Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10060232March 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, AIR BAGS
BRAKE PEDAL FADED TO THE FLOOR,WHILE TRYING TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT.RESULTING IN A THREE CAR ACCIDENT.WHEN I MADE CONTACT WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ALTHOUGH MY EMPTY PASSANGER SEATS DID.ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS AND THE OFFICERS THAT RESPONDED DID NOT TICKET ME FOR FAILURE TO STOP,NISSAN INSISTS THAT EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT AND THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN OPERATOR ERROR.SINCE THIS ACCIDENT I HAVE HAD MY STEREO REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY I HAVE HAD WORK DONE ON MY STEERING COLUMN DUE TO GRINDING NOISES AND BOTH MOTORS IN MY REAR WINDOWS ARE FAILING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED,AND THIS IS JUST WITH 7200 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE, NOT TO MENTION THAT EVERY TIME I GET OUT OF THE CAR THE BRAKES SMELL HOT AFTER ASHORT OR LONG DRIVE AND WHEN I GET IN IT THE SQUEAL AND GRIND UNTIL THEY GET NICE AND HOT AND START TO SMELL.AND ALL THIS IS OPERATING WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS.I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW IS THE 12.5 MILES PER GALLON THAT I'M GETTING CONSIDERED TO BE NORMAL ALSO? I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT THERE IS A WEB SITE LIKE THIS THAT PROTECTS PEOPLE LIKE ME AND THE OTHERS THAT PURCHASED THESE ALL TOGATHER LOW QUALITY,OVERPRICED, NOT TO MENTION DANGEROUS CARS.AND JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO RECOURSE,IT MAKES MY DAY!!*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10060246March 3, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT. MY VEHICLE WENT DEAD ON HWY 131S AT 6:00 IN THE MORNING. ALONE AND OUT OF TOWN. HAD TO BE TOWED ON FLATBED. WHEN TALKING WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I THEN CALLED MY PRIVATE, USUAL DEALERSHIP I HAVE SERVICE AT AND THEY STATED THEY HAD REPLACED THREE OF THESE IN THE LAST MONTH. THIS NEEDS RECALLED!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059777February 25, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL SYSTEM SENDING UNIT FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058997February 25, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TICKING NOISE COMING FROM TOP REAR OF DRIVER DOOR (SEAL) AND HEAD-LINER RIGHT ABOVE DRIVER'S SEAT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058501February 19, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2001 NISSAN XTERRA - I WAS JUST GETTING OFF A BUSY RT. 95 AND MY CAR JUST TURNED OFF - NO POWER STEERING,ETC. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WHERE I HAD TO LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT. CALLED TWO NISSAN DEALERSHIPS THE NEXT DAY AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIT ME IN FOR TWO DAYS, SO I NEEDED MY XTERRA FIXED SO I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP. THEY SAID MY FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT SHORTED OUT WHICH IN EFFECT SHORTED OUT MY FUEL PUMP, BOTH WERE REPLACED - $962 LATER.....I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM (I SHOWED THEM THE NISSAN FAULTY PART) AND THEY REFERRED ME TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE THERE AND SHE INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND SAID THEY WEREN'T IN THE POSITION TO REIMBURSE ME B/C THE WORK WASN'T DONE AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THERE WOULD BE A RECALL....I WOULD'VE HAD A GREATER CHANCE OF GETTING MY MONEY BACK IF I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. REGARDLESS, IN THE END I PAID $962 FOR A FAULTY NISSAN PART WHICH HASN'T BEEN RECALLED AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE MANY FATAL ACCIDENTS - GO FIGURE!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058321February 17, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE DIED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE BEING DRIVEN. ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE FUEL PUMP WHERE THE BRASS FITTING MEETS THE PLASTIC COUPLER. STATED THAT PLASTIC CAUSED CORROSION TO BRASS FITTING. THERE IS NO RECALL BUT THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. FROM REVIEWING THIS SITE, IT SEEMS LIKE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058203February 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ALL PARKING LIGHTS, SIDE MARKER LIGHTS, AND INSTRUCMENT LIGHTS STOP WORKING. THE "TAIL LAMP" FUSE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS BLOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056778February 8, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT FAILED AT 38,800 MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY). A CRACK FORMS IN THE UNIT AND EVENTUALLY CORROSION SETS IN CAUSING A SHORT IN THE WIRING. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE TRUCK STALLS AND YOU LOSE MOST OF YOUR STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED SINCE THE 1999 NISSAN FRONTIER ACCORDING TO YOUR WEB SITE, SO THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSAN TRUCKS. IT'S TIME FOR AN INVESTIGATION AND RECALL!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056790February 8, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA COMPLETELY FAILED ON ME WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE RADIO SHUT OFF, LIGHTS AND THEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND I COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER. I MANAGED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED BY TRIPLE A TO THE NISSAN DEALER. THEY PUT A NEW BATTERY IN AND AFTER I REPEATEDLY TOLD THEM IT WAS MORE THAN A BATTERY THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INSISTED THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE WRONG. I TOLD THE MECHANIC I WOULD BREAK DOWN AGAIN. SURE ENOUGH ONE MONTH LATER MY HUSBAND AND OUR THREE DAUGHTERS HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE, ONCE AGAIN TRIPLE A TOWED ME BUT, THIS TIME TO MY MECHANIC AND HE QUICKLY DIAGNOSED THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT. HE ADVISED ME TO HAVE NISSAN PUT IT IN BECAUSE I AM STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE ARE VERY UPSET WITH NISSAN NOT RECALLING THESE PARTS. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PROBLEMS REPORTED AND THEY ARE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MY HUSBAND WAS THINKING ABOUT A NISSAN FRONTIER BUT AFTER THE WAY NISSAN HAS IGNORED THIS PROBLEM AND PUT MY FAMILY IN UNNECESSARY DANGER HE WON'T EVEN CONSIDER IT. WE ARE THROUGH WITH NISSAN VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056737February 7, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
MY FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED ON A DARK HIGHWAY ON THE EVENING OF FEB 6, 2004. THE VEHICLE IS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE I HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL NOW- I HAVE FOUND THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS A FLAWED DESIGN AND FAILS VERY OFTEN, ESPECIALLY IN WINTER CLIMATES- THE UNIT IS SUCEPTABLE TO ROAD SALT THAT CORRODES THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE FUEL PUMP- THERE IS REALLY NO NEED FOR THIS TO CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SHUT DOWN. I WAS LEFT STRANDED ON A DARK STRETCH OF ROAD WITH LITTLE BREAKDOWN LANE ROOM. THE TOW COST $120 AND THE PARTS WERE $70. IF THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE, AND I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS, BASED ON THE NUMEROUS CASES DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET, THEN NISSAN SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL AS THIS FAILURE COULD EASILY RESULT IN INJURY OR WORSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056256January 31, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOWS FELL INTO THE DOOR AS I WAS OPENING IT. FROM WHAT I READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN VEHICLES POWER WINDOWS REGULATORS. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT COULD SCARE A DRIVER INTO THINKING THEIR WINDOW EXPLODED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055936January 27, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP HANGER/SENDER UNIT HAD A SHORTAGE WITHIN THE FUEL TANK. THE REPAIR WAS MADE BY AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054724January 23, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED DURING AND AFTER WARRANTY ON 3 WINDOWS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054647January 22, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT. PROBLEM OCCURED DURING A BAD SNOWSTORM. IT IS KNOWN TO HAPPEN TO SEVERAL XTERRA OWNERS I KNOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054630January 21, 2004
WHEELS
3 CRACKS FOUND IN THE SPOKES OF MY ALLOY WHEELS ON MY 2001 NISSAN XTERRA. NISSAN REFUSED TO REPLACE THE WHEEL. THE CURRENT RECALL FOR CRACKED WHEEL SPOKES WAS NOT FOR THE 2001 MODEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055362January 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEM WITH THE AXLE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL #02V299000. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND THAT THEY REPLACED THE COMPONENT INDICATED IN THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054426January 19, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY
FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WAS STRANDED 60 MILES IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. 2001 NISSAN XTERRA SE *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071139January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ALL FOUR WINDOWS IN MY XTERRA. IN ALL CASES THE WINDOW REGULATORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ONE REPAIR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE OTHERS WERE NOT. HERE ARE THE DETAILS. 1. MAY 1, 2002, MILEAGE 12314. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS INOPERABLE & REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. (NO CHARGE TO ME) 2. OCTOBER 1, 2003, MILEAGE 39002. PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW & DRIVERS REAR WINDOW WERE MAKING A GRINDING SOUND. DOOR PANELS REMOVED & REGULATORS REPLACED. COST: $482.52 3. OCTOBER 8, 2003, MILEAGE 39391. PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS MAKING A GRINDING SOUND. DOOR PANEL REMOVED & REGULATOR REPLACED. COST: 212.30
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069966January 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
INVOLVED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT. XTERRA WAS STOPPED, AND HIT FROM BEHIND AT 40 MPH. IT THEN HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WSA TOTALLED, I WAS INJURED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10070027January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND MAKING SHARP LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE REAR WHEELS LOCK AND DRAG, CREATING A BRAKE AND SURGE CONDITION. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOOK ME OUT IN ANOTHER XTERRA AND TO MY HORROR, IT DID THE SAME THING. THEY INFORMED ME THAT VEHICLE IS NOT REALLY DESIGNED FOR 4 WHEEL ON ROAD DRIVING. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND GOT LITTLE HELP AS WELL. I FEEL THIS COULD BE A VERY UNSAFE IN ANY CONDITION, BUT VERY BAD ON WET AND ICED ROADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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