Nissan Pathfinder Complaints (2005)

1,050 consumer complaints on file.

#10205509October 12, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE WITH 22K MILES HAD THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND THE DTE (DISTANCE TO EMPTY) INDICATOR BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. SINCE THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK IT TO A DEALER. AS WITH COMPLAINT NUMBERS 10200004 AND 10176618 THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART AND IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
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#10204843October 4, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
AT 56000 MILES MY CARS COMPUTER AND FUEL GAUGE DECIDED TO MALFUNCTION. I FILLED THE CAR UP WITH GAS AND IMMEDIATELY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE FUEL GAUGE WILL NOT GO BELOW 1/2 TANK. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER IT IS A FUEL SENDING UNIT THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IS A $400 REPAIR. THIS CAR IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD AND NOW I AM HAVING TO SPEND $400 SO I CAN TELL IF I HAVE GAS! UPDATED 12/31/07 *JB
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#10200004August 18, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 38,958 MILES 2 WEEKS AGO WHEN MY 'DTE' (DISTANCE TO EMPTY) INDICATOR BEGAN MESSING UP. THE SUV IS RUNNING FINE LIKE IT ALWAYS HAS. MY DTE INDICATOR SHOWED ------ AND THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED ZERO GAS AND THE LIGHT WAS ON. I KNEW I HAD AT LEAST 1/2 TANK OF GAS. AFTER FILLING UP, EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THURSDAY EVENING, 8/16/07, THE DTE SHOWED -------, BUT THEN CORRECTED ITSELF AND WAS FINE. ON 8/17/07, THE 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' LIGHT CAME ON. I REPLACED THE GAS CAP, HAD THE OIL CHANGED, AND IT STILL STAYED ON. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE SUV TO AUTOZONE TO HAVE THE CODES PULLED FROM THE COMPUTER. THE CODE IS P0463: DEFINITION-FUEL SENDING UNIT CONDITION. SHE INDICATED IF THE CAR IS RUNNING FINE, WHICH IT IS, THE FUEL PUMP IS FINE, THERE COULD BE A BAD SPOT ON THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. OF COURSE, WE CANNOT JUST PURCHASE THE 'FUEL LEVEL SENSOR' WITHOUT PURCHASING THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THIS WILL BE A PRICEY REPAIR AT $420.00 FOR THE PART ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH NISSAN DUE TO THE NEWNESS OF THIS BODY STYLE. IN APRIL OF 2005, I CHOSE TO PURCHASE A BRAND NEW 4X4 SUV FOR DEPENDABILITY AND NO WORRIES TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. A REPAIR OF THIS MAGNITUDE ON A LESS THAN 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE IS NOT WHAT I HAD IN MIND WHEN PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. EVERY MOM PANICS WHEN THE 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' LIGHT COMES ON, HOPING YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN MAKE IT TO WHERE YOU ARE GOING SAFELY. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THIS ON ALL NEWER NISSAN PATHFINDERS. THIS IS PART OF THE GAS TANK WE ARE DEALING WITH. I DOUBT I WILL EVER PURCHASE A NISSAN AGAIN. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND NOT DUE TO OPERATOR ERROR, HOWEVER, I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. *JB
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#10197329July 24, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. HE STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN HE PLACED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. AS A RESULT, IT CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK, AND CHIPPED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE ALSO NOTICED SMOKED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A THIRD PARTY INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. AS OF JULY 24, 2007, THE INVESTIGATOR HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN AIRBAG SENSOR TEST, AND STATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS CORRECT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.
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#10197265July 23, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-50 MPH, THE ENGINE LOSES POWER BUT DOES NOT SHUT OFF. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE AND THE SPEED SENSOR, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 19,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,600.
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#10188284April 18, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE. PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WEIGHT SENSOR IN THE SEAT DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY DETECT THE PRESENCE OF MY WIFE WHO IS ~120 LBS. IT DOES INTERMITTENTLY DETECT HER AS WELL AS OUR 90 LBS DAUGHTER. WE CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. WE HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE AND HAD THE CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE. NISSAN CORPORATE WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE WEIGHT SENSOR AND WILL NOT ADMIT THAT IT IS MALFUNCTIONING. *AK
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#10187274April 8, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
I HAVE HAD A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 PATHFINDER. THERE IS AN ANNOYING LOUD SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD BELT TENSIONER AND WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 1500 MILES. THE SECOND TIME WAS A BAD BELT AT ABOUT 4500 MILES. I JUST HAD MY 30,000 MILE SERVICE AND THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT FINE NOW THE NOISE IS BACK LOUDER THEN EVER.*AK
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#10184362March 6, 2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 4/11/05. THE SEAT BELT FAILURE BEGAN ON 2/1/07 AT 32,000 MILES. WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS NOT LATCHED AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE WARNING SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THERE WAS NO WARNING SOUND TO ALERT THE DRIVER THAT THE SEAT BELT WASN'T LOCKED. ON 2/3/07, THERE WERE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM. HOWEVER ,THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER ORDERED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, AND WAS CURRENTLY TALKING TO NISSAN TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. ON 2/4/07, THE CONTACT ADVISED THE DEALER THAT THE HEATER VENT CONTROL MOTOR THAT ADJUSTS THE VENTS WAS CONSTANTLY ON BLOWER MODE. THE HEATER VENT CONTROL WOULD NOT CHANGE TO THE DEFROST POSITION WHEN SELECTED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VENT MODULATOR MOTOR ,AND THE HEATER FAILURE WAS RESOLVED. THE CONTACT WANTED THE SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,369.*AK CONSUMER STATES HISSING NOISE COMING FRONT RIGHT REAR DOOR EVEN WHEN RADIO IS INOPERABLE. UPDATE 4/9 *TR
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#10176618December 19, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WITH JUST 64,585 MILES ON MY 2005 PATHFINDER LE I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A SOMETIMES DIS-FUNCTIONAL GAS GAUGE. WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE WIRING HARNESS RECALL, THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE CODE AND DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ASSEMBLY---ESTIMATED PART COST OF $420.00! SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 60,000 MILES THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE CODE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS THE STATE REQUIRED EMISSIONS TEST UNTIL THE UNIT WAS REPLACED. LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD AND ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. *JB
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#10170262October 9, 2006
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND THE VEHICLE IS RUSTING ON THE TAILGATE. THE VEHICLE IS HAS LESS THAN 30K AND IS RUSTING. *JB
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#10169966October 4, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM SICK AND TIRED OF THE TERRIBLE SQUEALING/SCREECHING/CHIRPING NOISES EVIDENTLY COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY BRAND NEW 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED AND SUPPOSEDLY BEEN "FIXED" BY SCHAIERS NISSAN OF LONG BEACH WHO SAID IT WAS THE "BELTS" THAT NEEDED REPLACING, HOWEVER, NOT LONG AFTER THAT, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. WE HAVE TAKEN THE SUV THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THEY HAVE KEPT IT TWICE OVERNIGHT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. FED UP, WE EVEN ATTEMPTED TO TRADE THE SUV IN FOR ANOTHER PATHFINDER IN THE HOPES OF NOT HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE ANY LONGER. THE DEALER WAS NON-COMPLIANT AND HAD NOTHING COMPARABLE OR EVEN WORTHWHILE TO OFFER. WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO SETTLE WITH DRIVING A NEW VEHICLE THAT SOUNDS LIKE ITS AN OLD VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OR PROPER COMPENSATION FOR OUR TROUBLES? IT IS NO ISSUE OF OURS THAT THE SUV IS MAKING SUCH HORRIBLE NOISES ON ITS OWN. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, SO WHY DON'T THEY FIX IT??!!*JB
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#10169484September 28, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
REAR WINDOWS SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AT TIMES. *NM
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#10168730September 20, 2006
EQUIPMENT
2005 PATHFINDER SE, ROOF RACK FRONT COVERS KEEP COMING OFF WHILE DRIVING, DESIGN/MOUNTING MECHANISM INSUFFICIENT. IT'S HAPPENED 3 TIMES, DRIVER'S SIDE TWICE, PASSENGER SIDE ONCE. DEALER SAID PARTS ARE ON BACK-ORDER BECAUSE OTHER PATHFINDER OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS TOO. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MOUNT THESE COVERS, INSTEAD OF JUST KEEP ON REPLACING THEM! *NM
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#10165331August 12, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY
RUST. *NM
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#10165089August 9, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
NISSAN PATHFINDER REAR SPRING DEFECT. VEHICLE CLAIMED TO CARRY 7 PASSENGERS YET WITH ONLY 4 PASSENGERS THE REAR SPRINGS CANNOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE HITS THE BUMP STOPS CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL. *JB
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#10161636July 6, 2006
SUSPENSION, STEERING
PURCHASED 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER FEB 2006. 1ST VISIT TO DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE REQUESTED DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE DIRECTIONAL STABILITY (WANDERING) OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THEY ADJUSTED AIR IN TIRES. TIRE PRESSURE PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT WAS 35 PSI; AFTER APPOINTMENT TIRE PRESSURE WAS 35 PSI. 3-13-06/ 2ND VISIT TO DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGE AT 2500 MILES AND ISSUE OF DIRECTIONAL STABILITY STILL CAUSING VEHICLE TO WANDER. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE MECHANIC HAD ADJUSTED THE CAM AND TOE OF THE FRONT END AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED FOR ACCURACY. THE DIRECTIONAL STABILITY WAS IMPROVED, BUT NOT TO ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS. 3RD VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND MY REQUEST TO ROTATE TIRES. AGAIN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WANDERS AND VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN HITTING ANY BUMP. DEALERSHIP CHANGED OIL, ROTATED TIRES AND TEST DROVE THE 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. I WAS ADVISED WANDERING AND SHAKING WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NOTHING MORE NISSAN COULD DO. THE WANDERING WAS ATTRIBUTED TO TALL TIRES, SHORT WHEEL BASE AND NO LOAD. I CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND FILED A COMPLAINT:#5332144. MY AREA'S REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FROM NNA ADVISED ME TO HAVE A CERTIFIED NISSAN MECHANIC FROM A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP GO ON A DRIVE-ALONG TO EXPERIENCE THE ISSUE OF WANDERING AND VIOLENT SHAKING. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND RODE AS THEIR "LEAD TECH" DROVE MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HE EXPERIENCED THE WANDERING AND VIOLENT SHAKING. HE ADVISED THAT THOSE WERE ALL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND I WAS ADVISED IF I HAD ANY FURTHER ISSUES I COULD WRITE A LETTER OF COMPLAINT TO NNA. CERTIFIED MECHANICS FORM NNA HAVE IDENTIFIED A SERIOUS SAFETY CHARACTERISTIC OF MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER,THEY ARE OF THE OPINION THAT CHARACTERISTIC IS ACCEPTABLE. *JB
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#10153963March 29, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE HAS A LOUD SQUEAK/VIBRATION COMING FROM THE UNDERBODY, THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN COMPLAINT NUMBER 10143438. I TOO, HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE SOURCE OF THE LOUD SQUEAK/VIBRATION IS FROM THE FUEL TANK/FUEL PUMP DESIGN. RECENTLY, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED (AS OF TWO WEEKS AGO) THAT THE TECH PEOPLE OF NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA IN CALIFORNIA HAVE YET TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNDER WARRANTY, I HAVE ALSO FOUND DEALING WITH THE NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER TO BE DIFFICULT AS, UNLIKE LOCAL MECHANICS, THE NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER DOES NOT APPEAR TO WANT TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXISTENCE OF THE PROBLEM LET ALONE PUT ANYTHING IN WRITING ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE ISSUES TO ITS CONSUMERS. OFTEN TIMES, (SUCH AS RIGHT NOW) THE NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER WON'T CALL ME BACK EVEN THOUGH THEY PROMISED ME THAT THEY WOULD DO SO. THIS VEHICLE IS AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE AND I AGREE WITH THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT THAT IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND/OR WON'T COMMUNICATE WITH ITS LIFE-LONG CONSUMERS ABOUT WHAT THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY IS, WHAT THEY ARE DOING ABOUT THE PROBLEM OR WHEN THEY EXPECT TO HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
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0
Deaths:
0
#10152988March 1, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
2005 PATHFINDER HAD PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATIONS/PINGING NOISE. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TS THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE IN WET CONDITION ROAD CONDITIONS. *JB
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0
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#10147486January 11, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SINCE PURCHASE WE HAVE COMPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THE BRAKES SQUEAKING VERY LOUDLY EVERY MORNING WHEN IN REVERSE. DURING MY VISIT THIS WEEK, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM (SERVICEMAN STATED HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM), BUT THE BRAKES ARE PERFECTLY FINE. THE BRAKES DO INDEED WORK, BUT I AM GETTING NEIGHBOR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VERY LOUD SQUEALING WHEN I PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY IN THE MORNING (SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE IN THE MORNING AFTER IT HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A WHILE)! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT NISSAN PLANS TO DO TO CORRECT THIS. *JB
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#10147243January 9, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED 2 TO 3 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE A SQUEAKING NOISE WAS APPARENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE OR THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WOULD BE A NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING BROKEN IN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES, AND ON THE FINAL TIME A PAD KIT WAS REPLACED. THE NOISE CAME BACK APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK LATER. *AK
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