Clutch Broken Problems of Nissan Xterra

Premature clutch failure on my manual transmission. Less than 48000 miles on the odometer and the clutch is gone. This is far too little travel for the clutch to be failing at. Degradation has advanced rapidly over a matter of weeks and days and now I fear having my family ride in the vehicle in case they becoming stranded or need to avoid a crash and cannot due to loss of power. General consensus is that the clutch is too small for this truck. Nissan claims this is a wear item and will not cover replacement under warranty, or admit there is an issue at all. Nissan is quick to blame driver's for 'riding the clutch' as the reason for the failure. This is a cop out, particularly when one considers the number of Xterra owner's experiencing this issue.

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Manual clutch failed without warning at freeway speed, with only 49,000 miles driven. Primary and secondary vehicle drivers have owned and driven multiple manual clutch vehicles for many years. Vehicle was purchased new and received all services from dealer. Driver was lucky to be able to get vehicle off freeway. Internet posts indicate Xterra manual clutch failures at this mileage are common, because clutch mechanism used by Nissan is designed for much lighter Nissan vehicles.

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Premature clutch failure in 2nd generation Nissan Xterra. Clutch burnt out at under 5000 miles without warning while driving in snow in 4wd lo. I have 20 years manual driving experience, and have never burned out a clutch. Dealership refused to pay for it because it is a wear item. Many others have had same problem - some with transmission disengaging without any notice which could be very dangerous on a highway. Many have described clutch as "exploded" or "totally shredded" when taken apart. We believe this is because Nissan dumped the 350 z clutch, which is made for a lightweight sports car, into a heavy and powerful 4wd. This clutch is underpowered for the 265 hp Xterra. Nissan refuses to acknowledge this problem, yet it continues to happen. More info and details of the frequency of this failure can be found at edmunds. Com under the Nissan Xterra clutch problem post. Nissan has been totally inconsistent in its partial, complete, or lack of reimbursed for this problem.

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2008 Nissan Xterra clutch failure. 2008 Nissan Xterra, never taken off road and experienced manual transmission driver behind the wheel. The 6spd manual clutch of this vehicle has failed at 29,000 miles and 2 years of on the road driving. This happened going up a snowy hill and I was stranded almost sliding down off a ravine. After research it is very apparent that this is a major issue with this model all drivers reporting exact same problems. Nissan will not assume responsibility for a defective or under designed component of the major drive train. Nissan will not recall or warranty this common and dangerous failure.

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Clutch failure at 27k miles, complete loss of power to vehicle in traffic.

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Premature clutch failure at 21k miles which stranded my family. Web search shows many Nissan Xterra and pickup owners with 6 speed manual trans experiencing same failure at an avg of 18k to 25k miles. Clutch/trans is adapted from the 350z and clearly under-designed for the much heavier Xterra and p/u. Dealer and Nissan won't cover replacement or offer upgrade. Have been driving other manual trans cars and trucks for many years with zero clutch failures after 150k miles and more. We are close to 40k miles and expect another clutch failure soon, and cannot risk taking a trip and being stranded or afford $3k to fix it again.

I own a 2006 Nissan Xterra and the clutch failed at 23,000 miles. I recently had it repaired at my expense since it is considered a wearable part and not covered under warranty. The old clutch is in my possession. I am having a hard time believing this part failed due to my driving behavior. I travel mostly over flat lands, do not down shift to slow the vehicle, do not haul loads. The car has not been abused. . . . . Nonetheless I've driven 2 different makes also manual transmission for a total of 15 years before the Nissan and never had a clutch failure. Sounds shockingly similar to other experiences logged on this reputable forum. . Read more...

I own an 06 Xterra with a six speed manual transmission when the vehicle had 24000 km I was driving on the highway when I pulled out to pass a transport the clutch failed resulting in no throttle and I almost got crushed by the transport I had just passed. I had the vehicle towed to the nearest dealership where I was told the clutch had shattered in eight pieces and that it was my fault cause I must tow alot. I don't even have a tow hitch. Then I was told it was because I do a lot of 4x4 offroad driving. Its been offroad once. They did not want to warranty the part I argued with them. They changed their story yet again now the clutch was worn out not shattered. So I asked for my worn out clutch they had told me it had been thrown in the garbage. Four days later they miraculously found it. It cost me $2,000 dollars to fix my truck and guess what its happened again at 49,000 km coincidence I think not. Its time to fight Nissan because u don't buy a new vehicle to put $2000 of your own money into it every 13 months and almost die in the process.