Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10053584January 7, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEED AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A GUARD RAIL AND ROLE THREE TIMES. VEHICLE LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10052459January 5, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, STS IN CHESTER, NEW JERSEY, IDENTIFIES THE PROBLEM AS PART OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. UPON RESEARCH ON THE XTERRA OWNERS CLUB MESSAGE BOARDS, I FIND THERE ARE SIX PAGES OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I INTEND TO CALL MY NISSAN DEALER AND SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY REPAIRS SINCE THIS IS SO WIDE-SPREAD, IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM (HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC) AND SHOULD BE, IN MY OPINION, A RECALL ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051544January 2, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE MECHANISM TO RAISE AND LOWER THE POWER WINDOWS IN XTERRAS IS DEFECTIVE. THE REPAIR IS $300-400 PER WINDOW, AND INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH A DEFECTIVE PART. I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD "STOP DRIVING OFF-ROAD," THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT I "BROKE" THE MECHANISM BECAUSE I GOT DUST INSIDE THE DOOR...I'M AN ARCHAEOLOGIST...I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE I HAVE TO DRIVE OFF-ROAD! TWO MORE WINDOWS ARE BROKEN NOW, AND WHEN I CHECKED OWNER GROUPS ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THEY HAVE DEVISED SOME SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM---ALL SOLUTIONS REQUIRE THE CAR OWNER TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO REPAIR THE WINDOWS THEMSELVES. ONE GUY HAS FIXED HIS WINDOWS SEVEN TIMES! I'M EMBARRASSED TO SUBMIT THIS AFTER READING THE HORRID PROBLEMS SOME OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD WITH THEIR XTERRAS, BUT THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM...SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE WILL CERTAINLY HAVE THIS ONE ON TOP OF ALL THEY ALREADY HAVE!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049699December 13, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY WINDOWS ALL 4 OF THEM DON'T WORK, IT ISN'T THE MOTOR, IT IS THE CABLE INSIDE...IT CRINKLES UP. 2 OF MY WINDOWS ARE STUCK DOWN. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW OF TWO OTHERS HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM. ALL THREE OF US HAVE 2001 NISSAN XTERRA'S. THANKS, MATT WILLAND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049607December 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAK ON NISSANS VG33E ENGINE, CAUSING DANGERIOUS EXHAUST GAS TO LEAK IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHERE IT COULD BE SUCKED INTO IN CABIN AIR INTAKE AT FRONT OF WINDSHIELD I HAD 3 BROKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MANIFOLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049237December 5, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I BOUGHT MY 2001 NISSAN XTERRA NEW IN FEB. 2001. I'VE HAD 3 WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON MY DRIVER, PASSENGER AND REAR PASSENGER WINDOW. NOW LESS THAN 10K MILES LATER AND OUT OF WARRANTY, BOTH THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE QUIT WORKING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049275December 5, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ONE BY ONE MY 2002 NISSAN XTERRA WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE ALL FAILED. THEY HAVE FAILED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AND HAVE CAUSED A GREAT INCONVENIENCE AND USE OF MY TIME TO KEEP GETTING THEM FIXED. I KNOW OF OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE TONS OF INTERNET SITES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED?*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048860November 30, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
FUSE #11 WHICH PROTECTS THE ALTERNATOR/CHARGING CIRCUT AND 4WD/ATP WARNING LIGHT CIRCUTS KEPT BLOWING. WHEN THIS FUSE BLOWS THE ALTERNATOR STOPS WORKING AND THE VEHICLE THEN RUNS OFF THE BATTERY. AND WHEN THE BATTERY DIES 30 MINUTES LATER SO DOES YOUR XTERRA!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048744November 28, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING WHEEL IS SEPARATING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO HAVE TO MUCH PLAY IN IT. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERS SHOP AT THIS TIME FOR ANALYSIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047744November 28, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2 WINDOW REGULATORS ARE OUT AGAIN. SINCE BUYING THIS CAR WE HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED 8 TIMES. CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. FRIEND THAT BOUGHT SAME TYPE OF XTERRA AT THE SAME TIME HAS ALSO REPLACED THEM 5 TIMES. THIS ITEM IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND/OR REDESIGNED. NOW I EITHER CAN'T USE THE WINDOWS OR HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS PER YEAR TO KEEP GETTING THEM REPLACED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AS LONG AS I LIVE BECAUSE OF THIS. NEVER. JUST LOOK THROUGH THE LISTING HERE AND SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. HOW NISSAN CAN ACT LIKE IT IS NORMAL IS AN ATROCITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047384November 22, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE PASSENGER WINDSHIELD WASHER DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT WORKED FOR ONLY A SHORT PERIOD. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. IT IS VERY HARD TO DRIVE USING ONLY THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047382November 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
NISSAN, XTERRA, 2001. WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE PEDAL WILL SINK APPROXIMATELY 1 - 2 INCHES. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER TOLD THAT THEY REPLACE THE BOOSTER. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES, AND I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED TO THIS DATE WHICH HAS BEEN THREE YEARS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047385November 22, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WILL NOT FUNCTION WHILE IN LOW BEAM. THE BULB HAS BEEN CHECKED AND IS STILL GOOD. THE LOW BEAM LIGHT WILL TURN ON WHEN THE COMPONENT IS PULLED OUT OF THE HEAD LAMP, BUT WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN INSTALLED PROPERLY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048332November 19, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE, SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042524November 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD JERK, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FAIL. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES GAUGES (TACHOMETER, ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE) RANDOMLY WENT OUT. THIS PROBLEM ALSO APPEARED TO AFFECT THE CRUISE CONTROL AND OCCURED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. WHEN THE GAUGES GO OUT THEY STAYED OUT FROM 3-20 MILES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047773November 12, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, THE DRIVER TRIED TO AVOID A CRASH BY HITTING A WALL HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT WITH THE WALL, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045752November 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON MY 2000 XTERRA SE (V6 ENGINE) HAS CRACKED, LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. THIS LEADS TO EXHAUST SEEPING INTO THE CABIN WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY VERY DANGEROUS. ON A LONG TRIP, ESPECIALLY A LONG COMMUTE IN SLOWER TRAFFIC, CHANCES OF THE DRIVER SUCCUMBING TO CO POISONING AND FALLING ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL INCREASE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045652November 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILURE IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT SPEEDS OF 30-40 MPH. DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHILE THE EMPTY PASSENGERS DID. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN A THREE CAR ACCIDENT. 2003 NISSAN XTERRA 3,700 MILES. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10045628November 6, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ELECTRIC WINDOWS RATTLE EXCESSIVELY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032515November 5, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATORS DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER STATED, THERE WAS NO WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE PART. *PH *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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