| Issue ID | 1098976 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10622368 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | XTERRA |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 12/08/14 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My 2007 nissan xterra came on with a check engine light and over drive indicator light stayed on. Obdii code for check engine light was p0700 transmission control system tcs malfunction. The transmission would no longer use 1st, 2nd, or 3rd gear. Reverse, neutral, and drive could still be selected but when in drive it was in 4th gear only. Took it to the nissan dealership and they told me that coolant from the radiator was leaking into the transmission and this was a common issue that the service department had seen before many times now. They informed me that i was 1500 miles over warranty and that i would have to contact nissan customer care. That is when i discovered that there was a class action lawsuit for this problem against nissan because this was a known defect for 2005-2010 xterras and they wouldn't do a recall. Now nissan is telling me there is nothing they can do for me and they will charge me $7500 for parts and labor to replace the transmission, radiator, lines and fluid. That is outrageous as my 2007 xterra only values at $8000. I was never notified when i bought this suv in august of 2012 that it was part of a class action lawsuit and in the 2 years i have owned i have never been notified by nissan of a settlement that could have alerted me to have this checked sooner before transmission failure happened. I also wouldn't have bought the car if i had known there was a known issue with the radiator leaking into the transmission that nissan is not willing to recall for. Now i am trapped with a loan on a lemon i cant drive and cant afford to fix. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 101500 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SAN ANTONIO, TX |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AN08UX7CXXXXXX |
| 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 |
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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 |
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