Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2008 Nissan Xterra has 40 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
40
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the conta... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | driving and transfer case locked up sending me in to oncoming traffic and guardrail |
| Apr 12, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | A leak developed in the radiator that allowed engine coolant into the automatic transmission and vis... |
| Sep 29, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | THE RADIATOR HAS TAKEN IN FLUIDS FROM THE TRANSMISSION OR? THE RADIATOR FLUID APPEARS MILKY AND LOTI... |
| Apr 9, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Total transmission and radiator failure. a dealership "fixed" the coolant contamination problem when... |
| Mar 3, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE AN 08 XTERRA AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT ONE DAY IT FELT LIKE IT WAS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING... |
| Nov 29, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION DURING RUSH HOUR. VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR AT... |
| Nov 29, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION DURING RUSH HOUR. VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR AT... |
| May 25, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | MY CAR STOPPED ON A HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR FAILED ON 5/25/2018. THE CAR HAS 130,000 MI... |
| May 15, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TIMING CHAIN NOISE UPON STARTING ENGINE GETTING VIBRATIONS AND NOISE--SIMILAR TO SPEED BUMPS ON ROA... |
| Dec 1, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | NOTICED SHUDDERING AT FIRST, THEN A STUMBLING UPON HITTING GAS 120000 MILES TOOK TRUCK IN AND HAD E... |
| Nov 17, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | I HAD REACH MY DESTINATION TO WORK AND FOUND THAT MY XTERRA WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I HAD NO PREVIOU... |
| Aug 15, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL NOTIF... |
| Jun 25, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,WHEELS | THE DIFFERENTIAL BROKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AWAY FROM MY HOUSE BUT FIRST IN WEIGHT WITH THE LIG... |
| Jun 20, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | PURCHASED A 2008 NISSAN XTERRA X VIN [XXX] MILEAGE 77107 ON JUNE 6, 2015. AFTER OWNING THIS VEHICLE... |
| Jan 26, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | I'M HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DUE TO THE KNOWN DESIGN FLAW IN THE 2008 XTERRA RADIATORS THAT CAUS... |
| Jan 9, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | I PURCHASED MY XTERRA BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2008. IT HASN'T GIVEN ME ANY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW... |
| Dec 2, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | CODE P0717 THE SPEED SENSOR IS RUINED DUE TO A FALTY RADIATOR LEEK INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING DET... |
| Aug 5, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH RESULTED IN UNREPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSIO... |
| Jun 5, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | CRACKED RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION COOLER DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSI... |