2005 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, SEVERE DAMAGE WAS BEING DONE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

ON OR ABOUT MAY 14TH 2011 I OBSERVE FLUID LEAKING FROM MY NISSAN 2005 XTERRA. I SOUGHT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. IT WAS MANDATORY THAT I REPLACE THE RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT AND FLUSH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. IT BECAME VERY APPARENT THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I THEN CONTACT FIVE TOWNS NISSAN, WHO INDICATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (80,000). I DID RECEIVE AN UNDATED 'WARRANT NOTIFICATION' FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC WHICH DID COMPROMISE ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY ESPECIALLY IF IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT ON THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY THAT WILL CAUSE LEAKAGE OF THE ENGINE COOLANT (ANTIFREEZE) TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REBUILT. THIS WILL COST OVER $6,000.00 TO REPAIR. WHAT BECAME OBVIOUSLY SUSPICIOUS IS THAT NISSAN SENT THE 'WARRANT NOTIFICATION' AFTER THE FACT KNOWING THAT ALL AND OR MOST OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE OUT OF WARRANTY. IT BECAME APPARENT THAT NISSAN WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE DEFECTS, HENCE, BEING LIABLE FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE. AMIDST ALL THE COMPLAINTS NISSAN REFUSE TO RECALL AND OR FIX THE DEFECTS. SECONDLY, I DO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE EMISSION SYSTEM OF THE SAID NISSAN 2005 XTERRA, OF WHICH, I DID REPORTED TO NISSAN. IN JUNE 2009 IT WAS DETERMINE UPON PAID INSPECTION BY NISSAN SERVICE CENTER, THAT BOTH #1 AND #2 CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND GAS GAUGE WERE ALL DEFECTIVE. I HAD THE GAUGE REPLACE, BUT BOTH #1 AND #2 CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WILL COST OVER $4,000.00 TO REPAIR. IT NOW HAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT OF THE TIMING CHAIN THAT CAN BE DISASTROUS, AND WILL COST $2,500.00. I AM MOST RESPECTFULLY ASKING YOUR OFFICE TO LAUNCH AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION ABOUT THE MANUFACTURER DEFECTS THAT I HAVE LISTED, AND WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO FULLY COMPENSATE ME FOR THE REPAIRS. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OF ALL THE CONSUMERS WHO ARE FRUSTRATED BY THIS DILEMMA, AND HAVE NO POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA- ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FOUND RADIATOR FULL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. TRANSMISSION APPROX ONE QUART LOW. DEFECTIVE RADIATOR KNOWN BY NISSAN FOR SOME TIME NOW. ONLY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES FROM WHAT I LEARNED. MY CAR HAS 90,000 MILES. RECEIVED NO NOTICE OR WARNING PRIOR. NUMEROUS OWNERS COMPLAINED. SOME REQUIRED TRANSMISSION CHANGE COSTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *TR IN 2010 I BOUGHT ANOTHER NISSAN, FRONTIER, IT HAS THE SAME RADIATOR APPARENTLY. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN EARLIER, I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED ANOTHER NISSAN. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THESE NISSANS, 2005 AND SUBSEQUENT? IT IS COSTING TAXPAYERS MILLIONS OUT OF POCKET. I WAS LUCKY, I WAS SPARED A TRANSMISSION CHANGE. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER IN THE RADIATOR DISABLED AND I INSTALLED A SEPARATE TRANSMISSION COOLER IN STEAD. IT DID COST ME A LOSS OF MY ROAD TRIP VACATION THOUGH. *TR

NISSAN HAS HAD A GREAT # OF FUEL SENSOR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR LINE OF VEHICLES. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED FACT . MY FUEL GAUGE FAILED A FEW WEEKS BACK AND NOW READS EMPTY ALL THE TIME DESPITE FILLING THE TANK UP. THE FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM ALSO LOADS A CODE WHICH CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON- NOT A GOOD THING IF YOU NEED TO GET A STATE INSPECTION DONE. NISSAN HAS IGNORED MINE AND MANY OTHER REQUESTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WITH A SENSOR THAT DOES NOT WORK OR READS GAS LEVELS FALSELY DUE TO FAULTY PARTS NISSAN IS PUTTING OR HAS PUT IN IT'S CARS THIS IS PUTTING THE DRIVING PUBLIC AT GREAT RISK. ACCIDENTS COULD BE CAUSED DUE TO RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD ENOUGH BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY FUEL SENSOR.

2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAVING GAS GAUGE / SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ISSUE. PO463 IS THE CODE WHICH MEANS THE FUEL SENDER/SENSING UNIT IS BAD. THIS IS CLEARLY A FAULTY PART ISSUE ON NISSAN AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR 2005 - 2007 XTERRAS, PATHFINDERS, & FRONTIERS. THIS IS A HAZARD NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN YOUR TANK AND IT IS A RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO PAY $600 TO GET THIS FIXED WHEN IT IS A FAULTY PART ISSUE. *TR

6 MONTHS AGO, I BEGUN TO LOSE MY HAND BRAKE THAT WAS SLIPPING ON AN UPGRADE. HAD IT ADJUSTED WITH MY LOCAL MECHANIC. IT WORKED AGAIN AFTER THE ADJUSTMENT. NOTICE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THAT EVEN ON A LEVEL GROUND THE HAND BRAKE WAS SLIPPING. SINCE I HAVE 6 SPD MANUAL TRANS, WOULD JUST LEAVE VEHICLE ON 2ND OR 1ST GEAR TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM MOVING AT PARK. HAD THE HAND BRAKES CHECKED AND EVEN HAD NEW BRAKE SHOES ON HAND IF IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT DIFFERENTIAL GEAR FLUID WAS SIPPING OUT OF THE 2 WHEEL SEALS AND HAVE CAKED ON THE BRAKE SHOES AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE TECH DISCOVERED THAT THE RELEASE PRESSURE VALVE LOCATED ON THE UPPER PASSENGER SIDE WAS CLOGGED AND NOT RELEASING PRESSURE OF GEAR OIL AS THE VEHICLE TRAVELS. GEAR OIL HAD NO PLACE TO GO BUT THROUGH THE WHEEL DIFFERENTIAL SEALS. IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF WORK TO REPLACE THE WHEEL SEALS AS THE 2 REAR AXLES HAVE TO BE PULLED OUT AND DIFFERENTIAL GEAR BOX HAVE TO BE OPENED TO UNLOCK THE 2 AXLES. TECH REMOVED THE PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE AND INSTALLED HOSE IN PLACE OF THE SPRING CAP TO RELEASE PRESSURE AS TEMPORARY FIX. HOPEFULLY WHEEL SEALS ARE NOT BROKEN. WILL USE VEHICLE IN MEANTIME TO SEE OF DIFF WHEEL SEALS NEED NOT BE REPLACED WITH THE PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE IN OPEN POSITION. ACCIDENT CAN HAPPEN SHOULD VEHICLE RUN OUT OF GEAR OIL AND RUIN GEAR BOX THAT HAS THE DRIVE SHAFT ATTACHED. PLS LET ME KNOW OF SIMILAR INCIDENT. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS. THAT PRICE OF THAT PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE CAN ONLY COST LESS THAN $20 FROM A DEALER IN MY ESTIMATE. *TR

CAR OVERHEATING, WOULDN'T RUN ON HIGHWAY, JERKING, COULDN'T CATCH SPEED, RADIATOR BLEW DUE TO COOLANT PROBLEM WHICH WENT INTO TRANSMISSION NEEDING NEW TRANSMISSION. HOLDING UP TRAFFIC, HAD TO KEEP MY HAZARDS ON. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. RADIATOR REIMBURSED BY NISSAN BUT WOULDN'T PAY FOR TRANSMISSION DESPITE CLEAR DOCUMENTATION THAT IT WAS DUE TO A RECALL. HAD TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES ON HIGHWAY TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY. *TR

JUST PURCHASED 2 WKS AGO A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. AT FIRST THE FUEL GAUGE WAS SLOW TO SHOW THE FUEL LEVEL BUT IT SHOWED IF IT WAS HALF FULL OR CLOSE TO EMPTY. NOW JUST TWO DAYS AGO OUR DAUGHTER CALLED US SAYING SHE JUST FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH GAS AND THE FUEL GAUGE IS SHOWING IT IS COMPLETELY EMPTY - FUEL LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE INTERNET LOOKING AT HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HOW COMMON OF A PROBLEM IT IS-WOW, ITS A SERIOUSLY COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR MY YOUNG TEENAGE DAUGHTER! IF SHE RUNS OUT OF GAS IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO RECALL ON THIS AND FROM WHAT I AM SEEING, IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM-A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD FIX! *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA. HIGHWAY DRIVING AND CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT WAS HARD TO STAY IN CONTROL FOR A BIT THERE. HARD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS BUT I HAVE. NISSAN XTERRA'S HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR FAILING AND LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, THEREBY RUINING IT. MY CAR HAS BEEN OVERHEATING AND THE TRANSMISSION GIVING OUT WHILE I'M TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS. NISSAN VOLUNTARILY EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE RADIATOR. THAT IS NO HELP TO THE CONSUMER AS ONCE THE RADIATOR FAILS YOU ALSO HAVE A BAD TRANSMISSION. PLEASE MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR UNETHICAL DODGING OF A SERIOUS PROBLEM --- AND A DANGEROUS ONE! THANK YOU. *TR

I NOTICED THAT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WAS WOBBLING SIDE TO SIDE WHILE DRIVING. AT A STOP LIGHT I ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST IT. WHEN I TOUCHED IT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR DETACHED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT THE ADHESIVE HAD FAILED, BUT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE GLASS ITSELF HAD CHIPPED OUT. THIS REAR VIEW MIRROR IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC COMPASS SO IT HAS AN ELECTRICAL CORD. I HAD TO DRIVE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH THE MIRROR SWINGING FROM THIS CORD. AT THE NEXT STOP LIGHT I WAS ABLE TO DISCONNECT THE ELECTRICAL CORD AND TAKE THE MIRROR DOWN COMPLETELY. SO THERE IS A HUNK OF GLASS STILL STUCK TO THE MIRROR MOUNT AND A CRATER IN THE WINDSHIELD WHERE THIS HUNK OF GLASS USED TO BE. THE CRATER IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5" LONG BY 1" WIDE BY 0.093" DEEP. THIS OCCURRED IN A NISSAN XTERRA SE EQUIPPED WITH A ROCKFORD FOSGATE SOUND SYSTEM WITH SUBWOOFER. WHEN THE SUBWOOFER IS IN USE AT HIGH VOLUMES THE REAR VIEW MIRROR DOES EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION. AS AN ENGINEER, MY CONCERN WITH THIS FAILURE IS THAT DURING A CRASH IF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR DETACHES IT BECOMES A PROJECTILE AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE INJURY TO PASSENGERS. (I WAS IN A CAR CRASH IN 1983 IN WHICH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN A OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME DETACHED AND HIT A REAR SEAT PASSENGER IN THE HEAD BEFORE PROCEEDING OUT THE REAR WINDOW.)