Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan xterra. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle hesitated when the accelerator pedal was depressed and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed 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 127,000.
2007 Nissan Xterra transmission complaints
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I have an automatic and noticed that my 07 nissan xterra was struggling to change gears. When it did not go away after several months, I took it into local repair shop. They found that the radiator was full of a brown milk shake substance. They determined that transmission fluid had leaked in the radiator and mixed with the antifreeze. The shop replaced the radiator. Flushed the antifreeze system and the transmission fluid. 6 months later, the transmission started stuttering when it was changing gears at 45 - 50 and 65-70. I took the car into a local aamco. Once I advised the service rep what type of car I had, he laughed and said they that had already rebuilt over 30 xterra transmission. They checked the transmission and advised that it needed to be rebuilt and provided me with an repair estimate of $ 4200. They advised to call nissan consumer affairs to see what they would offer to do. They also advised of a class action lawsuit against nissan for this known defect. I have been unable to find any information on this lawsuit.
Vehicle abruptly stalled without warning when making a left hand turn. Oncoming traffic was forced to stop. A serious, possibly deadly, accident could have occurred if the oncoming traffic had not stopped. The vehicle had shuddering during acceleration prior to this incident but had never given any indication it would stall unexpectedly. The vehicle had been maintained by nissan and no issues were brought to my attention during this service. When nissan diagnosed the vehicle they found that the transmission cooler had leaked and allowed transmission fluid and engine coolant to mix. This lead to transmission damage and unsafe, unexpected failure of the transmission. Nissan also said they had known about this common failure for many years. I was never informed of this dangerous design flaw.
We just discovered our 2007 nissan xterra (117,000 miles) is one of the many nissans to have the radiator crack and leak coolant into the transmission and transmission fluid into the cooling system. The car now needs around $6,000 in repairs to fix the transmission, radiator, etc. We bought a warranty from the dealer when we bought the car in 2010. The warranty covers the transmission up to 120,000 miles. We have taken the car to the dealership for the last five years for regular service and was never informed about this design defect. The dealer will not fix the transmission as covered in the warranty.
Transmission cooler ruptured, ruined the cooling system. Appears to have damaged the transmission
My car began shuttering bad enough that I was afraid that it was going to stall or that I would get into an accident. Thankfully, I didn't I found out that a faulty radiator leaked into the transmission. Apparently, this is a well known problem. I am being told by nissan that it will cost $7,000 to repair/replace the radiator, hoses, transmission etc. My mileage is just over 106,000 miles so, like everyone else, I will get no help from nissan in making these repairs. I can't afford to fix it at this time so it will have to sit and wait while I will pray that there is a recall soon.
According to garage, same complaint with other second generation nissan xterra owners. Radiator fluid mixed with transmission fluid and caused catastrophic failure. Driving downtown in heavy traffic with my 8 month old daughter and her mother in the car and losing power completely at an intersection due to a known problem was unnerving to say the least.
On 3/28/15, parking my 2007 nissan xterra (126,0000 miles) in tampa, fl. Before I had the car in "park", there was a loud noise, the engine started smoking and a lot of purple/green/gray fluid leaked out from the bottom of my car. Afraid to move the car, aaa towed it to the nissan dealership in tampa. When the tow truck driver arrived and saw the color of the fluids, he quickly determined that my car had leaked both transmission and radiator fluid. He said he heard that this was a problem with nissan xterras. I was shocked! Since purchasing new in december 2006, I have always taken my car to nissan for all service. Other than a few oil changes, all service has been performed by nissan dealerships and their certified technicians. Just prior to this incident, my car had been shaking. I had been to nissan with this complaint in the past, but after repairs were made it seemed to go away. At no time was a transmission problem mentioned as a possibility. I have lived in different areas in florida and used only nissan dealerships for service and repair, willing to pay more for repairs than an independent repair shops, that nissan dealerships and service would know my vehicle best & be proactive, alerting to any potential future problems, I felt protected. The last major repair was in july 2014, at 113,000 miles at autonation nissan, delray, fl. Complaint was severe shaking, and stumbling when accelerating. Repairs were over $1,000; a transmission issue was never mentioned, even after further repairs were needed. I was never informed of transmission problems with xterras until saturday at the dealer in tampa, who said he alerts all xterra owners to be proactive with radiator replacement. After the comment I did research online. I was unaware of the class action suit settled with nissan; I was never notified of a problem history with nissan xterra transmissions and radiators.
Transmission control unit fried by defected radiator failure. I am now one of the many 2007 xterra owners taken by the nissan motor corporation who put out a defective product and now refuse to stand behind it. Me and the wife were stopping to get a bite to eat, ended up being a final stop. After picking up the food the truck would not crank, gauges worked, horn and lights but still would not crank. Had it towed to the house and then contacted the dealership. Then it gets worst, the dealership "technician" replied with the exact same description of problem over the phone that I gave to him when I called to have it towed to the dealer. The symptoms are no crank, milky looking radiator fluid and the automatic transmission fuses keeps blowing. Now I contacted the nissan motor corporation and got no "joy" when I found out that the were offering a big fat nothing!!!!!! I guess this is what you get for buying a nissan :(
I was driving my xterra on the freeway at 5:30 am and suddenly my car quit accelerating, it was as if it went into neutral. I had to immediately pull over onto the side of the highway so that I wouldn't get hit from behind. I turned the engine off and back on and the car got me to my destination. I have since found out that this dangerous issue is common in xterra's and I am very disappointed that nissan has not made this issue known to owners. It may well cause a bad accident. Additionally, it is a very costly repair for which nissan takes little to no responsibility though the defect is theirs.
My 2007 nissan xterra started having both transmission and cooling system issues back in september 2014. After a few trips to our mechanic it was discovered that the vehicle had a cracked radiator and was allowing both coolant into the transmission and transmission fluid into the cooling the system. Apparently this is a well known issue and there was a class action lawsuit against nissan, however the terms of the settlement only cover vehicles under 100k miles. By the time we found out the vehicle had just passed 100k (106k) and now nissan refused to cover it! I'm now looking at a $5k - $6k repair bill and nissan refused to budge.
Vehicle vibrates at 40 MPH- making it unsafe - turns out it's transmission issue.. Was informed this is not a new issue after reading online ..... Nissan has never recalled these vehicles and instead was sued due to this transmission issue many other nissans have had...I was never informed regarding such an issue. This is unsafe due to the shaking shudder this problem causes especially in a high traffic area and it isn't fsir that the customer stays stuck with a faulty vehicle ... This issue should be fixed at any mileage since it is nissans faulty design at fault! Shame on you nissan.
Contamination of the transmission with anti freeze due to leak in cooling system, resulting in transmission failure.
Transmission and radiator defect-internal leakage between the 2 engine parts -nissan did not notify me, the original owner, of the defect or of the successful lawsuit against them for this problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 nissan xterra, the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who informed that the transmission needed to be repaired but the specifics were not available. The contact referenced the federal safety agency action number: dp12004 (power train). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 134,000.
2007 nissan xterra. Consumer was told to pay a $2500 copay because his vehicle was over 80,000 miles. Consumer doesn't comply because he inquired about vehicle problems before the 80,000 mile mark. *ta the consumer stated while his was driving, she noticed the vehicle began smoking and the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where a diagnostic test revealer the radiator and transmission needed to be replaced due to coolant and oil mixing.
My transmission stopped shifting, I took it to a transmission shop an was told my atf line that runs through an engine coolant chamber in the radiator failed and get radiator fluid in my transmission and that my transmission needs to be replaced/rebuilt. Now I am stranded with out a vehicle when my vehicle only has 85000 miles on it and has had regular maintenance work on it. I am extremely disappointed and I would like to see nissan step up and be held responsible for an issue that is accruing because of faulty factory parts.
I took my nissan xterra 2007 into boulder nissan in october 2013. At the time, it had under 100,000 miles. Upon examination of the car for lack of heat, they said they flushed it and eventually I would have to replace the radiator. They did not tell me that there was a class action lawsuit against nissan for defective parts leaking coolant into the transmission. I returned to nissan in jan. 2015 for the same problem and was hit with a bill for $5,200 to replace the radiator, transmission, timing chain and thermostat.
I bought my 07 xterra 6 months ago from transitowne amherst and the dealership told me nothing was wrong with the vehicle. Now 6 months down the road the transmission has gone terminal due to the known problem where coolant leaks into the transmission and causes it to fail. I believe any dealership should have checked to make sure that a vehicle they were selling would not have this issue before they sell it.
My xterra would not accelerate from stop to start, then one late evening it would not start at all. I had it towed to my mechanic who said it was the transmission that needed to be replaced and the transmission was shorting out the fuse to start the car. I took it to another mechanic for a second opinion, he stated the same and this was a known defect in xterra, he also said that it will cost thousand of dollars to fix and even with a new transmission it will likely happen again because the electricity will burn out because of the defect. I called nissan dealership, who stated that they knew about the problem, but was going to help fix it or reimburse me anything. I was stranded with a small toddler at 10pm in the rain and no means of getting home thanks to nissan's known defect.
It has same problems as all the 02-08 xterras but you wont issue recalls on fuel sensor, radiator leaking into tranny, air bag sensors, control arm. Thanks for letting loyal nissan owners down!!!!
This is one of the many transmission issues with 2007 xterras where the coolant leaks into the transmission and destroys it. The repair cost is 8500 dollars if the 100000 mile extended warranty has been passed. I contacted nissan and they told me that this is my responsibility despite the hundred of complaints regarding the exact same issue. When driving at any speed, when the xterra changes gears there is a rough vibration that keeps getting worse the longer it goes for. Had I not learned about this on my own accord this could have resulted in a very bad accident.
Was told by dealer that a known problem with radiator caused radiator fluid to seep into transmission causing transmission to fail. Neither dealer nor nissan would accept responsibility for this known defect.
Sitting at light in the left lane, waiting for it to turn green and all of a sudden the car started making a loud racing sound. Not sure if it was transmission or engine making the noise. I looked at my gauges and saw the temperature gauge was on h. I had to wait for the light to turn green, because I was at an intersection, in the left lane, to get on the highway and there were cars on my right and cars going in the other direction. As soon as I could move, I pulled over to a safe spot, but before I could, the car started overheating and smoke started coming out of the hood. It was towed to my garage and after my mechanic looked at it, he said this is a known issue for nissan xterras 2007, because the radiator is defective. The coolant mixes with the transmission and the car stops running! Apparently, nissan knows that the part is defective so they extended warranty to 80,000 mile and anything past that I have to pay. Well, I have 90,400 miles and can't believe that nissan can get away with knowing a part is defective and not recalling all trucks affected. They certainly changed the radiator design for the newer vehicles, admitting that it is a problem. They should recall the cars and replace the defective part. It is all over the internet, because the problem is so widespread and nissan will not take ownership of it!!!!!!. Please look into this and look on the internet to see how common this issue is for xterras and all the people that got screwed by nissan. Thank you.
While driving at a highway speed of 70 MPH in the left lane of an interstate, the transmission completely failed. There was traffic in the right lane. I was unable to move to the outside shoulder until I was traveling at 30 MPH. This was very dangerous, especially due to trying to merge between semis that were in the right lane. After towing the vehicle 75 miles to get close to home and at a trusted repair shop, I was told that the coolant leaked into the transmission system (like so many others). This caused the complete failure of the transmission and contamination of all of the lines and gaskets. The vehicle would not travel forward or backward. This appears to be a known issue, based on the large number of complaints on the web and the class action lawsuit. The repairs are estimated at 5,000 to 5,500 dollars, plus the towing. Most of the problems, including mine, occur after the extended period. Due to the rapid failure, this is an extremely unsafe condition.
The radiator fluid leaked into the transmission and ruined the transmission and valve body assembly. The car will not run and stalled out in an intersection.
Radiator cracked leaking coolant into the transmission.
At about 1200 RPM I start to feel a vibration which I think is coming from the transmission. Once I get above 1500 RPM it quits and resumes normal driving condition. I did have my transmission filter and fluids changed right after this started. The mechanic did tell my that the fluid appeared to be milky and he said that he had heard about this problem in some nissan vehicles. He also said he knew about the transmission coolers in the radiator becoming faulty and would cause radiator fluid (antifreeze) to mix in with the transmission through the transmission lines. There was no symptoms that alerted me before hand, it just happened and I knew there was an issue, took it to my mechanic and discovered what I mentioned above. Please inform me what I may be able to do. Thanks
Car will not upshift sometimes seems electrical.
My 2007 nissan xterra came on with a check engine light and over drive indicator light stayed on. Obdii code for check engine light was p0700 transmission control system tcs malfunction. The transmission would no longer use 1st, 2nd, or 3rd gear. Reverse, neutral, and drive could still be selected but when in drive it was in 4th gear only. Took it to the nissan dealership and they told me that coolant from the radiator was leaking into the transmission and this was a common issue that the service department had seen before many times now. They informed me that I was 1500 miles over warranty and that I would have to contact nissan customer care. That is when I discovered that there was a class action lawsuit for this problem against nissan because this was a known defect for 2005-2010 xterras and they wouldn't do a recall. Now nissan is telling me there is nothing they can do for me and they will charge me $7500 for parts and labor to replace the transmission, radiator, lines and fluid. That is outrageous as my 2007 xterra only values at $8000. I was never notified when I bought this SUV in august of 2012 that it was part of a class action lawsuit and in the 2 years I have owned I have never been notified by nissan of a settlement that could have alerted me to have this checked sooner before transmission failure happened. I also wouldn't have bought the car if I had known there was a known issue with the radiator leaking into the transmission that nissan is not willing to recall for. Now I am trapped with a loan on a lemon I cant drive and cant afford to fix.
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