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5N1AN08W36C••••••2006 Nissan XTERRA
This build draws 2.2× more complaints than the average 2006 Nissan XTERRA build (35 vs 16).
35on this build
650on the model
41builds in total
Most reportedFuel System 20Gasoline 18Power Train 8Engine And Engine Cooling 3
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagsNov 2023
The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Xterra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23E012000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a…
Engine And Engine CoolingAug 2022
The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle was shaking. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who replaced the catalytic converter; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed back to the independent mechanic,…
Power TrainSep 2018
While driving my "check engine soon" light appear, today I took it to a nissan dealership to get a diagnostic to fix it. To make short the transmission and radiator needs replacement ($4,600.00 dlls)because there's antifreeze in the transmission fluid. Online I found out that…
Fuel/propulsion SystemJun 2018
Gas gauge doesn't read the fuel level correctly. Tank could be empty and the gauge reads the tank as not empty and vice versa. Vehicle stopped on empty tank even tough the gauge showed I had a quarter tank of gas
EngineOct 2015
Coolent leaked into transmission. After pressing the gas pedal down several times, the car was not getting up to speed as normal. Immediately took to car repair shop, which informed us this was one of several nissan cars they had dealt with recently and guessed correctly our…
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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 5N1AN08W36C520386 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.