| Issue ID | 1000322 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10533337 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | XTERRA |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 01/08/13 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have about 113,226 miles on my 2005 xterra. The other day i had driven my car to work with no issue and left for lunch again with no issues. However, when i got in my car to return to work from lunch, i had started the car with no issues, put in drive and when i pressed on the gas it felt as if though my car was stuck in neutral. I even checked to make sure it was not. I released the gas and pressed on it again and the went however every time i had to stop and go again i had to floor the gas in order to get it going. Once it got over 25mph it seemed to kick back into gear. I took my car to the nissan dealership right away to find out what was wrong with my car, since it had been working fine up until lunch. Today i got a call from nissan telling me it was an issue with a radiator fluid leak into my transmission and that the fluids had mixed and that i would now need to replace the transmission and radiator. The thing that gets me in that my car has been to nissan twice in the last year for issues with my transmission, and with the first time it was in for repairs they told me there was a small leak with the coolant and yet said nothing to me about this issue nor about the extend warranty (10 years/100,000 miles) which if i had know about i would have had them check at that time to make sure the leak was not related, and if it was would have had them fix it. But instead they let me take my car and now i am faced with a estimated $6k repair job. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 113226 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MODESTO, CA |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AN08W75CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 10 |
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