| Issue ID | 1009556 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10542660 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | XTERRA |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 29/08/13 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Our radiator and transmission broke,causing our car to stall, on vacation, in the middle of utah. Apparently nissan is aware of this problem but the warranty is too limited to cover nissan xterras suffering from the exact same problem! It's not just us!!! We use our xterra for off roading (as its intended for!) and a busted transmission put all of us at risk! We did not do anything crazy but you need a safe transmission on hills. After over $1000 in towing expenses we got to a nissan dealership where we were informed that there is nothing we could have done to prevent this. Later we researched and found out it is a common defect in cars like ours. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 112000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LOS ANGELES, CA |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AN68W55CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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