VEHICLE. 6. PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR STAYS ONE WHEN SOMEONE IN SEAT. 7. FRONT BRAKE NOISE.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10537449August 27, 2013
AIR BAGS
I PURCHASED MY 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER BRAND NEW ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2012. THE DAY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, EVEN THOUGH THE PERSON SITTING IN THE SEAT (5'9, 175LBS) WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT "PROPERLY". I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PERSON WASN'T SITTING IN THE SEAT CORRECTLY. AS SOON AS I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, NOT EVEN A MILE AWAY, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WITHOUT ANYONE EVEN IN THE SEAT. I HAVE BEEN BACK TO MY DEALER AT LEAST 8 TIMES, I HAVE HAD THE SCALE CALIBRATED, A NEW SEAT PUT IN, THE RECALL FIXED, AND IT'S STILL COMING ON. MY DEALER RECOMMEND THAT IF THE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING I SHOULD JUST PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE CAR OFF, AND THEN RESTART IT. MOST RECENTLY I HAD THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR ON JULY 25TH, AND ON AUGUST 22ND, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY BRAND NEW CAR FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS IN THE TIME THAT I HAVE OWNED IT FOR THEM TO "REPAIR IT". *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537172August 25, 2013
SEATS, AIR BAGS
2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER: THE PABI LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE A PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT STAYS ON AS THE INDIVIDUAL SITS' IN THE CORRECT POSITION AS THE OWNER MANUAL'S STATES. THE LIGHT ALSO STAYS ON WHILE NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON FEBRUARY 18, 2013 (NEW). THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME REPAIR. THE HAVE REPLACED THE SENSORS, THE SEAT AND THE PROBLEMS STILL OCCURS. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535959August 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR STARED TO SHUTTER LIKE DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS, AND LOST OF POWER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAID CAN'T REPRODUCE IT. I HATE TAKEN CAR BACK TO THE DEALER THEY NEVER FIX ANYTHING. PLEASE HELP!!!!! *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535787August 16, 2013
SEATS
MY VEHICLE HAS PERSISTENT SQUEAK COMING FROM SECOND ROW SEAT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE AND FIXED IT. THE FIX LASTED ONLY FOR 2 DAYS. ANNOYING SQUEAK IS BACK AGAIN. I WENT BACK TO THE OLYMPIA WA NISSAN DEALER 3 TIMES ABOUT THE SQUEAK ISSUE. FINALLY THEY REPLACE THE PLASTIC MOLDING BELOW THE SEAT, IT LASTED FOR 1 DAY. NOW THE SQUEAK PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 MONTHS OLD HAS ONLY 3500 MILES. NOT SURE WHAT DO NOW ? *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535340August 14, 2013
AIR BAGS
PURCHASED A NEW 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND IMMEDIATELY ON THE DRIVE HOME NOTICED AN ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. 1) THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG "OFF" LIGHT STAYS LIT WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL IS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FOR THE DURATION OF THE RIDE. 2) THE SUPPLEMENTAL AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD STAYS FLASHING FOR THE DURATION OF THE RIDE. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN NORTH HAVEN, CT WHERE WE PURCHASED. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT WE DID NOT ENTER THE CAR PROPERLY. WE NEEDED TO BOTH ENTER THE CAR, FASTEN OUR SEATBELTS, THEN TURN ON THE CAR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG TO BE FUNCTIONAL. ENTERING THE VEHICLE AS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DID IN FACT ALLOW THE PASSENGER AIRBAG "OFF" LIGHT TO BE TURNED OFF AND THE FLASHING WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD TO DISAPPEAR. I VIEW THIS AS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE PURPOSE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR IS FOR IT TO BE OPERATIONAL WHEN WEIGHT IS APPLIED TO THE PASSENGER SEAT NOT FOR IT TO FUNCTION ONLY WHEN YOU FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT BEFORE STARTING THE VEHICLE. I SAID TO THE SERVICE MANAGER ?SO YOU ARE SAYING THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT OPERATE IF ANYONE ENTERS THE PASSENGER SIDE WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING? WHAT ARE MOTHERS SUPPOSED TO DO WHEN THEY PICK UP THEIR CHILD IN AN IDLING VEHICLE?? HIS RESPONSE WAS ?I GUESS THEY WILL NEED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN TURN IT BACK ON FOR THE AIRBAG TO FUNCTION.? THE RECALL ON THE EARLY 2013 MODELS OF THE PATHFINDER SHOULD BE EXPANDED. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533803August 6, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT THAT INDICATES THE AIRBAG IS OFF FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS COME ON OVER 4 TIMES NOW WITH BOTH MY WIFE WHO IS 5'6" ~160LB'S AND MY DAUGHTER 5'5" 90LB'S IN IT. IT CAME ON RANDOMLY ALL TIMES AND WENT OFF RANDOMLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO HAS STATED THAT IT DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE VIN RANGE OF THE 2013 PATHFINDER RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD THEN NISSAN IS WILLING TO INDICATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533677August 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE SHUDDERS (AS IF DRIVING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP) AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BUT MOST NOTABLY WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533768August 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING FROM COCOA, FLORIDA TO VIRGINA, THE CAR KEPT JERKING. IT FELT LIKE WHEN THE ENGINE GOT HOT IT WAS JERKING MORE AND WORSE. BY THE TIME WE REACHED THE SOUTH OF THE BORDER (NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA) THE TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN AND THE CAR COULDN'T MOVE (IN THE MIDDLE ON I-95). WE WERE LUCKY THERE WERE NO CARS BEHIND US OTHERWISE THERE WOULD BE A PILE OF CAR BEHIND US. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532591July 30, 2013
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE, TIRES, POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT ACTIVATE WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. WHEN A 100 POUND PERSON OCCUPIED THE SEAT, THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE WEIGHT HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG WOULD RECOGNIZE THE WEIGHT OF A 140 POUND PERSON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:13V069000(AIR BAGS), BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,866. UPDATE 4/7/14 VA THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON IN ACCORDANCE TO THE MASSACHUSETTS CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS; C.90 SEC. 7N1/2). SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FAILURE A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR REPAIRS FOR A TOTAL OF 45 BUSINESS DAYS. FAILURES ALSO INCLUDE REAR HATCH SCRAPED AGAINST THE BODY AND SPOILER CONTACTS THE ROOF WHEN OPENING/CLOSING, VEHICLE SHUDDERED AROUND 16 MILES PER HOUR, LOSS OF AIR FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, DRIVER'S WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE, VEHICLE SHUDDERED BETWEEN 12 AND 20 MPH, AND THE CLIMATE CONTROL ON DRIVER'S SIDE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. UPDATED 04/9/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531983July 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN
INTERMITTENT SHUDDERS AS IF I WAS DRIVING ON A RUMBLE STRIP AND LOSS OF POWER AFTER AN HOUR OF DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532094July 26, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG SENSOR INDICATOR HAS COME ON WITH AN ADULT OVER 150LBS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE ADULT WAS SITTING CORRECTLY IN THE SEAT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. TOLD FIRST TIME THAT SINCE IT CAN'T BE DUPLICATED AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. NEXT I WAS GIVEN A COPY OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL. LAST TIME, I TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE SENSOR WOULD BE REPLACED. THE DAY I WAS TO TAKE IT IN, I RECEIVED A CALL THAT IT NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED BY A NISSAN CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN. I LET HIM LOOK AT IT AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING SHOWED UP WRONG AND THE SENSOR WOULD NOT BE REPLACED AND GIVEN ANOTHER COPY OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE AIRBAG SHOULD NEVER TURN OFF WITH A AVERAGE SIZED ADULT IN THE SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531793July 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,065. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531826July 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP OR STUTTER OR SHAKE AT LOW SPEEDS. WE NOTICE IT WHEN MAKING TURNS INTO PARKING LOTS OR STARTING OFF AT INTERSECTIONS OR ENTERING OR EXITING CLOVERLEAF LOOP RAMPS AT INTERSECTIONS. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. SOMETIMES IT STUTTERS AND SHAKES HARDER THAN AT OTHER TIMES. WE FIRST NOTICED IT ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531690July 24, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY NISSAN PATHFINDER SUV LOSES POWER FROM 45HP TO 2HP IT IS AT THE NISSAN COMPANY AT THIS TIME 7/24/2013 WITH 347 MILES. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526448July 23, 2013
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF (INDICATING AIR BAG IS NOT OPERATIONAL) WHEN WIFE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HER WEIGHT AND HEIGHT IS ~115LBS AND 5'5". TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES AND NOT ABLE TO FIX. THE DEALER CHECKED VIN AND THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE NISSAN RECALL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 1/9/2013 AND CLEARLY FALLS WITHIN THE MANUFACTURING DATE OF THE RECALL. I OR THE DEALER WERE NOT INFORMED. FIRST, NISSAN SHOULD EXPAND THE RECALL TO ENCOMPASS ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AND SECOND NISSAN NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS FOR THE DEALER TO REPAIR. 1ST ATTEMPT: ZERO OUT SENSOR AND REPROGRAM. 2ND REPLACE SENSORS. 3RD INVESTIGATE PROBLEM WITH NISSAN TECH SERVICES AND THEY COULD NOT HELP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD WORK WHEN THE LIGHT IS OUT. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526363July 23, 2013
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING AND HIT A CURB WITH THE 2 PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS SIMULTANEOUSLY AS I WAS COMING OUT OF A TURN. ONLY GOING 15-20 MPH. THE TIRES DIDN'T EVEN POP BUT ALL 3 SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE DIDN'T ROLL EITHER. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DRIVEABLE OTHER THAN THE AIRBAG PROBLEM. NISSAN CLAIMS THE AIRBAGS ACTED PROPERLY AFTER THEY REVIEWED THE DATA RECORDER BUT TO ME THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. NISSAN REIMBURSED ME FOR MY $1,000 INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE WHICH TELLS ME THEY AGREE SOMETHING WAS WRONG EVEN THOUGH THEY DENY IT.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526046July 22, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TRAVELING IN 30MPH ZONE. SLOWED AS I NEARED INTERSECTION. GOING 5 MPH. APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM INTERSECTION PUT PRESSURE ON BRAKE TO STOP CAR. NO RESPONSE AND I ROLLED TO MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. LUCKILY NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME OR IN INTERSECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525863July 20, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON JULY 10, 2013, WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER, I HEARD 'SOMETHING' RATTLE UNDER THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AND SAW 'SOMETHING BLACK' IN MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR FLY FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES LATER WHEN I STOPPED AT A LOCAL SAVEMART, STORE EMPLOYEES CALLED OVER THE PA SYSTEM FOR THE OWNER OF A NEW PATHFINDER BECAUSE FUEL WAS LEAKING 'ALL OVER THE PARKING LOT'. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO CLEAN UP THE HAZMAT AND DIRECT TRAFFIC AWAY FROM MY TRUCK. A FIREMAN AMAZED ME WHEN HE STATED THAT MY PATHFINDER HAS A UNSHIELDED PLASTIC FUEL TANK THAT'S HELD UP BY TWO STRAPS. HE ALSO STATED THAT IT APPEARED TO HIM THAT ONE BROKE, BOUNCED OFF THE ROAD AND PUNCTURED THE TANK. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED AND I'LL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE MY TRUCK FIXED. I AM NOT TAKING WHAT THE FIREMAN SAID AS A MECHANICAL FACT, HOWEVER, THE NISSAN SERVICE REP KEPT TELLING ME THAT THE HOLE IN THE TANK WAS MADE BY A SMALL OBJECT THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY RUN OVER AND FORCED INTO THE TANK. I FIND HIS STATEMENT TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. IT IS REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT A SMALL OBJECT, NO MATTER THE DENSITY, SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUNCTURE THE FUEL TANK... THAT'S WHY I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT ANYMORE. I FEEL THE TANK PROBABLY WON'T HOLD UP IN A CRASH AND IT'S A GOOD CHANCE IT WILL GET PUNCTURED AGAIN DURING THE LIFE OF OWNERSHIP WITH ME... I HOPE NISSAN WILL QUICKLY REALIZE THE NEED TO INITIATE A FACTORY RECALL TO REPLACE AND/OR INSTALL A SHIELD TO RENDER THE FUEL TANKS MORE PUNCTURE RESISTANT. ALL NISSAN PATHFINDERS AND OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS KIND OF DAMAGE SHOULD BE RECALLED.THIS HAPPENED TO ME AND IT WILL HAPPEN TO OTHER NISSAN PATHFINDER OWNERS... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525928July 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE IS RUMBLING OR SHAKING AT SLOW SPEED. IT HAD HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BEFORE BUT SEEMS TO GET WORSE RECENTLY AND WAS VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN I WAS DRIVING UP/DOWN AT THE AIRPORT PARKING GARAGE AND HAVING TO MAINTAIN SLOW SPEED. IT ALSO HAPPENED FROM TIME TO TIME WHILE ON SLOW SPEED BUT HAPPENED MOST OF THE TIME WHILE MAKING TURNS. IT LAST A FEW SECONDS AND DURING THAT TIME IT WAS AS IF THE CAR WAS RIDING ON VERY ROUGH CONTINUOUS SURFACE (LIKE DRIVING ON THE WARNING STRIP TO SLOW SPEED AT THE TOLL BOOTHS). I JUST TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHICH THE DESCRIPTION ON THE INVOICE SAID "CONFIRM VEHICLE SURGE AT 30/33 MPH PC1970 0.6 PERFORM TCM REPROGRAM AND VEHICLE ROAD TEST PROBLEM STEEL THERE. RESCHEDULE; NEED TO CALL TECH LINE". THE SERVICE ADVISER AT THE DEALER ASKED ME TO KEEP DRIVING IF THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE AND IT IS. LESS THAN A MILE OUT OF THE DEALER, WHILE MAKING TURN AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE NOTICEABLE RUMBLING HAPPENED AGAIN. I AM RESCHEDULING THIS FOR SERVICE. I HOPE IT IS FIXED BEFORE OUR ROAD TRIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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