2006 Nissan Xterra: engine stalls while driving

Filed Feb 19, 2026 · Brakes, Seat belts · SC

I have a lot of ticking and stalling lights are blinking I think it’s may be the transmission and I smell gas inside the vehicle.

Filed May 1, 2022 · CA

On the invoice/receipt the part of automobile is Plenium Seal CK WP. The remarks/labor description on invoice indicates repairing vacuum hose at read of throttle. My car simply stalled while driving on a main busy street. Fortunately, it was on a holiday (Feb 21, 2022) and there were no school crossings on this day!. I was shaken up, anxious. There was a nearby (with in a quarter mile or so) an independent auto repair/service shop and I was able to have them fix the issue. I feel this is a safety issue, as this could have been worse, and stalled while driving on the freeway. I will be writing to the manufacturer to inform them what has happened. There were no other warning signs prior to the vehicle stalling while driving.

Filed Mar 21, 2022 · Electrical · 159,000 miles · VA

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled with the fuel level warning light illuminated. The fuel gauge failed to operate as needed. The vehicle was towed to a parking lot. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer nor independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 159,000.

Filed Dec 4, 2021 · Engine · NE

My engine self destruct because Nissan used cheap made plastic tensioners that shredded metal into my engine causing it to self destruct. Nissan knew about this problem and continued installing these tensioners from 2005-2015. I could have crashed into anything while driving or someone could have hit me if my engine would’ve died while driving. My safety was not prioritized by Nissan. The warning light was a whining noise coming from the engine while startup and pressing on the gas pedal. So they knew the problem existed but didn’t care.

Filed Nov 14, 2020 · 100,000 miles · FL

There was a safety recall for radiators in nissan xterras in 2019 , I was never informed about this recall or service bulletins even though nissan knows I own the vehicle in their database also there is an electrical problem with the ipdm box which is defective according to the nissan pages on facebook and other sites, where the white ipdm box is defective and causes power loss and lights not working along with car stalling while driving, it is apparently a defect and the cost to replace it is over I was never notified of the xterra transmission cooler defect or recall back in 2019, ive owned this xterra since 2008 and its been to the dealer for another previous recall, also there is a problem with the white ipdm box, (fuse box) which should be investigated, per the nissan owners facebook page, and other blogs the ipdm causes stalling and shutdowns of all functions in the 2005-2014 nissans, consumers are having to pay upwards of $600 to the dealership for these defective ipdm boxes, there is a known defect which was recalled years ago about a relay for that box, I believe my xterra relay was fixed, but I am having a problem with the vdc/ slip light coming on and my headlights go on and off while driving at night. According to the websites it has to do with the white ipdm box underneath where the wires are harnessed, this needs to be adressed it is a safety hazzard while driving on the highway or in town because the vehicle is totally disabled and will cause injury/death ive been reading nissan pages to find out why my lights are going on and off, ive repalced the camshaft and crankshaft pos sensors, nissans previous recall for a diode apparantly this didnt fix it, it just masked the situation, read up on newx.org about this problem

Filed May 14, 2020 · Engine · 225,000 miles · CO

Vehicle has stalled multiple times, both in motion and parked. There were no warning signals, strange noises, or other indicators to point to the issue. Additionally, when trying to use the obd port to diagnose the issue, the obd port will not read and only gives an error.

Filed Apr 14, 2020 · Engine · 200,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle and the vehicle operated as intended. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The contact referenced the failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v517000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Filed Jan 19, 2017 · Fuel system · CA

Recall number 10v075000 recall date 03/03/2010 component fuel system, gasoline:storage:auxillary tank summary nissan is recalling certain model year 2006 and model year 2008 frontier, xterra and pathfinder vehicles. The molded fuel tank shells can deform, causing the fuel sender float arm to contact an embossment molded into the tank shell causing the instrument panel fuel gauge to show that the vehicle has approximately one quarter tank when the fuel tank is empty. Consequence this could cause the vehicle to run out of gas and stall in traffic, increasing the risk of a crash. What owners should do dealers will replace the fuel level sending unit inside the fuel tank with a new one that has a modified float arm. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on or before march 22, 2010. Owners may contact nissan at 1‑800‑647‑7261. Read more at https://www.cars.com/recalls/nissan-xterra-2006/#l0jrs5l0sdaqitlu.99

Filed May 21, 2016 · Transmission · WV

Transmission failure. I purchased this vehicle with 75,000 miles in october 2015. At 84,000 miles, I noticed a clunk and vehicle slowed all the way down when the automatic transmission was shifting into drive at about 45 miles an hour. I was driving in rush hour traffic and the vehicle slowed way down even though I was trying to accelerate. I was nearly reareneded due to the sudden stall due to the transmission. I took it to the nissan dealership only to find out that the transmission was contaminated with radiator fluids. There's was a deductible of $3,000, what a savings (sarcasm). It was explained that it was a known problem. How could I be responsible for something that easily could have been prevented, especially if nissa knew about this very common problem. Nissan really has let me down. I will never buy another nissan unless I am reimbursed for most of whati paid. I am also extremely upset that I very easily could have been in a serious accident due to the sudden failure of the transmission, especially as I was trying to accelerate when just entering the interstate where the speed limit was 70 MPH and I suddenly slowed down due to the failing transmission.

Filed Apr 1, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 120,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled and was unable to be restarted. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there was contamination of radiator fluid and that the radiator and transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Mar 21, 2016 · Engine, Fuel system · 102,000 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact discovered that the fuel tank was empty and the fuel gauge displayed incorrect reading levels. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there was radiator coolant inside the transmission. The transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the contact mentioned that the air conditioner and heating system became inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was 102,000.

Filed Dec 9, 2015 · Engine · 80,961 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle stalled. After several attempts, the vehicle was able to restart. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v5170000 (engine, engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,961.