2007 Nissan Xterra complaints

THE AIRBAG LITE BEGAN FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ONLY FIX ACTION WAS TO BEGIN REPLACING PARTS THAT NISSAN RECOMMENDED UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. NO EXACT FIX WAS GIVEN ONLY THE FOLLOWING: VISUALLY CHECK WIRING HARNESS FOR CONNECTION AND DAMAGE. ALL OK. NEXT STEP IN PROCEDURE IS TO REPLACE DRIVER'S AIRBAG MODULE. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURES ARE TO REPLACE SPIRAL CABLE, THEN DIAGNOSTIC UNIT, AND RELATED HARNESS. THESE ARE ALL COSTLY STEPS AND THE PARTS BEING REPLACED MAY NOT BE BAD. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T DETERMINE EXACTLY WHICH PORTION WAS FAILING. IN CONCLUSION: THE FIX ACTION WAS BEING REPLACING PARTS (EXTREMELY COSTLY) UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. COMPUTER CODE: B1054 (DRIVER AIRBAG MODULE OPEN).

THE TRANSMISSION/COOLING SYSTEM HAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A GRINDING SOUND. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION, WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,228.

RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AFTER FAILURE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE RADIATOR ALLOWING FLUIDS TO MIX BETWEEN COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION. REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BY DEALER. RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. THE WAY THE WARRANTY IS PRICED, I AM PAYING THE FULL COST OF REPAIR. ALTHOUGH I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM WITHOUT RISK, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS IT IS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *JS

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT SHIFTED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AT A RED LIGHT WITH NO PROMPTING. THE CAR THEN WAS IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF. THE CAR WOULD NOT START FOLLOWING IT BEING TURNED OFF. IT WAS THEN TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COMPLETELY DISABLING THE CAR. *TT

MY 07 NISSAN XTERRA HAS BEEN OUT OF COMMISSION FOR 2 MONTHS NOW AND AFTER MANY PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS NISSAN STILL WILL NOT OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKE. THEIR FAULTY RADIATOR DESIGN HAS RUINED BOTH MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE CENTER WAS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND YET NEVER MENTIONED IT TO ME THE NUMEROUS TIMES I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO BE SERVICED BY THEM. IT WASN'T UNTIL I WAS 5,000 MILES OVER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HAD AN ISSUE THAT IT WAS MADE KNOWN THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. ALSO, THEY CLAIMED THAT I WAS MAILED OUT A NOTICE ABOUT THE ISSUE LAST DECEMBER OF 2012, WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED, BUT CLAIM THAT THEY DID WHAT WAS REQUIRED OF THEM BY MAILING THE NOTICE OUT. AS SOON AS THEY ARE AT THE POST OFFICE IT IS OUT OF THEIR HANDS. FOR A CAR BEING ONLY 6 YEARS OLD I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY HALF OF THE CAR'S WORTH TO FIX IT. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND IT WAS BOUGHT FOR OVER $13,000, NOW MY TRADE IN IS ONLY WORTH $5,000. I KNOW THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY, BUT IT WAS OPENED LAST YEAR AND THERE IS NO RECENT UPDATES AS TO THE PROGRESS. I AM STILL WAITING FOR A RECALL THAT MAY NEVER COME. *TR

WITNESSED LOUD WHINE FROM ENGINE THAT INCREASES DUE TO ACCELERATION. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT IT WAS DUE TO FAILED TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER AND COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WITHOUT NOTICE. REPAIRS WOULD COST $1500.00 TO $2000.00. *TR

ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2013, APPROXIMATELY 5:40PM, THE CAR STARTED TO HAVE DIFFICULTY SHIFTING (AUTOMATIC), SPEED BECAME ERRATIC, SLOWED RAPIDLY. I WAS ON A SERVICE ROAD NEXT TO A FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN A BUSY AREA OF SCOTTSDALE. I WAS NEAR PINNACLE NISSAN AND DECIDED TO DRIVE THERE. I HAD A COUPLE VERY BUSY INTERSECTIONS TO GO THROUGH TO DRIVE THE 1 MI TO PINNACLE. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR AND WAS NOT SHIFTING OUT OF LOW GEAR. I WAS VERY CONCERNED I WOULD STALL OR THE CAR WOULD CEASE DRIVING IN THESE INTERSECTIONS. PINNACLE NISSAN SERVICE DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE (8/3/13) AS A CRACKED RADIATOR COOLING TUBE THAT CAUSED COOLANT TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID RUINING COMPONENTS IN THE TRANSMISSION. A COMPLETE NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR IS REQUIRED TO FIX THIS NOW. THIS ISSUE IS NOT RELATED TO ABUSIVE DRIVING, I DO VERY LITTLE OFF ROAD AND NO TOWING, AND IS NOT A LACK OF OR IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. THIS IS A KNOW DESIGN FLAW BY NISSAN. IT APPEARS THERE IS A HIGH NUMBER OF NISSAN PROBLEM SUV'S, 2005 TO 2010, THAT EXPERIENCE THIS SAME PROBLEM AFTER ROUGHLY 80,000 MILES. BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE, THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE WOULD BE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON A BUSY FREEWAY. *TR

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS OWN AT 45 ON A MILD DOWNGRADE. DID IT AGAIN LATER CHANGING FROM ONE FOUR LANE HIGHWAY TO ANOTHER, THIS TIME AROUND 45-50 MPH. TOOK THE TRUCK TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AS I TOOK OUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH OLYMPICARE. THE SERVICE ADJUSTER WAS AWARE THAT '05-'09, EVEN '10 MODELS HAVE A DEFECT THAT ALLOWS RADIATOR FLUID TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID, CREATING DEGRADATION OF TRANSMISSION AND COOLING SYSTEM. AFTER-MARKET WARRANTY IS TRYING TO DIS-ALLOW CLAIM, CITING NISSAN'S KNOWLEDGE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW. *TR

OWN 2007 NISSAN XTERRA MAINTAIN CARE WITH ALL PROPER SERVICES SINCE PURCHASED NEW. SUDDENLY DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON PARK CAR AND WAIT FOR MORNING TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP,TRY TO START NEXT MORNING WONT START. HAVE CAR TOWED TO CERRITOS NISSAN AND HAVE THEM INSPECT IT,THEY CALL ME BACK A FEW HOURS LATER TELLING ME THAT MY RADIATOR HOSE HAVE LEAKED COOLANT INTO MY TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED MY TRANNY. I ASKED WHY THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT FROM NISSAN AND EXPLAINED TO ME SINCE I WAS OVER 100K MILES THAT IT IS NOT COVERED. PRICE FOR NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR 5000 DOLLARS. RIDICULOUS FOR ME TO PAY FOR A DEFECT FROM NISSAN THAT IS GOING TO EVENTUALLY HAPPEN TO ANY OWNER OF XTERRA,PATHFINDER AND FRONTIER OWNERS FROM 05 TO 11. I DO NOT THINK US AS LOYAL NISSAN OWNERS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT FROM NISSAN THAT IS BOUND TO HAPPEN NISSAN SHOULD HAVE ATOTAL RECALL ON ALL THOSE MODELS AFFECTED BY THE SHOTTY RADIATOR THAT THEY MANUFACTURED. I HAVE PURCHASED 4 NISSANS THROUGH THE PAST 12 YRS AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN AFTER THIS INCIDENT. I HAD TO PAY 5000 TO FIX A DEFECT FROM NISSAN. *TR

EARLIER LAST WEEK, I WENT TO SOUTHERN CAL TO TAKE CARE OF SOME BUSINESS. UPON RETURNING HOME, I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND TRAVELING BETW SPEEDS OF 35-40 MPH. WHEN TRAFFIC SPEED INCREASED, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT HAD DIFFICULTY. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE RMP??S INCREASED BUT MY SPEED WOULD NOT. UPON RETURNING HOME I NOTICED THAT I HAD A LIGHT OILY FILM ON MY BACK WINDOW. DURING THE TRIP NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. ON JULY 5TH THAT ??SERVICE ENGINE SOON?? LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED FOR AN APPT AND ONE WAS SCHEDULED FOR ME JULY 6TH. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP REP. WHAT I HAD EXPERIENCED EARLIER IN THE WEEK AND WHAT I WAS STILL EXPERIENCING. THE REP MADE STATEMENT ABOUT LEAKY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND HE TOOK MY CAR FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. A FEW HOURS LATER, THE REP CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT MY RADIATOR FAILED. HE THEN STATED THAT AS A RESULT OF MY RADIATOR FAILING THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. AS A RESULT, I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION COSTING APPROXIMATELY $6800. HOW CAN THIS BE SINCE I GET MY CAR SERVICED REGULARLY? THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON MY VEHICLE. THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN, I BELIEVE THAT THIS ENGINEERING / MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHERE OVER TIME IT ALLOWS FLUIDS TO MIX FROM ONE CHAMBER INTO THE OTHER. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT SINCE THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH 3 GENERATIONS ON THREE SEPARATE MODELS OF NISSAN CARS, THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM. HOWEVER, I WANT IT TO BE MADE KNOWN THAT THI

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. APPEARS THOUSANDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN HAVING SAME PART FAIL IN THEIR XTERRA'S. *TR

MY 2007 NISSAN X-TERRA BEGAN SUFFERING CROSS CONTAMINATION OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUID AROUND 88,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED, THE RADIATOR LINES FLUSHED TWICE AND I AM STILL HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR TRYING TO OVERHEAT DUE TO THE CROSS CONTAMINATION. IN ADDITION TO THE RADIATOR I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES AS A RESULT OF ELECTRONIC MODULE FAILURES IN THE TRANSMISSION. I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THIS MATTER AND THEY NOTIFIED ME THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED BUT I WAS STILL OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY EXTENSION AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME CLOSE TO $5,000 OUT OF MY POCKET TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT ALMOST HALF THAT TRYING TO FIX THIS VEHICLE AND CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES. NISSAN HAS A PRODUCT DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE TO STAND BEHIND THIS ISSUE. *TR

IN JANUARY OF 2013, MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE KRAFT NISSAN IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA AND THERE I LEARN THAT MY COMPUTER/BRAIN THAT MAKES MY CAR FUNCTION NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR COULD BE AT THE DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS OR LONGER BECAUSE THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. THE PART COULD NOT BE FOUND ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA OR IN THE UNITED STATES. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT THAT THE PART NEEDED TO BE REPRODUCE. I INQUIRED IF THIS PART WAS A DEFLECT ISSUE OR A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR DEFLECTED CAR PARTS, AND WAS TOLD NO. I PAID APPROXIMATELY 1800 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR BILL. WHILE MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP, I RECEIVED A LETTER THAT EXPLAINED THE COOLANT FLUID IN THE RADIATOR CAN BECOME CONTAMINATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS HAVING A ISSUE WITH MY TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, AFTER THE CAR WAS REPAIRED I REQUESTED THAT SOMEONE FROM THE SERVICE DEPT TEST DRIVE THE CAR AND INDEED THEY DRIVE IT AND STATED THEY HEARD NOTHING. LATER, I REQUESTED IT BE DRIVEN BY A MECHANIC; THEREFORE WE WENT FOR A DRIVE AND INDEED I WAS TOLD IT WAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT IT WILL COST ME 7500 DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT HONORING ANY LETTER I RECEIVED ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS OF KRAFT AFTER SHOWING THE LETTER AS PROOF. AS OF TODAY, I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER /BRAIN WAS A DEFECTED PART AND NISSAN SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE DEFLECTED PART ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION; TODAY MY CAR IS AT NISSAN FOR AN OIL

VEHICLE MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY. FLUIDS CHANGED REGULARLY. DROVE MAINLY HIGHWAY MILES IN THE WINTER. AT FIRST IT BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE STARTING. THEN WOULDN'T START AT ALL. NOT A CLICK, NOT A CRANK. THEN TOOK IT TO LOCAL SHOP WITH GOOD REPUTATION. HAD IT FOR 7.5 WEEKS BEFORE IT WAS 'FIXED.' DROVE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 8 WEEKS & TRANSMISSION WAS THUMPING HARD AS IT UP-SHIFTED & SEEMED NOT TO KEEP UP ON DOWN SHIFT. UPON INITIAL LIGHT ACCELERATION TRANNY/GEARS BEGAN TO SLIP MAKING A LOUD/HARSH VIBRATING/SHUTTERING SOUND & FEEL. TOOK IT HOME IMMEDIATELY. WHEN I CHECKED RADIATOR THE DREADED GREY SLUDGE POURED OUT. NISSAN HAS HORRENDOUS CUSTOMER SERVICE. I'M TOLD I NEED A RADIATOR & A NEW TRANSMISSION. TOTALING OVER $6100! NISSAN NEEDS TO FOR ONCE DO THE RIGHT THING & DO A FULL RECALL. THIS IS MY SECOND XTERRA. I HAD A 2005 AS WELL. I ALSO OWNED A 2005 MAXIMA. THAT'S BRAND LOYALTY BUT I ALSO USED TO MAKE $200,000/YR, LIVE IN MY DREAM HOME, ETC...THRU DIVORCE & ILLNESS I'M HOMELESS JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE. I HAD PLANNED TO SELL THE XTERRA & BUY AN INEXPENSIVE FUEL EFFICIENT CAR SO I COULD BANK THE BALANCE & BEGIN TRYING TO SAVE AGAIN. I HAVE NO VEHICLE NOW OR $6100 FOR REPAIRS THAT R OBVIOUSLY DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW OR FLAWS. *TR

I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AND WHEN I LEFT, I NOTICED THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT AND THAT MY GAS GAGE WAS IN EMPTY RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP. AFTER A LITTLE WHILE THE SERVICE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AND THE GAS GAGE SEEMED TO BE WORKING AGAIN. I DID A LITTLE WEB RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE SEEING THE SAME ISSUE. I'M WILLING TO LIVE WITH USING MY TRIP GAGE BECAUSE THE COST TO FIX IS TOO MUCH FOR A KNOWN ISSUE. LOVE MY XTERRA JUST HATE THIS ISSUE. WHAT I HAVE FOUND IS THAT THE FEDERAL MANDATE ON ETHANOL MIXED GAS CORRODES THE CENSURE IS FROM ONE PERSON THOUGHTS. ALSO FOUND THAT IF YOU TAKE IT IN, THE CODE WILL SAY, P0463 WHICH MEANS YOU FUEL SENDER UNIT SENSOR IS OUT. *TR

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM ON THE 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. *TR

ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO MY CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE AND WENT INTO NEUTRAL WHEN I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. I TOOK MY CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP/SERVICE CENTER AND THE PERSON KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. APPARENTLY IT IS VERY COMMON FOR 2005-2010 NISSAN VEHICLES TO HAVE A "FAULTY ENGINE DESIGN" THE SERVICE MAN SAID. THE PROBLEM AS IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME IS THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID STARTS TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINS BOTH PARTS. MY CAR WAS BOUGHT 2 YEARS AGO FOR $14,000, THE COST TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION IS $8,000. FOR MYSELF AND I AM SURE FOR MANY, THIS IS NOT AN AFFORDABLE AMOUNT. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE AND READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, I AM SURPRISED THAT NO ONE HAS HELD NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE AND THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY COMPLAINT ARE NECESSARY FOR THIS TO MOVE FORWARD. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE A FEELING THAT PEOPLE NEED TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. I HOPE THIS IS NOT THE CASE AND FEEL LIKE NISSAN IS SELLING LEMONS TO THEIR UNSUSPECTING CONSUMERS. *TR

WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING DOWN HILL MIND I ASS WHEN MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA BEGAN TO DOWN SHIFT MY ITS SELF. I CAN JUST IMAGINE IF I WOULD HAVE TOTAL TRANNY FAILURE AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER DOING SOME SEARCH AND ASKING AROUND I WAS TOLD THAT IT MAY BE MY TRANSMISSION. I THEN TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT MY RADIATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THERE WAS COOLANT LEAKING INTO MY TRANSMISSION THAT IS CREATING WATER DAMAGE. IT'S NOT THE CONSUMER'S PROBLEM THAT THEY INSTALLED FAULTY COMPONENTS IN THEIR CARS AND TRUCKS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. NOW I'M FORCED TO PAY FOR A RADIATOR AND FOR THE TRANNY TO BE REBUILD PLUS RENTAL CAR PRICE. *TR

I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AND WHEN I LEFT THE GAS STATION AND STARTED DRIVING HOME THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT READ AS A FULL TANK EITHER AND I ALSO FULL MY TANK UP EVERY TIME I GET GAS. I ALSO RESET TO ODOMETER SO I KNOW HOW MANY MILES I GET WITH EACH TANK OF GAS. I TOOK MY NISSAN XTERRA 2007 TO HAVE THEM READ THE CODE TO ME AND IT CAME BACK "P0463". THIS IS THE FUEL SENDER UNIT SENSOR. APPARENTLY, THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE AN LONG ONGOING ISSUE WITH NISSAN. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL DEFECT BUT IT IS NOT. THE SENSOR PART GOES BAD AND THEY WANT THE CUSTOMER TO PAY OUT $600. TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS S PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP! *TR

I PARTICIPATED IN THE NISSAN CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE A RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION, DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY THAT CAUSED TRAN FAILURE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TWO MAIN PARTS UNDER THE CAMPAIGN. I RECEIVED MY VEHICLE, AND ONLY HAD IT FOR 1 1/2 DAYS BEFORE ANOTHER ISSUE RELATED TO THE RADIATOR / COOLING SYSTEM WAS EXPERIENCED. I WAS YET AGAIN, ON THE HIGHWAY HEADING TO A JOB AND OVERHEATED, THUS DISABLING MY VEHICLE. I STAYED THE INTERSTATE FOR 3 HOURS WAITING ON ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I'M HAVING AN ISSUE WITH NISSAN NOT WILLING TO COVER WHAT'S CLEARLY THEIR PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH. IT'S NOT THE CONSUMER'S PROBLEM THAT THEY INSTALLED FAULTY COMPONENTS IN THEIR CARS AND TRUCKS, THAT CAUSED THE MAJOR MALFUNCTIONS. IF I WERE A CONSUMER (WHICH I AM); I WOULD FEEL THAT THEY ARE NOT OWNING UP TO THE FULL LIABILITY CAUSED BY THEIR NEGLIGENCE IN PUTTING INFERIOR PARTS IN THEIR VEHICLES THAT CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION IN THE FIRST PLACE. I'M NOT ONLY UPSET AT THEIR RESPONSE; LET'S NOT OVERLOOK THE FACT THAT ON THE TWO DAYS MY TRUCK FAILED (FIRST TIME WHEN THE TRANNY BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE SECOND TIME WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN; AND OVERHEATED); I WAS HEADING TO JOB OBLIGATIONS I HAD FOR PRIVATE CLIENTS OF MINE. I LOST 1,375.65 ON DAY ONE FOR MISSING MY APPT. ON THE FIRST INCIDENT, AND AN ADDITIONAL 868.04 ON THE NEXT INCIDENT. MY TRUCK'S ISSUE IS THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A SYSTEM FLUSH OF THE RADIATOR AND THE THERMOSTAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT... BOTH ARE DI

HEARING WHINING/WHIRRING NOISE FROM ENGINE UPON ANY ACCELERATION AND INCREASED RPMS. REPAIR REQUIRED IS REPLACEMENT OF SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONERS (GUIDES). *TR

DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND FELT A CLUNK AND A SURGE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT HAD BEEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. TURNS OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A KNOWN RADIATOR DEFECT THAT ALLOWS COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING FAILURE. NISSAN WILL NOT COVER MY CAR BECAUSE I AM BEYOND THE SPECIFIED MILEAGE OF THEIR USELESS WARRANTY EXTENSION, AGREED TO IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. REPAIRS AND RENTAL CAR WILL COST ME ABOUT $8,000. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN FORCED TO RECALL THE CARS FOR THIS DEFECT AND SHOULD REIMBURSE THE REPAIR COSTS AT 100%. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A GRINDING NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE RADIATOR COOLER UNIT, WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE FRACTURED AND CAUSING COOLANT TO PENETRATE THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. AT ABOUT 61000 MILES I FILLED THE GAS TANK. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR I NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS STILL SITTING ON EMPTY. SOON THEREAFTER THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DASH INSTRUMENTS AND HAS NOT GONE OFF SINCE. I NOTICE THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ABOUT 156 OF THE VERY SAME PROBLEMS REPORTED WITH MANY OF THE PEOPLE RUNNING OUT OF GAS BECAUSE OF THIS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. *TR

VEHICLE HAD TOTAL FAILURE ON HIGHWAY. NISSAN DEALER SAYS IT IS FROM TRANSMISSION CONTAMINATION. TCM TOTALLY FAILED, NO POWER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000. *TR

STARTED MAKING NOISES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH AND JERKING, SO WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE REAR END WHICH THEY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY , BUT STILL MADE NOISE AND SLIGHT CLUNKING. TOOK INTO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP NOV OF 2012 AND THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE AT APPROX 119000 MILES. THEN TODAY AT 129,000 MILES SAID MY REAR END NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND MY TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND THE FLUID WAS MILKY FROM CROSS CONTAMINATION , WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE TYPE OF SUVS. SAID THEY WILL NOT COVER IT CAUSE ITS OVER 100000 MILES NOW . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT STATED THAT DUE TO THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST IN THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000. ..UPDATED 04/18/13 *BF

EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FUEL GAGE OPERATION AND INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READING WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. DIAGNOSED AS P0463 ECM ERROR CODE (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR). NISSAN HAS CONFIRMED THE ERROR CODE AND REFUSES TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY DESPITE PREVIOUS RECALLS ON OTHER YEAR MODELS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING, MERGING ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY, AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER LUNGED FORWARD AND STARTED MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. I WAS NEARLY HIT FROM BEHIND BY A VEHICLE HAVING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AND WAS DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC AS HAVING "CROSS CONTAMINATION OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ANTIFREEZE DUE TO TRANSMISSION INTERCOOLER FAILURE". THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO AND DISMISSED BY NISSAN AS NOT BEING A FREQUENT PROBLEM FOR THEM. *TR

OIL COOLER TUBE BROKE CAUSING CONTAMINATION TO TRANSMISSION FLUID. RADIATOR HAD ALREADY BEEN CHANGED AT 80,000 MILES. CALLED NISSAN TO MAKE A CLAIM JUST AS SOON AS XTERRA STARTED TO SHIFT FUNNY. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES. I ASKED THEN IF THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, I WAS TOLD YES. THEY ALSO TOLD ME I HAD NO RECOURSE SINCE I HAD 102138 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. THEN THE EXTENSION COMES FOR 100,000 MILES, AND NOW 2138 MILES OVER, NO COVERAGE. PLEASE, IF I CONDUCTED MY BUSINESS LIKE THIS I WOULD NOT HAVE ANY CUSTOMERS (OR IS THAT WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR). I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN VEHICLE AGAIN, AND I WILL LET EVERYONE I KNOW THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS AND REFUSED TO HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION FROM FAULTY RADIATOR. *TR

DRIVING MY VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO DRAG, I THEN CALLED THE DEALER AND BROUGHT IT RIGHT IN AND FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS GOING TO COST 6,600 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I COMPLAINED THAT IT WAS TOO MUCH MONEY. THE DEALER BROUGHT IT DOWN TO 2,500 DOLLARS TO FIX. THEN I FIND OUT IF IT HAD HAPPENED BEFORE 80,000 MILES IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. THIS IS NOT RIGHT AS NISSAN KNEW THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES BECAUSE OF A POOR DESIGN ON THERE PART. AS A CONSUMER I FEEL I WAS TAKEN. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF MY VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY OR A DESERTED ROAD. PLEASE HAVE NISSAN OWN UP TO THE PRODUCT THEY ARE SELLING. *TR

MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A RUMBLE STRIP LIKE AFFECT APPARENTLY DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR HAVING A LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING A TRANSMISSION TO BEGIN TO FAIL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ON NISSANS PART I WAS FORCED TO PAY 3000 DOLLARS FOR A CO-PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

I DO NOT HAVE AN INCIDENT TO REPORT-BUT FEEL SOMEONE ELSE NEEDS TO KNOW THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE. I JUST READ THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AGAINST NISSAN AND THE OUTCOME. I AM APPALLED THAT NISSAN DOES NOT THINK THAT THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOW FIND OUT MY NISSAN IS ONE OF THOSE VEHICLES THAT HAS COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS GOING TO COST 2500.00 AS THE MILEAGE IS OVER 80000 NOW. AND THIS IS THE CAR I ENTRUSTED MY 17 YEAR OLD TO DRIVE. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT OFF THE ROAD AND DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO FIX IT AND TRADE OR TAKE A HUGE LOSS AND TRADE IT AT THE DEALER BUT DON'T WANT ANOTHER NISSAN. SHOULDN'T SOMETHING BE DONE TO PROTECT US FROM THIS? I CAN ONLY HOPE BY WRITING THAT THIS WILL HELP ME AND OTHERS IN SOME WAY TO FORCE NISSAN TO SAY THEY USED A FAULTY RADIATOR THAT LEAKED AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND IN TURN AN ACCIDENT. I WILL BE USING ALL TOOLS AVAILABLE TO GET THIS RESOLVED-I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT MY FAMILY AND I ARE BEING CHEATED AND IT LOOKS ALL LEGAL ACCORDING TO WHAT I READ. NOT SURE HOW THAT HAPPENED...THE CONSUMER DID NOT WIN ANYTHING BUT A LARGE BILL THAT MOST MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD. THANK-YOU FOR TAKING AN INTEREST. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE RADIATOR CRACKED AND ALLOWED ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. OUR WINTERS ARE VERY SNOWY,ICY AND COLD LEAVING ME WITHOUT HEAT AND IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WINTRY CONDITIONS. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE SUV UP WITH GAS, THE GAUGE MOVES TO EMPTY FOR A WHILE THEN SLOWLY MOVES UP AFTER 40-45 MINUTES OF DRIVING. *TR

VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUDDERING AT AROUND 50MPH. APPROX 2 WEEKS AGO, IT WOULDN'T SHIFT, SO I COULDN'T DRIVE FASTER THAN 25-30 MPH. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND TRANSMISSION FLUSHED, AND IT SEEMED OK, ALTHOUGH IT WAS STILL DOING THE SHUDDERING. YESTERDAY I NOTICED A STRANGE PUDDLE ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, SO I CHECKED IT OUT. THERE IS A LEAK THAT IS CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. I BEGAN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS APPARENTLY A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM IN 2005-2010 NISSANS. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. WHEN I CALLED THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, THE SERVICE GUY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT WHEN I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM, AND ESTIMATED THAT TO REPAIR WOULD BE $4000-5000. *TR

AT A STOP SIGN STARTED TO DRIVE THEN STOPPED THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND STARTED TO VIBRATE MORE THAN NORMAL. I CALLED NISSAN ABOUT THE BAD RADIATOR THAT WRECKS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN TO BE CHECKED OVER. WHY DON'T THEY RECALL THE RADIATOR AND NOT PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK FOR A BAD KNOW PART. *TR

AT AROUND 75000 MILES MY FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY NISSAN IN NTB07-069B. THIS CONDITION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHOW IMPROPER FUEL LEVELS AND THROWS THE FOLLOWING CHECK ENGINE CODE. BY NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHEN THIS VEHICLE WILL BE OUT OF FUEL IT CAN BE AN UNSAFE CONDITION FOR MY WIFE AND GRANDDAUGHTER TO RIDE LONG DISTANCES IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS MAKING SHUDDERING NOISES BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH I DECIDED TO BRING IT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED. I WAS TOLD THE RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS ALSO TOLD THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR NISSAN SO THEY WOULD COVER PART OF THE REPAIR AND I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR $2500 OF THE REPAIR SINCE I WAS 1300 MILES OVER THE LIMIT. I WAS NOTIFIES THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I TOLD THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY AT MY DISPOSAL AND ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING I COULD DO. I WAS TOLD WHEN I GET THE MONEY TO CALL AND THEY WILL REPAIR IT, BUT TO ALSO HURRY BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION COULD LOCK UP ANYTIME AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I WAS SHOCKED THEY WOULD EVEN LET ME LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER AFFAIRS AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION. THEY TOLD ME I WAS THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY AND SUGGESTED THE SAME AS THE DEALERSHIP, TO QUICKLY GET IT REPAIRED BECAUSE I CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I WAS APPALLED THEY WOULD ALLOW THEIR CUSTOMERS BE IN DANGER AND ENDANGER OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROADS ESPECIALLY WHEN NISSAN ADMITS TO THIS BEING A QUALITY ISSUE THAT A MAJORITY OF THEIR CONSUMERS ARE HAVING. *TR

COOLANT MIXES WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSES CAR TO SHUDDER AND FAIL. THIS CAUSES A SITUATION IN TRAFFIC THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. *TR

THE TPMS WARNING FLASHES THEN STAYS ON.... ALL CODES WERE READ AND ADDRESSED BY NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND ALL SENSORS WERE CONFIRMED IN WORKING ORDER. LIGHT GONE AFTER CODES WERE CLEARED BUT RETURNED WITHIN THE HOUR WHILE DRIVING. IS IT A SENSOR OR THE COMPUTER GOING BAD IN THIS AREA? 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 03/01/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED, A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I TOOK MY NISSAN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION FOR RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED NO WAY OF KNOWING IF MY VEHICLE IS ONE OF THE ONES WHERE THIS PART WILL FAIL. IS THIS TRUE? *TR

STRONG VIBRATION AND NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS FOR TIME PERIODS UP TO 10 SECONDS. HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. UPON LATER EXAMINATION BY THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY THAT RADIATOR LEAKS COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO BE DESTROYED AND REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. *TR

I'VE NOTICED THAT NISSAN HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR RECEIVING A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN, CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN 2005-2010 NISSAN PATHFINDER, FRONTIER AND XTERRA'S. WELL I AM WRITING TO TELL YOU THAT MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA HAS FALLEN VICTIM TO THIS. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THE PROBLEM OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH AND CONTAMINATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, RESULTING IN DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS AND A DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. I HAD NO WARNING SIGNS LEADING UP TO OR JUST PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. WHAT IS NISSAN GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS???? RECALL ?? *TR

LAST MONTH THE CAR SEEMED TO START SLIPPING GEARS WHEN I GOT UP TO AROUND 40 MILES PER HOUR. IT WAS SPORADIC AND ONCE I LET ME FOOT OFF THE GAS FOR A SECOND IT SEEMED TO CLEAR AND BE OK. I STARTED TO SEE A SLOW LEAK OF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS OIL IN THE GARAGE WHERE I PARKED THE YESTERDAY. WHEN I MENTIONED THE LEAK TO A BUDDY AND ALSO TOLD HIM THAT MY HEATER WAS NOT WORKING, HE SAID WE SHOULD CHECK THE COOLANT IN THE RADIATOR. WHEN WE OPENED THE RADIATOR CAP, THERE WAS A SLIMY BROWNISH SLUDGE ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE CAP. THAT AFTERNOON, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC ACROSS THE STREET AND HE SAID THAT I HAD A RADIATOR FAILURE OF SOME THAT HAS CAUSED RADIATOR FLUID TO GET INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS WHERE THE BROWN SLUDGE HAS COME FROM. HE SAID THE CAR NEEDED A NEW RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE FLUSHED, DROPPED, AND SERVICED AND IT WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SOMETIME SOON AFTER. THE ENTIRE THING HE QUOTED ME AS COSTING $3K. I CALLED MY NISSAN DEALER WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR FROM NEW IN APRIL 2007 AND THE GENTLEMAN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEEMED QUITE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED ME THAT THE RADIATOR REPLACEMENT IS UNDER AND EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM NISSAN, BUT I WOULD STILL BE OUT OF POCKET FOR AT LEAST A $2500 CO-PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR