2006 Nissan Xterra: complete transmission failure

Filed Jan 12, 2021 · Transmission · 111,000 miles · NM

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. The contact stated that the vehicle loss motive power while driving. The contact stated that while attempting to move from a stop, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact stated that the vehicle revved up between 2,000 - 3,000 RPM however, the vehicle failed to respond with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to and independent mechanic and was diagnosed that coolant had leaked into the transmission and that the transmission failed due to the coolant contamination. The mechanic informed the contact that the transmission and radiator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Neither a dealer nor the manufacturer were contacted or notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,000.

Filed Jun 13, 2019 · Engine, Transmission · 101,000 miles · NY

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.,

Filed Oct 30, 2018 · Engine · 158,822 miles · GA

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.

Filed Jun 12, 2018 · Transmission · 83,000 miles · MD

Radiator design failure allowed mixing of antifreeze with automatic transmission fluid. Caused failure of both radiator and transmission. Nissan previously offered assistance in repair but discontinued. Will not repair my xterra as is now past extended warranty, but well under total miles. Overheating in traffic stop lead to failure. Nissan should have recalled all 2005-2007 xterras and frontiers with defective radiator. Nissan took no action to notify owners that has not had repair. Nissan only notified owners that had experienced failure and offered to compensate costs. Failure was preventable with a fairly simple by pass of the transmission cooler or a replacement of the radiator to a redesigned version nissan issued in 2010. Many owners were helped by nissan previously because of a class action lawsuit. Now, nissan is no longer assisting owners with the failure even though it is still caused by the design failure of the radiator and not any action by the owner. If the owner had driven the vehicle harder and added more miles faster and experienced the failure, nissan would have compensated them I. Whole or in part. Owners with low mileage and older vechicles that are now experiencing the failure or will in the future are not being assisted by nissan. Nissan should have done a complete recall of all vechicles with the defective radiator. Owners are now forced to bear costs of $7,000 in repairs. A transmission failure can be a serious safety hazard if the transmission were to lock up while driving. Fortunately my transmission failure occurred slowly and the radiator failure was catastrophic so the vechicle could not be driven. Nissan should be made to supplement their prior extended warranty to cover any failure of the radiator causing contamination of the transmission fluid. Failure is referred to as strawberry milkshake of death.

Filed Feb 24, 2018 · Transmission · 105,000 miles · CA

Car would not switch gears. It staid in 1st or 2nd and RPM went to red as I pulled away from my parking spot. Transmission failure at 105,000 miles. Cost of repairs: $4,000.00. After research on line, found out nissan never recalled the vehicle but offered extended co-payment warranty up to 100,000 miles to avoid fixing problem as the failure usually occurs at around 100,000 miles and above. Mine was at 105k. These cars needed to be recalled and now I'm paying $4,000.00 to fix a known defect that nissan got away with not taking full responsibility to repair.

Filed Feb 9, 2018 · Transmission · 245,000 miles · TN

Possible transmission cooler leaking and allowing antifreeze coolant to get into the transmission and ruin it costinf a new transmission and radiator on top of the repair labor costs and nissan offering no help at all

Filed Dec 18, 2017 · Transmission · 130,000 miles · TX

While driving on the highway the transmission failed. No warning, just check engine light and the transmission wouldn't go above 30 miles per hour without cutting off the car completely. Had to be towed. After troubleshooting problem the radiator on transmission failed. Come issue for this vehicle, just as noted in the safety recall a few years ago but nissan is no longer supporting their customers for this safety issue. Well, after $3700, my transmission is rebuilt with new radiator. Nissan should have covered this safety issue.. I was in traffic on a highway and the transmission failed, it was very stressful and unsafe for me to change lanes and pull over on a highway that has a 70 MPH limit and I was in the middle lane. Even though I put my flasher on traffic was very heavy and it was truly unsafe for not only myself but my passengers and those cars behind me that had to suddenly slow down because of my mechanical transmission failure.

Filed Nov 6, 2017 · 120,000 miles · TX

While driving on highway, transmission failed. No warning indications, just failed. The engine revved up but the vehicle would not go above 30 MPH. Transmission failed, the radiator was bad. So like all other nissan owners, I'm out $3700 for the transmission rebuild to include a new radiator and another $300 to rent a car so I can get to work. Nissan you are very irresponsible and should be reimburse your customers, I tend on spreading the word to all to avoid nissan because of their lack of customer support on this safety issue.

Filed Aug 9, 2017 · Engine, Transmission · 108,000 miles · NJ

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

Filed May 15, 2017 · Engine · PA

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.

Filed Oct 21, 2016 · Transmission · 125,000 miles · OR

Catastrophic transmission failure due to radiator defect (coolantt contamination)

Filed Sep 28, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 112,234 miles · AL

The coolant leaked into the transmission, causing the transmission to fail. Vehicle was in motion on a highway. *recall transmission failure*