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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5N1AN08U66C••••••2006 Nissan XTERRA
That is about average for the 2006 Nissan XTERRA — 16 complaints per build across 41 builds.
18on this build
650on the model
41builds in total
2involved a crash
1involved a fire
1injuries
Most reportedFuel System 6Gasoline 6Power Train 5Engine 5
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashFeb 2016
The contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. After making a left turn at approximately 10 mph, another vehicle crashed into the passenger side of the contact's vehicle. The contact's vehicle flipped and the front driver side seat belt unfastened without warning. The air bags did not…
Power TraincrashOct 2013
I was driving on the freeway when all of a sudden my car would not accelerate. I tried to quickly merge to my right shoulder. I had plenty of gas and my car would not provide any power past the 2300 RPM. As I was merging, I noticed the car in the next lane behind me was…
Service BrakesAug 2023
Timing chains making noises and I have change my oil and it still making the noise
EngineMay 2016
Fluid leaked into the transmission from the radiator causing it to fail. Nissan estimated the repair to be $9400.00 the vehicle was in motion at the time of the failure
Vehicle Speed ControlOct 2014
The accelerator started not switching gears as I was merging onto the freeway. Then, the transmission gave out. The fluid from the transmission leaked into the radiator and both need to be replaced. It is estimated to cost $4,000 to get fixed
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5N1AN08U66C549508 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.