Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 Nissan Xterra has 152 NHTSA engine complaints and 1 engine-related recall.
152
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
10V517000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 ARMADA, TITAN, INFINITI QX56 AND MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 FRONTIER, PATHFINDER AND XTERRA VEHICLES. THE ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2024 | ENGINE | THE TIMING CHAIN HAS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO DIE ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY I WAS ALMOST HIT... |
| Aug 23, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle was shak... |
| Apr 5, 2022 | ENGINE | Engine noise: - Noise coming from time belt support - The timing chain guid... |
| Dec 1, 2021 | ENGINE | My engine self destruct because Nissan used cheap made plastic tensioners that shredded metal into ... |
| Apr 7, 2020 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ... |
| Mar 19, 2019 | ENGINE | THIS VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED WITH PLASTIC TENSIONER GUIDES TO THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAINS. THE ENGINE I... |
| Oct 17, 2018 | ENGINE | TAKATA RECALL RADIATOR LEAKED WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND I NOW I NEED COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISS... |
| Aug 20, 2018 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE RADIATOR FRACTURE... |
| Jun 15, 2018 | ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING, AND STOPPED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AT A CONVENENT STORE, AND WHEN STATED THE CAR, IT WON... |
| Feb 26, 2018 | ENGINE | WAS DRIVING IN A 55 ZONE IN MY XTERRA AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER OUTA NO WHERE. GOOD THING NO ONE WAS... |
| Feb 2, 2018 | ENGINE | WE LEARNED TODAY THROUGH OUR MECHANIC THAT THE RATTLING NOISE WE'VE BEEN HEARING IS ASSOCIATED WITH ... |
| Dec 21, 2017 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMI... |
| Nov 24, 2017 | ENGINE | NISSAN KNEW ABOUT AN ISSUE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN TENSION SYSTEM TCTS EVEN IN EARLY TESTING OF THE MO... |
| Sep 1, 2017 | ENGINE | TIMING CHAIN. I AM A MEMBER OF A FEW FORUMS FOR THE NISSAN XTERRA AND FRONTIER. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE ... |
| Aug 1, 2017 | ENGINE | TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST FROM THE DEALER OF $2700. I CONTACTED NIS... |
| Mar 8, 2017 | ENGINE | WHINING NOISE FROM ENGINE FROM WORN SECONDARY TENSION GUIDE. NISSAN ALLEGEDLY KNEW OF PROBLEM SINCE... |
| Jan 28, 2017 | ENGINE | "TAKATA RECALL". I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA THAT I HAD TO REPLACE TIMING CHAINS ON DUE TO TENSIONER... |
| Oct 9, 2016 | ENGINE | MY TIMING CHAIN HAS COME LOOSE AND STRETCHED OUT MAKING LOUD NOISE AND VERY HARD TO ACCELERATE IN MO... |
| Jun 30, 2016 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN | TLA* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDA... |
| May 24, 2016 | ENGINE | FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE RADIATOR CAUSING IT TO FAIL. NISSAN ESTIMATED THE REPAIR... |