Nissan Pathfinder has a Burnt Odor

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VIN: JN8**************
Mileage: 190,000 - 200,000 miles
Repair Date: July 2017
Location: New Mexico

DRAIN AND REFILL TRANSFER CASE PER REQUEST CHECK FLUID TO ENSURE NECESSARY = SMELT BURNT AND SLIGHTLY LOW ON LEVEL DONE. FRONT DIFF CHANGE

VIN: 5N1**************
Mileage: 160,000 - 170,000 miles
Repair Date: March 2015
Location: Alabama

CUSTMER STATES THERE IS A BURNING SMELL IN CABIN - ADVISE 161265 VALVES COVER GSKT. LEAKING 300 REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKETS . ALSO REPLACED HATER HOSE ASSY . GENERAL OPERATION

VIN: 5N1**************
Mileage: 90,000 - 100,000 miles
Repair Date: February 2019
Location:

C/S THAT THERES A GRINDING ONISE AND SMELL OF BURNING /ANOTHER SHOP SAID TRANSMISSION OR 4WD . . REPLACED TRANSFER CSE AND TRANSMISSI ON.

VIN: 5N1**************
Mileage: 30,000 - 40,000 miles
Repair Date: December 2016
Location: California

CUSTMOER STTES VEHICLE JUDDERS UDNER LIGHT ACCELERATION AND DECELEATION ROAD TESTED VEHICLE AFTRE CVT REPROGRAM AND VERIFED COCNERN HECKED FOR CDOES FUND P 2813 AND P0776 CHEKCED TRANSMISSI ON FLUID CONDITION DETECTED IT DARK AND SMELLS BURNT REMOVED TR ASMISSION PAN AND FINDINGS EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF EMTAL DEBRIS PE RFORMED ESM DIAG ADVISES TO REPLACED TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY. P *CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION. REMOVED ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AS A UNIT REMOVED ON SUSPES ION MEMBER NECESSARY TO REPLACE AXLE NUTS , CTTER PINS AND C IRCIPS REASSEMBLED TRANSMISSIN TOPPED OF FLUIDS REPROGRAM THE CVT ALSO PERFORMED ALIGNMENT ROAD ESTED AND FOUND NO KINKS

VIN: 5N1**************
Mileage: 30,000 - 40,000 miles
Repair Date: April 2017
Location: New Mexico

AXLE LEAIKNG GREASE AND MAKING NOISE EXCHANGE CV AXLE SOP WRARANTY---Advise (General Concern 1) PREVIOUSLY ISNPECTED DUE TO BURNING SMEEL AND FOUND CNFIRMED BURNING SMELL , CK D VEH. FOUND DRIVER SIDES CV AXLE LEAKING FROM BOOT AND MAING POPING NOISE REPLACED L.H FRONT CV AXLE ASEMBLY TO CORRECT CONDITION CONFIRMED REPAIR. NOW OK. GENERAL CONCERN

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