2005 Nissan Xterra complaints

I WAS ENTERING ONTO THE FREEWAY ABOUT 60MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. I WASN'T SURE IF I BLEW A TIRE OR HIT SOMETHING AND I INSTINCTIVELY BRAKED HARD AND DROVE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I INSPECTED THE FRONT END AND COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT HAD GONE WRONG. I DROVE AT MINIMUM POSTED SPEED TO THE NEXT RAMP AND EXITED. ON A DIRT ROAD ON THE WAY HOME THE VIBRATION AND SHAKING STARTED AGAIN AT AROUND 40MPH. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN THE SHAKING STOPPED. I NURSED THE CAR HOME. I LEARNED LATER THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS MODEL CAUSED BY RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CORRODES THE COMPONENTS. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL OR OTHER NOTICE FROM NISSAN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE DRIVER TO TAKE IMMEDIATE AND SEVERE ACTION AS IT FEELS LIKE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF SOME SORT. AT HIGH SPEEDS IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *KB

I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. OTHERWISE A VERY SOUND CAR, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE IS WEARING DOWN AND WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THIS IS COMMON IN NISSAN AND MY RESEARCH CONCURS. MY CAR ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS REPAIR IS ESTIMATED TO COST ME $1900.00. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ITEM AS THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN NUMEROUS SAFETY BULLETINS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

05 NISSAN XTERRA RADIATOR LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT MOVE UNTIL RPM'S REACHED A CERTAIN SPEED. CAR HAD BEEN VIBRATING PRIOR TO INCIDENT WHICH WAS THOUGHT TO BE TIRES. CAR WAS TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND AT A COST OF $4800 FOR REPAIRS. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MULTIPLE OWNERS HAVE HAD AND THAT NISSAN IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I WAS PUT AT RISK AS I DRIVE 35 MILES EACH WAY TO AND FROM WORK AND A MAJORITY OF THIS DRIVING IS DONE ON THE HIGHWAY. MY DRIVE TIME IS VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING AND VERY LATE AT NIGHT. IF THE CAR HAD BROKE DOWN I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 NISSAN FOR MY DAUGHTER SIX YEARS AGO.....I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT EVERYONE ELSE SEEMS TO HAVE....A FAULTY RADIATOR CAUSED COOLANT TO RUIN THE TRANSMISSION NOW NISSAN WANTS THOUSANDS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. ALSO THE CADILLAC CONVERTER NEEDS REPLACING AND EXPERIENCING THE SAME FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM....SINCE I HAVE 109000 MILES IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY....I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALLS IN THE MAIL AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE TITLED OWNER SINCE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. I AM DISGUSTED THAT NISSAN IS AWARE THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY RADIATOR, THIS IS NOT CAUSED BY WEAR AND TEAR....BUT INTENDS ON DOING NOTHING. THEY CHARGED ME $100 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. MY DAUGHTER DOESN'T HAVE THOUSANDS FOR THESE KIND OF REPAIRS AND THE CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS DANGEROUS. IT SEEMS NISSAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO MAKE THESE SPECIFIC REPAIRS SINCE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED BY RADIATOR LEAK, WHICH CAUSES VIBRATION IN VEHICLE WHICH CAN BE HAZARDOUS AND COSTLY. INTERNET COMMENTS SUGGEST PROBLEM IS KNOWN BY MANUFACTURER BUT WARRANTEES HAVE NOT BEEN EXTENDED, AND DEALER QUOTED FULL PRICE FOR REPAIR: $5,000+ ON VEHICLE WORTH $11,000. *TT

NOTICED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DASH WAS ON BUT DETECTED NO ISSUES AND UNEMPLOYED SO DIDN'T RUN DOWN TO NISSAN TO PAY THEM $600 TO TURN OUT A LIGHT. NEEDED TX INSPECTION STICKER ABOUT 4 DAYS AGO WENT TO GET ONE AT NEARBY JIFFY LUBE AND THEY DENIED BECAUSE OF "SAFETY OR EMISSIONS ISSUES" ON A CODE "P0463:FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT". I GOT HOME AND RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT IS WAS QUITE COMMON PROBLEM WITH XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS. SO COMMON IN FACT, THAT PREVIOUS GENERATION NISSANS WERE ACTUALLY RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE. THE SENSOR IS IN THE GAS TANK AND ONLY CHECKS THE ACCURACY OF THE GAS GAUGE. UNFORTUNATELY, NO RECALL HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE PART FOR THE 2ND GEN YET, AND SO NISSAN CUSTOMERS ARE BEING FORCED TO HAVE THE DEALER MAKE THE REPAIR TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $600. WHAT A RACKET. AND WITHOUT THE REPAIR I CAN'T GET MY INSPECTION STICKER, WHEN THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN IS TO RUN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE MAY NOT SHOW THE CORRECT LEVEL IN THE TANK. MY GAUGE IS WORKING FINE. SINCE WHEN IS EVEN A POSSIBLE GAS GAUGE PROBLEM A "SAFETY AND EMISSIONS" HAZARD ANYWAY? RACKET. THE GUY AT JIFFY LUBE TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE SENDING TO MUCH GAS THRU THE ENGINE. WHAT? A BLATANT LIE. SO APPARENTLY, THE SYSTEM HAS IT THAT THIS UNEMPLOYED PERSON, WITH BARELY ENOUGH TO SURVIVE HAS TO EITHER RISK A BIG COSTLY TICKET FOR NO INSPECTION STICKER OR LINE NISSAN'S POCKETS WITH MONEY I NEED TO FEED MY FAMILY FOR A FAULTY PART THAT THEY HAVE EVEN RECALLED THE PRIOR VERSION OF ALREADY WH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUIDS WERE MIXING, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT WOULD NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE MILEAGE BEING ABOVE 80,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,000. UPDATED 09/20/2011 *LN *TR

THE CAR BEGAN TO HAVE A SHAKING FEELING LIKE YOU WERE DRIVING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. WE TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED WE HAD THE ISSUE THAT NISSAN HAD REPORTED MAY HAPPEN WHERE THE RADIATOR FAILS AND COOLANT GETS INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER SAID THE ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST WOULD BE $6500.00. NISSAN HAD SENT US A LETTER LAST YEAR STATING THEY HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE RADIATOR AND ALL OF ITS CORRESPONDING PARTS TO 80,000 MILES/96 MONTHS. OUR VEHICLE HAS 94,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. WE ARE CURRENTLY FIXING PART OF THE PROBLEM BY FIXING THE RADIATOR AND FLUSHING THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN WE HAVE MORE FUNDING WE WILL HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT BECAUSE WE CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE THE NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY 2005 NISSAN X-TERRA THAT MAKE IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE .....THE ISSUE WITH THE TRANS, THAT WE REPLACED BECAUSE ALL THE VIOLENT SHAKING EPISODES...NOW HOPEFULLY DONE WITH. NOW DUE TO A KNOCKING AND SENSOR LIGHT ALERT, AN ISSUE WITH 4X4, FUEL SENSOR WAS DIAGNOSED DAY B/F YESTERDAY. WE WERE TOLD THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.....COST ? OVER $3,000 ADDED TO THE $9,000 TRANS REPAIRS. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO! *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL, EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT DISPLAY AN EMPTY READING. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

IN SEPTEMBER, 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AT 55 MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WHEN IT THE TEMPERATURE SPIKED OVERHEATING THE ENGINE AFTER PULLING OVER AND CHECKING IT I DISCOVERED I HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE RADIATOR. COME TO FIND OUT THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT ON 2005 THRU 2010 NISSAN XTERRA'S, PATHFINDERS, AND FRONTIER'S IN WHICH THE RADIATORS INTERNALLY LEAK WATER INTO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND CAUSES THE VIOLENT SHAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS ONLY CHOSEN TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE RADIATORS AND NOT RECALL THE VEHICLES. IN FACT THE LETTER SENT TO THE CONSUMERS DOESN'T EVEN REFERENCE THE TRANSMISSION (IN WHICH IT DESTROYS). WHILE MY FAMILY AND I WERE NOT HURT, IT WAS A CLOSE CALL AND COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN WORSE AT THE SPEED I WAS GOING AND THE EFFECT THE FAILURE HAS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE AND THE RADIATOR REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION FLUSHED. WHILE SERVICING MY VEHICLE THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD HAD CRACKED. I INCURRED OVER 2,400 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS...USING A USED REPLACEMENT ENGINE. NISSAN CORPORATION AFTER 9 WEEKS OF WAITING HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE OPTED NOT TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE NOR PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT. ON JUNE 23, 2011, MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A LACK OF ACCELERATION NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN TAKEN TO MY MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THAT THE TROUBLE CODE INDICATED THE TCM AND OR THE FRONT BRAKE SOLENOID, BOTH OF WHICH ARE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY WOULD COST AT LEAST $2000 TO FIX. THE DEALER WOULD NOT TALK TO ME OR RETURN MY CALLS AFTER LETTING ME KNOW THAT A FIX WOULD COST @$5000+ I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS AND AFTER FINDING THAT IT HAPPENS WITH NEARLY ALL 05 XTERRAS I WILL NOT. *TR

ON OR ABOUT MAY 14TH 2011 I OBSERVE FLUID LEAKING FROM MY NISSAN 2005 XTERRA. I SOUGHT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. IT WAS MANDATORY THAT I REPLACE THE RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT AND FLUSH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. IT BECAME VERY APPARENT THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I THEN CONTACT FIVE TOWNS NISSAN, WHO INDICATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (80,000). I DID RECEIVE AN UNDATED 'WARRANT NOTIFICATION' FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC WHICH DID COMPROMISE ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY ESPECIALLY IF IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT ON THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY THAT WILL CAUSE LEAKAGE OF THE ENGINE COOLANT (ANTIFREEZE) TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REBUILT. THIS WILL COST OVER $6,000.00 TO REPAIR. WHAT BECAME OBVIOUSLY SUSPICIOUS IS THAT NISSAN SENT THE 'WARRANT NOTIFICATION' AFTER THE FACT KNOWING THAT ALL AND OR MOST OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE OUT OF WARRANTY. IT BECAME APPARENT THAT NISSAN WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE DEFECTS, HENCE, BEING LIABLE FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE. AMIDST ALL THE COMPLAINTS NISSAN REFUSE TO RECALL AND OR FIX THE DEFECTS. SECONDLY, I DO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE EMISSION SYSTEM OF THE SAID NISSAN 2005 XTERRA, OF WHICH, I DID REPORTED TO NISSAN. IN JUNE 2009 IT WAS DETERMINE UPON PAID INSPECTION BY NISSAN SERVICE CENTER, THAT BOTH #1 AND #2 CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND GAS GAUGE WERE ALL DEFECTIVE. I HAD THE GAUGE REPLACE, BUT BOTH #1 AND #2 CATALYTIC CONVERTOR,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, SEVERE DAMAGE WAS BEING DONE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

2005 NISSAN XTERRA- ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FOUND RADIATOR FULL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. TRANSMISSION APPROX ONE QUART LOW. DEFECTIVE RADIATOR KNOWN BY NISSAN FOR SOME TIME NOW. ONLY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES FROM WHAT I LEARNED. MY CAR HAS 90,000 MILES. RECEIVED NO NOTICE OR WARNING PRIOR. NUMEROUS OWNERS COMPLAINED. SOME REQUIRED TRANSMISSION CHANGE COSTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *TR IN 2010 I BOUGHT ANOTHER NISSAN, FRONTIER, IT HAS THE SAME RADIATOR APPARENTLY. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN EARLIER, I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED ANOTHER NISSAN. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THESE NISSANS, 2005 AND SUBSEQUENT? IT IS COSTING TAXPAYERS MILLIONS OUT OF POCKET. I WAS LUCKY, I WAS SPARED A TRANSMISSION CHANGE. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER IN THE RADIATOR DISABLED AND I INSTALLED A SEPARATE TRANSMISSION COOLER IN STEAD. IT DID COST ME A LOSS OF MY ROAD TRIP VACATION THOUGH. *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

NISSAN HAS HAD A GREAT # OF FUEL SENSOR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR LINE OF VEHICLES. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED FACT . MY FUEL GAUGE FAILED A FEW WEEKS BACK AND NOW READS EMPTY ALL THE TIME DESPITE FILLING THE TANK UP. THE FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM ALSO LOADS A CODE WHICH CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON- NOT A GOOD THING IF YOU NEED TO GET A STATE INSPECTION DONE. NISSAN HAS IGNORED MINE AND MANY OTHER REQUESTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WITH A SENSOR THAT DOES NOT WORK OR READS GAS LEVELS FALSELY DUE TO FAULTY PARTS NISSAN IS PUTTING OR HAS PUT IN IT'S CARS THIS IS PUTTING THE DRIVING PUBLIC AT GREAT RISK. ACCIDENTS COULD BE CAUSED DUE TO RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD ENOUGH BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY FUEL SENSOR.

2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAVING GAS GAUGE / SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ISSUE. PO463 IS THE CODE WHICH MEANS THE FUEL SENDER/SENSING UNIT IS BAD. THIS IS CLEARLY A FAULTY PART ISSUE ON NISSAN AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR 2005 - 2007 XTERRAS, PATHFINDERS, & FRONTIERS. THIS IS A HAZARD NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN YOUR TANK AND IT IS A RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO PAY $600 TO GET THIS FIXED WHEN IT IS A FAULTY PART ISSUE. *TR

6 MONTHS AGO, I BEGUN TO LOSE MY HAND BRAKE THAT WAS SLIPPING ON AN UPGRADE. HAD IT ADJUSTED WITH MY LOCAL MECHANIC. IT WORKED AGAIN AFTER THE ADJUSTMENT. NOTICE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THAT EVEN ON A LEVEL GROUND THE HAND BRAKE WAS SLIPPING. SINCE I HAVE 6 SPD MANUAL TRANS, WOULD JUST LEAVE VEHICLE ON 2ND OR 1ST GEAR TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM MOVING AT PARK. HAD THE HAND BRAKES CHECKED AND EVEN HAD NEW BRAKE SHOES ON HAND IF IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT DIFFERENTIAL GEAR FLUID WAS SIPPING OUT OF THE 2 WHEEL SEALS AND HAVE CAKED ON THE BRAKE SHOES AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE TECH DISCOVERED THAT THE RELEASE PRESSURE VALVE LOCATED ON THE UPPER PASSENGER SIDE WAS CLOGGED AND NOT RELEASING PRESSURE OF GEAR OIL AS THE VEHICLE TRAVELS. GEAR OIL HAD NO PLACE TO GO BUT THROUGH THE WHEEL DIFFERENTIAL SEALS. IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF WORK TO REPLACE THE WHEEL SEALS AS THE 2 REAR AXLES HAVE TO BE PULLED OUT AND DIFFERENTIAL GEAR BOX HAVE TO BE OPENED TO UNLOCK THE 2 AXLES. TECH REMOVED THE PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE AND INSTALLED HOSE IN PLACE OF THE SPRING CAP TO RELEASE PRESSURE AS TEMPORARY FIX. HOPEFULLY WHEEL SEALS ARE NOT BROKEN. WILL USE VEHICLE IN MEANTIME TO SEE OF DIFF WHEEL SEALS NEED NOT BE REPLACED WITH THE PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE IN OPEN POSITION. ACCIDENT CAN HAPPEN SHOULD VEHICLE RUN OUT OF GEAR OIL AND RUIN GEAR BOX THAT HAS THE DRIVE SHAFT ATTACHED. PLS LET ME KNOW OF SIMILAR INCIDENT. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS. THAT PRICE OF THAT PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE CAN

CAR OVERHEATING, WOULDN'T RUN ON HIGHWAY, JERKING, COULDN'T CATCH SPEED, RADIATOR BLEW DUE TO COOLANT PROBLEM WHICH WENT INTO TRANSMISSION NEEDING NEW TRANSMISSION. HOLDING UP TRAFFIC, HAD TO KEEP MY HAZARDS ON. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. RADIATOR REIMBURSED BY NISSAN BUT WOULDN'T PAY FOR TRANSMISSION DESPITE CLEAR DOCUMENTATION THAT IT WAS DUE TO A RECALL. HAD TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES ON HIGHWAY TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY. *TR

JUST PURCHASED 2 WKS AGO A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. AT FIRST THE FUEL GAUGE WAS SLOW TO SHOW THE FUEL LEVEL BUT IT SHOWED IF IT WAS HALF FULL OR CLOSE TO EMPTY. NOW JUST TWO DAYS AGO OUR DAUGHTER CALLED US SAYING SHE JUST FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH GAS AND THE FUEL GAUGE IS SHOWING IT IS COMPLETELY EMPTY - FUEL LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE INTERNET LOOKING AT HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HOW COMMON OF A PROBLEM IT IS-WOW, ITS A SERIOUSLY COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR MY YOUNG TEENAGE DAUGHTER! IF SHE RUNS OUT OF GAS IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO RECALL ON THIS AND FROM WHAT I AM SEEING, IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM-A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD FIX! *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA. HIGHWAY DRIVING AND CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT WAS HARD TO STAY IN CONTROL FOR A BIT THERE. HARD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS BUT I HAVE. NISSAN XTERRA'S HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR FAILING AND LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, THEREBY RUINING IT. MY CAR HAS BEEN OVERHEATING AND THE TRANSMISSION GIVING OUT WHILE I'M TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS. NISSAN VOLUNTARILY EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE RADIATOR. THAT IS NO HELP TO THE CONSUMER AS ONCE THE RADIATOR FAILS YOU ALSO HAVE A BAD TRANSMISSION. PLEASE MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR UNETHICAL DODGING OF A SERIOUS PROBLEM --- AND A DANGEROUS ONE! THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 XTERRA SERVICE. FUEL TANK WAS NOT 1/4 TANK AND FILLED IT UP - HAD TO STOP AT THE STORE ANYWAY SO I GASSED UP. ANYWAY, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I LOOKED DOWN AND MY FUEL GAUGE IS ON EMPTY AND THE LIGHT ON. INTERESTING, I THOUGHT. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE COMES ON LATER. I WAS THINKING SOME KIND OF GAS POCKET OR SOMETHING SO I GOT HOME AND UN DID THE GAS CAP, AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. ENGINE LIGHT AND FUEL LEVEL STILL ON AND THE UNIT IS FAILURE TO READ FUEL GAUGE. *TR

I NOTICED THAT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WAS WOBBLING SIDE TO SIDE WHILE DRIVING. AT A STOP LIGHT I ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST IT. WHEN I TOUCHED IT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR DETACHED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT THE ADHESIVE HAD FAILED, BUT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE GLASS ITSELF HAD CHIPPED OUT. THIS REAR VIEW MIRROR IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC COMPASS SO IT HAS AN ELECTRICAL CORD. I HAD TO DRIVE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH THE MIRROR SWINGING FROM THIS CORD. AT THE NEXT STOP LIGHT I WAS ABLE TO DISCONNECT THE ELECTRICAL CORD AND TAKE THE MIRROR DOWN COMPLETELY. SO THERE IS A HUNK OF GLASS STILL STUCK TO THE MIRROR MOUNT AND A CRATER IN THE WINDSHIELD WHERE THIS HUNK OF GLASS USED TO BE. THE CRATER IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5" LONG BY 1" WIDE BY 0.093" DEEP. THIS OCCURRED IN A NISSAN XTERRA SE EQUIPPED WITH A ROCKFORD FOSGATE SOUND SYSTEM WITH SUBWOOFER. WHEN THE SUBWOOFER IS IN USE AT HIGH VOLUMES THE REAR VIEW MIRROR DOES EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION. AS AN ENGINEER, MY CONCERN WITH THIS FAILURE IS THAT DURING A CRASH IF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR DETACHES IT BECOMES A PROJECTILE AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE INJURY TO PASSENGERS. (I WAS IN A CAR CRASH IN 1983 IN WHICH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN A OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME DETACHED AND HIT A REAR SEAT PASSENGER IN THE HEAD BEFORE PROCEEDING OUT THE REAR WINDOW.)

I HAVE A XTERRA 2005, I HAVE TWO FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE SAME CAR, SAME YEAR. THEY RECEIVED FROM NISSAN A LETTER THAT SAID, THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS FAULTY AND THAT THEY NEED TO GET IT FIXED, WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED. MINE IS NOT WORKING. CALLED THE DEALER, THEY SAID I HAVE NO WARRANTY, AND IT SEEMS IT IS A PROBLEM WITH SOME NISSAN MODELS 2005 AND -06. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE CONTACT STATED, IF THEY DECREASE AND INCREASE THE SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MOST RECENT REPAIR WAS A FIELD LINE DRIVE VIBRATION CHECK, BUT THAT DID NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

MY VEHICLE RUMBLED A LITTLE AS IF I WAS GOING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP. THEN AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, I LOST ALL GEARS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 4TH, THIS BECAME A SAFETY ISSUE IN TRAFFIC AS SLOWING DOWN CAUSED THE CAR TO ALMOST STOP COMPLETELY IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. FOLLOWING THIS, I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS TO BE THE CASE FOR MANY OF THE SAME VEHICLES. THE RADIATOR LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE GAS GAUGE WILL READ AT A QUARTER OF A TANK, WHEN IN FACT THERE IS NO GAS AT ALL. IT SEEMS THIS OCCURS VERY OFTEN IS OTHER MODELS OLDER AND NEWER, HOWEVER THE WARRANTY IS ONLY COVERED UP TO 36000 MILES. IT SEEMS TO BE THAT MOST PEOPLE COME ACROSS THIS ISSUE WELL AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SHAME WITH NISSAN FOR NOT BACKING THEIR PRODUCTS AND PUTTING DEALERSHIPS UNDER THE PRESSURE TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY ITEMS, WHEN IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CONSUMERS WITH RELIABLE PARTS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A CERTAIN "WEAR AND TEAR" THAT ALL CARS INCUR, BUT FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNITS? I CAN BE SURE THAT THIS IS NOT A COMMON WEAR AND TEAR ITEM BECAUSE IF IT WAS, OTHER MAKES AND MODELS WOULD NEED TO REPLACE IT MORE OFTEN OR WITHIN THE 36000 MILE CRITERIA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ABNORMALLY MIXED WITH THE RADIATOR COOLANT. THE RADIATOR INITIALLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER YET THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA SE WITH 82K MILES HAD THE RADIATOR FAIL, LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN SUVS AND TRUCKS FOR AT LEAST 2005-2007 MODEL YEARS. NISSAN VOLUNTARILY EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY TO COVER THIS TYPE OF ISSUE TO 80K MILES, BUT IT SEEMS TYPICAL FORM THE MANY ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE THAT THE PROBLEM ARISES AFTER 80K MILES. NISSAN REFUSES TO COVER ANY OF THE COSTS OF REPAIR. *TR

WHEN GETTING TO A SPEED OF 55 MPH AND ABOVE I WOULD START TO HEAR A RUMBLING SOUND. I HAD MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE FRONT RIGHT U-JOINT. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE U-JOINT AND WHEN I PICKED IT UP AND WAS ON MY WAY HOME THE SAME RUMBLING SOUND WAS STILL OCCURING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY KEPT IT A TWO DAYS AND THEN TOLD ME THE REAR AXIAL WAS CAUSING THE NOISE THE IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THEM REPLACE IT WHICH COST ME $2000.00. AGAIN, WHEN I PICKED IT UP AND WAS ON MY WAY HOME THE RUMBLING NOISE WAS STILL OCCURING. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP GOT THE SEVICE MANAGER TO GO FOR A RIDE WITH ME SO HE COULD HERE THE NOISE BECAUSE NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP EVER TOOK THE CAR OUT TO HEAR THE NOISE. HE SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO KEEP IT AGAIN TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY CALLED ME 2 DAYS LATER AND TOLD ME THAT A CRACK IN THE HOSE THAT RUNS THROUGH THE RADIATOR TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE TO GET INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS CAUSING THE RUMBLING NOISE. THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE THE READIATOR AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $4200.00. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS NOT CONVINCED THEY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR SINCE THEY WERE WRONG THE FIRST TWO TIMES, SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THEM LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION SO I HAD THEM REPLACE BOTH AT A COST OF $3900.00. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. MY PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE FUEL LEVELING SYSTEM AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. IT WAS THE FUEL LEVELING SENDER. MY FUEL WAS NOT REGISTERING CORRECTLY AT ALL. NEXT CAME STALLING OF MY SUV. I WOULD BE DRIVING AND IT WOULD ACT AS IF IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND CUT OFF. THAT TURN OUT TO BE THE EMC, IN WHICH I PAID FOR BUT WAS REIMBURSE BECAUSE NISSAN ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE EMC. THIS DID NOT FIX THE FUEL LEVELING SENDER PROBLEM. A FEW MONTHS LATER, MY SUV WAS HAVING A "HARD CRANK". IT JUST DID NOT WANT TO TURN OVER. IT WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING. I WOULD JUST CUT OFF. I TOOK THAT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CAM SENSORS. SO, I HAD THE CAM SENSORS REPLACED AND I HAD THE FUEL LEVEL SENDER REPLACED. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE A MULT-POINT INSPECTION, SO I HAD EVERYTHING WITH THAT REPLACE. I SPENT A $1000, ONLY FOR MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO TELL ME NOW IT IS THE CATALYST CONVERTERS AND BOTH NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. THE PRICE FOR BOTH PARTS ALONE WAS $1300. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY SO MANY XTERRA OWNERS ARE HAVING THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS AND NISSAN ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THEM. THEY WILL OFFER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AFTER THE FACT, BUT BY THE TIME THE PROBLEM OCCUR A 2005 DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CATALYST CONVERTERS AFFECTS THE CLEAN AIR FOR YOUR VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING, I COMPLETELY FILLED UP THE VEHICLE WITH GAS STARTED THE ENGINE AND IT STILL READ EMPTY. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF DAYS TO MOVE UP TO SHOWING FULL BUT NOW I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING OR HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLE AROUND 50,000 MILES. THIS IS AN ISSUE NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF WITH SO MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE, IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THEIR MANUFACTURING AND IS VERY PRICEY FOR THE CUSTOMER TO FIX!

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A RUMBLING EFFECT UNDER THE VEHICLE LIKE THE FEELING OF RUMBLE STRIPS, AFTER LOOKING AROUND MY VEHICLE AND FINDING NOTHING WRONG. TWO DAYS AGO MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOP GOING IN/OUT OF GEAR AND AFTER DRIVING 3 MILES TO THEN GYM AND BACK I PULLED MY XTERRA IN THE DRIVEWAY THEN SUDDENLY A PINKISH FLUID POURED OUT FROM UNDER THE CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE AROUND THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CANNOT BE SAFE WHETHER ON THE HIGHWAY OR RURAL ROAD, WHAT HAS NISSAN DONE TO MITIGATE THIS PROBLEM? I UNDERSTAND THIS IS TYPICAL FOR 2005 XTERRAS. *TR

RADIATOR FAILURE CAUSING FLUID TO DRAIN INTO TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. I WAS LEFT STRANDED WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *TR THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED, AN EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. COST OF REPAIR: $2,852.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF ABNORMALLY AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE RECALLED COMPONENT ONLY AND THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ASSIST IN ANY OTHER WAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE INTAKE VALVE GASKET WAS BENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VALVE GASKET WAS BENDING BECAUSE THE INTAKE VALVE AND RADIATOR WERE MADE OF PLASTIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED DUE THE DEFECT WITH THE RADIATOR, ANTI-FREEZE LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. UPDATED 08/04/11

I NOTICED IN THE SPRING OF 2010 MY 05 NISSAN XTERRA BEGAN TO STALL AND SPUTTER AT VARIOUS TIMES. I BEGAN TO NOTICE A PINK/ROSE COLORED SUBSTANCE ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK. IN JULY CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE AT ALL AND JERKED WHEN IT FINALLY DID MOVE. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND GOT A DIAGNOSIS OF A FAULTY RADIATOR. HAD THAT REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200.00 WAS INFORMED THAT THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXED CAUSING THE BREAKDOWN. I DROVE FOR ANOTHER FEW MONTHS WHEN THE TRUCK GAVE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO YET ANOTHER SHOP FOR REPAIR. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS TOAST DUE TO THE MIXING OF THE FLUIDS AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED/REBUILT AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. NISSAN HAS YET TO ADMIT THAT THE 05 XTERRA'S HAVE RADIATOR FAULTS AND RECALL SAID VEHICLES. TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT A COST TO ME OF $2500 AND YET I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ECM RELAY AND HAD THAT CORRECTED DUE TO "CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH." MY QUESTION IS IF THE COMPANY CAN ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS MATTER THEN WHY NOT FOR THE FAULTY RADIATORS THAT LEAD TO DESTROYED TRANSMISSIONS. I JUST GOT MY TRUCK OUT OF THE SHOP AND JUST HAD THE ECM REPLACED AND YET MY TRUCK STILL STALLS. WHEN WILL NISSAN ADMIT THEIR MISTAKES AND OWN UP TO IT AND RECALL ALL SAID CARS AND TRUCKS AFFECTED AND REIMBURSE THE CONSUMERS FOR THE MONIES THAT HAS BEEN SHELL

ON FEBRUARY 07, 2011 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AT 55 MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WHEN IT BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS IF I HAD RAN OVER SPILLED LUMBER OR RUMBLE STRIPS. I BRAKED HARD AS I THOUGHT I HAD RAN OVER SOMETHING. I HADN'T, SO AFTER PULLING OVER AND CHECKING FOR LOOSE TIRES OR DRIVELINE I CONTINUE ON PERPLEXED AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. A FEW MILES LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. COME TO FIND OUT THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT ON 2005 THRU 2010 NISSAN XTERRA'S, PATHFINDERS, AND FRONTIER'S IN WHICH THE RADIATORS INTERNALLY LEAK WATER INTO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND CAUSES THE VIOLENT SHAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS ONLY CHOSEN TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE RADIATORS AND NOT RECALL THE VEHICLES. IN FACT THE LETTER SENT TO THE CONSUMERS DOESN'T EVEN REFERENCE THE TRANSMISSION (IN WHICH IT DESTROYS). WHILE MY FAMILY AND I WERE NOT HURT, IT WAS A CLOSE CALL AND COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN WORSE AT THE SPEED I WAS GOING AND THE EFFECT THE FAILURE HAS ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

I JUST RECENTLY STARTED EXPERIENCING A 'SHUDDER' UNDER MILD ACCELERATION BETWEEN 40-60 MPH WITH MY 05XTERRA, V6 4X4 (~120K MILES). FEELS LIKE MY REAR WHEELS ARE GOING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP AND ONLY LASTS A FEW BRIEF MOMENTS. TOOK MY XTERRA BACK TO DEALER AND THEY INDICATED POSSIBILITY OF TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAK ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE TO ENTER TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION CAUSING SLIPPAGE; ALTHOUGH THEY CHECKED MY FLUIDS AND NO CROSS CONTAMINATION WAS EVIDENT. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING TORQUE CONVERTER, TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR...TO THE TUNE OF ~$5000...THERE'S GOT TO BE BETTER ANSWER...AND ACCOUNTABILITY ON THEIR PART...I SEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT I'M NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE... A NUMBER OF FOLKS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE...NISSAN HAS EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM AND HAS EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY ON THE RADIATOR, BUT NOT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, BUT MY MILEAGE EXCEEDS THE EXTENDED PERIOD; IF THEY KNOW OF THE ISSUE, WHY ISN'T THERE A RE-CALL...IF THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILS WHILE DRIVING, IT WILL MOST CERTAINLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT...PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT...THERE NEEDS TO BE ACTION BY NISSAN TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF SENSOR WAS ILLUMINATED WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT HAD BEEN CONSTANTLY FLASHING SINCE FEBRUARY 20, 2011. SHE CALLED HER LOCAL DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V690000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,470.

MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS: AT APPROX 55K MILES, ENGINE WOULD REV OUT BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS, AT APPROX. 72K MILES STARTED VIBRATION WHEN AT STEADY SPEED (APPROX 45 MPH), SO PURCHASED NEW TIRES. AT APPROX. 76K MILES TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE AND VIBRATION AND GEAR SLAM INCREASED. AT APPROX. 79K MILES BLOWER STOPPED WORKING AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD GO UP AND DOWN. AT 80,532 MI. HAD RADIATOR REPLACED AND COOLANT FLUSHED AND TWO TRANSMISSION FLUSHES DONE, AS COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS MIXED DUE TO RADIATOR LEAKING. TRANSMISSION CONTINUED VIBRATION AND BEGAN SLAMMING AGAIN 3 MOS. LATER. 6 MOS. LATER ENGINE OVERHEATED , HAD TOWED. ENGINE WAS BAD DUE TO OVERHEATING FROM RADIATOR ASSEMBLY FAULT NISSAN DESCRIBES. REBUILT ENGINE, NEW TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING CONTROL VALVE, AND NEW RADIATOR. STILL CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE- SEVERE TRANSMISSION SLAMMING GEARS, VEHICLE STALLS WHEN YOU TAKE FOOT OFF GAS, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE GOES TO BOTTOM WHEN FOOT OFF GAS AND UP WHEN YOU DEPRESS. SINCE, NISSAN HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 80K FOR RADIATOR ASSEMBLY CAN CRACK AND INTERNAL LEAKAGE OF COOLANT MIXES WITH TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. I AM NOT COVERED THEY SAY, BUT IF I HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS 2 YEARS AGO I WOULD HAVE BEEN. THEIR LETTER SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT IT CAN OCCUR AT "HIGHER MILEAGES". I WANT NISSAN TO REIMBURSE ME COSTS INCURRED AND FIX MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE ON AND OFF FOR 8 MOS. OF THE PAST TWO YEARS, AND DO NOT THINK THIS VEHICLE WILL EVER RUN PROPERLY DUE TO THEIR

NON-WORKING FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON! *TR

HAVE 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND THE FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY OR A 1/4 FUEL THEN IT SHOOTS UP TO FULL. WE NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THERE. IT HAS BEEN BELOW FREEZING HERE IN THE NORTH AND I AM SCARED MY WIFE AND KIDS WILL BE STUCK OUT OF FUEL SOMEDAY SOON. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, APPARENTLY IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR A BUNCH OF NISSAN TRUCKS AND SUVS AROUND THE SAME YEAR. PLEASE HELP! *TR

ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, RADIATOR WARRANTY EXTENDED FROM 36,000 MILES/36 MONTHS TO 80,000 MILES/96 MONTHS IN 2011. HOWEVER, MY RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AT 40 MONTHS/88,000 MILES IN 2009. 11 MONTHS LATER (2010) I HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THEIR DEFECTED RADIATOR. WHY WAS MY DATA EXCLUDED WHEN NISSANS EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY? I HAVE SPENT OVER $10,000 IN REPAIRS SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT MY 2005 XTERRA BRAND NEW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE FUEL PRESSURE TO FLUCTUATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT SHORTLY AFTER REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE IPDM WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED TWENTY MINUTES AFTER REPAIRS WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE IPDM FAILED, IT ALSO CAUSED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO FAIL AND THAT WOULD ALSO TO BE REPLACED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN. THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN NOVEMBER 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

JUST BOUGHT A 05 XTERRA FOR MY WIFE FOR X-MAS. NEEDED 4-WHEEL DRIVE DUE TO THE AREA WE LIVE AND KIDS TO BE SAFE. 3 WEEKS AFTER BUYING IT HAS STARTED TO RUMBLE AND NOT SHIFT TO OD. AT APROX. 40-60 MPH IT IS CONSTANT WHEN KEEPING AND STEADY SPEED OR WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON AND AT A SLIGHT ACCELERATION. READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH SAME ISSUES AND ALL HAVE HAD RADIATOR AND TRANY FLUID MIXING PROBLEMS CAUSING BOTH NEEDED REPLACED. MINE HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. NISSAN RECOMMENDED A TRANY FLUSH LIKE THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ. THIS JUST TEMPORARILY STOPS THE PROBLEM. PRETTY MUCH TILL UR WARRANTY IS UP AND THEY CAN STEAL UR MONEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND STATED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE LOCAL MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THE ENGINE DOES NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TWICE IN THE LAST DAY THE CAR HAS ACCELERATED IN AN UNCONTROLLED MANNER. FIRST WAS IN MODERATE TRAFFIC ABOUT 30 MPH AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES. STEPPING ON THE BRAKES WITH FULL FORCE BARELY SLOWED THE CAR. WENT TO BREAKDOWN AND JUST MISSED ANOTHER CAR. SECOND TIME THIS AM. STARTED THE CAR PUT IT IN REVERSE AND THE ENGINE TOOK OFF AT 3000 TO 4000 RPM. FORTUNATELY IT WAS ON SNOW IN DRIVEWAY AND NO ONE WAS BEHIND. COULD NOT STOP THE WHEELS FROM SPINNING. EVENTUALLY GOT IT INTO PARK. ONLY WORK ON THIS ENGINE WAS RECALL WORK DONE 2 WEEKS AGO INVOLVING THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

HELLO: I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA SUV. THE ROCKFORD-FOSGATE CD-PLAYER EXCHANGER IS MALFUNCTIONING WITH THE CD'S STALLED IN THE CD PLAYER ITSELF. I HAD SERVICED THE VEHICLE AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE, HOWEVER, WHEN THE SERVICE HAD BEEN COMPLETED, THE CD-PLAYER DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY AND I HAD LET THE DEALERSHIP KNOWN OF THE ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY HAD STATED THAT THE CD-PLAYER COULD NOT HAVE MAL-FUNCTIONED DUE TO AN OIL CHANGE VISIT AND HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT THESE TYPES OF EQUIPMENTS ARE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND THEY HAVE A TENDENCY TO 'ACT UP'. TO SUMMARIZE THE VISIT THE DISCUSSION CONCLUDED AS I HAD BEEN FALSIFYING THE INFORMATION WHEN UP TILL THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT ALL HAD BEEN WELL. ALSO, NISSAN MOTORS CURRENTLY HAS A HANDFUL OF RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED, HOWEVER, IT IS A SURPRISE TO MYSELF THAT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE OR BROUGHT ABOUT IN REGARDS TO THEIR ROCKFORD FOSGATE CD PLAYER. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE CAN LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND GET BACK TO ME. THANKS FOR THE KIND ASSIST IN ADVANCE. PLEASE TAKE CARE. *TR