Transmission Not Engage Problems of Nissan Xterra

While driving down a busy los angeles street during rush hour, my car suddenly lost drivability. The engine rpm's increased, but the car would not engage. Nearly got into multiple accidents trying to get to the side of the road. Car was towed to a mechanic where a strawberry milk color liquid was found in the transmission. Was told coolant and transmission fluid mixing was the cause. Required to rebuild transmission, replace radiator and transmission control valve. Repair cost estimated at $5050 plus tax.

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After proceeding from a traffic light at about 25-30mph, the vehicle's transmission suddenly just disengaged. I managed to pull the vehicle on the side of the road, stop and placed it in park. Then I placed it in drive and stepped on the gas but it would not go forward. I then placed it in reverse, backed up a few feet and again placed it in drive. It did engage and I proceeded towards home at a speed of no more then 10-15mph. I had to do the pull over, reverse to drive exchange numerous times before I made it to my destination. Once there, I placed the vehicle in park, waited a few minutes, placed it in drive and it would not engage.

With 46,820 miles on our 2000 Nissan Xterra, we were out of warranty by 1 month when the transmission simply went out. The engine ran fine but the transmission would not engage. Had the vehicle towed to Nissan dealer for service. They told me the transmission needed to be replaced and was not covered under warranty. Contacted Nissan corporate in California and they took my information. After a week of pressuring for a response, they finally told me they would not cover the repair and that if I had made all of our repairs at the local dealer that maybe they would have discounted the repair. We had all the service performed at the local dealer with the exception of 4-5 oil changes that were performed at jiffy-lube. All service & maintenance had been performed on schedule and they still refused to honor the warranty. We never towed anything (no hitch installed) and live in a flat topographical location (miami). We had the car towed to a local transmission shop and had a rebuilt transmission installed. We later sold the car as soon as possible and will never buy another Nissan product - ever! we always had a problem with the a/c and could count an a regular replacement of hoses every summer. We are very upset with Nissan and this has been 3 years ago. Today we received a letter that the car may be included in a recall campaign. Ha!.

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