| Issue ID | 1280974 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10863148 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | XTERRA |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 02/05/16 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Was having trouble with transmission on 07 nissan xterra. Found a lawsuit that had been settled with nissan involving factory defects of the radiator oil cooler which leaks into transmission and destroys transmission. Took an oil sample from my vehicle to an independent company and was told that their was antifreeze in the oil. Took my vehicle and the oil sample into nissan so that my transmission could be replaced. ($2500 cost to me per the nissan lawsuit settlement) service department called back and tried to tell me that without dropping the transmission that they could tell that the antifreeze was not the cause of my failed transmission. After further discussion with the service manager who admitted that they couldn't tell what caused the failure of my transmission and that my oil sample proved that the factory defect was the most likely cause of my transmission failure, he then proceeded to explain that they had to follow nissan procedure which was a visual inspection. My oil sample trumped their visual inspection but they still refused to fix my vehicle even under the laws of the nissan settlement which was supposed to cover my vehicle. I first started having problems while driving, my xterra almost doesn't even run now and is definitely not road safe any more yet nissan still won't fix it. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 89402 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LEAD, SD |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AN08W17CXXXXXX |
| 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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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 40 |
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