2005 NISSAN XTERRA Engine Problems

VEHICLE MOVING ALONG INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 60 MPH WHEN ACTED AS IF IT WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. ALMOST GOT HIT TWICE TRYING TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO TRYING TO ACCELERATE, SHIFTER STILL IN D POSITION. ENGINE TEMPERATURE ROSE QUICKLY. SHUT ENGINE OFF ENGINE, TO PREVENT A FIRE. SIT THERE MOMENTARILY, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, TEMP CAME DOWN, TRANSMISSION ENGAGED, DROVE HOME. HUSBAND INVESTIGATED AND FOUND OILY SUBSTANCE IN RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION LOW IN FLUID THAT WAS A PASTY LOOKING MATERIAL NOW ON DIPSTICK. REFER TO THE NISSAN RADIATOR DEFECT CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT CASE IS IN RE: NISSAN RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLER LITIGATION, CASE NO. 10-CV-07493, U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL OR THE SUIT, WHEN WE WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR ASSISTANCE FROM NISSAN. DOES THE STATE OF NEW YORK DECIDE REPARATIONS TO THE...

MY CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND NORMAL BUT WHEN I TRIED TO START IT, NOTHING HAPPENED. I TRIED TO JUMP THE BATTERY AND I REPLACED THE STARTER. AFTER THOSE ATTEMPTS I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THAT COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND MIXED FLUID, DAMAGING BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND ECM. CAR WILL NOT START AND THE IS NO COMMUNICATIONS WORKING. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED I GET A NEW RADIATOR, IPDM MODULE, AND TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS ESTIMATED AT A COST OF $5,500 AFTER PARTS AND LABOR. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING AS THE DEALER HAD SAID. *TR

CRACKED RADIATOR CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THIS LETHAL COMBINATION KILLS THE VALVES, SEALS AND TORQUE CONVERTER -- RENDERING YOUR ENTIRE TRANSMISSION USELESS. MY XTERRA IS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE. GOT QUOTED OVER THREE THOUSAND TO REPAIR AND MY CAR IS NOT EVEN PAID OFF YET. *TR

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND CAR QUITS STEERING WAS DIFFICULT HIT A CURB. THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN CAME BACK ON? HAS DONE THIS TO ME SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL I PARKED IT NOW. DANGEROUS SITUATION. LUCKY NO VEHICLES WERE AROUND ME. *TR

PURCHASED MY '05 NISSAN XTERRA IN THE SPRING OF 2012 WITH ABOUT 160,000 MILES. FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS I HAD MINOR ISSUES LIKE SHUDDERING/VIBRATIONS RANDOMLY WHEN I ACCELERATED AND THE HEAT NOT WORKING WHEN I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE OTHER DAY WHEN I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY THAT I KNEW I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK MY XTERRA TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND EACH ONE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT I WOULD NEED A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION AND FROM THERE THEY WOULD SEE IF I IN FACT NEEDED TO CHANGE THE RADIATOR (WHICH THEY WERE POSITIVE WAS THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DUE TO SIMILAR ISSUES WITH OTHER NISSAN SUV OWNERS). THE REPAIRS WILL COST ME WELL OVER $4,000 AND UNFORTUNATELY AS A COLLEGE STUDENT, THERE IS NO WAY I CAN AFFORD TO REPAIR THE...

2ND OWNER OF 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. FIRST HAD ISSUES WITH HEAT NOT WORKING WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP, THEN CAR WOULD BEGIN TO VIBRATE ON THE HWY, AND NOW CAR IS HAVING ISSUES UP SHIFTING. 2 MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THE SAME THING, STATING DEFECTIVE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION. NOW I MUST REPLACE BOTH AT ABOUT $4000. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. JEOPARDIZING THE SAFETY OF MANY AND BEING VERY COSTLY TO THOSE WHO CAN NOT AFFORD A MAJOR ISSUE LIKE THIS. *JS

THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO STOP WORKING. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND A WHOLE NEW RADIATOR SYSTEM PUT IN MY TRUCK. 5300.00 .THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. TRIED TO SEND IN A CLAIM BUT WAS TOLD THEY ARE NO LONGER EXCEPTING CLAIMS BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IF THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THEN THEY SHOULD HELP THOSE OF US IT HAPPENED TO!!!!!! *TR

RADIATOR DEFECT CAUSES LEAKAGE INTO TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION FAILS AND VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPS UNPREDICTABLY ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE NOR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AGAIN WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE TIMING WAS RESET AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO LEAKING FLUID; THE HOOD WAS OPENED AND THE CAP TO THE TRANSMISSION OVERFLOW FLUID WAS MISSING HOWEVER, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAP. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HEAR A LOUD NOISE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED DUE TO BEING CONTAMINATED BY COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70MPH. CAR BEGINS HAVE A LARGE RUMBLE. CAN'T TELL IF IT THE REAR END, THE DRIVE SHAFT OR TRANSMISSION. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO THE RUMBLE AND IT CONTINUES FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, SO I TAKE IT TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THEY TELL ME THAT I HAVE WATER IN MY TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A CRACKED LINE IN THE RADIATOR. I AM TOLD TO CHECK ON THE INTERNET, BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM THAT LOT OF NISSAN XTERRA OWNERS ARE FACING. SO, I CHECK IT OUT AND THE ISSUE IS HUGE. I BOUGHT THE XTERRA ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND DURING THAT TIME WAS NEVER CONTACTED BY ANYONE WARNING ME OF THIS ISSUE. NOW, AT THE TIME I FIND THAT THERE WAS A SETTLEMENT, MY VEHICLE HAS OVER THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT. FROM WHAT I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RADIATOR FLUID WAS INTERCHANGING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSING FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE SHOP BECAUSE OF A RUMBLING NOISE AND SHAKE THAT WAS HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING. IT FEELS LIKE HITTING THE SAFETY STRIPS ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD BY THE SHOULDER. THE MECHANICS PULLED THINGS APART AND IDENTIFIED THAT THERE WAS RADIATOR FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO MY TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE ALSO METAL SHAVINGS MIXED IN WITH THE FLUIDS. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO A PROBLEM WELL KNOWN BY NISSAN. COOLANT ENTERED THROUGH A FAILED RADIATOR AND CAUSES FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TIMING CHAIN FAILURE ALSO WELL KNOWN BY NISSAN. *TR

DRIVING WITH FAMILY ON INTERSTATE 5 ON THE RIGHT LANE GOING 60-62 MPH. WITHOUT NO LIGHT SENSOR WARNING FROM THE XTERRA OR NO OTHER WARNING WHATSOEVER, IT SLOWED DOWN DRASTICALLY FROM 60MPH TO 30MPH, AND I CAN SEE FAST MOVING VEHICLES PASSING ME. THERE WAS A HUGE SEMI TRUCK BEHIND US, HE STARTED TO FLASH HIS HIGH BEAM ON US FROM BEHIND. I TRY TO ACCELERATE BUT IT WOULD NOT, IT JUST MAKE A VERY LOUD ENGINE SOUND. THE SEMI TRUCK SO CLOSE BEHIND US, I GOT SCARED, I SIGNAL RIGHT TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND DOING SO WE ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS MERGING TO THE FREEWAY BECAUSE THE XTERRA WAS VERY SLOW. WE PULLED TO THE SHOULDER, PUT IN PARK AND THE XTERRA HAS A WEIRD SMELL COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE FRONT. I TRY TO SHIFT TO DRIVE BUT IT DIDN'T MOVE....

THERE IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WITH THE RADIATOR IN WHICH IT CRACKS AND LEAKS FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH THEN DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN WE CALLED NISSAN TO ASK IF THEY WERE GOING TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT, THEY TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US. *TR

"SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON AT 106000 MILES. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN TO GET IT DIAGNOSED (THE NEXT MORNING). THEY SAID THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING RADIATOR FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION, AND THEREFORE, I WOULD NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THIS APPARENTLY SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH 2005-2010 NISSAN SUVS AND NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT DOES NOTHING FOR US. *TR

MY 16 YEAR SON WAS DRIVING HOME AT 11:00 PM ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN, WITH NO WARNING, THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION POWER. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AND GOT IT INTO 3RD GEAR. IT WOULD NOT WORK IN DRIVE. HE PROCEEDED VERY SLOWLY FOR A SHORT DISTANCE UNTIL HE WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION POWER. HE HAD TO CONTINUE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON THE HIGHWAY MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET IT HOME THAT EVENING. HE CONTINUED VERY SLOWLY WITH HIS FLASHING LIGHTS ON. IT SUBSEQUENTLY HAD TO BE TOWED. THANKFULLY, IT DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR IS BLACK AND IT WAS VERY DARK. IT WOULD'VE BEEN VERY DIFFICULT FOR SOMEONE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND HIM TO REACT ON THE INTERSTATE. MY SON'S SAFETY WAS SEVERELY COMPROMISED. THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT...

I STARTED TO NOTICE A PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THOUGHT IT MAY BE A ENGINE OIL ISSUE. I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG BECAUSE IT DID NOT FEEL RIGHT WHEN DRIVING THE CAR IT ON THE HIGHWAY. ATTAINING THE SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY WAS DIFFICULT AND SLOW. WHEN BRAKING IT WAS ALSO SLOWER TO REACT. I TOOK IT TOO NISSAN THINKING IT AN EASY FIXED, I PAID $700 DOLLARS TO FIX WHATEVER THEY COULD ANALYZE. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED, BUT NO. THEN I WAS HIT WITH A $3000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR, WHICH WAS KNOWN ABOUT BACK IN 2010. WHAT A RIP OFF NISSAN, YOU KNEW THERE WAS AN ISSUE AND YOU NEGLECT TO INFORM YOUR CUSTOMERS. I HOPE YOU GO BANKRUPT NOW! *TR

WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 65 OR 50 MILES AN HOUR THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN AND CARS BEHIND ME WOULD ALMOST HIT ME. THIS CAR WAS ON A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND WAS FIXED. THE SAME PROBLEM CAME BACK ON THE TRANSMISSION AND NISSAN WOULD NOT FIX IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA DOWN THE HIGHWAY AROUND 65MPH WHEN I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD JUST BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP & THE VEHICLE WENT DEAD. HAD IT TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED & WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ISSUES CAUSED FROM FAULTY RADIATOR DRAINAGE INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID. I HAVE READ OF COUNTLESS OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS YEAR VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED BY DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. IT WONT BE LONG BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE DUE TO FAILED TRANSMISSION & HITS ANOTHER VEHICLE OR KILLS SOMEONE! *TR

THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVING FINE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR. THE RPMS WOULD JUST INCREASE. AT TIMES THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN GO INTO ANY GEAR WHAT SO EVER. FINALLY MANAGED TO GET IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING WITH THE RADIATOR FLUID. TOLD ME I NEEDED BOTH REPLACED AND QUOTED OVER $6500 FOR THE FIX. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AT THE TIME, BUT I WAS ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE (ALSO ANOTHER KNOWN PROBLEM IN XTERRAS). *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE ENGINE BOGGING DOWN WHEN CHANGING GEARS. UPON TAKING IT TO MY MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A LEAK BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEMS. THE FIX WOULD REQUIRE A REPLACEMENT OF BOTH SYSTEMS TOTALLY APPROX. $6000! APPARENTLY THIS IS A "KNOWN ISSUE" WITH 2005-2010 XTERRAS. UPON CONTACTING NISSAN I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO FOR ME. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, AND A RATHER MAJOR ONE AT THAT, I'M NOT SURE WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY RECALLS OR SOME KIND OF FIX. *TR

I HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AND NEEDING TO BE TOWED TO A SHOP. THE SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH AND CONTAMINATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, RESULTING IN DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS AND A DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS LEADING UP TO OR JUST PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TRANSMISSION KEPT SLIPPING FROM 4TH GEAR TO 3RD, THEN BACK TO 4TH. IT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND LEARNED THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE OCCURRING IN 2005-2007 MODELS, BUT HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT IT, NOR HAVE THEY NOTIFIED OWNERS OF THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MODEL XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED THE RADIATOR AS A PRECAUTION TO AVOID RADIATOR FLUID FROM MIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE RADIATOR SMOKING. THE MECHANIC ALSO NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID HAD MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

JUST BOUGHT AUTO FROM USED CAR DEALER DAY BEFORE. DROVE IT 30 MILES PULLED IN VISITED THEN WENT OUT TO START AUTO. WOULD NOT START TRACED BACK TO BLOWN FUSE, CHANGED FUSE TRIED STARTING AGAIN, BLEW FUSE AGAIN, ONE MORE TIME THEN WHEN AUTO STARTED SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. AFTER 3 MONTHS OF REPLACING ELECTRICAL WIRING FROM FRYING NARROWED DOWN TO RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION (FUSE THAT BLEW) THE COOLANT HAD BACKED UP AND TORE UP TRANSMISSION. IF IT HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A FULL BLOWN FIRE ON A HIGHWAY WITH POSSIBILITY OF HUMAN DAMAGES. *TR

WHILE TURNING BACK INTO TRAFFIC MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA JERKED AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. ONCE I GOT THE VEHICLE TO THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC IT BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLES SHIFTING GEARS AND ACCELERATING. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STEADY SPEED I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY OTHER ISSUES. AS I SLOWED TO AN EXIT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AND NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. IT ALSO HAD TROUBLE ACCELERATING. AFTER HAVING THESE ISSUES I CHECKED MY FLUIDS AND FOUND A MILKY LIKE SUBSTANCE WAS IN MY TRANSMISSION AND MY COOLANT. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING WITH MY XTERRA AND FOUND THAT IT WAS VERY COMMON AND REALIZED THAT THEIR IS A CRACK IN MY RADIATOR WHICH IS CAUSING THE CONTAMINATION OF MY TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR JUST ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND IT IS VERY UPSETTING TO KNOW THAT I MAY HAVE...

DRIVING XTERRA ON HIGHWAY WHEN SUV STARTED TO HESITATE WHEN MOVING FORWARD IN TRAFFIC....SUV WOULD HESITATE, REV...AND NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR EASILY UPON ACCELERATION. TOOK SUV TO MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THE RADIATORS ENGINE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I LUCKED OUT AND DID NOT DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER; I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR DUE TO THE NISSAN KNOWN DEFECT. I WAS NEVER GIVEN ANY LETTERS OR NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS MECHANICAL PROBLEM AND NOW WILL BE PAYING UNDER A $900 FOR FLUID FLUSH, NEW RADIATOR AND NEW FLUIDS. THIS IS NOT OK FOR NISSAN TO NOT NOTIFY THE VEHICLE OWNERS!!!! I EXPECT REPAYMENT FROM NISSAN ON THEIR FAULTY MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. *TR

WHEN I DROVE IT TO WORK, THERE WERE A FEW DELAYS WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. AFTER HALF HOUR DRIVING IT, I HEARD WATER SPLASHING SOUNDS. I TURNED OFF THE RADIO AND I HEARD THE SPLASHING SOUNDS EVEN MORE CLEAR. IN THE SAME TIME, I SMELLED ELECTRONIC BURNT LIKE SMELLS. SINCE I WAS ON THE EXPRESS WAY, I COULDN'T STOP RIGHT AWAY. THEN, 15 MINUTES LATER OR A TOTAL OF 45 MINUTES DRIVING IT, THERE WERE SMOKES FROM THE FRONT. I WAS SO SHOCK AND WORRY IF THE CAR WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. I FELT PANIC BECAUSE I COULDN'T JUST STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVING LANES. THANKFULLY, OTHER CARS SLOWED DOWN FOR ME AND LET ME PASSED. I PULLED UP IN THE NEARBY DAIRY DEPOT'S PARKING LOT, BUT I WAS 20 MINUTES AWAY FROM MY WORKPLACE'S CITY. IT WAS SO COLD AND WINDY, BUT SINCE I WAS WORRY IF...

DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER, TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR AND CAUSED COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD OVER 100,000 MILES IT IS NOT COVERED IN ANY WAY BY WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED. I AM NOW FACING A CAR THAT IS WORTH $7000 OR SO AND NEEDS MORE THAN THAT IN REPAIRS. MY VEHICLE IS TOTALED THANKS TO A FAULTY DESIGN THAT HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED BY THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WILL DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO HELP. IF THEY HAD SIMPLY ISSUED A RECALL ON THE RADIATOR WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST BECAME KNOWN, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN AND EASY $500 FIX, INSTEAD I AM LEFT WITH A WORTHLESS VEHICLE AND INSUFFICIENT FUNDS TO REPAIR IT OR GET A NEW ONE. I COULD NOT BE MORE ANGRY AND DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN AND THEIR HANDLING OF THIS SITUATION. NEEDLESS TO...

OUR RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION BROKE,CAUSING OUR CAR TO STALL, ON VACATION, IN THE MIDDLE OF UTAH. APPARENTLY NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT THE WARRANTY IS TOO LIMITED TO COVER NISSAN XTERRAS SUFFERING FROM THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM! IT'S NOT JUST US!!! WE USE OUR XTERRA FOR OFF ROADING (AS ITS INTENDED FOR!) AND A BUSTED TRANSMISSION PUT ALL OF US AT RISK! WE DID NOT DO ANYTHING CRAZY BUT YOU NEED A SAFE TRANSMISSION ON HILLS. AFTER OVER $1000 IN TOWING EXPENSES WE GOT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE INFORMED THAT THERE IS NOTHING WE COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS. LATER WE RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT IT IS A COMMON DEFECT IN CARS LIKE OURS. *TR

I TOOK MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA TO DEALER TO GET SERVICED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERSON TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO RADIATOR. THEY TOLD ME DO TO MY MILES ON CAR AT THAT TIME I HAD 94000 MILES IT WOULD BE A 3000 DOLLARS CO PAY DUE TO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY NISSAN HAD AUTHORIZED. I ASK WHY WASN'T I TOLD WHEN NISSAN WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM TO DO PREVENTED MAINTENANCE. THE SERVICE REP. SAID SINCE IT WAS NO RECALL HE WAS NOT OBLIGATED TO TELL ME. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT MOST PEOPLE BUT I DON'T HAVE 3000 DOLLARS LAYING AROUND TO USE I LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK. I TAKE MY CAR TO DEALER ONLY FOR SERVICE THINKING ITS GETTING THE RIGHT SERVICE BUT I FOUND OUT I WAS WRONG. IF I WAS ADVISED EARLY I MAY OF FOUND THIS PROBLEM EARLIER AND GOT IT REPLACE FREE. NOW WHAT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED BECAUSE COOANT MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 08/20/13*LJ

FORTUNATELY I WAS SIMPLY ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I READ NUMEROUS HORROR STORIES OF OTHERS WHO HAD THIS ISSUE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY SO I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT THIS DID POSE ANY FURTHER RISK OF INJURY ESPECIALLY SINCE I AM 9 MONTHS PREGNANT AND WAS ON MY WAY TO AN ULTRASOUND. AFTER TAKING MY SUV IN, WE LEARNED THAT ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND ULTIMATELY REQUIRING A FULL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE COST IS CLOSING IN ON $4,000. NEVER DID I RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION FROM NISSAN THAT THIS WAS POSSIBLE AND MY XTERRA DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF CONCERN. I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE ONLY TO LEARN THAT I AM ONE OF MANY WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE AND AT A HEFTY PRICE WITH NO HELP FROM NISSAN. I READ ONLINE...

A RADIATOR FAILURE CAUSED THE COOLING SYSTEM FLUID TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCE WHAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF A NISSAN XTERRA HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR. A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR HAS ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH AND CONTAMINATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, RESULTING IN DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS AND A DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. IN LESS THAN A WEEK SINCE NOTICING LOSS OF POWER IN MY VEHICLE IT BECAME INOPERABLE. DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF THESE INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE NISSAN XTERRA TRANSMISSION PARTS HAVE BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT THEY ONLY RECOURSE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM IS A COSTLY $6000 REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,200. UPDATED 06/18/13*LJ UPDATED 06/21/2013 *JS

RADIATOR LEAKED ONTO TRANSMISSION. LEARNED ABOUT THEIR FAULTY RADIATORS JUST TODAY. NOW I'M IN A $6200 BIND TO GET A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY XTERRA AND I AM SO APPALLED WITH NISSAN I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF. A $600 FIX TURNED INTO A $6200 FIX. *TR

MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AND I LOST POWER. I HAD THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS FOR 10 DAYS AND IT COST $3,700.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR AND BOTH COMPONENTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR AND BOTH COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE RADIATOR HAS LEAKED MANY TIMES WHICH HAS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 70 MPH. EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER FOLLOWED BY MY CAR RUNNING HOT. I PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY REPAIR SHOP. DIAGNOSIS WAS THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. TOTAL COSTS $900. POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION UNKNOWN AT THE TIME. THE CAR IS NOW BACK IN THE SHOP WITH THE SAME ISSUES SLIPPING/GRINDING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LOOKING ONLINE IT SEEMS THAT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH A LEAKY RADIATOR HOSE. I SPOKE WITH A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUID HAD MIXED, AND BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2012, I GOT BACK FROM A 20 MINUTE TRIP AND WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY XTERRA WOULD NOT MOVE. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING ALL OVER MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY ESTIMATED THE COST TO BE BETWEEN $2,500 AND $2,800. WHEN THEY REALIZED THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED THE REPAIR BILL WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH HIGHER BUT THEY KEPT THEIR PROMISE AND THE FINAL BILL WAS $2,856. I AM THANKFUL THAT THIS DID NOT OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT THAT IS NOT MY FAULT AND THAT IS A POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

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...