| Issue ID | 1180055 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10713941 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | XTERRA |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 10/03/15 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was on my way back from the mall when i heard my fan/belt start to squeal. Not thinking anything of it i kept on driving next thing i know i'm pressing harder on my gas peddle just to go faster. My rpms where going to high and i was only going 65. I was on the high when this happen so i didn't notice till i had to go up a bridge and that's when i really notice my engine struggling to get power, it sounded like it was doing a lot when it really wasn't. I knew i had to go to the mechanic to get it looked at they told me it was a lose bolt. Next thing i'm driving home and my car was doing the same thing again but this time it wasn't going into gear in drive, so i tried 3 gear still nothing so i went to 2 and it stuck. I parked it on a side street in ocean city and called trip a and had it towed to nissan of atlantic city to see what was wrong. Couple days later they called and told me my radiator fluid leaked into my transmission and messed all the gears up. After hearing that i looked up that problem on xterras apparently this is a pretty common occurrence on them. I was not notified of such problems by the dealer and apparently nissan want reimburse me so i'm out 7,500 because my nissan is sitting in my back yard. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 130000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | OCEAN CITY , NJ |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| 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 |
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| Vehicle speed | 65 |
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