2006 Nissan Xterra

I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN. MY TRUCK WOULD NOT START 8/26/13. I LEARNED THAT THE DREADED RADIATOR COOLANT LEAK HAD FINALLY DESTROYED MY TRANSMISSION COMPUTER SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION. I FIRST LEARNED THAT THIS COULD BECOME A PROBLEM IN FEBRUARY OF 2011 WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS AT ABOUT 96,300 MILES. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A NUMBER TO CALL, I DID AND WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT I COULD PAY $6000 OUT OF POCKET AND POSSIBLY BE REIMBURSED LATER AS MY VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT IN THE CURRENT LIST OF VEHICLES BEING OFFERED THE "SPECIAL WARRANTY COVERAGE". I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND TOLD I WOULD BE MAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ALL FUTURE MATTERS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I DID NOT HAVE $6000 THEN, I DO NOT HAVE $3000 NOW. THAT IS THE AMOUNT OF THE DEDUCTIBLE THE NISSAN DEALER SAYS I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING IF NISSAN HONORS THE TIME I INITIALLY REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THEM. I NEED SOME HELP. MY HUSBAND IS ACTIVE DUTY NAVY AND I KEPT THIS VEHICLE SERVICED AND DID EVERYTHING I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THIS VEHICLE STAYED IN GREAT CONDITION AND NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS NO LONGER WORKING. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP US. *TR

ON DECEMBER 06, 2013, WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, MY GRAY IN COLOR, 2006 NISSAN XTERRA, COMPLETELY LOST ALL MOTIVE POWER & FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS, SIMPLY REVVING OUT IN 2ND GEAR. IT SHOULD BE NOTED, MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA IS THE 4X4, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION & HAD AROUND 99,950 MILES AT THE TIME. THE INCIDENT PUT MYSELF, MY WIFE, AND MY EIGHT MONTH OLD BABY GIRL IN DANGER DUE TO THE FACT WE HAD NO WHERE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY & WERE QUICKLY SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC. THIS INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE FASTER HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. IT HAS SINCE COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THAT IT IS CAUSED BY THE RADIATOR LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX WITH THE RADIATOR FLUID, EFFECTIVELY DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY WORK THE RPMS UP & GET THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT UP A FEW GEARS SO WE COULD MAKE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. I THEN CONTACTED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUES AND HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MI. HE INFORMED ME THAT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION & THE RADIATOR IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $7000, HOWEVER, IF I WAS UNDER 100,000 MI, I WOULD ONLY HAVE TO PAY A $3,000 DEDUCTIBLE. BECAUSE I HAD PASSED THE 100,000 MILE MARK BY DRIVING MY VEHICLE BACK HOME, I WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. I'VE OWNED MY NISSAN XTERRA FOR OVER 6 YEARS & HAVE MADE SURE TO STAY CURRENT ON ALL THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE FACT THAT NISSAN IS NOT ONLY AWARE OF THESE ISSUES (WHICH HAVE ALLEGEDLY AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF NISSAN OWNERS), BUT ALSO THAT THEY HAVE FAILED TO TAKE ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION, IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE & ALSO DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS. IT IS ONE THING FOR NISSAN TO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, BUT IT IS WRONG FOR THEM TO KNOWINGLY ALLOW THEIR PRODUCT TO PUT PEOPLE'S LIVES IN DANGER. *TR

WE HAVE AN 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AND THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED A CROSS CONTAMINATION. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. WE PARTICIPATED IN THE NISSAN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE RECEIVED A DENIAL LETTER IN THE MAIL EARLIER THIS WEEK BECAUSE WE WERE OVER 100,000 MILES. I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN FOR BEING SO GREEDY AND NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY OVER THIS ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TO OCCUR THE WINTER OF 2011 WHEN I WOULD GO OUT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD BLOW COLD AIR AND NEVER HEAT UP UNLESS THE CAR WAS RUNNING. IF I WAS TO SIT AT RED LIGHTS THE CAR WOULD BLOW COLD AIR AGAIN. THAT SPRING I NOTICED THE CAR JERKING AND DRIVING A LITTLE ROUGH BUT DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE HAD JUST REPLACED THE UNIVERSAL C JOINT BACK THAT PRIOR FALL. THE SUMMER OF 2011 AND AT FIRST I NOTICED THE RPM'S REVVING UP BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. THEN THE AIR WENT OUT AND WOULD COOL DOWN THE CAR. MEANWHILE I AM DRIVING MY KIDS AROUND IN A CAR WITH NO AC IN 100 SUMMER HEAT AND HUMIDITY. EVENTUALLY THE CAR GOT SO BAD IT WOULDN'T RUN. IT WOULD REV UP BUT GO NO WHERE. I FINALLY TOOK IT INTO A SHOP WHEN I NOTICED IT LEAKING A REDDISH, BROWN/GREEN FLUID. COME TO FIND OUT THERE WAS CROSS CONTAMINATION BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD BEEN DRIVING MONTHS WITH THIS CAR LIKE THIS IT REALLY MESSED UP MY XTERRA. IT COST ME $4500 TO FIX THIS ISSUE ON TOP OF MANY INCONVENIENCES. I'T SUPER DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN FOR NOT RECALLING THIS FAULTY PART THEY KNEW ABOUT. APPARENTLY A LETTER WAS SENT OUT ASKING CUSTOMERS TO BRING THE CARS IN TO BE CHECKED. WE NEVER RECEIVED THIS LETTER. ALL I WANT IS NISSAN TO FESS UP AND PAY HARD WORKING PEOPLE BACK THE MONEY THEY OWE THEM. MY XTERRA WAS PAID OFF AND I HAD TO SINK $4500 INTO A 6 YEAR OLD CAR. NISSAN HAS LOST A CUSTOMER FOR LIFE. ILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER. *TR

FINANCING AND NOTICED THE LOUD WHINING GEARS WHEN CAR WAS COLD. ALMOST LIKE A AFTER MARKET RACING TRANNY. TRUCK BEING QUICK AND HAVING A POWERBAND IT SEEMS, I WENT WITH IT!! WE'VE HAD TRUCK JUST OVER A YEAR. 6 MONTHS AGO, HEATER ONLY BLEW HEAT WHEN IN MOTION. IT STILL DOES BOTH OF THESE THINGS BUT PERIODICALLY THE HEAT WORKS LIKE NORMAL. YES, THIS TRUCK IS STILL RUNNING!!!! BUT WHEN I LEAVE IN THE MORNING, IT FEELS LIKE THE E BRAKE IS ON WHEN ITS NOT!! SERIOUS RESTRICTION. AND ON FREEWAY, OVER 50 MPH, GRINDING SOUND GETS LOUDER BY THE DAY. THE LOUD VIBRATING THAT IF WINDOWS ARE UP, YOUR HEAD SEEMINGLY COULD EXPLODE!!!! ALL THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF COOLANT IN THE TRANNY. BEST PART IS, IT WAS SOLD TO US BY A DEALERSHIP WITH SYMPTOMS OBVIOUSLY NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT. HEADING DOWN TO TRADE IT IN FOR ONE OVER 2010!!! PLEASE MAKE IT THERE XTERRA!!!! WOW. IT STILL GETS UP AND GOES THO. RED LIGHT WITH A NEW V8 TITAN, GREEN MEANS GO, XTERRA WINS !!! SAD DAY BECAUSE WE LOVED THIS TRUCK. BUH BYE BABY *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TRIED TO QUICKLY MERGE TO MY RIGHT SHOULDER. I HAD PLENTY OF GAS AND MY CAR WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY POWER PAST THE 2300 RPM. AS I WAS MERGING, I NOTICED THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE BEHIND ME WAS APPROACHING FAST. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND COULD NOT, HE HAD TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE NEXT LANE AND I THINK HE HIT ANOTHER CAR. AT THIS TIME I WAS ALREADY IN THE EXIT LANE WHEN I LOOKED OVER, GOT LUCKY I WASN'T HIT HARD AND BARELY MADE IT OUT OF FREEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INCORRECT FUEL LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.