Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 Nissan Xterra has 36 NHTSA other complaints and 3 other-related recalls.
36
Complaints
3
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
05V458000
TRAILER HITCHES
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A NISSAN ACCESSORY TOW HITCH, INADEQUATE QUALITY OF SOME WELDED JOINTS IN THE HITCH ASSEMBLY MAY RESUL...
07E046000
EQUIPMENT
CERTAIN HOPKINS AFTERMARKET TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL CONNECTION HARNESSES SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN MODELS OF NISSAN VEHICLES WHICH ARE LISTED ABOVE. THE ...
05E062000
TRAILER HITCHES
CERTAIN VALLEY INDUSTRIES HITCH-CLASS III RECEIVER TRAILER HITCHES P/N 82850 MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH AND SEPTEMBER 2005 SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2021 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | YES IN THE 2005 NISSAN XTERRAS THERE IS NO FLOATING ARM DEVICE WITHIN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. WHICH I... |
| Jun 19, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | TRANSMISSION FAILURE. STARTED CAR AND HAD NO POWER WHEN PULLING OUT INTO STREET. SEEMED TO DRIVE IN... |
| Apr 1, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I WAS ENTERING THE 101 FROM BROADWAY ROAD IN MESA. THERE WAS A CAR 2 SECONDS BEHIND ME. I WAS CHANGI... |
| Jan 10, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | IN 2019 GOT AN INCIDENT WITH MY NISSAN XTERRA'S TRANSMISSION. SOMETHING FAILED IN THE TRANSMISSION T... |
| Feb 24, 2018 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION STARTED TO LOSE POWER WHEN DRIVING THIS PAST SATURDAY. SO, BASICALLY MY CAR... |
| Oct 30, 2017 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I WAS DRIVING FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO SUFFERN NY AND WHEN I TOOK THE EXIT TO SUFFERN THE CAR LOST POWER... |
| Jun 24, 2017 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING MY XTERRA WHICH HAS 65000 MILES APPROXIMATELY, MY GAS GAUGE DROPPED FROM 3/4 TANK TO ... |
| Jan 15, 2017 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | MY VEHICLE HAS 43,419 MILES AND AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE SE... |
| Oct 19, 2016 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY WIFE'S 05 NISSAN XTERRA STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING WITH SHUTTERING, AND RUMBLE STRIP NO... |
| Sep 26, 2016 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE VEHICLE HAS 109,000 MILES. HAS STARTED TERRIBLE VIBATION AT BETWEEN 40 - 60 MPH AND WORSE ON AC... |
| Apr 1, 2016 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | CROSS CONTAMINATION OF RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. VEHICLE HAS 102K MILES... |
| Nov 27, 2015 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING . I HEARD OF A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND I CALLED NISSAN AND WAS TOL... |
| Jul 10, 2015 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | ON 7/10/15 MY HUSBAND WAS CHECKING THE RADIATOR AND FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID IN IT. I IMMEDIATELY C... |
| Jul 6, 2015 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DRIVING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO ACT LIKE THE GEAR WAS SLIPPING. THEN IT BEGAN TO S... |
| Jun 15, 2015 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DRIVING AT 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO ACT LIKE THE GEAR WAS SLIPPING. THEN IT BEGAN TO ... |
| May 2, 2015 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | TRANSMISSION ISSUE! BEING TOLD IT'S FROM COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. |
| May 1, 2015 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WHEN FUEL GOES BELOW HALF TANK. THE FUEL GAUGE MAY NOT ALWAYS SHOW CORRECT... |
| Jan 10, 2015 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND I CANT DRIVE MY CAR NOW AND I VANT AFFORD TO FIX IT THERE SHOULD BE A... |
| Apr 3, 2014 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON . TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE WHICH YIELD A CODE REFERRING TO THE FUEL SENSING UNIT. |
| Nov 9, 2013 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70MPH ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND CARS WERE AT THAT... |