2005 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

I INITIALLY NOTICED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WHEN MY XTERRA WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WASN'T CATCHING WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40 AND 70 MPH. IF I LET OFF THE GAS AND THEN HIT THE GAS AGAIN, IT WAS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS MISSING AND THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE I WAS ROLLING OVER A LONG ROAD GRATE WITH A LOT OF VIBRATION. THEN I CHECK THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION TO FIND THAT BOTH HAD BEEN MIX TOGETHER. *TR

FUEL GAUGE ISSUE P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS ERRATIC, INACCURATE, OR INOPERATIVE. NISSAN REFUSED TO ACCEPT THIS RECALL. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER 10032627 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 280480. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

JUST FILL UP GAS AND FUEL GAUGE INDICATES ALMOST EMPTY. CANNOT TELL IF I STILL HAVE ENOUGH FUEL. DANGEROUS SITUATION IF I'M DRIVING AND SUDDENLY RUN OUT OF GAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND FAILED TO SHIFT PAST FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED IN VARIOUS GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000.

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POWER TO WHEELS. HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE REGARDING COOLANT LINE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILING AND LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE INTO TRANSMISSION. WAS WONDERING WHY IT IS THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL BY NISSAN FOR THIS ISSUE AS IT IS UNDETECTABLE, UNPREVENTABLE, AND EXPENSIVE. *TR

WHEN LEAVING PARKING LOT AT WORK, XTERRA LOST ALL POWER WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD NOR IN REVERSE. COME TO FIND OUT THE COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR TUBING HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION COMPARTMENT CAUSING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR ANY OTHER ISSUES BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE. COSTS TO REPAIR DUE TO DEFECT IN COOLANT TUBING IS ESTIMATED TO BE $4100 - REQUIRING TRANSMISSION REBUILD, TORQUE CONVERTER AND VALVE COMPONENT TO BE REPLACED. *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 TRANS COOLER AND RADIATOR HAS BUSTED. ALMOST CAUSED US TO WRECK / VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING BADLY. WAS NOT MADE AWARE BY NISSAN THAT THERE COULD BE A "MOSTLY LIKELY TO OCCUR" PROBLEM UNTIL THIS HAPPENED TO US. FUEL GUAGE ALSO QUIT WORKING A FEW MONTHS BACK. NISSAN WILL NOT HELP BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS OVER 100,000 MILES. THEIR HOTLINE (IN THE PHILLIPINES) WAS OF NO HELP OR CONCERN. REPAIRS , NOT INCLUDING FUEL GAUGE, ARE STARTING AT $5600. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE TOLD US YEARS AGO THAT THE RADIATORS WERE MOSTLY LIKELY GOING TO BE DEFECTED SO WE COULD HAVE SPENT THE $600 OR SO THEN TO REPLACE !!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD GRIND AND SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR