2005 Nissan Xterra complaints

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY AND ALMOST ENDED UP IN THE MARSH. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN WAS INVOLVED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BUT IT'S TO LATE FOR DAMAGES. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE VALVE UNIT. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE VEHICLE LOOSE COMPLETE POWER. THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF NISSAN XTERRA 2005 OWNERS. *JS

THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT IS GOING ON, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. MY COOLANT LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION, NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS NOW DESTROYED AS WELL AS MY RADIATOR, AND THE ESTIMATES ARE $5500 TO FIX. I ALMOST CRASHED AND GOT HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I NEED TO REPORT THIS BECAUSE I HOPE NISSAN STEPS UP AND FIXES THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL, INSTEAD OF LETTING THERE CUSTOMERS HANG OUT TO DRY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE RPMS INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER FAILED AND CAUSED WATER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

UNEXPECTEDLY, TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE IN NEUTRAL. APPLYING GAS JUST REVVED ENGINE. THEN STRONG JERK AND BACK INTO GEAR. HAPPENING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON A BUSY INTERSTATE HAD IT GONE ON LONGER OR I NOT BEEN ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE, THIS COULD HAVE TRIGGERED A MAJOR PILE UP. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK IN THE DASH, AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR WAS NOT ENGAGED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. *TR

I LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK ON BLACK ICE, TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH. AFTER SLIDING SIDEWAYS FOR A BIT, THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY A TREE, DIRECTLY INTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE TREE CAUSED THE SIDE WINDOWS TO SMASH AND ABOUT A 8-10" INDENTATION INTO THE ROOF AND THE VEHICLE OCCUPANCY COMPARTMENT. THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. LUCKILY THE DRIVER WINDOW SMASHED AWAY, AND MY HEAD DID NOT IMPACT THE WINDOW. ALSO, LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE REAR SEAT, AGAIN, AS THERE WAS NO SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN SUCH AN ACCIDENT. IN SHORT, THE SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED! *TR

BOUGHT MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA BRAND NEW AND IT NOW NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF A RADIATOR LEAK. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I SEE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THEM WITH THE SAME PROBLEM YET NO RECALL AND NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING!

VEHICLE MOVING ALONG INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 60 MPH WHEN ACTED AS IF IT WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. ALMOST GOT HIT TWICE TRYING TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO TRYING TO ACCELERATE, SHIFTER STILL IN D POSITION. ENGINE TEMPERATURE ROSE QUICKLY. SHUT ENGINE OFF ENGINE, TO PREVENT A FIRE. SIT THERE MOMENTARILY, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, TEMP CAME DOWN, TRANSMISSION ENGAGED, DROVE HOME. HUSBAND INVESTIGATED AND FOUND OILY SUBSTANCE IN RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION LOW IN FLUID THAT WAS A PASTY LOOKING MATERIAL NOW ON DIPSTICK. REFER TO THE NISSAN RADIATOR DEFECT CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT CASE IS IN RE: NISSAN RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLER LITIGATION, CASE NO. 10-CV-07493, U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL OR THE SUIT, WHEN WE WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR ASSISTANCE FROM NISSAN. DOES THE STATE OF NEW YORK DECIDE REPARATIONS TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WHILE I AM NOW POOR AND NEED A CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD TO REPAIR IT. HOW MANY MORE FAILURES ARE OUT THERE? INCLUDES PATHFINDER AND FRONTIER MODELS. ALSO DISCOVERED VIN NUMBER ON TOP OF DASH WAS INCORRECT. THANKS. *JS

THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS ON THE 2005 & 2006 XTERRA ARE KNOWN TO CRACK AND MELT CAUSING FAILURES. REPLACING THE BULB WILL NOT LAST DUE TO THE CRACKED HOUSINGS. NISSAN IS NO LONGER PRODUCING THESE LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS WERE REDESIGNED FOR 2007. IN ORDER TO USE THE NEW STYLE LIGHTS, YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR BUMPER FOR THE LIGHTS TO FIT. THE REAR BUMPER COSTS $683.20 FOR THE PART ALONE. THE LIGHTING IS $40.20. YOU WOULD HAVE SPEND CLOSE TO $1000 IN PARTS AND LABOR FOR WORKING LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS THAT ARE FACTORY. THESE COSTS ARE UNACCEPTABLE TO KEEP A VEHICLE IN COMPLIANCE.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLES SPEED DECREASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ON. THIS WAS A RECALL ON MANY CARS DEPENDING WHERE THEY WERE BUILT BUT I SEEN THEY WERE INCLUDING ALL THE NISSAN/PATHFINDERS 2005. NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL. IT HAD BEEN FIXED AND WENT OUT AGAIN! *TR

TURNED ON VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATED THERE IS A MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ALL DAY AND THE LIGHT WAS NOT BLINKING ON THE WAY TO WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. ON DEC 29, 2008, A RECALL (NHTSA 08V690000) FOR 2005 XTERRA VEHICLES. MARYLAND (MD) AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DC) WERE INCLUDED ON THE LIST, BUT NORTHERN VIRGINIA WAS NOT LISTED. THE REASON THE AIR BAGS COULD MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO AREAS WITH A HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT IN THE WINTER. NORTHERN VIRGINIA IS SURROUNDED BY DC & MD, THE SNOW COVERED ALL THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THE SALT IS HEAVY ON THE ROADS IN VA, DC, & MD. REQUEST VIRGINIA BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, TO EXCLUDE NORTHERN VIRGINIA WAS NONSENSICAL. *TR

THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE FAILURE IS A KNOWN RECALL BY NISSAN IN MODEL OF 2005 XTERRA - IT IS THE RECALL FROM 2010 FOR THE ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE). THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER A WEEKEND ON NON-USE WHEN MY BATTERY WAS DEAD ON MONDAY 11-3-2014. THEN AFTER KEEPING THE CAR RUNNING WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A BATTERY BOX AND TRAVELING SHORT WAY TO WORK I HAD THE BATTERY EVALUATED AT AUTOZONE AND REPLACED ON MONDAY NIGHT, 11-10-2014. THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING DIED TWICE AFTER QUICK TEMP CHANGE IN DRIVEWAY BUT THEN RAN TO GET WIFE AND 5 MONTH CHILD TO WORK. ON WAY HOME WHILE ON FEEDER ROAD ON MOPAC SOUTH AT DUVAL DIED AT STOP LIGHT UNABLE TO RESTART. CALLED AAA AND TOW WAS IN ROUTE WHEN CAR RESTARTED 20 MIN AFTER FAILURE ALLOW WIFE TO PULL INTO APARTMENT COMPLEX LOT. HAD CAR TOWED THEN RESEARCHED FAILURE WITH LONG CRANKING AND ROUGH IDLE AND THEN TOWED TO TOWN NORTH NISSAN ON 10-12-2014 AGAIN BY AAA. THE CARE WAS UNABLE TO START AND RUN PROPERLY AFTER GETTING INTO THE SAFETY OF THE APARTMENT PARKING LOT. TOWN NORTH NISSAN CONFIRMED RECALLED PART WHICH HAD NOT BEEN DONE ON VEHICLE. WIFE PURCHASED VEHICLE CLOSE TO 2010 RECALL CAMPAIGN BUT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE. THE ECM MODULE APPEARS TO REMAIN AND ISSUE AND OUTSTANDING CAMPAIGN OF CONCERN. IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON FEEDER ROAD CAR COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN IN MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH MY WIFE AND 5 MONTH OLD CHILD. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IF RECALL NOTICE NEEDS TO BE REMAILED OR IF THE REPLACEMENT ECM IS PRONE TO SIMILAR FAILURE.

THE TRANSMISSION SHAKES VIOLENTLY ON ACCELERATION. SO I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE RADIATOR CRACKING AND LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, AND THAT NISSAN SETTLED A LAWSUIT IN OCTOBER OF 2012. I DO NOT REMEMBER GETTING ANY INFORMATION THAT THIS MIGHT BE A PROBLEM AND I HAVE TO PAY $3000 TO GET THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACED! AFTER 100,000 MILES I AM STUCK TO PAY THE COMPLETE COST OF THE REPAIRS. IS THERE ANY KIND OF RECOURSE FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT I AM UNAWARE OF? *TR

THE ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT IRRATICALLY. THERE WAS AN OILY SUBSTANCE IN THE COOLANT RESERVOIR. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN CONDITION REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND REBUILDING OF THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THERE WAS 101000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THAT THE ENTIRE $3800 FOR REPAIR WOULD HAVE TO BE BORNE BY ME . I TRIED DRIIVING THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AFTERWARDS WITH THE SAME RESULT. IT HAS BEEN PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE FOR 6 MONTHS NOW AS I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR. *TR

MY CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND NORMAL BUT WHEN I TRIED TO START IT, NOTHING HAPPENED. I TRIED TO JUMP THE BATTERY AND I REPLACED THE STARTER. AFTER THOSE ATTEMPTS I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THAT COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND MIXED FLUID, DAMAGING BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND ECM. CAR WILL NOT START AND THE IS NO COMMUNICATIONS WORKING. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED I GET A NEW RADIATOR, IPDM MODULE, AND TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS ESTIMATED AT A COST OF $5,500 AFTER PARTS AND LABOR. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING AS THE DEALER HAD SAID. *TR

CRACKED RADIATOR CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THIS LETHAL COMBINATION KILLS THE VALVES, SEALS AND TORQUE CONVERTER -- RENDERING YOUR ENTIRE TRANSMISSION USELESS. MY XTERRA IS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE. GOT QUOTED OVER THREE THOUSAND TO REPAIR AND MY CAR IS NOT EVEN PAID OFF YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

NISSAN'S DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION / TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM DESIGN HAS RUINED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. NISSAN KNOWS THE ISSUE WILL OCCUR AFTER THEIR WARRANTY (EVEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY) EXPIRES. SO THEIR DEFECTIVE DESIGN COSTS THEM NOTHING. AND THEY KNOW THAT REGULATORS CAN'T TOUCH THEM. AND NISSAN DEALERS ARE USELESS. THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THEIR "CUSTOMERS" AFTER THEY MAKE A SALE. *TR

A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THIS VEHICLE'S SHUT DOWN, I HAD NOTICED WHEN DRIVING AT EITHER 40 MPH OR 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO 'VIBRATE'; THE FEEL WAS AS IF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TIRES ARE DRIVING OVER THE MERIDIAN ENTERING THE BRAKE DOWN LANE. THE ALIGNMENT WASN'T THE ISSUE. THE DAY OF INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING ON A 50 MPH MAIN STREET, WHEN APPROACHING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP, ENOUGH TIME TO DRIVE 5 MINUTES BACK HOME. ONCE TOWED TO THE GARAGE & AFTER INSPECTION I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE ATF LINE WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID IN RESULT CAUSING MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. OF COURSE I JUST WENT OVER MY 100,000 ML WARRANTY, MY VEHICLE IS JUST AT 126,000 ML! I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE & HAVE DONE WELL MAINTAINING IT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE, I AM DISGUSTED WITH NISSAN NOT TAKING OWNERSHIP TO THIS SITUATION! THIS MODEL ALONE HAS THE MOST COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE, AND TO ONLY DO AN EXTENDED RECALL UP TO 80,000 ML IS RIDICULOUS WHEN THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO HAPPEN FROM 90,000 ML +!!!!!!! I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW, WITH THE HOPES TO HAVE IT LIVE FOR ALMOST 300,000 ML, WHICH I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO ME BUYING. THIS COMPANY USED TO HAVE A GREAT REPUTATION.....LET'S PRAY THEY TRY TO GET IT BACK. I HOPE NISSAN OWNS UP TO THIS SITUATION & IS JUST NOT SITTING AROUND UNTIL A DEATH HAPPENS TO RECALL IT! *TR

THIS IS A COMPLAINT TOWARDS NISSAN AND THERE FAILURE TO BE AND ACT AS A PROFESSIONAL CAR COMPANY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THERE RADIATORS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION, IT HAS COSTS NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF PEOPLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS AND RADIATORS AND EVEN WHEN DONE THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT THEY WERE SO "NICE" ENOUGH TO AGREE ON DOES NOT HELP ANYONE WHAT SO EVER ESPECIALLY WHEN HITTING THE 100K MARK. THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT TO LAST A LONG TIME, NOT CRAP OUT AFTER 50,000 MILES. IT'S A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE TRANSMISSION AND OIL IN THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

2005 NISSAN XTERRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HE DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF AT THE DEALER, HE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE ADVISOR, STATING TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE RADIATOR AND NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND SHOULD COVER THE COST IN REPLACING THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED NISSAN TO CONFIRM, HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 80,000 MILES AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3,000 IF HE WANTED THE REPAIRS DONE. *JB

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND CAR QUITS STEERING WAS DIFFICULT HIT A CURB. THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN CAME BACK ON? HAS DONE THIS TO ME SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL I PARKED IT NOW. DANGEROUS SITUATION. LUCKY NO VEHICLES WERE AROUND ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED A CRACK IN THE ATF CAUSED A CROSS CONTAMINATION OF THE ENGINE COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

MY TRUCK FELT SLUGGISH. UPON DIAGNOSIS, THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE RADIATOR AND THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED ON 5/7/14. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, MY TRUCK STALLED, AND I HAD THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE REPLACED. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS TIME, THERE WERE THREE TRANSMISSION CODES. THE TRANSMISSION HAD COOLANT IN IT, AND WAS STARTING TO FAIL. NISSAN CORPORATE ONLY OFFERS AN EXTENSION OVER 100,000 ON THEIR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WITH A $3,500 DEDUCTIBLE. WITH THE TRANSMISSION (REBUILT) BEING $3,500 AND THE RADIATOR BEING $500. IT WAS NOT WORTH IT TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. NISSAN FAILED TO NOTIFY THEIR CUSTOMERS IN 2007 WHEN THEY BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT LESS COSTLY FOR NISSAN TRUCK OWNERS TO BUY A NEW RADIATOR BEFORE IT FAILED, THEN TO HAVE ALSO LOST THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. IT LOOKS LIKE NISSAN WANTED TO AVOID A COSTLY RECALL, WHICH WILL COST THEM MORE IN LOST NEW CAR SALES IN THE FUTURE. ONE CEO LOOKS GOOD, THE NEXT ONE WILL NOT. *TR

COOLANT ENTERS INTO THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FROM A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR SYSTEM AND DESTROYS TRANSMISSION. NISSAN MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS, EVEN LOST A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, OWNERS ARE NOT AWARE OF THE DEFECT UNTIL TRANSMISSION IS RUINED. NISSAN ONLY AGREED TO HELP REPAIR VEHICLES, AFTER THE FACT AND ONLY UP TO 100,000 MILES - WITH THE OWNER STILL HAVING TO PAY $3,000 TOWARD REPAIR. SINCE WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THE DEFECT, WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING PREEMPTIVE SO WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL OUR TRANSMISSION WAS RUINED. SINCE WE ARE BEYOND THE 100,000 MILE MARK, NISSAN WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

PURCHASED MY '05 NISSAN XTERRA IN THE SPRING OF 2012 WITH ABOUT 160,000 MILES. FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS I HAD MINOR ISSUES LIKE SHUDDERING/VIBRATIONS RANDOMLY WHEN I ACCELERATED AND THE HEAT NOT WORKING WHEN I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE OTHER DAY WHEN I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY THAT I KNEW I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK MY XTERRA TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND EACH ONE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT I WOULD NEED A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION AND FROM THERE THEY WOULD SEE IF I IN FACT NEEDED TO CHANGE THE RADIATOR (WHICH THEY WERE POSITIVE WAS THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DUE TO SIMILAR ISSUES WITH OTHER NISSAN SUV OWNERS). THE REPAIRS WILL COST ME WELL OVER $4,000 AND UNFORTUNATELY AS A COLLEGE STUDENT, THERE IS NO WAY I CAN AFFORD TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. WHAT WAS APPALLING TO ME WAS WHEN I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ON VARIOUS WEBSITES ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NISSAN HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXCLUDED MANY PEOPLE AND PUT MANY MORE AT AN UNFAIR DISADVANTAGE. I PERSONALLY BOUGHT MY NISSAN, BECAUSE OF THEIR REPUTATION, BUT THE FACT THAT THEY WILL NOT COME TO THE AID OF THEIR CONSUMERS SPEAKS VOLUMES OF THIS COMPANY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VIBRATED AS IF IT DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER TO SHIFT OR NOT. FOUND OUT LATER THAT I HAD WATER IN MY TRANS AND TRANS FLUID IN MY RADIATOR. *TR

2ND OWNER OF 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. FIRST HAD ISSUES WITH HEAT NOT WORKING WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP, THEN CAR WOULD BEGIN TO VIBRATE ON THE HWY, AND NOW CAR IS HAVING ISSUES UP SHIFTING. 2 MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THE SAME THING, STATING DEFECTIVE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION. NOW I MUST REPLACE BOTH AT ABOUT $4000. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. JEOPARDIZING THE SAFETY OF MANY AND BEING VERY COSTLY TO THOSE WHO CAN NOT AFFORD A MAJOR ISSUE LIKE THIS. *JS

THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO STOP WORKING. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND A WHOLE NEW RADIATOR SYSTEM PUT IN MY TRUCK. 5300.00 .THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. TRIED TO SEND IN A CLAIM BUT WAS TOLD THEY ARE NO LONGER EXCEPTING CLAIMS BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IF THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THEN THEY SHOULD HELP THOSE OF US IT HAPPENED TO!!!!!! *TR

I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION 'SLIPPING' WHEN I PULLED INTO WORK, ESPECIALLY IN TRAFFIC ON MY COMMUTE. WHEN I GOT BACK IN MY CAR 2 HOURS LATER, I COULD BARELY MAKE IT UP A 2% GRADE IN THE PARKING LOT. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO SAID I WAS LUCKY TO MAKE IT THERE AND NOT PAY THE TOWING CHARGES (HE POINTED TO ANOTHER XTERRA THAT CAME IN THE DAY BEFORE). MY VEHICLE WAS PAST THE (WIMPY) EXTENDED WARRANTY (MILEAGE) FOR THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND THE AGE WAS WELL PAST IT. IT COST ME $3750 OUT OF POCKET WITH NO HOPE OF FINANCIAL RELIEF FROM NISSAN. THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR STORE OWNER SAID THIS WHOLE SITUATION (DESIGN AND LAWSUIT) WAS TERRIBLE AND COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. LUCKY I WASN'T ON THE INTERSTATE! *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING EVEN WITH THE SEATBELT ON PROPERLY. THIS VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN IN CRASH ONCE OR EVER. I AM VERY CONCERN. *TR

COMPLETE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. LUCKILY I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND THERE WERE CARS SLOWING AHEAD OF ME I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE SLOWLY TO A STOP WHILE I WAS NOT ABLE TO BE STEER. I HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY THE HELP OF OTHERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE PINNACLE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR HAS TO BE FULLY REPLACED DUE TO A FAULTY VALVE . NISSAN SAID THE VALVE THAT CONNECTS THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION BROKE ALLOWING COOLANT AND ANTI FREEZE TO MIX TOGETHER AND IMMEDIATELY CATASTROPHICALLY DESTROYING BOTH COMPONENTS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEIR WAS A CLASSACTION SUIT FOR THIS VERY REASON THAT WAS SETTLED BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF I HAD BEEN IN A FREEWAY SITUATION. NISSAN HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS REASON. I HAVE HAD EVERY RECALL PART FOR THIS VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING, THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND IT HAS BEEN KNOWN DUE TO THE # OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR PART BEING FAULTY BUT A RECALL NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF NISSAN. I AM EXPECTED TO COVER THIS WITH A DEDUCTIBLE OF $2500.00 AT NO FAULT OF MY OWN . I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAVE MAINTAINED ALL NECESSARY/RECCOMENDED SERVICE OUTLINED BY NISSAN UP TILL L THIS FAILURE. THANK YOU

LUCKILY I WAS WAITING IN A DRIVE THRU WHEN THE KNOWN DEFECT OCCURRED. THE RADIATOR IS KNOWN TO CRACK AND LEAK IN TO THE TRANSMISSION MIXING BOTH THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE OF THE RADIATOR ALSO REQUIRES THAT THE ENGINE BE FLUSHED MULTIPLE TIMES. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN A FEW YEARS AGO THAT THIS IS A RARE OCCURRENCE. IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THEY WERE TELLING THE TRUTH. NISSAN SETTLED A CLASS ACTION SUIT SO I WILL HAVE TO PAY $2560 TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. BECAUSE THE PARTS HAVE TO BE ORDERED IT TAKES A WEEK OR LONGER TO GET THE CAR FIXED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS MULTIPLE NISSAN MODELS FROM 2005 THROUGH 2010. NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL AND FIX EVERYONE OF THE AFFECTED MODELS. *TR

THE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED AND MIXED COOLANT WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID, TRANSMISSION SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED. *TR

BECAUSE OF A FAILED RADIATOR, COOLANT BECAME MIXED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE BECAUSE OF COOLANT FLUID LEAKING INTO IT. A DESIGN FLAW WHICH BROUGHT A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST NISSAN. NISSAN LOST THE SUIT, BUT DID NOT RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR REPAIR. I WAS FORCED TO PAY $3000.00 DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE REPAIR, BUT I MAY BE LUCKY SINCE MANY WITH THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT BE COVERED AT ALL. VERY UNFAIR OF NISSAN. *TR

RADIATOR DEFECT CAUSES LEAKAGE INTO TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION FAILS AND VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPS UNPREDICTABLY ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND WAS HESITATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 168,000.

MONDAY JUNE 2 MY HUSBAND TOLD ME SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH HIS 05 XTERRA. HE SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS DRIVING ON RUMBLE STRIPS IN THE ROAD. WE WENT ONLINE TO FIND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS BROUGHT AGAINST NISSAN FOR FOLKS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. I SPOKE WITH [XXX] AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 05 XTERRA'S WHERE THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL IN TURN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO CEASE. HE THEN INDICATED TO ME THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT THAT SETTLED BACK IN JAN 2013 THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER 100,000 MILES ALL WOULD BE COVERED ALL BUT $3,000. THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED KNOWING THAT THIS IS A DEFECT ON THE VEHICLE THAT NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT AS IT EFFECTS 2005-2010 XTERRA'S, PATHFINDERS AND FRONTIERS. YET ITS US THAT HAS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET THIS ASTRONOMICAL AMOUNT OF MONEY. ANYONE OVER 100,000 MILES WOULD HAVE TO PAY IN FULL WHICH RANGES $7000 - $10,000 DEPENDING ON THE STATE YOU LIVE IN. YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT THIS IS HOW A COMPANY STANDS BY THEIR NAME. THIS WAS LITERALLY ALMOST A TOTAL LOSS ON THIS VEHICLE BUT LUCKILY ENOUGH WE WERE 300 MILES UNDER THE 100,000 MARK. HOW IS THIS OK TO CHARGE FOLKS THESE PRICES FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A DEFECT ON THE COMPANY. TO DATE, WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED NOR WAS A RECALL EVER PUT INTO PLACE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF FOLKS FILING COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE THIS WORRY HOW WE WILL COM

I WAS DRIVING ONE MORNING AND AT THE FRONT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS A HILL. I HAD TO STOP AND WAIT FOR TRAFFIC SO THAT I COULD GO. ONCE I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS I COULDN'T GO ANYWHERE, THE ENGINE JUST REVVED. SO I HAD TO BACK ALL THE BACK TO MY HOUSE. MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE NOW FOUND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BEING THAT THE COOLANT IS GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINED IT. NOW, AT THE TIME I FIND THAT THERE WAS A SETTLEMENT, MY VEHICLE HAS OVER THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT. FROM WHAT I READ, THE MAJORITY OF THE VEHICLES ARE OVER THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE A FATALITY IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND SUDDENLY CAN'T GO ANYWHERE FAST ENOUGH AND GET HIT! *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND TRANSMISSION FAILED. NEARLY HAD ACCIDENT GETTING CAR OFF OF ROAD. PROBLEM EXISTS DO TO FACTORY DEFECT OF RADIATOR LEAKAGE INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID. REQUIRES NEW RADIATOR AND OTHER REPAIRS AND NEW TRANSMISSION. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST = $6,800. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE NOR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AGAIN WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE TIMING WAS RESET AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO LEAKING FLUID; THE HOOD WAS OPENED AND THE CAP TO THE TRANSMISSION OVERFLOW FLUID WAS MISSING HOWEVER, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAP. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HEAR A LOUD NOISE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TIMING BELT WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE ENGINE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED THE CAP TO THE TRANSMISSION OVERFLOW WAS MISSING AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN RADIATOR CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN QUITE DANGEROUS UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED BY HUGE NUMBERS OF NISSAN OWNERS OF VARIOUS YEAR MODELS AND STYLES. NISSAN REFUSES TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE FAILURE AND DENIES ACCEPTABLE SERVICE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED DUE TO BEING CONTAMINATED BY COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TRANSMISSION HAS A JERK, AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE DUE TO THE OIL AND COOLANT MIX IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND SEVERAL COMPLAINS HAVE BEEN FILED, NO EXTENDED WARRANTY,DEALER OR ANYBODY IS COVERING THE COST. IT IS A VERY EXPANSIVE REPAIR AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX ON THIS FINANCED VEHICLE. NISSAN MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR