Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#11012064August 1, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED 1/8 LESS FUEL IN THE TANK THAN THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE STARTED APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT REFLECT THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (FIRESTONE IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDER MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 27901980. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011608July 31, 2017
AIR BAGS
MY AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT MY AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN DISABLED BECAUSE OF A FAULT IN THE SPIRAL CABLE IN MY STEERING COLUMN. THEY TOLD ME THE PART COST $460 TO REPLACE. THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT BELTS TO BE DEACTIVATED. THEY TOLD ME TO FIX IT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A SAFETY FEATURE SUCH AS AN AIR BAG SHOULD NOT HAVE A WARRANTY EXPIRATION. WHEN I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T HAVE THE $460 THEY SAID MAKE SURE YOU WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT BECAUSE YOUR AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK. THE IRONIC THING IS THAT I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF A SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS WOULD AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT SEEMS NISSAN DOESN'T CARE IF YOUR AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF IT IS NOT STILL COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011458July 29, 2017
POWER TRAIN
PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE ON MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION. LESS THAN 48000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND THE CLUTCH IS GONE. THIS IS FAR TOO LITTLE TRAVEL FOR THE CLUTCH TO BE FAILING AT. DEGRADATION HAS ADVANCED RAPIDLY OVER A MATTER OF WEEKS AND DAYS AND NOW I FEAR HAVING MY FAMILY RIDE IN THE VEHICLE IN CASE THEY BECOMING STRANDED OR NEED TO AVOID A CRASH AND CANNOT DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. GENERAL CONSENSUS IS THAT THE CLUTCH IS TOO SMALL FOR THIS TRUCK. NISSAN CLAIMS THIS IS A WEAR ITEM AND WILL NOT COVER REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY, OR ADMIT THERE IS AN ISSUE AT ALL. NISSAN IS QUICK TO BLAME DRIVER'S FOR 'RIDING THE CLUTCH' AS THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THIS IS A COP OUT, PARTICULARLY WHEN ONE CONSIDERS THE NUMBER OF XTERRA OWNER'S EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005825July 17, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING WITH COLLING ANTIFREEZER DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BAD DESIGNED RADIATOR,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004882July 12, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN NISSAN MANUFACTURER SAFETY CAMPAIGN NOTICE IN REFERENCE TO THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (DENNY MENHOLT BILLINGS NISSAN 2100 KING AVE W, BILLINGS, MT 59012) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING SENSOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REPAIR. A WEEK LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SENSOR WAS NOT REPLACED DUE TO THE COST OF THE PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002467June 30, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANYTHING AUTOMOTIVE (LOCATED AT 1228 E RIVER RD, DIXON, IL 61021; (815) 285-3035) WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BACK SEAT WAS CATCHING FIRE. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-647-7261 AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. CASE NUMBER: 27261028 WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL IN 2004 FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT REPAIRED CORRECTLY OR THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS FAULTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002577June 30, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY XTERRA WHICH HAS 65000 MILES APPROXIMATELY, MY GAS GAUGE DROPPED FROM 3/4 TANK TO BELOW EMPTY. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR IMMEDIATELY STOPPED IN THE ROAD. I HAD TO BE TOWED WHERE I WAS TOLD I HAVE P0463 AND MY CAR WAS OUT OF GAS. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH. ISSA XTERRA. I WENT TO DEALER TO GET IT REPLACED AND THEY SAID $700. I SEE THAT THIS IS TOO COMMON AN ISSUE. I THINK THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT. I'M JUST HAPP HAPPY I WASN'T DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT STOPPED. LUCKILY I WAS ON SIDE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001563June 26, 2017
POWER TRAIN
EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLER/RADIATOR ASSEMBLY LEAK HAS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION ON MY VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE MIXING OF THE VEHICLE COOLANT AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE/TRANSMISSION BODY ASSEMBLY TO MALFUNCTION. THUS THE VEHICLE REFUSES TO START AS THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT OPERATE. I AM NOW REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AT MORE THAN $2K OUT OF POCKETPIN ADDITION TO TOWING AND RENTAL VEHICLE EXPENSES. THE VEHICLE RAN FINE AND NO SLIPPING WAS DETECTED PRIOR TO THE MALFUNCTION EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGES. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE REQUIRING A TOW TO A MECHANIC AFTER RUNNING WITHOUT ANY ISSUES THE PREVIOUS DAY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE THAT NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS IN THE XTERRA, PATHFINDER, TITAN, AND ARMADA MODELS. NISSAN FAILED TO NOTIFY VEHICLE OWNERS OF STEPS TO AVOID COSTLY REPAIRS BY SIMPLY USING A DIFFERENT NONCORRSIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID AND TO REPLACE THE FAULTY RADIATOR AND EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLER ASSEMBLY. I AM NOW LEFT IN A GREATER UNDUE HARDSHIP THNKS TO NISSAN'S GROSS NEGLIGENCE REGARDING AN ALL TOO COMMON ISSUE THAT NISSAN FAILED TO ADDRESS WITH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND DOCUMENTED EXAMPLES. THE EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY DOES ADEQUATELY COVER VEHICLE OWNERS WHO ALL SEEM TO FALL VICTIM OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY COVERAGE PERIOD THAT NISSAN SPECIFICALLY INCREASED DUE TO THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND FLUIDS THAT NISSAN RECOMMENDED AND EVEN REQUIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000593June 22, 2017
AIR BAGS
I HAVE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES ON THIS VEHICLE BUT WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000500June 21, 2017
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TAKATA RECALL IVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANMISSON FOR A ABOUT 3 YRS ..I CALLED NISSAN RECALL AND THEY HAVE ALWAYS TOLD ME ITS NOT IN THE USA.WENT TO TRANS SHOP AND THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR 4 WEEKS NOT UNABLE TO FIX IT...IT WOULD START WHEN I WOULD STOP AT LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS AND NOT GO WOULD HAVE TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THEN PULL OVER FOR NOT GETTING HIT..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000218June 20, 2017
ENGINE
THE RADIATOR FAILED AND THE FLUID ALL WENT INTO THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRING BOTH A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2005 XTERRAS AND NISSAN REFUSES TO COVER THIS FAULTY DESIGN. WE HAD NO ADVANCE NOTICE OF THIS HAPPENING. WE WENT OUT ONE DAY AND THE CAR DID NOT START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995214June 14, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TAKATA RECALL...CAR WAS DRIVING FINE ALL DAY UNTIL I PULLED UP TO A RED LIGHT.WHEN LIGHT CHANGED AND I PRESSED ON GAS, CAR WOULD HARDLY GO BUT EVENTUALLY AFTER SOFT COAXING IT GOT UP TO SPEED. WAS LIKE I JUST LOST FIRST GEAR ON AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.SUBSEQUENT RED LIGHTS RESULTED IN SAME PROBLEM. RESEARCHED ONLINE ABOUT ANY COMPLAINTS WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON JUST ONE WEBSITE.TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM: COOLANT BOX INSIDE TRANSMISSION BURST CAUSING TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUIDS TO MIX AND RUINING BOTH TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. COST FOR THIS REPAIR IS $3800-4500.I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS BECAUSE HUNDREDS IS MINUTE IN COMPARISON TO THE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES THEY HAVE SOLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994190June 9, 2017
POWER TRAIN
MY XTERRA IS CURRENTLY UN-DRIVEABLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED ME THE BLOW MY TRANSMISSION WHILE I WAS MERGING ON TO THE HIGHWAY, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO AN EXTREME LOST OF POWER. AFTER THIS HAPPENED TO ME, THAT IS WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MAKE MODEL AND YEAR OF MY VEHICLE. NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992498May 31, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FOR OVER A YEAR WE HAVE HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH CODE P0463, THE FUEL SENDER UNIT NEEDS REPLACED. OUR GAS GAUGE NEVER READS CORRECTLY AND HAS SAID WE HAVE HAD GAS WHEN WE DO NOT. SOMETIMES IT ALSO READS EMPTY RIGHT AFTER I FILL IT UP. AFTER MORE RESEARCH THIS IS A HIGHLY COMMON AND EXPENSIVE ISSUE FOR XTERRA OWNERS. I BELIEVE THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR CUSTOMERS WITH THIS VEY COMMON PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990833May 21, 2017
POWER TRAIN
FAULTY RADIATORS IN NISSANS ARE LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, DESTROYING THE SEALS, VALVES AND TORQUE CONVERTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990721May 20, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY WIFE'S 05 NISSAN XTERRA STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING WITH SHUTTERING, AND RUMBLE STRIP NOISES.STARTED NOTICING THE HEATER WOULD NOT BLOW HOT WHEN STATIONARY.TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND MY WORST FEAR CAME TRUE.WATER IN TRANSMISSION I BEEN HEARING ABOUT.TO TOP IT OFF HAD REAR END REPLACED SIX MONTHS AGO CAUSE THE OWNER GUARANTEED ME THAT WAS WHERE THE SHUDDERING WAS COMING FROM.THAT WAS A 2000 DOLLAR REPAIR. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT WAS NOT THE [XXX] REAR END.WILL NEVER EVER BUY NISSAN AGAIN! THEY KNOW ALL ABOUT THIS HUGE PROBLEM.PEOPLE ARE HURTING FROM THIS MESS!THE LATEST REPAIR SHOP WON'T 4600 HUNDRED FOR REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION &A RADIATOR.DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE U HEAR AND READ THE ABOUT THE ENGINE COULD BE CORRODED.OF COURSE NISSAN DOING NORA! PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990640May 19, 2017
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I STOPPED AT MY DRIVEWAY AND MY CAR HAD SPRUNG A LEAK FROM UNDER MY PASSENGER SIDE. MY CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATING, I RECEIVED NO WARNING THAT ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC- MY TRANSMISSION COOLER HAD FAILED AND MIXED IN WITH MY RADIATOR. HOPEFULLY MY TRANSMISSION ISN'T SHOT, WITH A NEW RADIATOR AND FLUSHING ALL THE LINES IS ALMOST $1000. THIS ALL COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF I HAD SOME WARNING. MY CAR HAD BEEN DRIVING JUST FINE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985978May 16, 2017
POWER TRAIN
COOLANT LEAK CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. NISSAN IS AWARE OF ISSUE AND FAILS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILTY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985870May 15, 2017
ENGINE
PLEASE READ LETTER TO NISSAN IT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING. AS THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA 4WD WITH 89,000 MILES, WE ARE WRITING YOU TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING AN ISSUE WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH FOR QUITE SOME TIME. PLEASE KNOW WE ARE ALSO A CURRENT OWNER OF A NISSAN TITAN AND ARE LOYAL TO THE NISSAN BRAND. IN 2011 THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WITH ROUGHLY 50,000 MILES FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN ASSOCIATED WITH A COOLER ASSEMBLY. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT NO COST TO US BY LIBERTY NISSAN LOCATED IN HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA. AFTER SAID TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, WE STARTED TO NOTICE A CONSTANT WHINING THAT WE THOUGHT WAS SOMEHOW ATTRIBUTED TO THE NEW TRANSMISSION. WE RETURNED TO LIBERTY NISSAN TO HAVE THEM INVESTIGATE THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE AND IT WAS THEIR DETERMINATION THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO WORE OUT TIMING BELT SPROCKETS. WE EXPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS ANOMALY HAD NOT EXISTED PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW TRANSMISSION AS IT WAS AND REMAINS QUITE NOTICEABLE. HOWEVER, THIS EXPLANATION SEEMED TO FALL UPON DEAF EARS. SUBSEQUENTLY LIBERTY NISSAN INFORMED US THAT IF WE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE THE COSTS WOULD BE ROUGHLY $1,200.00 DOLLARS. THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD NOT AFFORD AT THE TIME AND FURTHERMORE FELT THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD OCCUR UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES. TO THIS DAY WE REMAIN SKEPTICAL OF THIS DIAGNOSIS. WE ARE NOW LEFT WITH A VEHICLE THAT LOST ITS APPEAL DUE TO THIS CONSTANT, AGGRESSIVE WHINING INSTEAD OF ONE THAT IN THE PAST DREW POSITIVE ATTENTION FROM ONLOOKERS AND PASSERSBY'S FOR ITS APPEARANCE. WE HOPE NISSAN STANDS BEHIND ITS PRODUCT AND REPAIRS ISSUE THAT OCCUR PREMATURELY AT NO COST. WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION ON THIS MATTER AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985543May 13, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MIXING OF RADIATOR COOLANT WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE OF RADIATOR PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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