2006 Nissan Xterra

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AND NOTICED IT WAS DRIVING ROUGH OFF AND ON. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AS THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ECM RELAY AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE ROUGH DRIVING. I WAS CALLED AND ADVISED THAT MY RADIATOR BROKE WHICH CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK INTO MY TRANSMISSION AND WOULD NEED TO REPLACE BOTH. I WAS QUOTED $9200.00 WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE. I USE MY TRUCK STRICTLY FOR COMMUTING, DON'T EVEN USE 4WD. THE TRUCK ISN'T EVEN PAID OFF YET. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS, YET AS I DO RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, YET NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. I CALLED AAMCO AND WAS ADVISED IT WOULD COST $2800-3200 FOR THEM TO FIX AND THAT THEY SEE THIS WITH NISSANS WAY TOO FREQUENTLY. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC ADVISED HE CAN FIX IT FOR AROUND THAT SAME PRICE AS WELL. I DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE FOR GETTING TO WORK AND SAFELY GETTING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. WHAT A LET DOWN FOR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE PURCHASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILIARY TANK). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS RUBBING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. AT DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED A COMPONENT IN THE FUEL SYSTEM NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 07/20/11*JB

2006 NISSAN XTERRA VIN# [XXX]. MY COMPLAINT IS PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON WITH THE XTERRA. THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT.WHEN I REFUEL VEHICLE THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE DOES NOT MOVE TO THE FULL LINE. INSTEAD IT STAYS ON EMPTY ONLY AFTER DRIVING APPROX 30 TO 40 MILES WILL THE NEEDLE MOVE BACK UP TO THE FULL LINE BUT ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON. THAT WILL STAY ON FOR APPROX 3 TRIPS OF USING VEHICLE BEFORE IT GOES BACK OFF. I WAS TOLD 2006 XTERRAS WERE COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL HOWEVER MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT.MAKES NO SENSE WHY SOME 2006"S ARE COVERED AND OTHERS ARE NOT. TO ME YOU EITHER BOUGHT A 2006 XTERRA OR YOU DIDNT.I BOUGHT A NISSAN BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WOULDN'T HAVE THESE PROBLEMS I THOUGHT THAT WAS WITH NON FOREIGN VEHICLES , BOY WAS I WRONG. NISSAN STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE WHICH SO MANY CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING INSTEAD OF TURNING THE CHEEK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FUEL SENDING UNIT ON 2006 NISSAN XTERRA FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TANK IS LOW. THE GAUGE WILL NOT MOVE TO FULL AT GAS STATION AFTER FILLING--BUT DOES SO GRADUALLY TAKING ABOUT A DAY OR SO. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE WHEN ON VACATION, WHEN GAS TANK GETS LOW (AT HOME, WE NEVER LET GET BELOW HALF). NISSAN WILL NOT FIX UNLESS IT IS IN FAILURE OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WHEN YOU PRESENT @ DEALER. EVEN WHEN IT FAILS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. *TR

MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN, TO THE POINT I THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING OR WAS DRAGGING A BRANCH, I STOP TO FIND NOTHING AND KEPT ON DRIVING, AND THE CART DID IT AGAIN, SO SCARED OF GOING ANY FASTER AND LOOSING CONTROL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW CRACKED RADIATORS ARE CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. ONCE THE COOLANT (ANTIFREEZE) IS IN THE TRANSMISSION IT KILLS THE VALVES, SEALS AND TORQUE CONVERTER AND EVENTUALLY RENDERS THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION USELESS. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON '05-'06 XTERRA. BUT I WAS NEVER INFORMED NOR OTHER XTERRA OWNERS. TO CORRECT THIS I HAVE TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR & TRANSMISSION AT AN OUTRAGEOUS PRICE. ALTHOUGH NISSAN HASN'T CONDUCTED A RECALL OR ACKNOWLEDGER THERE'S A PROBLEM, THEY DID EXTEND THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY FROM 60K TO 80K. MY VEHICLE HAS 94K MILES, SO I'M HOPING MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERS IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, IMAGINE DRIVING AT 60MPH AND LOOSING CONTROL DUE TO STRONG SHAKING. I JUST CANT BELIEVE WITH THE OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING THEY HAVEN'T STARTED A RECALL. *TR

I NOTICED THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY STAYING ON WHEN MY ODOMETER REACHED APPROX. 28,000 MILES, BUT WAS UNSURE OF THE REASON. SO I TOOK MY 2006 XTERRA TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT PLUGGED SOMETHING INTO THE PORT UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER-SIDE DASH. THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO BEFORE IMMEDIATELY TURNING BACK ON. THIS CONTINUED A FEW MORE TIMES UNTIL THE 36K MILE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE. I DID NOT RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP ANYMORE AFTER THIS. WHEN I PURCHASED NEW TIRES FROM A WELL-KNOWN TIRE CENTER, THE GENTLEMAN DOING THE WORK HANDED ME THE SENSOR IN A COUPLE OF PIECES SAYING THAT IT HAD BROKEN OFF AND HE FOUND IT INSIDE THE TIRE. THESE WERE THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WHEN I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW IN JAN 2006. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THIS WAS NOT RECOGNIZED AND THE DEALERSHIP ONLY FIXED THE SOLUTION BY DEACTIVATING THE DASH LIGHT. SO NOW IF I CHOOSE TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE THE SENSOR WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $85. I AM NOT SURE HOW MUCH THE LABOR WOULD COST, BUT I WOULD ESTIMATE IT TO BE AN ADDITIONAL $75-$100. *TR

FIRST SYMPTOMS: OCCASIONALLY WHEN TURNING, STEERING BECOMES VERY TIGHT, ALMOST LIKE LOOSING THE POWER STEERING. LATER SYMPTOMS: THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO WOBBLE, LEFT-RIGHT, UP-DOWN, BECOMING MORE AND MORE LOOSE. THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT IS BROKEN AND MUST BE REPLACED. PARTS REPLACED : 48811-EA26B COLUMN, AND 48071-EA30A - COUPLING. I HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTS ON FORUMS ABOUT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *TR

2006 NISSAN XTERRA RECALL ID FROM NHTSA: 10V075000 THEY SAID IT DOESN'T APPLY TO MY CAR!? IT'S ON A RECALL LIST FOR MY MODEL BUT THEY SAID MY VIN IS NOT IN THERE SYSTEM? WTH IS GOING ON WITH NISSAN AND MY VIN NOT BEING IN THEIR SYSTEM FOR A RECALL. ISSUE CAME UP ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH CODE P0463, WHICH IS WHAT THE RECALL IS FOR. *TR

NISSAN XTERRA 2006, BOTH FRONT CATS HAVE FAILED. DEALER SAID DUE TO ETHANOL A COMMON PROBLEM, COST AROUND $2300. FOUND CATS AND A MECHANIC FOR $1200. AFTER 3 WEEKS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RETURNED. I AM NOW GETTING A P0643. DEALER PASSPORT NISSAN QUOTED AROUND $700 TO FIX PLUS ANOTHER $350 FOR BELT REPLACEMENT. NONE OF THE OTHER RECALLS AM ELIGIBLE FOR DUE TO BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE FRONT AND REAR U-JOINTS WITHIN A YEAR OF EACH. *TR