Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10339134June 19, 2010
STRUCTURE, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
2002 NISSAN XTERRA: THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER WINCH MECHANISM IN NE REGIONS RUSTS (FROM WHAT I GATHER IN ON LINE RESEARCH THE PROBLEM IS RAMPANT) AND FREEZES NOT ALLOWING YOU TO LOWER THE TIRE TO REPLACE A FLAT. I HAD A FLAT ON A VERY BUSY ROAD. I COULD NOT LOWER THE SPARE AND BENT THE ROD. CALLED AAA. HAD TO HAVE FLAT TIRE TAKEN OFF AND REPAIRED BEFORE I COULD MOVE AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT BE ABLE TO REPAIR FLAT. AFTER I WENT TO TIRE STORE. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RELEASE WINCH AND INDICATED THEY SEE THE ISSUE VERY OFTEN IN NISSAN SUVS. THEY SAID MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO CUT OFF WINCH MECHANISM AND KEEP SPARE IN BACK OF VEHICLE. AFTER DECLINING, I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS THAT I COULD FIND ON LINE AND I STILL HAVE NOT FOUND A REASONABLE FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339145June 19, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA'S FUEL GAUGE STOPPED REGISTERING THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE GAS TANK. I RECENTLY RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND HAD TO PUSH MY CAR TO A GAS STATION IN ORDER TO FILL UP. I'VE FOUND THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM, AND RECALLS HAVE BEEN ORDERED BY NISSAN, BUT MY SPECIFIC VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY MECHANIC HAS CHECKED THE ERROR CODES AND AGREED THAT THIS IS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NISSAN'S SIMILAR RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336942June 18, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA HAS A FUEL GAUGE THAT DOES NOT GO TO FULL AFTER THE TANK IS FILLED. THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT GOES ON INDICATING LOW FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON MESSAGE INDICATOR LIGHT GOES ON. THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF CRASH. THERE CURRENTLY IS A RECALL ON THE 2006 AND 2008 MODELS (NHTSA #10V075000) RELATED TO A FAULTY FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO MISLEAD. THIS IS VERY COMMON AS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339022June 18, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS REFUELED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR HAD FAILED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO LACK OF FUEL AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FUEL LEVEL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILLARY TANK) AND WAS TOLD HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 08/11/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS FIRST TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, HOWEVER WHEN SHE WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE, SHE WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 08/17/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336797June 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN X-TERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FLOAT ARM WAS STICKING AND CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE TO READ INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE FAILURE AND FOUND IT TO BE THE EXACT SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILIARY TANK). HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE LIABLE FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND HE WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336825June 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYS INCORRECT READINGS, I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THERE IS A RECALL BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST. I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER BUT THEY CLAIM NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. EXCEPT WHEN I DRIVE VEHICLE GAS GAUGE GOES FROM QUARTER TANK TO EMPTY THEN BACK TO QUARTER TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336852June 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
TL* CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD READ INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. THE DEALER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILIARY TANK) BUT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336585June 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 NISSAN FUEL GAUGE SHOWS THAT THE VEHICLE HAS ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK COULD ACTUALLY BE EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336708June 16, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAULTY RADIATOR LEADS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE NISSAN HAS KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT COST OF REPAIR 5000 TO 6000 MANY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND PATHFINDERS OWNERS I KNOW HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336487June 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336495June 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE STUCK AT 3/4 TANK AFTER FUEL UP. NEEDLE WILL NOT MOVE AND IS INACCURATE. SEVERAL OTHER REPORT SAME ISSUE RELATED TO FUEL SENDING UNITS ON NISSAN TRUCKS AND SUV'S 2005-2008. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336513June 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA 4X4. JUST RECENTLY I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK TO FULL, BUT WHEN I LOOKED AT MY FUEL GAUGE IT JUST STAYED AT THE HALF MARK. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE IT CLIMBED TO FULL. MY MILEAGE WAS AT 44,950 MILES WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED. IT IS STILL HAPPENING EVERYTIME I HAVE TO FILL MY GAS TANK. I KEEP FILLING AT HALF BECAUSE I'M AFRAID I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY. I'VE NOTICED SOME OTHER 2005 XTERRA OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE OF THEIR MALFUNCTIONING PART. I CALLED NISSAN ABOUT THIS BUT THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE MY CAR VIN# WAS NOT UNDER IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336289June 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 70K MILES ON IT. MY GAS TANK WAS UNDER 1/4 OF A TANK. I FILLED UP AND WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK THE NEXT DAY THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TIGHTENED MY GAS CAP AND THE LIGHT STILL REMAINS. MY GAS TANK HAD ALSO SHOWED THAT I HAD AN EMPTY TANK. IT TOOK A DAY OR SO OF DRIVING UNTIL THE GAUGE SHOWED THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336329June 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT
JUNE 2, 2009 I HAD TO HAVE MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA TO VICTORY NISSAN IN MECHANICSVILLE, VA AFTER BEING TOLD BY NISSAN'S RECALL REPRESENTATIVE THAT MY PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL. MY FUEL-LINE BURST AND SPEWED GAS IN MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT COST ME $310.58 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. JUNE 7, 2010 THE FUELINE BURST IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE, THIS TIME SPRAYING ME IN THE FACE WITH GASOLINE WHEN I RAISED THE HOOD-LUCKILY I WAS WEARING EYEGLASSES. AGAIN I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN RECALL THAT THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE REASON ESCAPES ME AS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BOTH WITH POTENTIAL FIRE AND PHYSICAL INJURY. NOBODY HAS BEEN HURT SO FAR WITH THIS ISSUE. IN A SEPARATE INCIDENT, MY FUEL GAUGE THAT IS A KNOWN HAZARD BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, AND I WAS TOLD THAT XTERRAS WITH MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DO NOT FALL UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL THAT NISSAN HAS ON THIS ISSUE. THEIR REASON FOR THE RECALL IS THAT THE FUEL GAUGE COULD READ AT 1/4 FULL BUT BE EMPTY AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I GUESS MY CAR WILL NOT RUN OUT OF GAS AND CAUSE CRASHES ACCORDING TO NISSAN, RIGHT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336022June 13, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND RECENTLY I HAD MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT COME ON. I FOUND OUT THAT EARLIER NISSAN XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. IT WAS A CODE P0463, FUEL GAUGE DETECTIONPROBLEM. THE EARLIER MODELS GOT THIS TO BE A RECALL, BUT THE NEWER XTERRAS HAVE NOT. TO GET THIS FIXED I CAN ONLY GET IT DONE BY THE DEALER AND IS AROUND A $600 REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336018June 13, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE 2007 NISSAN XTERRA THAT WAS PURCHASED FOR MY SONS HAS HAD A GAS GAUGE THAT NEVER RECORDED PROPERLY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT MY SONS HAVE NOTICED FROM THE BEGINNING. FIRST THEY WONDERED ABOUT IT...AND THEN SAID SOMETHING TO US. WE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP, NOTIFIED THEM AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN (I THINK YOU GET THE STORY) AND FINALLY AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS, ONE SALES SERVICEMAN SAID "YES OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM". THE REPLACED THE GAUGE AND THEN REQUESTED THAT I COME BACK WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS REALLY EMPTY TO REPLACE SOMETHING IN THE TANK. I DID BOTH THESE THINGS. WE HAVEN'T NOTICED A PROBLEM SINCE BUT ALL BOYS ARE IN COLLEGE WITHOUT THE CAR. OUR CAR ALSO ISN'T ONE OF THE CARS BEING RECALLED FOR ANYTHING...IT'S THE SAME YEAR BUT IT IS WHEN THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. I CALLED NISSAN MANY, MANY TIMES. UNRESPONSIVE REPS AND HAD A FEW SENIOR PEOPLE CALL ME AFTER MY NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, SAID THEY MAILED ME SOMETHING ABOUT ONE ITEM THAT WAS RECALLED. I SAID THAT I NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING AND THEY WOULDN'T RESEND IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE AGAIN. OUR OTHER VEHICLES ARE A 2008 SUBURBAN AND A 2008 300 MERCEDES. LESS PROBLEMS WITH BOTH. NISSAN PEOPLE IF YOU ARE READING THIS...YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE STINKS. BTW THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP BY MY HOUSE WENT UNDER AND CLOSED...FAMILY NISSAN..BOUGHT CAR AT EL MONTE BECAUSE IT HAD THE CAR I WANTED AND AT A BETTER PRICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335907June 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA S 2WD, AND MY WIFE HAS NOTICED PROBLEMS AFTER SHE FILLS THE FUEL TANK. THE GAUGE WILL SOMETIMES TAKE LONGER THAN 24 HOURS TO REACH FULL. OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT REACH FULL, AND SHE HAS TO GAUGE HER FILLING THE TANK BY THE AMOUNT OF MILE SHE DRIVES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335815June 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V230000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335825June 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY GAS TANK REGISTERED 1/4 OF A TANK, WHICH MEANT ANOTHER 50 MILES. I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND WORK 45 MILES AWAY. I SET MY TRIP METER BUT ONLY MADE IT 15 MILES AND WAS LEFT STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY...AGAIN. I DID MAKE IT TO THE EXIT RAMP. HAD TO WAIT AN HOUR FOR HELP IN A HIGH CRIME AREA AT 5:50 IN THE MORNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335742June 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
1: 2006 NISSAN XTERRA STARTED HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND STARTED LEAKING MILKY RAINBOW COLORED OIL. 2: HAPPENS IN FIRST GEAR ALL THE TIME NOW. TOOK IT IN TO SHOP WHEN IT STARTED. 3: REPAIR SHOP SAID IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE RADIATOR HAS LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. $7000. GOT A QUOTE FOR $5700 AND WILL BE TAKING IT THERE TOMORROW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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