2005 Nissan Xterra cooling system problems
Owners reported cooling system problems in 39 complaints for the 2005 Nissan Xterra, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 39 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 88,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cooling system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 15 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 35 cooling system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 6% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan xterra. While driving at 35 MPH, the vehicle seized and smoke emitted from the engine. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission, radiator, and another component needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 23,160.
My 2005 xterra with 82k miles started vibrating badly when accelerating over 50MPH. It felt like I was driving over rumble strips. I called nissan assist on 12/29/2010 and was told my radiator had failed, leaked into the transmission and totally destroyed it. My only option was a $4600 replacement of the radiator and transmission.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Nissan Xterra
- Drivetrain & axles 362 complaints
- Fuel system 325 complaints
- Engine 243 complaints
- Transmission 56 complaints
- Electrical system 39 complaints
- Air bags 20 complaints
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