Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10449659February 29, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449584February 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE DRIVE SHAFT IN PLACE WERE DETACHED AND CAUSING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO BECOME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE BOLTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,160 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,360. UPDATED 04/23/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449598February 28, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS PROVIDING INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO RUN OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE FLOAT THAT READ THE FUEL WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE FLOAT REPLACED IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK) BUT DUE TO THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449496February 27, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN
RATTLE SHAKE FEEL AT 45 MPH. LOOSENED TRANSMISSION DRAIN PLUG. TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS ANTIFREEZE MIXED WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449357February 26, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WENT TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND EXPERIENCED TRANNY SLIPPING. I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME WHAT WAS WRONG AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING THIS PROBLEM MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. IT WOULD SEEM NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR WHICH CAUSES FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANNY THEREBY SLOWLY DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION, THEY OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANT TO 80,000 MILES BUT THRU RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT MANIFEST ITSELF UNTIL AROUND 100,000 MILES. I WAS NEVER CONTACTED BY NISSAN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THERE IS NO RECALL BUT HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IF NISSAN DOES NOT RESOLVE THIS ISSUE THERE ARE GOING TO BE ACCIDENTS AND MAYBE EVEN DEATHS RELATED TO THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449371February 26, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN SHOE FAILURE. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MULTIPLE NISSAN VEHICLES DUE TO INFERIOR QUALITY PRODUCT, AS EXPLAINED BY SERVICE TECHNICIAN. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT MULTIPLE NISSAN VEHICLES COME IN TO THE SHOP WEEKLY WITH THIS ISSUE. IT OCCURS SO OFTEN, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN HAD EXAMPLES OF THE INFERIOR AND WORN PARTS IN THE CABINET TO SHOW CUSTOMERS. EXPENSIVE AND TIMELY ISSUE TO FIX. IF LEFT UNFIXED, WILL CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449296February 25, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON, HAVE IT CHECKED AND IT SHOWS ENGINE CODE PO 463 - FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION. GAS GAUGE MOVES UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND DISTANCE TO EMPTY DISPLAYS -----, 0 OR VERY LOW MILE TO EMPTY EVEN AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM THE PUMP WITH A FULL TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449095February 23, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER ENGINE COOLANT FLOODS TRANSMISSION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH AND STOP. INCURRED REPAIR COSTS AT DEALERSHIP OF $5,968.89. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON 2005 XTERRAS, BUT FAILED TO INFORM OWNERS TO REPLACE FAULTY RADIATORS WHICH CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NISSAN SECRETLY EXTENDED THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM (OWNERS NOT INFORMED), BUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE DOES NOT OCCUR UNTIL AFTER 80,000 MILES. ONE WEBSITE, CAROMPLAINTS.COM, AS 23 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS FROM 2005 XTERRA OWNERS DOCUMENTING THIS ISSUE. REF: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/XTERRA/2005/TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR_CAUSES_TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTMLNISSAN REFUSES TO REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THE REPAIRS. THE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS FILE NO. FOR MY COMPLAINT IS [XXX]. PLEASE HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448907February 22, 2012
STEERING
THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE IS AS FOLLOWS. THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN'S BEARING HAS DETERIORATED SO BAD THE AMOUNT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING IS ABOUT AN INCH IN EVERY DIRECTION. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR AS PER THE MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER IS ROUGHLY $1000.00. I DON'T SEE HOW THIS CAN BE CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR IN TEAR IN A VEHICLES LIFE SPAN. I FIND THIS TO BE A SERIOUS AND VERY DANGEROUS FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF YOUR VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BY SOME SORT OF RECALL. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE BOARDS IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE NISSAN XTERRA AND OTHER SIMILAR MODELS. I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447940February 14, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE RAN OUT OF GAS WITH HALF A TANK ON THE FUEL GAUGE. IN THE MIDDLE OF A FUNERAL SERVICE. NOT A FUN DAY. THANK YOU NISSAN FOR EXTENDING A WARRANTY ON THE PROBLEM AND NOT ISSUING A RECALL THAT EVERYONE WOULD FIND OUT ABOUT BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447476February 11, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS FAILED. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS TURNED ON; FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY; RECEIVED EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR FUEL UNIT FOR 72K MILES OR 6 YEARS. I AM AT 70K MILES BUT I BOUGHT IT IN 2005 SO ITS PAST THE 6 YEARS. THIS IS SUCH A COMMON FAILURE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER VIA A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447158February 8, 2012
POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, HOSES, TRANSMISSION, ETC. REPAIRS COST OVER $3900. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN AND THEY REFUSE TO RECALL, BUT THEY HAVE ISSUED BULLETINS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447029February 7, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING, IT SUDDENLY GOES TO EMPTY AT NO PARTICULAR LEVEL THE FUEL TANK IS ACTUALLY AT. MY RISK IS TO RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. MY COWORKER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS XTERRA AS WELL, IT SEEMS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT FOR THESE CARS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK THIS OUT AS THERE MIGHT BE MANY CONSUMERS AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446819February 6, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE GAUGE READ 1/4 FULL WHEN THE TANK WAS REALLY EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446868February 6, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE COOLING SYSTEM IS CONTAMINATED W/OILY SUBSTANCE, TRANSMISSION FLUID. TRANS. IS MAKING LOUD NOISES, JUMPS OUT OF GEAR @ HWY SPEEDS, DRIVE TRAIN MAKING A 'RUMBLY' GRINDING SOUND, CAR DANGEROUSLY PULLS DOWN VERY QUICKLY TO MUCH LOWER SPEED WHEN PRESSURE RELEASED FROM ACCELERATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446660February 4, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RADIATOR CRACKED AND LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION DAMAGED. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIRS AROUND $4700. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446208February 1, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
COOLANT LEAKED FROM THE RADIATOR INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445735January 29, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE WAS A LOUD RUMBLE AND JERKING WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH. FLUID WAS LEAKING BADLY ALSO. I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN ON ON APRIL 21, 2008. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AGAIN, THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND MAKING LOUD RUMBLES. I TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN AND THEY SAID THE U JOINTS WERE BAD AND REPLACED THEM. AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT OF THEIR PARKING AREA, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. SO, I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN. THIS TIME, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RADIATOR WAS COMING APART AND LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO TRANSMISSION. THEY CHARGED ME $1285.89 TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS NOW 2012 AND THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED PROPERLY TO BEGIN WITH. I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A HIGH PRICE. ANYONE READING THIS SHOULD PHONE ME AT SO THAT WE CAN START A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST NISSAN. LETS INFORM EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS A COSTLY PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445743January 29, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS APPEARED. THE CODE IS P0463 WHICH STATES FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT. AA1. OPEN OR SHORT CIRCUIT CONDITION AA2. POOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. AA3. FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THE MORE I READ ABOUT THIS, THE MORE I FIND MANY XTERRAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. FUNNY THING IS..........PAID IT OF TWO WEEKS AGO. : ( *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445614January 27, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ERROR CODE P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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