2005 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 XTERRA SE NOTICED LOUD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END - FOUND OUT TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD BECOME MIXED WITH COOLANT FROM RADIATOR. (I HAVE A SAMPLE OF THE CLOUDY LOOKING FLUID). THE PROBLEM RENDERED THE SUV UNDRIVABLE SO WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE SPENT $5,400 TO HAVE BOTH TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACED, BUT DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE IF THIS A PERMANENT FIX OR NOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,400. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITATED AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, AS NORMALLY, TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT SLOWING DOWN. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A NISSAN DEALER. THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN DAMAGED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION AND TRANS COMPUTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4500. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT BUT WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR UNDER A RECALL OR WARRANTY. I TOOK THE SUV FOR A SECOND OPINION TO A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP. HE CONFIRMED THE FINDINGS OF THE NISSAN MECHANIC AND OFFERED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR $4,140.47. I AGREED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC SAID I SHOULD LOOK UP A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT HAS BEEN GENERATED. THAT IS WHY I AM POSTING THIS INCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY XTERRA FOR 7 MONTHS WHEN ONE DAY I WAS APPROACHING A VERY BUSY AND LONG INTERSECTION WHEN MY XTERRA WENT INTO A SAFE MODE AND LOST MOST POWER WHICH HAD ME HOPING ON COMING TRAFFIC WOULD NOT TBONE ME AS I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THROUGH. THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS ALL ELECTRICAL AND I WOULD NEED TWO WIRE HARNESSES AND A ECM. THIS COST 3,800 DLLRS. AFTER REPLACING THOSE PARTS THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED MORE WORK DUE TO MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION HAVING CROSS CONTAMINATION DUE TO A DEFECT , BAD WELD ON THE RADIATOR FROM THE FACTORY, BUT YET IM STILL RESPONSIBLE. MY NEW TOTAL BILL IS ROUGHLY 9,000 DLRS WHICH IS MORE THEN THE VEHICLE IS WORTH. THEY HAVE MIS DIAGNOSED THIS FROM THE GET GO AND WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILTY OR OWNERSHIP. NISSAN HAS BEEN THE WORST TO WORK WITH. THEY HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS FIRST MY ECM COMPUTER THEN A FUEL INJECTOR, IGNITION COIL, THEN WIRE HARNESSES AND NOW A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. BASICALLY IF YOU GO TO A DEALER AND THE TECH HAS NO IDEA WHAT HES DOING THEY WILL CALL A SUPPORT LINE AND MAKE YOU PAY FOR THE PARTS UNTIL THEY CAN NARROW DOWN THE PROBLEM. NOW THEY ARE LINKING EVERYTHING TOGETHER WITH SOME BOGUS THEORY AND IM FINANCIALY RESPONSIBLE. WHY IS IT UP TO ME AND MY WALLET TO PAY FOR PARTS WHEN IT SHOULD BE ON THEM TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE FOR THE GET GO. THEY TOLD ME IGNITION COIL AND INJECTOR WERE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT SINCE HEARD ABOUT THOSE PARTS ONLY BECAUSE THEY DIDNT REPLACE THEM IN HIS BLIND SEARCH TO PINPOINT THE REAL PROBLEM. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSALY INJURED IF OTHER DRIVERS WERE NOT PAYING ATTENTION. IM THANKFUL THAT WAS NOT THE OUTCOME OR NISSAN WOULD HAVE BEEN PAYING ME A LARGE SUM ALL DUE TO THEY WILL NOT RECALL THIS 600 FIX. ITS BOUND TO INJURE OR KILL SOMEON IN THE FUTURE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NNISSAN AGAIN. HORRIBLE SERVICE AND PRODUCT. *TR

I HAVE ABOUT 113,226 MILES ON MY 2005 XTERRA. THE OTHER DAY I HAD DRIVEN MY CAR TO WORK WITH NO ISSUE AND LEFT FOR LUNCH AGAIN WITH NO ISSUES. HOWEVER, WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR TO RETURN TO WORK FROM LUNCH, I HAD STARTED THE CAR WITH NO ISSUES, PUT IN DRIVE AND WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS IT FELT AS IF THOUGH MY CAR WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. I EVEN CHECKED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT. I RELEASED THE GAS AND PRESSED ON IT AGAIN AND THE WENT HOWEVER EVERY TIME I HAD TO STOP AND GO AGAIN I HAD TO FLOOR THE GAS IN ORDER TO GET IT GOING. ONCE IT GOT OVER 25MPH IT SEEMED TO KICK BACK INTO GEAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR, SINCE IT HAD BEEN WORKING FINE UP UNTIL LUNCH. TODAY I GOT A CALL FROM NISSAN TELLING ME IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH A RADIATOR FLUID LEAK INTO MY TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE FLUIDS HAD MIXED AND THAT I WOULD NOW NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THE THING THAT GETS ME IN THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN TO NISSAN TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR FOR ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION, AND WITH THE FIRST TIME IT WAS IN FOR REPAIRS THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A SMALL LEAK WITH THE COOLANT AND YET SAID NOTHING TO ME ABOUT THIS ISSUE NOR ABOUT THE EXTEND WARRANTY (10 YEARS/100,000 MILES) WHICH IF I HAD KNOW ABOUT I WOULD HAVE HAD THEM CHECK AT THAT TIME TO MAKE SURE THE LEAK WAS NOT RELATED, AND IF IT WAS WOULD HAVE HAD THEM FIX IT. BUT INSTEAD THEY LET ME TAKE MY CAR AND NOW I AM FACED WITH A ESTIMATED $6K REPAIR JOB. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, BOTH COMPONENTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE A LEAK AROUND MY OIL FILTER HOUSING. I ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE A YEAR, *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT RADIATOR FLUID HAD ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. *TR