2006 Nissan Xterra

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 40-45 MPH AND 1200 RPMS OR 60 MPH AND 1500 RPMS, A VIBRATION AS IF RUNNING OVER RIP BARS ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY HAPPENED. AT FIRST, IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A UNIVERSAL; HOWEVER, AFTER REPLACING THE PART, THE VIBRATION CONTINUED BUT HAPPENED AT ALL SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH REGARDLESS OF THE RPMS. RESEARCH SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT SYSTEM CRACKING, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION BUT NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. A LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD NO REPORT OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. THEY SUGGESTED TURNING OFF THE OVERDRIVE AND IF THE PROBLEM STOPPED, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THIS WAS THE CASE, BUT BEFORE WE COULD HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED, IT STARTED HAVING A ROARING NOISE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHECKED, IT LOOKED LIKE A STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE AND SO DID THE COOLANT IN THE RADIATOR. BOTH HAVE BEEN FLUSHED BUT APPARENTLY WHEN THE INITIAL LEAK HAPPENED, IT ALSO ALLOWED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE COMPUTER FOR THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, UP A STEEP HILL, THE RPMS GREW BUT THE SPEED DECREASED. SHIFTING DOWN SHOWED THAT THE GEAR HAD BEEN LOST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY IN THE LOWER GEAR. ANOTHER DEALERSHIP OUT OF THE AREA SAID THEY HAD SEVERAL HUNDRED XTERRA'S BROUGHT IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT WE WOULD LOSE ONE GEAR AT A TIME UNTIL WE LOST THEM ALL. THIS IS A $3,500+ REPAIR AND IF WE LOSE GEARS IN HIGH TRAFFIC, WE WILL BE POSSIBLY REARENDED OR STRANDED ON A HIGHWAY, WHICH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. IT IS NOW OCTOBER AND NOTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED. A RECALL IS NEEDED BEFORE SOMEONE IS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! *TR

VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN TESTED WITH A DIAGNOSTIC READER THE CODE P0463 CAME UP INDICATING A FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION. THAT MEANT AT LEAST A $600 REPAIR FROM THE NISSAN DEALER FOR WHAT APPARENTLY IS A COMMON MALFUNCTION DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ CONCERNING THIS SUBJECT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF NISSAN, YET THE COMPANY DISMISSES ANY COMPLAINT AS INVALID. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF PATHFINDER VEHICLES FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 70 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR SUDDENLY SHOT UP TO 4000 RPM AND WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 30 MILES AN HOUR. AFTER MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FRIEND OF MINE'S SHOP HE TOLD ME THE RADIATOR HAD CRACKED, LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, FRIED THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONTROL VALVE, ALL VALVES AND SEALS, AS WELL AS BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. THE COST TO FIX WOULD BE $6000. NISSAN NEEDS TO PAY FOR THIS BECAUSE OF THEIR FACTORY DEFECT!!! *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE LEAKAGE ISSUE DESCRIBED BELOW. NISSAN IS STATING I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COSTS UP TO $3000. REPORT DATE : OCTOBER 16, 2012 AT 12:21 PM NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : DP12004 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : DP12004 NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : N/A VEHICLE MAKE / MODEL: MODEL YEAR(S): NISSAN / FRONTIER 2005-2010 NISSAN / PATHFINDER 2005-2010 NISSAN / XTERRA 2005-2010 MANUFACTURER(S) : NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. COMPONENT(S) : POWER TRAIN POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED : JUNE 11, 2012 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED : OPEN SUMMARY: ODI RECEIVED A PETITION REQUESTING INVESTIGATION OF TRANSMISSION DAMAGE ATTRIBUTED TO CONTAMINATION BY ENGINE COOLANT. THE SOURCE OF THE CONTAMINATION IS A CRACKED ATF LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH AN ENGINE COOLANT CHAMBER IN THE RADIATOR. ODI HAS RECEIVED (512) FIVE-HUNDRED-TWELVE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS BETWEEN AUGUST 2005 TO MAY 2012 REGARDING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. A COPY OF THE PETITION WILL BE PLACED IN THE PUBLIC FILE. ODI WILL REVIEW ITS CONTENT AND RELATED FIELD DATA TO ASSESS WHETHER A SAFETY DEFECT INVESTIGATION IS WARRANTED. REFERENCED VOQS ARE LISTED ON A SEPARATE PAGE. *TR

COOLANT FROM NISSAN'S DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED RADIATOR LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION, VALVE BODY, COMPUTER, AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL OF $4,000. WHILE DRIVING MY XTERRA HOME UP A STEEP GRADE IT WAS HAVING A PROBLEM SHIFTING AND ITS RPM WAS ALMOST RED LINING SO I STEPPED OFF THE GAS. THE XTERRA WAS AT TIMES BUCKING, SHIFTING UP AND DOWN RAPIDLY MAKING IT VERY HARD TO DRIVE IT HOME. MY VEHICLE COULDN'T GO OVER 40MPH AND I HAD SOME PEOPLE ALMOST RUN INTO THE BACK OF ME WHILE LIMPING IT HOME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND I PRAY NO ONE HAS BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE NISSAN CREATED. SHAME ON THEM! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

DEPENDING ON THE TEMPERATURE (70 DEGREES F OR BELOW) THE HYDRAULIC SUPPORT ARM FOR THE REAR LIFT GATE FAILS TO HOLD THE LIFT GATE IN THE OPEN POSITION RESULTING IN HEAD AND NECK BEING STRUCK BY SAID LIFT GATE. PLEASE NOTE THAT AS THE TEMP. DECREASES - THE LIFT GATE SUPPORT DECREASES. I HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SPOKE WITH VARIOUS NISSAN DEALERSHIPS WHO HAVE ADMITTED THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSED TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION - "WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION REQUIRING A DEALERSHIP TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS." OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL AND YEAR CONFIRM MY OBSERVATIONS. WITH ALL THE RECENT RECALLS BEING ISSUED INDUSTRY WIDE, MAYBE THIS PROBLEM WILL BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU. *TR

AFTER I FILLED UP WITH GAS AND PUT IN A FULL TANK I NOTICED THAT MY GAS GUAGE IS STUCK AT A QUARTER OF A TANK. AFTER TURNING MY CAR ON AND OFF IT STILL SAYS A QUARTER OF A TANK. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS IT APPEARS TO BE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND I AM PAST THE 72 MONTH WARRANTY ON THIS. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME 450-550 TO FIX THIS. *TR