Radiator coolant leaked into transmission and we only have 70,000 mileage. Purchased extended warranty but nissan service said they don't covere the repair and our extended warranty expired. We saved this cat for our 16 years old son for his college soon ang preparing for dmv. We save money for his car so we don't need to worry. Now, we are worried because it will cost us$8,000 for repair by replacing transmission and radiator. Besides this I have to pay $190.00 for diagnostic fee. We are not rich and we prepared this car for our son, for his safety, now his 16 years old this june 2019 and ready to take the wheels, this car is his car for college. Now, I'm heartbreaking because it's garage kept car with blanket all the time. 70k mileage only. Security plus says 72 months/75,000 on odometer. We really need help for repair.
2006 Nissan Xterra engine complaints
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Transmission failure due to known issue involving cooling fluid leaking into transmission due to faulty lines in radiator that crack at 100,000 miles. Quoted $6000 repair cost, car is totaled.,
This vehicle was designed with plastic tensioner guides to the secondary timing chains. The engine is designed with an "interference" timing chain which means that if the timing chain breaks, it results in catastrophic engine failure without warning. Although nissan did not design the timing chain as a maintenance item, the plastic guides wear out long after the vehicle warranty expires. Although they corrected the problem in subsequent model years, they never contacted or notified the affected owners of the problem that unless these guides are replaced they will eventually result in the secondary timing chains wearing out the guides causing the secondary chains themselves to run metal on metal against the tensioners. Because of this continued wear, the secondary timing chains may fail at any time the engine is on without warning and destroy the engine. Nissan issued a technical service bulletin on the problem but failed to notify owners that as the vehicles approach approximately 100,000 miles or more, the secondary timing chains may fail. I have attached photos of the secondary timing chain tensioners removed from my vehicle which show the plastic guide on one nearly completely worn through, and the other one broken with only half of the plastic guide still in place on the tensioner. I also included my repair receipt for the $2,123.40 repair. Finally, I included the nissan technical service bulletin for this problem. It is my understanding they recalled the v8 engines with this type of issue, but not the v6 engines (I have not confirmed that however,) nissan should immediately issue a recall on these vehicles and cover the cost of repairs already made by consumers.
Takata recall radiator leaked water into the transmission and I now I need completely new transmission and radiator. This is a common issue with nissans and I am outside of the mileage and warranty. I was driving on a city street and the rpms started racing but the car was not accelerating. Had to tow it in to the mechanics. My check engine light is also on and the code is for the catalytic converter.
I was driving, and stopped for about 5 minutes at a convenent store, and when stated the car, it wont go forward as normal, lost power with no warnings and was told by mechanic that the carburetor was leaking some fluid to the transmission.
Vehicle radiator rusted internally, therefore intermix coolant and transmission fluid. Automobile constantly serviced at nissan dealers, no warning from nissan.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the radiator fractured and there was a transmission fluid leak. The contact, an independent mechanic, diagnosed that the oil cooler within the radiator was faulty. A dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 77,000. *tt
Was driving in a 55 zone in my xterra and the engine lost power outa no where. Good thing no one was behind me or I woulda been killed. Sounds a lot like the intelligent power distribution module (ipdm) assembly contains an engine control module (ECM) that they had problems with on this model yet my VIN does not come up in the search????
Nissan knew about an issue with the timing chain tension system tcts even in early testing of the motor and pre-production dating back to 2004. The tcts ensures that the pistons and valves are properly timed and eliminate the coming in contact with each other or causing catastrophic failure. Nissan even issued beginning in july of 2007 the tsb technical service bulletins instructs technicians to replace the faulty tcts components if there is a whining, clicking or buzzing sounds. For the actual case against nissan north america and nissan motor company here is the link to the court documents: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/california/cacdce/2:2013cv00686/553274/166/
Timing chain. I am a member of a few forums for the nissan xterra and frontier. It is a known issue that the timing chain, the tension and guides are a issue on the 05/06 xterra and frontiers running the 4.0 v6. A class action lawsuit was filed by owners of the same year xterras but it only recognized in a few states. Please investigate and deem a recall before too many more xterras blow their engines or have other issues due to a known issue, nissan has admitted they know of this issue too. Below is the link to said class action lawsuit: https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/827701-nissan-agrees-settle-timing-chain-defect-class-action-lawsuit/
We learned today through our mechanic that the rattling noise we've been hearing is associated with the "timing chains." our mechanic says the repair is very expensive. We discovered online there was a recently settled class action lawsuit on this same issue, but a recall by nissan has not been issued. What is the recourse for others who only recently learned of this problem and are now facing high repair costs?
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. The contact stated that the check engine indicator illuminated with code: po463. The contact called two dealers (nationwide nissan, 2085 york rd, timonium, md 21093) and (antwerpen nissan, 11405 reisterstown rd, owings mills, md 21117) and was informed that there were no open recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and opened case number: [xxx]. No further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000. *tt information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Car randomly will shut off
Tla* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle did not respond. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road and towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was later towed to meadowlands nissan in hasbrouck heights, nj where it was diagnosed that the radiator leaked and caused the transmission to fail. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000. Updated 09/06/17*lj ..updated 09/11/17 *bf updated 09/20/17*lj *cn consumer stated the vehicle was repaired at an independent shop. Transmission failure due to radiator leak. Updated 10/4/18
Timing chain and tensioner needed to be replaced at a cost from the dealer of $2700. I contacted nissan USA and after waiting for two days the regional manager denied my claim and stated there was not anything nissan would do to help . Though my xterra is a 2006 it only has 68207 miles and has had regular maintenance.
Please read letter to nissan it explains everything. As the original owners of a 2006 nissan xterra 4wd with 89,000 miles, we are writing you to ask for assistance in resolving an issue we have been dealing with for quite some time. Please know we are also a current owner of a nissan titan and are loyal to the nissan brand. In 2011 the original transmission with roughly 50,000 miles failed due to a faulty design associated with a cooler assembly. This transmission was replaced at no cost to us by liberty nissan located in hanover, pennsylvania. After said transmission was replaced, we started to notice a constant whining that we thought was somehow attributed to the new transmission. We returned to liberty nissan to have them investigate the source of the noise and it was their determination that the noise was due to wore out timing belt sprockets. We explained to the dealership that this anomaly had not existed prior to the installation of the new transmission as it was and remains quite noticeable. However, this explanation seemed to fall upon deaf ears. Subsequently liberty nissan informed us that if we would like to address this issue the costs would be roughly $1,200.00 dollars. This was something that we could not afford at the time and furthermore felt this was not something that would occur under normal wear and tear for a vehicle with only 50,000 miles. To this day we remain skeptical of this diagnosis. We are now left with a vehicle that lost its appeal due to this constant, aggressive whining instead of one that in the past drew positive attention from onlookers and passersby's for its appearance. We hope nissan stands behind its product and repairs issue that occur prematurely at no cost. We thank you in advance for your time and consideration on this matter and look forward to your response.
Whining noise from engine from worn secondary tension guide. Nissan allegedly knew of problem since 2004 and withheld info from public.
"takata recall". I have a 2006 nissan xterra that I had to replace timing chains on due to tensioner guide failer. Nissan has been aware of this issue for awhile and there is a class action lawsuit against nissan for this issue. The cost of the repairs is expensive and I feel that being nissan has known about this they should be responsible for the repair cost. I am further pursuing getting involved with the class acton lawsuit.
My timing chain has come loose and stretched out making loud noise and very hard to accelerate in motion.
The coolant leaked into the transmission, causing the transmission to fail. Vehicle was in motion on a highway. *recall transmission failure*
Grinding noise - requested help from dealer but no avail. I am wandering why the department of justice is not stepping in especially that the problems has escalated to radiator leakage and destroying transmissions and nissan bribed our lawyers in the class action. How about timing chains for gods sake. We're more hurt by nissan than vw..
Well known problem with the radiator coolant leaking into the transmission lines and thus into the transmission. Simple, inexpensive fix to replace the faulty radiator was not communicated to me and now it's too late to save the transmission. Nissan got away with murder and caused thousands of people money that they should not have had to pay for defective parts. These parts should have been recalled as they cause a major safety hazard while driving. Having your transmission fail on you while you're driving is a major safety concern. But because not enough people actually died from it a recall was not required.
Fluid leaked into the transmission from the radiator causing it to fail. Nissan estimated the repair to be $9400.00 the vehicle was in motion at the time of the failure.
Owner 2006 nissan xterra while driving 40 MPH the vehicle had shook the vehicle was then towed to a local mechanic and found issues with transmission and radiator
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle shook violently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the transmission and radiator failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 144,000.
In october 2015 I noticed that my xterra was overheating and the transmission was slipping at times. When I removed the radiator cap to check the coolant, it looked foamy and milky, like a lime smoothie. I thought I might have a blown head gasket and took the vehicle to my mechanic, who told me about the issue with nissan radiator and transmission cross-contamination. He told me that flushing the systems would not help and the entire cooling system and transmission would need to be replaced to the tune of about $6500, which I didn't have. He told me to contact nissan. Unfortunately, at the time my xterra was diagnosed, it had 112,000 miles on it, which was beyond the scope of nissan's extended warranty which came about as a result of the class-action lawsuit. The only thing they did for me was give me a refund on a recall item for which I'd paid before the recall came out. They also offered me a "business associate's" discount on another nissan--as if I'd buy one after this! Because I am mobility challenged, I must have a vehicle to get to work, doctors' visits, etc. I was forced to buy another vehicle. The payments have me so strapped for cash that once I get my bills paid there's nothing left for groceries or pet food, much less putting gas in my car! I am so disgusted with nissan for putting me in this position I can't even put it into words.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. While driving approximately 75 MPH, the vehicle shifted into neutral on its own. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and turned off the engine. The dealer diagnosed that the radiator fractured and contaminated the transmission. The failure recurred approximately six times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000.
The dealer informed me after replacing my transmission that the timing chain tensions guides will need to be replaced. The truck has 82k miles and gets regular maintenance. I research the issue on the web and this is a chronic design problem. The engine could incur severe damage during use which could lead to a loss of control and severe accident.
The dealer informed me that the timing chain components are wearing and could break resulting in an engine abrupt stoppage. Many complaints on line about this condition. Nissan design defect.
Engine died on the way to work because of a recall unknown to me but shared with me after my mechanic found information on radiator and transmission
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