| Issue ID | 1013334 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10545241 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | XTERRA |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 13/09/13 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On 9/13/2013 i took my vehicle to alan webb nissan to investigate some transmission slipping that i had experienced the previous day. On 9/16/2013 i was informed that my transmission had become contaminated with radiator coolant and my transmission and radiator would have to be replace at the cost of $5300. 00 plus applicable tax. I was further informed that this was known problem with this generation vehicle but that nissan only provided repair assistance for vehicles with less than 100k miles on them and i was therefor required to pay the full amount. It was only later through online research that i discovered that a class action lawsuit had been the only reason they provided any repair assistance. I also noted that the vastt majority of reported cases were for vehicles over the 100k mark. 1. If this was a known defect that affected millions of vehicles why wasn't nissan forced to perform a recall and replace the radiators. 2. Why was i not as a minimum informed of the defect when i purchased the vehicle with 74k miles on it. With less than 80k on them nissan would repair the problem at their cost. 3. If the problems are not as a rule happening to vehicles until they go over 100k miles then why cap the assistance requirement. 4. Now that it is recognized by the courts as a known failure why are the consumers paying anything to do these repairs whn it could have been avoided with a $200. 00 radiator and an hours labor. I find this very dishonest that nissan was not forced by the courts or the nhtsa to do a full recall or disclosure to owners. If so many vehicles are on the road which can have a major transmission failure at any time why hasn't the nhtsa forced nissan to do something about it? This may not be as hazardous as fuel tanks rupturing but i would think that a vehicle that has a transmission failure at highway speeds should be of concern. *js |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 1000350 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LA CENTER, WA |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AN08W56CXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | AWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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