Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10315287March 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING UP, THE FUEL GAUGE STILL READS EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON. THIS PROBLEM WILL CORRECT ITSELF AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW DAYS. HOWEVER, WHEN A FILL UP IS NEEDED AGAIN, SAME PROBLEM PERSISTED. I HAVE ONLY 39K ON THE VEHICLE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW AND THE DEALER IS NOW TELLING ME THAT THE FIX IS $400 - $600 FOR A NEW FUEL SENSOR. THE SAFETY COMPLAINT I HAVE IS THAT YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING STRANDED IS VERY REAL. AFTER CHECKING OUT MANY ONLINE FORUMS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A TREND WITH LATER MODEL NISSAN XTERRAS, FRONTIERS AND PATHFINDERS. A RECALL IS BADLY NEEDED FOR THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR UNIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314509February 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA SES LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS. COME TO FIND OUT IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. I HAVE NOW RUN COMPLETELY OUT OF GAS 3 TIMES BECAUSE WHEN MY GAS GAUGE DOES REGISTER IT IS WRONG. THIS STARTED AT AROUND 55,000 MILES AND NOW I AM AT 62,000 MILES. THE SES LIGHT NEVER TURNS OFF AND THE GAS GAUGE HAS BEEN READING INCORRECTLY OR NOT AT ALL FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314519February 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FAILURE OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. DRIVING ALONG AND FUEL GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH I HAD 3/4 OF A TANK LEFT. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I GET BELOW HALF A TANK OF FUEL. WHEN ITS COLD. SOMETIMES IT COMES BACK UP SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314608February 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NISSAN 2005 XTERRA'S FUEL SENDING UNIT IS BAD ON THIS VEHICLE CAUSING FUEL GAUGE NOT TO WORK. DEALER WANTS OVER $600 TO FIX AND CLAIMS NISSAN WON'T RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT A "SAFETY ISSUE". IF AN ELDERLY WOMAN RUNS OUT OF GAS ON A DESERTED ROAD, TO ME, THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314070February 25, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA CONSISTENTLY SHOWS NO FUEL IN THE GAS TANK WHEN I KNOW THERE IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313620February 24, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS
DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SENSOR FOR 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. RECALL ON NHTSA ID # 08V690000, DATED 12/18/2008. HAD SENSOR REPLACED BY NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 9 OR 10, 2009. ON 02/24/2010 AIRBAG LIGHTS FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER CAME ON, OWNERS MANUAL STATES THE AIRBAG IS NON-OPERATIONAL AND NEEDS SERVICED. WILL THIS BE ON THE PRIOR RECALL? WILL THIS BE A NEW RECALL? WILL I NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY DUE TO A PRIOR RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312320February 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE VEHICLE IS A 2008 NISSAN XTERRA. IT WAS FEBRUARY 15,2010 AND I WAS LETTING MY WIFE OUT OF THE CAR NEAR THE STORE, THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BREAK. SUDDENLY BEFORE MY WIFE WAS TOTALLY OUT OF THE CAR IT LUNGED FORWARD AND THE ACCELERATOR ON ITS OWN STARTED REVVING UP AND THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT WAS REVVING AT A VERY HIGH RPM. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT SHUT IT OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR MEMO'S ABOUT THE PROBLEM. MY SON SAID SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENED TO HIM ONCE BEFORE BUY NOT AS SERIOUS. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT EVER HAPPENED TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312356February 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2005 NISSAN XTERRA-FUEL SENSOR WENT OUT, THEREFORE YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO QUIT EVEN WHILE DRIVING. CRASHES ARE INEVITABLE WITH YOUR ENGINE DYING. PARTS AND LABOR $600.00+. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312259February 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY CAR WOULD SHUT OFF EVERYTIME I WENT OVER A BUMP. THE REPAIR GUY SAID IT WAS THE COMPUTER THAT WENT OUT IN MY CARE. THEN 2 MONTHS LATER MY ENGINE WENT OUT AND MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MY VEHICLE ALMOST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311767February 18, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY 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 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310505February 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR STARTED MOVING AROUND ERRATICALLY ROUGHLY 8 MONTHS AGO ON A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. NOW THE GAUGE ALMOST ALWAYS READS EMPTY WHICH IN TURN KEEPS MY LOW FUEL LIGHT ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO TRIGGERED THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. THEREFORE, I DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY VEHICLE UNLESS I TRACK MILEAGE AND THIS IS NOT COMPLETELY ACCURATE. ALSO I WOULD NOT KNOW IF ANYTHING ELSE MIGHT BE WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE SINCE MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308913February 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AROUND 48,000 MILES, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN AROUND 49,000 MILES MY GAS HAND WOULD DROP EVEN IF I HAD HALF A TANK OF GAS IN IT. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. I'VE SEEN ON THE INTERNET WHERE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND WANTED TO DOCUMENT MY PROBLEM AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308944February 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY SHOWING ERROR CODE P0463. THIS REFERS TO A FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THEY LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON A FEW DAYS AFTER BEING RESET. NOT KNOWING THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY RUN OUT OF FUEL, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE REPAIR COSTS AROUND $600.00. THE 1ST GENERATION XTERRAS (2000-2004) HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT TURNED INTO A RECALL CAMPAIGN BY NISSAN. BY READING THE BULLETIN BOARDS, THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO WIDESPREAD ON THE 2ND GENERATION XTERRAS (2005-2010), BUT NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308676February 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HAS FAILED, AND RETURNS ERRONEOUS RESULTS MISREPRESENTING THE LEVEL OF GASOLINE/FUEL AVAILABLE. WHILE NOT A HIGHLY CRITICAL ISSUE TO THE VEHICLE ITSELF, THIS IS STILL A THREAT TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AS THERE IS A DANGER OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND BEING STRANDED IN A REMOTE LOCATION AND/OR IN AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308715February 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 NISSAN XTERRA, FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308567February 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2008 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 8,000 MILES. CLUTCH BURNED OUT WHILE DRIVING. CLUTCH REPLACED. NISSAN CLAIMS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308614February 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
"CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON MY X WENT OFF SHOWING ERROR CODE P0463.IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS. IN FACT, THAT PREVIOUS GENERATION NISSANS WERE ACTUALLY RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY, NO RECALL HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE PART FOR THE 2ND GEN YET, AND SO NISSAN CUSTOMERS ARE BEING FORCED TO HAVE THE DEALER MAKE THE REPAIR TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $600 SEEMS OUTRAGEOUS......... THEY SHOULD RECALL IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308621February 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA 39K MILES IS ERRATIC. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK, IT SHOWS EMPTY AND GOES UP VERY SLOWLY. IT TAKES OVER AN HOUR TO SHOW CLOSE TO FULL. SINCE THIS PROBLEM STARTED, AN AMBER WARNING, "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" HAS BEEN DISPLAYED CONSTANTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308229February 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILURE. AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK SENSOR SHOWS EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON APPEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307126February 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE- GAS LEVEL IS NEAR 1/4 OF TANK. VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF FOR A FEW HOURS AND WHEN TURNED BACK ON GAS LEVEL READS EMPTY. THE GAUGE DOES NOT MOVE FROM EMPTY POSITION AND DOES NOT REGISTER ANY GAS IN THE VEHICLE. AT TIMES WHEN THIS OCCURS AND I HAVE PLACED GAS IN THE VEHICLE THE GAS GAUGE STILL WILL NOT MOVE FROM A STUCK POSITION. I HAVE NOT REPLACED OR REPAIRED GAUGE ALTHOUGH I AM STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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