Financing and noticed the loud whining gears when car was cold. Almost like a after market racing tranny. Truck being quick and having a powerband it seems, I went with it!! We've had truck just over a year. 6 months ago, heater only blew heat when in motion. It still does both of these things but periodically the heat works like normal. Yes, this truck is still running!!!! But when I leave in the morning, it feels like the e brake is on when its not!! Serious restriction. And on freeway, over 50 MPH, grinding sound gets louder by the day. The loud vibrating that if windows are up, your head seemingly could explode!!!! All the same symptoms of coolant in the tranny. Best part is, it was sold to us by a dealership with symptoms obviously nissan knows about. Heading down to trade it in for one over 2010!!! Please make it there xterra!!!! Wow. It still gets up and goes tho. Red light with a new v8 titan, green means go, xterra wins !!! Sad day because we loved this truck. Buh bye baby
2006 Nissan Xterra transmission complaints
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I was driving on the freeway when all of a sudden my car would not accelerate. I tried to quickly merge to my right shoulder. I had plenty of gas and my car would not provide any power past the 2300 RPM. As I was merging, I noticed the car in the next lane behind me was approaching fast. I tried to accelerate and could not, he had to quickly move to the next lane and I think he hit another car. At this time I was already in the exit lane when I looked over, got lucky I wasn't hit hard and barely made it out of freeway.
I was coasting on the freeway at around 50 miles, was in low RPM about 2500. I hit the gas to change lanes and as soon as I did, I have no power to the back wheels. My engine RPM shot up and felt as if I was in the neutral. Eased off immediately and tried gassing it very lightly. I was able to make it off the freeway; however, I could not gas it past the 2500rpms . Very scary on the freeway, lucky I have great reflexes to avoid an accident. Took it into the shop and verified it is a leakage from the radiator to transmission problem.
My 2006 nissan xterra's transmission has been significantly damaged due to the issue of contaminated transmission fluid / radiator fluid. It started to exhibit symptoms shortly after reaching 100,000 miles, which is just out of reach of the extended warranty.
Bought 2006 nissan xterra used on august 1st, 2013, had problem the evening after I bought it. Transmission was not changing gears properly and was causing high RPM's. Took it to nissan dealer and they said the transmission and radiator would need to be replaced due to anti-freeze mixing with transmission fluid cause by broken cooler tube.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. The contact attempted to shift into reverse however, the vehicle produced a loud noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where the contact was informed that coolant leaked into the transmission. He was then advised that the transmission needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.
My xterra experienced the dreaded " cracked radiator leaked into transmission" problem that many other nissan trucks have experienced. It happened all of a sudden while driving through a parking lot, and the car down shifted and would no longer excel. Because it happened at a little over 92,000, I had to pay the $3000 deductible that was determined from the class action lawsuit earlier this year. That money covered a "reman" transmission (not even a new one) and hopefully a new radiator (it was not specified). The radiator should have been a recall from the get-go.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle came to a complete halt as all the warning lamps illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 83,400 and the current mileage 83,487. Updated 11/13/13*lj the consumer stated while driving, the transmission went into neutral and the vehicle stopped moving. All the indicator lights on the dashboard began flashing. He shut off the vehicle and re-started it. The vehicle began moving, but it was stuttering badly. He stopped put it in reverse and backed up and the lights began flashing. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. An inspection revealed an extensive repair was needed. A new transmission was needed as well a computer. Updated 11/19/13
Transmission was having hard time to engage, took it to jb automechanics in des plaines, ill to find out that transmission fluid is mixing with coolant on the radiator and had possible transmission damages.
On 9/13/2013 I took my vehicle to alan webb nissan to investigate some transmission slipping that I had experienced the previous day. On 9/16/2013 I was informed that my transmission had become contaminated with radiator coolant and my transmission and radiator would have to be replace at the cost of $5300.00 plus applicable tax. I was further informed that this was known problem with this generation vehicle but that nissan only provided repair assistance for vehicles with less than 100k miles on them and I was therefor required to pay the full amount. It was only later through online research that I discovered that a class action lawsuit had been the only reason they provided any repair assistance. I also noted that the vastt majority of reported cases were for vehicles over the 100k mark. 1. If this was a known defect that affected millions of vehicles why wasn't nissan forced to perform a recall and replace the radiators. 2. Why was I not as a minimum informed of the defect when I purchased the vehicle with 74k miles on it. With less than 80k on them nissan would repair the problem at their cost. 3. If the problems are not as a rule happening to vehicles until they go over 100k miles then why cap the assistance requirement. 4. Now that it is recognized by the courts as a known failure why are the consumers paying anything to do these repairs whn it could have been avoided with a $200.00 radiator and an hours labor. I find this very dishonest that nissan was not forced by the courts or the federal safety agency to do a full recall or disclosure to owners. If so many vehicles are on the road which can have a major transmission failure at any time why hasn't the federal safety agency forced nissan to do something about it? This may not be as hazardous as fuel tanks rupturing but I would think that a vehicle that has a transmission failure at highway speeds should be of concern.
While driving our 2006 nissan xterra at speeds between 40 and 65 MPH the vehicle started losing power and not shifting between gears correctly. At stop signs it would start out and rev high and then not shift again. The transmission stopped working while on the freeway. After letting it sit for a period of time the trainsmission would engage for a short time and stopped again. Finally had to have the vehicle towed how over 50 miles. Waiting until monday (happen on a late saturday) to get vehicle to family mechanic. Tried to speak to nissan dealerships and got no help. We had the vehicle looked at by family mechanic at least twice before for the vehicle have symptoms of power loss and sluggish gear change and it was so intermitent that nothing could be detected in the past.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning as smoke emerged from under the hood. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where it was stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000. Returned by usps on 11-6-2013. Second attempt on 11-19-2013 failed.
The transmission is failing due to the transmission cooler inside the radiator allowing coolant to get into the transmission causing a catastrophic failure. It is my understanding that this is a common problem and that nissan knew it was from a defect in the radiator. I've seen online that many people with a 2005-2010 xterra, frontier and pathfinder with the 4.0 v6 engine are having this problem
Back in january our 2006 nissan xterra, on occasion, started making a sound like it was running over several road bumps. It would stop shortly thereafter. I took it to our family mechanic thinking it was a u-joint or something along those lines. He couldn't figure it out. It began to happen a bit more often so we stopped driving it until our house sold. Finally, the house sold and when we were bringing it to our new condo it overheated. We had it towed to nissan who informed us that the transmission fluid had cross contaminated with the radiator fluid, destroying both. The estimate was over $14,000. The service person informed me that nissan was having problems with this and a couple of other makes. Now it is in a class action suit, and my car sits while I continue to pay it off. What can I do to join the lawsuit? This is clearly a situation that nissan needs to fix. I would never had bought the car if I had known there was even the most remote chance that this could happen. They have stated they "can't" do anything until the lawsuit is resolved. Its unfathomable to me that they simply wouldn't have these cars fixed during each and every incident. Thank you for your help.
2006 nissan xterra with 95000 miles. Felt a vibration at 40 MPH and after doing research online, took it in to have the transmission and radiator flushed. Found out that the radiator leaked coolant which found its way into the transmission and has all but destroyed it. Currently at the transmission shop looking at a $5k plus bill to replace the transmission and radiator. This has happened enough that the national transmission shop sells a package for nissan vehicles to correct this issue. Not happy. Was recently considering buying a second nissan but not anymore as they are failing to address this well documented issue.
2006 nissan xterra 4x4 - bought new - only owner - perfectly maintained after reading all the information from nissan we thought since we hadn't had issues that we were safe. Not to mention that our xterra was over the mileage that would qualify us for the extended warranty. Our transmission just quit leaving us stranded away from home with our two children. 130,000 miles on the odometer. We contacted nissan only to get an email saying they could not help us with our issue. This is a known issue! An internal crack on the oil cooler tube so why are they not standing behind their vehicles? We have been die hard nissan fans since purchasing our xterra in 2006! We even own a titan too. We were contemplating adding a nissan juke to our nissan collection. However now we do not feel we can trust nissan nor do we like the fact that they are not standing behind their vehicles. We wont purchase another nissan ever.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. The contact stated that coolant leaked into the transmission, causing the vehicle to stall while driving. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The dealer stated that the transmission and the radiator needed to be replaced. The contact did not have the transmission or the radiator replaced. The failure mileage was 152,000.
Transmission started to slip abruptly and with imminent failure. Checked complaints and discovered a well known issue with transmission/radiator fluids intermixing due to a failure in the transmission cooler. Mechanic verified this was my problem as well. Nissan quoted $8500 repair. Service adviser at nissan north (ohio) confirmed that this is a very common problem. Apparently nissan acknowledged this in a class action lawsuit settlement in 2012 but did not notify any of the owners of potential failure without any previous symptoms.I had my car serviced at the dealer 3 months prior and they did not notice/notify me of any potential issues. Transmission failed on a trip to new york. I'm looking at a repair bill that potentially exceeds the value of my automobile. Nissan has a moral and a implicit obligation to notify owners of problems such as this. This should have been a recall, as it would have prevented the failure and saved numerous owners outrageous repair bills and possible loss of vehicle.
My 2006 nissan xterra with 96,560 miles experienced transmission failure caused by a crack in the transmission cooler inside of the radiator.
My transmission went....the coolant was leaking into the transmission and over time ruined it. Barely made it to the transmission shop who charged $3900 that I didn't have. This is a nissan fault and I should be compensated, even though I'm over the absurd low mileage limits. Please help!
I had been noticing a whining noise associated with transmission 'flare' on acceleration for some time, but only in march 2013 was it diagnosed at 96k miles by the dealership as faulty timing chain guides, a known problem with the 4 l engine. The dealer said the faulty parts needed to be replaced soon. I contacted nissan USA consumer affairs about having nissan partially cover the cost of replacing the faulty parts. Despite having the dealership's original report and estimate, nissan's regional rep insisted that the dealership had to reconfirm the diagnosis, which was done. The rep then refused to return my calls, and did not respond to dealership queries about the repairs either. The engine noise was getting worse, and fearing a catastrophic engine failure, I had the dealer repair the vehicle. The dealer said the timing chain was slapping and about to fail. The dealership urged me to report the problem to appropriate federal, local and nissan officials because the problem is potentially very dangerous.
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.
I was driving down the highway with my family in the car. The car was traveling at 65mph and suddenly started to jerk back and forth and swerve side to side. Then it suddenly slowed down and we were almost hit from behind. Then vehicle continued to do this until I was able to get the vehicle off the highway and on the side of the road. Im told that the radiator had catastrophically failed inside and sent transmission fluid into the radiator causing the transmission to fail. This is extremely dangerous and is my sons vehicle that he drives daily or at least used to.
Transmission began slipping causing the vehicle to lose power at freeway speeds, usually 60-70 MPH. Inspection revealed a known problem reported for xterras, pathfinders and frontiers, 2005-2010; radiator leaked coolant into the transmission causing it to fail. This resulted in a $6,000 repair with no coverage from nissan.
Vibration from transmission.
My vehicle at time of purchase had 91,736 miles. As I was driving it home it would not allow me to accelerate after 60mph and the rpms reach over 4500. I was in the last lane when traffic started to clear. I could not accelerate and go at the speed of traffic. I had to put my emergency lights on and get over to the last lane. This is a recurring problem when I drive the vehicle. At times when I try to accelerate the vehicle reaches high rpms and it lunges forward until it settles in. I took it to two different mechanics and they both told me it was the transmission slipping and the radiator leaked water and that is what made the transmission start slipping. I don??t want to drive the vehicle with my children because I was scared that I will be driving 65mph and one of a sudden loss of speed and be in an accident because I can??t accelerate. The mechanics gave me a quote f $2400 for a used transmission and $3900 to rebuild the transmission and an additional $250-300 to replace the radiator. I am a single parent with two children and I cannot afford to repair the vehicle. I am not driving the vehicle in fear that I might damage it more. I should not have to repair it at my cost, this is a manufacturer defect. I am asking for there to be an investigation and a recall due to all the similar complaints. I should not have denied the right to drive my vehicle and use another vehicle because there has not been any recalls to fix the situation. The vehicle transmission and radiator should be fixed by nissan at their expense.
2006 nissan xterra. Consumer writes in regards to transmission problems. *smd the consumer stated radiator coolant contaminated the transmission fluid, and now the transmission needs to be replaced.
My 2006 nissan xterra w/ 119,000 miles experienced transmission failure caused by a failure of the radiator. I understand this is an ongoing investigation and would like to have notice of where the investigation stands at this time. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
About 61k miles the transmission felt like it was dragging while I was traveling at highway speed. When I got home I took it to the shop. The local shop dropped the pan and said the fluid was ok. The dragging didn't come back after a fluid change. However, later on, at highway I occasionally felt a vibration that stopped when I took my foot off the gas. I later got notice of an extended radiator warranty to 80k miles, but it didn't say anything about a transmission problem. The antifreeze never looked low when I checked the radiator, there was nothing in the driveway, so I put the sticker from the mail from nissan on the manual and put it back in the glove compartment. On saturday 6/8/2013 service engine light came on. At that time the car seemed to ?drag?. It seemed to need to rev at higher RPM than usual to get going. At one point in stop and go traffic it wouldn't move forward for a minute, and I hit almost 4000 RPM before it moved forward, very sluggishly. I took it to the shop the next day, they told me to see a transmission shop, since a code "1754" came up, indicating a defective control unit within the transmission. The transmission shop told me I needed a radiator, control unit, since the defective radiator had contaminated the transmission with antifreeze.
Vehicle shudder like rolling over rumble strip. Problem is related to manufacture defect with radiator.
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