2006 NISSAN XTERRA Power Train Problems

Car just shut off in traffic loosing all power and braking causing me to crash into the back of a stopped car at a red-light. After inspection from a mechanic shop, they informed me that something in the computer had fried causing the car to shut off, and it had also caused the transmission control unit module to go bad making the car not drive able.

The transmission was destroyed because a factory default with the radiator leaking antifreeze and transmission fluid into the transmission causing my transmission to self destruct. my safety was not safe since Nissan knew about the defect and I could have ceased into Anything at any time. There was no warning lights it just self destruct. Nissan has done nothing to inspect their failure. It is a well known problem.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REVVED UP BETWEEN 2,000 - 3,000 RPM HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE COOLANT CONTAMINATION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER A DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

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

Mileage: 170,000

I WAS REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE OEM RADIATOR DUE TO APPEARANCE OF CROSS-CONTAMINATION BETWEEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT. THE DISCOVERY WAS MADE EARLY ENOUGH TO AVOID BEING STRANDED. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE AMOUNT OF CONTAMINATION THAT PRECEDED THE REPLACEMENT HAS CAUSED PERMANENT DAMAGE, BUT THE VEHICLE IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AS OF THIS MOMENT. I AM AWARE THAT NISSAN HAS BEEN CHALLENGED ON THE TOPIC OF EXTENDED WARRANTY SUPPORT AND/OR RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE OVER A SPAN OF YEARS, AND THIS REPORT IS FILED TO ADD A DATA POINT.

Mileage: 98,000

I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 36K MILES. MAY 15TH, 2009. I CURRENTLY HAVE 112K MILES ON IT AND HAVE A NOT START A/T CONT FUSE BLOWN ISSUE. MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS A CODE STATING A SPEED DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE TRANSMISSION. SOON AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, MY MECHANIC VERIFIED RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND I WILL NEED TO REPLACE BOTH MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION TO THE APPROX COST OF $5500. NEEDLESS TO SAY, NOT ONLY IS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT I WILL HAVE TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET SINCE THE LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST NISSAN CONCERNING THIS ISSUE EXPIRED IN 2013. BUYER BEWARE!!! BE CAREFUL IF YOU PURCHASE A NISSAN XTERRA FROM 2005-2010 UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO FORK OUT MORE MONEY THAN EXPECTED TO PAY FOR A DEFECT THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT BUT WILL NO LONGER SUPPORT.

Mileage: 112,800

MY TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE SHAFT WENT OUT OF MY VEHICLE TODAY OUT OF NOWHERE. I HAVE A NEW JOB TO GET TO AND NO MONEY TO FIX OR REPLACE THIS VEHICLE. IT'S RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING IT ONLY HAS 136,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS 2 MILES FROM MY HOUSE AND DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20MPH AND IT JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN 5 DEGREE WEATHER. I AM BEYOND DISMAYED AND COMPLETELY WITHOUT OPTIONS.

Mileage: 136,000

I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AFTER-MARKET IN AUGUST 2019, MILEAGE 144K. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM DURING A TEST-DRIVE, AND IT OTHERWISE APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. THREE DAYS LATER, DURING CITY DRIVING, THE CAR BEGAN TO STRAIN TO ENTER FIRST GEAR FROM A STOPPED POSITION (STOP SIGN, TRAFFIC LIGHT), FIRST A LITTLE, AND THEN SIGNIFICANTLY, AND BEGAN OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC-FLOW, AND BEGAN OVERHEATING AFTER MULTIPLE STOP/STARTS. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME (4 MILES) WITHOUT HAVING TO PULL OVER AND CALL A TOW-TRUCK. A TRIP TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY CONFIRMED NOT JUST A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT IN NISSAN SUV-TYPE VEHICLES FROM THIS TIME-PERIOD. THE CAR FROM THE USED DEALER CAME WITH "CAR PROTECTION PLUS" COVERAGE SPECIFICALLY FOR POWER-TRAIN ISSUES, WHO DENIED THAT THEY WOULD COVER THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FOR THIS REASON. I NOW OWN A VERY EXPENSIVE PAPERWEIGHT, OR PAY A REPAIR BILL OF $3K-$4K TO FIX A TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR THAT IS MORE THAN THE VALUE OF THE CAR.

Mileage: 144,000

THE METAL TUBES THAT SEPARATE ENGINE COOLANT FROM THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CRACK. COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXES AND CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE SUBSTANCE IS MILKY, AND CLOUDY LIKE A MILK SHAKE. CAR WAS IN MOTION ON THE CITY WE WERE COMING FROM THE STORE.

Mileage: 2

I HAVE AN NISSAN XTERRA WITH A BAD RADIATOR , IT IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT FOR OVER 13 YEARS AND HAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL, I THINK IT NEEDS TO RECALLED DUE TO BAD RADIATORS THAT LEAK TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ANTIFREEZE TOGETHER, NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX OR ADRESS THE ISSUES ALL NISSAN XTERRA OWNERS HAD DUE TO THE DEFECT, INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSIONS AND RADIATORS AND OTHER PARTS RELATED TO THE DEFECT, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP ON THE ROADWAY AT ANY SPEED LIMIT..

Mileage: 104,000

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

APRIL 5, 2019 I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 126K MILES. MAY 15TH, 2019 MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS A CODE STATING A SPEED DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AAMCO AND AFTER INSPECTION, THEY VERIFIED WATER FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND I WILL NEED TO REPLACE BOTH MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION TO THE APPROX COST OF $5800. NEEDLESS TO SAY, NOT ONLY IS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT I WILL HAVE TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET SINCE THE LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST NISSAN CONCERNING THIS ISSUE EXPIRED IN 2013. BUYER BEWARE!!! DO NOT PURCHASE A NISSAN XTERRA FROM 2005-2010 UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO FORK OUT MORE MONEY THAN EXPECTED TO PAY FOR A DEFECT THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT BUT WILL NO LONGER SUPPORT.

Mileage: 126,000

I BOUGHT A USED 2006 XTERRA AND I HAD NO IDEA THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLERS FAIL PREMATURELY. ALL SEEMED OK FOR 2 WEEKS. ONE DAY DRIVING BACK FROM DROPPING MY 2 DAUGHTERS OFF AT THEIR MOTHERS HOUSE, I WAS ON AN INCLINE, IN A BLIND CURVE, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED PULLING COMPLETELY. WHILE STOPPED I TRIED TO CHECK THE TRANS FLUID AND WAS ALMOST RAN OVER BY A TRACTOR AND TRAILER BECAUSE HE COULDNT SEE THROUGH THE CURVE TO KNOW I WAS BROKE DOWN IN THE ROAD. THEN 10 MINUTES OR SO GOES BY AND A MINIVAN COMES AROUND THE CURVE AND HAD TO LOCK HIS BRAKES UP TO KEEP FROM RUNNING INTO ME. I WAS ALMOST HIT 2 TIMES IN A MATTER OF 20 - 30 MINUTES WAITING FOR HELP TO ARRIVE.

Mileage: 239,000

DEFAULT SHIFTER CABLE

TAKATA RECALL. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT.. MECHANIC STATES DUE TO RADIATOR COOLANT ISSUES.

Mileage: 160,000

2006 NISSAN XTERRA SE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO TRANSMISSION SAFETY RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF PART. *AS *JS

TRANSMISSION COOLER INSIDE RADIATOR FAILED, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. AT 91,000 MILES.

Mileage: 91,000

THE RADIATOR HAS CRACKED INTERNALLY AND MIXED THE ENGINE COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION REAULTING IN SEVERLY DAMAGES FLUID LEADING TO TRANSMISSION DAMAGE AND SHIFTING DAMAGE.

WHILE DRIVING MY "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT APPEAR, TODAY I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TO FIX IT. TO MAKE SHORT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDS REPLACEMENT ($4,600.00 DLLS)BECAUSE THERE'S ANTIFREEZE IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. ONLINE I FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON TO 2006 XTERRAS, FUNNY THING IS NISSAN KNOW ALL ABOUT IT, BUT SO FAR HASN'T CALL A RECALL TO FIX THEIR OWN MESS. ANOTHER THING, I'VE GOT SERVICED MY VEHICLE AT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP S AND NEVER EVER MAKE A SIMPLE COMMENT OR ADVISED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR TO ME ON MY PRIOR VISITS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THEY ARE RECKLESS FOR HOLDING CRITICAL INFO ABOUT PREVENTABLE ISSUES, SPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW ON THEIR PART

Mileage: 154,346

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

Mileage: 178,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE RADIATOR FRACTURED AND THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. THE CONTACT, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL COOLER WITHIN THE RADIATOR WAS FAULTY. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. *TT *JB

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM GOING INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 165,000

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED IN CALIFORNIA, I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SERVICED AT NISSAN DEALERS FROM CALIFORNIA TO CONNECTICUT, FROM UNIVERSAL CITY NISSAN IN LOS ANGELES TO BRUCE BENNETT IN WILTON, CT WITH STOPS IN BETWEEN. IN A NORMAL SERVICE CHECK, IT STATES ON ALL INVOICES THAT FLUIDS ARE CHECKED. TODAY SIR, I FOUND OUT THAT FLUIDS ARE NOT CHECKED AND DUE TO NISSAN'S NEGLIGENCE MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION ARE NOW MARRIED (INTERMIX) AND SINCE THAT MARRIAGE A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION ARE BEING REQUIRED. IF YOU HAD PERFORMED THE PROPER FLUID CHECKS, THEN THE MARRIAGE COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED AND NO REPLACEMENT NECESSARY. I WANT COMPENSATION, I.E. RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION ON THIS 12 YEAR XTERRA.

Mileage: 183,000

RADIATOR DESIGN FAILURE ALLOWED MIXING OF ANTIFREEZE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID. CAUSED FAILURE OF BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. NISSAN PREVIOUSLY OFFERED ASSISTANCE IN REPAIR BUT DISCONTINUED. WILL NOT REPAIR MY XTERRA AS IS NOW PAST EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT WELL UNDER TOTAL MILES. OVERHEATING IN TRAFFIC STOP LEAD TO FAILURE. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE RECALLED ALL 2005-2007 XTERRAS AND FRONTIERS WITH DEFECTIVE RADIATOR. NISSAN TOOK NO ACTION TO NOTIFY OWNERS THAT HAS NOT HAD REPAIR. NISSAN ONLY NOTIFIED OWNERS THAT HAD EXPERIENCED FAILURE AND OFFERED TO COMPENSATE COSTS. FAILURE WAS PREVENTABLE WITH A FAIRLY SIMPLE BY PASS OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLER OR A REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR TO A REDESIGNED VERSION NISSAN ISSUED IN 2010. MANY OWNERS WERE HELPED BY NISSAN PREVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. NOW, NISSAN IS NO LONGER ASSISTING OWNERS WITH THE FAILURE EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL CAUSED BY THE DESIGN FAILURE OF THE RADIATOR AND NOT ANY ACTION BY THE OWNER. IF THE OWNER HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE HARDER AND ADDED MORE MILES FASTER AND EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE, NISSAN WOULD HAVE COMPENSATED THEM I. WHOLE OR IN PART. OWNERS WITH LOW MILEAGE AND OLDER VECHICLES THAT ARE NOW EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE OR WILL IN THE FUTURE ARE NOT BEING ASSISTED BY NISSAN. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE DONE A COMPLETE RECALL OF ALL VECHICLES WITH THE DEFECTIVE RADIATOR. OWNERS ARE NOW FORCED TO BEAR COSTS OF $7,000 IN REPAIRS. A TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAN BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IF THE TRANSMISSION WERE TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. FORTUNATELY MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED SLOWLY AND THE RADIATOR FAILURE WAS CATASTROPHIC SO THE VECHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. NISSAN SHOULD BE MADE TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR PRIOR EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER ANY FAILURE OF THE RADIATOR CAUSING CONTAMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. FAILURE IS REFERRED TO AS STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE OF DEATH.

Mileage: 83,000

LEAKING COOLANT IS MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID THROUGH THE COOLER LINES TO CREATE A TOXIC HELL STEW THAT IRREVERSIBLY DAMAGES EVERYTHING AROUND IT.

Mileage: 1,860,000

TRANSMISSION DESTROY BY LEAKING RADIATOR ANTIFREEZE INTO TRANSMISSION ALSO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS CLOGGED, MY XTERRA ONLY HAS 70 K MILES ON IT, TO EARLY FOR ALL OF THIS PROBLEMS TO HAPPEN IT'S GOING TO COST ME A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX IT, PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 50

CAR WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS. IT STAID IN 1ST OR 2ND AND RPM WENT TO RED AS I PULLED AWAY FROM MY PARKING SPOT. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 105,000 MILES. COST OF REPAIRS: $4,000.00. AFTER RESEARCH ON LINE, FOUND OUT NISSAN NEVER RECALLED THE VEHICLE BUT OFFERED EXTENDED CO-PAYMENT WARRANTY UP TO 100,000 MILES TO AVOID FIXING PROBLEM AS THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS AT AROUND 100,000 MILES AND ABOVE. MINE WAS AT 105K. THESE CARS NEEDED TO BE RECALLED AND NOW I'M PAYING $4,000.00 TO FIX A KNOWN DEFECT THAT NISSAN GOT AWAY WITH NOT TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR.

Mileage: 105,000

POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKING AND ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE COOLANT TO GET INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUIN IT COSTINF A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR ON TOP OF THE REPAIR LABOR COSTS AND NISSAN OFFERING NO HELP AT ALL

Mileage: 245,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. NO WARNING, JUST CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 30 MILES PER HOUR WITHOUT CUTTING OFF THE CAR COMPLETELY. HAD TO BE TOWED. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM THE RADIATOR ON TRANSMISSION FAILED. COME ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE, JUST AS NOTED IN THE SAFETY RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO BUT NISSAN IS NO LONGER SUPPORTING THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. WELL, AFTER $3700, MY TRANSMISSION IS REBUILT WITH NEW RADIATOR. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE COVERED THIS SAFETY ISSUE.. I WAS IN TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, IT WAS VERY STRESSFUL AND UNSAFE FOR ME TO CHANGE LANES AND PULL OVER ON A HIGHWAY THAT HAS A 70 MPH LIMIT AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE. EVEN THOUGH I PUT MY FLASHER ON TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY AND IT WAS TRULY UNSAFE FOR NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT MY PASSENGERS AND THOSE CARS BEHIND ME THAT HAD TO SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN BECAUSE OF MY MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Mileage: 130,000

TAKATA RECALL TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FALIURE

Mileage: 130,000

TLA* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO MEADOWLANDS NISSAN IN HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000. UPDATED 09/06/17*LJ ..UPDATED 09/11/17 *BF UPDATED 09/20/17*LJ *CN CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO RADIATOR LEAK. UPDATED 10/4/18*JB

Mileage: 108,000

TAKATA RECALL IVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANMISSON FOR A ABOUT 3 YRS ..I CALLED NISSAN RECALL AND THEY HAVE ALWAYS TOLD ME ITS NOT IN THE USA.WENT TO TRANS SHOP AND THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR 4 WEEKS NOT UNABLE TO FIX IT...IT WOULD START WHEN I WOULD STOP AT LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS AND NOT GO WOULD HAVE TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THEN PULL OVER FOR NOT GETTING HIT..

Mileage: 155,000

RADIATOR FAILED INTERNALLY AND ALLOWED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO TO MIX WITH COOLANT AND CIRCULATE THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION, DESTROYING BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY ON A A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND CAUSED THE TOTAL LOSS OF PROPULSION. THIS ENDANGERED ME DUE TO THE FAST MOVING VEHICLES AROUND THAT DIDN'T KNOW WHY I WAS SLOWING TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC AND I WAS VERY LUCKY TO NOT BE RUN OVER. COST OF REPAIR IS AT LEAST $6,000, DEALER PRICE IS MORE LIKE $7,000 THIS HAPPENED WHEN MY XTERRA ONLY HAD 110,970 MILES AND WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. THIS IS TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE SINCE IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO REPAIR AT THIS PRICE A VEHICLE WITH LESS RESALE VALUE THAN THE COST OF THE REPAIR. I'VE ATTACHED PICTURES OF A REPAIR ESTIMATE AND THE "STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE" LOOKING MIX OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR COOLANT THAT RESULTED.

Mileage: 110,970

I AM THE VERY UNFORTUNATE OWNER OF A 2006 XTERRA, THAT IS EXPERIENCING THE INFAMOUS RADIATOR LEAKING COOLANT FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AUTOMATIC 4WD; PURCHASED IN 2009 CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED W/ 46K MILES ON IT. NOW IT HAS 137K ON IT AND I UNFORTUNATELY EXPERIENCED THE INFAMOUS "STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE OF DEATH" WHERE DUE TO A RADIATOR DEFAULT IT LEAKS COOLANT FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE 2 DAYS AGO ON MAY 6TH 2017. RIGHT NOW THE RADIATOR IS DEAD AS WELL AS THE THERMOSTAT; A MECHANIC SHOP INSPECTED THE VEHICULE AS I PULLED OVER TO THEIR PLACE WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE AND STOPPED DRIVING IMMEDIATELY. I REACHED OUT TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIR AND; TO JUST BE ABLE TO GO FORWARD I MUST HAVE THE CAR TOW TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP AS IT IS THE PROCEDURE AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINATE ANYTHING BEFORE CAR GOT INSPECTED BY OFFICIAL NISSAN SERVICE DPT. CHANGING THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE PAY OUT OF MY POCKET UNFORTUNATELY AT THIS STAGE. I AM OUT THE MILEAGE SETTLED AFTER THE CLASS ACTION SUIT NISSAN GOT HIT FOR THIS WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE. I AM JUST ANOTHER VICTIM OF WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A NATIONAL RECALL FROM NISSAN.

Mileage: 137,000

NISSAN XTERRA 2006 94,105 MILES TRANS STARTING TO SLIP ALL ISSUES LEAD TO RADIATOR LEAKE

Mileage: 94,120

WHILE MY WIFE AND GRANDDAUGHTER WERE DRIVING OUR 2006 NISSAN XTERRA ON A HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP, NOT ALLOWING THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER SAFE POSTED DRIVING SPEED. MY WIFE HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC, EXPOSING BOTH HER, AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER TO A SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, WHILE THEY WAITED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, GETTING PICKED UP BY A FAMILY MEMBER. SUBSEQUENTLY I LEARNED OF A KNOWN DEFECT IN NISSAN RADIATORS THAT FAIL, AND LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING IT TO FAIL. REPORTEDLY, IT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED THE FAILURES COMMONLY OCCUR AROUND 90,000 MILES, OR A LITTLE OVER 2000 MORE MILES THAN WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS POTENTIAL DEFECT, WHICH SHOULD HAVE INVOLVED A RECALL/WARRANTY REPAIR, RATHER THAN SUBJECTING ME, AND MY FAMILY, TO THIS SAFETY RISK. I WOULD ASSUME THERE ARE MANY MORE VEHICLES IN THIS SAME UNSAFE STATE TODAY, AWAITING THE SAME DEVELOPMENT THAT OCCURRED TO MY FAMILY. THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 91,900

CAR OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WASN'T ABLE TO ACCELERATE ANY MORE... TOOK TO THE SHOP AND THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION MULTIPLE TIMES TO TRY AND SAVE. RADIATOR AND HOSES WERE REPLACED FIRST. ENDED UP HAVING TO GO BACK FOR A FAILED TRANSMISSION. COSTS WERE $5587.25 WHICH I COULDN'T AFFORD AND HAD TO TAKE OUT A LOAN FOR. *TR

Mileage: 143,500

COOLANT FLUID HAS GOTTEN INTO THE TRANSMISSION MAKING IT SLIP OR IS NO LONGER WORKING

Mileage: 94,673

CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO RADIATOR DEFECT (COOLANTT CONTAMINATION)

Mileage: 125,000

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

Mileage: 112,234

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION . MY TRUCK IS NOW SITTING AT AAMCO WITH 5200 DOLLARS WORTH OF TRANSMISSION RADIATOR AND COMPUTER BOARD DAMAGE.

Mileage: 122,000

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT ON BUSY RD. COOLANT LEAKED ONTO TRANSMISSION PER NISSAN DEALER. NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS COULD HAVE A BAD SAFETY ISSUE AS I HAD TO TRY TO GET VEHICLE TO DEALER. I TRANSPORT A HANDICAPPED CHIP AD WELL AD ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA CLIENTS AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN LED TO A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. WHY HAD THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS BEING NISSAN HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM?

Mileage: 143,000

I HAVE TRANSMISSION FLUID IN MY ANTI FREEZE AND ANTI FREEZE IN MY TRANSMISSION. IM TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A KNOWN NISSAN ISSUE. APPARENTLY SOMETHING IN THE RADIATOR ROTS AND THE FLUIDS MIX CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MINE HASN'T FAILED YET, BUT MY FLUIDS ARE ALL CONTAMINATED AS IS THE RADIATOR AND TRANNY?

Mileage: 151,000

COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SHUTTERING, SHAKING AND OVERALL UNSAFE FOR MYSELF AND MY 5-YEAR OLD SON.

Mileage: 84,000

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

LIKE COUNTLESS OTHERS, I HAVE THE SMOD, OR STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE OF DEATH, ON MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA S. THE RADIATOR FAILED, WHICH ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS RESULTS IN THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR. NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS EARLY ON AND DID NOTHING TO HELP OWNERS UNTIL FORCED TO BY SETTLING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THE LAWSUIT WAS USELESS TO ME AS I WAS ALREADY PAST THE PERIOD COVERED BY THE SETTLEMENT. ALL I COULD DO WAS WAIT AND HOPE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO ME. THAT HOPE ENDED YESTERDAY.

Mileage: 175,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2015. DEALER STATED VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED AND NEW RADIATOR INSTALLED. IN JUNE 2016, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DRAINED AS REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED WITH ENGINE COLLANT, THEREFORE, TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD NOT BEEN FULLY FLUSHED AND REPLACED. FLUSHED TRANSMISSION WITH NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID TO REMOVE CONTAMINATED FLUID. IN JULY 2016, THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WOULD NOT START DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE. DETERMINED THAT CONTAMINATED FLUID HAD CORRODED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, CAUSING THE BLOWN FUSES AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3000. THE VEHICLE HAS 140,000 MILES ON IT THEREFORE, DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT OR THE EXTENSION (HTTPS://WWW.NCCONSUMER.ORG/NEWS-ARTICLES/SETTLEMENT-REACHED-IN-LAWSUIT-AGAINST-NISSAN-OVER-FAILED-RADIATORS-TRANSMISSIONS.HTML) NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS OIL COOLER / RADIATOR ASSEMBLY YET CHOSE TO NOT ADDRESS THE DESIGN DEFECT BY ISSUING A RECALL OR EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO COVER THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT DUE TO THE HANDLING OF THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 140,000

RADIATOR LEAKING FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION, DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE AND ADD AN EXTERNAL COOLING SYSTEM SO IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. $4800. MILEAGE IS 109K. NISSAN'S FORCED EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED SO NO HELP FROM THEM. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY NISSAN DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. NISSAN ALSO SAID "IT MIGHT HAPPEN TO CERTAIN TRANSMISSIONS", BUT IN FACT HAPPENS TO ALL XTERRA TRANSMISSIONS AT LEAST FOR 2006. NISSAN HAS HAD TOO MANY ENGINE/DRIVE TRAIN ISSUES ON THE MANY NISSAN'S I HAVE PURCHASED OVER THE YEARS. I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANOTHER NISSAN.

Mileage: 109,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WITH 75,000 MILES IN OCTOBER 2015. AT 84,000 MILES, I NOTICED A CLUNK AND VEHICLE SLOWED ALL THE WAY DOWN WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AT ABOUT 45 MILES AN HOUR. I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED WAY DOWN EVEN THOUGH I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I WAS NEARLY REARENEDED DUE TO THE SUDDEN STALL DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS CONTAMINATED WITH RADIATOR FLUIDS. THERE'S WAS A DEDUCTIBLE OF $3,000, WHAT A SAVINGS (SARCASM). IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. HOW COULD I BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMETHING THAT EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED, ESPECIALLY IF NISSA KNEW ABOUT THIS VERY COMMON PROBLEM. NISSAN REALLY HAS LET ME DOWN. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN UNLESS I AM REIMBURSED FOR MOST OF WHATI PAID. I AM ALSO EXTREMELY UPSET THAT I VERY EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION, ESPECIALLY AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHEN JUST ENTERING THE INTERSTATE WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 70 MPH AND I SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN DUE TO THE FAILING TRANSMISSION.

WHILE DRIVING, AVERAGE SPEED 40-50 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, RPM FLUTTERING. ALSO GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, IT WILL SLAM INTO GEAR. CHECKING THE COOLANT, IT IS A MILKY WHITE COLOR.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

Mileage: 144,000

THE TRANSMISSION IS DAMAGED BECAUSE OF A FAULTY RADIATOR THAT LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO FAIL. MY CAR WAS A STANDSTILL AND I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND MY CAR BARELY MOVED CAUSING THE ONCOMING CAR TO SWERVE AND SLAM HIS BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. THIS A A SAFETY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS IN THE CAR.

Mileage: 127,000

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

TRANSMISSION COOLER CRACKED CAUSING WATER/ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. CAR STILL RUNS, BUT ACCORDING TO MECHANIC, TRANSMISSION DOESN'T HAVE MUCH LIFE LEFT. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IS $4700.

Mileage: 165,000

MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA BEGAN SHUDDERING AS IF THE CAR WAS RIDING ON RUMBLE STRIPS, WHILE I WAS TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED. WHEN THE OD IS OFF IT DOES NOT SHUDDER/RUMBLE. AFTER AN INSPECTION AND RESEARCH WE DETERMINED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSING THE CAR TO SHUDDER. WE HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF OUR CAR AND THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR AND IT SHOULD NOT BE PAID FOR BY THE CONSUMERS!

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS CONTAMINATION OF RADIATOR FLUID AND THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I STARTED HEARING A WEIRD SOUND COMING FROM THE CAR AN IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. I ABOUT GOT HIT WHEN ALL THE CARS WERE FLYING PASS ME AND I WAS TRYING TO GET OVER. I CALLED THE DEALER AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND AFTER ALMOST GETTING KILLED ALL THEY HAD TO TELL ME WAS IT WASN'T THERE PROBLEM AN THAT IT WOULD COST ME OVER 3000 TO FIX. I JUST GOT THIS CAR USED AND STILL OWE OVER 8000 ON IT. I CANT EVEN DRIVE IT. THIS IS SO UNSAFE SOMEBODY IS GOING TO END UP DEAD BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. IF IT HASNT ALREADY KILLED SOME PEOPLE.

Mileage: 133,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INCORRECT READING LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS RADIATOR COOLANT INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATING SYSTEM BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MY TRUCK RPM STARTED TO GO UP TO 4000 RPM. I PULLED OVER BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT A BELT HAD BROKEN. AFTER CHECKING ALL THE BELT WERE GOOD BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO IN GEAR SO I KNEW IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON THE NISSAN SITE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS A KNOW ISSUE WITH MOST NISSAN VEHICLES. IT CAUSED ME $3000 TO GET MY TRUCK FIXED BEING THAT THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF I HAD TAKEN MY NORMAL ROUTE AND WENT ON THE INTERSTATE. WITH THE WAY THE TRUCK JUST STOPPED IT WOULD HAVE CALLED A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 194,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON BUSY STREETS IN THE PITTSBURGH AREA, OUR 2006 NISSAN XTERRA LOST FORWARD POWER WHILE NAVIGATING A RIGHT TURN ONTO ANOTHER BUSY STREET. VEHICLE NEVER LOST ELECTRICAL POWER, BUT HAD NO MECHANICAL POWER. THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING OPPOSITE ME AS WELL AS VEHICLES BEHIND ME. IT WAS LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS FORCED INTO NEUTRAL. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE, THEY STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN XTERRAS AND FRONTIERS THAT THE RADIATOR COMMUNICATES WITH THE TRANSMISSION CREATING A RESULTANT NEED FOR A REBUILD OF THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND COOLANT FLUSH. FOR THIS TO OCCUR WHILE DRIVING IS DANGEROUS NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE, BUT IT POSES A PUBLIC RISK AS WELL AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY/DEATH. NISSAN USA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH REPAIRS AS THEY CONSTITUTE A SAFETY CONCERN WHILE DRIVING THEIR VEHICLES.

Mileage: 80,806

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK, WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE STAFF THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT THAT HAD LEAKED FROM THE RADIATOR. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT OTHER NISSAN MAKES, MODELS BETWEEN 2004-2006 HAD A DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM IN WHICH I NOW FACE.. I CONTACTED NISSAN FOR SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON THE REPAIR ON MY TRANSMISSION, SINCE IT APPEARS THAT THE ISSUES RELATED TO MY PROBLEM ARE FROM A FLAW IN THE DESIGNS OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY MILEAGE WAS OVER A 100,000 MILES AND PAST THE WARRANTY, THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE AS FAR ASSISTING ME WITH THE REPAIRS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT AGAIN.... IT SHOULD BE ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAIN NISSAN REGARDING THE VERY PROBLEM THAT I'M FACED DEALING WITH...

Mileage: 176,953

I BOUGHT THE NISSAN XTERRA LAST YEAR AND UNFORTUNATELY THE TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT AT 145,300 MILES I TALKED TO A NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE BUT THEY SAID THAT NISSAN ONLY COVERS ONLY BEFORE THE 100,000 MILES BUT THAT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE BE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FACTORY DEFECTS THAT SHOULD BEEN FIXED WITHIN THE FIRST DAYS OF PRODUCTION NOW I HAD TO PAY 4,500 DOLLARS FOR GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED A FITS JUST A PAIN IN THE NECK BECAUSE I COULD USE THE MONEY TO FEED MY FAMILY OR PAY MY RENT BUT NO I HAD TO PAY FOR A CAR THAT NISSAN DOESN'T TAKE ANY RESPONSIBLY OVER THE 100,000 MILES THAT IT'S UNBELIEVABLE I WANT TO ET REIMBURSED BY NISSAN WHAT I PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION

Mileage: 145,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED FLUID ONTO THE TRANSMISSION AND BOTH COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

NOTED TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND VEHICLE RUNNING HOTTER THAN NORMAL. RADIATOR LOOKED AS THOUGH IT HAD BEEN FILLED WITH A LIME SMOOTHIE. SUSPECTED BLOWN HEAD GASKET BUT MY MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH NISSANS WHICH INVOLVED INTERMINGLING OF COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT RELATIVE TO THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS NOT 10 YEARS OLD AS YET, IT HAD 112K MILES ON IT. NISSAN REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM THEY KNEW ABOUT BUT ON WHICH NO RECALL WAS EVER DONE. THEY OFFERED ME A CRAPPY DISCOUNT TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE. CONSIDERING HOW MUCH THEY STOOD BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT THAT I OWNED, I DIDN'T CHOOSE THAT OPTION. IF I COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY $6K TO REPLACE THE COOLING SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION, WHAT MADE THEM THINK I COULD AFFORD TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE? I HAD TO USE THE NISSAN TO GET TO WORK, THE GROCERY STORE, DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS, ETC., KNOWING THAT AT ANY TIME THE VEHICLE COULD FAIL OR SEIZE UP. HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL EACH TIME IT STOPPED TO KEEP IT FROM BOILING OVER. VERY STRESSFUL, PARTICULARLY AS I AM HANDICAPPED AND MORE VULNERABLE THAN MANY.

Mileage: 112,000

THE RADIATOR CRACKED CAUSING INTERMIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID I FOUND AFTER THE OCCURANCES. WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE IN MOTION IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON CITY STREETS. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT SEEMED OKAY. I ENTERED A CURVING ONRAMP AND SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH, AND JERKED HARD BACK IN TO GEAR, SPINNING THE WHEELS AND CAUSING ME TO GO SIDEWAYS NEAR ANOTHER VEHICLE. I QUICKLYQUICKLY REGAINED CONTROL, AND CONTINUED DRIVING TO THE NEAREST EXIT. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED A COUPLE MORE TIMES, CAUSING ME TO SLOW DOWN BUT NO LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT, AND THOUGH I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE OKAY, I HAD TO PAY $3700 TO FIX IT. THIS OCCURRED AT 102,000 MILES AND HAPPENS TO EVERY XTERRA, PATHFINDER, AND FRONTIER FROM 2005-2007. THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE THIS RESULTS IN DEATHS. IT WILL INEVITABILITY CAUSE FATALITIES.

Mileage: 102,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR WENT MY CAR STARTING LOSING POWER AND JERKING. THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE GETTING RIGHT BEHIND MY CAR AND SLOWING DOWN,THEY WERE YELLING AT ME TO SPEED UP AND, I WAS SO SCARED ONE OF THEM WOULD HIT THE BACK OF MY CAR AND CAUSE A ACCIDENT AND KILL ME,I TRIED TO GET THE CAR TO THE TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE BUT HAD A HARD TIME CROSSING TRAFFIC,I WAS PRAYING TO MAKE IT ACROSS WITH OUT GETTING .NISSION KNEW THAT MY XTERIA WAS WAS RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE BUT DID NOT SEND ME A RECALL NOTICE OR ANYTHING IN THE MAIL,NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY THE FIRST $3000 TO FIX MY TRANSMISSION. BUT THEY BUILD THE CAR THAT WAY SO I THINK THEY SHOULD FIX IT. I HAD A GUY WHO WORKED ON MY CAR BEFORE AND HE SAID THAT DUE TO A CRACKED COOLANT LEAK INTO MY TRANSMISSION, MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I SURE WISH NO ONE ELSE WENT THROUGH THE SAME THING ON THE INTERSTATE, IT WAS BAD., I AM DISABLED AND CANNOT AFFORD THE $3000 SO MY CAR IS NOW USELESS AND I HAVE NO WAY TO GO TO THE DOCTOR.

Mileage: 87,000

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DURING HEAVY COMMUTE TRAFFIC HWY AT 60MPH CREATING A NEAR MISS MULTI VEHICLE COLLISION. NO INJURIES OR ACCIDENT OCCURED BECAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WAS PULLED SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED TO BE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO CONTAMINATION FROM ENGINE COOLANT. A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AS THOUSANDS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED BUT IGNORED BY THE NHTSA AND NISSAN. THE FACTORY RADIATOR HAS A KNOWN DEFECT WHICH CAUSED THE INTERCOOLER TUBING FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR TO CRACK AND FAIL THUS CAUSING CROSS CONTAMINATION OF TRANMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR TO MIX AND DESTROY THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND REPLACEMENT OR REBUILDING OF THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $5,500. IN OVER 45 YEARS OF DRIVING ALL MAKES,YEARS AND MODELS OF VEHICLES BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, I HAVE NEVER HAD ONE FAILURE OF THIS TYPE BEFORE, EVEN IN VEHICLES WITH OVER 300,000 MILES OF USE. IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, THIS IS NOTHING LESS THAN AN ENGINEERING DEFECT EITHER PURPOSEFULLY DESIGNED AS BUILT IN OBSOLESCENSE, OR OVERLOOKED AND DENIED BY NISSAN AS A MATERIALS DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. ANYONE CAN USE A SEARCH ENGINE ON THE INTERNET TO FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ENACTED BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN NO DEATHS REPORTED YET. BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT OF THIS LOW MILAGE, IT WAS NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE, AS IT IS A 2 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE NOT USED FOR OFF ROAD BUT STANDARD PAVED ROADWAY USE. OIL CHANGES AND INSPECTIONS WERE COMPLETED AS RECOMMENDED.

Mileage: 129,893

WE WERE PULLING A LIGHT 18 FOOT TRAILER UP A STEEP HILL, AT LOW SPEED DUE TO THE GRADE. IT WAS ON HWY 89, ABOUT 5 MILES W OF GARDEN CITY, UTAH. THE RPM OF THE CAR RACED UP TO 4,000, IT LOST POWER AND LUGGED. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS A TURN OFF A VERY SHORT DISTANCE AHEAD. WE WERE ALSO FORTUNATE THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHEN WE WERE TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING HOT, EVEN THOUGH THE RADIATOR DIDN'T SHOW ANY HEAT. IT TOOK A WHILE TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 148,000

ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2015, WHILE DRIVING FROM MARYLAND TO VIRGINIA, ON A SPEED LIMIT OF 55, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND TRANSMISSION WONT ENGAGED WHILE ACCELERATING THE GAS PEDAL, RPM WAS GOING TO THE HIGHER NUMBER/RED ZONE AND CAR WILL NOT MOVE FASTER UP TO THE NOTED SPEED LIMIT. WHEN WE STOP AT THE LIGHT, AND THE LIGHTS TURN GREEN, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE AND MAKE LOUD NOISE AND RPM GOING HIGHER TO THE RED ZONE NUMBERS. THIS CAUSED TRAFFIC BEHIND US BACK UP BECAUSE OF SPEED TOO SLOW IN A 55-MILE PER HOUR SPEED. I WAS AFRAID IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES DURING A 200-MILE TRAVEL FROM MARYLAND TO VIRGINIA. I READ THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT NISSAN VEHICLES ABOUT RADIRATOR WATER LEAKS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING IT TO MALFUNCTION. ACCORDING THE PRICE TRANSMISSION EXPERTS, THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE COST TO REPAIR WILL COST $4,400.00 I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE NISSAN PAY THE REPAIR COST.

Mileage: 94,522

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

TRAMSMISSION WAS BEGINNING TO MAKE NOISE AND SHIFTING ROUGHLY. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IT COST ME OVER $3500 TO REPAIR.

Mileage: 110,000

I HAD JUST EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. MY TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN MAKING A NOISE BUT I DID NOT KNOW WHY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PULL AWAY FROM THE LIGHT MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR. MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED FLUID FROM MY RADIATOR WHICH HAD CRACKED THE PREVIOUS MONTH HAD MOVED THROUGH THE COOLANT LINES INTO MY TRANSMISSION AND CAUSES ITS FAILURE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE STILL ON THE INTERSTATE I WOULD HAVE BEEN AT HIGH RISK FOR A FATAL WRECK TO HAVE OCCURED

Mileage: 186,000

I AM WRITING THIS IN REGARD TO THE RADIATOR CRACKING AND LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS PROBLEM COMPLETELY RUINS TRANSMISSIONS AND THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL THE PROBLEM IS OCCURING. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED REGULARLY AND MAINTAINED TO ALL MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. I RECEIVED ZERO NOTIFICATION FROM NISSAN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS MY PRIMARY VEHICLE I USE TO TRANSPORT MY CHILD. I WAS LEFT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A BACK ROAD IN EXTREME HEAT DUE TO THIS DEFECT. THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS ISSUE IS WELL OVER THE WORTH OF THE VEHICLE ITSELF.

Mileage: 102,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT RADIATOR COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXED TOGETHER AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS "POWER TRANSMISSION CROSS TRAIN". THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

Mileage: 118,000

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

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, VEHICLE RPM WENT UP AS THE SPEED DECEASE. I PLACE THE VEHICLE IN THE NEXT LOWER GEAR TO GET TO MY LOCATION. CHECK THE RADIATOR LATER AND IT HAS A OILY CREAMY THICK MIXTURE OF RADIATOR COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID.

Mileage: 196,052

TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR PROBLEMS. CAR IS A LEMON. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED BE CAUSE OF WATER ENTERING THROUGH THE COOLING SYSTEM ACCOUNT IT IS CONNECTED TO RADIATOR THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR SOME TIME. *TR

Mileage: 159,650

I WAS ON MY WAY BACK FROM THE MALL WHEN I HEARD MY FAN/BELT START TO SQUEAL. NOT THINKING ANYTHING OF IT I KEPT ON DRIVING NEXT THING I KNOW I'M PRESSING HARDER ON MY GAS PEDDLE JUST TO GO FASTER. MY RPMS WHERE GOING TO HIGH AND I WAS ONLY GOING 65. I WAS ON THE HIGH WHEN THIS HAPPEN SO I DIDN'T NOTICE TILL I HAD TO GO UP A BRIDGE AND THAT'S WHEN I REALLY NOTICE MY ENGINE STRUGGLING TO GET POWER, IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS DOING A LOT WHEN IT REALLY WASN'T. I KNEW I HAD TO GO TO THE MECHANIC TO GET IT LOOKED AT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A LOSE BOLT. NEXT THING I'M DRIVING HOME AND MY CAR WAS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IT WASN'T GOING INTO GEAR IN DRIVE, SO I TRIED 3 GEAR STILL NOTHING SO I WENT TO 2 AND IT STUCK. I PARKED IT ON A SIDE STREET IN OCEAN CITY AND CALLED TRIP A AND HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN OF ATLANTIC CITY TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. COUPLE DAYS LATER THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME MY RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION AND MESSED ALL THE GEARS UP. AFTER HEARING THAT I LOOKED UP THAT PROBLEM ON XTERRAS APPARENTLY THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THEM. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF SUCH PROBLEMS BY THE DEALER AND APPARENTLY NISSAN WANT REIMBURSE ME SO I'M OUT 7,500 BECAUSE MY NISSAN IS SITTING IN MY BACK YARD. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

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

I WAS DRIVING 15 MPH ON THE LOCAL STREET AND THE SLIP SENSOR LIGHT AND VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. THAT'S IT, FINISHED AT 49K MILES DOA. VEHICLE WAS ALWAYS GARAGED. RADIATOR CRACKED LEAKED COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION NICE TRUCK, SORRY TO HAVE TO LET NISSAN GO. TRUCK WAS LIKE NEW. *TR

Mileage: 49,783

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

THE XTERRA BEGAN OVERHEATING AND DRIVING IN AN UNSAFE MANNER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DIAGNOSIS AT A NISSAN DEALER WAS A FAILED COOLER LINE ALLOWED COOLANT IN THE RADIATOR AND THAT BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5800. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS JUST OUTSIDE OF AN EXTENDED 10K WARRANTY/$3000 COPAY NISSAN OFFERED AS A RESULT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 104,684

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

RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RUINED THE TRANSMISSION. KNOWN ISSUE.

Mileage: 144,800

THE POWER STEERING FLUID ENTERED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER OF VEHICLE. NISSAN RECOGNIZED THIS A PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

FAULTY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NISSAN WILL NOT COVER FOR DAMAGE ,VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIES WHILE DRIVING,VERY MUCH KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY VEHICLE STARTED TO TREMBLE AND SHUDDER AT SPEEDS ABOVE 30-40 MPH. EVENTUALLY AFTER MUCH HESITATION AND LOUD ENGINE REVVING I DECIDED TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. TURNED IT BACK ON AND GOT ABOUT A FEW HUNDRED FEET DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE TRANSMISSION WASN'T RESPONSIVE WITH THE ENGINE CAUSING ME TO CUT SOMEONE OFF JUST TO PULL OF THE ROAD SAFELY. I HAVE HEARD THE COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSAN'S TRANSMISSION/COOLANT CONTAMINATION AND DECIDED TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THE ISSUE AFTER GETTING TOWED HOME. $100 DOWN THE DRAIN. SURE ENOUGH MY COOLANT RESERVOIR AND RADIATOR CAP WERE SMOTHERED IN A THICK GOOP KNOWN AS THE INFAMOUS "SMOD". THERE IS TRANS FLUID MIXED INTO MY COOLANT AND MORE THAN LIKELY, COOLANT IN MY TRANSMISSION. THIS IS DESIGN FLAW IN NISSAN. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RESOLVED COMPLETELY BY NISSAN WITH NO FAULT TO THEIR DEDICATED CUSTOMERS. WARRANTIES NEED TO BE EXTENDED PAST 100K BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THE ISSUE IS OCCURRING IN MOST XTERRA, PATHFINDER, AND FRONTIERS. I'LL BE DAMNED IF NISSAN ONLY PARTIALLY COVER MY COST REPAIR LEAVING THE BULK TO ME. I AM A STUDENT WORKING A FULL TIME JOB TRYING TO PAY FOR THEIR EDUCATION BIT BY BIT. THIS IS NOT WHAT OTHERS IN SIMILAR SITUATION NEED TO DEAL WITH AND NEITHER DO I. REMEMBER, NISSAN IS ONLY SUCCESSFUL AND WEALTHY BECAUSE OF US, THE CONSUMER. GIVE BACK TO THOSE WHO HELPED YOU BUILD A REPUTABLE AUTO MANUFACTURER. *TR

Mileage: 112,056

FOR A CRACKED RADIATOR THE COOLANT LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION DESTROYING IT. THE COST OF REPAIR IS AROUND $ 6,000. THE NISSAN DEALER TO NOT WANT TO ASSUME THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 121,000

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

TRANSMISSION DAMAGE ATTRIBUTED TO CONTAMINATION BY ENGINE COOLANT. THE SOURCE OF THE CONTAMINATION IS A CRACKED ATF LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH AN ENGINE COOLANT CHAMBER IN THE RADIATOR.MY 2006 XTERRA HAS HAD SAME ISSUE.TRANS AND RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

UPON TURNING A CORNER AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND MATCH THE SPEED OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE GEAR FAILED TO SHIFT APPROPRIATELY (TRANSMISSION) AND GIVING THE CAR GAS SIMPLY REVVED THE ENGINE. LUCKILY THE APPROACHING CAR RESPONDED WELL AND SLOWED TO AVOID A REAR COLLISION WHILE I EASED OFF THE PEDAL AND THEN GENTLY ACCELERATED AGAIN TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. UPON HIS EXAMINATION OF MY 2006 XTERRA, HE DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT WERE MIXING AND DESTROYING BOTH MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED THAT THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS COMMON AMONG NISSAN OWNERS! WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM SMITHTOWN NISSAN IN 2010 AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO NOTIFICATION OR RECALL REGARDING THIS DANGEROUS HAZARD. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND LIFE-THREATENING. THERE SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS INSUFFICIENT (A $2500 - $3K) CO-PAY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND POTENTIALLY HAVE THE SAME DEFECT AGAIN! MY WIFE AND KIDS RELY ON MY CAR EVERY DAY AND I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT I DID NOT WAIT ANY LONGER TO HAVE THE CAR EXAMINED, BUT I AM EXTREMELY DISTURBED BY NISSAN'S NEGLIGENCE. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A GRINDING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END AS THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID PENETRATED THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,400.

Mileage: 198,400

THE RADIATOR COOLING WATER GOT INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS CAUSED STRONG VIBRATION THAT WE HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY. THE DAMAGE WAS REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION . IT STARTED OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SAFETY SWITCH THAT CAUSED ENGINE TROUBLE ALERT. AFTER FEW WEEKS THE CAR STALLED ALTOGETHER AND WE NOW HAD TO TOW IT TO A GARAGE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT WAS REPORTED BEFORE AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY NISSAN DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND REPAIR THE DAMAGED UNITS. *TR

Mileage: 98,500

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 THE VEHICLE AT 40-45 MPH AND 1200 RPMS OR 60 MPH AND 1500 RPMS, A VIBRATION AS IF RUNNING OVER RIP BARS ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY HAPPENED. AT FIRST, IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A UNIVERSAL; HOWEVER, AFTER REPLACING THE PART, THE VIBRATION CONTINUED BUT HAPPENED AT ALL SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH REGARDLESS OF THE RPMS. RESEARCH SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT SYSTEM CRACKING, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION BUT NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. A LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD NO REPORT OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. THEY SUGGESTED TURNING OFF THE OVERDRIVE AND IF THE PROBLEM STOPPED, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THIS WAS THE CASE, BUT BEFORE WE COULD HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED, IT STARTED HAVING A ROARING NOISE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHECKED, IT LOOKED LIKE A STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE AND SO DID THE COOLANT IN THE RADIATOR. BOTH HAVE BEEN FLUSHED BUT APPARENTLY WHEN THE INITIAL LEAK HAPPENED, IT ALSO ALLOWED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE COMPUTER FOR THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, UP A STEEP HILL, THE RPMS GREW BUT THE SPEED DECREASED. SHIFTING DOWN SHOWED THAT THE GEAR HAD BEEN LOST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY IN THE LOWER GEAR. ANOTHER DEALERSHIP OUT OF THE AREA SAID THEY HAD SEVERAL HUNDRED XTERRA'S BROUGHT IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT WE WOULD LOSE ONE GEAR AT A TIME UNTIL WE LOST THEM ALL. THIS IS A $3,500+ REPAIR AND IF WE LOSE GEARS IN HIGH TRAFFIC, WE WILL BE POSSIBLY REARENDED OR STRANDED ON A HIGHWAY, WHICH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. IT IS NOW OCTOBER AND NOTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED. A RECALL IS NEEDED BEFORE SOMEONE IS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! *TR

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

MY VEHICLE HAS JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE LEAKAGE ISSUE DESCRIBED BELOW. NISSAN IS STATING I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COSTS UP TO $3000. REPORT DATE : OCTOBER 16, 2012 AT 12:21 PM NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : DP12004 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : DP12004 NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : N/A VEHICLE MAKE / MODEL: MODEL YEAR(S): NISSAN / FRONTIER 2005-2010 NISSAN / PATHFINDER 2005-2010 NISSAN / XTERRA 2005-2010 MANUFACTURER(S) : NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. COMPONENT(S) : POWER TRAIN POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED : JUNE 11, 2012 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED : OPEN SUMMARY: ODI RECEIVED A PETITION REQUESTING INVESTIGATION OF TRANSMISSION DAMAGE ATTRIBUTED TO CONTAMINATION BY ENGINE COOLANT. THE SOURCE OF THE CONTAMINATION IS A CRACKED ATF LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH AN ENGINE COOLANT CHAMBER IN THE RADIATOR. ODI HAS RECEIVED (512) FIVE-HUNDRED-TWELVE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS BETWEEN AUGUST 2005 TO MAY 2012 REGARDING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. A COPY OF THE PETITION WILL BE PLACED IN THE PUBLIC FILE. ODI WILL REVIEW ITS CONTENT AND RELATED FIELD DATA TO ASSESS WHETHER A SAFETY DEFECT INVESTIGATION IS WARRANTED. REFERENCED VOQS ARE LISTED ON A SEPARATE PAGE. *TR

Mileage: 98,420

2006 NISSAN XTERRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORM THE CONSUMER THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED IT FELT AS THOUGH THE TIRES WERE SLIPPING WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. *JB

COOLANT FROM NISSAN'S DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED RADIATOR LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION, VALVE BODY, COMPUTER, AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL OF $4,000. WHILE DRIVING MY XTERRA HOME UP A STEEP GRADE IT WAS HAVING A PROBLEM SHIFTING AND ITS RPM WAS ALMOST RED LINING SO I STEPPED OFF THE GAS. THE XTERRA WAS AT TIMES BUCKING, SHIFTING UP AND DOWN RAPIDLY MAKING IT VERY HARD TO DRIVE IT HOME. MY VEHICLE COULDN'T GO OVER 40MPH AND I HAD SOME PEOPLE ALMOST RUN INTO THE BACK OF ME WHILE LIMPING IT HOME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND I PRAY NO ONE HAS BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE NISSAN CREATED. SHAME ON THEM! *TR

Mileage: 128,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE FOR AWHILE BUT I WAS UNAWARE UNTIL LAST WEEK. MY TRUCK WAS OVERHEATING AND THE ANTIFREEZE HAD A WHITE SUBSTANCE IN IT. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE RADIATOR CRACKED AND THE TRANS COOLER WHICH IS INSIDE LEAKED. THE TWO FLUIDS MIXED AND HAS CAUSED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MY RADIATOR HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANS WILL BE FLUSHED SEVERAL TIMES. THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO THE TRANS IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME AS IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND IT TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN XTERRAS. THE SYMPTOM'S OF OTHERS VEHICLES ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS MINE. NISSAN HAS HAD A VERY POOR SETTLEMENT IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT BUT IT IS VERY POOR. THIS SHOWS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN AND/OR PARTS. THIS PROBLEM IS LEAVING PEOPLE WITH SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS IN REPAIRS ($3800 AND UP) FOR A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF. EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE MAINTAINED YOUR VEHICLE ROUTINELY THIS PROBLEM WILL STILL OCCUR DUE TO NISSANS POOR DESIGN AND PARTS. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL AND IF AN OWNER HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM THEY SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THEIR EXPENSE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

5/29/14 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,TRANSMISSION SLIPPING.DIAGNOSED AS RADIATOR CONTAMINATED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID,REPLACED RADIATOR,DRAINED COOLANT, FLUSHED MULTIPLE TIMES. 7/12/2014 ON FAMILY VACATION OUT OF STATE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, LOW TRANSMISSION FLUID.FILLED FLUID BY BEACH READY AUTO. 7/15/2014 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AGAIN ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 60 MPH TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REBUILT TRANSMISSION PUT IN OUT OF STATE,8 DAYS MISSED WORK,AIRLINE TICKET HOME. MY EXPENSES FOR THIS DEFECT IN DESIGN BY NISSAN IS $5900.THE FACT THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL INITIATED BY NISSAN IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND DANGEROUS. A FAILURE ON THE COMPANY'S PART TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS WRONG , BUT KNOWINGLY ALLOWING THEIR PRODUCT TO ENDANGER PEOPLE'S LIVES IS INEXCUSABLE. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS MIXING WITH THE COOLANT AND THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000.

Mileage: 169,000

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AT 40MPH/AROUND 1000RPMS THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING AT THE BACK END. UPON ACCELERATION, THE VIBRATION CEASED. THIS BEHAVIOR BECAME CONSISTENT. A MECHANIC INDEPENDENT FROM NISSAN FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR MUST BE REPLACED PER HIS CONVERSATION WITH THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. ALSO ADVISING INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE DEALERSHIP ADMITS TO HAVING A FLOOR FULL OF TRANSMISSIONS THAT NEED REPAIR. I INVESTIGATED THE CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED IN 2010 AND ALREADY SETTLED, BUT HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PRIOR AS NISSAN DID NOT ALERT ME TO THE PERSISTENT PROBLEM SINCE 2005 I SHOULD EXPECT MY CAR TO DEVELOP. *TR

Mileage: 132,500

RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AND RUINED THE RADIATOR. MY XTERRA HAD 106,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WAS NEARLY $5,000.00. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS THE SAME FACTORY DEFECT MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 108,778

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

Mileage: 131,000

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

Mileage: 104,000

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

Mileage: 902,000

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

Mileage: 98,721

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

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

Mileage: 115,000

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

Mileage: 128,000

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

Mileage: 72,000

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

Mileage: 105,000

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

Mileage: 148,000

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

Mileage: 94,000

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

Mileage: 102,820

RADIATOR IS LEAKING COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION. *JS

Mileage: 95,000

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

Mileage: 117,700

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

Mileage: 85,000

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

Mileage: 133,000

JULY 2006 I PURCHASED A NEW NISSAN XTERRA. OCTOBER 2008 AT APPROX. 58,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION "SLIPPED" AS I MADE A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC STOPPED FOR ME. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS THE PROBLEM WORSENED. ON OCTOBER 30TH I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RICART NISSAN. AN INITIAL CHECK SHOWED A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE SERVICE PERSON ACCUSED ME OF PUTTING OIL IN THE TRANSMISSION AND STATED THAT NISSAN WOULD SEND THE FLUID TO A LABORATORY FOR TESTING. APPROX 6 DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATING NISSAN WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE. AT 60,000 MILES OR A MONTH OR SO LATER MY VEHICLE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE NEVER REALLY RAN CORRECTLY AFTER THAT; HEAVY SHIFTING, VEHICLE WOULD NOT WARM UP WHEN STATIONARY. I MADE SEVERAL FOLLOW UP CALLS TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT EACH TIME I WAS ADVISED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, OR OVER 60,000 MILES. AT THAT POINT I JUST DEALT WITH THE ROUGH RUNNING ROUGH SHIFTING VEHICLE. MOVE AHEAD TO MAY 2014. ONCE AGAIN THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE TURNING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. AT THIS POINT I BEGAN RESEARCHING MY VEHICLE AND FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, MORE SPECIFICALLY COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING FAILURE WAS AN ON GOING PROBLEM, I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT PICKERINGTON OHIO GOODYEAR. COOLANT WAS PRESENT IN THE TRANSMISSION. AT THAT TIME I NOTIFIED MY DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN OF MY ISSUE. NISSAN STATED THAT DUE TO THE VEHICLE AGE (175,000 MILES) THEY COULD NOT ASSIST ME; NISSAN REFERENCE NUMBER #[XXX]. I BELIEVE THIS IS JUST AS MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE AS A MECHANICAL ISSUE. IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILS WHEN TURNING IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC AN ACCIDENT COULD TAKE PLACE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 58,000

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

Mileage: 118,000

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

Mileage: 86,500

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

Mileage: 54,000

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

Mileage: 129,000

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

Mileage: 120,000

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

Mileage: 132,820

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

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

Mileage: 106,000

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

Mileage: 76,693

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

Mileage: 152,000

TRANSMISSION DAMAGE ATTRIBUTED TO CONTAMINATION BY ENGINE COOLANT. THE SOURCE OF THE CONTAMINATION IS A CRACKED ATF LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH AN ENGINE COOLANT CHAMBER IN THE RADIATOR. RESULTING IN HAVING TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND NOW THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. CURRENT THERE IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN # 10V517000, HOWEVER I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL. MY CAR ACTUALLY IS 8 YEARS OLD AND HAS APPROX. 105,000 MILES, HENCE, DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION SUIT ORDERING NISSAN TO REIMBURSE REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

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

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

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

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

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

Mileage: 144,000

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

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN SE XTERRA 4.0 4X2 AUTOMATIC -I STARTED NOTICING WHEN GETS SPEED UP TO 45 MILES IT IS MAKING A HARD SHIFTING AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN MAKING A HARD DOWN SHIFTING AS WELL. I MOSTLY NOTICE THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ALREADY WARMED UP AND STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IS WHEN IT STARTS ACTING UP, LIKE A CLUNK NOISE AND FEEL LIKE IT IS LOOSING POWER IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS A COLD DAY AND WHEN LEAVING WORK AND I BACKED UP AND THEN PUT IN DRIVE AND STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT FELT LIKE I HAD LOST POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. (BOGGED DOWN FEELING) I HAD TO PRESS FURTHER DOWN ON THE PEDDLE TO GET THE XTERRA TO DRIVE. I DROVE HOME SLOWLY WITH MY FLASHERS ON PRAYING TO GOD I WOULD NOT BREAK DOWN WITHIN THE 7MILES. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE 2 MILES TO ORIELLYS TO PULL THE CODE P1754 WITH SEVERAL OTHERS.I DROVE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS GIVEN A "WORSE CASE SCENARIO" CHARGE OF ABOUT $3300.00 -I STILL OWE $6000.00 FOR IT! I STARTED TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE ONLINE WITH ALL OF THE FORUMS/PARTS/REBUILDS AND SUCH AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS THE ISSUE WITH THE COOLANT LINE IN RADIATOR CRACKING AND LEAKING ATF INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH CORROSION IN THE VALVE BODY AND TRANSMISSION (O RINGS/SEALS) CAUSING TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS (FAULTY ENGINEERED/MANUFACTURED HIGHLY EXPENSIVE DEFECT) AT AROUND 100,000 MILES AND COST IS $1100.00 FOR BODY VALVE, REBUILDING TRANSMISSION ($2800.00-($5000.00 FOR NEW) AND REPLACING THE RADIATOR $ 260.00 AND LETS NOT FORGET ABOUT THE LABOR AT ABOUT $110.00 AN HOUR FOR AROUND 13 HOURS. WHO HAS THIS KIND OF MONEY FOR THIS REPAIR?? I LOVE MY XTERRA BUT NOT AT THIS COST SINCE I FOUND OUT THAT EVERY 100,000 I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE $1100.00 TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY (SOLENOIDS FAILING)!! I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND WAS HESITANT TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING ALL OF A SUDDEN AND I LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE DESPITE MY ABILITY TO REV THE ENGINE. LUCKILY I COASTED INTO MY LOCAL "KWIK KAR" AT THE END OF THE STREET. THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY BELIEVE THE RADIATOR IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO MAKE THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. HAD THIS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY MY LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS DANGER. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

WE NOTICED A HIGHER PITCH NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2013 DURING ALL RUNNING TIMES (COLD START, WARM RUNNING, ETC) IN MY PREGNANT WIFE'S CAR WITH ABOUT 90,000 MILES ON VEHICLES (INSPECTED FLUIDS, BELTS, AND ENGINE AREA WITHOUT NOTICE TO ANY ISSUES- ASSUMED IT WAS THE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ~5-16*F). REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEE CONDUCTED ON THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE (ORIGINAL OWNERS), HAD THE HEATER CORE REPAIRED AND VEHICLE INSPECTED AT NISSAN DEALER IN TEXAS IN 2011 WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (HEATER CORE IS LEAKING AGAIN 2YRS LATER). THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO DRIVING AT THE TIME. FIGURED IT WOULD ONLY NEED A TUNE-UP BACK FROM COLORADO TO GEORGIA BEFORE FINALLY GETTING IT CHECKED AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE COOLANT CROSS CONTAMINATION REQUIRING $4,500+ IN REPAIRS (NOW AT 103,000 MILES -DEC 2013). AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY FLOODED/CONTAMINATED WITH ENGINE COOLANT RUINING THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS. MECHANICS STATED THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN XTERRA'S AND OTHER MODELS, THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW OUR TRANSMISSION DIDN'T ALREADY FAIL WITH THE AMOUNT OF EXPOSURE, AND IT WOULD BE A SHORT TIME BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION BECOMES COMPLETELY IN-OPERATIONAL. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE ACROSS NISSAN MODELS, AND WE DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT (WHICH YOU HAD TO CLAIM BY JUN 2013 AND HAVE DOCUMENT/DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION CONTAMINATION >100,000 MILES). NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL/FIX THEIR DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY HAZARDS FOR PROTECTION OF THE CONSUMER! *TR

Mileage: 103,949

THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OR RATHER THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT MOSTLY OUT FORTH TO FIFTH, OR EVEN THIRD TO FORTH. THE ENGINE SEEMS FINE. PULL THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK, THE FLUID IS DARK AND SMELLS BURNT. *TR

Mileage: 94,673

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

AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY, I FELT A JERK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN OVER HEATED. PULLED OVER AND LET SET FOR A MINUTE. RESTART AND LIMP TO WORK PLACE. AFTER CALLING DAD FOUND RADIATOR FLUID IN TRANSMISSION. THE REST IS HISTORY!!!! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WE HAVE AN 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AND THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED A CROSS CONTAMINATION. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. WE PARTICIPATED IN THE NISSAN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE RECEIVED A DENIAL LETTER IN THE MAIL EARLIER THIS WEEK BECAUSE WE WERE OVER 100,000 MILES. I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN FOR BEING SO GREEDY AND NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY OVER THIS ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TO OCCUR THE WINTER OF 2011 WHEN I WOULD GO OUT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD BLOW COLD AIR AND NEVER HEAT UP UNLESS THE CAR WAS RUNNING. IF I WAS TO SIT AT RED LIGHTS THE CAR WOULD BLOW COLD AIR AGAIN. THAT SPRING I NOTICED THE CAR JERKING AND DRIVING A LITTLE ROUGH BUT DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE HAD JUST REPLACED THE UNIVERSAL C JOINT BACK THAT PRIOR FALL. THE SUMMER OF 2011 AND AT FIRST I NOTICED THE RPM'S REVVING UP BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. THEN THE AIR WENT OUT AND WOULD COOL DOWN THE CAR. MEANWHILE I AM DRIVING MY KIDS AROUND IN A CAR WITH NO AC IN 100 SUMMER HEAT AND HUMIDITY. EVENTUALLY THE CAR GOT SO BAD IT WOULDN'T RUN. IT WOULD REV UP BUT GO NO WHERE. I FINALLY TOOK IT INTO A SHOP WHEN I NOTICED IT LEAKING A REDDISH, BROWN/GREEN FLUID. COME TO FIND OUT THERE WAS CROSS CONTAMINATION BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD BEEN DRIVING MONTHS WITH THIS CAR LIKE THIS IT REALLY MESSED UP MY XTERRA. IT COST ME $4500 TO FIX THIS ISSUE ON TOP OF MANY INCONVENIENCES. I'T SUPER DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN FOR NOT RECALLING THIS FAULTY PART THEY KNEW ABOUT. APPARENTLY A LETTER WAS SENT OUT ASKING CUSTOMERS TO BRING THE CARS IN TO BE CHECKED. WE NEVER RECEIVED THIS LETTER. ALL I WANT IS NISSAN TO FESS UP AND PAY HARD WORKING PEOPLE BACK THE MONEY THEY OWE THEM. MY XTERRA WAS PAID OFF AND I HAD TO SINK $4500 INTO A 6 YEAR OLD CAR. NISSAN HAS LOST A CUSTOMER FOR LIFE. ILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER. *TR

Mileage: 144,000

FINANCING AND NOTICED THE LOUD WHINING GEARS WHEN CAR WAS COLD. ALMOST LIKE A AFTER MARKET RACING TRANNY. TRUCK BEING QUICK AND HAVING A POWERBAND IT SEEMS, I WENT WITH IT!! WE'VE HAD TRUCK JUST OVER A YEAR. 6 MONTHS AGO, HEATER ONLY BLEW HEAT WHEN IN MOTION. IT STILL DOES BOTH OF THESE THINGS BUT PERIODICALLY THE HEAT WORKS LIKE NORMAL. YES, THIS TRUCK IS STILL RUNNING!!!! BUT WHEN I LEAVE IN THE MORNING, IT FEELS LIKE THE E BRAKE IS ON WHEN ITS NOT!! SERIOUS RESTRICTION. AND ON FREEWAY, OVER 50 MPH, GRINDING SOUND GETS LOUDER BY THE DAY. THE LOUD VIBRATING THAT IF WINDOWS ARE UP, YOUR HEAD SEEMINGLY COULD EXPLODE!!!! ALL THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF COOLANT IN THE TRANNY. BEST PART IS, IT WAS SOLD TO US BY A DEALERSHIP WITH SYMPTOMS OBVIOUSLY NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT. HEADING DOWN TO TRADE IT IN FOR ONE OVER 2010!!! PLEASE MAKE IT THERE XTERRA!!!! WOW. IT STILL GETS UP AND GOES THO. RED LIGHT WITH A NEW V8 TITAN, GREEN MEANS GO, XTERRA WINS !!! SAD DAY BECAUSE WE LOVED THIS TRUCK. BUH BYE BABY *TR

Mileage: 137,743

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TRIED TO QUICKLY MERGE TO MY RIGHT SHOULDER. I HAD PLENTY OF GAS AND MY CAR WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY POWER PAST THE 2300 RPM. AS I WAS MERGING, I NOTICED THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE BEHIND ME WAS APPROACHING FAST. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND COULD NOT, HE HAD TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE NEXT LANE AND I THINK HE HIT ANOTHER CAR. AT THIS TIME I WAS ALREADY IN THE EXIT LANE WHEN I LOOKED OVER, GOT LUCKY I WASN'T HIT HARD AND BARELY MADE IT OUT OF FREEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 105,168

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

BOUGHT 2006 NISSAN XTERRA USED ON AUGUST 1ST, 2013, HAD PROBLEM THE EVENING AFTER I BOUGHT IT. TRANSMISSION WAS NOT CHANGING GEARS PROPERLY AND WAS CAUSING HIGH RPM'S. TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ANTI-FREEZE MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSE BY BROKEN COOLER TUBE. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE PRODUCED A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. HE WAS THEN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

Mileage: 108,000

MY XTERRA EXPERIENCED THE DREADED " CRACKED RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION" PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHER NISSAN TRUCKS HAVE EXPERIENCED. IT HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT, AND THE CAR DOWN SHIFTED AND WOULD NO LONGER EXCEL. BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AT A LITTLE OVER 92,000, I HAD TO PAY THE $3000 DEDUCTIBLE THAT WAS DETERMINED FROM THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT EARLIER THIS YEAR. THAT MONEY COVERED A "REMAN" TRANSMISSION (NOT EVEN A NEW ONE) AND HOPEFULLY A NEW RADIATOR (IT WAS NOT SPECIFIED). THE RADIATOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL FROM THE GET-GO. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

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 WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT AS ALL THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 83,487. UPDATED 11/13/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD BEGAN FLASHING. HE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RE-STARTED IT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN MOVING, BUT IT WAS STUTTERING BADLY. HE STOPPED PUT IT IN REVERSE AND BACKED UP AND THE LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. AN INSPECTION REVEALED AN EXTENSIVE REPAIR WAS NEEDED. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED AS WELL A COMPUTER. UPDATED 11/19/13

Mileage: 83,400

ON 9/13/2013 I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO ALAN WEBB NISSAN TO INVESTIGATE SOME TRANSMISSION SLIPPING THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED THE PREVIOUS DAY. ON 9/16/2013 I WAS INFORMED THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD BECOME CONTAMINATED WITH RADIATOR COOLANT AND MY TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACE AT THE COST OF $5300.00 PLUS APPLICABLE TAX. I WAS FURTHER INFORMED THAT THIS WAS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS GENERATION VEHICLE BUT THAT NISSAN ONLY PROVIDED REPAIR ASSISTANCE FOR VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES ON THEM AND I WAS THEREFOR REQUIRED TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT. IT WAS ONLY LATER THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH THAT I DISCOVERED THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAD BEEN THE ONLY REASON THEY PROVIDED ANY REPAIR ASSISTANCE. I ALSO NOTED THAT THE VASTT MAJORITY OF REPORTED CASES WERE FOR VEHICLES OVER THE 100K MARK. 1. IF THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT AFFECTED MILLIONS OF VEHICLES WHY WASN'T NISSAN FORCED TO PERFORM A RECALL AND REPLACE THE RADIATORS. 2. WHY WAS I NOT AS A MINIMUM INFORMED OF THE DEFECT WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 74K MILES ON IT. WITH LESS THAN 80K ON THEM NISSAN WOULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT THEIR COST. 3. IF THE PROBLEMS ARE NOT AS A RULE HAPPENING TO VEHICLES UNTIL THEY GO OVER 100K MILES THEN WHY CAP THE ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENT. 4. NOW THAT IT IS RECOGNIZED BY THE COURTS AS A KNOWN FAILURE WHY ARE THE CONSUMERS PAYING ANYTHING TO DO THESE REPAIRS WHN IT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED WITH A $200.00 RADIATOR AND AN HOURS LABOR. I FIND THIS VERY DISHONEST THAT NISSAN WAS NOT FORCED BY THE COURTS OR THE NHTSA TO DO A FULL RECALL OR DISCLOSURE TO OWNERS. IF SO MANY VEHICLES ARE ON THE ROAD WHICH CAN HAVE A MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ANY TIME WHY HASN'T THE NHTSA FORCED NISSAN TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? THIS MAY NOT BE AS HAZARDOUS AS FUEL TANKS RUPTURING BUT I WOULD THINK THAT A VEHICLE THAT HAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SHOULD BE OF CONCERN. *JS

Mileage: 1,000,350

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40 AND 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER AND NOT SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS CORRECTLY. AT STOP SIGNS IT WOULD START OUT AND REV HIGH AND THEN NOT SHIFT AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THE TRAINSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE FOR A SHORT TIME AND STOPPED AGAIN. FINALLY HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED HOW OVER 50 MILES. WAITING UNTIL MONDAY (HAPPEN ON A LATE SATURDAY) TO GET VEHICLE TO FAMILY MECHANIC. TRIED TO SPEAK TO NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND GOT NO HELP. WE HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY FAMILY MECHANIC AT LEAST TWICE BEFORE FOR THE VEHICLE HAVE SYMPTOMS OF POWER LOSS AND SLUGGISH GEAR CHANGE AND IT WAS SO INTERMITENT THAT NOTHING COULD BE DETECTED IN THE PAST.

THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION COOLER INSIDE THE RADIATOR ALLOWING COOLANT TO GET INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT NISSAN KNEW IT WAS FROM A DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR. I'VE SEEN ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH A 2005-2010 XTERRA, FRONTIER AND PATHFINDER WITH THE 4.0 V6 ENGINE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AS SMOKE EMERGED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. RETURNED BY USPS ON 11-6-2013. SECOND ATTEMPT ON 11-19-2013 FAILED. *KB

Mileage: 118,000

BACK IN JANUARY OUR 2006 NISSAN XTERRA, ON OCCASION, STARTED MAKING A SOUND LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OVER SEVERAL ROAD BUMPS. IT WOULD STOP SHORTLY THEREAFTER. I TOOK IT TO OUR FAMILY MECHANIC THINKING IT WAS A U-JOINT OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. HE COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT. IT BEGAN TO HAPPEN A BIT MORE OFTEN SO WE STOPPED DRIVING IT UNTIL OUR HOUSE SOLD. FINALLY, THE HOUSE SOLD AND WHEN WE WERE BRINGING IT TO OUR NEW CONDO IT OVERHEATED. WE HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN WHO INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD CROSS CONTAMINATED WITH THE RADIATOR FLUID, DESTROYING BOTH. THE ESTIMATE WAS OVER $14,000. THE SERVICE PERSON INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND A COUPLE OF OTHER MAKES. NOW IT IS IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT, AND MY CAR SITS WHILE I CONTINUE TO PAY IT OFF. WHAT CAN I DO TO JOIN THE LAWSUIT? THIS IS CLEARLY A SITUATION THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX. I WOULD NEVER HAD BOUGHT THE CAR IF I HAD KNOWN THERE WAS EVEN THE MOST REMOTE CHANCE THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN. THEY HAVE STATED THEY "CAN'T" DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE LAWSUIT IS RESOLVED. ITS UNFATHOMABLE TO ME THAT THEY SIMPLY WOULDN'T HAVE THESE CARS FIXED DURING EACH AND EVERY INCIDENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

2006 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 95000 MILES. FELT A VIBRATION AT 40 MPH AND AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUSHED. FOUND OUT THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT WHICH FOUND ITS WAY INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND HAS ALL BUT DESTROYED IT. CURRENTLY AT THE TRANSMISSION SHOP LOOKING AT A $5K PLUS BILL TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ENOUGH THAT THE NATIONAL TRANSMISSION SHOP SELLS A PACKAGE FOR NISSAN VEHICLES TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. NOT HAPPY. WAS RECENTLY CONSIDERING BUYING A SECOND NISSAN BUT NOT ANYMORE AS THEY ARE FAILING TO ADDRESS THIS WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

2006 NISSAN XTERRA 4X4 - BOUGHT NEW - ONLY OWNER - PERFECTLY MAINTAINED AFTER READING ALL THE INFORMATION FROM NISSAN WE THOUGHT SINCE WE HADN'T HAD ISSUES THAT WE WERE SAFE. NOT TO MENTION THAT OUR XTERRA WAS OVER THE MILEAGE THAT WOULD QUALIFY US FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. OUR TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT LEAVING US STRANDED AWAY FROM HOME WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN. 130,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WE CONTACTED NISSAN ONLY TO GET AN EMAIL SAYING THEY COULD NOT HELP US WITH OUR ISSUE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE! AN INTERNAL CRACK ON THE OIL COOLER TUBE SO WHY ARE THEY NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES? WE HAVE BEEN DIE HARD NISSAN FANS SINCE PURCHASING OUR XTERRA IN 2006! WE EVEN OWN A TITAN TOO. WE WERE CONTEMPLATING ADDING A NISSAN JUKE TO OUR NISSAN COLLECTION. HOWEVER NOW WE DO NOT FEEL WE CAN TRUST NISSAN NOR DO WE LIKE THE FACT THAT THEY ARE NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES. WE WONT PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN EVER.

Mileage: 130,000

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

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP ABRUPTLY AND WITH IMMINENT FAILURE. CHECKED COMPLAINTS AND DISCOVERED A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR FLUIDS INTERMIXING DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER. MECHANIC VERIFIED THIS WAS MY PROBLEM AS WELL. NISSAN QUOTED $8500 REPAIR. SERVICE ADVISER AT NISSAN NORTH (OHIO) CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. APPARENTLY NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT IN 2012 BUT DID NOT NOTIFY ANY OF THE OWNERS OF POTENTIAL FAILURE WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS.I HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT THE DEALER 3 MONTHS PRIOR AND THEY DID NOT NOTICE/NOTIFY ME OF ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES. TRANSMISSION FAILED ON A TRIP TO NEW YORK. I'M LOOKING AT A REPAIR BILL THAT POTENTIALLY EXCEEDS THE VALUE OF MY AUTOMOBILE. NISSAN HAS A MORAL AND A IMPLICIT OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF PROBLEMS SUCH AS THIS. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL, AS IT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE FAILURE AND SAVED NUMEROUS OWNERS OUTRAGEOUS REPAIR BILLS AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 149,365

MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 96,560 MILES EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED BY A CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER INSIDE OF THE RADIATOR. *TR

Mileage: 96,560

MY TRANSMISSION WENT....THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND OVER TIME RUINED IT. BARELY MADE IT TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO CHARGED $3900 THAT I DIDN'T HAVE. THIS IS A NISSAN FAULT AND I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED, EVEN THOUGH I'M OVER THE ABSURD LOW MILEAGE LIMITS. PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 115,000

MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT 40-45 MPH. IT WOULD FIRST JERK FORWARD WHEN I WOULD GO FROM SLOWLY MOVING TO ACCELERATING, LIKE WHEN YOU BEGAN TO MOVE AFTER SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN, YOU SLOWLY START TO MOVE AND THEN YOU PRESS THE GAS TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WOULD JERK FORWARD. THEN THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING OUT OF 1ST GEAR BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE AFTER LEAVING WORK. I DECIDED TO TAKE THE BACK ROUTE BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I STOPPED AT 2 MECHANICS ON THE WAY HOME. EACH TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE FIXED AS THERE WAS A MIX OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO A LEAK AND IT WOULD COST $5050. I WAS TOTALLY SHOCKED! I HAD NOT ANY OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS AND THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED REGULARLY. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED THE ASM GUY, WHO CHECKED IN MY VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THE SPECIFICS OF WHAT WAS GOING ON AFTER THE TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT IT, WAS THIS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND HIS RESPONSE WAS, "IT HAPPENS BUT BETTER THAN BUYING A NEW CAR." IT JUST DIDN'T MAKE SENSE. I THEN HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. THIS IS WHEN I WAS TOLD OF THE RADIATOR LEAKS WITH SUBSEQUENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAS HAD NUMEROUS NISSANS WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND EVEN FINDING A USED OR REBUILT NISSAN IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIND NOW. I AM JUST EXTREMELY BLESSED THAT I DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BY EITHER RAMMING INTO ANOTHER CAR OR THE CAR JUST STOPPING ON THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC. IF I NISSAN COULD HAVE NOTIFIED OWNERS BY MAIL OR DURING A SERVICE CHECK, I COULD HAVE HAD THE DEFECT FIXED BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. PLEASE REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THIS CARS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

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

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

Mileage: 104,025

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

Mileage: 105,000

VIBRATION FROM TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 112,712

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

Mileage: 91,736

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

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

Mileage: 119,000

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

Mileage: 61,000

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

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

Mileage: 115,000

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

Mileage: 140,000

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

Mileage: 9,000,000

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

Mileage: 124,234

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

Mileage: 110,000

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

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

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

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

Mileage: 82,000

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

Mileage: 107,000

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

Mileage: 98,000

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

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 94,000

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

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

Mileage: 107,900

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

Mileage: 131,917

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

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 156,037

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

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

Mileage: 82,000

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

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

Mileage: 149,240

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

Mileage: 116,000

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

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.

Mileage: 54,000

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!

Mileage: 119,022

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

Mileage: 67,682

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

Mileage: 103,000

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

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

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

Mileage: 154,000

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

Mileage: 105,803

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

Mileage: 85,279

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

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 97,500

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

Mileage: 99,000

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

Mileage: 120,000

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

Mileage: 90,000

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

Mileage: 78,000

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

Mileage: 86,500

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY NISSAN XTERRA FELL ON IT'S FACE, SO TO SPEAK. IT WAS LIKE I HIT THE BRAKES AND THANK GOD NO ONE WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. A FEW SHORT MOMENTS LATER IT REGAINED POWER AND SOUNDED LIKE I WAS RUNNING ON THE RUMBLE STRIPS. IT SEEMED FINE FOR AWHILE BUT WENT TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC AND IT JUST ALL BUT CAME TO A STOP AND JUMPED FORWARD SUDDENLY. I ALL BUT MADE IT HOME AND PULLED INTO MY GARAGE AND WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT JUMPED FORWARD ALMOST TAKING OUT MY WALL. AFTER TALKING TO A FEW FRIENDS I KNEW THE PROBLEM WAS FROM THE TRANSMISSION COOLER GOING BAD AND MIXING ANTI-FREEZE WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND I WASN'T ALONE, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE POSTED THE SAME PROBLEMS. AFTER TALKING TO MY WIFE'S COUSIN SHE HAD A NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH SAME TRANNY AND WHEN HERS WENT OUT SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE AND WENT INTO THE INTERSTATE MEDIAN STRIP. I DROPPED IT OFF AND HAMILTON NISSAN TODAY AND NOTHING IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE COVERED. I AM UPSET BECAUSE I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR AWHILE BUT HAS DONE NOTHING. IT IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU JUST FEEL LIKE YOU STOMPED ON YOUR BRAKES ON THE INTERSTATE, AND PRAY SOMEONE DOESN'T HIT YOU IN THE REAR END. I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD SON AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE HAVING HIM IN THAT TRAP. *TR

Mileage: 103,950

I WAS DRIVING THRU A INTERSECTION AND MY XTERRA LOST THE ABILITY TO GO DUE TO A FAULTY RADIATOR ASSEMBLY CAUSING FAILURE TO THE TRANSMISSION THE ISSUE STARTED AT AROUND 92,000 MILES AND NISSAN WILL NOT DO A THING TO FIX IT SAYING I AM OUT OF THE EXTENDED COVERAGE! WELL THIS IS A A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE HAD IT BEEN A NIGHT ME AND MY WIFE COULD HAVE NOT BEEN SEEN AND HAD A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT! *KB

MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA (PURCHASED NEW IN FEB 2007) BEGAN OCCASIONAL SHUDDERING, AS IF DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS, WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 131,000 MILES. IF I LET OFF THE GAS OR ACCELERATED, IT WOULD STOP, BUT NO CONSTANT TRIGGER. THIS INCREASED OVER A COUPLE WEEKS SO I DECIDED TO RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND MANY USERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO REPLICATE. I LEFT THERE AND DROVE TO TROPHY NISSAN IN MESQUITE AND THEY WOULDN'T LOOK AT IT FOR ANOTHER 1.5 DAYS AND ONLY AFTER I PAID THEM AN $85 DIAGNOSTIC FEE (TO LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT IS THERE FAULT!) I DECIDED TO BE PROACTIVE AND REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND HOSES, HOPING TO CATCH IT EARLY ENOUGH. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC 2 DAYS LATER. THEY SAID THE RUMBLING WAS FROM A TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP AND WE COULD DO A FLUSH BUT THAT MAY NOT FIX IT. SO, WE FLUSHED IT WITH 12 QTS NEW NISSAN TRANSMISSION OIL. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO STAY THE SAME OVER THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS AND THEN THE TRANSMISSIONS WENT OUT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. SO, NOW WE GET TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I CALLED A TRANSMISSION SHOP, (AT THIS POINT I DON'T TRUST NISSAN OR ANYTHING THEY SAY - SINCE THEY CAN'T EVEN ADMIT FAULT ON THIS!) AND THEY SAID THIS TRANSMISSION IS AN EXPENSIVE TRANSMISSION (WITH IT'S COMPUTER ETC.) SO JUST TO REBUILD IT IS GOING TO RUN $2500. NISSAN WANTS $4400+ JUST FOR A NEW PART. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS MINE COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHEN I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I AM SO DISGUSTED AT NISSAN AND THEIR LACK OF MORALS / VALUES. IF THEY WOULD JUST DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THE ISSUE THAT IS THEIR OWN FAULT, THEN I THINK EVERYONE WOULD FEEL COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. THEY NEED TO STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT THEY SELL. AS OF RIGHT NOW, I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. WHY IS THERE NOT A DEFECT INVESTIGATION WITH AS MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THESE ISSUES? *KB

Mileage: 131,000

MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA (PURCHASED NEW IN FEB 2007) BEGAN OCCASIONAL SHUDDERING, AS IF DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS, WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 131,000 MILES. IF I LET OFF THE GAS OR ACCELERATED, IT WOULD STOP, BUT NO CONSTANT TRIGGER. THIS INCREASED OVER A COUPLE WEEKS SO I DECIDED TO RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND MANY USERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO REPLICATE. I LEFT THERE AND DROVE TO TROPHY NISSAN IN MESQUITE AND THEY WOULDN'T LOOK AT IT FOR ANOTHER 1.5 DAYS AND ONLY AFTER I PAID THEM AN $85 DIAGNOSTIC FEE (TO LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT IS THERE FAULT!) I DECIDED TO BE PROACTIVE AND REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND HOSES, HOPING TO CATCH IT EARLY ENOUGH. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC 2 DAYS LATER. THEY SAID THE RUMBLING WAS FROM A TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP AND WE COULD DO A FLUSH BUT THAT MAY NOT FIX IT. SO, WE FLUSHED IT WITH 12 QTS NEW NISSAN TRANSMISSION OIL. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO STAY THE SAME OVER THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS AND THEN THE TRANSMISSIONS WENT OUT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. SO, NOW WE GET TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I CALLED A TRANSMISSION SHOP, (AT THIS POINT I DON'T TRUST NISSAN OR ANYTHING THEY SAY - SINCE THEY CAN'T EVEN ADMIT FAULT ON THIS!) AND THEY SAID THIS TRANSMISSION IS AN EXPENSIVE TRANSMISSION (WITH IT'S COMPUTER ETC.) SO JUST TO REBUILD IT IS GOING TO RUN $2500. NISSAN WANTS $4400+ JUST FOR A NEW PART. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS MINE COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHEN I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I AM SO DISGUSTED AT NISSAN AND THEIR LACK OF MORALS / VALUES. IF THEY WOULD JUST DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THE ISSUE THAT IS THEIR OWN FAULT, THEN I THINK EVERYONE WOULD FEEL COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. THEY NEED TO STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT THEY SELL. AS OF RIGHT NOW, I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. WHY IS THERE NOT A DEFECT INVESTIGATION WITH AS MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THESE ISSUES? *KB

Mileage: 131,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD MIXED AND AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

Mileage: 99,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A NISSAN XTERRA I PURCHASED BACK IN FEB 2006. I WAS HAPPY TO MAKE MY LAST FINANCE PAYMENT IN FEBRUARY. LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON THEN STARTED TO OVERHEAT. LATER I FOUND OUT MY CAR WAS LEAKING A WHITE SUBSTANCE WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO GET OFF MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS SURPRISED SINCE I REGULARLY KEEP UP WITH THE MAINT AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO NISSAN IN TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR HAD A LEAK AND THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID BEGAN TO MIX TO CREATE THE WHITE SUBSTANCE WHICH RUINED MY TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO FIND OUT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE XTERRAS AND THAT NISSAN MADE A DESIGN CHANGE TO FIX IT IN LATER XTERRA MODELS. TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, UPPER/LOWER RADIATOR HOSE. THEIR INITIAL ESTIMATE TO FIX MY CAR WAS $8500. AFTER I HEARD THE NUMBER, I PRICED EACH OF THE PARTS OUT ONLINE FOR APPROX $1500. PROVIDED A NEW ESTIMATE FOR $5,500. BECAUSE THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE, I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT NISSAN WOULD HAVE DONE THE RIGHT THING TO FIX IT AS PART OF A RECALL. WHEN A PERSON BUYS A CAR THERE IS AN EXPECTATION THE CAR WILL LAST MORE THAN 5 YEARS. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ONCE YOU EXCEED 85,000 MILES IS NO LONGER VALID. BECAUSE OF THE EXPERIENCE WITH THE DEALER AND THE QUALITY OF CARS YOU PROVIDE, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A NISSAN AGAIN. IN ADDITION, I AM PLANNING TO SHARE MY NISSAN EXPERIENCE WITH ONLINE FORUMS AND FRIENDS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF SERVICE NISSAN DOES NOT PROVIDE OR STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. EX-NISSAN OWNER - INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

Mileage: 99,200

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AND DRIVING MY CAR IT STARTED DRIVING LIKE IN NEUTRAL SO I HAD MY CAR TOWED AND THE SHOP TOLD ME THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR HOSE THAT CAUSED FLUID TO GO INTO TRANSMISSION AND RUINED IT. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID YES THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS AND HAD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES MY CAR HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT SO IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED. I FELT SINCE THEY CLEARLY HAD A DESIGN FLAW IN THE RADIATOR HOSE CONNECTION THAT COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO GIVE OUT AND BE DANGEROUS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE. IT SHOULDN'T MATTER HOW MANY MILES YOU HAVE ON THE CAR IT WAS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN BY NISSAN AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL FIND MANY MANY PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A CAR COMPANY COULD BE AWARE OF A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR THAN NOT BUT NOT STAND BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND TAKE CARE OF IT REGARDLESS THE MILES. IT IS OVER $5,000 TO FIX AND IT IS WRONG FOR NISSAN NOT TO HAVE RECALLED THIS. WHY WHEN IT IS REPAIRED DOES THE NEW RADIATOR HAVE A DIFFERENT HOSE CONNECTION?? BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT WAS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN FIRST TIME AROUND. JUST WRONG, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN. *KB

Mileage: 105,000

MY DAUGHTER (17 YEARS OLD) WAS DRIVING THE 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. NO WARNING AND NO INDICATION OF FAILURE. NISSAN STATED THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY WOULD WARRANTY IT IF IT WAS UNDER 80,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE HAS 87,000 MILES AND THE DEALER SAID THAT NO WARRANTY CAN BE GRANTED BUT THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE A $5000 CHARGE TO FIX IT. *KB

Mileage: 87,000

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2007 AND HAVE HAD IT REGULARLY MAINTAINED SINCE THIS TIME. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I WAS IN FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS I STRUGGLED TO PULL IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD IT TOWED INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE RADIATOR HAD CRACKED AND COOLANT HAD WORKED IT'S WAY INTO THE TRANSMISSION. I AM BEING TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST ME $5500 IN PARTS AND LABOR. IN ADDITION TO THIS, TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE ON BACKORDER AND I MUST WAIT EVEN LONGER FOR THE REPAIRS. OF COURSE, I HAVE 95,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND THAT MEANS I AM OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY COVERAGE. MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS LIKELY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SERIOUSLY PUTS OWNERS AT RISK OF INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. I WISH NISSAN WOULD BE MORE ACCOMMODATING IN REIMBURSING THE REPAIRS AND WARNING OWNERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

WHEN I DRIVE MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AND IT HITS AROUND 2000RPMS, OR SOMETIMES AROUND 60 MPH IT STARTS TO VIBRATE. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE REAR BUT NOT SURE. IF I LET OFF THE GAS A SECOND IT WILL GO AWAY. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME BUT OFTEN. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES CHECKED AND BALANCED. IT FEELS LIKE I AM DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

MY 2006 NISSAN X-TERRA TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FAILED RADIATOR COOLING LINES FOR TRANSMISSION FAILED AND LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION.$4,000 TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AND NOTICED IT WAS DRIVING ROUGH OFF AND ON. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AS THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ECM RELAY AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE ROUGH DRIVING. I WAS CALLED AND ADVISED THAT MY RADIATOR BROKE WHICH CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK INTO MY TRANSMISSION AND WOULD NEED TO REPLACE BOTH. I WAS QUOTED $9200.00 WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE. I USE MY TRUCK STRICTLY FOR COMMUTING, DON'T EVEN USE 4WD. THE TRUCK ISN'T EVEN PAID OFF YET. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS, YET AS I DO RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, YET NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. I CALLED AAMCO AND WAS ADVISED IT WOULD COST $2800-3200 FOR THEM TO FIX AND THAT THEY SEE THIS WITH NISSANS WAY TOO FREQUENTLY. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC ADVISED HE CAN FIX IT FOR AROUND THAT SAME PRICE AS WELL. I DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE FOR GETTING TO WORK AND SAFELY GETTING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. WHAT A LET DOWN FOR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE PURCHASE. *TR

Mileage: 117,984

MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN, TO THE POINT I THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING OR WAS DRAGGING A BRANCH, I STOP TO FIND NOTHING AND KEPT ON DRIVING, AND THE CART DID IT AGAIN, SO SCARED OF GOING ANY FASTER AND LOOSING CONTROL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW CRACKED RADIATORS ARE CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. ONCE THE COOLANT (ANTIFREEZE) IS IN THE TRANSMISSION IT KILLS THE VALVES, SEALS AND TORQUE CONVERTER AND EVENTUALLY RENDERS THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION USELESS. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON '05-'06 XTERRA. BUT I WAS NEVER INFORMED NOR OTHER XTERRA OWNERS. TO CORRECT THIS I HAVE TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR & TRANSMISSION AT AN OUTRAGEOUS PRICE. ALTHOUGH NISSAN HASN'T CONDUCTED A RECALL OR ACKNOWLEDGER THERE'S A PROBLEM, THEY DID EXTEND THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY FROM 60K TO 80K. MY VEHICLE HAS 94K MILES, SO I'M HOPING MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERS IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, IMAGINE DRIVING AT 60MPH AND LOOSING CONTROL DUE TO STRONG SHAKING. I JUST CANT BELIEVE WITH THE OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING THEY HAVEN'T STARTED A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA STARTED SHAKING WHEN DRIVING AT AROUND 60MPH. IT WOULD DO THIS FOR 3-5 SECONDS AS I SPED UP OR SLOWED DOWN. I WAS TOLD BY THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS A LEAK BETWEEN MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY VEHICLE IS AT 91,000 MILES AND EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES, I WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT BE COVER UNLESS I PROVIDED PAPERWORK SHOWING I FLUSHED THE RADIATOR AT 30,000 AND 60,000 MILES. I WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE THE PAPERWORK AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT AGREED TO COVER IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ON AN INCLINE FACING UPWARD AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE IT WILL ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS A COMMON FEATURE ON ALL THEIR VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK HAS FAIL. THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY SHOW THE LEVEL OF FUEL THAT WAS LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY CAN REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA# 10V075000; COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILLARY BUT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. AT 32,000 MILES THE CLUTCH FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1500. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS OF BOTH FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Mileage: 32,000

A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN PATHFINDER/XTERRA/FRONTIERS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, IS THE RADIATOR FAILING AND LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION VIA A PORTION OF THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM THAT PASSES THROUGH THE RADIATOR. THIS PROBLEM IS MOST COMMON WITH 2005 TO 2008 MODEL NISSANS. THE FIRST SIGN OF THIS FAILURE IS A SLIGHT VIBRATION AT 40-50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM 4TH TO OVERDRIVE (5TH) GEAR. AT THIS POINT THE DAMAGE, APPARENTLY, HAS BEEN DONE. IN WORST CASE SITUATIONS THE VEHICLES CAN FALL INTO "SAFE MODE" CAUSING THE VEHICLE'S OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL DUE TO UNDESIRED TRANSMISSION OPERATION. BY VISITING MANY NISSAN OWNER FORUMS AND INTERNET SEARCH ENGINES, THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM FOR NISSAN OWNERS. IT HAS BEEN MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THAT NISSAN HAS MADE NO OFFER OF ASSISTANCE FOR MOST CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND DANGEROUS AND IS A DESIGN FLAW BY NISSAN AND/OR ITS PARTS VENDORS AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT NO COST TO VEHICLE OWNERS. NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE RADIATORS ON ALL MODELS EFFECTED AND SHOULD REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS IN ANY VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THIS FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA CLUTCH WENT OUT AT 42000 MILES ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I GAD NOTICED A LITTLE SLIPPAGE AND WAS PLANNING ON TAKING IT IN WENT IT WENT OUT. AFTER TOWING TO DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $2400 TO FIX. THE PRESSURE PADS WERE SHREDDED AND CAUSED PRESSURE PLATE AND FLY WHEEL TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALSO. THE PRESSURE PLATE AND FLY WHEEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD WERE AND TEAR SO NO HELP. THIS CLUTCH IS UNDERSIZE FOR ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 42,001

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATE UNTIL REACHING 20 MPH AND WOULD NOT TRAVEL OVER THE SPEED. THERE WAS ALSO A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS BURNED OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DISC ASSEMBLY, FLY WHEEL AND CLUTCH. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,661 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,701.

Mileage: 27,661

VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ON THE FREEWAY, TOOK ALMOST FULL POWER TO MAINTAIN 20 MPH SPEED.BURNING SMELL IN CABIN ACCOMPANIED THE LOSS OF POWER. VEHICLE TOWED TO ORIGINAL DEALER. AFTER A DAY, HE STATED IT WAS THE MANUAL CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. VEHICLE HAS 27661 ORIGINAL MILES, THIS IS THE SECOND MANUAL TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH FAILURE SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2007. FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER ONLY 7954 MILES. FIRST TIME, THE DEALER SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE TO COVER REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY ( "WEAR" PARTS), BUT DID IT ANYWAY BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED THERE WERE NO "DRIVER" ISSUES, IE., PART FAILURE, NOT DRIVER MIS-USE. AS AN ASIDE, MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES FOR 40 YEARS APIECE, AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS TIME, TWO MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, DEALER CLAIMED NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. $2100 LATER, I DROVE OFF THE LOT WITH A CLUTCH PEDAL VERY MUCH SOFTER THAN WHEN IT WAS NEW. I TEST DROVE IT WITH THE REPAIRING MECHANIC, HE SAID HE HAD ADJUSTED THE PEDAL PLAY TO FACTORY SPEC, AND THE CLUTCHES SHOULD LAST 60-70000 MILES (SEEMS LOW TO ME-MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS ARE USUALLY BULLET-PROOF WITH OTHER MANUFACTURES ). MECHANIC REPLACED FLYWHEEL, CLUTCH DISC, COVER ASSEMBLY, BEARING RELEASE AND FIRST SHAFT BUSHING. AWAITING RESPONSE TO APPEAL FOR COST COVERAGE FROM NISSAN. MULTIPLE CLUTCH FAILURES REPORTED ON THE INTERNET ( EDMUNDS.COM, FACEBOOK ) FOR SAME YEAR/MAKE. BELIEVE A POOR DESIGN/PARTS MANUFACTURER IS THE CAUSE OF THESE FAILURES, NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 27,661

2006 NISSAN XTERRA. CONSUMER COMPLAINT AGAINST MANUFACTURER REGARDING FAULTY RADIATORS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION COOLER IS INSIDE THE RADIATOR AND IT IS LEAKING, ALLOWING ANTI-FREEZE TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION AND VICE VERSA. WHEN THE ANTI-FREEZE LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, IT DESTROYED THE COOLING SYSTEM AND CONSEQUENTLY THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

1: 2006 NISSAN XTERRA STARTED HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND STARTED LEAKING MILKY RAINBOW COLORED OIL. 2: HAPPENS IN FIRST GEAR ALL THE TIME NOW. TOOK IT IN TO SHOP WHEN IT STARTED. 3: REPAIR SHOP SAID IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE RADIATOR HAS LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. $7000. GOT A QUOTE FOR $5700 AND WILL BE TAKING IT THERE TOMORROW. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT ABNORMALLY, VIOLENT VIBRATIONS. THE VIBRATIONS WERE MORE INTENSE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT FURTHER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON IN HIS MODEL VEHICLE YET THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 60, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. AFTER NEW TIRES, ROTATION OF THE TIRES, NEW U-JOINTS, IT STILL SHAKES VERY BAD. NOW I AM TOLD IT IS THE "DRIVE SHAFT" THAT IS "WARPED" WHICH IS GOING TO COST ANOTHER $800. THE GARAGE HAS REMOVED THE DRIVE SHAFT AND NOW IT DOES NOT SHAKE. BUT I WILL NEED TO REPLACE IN ORDER FOR THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE TO WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS 72,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

2006 NISSAN XTERRA: STEERING COLUMN ("CONTROL UNIT") WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING SHORTS IN BREAK/TURN LIGHTS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, STEERING LOCKING UP IN A TURN, REQUIRING ME TO FIGHT TO GET THE WHEEL TO TURN AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE PARTS VENDOR SAID THEY GET THIS A LOT WITH XTERRAS! *TR

Mileage: 53,000

I BOUGHT A NEW NISSAN XTERRA FROM SLOANE NISSAN IN 2006, AFTER 70+ MILES, THE CAR VIBRATES AT AROUND 40MPH WHILE SHIFTING AUTOMATIC GEAR (I DID NOT KNOW WHY IT WAS VIBRATING). FINALLY AFT 80+ MILES, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO ONLY FIND OUT THAT THE RADIATOR BLEW THE TRANSMISSION. THAT IS A SHAME, I JUST FINISHED PAYING FOR THE CAR AND NOW I HAVE TO SPEND MORE MONEY TO FIX IT. IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN XTERRA, PATHFINDER & FRONTIER. THE RADIATOR IS JUNK AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

CLUTCH FAILURE AT 27K MILES, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER TO VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AND THE CLUTCH FAILED AT 23,000 MILES. I RECENTLY HAD IT REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE SINCE IT IS CONSIDERED A WEARABLE PART AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE OLD CLUTCH IS IN MY POSSESSION. I AM HAVING A HARD TIME BELIEVING THIS PART FAILED DUE TO MY DRIVING BEHAVIOR. I TRAVEL MOSTLY OVER FLAT LANDS, DO NOT DOWN SHIFT TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, DO NOT HAUL LOADS. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED.....NONETHELESS I'VE DRIVEN 2 DIFFERENT MAKES ALSO MANUAL TRANSMISSION FOR A TOTAL OF 15 YEARS BEFORE THE NISSAN AND NEVER HAD A CLUTCH FAILURE. SOUNDS SHOCKINGLY SIMILAR TO OTHER EXPERIENCES LOGGED ON THIS REPUTABLE FORUM. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F17E7ED/0 THERE IS A TREND HERE THAT NISSAN MUST ADDRESS. I AM NOT CONVINCED THE CLUTCH IS REPAIRED AND WILL NOT FAIL AGAIN. I HAVE LOGGED COMPLAINTS WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, WRITTEN LETTERS TO BBB, NISSAN'S VICE PRESIDENT BUT NO RESOLUTIONS. THIS CAN BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO A MOTORIST. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

I PURCHASED THIS XTERRA IN MAY OF 2006. IN THE PAST 8 WEEKS I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY 06 NISSAN XTERRA TOWED TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE OF NOT STARTING. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD I WAS OUT OF GAS. SINCE THEN, I'VE BEEN TOLD THE SECURITY MODULE HAD GONE BAD, I HAD CORROSION ON THE BATTERY TERMINAL CAUSING IT TO GO IN TO STOLEN MODE, THE FUEL PUMP HAD GONE BAD (REPLACED TWICE), AND THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE FUEL PUMP HAD A SHORT IN IT (REPLACED TWICE). THE DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND WANT TO GIVE ME MY CAR BACK WITHOUT ACTUALLY FINDING OUT THE REAL ISSUE. THIS IS MY FAMILY VEHICLE AND I DO NOT DO ANY TOWING OR OFF-ROAD WITH IT. PRIOR TO THESE ISSUES, MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 11K MILES AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF AN INTERSTATE FOR OVER 3 HOURS WHILE I WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK, AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 58,600

I OWN AN 06 XTERRA WITH A SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 24000 KM I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I PULLED OUT TO PASS A TRANSPORT THE CLUTCH FAILED RESULTING IN NO THROTTLE AND I ALMOST GOT CRUSHED BY THE TRANSPORT I HAD JUST PASSED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THE CLUTCH HAD SHATTERED IN EIGHT PIECES AND THAT IT WAS MY FAULT CAUSE I MUST TOW ALOT. I DON'T EVEN HAVE A TOW HITCH. THEN I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE I DO A LOT OF 4X4 OFFROAD DRIVING. ITS BEEN OFFROAD ONCE. THEY DID NOT WANT TO WARRANTY THE PART I ARGUED WITH THEM. THEY CHANGED THEIR STORY YET AGAIN NOW THE CLUTCH WAS WORN OUT NOT SHATTERED. SO I ASKED FOR MY WORN OUT CLUTCH THEY HAD TOLD ME IT HAD BEEN THROWN IN THE GARBAGE. FOUR DAYS LATER THEY MIRACULOUSLY FOUND IT. IT COST ME $2,000 DOLLARS TO FIX MY TRUCK AND GUESS WHAT ITS HAPPENED AGAIN AT 49,000 KM COINCIDENCE I THINK NOT. ITS TIME TO FIGHT NISSAN BECAUSE U DON'T BUY A NEW VEHICLE TO PUT $2000 OF YOUR OWN MONEY INTO IT EVERY 13 MONTHS AND ALMOST DIE IN THE PROCESS. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

I OWN AN 06 XTERRA WITH A SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 24000 KM I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I PULLED OUT TO PASS A TRANSPORT THE CLUTCH FAILED RESULTING IN NO THROTTLE AND I ALMOST GOT CRUSHED BY THE TRANSPORT I HAD JUST PASSED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THE CLUTCH HAD SHATTERED IN EIGHT PIECES AND THAT IT WAS MY FAULT CAUSE I MUST TOW ALOT. I DON'T EVEN HAVE A TOW HITCH. THEN I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE I DO A LOT OF 4X4 OFFROAD DRIVING. ITS BEEN OFFROAD ONCE. THEY DID NOT WANT TO WARRANTY THE PART I ARGUED WITH THEM. THEY CHANGED THEIR STORY YET AGAIN NOW THE CLUTCH WAS WORN OUT NOT SHATTERED. SO I ASKED FOR MY WORN OUT CLUTCH THEY HAD TOLD ME IT HAD BEEN THROWN IN THE GARBAGE. FOUR DAYS LATER THEY MIRACULOUSLY FOUND IT. IT COST ME $2,000 DOLLARS TO FIX MY TRUCK AND GUESS WHAT ITS HAPPENED AGAIN AT 49,000 KM COINCIDENCE I THINK NOT. ITS TIME TO FIGHT NISSAN BECAUSE U DON'T BUY A NEW VEHICLE TO PUT $2000 OF YOUR OWN MONEY INTO IT EVERY 13 MONTHS AND ALMOST DIE IN THE PROCESS. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

FAILURE OF FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WHILE UTILIZING 4-WHEEL DRIVE. ONCE 4X4 WAS DISENGAGED, FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WOULD BIND UP VIOLENTLY, RANDOMLY, WHILE DRIVING. END RESULT: DESTROYED SPIDER GEARS, REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 13,135

COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL UNDER NON-ABUSE CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKING; REPLACED LEFT SIDE ON 7/19/07 AT 24006 MILES; REPLACED RIGHT SIDE ON 8/25/07 AT 27278 MILES; REPLACED RIGHT SIDE AGAIN ON 4/15/08 AT 48274 MILES. GEAR OIL LEAKS PASS SEAL ONTO BRAKES, ROTORS, AND TIRE. *TR

Mileage: 24,006

FAILURE OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE POWER TRAIN DUE TO FAILURE OF ABS SENSOR. THIS A DEDICATED OFF ROAD VEHICLE WITH OFF ROAD PACKAGE INSTALLED BY FACTORY. THE ABS SYSTEM SHOULD NOT TRUMP THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND CAUSE IT TO NOT ENGAGE. IF I WAS FAR OFF ROAD AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM FAILED, I COULD BE SUBJECT TO SERIOUS INJURY OR POSSIBLY DEATH DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AS I WOULD HAVE TO WALK AND GET HELP IN PREVAILING WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 17,243

FAILURE OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE POWER TRAIN DUE TO FAILURE OF ABS SENSOR. THIS A DEDICATED OFF ROAD VEHICLE WITH OFF ROAD PACKAGE INSTALLED BY FACTORY. THE ABS SYSTEM SHOULD NOT TRUMP THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND CAUSE IT TO NOT ENGAGE. IF I WAS FAR OFF ROAD AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM FAILED, I COULD BE SUBJECT TO SERIOUS INJURY OR POSSIBLY DEATH DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AS I WOULD HAVE TO WALK AND GET HELP IN PREVAILING WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 17,243

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH DOWN A SLOPED DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DESCENDING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, BUT THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED BUT THERE WAS NO TENSION. THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM.

Mileage: 900