2006 Nissan Xterra problems
Owners have filed 1,034 complaints about the 2006 Nissan Xterra with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 26.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of fuel system, gasoline at 23.5%.
Complaints1,034
Crashes18
Fires3
Injuries27
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Power train 26.3% · 272
Fuel system, gasoline 23.5% · 243
Engine and engine cooling 10.3% · 107
Engine 10.1% · 104
Fuel/propulsion system 9.1% · 94
Electrical system 4.0% · 41
Fuel system, other 3.9% · 40
Unknown or other 2.5% · 26
Severity
Of those complaints, 18 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire, 27 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 8 model years of the Nissan Xterra in this data, 2006 ranks 2nd by complaint volume — 2005 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 6 in the last three years against 22 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 89,559 miles.
In owners' own words
The transmission was destroyed because a factory default with the radiator leaking antifreeze and transmission fluid into the transmission causing my transmission to self destruct. my safety was not safe since Nissan knew about the defect and I could have ceased into Anything at any time. There was no warning lights it just self destruct. Nissan has done nothing to inspect their failure. It is a well known problem. Power train
My transmission and drive shaft went out of my vehicle today out of nowhere. I have a new job to get to and no money to fix or replace this vehicle. It's ridiculous considering it only has 136,000 miles on it. I was 2 miles from my house and driving approximately 20mph and it just stopped accelerating. I was stuck on the side of the road in 5 degree weather. I am beyond dismayed and completely without options. Power train · reported at 136,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated that when depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The failure occurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000. Power train · reported at 170,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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