Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10701939March 26, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY XTERRA ON THE FREEWAY AT 5:30 AM AND SUDDENLY MY CAR QUIT ACCELERATING, IT WAS AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY SO THAT I WOULDN'T GET HIT FROM BEHIND. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE CAR GOT ME TO MY DESTINATION. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE IS COMMON IN XTERRA'S AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT NISSAN HAS NOT MADE THIS ISSUE KNOWN TO OWNERS. IT MAY WELL CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR FOR WHICH NISSAN TAKES LITTLE TO NO RESPONSIBILITY THOUGH THE DEFECT IS THEIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701553March 25, 2015
ENGINE
DRIVER WAS HEADING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, AND ENGINE DIED. HAD TOWED TO NISSAN MECHANIC. THE ISSUE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE, WHICH LED TO CATASTROPHIC/UN-REPAIRABLE ENGINE FAILURE. NEEDED COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701461March 24, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT GIVING A PROPER READING LEVEL AND THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED FROM LOW FUEL MORE THAN ONCE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND WAS WAITING FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE AND SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700996March 22, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO CHANGE A TIRE. THE SPARE TIRE RUBBER WAS BURNED IN THREE OR MORE PLACES FROM THE HEAT SPREADING UNDER THE VEHICLE, AND THE CHAR/MELTING/BURNING WENT THROUGH THE VEHICLE BODY FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE TO THE FLOOR INSIDE. THE MAN CHANGING MY TIRE SUGGESTED IT WAS A FIRE WAITING TO HAPPEN AND THAT THERE COULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS SORT OF ISSUE. I CHECKED AND DO NOT SEE ANYTHING LISTED. MY TIRED IS NOW DAMAGED FROM THE HEAT MELTING THE RUBBER, AND MY VEHICLE IS CHARRED IN PLACES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700821March 21, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TRAVELING ON BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND ALMOST WAS HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER DUE TO FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD NOT COME ON YET. SEVERAL HOURS LATTER IT DID COME ON. THIS IS SAFETY I WAS LUCK TO NOT BE HIT AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED BY TRACTOR TRAILER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700818March 21, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAUGE SAID I HAD GAS RAN OUT IN BUMPER TO BUMPER 75-80 MILE AN HOUR TRAFFIC NARROWLY MISSED BEING CRUSHED BY SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700786March 20, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND THE ABS AND AIRBAG LIGHTS STARTED TO COME ON. WHEN THE GEARS SHIFTED UP, IT STARTED TO RESIST ACCELERATION AND LOSING TRANSMISSION POWER. STARTED TO SHIFT DOWN AND COAST. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. WOULD NOT START BACK UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695411March 19, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA STARTED HAVING BOTH TRANSMISSION AND COOLING SYSTEM ISSUES BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2014. AFTER A FEW TRIPS TO OUR MECHANIC IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED RADIATOR AND WAS ALLOWING BOTH COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE COOLING THE SYSTEM. APPARENTLY THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN, HOWEVER THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT ONLY COVER VEHICLES UNDER 100K MILES. BY THE TIME WE FOUND OUT THE VEHICLE HAD JUST PASSED 100K (106K) AND NOW NISSAN REFUSED TO COVER IT! I'M NOW LOOKING AT A $5K - $6K REPAIR BILL AND NISSAN REFUSED TO BUDGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695048March 18, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694754March 17, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND VDC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS PULSATION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694659March 16, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. ENGINE LIGHT ON - REMAINS ON, NEED TO RESET - AT 77000+ MILES FUEL GAUGE IS OFF CHART WHEN FULL TANK IS FILLED UP FUEL GAUGE IS UNRELIABLE, NEED TO USE THE SPEEDOMETER TO GAUGE GAS TANK VIN# IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST UNDER FUEL TANK RECALL CAMPAIGN 10V075000 VIN# ID FOR RECALL=ENGINE ONLY=CAMPAIGN# 10V517000; TOTAL RECALL LISTED = 5 FOR 2006 XTERRA MODELS 2. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY=TPMS = NOT ON RECALL LIST/CAMPAIGN, CAN THIS BE ADDED?? ALL TIRES ARE HAVE CORRECT RECOMMENDED PSI; YET LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY, RESET WORKS ONLY TEMPORARILY TPMS - AS OF OCT 2014; AT 75000 MILES NEED DEALER TO FIX ALL RECALLS, CAN THIS BE DONE?? PLSE ADVISE ASAP. BOUGHT THE CAR USED/PRE-OWNED.... THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION & TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693861March 12, 2015
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE VIBRATES AT 40 MPH- MAKING IT UNSAFE - TURNS OUT IT'S TRANSMISSION ISSUE.. WAS INFORMED THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE AFTER READING ONLINE ..... NISSAN HAS NEVER RECALLED THESE VEHICLES AND INSTEAD WAS SUED DUE TO THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE MANY OTHER NISSANS HAVE HAD...I WAS NEVER INFORMED REGARDING SUCH AN ISSUE. THIS IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE SHAKING SHUDDER THIS PROBLEM CAUSES ESPECIALLY IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA AND IT ISN'T FSIR THAT THE CUSTOMER STAYS STUCK WITH A FAULTY VEHICLE ... THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE FIXED AT ANY MILEAGE SINCE IT IS NISSANS FAULTY DESIGN AT FAULT! SHAME ON YOU NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693602March 11, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT READING PROPERLY AND WAS PROVIDING AN INCORRECT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL WITH NO WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693634March 11, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DID NOT PASS EMISSIONS DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT. HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION. REPAIRED BY NISSAN DEALERSHIP (ECM RECALL, REPAIRED ONE WEEK PRIOR FOR ENGINE STALLING OUT). APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693189March 10, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
CONTAMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION WITH ANTI FREEZE DUE TO LEAK IN COOLING SYSTEM, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693208March 10, 2015
ENGINE
VEHICLE'S ENGINE SEIZED WHILE BEING OPERATED AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. REASON GIVEN BY DEALERSHIP WHEN TOWED IN WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE HOWEVER THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT FOR EITHER OIL OR ENGINE ISSUE DISPLAYED AT ANY TIME LEADING UP TO ENGINE FAILURE. THERE HAD BEEN A PREVIOUS OIL LEAK APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS EARLIER WHICH HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THERE HAD BEEN NO INCIDENTS IN THE INTERIM AND NO INDICATION OF ISSUES. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE OIL FILTER AND ENGINE BUT ACCORDING TO NISSAN, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. I WAS FORCED TO PAY IN ADVANCE OF WORK BEING STARTED FOR A FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT DESPITE THE FACT THAT I HAD ONLY 4 MONTHS LEFT ON MY 39 MONTH LEASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693328March 10, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN IT TURNED COLD JAN/FEB 2105 OUR DAUGHTER TOLD US THE HEAT WAS NOT WORKING. BUT SHE KNEW WE DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR SO WE DID NOT WORRY ABOUT IT. WE OWN A 2000 CHEVY TRUCK & THE HEAT HAS NOT WORKED FOR YEARS & WE JUST LIVE WITH IT.SO WE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE RADIATOR/COOLANT BEING THE PROBLEM. THEN SOMETHING MAJOR HAPPENED-OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM AUBURN AL TO OUR HOME IN OPELIKA AL & SHE CALLED US SAYING THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 25-30 MPH. WE WERE OUT OF TOWN, IT WAS 10 PM AT NIGHT SO WE TOLD HER TO KEEP DRIVING AND GET HOME TO A SAFE PLACE (HER LIFE WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD--A YOUNG LADY ALL BY HERSELF) SHE GOT HOME, PARKED IT & WHEN WE RETURNED HOME WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT WE TRUST. HE CALLED US THE NEXT DAY & SAID I HAVE DEVASTATING NEWS. HE TOLD US ABOUT THE SERVICE REPORT PUT OUT ON NISSAN XTERRAS IN REGARD TO THE MAJOR, WELL KNOWN TO NISSAN PROBLEM OF WHEN THE COOLANT/RADIATOR CRACKS BECAUSE OF A FAULTY WHEN IN MANUFACTURING RADIATOR IS PUT IN IT IS A KNOWN BY NISSAN BAD ONE. IT CRACKS & LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION IN WHICH THE COOLANT MIXES WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID & CREATES A TOXIC HELL STEW THAT DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION. HE SAID YOUR CAR IS WORTH $5,000 BUT THE COST TO REPAIR IS $7,000. I CALLED NISSAN THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR THEIR DIAGNOSIS AND THE DIAGNOSIS IS THE SAME. MY HUSBAND IS VERY, VERY SICK AND WE HAVE HUGE MEDICAL, PHARMACY, HOSPITAL BILLS AND I HAVE HAD BREAST CANCER WITH CHEMO THAT HAS CAUSED AN AUTOIMMUNE DISORDER (ALMOST LOST MY LEFT EYE) AND OUR 15 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER GOES TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN BIRMINGHAM AL FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. WE THOUGHT WE WERE BUYING A VERY DEPENDABLE CAR FOR $14,000 ONLY 3 1/2 YEARS AGO AND NOW IT IS 4500 POUNDS OF JUNK METAL. IF NISSAN HAD TOLD US ABOUT THE PROBLEM, WE COULD HAVE BEEN PROACTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692969March 9, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
WE HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND WERE NEVER TOLD ABOUT THE TROUBLE WITH THIS MODELS TROUBLE WITH THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING DAMAGE. NISSAN EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY WITH A DEDUCTIBLE UP TO 100,000 MILES AND OURS LEAKED AT 106,000 MILES CAUSING $5600 IN DAMAGES THAT NISSAN REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE. HAD THERE BEEN A RECALL THIS NEVER WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693087March 9, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692624March 6, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY AND ALMOST ENDED UP IN THE MARSH. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN WAS INVOLVED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BUT IT'S TO LATE FOR DAMAGES. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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