| Issue ID | 978090 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10510231 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | XTERRA |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 20/04/13 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The transmission went out at an intersection on exit#407 in tn. 250 miles away from home. The transmission never hesitated or slipped.. No warnings at all. Just got to the intersection and it wouldn't go. It finally caught after causing other vehicles to stop and i got it to a parking spot thank god. I towed the car home to bob richards nissan in north augusta sc and was told the radiator cracked causing my radiator and transmission fluids to mix. Nissan covers it 100% under 80k miles and would not help me at all since i am at 84,900.... I can only hope to get reimbursed the $2500 co-pay. Nisan never mentioned this defect and its a $100 fix. My 2008 frontier is also effected by the radiator. I will never buy another nissan. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 84900 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | NORTH AUGUSTA, SC |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AN08U55CXXXXXX |
| 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 | 5 |
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