Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10276421July 11, 2009
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 SOMTHING 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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276178July 9, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PURCHASED MASTERCRAFT COURSER A/T2 265/70R16 TIRES 9/13/2007, TOOK TO MECHANIC FOR SHIMMY, WAS INFORMED THAT BELTS IN TIRES SHIFTED, BROUGHT TO TOWN FAIR TIRE IN WESTFIELD, MA. BALANCED TIRES SENT ME ON MY WAY, WENT BACK 2 WEEKS LATER FOR SAME PROBLEM, WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY CONCERN, HOWEVER IT STILL COST ME $322.01 WITH OLD TIRES BEING PRORATED. I ONLY HAD 12000 MILES ON THE TIRES AND IF IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN SHOULDN'T THE TIRES BEEN COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR WORKMANSHIP WARRANTY. I DID CHECK FOR RECALLS DIFFERENT SIZE TIRE HAD A RECALL FOR BELT SHIFTING IN TIRE, HOWEVER THIS SIZE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL. I FEEL THIS IS A PROBLEM AND I AM VERY UPSET THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM WITH COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. SO IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS I HAD TO SPEND ALMOST $900.00 WITH ONE SET BEING PRORATED ON TIRES.... VERY CONCERNED VERY UPSET. PLEASE NOTE THIS WAS A PROBLEM ON MORE THAN ONE TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276239July 9, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
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." I'VE COPIED THIS COMPLAINT FROM ANOTHER OWNER BECAUSE IT'S VERY ACCURATE AND WELL WORDED. IT'S UNSAFE FOR SOMEONE TO BE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE BECAUSE THEY RUN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE PART. IT'S UNSAFE TO RUN OUT OF GAS EXECUTING A MANEUVER AT AN INTERSECTION. PLEASE HELP US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276074July 8, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENSOR CONTINUALLY READS TANK EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN ENGINE GETS TO 1/4 TANK. TOLD THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MOST 2006 MODELS AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275806July 5, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION. WITH MIS-READING ON THE FUEL LEVEL, THE VEHICLE MAY RUN OUT OF FUEL WHEN IT APPEARS TO HAVE PLENTY OF FUEL IN THE TANK, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON '05+ NISSAN XTERRA AND PATHFINDER SUV'S. THESE ARE USUALLY CORRELATED WITH A PO463 EMISSION FAILURE CODE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275637July 2, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
2003 NISSAN XTERRA, REAR AXLE FELL OFF DURING DRIVING. 6-27-09 BY CHANCE WE GOT OUT OF LINE TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE, AND DRIVE INTO A DRIVE-THRU, AS WE TURNED IN, WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND LOST POWER OF THE TRUCK, WE WERE ABLE TO DRIFT INTO A PARKING SPOT THE REAR AXLE AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WERE IN THE PARKING SPOT NEXT TO US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275645July 2, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 57,000 MILES. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK. CHECKED THE CODE AT AN AUTO PART STORE. CODE IS P0463-FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAULT ON NISSAN XTERRAS AND FRONTIERS. THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO RUN OUT OF GAS IS THEY DO NOT GET THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR REPLACED AT A COST OF $500 TO $600. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275467July 1, 2009
STRUCTURE
SOME OF THE SCREWS THAT HOLD THE WIND DEFLECTOR AND ROOF RACK ON THE ROOF JUST SPIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275389June 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE GIVES INCORRECT READINGS, SOMETIMES READS HIGH, SOMETIMES READS LOW, SOMETIMES GOES ALL THE WAY TO EMPTY AFTER FILLING THE TANK AND AT RANDOM TIMES. IF THIS WAS A RECALL FOR THE 1ST GENERATION XTERRA, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE 2ND GENERATION AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275411June 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 NISSAN XTERRA. AT 40000 MILES IT IS COMMON FOR THIS MODEL TO HAVE THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAIL. THIS CAN CAUSE DISABLED VEHICLES DUE TO VEHICLES RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ASSIST OR EVEN WARN OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. NISSAN RECALLED 2001-2003 MODELS FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT CONTINUE TO USE THE SAME FAULTY PART. NISSAN OR A MECHANIC MUST REMOVED THE GAS TANK TO GET TO THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. IT EVEN REQUIRES A SPECIAL TOOL TO REMOVE THIS UNIT. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR BETWEEN $550 & $600 FOR A $90.00 PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275147June 28, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
205 NISSAN XTERRA. AT APPROX 65,000MI, FUEL GAUGE STARTED GOING TO EMPTY AFTER FILLING THE TANK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER 40-60 MILES DRIVEN, FUEL GAUGE BEGINS TO READ AGAIN, BUT IS INACCURATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275042June 26, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 2005 XTERRA WITH AROUND 50K MILES ON IT. THE DOWN TO EMPTY MILEAGE HAS RECENTLY NOT BEEN CALCULATING AND LAST NIGHT WHEN I WENT TO FILL UP THE NEEDLE WOULDN'T RAISE TO A FULL TANK. THIS MORNING MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND HASN'T GONE OFF SINCE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ONLY TO FIND THAT SEVERAL OTHER 2005 XTERRA OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT SUPPOSEDLY HAS TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENSOR UNIT. THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED IN PRIOR MODELS OF THE XTERRA. I AM HOPING THAT I AM NOT GOING TO HAVE TO PAY OVER 600$ TO GET THIS FIXED CONSIDERING IT IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE SUDDEN STOPS AND/OR FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274947June 25, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENDING UNIT IS MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO ON. APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE ON NISSAN XTERRAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274706June 23, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN MY ENGINE DIED. I CRUISED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO START IT AGAIN, BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I COULD SMELL GAS. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED, WE INITIALLY DETERMINED FUEL PUMP FAILURE. ONCE THE REPAIR WAS INITIATED, WE FOUND THAT THE WIRE TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS CORRODED AND HAD HEATED UP ENOUGH TO CAUSE A PEA SIZE HOLE IN THE PLUG. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT FAILURE COMPLETED ON MY VEHICLE IN 12/2004, BUT INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE UNIT, THEY ONLY SPRAYED SEALANT ON THE WIRE (BECAUSE NO CORROSION WAS FOUND) TO PREVENT CORROSION IN THE FUTURE. WE REPLACED THE SENDING UNIT, FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER. THE OLD PART IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN. I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274093June 17, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON HER VEHICLE FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE JERKS AND CONTINUES TO PROCEED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND A TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE ABS WAS FAILING AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AGAIN. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE IN THE CONTACT'S YARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ABS FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274010June 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON LATE MODEL NISSAN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAILS AND READS AN EMPTY LEVEL AFTER FILL-UP. THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS OF THIS RECURRING PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN NTB07-069A TO INFORM ITS TECHNICIANS OF THE PROCEDURE NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS FAILURE OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING, AND REMAINS CONSTANT UNTIL CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN DESCRIBES THE REPAIR PROCEDURE NEEDED TO ONLY REPLACE THE SENDING UNIT, AND NOT THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP. FAILURE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO VEHICLES STALLED ON CONGESTED HIGHWAYS DUE TO IMPROPER FUEL LEVEL READOUTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273898June 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2005 XTERRA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST WENT ON AND AFTER TESTING MY ECU I RECEIVED ERROR CODE P0463, WHICH IS A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED WHO ARE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THEY STILL HAVE GAS IN THEIR TANK WHEN IN FACT THEY DO NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273587June 12, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2006 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE / SES LIGHT ARE INOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272995June 6, 2009
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
#10272966June 5, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE IN HALF ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE, ONE FELL COMPLETELY OFF THE TRUCK. SERIOUSLY AFFECTS CONTROL AND HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE. POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE TO ANY VEHICLE FOLLOWING BEHIND IF THIS LARGE PIECE OF STEEL FALLS OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED. COULD ALSO JAM INTO ROADWAY AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO FLIP? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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