2006 Nissan Xterra complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON A REGULAR ONE WAY STREET, WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. BY THE WAY, THIS HAPPENED ON MY WEDDING DAY. ANYWAYS, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A CAR SHOP TO FIND OUT THE RADIATOR BURST CAUSING THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX, MY TRANSMISSION IS RUINED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, MY RADIATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THE FLUIDS GOT INTO MY WATER PUMP WHICH ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE COMPLETE COST FOR DAMAGES IS $7500. NOW I AM OUT OF A CAR AND CANT TRADE IT IN BECAUSE IT IS NOT WORTH ANYTHING AT THIS POINT. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE FACED THIS PROBLEM, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE FAULTY RADIATORS IN THE 2006 NISSAN XTERRAS. *TR

THE RADIATOR LEAKS COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. CONSEQUENTLY BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

MY CAR ACTUALLY IS 8 YEARS OLD AND HAS APPROX. 105,000 MILES, HENCE, DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION SUIT ORDERING NISSAN TO REIMBURSE REPAIRS. IF I WAS UNDER 100,000 MI, I WOULD ONLY HAVE TO PAY A $3,000 DEDUCTIBLE. BECAUSE I HAD PASSED THE 100,000 MILE BEFORE THE FAILURE HAPPENED, I'M NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. AS IN MY CASE THE RADIATOR BUSTED AND CAUSED THE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH MEANS THAT I NOW NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH IS GOING TO COST ROUGHLY $5,000 DOLLARS TO FIX IN WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. I REPLACED THE RADIATOR & HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED TWICE (COST NEARLY $1K) . THIS CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. I SUBMITTED A CLAIM FOR OUT OF POCKET COST, NEVER HEARD ANYTHING!! EITHER WAY I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE PROBLEMS ARE HAPPENING TO VEHICLES UNTIL THEY GO OVER 100K MILES THEN WHY CAP THE ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENT?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY HOWEVER THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

MY FUEL GAUGE WENT TO ZERO AFTER I JUST FILLED UP, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. CODE P0463. THE FUEL PUMP IS FINE, JUST THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR, IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL? *TR

2006 NISSAN XTERRA: I REPLACED THE RADIATOR & HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED LAST AUGUST(COST NEARLY $2K) . A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AFTER GOING ABOUT 60 MILES THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ENGAGING TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE. TODAY AFTER ABOUT 20 MILES IT DID NOT ACCELERATE AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO OVER 20 MPH BUT WAS REVVING AT 4RPM. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. *TR

I'M THE OWNER OF A 2006 XTERRA I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION WITH NO PREVIOUS MALFUNCTIONS OF ANY KIND. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE ACROSS COUNTRY 4 TIMES AND HAVE MEET ALL REQUIRED PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS AND SCHEDULED TUNE UPS. NOW BACK TO THE INTERSECTION WE CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND IT HESITATED FOR A SECOND AND APPROACHED 10 MPH AND THEN IT JUST REVVED AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS NO LONGER ENGAGED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I TURNED ON MY FOREWAYS AND NATURALLY PROCEEDED TO INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION. TO MY SURPRISE THEIR WAS NO EVIDENCE OF EXTERNAL DAMAGE OR TAMPERING WITH ANYTHING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. A POLICE OFFICER CAME TO THE INTERSECTION TO ASSIST MYSELF AND MY FAMILY I ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND IT TOOK OFF AS IF THERE WAS NEVER A PROBLEM. I DROVE 2 MILES TO MY PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND DECIDED TO INVESTAGATE. I LOOKED UP SOME INFORMATION ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THEIR IS A COMMON RUPTURE AT THE BASE OF THE RADIATOR THAT ALLOWS COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE ATF. I DECIDED TO DRAIN SOME COOLANT AND VERIFY MY ASSUMPTION. I MADE A VIDEO OF THE PROCESSES AND THERE WAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF ATF IN MY COOLANT AND THEN I PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION DRAIN PLUG TO EXTRACT A SAMPLE ATF AND SURE ENOUGH A PINKISH TINT AND VERY WATERY ATF WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND CAR STARTED SHUTTERING AND OVER HEATED GOT OUT OF CAR AND THERE WAS MILKY TRANS FLUID EVERY WERE. *TR

I BOUGHT A NISSAN XTERRA 06 IN SEPTEMBER 2013. IT'S NOW JULY 5 2014, NOT EVEN A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT IT, AND I'M HAVING ISSUES GETTING MY CAR FIXED. SOMETHING IN THE RADIATOR BUSTED AND CAUSED THE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH MEANS THAT I NOW NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH IS GOING TO COST ROUGHLY 5,100 DOLLARS TO FIX IN WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR SO THAT IF I HAD ANY MAJOR ISSUES, LIKE THIS, I WOULD BE COVERED FINANCIALLY BC ANYONE KNOWS THAT CAR REPAIRS CAN BE QUITE COSTLY. I WAS TOLD THAT, ZURICH, MY WARRANTY COMPANY, WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BC THE PROBLEM CAME FROM THE RADIATOR AND IT'S NOT COVERED IN THE WARRANTY WHICH LEAVES ME TO PAY FOR THE COSTLY REPAIRS. I BELIEVE THAT THE DEALERSHIP I GOT MY CAR FROM SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS I HAVEN'T HAD IT A WHOLE YEAR YET. I FEEL AS IF I'VE BEEN SKREWED OVER. NISSAN ALSO NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL BC I'M NOT THE ONLY 06 XTERRA OWNER TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP ME, I HAVE A 1 YR. OLD DAUGHTER AND I NEED MY CAR FIXED AND DON'T HAVE 5100 DOLLARS TO FIX IT MYSELF. THANK YOU *TR

THERE WAS RECALL FOR VEHICLES SIMILAR IN YEAR AS MY CAR. THE RECALL WAS # 10V517000 AND WAS FOR THE "INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE (IPDM)". I CALLED NISSAN AMERICA, AND ALTHOUGH MANY VEHICLES OF MY YEAR AND MAKE/MODEL WERE AFFECTED, MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED ON THIS RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND EXACTLY WHAT I HAD TO PAY FOR TO GET FIXED. I WAS EVEN DRIVING WHEN IT STALLED OUT ON ME NUMEROUS TIMES AND I AM THANKFUL IT WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY. IF POSSIBLE I WOULD LIKE TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND POTENTIALLY BE REIMBURSED BY NISSAN. *TR

WHEN MY XTERRA WAS IDLING IN PARK OR AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING. ALSO WHILE ACCELERATING, THE CAR WAS SHUDDERING WHEN CHANGING GEARS. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR GARAGE, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL NISSAN IS NOTORIOUS FOR FAULTY RADIATORS BEING INSTALLED WHICH CAUSED COOLANT FLUID TO LEAK / MIX IN WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID, THUS DAMAGING THE TRANSMISSION, POSSIBLY TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE RADIATOR. MY CAR IS SITTING AT A GARAGE NOW WAITING FOR THE RADIATOR TO BE REPLACED AND TRY TO RUN THE VEHICLE TO SEE HOW BAD THE DAMAGE NOW IS TO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY VEHICLE STALLED ON ME WHILE SHOWING A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS WHEN IN FACT IT WAS EMPTY. WE HAD TO HAVE THE GAS PUMP SENDING UNIT CHANGED OUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. A PART THAT WAS RECALLED BACK IN 2014 AND REPLACED UNDER THE CAMPAIGN# 647389. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM A TRADE IN AT A CAR DEALERSHIP AND THIS WAS THE FIRST WEEK WE DROVE IT, SO I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART JUST WENT OUT. SO THE RECALL REPLACEMENT PART WAS NOT ANY BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL PART SEEING IT DIDN'T LAST EVEN FOUR YEARS. I AM JUST GLAD I WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND NOT THE INTERSTATE AT THE TIME. WE CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THE SITUATION AND THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE BILL TO FIX IT. THEY SAID THEY DID THE RECALL WORK. WHAT GOOD IS A RECALL IF THE REPLACEMENT PART IS NO BETTER? THANK YOU. *JS

YESTERDAY MILE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED AFTER WORK AND FILLED UP THE GAS TANK. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS STILL SHOWING EMPTY AND THE FUEL LIGHT WAS ON. THIS MORNING, I GOT IN MY CAR TO HEAD TO WORK AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED. WHEN RESEARCHING ON INTERNET, I SAW THAT THIS WAS A GROSSLY COMMON PROBLEM. I ALSO SAW THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN PLACE ON A COUPLE OF NISSANS FROM 2006-2008 FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. WHEN CALLING MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY INFORM ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT YOUR GAS GAUGE IS IMPROPERLY FUNCTIONING, AND YOUR CAR IS THE SAME YEAR AND STYLE, ALL THE VEHICLES SHOULD BE FIXED. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!! THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE FIXED. ANY CAR THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM, NO MATTER WHAT THE VIN, HAS RECEIVED THE SAME FAULTY PIECES! *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLER ,LOCATED IN RADIATOR, CRACKED AND ALLOWED MIXTURE OF COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE HAD POWER LOSS DURING A MERGE ONTO A STATE HIGHWAY, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND POTENTIAL HARM TO MY WIFE AND 4 YEAR OLD SON. NISSAN SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WHICH CLEARLY ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT WITH THE RADIATOR. NO SAFETY RECALL WAS MADE WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO INJURY OTHERS WHO EXPERIENCE THIS FAILURE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS IS A LARGE SCALE ISSUE AND SETTLEMENT IS UNACCEPTABLE, NISSAN HAS A RESPONSIBILITY WHERE MANUFACTURER DEFECTS CAN CAUSE HARM TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

ANTIFREEZE IN TRANSMISSION CAUSING SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

ENGINE COOLANT STARTED MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO BROKEN LINE FROM TRANSMISSION TO RADIATOR. NOW MY CAR SHUTTERS WHEN YOUR PUSH THE ACCELERATOR AND IS HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS. JERKS AT TIMES WHEN IT GETS HOTTER. COMPANY IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT HAS OVER 100K MILES EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW OF THE DEFECT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DEFINITELY!!!! *TR

TRANSMISSION JERKS AND SHUDDERS AT SPEEDS AROUND 40-60 MPH WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE. THIS OCCURS UNDER LIGHT ENGINE LOADING AND WHILE TRAVELING UP HILL. ALSO, HAVE NOTICED IT AT LOWER SPEEDS LATELY. DURING THE WINTER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO HEAT PROPERLY; ADDING MORE COOLANT ALLEVIATED THIS PROBLEM, BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AFTER INSPECTION, IT IS FOUND THAT ENGINE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION COOLER AND TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING BOTH THE ENGINE TO RUN LOW ON COOLANT (AND CAUSE A NO-HEAT SITUATION) AND IS MOST LIKELY CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS LEFT, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STOPPED. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, SO I HAVE TO KEEP THE FUEL TANK SEMI FULL AT ALL TIMES. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND THE RESPONSE I GET IS THERE ARE NO CURRENT RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE! *TR

VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY AND WAS OVERHEATING. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT WERE INTERMIXED DUE TO A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION LINE IN THE RADIATOR. BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED DUE TO THE FLUID MIXING. *TR

RADIATOR IS LEAKING COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION. *JS

THE LOW ON AIR TIRE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. I TURN ON THE VEHICLE AND THE LOW AIR TIRE LIGHT FLASHES. AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE, THE LIGHT GOES SOLID. I WAS TOLD BY MY TIRE INSTALLERS THAT IT WASN'T THE TIRE SENSORS THAT WERE BAD, IT WAS THE MAIN CONTROLLER THAT IS BAD. *TR

MY GAS GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS AND HASN'T WORKED PROPERLY FOR A LONG TIME. I WILL FILL UP WITH GAS AND THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY, THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. AT TIMES, THE GAUGE WILL WORK, BUT I DON'T TRUST IT. AT THE TIME, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING 45-50 MPH, THERE IS AN OCCASIONAL AND SOMETIMES VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE DRIVETRAIN...LIKE DRIVING OVER RUMBLE BARS. ALSO SOME LOSS OF POWER WHILE ACCELERATING AND HARD SHIFTING. THIS IS FROM TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO CROSS CONTAMINATION BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

UPDATE TO NHTSA ID # 10587080. FILLED OUT VIN INCORRECTLY. CORRECT VIN IS ABOVE. *TR

RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE BOTH THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $7,000. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL NISSAN MODELS, YEARS 2005-2010 AND CLASS ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. THE SETTLEMENT PROVIDED NO HELP TO SOMEONE IN MY SITUATION WITH OVER 100,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDED VERY LIMITED FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFIED. THIS IS A KNOWN, CATASTROPHIC ISSUE AND RECALLS OR REIMBURSEMENTS WERE THE PROPER, SAFE, ETHICAL SOLUTION. THIS WAS NOT DONE, AND NOW I AM STUCK WITH A FIX THAT WILL COST 90% OF WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. THERE WAS NO SOLUTION GIVEN THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED IT, SO I REALLY HAD NO OPTION HERE BUT TO WAIT FOR THE FAILURE AND GET STUCK WITH THE $7000 BILL. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY KNOWN SAFETY HAZARDS WITH THIS FAILURE, BUT A FAILED RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION COULD POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS. *TR

JULY 2006 I PURCHASED A NEW NISSAN XTERRA. OCTOBER 2008 AT APPROX. 58,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION "SLIPPED" AS I MADE A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC STOPPED FOR ME. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS THE PROBLEM WORSENED. ON OCTOBER 30TH I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RICART NISSAN. AN INITIAL CHECK SHOWED A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE SERVICE PERSON ACCUSED ME OF PUTTING OIL IN THE TRANSMISSION AND STATED THAT NISSAN WOULD SEND THE FLUID TO A LABORATORY FOR TESTING. APPROX 6 DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATING NISSAN WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE. AT 60,000 MILES OR A MONTH OR SO LATER MY VEHICLE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE NEVER REALLY RAN CORRECTLY AFTER THAT; HEAVY SHIFTING, VEHICLE WOULD NOT WARM UP WHEN STATIONARY. I MADE SEVERAL FOLLOW UP CALLS TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT EACH TIME I WAS ADVISED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, OR OVER 60,000 MILES. AT THAT POINT I JUST DEALT WITH THE ROUGH RUNNING ROUGH SHIFTING VEHICLE. MOVE AHEAD TO MAY 2014. ONCE AGAIN THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE TURNING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. AT THIS POINT I BEGAN RESEARCHING MY VEHICLE AND FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, MORE SPECIFICALLY COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING FAILURE WAS AN ON GOING PROBLEM, I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT PICKERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ENGAGED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. KMJ

WITHIN 2 YEARS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, WE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR LATCH MECHANISM. THE DEVICE HAS A CHILD SAFETY LOCK (UNSURE IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM). AFTER JIGGLING THE LOCK TOGGLE IN THE VEHICLE AND THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK, THE DOOR WOULD EVENTUALLY UNLOCK AND ALLOW YOU TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS FIX WOULD REMAIN TEMPORARY AND OCCUR OFTEN. THEN THE SAME TROUBLE MOVED TO THE OPPOSITE REAR DOOR. AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE NOW FOR 8 YEARS, BOTH DOORS WOULD LOCK AT SOME POINT IN TIME, TOGETHER, OR SEPARATELY AND SOMETIMES UNLOCK AFTER VIGOROUS ATTEMPTS TO UNLOCK THE TOGGLE. NOW BOTH DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK FOR US TO OPEN THEM. THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH A LINKAGE SYSTEM THAT MAY HAVE A BROKEN PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS THE LINKAGE ROD. I CHECKED THAT MYSELF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD THAT HAS TO CRAWL OUT OF THE FRONT IN ORDER TO GET OUT. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THIS DELAY OR AN INABILITY TO MOVE ON HIS OWN, COULD BE DETRIMENTAL. I TOLD THE DEALER SEVERAL TIME ABOUT IT, BUT THEY WERE NEVER REALLY CONCERNED AND THE MECHANISM SEEMED TO WORK WELL WITH THEM, SO THEY SHRUGGED ME OFF. THE DEALER HAS TERRIBLE SERVICE. OVERALL, THE TRUCK HAS BEEN GREAT. BUT, I WORRY THAT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET IT OPEN WHEN NEEDED IN AN EMERGENCY. I WILL BE ORDERING MY OWN PARTS AND DOING THE REPAIR MYSELF. I CAN'T TRUST THE DEALERSHIP AND I AM FED UP WITH THEIR LIES AND DECEIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INCORRECT FUEL LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,223.

SUV STARTED VIBRATING BADLY WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS NEAR 60 MPH. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. TOOK VEHICLE TO SHEEHY NISSAN IN ANNAPOLIS, MD TO HAVE INVESTIGATED AND WAS TOLD COOLANT HAD MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO A FAILURE IN RADIATOR. I WAS TOLD THAT A COSTLY REPAIR IS MY ONLY OPTION, AND THAT WHILE I CAN DRIVE IT NOW, A TOTAL FAILURE AT "SOME POINT LATER" IS IMMINENT. HOW CAN I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE STREETS KNOWING THAT AT ANY MOMENT THE TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL??/ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS SLIPPED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE MORE THAN ONCE, WHO REPAIRED THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT HAD HEARD A HUMMING NOISE WHEN CHANGING GEARS AND ALSO EXPERIENCED THE FUEL GAUGE PROVIDING ERRONEOUS FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) BUT THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BOTH STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE ONE YEAR TIME FRAME TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO REIMBURED THE PAYMENTS MADE TOWARDS THE DEDUCTIBLE AND THE CAR RENTAL. UPDATED 08/18/2014*JS

FELT VIBRATING WHILE DRIVING. STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND HAD NO 1ST GEAR AFTER. I WAS TOLD WATER GOT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. CALLED NISSAN AFTER DOING RESEARCH TO FIND OUT THIS WAS A BIG PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TOUGH LUCK PRETTY MUCH. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES!!! *TR

RADIATOR CRACKED AND LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION DAMAGED. *TR

WELL I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE VEHICLE STARTED CHUGGING AND THEN IT STOPPED MOVING, WHEN I HAD A TRANSMISSION SHOP LOOK AT IT THEY TOLD ME THE RADIATOR CRACKED AND LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANS AND DESTROYED THE TRANS, NOW IT IS GOING TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS BUT NEED TO GET IT FIXED SINCE I BORROWED MONEY TO BUY IT. I WAS TOLD BY THE TRANS SHOP THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN SINCE THE TRANS FLUID LINES AND RADIATOR FLUID DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER, BUT IS A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR AND DESIGN THAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE ON A BUSINESS TRIP AWAY FROM HOME NOTICED THE HEATER STOPPED BLOWING WARM AIR. A FEW MINUTES LATER ENGINE TEMPERATURE SPIKED BUT THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. 50 MILES LATER HEATER STARTED WORKING AGAIN. TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND DISCOVERED TRANSMISSION COOLER WITHIN THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED, ALLOWING THE RADIATOR COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLER, SYSTEM FLUSH. HAD THE SYSTEM FLUSHED AGAIN 1 WEEK AFTER RADIATOR REPLACEMENT. TRANSMISSION NOW ACTING ERRATICALLY, PARTICULAR WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. INITIAL ASSESSMENTS BY MECHANIC SUGGESTS TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION COMPUTER REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. COST OF REPLACEMENT EXCEEDS THE VALUE OF CAR EVEN THOUGH THE REST OF THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. *TR

CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY AND WAS SHAKING. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT INTO MY TRANSMISSION AND RUINING MY TRANSMISSION. REPAIR WILL COST $4102 + TAX. *JS

I HAVE WARRANTY EXTENSION NOTICES SENT OUT BY NISSAN. THEY ARE FOR A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR THEY MAY GO INTO THE TRANSMISSION..MY RADIATOR WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID IT HAD A LEAK. THERE WAS NO FLUID IN MY GARAGE OR DRIVEWAY.. NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED 76993 MILES. AFTER DEALING WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT A RELATED PROBLEM..THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS ACTION IN AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS PROBLEM.THE COST WAS $4500.00.IF YOU NEED ANY OTHER QUESTION ANSWERED PLEASE CALL ME AT [XXX]..I AM LOOKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF TRANNY REPAIR..ALL WORK WAS DONE BY MIKE BARNEY NISSAN 3676 SHERIDAN DRIVE AMHERST,NY 14226. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO CONTAMINATION BY ENGINE COOLANT. THE SOURCE OF THE CONTAMINATION IS A CRACKED LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH AN ENGINE COOLANT CHAMBER IN THE RADIATOR. RESULTING IN HAVING TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND NOW THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. CURRENT THERE IS A RECALL HOWEVER I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL. MY CAR IS UNDER 8 YEARS OLD AND HAS APPROX. 152,000 MILES, HENCE, DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION SUIT ORDERING NISSAN TO REIMBURSE REPAIRS. I AM NOW OUT $4,000 EVEN THOUGH NISSAN IS AWARE THIS IS A PURE MECHANICAL ERROR ON THEIR PART. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTERS IN THE CAR AND ALMOST CAUSED A PILE UP! SHAME ON YOU NISSAN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS COASTED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ECM RELAY WAS REPLACED. IN 2011, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED A FAILURE AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL INDICATOR. IT DROPS DOWN TO "E" WHEN THE VEHICLE IDLES FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES. *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. RESULTING IN HAVING TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND NOW THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. CURRENT THERE IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN # 10V517000, HOWEVER I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL. MY CAR ACTUALLY IS 8 YEARS OLD AND HAS APPROX. 105,000 MILES, HENCE, DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION SUIT ORDERING NISSAN TO REIMBURSE REPAIRS. *TR

NISSAN WILL NOT STEP UP AND FIX THEIR MISTAKE, OUR CAR IS AT 87000 MILES AND THE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO HOW NISSAN CONFIGURED THEIR SYSTEM FROM THE YEARS OF 2006 - 2009. WHEN I SPOKE WITH [XXX] AT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS HE INTIMATED THAT NISSAN IS NOT AWARE OF THIS BEING A MAJOR ISSUE, BUT INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH STOPPED USING THIS CONFIGURATION IN 2010. THEY CLAIM THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN TO EVERY NISSAN, WE NEED MORE CONSUMERS TO COME FORWARD, SO THAT THIS WILL BECOME A "RECALL". THE SYSTEM IS FAULTY IT MAY NOT HAPPEN AT 80,000 / 90,000 / 100,000 , BUT COUNT ON IT HAPPENING AT SOME POINT. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. IF NISSAN HAD COMMUNICATED TO US THAT THE WARRANTY COVERING THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS EXTENDED TO 80,000 BUT OF COURSE WHY WOULD THEY ADMIT TO A FAULTY SYSTEM, AND LET THEIR VALUED CUSTOMERS KNOW. SIMPLE THEY DO NOT VALUE THEIR CUSTOMERS, THEY LOST THIS GROUP. WAY TO GO NISSAN, SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE THIS WILL HURT YOU. SIGNED-DISGUSTED INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO THAT WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR WOULD JUST STOP RUNNING, WOULD HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE IF THE ROAD WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. NOW THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SHAKE AND MAKE NOISE, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY RADIATOR IS MAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT MAKES THE MOTOR QUIT AND LOSS OF POWER. I AM INFORMED THAT I NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. LOOKING ONLINE I SEE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SANE SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL. I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT'S SAFETY ALONE! I ALMOST HIT A CAR AND A PEDESTRIAN WHILE TRYING TO STEER OFF THE ROAD AND STOP. PLEASE HELP WITH A RECALL!! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS IN MD INTERSTATE 97 GOING NORTH AT 65 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE INTENSELY THAT I HAD TO SLOW DOWN WHICH NEARLY CAUSE A MULTIPLE COLLISION(AT LEAST 4) FROM A VEHICLE BEHIND HITTING ME. AS I SLOWLY MOVED TO THE SIDE, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD THAT NEARLY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. BROUGHT IT TO PEP BOYS AND ASSESSED CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION AND I WAS ADVISED TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER. NISSAN DEALER DIAGNOSED COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. COOLANT ALSO LEAKING FROM THE UPPER AND LOWER RADIATOR AND RADIATOR IS ALSO LEAKING. THIS LOOKS LIKE A MECHANICAL ISSUE THAT DEFINITELY LEAD AND CAUSE SAFETY ISSUE.

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP, TURNS OUT THE ATF WAS CONTAMINATED BY THE RADIATOR FAILING AND LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS DETERMINED BY THE DEALER AND OF COURSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION IS BEING WORKED ON BY A TRANSMISSION SHOP TO THE TUNE OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE CONTAMINATION RUINED AT LEAST ALL CLUTCH PLATES, THE BANDS, AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA A MONTH AGO AND WHEN I DROVE OFF THE LOT IT REGISTERED A QUARTER TANK OF GAS BUT THE NEXT DAY AS I WAS DRIVING IT RAN OUT OF GAS. I FILLED UP THE GAS TANK AND AGAIN IT REGISTERED A QUARTER TANK FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN WENT TO E WITH THE GAS LIGHT ON. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND I CALLED NISSAN WHO TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL DEALER TO GET LOOKED AT. I JUST CAME BACK FROM THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT IT WAS ALREADY REPLACED WITH A NEW PART AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. IF IT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW PART THEN WHY IS THERE STILL A PROBLEM. THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD AS I CAN RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR A BUSY HIGHWAY. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY NISSAN AS THEY KNOW THIS IS A FAULTY PART AND EVIDENTLY EVEN THE NEW PARTS ARE FAULTY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR CAUSING LOSS OF SPEED AND NEAR COLLISIONS FROM FOLLOWING VEHICLES. DIAGNOSIS WAS A FLAW IN THE RADIATOR THAT ALLOWED COOLANT TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, RPMS WENT UP AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. DIAGNOSIS WAS NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH 2006 NISSAN XTERRAS WITH LOW MILEAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, SHE WAS UNABLE TO READ NEITHER THE SPEED NOR THE LEVEL OF FUEL IN HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000. UPDATED 02/27/14