2005 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE FAILURE IS A KNOWN RECALL BY NISSAN IN MODEL OF 2005 XTERRA - IT IS THE RECALL FROM 2010 FOR THE ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE). THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER A WEEKEND ON NON-USE WHEN MY BATTERY WAS DEAD ON MONDAY 11-3-2014. THEN AFTER KEEPING THE CAR RUNNING WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A BATTERY BOX AND TRAVELING SHORT WAY TO WORK I HAD THE BATTERY EVALUATED AT AUTOZONE AND REPLACED ON MONDAY NIGHT, 11-10-2014. THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING DIED TWICE AFTER QUICK TEMP CHANGE IN DRIVEWAY BUT THEN RAN TO GET WIFE AND 5 MONTH CHILD TO WORK. ON WAY HOME WHILE ON FEEDER ROAD ON MOPAC SOUTH AT DUVAL DIED AT STOP LIGHT UNABLE TO RESTART. CALLED AAA AND TOW WAS IN ROUTE WHEN CAR RESTARTED 20 MIN AFTER FAILURE ALLOW WIFE TO PULL INTO APARTMENT COMPLEX LOT. HAD CAR TOWED THEN RESEARCHED FAILURE WITH LONG CRANKING AND ROUGH IDLE AND THEN TOWED TO TOWN NORTH NISSAN ON 10-12-2014 AGAIN BY AAA. THE CARE WAS UNABLE TO START AND RUN PROPERLY AFTER GETTING INTO THE SAFETY OF THE APARTMENT PARKING LOT. TOWN NORTH NISSAN CONFIRMED RECALLED PART WHICH HAD NOT BEEN DONE ON VEHICLE. WIFE PURCHASED VEHICLE CLOSE TO 2010 RECALL CAMPAIGN BUT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE. THE ECM MODULE APPEARS TO REMAIN AND ISSUE AND OUTSTANDING CAMPAIGN OF CONCERN. IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON FEEDER ROAD CAR COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN IN MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH MY WIFE AND 5 MONTH OLD CHILD. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IF RECALL NOTICE NEEDS TO BE REMAILED OR IF THE REPLACEMENT ECM IS PRONE TO SIMILAR FAILURE. IN THIS CASE LUCKILY IT WAS THE ECM THAT WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. *TR

TURNED ON VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATED THERE IS A MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ALL DAY AND THE LIGHT WAS NOT BLINKING ON THE WAY TO WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. ON DEC 29, 2008, A RECALL (NHTSA 08V690000) FOR 2005 XTERRA VEHICLES. MARYLAND (MD) AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DC) WERE INCLUDED ON THE LIST, BUT NORTHERN VIRGINIA WAS NOT LISTED. THE REASON THE AIR BAGS COULD MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO AREAS WITH A HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT IN THE WINTER. NORTHERN VIRGINIA IS SURROUNDED BY DC & MD, THE SNOW COVERED ALL THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THE SALT IS HEAVY ON THE ROADS IN VA, DC, & MD. REQUEST VIRGINIA BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, TO EXCLUDE NORTHERN VIRGINIA WAS NONSENSICAL. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SHAKES VIOLENTLY ON ACCELERATION. SO I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE RADIATOR CRACKING AND LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, AND THAT NISSAN SETTLED A LAWSUIT IN OCTOBER OF 2012. I DO NOT REMEMBER GETTING ANY INFORMATION THAT THIS MIGHT BE A PROBLEM AND I HAVE TO PAY $3000 TO GET THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACED! AFTER 100,000 MILES I AM STUCK TO PAY THE COMPLETE COST OF THE REPAIRS. IS THERE ANY KIND OF RECOURSE FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT I AM UNAWARE OF? *TR

THE ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT IRRATICALLY. THERE WAS AN OILY SUBSTANCE IN THE COOLANT RESERVOIR. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN CONDITION REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND REBUILDING OF THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THERE WAS 101000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THAT THE ENTIRE $3800 FOR REPAIR WOULD HAVE TO BE BORNE BY ME . I TRIED DRIIVING THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AFTERWARDS WITH THE SAME RESULT. IT HAS BEEN PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE FOR 6 MONTHS NOW AS I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

NISSAN'S DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION / TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM DESIGN HAS RUINED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. NISSAN KNOWS THE ISSUE WILL OCCUR AFTER THEIR WARRANTY (EVEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY) EXPIRES. SO THEIR DEFECTIVE DESIGN COSTS THEM NOTHING. AND THEY KNOW THAT REGULATORS CAN'T TOUCH THEM. AND NISSAN DEALERS ARE USELESS. THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THEIR "CUSTOMERS" AFTER THEY MAKE A SALE. *TR

A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THIS VEHICLE'S SHUT DOWN, I HAD NOTICED WHEN DRIVING AT EITHER 40 MPH OR 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO 'VIBRATE'; THE FEEL WAS AS IF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TIRES ARE DRIVING OVER THE MERIDIAN ENTERING THE BRAKE DOWN LANE. THE ALIGNMENT WASN'T THE ISSUE. THE DAY OF INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING ON A 50 MPH MAIN STREET, WHEN APPROACHING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP, ENOUGH TIME TO DRIVE 5 MINUTES BACK HOME. ONCE TOWED TO THE GARAGE & AFTER INSPECTION I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE ATF LINE WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID IN RESULT CAUSING MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. OF COURSE I JUST WENT OVER MY 100,000 ML WARRANTY, MY VEHICLE IS JUST AT 126,000 ML! I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE & HAVE DONE WELL MAINTAINING IT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE, I AM DISGUSTED WITH NISSAN NOT TAKING OWNERSHIP TO THIS SITUATION! THIS MODEL ALONE HAS THE MOST COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE, AND TO ONLY DO AN EXTENDED RECALL UP TO 80,000 ML IS RIDICULOUS WHEN THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO HAPPEN FROM 90,000 ML +!!!!!!! I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW, WITH THE HOPES TO HAVE IT LIVE FOR ALMOST 300,000 ML, WHICH I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO ME BUYING. THIS COMPANY USED TO HAVE A GREAT REPUTATION.....LET'S PRAY THEY TRY TO GET IT BACK. I HOPE NISSAN OWNS UP TO THIS SITUATION & IS JUST NOT SITTING AROUND UNTIL A DEATH HAPPENS TO RECALL IT! *TR

THIS IS A COMPLAINT TOWARDS NISSAN AND THERE FAILURE TO BE AND ACT AS A PROFESSIONAL CAR COMPANY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THERE RADIATORS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION, IT HAS COSTS NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF PEOPLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS AND RADIATORS AND EVEN WHEN DONE THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT THEY WERE SO "NICE" ENOUGH TO AGREE ON DOES NOT HELP ANYONE WHAT SO EVER ESPECIALLY WHEN HITTING THE 100K MARK. THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT TO LAST A LONG TIME, NOT CRAP OUT AFTER 50,000 MILES. IT'S A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR