Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10457039May 1, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, ENGINE
VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE IS REPORTING WRONG INFORMATION, SHOWS EMPTY WHEN FULL AND A HALF TANK WHEN EMPTY. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS ON. VERY DANGEROUS BARELY MADE IT TO GAS STATION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456940April 30, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DISPLAYING AN INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL READING. THE CHECK ENGINE WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456732April 27, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RADIATOR FAILED ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456273April 24, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-49K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456272April 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
STARTED SMELLING A BURNING SMELL. NOTICED A FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE CAR. DEALERSHIP SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT DIDN'T GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. TOPPED OFF TRANSMISSION FLUID SINCE IT WAS LOW. 30 MILES LATER, WHILE DOING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND SLOWED DRASTICALLY ALMOST CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND ME TO REAR END ME. I SLOWED AND IT POPPED BACK INTO GEAR. I GOT IT OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS THEN ABLE TO BARELY GET IT INTO A PARKING LOT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT FLUID FROM THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. I WENT BACK TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY APOLOGIZED FOR NOT PROVIDING ME ALL OF THE DETAILS AND STATED THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE "DESIGN FLAW IN THE RADIATOR" BUT IS NOT COVERING ANY OF THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456296April 24, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING, SERVICE ENGINE SOON IS ON ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456331April 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD THE X-TERRA STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY INVESTIGATED AND FOUND A FLUID CONTAMINATION BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. SPENT $5300 TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN PROBLEM. I EXPECT THE TRANSMISSION TO EVENTUALLY FAIL, BUT NOT AT 113K MILES. BUT, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE - A DESIGN/FLAW. THE WEB IS FULL OF TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS FOR A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, AS WELL AS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456393April 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NISSAN'S 2005 XTERRA HAS A MAJOR FLAW IN ITS COOLING SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION. APPARENTLY THE COOLANT IN THE RADIATOR LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AS THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION HAVE TO BE REPLACED. FLUSHING THE SYSTEM IS NOT ENOUGH. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY NISSAN BEFORE THE PROBLEM BECAME COSTLY. APPARENTLY NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR SOME TIME. THIS IS DISGRACEFUL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456255April 23, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL GAUGE ALWAYS SHOW EMPTY. CHECK ENGINE ON SENSE PROBLEM STARTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456023April 22, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY VEHICLE IS ERRATIC AND DOES NOT ACCURATELY SHOW THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. IT WILL READ FULL WHEN ALMOST EMPTY, EMPTY WHEN FULL, OR ANYTHING IN-BETWEEN. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK WHICH I THINK IS A SAFETY CONCERN. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE XTERRA FUEL SENSOR BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL OR FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE THE RIGHT VIN ACCORDING TO THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE. THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHER CONSUMERS COMMENTING ON-LINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY HAS A GENERAL RECALL NOT BEEN ISSUED??? NISSAN SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH KNOWING OF FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND NOT FIXING IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455905April 20, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT AND HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 143,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455456April 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN
DUE TO THE REPORTED DEFECTS IN THESE VEHICLES? RADIATORS, THE INTERIOR COMPONENTS OF THE RADIATORS (INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLERS) BREAK DOWN ALLOWING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. AS A RESULT OF THE CONTAMINATION, THE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS ARE DAMAGED AND MAY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. OUR INVESTIGATION REVEALS THAT NISSAN TYPICALLY DENIES WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR REPAIRS CAUSED BY THESE DEFECTS EVEN IF THE VEHICLE?S POWERTRAIN IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455479April 17, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
RECALL FOR 2006 XTERRA WITH MANUFACTURER DATE OF JAN-MARCH. MY MANUFACTURER DATE OF MY VEHICLE IS AUGUST BUT HAS THE SAME FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ISSUE LISTED ON THE RECALL. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO DANGEROUSLY RUN OUT OF GAS ON AN INTERSTATE CAUSING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. PROBLEM: FUEL SENSOR INDICATES THERE IS FUEL IN THE TANK WHEN IN FACT IT IS EMPTY. IT EITHER STAYS FULL OR STAYS AT HALF A TANK. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455339April 16, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE NISSAN COOLING SYSTEM FOR 2005 XTERRA'S - THIS DEFECT ALLOWS ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION AND CAUSE FAILURE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455305April 15, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN NOT. ALSO DIGITAL MILEAGE IS INCORRECT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. FUEL SENSOR?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455256April 14, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING. RAN THE CODE THROUGH A SCANGAUGE COMPUTER AND RETURNED P0436 WHICH IS A FUEL LEVEL CIRCUIT HIGH IMPUT. IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT MAKE THE FUEL GAUGE READ INCORRECTLY AND COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC WHICH MAKE FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454878April 11, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE WHEN HER NISSAN XTERRA WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR (IT'S AN AUTOMATIC). SHE HAD TO DRIVE HOME IN FIRST GEAR AND KEEP IT UNDER 15 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT THE FAULTY RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN, BUT WE WERE UNAWARE OF IT UNTIL THIS OCCURRED. NISSAN IS AWARE THAT THE RADIATORS IN THIS MODEL HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THEY NEVER NOTIFIED MY WIFE (SHE'S THE ORIGINAL OWNER) OR ELSE WE WOULD'VE TAKEN STEPS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. THANK GOD SHE WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP IN A FATAL COLLISION AS A RESULT. EVEN THOUGH MY WIFE SUFFERED NO PHYSICAL HARM, WE'RE NOW FACING A $6100 REPAIR BILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454670April 10, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
COOLANT LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION. COMMON PROBLEM TO DESIGN FLAW. COSTLY $5,000+ REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454707April 10, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
MY NISSAN WHICH I LOVED ORIGINALLY WHEN I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND I HAVE MAINTAINED IT AND SERVICED IT FAITHFULLY. I HAD TAKEN MY TRUCK FOR SERVICE TWICE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND NOTHING WAS DETECTED AS FAR AS THE RADIATOR CRACKING. THIS IS WHAT CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO GO. THE FIRST TIME I WENT FOR SERVICE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY NOTHING WAS SAID. THE SECOND TIME AT 80588 ANOTHER SERVICE WAS DONE BASIC OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION SUPPOSEDLY EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE EACH TIME A MULTI POINT INSPECTIONS WAS DONE. I IMAGINE THIS INCLUDES PLACING THE VEHICLE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTERIZED MACHINE. WELL, SHORTLY AFTER THIS IS WHEN MY MAJOR PROBLEMS BEGAN. MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AS IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY RIDING ON THE SHOULDER WERE THE WARNING STRIPS WITH THE GRIDS VIBRATES YOUR CAR WHEN YOU GO OVER ONTO THEM. I RELATED THE VIBRATION TO THE RECENT TIRE ROTATION I CHECKED THE TIRES MADE SURE NUTS WERE TIGHT AND NOTHING WAS OFF; EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE. THE AWKWARD VIBRATION CONTINUED SO I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THAT?S WHEN I GOT THE DEVASTATING NEWS A WHOPPING $7371.00 IN REPAIRS FOR A CRACKED RADIATOR AND DAMAGED TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS WHAT SO EVER NO ENGINE LIGHT, NO OVERHEATING, AND NO SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SO ARE THE DEALERS. NOTHING WAS SAID TO ME WITH PRIOR VISITS AND THEY QUICKLY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND WERE CERTAIN OF THE PROBLEM. THESE DEALERS ARE DEFINITELY AWARE AND MAKING MONEY OFF INNOCENT CONSUMERS FOR THESE UNJUST OUT OF POCKET REPAIRS. WHERE IS THE JUSTICE IN ALL OF THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454772April 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I'VE NOTICED RECENTLY THAT MY XTERRA STARTED SHUDDERING WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND HAS BEEN SHAKING WHILE SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A SPECIFIC OCCASION WHERE MY VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR TO FIX A SEPARATE RECALL NOTICE, I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD MIXED WITH MY COOLANT, WHICH MEANT THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE BOTH MY TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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