2005 Nissan Xterra

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A LACK OF ACCELERATION NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN TAKEN TO MY MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THAT THE TROUBLE CODE INDICATED THE TCM AND OR THE FRONT BRAKE SOLENOID, BOTH OF WHICH ARE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY WOULD COST AT LEAST $2000 TO FIX. THE DEALER WOULD NOT TALK TO ME OR RETURN MY CALLS AFTER LETTING ME KNOW THAT A FIX WOULD COST @$5000+ I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS AND AFTER FINDING THAT IT HAPPENS WITH NEARLY ALL 05 XTERRAS I WILL NOT. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL, EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT DISPLAY AN EMPTY READING. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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