Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10322383March 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON MY 2005 X-TERRA HAS STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. IT SHOWS THAT I'M EMPTY RIGHT AFTER I FILL IT UP AND DECIDES TO WORK AFTER ABOUT 50 MILES AFTER FILL UP, THEN WITH ABOUT A QUARTER TANK OF GAS LEFT, IT SAYS THAT IT'S EMPTY, PLUS THE "DISTANCE TO EMPTY" CALCULATOR STOPPED WORKING AND CONSTANTLY BLINKS - -. ALTHOUGH THIS HAS BEEN A HEAVILY RECORDED ISSUE WITH MANY NISSAN VEHICLES FOR OVER 10 YEARS THEY STILL REFUSE TO HELP ME OUT WITH RESOLVING THIS ISSUE AND CLAIMS THAT IT WILL COST ME OVER $600 TO FIX IT.
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0
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#10322400March 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE NOT READING ACCURATLY
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No
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0
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#10322191March 25, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT IN 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. LEADS TO INACCURATE FUEL READINGS WHICH HAS LED TO RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2006 XTERRA'S FSU BUT NO OTHER MODEL YEARS.
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#10321773March 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD READ EMPTY WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURES WERE CONTRIBUTED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILIARY TANK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 05/12/10 *BF UPADTED 05/17/10.*JB
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0
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#10321871March 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA WITH FUEL GAUGE MISREADING PROBLEM. ONE DAY, THE FUEL GAUGE METER DROPPED DOWN TO EMPTY AND LIGHT CAME ON DESPITE I HAD A QUARTER TANK OF GAS. EVER SINCE THEN I CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK. WHEN THE GAUGE SHOWS A QUARTER TANK, IT'S LITERALLY EMPTY, AND WHEN I FILL UP THE TANK, IT TAKES HOURS TO READ FULL TANK. I HAVE RESEARCHED ARTICLES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED THE NISSAN HQ BUT THEY SAID MY VIN IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL MODELS, BUT ON THE WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.AUTOBUYGUIDE.COM/2006/12-AUT/NISSAN/XTERRA/RECALLS/INDEX.HTML ) IT SPECIFICALLY LISTS THE SAME ISSUE THAT I'M HAVING AND ARE UNDER RECALL MODELS. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR ALL XTERRA OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE INCONVENIENCE AND ARE NOT VERY HAPPY. THIS WILL BE MY FIRST AND LAST NISSAN I WILL PURCHASE. [XXX] *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10321527March 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2005 THRU 2007 NISSA XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS MADE IN THESE MODEL YEARS HAVE A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR. THE TRANSMISSION LINE CORRODES AND COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION LINE AND CONTAMINATES THE TRANSMISSION. REPAIRS HAVE TO MADE TO THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION AND ALL ASSOCIATED LINES.
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10321546March 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY FUEL SENSOR NO LONGER WORKS. ONCE THE SENSOR GETS TO HALF FULL IT SUDDEN DROPS TO EMPTY. THERE'S CURRENTLY A RECALL FROM NISSAN ON THIS BUT DOES NOT COVER THE MONTH MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED. I DRIVE IN VERY REMOTE AREAS AND IF MY FUEL GAUGE IS MISLEADING THERE'S A GREAT CHANCE I'LL RUN OUT OF GAS TO BE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. I'M VERY WORRIED ABOUT HAVING MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND GETTING STRANDED WITHOUT ACCESS TO HELP.
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No
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0
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0
#10321587March 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED WITH 27,000 MILES. IN EARLIER XTERRA'S THEIR IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY AND I MUST GET IT REPLACED BECAUSE I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN THE TANK AND OR THE READING WILL BE ERRONIOUS. THIS COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO RUN OUT OF GAS AT ANY TIME.
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No
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0
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#10321616March 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAGE IS NOT ACCURATE AND ERRATIC SOMETIMES, WHEN FULL TANK IT SHOWS ONLY 3/4 ON THE GAGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON
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No
Injuries:
0
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#10321682March 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE ON NISSAN XTERRA 05, CEL LIGHT ON FAIL EMISSION TEST VA, CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK.
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0
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#10321685March 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1. THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA SEEMS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. IT DOES NOT READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS 49,000 MILES. 2. THE FAILURE OCCURS DAILY. BEFORE RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM, MY VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY ROAD IN DALLAS TEXAS. THE INCIDENT LEFT MY VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATE THE ROAD. LUCKILY MY STALLED VEHICLE WAS NOT REAR ENDED (THERE WAS NOT A HAZARD LANE TO MOVE ONTO). I 3. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA REGARDING THE ISSUE (CASE #6762797). THEY ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. AS I UNDERSTAND, A RECALL HAS BEEN CREATED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT ONLY COVERS THE 2006 AND 2008. NOT THE 2007. I NOW USE THE TRIP ODOMETER TO CALCULATE THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE ENGINE CURRENTLY SHOWS A CEL (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). IT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT: PO463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CKT HIGH INPUT
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321330March 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA DOES NOT GIVE AN ACCURATE READING OF THE FUEL REMAINING IN THE CAR. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING AT 40+ MPH EVEN THOUGH GAS GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS 1/4 TANK REMAINING. NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR SOME 2006 AND 2008 XTERRA'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE IN ALL XTERRA'S. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT I'D HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED TO BUY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, DRIVE THE CAR FOR 30 DAYS AND THEN HAVE IT FIXED "FOR FREE" AND, WHEN I INDICATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR PREVENTS ME FROM GETTING THE CAR INSPECTED, WAS ADVISED TO DRIVE IT ILLEGALLY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT REPAIRS COST BETWEEN $600 - $800 AND THAT DEPENDING ON THE CONDITIONS OF THE RECALL I MAY NOT GET REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRING A MALFUNCTION THAT NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED EXISTS IN THE XTERRA. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO PRESSURE NISSAN TO EXTENT THE RECALL TO ALL VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AS IT SEEMS THEY ARE TRYING TO LIMIT THEIR COST. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10321352March 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY FUEL GAUGE STARTED ACTING WEIRD MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK MY XTERRA TO MY MECHANIC HE TOLD ME IT WAS A CODE FOR (FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNITE) HE CLEARED CODE. IN A FEW DAYS IT WAS BACK ON. MY MECHANIC TOLD MY FUEL SENDING UNITE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. *DT
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0
Deaths:
0
#10321451March 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY FUEL GAUGE WENT OUT ON MY NISSAN XTERRA 07. IT JUST STOPPED READING ONCE IT HIT 1/4 TANK. I RAN OUT OF GAS THINKING I WAS STILL AT 1/4 TANK. I WAS STRANDED ON A ROAD WITH VERY LITTLE SHOULDER AND LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS HAPPENED.*DT
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No
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0
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0
#10321449March 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 NISSAN XTERRA. I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK, THE NEEDLE WENT TO EMPTY, AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I ASSUMED IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR. AFTER RETURNING HOME, I WENT ONLINE AND SEARCHED FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH LEAD ME TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AND I READ WHERE MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT CONFIRMED THAT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-49K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRA'S, FRONTIER'S, AND PATHFINDER'S SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND POSSIBLY CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600. *DT
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0
Deaths:
0
#10321465March 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BAD FUEL SENSING UNIT ON NISSAN XTERRA 2005. *DT
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321258March 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10321128March 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL LEVEL GAUGE GIVES INACCURATE READINGS. THIS IS THE SAME PART NUMBER THAT WAS DETERMINED TO BE FAULTY IN THE 2006-2010 XTERRA. NISSAN SO FAR HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THERE IS A PROBLEM SINCE THEY REDESIGNED THE UNIT BUT IS ONLY RECALLING 2006+. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10321157March 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I DISCOVERED I HAVE A FAULTY GAS GAUGE ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA TWO TO THREE MONTHS AGO. THE GAUGE DOES NOT CORRECTLY SHOW THE REMAINING AMOUNT OF FUEL. EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE GAUGE EITHER "STICKS" WHERE IT WAS AT WHEN I FILLED UP, OR IT WILL BOTTOM OUT AND THE FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON. I FIND IT NECESSARY TO KEEP TRACK OF MILEAGE USING MY ODOMETER RATHER THAN RISK TRUSTING A FAULTY GAUGE. NISSAN HAS RECENTLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT HAS ONLY RECALLED SIX MONTHS WORTH OF XTERRA VEHICLES, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS PROOF THAT THIS IS A WIDELY OCCURRING PROBLEM AS WITNESSED BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM CONSUMERS. THE PRODUCTION DATE ON MY XTERRA WAS NOV. 2006, RIGHT IN BETWEEN THE TWO THREE-MONTH RECALLS ISSUED BY NISSAN. I AM WRITING TO BRING THIS "BOOKEND"-TYPE RECALL PHILOSOPHY TO YOUR ATTENTION. SOLVING A PROBLEM GOES BEYOND ISSUING RECALLS. COMPANIES SUCH AS NISSAN ARE TOO FOCUSED ON LIMITING THE NUMBERS OF VEHICLES RECALLED RATHER THAN KEEPING CUSTOMERS SAFE BY INCLUDING ALL IMPACTED VEHICLES. I BELIEVE SUCH COMPANIES SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUES. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321080March 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY XTERRA COULD ONLY GO UP TO 40 MPH. THE CLUTCH FELT FUNNY LIKE IT WAS LOOSE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IF FROM AND THEY SAID THE CLUTCH HAS TO BE REPLACED. IT HAS JUST OVER 28,000 MILES AND I BOUGHT THE 2007 XTERRA BRAND NEW. A CLUTCH SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 3 YEARS! I PAID OVER $1,600.00 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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