2006 Nissan Xterra complaints

DUE TO A CRACKED RADIATOR, COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. LUCKILY, WAS ABLE TO TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF SERVICE BEFORE MORE DAMAGE COULD OCCUR, AS A RESULT THE FIRTH GEAR WAS DEEMED INOPERATIVE. THE CRACKED RADIATOR WAS REPLACED, AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE, BUT GAS MILEAGE HAS SIGNIFICANTLY BEEN REDUCED BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF THE FIFTH GEAR. I TALKED TO NUMEROUS REPAIR AND TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. RESEARCHING ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE A ACTIVE INVESTIGATION WAS FOUND UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER # DP12004. *TR

DUE TO A CRACK IN THE INTERNAL RADIATOR, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. I WAS ALMOST SIDE SWIPED PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT BECAUSE MY XTERRA WOULDN'T GO INTO 1ST GEAR. THE CRACK IN THE COOLANT CORD IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THIS PRODUCT DEFECT AND CORRELATING DAMAGES. *TR

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM REQUIRING THE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH MAJOR COMPONENTS. TOTAL COST OF THE WORK WAS OVER $5000 AFTER CHECKING WITH NUMEROUS REPAIR FACILITIES. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS EVERY REPAIR SHOP I TALKED TO SAID THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT EVERY CUSTOMER HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT NISSAN'S RESPONSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TANK AFTER REFUELING THE TANK TO CAPACITY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILIARY TANK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYS THE FUEL LEVEL INCORRECTLY DUE TO THE FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT 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. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS ON AND THE GAUGE GOT CLOSE TO EMPTY AS EXPECTED WHILE HEADING TO A GAS STATION. SHORTLY AFTER, THE GAUGE ODDLY CHANGED TO SHOW 1/4 TANK OF GAS INCORRECTLY. ADDED GAS AT THE STATION AND CONFIRMED THE INACCURATE GAUGE READING. STARTED THE CAR AND RECEIVED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH CODE P0463. FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED. I HAD THIS CONFIRMED AT MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. THIS FAILURE CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH SINCE IT CAN CAUSE THE TANK TO GO EMPTY WHILE THE GAUGE SHOWS IT HAS GAS. THE ISSUE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE NISSAN FUEL SENDING UNIT RECALL (ID # 10V075000) AND MAY INCLUDE THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART BUT ODDLY MY ISSUE IS NOT COVERED IN THE EXISTING RECALL. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART AND RELEASED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR MY VIN, ACKNOWLEDGING THE PART HAD A HIGH FAILURE RATE, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. UNFORTUNATELY MY ISSUE IS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION AND I AM HAVING DIFFICULTIES GETTING IT ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. THE NISSAN CUSTOMER SUPPORT SPECIALIST I DEALT WITH ADMITTED THAT IN THEIR OPINION THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER A RECALL. IT SEEMS TO ME AND MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS I HAVE SPOKE WITH THAT NISSAN IS EXTENDING WARRANTIES TO REDUCE COMPLAINTS IN HOPES OF AVOIDING A MASS RECALL ON ALL GENERATION 2 XTERRA, PATHFINDERS, AND TITANS. THIS IS A RECURRING SAFETY PROBLEM FOR MANY NISSAN CUSTOMERS THAT IS BEING NEGLECTED BY THE MANUFACTU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO PROPERLY DISPLAY THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILIARY TANK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. I SPOKE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE XTERRAS. NISSAN DOES HAVE A PROGRAM TO REBATE SOME OF THE REPAIR ($4,500 DOLLARS). THIS PROGRAM HAS A CUTOFF AT 100K MILES. MY VEHICLE HAS 119K MILES. NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP WITH THE COST OF REPAIR ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IS A PROBLEM. NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HAVING ME AS A CUSTOMER IN THE FUTURE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILIARY TANK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,600.

ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE. WAS NOT NOTICED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, IT WAS NOTICED AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS UP. WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NOISE IS DUE TO THE PLASTIC TIMING CHAIN GUIDES THAT WEAR DOWN AND THEN THE TIMING CHAIN BEGINS TO RUB ON METAL. FAILURE TO CHANGE OUT THE ENTIRE TIMING CHAIN KIT MAY RESULT IN THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKING AND RUPTURING THE OIL PAN. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT THE PLASTIC GUIDES WERE A FAULTY PART BUT IT WAS NOT A RECALL, IF THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK ANY CAR WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES SHOULD NEED SUCH A PRICEY "WEAR AND TEAR" FIX AND I BELIEVE THIS PART IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IN ADDITION, SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2010 I HAVE HAD A DIFFERENTIAL SEAL LEAK AND A REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK. ALL OF WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD ARE NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR" WITH A REPAIR PRICE TAG OF A FEW THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAKAGE WHICH SIPPED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH ON A BUSY STREET WHEN MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TOWED MY CAR TO NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY TRANS WAS NO GOOD AND IT WOULD COST 6,000 TO 10,000 TO FIX. I CONTACTED NISSANS CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY SAID I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY WARRANTIES. NISSAN TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RADIATOR FLUID IN MY TRANSMISSION WHICH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT. I TOWED MY CAR FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD MY TRANS DOES HAVE RADIATOR FLUID IN IT AND IT ALSO FLOODED MY COMPUTER IN THE TRANS. WHY DID NISSAN LIE TO ME? I FOUND THAT NISSAN DID EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE RADIATORS AND THAT AN E-MAIL DID GO OUT TO NISSAN OWNERS STATING THEY WOULD ALSO COVER THE TRANS IF CAUSED BY RADIATOR LEAKAGE TO 80,000 MILES BUT NISSAN TOLD ME I DON'T QUALIFY BECAUSE I AM A SECOND OWNER? STILL WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM NISSAN. THIS HAS CAUSED A GREAT HARDSHIP ON ME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 XTERRA ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THERE WAS A CLUNK AND IT STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. DROVE CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM - THE RADIATOR FAILED, LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WERE DESTROYED. NISSAN DECIDED TO NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. UNABLE TO AFFORD REPAIR, SO HAD TO SELL THE VEHICLE AS JUNK AT A LOSS. *TR

UPON START-UP CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, HAD COMPUTER READ AND CODE P0463 CAME UP INDICATING A FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HI INPUT MALFUNCTION. *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE SHOWS THE WRONG FUEL LEVEL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING A FAULT WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. I THOUGHT MY VEHICLE WOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL ID # 10V075000 - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILIARY TANK. I CALLED NISSAN AND GAVE THEM MY VIN. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL. SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED. PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR WOULD JUST ROLL. UPON ACCERALTING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE WOULD JUST REV. TOOK CAR TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS RUINED DUE TO RADIATOR COOLANT BEING LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. PRIOR TO THIS I HAD THE RADIATOR INSPECTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS SINCE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE VEHICLE AND I HAD ALREADY SURPASSED THE MILEAGE OF THE WARRANTY. THE RADIATOR SHOWED NO SIGNS OF WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

I PURCHASED VEHICLE IN MID 2009. GAS GAUGE FAILURE CAUSES ABRUPT STOPS WITHOUT NOTICE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS SITUATION AND POTENTIAL DIRECT HARM TO DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT PRIOR TO PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. AS A BUYER, I WAS NOT INFORMED OF PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE WHEN CAR PURCHASED AT USE CAR DEALERSHIP (K & J AUTO SALES ) LOCATED IN HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA. NISSAN FACTORY RECALL AND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR CODE P0463 AND P0448 WERE ISSUED FOR VEHICLE PRIOR TO PURCHASE. THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM IN CAR DESIGN WITH PREVIOUS XTERRA MODELS AS IT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN PUBLICATIONS.. *TR

I NOTICED LAST SUMMER THAT WHEN I GASSED MY NISSAN XTERRA UP THAT THE GAS GAUGE WOULD NOT SHOW IT BEING FULL AND AFTER VISITING MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR ERROR CODE P0463 AND SINCE I HAD OVER 75,000 MILES ON MY XTERRA AT THE TIME NISSAN WOULD NOT PAY TO REPAIR IT AND THAT I HAD THE OPTION TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF WHICH IS WELL OVER 300 HUNDRED DOLLARS . I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT FOR 2005 AND 2006 XTERRA PATHFINDERS ETC. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL ON THIS ID # 10V075000. I HAVE SINCE LOOKED THIS UP AND FOUND THAT THIS ONLY COVERED XTERRAS WITH CERTAIN VINS AND I'M NOT SURE IF MY XTERRA IS ONE OF THESE VINS. I ALSO FOUND IT ONLY COVERED IT UP TO 75,000 MILES WHICH OF COURSE DOESN'T HELP ME SINCE THE FUEL SENSOR BROKE AFTER 75,000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY ANNOYING PROBLEM FOR ME FOR THE LAST YEAR AND ALTHOUGH I HAVEN'T RUN OUT OF GAS YET I'VE BEEN CLOSE AND I'M SURE ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT WILL AND THEN IT WILL A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME.I RECENTLY CONTACTED NISSAN AND TALKED TO ONE OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES [XXX] AT 1-800-343-6913 EXT [XXX] AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE I HAVE OVER 105,000 MILES ON MY XTERRA NOW THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED AND IT WAS MY PROBLEM.I FEEL THAT THIS A VERY KNOWN DEFECT THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT AND HAS ONLY HALFWAY TRIED TO RESOLVE IE ONLY COVERS XTERRAS WITH CERTAIN VINS AND UP TO 75,000 MILES WHICH SHOULDN'T MATTER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHSTA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V690000 (AIR BAGS FRONTAL) BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND A CLAIM WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

GAS GAUGE IS BEHAVING ERRATICALLY. IT WILL SHOW FULL AFTER FILLING UP, THEN DROP AS EXPECTED FROM DRIVING. WHEN THE GAUGE REACHES APPROX. THE HALF TANK STICKMARK, IT WILL FREEZE THERE FOR SEVERAL MILES, THEN DROP TO E AND THE EMPTY WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, THOUGH I WOULD ESTIMATE THE TANK TO BE ABOUT HALF FULL. I STOP TO FILL UP AGAIN BUT CAN ONLY GET 7 OR SO GALLONS IN. *TR

BREAK IN TRANSMISSION COOLING COIL INSIDE RADIATOR CAUSED COOLANT TO FLOW INTO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSED VEHICLE TO SLOW. LOSS OF COOLANT IN RADIATOR CAUSED ENGINE OVERHEATING. RESULT: VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, NO ACCELERATION DUE TO SLIPPAGE, COSTLY REPLACEMENT OF RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. *TR

-FUEL SYSTEM HAS A PROBLEM REGISTERING THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK, THE PROBLEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL. -WHINING NOISE COMING FROM INSIDE THE ENGINE, NOISE COMES FROM A FAULTY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER GUIDE THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL. *TR

FUEL GAUGE READS UNTIL 3/4 TANK FUEL THEN DROPS TO "O" I HAVE TO ESTIMATE THE MILEAGE FOR FUEL PRESENTLY I GET 378 FOR A FULL TANK. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS A WHINING NOISE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A WORN DOWN TENSIONER FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. IF NEGLECTED IT COULD CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE AND MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER CLAIMS THE REPAIR INCLUDES REMOVING THE TENSIONER AND REPLACING WITH AN UPGRADED PART AS THEY KNOW THE ORIGINAL PART IS FAULTY. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN IN 2009 NTB07-042A, BUT REFUSES TO FIX THIS PART IN THEIR VEHICLES. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED! *TR

PURPLISH FLUID IN RADIATOR, TOOK TO DEALER, TRANSMISSION LINE INSIDE RADIATOR HAD BROKEN AND COOLANT HAD MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLIUD. PAID $1300.00 TO GET NEW RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSH, RADIATOR FLUSH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) RELAY UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL AND A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CAUSE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ECM RELAY FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY A PERCENTAGE OF THE COSTS FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO ISSUE WITH RADIATOR DEFECT. RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION EVENTUALLY CAUSED CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION PARTS. POWER TRAIN FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST 30 MILES FROM HOME. MY PERSONAL SAFETY WAS DEFINITELY IN PERIL AND ONLY DUE TO SKILL AND LUCK WAS AN ACCIDENT AVERTED. *TR

ON JUNE 7, 2012, NISSAN TOLD ME THAT MY RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AGES 7 WEEKS TO 5 YRS AND COUNT MY SELF LUCKY THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED BEFORE A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON BUSY LOS ANGELES COUNTY STREETS OR FREEWAYS. I WAS LATER APPALLED TO FIND OUT THAT NISSAN KNEW OF THE ISSUE, BUT COVERED IT UP AS EVIDENCED IN A NY TIMES ARTICLE DATED 8/24/2011. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR SITUATION WAS AN ISSUE THAT HE HAD SEEN BEFORE. I AM NOW BEING TOLD THAT IT WILL COST ME $4000 FOR MY CAR TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECTIVE RADIATOR THAT WOULD HAVE COST A FRACTION OF THAT TO REPLACE. I AM STILL WITHOUT A CAR AFTER 11 DAYS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT PROVIDING THE CORRECT FUEL READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FUEL SENSOR SENDING UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

MY 21 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR XTERRA IN ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON 260 MILES IN THE DESERT WHEN THE CAR TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING! BROUGHT IT FOR TWO RELIABLE ESTIMATES AND LIKE ALL THE OTHERS THIS IS A CAUSE FROM A DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR THAT OBVIOUSLY NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR QUITE A LONG TIME. DO THEY NEED MORE BAD PRESS? I WILL BE PUTTING IT ON CRAIGSLIST AND ANY PLACE ELSE I CAN TO INCLUDE THE BACK WINDOW OF THE TRUCK. MY DAUGHTER WAS STRANDED!!!! IN THE MIDDLE OF A DESERT WITH NO CELL PHONE RECEPTION. DOES NISSAN WANT THE LIABILITY OF THIS? IT'S THERES BECAUSE THEY KNEW ABOUT THE FAULTY POWER TRAIN AND DID NOTHING. I HAVE ADDED MY NAME AND FILED A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY FAIL TO RECOGNIZE. I DON'T GET IT AT ALL. IT'S THE ERROR OF NISSAN AND THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MESS! *TT

I AM EXPERIENCING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ERROR CODE P0463 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION) ON 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALED WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT 45 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON ANOTHER OCCASION, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ECM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,302 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,350.

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON MAY 13,2012 GOING FOR A SHORT RIDE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR TRANSMISSON STOPPED WORKING.WE WERE BARELY ABLE TO COAST OVER THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD.I HAD TO HAVE THE XTERRA TOWED TO MY HOUSE BEING IT WAS ON A SUNDAY. BEING ON A CALIFORNIA FREEWAY ON SUNDAY EVENING AND ALSO MOTHER'S DAY IS NO FUN.I FELT THE DANGER OF THE CARS WHIZZING BY.AN INTERESTING NOTE ON THIS SUBJECT IS THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY SON.HE HAS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER.HIS TRANSMISSION WENT OUT BECAUSE OF WATER LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP REPIACED HIS TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR AT NO CHARGE TO HIM.I FIGURED THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR.THE NEXT DAY I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE XTERRA.I TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM AND IM SURE THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM OF WATER LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION.I ARGUED WITH THEM ABOUT FIXING FOR NO CHARGE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEND THE PAPER WORK TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM.HE SAID IT WAS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. I AM WAITING TO SEE IF NISSAN WILL APPROVE IT.IF NOT MY WIFE WHO PAID FOR THIS CAR ON HER OWN WHO JUST FINISHED PAYING FOR IT LAST YEAR WILL HAVE TO FIND 5 TO 6 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX A FLAW IN TRANSMISSION LINE THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE THAT IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT HAS HAPPENED TO LOTS OF NISSAN VEHICLES

DRIVING APPROX. 30 MPH WHEN THE CAR STOPPED RESPONDING. I GOT IT LOOKED AT, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A FAILED TRANSMISSION COOLER WHICH CAUSED WATER FROM THE RADIATOR TO BACK UP INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN WOBBLING APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A DEFECTIVE BEARING IN THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AND THEY COULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY VEHICLE IS ERRATIC AND DOES NOT ACCURATELY SHOW THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. IT WILL READ FULL WHEN ALMOST EMPTY, EMPTY WHEN FULL, OR ANYTHING IN-BETWEEN. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK WHICH I THINK IS A SAFETY CONCERN. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE XTERRA FUEL SENSOR BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL OR FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE THE RIGHT VIN ACCORDING TO THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE. THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHER CONSUMERS COMMENTING ON-LINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY HAS A GENERAL RECALL NOT BEEN ISSUED??? NISSAN SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH KNOWING OF FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND NOT FIXING IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! *TR

DUE TO THE REPORTED DEFECTS IN THESE VEHICLES? RADIATORS, THE INTERIOR COMPONENTS OF THE RADIATORS (INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLERS) BREAK DOWN ALLOWING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. AS A RESULT OF THE CONTAMINATION, THE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS ARE DAMAGED AND MAY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. OUR INVESTIGATION REVEALS THAT NISSAN TYPICALLY DENIES WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR REPAIRS CAUSED BY THESE DEFECTS EVEN IF THE VEHICLE?S POWERTRAIN IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *JS

RECALL FOR 2006 XTERRA WITH MANUFACTURER DATE OF JAN-MARCH. MY MANUFACTURER DATE OF MY VEHICLE IS AUGUST BUT HAS THE SAME FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ISSUE LISTED ON THE RECALL. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO DANGEROUSLY RUN OUT OF GAS ON AN INTERSTATE CAUSING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. PROBLEM: FUEL SENSOR INDICATES THERE IS FUEL IN THE TANK WHEN IN FACT IT IS EMPTY. IT EITHER STAYS FULL OR STAYS AT HALF A TANK. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *JS

MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING. RAN THE CODE THROUGH A SCANGAUGE COMPUTER AND RETURNED P0436 WHICH IS A FUEL LEVEL CIRCUIT HIGH IMPUT. IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT MAKE THE FUEL GAUGE READ INCORRECTLY AND COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC WHICH MAKE FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

OUR XTERRA HAS THE SAME DEFECT THAT MANY OTHER XTERRA OWNERS HAVE REPORTED: THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE "STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE OF DEATH" THAT DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND FUEL GAUGE WAS ERRONEOUSLY PROVIDING A READING OF HALF FULL THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

AND NOISE WAS HEARD LIKE TWO METAL PIECE HITTING AGAINST EACH OTHER THE DRIVER STOPPED DID AN INSPECTION DIDN'T SEE ANY VISUAL SIGNS GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE, TRAVELED ABOUT 8 TO 10 MILES. THEN WHILE GOING OVER A HILL THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, UNABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK IT PICKED UP SPEED SLAMMING IT TO THE BACK OF A VAN CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROLLOVER. I DRIVER SUSTAINED AND SHATTER KNEEL CAP AND BROKEN RIBS. *TR

WE BROUGHT OUR NISSAN 2006 XTERRA IN TO THE BOARDWALK AUTO CENTER. REDWOOD CITY, CA - NISSAN TO HAVE THEM CHECK ON WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUE (NISSAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, AT THEIR EXPENSE OVER $8000, ONCE AND THE FUEL GAUGE TWICE PLUS A COUPLE OF OTHER RECALL ITEMS). WHEN WE PICKED UP THE CAR THEY TOLD US WE NEEDED A NEW TIMING CHAIN FOR ABOUT $2000 (WE HAVE HEARD THESE ARE NOT NORMAL ITEMS TO BE REPLACED AND SHOULD LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR). WE CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS YET ANOTHER MAJOR EXPENSIVE PROBLEM PART WITH THIS CAR! WHEN DOES THIS CAR BECOME A LEMON AND HOW MANY MAJOR ITEMS ARE GOING TO NEED TO BE REPLACED? WHAT IS HAPPENING TO NISSAN? HAS THE TIMING CHAIN ISSUE BEEN INVESTIGATED AND HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM? *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR PRESSURE SENSOR WARNING LAMP CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE VALVE STEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN SHOE FAILURE. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MULTIPLE NISSAN VEHICLES DUE TO INFERIOR QUALITY PRODUCT, AS EXPLAINED BY SERVICE TECHNICIAN. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT MULTIPLE NISSAN VEHICLES COME IN TO THE SHOP WEEKLY WITH THIS ISSUE. IT OCCURS SO OFTEN, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN HAD EXAMPLES OF THE INFERIOR AND WORN PARTS IN THE CABINET TO SHOW CUSTOMERS. EXPENSIVE AND TIMELY ISSUE TO FIX. IF LEFT UNFIXED, WILL CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO ENGINE. *TR

THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE IS AS FOLLOWS. THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN'S BEARING HAS DETERIORATED SO BAD THE AMOUNT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING IS ABOUT AN INCH IN EVERY DIRECTION. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR AS PER THE MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER IS ROUGHLY $1000.00. I DON'T SEE HOW THIS CAN BE CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR IN TEAR IN A VEHICLES LIFE SPAN. I FIND THIS TO BE A SERIOUS AND VERY DANGEROUS FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF YOUR VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BY SOME SORT OF RECALL. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE BOARDS IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE NISSAN XTERRA AND OTHER SIMILAR MODELS. I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE. *TR

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING, IT SUDDENLY GOES TO EMPTY AT NO PARTICULAR LEVEL THE FUEL TANK IS ACTUALLY AT. MY RISK IS TO RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. MY COWORKER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS XTERRA AS WELL, IT SEEMS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT FOR THESE CARS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK THIS OUT AS THERE MIGHT BE MANY CONSUMERS AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE. *TR

COOLANT LEAKED FROM THE RADIATOR INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS APPEARED. THE CODE IS P0463 WHICH STATES FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT. AA1. OPEN OR SHORT CIRCUIT CONDITION AA2. POOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. AA3. FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THE MORE I READ ABOUT THIS, THE MORE I FIND MANY XTERRAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. FUNNY THING IS..........PAID IT OF TWO WEEKS AGO. : ( *TT