2005 Nissan Xterra complaints

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION COMES OUT OF GEAR. *TR

RADIATOR LEAK, HEATER TEMP DROPPING, ROUGH GEAR VIBRATION FROM TRANSMISSION. *TR

A CRACK IN RADIATOR ASSEMBLY CAUSES A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING, THEN WOULD NOT SHIFT AT ALL. HAD TO BE TOWED. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, BUT GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" AFTER A FEW MILES OF DRIVING, WITH A STRONG ODOR OF HOT FLUID. *TR

I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE KNOWN 2005 NISSAN XTERRA RADIATOR PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STARTED OFF AS HEAVY VIBRATION WHEN GEARS SHIFTED, AND THE HEATER WAS NOTICEABLY NOT AS WARM AS IT HAD BEEN. AFTER A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME WITH THE VIBRATION ISSUES, THE TRANSMISSION GOT TO A POINT WHERE THE VIBRATIONS WOULD LAST LONGER, MEANING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS REASONABLY. THIS BECAME A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I WAS MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE ONE DAY AND MY OVERDRIVE COMPLETELY MISSED, LEAVING ME IN BASICALLY NEUTRAL AT APPROX 50MPH WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WITH A CAR ALMOST SLAMMING INTO THE REAR OF ME SINCE IT COULD NOT MOVE OUT OF THE LANE TO AVOID ME. FOR THIS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE IS VERY RIDICULOUS. A FAILING TRANSMISSION IS MOST CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT FAILS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. NISSAN MAY HAVE AGREED TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED FOR FREE FOR VEHICLES UNDER 80000 MILES, BUT THE LIKELIHOOD OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING IS PAST 80000 MILES. NISSAN SHOULD NOT ONLY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THIS REPAIR, BUT NISSAN SHOULD ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LETTING OWNERS KNOW OF THE SYMPTOMS, PROBLEMS, AND ASSOCIATED SAFETY CONCERNS WITH A FAILING TRANSMISSION. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, NISSAN HAS FAILED IN EVERY ASPECT OF DEALING WITH SUCH A COSTLY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 45 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. WHEN I PULLED OVER THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND IT HASN'T STARTED SINCE. *TR

LIKE MANY OTHER XTERRA OF THIS YEAR, THE RADIATOR WAS FAULTY AND LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION. CONSEQUENTLY I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR, HAVE IT SERVICED FOR 1177.00 DOLLARS AND THEN WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A SAFETY RECALL EVEN WITH A HIGH FAILURE RATE FOR THIS MODEL. THINKING THE RADIATOR WAS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE DRIVING PROBLEMS I WAS ASSURED NOTHING ELSE WAS WRONG WITH THE XTERRA. I CONTINUED TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM AS I HAD CONTINUED TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND BEING TOWED SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION RENDERING IT INOPERATIVE AND NEEDING A FULL REPLACEMENT. I THEN PAID 3550.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. AGAIN, I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. AFTER MORE RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THERE WAS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINT OF THE SAME ISSUE AND NISSAN TELLING THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT IT WAS OUT OF THERE HANDS AND NOT IN HIGH ENOUGH INCIDENCE FOR A RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR CUSTOMERS TO BE REPAID FOR THESE REPAIRS AND MY FAMILY AND I HOPE NISSAN DOES THE RIGHT THING AND PAY THEIR CUSTOMERS BACK FOR THEIR MISTAKE AND FAULTY PARTS. *TR

LEFT AND RIGHT REAR AXLE SEALS BLEW OUT AND LEAKED DIFFERENTIAL FLUID. DIFFERENTIAL FLUID LEAKING ON REAR BRAKE ROTORS WHICH COULD CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE, WHICH WAS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN TO ME. AT TIME OF FAILURE NO SUSPENSION MODIFICATIONS HAD BEEN DONE TO VEHICLE. ALSO, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OIL WILL SLOWLY LEAK AND CAUSE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TO LOSE FLUID AND FAIL. THE LEAKING DIFFERENTIAL FLUID HAS ALSO CONTAMINATED THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES AND THEY WILL NOT HOLD OR SLOW VEHICLE. *TR

JANUARY 2012 ONE MORNING I WAS DRIVING AT HWY SPEED ON THE FREEWAY WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE LOST TOTAL POWER. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND MY TRUCK WENT FROM 60 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. THANK GOD IT WAS CLOSE TO AN OFF REAP AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO NEAREST AUTO REPAIR SHOP. AFTER EXAMINATION OF TRANSMISSION THEY FOUND LARGE AMOUNT OF WHITE SUBTEND IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT THAT WAS. NEXT DAY I DROVE THE TRUCK TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR THE ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING TO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING IT TO SEIZE AND BOTH COMPONENTS NEED TO IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE FAILURE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT IS OCCURS WITH NO WARNING, NO ENGINE LIGHT, NO NOTICEABLE DETERIORATION OF PERFORMANCE, IT JUST HAPPENS. SINCE I WAS NOT IN ANY POSITION TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, I TOOK MY TRUCK HOME AND TRY TO CONTACT NISSAN FOR HELP. ON JANUARY 16, I CONTACT THE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AGAIN AND REQUESTED AN EXCEPTION TO THE 80K MILES LIMITATION. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TOOK 2 WEEKS TO REVIEW MY CASE BEFORE DENYING IT. THE FAILURE OF NISSAN TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE PROBLEM REPRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND ATTRIBUTABLE TO A DESIGN FLAW, IS INEXCUSABLE. NISSAN DENIES THAT THERE IS A SAFETY CONCERN, WHEREAS THEY SHOULD HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ERROR AND ISSUED A RECALL. HOW MANY ACCIDENTS OR FATALITIES NEED TO OCCUR OVER TH

RADIATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT TO SOON FOR CAR THAT IS THIS OLD! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE 73N FREEWAY IN ORANGE COUNTY, MY CAR STARTED SHUDDERING. THE TEMP GAUGE WAS TA THE MAX SO I PULLED OVER. I WAS TOWED IN TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THE MASTER MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION COOLER IN THE RADIATOR FAILING CAUSING RADIATOR FLUID AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX RENDERING BOTH INOPERABLE. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A GROWING PROBLEM WITH NISSAN AND HE HAS PERSONALLY SEEN MANY SUCH CASES. HE SAID THAT NISSAN IS USING DEFECTIVE RADIATORS WHICH IS THE MAIN CAUSE OF THIS. *TR

ON OCTOBER 30, 2012 WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2005 NISSAN XTERRA GAVE OUT. WE TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO INFORMED US THAT NISSAN'S HAD AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WE WERE INFORMED IT WOULD BE 6K TO FIX THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT A WARRANTY EXTENSION HAS BEEN GRANTED TO 80,000 FOR FULL RESTITUTION AND UNDER 100,000 FOR 50% RESTITUTION. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE BARELY OVER 100,000 MILES, IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR THE PURE NEGLIGENCE OF NISSAN NOT DOING A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES WHEN THEY BECAME AWARE OF THE RAMPANT PROBLEM, OUR VEHICLE WOULD NOT HAVE SUFFERED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION/COOLANT SYSTEM FAILURE WHICH HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL LOSS. WE REQUEST THAT NISSAN CHANGE THEIR EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY TO A COMPLETE RECALL AND REIMBURSE US FOR ANY LOSS. WE FEEL THIS IS FAIR BASED ON THE FACT THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND NEGLIGENTLY FAILED TO ACT UPON IT. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A JERKING WHILE SHIFTING INTO MODERATE SPEED OF 65 OR LOWER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TECHNITIAN INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION OIL IN THE RADIATOR, CAUSING THE PROPER ENGAGING OF GEARS. EXTENDED WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF THE RADIATOR ISSUE IS ALSO EXPIRED. NISSAN WAS MADE AWARE OF THE MALFUNCTION AND DENIED ASSISTANCE UNLESS I WANTED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP OFFERED TO FIX PROBLEM AT A COST OF $5000! CAR IS STILL BEING PAID FOR UNTIL 2015! *TR

I BOUGHT THE NISSAN XTERRA BRAND NEW IN APRIL 2005. MY XTERRA BEGAN TO HAVE MINOR ISSUES SINCE BUYING IT,(BAD BATTERY,FUEL SENDING UNIT, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE,DEFECTIVE RADIO). AS OF OCTOBER 2011 THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WENT BAD CAUSING MY "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT TO COME ON. MY LOCAL NISSAN SERVICE CENTER WILL NOT OFFER ANY HELP WITH THE ISSUE. THEIR COST TO REPLACE THE CONVERTERS EXCEEDS $1800.00. NOW I'M FACING A NEW MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. MY XTERRA ONLY HAS 120,000 MILE AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I'VE BEEN READING A LOT OF REVIEWS FROM FELLOW NISSAN XTERRA OWNERS FACING THE SAME EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE ISSUE AS I AM AT THIS MOMENT. I'M HOPING THAT NISSAN WILL SOON OFFER A RECALL FOR THESE ISSUES. I'VE HAD SEVERAL QUOTES ON HAVING BOTH ISSUES REPAIRED AND THE COST EXCEEDS $5000.00. AGAIN NISSAN WILL NOT OFFER ANY HELP WITH THE PARTS OR LABOR. I THINK THIS IS A ISSUE THAT IS EFFECTING A LOT OF NISSAN OWNERS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THESE ISSUES. *TR

RECENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNING OFF WHILE IN USE (DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD) AND WE HAVE TO THROW IT IN NEUTRAL, CRANK BACK UP, THEN PUT IT BACK IN GEAR. THIS IS NOT SAFE. TOOK IT IN TO GET IT DIAGNOSED AND THE SCAN CAME BACK READING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS COULD BE GOING OUT (2 ON EACH SIDE, PRETTY SURE ONLY ONE SIDE IS AFFECTED). THEN WERE TOLD ABOUT AN ECM RELAY RECALL. MECHANICS HAVE TOLD US THAT THIS CAN CAUSE THE CATS TO FAIL. NISSAN SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY. WHAT?! OF COURSE THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IS GOING TO REPLACE ONLY THE ECM COMPONENT OF THE RECALL AND SAY IT WON'T AFFECT THE CATS, WHILE OTHER MECHANICS AT NON DEALER AFFILIATED SHOPS HAVE MORE THAN A FEW TIMES SAID IT CAN BE A DIRECT EFFECT OF THE ECM. SO WE HAVE A "CASE" NUMBER WITH NISSAN AND NISSAN WILL "INVESTIGATE" AND LET US KNOW IF THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY ANY TOWARDS THE REPAIR, OR IF A RECALL IS ISSUED IN THE NEAR FUTURE WE'LL GET REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR... HOW ABOUT YOU JUST MAKE A VEHICLE WITHOUT FAULTY PARTS AND IF A FAULTY PART CONTRIBUTES TO ANOTHER PART GOING OUT, YOU REPAIR THE PARTS AFFECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN X TERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO THE MILEAGE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V690000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS EFFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TWO YEARS AGO MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA BEGAN RATTLING, SHAKING AND NOT HEATING WHEN IDLING. I TOOK IT FOR DIAGNOSTICS AT MY MECHANIC HE THOUGHT IT MAY BE A U JOINT OR TIRE PROBLEM. RECENTLY, THIS PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER SEARCHING THE NISSAN WEBSITE WHICH HAS RECENTLY POSTED AN EXTENSION OF THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION WARRANTY DUE TO THE MANY REPORTED PROBLEMS OF RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. MY XTERRA HAS 84000 MILES ON IT. I WAS JUST TOLD BY NISSAN THAT THEY WILL REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING, HOWEVER I MUST PAY A CO PAY OF 2500.00 DOLLARS SINCE I AM OVER THE 80,000 MILES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THEY SAY IT IS DANGEROUS FOR ME TO DRIVER IF I DON'T PAY TO REPLACE IT. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL ITEM ? HOW CAN ANYONE JUSTIFY NOT RECALLING A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION ON A CAR WITH LESS THAT 100,000 MILES ON IT ? THIS MUST BE STOPPED. NISSAN MUST BE FORCED TO MAKE RIGHT THE DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING USED IN IT'S AUTOMOBILES. THE CUSTOMER WHO PAID FULL PRICE FOR A NEW CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BEAR ANY OF THE COST FOR THIS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS WORKMANSHIP. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO LEAKAGE OF COOLANT FROM RADIATOR INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS APPEARS TO BE SYSTEMIC TO THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF VEHICLE. NISSAN HAS ONLY TAKEN ACTION AFTER THE FILING OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. NISSAN HAS CLEARLY BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSSUE FOR AT LEAST FOUR YEARS AND HAS ONLY SENT A VAGUE LETTER REGARDING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE RADIATOR, NOT NOTING THE POSSIBILITY OF A CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NOR A CAMPAIGN TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 18, I TOOK MY NISSAN XTERRA TOT HE DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT BECAUSE IT HAD A HORRIBLE SHIFTING VIBRATION AND WAS JUMPING IN BETWEEN GEARS. HOWEVER, AFTER MAKING THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT DAY, I WAS REAR-ENDED AND HAD TO HAVE BODY REPAIRS MADE. I GOT THE CAR BACK. THE VIBRATION WAS STILL THERE, OF COURSE, BECAUSE THE VIBRATION HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BODY. I WAS IN TOWN WHERE THE DEALERSHIP IS LOCATED ON OCTOBER 18. I WAS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVE ONTO A BUSY ROAD. NO POWER, THE CAR ONLY MOVED WITH GRAVITY ROLLING TOWARD THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE REVVED WITH THE GAS. I STOPPED QUICK ENOUGH TO AVOID ROLLING ONTO THE ROAD WHICH HAS A 45 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT WHERE I WAS. I SHUT THE CAR OFF. I STARTED IT BACK UP AND WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I RAN THE SHIFTER THROUGH THE GEARS. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, IT HAD SOME POWER, BUT IT WAS CLEARLY DIMINISHED. I HEADED FOR THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WAS JERKING SO HARD THAT IT CLUNKED MY TEETH TOGETHER AND MADE MY NECK AND BACK HURT. I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT APPEARS THAT MY RADIATOR RUSTED OR CRACKED AND LEAKED THE FLUID INTO MY TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO DESTROY MY TRANSMISSION. ALL TOTAL, THE REPAIRS WOULD BE ABOUT $6,300. THE CAR SITS AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I AM UNEMPLOYED AND CANNOT PAY THAT ON A CAR THAT I HAVE MANAGED WHILE BEING UNEMPLOYED SINCE FEBRUARY TO CONTINUE $482.58/MO PAYMENTS ON AND HAVING ONLY 6 LEFT!!! NISSAN REFUSES TO HELP ME BECAUSE I HAVE OVER 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR. HOW WOULD THEY

HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE REST OF THE 2005 NISSAN XTERRA OWNERS - TRANSMISSION & RADIATOR FAILED; COOLANT LOOKS LIKE CHOCOLATE MILK....LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION & I NOW HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE! TALKED TO NISSAN ABOUT THIS, THEY ONLY COVER CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS & MINE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM! SERIOUSLY?!?!?! GOD WILLING, THERE WILL BE NO MORE NISSAN'S FOR MY HOUSEHOLD! *TR

MY PROBLEMS STARTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2010 WITH WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER TAKING THE TRUCK TO NISSAN DEALER THEY SAID THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND NISSAN HAS SENT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TIMING CHAIN THAT CAUSES THE NOISE. AFTER CONTACTING NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIR FOR TWO WEEKS AT THE END, THEY RULED THAT SINCE I WAS OVER THE STANDARD WARRANTY OF 60K, THEY WERE NOT TO COVER THE COST OF THIS REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND NEVER SENT OUT NOTICE TO OWNERS TO HAVE THIS FIXED. SO I HAD TO SPEND THE $1063 WITH I DID NOT HAVE TO FIX THE REPAIR. AGAIN THIS LAST DECEMBER, ONE MORNING I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MILES ON THE FREEWAY WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE LOST TOTAL POWER. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND MY TRUCK WENT FROM 55 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. THANK GOD IT WAS CLOSE TO A OFF RAMP AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND WHEN STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER CLOSE BY. THE DETERMINED THAT THE DEFECT IS THE RADIATOR THE ANTI- FREEZE IN LEAKING TO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING IT TO SEIZE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON-LINE, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PLAGUING MANY OTHER OWNERS OF NISSAN XTERRA, PATHFINDER FROM 2005-2010. NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FROM 60K TO 80K. HOWEVER I HAVE NOT YET FOUND ONE OWNER THAT DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING BEFORE 80K. AS FAR AS I SEE IT IS NISSAN TRYING TO HIDE THE FACE THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. I JUST CAME FROM NISSAN DEALER AND THEY GAVE ME AN

MY NISSAN XTERRA STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. I SENT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION COOLER THAT LEAKS WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. HERE IS THE REFERENCE # DP12004. *TR

IN JANUARY 2012 ONE MORNING I WAS DRIVING AT HWY SPEED ON THE FREEWAY WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE LOST TOTAL POWER. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND MY TRUCK WENT FROM 60 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. THANK GOD IT WAS CLOSE TO AN OFF REAP AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO NEAREST AUTO REPAIR SHOP. AFTER EXAMINATION OF TRANSMISSION THEY FOUND LARGE AMOUNT OF WHITE SUBTEND IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT THAT WAS. NEXT DAY I DROVE THE TRUCK TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR THE ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING TO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING IT TO SEIZE AND BOTH COMPONENTS NEED TO IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE FAILURE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT IS OCCURS WITH NO WARNING, NO ENGINE LIGHT, NO NOTICEABLE DETERIORATION OF PERFORMANCE, IT JUST HAPPENS. HE SAID THAT IN A WORST-CASE SCENARIO, THE VEHICLE?S TRANSMISSION COULD SEIZE CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE STOP AND LOSS OF CONTROL. SINCE I WAS NOT IN ANY POSITION TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, I TOOK MY TRUCK HOME AND TRY TO CONTACT NISSAN FOR HELP. ON JANUARY 16, I CONTACT THE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AGAIN AND REQUESTED AN EXCEPTION TO THE 80K MILES LIMITATION. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TOOK 2 WEEKS TO REVIEW MY CASE BEFORE DENYING IT. THE FAILURE OF NISSAN TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE PROBLEM REPRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND ATTRIBUTABLE TO A DESIGN FLAW, IS INEXCUSABLE. NISSAN DENIES THAT THERE IS A SAFETY CONCERN, WHEREAS THEY SHO

WHILE OUT OF TOWN AT A FAMILY WEDDING I NOTICED A SHUTTERING NOISE WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. FROM TIME TO TIME THERE WAS A LOSS IN ACCELERATION. ALTHOUGH WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN REAR ENDED FROM LOSING SPEED ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE I HAVE COME ACROSS NUMEROUS REPORTS ON A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. I WENT TO HAVE MY TRUCK LOOKED AT AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS REPORTS, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. THE ONLY THING DONE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL - BY THE TIME YOU START EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS YOU ARE WAY OVER THE WARRANTY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, THANKFULLY IT WASN'T. NOW WE, THE CONSUMERS, ARE LEFT WITH PAYING FOR NISSAN'S FAULTY PARTS...THAT COULD POSE A SERIOUS RISK OF AN AUTO ACCIDENT. *TR

VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE ABRUPTLY DROPPED FROM APPROXIMATELY 1/2 FULL TO COMPLETELY EMPTY WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATION WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. FUEL GAUGE REMAINED AT EMPTY WITH LIGHT ON AFTER REFUELING AND MAINTAINED THIS STATUS FOR THE REMAINDER OF TRAVEL (APPROX. 1 HOUR, 50 MILES). VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED FOR 1 HOUR AND UPON RESTART, GAUGE SHOWED 6/8 LEVEL. VEHICLE WAS AGAIN REFUELED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FUEL AND GAUGE LEVEL DID NOT CHANGE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES GAUGE AGAIN ABRUPTLY DROPPED TO EMPTY AND REMAINED THERE. *TR

OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME, LATE AT NIGHT, WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING STRANGE SOUNDS AND LURCHING AT ABOUT 50 MPH. SHE WAS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS FROM HOME, SO DROVE HOME VERY SLOWLY. ON LATER INSPECTION, MY HUSBAND FOUND THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND LOOKED ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHERS HAD THIS PROBLEM. WE WERE HORRIFIED TO DISCOVER THAT MANY, MANY, MANY NISSAN OWNERS HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OF COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION. (OUR XTERRA HAS JUST OVER 100,000 MILES.) THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. WE SPOKE WITH A REGIONAL MANAGER WITH NISSAN WHO LISTENED POLITELY, SAID SHE'D LOOK INTO IT, AND HAD HER ASSISTANT FINALLY CALL US OVER A WEEK LATER (SHE PROMISED FOUR DAYS) TO SAY NOTHING COULD BE DONE. SOMETHING CAN BE DONE! I ENCOURAGE ANYONE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM TO WRITE TO NISSAN, SEND A CC TO YOUR BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, AND SUBMIT COMPLAINTS TO CONSUMER AWARENESS GROUPS TO DOCUMENT THIS PROBLEM AND GET NISSAN TO ACT RESPONSIBLY FOR THEIR FAULTY RADIATOR. THIS IS A MAJOR, COSTLY, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE OCCURRED IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE LOVE OUR XTERRA, FAITHFULLY CHANGE THE OIL, AND HAVE RECOMMENDED IT TO SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. IT FEELS LIKE A SLAP IN THE FACE THAT NISSAN WILL NOT ADMIT THEIR ROLE IN THIS PROBLEM AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! *TR UPDATED IVOQ 11/19/12

RADIATOR BROKE DOWN WHICH CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO BE MIXED WITH RADIATOR FLUID. THIS KILLS BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THIS WAS A WELL KNOWN AND DEFINED PROBLEM BY NISSAN AND THEY NEVER DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TOTAL BILL IS WELL OVER $5K FOR TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, LABOR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY LOS ANGELES STREET DURING RUSH HOUR, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST DRIVABILITY. THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE. NEARLY GOT INTO MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS TRYING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE A STRAWBERRY MILK COLOR LIQUID WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING WAS THE CAUSE. REQUIRED TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION, REPLACE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL VALVE. REPAIR COST ESTIMATED AT $5050 PLUS TAX. *TR

CAR WAS ACTING FUNNY SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. REPLACED THE RADIATOR BEFORE IT CAUSED ANY MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE TRANNY BUT STILL COST ME $1200. NOW A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING SOMETHING WITH THE TRANNY. I AM AFRAID IT WILL FAIL NOW AND I WILL HAVE TO PUT MORE MONEY. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 80K MILES BUT THIS ISSUES STARTED HAPPENING AFTER THAT. *TR

RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING OVERHEATING. REPLACED RADIATOR $1200 NOW REQUIRED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION FOR $3510 PARTS, $1450 LABOR, AND $100 FLUID AT TISCHER NISSAN LAUREL MARYLAND. TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE RIDING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. *TR

I WAS NOTICING A DIFFERENCE IN THE SHIFTING OF MY VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO DISCOVERED I HAD RADIATOR FLUID MIXED IN WITH MY TRANSMISSION FLUID. I WAS TOLD MY RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS HOPE THIS WOULD WORK AS I CAUGHT THE PROBLEM EARLY AND NEVER HAD A SERVICE CODE POP UP. I PAID $1110 FOR THIS WORK. SUBSEQUENTLY I CONTACTED MY NISSAN DEALER WHO TOLD ME IT WAS RELATED TO THE RADIATOR PROBLEM THAT NISSAN HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND MADE A CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE RECTIFIED COMPLETELY. NISSAN ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT MY OWN EXPENSE FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE NISSAN DEALER VERIFIED THAT INDEED MY PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE RADIATOR ISSUE AND MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AGAIN AND WHEN I TOLD THEM THIS I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE HAD SURPASSED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 80,000 MILES AND THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. DURING MY RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WERE ALSO OVER THE 80,000 MILES GRANTED BY NISSAN. MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED SHIFTING AND IS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I FEEL THE EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTICE SENT BY NISSAN WAS VERY MISLEADING. IT STATED A "RADIATOR ISSUE" WHICH IN NO WAY IDENTIFIES THAT IS ONLY THE CULPRIT AND NOT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE IMPACTED AND RENDERED USELESS. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SUCH AN EASIER OPTION TO REPL

NISSAN IS WELL-AWARE OF A DESIGN FLAW THAT ALLOWS RADIATOR FLUID TO CROSS-CONTAMINATE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THEY JOKINGLY (AT LEAST THEIR DEALERS) REFER TO IT AS A "STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE". THE ANTIFREEZE DEGRADES TRANSMISSION PARTS AND CAUSES TRANSMISSION FAILURE. A QUICK WEB SEARCH SHOWS OVER 300 SUCH CASES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP12004 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,324.

TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN ONE GEAR WHICH CAUSED DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCES ON WELL TRAVELED ROADS. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT OPERATED NORMALLY, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE OCCURRENCES WERE INTERMITTENT, AND IF OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. NISSAN HAS ADMITTED THERE IS A PROBLEM/DEFECT BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES. HOWEVER, THIS DEFECT AFFECTS VEHICLES BEYOND 80,000 AND IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN. I UNDERSTAND THE DEFECT HAS TO DO WITH A COOLING SYSTEM IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH IS PRONE TO CRACKING RESULTING IN THE MIXING OF RADIATOR FLUID AND TRANSMISSION FLUID, ULTIMATELY RENDERING THE TRANSMISSION INOPERABLE. *TR

JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE 405 FREEWAY IN LONG BEACH, MY XTERRA WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE GARDEN GROVE NISSAN DEALER SAID IT WAS DUE TO A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR THAT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO GIVE OUT. I WAS CHARGED $5,000 TO REPAIR. I FILED A CLAIM WITH THE DEALER AND THAT'S WHEN I FIRST LEARNED THAT I HAD BEEN GIVEN AN EXTRA 20,000 MILES WARRANTY BACK WHEN MY XTERRA ONLY HAD 60,000 MILES. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I'VE BEEN TAKING MY XTERRA TO THE DEALER FOR ALL MAINTENANCE SINCE I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK A FEW MORNINGS AGO. MY CAR HAD OVER A 4TH OF GAS. THEN MY GAS TANK DROPS TO BELOW EMPTY THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON. THEN IT TURNS OFF AND TURNS BACK ON CONTINUES TO MOVE AND TURNS BACK ON ALL WHILE DRIVING. I PULL INTO A GAS STATION FILL UP THE GAS TANK THEN PROCEED TO GO HOME. THE CAR TURNS BACK ON ONE LAST TIME AND WHEN I TRY AND TURN IT BACK ON IT SHAKES AND TURNS OFF. HAD TO TOW MY CAR TO MY HOME HAD MULTIPLE MECHANICS COME TO MY HOME AND DIAGNOSE MY CAR. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND YET STILL DOES NOT WORK. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE PROBLEMS IS DEEPER AND THIS CAR AND THIS YEAR IS KNOWN TO HAVE STAGGERING ISSUES. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY NISSAN NOT THE CONSUMER. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE BEFORE. IM PUTTING MORE AND MORE MONEY INTO A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION RUINED BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. *TR

AFTER DRIVING TO A REMOTE FAIR GROUND FACILITY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A LEAK ALLOWING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. AFTER LEAVING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER STRANDED WAITING FOR HELP, THE PASSENGER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS DUE TO HIGH OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES AND LACK OF NEAR BY FACILITIES. PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. *TR

I GOT ON THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR STOPPED GASSING. I WAS ON FAST LANE AND AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT PULLING TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS GOING ABOUT 65-70 MPH. FOUND OUT LATER MY FUEL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. I HAD NO GAS IN MY TANK WHERE AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT IT SHOWED A FULL TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT RADIATOR FLUIDS LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BOTH THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE OF $7000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

AFTER FUELING THE CAR, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR EITHER SHOWS THE TANK AS EMPTY OR A RANDOM LEVEL (NEVER FULL, ALTHOUGH THE TANK WAS JUST FILLED). THE LEVEL FROM THEN ON IS ALWAYS UNRELIABLE AND FLUCTUATES AT RANDOM LEVELS; THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF FUEL IN THE TANK AT ANY TIME. I AM AFRAID THAT THE CAR WILL RUN OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT ME KNOWING AND STOP THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY OR WHILE CROSSING TRAIN TRACKS. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, THE INDICATOR NEVER SHOWS FULL WHEN I FILL UP THE TANK. IT SHOWS EMPTY OR 1/4 FULL AND THEN AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS THE LEVEL GOES UP TO A LEVEL THAT I KNOW IT IS TOO HIGH FOR THE AMOUNT OF DRIVING THAT I HAVE DONE. *TR

BROUGHT A USED 2005 NISSAN XTERRA FROM A DEALER IN EUGENE OREGON ON OCTOBER 13, 2011. ON JULY 31, 2012 THE RADIATOR LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION DISABLING THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALS WHERE I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ( 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES) ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR CAUSED THE PROBLEM TO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH MEANT BOTH ARE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA STARTED HAVING SOME PROBLEMS EARLY IN JULY. ON OR ABOUT JULY 5 I WAS PULLING ONTO HIGHWAY 30 IN MONTGOMERY ILLINOIS. THERE WAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I PUSHED THE GAS AND PROCEEDED TO MERGE ON TO THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR MOVED VERY SLOWLY ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I PULLED OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC AND RESTED CAR FOR APPROX 5MIN. WHEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE CAR PERFORMED NORMALLY. I TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUIDS HAD MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP AND FAIL. AFTER HEARING THIS I WENT ONLINE AND OBSERVED THAT OVER 500 PEOPLE HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF ALL 2005-2010 TRUCKS AND SUV'S. I HAVE ASKED NISSAN TO REPAIR MY CAR AT THEIR EXPENSE SINCE IT IS A PROBLEM THEY KNEW ABOUT. THEY FIRST STATED THEY DID NOT SEND ME THE ORIGINAL INFO ON THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW I OWNED THE CAR. THIS IS NOT TRUE. THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY SENT ME INFORMATION ABOUT A TOW BAR ISSUE/RECALL AND A NISSAN DEALER IN SAN JOSE CA FIXED THAT PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN INTENTIONALLY DID NOT INFORM OWNERS BECAUSE THEY WANTED THE MILEAGE TO EXCEED WHAT THEY WERE OFFERING (80,000). HAD I KNOWN I WOULD HAVE HAD MY TRUCK LOOKED AT LONG BEFORE THE MILEAGE EXPIRED. WHAT HAPPENED TO ME COULD HAPPEN TO A FAMILY AND IF THEY WERE TO PULL INTO ONGOING TRAFFIC AN ACCIDENT WOULD CERTAINLY OCCUR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NISSAN NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING. I APPRECIATE YOU O

TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHACK TERRIBLY AND WAS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. THIS WAS A DIRECT FAILURE OF A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR THAT ALLOWED RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *TR

TRANSMISSION DAMAGE ATTRIBUTED TO CONTAMINATION BY ENGINE COOLANT. THE SOURCE OF THE CONTAMINATION IS A CRACKED ATF LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH AN ENGINE COOLANT CHAMBER IN THE RADIATOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD THIS HAPPEN AROUND 50,000 MILES. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE GUARANTEED FOR 50,000 MILES AND IN PRACTICE MOST LAST A LOT LONGER, BUT NOT IN THE CASE OF THE XTERRA. NISSAN HAS NOTICED THE LARGE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BUT ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE COMPLETELY REDESIGNED THE SYSTEM THEY REFUSE TO RECALL IT. MANY OF THE POSTS HERE TAKE ABOUT THE ENGINE CONKING OUT AT SPEED WHICH IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE DEALER ADMITTED TODAY THAT THEY HAVE SEEN 4 THIS MONTH, ITS BECOMING A REAL PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. DEALER QUOTED ME $70.00 FOR THE QUOTE, $590.00 FOR THE CANISTER, AND $90.00 FOR LABOR. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT NISSAN WOULD KNOW ABOUT THE BAD DESIGN, ENGINEER A FIX FOR IT, AND WITHHOLD THE FIX FROM THE CUSTOMER, UNLESS THEY ARE WILLING TO COUGH UP ALMOST $800.00 TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE. THIS SCARES ME AS SUV ACCIDENTS ARE USUALLY PRETTY BAD WITH FAR MORE ROLLOVERS THAN REGULAR CARS. PLEASE TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

IN MARCH 2012 MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000 WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN RUMBLE CAUSING ME TO SWERVE AND IMMEDIATELY REDUCE SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I REGULARLY SERVICE MY CAR. I WAS TOLD MY RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID AND THIS MIGHT HAVE DAMAGED MY TRANSMISSION. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND PRESENTLY STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. IT APPEARS THIS IS COMMON IN THE 2005 LINE OF X-TERRAS, PATHFINDERS, ETC. SINCE MY CAR WAS OVER 80,000 MILES THE RADIATOR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW I AM BEING TOLD THAT I AM STILL TO DEAL WITH THE AFTERMATH OF THIS DEFECTIVE RADIATOR AND HAVE TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY. WHAT IS MORE CAUSE FOR ALARM IS THE FACT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SOME PEOPLE MIGHT NOT BE AWARE OF IT AND FIND THEMSELVES IN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT OR EVEN WORSE A FATALITY. *TR

FAILURE OF RADIATOR CAUSES ENGINE COOLANT TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING TRANSMISSION DESTRUCTION. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND SHIFTS HARD DURING SLOWER DRIVING. HAPPENS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM I WAS UN AWARE OF, UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. DEALER SERVICE DEPT ADVISED ME IT WAS A $8,000 "KNOWN ISSUE" AND INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTACT NISSAN ABOUT HELPING WITH REPAIRS. *TR

AFTER PROCEEDING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT ABOUT 25-30MPH, THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY JUST DISENGAGED. I MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STOP AND PLACED IT IN PARK. THEN I PLACED IT IN DRIVE AND STEPPED ON THE GAS BUT IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. I THEN PLACED IT IN REVERSE, BACKED UP A FEW FEET AND AGAIN PLACED IT IN DRIVE. IT DID ENGAGE AND I PROCEEDED TOWARDS HOME AT A SPEED OF NO MORE THEN 10-15MPH. I HAD TO DO THE PULL OVER, REVERSE TO DRIVE EXCHANGE NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE I MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION. ONCE THERE, I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, PLACED IT IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. *TR