| Issue ID | 1654448 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11319694 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | XTERRA |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 07/03/20 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The corner cutting design flaw that caused the issue commonly known as smod (strawberry milkshake of death, the transmission fluid and the coolant mix in both the radiator and the transmission) has caused the tcm to become damaged, the vehicle lost power to the wheels going up a hill then wouldnt start after turning it off, weve changed the filter, fluid and solenoids on the valve body, but the tcm still isnt working. We can start the vehicle and drive it around a bit, once it gets to 3rd gear it runs fine, but in lower gears (except for when in reverse) it struggles, then after shutting the vehicle off the transmission overheats because the tcm isnt working properly, this issue prevents the vehicle from starting again within about 1 hour of turning it off. As stated earlier this tcm issue came to light when the vehicle failed to go up a hill, if traffic were any worse than it was this couldve potentially led to a disaster that wouldve made having to wait about an hour for pickup seem like nothing. This issue was caused by nissan cutting corners and its a common issue thats led to many owners of this vehicle having to cover repairs or just give up on the vehicle. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 179000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PLEASANT HOPE, MO |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AN08W47CXXXXXX |
| 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 | 10 |
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