2005 Nissan Xterra

WHEN GETTING TO A SPEED OF 55 MPH AND ABOVE I WOULD START TO HEAR A RUMBLING SOUND. I HAD MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE FRONT RIGHT U-JOINT. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE U-JOINT AND WHEN I PICKED IT UP AND WAS ON MY WAY HOME THE SAME RUMBLING SOUND WAS STILL OCCURING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY KEPT IT A TWO DAYS AND THEN TOLD ME THE REAR AXIAL WAS CAUSING THE NOISE THE IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THEM REPLACE IT WHICH COST ME $2000.00. AGAIN, WHEN I PICKED IT UP AND WAS ON MY WAY HOME THE RUMBLING NOISE WAS STILL OCCURING. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP GOT THE SEVICE MANAGER TO GO FOR A RIDE WITH ME SO HE COULD HERE THE NOISE BECAUSE NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP EVER TOOK THE CAR OUT TO HEAR THE NOISE. HE SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO KEEP IT AGAIN TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY CALLED ME 2 DAYS LATER AND TOLD ME THAT A CRACK IN THE HOSE THAT RUNS THROUGH THE RADIATOR TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE TO GET INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS CAUSING THE RUMBLING NOISE. THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE THE READIATOR AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $4200.00. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS NOT CONVINCED THEY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR SINCE THEY WERE WRONG THE FIRST TWO TIMES, SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THEM LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION SO I HAD THEM REPLACE BOTH AT A COST OF $3900.00. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. MY PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE FUEL LEVELING SYSTEM AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. IT WAS THE FUEL LEVELING SENDER. MY FUEL WAS NOT REGISTERING CORRECTLY AT ALL. NEXT CAME STALLING OF MY SUV. I WOULD BE DRIVING AND IT WOULD ACT AS IF IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND CUT OFF. THAT TURN OUT TO BE THE EMC, IN WHICH I PAID FOR BUT WAS REIMBURSE BECAUSE NISSAN ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE EMC. THIS DID NOT FIX THE FUEL LEVELING SENDER PROBLEM. A FEW MONTHS LATER, MY SUV WAS HAVING A "HARD CRANK". IT JUST DID NOT WANT TO TURN OVER. IT WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING. I WOULD JUST CUT OFF. I TOOK THAT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CAM SENSORS. SO, I HAD THE CAM SENSORS REPLACED AND I HAD THE FUEL LEVEL SENDER REPLACED. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE A MULT-POINT INSPECTION, SO I HAD EVERYTHING WITH THAT REPLACE. I SPENT A $1000, ONLY FOR MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO TELL ME NOW IT IS THE CATALYST CONVERTERS AND BOTH NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. THE PRICE FOR BOTH PARTS ALONE WAS $1300. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY SO MANY XTERRA OWNERS ARE HAVING THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS AND NISSAN ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THEM. THEY WILL OFFER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AFTER THE FACT, BUT BY THE TIME THE PROBLEM OCCUR A 2005 DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CATALYST CONVERTERS AFFECTS THE CLEAN AIR FOR YOUR VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING, I COMPLETELY FILLED UP THE VEHICLE WITH GAS STARTED THE ENGINE AND IT STILL READ EMPTY. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF DAYS TO MOVE UP TO SHOWING FULL BUT NOW I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING OR HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLE AROUND 50,000 MILES. THIS IS AN ISSUE NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF WITH SO MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE, IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THEIR MANUFACTURING AND IS VERY PRICEY FOR THE CUSTOMER TO FIX!

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A RUMBLING EFFECT UNDER THE VEHICLE LIKE THE FEELING OF RUMBLE STRIPS, AFTER LOOKING AROUND MY VEHICLE AND FINDING NOTHING WRONG. TWO DAYS AGO MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOP GOING IN/OUT OF GEAR AND AFTER DRIVING 3 MILES TO THEN GYM AND BACK I PULLED MY XTERRA IN THE DRIVEWAY THEN SUDDENLY A PINKISH FLUID POURED OUT FROM UNDER THE CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE AROUND THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CANNOT BE SAFE WHETHER ON THE HIGHWAY OR RURAL ROAD, WHAT HAS NISSAN DONE TO MITIGATE THIS PROBLEM? I UNDERSTAND THIS IS TYPICAL FOR 2005 XTERRAS. *TR

RADIATOR FAILURE CAUSING FLUID TO DRAIN INTO TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. I WAS LEFT STRANDED WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *TR THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED, AN EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. COST OF REPAIR: $2,852.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF ABNORMALLY AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE RECALLED COMPONENT ONLY AND THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ASSIST IN ANY OTHER WAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE INTAKE VALVE GASKET WAS BENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VALVE GASKET WAS BENDING BECAUSE THE INTAKE VALVE AND RADIATOR WERE MADE OF PLASTIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED DUE THE DEFECT WITH THE RADIATOR, ANTI-FREEZE LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. UPDATED 08/04/11

I NOTICED IN THE SPRING OF 2010 MY 05 NISSAN XTERRA BEGAN TO STALL AND SPUTTER AT VARIOUS TIMES. I BEGAN TO NOTICE A PINK/ROSE COLORED SUBSTANCE ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK. IN JULY CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE AT ALL AND JERKED WHEN IT FINALLY DID MOVE. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND GOT A DIAGNOSIS OF A FAULTY RADIATOR. HAD THAT REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200.00 WAS INFORMED THAT THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXED CAUSING THE BREAKDOWN. I DROVE FOR ANOTHER FEW MONTHS WHEN THE TRUCK GAVE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO YET ANOTHER SHOP FOR REPAIR. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS TOAST DUE TO THE MIXING OF THE FLUIDS AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED/REBUILT AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. NISSAN HAS YET TO ADMIT THAT THE 05 XTERRA'S HAVE RADIATOR FAULTS AND RECALL SAID VEHICLES. TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT A COST TO ME OF $2500 AND YET I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ECM RELAY AND HAD THAT CORRECTED DUE TO "CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH." MY QUESTION IS IF THE COMPANY CAN ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS MATTER THEN WHY NOT FOR THE FAULTY RADIATORS THAT LEAD TO DESTROYED TRANSMISSIONS. I JUST GOT MY TRUCK OUT OF THE SHOP AND JUST HAD THE ECM REPLACED AND YET MY TRUCK STILL STALLS. WHEN WILL NISSAN ADMIT THEIR MISTAKES AND OWN UP TO IT AND RECALL ALL SAID CARS AND TRUCKS AFFECTED AND REIMBURSE THE CONSUMERS FOR THE MONIES THAT HAS BEEN SHELLED OUT SO FAR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS I DON'T WISH TO BE DRIVING ALONG WHEN MY TRUCK STALLS AND I'M REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE OR BY A TRACTOR TRAILER GOD FORBID. I WOULD LIKE FOR A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AND TO SEE THAT ALL NISSAN XTERRA OWNERS ARE VALIDATED IN THEIR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I DO HOPE THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE THERE WILL BE SOME RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE AS I AM NOT MADE OF MONEY AND DON'T OWN ANOTHER VEHICLE TO USE AT MY DISPOSABLE. THANKS *TR

I JUST RECENTLY STARTED EXPERIENCING A 'SHUDDER' UNDER MILD ACCELERATION BETWEEN 40-60 MPH WITH MY 05XTERRA, V6 4X4 (~120K MILES). FEELS LIKE MY REAR WHEELS ARE GOING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP AND ONLY LASTS A FEW BRIEF MOMENTS. TOOK MY XTERRA BACK TO DEALER AND THEY INDICATED POSSIBILITY OF TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAK ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE TO ENTER TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION CAUSING SLIPPAGE; ALTHOUGH THEY CHECKED MY FLUIDS AND NO CROSS CONTAMINATION WAS EVIDENT. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING TORQUE CONVERTER, TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR...TO THE TUNE OF ~$5000...THERE'S GOT TO BE BETTER ANSWER...AND ACCOUNTABILITY ON THEIR PART...I SEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT I'M NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE... A NUMBER OF FOLKS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE...NISSAN HAS EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM AND HAS EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY ON THE RADIATOR, BUT NOT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, BUT MY MILEAGE EXCEEDS THE EXTENDED PERIOD; IF THEY KNOW OF THE ISSUE, WHY ISN'T THERE A RE-CALL...IF THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILS WHILE DRIVING, IT WILL MOST CERTAINLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT...PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT...THERE NEEDS TO BE ACTION BY NISSAN TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM... *TR

ON FEBRUARY 07, 2011 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AT 55 MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WHEN IT BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS IF I HAD RAN OVER SPILLED LUMBER OR RUMBLE STRIPS. I BRAKED HARD AS I THOUGHT I HAD RAN OVER SOMETHING. I HADN'T, SO AFTER PULLING OVER AND CHECKING FOR LOOSE TIRES OR DRIVELINE I CONTINUE ON PERPLEXED AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. A FEW MILES LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. COME TO FIND OUT THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT ON 2005 THRU 2010 NISSAN XTERRA'S, PATHFINDERS, AND FRONTIER'S IN WHICH THE RADIATORS INTERNALLY LEAK WATER INTO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND CAUSES THE VIOLENT SHAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS ONLY CHOSEN TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE RADIATORS AND NOT RECALL THE VEHICLES. IN FACT THE LETTER SENT TO THE CONSUMERS DOESN'T EVEN REFERENCE THE TRANSMISSION (IN WHICH IT DESTROYS). WHILE MY FAMILY AND I WERE NOT HURT, IT WAS A CLOSE CALL AND COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN WORSE AT THE SPEED I WAS GOING AND THE EFFECT THE FAILURE HAS ON THE VEHICLE. *TR