2008 NISSAN XTERRA Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the contact shifted the vehicle into drive, and the vehicle unexpectedly went into reverse with no warning light illuminated. The contact restarted the vehicle, and the failure reoccurred. The contact stated that the instrument panel displayed that the gear shifter was in reverse while shifted into drive. The instrument panel also displayed that the gear shifter was in neutral while shifted into reverse. The contact stated that to prevent the vehicle from rolling away, the wheels were chocked, and parking brake was engaged. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 225,000.

Mileage: 225,000

driving and transfer case locked up sending me in to oncoming traffic and guardrail

A leak developed in the radiator that allowed engine coolant into the automatic transmission and visa versa. Engine coolant in the automatic transmission can cause sudden failure of the transmission which could cause an accident. This is a known design flaw of Nissan transmissions. Nissan has refused to issue a recall and class actions have been successful, but are not extensive enough to cover all Nissan buyers. I have filed a complaint with Nissan and they offered zero help in covering repairs. They just say that it is out of warranty. I had my Xterra worked on at the dealer 18 months ago and they could have recommended a new part be installed to keep the transmission failure from occuring, but said nothing. The result is that now I have to replace the transmission and radiator at a $9,000.00 price tag out of my pocket because they refused to recall the parts (<$1000.00) involved and will not give owners any warning or guidance on how to prevent this totally preventable catastrophic transmission failure. Nissan Case # 46218952.

Total transmission and radiator failure. a dealership "fixed" the coolant contamination problem when nissan offered the warrantied coverage for what's known as SMOD. all the dealership did was flush the transmission and radiator. they did not repair or replace any components even after being berated by my husband to do so and to do it under the covered warranty.($5k for tranny replacement that we couldn't afford) they claimed the flush had fixed the xterra. less than 3,000 miles later I was driving on the highway with my 2 children in the car and the vehicle just shut off. no warning lights or behaviors just shut off at 70+mph on the highway. while sitting broke down [pulled off highway edge as far as I could after vehicle died and before it coasted to a complete stop] we were then rear-ended and my 2 kids spent 2 days being monitored in a children's hospital. 1 of which had a concussion. although the xterra only needed a new rear hatch and bumper and etc insurance didn't consider it totalled so it was cosmetically repaired. after reaching out to nissan about the incident they refused to even offer us any sort of discounted repair costs on tranny replacement[car was still under extended coverage warranty] nor would they offer any kind of anything regarding a discount on a replacement vehicle. so here we were still paying on a car loan for a car that was still under warranty, but could not be drove. or even starred for that matter. it ended up wrecking us financially. the car never showed any signs of any mechanical problems prior to dealer flushing trans. the car didn't show any signs of anything afterwards until that day on the highway. the problem ended up being metal pieces from coolant contamination shorted out something in transmission and I guess shorted so strong that it blew the trans fuse and blew fuse links on positive terminal which caused car to just shut off. nissan needs to take responsibility for their bullcrap.

THE RADIATOR HAS TAKEN IN FLUIDS FROM THE TRANSMISSION OR? THE RADIATOR FLUID APPEARS MILKY AND LOTION LIKE CONSISTENCY FROM THE RADIATOR AND OVERFLOW TANK IT HAS BEEN SHIFTING VERY LOUD AND HARD..

Mileage: 167,043

I HAVE AN 08 XTERRA AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT ONE DAY IT FELT LIKE IT WAS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING UP HILLS AND ALMOST FELT LIKE IT WOULDNT DOWNSHIFT. THEN FINALLY WHEN AT A LIGHT HAD TO REALLY GAS IT TO GET THE CAR GOING. LIMPED THE CAR TO A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE TO LET IT SIT UNTIL I FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. AFTER RESEARCH FIGURED THE CAR PUT ITSELF INTO LIMP MODE SO I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO DO A FULL RESET ON THE COMPUTER. WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME 25 MILES AFTER RESET. WE HAVE A SPARE/COMMUTER CAR SO I WAS ABLE TO LET IT SIT IN MY GARAGE FOR A FEW MONTHS WHILE I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT WHEN I HAD TIME. FINALLY AFTER NARROWING IT DOWN TO THINGS THAT I HAD NEVER DONE BEFORE, I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO NISSAN. THEY TOLD ME THE NEXT DAY THAT IT WAS THE RADIATOR FAILURE AND PROCEEDED TO QUOTE ME $7000 FOR THE REPAIRS........OUCH ON A CAR THAT WAS NOW 11 YEARS OLD WHICH I HAD PURCHASED FROM THAT DEALERSHIP BRAND NEW. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT HOME BECAUSE IT WAS A BIG DECISION TO MAKE RIGHT AWAY. SO HERE I AM WITH A CAR THAT MISSED THE LAWSUIT AS I HAVE AN XTERRA THAT IS 11 YEARS OLD [!@#$%] NEAR 200000 MILES. I DID MY OWN MAINTENANCE, WHEN REPLACING MY HEAD GASKET I NOTICED I HAD THE NO CARBON BUILD UP ON THE HEAD, BASICALLY LOOKED LIKE A CAR THAT HAD 20000 MILES ON IT. SHAME ON NISSAN FOR NOT DOING A RECALL OR NOTIFYING OWNERS OF THIS ISSUE. I LOVE MY XTERRA BUT I'M SURE THE COST OF THE FIX IS ROUGHLY WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS HOME. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND 4WD WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THE CONTACT INSTALLED THE RADIATOR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,316.

Mileage: 133,316

COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION DURING RUSH HOUR. VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR AT A COST OF $5,500.

Mileage: 156,000

COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION DURING RUSH HOUR. VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR AT A COST OF $5,500.

Mileage: 156,000

MY CAR STOPPED ON A HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR FAILED ON 5/25/2018. THE CAR HAS 130,000 MILES ON IT. THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OF A PROBLEM.

Mileage: 130,000

TIMING CHAIN NOISE UPON STARTING ENGINE GETTING VIBRATIONS AND NOISE--SIMILAR TO SPEED BUMPS ON ROADWAY-- IN VEHICLE DRIVE TRAIN AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH (TRANSMISSION?)

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL ROBERTSON NISSAN (928 N 28TH AVE, PASCO, WA 99301, (509) 545-3000) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A RENTAL. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND HE NEEDED TO RETURN THE RENTAL. TWO WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE RADIATOR OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPAIRED AT A NISSAN DEALER RATHER THAN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 29163686. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

I'M HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DUE TO THE KNOWN DESIGN FLAW IN THE 2008 XTERRA RADIATORS THAT CAUSES COOLANT TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. NISSAN ADMITTED THE FLAW AND YET THE NHTSA, WHO IS SUPPOSED TO HELP PROTECT US, HAS CONCLUDED THAT NISSAN ISN'T LIABLE FOR THESE PROBLEMS. WHAT PROTECTION DOES A CONSUMER HAVE BESIDES TRYING TO TAKE A MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANY TO COURT IF THE GOVERNMENT BODY WHO LOOKS INTO THIS WON'T ACT? PLEASE REVISIT THIS "RADIATOR INTERMIX" PROBLEM!

Mileage: 164,000

NOTICED SHUDDERING AT FIRST, THEN A STUMBLING UPON HITTING GAS 120000 MILES TOOK TRUCK IN AND HAD EXT. COOLER PUT ON, FLUSHED OUT TRANNY FLUID, NEW RADIATOR, NEW GASKETS AND FILTERS IN TRANNY $1,100.00 JOB. 1 MONTH LATER SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND TRUCK WOULDN'T START. TCM MODULE IN TRANNY STARTED BLOWING FUSE, TRUCK SMELLED LIKE IT WAS BURNING UP AND WOULDN'T ALLOW TRUCK TO START. 2,000.00 TO REPLACE MODULE AND SECONDARY BREACH. ITS NOT JUST IN RADIATOR, THERE IS ANOTHER BREACH PROBLEM THAT PUTS THE TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT TOGETHER. 2ND BREACH. SHOP WONT GUARANTEE 2000.00 JOB, NEW TRANSMISSION 5800.00. MY BEAUTIFUL TRUCK LEFT ON A FLATBED TO SALVAGE YARD. SINGLE MOM OF 4. THANKS NISSAN, YOU SUCK. ALSO ISSUES WITH AIRBAG COIL. 600.00 FOR THAT. NISSAN I LOVE MY XTERRA AND ITS SO SAD WE HAD TO PART WAYS TODAY, I WATCHED MY 18000.00 VEHICLE LEAVE WITH NO JUSTICE BUT TEARS AND HOPING THE ZERO DEGREE WEATHER BREAKS, WALKING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL, ONE WITH DISABILITIES IS JUST ROTTEN. NISSAN GET A CONSCIENCE. BECAUSE MY XTERRA SAT ON A DEALERSHIPS USED LOT, NO ONE WAS NOTIFIED OF CLASS ACTION AND WARRANTY ISSUED. I GOT DOUBLED F**CKED.

Mileage: 120,000

THE DIFFERENTIAL BROKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AWAY FROM MY HOUSE BUT FIRST IN WEIGHT WITH THE LIGHT OF THE TIRES I WENT TO CHECK IT AND NOTHING AFTER THE MUFFLER TILL THE LAST ONE BROKE THE DIFFERENTIAL AND NOW I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT.

Mileage: 172

I HAD REACH MY DESTINATION TO WORK AND FOUND THAT MY XTERRA WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I HAD NO PREVIOUS WARNING OF THIS OR RECALL NOTICE FROM NISSAN. I HAVE 2 NISSAN XTERRA'S AFTER I PAY FOR THIS $4000.00 REPAIR I PLAN ON SELLING THEM BOTH AS THEY ARE NOT RELIABLE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION DEFECT.

Mileage: 167,000

PURCHASED A 2008 NISSAN XTERRA X VIN [XXX] MILEAGE 77107 ON JUNE 6, 2015. AFTER OWNING THIS VEHICLE FOR JUST OVER 2 YEARS WE HAD VERY BAD EXPERIENCE MY WIFE WAS DOING HER DAILY ERRANDS AS SHE WAS RETURNING HOME WITH OUR CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT HERE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND LOOSE ACCELERATION POTENTIALLY CAUSING HER TO BE ACCIDENT. WHEN SHE RETURNED HOME THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS HAS A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR COOLER TANK THAT RUPTURES AND FORCES COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE COOLER LINES AND SUBSEQUENTLY I WAS LOOKING AT OVER $3500 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. FOR A KNOW PROBLEM REPORTED NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF. ITS VERY DISHEARTENING $3500 IN REPAIRS FOR A KNOW PROBLEM IT HURTS IN FACT ITS AFFECTED EVEN MY SURROUNDING FAMILY MEMBERS, MY MOTHER IS OR WAS PROUD OWNER OF NISSAN ALTIMA 2015. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND I DON'T HAVE PROBLEM MAINTAINING A VEHICLE OR SPENDING MONEY FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE STANDARD THAT COMES WITH OWNING ANY VEHICLE BUT THIS IS JUST OUTRAGEOUS. HOW DOES START UP FAMILY...1ST FAMILY CAR END UP IN THIS POSITION. IS THERE ANYTHING NISSAN CAN DO TO HELP ME AND MY FAMILY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 1

MY XTERRA IS CURRENTLY UN-DRIVEABLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED ME THE BLOW MY TRANSMISSION WHILE I WAS MERGING ON TO THE HIGHWAY, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO AN EXTREME LOST OF POWER. AFTER THIS HAPPENED TO ME, THAT IS WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MAKE MODEL AND YEAR OF MY VEHICLE. NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO HELP.

Mileage: 160,000

VEHICLE WAS LOOSING FLUID FROM RADIATOR, NO LEAKAGE ON GROUND.THEN THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPENED WAS, IT WASN'T SHIFTING CORRECTLY. I WENT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION I THEN CALLED AROUND TO GET A SECOND OPINION, WENT TO A DIFFERENT SHOP, AT THAT SHOP AFTER I PARKED THE CAR, IT WOULDN'T EVEN START BACK UP, CAR HAS REPAIRED AT THAT LOCATION . RADIATOR LEAKED FLUID IN MY TRANSMISSION AND RUINED IT!

Mileage: 175,000

DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT FORT LAUDERDALE NISSAN I WAS TOLD THE RADIATOR SOMEHOW CRACKED WAS LEAKING AROUND THE VEHICLE, BUT NO MORE INFO WAS COVERED OR DISCUSSED. AS IT WAS ALREADY IN THE SHOP WHO WAS TO ARGUE THIS, AS I WAS TOLD I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE MANY MILE SINCE MY PRIOR SERVICE AND NOT ONCE HAD THIS VEHICLE OVERHEATED. A MONTH LATER WHEN I WAS GETTING TIRES I RECEIVED AN INSPECTION AT A DIFFERENT SHOP AND THEIR CLAIM WAS MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS VERY DIRTY AND FROTHY AND IT NEEDED CHANGING, SO I DID THIS. NOW, IN 2017 AFTER A FEW ODD TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT WENT UNEXPLAINABLE BESIDES REGULAR SERVICE, AT 135,000 I HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND HAVE LEARNED WHY: DUE TO FAULTY RADIATOR LEAKAGE AT ONE POINT. I WASN'T INFORMED OF ANYTHING OF THIS NATURE NOW I AM PAYING FOR IT. THE TOTAL FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 135,000

I PURCHASED MY XTERRA BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2008. IT HASN'T GIVEN ME ANY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SAME CERTIFIED NISSAN DEALER/SERVICE CENTER FOR JUST ABOUT ALL OF THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND SO ON. EVEN THOUGH THIS ISSUE WAS KNOWN BY NISSAN, NOT ONCE IN ALL OF MY MANY VISITS TO THIS SERVICE PROVIDER, WAS I WARNED OR NOTIFIED OF THIS CONDITION OR THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT WAS IN PROGRESS WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN CLOSED (OCTOBER 2016). ALSO, BEING THAT MY VEHICLE IS JUST OVER THE LAWSUITS AGREED UPON MILEAGE ALLOWED FOR ANY COMPENSATION FROM NISSAN, I WOULDN'T QUALIFY TO RECEIVE ANYTHING AT THIS POINT. SO NOW, HERE I AM WITH A VEHICLE, THAT I PLANNED TO KEEP FOR MANY MORE YEARS, EITHER HAVING TO BASICALLY JUNK IT, OR PAY UPWARDS OF $7000 IN REPAIRS (ACCORDING TO THE NISSAN SERVICE CENTER) TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. I AM BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED IN SOME WAY FOR THIS. IF I WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM AROUND THE TIME THAT IT FIRST CAME TO LIGHT, I WOULD HAVE AT LEAST HAD THE CHANCE TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN, INSTEAD OF BEING STUCK HERE WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS ESSENTIALLY WORTHLESS. NOT ONLY COULD THEY HAVE BEEN CONSIDERATE ENOUGH TO NOTIFY ME AS 1 OF MANY PURCHASERS OF A NISSAN VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT YOU WOULD THINK THAT DURING SERVICE VISITS THEY WOULD KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR AN IMPENDING ISSUE SUCH AS THIS. AFTER RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT MY VEHICLE WAS DISPLAYING SYMPTOMS OF THIS CONDITION ARISING MONTHS AGO (IE: THE HEAT NOT REMAINING WARM WHEN IN IDOL POSITION). ALSO, I JUST HAD A OIL CHANGE 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO HAVING THEM CHECK THIS PROBLEM OUT. I DO KNOW THAT THIS ISSUE WAS ALREADY PRESENT THEN, BECAUSE I HAD A COUPLE OF INSTANCES WHERE IT SEEMED THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

CODE P0717 THE SPEED SENSOR IS RUINED DUE TO A FALTY RADIATOR LEEK INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING DETERIORATION OF PARTS AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Mileage: 98,000

I HAVE A 2008 XTERRA THAT HAS SUFFERED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO THE WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS - NAMELY THAT THE RADIATOR CRACKED, TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT MIXED, THUS DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 175,000

RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH RESULTED IN UNREPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH REQUIRE THE ENTIRE TRANMISSION TO BE REPLACED AT A SIGNIFICANT COST. NOT SURE WHEN THE RADIATOR BEGAN LEAKING FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS INCIDATING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG UNTIL THE DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE.

Mileage: 110,000

CRACKED RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION COOLER DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION COOLER, AND RADIATOR AT ABOUT 109,000 MILES IN TRAFFIC. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH 2005-2010 NISSAN XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS. AS PART OF A SETTLEMENT TO A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT, NISSAN OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 10 YEARS / 100,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST (ALTHOUGH AN INTERNET SEARCH SAYS THE AVERAGE MILEAGE AT WHICH THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IS 95,000 MILES). NISSAN NOR ITS DEALERSHIP NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF THE DEFECT OR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO NOW I'M TRYING TO DECIDE IF I FORK OUT $6100 FOR THE REPAIRS OR TRADE-IN THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 109,000

I TOOK OUR 2008 XTERRA INTO A LOCAL SHOP TO HAVE THE ALL THE FLUIDS EXCEPT THE OIL SERVICED (ALREADY HAD IT CHANGED AT A NISSAN DEALER) ON FEB 7 2015. WHEN THE SHOP CALLED, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS OIL IN THE RADIATOR AND WHAT THEY SUSPECTED AND TOLD ME I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE RADIATOR FLUID IT HAD WHAT LOOKED LIKE OIL AND THE OVERFLOW TANK LOOKED LIKE A CHOCOLATE SHAKE WAS IN IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON FEB 9TH 2015 AND WAITED FOR 1/2 DAY TO FIND OUT THAT IT NEEDED THE RADIATOR AND TRANNY REPLACED, BUT THEY COULDN'T DO IT THAT DAY. HAVING RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE I HAD SEEN THE STORIES ABOUT THE VEHICLE SEIZING UP ON THE HIGHWAYS/ROADS. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN AND ASKED THAT THEY CONTACT THE AFTERMARKET WARRANTY INSURANCE AND DISCUSS WHAT NISSAN WOULD COVER AND WHAT MAXCARE WOULD COVER. I WAS THEN PUT INTO A RENTAL FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS WHILE IT GOT REPAIRED. NOW LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER GETTING IT BACK IT HAS A SMELL, IS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER UNDER THE HOOD, AND HAS A CLANGING NOISE FROM THE SAME AREA. UPON POPPING THE HOOD AND I FOUND A DARK OILY SUBSTANCE IN THE RADIATOR AND FOAMY 'STUFF' ON THE RADIATOR OVERFLOW CAP AGAIN. IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED OR BAD REMANUFACTURED PARTS WERE USED, OR IT WASN'T COMPLETELY CLEANED OUT PRIOR TO PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW AN ISSUE THAT CAN MAKE A VEHICLE SEIZE UP ON THE ROADS CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. ALL OF THIS AFTER PURCHASING THE XTERRA OCT 31 2014 AT OUR LOCAL CARMAX FACILITY. CARMAX SUPPOSEDLY DOES A THOROUGH JOB OF CHECKING OVER THE VEHICLES THEY SELL BUT THEY SURE DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS ONE. NOW JUST AFTER THE 12 MONTH 12000 WARRANTY ON THE REPLACED PARTS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILS AGAIN, 5 DAYS WITHOUT THE XTERRA AND STILL WAITING FOR MAXCARE TO APPROVE THE REPAIRS. WONDERING ABOUT KEEPING IT AFTER THIS REPAIR IS DONE.

Mileage: 103,000

ENGINE OVER HEATED BECAUSE OF COOLANT LOST, WITH POSSIBLE TRANS DAMAGE, THE VEHICLE WS BEING DRIVEN WHEN THE HEATING PROBLEM OCCURED.

Mileage: 97,200

THE RADIATOR ON THE NISSAN XTERRA HAS A CRACK, FOUND COMMONLY I GUESS AND IT LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION

Mileage: 50,000

AFTER NOTING A REPEATED NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS, WE DISCOVERED FROM OUR MECHANIC THAT WE WERE FACING A $6,400 REPAIR FOR A ISSUE THAT WAS WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED BUT ONLY COVERED BY NISSAN UP TO 80,000 MILES, WHICH OUR CAR HAS EXCEEDED. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, TRANSFER CASE AND OTHER PARTS ARE DESTROYED BY A LEAK OF THE RADIATOR INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WE WERE NEVER ALERTED TO THIS MAJOR DEFECT AND NOW HAVE NO RECOURSE BACK TO NISSAN TO COVER THE REPAIR. WHAT A TREMENDOUS LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISREGARD FOR POTENTIAL SAFETY OF DRIVERS BY NISSAN.

Mileage: 125,000

MY 2008 NISSAN XTERRA STARTING SHIFTING ROUGH OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS. I DROPPED IT OFF TO THE NISSAN DEALER THIS MORNING AND RECEVIED A CALL STATING RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A FAMILIAR ISSUE SO I RESEARCHED AND SEE THERE IS PENDING CLAIM OPEN SINCE JUNE 11 2012: HOW MANY VEHICHLES ARE NEEDED BEFORE THE RECALL IS PASSED. I WAS JUST QUOTED $10,000 TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. I DO NOT HAVE 10K AND I RELY ON MY VEHICLE FOR WORK AS I AM A HOSPICE NURSE. THIS IS CAUSING ME SERIOUS STRESS AS I NEED MY VEHICLE FOR WORK. SEE BELOW : NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE 2008 NISSAN XTERRA THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATIONS (ODI) IS AN OFFICE WITHIN THE NHTSA WHICH INVESTIGATES SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS IN THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION OR PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLES. THE NHTSA IS AUTHORIZED TO ORDER MANUFACTURERS TO RECALL AND REPAIR VEHICLES, IF THE ODI FINDS A SAFETY ISSUE. NHTSA INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE 2008 NISSAN XTERRA, BOTH ONGOING AND CLOSED, ARE LISTED BELOW: TRANSMISSION FAILURE (ATF CONTAMINATION)NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION #DP12004 STATUS: OPEN DATE OPENED:JUNE 11, 2012 DATE CLOSED:PENDING RECALL:POSSIBLE RECALL 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 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.

Mileage: 128,000

I TOOK OUR 2008 XTERRA INTO A LOCAL SHOP TO HAVE THE ALL THE FLUIDS EXCEPT THE OIL SERVICED (ALREADY HAD IT CHANGED AT A NISSAN DEALER) ON FEB 7 2015. WHEN THE SHOP CALLED, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS OIL IN THE RADIATOR AND WHAT THEY SUSPECTED AND TOLD ME I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE RADIATOR FLUID IT HAD WHAT LOOKED LIKE OIL AND THE OVERFLOW TANK LOOKED LIKE A CHOCOLATE SHAKE WAS IN IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON FEB 9TH 2015 AND WAITED FOR 1/2 DAY TO FIND OUT THAT IT NEEDED THE RADIATOR AND TRANNY REPLACED, BUT THEY COULDN'T DO IT THAT DAY. HAVING RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE I HAD SEEN THE STORIES ABOUT THE VEHICLE SEIZING UP ON THE HIGHWAYS/ROADS. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN AND ASKED THAT THEY CONTACT THE AFTERMARKET WARRANTY INSURANCE AND DISCUSS WHAT NISSAN WOULD COVER AND WHAT MAXCARE WOULD COVER. I WAS THEN PUT INTO A RENTAL FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS WHILE IT GOT REPAIRED. NOW LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER GETTING IT BACK IT HAS A SMELL, IS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER UNDER THE HOOD, AND HAS A CLANGING NOISE FROM THE SAME AREA. UPON POPPING THE HOOD AND I FOUND A DARK OILY SUBSTANCE IN THE RADIATOR AND FOAMY 'STUFF' ON THE RADIATOR OVERFLOW CAP AGAIN. IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED OR BAD REMANUFACTURED PARTS WERE USED, OR IT WASN'T COMPLETELY CLEANED OUT PRIOR TO PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW AN ISSUE THAT CAN MAKE A VEHICLE SEIZE UP ON THE ROADS CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. ALL OF THIS AFTER PURCHASING THE XTERRA OCT 31 2014 AT OUR LOCAL CARMAX FACILITY. CARMAX SUPPOSEDLY DOES A THOROUGH JOB OF CHECKING OVER THE VEHICLES THEY SELL BUT THEY SURE DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS ONE. I'M NOT SURE WHO I AM MORE UPSET WITH, NISSAN FOR NOT TAKING CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS BY VOLUNTARILY DOING A RECALL, OR CARMAX FOR SELLING SOMETHING THAT CERTAINLY WASN'T CHECKED OVER VERY WELL OR THEY WOULD HAVE NOTICED THE FLUIDS. *TR

Mileage: 93,405

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE RADIATOR, AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 95,000

WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND CAR WAS SMOKING (OVERHEATED) DUE TO A RADIATOR LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS NEARLY KILLED ON THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE KEPT THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. *TR

Mileage: 157,000

I HAVE A 2008 NISSAN XTERRA THAT I PURCHASED A YEAR AND A MONTH AGO. I STARTED NOTICING A FAINT BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN IN THE CAR. I LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICE THE SMELL ALOT MORE AND THAT IT SMELLED LIKE CLUTCH FLUID. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER, AUTO NATION. AS I WAS MAKING MY WAY THERE THE TRUCK STOP ON ME. I WAS STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE, I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE MEANS TO TRANSPORT ME TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD TO PROVIDE MY OWN TOW SERVICE. AFTER I HAD GOTTEN IT TOWED AND THE MECHANIC THERE TOOK A LOOK AT IT HE SAID THAT THE CLUTCH WENT OUT ON IT AS WELL AS THE FLY WHEEL. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE REPAIR WOULD BE AROUND 3K. I WAS APPALLED. HE ALSO SAID THAT NONE OF THE REPAIRS IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AS OF NOW I AM LOOKING FOR A MECHANIC THAT WOULD CHARGE ME LESS AND ALSO GOING TO TRADE THE TRUCK IN BECAUSE I'VE READ ALOT OF REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING AND NO LONGER WANT TO POUR MONEY INTO A FAIRLY KNOW TRUCK. I WOULD ADVISE NOONE PURCHASE THESE TRUCKS AND THAT ALL OF THE 2008 MODEL NISSAN XTERRA'S NEED TO BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TIMING CHAIN.I WOULD LIKE TO SEND OUT A LETTER OF COMPLAINT ON MY 2008 XTERRA. I'M ONE OF THE HUNDREDS WITH THE PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIMING CHAIN SHOE AND TENSIONERS MENTIONED IN YOUR 2009 SERVICE BULLETIN EM09-007; NTB09-128; NOV. 16, 2009. SUBSTANDARD PARTS. YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS NO CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER CAUSING ME TO GET REAR ENDED. VERY MINIMAL DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE BUT MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AT A SHOP IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER WAS DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE TEAMS FLUID COOLER CAUSING RADIATOR FLUID TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 112,098

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTICS, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A COOLING FLUID LEAK AND A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK, WHICH CAUSED CONTAMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 82,000

CROSS CONTAMINATION ON TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR COOLANT CAUSING TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. I WILL JOIN THE CLASS ACTION SUIT CURRENTLY ON GOING....I HOPE NISSAN GETS HIT WITH A HUGE PENALTY FOR THIS TRAVESTY. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN X-TERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO FOUND A COOLING FLUID LEAK IN THE RADIATOR AND A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,357. UPDATED 7/1/13 *CN UPDATED 07/17/2013 *JS

Mileage: 105,000

SMELLING RADIATOR FLUID AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

MY NISSAN XTERRA IS A VICTIM OF THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHERE THE COOLANT IN THE RADIATOR MIXES WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, DUE TO A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER, CAUSING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND DRIVING IS ERRATIC, CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE REPAIR IS QUOTED AT $6,000 DOLLARS AND IS NOT CONSIDERED A RECALL ITEM. NISSAN HAS EXTENDED COVERAGE ON VEHICLES UP TO 100,00 MILES ONLY, BUT THIS IS STARTING TO HAPPEN TO NEWER VEHICLES OVER 100,00 MILES. A RADIATOR REPLACEMENT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SOON! *TR

Mileage: 108,000

I OWN A 2008 NISSAN XTERRA (4X4 4.0L 6CYL 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WITH VEHICLE MILEAGE OF 114K. IM THE SOLE OWN OF THE VEHICLE. IN LATE OCTOBER OF 2012 I HAD TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, DUE TO THE A INTERIOR CRACK IN THE RADIATOR CAUSING THE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE LINES OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS RESULTED INTO COMPLETE DISASTER, AS MY VEHICLE WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE RADIATOR . THE TWO MIXED FLUIDS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED COFFEE MIXED WITH CREAM LIKE, THE COLOR WAS A CREAMY/LIGHT BROWNISH INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. I'M WRITING TO YOU IN HOPES THIS CAN ASSIST TOWARDS THE ON GOING INVESTIGATION AND IN HOPES OF A REIMBURSEMENT WITH MY TOTAL REPAIR COSTS& RENTAL COSTS, OR A VEHICLE REPLACEMENT. I HOPE MY STORY HELPS THE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WHO HAVE SIMILARLY BEEN AFFECTED IN THE COSTLY MATTER. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 114,000

I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MILES PH AND SUDDENLY MY CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 40 MILES PH AND I WAS VERY LUCKY NOBODAY WAS RIDING MY BUTT I HAD TO EXIT THE HWY AND PULL OVER. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

THE COOLING SYSTEM IS CONTAMINATED W/OILY SUBSTANCE, TRANSMISSION FLUID. TRANS. IS MAKING LOUD NOISES, JUMPS OUT OF GEAR @ HWY SPEEDS, DRIVE TRAIN MAKING A 'RUMBLY' GRINDING SOUND, CAR DANGEROUSLY PULLS DOWN VERY QUICKLY TO MUCH LOWER SPEED WHEN PRESSURE RELEASED FROM ACCELERATOR. *TR

Mileage: 96,500

2008 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 8,000 MILES. CLUTCH BURNED OUT WHILE DRIVING. CLUTCH REPLACED. NISSAN CLAIMS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE AT 21K MILES WHICH STRANDED MY FAMILY. WEB SEARCH SHOWS MANY NISSAN XTERRA AND PICKUP OWNERS WITH 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANS EXPERIENCING SAME FAILURE AT AN AVG OF 18K TO 25K MILES. CLUTCH/TRANS IS ADAPTED FROM THE 350Z AND CLEARLY UNDER-DESIGNED FOR THE MUCH HEAVIER XTERRA AND P/U. DEALER AND NISSAN WON'T COVER REPLACEMENT OR OFFER UPGRADE. HAVE BEEN DRIVING OTHER MANUAL TRANS CARS AND TRUCKS FOR MANY YEARS WITH ZERO CLUTCH FAILURES AFTER 150K MILES AND MORE. WE ARE CLOSE TO 40K MILES AND EXPECT ANOTHER CLUTCH FAILURE SOON, AND CANNOT RISK TAKING A TRIP AND BEING STRANDED OR AFFORD $3K TO FIX IT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 21,375

2008 NISSAN XTERRA CLUTCH FAILURE. 2008 NISSAN XTERRA, NEVER TAKEN OFF ROAD AND EXPERIENCED MANUAL TRANSMISSION DRIVER BEHIND THE WHEEL. THE 6SPD MANUAL CLUTCH OF THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED AT 29,000 MILES AND 2 YEARS OF ON THE ROAD DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED GOING UP A SNOWY HILL AND I WAS STRANDED ALMOST SLIDING DOWN OFF A RAVINE. AFTER RESEARCH IT IS VERY APPARENT THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL ALL DRIVERS REPORTING EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. NISSAN WILL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECTIVE OR UNDER DESIGNED COMPONENT OF THE MAJOR DRIVE TRAIN. NISSAN WILL NOT RECALL OR WARRANTY THIS COMMON AND DANGEROUS FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 29,500