Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10984670May 10, 2017
POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR FAILED INTERNALLY AND ALLOWED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO TO MIX WITH COOLANT AND CIRCULATE THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION, DESTROYING BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY ON A A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND CAUSED THE TOTAL LOSS OF PROPULSION. THIS ENDANGERED ME DUE TO THE FAST MOVING VEHICLES AROUND THAT DIDN'T KNOW WHY I WAS SLOWING TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC AND I WAS VERY LUCKY TO NOT BE RUN OVER. COST OF REPAIR IS AT LEAST $6,000, DEALER PRICE IS MORE LIKE $7,000 THIS HAPPENED WHEN MY XTERRA ONLY HAD 110,970 MILES AND WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. THIS IS TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE SINCE IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO REPAIR AT THIS PRICE A VEHICLE WITH LESS RESALE VALUE THAN THE COST OF THE REPAIR. I'VE ATTACHED PICTURES OF A REPAIR ESTIMATE AND THE "STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE" LOOKING MIX OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR COOLANT THAT RESULTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984274May 8, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I AM THE VERY UNFORTUNATE OWNER OF A 2006 XTERRA, THAT IS EXPERIENCING THE INFAMOUS RADIATOR LEAKING COOLANT FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AUTOMATIC 4WD; PURCHASED IN 2009 CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED W/ 46K MILES ON IT. NOW IT HAS 137K ON IT AND I UNFORTUNATELY EXPERIENCED THE INFAMOUS "STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE OF DEATH" WHERE DUE TO A RADIATOR DEFAULT IT LEAKS COOLANT FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE 2 DAYS AGO ON MAY 6TH 2017. RIGHT NOW THE RADIATOR IS DEAD AS WELL AS THE THERMOSTAT; A MECHANIC SHOP INSPECTED THE VEHICULE AS I PULLED OVER TO THEIR PLACE WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE AND STOPPED DRIVING IMMEDIATELY. I REACHED OUT TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIR AND; TO JUST BE ABLE TO GO FORWARD I MUST HAVE THE CAR TOW TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP AS IT IS THE PROCEDURE AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINATE ANYTHING BEFORE CAR GOT INSPECTED BY OFFICIAL NISSAN SERVICE DPT. CHANGING THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE PAY OUT OF MY POCKET UNFORTUNATELY AT THIS STAGE. I AM OUT THE MILEAGE SETTLED AFTER THE CLASS ACTION SUIT NISSAN GOT HIT FOR THIS WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE. I AM JUST ANOTHER VICTIM OF WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A NATIONAL RECALL FROM NISSAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983657May 5, 2017
POWER TRAIN
MY 2005 XTERAA TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDS REPLACED DUE TO LINES BREAKING AND THERE IS WATER ALL IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD AND THE RADIATOR HAS GOO LOOKING STUFF IN IT AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO IN DRIVE AT TIMES. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FEBRUARY 2016 FOR MY DAUGHTER AND STILL OWE ON THIS VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981585May 1, 2017
POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION AND BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. STOPED WORING ON THE CROSS BRONX EXPRESSWAY. VERY SCARY SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979731April 21, 2017
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS LOOSING FLUID FROM RADIATOR, NO LEAKAGE ON GROUND.THEN THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPENED WAS, IT WASN'T SHIFTING CORRECTLY. I WENT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION I THEN CALLED AROUND TO GET A SECOND OPINION, WENT TO A DIFFERENT SHOP, AT THAT SHOP AFTER I PARKED THE CAR, IT WOULDN'T EVEN START BACK UP, CAR HAS REPAIRED AT THAT LOCATION . RADIATOR LEAKED FLUID IN MY TRANSMISSION AND RUINED IT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978505April 14, 2017
POWER TRAIN
DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT FORT LAUDERDALE NISSAN I WAS TOLD THE RADIATOR SOMEHOW CRACKED WAS LEAKING AROUND THE VEHICLE, BUT NO MORE INFO WAS COVERED OR DISCUSSED. AS IT WAS ALREADY IN THE SHOP WHO WAS TO ARGUE THIS, AS I WAS TOLD I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE MANY MILE SINCE MY PRIOR SERVICE AND NOT ONCE HAD THIS VEHICLE OVERHEATED. A MONTH LATER WHEN I WAS GETTING TIRES I RECEIVED AN INSPECTION AT A DIFFERENT SHOP AND THEIR CLAIM WAS MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS VERY DIRTY AND FROTHY AND IT NEEDED CHANGING, SO I DID THIS. NOW, IN 2017 AFTER A FEW ODD TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT WENT UNEXPLAINABLE BESIDES REGULAR SERVICE, AT 135,000 I HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND HAVE LEARNED WHY: DUE TO FAULTY RADIATOR LEAKAGE AT ONE POINT. I WASN'T INFORMED OF ANYTHING OF THIS NATURE NOW I AM PAYING FOR IT. THE TOTAL FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972194April 13, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
NISSAN DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED ME ABOUT NEEDING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TIMING CHAIN SYSTEM. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, IT IS EVIDENT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT FAULTY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS AND GUIDES THAT IT WAS USING ON CERTAIN MODEL YEAR XTERRAS, INCLUDING 2007. IF TIMING CHAIN FAILS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, IT CAN LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND A $8000+ REPAIR BILL FOR A NEW ENGINE. NISSAN KNOWING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SENT SERVICE BULLETINS TO ITS SERVICE CENTERS BUT DID NOT INFORM CONSUMERS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE TIMING CHAIN SHOULD BE GOOD FOR THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE, BUT NOW MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME IT IS GOING TO COST AT LEAST $1900 TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN AND ALL COMPONENTS. NISSAN KNEW THE COMPONENTS ARE FAULTY AND YET DON'T CARE ENOUGH TO INFORM CONSUMERS. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. NISSAN KNEW THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLERS ON SAME MODEL YEAR WERE FAULTY AND DID NOT INFORM CONSUMERS. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FORCED NISSAN TO FACE THE MUSIC, BUT CONSUMERS STILL HAD TO PAY OVER $2000 OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION COOLER, AND RADIATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970921April 6, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE GAUGE WOULD FAIL TO REGISTER THE PROPER FUEL LEVELS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF DUE TO NO FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR AND THE FLOW IN THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE FLOW GAUGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM,GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970673April 5, 2017
ENGINE
WHINING NOISE FROM ENGINE FROM WORN SECONDARY TENSION GUIDE. NISSAN ALLEGEDLY KNEW OF PROBLEM SINCE 2004 AND WITHHELD INFO FROM PUBLIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969969April 2, 2017
POWER TRAIN
NISSAN XTERRA 2006 94,105 MILES TRANS STARTING TO SLIP ALL ISSUES LEAD TO RADIATOR LEAKE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969073March 28, 2017
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT "ECM" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE BATTERY AND CRANK SHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 223,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968216March 23, 2017
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT MY X-TERRA BRAND NEW AND WAS TOLD IS HAS A BUMPER TO BUMPER 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, AT 22,000 THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. HAD IT TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT IS SAYING THE CLUTCH IS BAD FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. WE'VE READ A LOT OF OTHER REVIEWS OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL AND WANT TO REPORT IT. BOTH DRIVERS IN OUR HOUSEHOLD ARE EXPERIENCED CLUTCH DRIVER WITH A COMBINED 20+ YEAR EXPERIENCE. I CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE AND THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND JUST "TOOK THEIR WORD FOR IT" NOTHING WAS REALLY INVESTIGATED AT ALL. POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE ON BOTH ENDS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WE BOUGHT IT FROM THAT IS 4+ HOURS AWAY FROM OUR CURRENT HOME AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD'VE TAKEN CAR OF IT AND FIXED IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. WE CAN'T HAVE IT TOWED 4+ HOURS AWAY AFTER BEING TAKEN APART. BOTTOM LINE NISSAN HAS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THEIR CLUTCHES, AND IS BLAMING IT ON THE CONSUMERS AND NOT ABIDING TO THEIR WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966748March 21, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
2005 NISSAN XTERRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RADIATOR HOSE RUPTURED AND SENT COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE BEGAN RACING BUT, THERE WAS NO POWER. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THEN STOPPED. A HOSE IN THE RADIATOR RUPTURED. THIS CAUSED COOLANT TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO ENTER THE RADIATOR. THE FAILURE OCCURED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967599March 21, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE HAS 43,419 MILES AND AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON DASHBOARD LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A CHECK OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (P0463) DISCLOSED A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR "A" CIRCUIT HIGH. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AT NISSAN. THE FEE FOR LABOR AND PARTS WAS $367.88. I SEE SEVERAL HUNDRED REGISTERED NHTSA COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PART. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2006 XTERRA FOR THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967293March 20, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT ENCOUNTERED BLACK ICE ROAD CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROADWAY, CRASHED INTO A DITCH, AND OVERTURNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LANDED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND BRUISES TO THE HANDS; HOWEVER, MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT FACILITY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10959797March 9, 2017
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED MY 2008 NISSAN XTERRA ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO AND DID NOT KNOW ABOUT ALL THE DEFECTS THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR HAD. I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS NISSAN. IT LEFT ME STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD JUST SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING. WORST PART WAS THAT IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH A PARTY OF 5. THE CONDITIONS WERE UNSAFE AND HAD TO WAIT FOR DAYLIGHT TO BE ABLE TO BE TOWED. ITS IS VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT I CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BAD VEHICLE AND IT WILL COST ME CLOSE TO 4K TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED. AT THIS POINT IM JUST STILL IN DEBT SINCE I HAVE NOT FINISHED PAYING THIS OFF AND CAR LESS. ITS VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT NISSAN WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HORRIBLE AND UNSTABLE VEHICLE THEY CREATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958659March 5, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNABLE TO CONTROL SPEED WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM LOW TO HIGHER. VEHICLE STALLS WHEN GOING ABOVE 40MPH WITHOUT WARNING OFTEN. ALSO, IT IS HARD TO SOMETIMES INCREASE SPEED OR DRIVE AT A CONSTANT MPH SPEED SUCH AS WHEN GOING THROUGH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. WHEN TRAVELING -15 MPH AND TRYING TO A CELEBRATE ONTO FREEWAY ETC THE ENGINE STALLS AND JERKS, AND THE RPMSPINS VERY HARD AND ROUGH WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THROTTLE IS NOT RESPONSIVE ACCELERATION WHEN GIVEN GASSED PEDAL DOES NOT INCREASE AND DECREASE SPEED ACCORDINGLY, WHICH GIVES A COMPLETE LACK OF CONTROL OVER DRIVING VEHICLE. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH SECURING BACK ROW SEATBELTS HENCE, MY INCREASED CONCERN OF OUTCOME SHOULD AN UNFORTUNATE COLLISION OCCURR WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958658March 5, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE TO NORMAL SPEED EVEN WHEN PRESSING PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH THE ENGINE REVS REALLY HARD AND JERKS AS IF IT IS ABOUT TO STALL. I STALLED OUT ON THE FREEWAY WITHOUT WARNING. IT IS HARD TO CONTROL SPEED WHEN TRYIN TO INCREASE OR DECREASE ACCELERATION. THE PEDAL FEELS INCONSISTENT WITH THE THROTTLE AND/ OR RPM AND IS VERY HAZARDOUS. WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE IN LOW SPEEDS IN RESIDENTIAL AREA OR PARK THE PEDAL ARELY MOVES AND IF GIVEN THE SLIGHTEST GAS IT WILL SHUT OFF E FINE OR TAKE OFF AND DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN YOU STOP ACCELERATION, OR BRAKE AS IT SHOULD. I HAVE HAD POWER STEERING COLUMN FIXED AND AIR INTAKE FLOW HOSE REPLACED, I KEEP GETTING ERROR CODES THAT COME AND GO: P0122, P0128, AND P0123. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE SIMILAR RECALLS FOR OTHE MODEL AND YEAR OF NISSAN, AND WHEN I INQUIRE A OUT THE ISSUE TO NISSAN RECALL DEPT. THEY SAY THE PREVIOUS RECALL FOR GAS RESPONSE UNIT HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE HOWEVER, I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THAT IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS ISSUE I AM HAVING. I JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK TO DRIVE MY CHILD TO SCHOOL AND I'M AFRAID THIS WILL CAUSE AN A CIDENT IF NOT REPAIRED SOON HOWEVER, I AM CERTAIN THIS IS A MANUFACTUR DEFECT RELATED TO FUEL LINE OR THROTTLE SINCE THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION IS EXTREMELY NOTICEBLE TO OTHE NISSAN OWNERS AND I HOPE IT IS INVESTIGATED AS CURRENT RECALLS NEED TO BE EXPANDED OR INVESTIGATED FOR THE NISSAN XTERRA AND POSSIBLY ALL NISSAN VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR REPORTED ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958662March 5, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNABLE TO CONTROL SPEED AND BATTERY KEEPS DYING EVEN THOUGH BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR TEST GOOD. WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED I CANNOT ACCELERATE GRADUALLY, THE CAR REVS REALLY HARD AND PULLS HARD WHEN TRYING TO INCREASE SPEED. ONCE I DRIVE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND PICKUP SPEED THE BRAKES ARE LOOSE AND HARD TO COME TO A STOP, AND THE PEDAL DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN ACCELERATING OR REDUCING SPEED. I RECENTLY WAS GOING HOME ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 45 MPH TRYING TO REDUCE SPEED TO PREPARE TO EXIT, AND MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF, ALL DASH LARD LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO COAST AND THEN GET A PUSH FROM SOMEONE TO GET INTO THE EXIT LANE AND COAST TO THE GAS STATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958669March 5, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE SENSOR IS NOT WORKING - SHOWS ON EMPTY EVEN AT FULL TANK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PERMANENTLY ON DUE TO THIS ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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