2005 Nissan Xterra: hesitation when accelerating

Filed May 25, 2016 · Transmission · 66,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan xterra. While pulling out of the driveway, the vehicle surged, hesitated, and lost acceleration. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the radiator fluid was leaking into the transmission and the transmission needed replacement. The contact also stated that a humming noise was present for approximately three months every time the vehicle was driven. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000.

Filed Jun 16, 2014 · Transmission · 168,000 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan xterra. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the check engine warning lamp illuminated. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was making a loud knocking sound and was hesitating. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician diagnosed that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage were 168,000.

Filed Sep 19, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 105,689 miles · TX

Driving xterra on highway when SUV started to hesitate when moving forward in traffic....SUV would hesitate, rev...and not shift out of gear easily upon acceleration. Took SUV to mechanic and found out the radiators engine coolant was leaking into the transmission fluid causing the problem. I lucked out and did not damage the transmission, however; I am having to replace the radiator due to the nissan known defect. I was never given any letters or notified about this mechanical problem and now will be paying under a $900 for fluid flush, new radiator and new fluids. This is not ok for nissan to not notify the vehicle owners!!!! I expect repayment from nissan on their faulty mechanical equipment.

Filed Aug 7, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 107,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan xterra. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle became hesitated and decelerated independently with the illumination of the check engine warning light. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was advised to the contact that radiator fluid had leaked into the transmission fluid, causing the transmission to fail. The vehicle was repaired but the problem persisted. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.

Filed May 7, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 105,000 miles · CT

Car hesitates going into gear, very rough shifting (it is an automatic). Very dangerous at intersections and on highway- cannot drive it. Brought in for service. When mechanic attempted to flush the transmission, it was discovered that the radiator fluid has been leaking into the transmission. Class action lawsuit filed on this complaint, reimbursement only up to 100,000 miles or 10 years, whatever is less, and only costs above 3000k covered! This is at least a $5200k repair job and that may not event remedy all components that may have been affected. Additional problem is that my mileage was 5k over what the lawsuit allows. There was no way to know when this problem even started occurring.

Filed May 1, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 84,900 miles · SC

The transmission went out at an intersection. Exit #407 in tennessee. 250miles away from home. The transmission never hesitated or slipped....just got to the intersection and it wouldn't go. It finally caught after almost causing an accident and I got to a parking spot but the transmission wouldn't go into gear after the fact. I towed the car home to bob richards nissan in north augusta and was told that the radiator cracked causing a mixture of radiator and transmission fluid.

Filed May 1, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 84,900 miles · SC

The transmission went out at an intersection on exit#407 in tn. 250 miles away from home. The transmission never hesitated or slipped..no warnings at all. Just got to the intersection and it wouldn't go. It finally caught after causing other vehicles to stop and I got it to a parking spot thank god. I towed the car home to bob richards nissan in north augusta sc and was told the radiator cracked causing my radiator and transmission fluids to mix. Nissan covers it 100% under 80k miles and would not help me at all since I am at 84,900....I can only hope to get reimbursed the $2500 co-pay. Nisan never mentioned this defect and its a $100 fix. My 2008 frontier is also effected by the radiator. I will never buy another nissan.

Filed Jan 2, 2013 · Transmission · 119,000 miles · MI

My wife was driving the vehicle during the afternoon on a sunny day. The incident occurred while she was exiting the entrance ramp onto I-75 north from business I-75. While accelerating to merge (approximately 60mph) the transmission began to fail, causing the vehicle to "jerk and hesitate" making it difficult to control the vehicle. The entrance ramp enters the freeway in the left lane, she was able to avoid the other cars and get her vehicle off to the right shoulder but there was a near miss. Upon contacting nissan they informed me they are aware of the problem but they didn't feel they needed to report the defect to me, and therefore endangering me and my family, because the federal safety agency had not forced them to into a recall.

Filed Jul 6, 2012 · Transmission · 124,000 miles · MN

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan xterra. The contact was driving approximately 35 MPH and approaching a stop sign at an intersection. After stopping, the contact accelerated from a complete stop and there was severe hesitation and the gears began to slip. The failure progressed over a period of time. The vehicle was taken to an independent auto shop for diagnosis. The technician stated that the transmission and radiator would need to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. There was currently an open investigation under the federal safety agency action number dp12004 (power train:automatic transmission:control module TCM, PCM). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 124,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Aug 16, 2011 · Transmission · 87,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan xterra. The contact stated that while accelerating, the vehicle hesitated and would not accelerate over 15 MPH. A loud noise was also heard coming from the engine area. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who performed a diagnostic test and stated that the radiator fluid was leaking into the transmission. The dealer replaced the transmission, radiator, and drive shaft. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but denied assistance with the repairs because the warranty expired. The failure and current mileages were 87,000. ..updated 09/15/11