Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10778317September 29, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY FAILED OVER THE COURSE OF LESS THAN 10 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, STARTING MAKING A WHINING NOISE, AND THEN MOTIVE POWER STOPPED BEING TRANSMITTED TO THE WHEELS. FINAL DIAGNOSIS IS STILL PENDING, BUT SYMPTOMS MATCH OTHER WIDELY-REPORTED FAILURES DUE TO MIXING OF ENGINE COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778484September 29, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ANYTIME I PUT GAS IN MY CAR , THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I CAN DRIVE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS AND THE INDICATOR SAYS IT ON EMPTY. AND THEN IT WILL GRADUALLY START GOING UP, BUT IT TAKES DAYS FOR IT TO WORK PROPERLY. ALSO, IF IT WORKING PROPERLY, I CAN STOP A RED LIGHT, AND IF THE CAR STAYS STANDING IN ONE PLACE NOT MOVING THE INDICATOR ALSO DROPS TO E.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777894September 27, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, WITH ONE FOOT ON THE CLUTCH, AND ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE STILL, MY XTERRA BEGINS ACCELERATING IN REVERSE THOUGH MY FEET WERE ON THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE ONLY. MY XTERRA'S BRAKES ONLY STOPPED MY VEHICLE AFTER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10767445September 22, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR WENT MY CAR STARTING LOSING POWER AND JERKING. THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE GETTING RIGHT BEHIND MY CAR AND SLOWING DOWN,THEY WERE YELLING AT ME TO SPEED UP AND, I WAS SO SCARED ONE OF THEM WOULD HIT THE BACK OF MY CAR AND CAUSE A ACCIDENT AND KILL ME,I TRIED TO GET THE CAR TO THE TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE BUT HAD A HARD TIME CROSSING TRAFFIC,I WAS PRAYING TO MAKE IT ACROSS WITH OUT GETTING .NISSION KNEW THAT MY XTERIA WAS WAS RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE BUT DID NOT SEND ME A RECALL NOTICE OR ANYTHING IN THE MAIL,NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY THE FIRST $3000 TO FIX MY TRANSMISSION. BUT THEY BUILD THE CAR THAT WAY SO I THINK THEY SHOULD FIX IT. I HAD A GUY WHO WORKED ON MY CAR BEFORE AND HE SAID THAT DUE TO A CRACKED COOLANT LEAK INTO MY TRANSMISSION, MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I SURE WISH NO ONE ELSE WENT THROUGH THE SAME THING ON THE INTERSTATE, IT WAS BAD., I AM DISABLED AND CANNOT AFFORD THE $3000 SO MY CAR IS NOW USELESS AND I HAVE NO WAY TO GO TO THE DOCTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10767567September 22, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON . TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE WHICH YIELD A CODE REFERRING TO THE FUEL SENSING UNIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10766402September 21, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER EACH REFUELING, THE GAUGE REGISTERS EMPTY FOR A WHILE AND THEN REPORTS ERRATICALLY ON THE FUEL LEVEL AND IS NOT RELIABLE. I SEE ON-LINE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND WAS ADDRESSED WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 72000 MILES. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PART FAILURE, WHY WASN'T IT/ ISN'T IT HANDLED AS A RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765122September 18, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STOP LAMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE AC FAILED AND THE BLOWER AMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765135September 18, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DURING HEAVY COMMUTE TRAFFIC HWY AT 60MPH CREATING A NEAR MISS MULTI VEHICLE COLLISION. NO INJURIES OR ACCIDENT OCCURED BECAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WAS PULLED SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED TO BE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO CONTAMINATION FROM ENGINE COOLANT. A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AS THOUSANDS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED BUT IGNORED BY THE NHTSA AND NISSAN. THE FACTORY RADIATOR HAS A KNOWN DEFECT WHICH CAUSED THE INTERCOOLER TUBING FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR TO CRACK AND FAIL THUS CAUSING CROSS CONTAMINATION OF TRANMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR TO MIX AND DESTROY THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND REPLACEMENT OR REBUILDING OF THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $5,500. IN OVER 45 YEARS OF DRIVING ALL MAKES,YEARS AND MODELS OF VEHICLES BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, I HAVE NEVER HAD ONE FAILURE OF THIS TYPE BEFORE, EVEN IN VEHICLES WITH OVER 300,000 MILES OF USE. IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, THIS IS NOTHING LESS THAN AN ENGINEERING DEFECT EITHER PURPOSEFULLY DESIGNED AS BUILT IN OBSOLESCENSE, OR OVERLOOKED AND DENIED BY NISSAN AS A MATERIALS DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. ANYONE CAN USE A SEARCH ENGINE ON THE INTERNET TO FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ENACTED BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN NO DEATHS REPORTED YET. BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT OF THIS LOW MILAGE, IT WAS NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE, AS IT IS A 2 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE NOT USED FOR OFF ROAD BUT STANDARD PAVED ROADWAY USE. OIL CHANGES AND INSPECTIONS WERE COMPLETED AS RECOMMENDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765137September 18, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765231September 18, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL LOUD NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL DISENGAGED AND DAMAGED THE RING AND PINION; OVERHAUL REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,485.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764690September 17, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THE RADIATOR ON THE NISSAN XTERRA HAS A CRACK, FOUND COMMONLY I GUESS AND IT LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764056September 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY BLINKING AFTER TURN ON THE VEHICLE AND DOES NOT GO OFF. NOT SURE IF AIRBAGS INSTALLED ARE FROM TAKATA. AT LEAST, I REVIEW IF THERE IS ANY RECALL BASED ON VIN # AND THERE IS NO APPARENTLY RECALL IN THIS UNIT. VERY CONCERNED DUE TO THE FACT LAST YEARS A MAIN CABLE THAT CONNECT THE HORN AND OTHER COMPONENTS WAS INSTALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764059September 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY BLINKING AFTER TURN ON THE VEHICLE AND DOES NOT GO OFF. NOT SURE IF AIRBAGS INSTALLED ARE FROM TAKATA. AT LEAST, I REVIEW IF THERE IS ANY RECALL BASED ON VIN # AND THERE IS NO APPARENTLY RECALL IN THIS UNIT. VERY CONCERNED DUE TO THE FACT LAST YEARS A MAIN CABLE THAT CONNECT THE HORN AND OTHER RELATED COMPONENTS WAS INSTALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763920September 15, 2015
ENGINE
CHAIN TENSIONER HAS FAILED RESULTING IN ENGINE DAMAGE. NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE FOR YEARS THAT THIS PART IS A PROBLEM AND HAS CHOSEN NOT TO REMEDY THE DEFECTIVE PART. INSTEAD, IT WILL COST ME THOUSANDS IN REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763751September 14, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WE WERE PULLING A LIGHT 18 FOOT TRAILER UP A STEEP HILL, AT LOW SPEED DUE TO THE GRADE. IT WAS ON HWY 89, ABOUT 5 MILES W OF GARDEN CITY, UTAH. THE RPM OF THE CAR RACED UP TO 4,000, IT LOST POWER AND LUGGED. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS A TURN OFF A VERY SHORT DISTANCE AHEAD. WE WERE ALSO FORTUNATE THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHEN WE WERE TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING HOT, EVEN THOUGH THE RADIATOR DIDN'T SHOW ANY HEAT. IT TOOK A WHILE TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762640September 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION EFFECTIVELY DESTROYING IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762743September 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
LEFT MY HOUSE GARAGE AND SUDDENLY I NOTICES THAT THE CAR WAS LOOSING THE POWER, SO I WENT BACK TO THE HOUSE AFTER FEW MILES DRIVING. AND NEXT MORNING, I WAS GOING TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC, THE ENGINE DIDN'T START. SO I CALLED TO TOW MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, CAR WOULDN'T BE FUNCTION DUE TO THE TRANSMISSMISSION AND COMPUTER FAILURE. MY CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP, SO I DONT KNOW THE EXACT ODOMETER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762358September 8, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR SHUDDERS AND WONT ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT PROPERLY. I UNDERSTAND THIS WAS WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND RECALL. I AM OUTSIDE THE TIME FRAME. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED AND WAS DEPLOYED AT THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761002September 2, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE IDLED HIGHLY AND MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760465August 31, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE INNER CEILING FABRIC ALL CAME LOOSE AND I'M NOW HOLDING IT UP WITH STAPLES. I'VE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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