2006 Nissan Xterra: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Feb 11, 2016 · Acceleration, Brakes · CA

2006 nissan xterra. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle brake system failure while driving and sudden acceleration. *smd the consumer stated she was unable to stop the vehicle using the brake, and the vehicle accelerated at a high rate of speed. The consumer stated she was struggling for ways to stop the vehicle. She tried to stop the vehicle by using the emergency brake, but to no avail she was forced to try and maintain control of the vehicle while in the lane of other vehicle. The then placed the vehicle in neutral and it finally started to slow down.

Filed Aug 5, 2013 · Transmission · 128,000 miles · GA

My 2006 nissan xterra would lunge forward when I was traveling at 40-45 MPH. It would first jerk forward when I would go from slowly moving to accelerating, like when you began to move after sitting at a red light. The light turns green, you slowly start to move and then you press the gas to accelerate and the car would jerk forward. Then the car had problems shifting out of 1st gear before I was about to get on the interstate after leaving work. I decided to take the back route because I did not want to have an accident. I stopped at 2 mechanics on the way home. Each told me I would have to take the car to the dealer. I was able to get the car to the dealer and was then told that the radiator and the transmission needed to be fixed as there was a mix of the radiator and transmission fluid due to a leak and it would cost $5050. I was totally shocked! I had not any other major problems and the vehicle was checked regularly. I specifically asked the asm guy, who checked in my vehicle and told me the specifics of what was going on after the technician looked at it, was this a common occurrence and his response was, "it happens but better than buying a new car." it just didn't make sense. I then had my vehicle towed to a transmission repair shop because it would not shift into first gear. This is when I was told of the radiator leaks with subsequent transmission failure. The mechanic said he has had numerous nissans with transmission failures and even finding a used or rebuilt nissan is extremely difficult to find now. I am just extremely blessed that I did not cause an accident by either ramming into another car or the car just stopping on the middle of the interstate during rush-hour traffic. If I nissan could have notified owners by mail or during a service check, I could have had the defect fixed before this happened. Please reimburse owners for this cars defect.

Filed Dec 9, 2011 · Transmission · 103,950 miles · WV

I was traveling on the interstate when my nissan xterra fell on it's face, so to speak. It was like I hit the brakes and thank god no one was directly behind me. A few short moments later it regained power and sounded like I was running on the rumble strips. It seemed fine for awhile but went to pull out in traffic and it just all but came to a stop and jumped forward suddenly. I all but made it home and pulled into my garage and with my foot on the brake it jumped forward almost taking out my wall. After talking to a few friends I knew the problem was from the transmission cooler going bad and mixing anti-freeze with transmission fluid. After researching I found I wasn't alone, hundreds of people have posted the same problems. After talking to my wife's cousin she had a nissan pathfinder with same tranny and when hers went out she lost control of her vehicle and went into the interstate median strip. I dropped it off and hamilton nissan today and nothing is probably going to be covered. I am upset because I was almost in an accident because of this. Nissan has known about this for awhile but has done nothing. It is a clear safety issue when you just feel like you stomped on your brakes on the interstate, and pray someone doesn't hit you in the rear end. I have a 3 year old son and I don't feel safe having him in that trap.

Filed Feb 20, 2009 · Acceleration · 42,000 miles · MD · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. While depressing the brake pedal to park the vehicle, it suddenly accelerated uncontrollably and crashed into a parked vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The driver was not injured, but both vehicles sustained damages. The police was called to the scene and a report was filed. The vehicle was driven from the scene and taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The technician was unable to duplicate the cause of the failure. The speed and VIN were unknown. The failure and current mileages were 42,000.

Filed May 5, 2008 · Engine · 12,000 miles · 00 · crash

2006 nissan xterra off-road model. Vehicle had surged forward unexpectedly on a number of occasions (6) in the past while stopped or coming to a stop at intersections. Dealer had inspected the vehicle and could not find the source of the problem. This happened most recently in a parking lot resulting in a collision with a parked car. Nissan has contacted me and advised they cannot (or are not prepared) to do anything about this problem and that it has never been reported before, but I see the very same situation reported at the mycarstats.com web site.