Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10615459July 18, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
COMPLETE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. LUCKILY I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND THERE WERE CARS SLOWING AHEAD OF ME I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE SLOWLY TO A STOP WHILE I WAS NOT ABLE TO BE STEER. I HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY THE HELP OF OTHERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE PINNACLE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR HAS TO BE FULLY REPLACED DUE TO A FAULTY VALVE . NISSAN SAID THE VALVE THAT CONNECTS THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION BROKE ALLOWING COOLANT AND ANTI FREEZE TO MIX TOGETHER AND IMMEDIATELY CATASTROPHICALLY DESTROYING BOTH COMPONENTS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEIR WAS A CLASSACTION SUIT FOR THIS VERY REASON THAT WAS SETTLED BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF I HAD BEEN IN A FREEWAY SITUATION. NISSAN HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS REASON. I HAVE HAD EVERY RECALL PART FOR THIS VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING, THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND IT HAS BEEN KNOWN DUE TO THE # OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR PART BEING FAULTY BUT A RECALL NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF NISSAN. I AM EXPECTED TO COVER THIS WITH A DEDUCTIBLE OF $2500.00 AT NO FAULT OF MY OWN . I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAVE MAINTAINED ALL NECESSARY/RECCOMENDED SERVICE OUTLINED BY NISSAN UP TILL L THIS FAILURE. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614536July 18, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A QUARTER OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK AND THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A QUARTER OF FUEL IN THE TANK AND THEN INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 09/30/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNAL WAS REPLACED. THE HORN RELAY SWITCH WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. UPDATED 2/25/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611324July 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
LUCKILY I WAS WAITING IN A DRIVE THRU WHEN THE KNOWN DEFECT OCCURRED. THE RADIATOR IS KNOWN TO CRACK AND LEAK IN TO THE TRANSMISSION MIXING BOTH THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE OF THE RADIATOR ALSO REQUIRES THAT THE ENGINE BE FLUSHED MULTIPLE TIMES. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN A FEW YEARS AGO THAT THIS IS A RARE OCCURRENCE. IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THEY WERE TELLING THE TRUTH. NISSAN SETTLED A CLASS ACTION SUIT SO I WILL HAVE TO PAY $2560 TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. BECAUSE THE PARTS HAVE TO BE ORDERED IT TAKES A WEEK OR LONGER TO GET THE CAR FIXED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS MULTIPLE NISSAN MODELS FROM 2005 THROUGH 2010. NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL AND FIX EVERYONE OF THE AFFECTED MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611333July 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 NISSAN XTERRA: I REPLACED THE RADIATOR & HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED LAST AUGUST(COST NEARLY $2K) . A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AFTER GOING ABOUT 60 MILES THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ENGAGING TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE. TODAY AFTER ABOUT 20 MILES IT DID NOT ACCELERATE AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO OVER 20 MPH BUT WAS REVVING AT 4RPM. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609033July 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE G SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,709 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,741.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608449July 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I'M THE OWNER OF A 2006 XTERRA I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION WITH NO PREVIOUS MALFUNCTIONS OF ANY KIND. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE ACROSS COUNTRY 4 TIMES AND HAVE MEET ALL REQUIRED PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS AND SCHEDULED TUNE UPS. NOW BACK TO THE INTERSECTION WE CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND IT HESITATED FOR A SECOND AND APPROACHED 10 MPH AND THEN IT JUST REVVED AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS NO LONGER ENGAGED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I TURNED ON MY FOREWAYS AND NATURALLY PROCEEDED TO INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION. TO MY SURPRISE THEIR WAS NO EVIDENCE OF EXTERNAL DAMAGE OR TAMPERING WITH ANYTHING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. A POLICE OFFICER CAME TO THE INTERSECTION TO ASSIST MYSELF AND MY FAMILY I ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND IT TOOK OFF AS IF THERE WAS NEVER A PROBLEM. I DROVE 2 MILES TO MY PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND DECIDED TO INVESTAGATE. I LOOKED UP SOME INFORMATION ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THEIR IS A COMMON RUPTURE AT THE BASE OF THE RADIATOR THAT ALLOWS COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE ATF. I DECIDED TO DRAIN SOME COOLANT AND VERIFY MY ASSUMPTION. I MADE A VIDEO OF THE PROCESSES AND THERE WAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF ATF IN MY COOLANT AND THEN I PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION DRAIN PLUG TO EXTRACT A SAMPLE ATF AND SURE ENOUGH A PINKISH TINT AND VERY WATERY ATF WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608271July 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND CAR STARTED SHUTTERING AND OVER HEATED GOT OUT OF CAR AND THERE WAS MILKY TRANS FLUID EVERY WERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608288July 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BOUGHT A NISSAN XTERRA 06 IN SEPTEMBER 2013. IT'S NOW JULY 5 2014, NOT EVEN A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT IT, AND I'M HAVING ISSUES GETTING MY CAR FIXED. SOMETHING IN THE RADIATOR BUSTED AND CAUSED THE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH MEANS THAT I NOW NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH IS GOING TO COST ROUGHLY 5,100 DOLLARS TO FIX IN WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR SO THAT IF I HAD ANY MAJOR ISSUES, LIKE THIS, I WOULD BE COVERED FINANCIALLY BC ANYONE KNOWS THAT CAR REPAIRS CAN BE QUITE COSTLY. I WAS TOLD THAT, ZURICH, MY WARRANTY COMPANY, WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BC THE PROBLEM CAME FROM THE RADIATOR AND IT'S NOT COVERED IN THE WARRANTY WHICH LEAVES ME TO PAY FOR THE COSTLY REPAIRS. I BELIEVE THAT THE DEALERSHIP I GOT MY CAR FROM SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS I HAVEN'T HAD IT A WHOLE YEAR YET. I FEEL AS IF I'VE BEEN SKREWED OVER. NISSAN ALSO NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL BC I'M NOT THE ONLY 06 XTERRA OWNER TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP ME, I HAVE A 1 YR. OLD DAUGHTER AND I NEED MY CAR FIXED AND DON'T HAVE 5100 DOLLARS TO FIX IT MYSELF. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608227July 4, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE WERE DRIVING ON VACATION AND THE CAR STOPPED. IT STARTED BACK UP AND THEN AFTER A COUPLE OF MILES STOPPED AGAIN. WE WERE STRANDED AND DIDN'T GET HOME FOR THREE DAYS.I HAVE TAKE CODES OFF THE ENGINE AND IT SHOWED A 0462 CODE. WENT BACK TO GET XTERRA WITH A CAR DOLLY AND DOLLY BROKE AND CAR CAME UNDONE. THIS UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF A BAD SENDING UNIT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608178July 3, 2014
ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THERE WAS RECALL FOR VEHICLES SIMILAR IN YEAR AS MY CAR. THE RECALL WAS # 10V517000 AND WAS FOR THE "INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE (IPDM)". I CALLED NISSAN AMERICA, AND ALTHOUGH MANY VEHICLES OF MY YEAR AND MAKE/MODEL WERE AFFECTED, MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED ON THIS RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND EXACTLY WHAT I HAD TO PAY FOR TO GET FIXED. I WAS EVEN DRIVING WHEN IT STALLED OUT ON ME NUMEROUS TIMES AND I AM THANKFUL IT WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY. IF POSSIBLE I WOULD LIKE TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND POTENTIALLY BE REIMBURSED BY NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606088June 26, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RADIATOR IS FALLING OUT OF TRUCK ,DUE TO SERIOUS RUST ON FRAMING, HOOD LATCH IS STARTING TO BREAK FREE HOOD COULD FLY UP ONTO WINDSHIELD . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605943June 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED AND MIXED COOLANT WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID, TRANSMISSION SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605967June 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BECAUSE OF A FAILED RADIATOR, COOLANT BECAME MIXED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605515June 24, 2014
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FROM THE DAY 1 I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WATER IS DROPPING FROM AC ON A PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER TRIED TO REPAIR, EVEN CHANGED MATS. DID NOT HELP. THERE IS A BAD SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE IF I KEEP IT LOCKED AFTER USING AC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605511June 24, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FAULTY FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604715June 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE BECAUSE OF COOLANT FLUID LEAKING INTO IT. A DESIGN FLAW WHICH BROUGHT A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST NISSAN. NISSAN LOST THE SUIT, BUT DID NOT RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR REPAIR. I WAS FORCED TO PAY $3000.00 DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE REPAIR, BUT I MAY BE LUCKY SINCE MANY WITH THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT BE COVERED AT ALL. VERY UNFAIR OF NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604586June 19, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN MY XTERRA WAS IDLING IN PARK OR AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING. ALSO WHILE ACCELERATING, THE CAR WAS SHUDDERING WHEN CHANGING GEARS. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR GARAGE, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL NISSAN IS NOTORIOUS FOR FAULTY RADIATORS BEING INSTALLED WHICH CAUSED COOLANT FLUID TO LEAK / MIX IN WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID, THUS DAMAGING THE TRANSMISSION, POSSIBLY TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE RADIATOR. MY CAR IS SITTING AT A GARAGE NOW WAITING FOR THE RADIATOR TO BE REPLACED AND TRY TO RUN THE VEHICLE TO SEE HOW BAD THE DAMAGE NOW IS TO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599163June 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
A DEFECT CAUSED A CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION RADIATOR WHICH LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING UNEXPECTED CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598940June 17, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR DEFECT CAUSES LEAKAGE INTO TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION FAILS AND VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPS UNPREDICTABLY ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599022June 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I PULLED ON TO THE INTERSTATE ON WHICH THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 65 MPH, AND MY XTERRA WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST SECOND GEAR OR GO ABOVE 35 MPH. CARS WERE FLYING BY ME AND THOSE ENTERING INTERSTATE BEHIND ME WERE UNABLE TO GET AROUND ME DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF VEHICLES ON THE INTERSTATE PASSING US. I TURNED ON MY FLASHERS AND LIMPED IT TO THE NEXT EXIT TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO COOLANT BEING LEAKED INTO IT. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLED. HOWEVER, IT WAS ONLY UP TO $100,000 MILES AND I CAN NO LONGER BE PART OF THAT LAWSUIT. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN ISSUE WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE IS CONTINUING TO HAPPEN TO OTHER XTERRA OWNERS AND PUTTING OTHERS AT RISK. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO TAKE ANY ACTION TO CORRECT IT. IN FACT, ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, THE VALVE NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IS ON BACK ORDER WITH NISSAN DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME NEEDED FOR REPAIRS. APPARENTLY, THEY CANNOT KEEP UP WITH PRODUCTION OF THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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