Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10906374September 14, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN XTERRA. AFTER MOVING THE VEHICLE FROM A PARKING SPOT, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905536September 10, 2016
POWER TRAIN
HAS 149 K MILEAGE AND HAS STARTED TO HAVE VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. RADIATOR FLUID HAS OIL IN IT. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC IT IS TRANSMISSION FLUID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904916September 9, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED UPLOADED DOCUMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904854September 8, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE WAS DRIVING PERFECTLY WITHOUT ANY ISSUES AT ALL UNTIL ONE DAY ON THE WAY HOME I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN NEAR MY HOME. THEN AS I STARTED TO PROCEED DOWN THE CITY STREET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND 4WD LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE DASH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BARELY MOVE. I JUST BARELY GOT IT INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOME. AFTER I TURNED IT OFF I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER. I CHECKED ONLINE TO SEE WHAT WOULD CAUSE THESE SYMPTOMS TO FIND THAT HUNDREDS UPON THOUSANDS OF OTHER NISSAN OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME HAPPEN TO THEM. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION OF RADIATOR FLUID AND TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN IN THE RADIATOR. I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK MY ENGINE AS WELL AND HE CONFIRMED THAT THE GREY SLUDGE IN THE RADIATOR AND GRIT IN MY TRANSMISSION FLUID FIT THE SYMPTOMS OF THIS ISSUE. NOW I AM BEING TOLD I HAVE TO PAY OVER $5000.00 TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I AM LUCKY THAT THIS FAILURE HAPPENED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD VERSUS THE INTERSTATE OR IT COULD HAVE NOT ONLY LEFT ME WITH FIGURING OUT HOW TO COME UP WITH $5000.00 BUT HOW TO PAY FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIR BILLS TO OTHER CARS I MIGHT HAVE CAUSED TO WRECK DO TO THIS CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904580September 7, 2016
ENGINE
ENGINE TIMING CHAIN FAILURE LEADING TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904297September 7, 2016
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHAMBER AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903697September 6, 2016
POWER TRAIN
COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SHUTTERING, SHAKING AND OVERALL UNSAFE FOR MYSELF AND MY 5-YEAR OLD SON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903625September 5, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK, (I PUT IN 14+ GALLONS OF GAS )THE FUEL GAUGE REMAINED @ 1/4 TANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AFTER DRIVING FOR 24 HOURS, THE GAS GAUGE BEGINS TO GO TO FULL BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON--THIS HAPPENED ON 2 OCCASIONS AND SINCE THE GAUGE SEEMED TO BE WORKING , THE MECHANIC RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (IT CAME UP WITH FUEL GAUGE ERROR CODE), THIS HAPPENED LAST WEEK AND AGAIN YESTERDAY I CHECKED THE DATA BASE FOR MY VIN # AND THERE IS NO RECALLS, BUT I SEE THERE ARE OTHER NHTSA RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER NISSAN XTERRA'S WILL THE DEALER REPLACE THIS FREE OF CHARGE ? (FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT ?)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903115September 1, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN OR RADICALLY DROPPING TO EMPTY WHEN FUEL TANK IS MORE THAN HALF FULL. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH CODE 0463. FUEL LEVER SENSOR HIGH OUTPUT. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND NOT PART OF ANY CURRENT RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899855August 31, 2016
ENGINE
LOWER RADIATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED AND ALLOWED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION . TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY OWNER. THIS RESULTED IN THE CAR LOOSING CONTROL ON A CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY AND HAVING TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. NISSAN SHOULD PAY FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899850August 31, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
VEHICLE TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND IS UNABLE TO START. WITH VEHICLE IN OFF STATE THERE IS NOT CONTROL OVER SPEED, BRAKING, STEERING. NISSAN IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM AFTER DIAGNOSIS. CODE P0335 CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10902015August 28, 2016
ENGINE
LAST YEAR WHILE DRIVING MY CAR I BEGIN TO NOTICE A "JERKING" MOTION. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT I WOULD NEED A FLUSH AND THAT THIS WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. FAST FORWARD ROUGHLY A MONTH LATER AND MY CAR COMPLETELY GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. NO WARNING JUST STOPPED DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS "GONE" BECAUSE THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. I SIMPLY CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET THE REPAIRS DONE BEING A SINGLE MOTHER. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS SLIGHTLY OVER 100,00 MILES THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS S DEFECT IN THE EQUIPMENT THAT NISSAN IS SEEKING AND THE MILEAGE SHOULD NOT MATTER. THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF RESOLUTION ON THE MATTER. AS IT STANDS MY CAR HAS BEEN IMMOBILE FOR THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS AND I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS. IT'S A SAD SITUATION AND NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED, SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10901993August 27, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TAKATA RECALL - I HAD WENT CHURCH AND AFTER I GOT OUT. I GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I TRIED TO BACK UP IN REVERSE IT WOULDNT GO, BUT IF I PRESSED THE GAS A LIL HARDER IT WENT IN REVERSE. SO I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD MECHANIC THAT I GO TO CHURCH WITH LOOK AT IT AND HE DROVE IT AROUND THE PARKING LOT. THEN CHECKED THE FLUID THATS WHEN HE REALISED THAT THE FLUID COLOR HAD CHANGED AND TOLD ME THAT I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898295August 24, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,326.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897835August 23, 2016
POWER TRAIN
COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897455August 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WENT TO NISSAN PLACE WHERE THEY DID A TEST ON IT AND CALM THE DID NOT EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG BUT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND GAVE ME PRICES ON REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THEY DID NOT TELL ME THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION. THEY ALSO CALM THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE CODE THAT IT WAS PUTTING OUT MEAN JUST THAT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION (LIES) FINALLY AFTER ALMOST A MONTH MY CAR STOPPED, I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND IT WAS TOOK APART IS WHEN I WAS TOLD IT HAD COOLANT IN IT FROM THE RADIATOR THAT HAS CAUSE DAMAGE TO MY TRANSMISSION IT WAS THEN THAT I WENT ON LINE TO LEARN OF THIS PROBLEM I AM ASKING FOR A RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT OF THIS COST DUE TO THE FACT THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. AT THIS TIME MY CAR IS IN SHOP DUE TO THE FACT THAT I DO NOT HAVE OVER 3000 DOLLARS. I BROUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2007 AND I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND KEEP MY MAINTANCE UP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897128August 19, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2008 XTERRA THAT HAS SUFFERED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO THE WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS - NAMELY THAT THE RADIATOR CRACKED, TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT MIXED, THUS DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896852August 18, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE TERMINAL STRIP ARE CORRODE AND CAN'T BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE PUMP GOT DAMAGE BY THE CORROSION OF THE TERMINAL, NOW NISSAN DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE PUMP. IS NOT MY FAULT THAT THEY USING PARTS THAT CAUSING THOSE TYPE OF PROBLEM. I CAN'T AFFORT TO PAY FOR THE PUMP PLUS LABOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896965August 18, 2016
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE, WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY IN RUSH-HOUR IN AUGUST IN PHOENIX, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND LOST ALL POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION, I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION COOLER HAD FAILED AND SPRAYED FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE,-THIS ALL HAPPENED WITH ZERO WARNING AND NO SERVICE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED. I TOWED THE VEHICLE TO MY HOUSE AND INSPECTED FURTHER, CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID AT 120K I NO LONGER QUALIFY FOR A WARRANTY COVERED REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS VERY MUCH AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I'M NOW FACING A REPAIR BY MYSELF OR PAY A MECHANIC TO FIX AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896207August 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVING WELL, WE WERE HAVING PROBLEMS ACCELERATING, AND WERE HEARING NOISES SIMILAR TO WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. OUR MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS RADIATOR COOLANT MISSING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. VEHICLE WAS TRANSFERRED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WE OPENED A CASE WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AS VEHICLE ONLY HAD 75K MILES, HOWEVER IT WAS 9 YEARS OLD AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE $3,000 DEDUCTIBLE. AFTER REVIEWING OUR CASE FOR ALMOST THREE WEEKS, WE WERE INFORMED THAT NISSAN COULD NOT HELP US. WE PAID THE $3,000 DEDUCTIBLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, HOWEVER FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FIXING THE KNOWN DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROADWAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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