2005 Nissan Xterra complaints

DAUGHTER COMING TO INTERSECTION AT 20 MPH. FAILED IN INTERSECTION AND WAS ABLE TO COAST OUT OF INTERSECTION. LATER FOUND FAILURE DUE TO WATER IN TRANSMISSION. NISSAN HAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT ON THIS ISSUE- WHICH I JOINED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AFTER A LONG TRIP, I HAD ABOUT A QUARTER TANK LEFT. I PARKED MY CAR AND WHEN I RETURNED TO USE IT TO RUN AN ERRAND I BEGAN TO DRIVE. MY GAS TANK NEEDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO BELOW EMPTY THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AS WELL. I HAVE LOOKED UP THIS ISSUE AND FOUND OUT THERE WERE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME. THIS IS A NISSAN ISSUE THAT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN OUT OF POCKET FROM THE CONSUMER. ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS A LONG HISTORY REGARDING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75, HE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILRED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE FUCNTIONED AS NORMAL UPON RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THEY STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,000.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH THE RADIATOR FAILED AND ALLOWED ENGINE COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR WAS $6800.00, GREATLY EXCEEDING THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. NISSAN DECLINED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE DESPITE THE WIDE SPREAD KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND NOT A NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR" FAILURE. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKED INTO RADIATOR, FOULED COOLING SYSTEM WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID, ALSO FOULED TRANSMISSION WITH COOLANT. THIS CAUSED VIBRATION IN THE TRANSMISSION, LOSS OF ACCELERATION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED FOR A CLUTCH SOLENOID SWITCH, AND UNKNOWN POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION. AFTER STOPPING, THE CONTACT ACCELERATED FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND THERE WAS SEVERE HESITATION AND THE GEARS BEGAN TO SLIP. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WAS CURRENTLY AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER DP12004 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE TCM, PCM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

RADIATOR FAILURE CAUSES TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE COOLANT TO MIX CAUSING CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS DECIDED TO TURN THEIR BACKS ON THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AND HOPE FENDING OFF CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS WILL BE LESS EXPENSIVE THAN FIXING THE ISSUES THEY HAVE CAUSED. THIS IS IGNORANT AND ARROGANT ON THEIR PART. NOT ONLY WILL THIS HURT THOSE OF US WHO ARE SCRAPING BY, BUT IT WILL HURT NISSAN IN THE LONG RUN, AS NOBODY WHO IS EXPERIENCING WHAT I AND MANY OTHERS ARE GOING THROUGH CURRENTLY THROUGH WILL EVER, EVER BUT THEIR PRODUCTS AGAIN. I SUBMIT THAT THE PRESIDENT OF NISSAN USA BE FORCED TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE MY XTERRA TO AND FROM WORK OR SCHOOL WITH HIS FAMILY . WHEN HE ABOUT CAUSES A WRECK OR ENDANGERS HIS FAMILY, MAYBE HE WILL SEE THEN THE FATAL ERRORS OF HIS FAULTY MONEY HUNGRY CALCULATIONS. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT OUR GREAT COUNTRY HASN'T FORCED THESE PEOPLE TO DO THE RIGHT THING, SINCE THEY OBVIOUSLY CANNOT DO IT ON THEIR OWN. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT AND MADE LOUD NOISES WHILE DRIVING. CAUSED THE CAR TO SHAKE BUT DID NOT LOSE CONTROL. FAILED PART IN RADIATOR ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE INTO TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO RADIATOR. COMPLETE FAILURE OF RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE OCCURRED ON HIGHWAY AT SPEED. KNOW ISSUE FROM NISSAN WHO DID NOTHING TO COMMUNICATE TO VEHICLE OWNERS ON RISKS OR PRECAUTIONS TO TAKE AS WELL AS NO OWNERSHIP FOR FIXING THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VALVE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND FLOODED THE VALVE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTERWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN APRIL 2011 - WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN ABOUT 15-20 MPH. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS "INTERNAL FAULT IN VALVE BODY" AND REPLACED THE VALVE BODY. THIS INCIDENT COST ME $1568 AND A WEEK WITHOUT A VEHICLE; WENT IN TO DEALERSHIP ON 4/20 AND I PICKED IT UP ON 4/27. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED IN JUNE 2012 - WHILE DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE VEHICLE, ON A BUSY STREET, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL AGAIN AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. ONCE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN ABOUT 20 MPH. THIS TIME I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS "FLUID IS FULL, BUT IS BLACK AND BURNT, DIPSTICK FOR THE TRANS IS CRUSTY LOOKING..." THE TRANSMISSION SHOP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED ALL FAULTY PARTS, INCLUDING THE VALVE BODY. THIS INCIDENT COST ME $3865 AND ELEVEN DAYS WITHOUT A VEHICLE; WENT IN TO TRANSMISSION SHOP ON 6/15 AND I PICKED IT UP ON 6/26. IN FOURTEEN MONTHS, I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY EACH TIME, A VERY EXPENSIVE PART. IT IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE THAT THE MANUFACTURER PATCHES THE VEHICLE, INSTEAD OF FIXING IT, NOT TO MENTION CHARGES THE OWNER FOR THEIR DEFECT. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN APRIL 2011 - WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN ABOUT 15-20 MPH. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS "INTERNAL FAULT IN VALVE BODY" AND REPLACED THE VALVE BODY. THIS INCIDENT COST ME $1568 AND A WEEK WITHOUT A VEHICLE; WENT IN TO DEALERSHIP ON 4/20 AND I PICKED IT UP ON 4/27. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED IN JUNE 2012 - WHILE DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE VEHICLE, ON A BUSY STREET, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL AGAIN AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. ONCE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN ABOUT 20 MPH. THIS TIME I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS "FLUID IS FULL, BUT IS BLACK AND BURNT, DIPSTICK FOR THE TRANS IS CRUSTY LOOKING..." THE TRANSMISSION SHOP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED ALL FAULTY PARTS, INCLUDING THE VALVE BODY. THIS INCIDENT COST ME $3865 AND ELEVEN DAYS WITHOUT A VEHICLE; WENT IN TO TRANSMISSION SHOP ON 6/15 AND I PICKED IT UP ON 6/26. IN FOURTEEN MONTHS, I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY EACH TIME, A VERY EXPENSIVE PART. IT IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE THAT THE MANUFACTURER PATCHES THE VEHICLE, INSTEAD OF FIXING IT, NOT TO MENTION CHARGES THE OWNER FOR THEIR DEFECT. *TR

MAY 2012. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO WORK, THE DAY THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON "LIGHT INITIALLY CAME ON. 30 MINUTES LATER, YELLOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE WAS NOT OUT OF GAS, HAD APPROX. 1/2 TANK. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUEL LIGHT, SO I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO A NEARBY GAS STATION AND FILLED UP TO A FULL TANK OF GAS. AFTERWARDS, FUEL ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND GAUGE STILL SHOWED EMPTY. ONLY AFTER DRIVING IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS, FUEL LIGHT FINALLY WENT OFF, SERVICE ENGINE SOON REMAINED ON. SINCE THIS INITIAL INCIDENT EVERY TIME I PUT FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE TANK STILL SHOWS EMPTY AND TAKES SEVERAL DAYS OF DRIVING TO SHOW WHERE I FILLED IT UP. I RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND IT SHOWED PROBLEMS IN THE FUEL SENSOR/FUEL PUMP. I ALSO VISITED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID, THAT I WAS NOT TURNING THE GAS CAP ENOUGH AFTER FUELING UP. I ALWAYS ENSURE THAT I TURN THE GAS CAP SEVERAL TIMES AT LEAST 4 TURNS, UNTIL SEVERAL CLICKS ARE HEARD WHEN SECURING THE GAS CAP AFTER FUELING. I AM SURE THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS I DRIVE A GOOD DISTANCE TO WORK, ON GRAVEYARD SHIFTS. THIS IS THE 1ST MAJOR PROBLEM, I HAVE HAD WITH MY NISSAN XTERRA AND UNFORTUNATELY IT DOES NOT SHOW AS A RECALL. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS I DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL RUN OUT OF FUEL PARTICULARLY ON FREEWAYS AND BUSY INTERSECTIONS. I OFTEN HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS AND THIS CONCERNS ME THE MOST. *TR

RADIATOR FAILED LEAKING COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION. RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT AN OUT OF POCKET COST OF $3,800. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAS EXPERIENCED A FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL. NISSAN DOES NOT RECOGNIZE IT AS PROBLEM, NOR WILL THEY COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS SUCH A PROBLEM THAT THERE IS OVER A 2 WEEK WAIT TO GET THE PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE GAS GAUGE WILL ALTERNATELY READ DIFFERENT FUEL LEVELS. WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, IT READS THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT IS LIT. IT WILL THEN CORRECT ITSELF, AND ONLY REGISTER TO A 1/4 OF A TANK. AFTER IT REACHES THAT LEVEL, IT WILL NO LONGER GIVE AN ACCURATE READING AND AT TIMES WILL ONCE AGAIN READ AN EMPTY TANK. *TR

A NISSAN FAULTY RADIATOR (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT) CAUSED ANTIFREEZE TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID SLOWLY DETERIORATING THE COMPONENTS OF THE POWERTRAIN/TRANSMISSION OF THE VEHICLE. NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREE TO REPLACEMENT COSTS OR REPAIR TO THE FAULTY RADIATOR AND TO ITS POTENTIAL HARM TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR WARRANTY THE ERODED TRANSMISSION CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE RADIATOR. *JS

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. I HAVE HAD ALL REPAIRS AND SERVICES DONE AT DEALERSHIP AND HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UNTIL APPROX 94K MILES. I BROUGHT XTERRA TO DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2011 FOR SERVICE AND WAS ADVISED AT THAT TIME THAT I HAD COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE BUT NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO TELL ME WHY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE FIRST PLACE. I HAD A WARRANTY ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION FOR 12K MILES TO APPROX 104K MILES. I BROUGHT MY XTERRA TO DEALERSHIP IN MAY 2012 FOR JERKING AT APPROX 105K MILES, JUST PAST THE NEW TRANSMISSION WARRANTY. I WAS ADVISED THAT I HAD AN INTER COOLER LEAK WHERE COOLANT WAS MIXING WITH MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPAIRED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO "JUNK" MY XTERRA. I WAS ASSURED HOWEVER THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION. NISSAN FLUSHED ALL MY FLUIDS AT A COST OF $254, TOLD ME TO DRIVE THE XTERRA AS MUCH AS I COULD FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS AND BRING IT BACK TO THEM AND THEN THEY WOULD CONFIRM IF THAT IN FACT WAS THE PROBLEM. I TALKED TO SEVERAL MECHANICS INCLUDING TWO NISSAN MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE TO "JUNK" THE XTERRA THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION AND NOT TO DRIVE THE TRUCK UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. I WAS ALSO ADVISED TO CONTACT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME AFTER THERE INVESTIGATION THAT I WAS TOO FAR OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE

VEHICLE VIBRATES AROUND 40 MPH, VIBRATES AT CERTAIN RPMS. *TR

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON HIGHWAY. EVIDENTLY ENGINE COOLANT HAD GOTTEN INTO THE TRANSMISSION BY WAY OF FAILURE OF THE RADIATOR. COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE. IN ADDITION, THE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED. THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION WERE REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE IS REPORTING WRONG INFORMATION, SHOWS EMPTY WHEN FULL AND A HALF TANK WHEN EMPTY. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS ON. VERY DANGEROUS BARELY MADE IT TO GAS STATION. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DISPLAYING AN INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL READING. THE CHECK ENGINE WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

RADIATOR FAILED ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-49K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600." *TR

FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING, SERVICE ENGINE SOON IS ON ALL THE TIME. *TR

DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD THE X-TERRA STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY INVESTIGATED AND FOUND A FLUID CONTAMINATION BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. SPENT $5300 TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN PROBLEM. I EXPECT THE TRANSMISSION TO EVENTUALLY FAIL, BUT NOT AT 113K MILES. BUT, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE - A DESIGN/FLAW. THE WEB IS FULL OF TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS FOR A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, AS WELL AS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

NISSAN'S 2005 XTERRA HAS A MAJOR FLAW IN ITS COOLING SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION. APPARENTLY THE COOLANT IN THE RADIATOR LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AS THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION HAVE TO BE REPLACED. FLUSHING THE SYSTEM IS NOT ENOUGH. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY NISSAN BEFORE THE PROBLEM BECAME COSTLY. APPARENTLY NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR SOME TIME. THIS IS DISGRACEFUL. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE NISSAN COOLING SYSTEM FOR 2005 XTERRA'S - THIS DEFECT ALLOWS ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION AND CAUSE FAILURE. *JS

FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN NOT. ALSO DIGITAL MILEAGE IS INCORRECT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. FUEL SENSOR?? *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE WHEN HER NISSAN XTERRA WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR (IT'S AN AUTOMATIC). SHE HAD TO DRIVE HOME IN FIRST GEAR AND KEEP IT UNDER 15 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT THE FAULTY RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN, BUT WE WERE UNAWARE OF IT UNTIL THIS OCCURRED. NISSAN IS AWARE THAT THE RADIATORS IN THIS MODEL HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THEY NEVER NOTIFIED MY WIFE (SHE'S THE ORIGINAL OWNER) OR ELSE WE WOULD'VE TAKEN STEPS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. THANK GOD SHE WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP IN A FATAL COLLISION AS A RESULT. EVEN THOUGH MY WIFE SUFFERED NO PHYSICAL HARM, WE'RE NOW FACING A $6100 REPAIR BILL. *TR

I'VE NOTICED RECENTLY THAT MY XTERRA STARTED SHUDDERING WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND HAS BEEN SHAKING WHILE SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A SPECIFIC OCCASION WHERE MY VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR TO FIX A SEPARATE RECALL NOTICE, I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD MIXED WITH MY COOLANT, WHICH MEANT THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE BOTH MY TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ACROSS AN INTERSECTION ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE HIT BY ON COMING CARS. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS AND HAS NOT RECALLED. I FEEL THIS IS POOR BUSINESS AND WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND PER INSPECTION BY THE NISSAN DEALER IT WAS DUE TO THE FUEL LEVER SENDER (CODE P0463). ESTIMATED LABOR/MATERIAL WILL COST ME $500.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE BROKEN RADIATOR WELDING CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION FORCING THE GEAR TO IMPROPERLY ENGAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

THE VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IMMEDIATE DECELERATION, FORCED US TO CROSS LANES DURING PERIOD OF HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NO ABILITY TO CONTROL THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. TRANSMISSION MECHANIC STATED THAT FAILURE WAS RUSTED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS. FOLLOW UP INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALED TO US THAT THIS FAILURE IS COMMON IN 2005 NISSAN XTERRA'S. A COMMON COMPONENT BETWEEN THE FACTORY RADIATOR AND AUTO TRANSMISSION COOLER RUSTS AND FAILS, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX WITH RADIATOR FLUID. THIS DESTROYS THE RADIATOR AND EVENTUALLY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. DURING A SERVICE CALL AT A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN MAY 2011, WE WERE MADE AWARE OF THE RADIATOR / TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAK, AND WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE RADIATOR SHOULD BE REPLACED. WE REPLACED THE RADIATOR. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THIS SERVICE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000. THE POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION ISSUE WAS NEVER MENTIONED.

WHILE DRIVING MY XTERRA I STARTED TO NOTICE IT SHUDDERING AND VIBRATING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. THIS WAS GETTING WORSE SO I BROUGHT IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT AND THEY NEW WHAT IT WAS FROM THE MOMENT I DROVE IN. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY TRANSMISSIONS AND THEY HAVE FIXED MULTIPLE XTERRAS WITH THIS PROBLEM. SO NATURALLY THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED SO MY COST IS 3800.00. *TR

AS WITH MOST OF THE 2ND GENERATION XTERRAS, MY RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE UP AND/OR AN INABILITY TO SHIFT. I FIRST FELT SHUDDERING WHILE SHIFTING INTO 4TH (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). I IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED A PROBLEM AND AND BEGAN DRIVING TO MY MECHANIC. I ENTERED THE FREEWAY AND FOUND MYSELF UNABLE TO GET OUT OF 1ST OR 2ND GEAR - I COULD NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN 20 MILES PER HOUR WITH TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT 65+ AND NO SHOULDER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES BUT APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE HAPPENS BETWEEN 85K AND 100K TYPICALLY (MY ISSUE CAME TO LIGHT AT AROUND 95,000). I WAS IN SERIOUS DANGER ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BY ANY MEANS. *TR

RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

RATTLE SHAKE FEEL AT 45 MPH. LOOSENED TRANSMISSION DRAIN PLUG. TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS ANTIFREEZE MIXED WITH IT. *TR

WENT TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND EXPERIENCED TRANNY SLIPPING. I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME WHAT WAS WRONG AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING THIS PROBLEM MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. IT WOULD SEEM NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR WHICH CAUSES FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANNY THEREBY SLOWLY DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION, THEY OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANT TO 80,000 MILES BUT THRU RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT MANIFEST ITSELF UNTIL AROUND 100,000 MILES. I WAS NEVER CONTACTED BY NISSAN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THERE IS NO RECALL BUT HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IF NISSAN DOES NOT RESOLVE THIS ISSUE THERE ARE GOING TO BE ACCIDENTS AND MAYBE EVEN DEATHS RELATED TO THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER ENGINE COOLANT FLOODS TRANSMISSION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH AND STOP. INCURRED REPAIR COSTS AT DEALERSHIP OF $5,968.89. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON 2005 XTERRAS, BUT FAILED TO INFORM OWNERS TO REPLACE FAULTY RADIATORS WHICH CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NISSAN SECRETLY EXTENDED THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM (OWNERS NOT INFORMED), BUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE DOES NOT OCCUR UNTIL AFTER 80,000 MILES. ONE WEBSITE, CAROMPLAINTS.COM, AS 23 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS FROM 2005 XTERRA OWNERS DOCUMENTING THIS ISSUE. REF: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/XTERRA/2005/TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR_CAUSES_TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTMLNISSAN REFUSES TO REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THE REPAIRS. THE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS FILE NO. FOR MY COMPLAINT IS [XXX]. PLEASE HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS FAILED. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS TURNED ON; FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY; RECEIVED EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR FUEL UNIT FOR 72K MILES OR 6 YEARS. I AM AT 70K MILES BUT I BOUGHT IT IN 2005 SO ITS PAST THE 6 YEARS. THIS IS SUCH A COMMON FAILURE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER VIA A RECALL. *TR

RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, HOSES, TRANSMISSION, ETC. REPAIRS COST OVER $3900. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN AND THEY REFUSE TO RECALL, BUT THEY HAVE ISSUED BULLETINS. *TR

RADIATOR CRACKED AND LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION DAMAGED. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIRS AROUND $4700. *KB

THERE WAS A LOUD RUMBLE AND JERKING WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH. FLUID WAS LEAKING BADLY ALSO. I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN ON ON APRIL 21, 2008. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AGAIN, THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND MAKING LOUD RUMBLES. I TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN AND THEY SAID THE U JOINTS WERE BAD AND REPLACED THEM. AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT OF THEIR PARKING AREA, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. SO, I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN. THIS TIME, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RADIATOR WAS COMING APART AND LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO TRANSMISSION. THEY CHARGED ME $1285.89 TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS NOW 2012 AND THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED PROPERLY TO BEGIN WITH. I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A HIGH PRICE. ANYONE READING THIS SHOULD PHONE ME AT SO THAT WE CAN START A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST NISSAN. LETS INFORM EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS A COSTLY PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA THAT WE HAD TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION REPLACED ON IN 2007 BECAUSE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AGAIN, THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED. RECALL THESE CARS, PLEASE. THEY ARE DANGEROUS AND THIS REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE. I HAD READ THE COMPLAINT HISTORY AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING ALL SYSTEMS TO SHUT DOWN, INCLUDING BRAKE ASSIST AND POWER STEERING CAUSING A NEAR COLLISION TWICE, ONCE WHILE NAVIGATING A CURVE AT LOW SPEED WITH A DITCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND ONCE WHILE NAVIGATING A CURVE AT HIGHER SPEED AND NEARLY COASTING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE ISSUE IS DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR CAUSING COOLANT TO SPILL INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT APPEARS IN VEHICLES WITHOUT WARNING IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE AT ANY SPEED. PLEASE INITIATE A RECALL ASAP FOR OUR SAFETY! *TR

MY 05 XTERRA HAS A LEAK FROM THE RADIATOR IN THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE LINES. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR WHICH WILL COST $6000. I FILED A CLAIM WITH NISSAN TO TRY AND GET THIS REPAIR COVERED. I WAS DENIED BECAUSE NISSAN SAID THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING. IF YOU ARE ALSO HAVING THIS PROBLEM YOU NEED TO OPEN A CLAIM WITH NISSAN TO SHOW THEM THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM HERE. THE REP I TALKED TO IS NAMED [XXX] AND HER PERSONAL WORK LINE IS 615-725-7205. PLEASE OPEN YOUR CLAIM WITH HER AND PROVE TO NISSAN THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR IS VERY UNRELIABLE. SOMETIMES IT READS FULL AND OTHER TIMES IT WON'T MOVE FROM EMPTY EVEN THOUGH THERE'S FUEL IN THE TANK. AFTER DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM I FOUND THAT IT'S VERY COMMON IN THE 2005 XTERRAS! WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THE FAULTY SENSOR? *TR