2006 Nissan Xterra

NISSAN SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069B CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, RESULTING IN ME RUNNING OUT OF GAS IN TRAFFIC, THE LAST TIME INCHES AWAY FROM CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AS THE TRUCK COMPLETELY DIED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS IN MOTION ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME MY TRUCK WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL, YET HERE I AM WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS EVERYBODY ELSE WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES ON A 2006 VEHICLE. THEY ARE REFUSING TO HELP RESOLVE THE SITUATION AND INSIST I PAY TO HAVE THEM REPLACE A PART AND PAY LABOR TO REPLACE SUCH PART. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE INCLUDING KEEPING IT LOW MILES. THERE IS NO REASON A "NORMAL" FSU SHOULD FAIL AFTER 60000 MILES. I AM NOW UNABLE TO RENEW MY REGISTRATION CAUSING ME AND MY FAMILY TO DRIVE AROUND ILLEGALLY AS THIS IS OUR ONLY TRANSPORTATION. WE ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD THE RIDICULOUS COST NISSAN HAS QUOTED US AND DON'T FEEL WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX AN OBVIOUS FAULTY PART. THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PART FAILING AND POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO MY FAMILY OR ANOTHER FAMILY.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I STARTED HEARING A WEIRD SOUND COMING FROM THE CAR AN IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. I ABOUT GOT HIT WHEN ALL THE CARS WERE FLYING PASS ME AND I WAS TRYING TO GET OVER. I CALLED THE DEALER AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND AFTER ALMOST GETTING KILLED ALL THEY HAD TO TELL ME WAS IT WASN'T THERE PROBLEM AN THAT IT WOULD COST ME OVER 3000 TO FIX. I JUST GOT THIS CAR USED AND STILL OWE OVER 8000 ON IT. I CANT EVEN DRIVE IT. THIS IS SO UNSAFE SOMEBODY IS GOING TO END UP DEAD BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. IF IT HASNT ALREADY KILLED SOME PEOPLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INCORRECT READING LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS RADIATOR COOLANT INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATING SYSTEM BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MY TRUCK RPM STARTED TO GO UP TO 4000 RPM. I PULLED OVER BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT A BELT HAD BROKEN. AFTER CHECKING ALL THE BELT WERE GOOD BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO IN GEAR SO I KNEW IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON THE NISSAN SITE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS A KNOW ISSUE WITH MOST NISSAN VEHICLES. IT CAUSED ME $3000 TO GET MY TRUCK FIXED BEING THAT THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF I HAD TAKEN MY NORMAL ROUTE AND WENT ON THE INTERSTATE. WITH THE WAY THE TRUCK JUST STOPPED IT WOULD HAVE CALLED A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT READING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON BUSY STREETS IN THE PITTSBURGH AREA, OUR 2006 NISSAN XTERRA LOST FORWARD POWER WHILE NAVIGATING A RIGHT TURN ONTO ANOTHER BUSY STREET. VEHICLE NEVER LOST ELECTRICAL POWER, BUT HAD NO MECHANICAL POWER. THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING OPPOSITE ME AS WELL AS VEHICLES BEHIND ME. IT WAS LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS FORCED INTO NEUTRAL. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE, THEY STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN XTERRAS AND FRONTIERS THAT THE RADIATOR COMMUNICATES WITH THE TRANSMISSION CREATING A RESULTANT NEED FOR A REBUILD OF THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND COOLANT FLUSH. FOR THIS TO OCCUR WHILE DRIVING IS DANGEROUS NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE, BUT IT POSES A PUBLIC RISK AS WELL AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY/DEATH. NISSAN USA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH REPAIRS AS THEY CONSTITUTE A SAFETY CONCERN WHILE DRIVING THEIR VEHICLES.

RECENTLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED AS THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. AFTER FILLING GAS TANK WITH GAS NOW GAUGE STAYS BELOW EMPTY AND LOW GAS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAY ON. DEALER SAID AN EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND MILEAGE HAD ALSO BEEN EXTENDED TO 72000 MILES. I JUST HIT 80000 MILES. THE DEALER WANTS $550 TO FIX. WAY TOO MUCH FOR A KNOWN DEFAULT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FLIPPED AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNFASTENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V690000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK, WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE STAFF THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT THAT HAD LEAKED FROM THE RADIATOR. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT OTHER NISSAN MAKES, MODELS BETWEEN 2004-2006 HAD A DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM IN WHICH I NOW FACE.. I CONTACTED NISSAN FOR SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON THE REPAIR ON MY TRANSMISSION, SINCE IT APPEARS THAT THE ISSUES RELATED TO MY PROBLEM ARE FROM A FLAW IN THE DESIGNS OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY MILEAGE WAS OVER A 100,000 MILES AND PAST THE WARRANTY, THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE AS FAR ASSISTING ME WITH THE REPAIRS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT AGAIN.... IT SHOULD BE ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAIN NISSAN REGARDING THE VERY PROBLEM THAT I'M FACED DEALING WITH...