| Issue ID | 1049270 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10573807 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | XTERRA |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 24/02/14 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Nissan will not step up and fix their mistake, our car is at 87000 miles and the coolant is leaking into the transmission due to how nissan configured their system from the years of 2006 - 2009. When i spoke with [xxx] at nissan consumer affairs he intimated that nissan is not aware of this being a major issue, but interestingly enough stopped using this configuration in 2010. They claim that it will not happen to every nissan, we need more consumers to come forward, so that this will become a "recall". The system is faulty it may not happen at 80,000 / 90,000 / 100,000 , but count on it happening at some point. This is a very expensive repair. If nissan had communicated to us that the warranty covering this transmission failure was extended to 80,000 but of course why would they admit to a faulty system, and let their valued customers know. Simple they do not value their customers, they lost this group. Way to go nissan, somewhere down the line this will hurt you. Signed-disgusted information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 86500 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | COSTA MESA, CA |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AN08W36CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| 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 | 1 |
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