Nissan Xterra shudder problems

Filed Jan 7, 2018 · Airbags, Electrical · 120,000 miles · ME · fire

Noticed shuddering at first, then a stumbling upon hitting gas 120000 miles took truck in and had ext. Cooler put on, flushed out tranny fluid, new radiator, new gaskets and filters in tranny $1,100.00 job. 1 month later service engine soon light came on and truck wouldn't start. Tcm module in tranny started blowing fuse, truck smelled like it was burning up and wouldn't allow truck to start. 2,000.00 to replace module and secondary breach. Its not just in radiator, there is another breach problem that puts the transmission and coolant together. 2nd breach. Shop wont guarantee 2000.00 job, new transmission 5800.00. My beautiful truck left on a flatbed to salvage yard. Single mom of 4. Thanks nissan, you suck. Also issues with airbag coil. 600.00 for that. Nissan I love my xterra and its so sad we had to part ways today, I watched my 18000.00 vehicle leave with no justice but tears and hoping the zero degree weather breaks, walking the kids to school, one with disabilities is just rotten. Nissan get a conscience. Because my xterra sat on a dealerships used lot, no one was notified of class action and warranty issued. I got doubled f**cked.

Filed May 20, 2017 · 140,000 miles · NC

My wife's 05 nissan xterra started having problems when driving with shuttering, and rumble strip noises.started noticing the heater would not blow hot when stationary.took to transmission shop and my worst fear came true.water in transmission I been hearing about.to top it off had rear end replaced six months ago cause the owner guaranteed me that was where the shuddering was coming from.that was a 2000 dollar repair. Needless to say it was not the [xxx] rear end.will never ever buy nissan again! They know all about this huge problem.people are hurting from this mess!the latest repair shop won't 4600 hundred for replacement of transmission &a radiator.do not know what to do because u hear and read the about the engine could be corroded.of course nissan doing nora! Parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed May 22, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 68,400 miles · NJ

I purchased this car used from a dealer with approx 64,000 miles. After 2 days and less than 200 miles the car started shuddering as if I was driving over rumble strips and the check engine light came on. The next morning when I went to take it to the dealer there was a horrible rattling sound coming from under the hood that softened as the car warmed up. Needless to say that both of the more common complaints about this car raised their ugly heads at the same time: transmission and timing chains!! I took it to my local nissan dealer for evaluation and repair and was told that the cost would be between $8-9,000. Thank god for aftermarket warranty. Anyway... If nissan does not intend to issue a recall, there should be a disclosure on carfax/autocheck/etc for these significant problems.

Filed Apr 3, 2016 · Transmission · 118,000 miles · OH

My 2006 nissan xterra began shuddering as if the car was riding on rumble strips, while I was trying to maintain speed. When the od is off it does not shudder/rumble. After an inspection and research we determined that coolant was leaking into the transmission fluid and causing the car to shudder. We have taken great care of our car and this is a manufacturer defect in the radiator and it should not be paid for by the consumers!

Filed Feb 4, 2016 · Engine · 152,000 miles · TX

Takata recall. - xterra has had radiator replaced, transmission fixed twice due to bad valve body. Now it is shuddering again at 40mph down the road. This needs to be addressed. Transmission failed going down the highway, causing it to go into failure mode. I lost all power by the time I could get pulled over and stopped.

Filed Nov 16, 2015 · Engine · 108,500 miles · WA

No problems in five years of ownership. The following took place in less than 7 days. Truck was fueled up at costco and 30 minutes later was shuddering when stopped, we thought we got a bad tank of gas. Truck had a check engine light. Misfiring cylinder, coil replaced. Two days later, check engine light. Replaced o2 sensor. A day or two later check engine light. Had a loss of power. Truck was in limp mode. Drove to the dealer and they diagnosed replacing the failed catalytic converter (right rear) and the timing chain, tensioners etc. Salesman said that we should have changed the timing chain at 60,000 miles. Which I have never seen listed in the maintenance. The truck was purchased used at 64,000 miles.

Filed Oct 22, 2015 · 102,000 miles · OH

Driving down freeway, vehicle started to shudder/vibrate, check engine light comes on, can's accelerate, smoke coming from the hood of the vehicle. Pulled the vehicle off the highway. Take it to a mechanic, where he diagnoses the problem as transmission/radiator coolant issues. Hose broke and the fluid from the radiator/transmission mixed causing transmission to stop working. Take to nissan dealer, told $6000.00 to fix. I have an extended warranty since I purchased vehicle used (ford warranty). Told ford will not cover anything, since the "transmission" wasn't really the problem. It was the coolant lines to the transmission that caused the problem. Just ford (big business) trying to find a way around paying for something. I paid for the warranty, and the warranty is basically useless. Was told by the dealership where I purchased the vehicle liberty ford, maple hts., ohio that it would cover transmission issues. What a scam. I will never purchase another nissan vehicle nor will I ever purchase an extended warranty. Frustrated nissan owner in ohio.

Filed Sep 8, 2015 · Transmission · 75,000 miles · RI

The car shudders and wont accelerate. The transmission won't shift properly. I understand this was was a class action lawsuit and recall. I am outside the time frame. I was never notified and was deployed at the time.

Filed May 21, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · 131,500 miles · VA

As I came up to stop at a red light, the xterra began to shudder and the tachometer started rising and falling until I finally stopped, then the tachometer dropped below 500 RPM and the truck turned off. Restarted it fine, but it stalled again. I quickly figured out that although it is an automatic, I needed to drive it like a manual. So I put it in neutral, started it again, it did not stall, then I revved the engine to 2,000 RPM and put it into drive. Off I went, and it did not do it again that day. However, over the next month it became a growing problem, until it finally was occurring every single time I stopped unless I put it in neutral. I took it to the mechanic who spent 4 hours diagnosing it to be certain of the problem. Which they said was a failing torque convertor and plate. It failed due to coolant leaking into the transmission from a broken housing coming off of the radiator (apparently a very common problem for which nissan refuses to take responsibility). Not hard to verify their findings due to the presence of pink milkshake looking liquid in the radiator. Final verdict, at best it needs a new torque convertor and plate, but with the amount of effort to install those and unknown further damage from the coolant leak, a new transmission was recommended.

Filed Apr 23, 2015 · Transmission · 106,000 miles · NE

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.