2005 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKING AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. SLUGGISH TO RUN, ETC. NISSAN ALREADY KNEW THIS WAS AN ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE RECALLED ALL VEHICLES AND CORRECTED THE ISSUE. NOW I AM OUT ALMOST $3000.00 PAYING FOR AN ISSUE THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT BUT IS NOT WILLING TO CORRECT.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME. GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY EVEN AFTER YOU FILL IT UP COMPLETELY. DIAGNOSTIC CODE P0463, FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY STATE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN TO NISSAN AND NHTSA. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS LEFT IN THE TANK OR HOW MANY MILES YOU CAN GO. THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED FOR CERTAIN 2006, 2007 AND 2008 XTERRAS. NOT SURE WHY IT HASN'T BEEN FOR THE 2005 MODEL YEAR AS IT IS THE SAME ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WITH JUST OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT THE CLUTCH BEGAN TO SLIP AS I HIT THE GAS. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND OTHER DRIVERS WERE FORCED TO AVOID MY VEHICLE WHICH COULD NOT SAFELY MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CLUTCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS AGAIN JUST HAPPENED AT OVER 80,000 MILES. THE CLUTCH IS WEARING VERY QUICKLY ON THIS VEHICLE. LUCKILY NONE OF THESE HAVE CAUSED ANY REAL SAFETY CONCERN BUT I WANT IT DOCUMENTED THAT NISSAN IS SELLING A VEHICLE WITH A POORLY MADE CLUTCH THAT COULD CAUSE SAFETY ISSUE DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. IF A VEHICLE LOSES ITS CLUTCH IT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS OR LOSE MOTIVE POWER INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION STARTED TO LOSE POWER WHEN DRIVING THIS PAST SATURDAY. SO, BASICALLY MY CAR DOES START THEN AFTER DRIVING IT A FEW MINUTES OR MORE WILL STIFFEN AND CUT OFF. THANK YOU

I WAS DRIVING FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO SUFFERN NY AND WHEN I TOOK THE EXIT TO SUFFERN THE CAR LOST POWER WITH PREVIEW SIGN THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. WHEN I TRY TO GET TO A SHOP TO CHECK IT OUT IT WAS SMOKING AND I SAW LIQUID UNDER. THE CAR WILL START BUT CANNOT MOVE ANYMORE OR MOVE SLOWLY. I HAVE TO LEAVE IT IN SOMEONE'S HOUSE.

PURCHASED A ONE OWNER NISSAN IN LATE 2016 W/ APPROX. 85-86K MILES ON IT.GOT APPROX. 4-5 MTHS OF USE BEFORE IT COMPLETELY LOST POWER & BECAME INOPERABLE(APPROX FEB/MARCH OF 2017).MY WIFE & I WERE DRIVING HOME & BASICALLY LOST ALL POWER W/O ANY WARNING.THANK GOD WE WERE ON A SIDE ROAD @ THE TIME & WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER.IT HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE EARLY 2017 & RENDERED USELESS.$9000 DOWN THE DRAIN.VEHICLE ONLY HAS 89K MILES ON IT & IN IMMACULATE SHAPE INSIDE&OUT.NOW WE'RE FACED WITH THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF A $4000+ TRANSMISSION REBUILD + ECM/TCM MODULE REPLACEMENT. MY MECHANIC PICKED UP ON THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY.HE CHECKED THE RADIATOR & IT LOOKED LIKE STRAWBERRY MILK.I OWNED 1 OTHER NISSAN BEFORE THIS & CAN TRULY SAY I WILL NEVER,EVER OWN ANOTHER.I FELT VERY CONFIDENT IN THE VEHICLE MECHANICALLY. BUT IF I'D KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT I'D HAVE NEVER PURCHASED IT.NOW I'M BASICALLY OUT $9000 OR HAVE A $4000+ REPAIR TO EVEN BE ABLE TO RECOUP ANY MONEY & SOME OF MY LOSSES.IF I HAD ANY INKLING OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DEFECTIVE PART IN NISSAN'S I'D HAVE NEVER PURCHASED IT.I ORIGINALLY CONSIDERED NISSAN A GOOD CAR MAKER & RANKED THEM CLOSELY W/ HONDA & TOYOTA IN PERFORMANCE & DEPENDABILITY.NEEDLESS TO SAY.ALL THAT'S NOW CHANGED.I CANNOT BELIEVE THE NHTSA DID NOT DEMAND THAT NISSAN PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE THESE ISSUES AS TO PROTECT THE CONSUMERS & CURRENT OWNERS. BUT I'D NEVER HEARD A THING ABOUT IT & I "WORK IN AUTOMOTIVE FINANCE"!!! I WILL ADMIT, NISSAN WAS SUCCESSFUL IN RIPPING MANY PEOPLE OFF & WITHOUT SO MUCH AS AN APOLOGY. MUCH LESS ANY POTENTIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THAT THEY CAUSED.NISSAN NEEDS TO WAKE UP & DO RIGHT BY THEIR CUSTOMERS OR THEY WONT HAVE THEM LONG.TRUST ME WHEN I SAY.THAT DAY DRAWS CLOSER W/ EVERY PERSON WHO FINDS THEMSELVES IN THIS SIMILAR SITUATION.THANKS & I HOPE YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS INJUSTICE THAT WAS ALLOWED TO HAPPEN ON YOUR WATCH!!!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO CHANGE GEARS AND ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR SERVICING AND TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR KEPT ILLUMINATING AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. A DEALER WAS CONTACTED (MASSAPEQUA NISSAN, 200 SUNRISE HIGHWAY, AMITYVILLE, NY 11701, (516) 799-2800). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP-12004 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED FOUR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSBS) ON THE ENGINE AND FOUR TSBS ON THE POWER TRAIN, BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,074.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE STREET, THE RIGHT CONTROL ARM OF MY VEHICLE BROKE RESULTING LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH. THERE FIRST RECALL OF THIS PART HAPPEN SOMETIME IN 2010 BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE IT. IN 2015, I HAD THE ACCIDENT. EARLIER THIS YEAR, 2017 I RECEIVE THE EMAIL ABOUT THIS PART BEING DEFECTIVE AND PART OF THE RECALL.

NISSAN XTERRA 2006 THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC THE RADIATOR LEAKED AND RUINED THE TRANSMISSION. HE ALSO SAID THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS AND CONTINUES TO ALLOW THE CAR TO BE ON THE ROAD. THE CAR IS DONE AND SO IS MY WALLET. THANK GOODNESS WHEN THE CAR WENT OUT, I WAS ON A BACK ROAD AROUND NO OTHER PEOPLE!

WHILE DRIVING MY XTERRA WHICH HAS 65000 MILES APPROXIMATELY, MY GAS GAUGE DROPPED FROM 3/4 TANK TO BELOW EMPTY. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR IMMEDIATELY STOPPED IN THE ROAD. I HAD TO BE TOWED WHERE I WAS TOLD I HAVE P0463 AND MY CAR WAS OUT OF GAS. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH. ISSA XTERRA. I WENT TO DEALER TO GET IT REPLACED AND THEY SAID $700. I SEE THAT THIS IS TOO COMMON AN ISSUE. I THINK THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT. I'M JUST HAPP HAPPY I WASN'T DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT STOPPED. LUCKILY I WAS ON SIDE ROAD.