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vehicle
2005 / nissan / xterra
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
845 on file (2005-11-30 → 2026-02-25)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
58 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Transmission failure from radiator/coolant contaminationPOWER TRAIN100 complaints2014-05 → 2023-02xterra-2005-transmission-radiator-contamination
11173214 RADIATOR CRACKS ALLOWED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT TO MIX AS A DIRECT CAUSE FOR TRANSMISSION DESTRUCTION! CAR WILL NO LONGER MOVE AND NO WARNING SIGNS OR RECALLS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN FOR YEARS AND NO RECALL?
11206306 THE CODE WASN'T WHAT WAS WRONG THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND IT DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC REBUILT ENTIRE TRANNY RE RAN COOLING LINES AND ADDED TWO COOLING FANS
10862715 MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAD LEAK IN THE RADIATOR AND WENT INTO MY TRANSMISSON. NOW THE TRUCK DID NOT RUN. I CONTACTED NISSAN WHEN THE TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT BUT THEY REFUSED TO FIX DUE TO MILEAGE
Fuel gauge reads inaccurate due to faulty level sensorFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM10 complaints2015-03 → 2021-11xterra-2005-fuel-gauge-sensor-inaccurate
11081532 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME. GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY EVEN AFTER YOU FILL IT UP COMPLETELY. DIAGNOSTIC CODE P0463, FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY STATE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK
10967599 MY VEHICLE HAS 43,419 MILES AND AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON DASHBOARD LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A CHECK OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (P0463) DISCLOSED A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR "A" CIRCUIT HIGH
11396894 YES IN THE 2005 NISSAN XTERRAS THERE IS NO FLOATING ARM DEVICE WITHIN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. WHICH IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE FRONT DASH PANEL TO READ INCORRECTLY TO THE ELECTRONIC SCREEN
10904580 ENGINE TIMING CHAIN FAILURE LEADING TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE
10837612 THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES ARE FAULTY AND AT THIS TIME I AM HEARING THE WHINING NOISE THAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED FROM SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS
10763920 CHAIN TENSIONER HAS FAILED RESULTING IN ENGINE DAMAGE. NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE FOR YEARS THAT THIS PART IS A PROBLEM AND HAS CHOSEN NOT TO REMEDY THE DEFECTIVE PART
11451951 The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated she was able to restart the vehicle however, the vehicle stalled after driving 50 feet
11079496 WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WITH JUST OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT THE CLUTCH BEGAN TO SLIP AS I HIT THE GAS. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND OTHER DRIVERS WERE FORCED TO AVOID MY VEHICLE WHICH COULD NOT SAFELY MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS
11045178 TRANSMISSION WILL NOT REVERSE OR CHANGE GEARS WHILE LEAVING THE HOUSE TODAY
Sudden engine stall or loss of power while drivingENGINE9 complaints2015-03 → 2026-02xterra-2005-sudden-stall-loss-of-power
10693087 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO
10875909 WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE MADE A SUBTLE NOISE BEFORE STALLING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE
11720443 The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled inadvertently on several occasions. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road on several occasions. There was no warning light illuminated
10702487 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED
10654706 TURNED ON VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATED THERE IS A MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ALL DAY AND THE LIGHT WAS NOT BLINKING ON THE WAY TO WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT
11675017 The front airbag crash sensor on my 2005 Nissan Xterra failed and is currently unavailable due to an extended backorder. Firestone Auto provided a work order confirming the need for replacement. The airbag warning light has been flashing continuously for the past four months
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2005 Nissan Xterra vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/nissan/xterra
@misc{wrenchpro_2005_nissan_xterra_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2005 Nissan Xterra},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/nissan/xterra}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
