Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10272677June 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NISSAN USES FAULTY EQUIPMENT IN THEIR VEHICLES AND ASHLY AT THEIR CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPT ACTUALLY TOLD ME THAT NISSAN ONLY EXPECTS THEIR VEHICLES TO LAST THE 3 YRS OR 36K MILES!! SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD THE A/C COMPRESSOR REPLACES, ALL HEATER HOSSES REPLACED, OIL LEAKS, COOLANT LEAKS, DRIVE BELTS REPLACED AND THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED. MY CAR LITERALLY BROKE DOWN IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS RETURNING FROM VACATION WITH MY SON, MY DOG AND MY CAT-IF MY TRIP WOULD HAVE 15 MINS. LONGER I WOULD HAVE BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NISSAN DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AT ALL AND DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE CONSUMER OR THEIR SAFETY!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272577June 1, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FILLED MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA FULL WITH GAS AND GAS GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER ANY FUEL BEING PUT INTO TANK. AFTER 3 MILES OF DRIVING THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER 40 MILES OF DRIVING FUEL GAUGE WENT TO FULL BUT THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. I HAVE NOTICED THAT ONCE I GET BELOW HALF A TANK OF FUEL THE NEEDLE ON THE GAUGE DOESN'T MOVE UNTIL I HAVE ABOUT 1/8TH OF THE TANK LEFT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 45,000 MILES AND CURRENTLY HAS 60,000 MILES BUT THIS LAST FILL-UP WAS THE FIRST TO HAVE THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272608June 1, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 NISSAN X-TERRA FUEL GAUGE STOPS WORKING, MAKING YOU UNCERTAIN OF FUEL LEVEL IN VEHICLE. ALSO CAUSES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND STAY. ACCORDING TO INTERNET RESEARCH, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, COSTING CONSUMERS AROUND $600 TO REPAIR, AS NISSAN CLAIMS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY PART.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272453May 31, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL SENDING UNIT BREAKS AT 47K MILES, NISSAN DEALER IS USED TO THE PROBLEM AND SAYS IT IS $550.00 TO REPLACE. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL UNITS AND FIX THEM WHEN THEY ARE FAULTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272416May 30, 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. 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. 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. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272358May 29, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. FILLED CAR WITH GAS, BUT GAUGE ONLY SHOWS QUARTER FULL. ALSO, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS COME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10270186May 28, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
UPON FILLING MY 2007 NISSAN X-TERRA (WITH 42000 MILES) I NOTICED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT READING FULL. SOON AFTER MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS AND MY NEEDLE WOULD WORK ITSELF BACK UP AND AFTER A FEW TRIPS MY SES LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. I HAVE SINCE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH X-TERRA BUT WITH OTHER MODELS AS WELL. THERE IS ARE MULTIPLE SITES SUCH AS NISSAN HELP.COM ,X-TERRA WORLD.COM WHERE PEOPLE ALL OVER ARE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND ASKING FOR HELP. THERE IS ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN REFERENCE NUMBER FOR THIS PROBLEM (REF #NTB07-069) SO OBVIOUSLY SOMEONE HAS ACKNOWLEDGE ITS EXISTENCE. I ALSO HAVE PICTURE PROOF THAT NISSAN HAS SINCE FIXED THE PROBLEM IN THE MODIFICATION OF THE REPLACEMENT PART CHANGING THE ORIGINAL PART BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY MY CONCERN IS THAT SHOULD I RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR AT A TRAFFIC STOP NOT ONLY COULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT BUT POSSIBLE IF NOT PROBABLE LOSS OF LIFE. ALSO, IN CALIFORNIA WE ARE REQUIRED TO SMOG ARE VEHICLES EVERY 2 YEARS AND WITH MY SES LIGHT ON THIS WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS AND AS A SINGLE PARENT WOULD LEAVE ME FINANCIALLY BOUND.MY WARRANTY OF COURSE HAS JUST EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND EXISTED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. I AM ALSO IN THE MIDST OF WRITING THE NATIONAL BOARD OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AS WELL AS NISSAN CUSTOMER AFFAIRS AND MY CONGRESSMAN KEN CALVERT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10270122May 27, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE SENSOR READS "------" AND FLASHES "DTE" (DISTANCE TO EMPTY). ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND DASHBOARD FUEL GAUGE STAYS ON EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269921May 26, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2005 NISSAN EXTERRA. FUEL SENSOR LIGHT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WILL COST 350.00 TO REPLACE! WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION WITHOUT REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269980May 26, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
2006 NISSAN XTERRA BOTTOMS OUT IN REAR EVERY BUMP IN ROAD. WITH PASSENGERS IN REAR, BUMP IS SO HARD IT CAUSES ALL PASSENGERS TO HIT HEAD, SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE HIT A TREE. CAN LOCATE SAME COMPLAINT ALL OVER INTERNET. NISSAN REPORTS "NOTHING WRONG" DESIGN FLAW ONLY. CRASHING MY REAR AXLE, STILL UNDER FULL WARRANTY AND REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING. SIMPLE BUMP STOPS HAVE PROVEN TO HELP MANY AT COST OF OVER $300 INSTALLED. NISSAN SHOULD REPAIR, DESIGN FLAW SHOULD NOT BE AT CUSTOMERS EXPENSE. NOT SAFE FOR KIDS IN REAR SEATS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269133May 18, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS GONE OUT IN MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AFTER ONLY 37,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN CHECKING AND EVIDENTLY THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. IN ADDITION NISSAN HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN PREVIOUS YEARS MODELS AND THEY DID A RECALL. I BELIEVE WE NEED ONE DONE NOW AS THIS COULD CREATE A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268933May 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY EVEN WHEN FULL. MY WARRANTY IS NP LONGER IN FORCE AND I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THE COST TO US CONSUMERS, ON THIS PREXISTING FACTORY DEFECT, NOT ONLY AFFECTS XTERRAS BUT ALSO OTHER NISSAN MODELS. I.E. INTERNET LINK: HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/XTERRA/4151-FUEL-GAUGE-PROBLEM-SEVICE-ENGINE-SOON-LIGHT.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268995May 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE IN NISSAN XTERRA 2005 AROUND 50,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268822May 15, 2009
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE COMPONENT. 5 MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,070 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,150. UPDATED 06/17/09 *BF THE THREADS ON THE OUTER END OF THE TIE ROD ADJUSTING BAR AND THE INTERNAL THREADS OF THE OUTER TIE ROD ASSEMBLY CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT THERE WAS NO THREAD ENGAGEMENT AND THE ADJUSTING BAR SIMPLY PULLED OUT OF THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. THE CONSUMER STATED 5 MONTHS LATER THE DRIVERS SIDE DID THE EXACT SAME THING. UPDATED 06/17/09*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268875May 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT. NISSAN HAS HAD CRONIC PROBLEMS WITH FIVE DIFFERENT MODELS OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. CONTACTED NISSAN WITH NO SUCESS. THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD COVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268339May 10, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 51,000 MILES. FUEL GAUGE IS READING EMPTY WHEN THERE IS A FULL TANK OF GAS. SINCE THE VEHICLE IS SO NEW, I FEEL THIS IS A FAULTY SYSTEM WITH POOR DESIGN AND/OR MATERIALS SELECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267918May 7, 2009
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
BOTH SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELTS LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING OVER A GRAVEL ROAD. IT WAS LOADED UP BUT NOT HEAVILY WEIGHTED. SPEED WAS ABOUT 5MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267853May 6, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL SENSOR ON MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA FAILED. SO I CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE IN MY VEHICLE. AFTER READING SEVERAL ONLINE BLOGS THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT AFFECTS MANY NISSAN VEHICLES. HOWEVER THERE IS NO RECALL BECAUSE ITS NOT SAFETY RELATED. PERHAPS BEING A SINGLE MOM GETTING STRANDED ON THE ROAD BECAUSE I CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN. IT DOESN'T HURT TO FILE A COMPLAINT I ASSUME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267254April 29, 2009
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE HUD DRUMS, LOCATED IN THE GEARS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATES, SHIMMIES, AND MAKES A LOT OF NOISE IN THE REAR. THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT WILL FALL OFF OR DROP AT ANY MOMENT. THE CONTACT IS NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE HER VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR INSPECTION BECAUSE IT WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267113April 28, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE ACTING IRREGULAR. SHOWS EMPTY EVEN AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN AND THE REPAIR IS ABOUT $450.00 FOR THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. FOR A CAR WITH ABOUT 50,000 MILES, IT'S AN UNEXPECTED AND UNNECESSARY COST. JUDGING BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, THIS ITEM SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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