Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10958469March 3, 2017
ENGINE
"TAKATA RECALL". I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA THAT I HAD TO REPLACE TIMING CHAINS ON DUE TO TENSIONER GUIDE FAILER. NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE FOR AWHILE AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS ISSUE. THE COST OF THE REPAIRS IS EXPENSIVE AND I FEEL THAT BEING NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. I AM FURTHER PURSUING GETTING INVOLVED WITH THE CLASS ACTON LAWSUIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957683February 28, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956985February 25, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION RENDERING BOTH DEFECTIVE AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. NO HEAT WHEN CAR NOT MOVING, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND SKIPPING WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956457February 23, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ACTION REQUESTED: 2008 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND IS SAFETY CONCERN. ISSUE: 2008 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE READING IS ERRATIC, INACCURATE AND, AT TIMES, INOPERATIVE. WHEN FUNCTIONING, FUEL GAUGE IS INCONSISTENT. THE PROBLEM BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES AND HAS PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 70,400 MILES. THUS FAR, NISSAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF A RECALL. YET, LETTER FROM NISSAN'S SENIOR MANAGER FOR TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE ACKNOWLEDGES DEFECT IN THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM (SEE ATTCH 3) AND A RECALL INITIATED IN MAY 2010 (ATTCH 5) AND SUBSEQUENT BULLETINS (ATTCH 4). I'VE ENCLOSED A PROOF OF OWNERSHIP THAT I'VE PROVIDED TO NISSAN (ATTCH 1) AS WELL AS A PHOTO CONTAINING THE MANUFACTURERS' DETAILS. WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE NISSAN AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR ASSISTANCE IN ADDRESSING THIS SAFETY CONCERN BY ADDING THE VEHICLE TO THE RECALL AND ENABLING NISSAN TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE PART. PLEASE ADVISE IF FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED OR REQUIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956063February 21, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955608February 20, 2017
AIR BAGS
ON A FM ROAD, DOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A GUARD RAIL, WENT OVER RAIL, HIT TREE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL UPON IMPACT WITH GUARDRAIL, HIT WINDSHIELD WITH HEAD WHEN VEHICLE STRUCK TREE. (NOT WEARING SEAT BELT AT TIME OF IMPACT.) VEHICLE HAS BEEN DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. WE BELIEVE THE ISSUE IS, THE AIRBAG SENSORS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10954080February 12, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE RADIATOR FLUIDS STARTED TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL COST $8000 DOLLARS TO FIX
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954048February 11, 2017
AIR BAGS
MAJOR INTRUSION ON FRONT END AFTER A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITHOUT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER SLIDING ON ICE AND BEING HIT HEAD ON BY A FORD F150.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10953857February 10, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT PROPERLY WORK. READS EMPTY WHEN FULL. READS 1/4 TANK CLOSE TO THAT FOR ABOUT A GALLON AND THEN GOES IMMEDIATELY BACK TO EMPTY. RECALL ON SOME MODELS. MY XTERRA CURRENTLY AT SHOP GETTING FIXED. EDUCATED GUESS ON HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE AND VEHICLE CAN RUN OUT OF GAS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON WHEN GAS GAUGE FAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10950465February 9, 2017
POWER TRAIN
CRACKED RADIATOR LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN IT MIXES WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, IT RUINED TRANSMISSION AND RADIOTOR. OVER AN $4000 BILL!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949515February 4, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TAKATA RECALL I WAS NEVER TOLD TO REPLACE MY RADIATOR TO PROTECT MY TRANSMISSION. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. CROSS CONTAMINATION. NISSAN DID NOTHING TO INFORM ME OF THIS PROBLEM. I'V TAKEN IT TO BELLEVUE NISSAN FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS. NOT EVEN A COURTESY HEADS UP. YOU CAN STILL SAVE OTHER CUSTOMERS. PLEASE MAKE THEM TELL THEIR CUSTOMERS TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED MY X UP TO THIS POINT. THEY'VE LOST ALL CREDIBILITY. VERY DISAPPOINTING AS A X CUSTOMER AND X FAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948884February 1, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VALVE ASSEMBLY AND ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE IS $3761.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947573January 25, 2017
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
FUEL GAUGE NEVER GOES BELOW 1/4 STICKS AND IS INACCURATE, SAME SYMPTOMS AS RECALLED VEHICLES, YET THIS VIN WASN'T INCLUDE IN THE RECALL AND SHOULD BE. TANK RUNS EMPTY YET STILL INDICATES 1/4 FULL A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED TO THE RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS! UPDATED 02/09/17*LJ *TR *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947220January 23, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, SUSPENSION
I TOOK MY VECHICLE TO ACE AUTO AND HE CLAIM HE FIXED IT GAVE ME A LIST THE SECOND TIME BUT NOT THE FIRST TIME IT SAT THERE FOR A YEAR THAN I GOT IT OUT FOR 2 MONTHS BACK IN AGAIN ITS GOES REAL SLOW BACK FIRES NOW AND STERRING WHEEL LOCKED ONE DAY NOW ITS ACTING LIKE IT DONT HAVE POWER TO IT.EVERYTIME YOU GO SPPEED LIMIT THE STEERING LOCKS IT SHAKES AND NOT ENOUGH POWER TO GO BARELY GO UP THE HILL TOO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946675January 20, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED MY XTERRA BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2008. IT HASN'T GIVEN ME ANY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SAME CERTIFIED NISSAN DEALER/SERVICE CENTER FOR JUST ABOUT ALL OF THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND SO ON. EVEN THOUGH THIS ISSUE WAS KNOWN BY NISSAN, NOT ONCE IN ALL OF MY MANY VISITS TO THIS SERVICE PROVIDER, WAS I WARNED OR NOTIFIED OF THIS CONDITION OR THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT WAS IN PROGRESS WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN CLOSED (OCTOBER 2016). ALSO, BEING THAT MY VEHICLE IS JUST OVER THE LAWSUITS AGREED UPON MILEAGE ALLOWED FOR ANY COMPENSATION FROM NISSAN, I WOULDN'T QUALIFY TO RECEIVE ANYTHING AT THIS POINT. SO NOW, HERE I AM WITH A VEHICLE, THAT I PLANNED TO KEEP FOR MANY MORE YEARS, EITHER HAVING TO BASICALLY JUNK IT, OR PAY UPWARDS OF $7000 IN REPAIRS (ACCORDING TO THE NISSAN SERVICE CENTER) TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. I AM BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED IN SOME WAY FOR THIS. IF I WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM AROUND THE TIME THAT IT FIRST CAME TO LIGHT, I WOULD HAVE AT LEAST HAD THE CHANCE TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN, INSTEAD OF BEING STUCK HERE WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS ESSENTIALLY WORTHLESS. NOT ONLY COULD THEY HAVE BEEN CONSIDERATE ENOUGH TO NOTIFY ME AS 1 OF MANY PURCHASERS OF A NISSAN VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT YOU WOULD THINK THAT DURING SERVICE VISITS THEY WOULD KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR AN IMPENDING ISSUE SUCH AS THIS. AFTER RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT MY VEHICLE WAS DISPLAYING SYMPTOMS OF THIS CONDITION ARISING MONTHS AGO (IE: THE HEAT NOT REMAINING WARM WHEN IN IDOL POSITION). ALSO, I JUST HAD A OIL CHANGE 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO HAVING THEM CHECK THIS PROBLEM OUT. I DO KNOW THAT THIS ISSUE WAS ALREADY PRESENT THEN, BECAUSE I HAD A COUPLE OF INSTANCES WHERE IT SEEMED THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946315January 19, 2017
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. AT FIRST, IT WOULD GO TO EMPTY AFTER FILLING THE TANK, AND DRIVING FOR A WHILE, START WORKING NORMAL. BUT NOW IT HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946558January 19, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RECALL NUMBER 10V075000 RECALL DATE 03/03/2010 COMPONENT FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK SUMMARY NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND MODEL YEAR 2008 FRONTIER, XTERRA AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELLS CAN DEFORM, CAUSING THE FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM TO CONTACT AN EMBOSSMENT MOLDED INTO THE TANK SHELL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE TO SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. CONSEQUENCE THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. WHAT OWNERS SHOULD DO DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WITH A NEW ONE THAT HAS A MODIFIED FLOAT ARM. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE MARCH 22, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261. READ MORE AT HTTPS://WWW.CARS.COM/RECALLS/NISSAN-XTERRA-2006/#L0JRS5L0SDAQITLU.99
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945852January 17, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT AT 70,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945875January 17, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHILE MY WIFE AND GRANDDAUGHTER WERE DRIVING OUR 2006 NISSAN XTERRA ON A HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP, NOT ALLOWING THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER SAFE POSTED DRIVING SPEED. MY WIFE HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC, EXPOSING BOTH HER, AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER TO A SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, WHILE THEY WAITED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, GETTING PICKED UP BY A FAMILY MEMBER. SUBSEQUENTLY I LEARNED OF A KNOWN DEFECT IN NISSAN RADIATORS THAT FAIL, AND LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING IT TO FAIL. REPORTEDLY, IT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED THE FAILURES COMMONLY OCCUR AROUND 90,000 MILES, OR A LITTLE OVER 2000 MORE MILES THAN WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS POTENTIAL DEFECT, WHICH SHOULD HAVE INVOLVED A RECALL/WARRANTY REPAIR, RATHER THAN SUBJECTING ME, AND MY FAMILY, TO THIS SAFETY RISK. I WOULD ASSUME THERE ARE MANY MORE VEHICLES IN THIS SAME UNSAFE STATE TODAY, AWAITING THE SAME DEVELOPMENT THAT OCCURRED TO MY FAMILY. THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936564December 20, 2016
POWER TRAIN
CAR OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WASN'T ABLE TO ACCELERATE ANY MORE... TOOK TO THE SHOP AND THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION MULTIPLE TIMES TO TRY AND SAVE. RADIATOR AND HOSES WERE REPLACED FIRST. ENDED UP HAVING TO GO BACK FOR A FAILED TRANSMISSION. COSTS WERE $5587.25 WHICH I COULDN'T AFFORD AND HAD TO TAKE OUT A LOAN FOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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