Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 Nissan Xterra has 174 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
174
Complaints
0
Recalls
4
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS,SERVICE BRAKES | I have a lot of ticking and stalling lights are blinking I think it’s may be the transmission and I ... |
| Jan 4, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER WHI... |
| Jul 8, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE OEM RADIATOR DUE TO APPEARANCE OF CROSS-CONTAMINATION BETWEEN AUTOMATI... |
| Jul 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission was destroyed because a factory default with the radiator leaking antifreeze and tr... |
| Apr 7, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | RADIATOR FAILED, COOLANT MIXED/LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAI... |
| Nov 29, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 36K MILES. MAY 15TH, 2009. I CURRENTLY HAVE 112K MILES ON IT A... |
| Aug 10, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AFTER-MARKET IN AUGUST 2019, MILEAGE 144K. THERE WAS NO INDICATION ... |
| Jul 25, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE METAL TUBES THAT SEPARATE ENGINE COOLANT FROM THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CRACK. COOLANT AND TRANSMIS... |
| Jul 15, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE AN NISSAN XTERRA WITH A BAD RADIATOR , IT IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, ACCORDING TO THE INT... |
| Jun 14, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION AND WE ONLY HAVE 70,000 MILEAGE. PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRAN... |
| Jun 13, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO KNOWN ISSUE INVOLVING COOLING FLUID LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION DUE TO FAU... |
| May 15, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | APRIL 5, 2019 I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 126K MILES. MAY 15TH, 2019 MY SERVICE ENGINE SOO... |
| Mar 10, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | I BOUGHT A USED 2006 XTERRA AND I HAD NO IDEA THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLERS FAIL PREMATURELY. ALL S... |
| Jan 2, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | DEFAULT SHIFTER CABLE |
| Nov 22, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TAKATA RECALL. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT.. MECHANIC STATES DUE TO RADIATOR COOLANT ISSUES. |
| Oct 20, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | THE RADIATOR HAS CRACKED INTERNALLY AND MIXED THE ENGINE COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION REAULTING IN ... |
| Oct 10, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION COOLER INSIDE RADIATOR FAILED, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. CAUSI... |
| Sep 9, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING MY "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT APPEAR, TODAY I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET A D... |
| Aug 2, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND PREVEN... |
| Jul 27, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | VEHICLE RADIATOR RUSTED INTERNALLY, THEREFORE INTERMIX COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. AUTOMOBILE C... |