2006 Nissan Xterra complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH AND SUDDENLY STARTED TO JERK BACK AND FORTH AND SWERVE SIDE TO SIDE. THEN IT SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. THEN VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DO THIS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IM TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR HAD CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED INSIDE AND SENT TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE RADIATOR CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS MY SONS VEHICLE THAT HE DRIVES DAILY OR AT LEAST USED TO. *TR

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, USUALLY 60-70 MPH. INSPECTION REVEALED A KNOWN PROBLEM REPORTED FOR XTERRAS, PATHFINDERS AND FRONTIERS, 2005-2010; RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THIS RESULTED IN A $6,000 REPAIR WITH NO COVERAGE FROM NISSAN. *TR

VIBRATION FROM TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY FUEL SENDER FLOAT DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF THE MILES JUST TO BE SURE I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS ON A TRAIN TRACK OR IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. THERE WAS A RECALL DONE FOR THIS PART FOR 2001-2008 NISSAN XTERRAS. MINE IN AN '06, BUT WHEN I TRY TO GET IT FIXED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER TELL ME THAT THE RECALL DOESN'T APPLY TO MY VIN. ITS NOT FAIR THAT SOME VEHICLES WITH THE PROPER VIN THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ARE ALLOWED TO GET FIXED BUT NOT MINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH GAS. NEXT THING I KNOW THE VEHICLE HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. CALL NISSAN AND THE STATED IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN OUT OF GAS TWICE ON THE STREETS DUE TO A UNKNOWING MY GAS LEVEL. AT NISSAN THEY STATED THAT IS NOT A HAZARD WHICH I BELIEVE IT S WHEN IT HAPPEN IN BUSY ROADS OR AT NIGHT. *TR

MY VEHICLE AT TIME OF PURCHASE HAD 91,736 MILES. AS I WAS DRIVING IT HOME IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE AFTER 60MPH AND THE RPMS REACH OVER 4500. I WAS IN THE LAST LANE WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED TO CLEAR. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND GO AT THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC. I HAD TO PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND GET OVER TO THE LAST LANE. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AT TIMES WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE REACHES HIGH RPMS AND IT LUNGES FORWARD UNTIL IT SETTLES IN. I TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY BOTH TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND THE RADIATOR LEAKED WATER AND THAT IS WHAT MADE THE TRANSMISSION START SLIPPING. I DON??T WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN BECAUSE I WAS SCARED THAT I WILL BE DRIVING 65MPH AND ONE OF A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND BE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I CAN??T ACCELERATE. THE MECHANICS GAVE ME A QUOTE F $2400 FOR A USED TRANSMISSION AND $3900 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AND AN ADDITIONAL $250-300 TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR. I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH TWO CHILDREN AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I AM NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN FEAR THAT I MIGHT DAMAGE IT MORE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPAIR IT AT MY COST, THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I AM ASKING FOR THERE TO BE AN INVESTIGATION AND A RECALL DUE TO ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE DENIED THE RIGHT TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND USE ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS TO FIX THE SITUATION. THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR SH

STEERING WHEEL BEARINGS WENT OUT AND DURING A RIGHT TURN THE STEERING COLUMN FROZE UP TEMPORARILY. HIT THE CURB AT LOW SPEED. TOOK CAR IN TO MECHANIC AND REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. FOUND OUT WITHIN THE LAST 60 DAYS 02-05 NISSAN XTERRA'S HAVE A STEERING COLUMN RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE BEARINGS. CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL SO THEY WOULD DO NOTHING, "NEVER HAD AN INCIDENT REPORT IN THE US ABOUT THIS. WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER AN INCIDENT REPORT. I AM OUT $718.68 AND COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

2006 NISSAN XTERRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED RADIATOR COOLANT CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA W/ 119,000 MILES EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED BY A FAILURE OF THE RADIATOR. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE NOTICE OF WHERE THE INVESTIGATION STANDS AT THIS TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ABOUT 61K MILES THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS DRAGGING WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WHEN I GOT HOME I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. THE LOCAL SHOP DROPPED THE PAN AND SAID THE FLUID WAS OK. THE DRAGGING DIDN'T COME BACK AFTER A FLUID CHANGE. HOWEVER, LATER ON, AT HIGHWAY I OCCASIONALLY FELT A VIBRATION THAT STOPPED WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. I LATER GOT NOTICE OF AN EXTENDED RADIATOR WARRANTY TO 80K MILES, BUT IT DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE ANTIFREEZE NEVER LOOKED LOW WHEN I CHECKED THE RADIATOR, THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE DRIVEWAY, SO I PUT THE STICKER FROM THE MAIL FROM NISSAN ON THE MANUAL AND PUT IT BACK IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. ON SATURDAY 6/8/2013 SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AT THAT TIME THE CAR SEEMED TO ?DRAG?. IT SEEMED TO NEED TO REV AT HIGHER RPM THAN USUAL TO GET GOING. AT ONE POINT IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IT WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD FOR A MINUTE, AND I HIT ALMOST 4000 RPM BEFORE IT MOVED FORWARD, VERY SLUGGISHLY. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THE NEXT DAY, THEY TOLD ME TO SEE A TRANSMISSION SHOP, SINCE A CODE "1754" CAME UP, INDICATING A DEFECTIVE CONTROL UNIT WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP TOLD ME I NEEDED A RADIATOR, CONTROL UNIT, SINCE THE DEFECTIVE RADIATOR HAD CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION WITH ANTIFREEZE. *TR

IN DECEMBER 2012 THE COOLANT IN MY RADIATOR BAGAN LEAKNIG INTO MY TRANSMISSION, WHICH I HAD FIXED IN APRIL 2013. NOW IN JUNE 2013 ALL THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FRLUID HAS LEAKED OUT AND LEAVING ME WITH NO CAR. *TR

VEHICLE SHUDDER LIKE ROLLING OVER RUMBLE STRIP. PROBLEM IS RELATED TO MANUFACTURE DEFECT WITH RADIATOR. *TR

WE HAVE RECENTLY BEGAN TO NOTICE THE HEAT - THIS PAST WINTER DID NOT WANT TO BLOW WARM/HOT AIR UNLESS WE WERE STOPPED IN TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, WE FOUND RED/FOAMING TRANSMISSION FLUID IN OUR RADIATOR-WHAT A SURPRISE AFTER DRAINING AND FLUSHING THE RADIATOR SYSTEM AND THE FACT WE DID NOT NEED THE HEATER ANY FURTHER THOUGHT WE MAYBE JUST HAD A FLUKE THING HAPPEN. NOW IN DRIVING OUR XTERRA IT HAS ALL OF A SUDDEN DEVELOPED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT ENDANGERS ANYONE WHO DRIVES IT. IT STARTS OUR RUNNING SMOOTH AND THEN OUT OF NO WHERE HAS NO MOVEMENT AND THEN IN AN INSTANT WILL LUNGE. WE HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAD THIS SCENARIO HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC - TALK ABOUT SCARY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE ALL OF SUDDEN IS IN YOUR BACK WINDOW AND NOW ON YOUR BUMPER..IT HAS CAUSED US TO BE FEARFUL WE WERE GOING TO BE THE CAUSE OF A MAJOR ACCIDENT MORE THAN ONCE. WE HAVE A 6 YEAR OLD THAT IS WITH US ALL THE TIME AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE ARE AFRAID TO PUT HIM IN THIS VEHICLE AND GO ANYWHERE. WE ARE A TWO INCOME FAMILY LIVING FROM PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND DO NOT KNOW WHERE OR HOW WE ARE GOING TO GET THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS. NISSAN DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT REST ASSURED, IF WE ARE IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT. *TR

I AM GETTING SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT DIAGNOSTIC ERROR IS P0463, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE ACCEPT THIS COMPLAIN AND HAVE THIS FIXED AS A RECALL. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING INTO THE RADIATOR. I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR, OVER $4000.00. *TR

FUEL GAUGE DOES ACCURATELY DISPLAY REMAINING FUEL IN TANK AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. HAD DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND CATALYTIC CONVERTER NOT TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON 29 NOV 2012. AGAIN ON MAY 2013 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND AGAIN IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN. TOTAL COST OF BOTH REPLACEMENTS WAS IN EXCESS OF $1900.00. CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, SAID THAT WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. HAD CONVERTER REPLACED AT NISSAN DEALER THE FIRST TIME. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2005-2010 NISSAN SUV/TRUCK TRANSMISSIONS. COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID THROUGH COOLANT LINE CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. DEALER QUOTED $7000 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR

LIKE COUNTLESS OTHER OWNERS OF NISSAN XTERRAS, MY RADIATOR CRACKED AND LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION DESTROYING IT. MY 2006 XTERRA IS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN AN APOLOGY. LUCKILY WHEN MINE FAILED I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

FUEL GAUGE QUITS WORKING BECAUSE OF FAULTY TANK SENDING UNIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JOLTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS CONTAMINATION IN THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. ...UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF UPDATED 07/11/2013 *JS

CPSC: I1340159A. NISSAN XTERRA. CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, IS RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAG LIGHT HAD FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD TO CHANGE THE BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ON HIS OWN BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYS THE FUEL LEVEL INCORRECTLY DUE TO THE FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT SENSOR BEING FAULTY. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TO COME ON. SINCE THE FUEL GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS YEARS OF NISSAN VEHICLES. I SPOKE WITH A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THEY WOULD HAVE TO COMPLETELY UNINSTALL THE FUEL MODULE TO REPAIR THE ISSUE AND WOULD COST $900. WHEN I CALL THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP (CONTINENTAL NISSAN ANCHORAGE) THEY SAY THEY THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

XTERRA BEGAN TO FEEL SLUGGISH AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS APPROPRIATELY (IT IS AN AUTOMATIC), AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE OF MILES. RETURNED HOME TO CHECK FLUIDS AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DID NOT LOOK 'RIGHT'. CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER/SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS CROSS CONTAMINATION OF RADIATOR FLUID WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE CAUSE WAS THAT THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED. CORRECTION REQUIRED IS THAT THE RADIATOR AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $8438.43. I WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN WOULD COVER 70% OF THE COST OF THE REPAIR, HOWEVER REQUIRED THAT I PAY $3000 DOLLARS UP FRONT BEFORE THEY WOULD EVEN ORDER THE PARTS. ONCE I GAVE THEM THE $3000 BY CREDIT CARD BECAUSE A CHECK WAS ACCEPTED, I WAS TOLD IT WILL TAKE THREE WEEKS FOR THE PARTS TO ARRIVE AND THEN ANOTHER TWO DAYS FOR THE INSTALLATION. IN ADDITION, MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE RADIATOR IS NOT A COVERED PART ACCORDING TO THE WARRANTY. THE FINE PRINT STATES THAT IF A NON-COVERED PART CAUSES A COVERED PART TO BE DAMAGED THEN THEY DO NOT COVER THE COVERED PART. *TR

THIS 2006 NISSAN XTERRA PROBLEM HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH STABILITY OF THE VEHICLE, LURCHES IN ACCELERATION, NEAR-STALLS, AND UNCERTAINTY ABOUT RELIABILITY OF VEHICLE IN TAKING TRIPS. THE PROBLEMS CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AND WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT IT IS CAUSED BY ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND VICE VERSA. THERE IS VERY VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF THE COOLANT BEING IN THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE RADIATOR. I HAVE CHECKED BOTH OF THESE AND THERE IS NO MISTAKING IT. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME TO NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE TWO TRIPS BECAUSE OF BEING AFRAID OF THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILING AND LEAVING ME AND MY FAMILY STRANDED IN A REMOTE AREA DURING THE TRIP, NOT TO MENTION MY EVERYDAY DRIVING THAT IS REQUIRED. *TR

THE 2006 NISSAN XTERRA RAN OUT OF GASOLINE DUE TO FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. THE GAUGE HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND FINALLY HAS COMPLETELY FAILED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE HOW MUCH FUEL IS STILL IN THE FUEL TANK. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS FOUR TIMES. I TRY MY BEST TO GAUGE THE LEVEL OF FUEL BY USING CALCULATIONS BASED ON HOW MUCH FUEL IS PUT INTO THE TANK AT THE GASOLINE PUMP, BUT THAT METHOD HAS PROVEN TO BE QUESTIONABLE AT BEST. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS FAILING BECAUSE OF DEFECT IN RADIATOR THAT ALLOWS COOLANT IN TO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

RECEIVED MESSAGE P0463 ON MY CAR. THIS IS FOR A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A FAULTY FACTORY EQUIPMENT PIECE ON THIS MODEL/CAR AND THEREFORE, I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. COST IS CLOSE TO $600.00 AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. *TR

IN DEC 2012 I HAD TO TAKE MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA TO THE GARAGE, THERE I WAS TOLD THAT MY RADIATOR HAD CRACKED IN 3 PLACES AND THAT I HAD COOLANT IN MY TRANSMISSION. I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED SEVERAL TIME. THEN ON APRIL 10 I WAS DRIVING HOME. WHILE GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO GO (LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING ANY GAS). TOOK THE XTERRA BACK TO THE GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REBUILD OR REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO DO RECALLS AND REIMBURSE EVERYONE THAT HAS ALREADY HAD THIS PROBLEM. IF THEY WERE ANY KIND OF "GOOD" COMPANY THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY WOULD DO! VERY DISAPPOINTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED AN ENTIRE SHUTDOWN OF MY TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT IT WOULD TAKE UP TO $5,000 TO REPAIR. THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED DUE TO A DEFECT THAT NISSAN COULD HAVE EASILY RECALLED AND AVOIDED. I HAVE CONDUCTED RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER NISSAN OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST EVEN THOUGH THIS COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY AVOIDED BY NISSAN MANUFACTURERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. *TR

KNOW RADIATOR LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION. NISSAN REFUSES TO PAY ON EXTENDED WARRANTY TO REPAIR. MY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE IS $7,300.00. *TR

I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN I ACCELERATED IT WAS LIKE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT GETTING ANY GAS. I ALMOST GOT HIT DUE TO THE LACK OF POWER. I TOOK MY XTERRA TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT MIXED DUE TO A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION ARE RUINED. I WAS ADVISED THAT IT WILL COST AROUND $8000.00 TO FIX. AT LEAST I DIDN'T HAVE A WRECK, ALTHOUGH IT WAS CLOSE. *TR

SAME PROBLEM AS MANY OTHERS. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT MIXED AND IT IS ALL TOAST NOW. THIS IS DUE TO A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT ARE MIXING CAUSING MY TRANSMISSION TO LOCK IN 1ST GEAR. *TR

ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT HARD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY RADIATOR ASSEMBLY HAS LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WONT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I GOT A LETTER FROM NISSAN SAYING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY AND SHOW THE DEALER IT AS WELL AND THEY STILL WON'T COVER IT FOR BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. SO I ASKED THEM HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE TO FIX IT AND IT WOULD BE $8000.00 TO REPAIR. THE DEALER SUGGESTED I CALL NISSAN. SO I CALL AND TELL THEM MY PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR AND TELL SAID THEY WONT COVER IT OF BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. I ASKED NISSAN WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO AND THEY SAID THAT I'M OUT OF LUCK. SO I'M WONDERING WHY THEY DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL ON A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK THAT MORNING. I LIVE ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN SO I WAS GOING DOWN A MOUNTAIN. I STARTED TO HEAR A GRINDING SOUND BETWEEN 40-60 MPH. THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. WHEN I WOULD SLOW DOWN IT BEGAN TO STOP. I GOT TO WORK AND WHEN THE TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT VEHICLE HE STATED THE COOLANT HAD MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. I AM IN THE CAR BUSINESS SO I KNEW THAT THIS WAS MAJOR DAMAGE. I CALLED A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND TO MY SURPRISE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOW ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM VERY UPSET AND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT BEING ON A MOUNTAIN AND HAVING THE TRANSMISSION GO OUT. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE AND AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH THE SERVICE. I WROTE A COMPLAINT TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND THE ONLY REPLY I RECEIVED WA TO TELL ME ABOUT AN OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. WELL SINCE THE VEHICLE CAN'T BE DRIVEN I GUESS THAT RECALL WILL HAVE TO WAIT. I DID REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION SEVERAL TIMES IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD SAVE THE TRANSMISSION BUT SO SORRY TO SAY I STILL HAVE THE SHUTTER AND VIBRATION AT 40 -60 MPH. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT NISSAN HAS COME UP WITH IS A LAUGH! MOST COMPLAINT I HAVE SEEN THE CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WELL AFTER 100000 MILES AND WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER PAY ANYTHING ON A DEFECTED PART THAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE. SHAME ON NISSAN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I TOOK MY XTERRA IN FOR A FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS COMPUTER CODE PO463 WHICH IS A FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST AROUND 600.00 THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! I HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERNET WHERE NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM.PLEASE FORCE NISSAN TO MAKE THIS A FACTORY RECALL. 600.00 IS THE COST OF A MORTGAGE PAYMENT AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION WITHOUT THIS FIX!!!! *TR

LIKE HUNDREDS OF OTHER XTERRA OWNERS, OUR RADIATOR LINE LEAKED COOLANT INTO OUR TRANSMISSION AND IT TOTALLY DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION, AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. ALL TOLD, $4,000 TO REPAIR (AND THAT WAS WITH A HEFTY DISCOUNT FROM AAMCO). IT HAPPENED ON AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND WE WERE LUCKY NOT TO END UP IN A WRECK. IN THE TWO DAYS IT TOOK AAMCO TO FIX OUR CAR, WE SPOKE WITH TWO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEIR XTERRA'S. I AM AMAZED THAT THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED IN A MORE SATISFACTORY MANNER BY NISSAN. I HOPE THIS INVESTIGATION HELPS DRIVE NISSAN TO DO A RECALL ON THESE PARTS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

I FILLED UP THE GAS TANK AND NOTICED THAT THE GAUGE FAILED TO RISE TO REFLECT THE AMOUNT OF FUEL I ADDED. A DAY LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, REGISTERING CODE P0463. SINCE THIS INCIDENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN READING VARIOUS LEVELS OF FUEL, WITH NO WAY TO DETERMINE IF IT IS ACCURATE OR NOT. *TR

ON FEB. 8TH MY WIFE AND I WERE MOVING INTO A NEW PLACE JUST MILES AWAY FROM OUR OLD HOME. WHEN CRUISING IN BETWEEN 40-50 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING EXTREME VIBRATION IN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS THEN THAT I ASSUMED IT MIGHT BE A UNIVERSAL JOINT AND/OR THE DRIVE SHAFT. SO WHEN I HAD THE MONEY I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I HAD TO DROP IT OFF BUT LATER THAT AFTERNOON THE MECHANIC CALLED ME AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE DRIVE SHAFT AND THE FRONTAL U-JOINT. HE REPLACED THE U-JOINT AND RE-BALANCED THE DRIVE SHAFT. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED BUT JUST A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD I REALIZED IT HADN'T. SO I BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY TOOK A SECOND LOOK AND TOLD ME IT MAY BE TWO THINGS. EITHER THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS BAD OR THE COOLANT HOSE BUSTED AND THE ANTIFREEZE WAS DRAINING INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO BLOW OUT. THEY THEN TOLD ME TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION WOULD COST ME AROUND $6,000 WHICH TO ME IS WORTH MORE THAN THE ACTUAL VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT HOME I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT SURE ENOUGH THE ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE ANTIFREEZE LOOKS LIKE A GREEN APPLE MILKSHAKE IF YOU CAN IMAGINE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE NOR WARRANTY COVERAGE. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE. I'M AT A LOSS, AND NOW THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING I CAN DO WITH MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE JERKED AND BRIEFLY LOST PROPULSION. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. I FEARED THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN WHILE PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT MY MECHANIC HAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, WHICH IS RELATED TO THIS PHENOMENON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS A QUARTER FULL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY REFUELED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,556.

I WAS GOING APROX. 15 MPH ON A STRAIGHT WAY OFF OF A DIRT ROAD AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN A LITTLE WAY FROM IT , APPLIED THE BRAKE LIKE NORMAL, WHEN I HEARD MY ENGINE SOUND LIKE THE ACCELERATOR WAS BEING ROMPED ON, AND REALIZED IT WAS IN FACT SPEEDING UP RAPIDLY. I THEN STARTED THINKING FAST, PUT MY OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE TOO AND PULLED UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I KNEW I COULDN'T MAKE THE TURN AT THE STOP SIGN ONTO A HWY. I WOKE UP AFTER BEING UNCONSCIOUS FOR AROUND THREE HRS. DUE TO SEVERAL INJURIES CAUSED BY THE AIRBAG THAT APPARENTLY INFLATED AT THE FIRST LARGE TREE IMPACT. PROCEEDING TO HIT SEVERAL OTHERS BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP AND ALOT OF SHAKING AROUND AND FORTUNATELY I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON OR OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN EJECTED THRU THE WINDSHIELD ON THE LAST IMPACT FOR SURE HITTING THE LARGEST TREE OF ALL, STOPPING ME FROM ENTERING INTO A CREEK ABOUT 5 FEET AWAY, WHEN I WAS TAKEN TO THE SITE THE NEXT DAY I STILL DIDN'T REALIZE JUST WHAT HAPPENED, AND COULD ONLY REMEMBER THAT SOUND OF THE ENGINE REVVING SO LOUD WHILE I WAS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN SEEING THE STOP SIGN A WAYS UP AHEAD AND THEN REALIZING THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO SLOW DOWN AND WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE MORE AS I THEN WAS HOLDING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND HAD PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND KNOWING I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT TURN WITHOUT ROLLING AND WAS NO WHERE TO GO BUT STRAIGHT IF I COULDN'T GET IT TO STOP, AND AT THAT TIME IT WAS GOING WAY FASTER THAN I WAS ORIGINALLY GOIN

WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE GETS CLOSE TO 1/4 TANK IT WILL DROP DOWN TO EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

TRIED TO OPEN REAR DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR, AND WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE OF VEHICLE. CHECKED LOCKS, OPENED WITH THE KEY FOB AND INTERNAL UNLOCK BUTTON AND YOU CAN HEAR IT DISENGAGE, YET DOOR WILL NOT RELEASE. THIS IS A THE SECOND TIME WE'VE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH A NISSAN XTERRA; ONCE BEFORE ON ANOTHER XTERRA, MODEL YEAR 2006 AS WELL, AND NOW THIS 2006 THAT WE PURCHASED USED 4 YEARS AGO. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AND NOT KNOW IT; AND HAD TO VACATE THE VEHICLE IN A HURRY; WOULD PRESENT A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT MOST TIMES OUR CHILDREN ARE IN THIS REAR SEAT. THAT IT HAS HAPPENED ON TWO SEPARATE VEHICLES WE'VE OWNED, THE PRIOR ONE IT HAPPENED WITHIN THE FACTORY WARRANTY TIME, AND NOW THIS ONE, AND UPON READING ABOUT IT ONLINE, IT IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE ACTUATOR ON THE OTHER ONE, BUT SEEMS TO BE A PART THAT IS AN ISSUE, AND NOT NECESSARILY BASED ON THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER PLASTIC PART FAILED; ONLY INDICATION IS A WHINE SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. NISSAN ISSUED A TSB TO THEIR DEALERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT NOTHING TO THE CONSUMER. IF THE TIMING CHAIN FAILS IT WILL CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ENGINE AND A POSSIBLE CRASH. AN UNKNOWING CONSUMER HAS NO IDEA ABOUT WHAT THIS SOUND MEANS (JUST SOUNDS LIKE A NOISY ENGINE) AND MIGHT HAVE LITTLE WARNING PRIOR TO A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THE TYPE OF ENGINE IN THE XTERRA, IT AFFECTS OTHER MODEL ALSO, AND AT A VERY LOW MILEAGE 50-60K MI. CONSUMERS NEED TO BE NOTIFIED OF THIS DEFECT AND TO LISTEN FOR THE NOISE. NOT EVERYONE TAKES THEIR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. MOST MECHANICS KNOW THAT TIMING CHAINS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST WELL OVER 100,000 - 200,000 MILES AND WOULD NEVER SUSPECT THE DEFECT. A SAFETY RECALL OR AT LEAST A NOTIFICATION TO CONSUMERS WOULD BE ADVISABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK) HOWEVER, WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.