Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-10-05 | 05V458000 |
TRAILER HITCHES | 12,500 | — | Details |
| 2005-09-30 | 05E062000 |
TRAILER HITCHES | 498 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled ina… |
| 2025-03-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The front airbag crash sensor on my 2005 Nissan Xterra failed and is currently unavailable due to an extended backorder… |
| 2025-03-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle was losing motive power. Th… |
| 2023-08-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Xterra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23E012000 (Air Bags)… |
| 2023-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The plastic on my sun visor broke and with the use of it the wires inside the mirror light become exposed and almost ca… |
| 2022-02-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission Failure Due To Internal Cracks In The Radiator's Oil Cooler Tube |
| 2021-12-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated… |
| 2021-10-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Xterra. The contact that while stopped at a traffic light the vehicle stalled. The conta… |
| 2021-04-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I have a 2005 Nissan Xterra and the transmission failed due to my transmission fluid and radiator fluid mixed |
| 2021-01-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON THEN ABOUT A MONTH AGO IT STARTED STALLING AND DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE OFF ALMOST GOT ME KILLED. AND … |
| 2021-01-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | YES IN THE 2005 NISSAN XTERRAS THERE IS NO FLOATING ARM DEVICE WITHIN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. WHICH IS WHAT IS CAUSING T… |
| 2020-07-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have a 2005 Nissan Xterra. I am the original owner and have been driving it over 16 years. Two years ago, in 2020 w… |
| 2020-06-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE. STARTED CAR AND HAD NO POWER WHEN PULLING OUT INTO STREET. SEEMED TO DRIVE IN 4TH GEAR. |
| 2020-04-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS ENTERING THE 101 FROM BROADWAY ROAD IN MESA. THERE WAS A CAR 2 SECONDS BEHIND ME. I WAS CHANGING LANES GOING TO T… |
| 2020-03-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Bought vehicle from used from private owner a year ago and noticed less then two weeks later while driving including on… |
| 2019-09-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION ISSUES. RADIATOR LEAKING COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID. |
| 2019-08-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CAR CUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING AND WHILE CAR IS IDLED. FUELS STOPS REPEATEDLY WHEN REFUELING. |
| 2019-07-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HER NEIGHBOR WHO OWNS THE 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRI… |
| 2019-06-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | ACCORDING TO YOUR RECALLS AND MY VIN# MY NEW USED VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN MAINTENANCE FOR THE RECALL. THERE IS DISTINCT PL… |
| 2019-03-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON 3/14 I WENT TO WORK AS I WORK WHERE I LIVE WHEN TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AND IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WAS LIKE BEING IN 4T… |
| 2019-02-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | MY DAUGHTER HAD JUST PURCHASED A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, THE DAY BEFORE HER ACCIDENT. SHE WAS TRAVELING ON A ROADWAY APPROA… |
| 2019-01-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | IN 2019 GOT AN INCIDENT WITH MY NISSAN XTERRA'S TRANSMISSION. SOMETHING FAILED IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT WHEN I WAS DRIV… |
| 2018-08-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON 8/2542018 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA DOWN A HIGHWAY IN THE SUBURBS OF PHOENIX, AZ AND WHEN DRIVING THE VE… |
| 2018-08-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION RADIATOR AND LOW OIL PRESSURE FAILURE |
| 2018-07-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. FIRST STARTED TO SHAKE AND RATTLE, THEN ALL POWER WAS LOST. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, MY E… |
| 2018-07-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | RADIATOR CRACKS ALLOWED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT TO MIX AS A DIRECT CAUSE FOR TRANSMISSION DESTRUCTION! … |
| 2018-06-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND DID NOT … |
| 2018-06-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY XTERRA WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE WOULD REV HIGH MAKING A LOUD NOISE … |
| 2018-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE SILVER PAINT FOR THIS MODEL YEAR APPEARS TO BE FAULTY. THE PAINT CLEAR COAT BUBBLES AND PEELS OFF. WHEN I'VE CALL… |
| 2018-05-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA TRANS JUST DIED ON 5/10/2018. I WAS DRIVING OVER THE WHITESTONE BRIDGE QUEENSBOUND ON MY WAY TO W… |
| 2018-05-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKING AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. SLUGGISH TO RUN, ETC. NISSAN ALREADY K… |
| 2018-04-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | COOLANT MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE XTERRA WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY AND THEREFORE I INVESTIGATED MORE B… |
| 2018-03-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 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 VEHIC… |
| 2018-02-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION STARTED TO LOSE POWER WHEN DRIVING THIS PAST SATURDAY. SO, BASICALLY MY CAR DOES START THEN AF… |
| 2018-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME. GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY EVEN AFTER YOU FILL IT UP COMPLETELY. DIAGNOSTIC CODE P0463, FUEL LEVEL … |
| 2018-01-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE |
| 2017-12-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO CHANGE GEARS AND ACCELERATE.… |
| 2017-11-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WILL NOT REVERSE OR CHANGE GEARS WHILE LEAVING THE HOUSE TODAY |
| 2017-10-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO SUFFERN NY AND WHEN I TOOK THE EXIT TO SUFFERN THE CAR LOST POWER WITH PREVIEW SIGN … |
| 2017-10-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TAILGATE LOCK WON'T UNLOCK |
| 2017-08-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CRACKED RADIATOR, CAR DIED WITH NO WARNING GOING DOWN FREEWAY |
| 2017-06-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY XTERRA WHICH HAS 65000 MILES APPROXIMATELY, MY GAS GAUGE DROPPED FROM 3/4 TANK TO BELOW EMPTY. MY CHE… |
| 2017-06-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES ON THIS VEHICLE BUT WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. |
| 2017-06-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE RADIATOR FAILED AND THE FLUID ALL WENT INTO THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRING BOTH A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THIS … |
| 2017-06-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL...CAR WAS DRIVING FINE ALL DAY UNTIL I PULLED UP TO A RED LIGHT.WHEN LIGHT CHANGED AND I PRESSED ON GAS, … |
| 2017-05-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I STOPPED AT MY DRIVEWAY AND MY CAR HAD SPRUNG A LEAK FROM UNDER MY PASSENGER SIDE. MY CAR WAS … |
| 2017-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY 2005 XTERAA TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDS REPLACED DUE TO LINES BREAKING AND THERE IS WATER ALL IN THE PASSENGER S… |
| 2017-04-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION AND BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. STOPED WORING ON THE CROSS BRONX EXPRESSWAY. VERY SCARY … |
| 2017-03-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATE… |
| 2017-03-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | COOLANT LEAK CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. NISSAN IS AWARE OF ISSUE AND FAILS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILTY |