Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10598516June 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND WAS HESITATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 168,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598582June 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MONDAY JUNE 2 MY HUSBAND TOLD ME SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH HIS 05 XTERRA. HE SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS DRIVING ON RUMBLE STRIPS IN THE ROAD. WE WENT ONLINE TO FIND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS BROUGHT AGAINST NISSAN FOR FOLKS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. I SPOKE WITH [XXX] AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 05 XTERRA'S WHERE THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL IN TURN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO CEASE. HE THEN INDICATED TO ME THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT THAT SETTLED BACK IN JAN 2013 THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER 100,000 MILES ALL WOULD BE COVERED ALL BUT $3,000. THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED KNOWING THAT THIS IS A DEFECT ON THE VEHICLE THAT NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT AS IT EFFECTS 2005-2010 XTERRA'S, PATHFINDERS AND FRONTIERS. YET ITS US THAT HAS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET THIS ASTRONOMICAL AMOUNT OF MONEY. ANYONE OVER 100,000 MILES WOULD HAVE TO PAY IN FULL WHICH RANGES $7000 - $10,000 DEPENDING ON THE STATE YOU LIVE IN. YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT THIS IS HOW A COMPANY STANDS BY THEIR NAME. THIS WAS LITERALLY ALMOST A TOTAL LOSS ON THIS VEHICLE BUT LUCKILY ENOUGH WE WERE 300 MILES UNDER THE 100,000 MARK. HOW IS THIS OK TO CHARGE FOLKS THESE PRICES FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A DEFECT ON THE COMPANY. TO DATE, WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED NOR WAS A RECALL EVER PUT INTO PLACE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF FOLKS FILING COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE THIS WORRY HOW WE WILL COME UP WITH THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY AND BY ALL MEANS WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BORROW FROM 401K'S TO AFFORD WHAT WE RIGHTFULLY DID NOT DAMAGE OURSELVES. I WILL NEVER, WE WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN BECAUSE THEY DID NOT STAND BY THEIR NAME. ALL WE ARE ASKING IS THAT SOMETHING BE DONE TO RETURN OUR MONEY THAT WE SO RIGHTFULLY SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO PUT OUT. 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
#10598592June 16, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598405June 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE MERGING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED OUT OF GEAR, THEN STUCK IN LOW GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID CAUSING ACCIDENT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598297June 14, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA 200 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME AND WHILE DRIVING IT HOME THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE DROVE OK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT ONCE I SLOWED, TO IN TOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST THE GEARS ABILITY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IF THIS OCCURRED TO ME WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A MUCH GREATER DANGER. THIS MORE THAN LIKELY HAS OCCURRED TO OTHERS THAT OWN THESE TYPES OF VEHICLES, PUTTING THEM IN A VERY UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT. IF THERE WAS FLUID LOSS OR OVERHEATING IT COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE A RECALL TO OCCUR FOR THE TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR CROSSOVER TO THE 2005-2010 NISSANS - XTERRA, PATHFINDER, AND FRONTIER. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598126June 13, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE STALLED ON ME WHILE SHOWING A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS WHEN IN FACT IT WAS EMPTY. WE HAD TO HAVE THE GAS PUMP SENDING UNIT CHANGED OUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. A PART THAT WAS RECALLED BACK IN 2014 AND REPLACED UNDER THE CAMPAIGN# 647389. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM A TRADE IN AT A CAR DEALERSHIP AND THIS WAS THE FIRST WEEK WE DROVE IT, SO I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART JUST WENT OUT. SO THE RECALL REPLACEMENT PART WAS NOT ANY BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL PART SEEING IT DIDN'T LAST EVEN FOUR YEARS. I AM JUST GLAD I WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND NOT THE INTERSTATE AT THE TIME. WE CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THE SITUATION AND THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE BILL TO FIX IT. THEY SAID THEY DID THE RECALL WORK. WHAT GOOD IS A RECALL IF THE REPLACEMENT PART IS NO BETTER? THANK YOU. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597828June 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ONE MORNING AND AT THE FRONT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS A HILL. I HAD TO STOP AND WAIT FOR TRAFFIC SO THAT I COULD GO. ONCE I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS I COULDN'T GO ANYWHERE, THE ENGINE JUST REVVED. SO I HAD TO BACK ALL THE BACK TO MY HOUSE. MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE NOW FOUND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BEING THAT THE COOLANT IS GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINED IT. NOW, AT THE TIME I FIND THAT THERE WAS A SETTLEMENT, MY VEHICLE HAS OVER THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT. FROM WHAT I READ, THE MAJORITY OF THE VEHICLES ARE OVER THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE A FATALITY IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND SUDDENLY CAN'T GO ANYWHERE FAST ENOUGH AND GET HIT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597921June 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND TRANSMISSION FAILED. NEARLY HAD ACCIDENT GETTING CAR OFF OF ROAD. PROBLEM EXISTS DO TO FACTORY DEFECT OF RADIATOR LEAKAGE INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID. REQUIRES NEW RADIATOR AND OTHER REPAIRS AND NEW TRANSMISSION. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST = $6,800. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597935June 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY TRANSMISSION IS RUINED BECAUSE BOTH THE RADIATOR ANTIFREEZE AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAVE MIXED. MY WIFE COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597392June 10, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
YESTERDAY MILE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED AFTER WORK AND FILLED UP THE GAS TANK. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS STILL SHOWING EMPTY AND THE FUEL LIGHT WAS ON. THIS MORNING, I GOT IN MY CAR TO HEAD TO WORK AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED. WHEN RESEARCHING ON INTERNET, I SAW THAT THIS WAS A GROSSLY COMMON PROBLEM. I ALSO SAW THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN PLACE ON A COUPLE OF NISSANS FROM 2006-2008 FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. WHEN CALLING MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY INFORM ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT YOUR GAS GAUGE IS IMPROPERLY FUNCTIONING, AND YOUR CAR IS THE SAME YEAR AND STYLE, ALL THE VEHICLES SHOULD BE FIXED. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!! THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE FIXED. ANY CAR THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM, NO MATTER WHAT THE VIN, HAS RECEIVED THE SAME FAULTY PIECES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597198June 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRANSMISSION COOLER ,LOCATED IN RADIATOR, CRACKED AND ALLOWED MIXTURE OF COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE HAD POWER LOSS DURING A MERGE ONTO A STATE HIGHWAY, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND POTENTIAL HARM TO MY WIFE AND 4 YEAR OLD SON. NISSAN SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WHICH CLEARLY ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT WITH THE RADIATOR. NO SAFETY RECALL WAS MADE WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO INJURY OTHERS WHO EXPERIENCE THIS FAILURE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS IS A LARGE SCALE ISSUE AND SETTLEMENT IS UNACCEPTABLE, NISSAN HAS A RESPONSIBILITY WHERE MANUFACTURER DEFECTS CAN CAUSE HARM TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596937June 8, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ANTIFREEZE IN TRANSMISSION CAUSING SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596503June 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE COOLANT STARTED MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO BROKEN LINE FROM TRANSMISSION TO RADIATOR. NOW MY CAR SHUTTERS WHEN YOUR PUSH THE ACCELERATOR AND IS HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS. JERKS AT TIMES WHEN IT GETS HOTTER. COMPANY IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT HAS OVER 100K MILES EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW OF THE DEFECT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DEFINITELY!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596003June 4, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE NOR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AGAIN WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE TIMING WAS RESET AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO LEAKING FLUID; THE HOOD WAS OPENED AND THE CAP TO THE TRANSMISSION OVERFLOW FLUID WAS MISSING HOWEVER, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAP. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HEAR A LOUD NOISE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596008June 4, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TIMING BELT WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE ENGINE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED THE CAP TO THE TRANSMISSION OVERFLOW WAS MISSING AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594949May 29, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION JERKS AND SHUDDERS AT SPEEDS AROUND 40-60 MPH WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE. THIS OCCURS UNDER LIGHT ENGINE LOADING AND WHILE TRAVELING UP HILL. ALSO, HAVE NOTICED IT AT LOWER SPEEDS LATELY. DURING THE WINTER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO HEAT PROPERLY; ADDING MORE COOLANT ALLEVIATED THIS PROBLEM, BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AFTER INSPECTION, IT IS FOUND THAT ENGINE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION COOLER AND TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING BOTH THE ENGINE TO RUN LOW ON COOLANT (AND CAUSE A NO-HEAT SITUATION) AND IS MOST LIKELY CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594173May 27, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V230000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594107May 26, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED ONLY 1/2 OF THE LAST QUARTER SO I COMPLETELY FILLED UP. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR UP THE FUEL GAUGE NOW READ TOTALLY EMPTY, WITH THE YELLOW EMPTY LIGHT ON. I KNEW IT WAS FULL SO I RESET THE ODOMETER TO TRACK MILEAGE TO ESTIMATE FUEL CONTENT. AFTER ABOUT TWO DRIVING CYCLES THE GAUGE EVENTUALLY MADE IT TO THE FULL MARK AND SEEMED TO COME DOWN NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW THREE MORE TIMES. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL, BUT MY VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE TIME (SEPT 2013) AND DISTANCE (72000) MILES ALLOWED FOR THE RECALL. IT'S NOW MAY 2014, WITH 76000 MILES. THE DEALER, AND THE NISSAN 800 NUMBER JUST BLEW ME OFF AS BEING OUTSIDE THE RECALL WARRANTY LIMITS. ONE OF THE TIMES THE GAUGE HUNG UP AT THE LAST QUARTER TANK, YOU COULD RUN OUT OF FUEL IN TRAFFIC OR AN INTERSECTION. I FEEL IT'S SERIOUS ENOUGH TO RATE AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593846May 24, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY OTHER HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SENSOR ON 2007 XTERRA. LAST GEN WAS RECALLED AND THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS YEAR. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE ALREADY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I AM ALSO HAVING A LOUD WINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE DUE TO A FAILED TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. BOTH THESE ITEMS NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593564May 23, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS DRIVING AND THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS LEFT, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STOPPED. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, SO I HAVE TO KEEP THE FUEL TANK SEMI FULL AT ALL TIMES. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND THE RESPONSE I GET IS THERE ARE NO CURRENT RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Nissan Xterra