2005 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION I PLACE IT IN GEAR AND HEARD A POP AND THEN THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO GO ANYWHERE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF NISSAN KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE IS ON THE VEHICLE. I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER NISSAN IF THEY DON'T WANT TO STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCTS. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WENT BAD AND IT COST ME 1200.00 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED AND IT WAS ALSO A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ESTIMATE OF $5800 TO REPAIR. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING, AFTER PULLING FROM A COUNTY ROAD ONTO A STATE HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE "STUTTERED" AND IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER TO THE DRIVE TRAIN. DISCOVERED THAT I HAD WATER IN MY TRANSMISSION. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,208.

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

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND SUDDENLY THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, SHE FLOORED IT AND AFTER A WHILE IT GOT BACK UP TO SPEED ENOUGH FOR HER TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY THROUGH 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND ONTO THE SIDE ROAD. THE CAR NOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT WILL COST OVER 6,000 TO REPAIR (THE CAR BOOK VALUE IS A BIT LESS THAN THAT). THE TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE FLUID HAS GOTTEN INTO THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND STILL CONTINUES TO LET THEIR CUSTOMERS BEAR THE BRUNT OF THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. THANK GOD MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED/CONTROL. I HOPE IT DOES NOT TAKE SOMEONE DYING FROM THIS DEFECT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO RECALL AND PAY TO REPLACE/REPAIR THIS ISSUE. PERHAPS SOMEONE ALREADY HAS BUT NO ONE KNOWS YET. I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME FROM THE MECHANIC SHOP JUST A FEW MILES AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS ALMOST HIT TWICE. WE HAVE BOUGHT HER A NEW CAR (NOT A NISSAN) AND ARE TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE TO PURCHASE THE NISSAN AND FIX IT THEMSELVES OR SELL IT FOR PARTS. WE NOW HAVE A USELESS AUTO THAT IS NO LONGER WORTH A DIME AND WE ARE OUT SEVERAL THOUSAND IN RESALE VALUE. HOW CAN THIS BE LEGAL? WHEN WILL THIS FINALLY BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH, MY CAR SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND THE RPM'S SHOT UP CAUSING MY CAR TO PRETTY MUCH STOP MOVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR A TOW. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FRIED. BY LOOKING AT THE FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION JUST ON A QUICK LOOK, HE DEDUCED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD MOST LIKELY LEAKED COOLANT, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I LEARNED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY NISSAN VEHICLES AND COULD BE A HUGE PROBLEM FOR MANY PEOPLE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SAFETY AND WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR OR SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES. FINALLY, I HAD TO TRADE THE CAR IN FOR A GIGANTIC LOSS! VERY UPSET. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 75600 MILES JERKS WHEN IT SHIFTS. AFTER DOING MY OWN ONLINE RESEARCH AND BRINGING TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND MIXING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS DEFECT TO 80,000 OR 96MONTHS. I QUALIFIED FOR THE MILEAGE BUT NOT THE SERVICE DURATION (6 MONTHS OVERDUE). THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE A $2500 COPAY TO REPLACE MY RADIATOR AND REPAIR MY TRANSMISSION. I TALKED TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS BUT THEY REFUSED TO HELP AND SAID $2500 IS MY ONLY OPTION. THIS RADIATOR IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR ALL THE DAMAGE IT CAUSED. I'VE OWNED MANY NISSANS BEFORE AND HAD GREAT LOYALTY TO THEM. NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR KNOWING ABOUT THEIR FAULTY RADIATOR AND NOT FIXING THEM BEFORE THEY CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE! *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAVE THIS COMMON PROBLEM WHERE THE RADIATOR LEAKS INTO TRANSMISSION AND CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO STOP WORKING. AND SINCE I WAS OVER 100,000 NISSAN DEALERS WANT TO CHARGE ME A COPAY OF $3000. *TR