Major Problems with 2006 Nissan Xterra Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Nissan Xterra

2006 Nissan Xterra AIR BAGS Victims: 5 Mileage: 65000 miles

2006 Nissan Xterra FRONTAL Victims: 3 Mileage: 21000 miles

2006 Nissan Xterra AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 90000 miles

Browse 2006 Nissan Xterra complaints by category

Problems with POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Nissan Xterra owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
POWER TRAIN complete failure of the front differential under non-abuse conditions. *tr...	233 ~ 160527 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE nissan 2006 xterra with approx 40k miles. after filling car with gas the fuel gauge goes all the way to...	203 ~ 57923 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. the contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under the recall associated...	95 ~ 108005 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i am experiencing check engine light and error code p0463 (fuel level sensor malfunction) on 2006 nissan xterra. *tt...	88 ~ 91129 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING dt*: the contact stated while driving 20 mph down a sloped driveway the vehicle stalled. as a result the brakes...	78 ~ 214015 miles
AUXILLARY TANK > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. the contact stated that the fuel level indicator failed without warning. the...	38 ~ 59270 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER i own a 2006 nissan xterra each time my fuel gauge gets to 1/4 of a tank of fuel the...	37 ~ 46065 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM for no apparent reason all console/dashboard lights are out. vehicle is 5 months old. dealer has had trouble locating source	28 ~ 78259 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER rear differential axle seal leaks oil into the breaks creating a very unsafe driving condition. nissan knows about the problem...	21 ~ 177884 miles
STEERING i purchased my car(xterra 2006 off road vin [xxx] ) from darcars of indianola inc. on november 9 2005. on...	20 ~ 89186 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN dt*: the contact stated while driving 20 mph down a sloped driveway the vehicle stalled. as a result the brakes...	18 ~ 101360 miles
RADIATOR ASSEMBLY > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING my daughter (17 years old) was driving the 2006 nissan xterra and the transmission went inoperable and the vehicle would...	16 ~ 166477 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2006 nissan xterra lunges forward while applying the brakes. this has happened several times now. while coming to a stop...	14 ~ 91207 miles
AIR BAGS the airbag deactivator sensor located inside the passenger side seat of our nissan xterra leaked the fluid inside the car....	12 ~ 100322 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. the contact stated that he has taken his vehicle to the dealer four...	8 ~ 84997 miles
SUSPENSION i purchased my car(xterra 2006 off road vin [xxx] ) from darcars of indianola inc. on november 9 2005. on...	7 ~ 66859 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i own an 06 xterra with a six speed manual transmission when the vehicle had 24000 km i was driving...	5 ~ 26932 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM our 2006 xterra for no reason has dash board lights that will come on and stay on. the od the...	5 ~ 37860 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. while driving 65 mph over a dip in the road the vehicle's frame...	5 ~ 5200 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i was going aprox. 15 mph on a straight way off of a dirt road and started to slow...	4 ~ 68500 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN failure of 4 wheel drive power train due to failure of abs sensor. this a dedicated off road vehicle with...	4 ~ 45595 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES regularly getting faulty tire pressure readings on my 2006 xterra for over a year now (in cold and warm weather...	3 ~ 66000 miles
TIRES i purchased this xterra in may of 2006. in the past 8 weeks i have had to have my 06...	3 ~ 64533 miles
WHEELS tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. the contact stated that the air pressure sensor warning lamp continuously illuminated....	3 ~ 87807 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS i had a head on collision in the 2006 nissan xterra. while driving approximately 40 mph when i hit the...	3 ~ 11000 miles
EQUIPMENT 2006 xterra. bought new after one year of ownership had four people in it and rear bottom out. has done...	3 ~ 57867 miles
FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER i have a 2006 nissan xterra off-road that was bought new in may of 2006 and now has approximately 12...	3 ~ 31667 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. after making a left turn at approximately 10 mph another vehicle crashed...	2 ~ 95000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC and noise was heard like two metal piece hitting against each other the driver stopped did an inspection didn't see...	2 ~ 30000 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING loss of low beam headlights. discovered when leaving a late night baseball game. could not see road at night highbeams...	2 ~ 34750 miles
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. while driving approximately 65 mph the vehicle began to independently decelerate until...	2 ~ 29831 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING noticed it the first time last night. i had just under a 1/4 tank of gas in my 2006 nissan...	2 ~ 58703 miles
BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS > GASOLINE > ENGINE engine tapping noise in engine on cold start as well as chirping noise. we noticed a tapping noise in the...	2 ~ 27766 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i purchased my 2006 xterra on feb 18th 2006. within 2 weeks i noticed it was leaking during rain showers...	2 ~ 66937 miles
STRUCTURE these vehicles seem to have a safety flaw. when depressing the brake pedal the amount of travel is such that...	1 ~ 45000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. while driving 40 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact discovered...	1 ~ 102000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES i had all four hankook dynapro atm tires from this batch replaced for tread separation. i originally purchased these tires...	1 ~ 135000 miles
HUB > FRONT > SUSPENSION the wheel hub assembly failed prematurely left at 55000 and the right at 62000 miles. *tr...	1 ~ 55000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE tried to open rear drivers side passenger door and will not open from outside or inside of vehicle. checked locks...	1 ~ 105000 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT nissan xterra 2006 both front cats have failed. dealer said due to ethanol a common problem cost around $2300. found...	1 ~ 91267 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. while traveling at 50 mph the check engine warning light illuminated on...	1 ~ 31000 miles
DRIVESHAFT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN while traveling at a speed of 60 the vehicle began to shake. after new tires rotation of the tires new...	1 ~ 72000 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT heater in vehicle went out have spent $999.79 because parts melted now approx. 2 weeks after parts replaced smells as...	1 ~ 83000 miles
VISIBILITY this afternoon around 4:30 pm i received a call from my campus security at work. apparently someone had walked past...	1 ~ 46000 miles
COLUMN > STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. the contact was driving approximately 65 mph on normal road conditions. the contact...	1 ~ 51000 miles
TANK VALVE/GAUGE > LPG SYSTEMS > RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER name: [xxx]. vehicle: nissan xterra 2006 vin [xxx]. fuel tank level gauge was showing erratic reading and was replaced by...	1
SEAL > AXLE SHAFT > AXLE ASSEMBLY rear axle seals leaking replaced left side on 7/19/07 at 24006 miles replaced right side on 8/25/07 at 27278 miles	1 ~ 24006 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM wiring harness in 2006 nissan xterra was incomplete. poses possible fire or equipment malfunction. involved n-bus harness with missing connector....	1 ~ 34000 miles
DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE after filling the vehicle with fuel the gas gauge failed to properly read the correct amount of fuel in...	1 ~ 56400 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY depending on the temperature (70 degrees f or below) the hydraulic support arm for the rear lift gate fails to...	1 ~ 6900 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES within 2 years of purchasing the vehicle we began having problems with the passenger rear door latch mechanism. the device...	1 ~ 15000 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC failure of 4 wheel drive power train due to failure of abs sensor. this a dedicated off road vehicle with...	1 ~ 17243 miles
TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) > POWER TRAIN failure of 4 wheel drive power train due to failure of abs sensor. this a dedicated off road vehicle with...	1 ~ 17243 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS i have a 2006 nissan xterra off road edition. it is a manual and i paid for the $700 for...	1 ~ 12000 miles
BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > REAR/OTHER > SEAT BELTS i bought a 2006 xterra when i was strapping a child seat in the back i noticed that the center...	1 ~ 13 miles
HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING power steering failure caused the vehicle to be extremely difficult to steer at low and moderate speeds. *nm...	1 ~ 1386 miles

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