2006 Nissan Xterra

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I STARTED HEARING A WEIRD SOUND COMING FROM THE CAR AN IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. I ABOUT GOT HIT WHEN ALL THE CARS WERE FLYING PASS ME AND I WAS TRYING TO GET OVER. I CALLED THE DEALER AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND AFTER ALMOST GETTING KILLED ALL THEY HAD TO TELL ME WAS IT WASN'T THERE PROBLEM AN THAT IT WOULD COST ME OVER 3000 TO FIX. I JUST GOT THIS CAR USED AND STILL OWE OVER 8000 ON IT. I CANT EVEN DRIVE IT. THIS IS SO UNSAFE SOMEBODY IS GOING TO END UP DEAD BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. IF IT HASNT ALREADY KILLED SOME PEOPLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INCORRECT READING LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS RADIATOR COOLANT INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATING SYSTEM BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MY TRUCK RPM STARTED TO GO UP TO 4000 RPM. I PULLED OVER BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT A BELT HAD BROKEN. AFTER CHECKING ALL THE BELT WERE GOOD BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO IN GEAR SO I KNEW IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON THE NISSAN SITE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS A KNOW ISSUE WITH MOST NISSAN VEHICLES. IT CAUSED ME $3000 TO GET MY TRUCK FIXED BEING THAT THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF I HAD TAKEN MY NORMAL ROUTE AND WENT ON THE INTERSTATE. WITH THE WAY THE TRUCK JUST STOPPED IT WOULD HAVE CALLED A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON BUSY STREETS IN THE PITTSBURGH AREA, OUR 2006 NISSAN XTERRA LOST FORWARD POWER WHILE NAVIGATING A RIGHT TURN ONTO ANOTHER BUSY STREET. VEHICLE NEVER LOST ELECTRICAL POWER, BUT HAD NO MECHANICAL POWER. THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING OPPOSITE ME AS WELL AS VEHICLES BEHIND ME. IT WAS LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS FORCED INTO NEUTRAL. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE, THEY STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN XTERRAS AND FRONTIERS THAT THE RADIATOR COMMUNICATES WITH THE TRANSMISSION CREATING A RESULTANT NEED FOR A REBUILD OF THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND COOLANT FLUSH. FOR THIS TO OCCUR WHILE DRIVING IS DANGEROUS NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE, BUT IT POSES A PUBLIC RISK AS WELL AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY/DEATH. NISSAN USA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH REPAIRS AS THEY CONSTITUTE A SAFETY CONCERN WHILE DRIVING THEIR VEHICLES.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK, WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE STAFF THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT THAT HAD LEAKED FROM THE RADIATOR. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT OTHER NISSAN MAKES, MODELS BETWEEN 2004-2006 HAD A DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM IN WHICH I NOW FACE.. I CONTACTED NISSAN FOR SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON THE REPAIR ON MY TRANSMISSION, SINCE IT APPEARS THAT THE ISSUES RELATED TO MY PROBLEM ARE FROM A FLAW IN THE DESIGNS OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY MILEAGE WAS OVER A 100,000 MILES AND PAST THE WARRANTY, THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE AS FAR ASSISTING ME WITH THE REPAIRS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT AGAIN.... IT SHOULD BE ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAIN NISSAN REGARDING THE VERY PROBLEM THAT I'M FACED DEALING WITH...

I BOUGHT THE NISSAN XTERRA LAST YEAR AND UNFORTUNATELY THE TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT AT 145,300 MILES I TALKED TO A NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE BUT THEY SAID THAT NISSAN ONLY COVERS ONLY BEFORE THE 100,000 MILES BUT THAT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE BE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FACTORY DEFECTS THAT SHOULD BEEN FIXED WITHIN THE FIRST DAYS OF PRODUCTION NOW I HAD TO PAY 4,500 DOLLARS FOR GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED A FITS JUST A PAIN IN THE NECK BECAUSE I COULD USE THE MONEY TO FEED MY FAMILY OR PAY MY RENT BUT NO I HAD TO PAY FOR A CAR THAT NISSAN DOESN'T TAKE ANY RESPONSIBLY OVER THE 100,000 MILES THAT IT'S UNBELIEVABLE I WANT TO ET REIMBURSED BY NISSAN WHAT I PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED FLUID ONTO THE TRANSMISSION AND BOTH COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

NOTED TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND VEHICLE RUNNING HOTTER THAN NORMAL. RADIATOR LOOKED AS THOUGH IT HAD BEEN FILLED WITH A LIME SMOOTHIE. SUSPECTED BLOWN HEAD GASKET BUT MY MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH NISSANS WHICH INVOLVED INTERMINGLING OF COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT RELATIVE TO THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS NOT 10 YEARS OLD AS YET, IT HAD 112K MILES ON IT. NISSAN REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM THEY KNEW ABOUT BUT ON WHICH NO RECALL WAS EVER DONE. THEY OFFERED ME A CRAPPY DISCOUNT TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE. CONSIDERING HOW MUCH THEY STOOD BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT THAT I OWNED, I DIDN'T CHOOSE THAT OPTION. IF I COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY $6K TO REPLACE THE COOLING SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION, WHAT MADE THEM THINK I COULD AFFORD TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE? I HAD TO USE THE NISSAN TO GET TO WORK, THE GROCERY STORE, DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS, ETC., KNOWING THAT AT ANY TIME THE VEHICLE COULD FAIL OR SEIZE UP. HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL EACH TIME IT STOPPED TO KEEP IT FROM BOILING OVER. VERY STRESSFUL, PARTICULARLY AS I AM HANDICAPPED AND MORE VULNERABLE THAN MANY.

THE RADIATOR CRACKED CAUSING INTERMIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID I FOUND AFTER THE OCCURANCES. WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE IN MOTION IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON CITY STREETS. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT SEEMED OKAY. I ENTERED A CURVING ONRAMP AND SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH, AND JERKED HARD BACK IN TO GEAR, SPINNING THE WHEELS AND CAUSING ME TO GO SIDEWAYS NEAR ANOTHER VEHICLE. I QUICKLYQUICKLY REGAINED CONTROL, AND CONTINUED DRIVING TO THE NEAREST EXIT. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED A COUPLE MORE TIMES, CAUSING ME TO SLOW DOWN BUT NO LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT, AND THOUGH I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE OKAY, I HAD TO PAY $3700 TO FIX IT. THIS OCCURRED AT 102,000 MILES AND HAPPENS TO EVERY XTERRA, PATHFINDER, AND FRONTIER FROM 2005-2007. THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE THIS RESULTS IN DEATHS. IT WILL INEVITABILITY CAUSE FATALITIES.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR WENT MY CAR STARTING LOSING POWER AND JERKING. THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE GETTING RIGHT BEHIND MY CAR AND SLOWING DOWN,THEY WERE YELLING AT ME TO SPEED UP AND, I WAS SO SCARED ONE OF THEM WOULD HIT THE BACK OF MY CAR AND CAUSE A ACCIDENT AND KILL ME,I TRIED TO GET THE CAR TO THE TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE BUT HAD A HARD TIME CROSSING TRAFFIC,I WAS PRAYING TO MAKE IT ACROSS WITH OUT GETTING .NISSION KNEW THAT MY XTERIA WAS WAS RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE BUT DID NOT SEND ME A RECALL NOTICE OR ANYTHING IN THE MAIL,NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY THE FIRST $3000 TO FIX MY TRANSMISSION. BUT THEY BUILD THE CAR THAT WAY SO I THINK THEY SHOULD FIX IT. I HAD A GUY WHO WORKED ON MY CAR BEFORE AND HE SAID THAT DUE TO A CRACKED COOLANT LEAK INTO MY TRANSMISSION, MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I SURE WISH NO ONE ELSE WENT THROUGH THE SAME THING ON THE INTERSTATE, IT WAS BAD., I AM DISABLED AND CANNOT AFFORD THE $3000 SO MY CAR IS NOW USELESS AND I HAVE NO WAY TO GO TO THE DOCTOR.