2006 NISSAN XTERRA Engine Problems

THE TIMING CHAIN HAS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO DIE ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A FEW CARS. i HAD TO DRIVE MY CAR GOING ONLY 40 MPH ALL THE WAY BECASUE THAT IS ALL IT WOULD DO. IT HAS A VERY LOUD NOISE AND IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD ANYMORE. I HAVE READ AND NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THESE BECAUSE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEM YES MY CAR IS AVAILABLE FOR IMSPECTION i HAVE REGULAR KEPT MAINTENENCE ON IT NO THERE WERE NO WARNING LAMPS AT ALL JUST LOUD NOISE AND THEN NO COMPRESSION

Timing chains making noises and I have change my oil and it still making the noise...

Engine noise: - Noise coming from time belt support - The timing chain guide wore out fast. - Timing chain guide inner plastic wore out causing chain to rely metal bracket then the metal causing noise and eventually break the the timing chain.

My engine self destruct because Nissan used cheap made plastic tensioners that shredded metal into my engine causing it to self destruct. Nissan knew about this problem and continued installing these tensioners from 2005-2015. I could have crashed into anything while driving or someone could have hit me if my engine would’ve died while driving. My safety was not prioritized by Nissan. The warning light was a whining noise coming from the engine while startup and pressing on the gas pedal. So they knew the problem existed but didn’t care.

TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING AND RADIATOR BLEW AT THE SAME TIME

Mileage: 148,000

RADIATOR FAILED, COOLANT MIXED/LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING PROPERLY

Mileage: 170,000

VEHICLE HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES, BOTH IN MOTION AND PARKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS, STRANGE NOISES, OR OTHER INDICATORS TO POINT TO THE ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN TRYING TO USE THE OBD PORT TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE, THE OBD PORT WILL NOT READ AND ONLY GIVES AN ERROR. *TR

Mileage: 225,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

A LA SEMANA DE MARZO 30 DEL 2019 QUE SAQUE ESTA CAMIONETA DEL DEALER HAPPY'S AUTO, LLC EN HAYS, KS 67601. ESTE PRESENTO UN CALENTAMIENTO DEL MOTOR, TUBE QUE PAGAR PARA QUE LE CAMBIARAN EN TERMOSTATO, PERO SIGUIO EL PROBLEMA SIEMPRE HASTA QUE ME DIJERON LOS DEL MISMO DEALER QUE EL MOTOR YA NO SERVIA. DI 2200 DOLLARS DE PAGO, DIJERON QUE TENIA YO QUE PAGAR OTRO MOTOR MAS EL COSTO 11,072 DOLLARS DE LA CAMIONETA. ES UN ROBO, ME ENTREGARON LA CAMIONETA CON EL ESTEREO MAL, LA REFACCION NO ME LA PUSIERON ABAJO EN SU LUGAR, LO CUAL CAUSO QUE SE ME QUEBRARA UN PLASTICO DE LA CAJUELA TRADERS. AL FINAL LES DIJE QUE NO QUERIA MAS LA CAMIONETA Y ME DIJERON QUE ESTABA BIEN PERO NO ME DEVOLVERIAN MI DINERO, NUNCA ME ENSEARON EL HISTORIAL MECANICO DE LA CAMIONETA. LA CAMIONETA YA TENIA MAS DE 150000 MILLAS. AHORA AUTO CHOICES,LLC ME ESTA COBRANDO POR UNA CAMIONETA QUE NO TENGO PORQUE ELLOS SE LA QUEDARON, QUE ME FALLO SIEMPRE Y CON UN INTERES DEL 20% ANUAL. NECECITO AYUDA POR FAVOR.

Mileage: 160,000

RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION AND WE ONLY HAVE 70,000 MILEAGE. PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT NISSAN SERVICE SAID THEY DON'T COVERE THE REPAIR AND OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. WE SAVED THIS CAT FOR OUR 16 YEARS OLD SON FOR HIS COLLEGE SOON ANG PREPARING FOR DMV. WE SAVE MONEY FOR HIS CAR SO WE DON'T NEED TO WORRY. NOW, WE ARE WORRIED BECAUSE IT WILL COST US$8,000 FOR REPAIR BY REPLACING TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. BESIDES THIS I HAVE TO PAY $190.00 FOR DIAGNOSTIC FEE. WE ARE NOT RICH AND WE PREPARED THIS CAR FOR OUR SON, FOR HIS SAFETY, NOW HIS 16 YEARS OLD THIS JUNE 2019 AND READY TO TAKE THE WHEELS, THIS CAR IS HIS CAR FOR COLLEGE. NOW, I'M HEARTBREAKING BECAUSE IT'S GARAGE KEPT CAR WITH BLANKET ALL THE TIME. 70K MILEAGE ONLY. SECURITY PLUS SAYS 72 MONTHS/75,000 ON ODOMETER. WE REALLY NEED HELP FOR REPAIR.

Mileage: 70,388

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO KNOWN ISSUE INVOLVING COOLING FLUID LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION DUE TO FAULTY LINES IN RADIATOR THAT CRACK AT 100,000 MILES. QUOTED $6000 REPAIR COST, CAR IS TOTALED.,

Mileage: 101,000

THIS VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED WITH PLASTIC TENSIONER GUIDES TO THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAINS. THE ENGINE IS DESIGNED WITH AN "INTERFERENCE" TIMING CHAIN WHICH MEANS THAT IF THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKS, IT RESULTS IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. ALTHOUGH NISSAN DID NOT DESIGN THE TIMING CHAIN AS A MAINTENANCE ITEM, THE PLASTIC GUIDES WEAR OUT LONG AFTER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY EXPIRES. ALTHOUGH THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM IN SUBSEQUENT MODEL YEARS, THEY NEVER CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED THE AFFECTED OWNERS OF THE PROBLEM THAT UNLESS THESE GUIDES ARE REPLACED THEY WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAINS WEARING OUT THE GUIDES CAUSING THE SECONDARY CHAINS THEMSELVES TO RUN METAL ON METAL AGAINST THE TENSIONERS. BECAUSE OF THIS CONTINUED WEAR, THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAINS MAY FAIL AT ANY TIME THE ENGINE IS ON WITHOUT WARNING AND DESTROY THE ENGINE. NISSAN ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY OWNERS THAT AS THE VEHICLES APPROACH APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES OR MORE, THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAINS MAY FAIL. I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOS OF THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS REMOVED FROM MY VEHICLE WHICH SHOW THE PLASTIC GUIDE ON ONE NEARLY COMPLETELY WORN THROUGH, AND THE OTHER ONE BROKEN WITH ONLY HALF OF THE PLASTIC GUIDE STILL IN PLACE ON THE TENSIONER. I ALSO INCLUDED MY REPAIR RECEIPT FOR THE $2,123.40 REPAIR. FINALLY, I INCLUDED THE NISSAN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THEY RECALLED THE V8 ENGINES WITH THIS TYPE OF ISSUE, BUT NOT THE V6 ENGINES (I HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THAT HOWEVER,) NISSAN SHOULD IMMEDIATELY ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES AND COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS ALREADY MADE BY CONSUMERS.

Mileage: 134,700

TAKATA RECALL RADIATOR LEAKED WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND I NOW I NEED COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSANS AND I AM OUTSIDE OF THE MILEAGE AND WARRANTY. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND THE RPMS STARTED RACING BUT THE CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING. HAD TO TOW IT IN TO THE MECHANICS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO ON AND THE CODE IS FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

Mileage: 158,822

I WAS DRIVING, AND STOPPED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AT A CONVENENT STORE, AND WHEN STATED THE CAR, IT WONT GO FORWARD AS NORMAL, LOST POWER WITH NO WARNINGS AND WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THE CARBURETOR WAS LEAKING SOME FLUID TO THE TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 89,559

VEHICLE RADIATOR RUSTED INTERNALLY, THEREFORE INTERMIX COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. AUTOMOBILE CONSTANTLY SERVICED AT NISSAN DEALERS, NO WARNING FROM NISSAN.

Mileage: 178,000

WAS DRIVING IN A 55 ZONE IN MY XTERRA AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER OUTA NO WHERE. GOOD THING NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME OR I WOULDA BEEN KILLED. SOUNDS A LOT LIKE THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE (IPDM) ASSEMBLY CONTAINS AN ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) THAT THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH ON THIS MODEL YET MY VIN DOES NOT COME UP IN THE SEARCH????

Mileage: 120,000

NISSAN KNEW ABOUT AN ISSUE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN TENSION SYSTEM TCTS EVEN IN EARLY TESTING OF THE MOTOR AND PRE-PRODUCTION DATING BACK TO 2004. THE TCTS ENSURES THAT THE PISTONS AND VALVES ARE PROPERLY TIMED AND ELIMINATE THE COMING IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER OR CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. NISSAN EVEN ISSUED BEGINNING IN JULY OF 2007 THE TSB TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS INSTRUCTS TECHNICIANS TO REPLACE THE FAULTY TCTS COMPONENTS IF THERE IS A WHINING, CLICKING OR BUZZING SOUNDS. FOR THE ACTUAL CASE AGAINST NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY HERE IS THE LINK TO THE COURT DOCUMENTS: HTTPS://LAW.JUSTIA.COM/CASES/FEDERAL/DISTRICT-COURTS/CALIFORNIA/CACDCE/2:2013CV00686/553274/166/

Mileage: 225,000

WE LEARNED TODAY THROUGH OUR MECHANIC THAT THE RATTLING NOISE WE'VE BEEN HEARING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE "TIMING CHAINS." OUR MECHANIC SAYS THE REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE. WE DISCOVERED ONLINE THERE WAS A RECENTLY SETTLED CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THIS SAME ISSUE, BUT A RECALL BY NISSAN HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. WHAT IS THE RECOURSE FOR OTHERS WHO ONLY RECENTLY LEARNED OF THIS PROBLEM AND ARE NOW FACING HIGH REPAIR COSTS?

TIMING CHAIN. I AM A MEMBER OF A FEW FORUMS FOR THE NISSAN XTERRA AND FRONTIER. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT THE TIMING CHAIN, THE TENSION AND GUIDES ARE A ISSUE ON THE 05/06 XTERRA AND FRONTIERS RUNNING THE 4.0 V6. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS FILED BY OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR XTERRAS BUT IT ONLY RECOGNIZED IN A FEW STATES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND DEEM A RECALL BEFORE TOO MANY MORE XTERRAS BLOW THEIR ENGINES OR HAVE OTHER ISSUES DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE, NISSAN HAS ADMITTED THEY KNOW OF THIS ISSUE TOO. BELOW IS THE LINK TO SAID CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT: HTTPS://TOPCLASSACTIONS.COM/LAWSUIT-SETTLEMENTS/LAWSUIT-NEWS/827701-NISSAN-AGREES-SETTLE-TIMING-CHAIN-DEFECT-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT/

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH CODE: PO463. THE CONTACT CALLED TWO DEALERS (NATIONWIDE NISSAN, 2085 YORK RD, TIMONIUM, MD 21093) AND (ANTWERPEN NISSAN, 11405 REISTERSTOWN RD, OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 106,000

CAR RANDOMLY WILL SHUT OFF

Mileage: 236,000

TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST FROM THE DEALER OF $2700. I CONTACTED NISSAN USA AND AFTER WAITING FOR TWO DAYS THE REGIONAL MANAGER DENIED MY CLAIM AND STATED THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING NISSAN WOULD DO TO HELP . THOUGH MY XTERRA IS A 2006 IT ONLY HAS 68207 MILES AND HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE.

Mileage: 68,207

PLEASE READ LETTER TO NISSAN IT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING. AS THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA 4WD WITH 89,000 MILES, WE ARE WRITING YOU TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING AN ISSUE WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH FOR QUITE SOME TIME. PLEASE KNOW WE ARE ALSO A CURRENT OWNER OF A NISSAN TITAN AND ARE LOYAL TO THE NISSAN BRAND. IN 2011 THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WITH ROUGHLY 50,000 MILES FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN ASSOCIATED WITH A COOLER ASSEMBLY. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT NO COST TO US BY LIBERTY NISSAN LOCATED IN HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA. AFTER SAID TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, WE STARTED TO NOTICE A CONSTANT WHINING THAT WE THOUGHT WAS SOMEHOW ATTRIBUTED TO THE NEW TRANSMISSION. WE RETURNED TO LIBERTY NISSAN TO HAVE THEM INVESTIGATE THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE AND IT WAS THEIR DETERMINATION THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO WORE OUT TIMING BELT SPROCKETS. WE EXPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS ANOMALY HAD NOT EXISTED PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW TRANSMISSION AS IT WAS AND REMAINS QUITE NOTICEABLE. HOWEVER, THIS EXPLANATION SEEMED TO FALL UPON DEAF EARS. SUBSEQUENTLY LIBERTY NISSAN INFORMED US THAT IF WE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE THE COSTS WOULD BE ROUGHLY $1,200.00 DOLLARS. THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD NOT AFFORD AT THE TIME AND FURTHERMORE FELT THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD OCCUR UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES. TO THIS DAY WE REMAIN SKEPTICAL OF THIS DIAGNOSIS. WE ARE NOW LEFT WITH A VEHICLE THAT LOST ITS APPEAL DUE TO THIS CONSTANT, AGGRESSIVE WHINING INSTEAD OF ONE THAT IN THE PAST DREW POSITIVE ATTENTION FROM ONLOOKERS AND PASSERSBY'S FOR ITS APPEARANCE. WE HOPE NISSAN STANDS BEHIND ITS PRODUCT AND REPAIRS ISSUE THAT OCCUR PREMATURELY AT NO COST. WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION ON THIS MATTER AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE.

WHINING NOISE FROM ENGINE FROM WORN SECONDARY TENSION GUIDE. NISSAN ALLEGEDLY KNEW OF PROBLEM SINCE 2004 AND WITHHELD INFO FROM PUBLIC.

Mileage: 106,000

"TAKATA RECALL". I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA THAT I HAD TO REPLACE TIMING CHAINS ON DUE TO TENSIONER GUIDE FAILER. NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE FOR AWHILE AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS ISSUE. THE COST OF THE REPAIRS IS EXPENSIVE AND I FEEL THAT BEING NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. I AM FURTHER PURSUING GETTING INVOLVED WITH THE CLASS ACTON LAWSUIT.

Mileage: 185,776

MY TIMING CHAIN HAS COME LOOSE AND STRETCHED OUT MAKING LOUD NOISE AND VERY HARD TO ACCELERATE IN MOTION.

Mileage: 146,000

THE COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY. *RECALL TRANSMISSION FAILURE*

Mileage: 112,234

GRINDING NOISE - REQUESTED HELP FROM DEALER BUT NO AVAIL. I AM WANDERING WHY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS NOT STEPPING IN ESPECIALLY THAT THE PROBLEMS HAS ESCALATED TO RADIATOR LEAKAGE AND DESTROYING TRANSMISSIONS AND NISSAN BRIBED OUR LAWYERS IN THE CLASS ACTION. HOW ABOUT TIMING CHAINS FOR GODS SAKE. WE'RE MORE HURT BY NISSAN THAN VW..

WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION LINES AND THUS INTO THE TRANSMISSION. SIMPLE, INEXPENSIVE FIX TO REPLACE THE FAULTY RADIATOR WAS NOT COMMUNICATED TO ME AND NOW IT'S TOO LATE TO SAVE THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN GOT AWAY WITH MURDER AND CAUSED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE MONEY THAT THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS. THESE PARTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AS THEY CAUSE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. HAVING YOUR TRANSMISSION FAIL ON YOU WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. BUT BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE ACTUALLY DIED FROM IT A RECALL WAS NOT REQUIRED.

Mileage: 89,000

FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE RADIATOR CAUSING IT TO FAIL. NISSAN ESTIMATED THE REPAIR TO BE $9400.00 THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE.

Mileage: 170,000

OWNER 2006 NISSAN XTERRA WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD SHOOK THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND FOUND ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR

IN OCTOBER 2015 I NOTICED THAT MY XTERRA WAS OVERHEATING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AT TIMES. WHEN I REMOVED THE RADIATOR CAP TO CHECK THE COOLANT, IT LOOKED FOAMY AND MILKY, LIKE A LIME SMOOTHIE. I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, WHO TOLD ME ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH NISSAN RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION CROSS-CONTAMINATION. HE TOLD ME THAT FLUSHING THE SYSTEMS WOULD NOT HELP AND THE ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $6500, WHICH I DIDN'T HAVE. HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT NISSAN. UNFORTUNATELY, AT THE TIME MY XTERRA WAS DIAGNOSED, IT HAD 112,000 MILES ON IT, WHICH WAS BEYOND THE SCOPE OF NISSAN'S EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH CAME ABOUT AS A RESULT OF THE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT. THE ONLY THING THEY DID FOR ME WAS GIVE ME A REFUND ON A RECALL ITEM FOR WHICH I'D PAID BEFORE THE RECALL CAME OUT. THEY ALSO OFFERED ME A "BUSINESS ASSOCIATE'S" DISCOUNT ON ANOTHER NISSAN--AS IF I'D BUY ONE AFTER THIS! BECAUSE I AM MOBILITY CHALLENGED, I MUST HAVE A VEHICLE TO GET TO WORK, DOCTORS' VISITS, ETC. I WAS FORCED TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PAYMENTS HAVE ME SO STRAPPED FOR CASH THAT ONCE I GET MY BILLS PAID THERE'S NOTHING LEFT FOR GROCERIES OR PET FOOD, MUCH LESS PUTTING GAS IN MY CAR! I AM SO DISGUSTED WITH NISSAN FOR PUTTING ME IN THIS POSITION I CAN'T EVEN PUT IT INTO WORDS.

Mileage: 112,000

THE DEALER INFORMED ME AFTER REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONS GUIDES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRUCK HAS 82K MILES AND GETS REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I RESEARCH THE ISSUE ON THE WEB AND THIS IS A CHRONIC DESIGN PROBLEM. THE ENGINE COULD INCUR SEVERE DAMAGE DURING USE WHICH COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL AND SEVERE ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 82,000

THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN COMPONENTS ARE WEARING AND COULD BREAK RESULTING IN AN ENGINE ABRUPT STOPPAGE. MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS CONDITION. NISSAN DESIGN DEFECT.

Mileage: 82,000

ENGINE DIED ON THE WAY TO WORK BECAUSE OF A RECALL UNKNOWN TO ME BUT SHARED WITH ME AFTER MY MECHANIC FOUND INFORMATION ON RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION

Mileage: 130,000

AT 115,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION DIED. IN ONE WEEK IT WENT FROM A FEW JERKY SHIFTS TO ME CRAWLING INTO THE DEALER NOT BEING ABLE TO GO OVER 20 MPH. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND BASICALLY SHREDDED THE TRANSMISSION. IM NOW STUCK WITH A 3700 DOLLAR REPAIR BILL.

Mileage: 115,000

COOLENT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. AFTER PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN SEVERAL TIMES, THE CAR WAS NOT GETTING UP TO SPEED AS NORMAL. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO CAR REPAIR SHOP, WHICH INFORMED US THIS WAS ONE OF SEVERAL NISSAN CARS THEY HAD DEALT WITH RECENTLY AND GUESSED CORRECTLY OUR ISSUE. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT, VERY COSTLY.

Mileage: 111,642

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE READING LEVELS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V5170000 (ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,961.

Mileage: 80,961

NO PROBLEMS IN FIVE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. THE FOLLOWING TOOK PLACE IN LESS THAN 7 DAYS. TRUCK WAS FUELED UP AT COSTCO AND 30 MINUTES LATER WAS SHUDDERING WHEN STOPPED, WE THOUGHT WE GOT A BAD TANK OF GAS. TRUCK HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MISFIRING CYLINDER, COIL REPLACED. TWO DAYS LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. REPLACED O2 SENSOR. A DAY OR TWO LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAD A LOSS OF POWER. TRUCK WAS IN LIMP MODE. DROVE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED REPLACING THE FAILED CATALYTIC CONVERTER (RIGHT REAR) AND THE TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONERS ETC. SALESMAN SAID THAT WE SHOULD HAVE CHANGED THE TIMING CHAIN AT 60,000 MILES. WHICH I HAVE NEVER SEEN LISTED IN THE MAINTENANCE. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED USED AT 64,000 MILES.

Mileage: 108,500

THE ACCELERATOR STARTED NOT SWITCHING GEARS AS I WAS MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY. THEN, THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. THE FLUID FROM THE TRANSMISSION LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR AND BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS ESTIMATED TO COST $4,000 TO GET FIXED.

Mileage: 130,200

THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS A COUPLE MONTHS AGO WHEN MY CAR JUST DECIDED TO STOP IN TRAFFIC ALL THE SUDDEN. JUST SHUT DOWN. THEN YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND A CAR IN FRONT OF ME DECIDED TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN I HIT THE BREAKS TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BACK UP IT DECREASED. I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT TURNED ON AND WENT AGAIN. I LOOKED AT THIS WEBSITE AND SAW ALL THE COMPLAINTS.I HAVE HAD ALL THE SAME ISSUES WITH STALLING, NOT STARTING, AND NO ACCELERATION. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT DETECT ANYTHING WRONG AS NO CODES AND OF COURSE IT DID NOT DO IT FOR THEM WHEN THEY TEST DROVE IT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SHOWED THEM THE PRINT OUT FROM THIS SITE AND TOLD THEM I AM HAVING ALL THOSE PROBLEMS WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS. THEY TOLD ME SINCE MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THEY BASICALLY COULD NOT HELP WITHOUT CHARGING ME $900 FOR A RADIATOR PLUS THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE $78. I HAD TO PAY $100 JUST FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. THEY TOLD ME A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD BE $9000. THIS IS A HORRIBLE PROBLEM THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING AND IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR YOUR CAR TO JUST TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD IN THE CAR WITH ME. VERY SCARY WOULD COULD HAPPEN. I DO NOT CARE WHAT THE MILEAGE IS ON THE VEHICLE. NISSAN NEEDS TO INCLUDE ALL XTERRA'S NO MATTER WHAT THE VIN IS FOR THE TIME FRAME! ALL THESE COMPLAINTS NEED ACTION. I LITTLE TO QUINKY DINK THEY ARE ALL HAPPENING NOW! NISSAN DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY WOULD RECOMMEND: ECM RELAY $78, RADIATOR $740, PLUS SOME OTHER MAINTENANCE STUFF. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE AFTER HAVING THEM REPLACE THE. ECM I HAD A LOVELY LETTER STATING THEY DID A COMPLIMENTARY APPRAISAL OF MY VEHICLE. THEY DID EVERYTHING TO CONFIRM IT IS THE PROBLEM, BUT OFFERED NO HELP UNLESS I FORK OUT THE $$$$$.

Mileage: 117,400

I WAS DRIVING TO A LOCAL CITY POOL AND THE CAR APPEARED TO LOSE POWER. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND REACHED THE POOL. WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR, IT WOULDNT START. THINKING IT MIGHT BE THE BATTERY, I HAD SOMEONE TRY TO JUMP START IT BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND LEARNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AS THE RADIATOR FLUID HAD MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR. NOW I HAVE A PERFECTLY NICE VEHICLE THAT WONT RUN UNLESS I PAY TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACED. I JUST BOUGHT IT IN FEBRUARY 2014. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CLASS ACTION SUIT BECAUSE IT HAS 144,000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 144,000

CRACKED RADIATOR HOSE CAUSED COOLANT TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID THEREBY RUINING THE TRANSMISSION. COST INCLUDED RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION (USED) REPLACEMENT. THIS ISSUE WOULD HAVE BEEN PROACTIVELY REPAIRED / REPLACED THE RADIATOR PRIOR TO THE ISSUE OCCURRING HAD NISSAN NOTIFIED ME OF IT. INSTEAD, IT COST AN EXTRA $3500 TO REPLACE BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. A TOTALLY PREVENTABLE SITUATION, NEVER MIND THE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION HAD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NO EXCUSE FOR NISSAN.

Mileage: 116,500

WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO ENTER A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE, I HAD TO PULL OUT TO THE SHOULDER BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULDN'T SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR...I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE TRUCK WASN'T ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND REMAINED ON 1ST SHIFT STRUGGLING TO GET TO 2ND AND THEN 3RD....I GOT HOME AND HEARD THE ENGINE OR RADIATOR MAKE BUBBLING NOISE....AFTER 3 OR 4 HOURS I OPENED THE RADIATOR AND SAW ALL SORTS OF GUNK LIKE BUBBLEGUM...IT WAS STILL WARM AND IT OOZED OUT FALLING ALL OVER MY DRIVEWAY...I PAYED A MECHANIC $300 TO CHANGE THE RADIATOR THINKING IT WAS THE PROBLEM ...ONLY TO FIND OUT IT WAS MUCH MORE AND MORE MONEY ALSO....I LOOKED FOR ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WOULD COST $4000 TO FIX EVERYTHING... I'VE WASTED MORE THAN $3000 TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.. NOW THE MECHANIC SAYS THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION MODULE VALVE IS NEEDED ....HOW MANY MORE TRUCKS BREAKING DOWN OR COMPLAINTS UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED.... I WAS LUCKY THAT WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY NO CARS WERE COMING FULL SPEED...BECAUSE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE I WOULD OF CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND GOTTEN KILLED...I LOVED MY TRUCK AND MISS RIDING IT...PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS... THANK YOU..

Mileage: 150,000

AS I CAME UP TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE XTERRA BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND THE TACHOMETER STARTED RISING AND FALLING UNTIL I FINALLY STOPPED, THEN THE TACHOMETER DROPPED BELOW 500 RPM AND THE TRUCK TURNED OFF. RESTARTED IT FINE, BUT IT STALLED AGAIN. I QUICKLY FIGURED OUT THAT ALTHOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC, I NEEDED TO DRIVE IT LIKE A MANUAL. SO I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, STARTED IT AGAIN, IT DID NOT STALL, THEN I REVVED THE ENGINE TO 2,000 RPM AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE. OFF I WENT, AND IT DID NOT DO IT AGAIN THAT DAY. HOWEVER, OVER THE NEXT MONTH IT BECAME A GROWING PROBLEM, UNTIL IT FINALLY WAS OCCURRING EVERY SINGLE TIME I STOPPED UNLESS I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC WHO SPENT 4 HOURS DIAGNOSING IT TO BE CERTAIN OF THE PROBLEM. WHICH THEY SAID WAS A FAILING TORQUE CONVERTOR AND PLATE. IT FAILED DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FROM A BROKEN HOUSING COMING OFF OF THE RADIATOR (APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR WHICH NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY). NOT HARD TO VERIFY THEIR FINDINGS DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF PINK MILKSHAKE LOOKING LIQUID IN THE RADIATOR. FINAL VERDICT, AT BEST IT NEEDS A NEW TORQUE CONVERTOR AND PLATE, BUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO INSTALL THOSE AND UNKNOWN FURTHER DAMAGE FROM THE COOLANT LEAK, A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS RECOMMENDED.

Mileage: 131,500

RADIATOR, WHICH WAS RECALLED AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT, CRACKED LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION ULTIMATELY CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TIMING CHAINS ISSUES. SPECIFICALLY TIMING CHAIN GUIDES AND TENSIONERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. REPAIR COST $985. CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING. REPAIR COST $590. *TR

Mileage: 93,570

THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TOTAL LOSS OF ABILITY REGARDING STEERING AND BRAKING WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE IGNITION KEY LOCK SWITCH FUNCTIONS BECOME UNRESPONSIVE FOLLOWING THE STALLING ENGINE. MEANING THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REMAIN ON. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

DRIVER WAS HEADING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, AND ENGINE DIED. HAD TOWED TO NISSAN MECHANIC. THE ISSUE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE, WHICH LED TO CATASTROPHIC/UN-REPAIRABLE ENGINE FAILURE. NEEDED COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT GIVING A PROPER READING LEVEL AND THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED FROM LOW FUEL MORE THAN ONCE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND WAS WAITING FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE AND SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

1. ENGINE LIGHT ON - REMAINS ON, NEED TO RESET - AT 77000+ MILES FUEL GAUGE IS OFF CHART WHEN FULL TANK IS FILLED UP FUEL GAUGE IS UNRELIABLE, NEED TO USE THE SPEEDOMETER TO GAUGE GAS TANK VIN# IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST UNDER FUEL TANK RECALL CAMPAIGN 10V075000 VIN# ID FOR RECALL=ENGINE ONLY=CAMPAIGN# 10V517000; TOTAL RECALL LISTED = 5 FOR 2006 XTERRA MODELS 2. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY=TPMS = NOT ON RECALL LIST/CAMPAIGN, CAN THIS BE ADDED?? ALL TIRES ARE HAVE CORRECT RECOMMENDED PSI; YET LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY, RESET WORKS ONLY TEMPORARILY TPMS - AS OF OCT 2014; AT 75000 MILES NEED DEALER TO FIX ALL RECALLS, CAN THIS BE DONE?? PLSE ADVISE ASAP. BOUGHT THE CAR USED/PRE-OWNED.... THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION & TIME. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT READING PROPERLY AND WAS PROVIDING AN INCORRECT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL WITH NO WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

WHEN IT TURNED COLD JAN/FEB 2105 OUR DAUGHTER TOLD US THE HEAT WAS NOT WORKING. BUT SHE KNEW WE DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR SO WE DID NOT WORRY ABOUT IT. WE OWN A 2000 CHEVY TRUCK & THE HEAT HAS NOT WORKED FOR YEARS & WE JUST LIVE WITH IT.SO WE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE RADIATOR/COOLANT BEING THE PROBLEM. THEN SOMETHING MAJOR HAPPENED-OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM AUBURN AL TO OUR HOME IN OPELIKA AL & SHE CALLED US SAYING THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 25-30 MPH. WE WERE OUT OF TOWN, IT WAS 10 PM AT NIGHT SO WE TOLD HER TO KEEP DRIVING AND GET HOME TO A SAFE PLACE (HER LIFE WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD--A YOUNG LADY ALL BY HERSELF) SHE GOT HOME, PARKED IT & WHEN WE RETURNED HOME WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT WE TRUST. HE CALLED US THE NEXT DAY & SAID I HAVE DEVASTATING NEWS. HE TOLD US ABOUT THE SERVICE REPORT PUT OUT ON NISSAN XTERRAS IN REGARD TO THE MAJOR, WELL KNOWN TO NISSAN PROBLEM OF WHEN THE COOLANT/RADIATOR CRACKS BECAUSE OF A FAULTY WHEN IN MANUFACTURING RADIATOR IS PUT IN IT IS A KNOWN BY NISSAN BAD ONE. IT CRACKS & LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION IN WHICH THE COOLANT MIXES WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID & CREATES A TOXIC HELL STEW THAT DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION. HE SAID YOUR CAR IS WORTH $5,000 BUT THE COST TO REPAIR IS $7,000. I CALLED NISSAN THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR THEIR DIAGNOSIS AND THE DIAGNOSIS IS THE SAME. MY HUSBAND IS VERY, VERY SICK AND WE HAVE HUGE MEDICAL, PHARMACY, HOSPITAL BILLS AND I HAVE HAD BREAST CANCER WITH CHEMO THAT HAS CAUSED AN AUTOIMMUNE DISORDER (ALMOST LOST MY LEFT EYE) AND OUR 15 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER GOES TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN BIRMINGHAM AL FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. WE THOUGHT WE WERE BUYING A VERY DEPENDABLE CAR FOR $14,000 ONLY 3 1/2 YEARS AGO AND NOW IT IS 4500 POUNDS OF JUNK METAL. IF NISSAN HAD TOLD US ABOUT THE PROBLEM, WE COULD HAVE BEEN PROACTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

DEFECTIVE RADIATOR LEAKED ENGINE COOLANT INTO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID (ATF), CAUSING CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF FLUIDS THAT WILL RUIN THE RE5R05A TRANSMISSION. THE ENGINE COOLANT WATER CONTAMINATION CAN SHORT-CIRCUIT THE LOW CURRENT ELECTRONIC COMPUTER LOCATED ON THE VALVE BODY. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS USED IN XTERRA; FRONTIER; PATHFINDER AND ARMADA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2005 AND 2010. FIXING THE RADIATOR AND REPLACING THE CONTAMINATED FLUID WITH FRESH FLUID DOES NOT ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM, AS THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY DAMAGED. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX A DAMAGED TRANSMISSION COMPUTER IS TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE, AND THEY ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FROM NISSAN AS PART OF A NEW VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY. (HTTP://WWW.TOPTRANSMISSIONS.COM/NISSAN-PATHFINDER-XTERRA-ARMADA) NUMEROUS CONSUMER REPORTS ONLINE SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE CAN SUDDENLY LOSE POWER, OR EVEN LOCK UP THE DRIVING WHEELS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC; THEREFORE, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT ISSUE. SUBURBAN TRANSMISSIONS OF GAITHERSBURG, MD 20878 (PH. 301-362-4040 OR 800-353-3477) REPORTS THAT: "FOR MOST TRUCKS AND SUVS, FIXING THE RADIATOR PROBLEM AND REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID MIGHT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, ON THE NISSAN PATHFINDER AND XTERRA AND OTHER MODELS THAT USE THE RE5R05A TRANSMISSION?(W)E ALSO RECOMMEND (ALONG WITH RADIATOR & TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT) BYPASSING THE RADIATOR WITH AN EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLER TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AS REPLACING THE RADIATOR ISSUE IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN AGAIN." [WEB SOURCE: LINK SHOWN ABOVE.] *TR

Mileage: 121,772

TRANSMISSION GOING OUT DUE TO A PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHERS SEEM TO BE HAVING AS WELL. SEE LINK BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/XTERRA/2006/TRANSMISSION/COOLANT_LEAKED_INTO_TRANSMISSION.SHTML

Mileage: 122,000

THE INITIAL INCIDENT WAS FAILED TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER GUIDES. AS INDICATED EARLIER NISSAN KNOWINGLY REDESIGNED THE PARTS SINCE THE ORIGINALS WERE FOUND TO WEAR THROUGH, CAUSING THE TIMING CHAIN TO RUB DIRECTLY ON THE METAL POST OF THE TENSIONER AND CONTACT THE HOUSING COVER. DURING THE REPAIR THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THE FAILED RADIATOR COOLANT CONTAMINATION ADDRESSED IN ODI NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP12004. THE TIMING CHAIN AND GUIDES WERE REPLACED; THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED; COOLANT WAS FLUSHED; TRANSMISSION WAS DRAINED, FLUSHED, AND FILLED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALSO CONFIRMED NISSAN, N.A. WOULD NOT OFFER ANY AMOUNT OF REPAIR ASSISTANCE. TOTAL COST WAS $2200. THE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IT SUDDENLY DECELERATED FROM 55MPH TO 30MPH AND THE RPM'S INCREASED TO 4K+ WHILE TRAVELING ON A MULTI LANE DARK COUNTRY HIGHWAY AT 11PM. THE SECTION OF HIGHWAY DID NOT HAVE AN EMERGENCY LANE OR SHOULDER. A VEHICLE WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND A SEMI-TRUCK WAS QUICKLY APPROACHING FROM THE REAR IN THE RIGHT LANE. ONCE CROSSING THE BRIDGE THE VEHICLE WAS JERKED TO THE SHOULDER, AVOIDING A REAR COLLISION FROM THE APPROACHING SEMI-TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE RPM'S RETURNED TO 1K, THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FOLLOWING DAY NISSAN SERVICE CONFIRMED IT WAS A FAILING VALVE BODY AS A RESULT OF THE COOLANT CONTAMINATION. THE WHOLESALE REPAIR COST WAS QUOTED AT $1400. AGAIN, NISSAN, N.A. WOULD NOT ADDRESS THE FAILURE. AT THIS TIME THE REPAIR HAS NOT, AND WILL NOT, BE COMPLETED. *JS

Mileage: 149,000

ENGINE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT SITUATION AS THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION THAT IS HAPPENING OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. *JS

Mileage: 189,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO MECHANIC FOR A CHECK AND FOUND THAT WE WERE LEAKING RADIATOR COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. HAD TO REPLACE PARTS AND FLUSH TRANSMISSION AT A PRICEY COST. *TR

Mileage: 133,200

BEGAN HEARING A WHINING NOISE FROM ENGINE, INCREASING WITH RPM. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED IT WAS BAD TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER SHOES/GUIDES. SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE, AND NISSAN REDESIGNED THE PARTS SINCE THE ORIGINALS WERE FOUND TO WEAR THROUGH, ALLOWING THE TIMING CHAIN TO RUB DIRECTLY ON THE METAL POST OF THE TENSIONER. THE TIMING CHAIN SYSTEM SHOULD LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE, NOT REQUIRE A $1700 REPAIR ONLY ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE ENGINE LIFE. THIS IS ALSO A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION, SINCE A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE COULD QUICKLY DESTROY THE ENGINE, LEAVING THE CAR WITHOUT ENGINE POWER OUT ON THE ROAD. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED CHANGING GEARS WHILE ON A MAIN ROAD WHERE SPEED LIMIT IS 55 MPH. TURNED ONTO A SMALLER COUNTRY ROAD, COULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 20 MPH, AND SLOWLY DESCENDED FROM THERE UNTIL FINALLY COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. CRACKED RADIATOR CAUSED COOLANT LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING MANY SYSTEMS TO FAIL. IN TURN, HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND COMPLETELY REBUILD AND FLUSH TRANSMISSION SEVERAL TIMES ($4400 EXPENSE). HAD I BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH MORE SERIOUS OUT COME. *TR

Mileage: 117,350

WHILE DRIVING 70 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR SUDDENLY SHOT UP TO 4000 RPM AND WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 30 MILES AN HOUR. AFTER MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FRIEND OF MINE'S SHOP HE TOLD ME THE RADIATOR HAD CRACKED, LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, FRIED THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONTROL VALVE, ALL VALVES AND SEALS, AS WELL AS BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. THE COST TO FIX WOULD BE $6000. NISSAN NEEDS TO PAY FOR THIS BECAUSE OF THEIR FACTORY DEFECT!!! *TR

Mileage: 171,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO AN AUTOZONE TO HAVE THE CODE READ. PO463, FUEL SENDING UNIT. DID SOME RESEARCH, CALLED NISSAN CORPORATE TO INFORM THEM OF THE ISSUE AND SEE IF I WAS ELIGIBLE FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY (WASN'T COVERED). NISSAN CORPORATE INFORMED ME THAT I WAS ELIGIBLE FOR ECM RELAY REPLACEMENT AT NO COST AT A DEALERSHIP, SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP THAT QUOTED ME LOWEST ON THE FUEL SENSOR REPAIR. THEY ASKED IF I HAD OTHER ISSUES AND I TOLD THEM THAT MY ENGINE SOMETIMES SOUNDED LIKE AN RC CAR. THEY OFFERED TO LOOK INTO IT, CALLED THIS AFTERNOON AFTER COMPLETING WORK ON SENSOR AND ECM RELAY TO INFORM ME THAT MY TIMING CHAINS WERE SHOT AND IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. DID SOME MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS A FREQUENT ISSUE IN NISSAN CARS, DECIDED TO FILE A REPORT. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

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

Mileage: 133,000

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

Mileage: 131,000

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

Mileage: 137,000

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

Mileage: 101,000

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

Mileage: 170,000

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.

Mileage: 68,000

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

Mileage: 86,500

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

Mileage: 150,000

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

Mileage: 109,000

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

Mileage: 109,000

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIP. I HAD AAMCO AND NISSAN INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND BOTH COMPANIES DETERMINED THAT THE COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *TR

Mileage: 106,673

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON HIGHWAY. CAR STOPPED WORKING GOING 65 MPH. RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

PREMATURE WEAR OF THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN GUIDES COULD LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE DURRING USE AND INCURS EXPENSIVE REPAIRS WELL BEFORE THE END OF LIFE OF THE TIMING CHAINS WHICH IS MUCH LONGER THAN THE USEABLE LIFE OF A BELT. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

DRIVING SOUTH ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE, OUR NISSAN X-TERRA WOULD NOT CHANGE SPEED AT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND IT APPEARED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT CHANGE. THE SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON. THIS SITUATION HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES, AFTER EACH INCIDENT WE HAD TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. FINALLY AFTER THE THIRD ATTEMPT THE VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED. WHEN WE GOT HOME, I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT HAD WHAT APPEARED TO BE WATER. I CHECKED THE RADIATOR CAP, AND INSTEAD OF LIQUID THE MIXTURE SEEMED TO BE A CREME PASTE, LIKE IT HAD OIL. SEARCHING IN GOOGLE, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A LAWSUIT BROUGHT AGAIN NISSAN FOR THIS DEFECT. HOWEVER TODAY AT BILL SEIDLE'S NISSAN IN MIAMI, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A CO-PAYMENT OF $2,500.00. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS, SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS CREATED BY NISSAN AND NOT BY THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 80,600

I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN. MY TRUCK WOULD NOT START 8/26/13. I LEARNED THAT THE DREADED RADIATOR COOLANT LEAK HAD FINALLY DESTROYED MY TRANSMISSION COMPUTER SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION. I FIRST LEARNED THAT THIS COULD BECOME A PROBLEM IN FEBRUARY OF 2011 WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS AT ABOUT 96,300 MILES. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A NUMBER TO CALL, I DID AND WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT I COULD PAY $6000 OUT OF POCKET AND POSSIBLY BE REIMBURSED LATER AS MY VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT IN THE CURRENT LIST OF VEHICLES BEING OFFERED THE "SPECIAL WARRANTY COVERAGE". I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND TOLD I WOULD BE MAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ALL FUTURE MATTERS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I DID NOT HAVE $6000 THEN, I DO NOT HAVE $3000 NOW. THAT IS THE AMOUNT OF THE DEDUCTIBLE THE NISSAN DEALER SAYS I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING IF NISSAN HONORS THE TIME I INITIALLY REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THEM. I NEED SOME HELP. MY HUSBAND IS ACTIVE DUTY NAVY AND I KEPT THIS VEHICLE SERVICED AND DID EVERYTHING I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THIS VEHICLE STAYED IN GREAT CONDITION AND NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS NO LONGER WORKING. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP US. *TR

Mileage: 96,347

ON DECEMBER 06, 2013, WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, MY GRAY IN COLOR, 2006 NISSAN XTERRA, COMPLETELY LOST ALL MOTIVE POWER & FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS, SIMPLY REVVING OUT IN 2ND GEAR. IT SHOULD BE NOTED, MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA IS THE 4X4, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION & HAD AROUND 99,950 MILES AT THE TIME. THE INCIDENT PUT MYSELF, MY WIFE, AND MY EIGHT MONTH OLD BABY GIRL IN DANGER DUE TO THE FACT WE HAD NO WHERE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY & WERE QUICKLY SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC. THIS INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE FASTER HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. IT HAS SINCE COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THAT IT IS CAUSED BY THE RADIATOR LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX WITH THE RADIATOR FLUID, EFFECTIVELY DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY WORK THE RPMS UP & GET THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT UP A FEW GEARS SO WE COULD MAKE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. I THEN CONTACTED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUES AND HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MI. HE INFORMED ME THAT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION & THE RADIATOR IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $7000, HOWEVER, 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 MARK BY DRIVING MY VEHICLE BACK HOME, I WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. I'VE OWNED MY NISSAN XTERRA FOR OVER 6 YEARS & HAVE MADE SURE TO STAY CURRENT ON ALL THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE FACT THAT NISSAN IS NOT ONLY AWARE OF THESE ISSUES (WHICH HAVE ALLEGEDLY AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF NISSAN OWNERS), BUT ALSO THAT THEY HAVE FAILED TO TAKE ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION, IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE & ALSO DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS. IT IS ONE THING FOR NISSAN TO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, BUT IT IS WRONG FOR THEM TO KNOWINGLY ALLOW THEIR PRODUCT TO PUT PEOPLE'S LIVES IN DANGER. *TR

Mileage: 99,950

FILLED UP WITH GAS. DROVE APPROX. 5 MILES AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 100,014

I WAS COASTING ON THE FREEWAY AT AROUND 50 MILES, WAS IN LOW RPM ABOUT 2500. I HIT THE GAS TO CHANGE LANES AND AS SOON AS I DID, I HAVE NO POWER TO THE BACK WHEELS. MY ENGINE RPM SHOT UP AND FELT AS IF I WAS IN THE NEUTRAL. EASED OFF IMMEDIATELY AND TRIED GASSING IT VERY LIGHTLY. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF THE FREEWAY; HOWEVER, I COULD NOT GAS IT PAST THE 2500RPMS . VERY SCARY ON THE FREEWAY, LUCKY I HAVE GREAT REFLEXES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND VERIFIED IT IS A LEAKAGE FROM THE RADIATOR TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA'S TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED DUE TO THE ISSUE OF CONTAMINATED TRANSMISSION FLUID / RADIATOR FLUID. IT STARTED TO EXHIBIT SYMPTOMS SHORTLY AFTER REACHING 100,000 MILES, WHICH IS JUST OUT OF REACH OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING HARD TIME TO ENGAGE, TOOK IT TO JB AUTOMECHANICS IN DES PLAINES, ILL TO FIND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID IS MIXING WITH COOLANT ON THE RADIATOR AND HAD POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION DAMAGES. *JS

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION OR THE RADIATOR REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

Mileage: 152,000

NOTICED A COOLANT SMELL, LOSS IN POWER AND RUMBLE VIBRATION TYPE FEELING COMING FROM THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE. WENT AWAY AND CAME BACK. RESEARCHED SOME XTERRA FORUMS AND CAME ACROSS THE RADIATOR ISSUE LEAKING COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION. I OPENED CAP, SAW A REDDISH RIVER. DRAINED A 1/4 CUP AND ITS THE STRAWBERRY COLOR SHOWING THE MIX. *JS

Mileage: 137,221

I HAD BEEN NOTICING A WHINING NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSMISSION 'FLARE' ON ACCELERATION FOR SOME TIME, BUT ONLY IN MARCH 2013 WAS IT DIAGNOSED AT 96K MILES BY THE DEALERSHIP AS FAULTY TIMING CHAIN GUIDES, A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 4 L ENGINE. THE DEALER SAID THE FAULTY PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SOON. I CONTACTED NISSAN USA CONSUMER AFFAIRS ABOUT HAVING NISSAN PARTIALLY COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE FAULTY PARTS. DESPITE HAVING THE DEALERSHIP'S ORIGINAL REPORT AND ESTIMATE, NISSAN'S REGIONAL REP INSISTED THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO RECONFIRM THE DIAGNOSIS, WHICH WAS DONE. THE REP THEN REFUSED TO RETURN MY CALLS, AND DID NOT RESPOND TO DEALERSHIP QUERIES ABOUT THE REPAIRS EITHER. THE ENGINE NOISE WAS GETTING WORSE, AND FEARING A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE, I HAD THE DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAID THE TIMING CHAIN WAS SLAPPING AND ABOUT TO FAIL. THE DEALERSHIP URGED ME TO REPORT THE PROBLEM TO APPROPRIATE FEDERAL, LOCAL AND NISSAN OFFICIALS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 96,500

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

Mileage: 120,000

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

Mileage: 89,000

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

Mileage: 99,000

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

Mileage: 107,663

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

Mileage: 125,000

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

Mileage: 124,500

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

Mileage: 119,440

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

Mileage: 99,182

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

Mileage: 65,000

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

Mileage: 135,000

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

Mileage: 55,000

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.

Mileage: 104,000

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

Mileage: 129,807

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

Mileage: 111,850

-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

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

Mileage: 75,678

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.

Mileage: 79,000

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.

Mileage: 8,302