2006 Nissan Xterra

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN SE XTERRA 4.0 4X2 AUTOMATIC -I STARTED NOTICING WHEN GETS SPEED UP TO 45 MILES IT IS MAKING A HARD SHIFTING AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN MAKING A HARD DOWN SHIFTING AS WELL. I MOSTLY NOTICE THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ALREADY WARMED UP AND STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IS WHEN IT STARTS ACTING UP, LIKE A CLUNK NOISE AND FEEL LIKE IT IS LOOSING POWER IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS A COLD DAY AND WHEN LEAVING WORK AND I BACKED UP AND THEN PUT IN DRIVE AND STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT FELT LIKE I HAD LOST POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. (BOGGED DOWN FEELING) I HAD TO PRESS FURTHER DOWN ON THE PEDDLE TO GET THE XTERRA TO DRIVE. I DROVE HOME SLOWLY WITH MY FLASHERS ON PRAYING TO GOD I WOULD NOT BREAK DOWN WITHIN THE 7MILES. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE 2 MILES TO ORIELLYS TO PULL THE CODE P1754 WITH SEVERAL OTHERS.I DROVE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS GIVEN A "WORSE CASE SCENARIO" CHARGE OF ABOUT $3300.00 -I STILL OWE $6000.00 FOR IT! I STARTED TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE ONLINE WITH ALL OF THE FORUMS/PARTS/REBUILDS AND SUCH AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS THE ISSUE WITH THE COOLANT LINE IN RADIATOR CRACKING AND LEAKING ATF INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH CORROSION IN THE VALVE BODY AND TRANSMISSION (O RINGS/SEALS) CAUSING TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS (FAULTY ENGINEERED/MANUFACTURED HIGHLY EXPENSIVE DEFECT) AT AROUND 100,000 MILES AND COST IS $1100.00 FOR BODY VALVE, REBUILDING TRANSMISSION ($2800.00-($5000.00 FOR NEW) AND REPLACING THE RADIATOR $ 260.00 AND LETS NOT FORGET ABOUT THE LABOR AT ABOUT $110.00 AN HOUR FOR AROUND 13 HOURS. WHO HAS THIS KIND OF MONEY FOR THIS REPAIR?? I LOVE MY XTERRA BUT NOT AT THIS COST SINCE I FOUND OUT THAT EVERY 100,000 I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE $1100.00 TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY (SOLENOIDS FAILING)!! I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS ONE QUARTER FULL WHEN THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING TO CAPACITY, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AFTER SIXTEEN MILES OF TRAVEL. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE ON AND OFF AND THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN ACCURATE FUEL READING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, WHO RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) ALTHOUGH HE BELIEVED HE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SANE DEFECT AS LISTED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND WAS HESITANT TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING ALL OF A SUDDEN AND I LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE DESPITE MY ABILITY TO REV THE ENGINE. LUCKILY I COASTED INTO MY LOCAL "KWIK KAR" AT THE END OF THE STREET. THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY BELIEVE THE RADIATOR IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO MAKE THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. HAD THIS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY MY LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS DANGER. *TR

WE NOTICED A HIGHER PITCH NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2013 DURING ALL RUNNING TIMES (COLD START, WARM RUNNING, ETC) IN MY PREGNANT WIFE'S CAR WITH ABOUT 90,000 MILES ON VEHICLES (INSPECTED FLUIDS, BELTS, AND ENGINE AREA WITHOUT NOTICE TO ANY ISSUES- ASSUMED IT WAS THE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ~5-16*F). REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEE CONDUCTED ON THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE (ORIGINAL OWNERS), HAD THE HEATER CORE REPAIRED AND VEHICLE INSPECTED AT NISSAN DEALER IN TEXAS IN 2011 WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (HEATER CORE IS LEAKING AGAIN 2YRS LATER). THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO DRIVING AT THE TIME. FIGURED IT WOULD ONLY NEED A TUNE-UP BACK FROM COLORADO TO GEORGIA BEFORE FINALLY GETTING IT CHECKED AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE COOLANT CROSS CONTAMINATION REQUIRING $4,500+ IN REPAIRS (NOW AT 103,000 MILES -DEC 2013). AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY FLOODED/CONTAMINATED WITH ENGINE COOLANT RUINING THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS. MECHANICS STATED THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN XTERRA'S AND OTHER MODELS, THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW OUR TRANSMISSION DIDN'T ALREADY FAIL WITH THE AMOUNT OF EXPOSURE, AND IT WOULD BE A SHORT TIME BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION BECOMES COMPLETELY IN-OPERATIONAL. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE ACROSS NISSAN MODELS, AND WE DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT (WHICH YOU HAD TO CLAIM BY JUN 2013 AND HAVE DOCUMENT/DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION CONTAMINATION >100,000 MILES). NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL/FIX THEIR DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY HAZARDS FOR PROTECTION OF THE CONSUMER! *TR

DRIVING SOUTH ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE, OUR NISSAN X-TERRA WOULD NOT CHANGE SPEED AT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND IT APPEARED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT CHANGE. THE SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON. THIS SITUATION HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES, AFTER EACH INCIDENT WE HAD TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. FINALLY AFTER THE THIRD ATTEMPT THE VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED. WHEN WE GOT HOME, I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT HAD WHAT APPEARED TO BE WATER. I CHECKED THE RADIATOR CAP, AND INSTEAD OF LIQUID THE MIXTURE SEEMED TO BE A CREME PASTE, LIKE IT HAD OIL. SEARCHING IN GOOGLE, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A LAWSUIT BROUGHT AGAIN NISSAN FOR THIS DEFECT. HOWEVER TODAY AT BILL SEIDLE'S NISSAN IN MIAMI, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A CO-PAYMENT OF $2,500.00. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS, SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS CREATED BY NISSAN AND NOT BY THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. *TR