2005 Nissan Xterra

I JUST PURCHASED MY 2005 XTERRA USED FROM A LOT, AND ONLY AFTER SEEING GREAT REVIEWS ON EDMUNDS.COM AND CARS.COM DID I REALIZE THE TERRIBLE PROBLEMS THESE CARS HAVE. THERE'S A TERRIBLY HIGH-PITCHED WHINE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY AT ALL SPEEDS, WHICH MY MECHANIC TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE IS LIKELY THE TIMING CHAIN/CHAIN TENSIONER SYSTEM AND THAT IT'S WELL KNOWN ON THIS MODEL YEAR. HE SAID VERY LOW-QUALITY PARTS WERE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHAIN SYSTEM AND THAT IT'S PRONE TO CRITICAL FAILURE. THAT KIND OF FIX IS ANYWHERE BETWEEN $1,000 AND $2,000. APPARENTLY, JUST LIKE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FAILURES, NISSAN COVERED THIS PROBLEM UP AS BEST THEY COULD AND PREFERRED TO ENDANGER CUSTOMERS AND HAND OUT WAIVERS WHEN PEOPLE ASKED SPECIFICALLY INSTEAD OF OWNING UP TO THE PROBLEM AND FIXING IT OUTRIGHT. APPALLING.

WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STOPPED MOVING VEHICLE. ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND I COULD SEE THE RPMS INCREASE AS I GAVE GAS BUT THE DRIVE TRAIN STOPPED WORKING. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS TRANSMISSION COOLER PROBLEM. EXPLAINED THAT IT IS A COMMON THING WITH THIS VEHICLE. THEN DISCOVERED THROUGH THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED FOR THE DEFECT. REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME IT WILL BE $4500 TO REPAIR.

CONFIRMED DIAGNOSES OF VEHICLE DAMAGE OF RADIATOR ASSEMBLY & TRANSMISSION ARE DUE TO NISSAN'S DEFECTIVE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY WHICH ALLOWS COOLANT TO PASS THROUGH INTO THE TRANSMISSION RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. NISSAN IS UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY DEFECT. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, A DAMAGED TRANSMISSION DUE TO COOLANT ENTERING IT HAS RENDERED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE, A KNOWN DEFECT, YET THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT EVEN COMPROMISE TO ASSIST WITH REPAIR OF THIS DEFECT. A MANUFACTURER SHOULD ASSIST WITH REPAIR OF ANY DEFECT THAT RENDERS THE EQUIPMENT UNSAFE TO OPERATE - NO MATTER WHEN THAT DEFECT DECIDES TO SHOW UP! NISSAN SHOULD ASSIST IN ALL REPAIRS DUE TO THEIR KNOWN DEFECT TO LET THE CONSUMER OPERATE THE VEHICLE IN SAFETY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION, AND COOLANT HEATER HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,334.

MY NISSAN HAS THE DEFECT THAT BROUGHT A LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN MOTOR FOR A FAILURE IN THE OIL COOLER THAT CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT/REPLACED BECAUSE COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION. I ENDED UP WITH A BILL FOR $3941.46, AND NOW, I CAN'T EVEN FILE A REIMBURSEMENT FORM OR GET A HOLD OF ANY ONE AT NISSAN TO HELP BECAUSE ALL 3 NUMBERS LISTED IN LETTERS AND PAPERWORK ARE NO LONGER IN SERVICE.

VEHICLE HAD MANY TIMES FAILED TO GEAR ITSELF PROPERLY CAUSING A SUDDEN JERKING MOTION ONCE GEAR FINALLY SET IN. THIS CAUSED POOR ACCELERATION AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS. MECHANIC SAYS RADIATOR WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS FLUSHED. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS APPEARING. MECHANIC SAYS HE CANNOT FIX STATING THE RADIATOR IS CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE SOMEHOW AND SUGGESTS TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65MPH CAR STARTED STALLING AND LOOSING SPEED, I STEPPED ON THE GAS BUT CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS A FEW YARDS FROM EXIT, SO I EXITED AND WHEN I REACHED THE BOTTOM OF THE EXIT, CAR STOPPED AND IT ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. VERY SCARY AND STRANGE. I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMED TO NOT BE RUNNING. I TOWED THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND I FOUND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CAR THAT NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED BUT DID NOT RECALL THE VEHICLES. I FIND MYSELF WITH A $6,000 REPAIR ESTIMATE. I CALLED THE DEALER AFTER FINDING OUT WHAT CAUSED MY CAR TO DIE AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS WELL AND INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE CAR WITH A $3,000 CO-PAY. THE PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR BUT A REAL DANGER IF THE CAR GOES INTO REVERSE WHILE ON HEAVY, FAST TRAFFIC. I'M COMPLETELY AGHAST THAT NISSAN AND THE DEALERS HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT NOTIFIED CAR OWNERS NOR WILL THEY OWN UP TO THE DESIGN DEFECT AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES WHICH SHOULD NOT BE NEEDING NEW TRANSMISSIONS WITH LESS THAN 100,000 OF DRIVING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DO WITH THESE COMPLAINTS, BUT NISSAN NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT THEY SETTLED IS A SHAM. WHEN WE BUY CARS WE EXPECT THEM TO RUN WELL, AND NOT HAVE MAJOR FLAWS THAT WOULD RENDER THE CARS USELESS IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY THAT IT TAKES TO REPAIR THEM. WHAT DOES THE LAW ALLOW NISSAN TO DO IN THIS CASE. THEY'VE ALREADY RIPPED US OFF BY SELLING US FAULTY VEHICLES AND NOW THEY WANT TO RIP US OFF BY HAVING US PAY FOR REPAIRS THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INCURRED TO BEGIN WITH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.