2006 Nissan Xterra Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 26about this part
- Share
- 3%of 780 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 103,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 26 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2006 Nissan Xterra, 3% of the 780 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 103,000 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving Nissan Xterra on the busy street and suddenly I notice smoke coming from under the hood. I stopped the car on the closest parking lot and tried to go away from the car. I was scared it will blow up. After few minutes the smoke stopped coming from under the hood. I called towing and my mechanic told me it is transmission problem. It was truly horrible experience.”
NHTSA complaint #10871481, filed 2016-05, 12 miles“Transmission destroy by leaking radiator antifreeze into transmission also catalytic converters clogged, my Xterra only has 70 k miles on it, to early for all of this problems to happen it's going to cost me a lot of money to fix it, please help.”
NHTSA complaint #11081149, filed 2018-03, 50 miles“Transmission went out on vehicle and after researching the problem I found that several complaints had been filed against Nissan from others customers experiencing the same problem. There had also been a class action suit filed because so many customers were having the same problem. When I contacted Nissan about the issue, they told me that the campaign was closed and that they would not be able to assist me in getting my vehicle repaired. The cost to fix the vehicle is over $4,000.00.”
NHTSA complaint #10704575, filed 2015-04, 143,000 miles“While driving on highway, transmission failed. No warning indications, just failed. The engine revved up but the vehicle would not go above 30 MPH. Transmission failed, the radiator was bad. So like all other Nissan owners, I'm out $3700 for the transmission rebuild to include a new radiator and another $300 to rent a car so I can get to work. Nissan you are very irresponsible and should be reimburse your customers, I tend on spreading the word to all to avoid Nissan because of their lack of customer support on this safety issue.”
NHTSA complaint #11043699, filed 2017-11, 120,000 miles“My car was making a rattling noise so I took it to the Nissan dealer to inspect it an find out what it was, they told me that it was the secondary timing chain and that it was not covered by warranty an or recall. As searched online found that many others had the same problem with their cars, and that Nissan knew about this and never revealed it to the public or had a recall for this problem, so that the replacement would fall onto the consumer.( this pertains to the secondary timing chain and other assoc. Parts)”
NHTSA complaint #10731377, filed 2015-06, 79,000 milesOther or unknown: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 10% |
| 2014 | 1 | 10% |
| 2012 | 1 | 6% |
| 2010 | 3 | 8% |
| 2008 | 9 | 8% |
| 2007 | 30 | 5% |
| 2006 | 26 | 3% |
| 2005 | 29 | 3% |
| 2004 | 5 | 6% |
| 2002 | 11 | 7% |
| 2001 | 7 | 5% |
| 2000 | 4 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2006 Nissan Xterra
368 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
268 complaintsEngine cooling
106 complaintsEngine
104 complaintsElectrical system
41 complaintsSteering
22 complaintsAir bags
20 complaintsVehicle speed control
14 complaintsSuspension
12 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsTires
7 complaintsSeat belts
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Nissan Xterra
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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