I have a 2005 nissan xterra 4-wheel drive. While driving it in snow, ice, wet roads or simply stopping quickly, I hear a horrible grinding noise from the front end. It happens when I apply the brakes coming to a stop. It has to be a condition where the wheels may lock up. Also, the brakes let the vehicle "loose" for several feet and/or seconds before the grinding begins. I am used to the fluctuation of the brake pedal with an ABS system. However, I had never heard a sound that reminded me of grinding aluminum cans in a coffee mill. I took it to the service dept when this first happened (december 2005; last incident, april 2010) and they have assured me that this is how the ABS is supposed to sound, feel and work. My husband noticed the same feeling/sensation and asked what was wrong with the brakes. I told him nissan says that is how they're supposed to work. It doesn't sound acceptable that an automobile company would produce a safety system that sounds/feels like your differential is being ground into little metal pieces.
2005 Nissan Xterra transmission complaints
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1. Vibrations coming from rear of car at 35 MPH. Vibration get worst when accelerating to 40 MPH, shifts hard,RPM's increase then decrease(jumps all over the place). Occurs all the time. Faulty lines between coolant system and transmission. Coolant mixed with tranny fluid. Replaced, radiator,flushed engine, flushed tranny 2 times. Installed external transmission cooler and bypassed radiator, so this wont happen again, my have to replace transmission in future because of the damage done to it by the coolant mixing with tranny fluid. Out of pocket expense $1463.12 parts and labor at a local nissan dealer. I was told that this is a common problem with nissan 4x4 vehicles. This should be a recall. And if my transmission goes I feel that nissan should replace it free of charge.
2005 nissan xterra. Auto transmission failure. Heavy vibration when od engages. With further research, this is a very common complaint.
Front drive shaft broke near universal joint causing damage to bottom of car. This happened during heavy city traffic almost caused an accident. My family was in the car, but not hurt.
I have a 2005 nissan xterra which I don't drive much and at around 50,000 miles the transmission went and cost me $1,600 to repair. Now at around 52,000 miles my fuels gauge stop working which caused my truck to turn off in the middle of the highway with my family in it and I see no recall on these issues from nissan .my brother has a pathfinder with similar problems.
Clutch replaced at 36,000miles.
1) transmission was not switching gears properly 2) took the truck in to see what the issue was and I was informed that the radiator gasket had failed and leaked fluid into the transmission and mixing with the transmission fluid 3) a new radiator, transmission and fan assembly is now required to be replaced at my expense because I am passed the warranty. When I asked the service manager if I could have detected or prevented this situation he said "no".
I have a 2005 nissan x-terra and the rear differential has burned up. This issue has actually been going on for about a year. I had to take the car in because I was having a transmission issue and the nissan dealership did not think it was the transmission. The service manager rode in the back and thought it to be the wheel bearings. They switched that out but it did not fix the issue. Long story short at that particular time it ended up being an issue with the transmission which was replaced but ever since I got the vehicle back in 1/09 is had the whistling noise when going down the highway at higher speeds and when you let off the gas it whistles. Bottom line is there was an issue in january 2009 with the rear differential and it was blown off by the dealership and now it has blown and nissan will not stand behind it. I will never buy another nissan. Mine has had 2 transmissions replaced and now this all within a year. Rear-ends should not go out this easily.
2005 nissan xterra, radiator failure , causing transmission fluid to leak into coolant and coolant leaking into transmission, causing transmission to fail. Repair cost about $5,000. A source within a dealership said it is common occurrence with 2005 xterras and pathfinders, if caught early it can be fixed ,however most customers don't know this until is too late. There is no notice from nissan on this problem or warning.
At 24,000 miles the rear differential had to be replaced, it took over 6 weeks to get the part (it was replaced at 28,000 miles). Again at 42,000 it needs to be replaced same problem I was told 5 days to get the part it is going on 3 weeks and I was told just told it would be in by 7/9 I don't believe it. Attempted e-mails to nissian have never been answered. The car has never even been off the road. All highway miles! Nissan has a problem with the rear differential for sure and don't seem intrested in helping the consumer. This will be the last nissian I own. Very poor customer service.
Differentials front and rear are under engineered and break extremely easily. Transfer case also wouldn't shift into 4 wheel drive.
Differentials front and rear are under engineered and break extremely easily. Nissan would not warranty replacement despite many of failures and claimed it was not an engineering defect. Currently mine has a blown rear differential, and vehicle is not drivable. *ak.
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