Nissan Xterra Transmission Problems
545 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 15 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2005. Best year: 2014.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
driving and transfer case locked up sending me in to oncoming traffic and guardrail
Total transmission and radiator failure. a dealership "fixed" the coolant contamination problem when nissan offered the warrantied coverage for what's known as SMOD. all the dealership did was flush the transmission and radiator. they di...
NOTICED SHUDDERING AT FIRST, THEN A STUMBLING UPON HITTING GAS 120000 MILES TOOK TRUCK IN AND HAD EXT. COOLER PUT ON, FLUSHED OUT TRANNY FLUID, NEW RADIATOR, NEW GASKETS AND FILTERS IN TRANNY $1,100.00 JOB. 1 MONTH LATER SERVICE ENGINE...
COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR DOWN INTERSTATE...DURING RUSH HR SURROUNDED BY 18 WHEELERS... PUTTING MY WIFE'S LIFE IN DANGER.... THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE.... THANKS
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 C...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AS SMOKE EMERGED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATE UNTIL REACHING 20 MPH AND WOULD NOT TRAVEL OVER THE SPEED. THERE WAS ALSO A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHIC...
I OWN A NISSAN XTERRA 2004 IT WAS IN PARK AND ROLLED BY ITSELF FROM FLAT TO DOWN A DRIVE HITTING A MOVING CAR THEN GOING DOWN A CLIFF INTO A TREE. NO ONE AT NISSAN OR ALLSTATE CAN EXPLAIN WHY IT ROLLED! NISSAN BLEW ME OFF SAYING IT CAN H...
ON MAY 9,2007 I SHIFTED THE 2004 NISSAN XTERRA FROM P ARK TO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD 10 FEET. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HIT A RETAINING WALL. AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS A SLIGHT GRADE THAT WENT TO THE STREET. CONSUMER OPENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, PUT LEFT FOOT ON THE CLUTCH, TURNED THE KEY, AND VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD. CONSUMER EXPECTED THE VEHICLE TO JILT F...
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2002 NISSAN XTERRA VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2001. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT THE PACIFIC NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WENT ON AN OUTING ON EASTER SUNDAY. WHILE AT LUNCH, 5-15 MINUT...
VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK IN FIRST GEAR WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED AND ENGINE IN OFF POSITION. VEHICLE SUDDENLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, CRASHING INTO A STREET SIGN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK