Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10295162December 9, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I GOT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON SO I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE TO SCAN IT AND IT GAVE THE CODE P0463. I WAS LOOKING AROUND AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME. IS THERE ANYWAY THIS COULD BE FIXED BY NISSAN WITH NO COST TO ME SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294981December 8, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NISSAN'S X-TERRA OFF-ROAD EDITION MODEL IS EXPERIENCING FUEL GAUGE FAILURES AT OR AFTER 45,000 MILES. I HAVE OWNED TWO IDENTICAL VEHICLES, SOLD ONE, HAVE ONE REMAINING THAT MY MOTHER DRIVES. BOTH SUV'S HAVE EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL FUEL GAUGE FAILURES. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT I AM FAR FROM BEING ALONE IN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUES AS THE PATHFINDER MODEL IS ALSO SEEING THE SAME FAILURES INDICATING THERE'S A DEEPER PROBLEM HERE. THE FAILURES ARE STARTING TO OCCUR AS EARLY AS 45,000 MILES WHICH IS SLIGHTLY OUTSIDE THE STANDARD 36,000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS IN TURN ENDS UP PUTTING THE COST FOR REPAIRING THIS DEFECT BACK ON THE CUSTOMER TO THE TUNE OF $500 TO $700. MUCH OF THIS COST IS DUE TO THE LABOR CHARGE INCURRED IN PULLING OFF THE FUEL TANK TO ACCESS THE SENDING UNIT. IT IS UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT A FUEL SENDER GAUGE FAILURE AT 45,000 MILES AS THERE ARE MILLIONS OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD THAT DO NOT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM AT ALL DURING THEIR OPERATIONAL LIFETIMES. IT IS MY SINCERE HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WILL INVESTIGATE AND FORCE NISSAN TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING GAUGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294607December 5, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 XTERRA FUEL GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY EVEN AFTER FILLING UP. I NOW HAVE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT THAT WON'T GO OFF. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294411December 3, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA; AND A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED ACCURATELY REPORTING THE LEVEL OF GAS IN THE TANK. IN ADDITION, THE "SERVICE" LIGHT CAME ON (AND STAYED ON) PREVENTING ME FROM PASSING INSPECTION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER OCCURRENCES OF THIS PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS NISSAN MODELS IN THE "2005" (ETC) YEAR. THIS IS A RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR (APPROXIMATELY $500) FOR A FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT REPLACEMENT; AND IF NOT REPAIRED, WE WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALL RUN THE RISK OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS, POSSIBLY UNDER DANGEROUS HIGH SPEED ROAD CONDITIONS! DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS IS APPARENTLY A "FAULTY PART" SUPPLIED BY NISSAN, THE COMPANY HAS NOT OFFERED TO POST A RECALL AND/OR PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, AND THE POSSIBLE DANGEROUS REPERCUSSIONS OF NOT KNOWING WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL RUN OUT OF GAS, I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THIS PART AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294216December 2, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ERROR CODE P0463 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 3 YEARS 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
#10294217December 2, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I FILLED MY GAS TANK WHEN IT WAS AT 1/2 FULL FOR A TRIP OUT OF TOWN. I GOT ABOUT 1 MILE FROM THE GAS STATION AND MY SES LIGHT CAME ON AND I NOTICED MY FUEL GAUGE STILL READ 1/2. I PULLED OVER BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WOULD CHECK MY GAS CAP TO SEE IF THAT WAS WHAT MADE THE LIGHT COME ON. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES FOR THE GAS GAUGE TO FINALLY REACH FULL WITH MY LIGHT STILL ON. THE LIGHT REMAINED ON UNTIL MY GAS WENT BACK DOWN TO 1/2 TANK. I FILLED MY TANK AGAIN TONIGHT (12-1-09) BECAUSE IT WAS AT 1/4 OF A TANK LEFT. AGAIN, MY GAUGE STILL READ THE SAME AS BEFORE I FILLED THE TANK AND I AM ASSUMING THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN I DRIVE IT AGAIN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT IS LEFT FOR THE VEHICLE OWNER TO PAY FOR EVEN THOUGH IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. MANY OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293980November 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK, THE GAUGE WAS UNRESPONSIVE (I.E. SHOWING EMPTY WHEN FULL TANK. A SES LIGHT APPEARED AND SHOWED P0463 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT A). AFTER TAKING IT TO NISSAN SERVICE, I WAS INFORMED THE REPAIR WOULD INCLUDE REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS ACTUALLY SOLD SEPARATE- ~$150) IN THE AMOUNT OF ~$600! IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION VIA INTERNET SEARCH THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH COULD RESULT IN STRANDING MOTORISTS AND/OR ENDANGERING THEM OR OTHER MOTORISTS FROM VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293484November 25, 2009
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN X-TERRA AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS BURNED UP. THIS ISSUE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR. I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR IN BECAUSE I WAS HAVING A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP DID NOT THINK IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE MANAGER RODE IN THE BACK AND THOUGHT IT TO BE THE WHEEL BEARINGS. THEY SWITCHED THAT OUT BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. LONG STORY SHORT AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME IT ENDED UP BEING AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS REPLACED BUT EVER SINCE I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK IN 1/09 IS HAD THE WHISTLING NOISE WHEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS IT WHISTLES. BOTTOM LINE IS THERE WAS AN ISSUE IN JANUARY 2009 WITH THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND IT WAS BLOWN OFF BY THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW IT HAS BLOWN AND NISSAN WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN. MINE HAS HAD 2 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED AND NOW THIS ALL WITHIN A YEAR. REAR-ENDS SHOULD NOT GO OUT THIS EASILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292683November 18, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA'S SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. REPAIR SHOP SAID DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS HIGH LEVEL FUEL SENSOR. GAS GAUGE INDICATES EITHER EMPTY OR HALF EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292565November 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK, THE GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW THE ACTUAL NEW LEVEL. IT WILL SHOW THE PRE-FILL UP LEVEL FOR 2 DAYS. AT THE SAME TIME THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS A KNOW DESIGN ERROR IN THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292614November 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. APPROX. 2 WEEKS AGO I WENT TO FILL UP THE TANK AND THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT MOVE, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD NOT HAD ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM UP UNTIL THAT DAY. I WENT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID IS WAS SOME FUEL SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THAT WOULD BE 400.00 TO FIX (WHICH I PRICED I A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS ~ 30 DOLLARS CHEAPER). I DECLINED TO GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE GAUGE WAS WORKING AGAIN, BUT THEN THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN AFTER I FILLED MY CAR UP AGAIN. I HOPE THAT THIS PART WILL GET RECALLED SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS PART IN THEIR VEHICLE. MY CAR HAS A LITTLE UNDER 70,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292633November 17, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLANT IS LEAKING AT THE HEAD GASKET ON MY SINGLE OWNER 2000 NISSAN XTERRA XE V6 4WD. I HAD THIS CHECKED BY 3 DIFFERENT CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS AND THEY ALL POINTED OUT THE SAME ISSUE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 65K MILES ON IT. THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS IS MORE THAN $1200. SEEMS LIKE LOT OF NISSANS HAS SIMILAR ISSUE, YET NO RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED CARS THAT HAD MORE THAN $100K MILES AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. CURRENTLY, A TEMPORARY SEAL IS PUT IN PLACE, YET, I SEE FEW DROPS OF COOLANT ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292310November 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE FUEL SENSOR LEVEL ON MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA IS FAULTY. IT'S BEEN GOING OFF AND ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. OBVIOUSLY CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. THE EMISSIONS PEOPLE CHECKED THE CODE AND IT IS P0163(FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HIGH INPUT). FROM SEARCHING THE WEB IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ACROSS A COUPLE OF NISSAN VEHICLES. A TECH SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED A FEW YEARS AGO, HOWEVER NO RECALL HAS TAKEN PLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292173November 14, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE NOT ACCURATE CAUSING SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TO GO ON. I CAN RUN OUT OF FUEL AT ANYTIME CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE FREEWAY OR ROADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291311November 7, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
NISSAN XTERRA 2005 FIRST THE CAR DIES ON THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT START. I TOOK IT INTO A SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE IPDM, LATTER THAT DAY I PUT FUEL IN THE CAN AND THE FUEL GAGE DID NOT WORK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290989November 4, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 NISSAN XTERRA, RADIATOR FAILURE , CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK INTO COOLANT AND COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. REPAIR COST ABOUT $5,000. A SOURCE WITHIN A DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH 2005 XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS, IF CAUGHT EARLY IT CAN BE FIXED ,HOWEVER MOST CUSTOMERS DON'T KNOW THIS UNTIL IS TOO LATE. THERE IS NO NOTICE FROM NISSAN ON THIS PROBLEM OR WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290369October 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO FILL UP MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AND AFTER THE FILL UP MY GAS GAUGE STILL READ 1/4 TANK. AFTER A MILE OF DRIVING, THE "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO AAMCO TO HAVE THE CODE READ. THE ERROR CODE CAME UP AS PO463. AAMCO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NISSANS AND THAT I SHOULD REVIEW OTHER CASES ON THE INTERNET. I HAVE 47,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAVE READ MANY THREADS ON WEBSITES THAT SHOW THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSANS' AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. WITH THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE SEEN WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE, I BELIEVE NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290290October 29, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2006 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION. EVEN AFTER THE PREVIOUS MODELS OF NISSAN PATHFINDER, XTERRA, ETC. WERE RECALLED DUE TO THE FUEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION, I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 XTERRA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290295October 29, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA OFF ROAD ADDITION WAS RUNNING FINE, HAD NO MAJOR ISSUES. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR SUDDENLY STARTED JUMPING UP AND DOWN BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE AND THEY READ A CODE PO463 WITH THEIR ECU READER. WITH SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A FUEL SENDING UNIT/FUEL LEVEL ISSUE. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, SOME SORT OF CORROSION ISSUE AND IT WOULD BE AROUND $500-700 TO FIX THE ISSUE. I ENDED UP DOING REPAIRS (REPLACED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT) MYSELF TO SAVE MONEY, BUT I THINK IF THIS IS A "COMMON PROBLEM" PERHAPS A RECALL IS IN ORDER? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290000October 27, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE FUEL GAUGE INACCURATELY DISPLAYS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. . THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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