2005 Nissan Xterra

ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, RADIATOR WARRANTY EXTENDED FROM 36,000 MILES/36 MONTHS TO 80,000 MILES/96 MONTHS IN 2011. HOWEVER, MY RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AT 40 MONTHS/88,000 MILES IN 2009. 11 MONTHS LATER (2010) I HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THEIR DEFECTED RADIATOR. WHY WAS MY DATA EXCLUDED WHEN NISSANS EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY? I HAVE SPENT OVER $10,000 IN REPAIRS SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT MY 2005 XTERRA BRAND NEW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE FUEL PRESSURE TO FLUCTUATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT SHORTLY AFTER REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE IPDM WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED TWENTY MINUTES AFTER REPAIRS WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE IPDM FAILED, IT ALSO CAUSED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO FAIL AND THAT WOULD ALSO TO BE REPLACED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN. THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN NOVEMBER 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND STATED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE LOCAL MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THE ENGINE DOES NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TWICE IN THE LAST DAY THE CAR HAS ACCELERATED IN AN UNCONTROLLED MANNER. FIRST WAS IN MODERATE TRAFFIC ABOUT 30 MPH AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES. STEPPING ON THE BRAKES WITH FULL FORCE BARELY SLOWED THE CAR. WENT TO BREAKDOWN AND JUST MISSED ANOTHER CAR. SECOND TIME THIS AM. STARTED THE CAR PUT IT IN REVERSE AND THE ENGINE TOOK OFF AT 3000 TO 4000 RPM. FORTUNATELY IT WAS ON SNOW IN DRIVEWAY AND NO ONE WAS BEHIND. COULD NOT STOP THE WHEELS FROM SPINNING. EVENTUALLY GOT IT INTO PARK. ONLY WORK ON THIS ENGINE WAS RECALL WORK DONE 2 WEEKS AGO INVOLVING THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE ECM FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V517000 (COMPONENT: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAD JUST UNDER 100,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND THERE WOULD BE NO POWER. I HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN AND THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT A 5,000 $ REPAIR. NISSAN OFFERED NO EXPLANATION OTHER THAN "IT HAPPENS", AND AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, FOUND THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY CASE OF THIS HAPPENING. LUCKILY FOR ME, I WAS ON A SECLUDED STATE ROAD WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FIRST SLIPPED. HAD I BEEN ON A FREEWAY, I WOULD HAVE LOST ALL POWER IN A BUSY AND UNSAFE LOCATION. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/XTERRA/2005/TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR_CAUSES_TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML. *TR

*** IPDM AND DOUBLE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE IN 2005 NISSAN XTERRA *** MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA ENGINE ONCE SHUT DOWN AS I AM DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET; I HAD TO LET THE XTERRA COAST A SHORT DISTANCE WITHOUT POWER TO PULL OVER AND STOP MY SUV TO THE SIDE OF A SAFER SECTION OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE CAR. AFTER WAITING ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE THE SUV. THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER NEVER WENT AWAY. PERIODICALLY THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IT FINALLY GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TWICE, INCLUDING A TOW TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN SANTA MONICA. THE INCIDENT BEGAN IN APRIL 2010. IN MAY 2010, THE NISSAN DEALER IN SANTA MONICA CHECKED THE PROBLEM AND INDICATED THAT THE IPDM HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. SHORTLY AFTER THE IPDM WAS REPLACED, 1 OF 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS IN THE XTERRA FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. 6 MONTHS LATER (DECEMBER 2010), THE OTHER CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. I BELIEVE THE IPDM ISSUE IS SEVERE. I BELIEVE THE IPDM ISSUE IS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH (AND LIKELY TO BE THE CAUSE OF) THE FAILURE OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS IN THE VEHICLE. IN MY CASE, IT IS DOUBLE FAILURE SINCE BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FAILED 6 MONTHS APART FROM EACH OTHER. FAILURE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. *TR

MY 2005 XTERRA WITH 82K MILES STARTED VIBRATING BADLY WHEN ACCELERATING OVER 50MPH. IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. I CALLED NISSAN ASSIST ON 12/29/2010 AND WAS TOLD MY RADIATOR HAD FAILED, LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND TOTALLY DESTROYED IT. MY ONLY OPTION WAS A $4600 REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THE NISSAN ASSIST GUY THEN TOLD ME THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT INSTEAD OF ISSUING A RECALL, THEY SIMPLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FROM 60K TO 72K MILES (THIS WAS AN ERROR ON HIS PART, BECAUSE THE EXTENSION WAS ACTUALLY TO 80K MILES). REGARDLESS, IT DIDN'T APPLY TO ME BECAUSE I WAS AT 82K MILES. NISSAN IS TRYING TO EASE THE PAIN WITH EXTENDING THE WARRANTY HOWEVER, THEY MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO CONTACT YOU ABOUT IT. YOU EITHER NEED TO FIND IT YOURSELF OR YOUR SCREWED. *TR

BEGINNING SUMMER 2010 2005 NISSAN XTERRA (PURCHASED NEW IN 2005) BEGAN MAKING RUMBLING NOISE (AS IF GOING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS) WHILE DRIVING. INCIDENT OCCURRED FREQUENTLY AT DIFFERING SPEEDS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. NO OTHER PROBLEMS WERE EVIDENT AT THAT TIME. IN NOVEMBER 2010 WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY VEHICLE BEGAN OVERHEATING, BLOWING HOT AIR THROUGH AIR CONDITIONER, AND REGISTERING HOT ON GAUGE. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID LEAK. AFTER RESEARCH AND FINDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE THE OWNER DECIDED NOT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED AT HER EXPENSE AND IS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL AN AGREEMENT IS MADE WITH NISSAN. WHILE THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR ACCIDENTS IN THIS INCIDENCE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN TRAFFIC EITHER CAUSING OR ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. NISSAN'S FAILURE TO ALERT 05 XTERRA OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF IS NEGLIGENCE AND RISKS HEALTH AND SAFETY. FURTHER, IT CAN BE FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE FIXED BY SIMPLY REPLACING THE ORIGINAL PARTS AS THE PARTS AND DESIGN WERE DEFECTIVE TO BEGIN WITH. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT AFTER BEING "FIXED" BY THE DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. *TR