2006 Nissan Xterra electrical system problems
41 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2006 Nissan Xterra, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 41 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 37 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 37 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 67,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
Car just shut off in traffic loosing all power and braking causing me to crash into the back of a stopped car at a red-light. After inspection from a mechanic shop, they informed me that something in the computer had fried causing the car to shut off, and it had also caused the transmission control unit module to go bad making the car not drive able.
2006 nissan xterra obdii error code p0463 - fuel level sensor a circuit high input: essentially, filling up your gas tank is not registered by the gas gauge, so you run the risk of running out of gas and getting stranded somewhere. The estimated repair cost is very high ...
Other problems reported for the 2006 Nissan Xterra
- Fuel system 377 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 249 complaints
- Engine 187 complaints
- Cooling system 24 complaints
- Transmission 23 complaints
- Steering 22 complaints
- Air bags 20 complaints