Radiator leaked water into the transmission got my transmission burnt.. The power was idle almost causing an accident on my way home. I had to tow my car home . This is a common problem with nissan xterra..
Nissan Xterra water leak problems
14 of the 3,098 owner complaints about the Nissan Xterra describe water leaks into the cabin, most of them for the 2006 model year.
- owner complaints
- 14
- worst model year
- 2006
- typical mileage
- 95,011
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
Often reported together
Transmission failure 4Slipping 2Overheating 1Check engine light 1
What owners say
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.
2005 nissan xterra - complete transmission failure at approx. 102,000 miles, caused by faulty radiator that leaked water into the transmission, which nissan knew about but refused to recall. I never received any notice about the radiator issue from the manufacturer or dealer!! It would cost approx. $300 for nissan (or the consumer) to replace the radiator, as opposed to $3800 to completely rebuild the transmission and replace the radiator upon failure; therefore, nissan let their customers drive dangerous vehicles in which the transmission could - and did - fail at any moment. This is an extremely dangerous situation. I was in rush hour traffic, stopped at a light downtown headed to the freeway entrance ramp. When the light turned green, I accelerated and the engine roared beneath my foot. I could not even travel through the stop light. The xterra would not go forward or backward. Had I made it to the freeway and been traveling at 50 - 60 MPH in heavy traffic, and accelerated to find I had no power - no acceleration, I (and others) could have very easily been injured or killed. When my xterra was towed to the transmission repair shop, they were very familiar with this issue and informed me that a class action had been filed and won, (and was already concluded) over this exact issue; however, the consumers in the class received a very small portion of the proceeds (approx. $800 at the high end). I am contemplating filing an action in small claims court against nissan and the local dealer in jackson, ms, from whom I have bought 3 suvs in the past 20 years. I tell everybody I see driving a nissan about this issue and have spread the word on social media. This is completely unacceptable, fraudulent, reckless endangerment by nissan, and something needs to be done about it to make the consumers whole. I will never buy another nissan.
Car transmission is slipping and stop moving. Transmission oil leak. Radiator water leak.
On sunday, august 30, 2015, while driving from maryland to virginia, on a speed limit of 55, vehicle slowed down and transmission wont engaged while accelerating the gas pedal, RPM was going to the higher number/red zone and car will not move faster up to the noted speed limit. When we stop at the light, and the lights turn green, the vehicle will not move and make loud noise and RPM going higher to the red zone numbers. This caused traffic behind us back up because of speed too slow in a 55-mile per hour speed. I was afraid it could have caused an accident. This happened several times during a 200-mile travel from maryland to virginia. I read that there were several complaints about nissan vehicles about radirator water leaks to the transmission and causing it to malfunction. According the price transmission experts, this is the same problem and the cost to repair will cost $4,400.00 I would like to have nissan pay the repair cost.
My transmission failed be cause of water entering through the cooling system account it is connected to radiator this has been a problem with this vehicle for some time.
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.
My nissan xterra started vibrating violently while traveling at high speed on the interstate. I sent the vehicle to the dealership to have it fixed. The cause of the problem is a faulty transmission cooler that leaks water into the transmission. After some research I find that this is a common problem with this model vehicle. Here is the reference # dp12004.
My wife and I were driving on the freeway on may 13,2012 going for a short ride when all of a sudden the car transmisson stopped working.we were barely able to coast over the shoulder of the road.I had to have the xterra towed to my house being it was on a sunday. Being on a california freeway on sunday evening and also mother's day is no fun.I felt the danger of the cars whizzing by.an interesting note on this subject is that the same thing happened to my son.he has a 2006 nissan pathfinder.his transmission went out because of water leaking into the transmission. The dealership repiaced his transmission and radiator at no charge to him.I figured this is what happened to my car.the next day I had it towed to the dealership where I bought the xterra.I told them the problem and im sure they know about this problem of water leaking into the transmission.I argued with them about fixing for no charge and they said they would send the paper work to nissan north america if that was the problem.he said it was on a case by case basis. I am waiting to see if nissan will approve it.if not my wife who paid for this car on her own who just finished paying for it last year will have to find 5 to 6 thousand dollars to fix a flaw in transmission line that should be a recall because that is a defective part that has happened to lots of nissan vehicles
I currently own a 2004 nissan xterra and it is leaking water in the rear. I had the back glass and roof rack checked out by a professional. To the professionals finding the window and roof rack were not leaking but the welded seam of my vehicle is leaking on the rear passenger side. The seam was never welded right and over the course of time it has caused a hair line crack on the roof. The professional looked on the rear driver side and noticed the welded seam is started to give away too. Due to the crack my vehicle is leaking water everytime it rains or snows. My back carpet has been removed so no further damage can be done to the back interior.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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The model years with the most reports are 2006 (7 complaints), 2005 (5 complaints) and 2004 (1 complaints).
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