Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10013540March 27, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN THE FAST LANE, AT 65 MPH, ALL MY DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO DROP FROM 60-50-40 DOWN TO 0. LUCKILY, IT WAS AROUND 10:30 P.M AND THERE WERE NOT MANY CARS ON THE ROAD AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER SAFELY. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO MY RELIABLE MECHANIC, WHERE HE IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS BEING THE FUEL PUMP (PART # 25060-4S415, WHICH IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER DUE TO SO MANY PROBLEMS). THIS COULD MEAN THAT AN XTERRA OWNER COULD WAIT FOR AS LONG AS 3-6 WEEKS TO RECEIVE THE PART. WITH THIS FAULTY FUEL PUMP, WHAT HAPPENS IS THE SENDING UNIT FAILS, DUE TO CORROSION OF THE WIRES, THE FUEL PUMP SHUTS OFF, WHICH IN TURN, SHUTS THE ENGINE OFF (AT ANY TIME); A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! AS OF YET, THIS ITEM HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. MY MECHANIC SUGGESTED FOR ME TO KEEP THIS PART FOR REIMBURSEMENT, AS HE HAS REPLACED NEARLY 100 PUMPS ON XTERRAS, HE IS SURE THAT THEY WILL BE RECALLING THIS ITEM SOON. I WILL BE CALLING THE NISSAN DEALER AS WELL AS WRITING A LETTER TO CORPORATE TO REGISTER MY COMPLAINT ON FILE. IF YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM, OR ANY OTHER, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO IDENTIFY IT WITH NISSAN AND THIS WEBSITE SO IT AIDS IN THE RECALL PROCESS. *NLM
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#10011055March 26, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
BUMPER ON 2000 NISSAN XTERRA SAGS AND RUBS AGAINST TIRE WHILE TURNING. NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED...PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON AMONG 2000 NISSAN XTERRAS. I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AND THE BUMPER SAGGED AGAIN WITHIN MONTHS. *JB
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No
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0
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0
#10010998March 25, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I HAVE A 2000 XTERRA THAT DIED SUDDENLY ON MARCH 1ST WHILE GETTING READY TO DO MY ERRANDS FOR THE DAY. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND 3 WEEKS LATER REC'D IT BACK ALONG W/ A BILL FOR $300. THE FUEL PUMP WAS ON BACKORDER FOR 3 WEEKS AND I ALSO KNOW SOMEONE ELSE WHO OWNS AN XTERRA AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HER JUST LAST WEEK. TODAY, AFTER HAVING THE CAR BACK FOR LESS THAN A WEEK IT DIED AGAIN!!! I THINK NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. I HAVE SENT THEM, THE DEALERSHIP THAT FIXED IT AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM ALL E-MAILS OF WHICH HAVE BEEN IGNORED!! I WILL SERIOUSLY CONSIDER NOT BUYING A NISSAN NEXT TIME I AM IN THE MARKET, WHICH MAY BE VERY SOON@@@
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0
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#10010817March 20, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A NEWLY PURCHASED NISSAN XTERRA 2003 WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND DID A 180 DEGREE TURN AT 60 MPH ON A DRY DAY, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE LIGHTLY APPLIED. *JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10010670March 18, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ON THE NISSAN XTERRA'S, THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNITS, PART #250604F415, ARE GOING BAD. THE PLASTIC IS CRACKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND HARD TO GET. I HAVE BEEN WAITING ALMOST 3 WEEKS. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009625March 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AS THE CONSUMER MOVED THE GEARSHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK AND DOWN TOWARDS THE DRIVE GEAR, THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK IN THE REVERSE GEAR AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011668March 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE STALLED, WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10010271March 11, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA BROKE. MY TRUCK IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THEY WERE ADVISED THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. IT WOULD PROBABLY TAKE 2 WEEKS, IF NOT LONGER TO GET THE PART IN. BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS NOT AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, NISSAN CHARGED THE AUTO SHOP AN EXTRA 10% TO GET THE PART AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE, AND THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE 3 TO 4 DAYS FOR THEM TO AUTHORIZE THE REIMBURSEMENT OF A RENTAL CAR. *JB
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0
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#10010214March 10, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I OWN A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN PHILADELPHIA AND MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND DIED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO BE TOWED. I FOUND OUT THE XTERRAS PROBLEMS WITH THEIR "FUEL SENDING UNIT". *JB IN RESEARCHING THIS, I FOUND THERE ARE MANY XTERRA OWNERS COMPLAINING OF SUDDEN LOSSES OF POWER AND IT IS THE "FUEL SENDING UNIT". MY PART WAS BACK ORDERED FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS BECAUSE OF THE DEMAND FOR THIS PART. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM AFRAID OTHERS WILL NOT BE SO LUCKY. I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THEIR NISSAN XTERRAS AND HAVE THEM REPLACE THE "FUEL SENDING UNITS."
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011226March 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011243March 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE STALLED, AND ALL POWER WAS LOST.*JB *TS
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010236March 10, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING ACROSS COUNTRY IN MY 2000 XTERRA LAST SUMMER(2002), THE SPEEDOMETER AND ALL GAUGES ON DASH STOPPED WORKING. I WENT TO A NISSAN DEALER IN COLORADO AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNLESS IT STAYED STUCK. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT EVERY TIME I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT BACK ON, IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. FINALLY, A YEAR AND A HALF LATER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON AN EXTREMELY BUSY ROAD, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS IN THE FAST LANE GOING 70 MPH. NOT ONLY DID I HAVE TO GLIDE ACROSS 3 LANES TO A SHOULDER, THERE WAS LITTLE SHOULDER TO PARK ON BECAUSE WE HAD A PREVIOUS SNOW STORM THE ROAD WAS NOT AS WIDE AS USUAL. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO NISSAN AND WAIT 2 WEEKS FOR A FUEL SENDING UNIT BECAUSE THEY WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. WHILE PERIODICALLY SPEAKING TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT DIFFERENT POINTS WITHIN THIS TWO WEEKS, HE WAS CONSTANTLY UPDATING ME ON HOW MANY MORE XTERRA'S WERE BEING TOWED IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM APPALLED THAT NISSAN HAS NOT MADE AN EFFORT TO RECALL THIS PART OR TO INFORM THEIR CUSTOMERS OF THIS DANGER. THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY FREEWAY IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SOME ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN.*JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10010184March 9, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF
I OWN A 13 MONTH OLD 2002 NISSAN XTERRA THAT HAS 32,600 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF-ROAD. THE LEAF SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE AT THE REAR MOUNTING BOLT. LUCKILY WE CAUGHT IT IMMEDIATELY AND THE DEALER IS REPLACING IT UNDER WARRANTY. HAS THIS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE XTERRA AND SHOULD THE OTHER ONE BE REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME? THE DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE LOOKED AT THE OTHER ONE AND SEES NO PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY BECAUSE I DO A LOT OF HIGH SPEED DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010151March 8, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING, FUEL SENDING UNIT(#25060-4S415) ON 2000 NISSAN XTERRA FAILED. THIS PART FAILURE CAUSE ENGINE TO CEASE FUNCTION DUE TO A CUT IN POWER TO FUEL PUMP. IT WAS DETERMINED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE WIRING HARNESS OF THE SENDING UNIT FAILED DUE TO THE CORROSION OF THE WIRES AND THE CONNECTION TERMINAL. THIS CORROSION IS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSE EITHER BY THE FUEL OR BY WATER AND SALT. *NLM
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0
Deaths:
0
#10010170March 8, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. *NLM
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0
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0
#10008502March 6, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. DIAGNOSIS IS FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING A RECALL EVEN WITH THE PROOF THAT THIS HAS BEEN A NUMEROUS COMPLAINT. I AM NOW TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 2 MONTHS FOR THE PART DUE TO A HIGH DEMAND.*JB
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10008480March 6, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY HUSBAND AND I HAD JUST RETURNED HOME ONE EVENING AFTER DRIVING OUR XTERRA FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HR. 15 MIN LATER MY 10 YR OLD SON CALLED NEEDING A RIDE HOME. SO I WENT OUT TO THE XTERRA AND IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO CALL A CAB TO GO GET HIM. WE NOTIFIED OUR DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID MOST LIKELY THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT GONE BAD. THAT THEY HAVE SIX XTERRA'S IN THEIR LOT THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 2 WEEKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER, AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA AS TO WHEN PARTS CAN BE EXPECTED. WE NOW HAVE TO HAVE OUR VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AT OUR EXPENSE BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PAID $1,200 FOR JUST RAN OUT 2 WKS AGO !!! THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY CAN HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED BECAUSE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE AND SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED.*JB
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008489March 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ON THE NISSAN XTERRA WITH THE VG33? V-6 ENGINE HAS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH CRACKING AND/OR SHEARING BOLTS. I MYSELF HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO THIS, AS THOUSANDS OF OTHER XTERRA OWNERS HAVE. JUST GO TO HTTP://WWW.XTERRAOWNERSCLUB.COM, TO THE FORUMS, AND YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS REPLACED, SOMETIMES TWICE. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009958March 5, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. *JB THE VEHICLE RESTARTED FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE REACHED ITS DESTINATION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED AGAIN. THE FUEL TANKS SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED. SCC
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008246February 28, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, EQUIPMENT
FUEL SENDING SYSTEM FOR MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER MY CAR IS DISABLED FOR TWO WEEKS AT THE DEALER. FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PERSONS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH IS MY CAR DIED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY FOR NO EXPECTED REASON. *JB
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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