Nissan Xterra Complaints
3,099 consumer complaints on file.
- #10417887August 8, 2011ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
RADIATOR FAILED AND LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION AND PROBLEMS WITH FUEL SYSTEM. TRUCK SHOOK AND WOULD NOT SPEED UP GOING ON TO HIGHWAY. FAMILY ALMOST GOT HIT BY TRUCK. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10417840August 7, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 NISSAN XTERRA TRANSMISSION/ RADIATOR. RADIATOR LEAKS INTO TRANSMISSION AND CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO SEEZE. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE THEY HAVE NOT ENTERED A RECALL ON THE PART. *TT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10417704August 5, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A NISSAN XTERRA 2007. I DECIDED TO STOP AT A GAS STATION TO FILL IT UP ON A 1/2 TANK OF GAS. SPENT $40-$45 TO FILL IT UP. DROVE ABOUT A 1/2 MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAGE DIDN'T CHANGE IN POSITION. SO I PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND SHUT IT DOWN AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE I DECIDED TO START IT BACK UP. WHEN I DID, THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE NEEDLE'S POSITION AND THE SES LIGHT POPPED UP. WHENEVER I FILL THE TANK UP OR PUT ANY GAS IN THE VEHICLE THE NEEDLE GOES FROM NOT MOVING, TO EMPTY, TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES AND THE SES LIGHT REMAINS TO BE ON. I WENT TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND GOT READ BY A SCAN GAUGE AND IT GAVE ME P0463 CODE WHICH MEANT THERE IS A FUEL LEVEL MALFUNCTION. I CALLED UP A FEW GARAGES INCLUDING THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE REPAIR COST WITH PARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE $500-$600. I DID SOME RESEARCHING IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALLS AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH OLDER XTERRA MODELS THAT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE NEWER ONES. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WITH VEHICLE THAT I HAVE HAD FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS WITH ONLY 40K+ MILES ON IT. *TT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10416718August 2, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS ENTERING ONTO THE FREEWAY ABOUT 60MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. I WASN'T SURE IF I BLEW A TIRE OR HIT SOMETHING AND I INSTINCTIVELY BRAKED HARD AND DROVE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I INSPECTED THE FRONT END AND COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT HAD GONE WRONG. I DROVE AT MINIMUM POSTED SPEED TO THE NEXT RAMP AND EXITED. ON A DIRT ROAD ON THE WAY HOME THE VIBRATION AND SHAKING STARTED AGAIN AT AROUND 40MPH. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN THE SHAKING STOPPED. I NURSED THE CAR HOME. I LEARNED LATER THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS MODEL CAUSED BY RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CORRODES THE COMPONENTS. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL OR OTHER NOTICE FROM NISSAN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE DRIVER TO TAKE IMMEDIATE AND SEVERE ACTION AS IT FEELS LIKE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF SOME SORT. AT HIGH SPEEDS IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *KB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10415456July 28, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
UPON FILLING MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA ON JULY 11, 2011, I NOTICED THAT MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THAT MY FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED NEAR ZERO. AS I DROVE AWAY THE FUEL GAUGE GRADUALLY ROSE TO INDICATE A FULL TANK. WHEN I WENT TO MY NISSAN DEALER TO CHECK THE ERROR CODE HE INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE "FUEL SENDING UNIT". WHICH WOULD COST $300-$400 TO REPAIR SINCE I HAD JUST EXCEEDED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY MILEAGE COVERAGE LIMITATIONS. IN READING THE DESCRIPTIONS OF OTHER OWNERS OF NISSAN TRUCKS AND SUVS IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH A FACTORY RECALL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10416136July 28, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELL DEFORMED 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 FUEL WHEN THE TANK IS EMPTY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10415577July 28, 2011SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2006 AND IN MAY 2008 AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN THE CITY ONLY DOING ABOUT 10 MPH. THE WHEEL JERKED REALLY FUNNY AND THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. UPON ATTEMPTING TO GO MY CAR WOULDN'T PICK UP SPEED AND WAS MAKING A RUBBING NOISE. LIMPED INTO GARAGE WHERE THEY SHOWED ME MY CALIPERS WERE LOCKED UP. HAD BOTH CALIPERS, BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED. OCTOBER 2009, DRIVING AT 55 MPH, STARTED SMELLING BURNT RUBBER SMELL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I PULLED OVER TO HAVE IT TOWED. THOUGHT IT WAS OVERHEATING EVEN THOUGH GAUGE DID NOT INDICATE THAT. GARAGE STATED I NEEDED A NEW BRAKE LINE SO HAD IT REPLACED AND ON THE WAY HOME I BEGAN SMELLING THAT HORRIBLE SMELL AGAIN SO I DECIDED TO TAKE TO ANOTHER GARAGE WHERE THEY SHOWED ME MY CALIPER WAS LOCKED UP JUST ENOUGH TO HEAT THE ROTOR UP. HAD CALIPER AND BRAKES REPLACED. APRIL 2010, JUST FROM PAST EXPERIENCES I KNEW WHAT THE RUBBING NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER MEANT. SURE ENOUGH DRIVER'S SIDE CALIPER WAS LOCKED UP. HAD CALIPER, BRAKES AND NEW BRAKE HOSE PUT ON. JULY 2011, YET AGAIN MY CALIPER IS LOCKED UP. SO AS I AM TYPING THIS ITS BACK IN FOR THE USUAL. IN ALMOST EVERY INSTANCE THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OF FAILURE UNTIL IT BECAME EXTREME. I CONTACTED NISSAN BUT THEY STATED ITS THE USUAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF REPLACING CALIPERS EVERY YEAR UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10415292July 27, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING TANK WITH GAS, THE GAS GAUGE SITS ON EMPTY AND DOES NOT REGISTER A FULL TANK UNTIL A DAY OR TWO LATER. ALSO, THE YELLOW "EMPTY TANK" LIGHT COMES ON FOR THE SAME DURATION OF TIME. IN ADDITION, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" DASHBOARD LIGHT COMES ON AND DOES NOT GO OFF UNTIL A DAY OR TWO AFTER THE GAUGE HAS REGISTERED THE SUPPOSED CORRECT LEVEL OF THE TANK. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10415369July 27, 2011POWER TRAIN
I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. OTHERWISE A VERY SOUND CAR, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE IS WEARING DOWN AND WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THIS IS COMMON IN NISSAN AND MY RESEARCH CONCURS. MY CAR ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS REPAIR IS ESTIMATED TO COST ME $1900.00. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ITEM AS THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN NUMEROUS SAFETY BULLETINS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10415118July 25, 2011STEERING
WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY CAR GOT HARD TO MANEUVER. I PULLED VERY HARD. I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE HOSE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING LIQUID IS POURED. AND IT COSTS ME $ 500 TO REPAIR MY CAR. I THINK IT'S A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IN THE STEERING FLUID HOSE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10413939July 21, 2011ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2002 XTERRA ENGINE STALLS WHEN AT IDLE SPEED, IT STARTS BACK BUT WILL STALL ALMOST EVERYTIME I STOP AT A LIGHT,STOP SIGN OR IN TRAFFIC. ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AND THERE IS NO CODES. I SPOKE TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WHEN I ASKED THEM ABOUT A RECALL ON THE 2004 MODEL FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE IPDM RELAY, THEY SAID THAT IS PROBABLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH MINE. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO SAID THERE IS AN ONGOING CAMPAIGN FOR THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2002 MODEL. I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR THIS PROBLEM HAD SPARK PLUGS,DISTRIBUTOR,PLUG WIRES,FUEL FILTER ,MAF SENSOR AND THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED $1300.00 LATER I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *KB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10414000July 21, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. NOT TO MENTION THAT WHEN I FILL UP MY VEHICLE THE FUEL GAUGE WILL NOT SENSE THAT ITS FULL. IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME OR EVEN BOTTOM OUT SHOWING THE LIGHT THAT ITS EMPTY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL AND HARD TO TELL WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT HAS HAPPEN TO MANY OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES. *KB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10414031July 21, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
NISSAN UNSAFE FAILURE PARTS TRANSMISSION AND RADIATORS HI MY NAME IS [XXX] MY STORY BEGINS AS A HAPPY ONE, BUT SOON TURNS OUT TO BE MY WORST NIGHTMARE BACK IN NOVEMBER 2007. I BOUGHT MY FIRST CAR A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA FROM AVONDALE NISSAN BRAND NEW WHICH IS NOW PAID OFF. IT WAS A VERY NICE VEHICLE, HAD REALLY SMALL ISSUES WITH NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND NORMAL MAINTENANCE WHICH I KEPT UP ON MYSELF. RIGHT NOW I'M ATTENDING ASU FOR PREMED AND I NEED MY VEHICLE TO GET TO SCHOOL. THE ISSUE STARTED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL OF SUDDEN I HEARD A NOISE AND THE BACK END SHUDDERED AS IF I WAS DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. I TOOK IT IN ON MY NEXT OIL CHANGE TO DISCOVER THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE COOLANT, THEN I HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED, THEN A COUPLE MONTHS LATER MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SAME ISSUE WHICH I WAS PREVIOUSLY HAVING WITH THE MY TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING INTO THE COOLANT BEGAN AGAIN. IN ADDITION TO THAT INCIDENT, I WAS TOLD FROM NUMEROUS DEALERSHIPS INCLUDING NISSAN THAT THE RADIATOR WAS DAMAGED AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO DAMAGE. I THEN STARTED GOOGLING THE PROBLEM AND TO MY SURPRISE TO FIND OUT THAT SO MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS HORRIFIED ME WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2007. THE SERVICE ADVISOR IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THIS IS A TERRIBLE PROBLEM BECAUSE NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS HORRIBLE DESIGN FLAW ON NISSAN'S PART AND THEY'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS, HE SAID THAT NISSAN IS NOT GOING TO DO A RECALL AT ALL ITS JUST A DEFECT. HE ALSO STATED THAT TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION AND GET ANOTHER RADIATOR WOULD COST $500 FOR THE RADIATOR AND $5155 FOR TRANSMISSION NOT INCLUDING TAX OR LABOR. I WILL NEVER IN MY LIFE EVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN NOR WOULD I RECOMMEND SOMEONE TO PURCHASE IT! I'M NOT GETTING ANY ANSWERS FROM THEM THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF THIS UNSAFE DEFECT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *KB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10413670July 20, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FAILURE MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE, NISSAN COMPANY IS WELL AWARE OF THESE ISSUES AND REFUSE TO DO A RECALL AND REFUSE TO LET THEIR CUSTOMERS TO BE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. AS FOR ME I AM PRE-MED AND I NEED MY VEHICLE TO GET TO SCHOOL AND WORK I AS CAREGIVER FOR AN ELDERLY MAN AND WOMAN SO NOT A VERY MUCH OF AN INCOME SO I DEPEND ON MY CAR ABOUT A MONTH AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A NOISE AT THE BACK END SHUDDERED AS IF I WAS DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS I TOOK IT IN ON MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. *KB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10413559July 19, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AND DRIVING MY CAR IT STARTED DRIVING LIKE IN NEUTRAL SO I HAD MY CAR TOWED AND THE SHOP TOLD ME THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR HOSE THAT CAUSED FLUID TO GO INTO TRANSMISSION AND RUINED IT. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID YES THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS AND HAD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES MY CAR HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT SO IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED. I FELT SINCE THEY CLEARLY HAD A DESIGN FLAW IN THE RADIATOR HOSE CONNECTION THAT COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO GIVE OUT AND BE DANGEROUS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE. IT SHOULDN'T MATTER HOW MANY MILES YOU HAVE ON THE CAR IT WAS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN BY NISSAN AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL FIND MANY MANY PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A CAR COMPANY COULD BE AWARE OF A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR THAN NOT BUT NOT STAND BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND TAKE CARE OF IT REGARDLESS THE MILES. IT IS OVER $5,000 TO FIX AND IT IS WRONG FOR NISSAN NOT TO HAVE RECALLED THIS. WHY WHEN IT IS REPAIRED DOES THE NEW RADIATOR HAVE A DIFFERENT HOSE CONNECTION?? BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT WAS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN FIRST TIME AROUND. JUST WRONG, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN. *KB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10413402July 18, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
MY DAUGHTER (17 YEARS OLD) WAS DRIVING THE 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. NO WARNING AND NO INDICATION OF FAILURE. NISSAN STATED THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY WOULD WARRANTY IT IF IT WAS UNDER 80,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE HAS 87,000 MILES AND THE DEALER SAID THAT NO WARRANTY CAN BE GRANTED BUT THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE A $5000 CHARGE TO FIX IT. *KB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10413472July 18, 2011EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2007 XTERRA WITH 42K. I FILLED IT AT THE GAS STATION AND NOTICED RIGHT AFTER LEAVING THE STATION THAT THE GAUGE STILL SAID A QUARTER OF A TANK. SO I PULLED OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED IT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON. AS I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE GAUGE SLOWLY STARTED RISING TO THE FULL MARK. MY CAR DIDN'T PASS STATE REGISTRATION WITH THE SES ON. *KB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10413212July 17, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
05 NISSAN XTERRA RADIATOR LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT MOVE UNTIL RPM'S REACHED A CERTAIN SPEED. CAR HAD BEEN VIBRATING PRIOR TO INCIDENT WHICH WAS THOUGHT TO BE TIRES. CAR WAS TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND AT A COST OF $4800 FOR REPAIRS. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MULTIPLE OWNERS HAVE HAD AND THAT NISSAN IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I WAS PUT AT RISK AS I DRIVE 35 MILES EACH WAY TO AND FROM WORK AND A MAJORITY OF THIS DRIVING IS DONE ON THE HIGHWAY. MY DRIVE TIME IS VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING AND VERY LATE AT NIGHT. IF THE CAR HAD BROKE DOWN I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10412329July 14, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND DISPLAYING IMPROPER READINGS. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY AN EMPTY READING AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSITANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10412089July 13, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 NISSAN FOR MY DAUGHTER SIX YEARS AGO.....I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT EVERYONE ELSE SEEMS TO HAVE....A FAULTY RADIATOR CAUSED COOLANT TO RUIN THE TRANSMISSION NOW NISSAN WANTS THOUSANDS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. ALSO THE CADILLAC CONVERTER NEEDS REPLACING AND EXPERIENCING THE SAME FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM....SINCE I HAVE 109000 MILES IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY....I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALLS IN THE MAIL AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE TITLED OWNER SINCE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. I AM DISGUSTED THAT NISSAN IS AWARE THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY RADIATOR, THIS IS NOT CAUSED BY WEAR AND TEAR....BUT INTENDS ON DOING NOTHING. THEY CHARGED ME $100 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. MY DAUGHTER DOESN'T HAVE THOUSANDS FOR THESE KIND OF REPAIRS AND THE CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS DANGEROUS. IT SEEMS NISSAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO MAKE THESE SPECIFIC REPAIRS SINCE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0