NHTSA Complaint #10491680 — 2005 NISSAN XTERRA

JUST STARTED MOVING AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY, BUT WHEN IT FINALLY RESTARTED IT WAS MISSING. EVERY TIME I HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR SINCE THEN IT HAS STALLED, USUALLY BUT NOT ALWAYS AFTER I HAVE STOPPED OR SLOWED TO MAKE A TURN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THIS WEEK (1/5/2013) AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE RADIATOR AND THEY BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE $3000.00 CO-PAY. I HAVE TO FIX THE CAR BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING TO GET $3000.00. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NISSAN DIDN'T RECALL THE PART THAT FAILS WHICH ALLOWS THE FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE RADIATOR. THAT WOULD HAVE SAVED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AND NISSAN A LOT OF TROUBLE AND EXPENSE. THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY CO-PAY SINCE NISSAN COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS. *TR