2005 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD THIS HAPPEN AROUND 50,000 MILES. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE GUARANTEED FOR 50,000 MILES AND IN PRACTICE MOST LAST A LOT LONGER, BUT NOT IN THE CASE OF THE XTERRA. NISSAN HAS NOTICED THE LARGE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BUT ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE COMPLETELY REDESIGNED THE SYSTEM THEY REFUSE TO RECALL IT. MANY OF THE POSTS HERE TAKE ABOUT THE ENGINE CONKING OUT AT SPEED WHICH IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE DEALER ADMITTED TODAY THAT THEY HAVE SEEN 4 THIS MONTH, ITS BECOMING A REAL PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. DEALER QUOTED ME $70.00 FOR THE QUOTE, $590.00 FOR THE CANISTER, AND $90.00 FOR LABOR. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT NISSAN WOULD KNOW ABOUT THE BAD DESIGN, ENGINEER A FIX FOR IT, AND WITHHOLD THE FIX FROM THE CUSTOMER, UNLESS THEY ARE WILLING TO COUGH UP ALMOST $800.00 TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE. THIS SCARES ME AS SUV ACCIDENTS ARE USUALLY PRETTY BAD WITH FAR MORE ROLLOVERS THAN REGULAR CARS. PLEASE TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

FAILURE OF RADIATOR CAUSES ENGINE COOLANT TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING TRANSMISSION DESTRUCTION. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND SHIFTS HARD DURING SLOWER DRIVING. HAPPENS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM I WAS UN AWARE OF, UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. DEALER SERVICE DEPT ADVISED ME IT WAS A $8,000 "KNOWN ISSUE" AND INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTACT NISSAN ABOUT HELPING WITH REPAIRS. *TR

DAUGHTER COMING TO INTERSECTION AT 20 MPH. FAILED IN INTERSECTION AND WAS ABLE TO COAST OUT OF INTERSECTION. LATER FOUND FAILURE DUE TO WATER IN TRANSMISSION. NISSAN HAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT ON THIS ISSUE- WHICH I JOINED. *TR

AFTER PROCEEDING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT ABOUT 25-30MPH, THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY JUST DISENGAGED. I MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STOP AND PLACED IT IN PARK. THEN I PLACED IT IN DRIVE AND STEPPED ON THE GAS BUT IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. I THEN PLACED IT IN REVERSE, BACKED UP A FEW FEET AND AGAIN PLACED IT IN DRIVE. IT DID ENGAGE AND I PROCEEDED TOWARDS HOME AT A SPEED OF NO MORE THEN 10-15MPH. I HAD TO DO THE PULL OVER, REVERSE TO DRIVE EXCHANGE NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE I MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION. ONCE THERE, I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, PLACED IT IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75, HE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILRED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE FUCNTIONED AS NORMAL UPON RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THEY STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AFTER A LONG TRIP, I HAD ABOUT A QUARTER TANK LEFT. I PARKED MY CAR AND WHEN I RETURNED TO USE IT TO RUN AN ERRAND I BEGAN TO DRIVE. MY GAS TANK NEEDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO BELOW EMPTY THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AS WELL. I HAVE LOOKED UP THIS ISSUE AND FOUND OUT THERE WERE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME. THIS IS A NISSAN ISSUE THAT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN OUT OF POCKET FROM THE CONSUMER. ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS A LONG HISTORY REGARDING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH THE RADIATOR FAILED AND ALLOWED ENGINE COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR WAS $6800.00, GREATLY EXCEEDING THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. NISSAN DECLINED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE DESPITE THE WIDE SPREAD KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND NOT A NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR" FAILURE. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKED INTO RADIATOR, FOULED COOLING SYSTEM WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID, ALSO FOULED TRANSMISSION WITH COOLANT. THIS CAUSED VIBRATION IN THE TRANSMISSION, LOSS OF ACCELERATION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED FOR A CLUTCH SOLENOID SWITCH, AND UNKNOWN POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

RADIATOR FAILURE CAUSES TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE COOLANT TO MIX CAUSING CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS DECIDED TO TURN THEIR BACKS ON THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AND HOPE FENDING OFF CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS WILL BE LESS EXPENSIVE THAN FIXING THE ISSUES THEY HAVE CAUSED. THIS IS IGNORANT AND ARROGANT ON THEIR PART. NOT ONLY WILL THIS HURT THOSE OF US WHO ARE SCRAPING BY, BUT IT WILL HURT NISSAN IN THE LONG RUN, AS NOBODY WHO IS EXPERIENCING WHAT I AND MANY OTHERS ARE GOING THROUGH CURRENTLY THROUGH WILL EVER, EVER BUT THEIR PRODUCTS AGAIN. I SUBMIT THAT THE PRESIDENT OF NISSAN USA BE FORCED TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE MY XTERRA TO AND FROM WORK OR SCHOOL WITH HIS FAMILY . WHEN HE ABOUT CAUSES A WRECK OR ENDANGERS HIS FAMILY, MAYBE HE WILL SEE THEN THE FATAL ERRORS OF HIS FAULTY MONEY HUNGRY CALCULATIONS. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT OUR GREAT COUNTRY HASN'T FORCED THESE PEOPLE TO DO THE RIGHT THING, SINCE THEY OBVIOUSLY CANNOT DO IT ON THEIR OWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION. AFTER STOPPING, THE CONTACT ACCELERATED FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND THERE WAS SEVERE HESITATION AND THE GEARS BEGAN TO SLIP. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WAS CURRENTLY AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER DP12004 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE TCM, PCM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.