Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10592964May 21, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY AND WAS OVERHEATING. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT WERE INTERMIXED DUE TO A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION LINE IN THE RADIATOR. BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED DUE TO THE FLUID MIXING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592659May 20, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN RADIATOR CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN QUITE DANGEROUS UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED BY HUGE NUMBERS OF NISSAN OWNERS OF VARIOUS YEAR MODELS AND STYLES. NISSAN REFUSES TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE FAILURE AND DENIES ACCEPTABLE SERVICE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592480May 19, 2014
POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR IS LEAKING COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588894May 16, 2014
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, WHEELS
THE LOW ON AIR TIRE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. I TURN ON THE VEHICLE AND THE LOW AIR TIRE LIGHT FLASHES. AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE, THE LIGHT GOES SOLID. I WAS TOLD BY MY TIRE INSTALLERS THAT IT WASN'T THE TIRE SENSORS THAT WERE BAD, IT WAS THE MAIN CONTROLLER THAT IS BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588892May 16, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY GAS GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS AND HASN'T WORKED PROPERLY FOR A LONG TIME. I WILL FILL UP WITH GAS AND THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY, THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. AT TIMES, THE GAUGE WILL WORK, BUT I DON'T TRUST IT. AT THE TIME, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588688May 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING 45-50 MPH, THERE IS AN OCCASIONAL AND SOMETIMES VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE DRIVETRAIN...LIKE DRIVING OVER RUMBLE BARS. ALSO SOME LOSS OF POWER WHILE ACCELERATING AND HARD SHIFTING. THIS IS FROM TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO CROSS CONTAMINATION BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588188May 13, 2014
POWER TRAIN
UPDATE TO NHTSA ID # 10587080. FILLED OUT VIN INCORRECTLY. CORRECT VIN IS ABOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587822May 12, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE BOTH THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $7,000. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL NISSAN MODELS, YEARS 2005-2010 AND CLASS ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. THE SETTLEMENT PROVIDED NO HELP TO SOMEONE IN MY SITUATION WITH OVER 100,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDED VERY LIMITED FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFIED. THIS IS A KNOWN, CATASTROPHIC ISSUE AND RECALLS OR REIMBURSEMENTS WERE THE PROPER, SAFE, ETHICAL SOLUTION. THIS WAS NOT DONE, AND NOW I AM STUCK WITH A FIX THAT WILL COST 90% OF WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. THERE WAS NO SOLUTION GIVEN THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED IT, SO I REALLY HAD NO OPTION HERE BUT TO WAIT FOR THE FAILURE AND GET STUCK WITH THE $7000 BILL. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY KNOWN SAFETY HAZARDS WITH THIS FAILURE, BUT A FAILED RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION COULD POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587558May 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN
JULY 2006 I PURCHASED A NEW NISSAN XTERRA. OCTOBER 2008 AT APPROX. 58,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION "SLIPPED" AS I MADE A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC STOPPED FOR ME. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS THE PROBLEM WORSENED. ON OCTOBER 30TH I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RICART NISSAN. AN INITIAL CHECK SHOWED A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE SERVICE PERSON ACCUSED ME OF PUTTING OIL IN THE TRANSMISSION AND STATED THAT NISSAN WOULD SEND THE FLUID TO A LABORATORY FOR TESTING. APPROX 6 DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATING NISSAN WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE. AT 60,000 MILES OR A MONTH OR SO LATER MY VEHICLE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE NEVER REALLY RAN CORRECTLY AFTER THAT; HEAVY SHIFTING, VEHICLE WOULD NOT WARM UP WHEN STATIONARY. I MADE SEVERAL FOLLOW UP CALLS TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT EACH TIME I WAS ADVISED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, OR OVER 60,000 MILES. AT THAT POINT I JUST DEALT WITH THE ROUGH RUNNING ROUGH SHIFTING VEHICLE. MOVE AHEAD TO MAY 2014. ONCE AGAIN THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE TURNING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. AT THIS POINT I BEGAN RESEARCHING MY VEHICLE AND FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, MORE SPECIFICALLY COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING FAILURE WAS AN ON GOING PROBLEM, I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT PICKERINGTON OHIO GOODYEAR. COOLANT WAS PRESENT IN THE TRANSMISSION. AT THAT TIME I NOTIFIED MY DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN OF MY ISSUE. NISSAN STATED THAT DUE TO THE VEHICLE AGE (175,000 MILES) THEY COULD NOT ASSIST ME; NISSAN REFERENCE NUMBER #[XXX]. I BELIEVE THIS IS JUST AS MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE AS A MECHANICAL ISSUE. IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILS WHEN TURNING IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC AN ACCIDENT COULD TAKE PLACE. 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
#10587389May 9, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ENGAGED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. KMJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587457May 9, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
THIS WEEK MY SONS 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WOULD NOT START AND WE HAD IT TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP NEAR HIS COLLEGE IN SCRANTON PA. YESTERDAY WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEED TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF AROUND $5000! THIS IS SHOCKING BECAUSE MY SON INSISTS THAT HE NOTICED NOTHING AMISS WITH THE OPERATION OF HIS TRUCK UNTIL IT HE WAS UNABLE TO START IT. AFTER SPENDING 10 MINUTES ON THE INTERNET, I LEARNED ABOUT THE NISSAN TRANSMISSION CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. WE HAVE BEEN RELIGIOUS IN TERMS OF SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, AND OVERALL CARE OF THE VEHICLE. WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THE COOLING/TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS PLAGUING NISSAN TRUCKS. IN ADDITION, I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT TWO SEPARATE NISSAN DEALERSHIPS, ONE IN NEW YORK AND ANOTHER NOW IN PA. IT IS DISGRACEFUL THAT NEITHER NISSAN DEALERSHIP MENTIONED ANYTHING! THIS MORNING I CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OVER 100,000, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR US. I DO NOT HAVE $5000 AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY SONS NISSAN. AS OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED IN POSTINGS, THERE LIKELY MANY OTHERS WITH VEHICLES OVER THE 100,000 MARKER, NOW JUST EXPERIENCING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING BY NISSAN. THERE SHOULD BE A SECOND CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST NISSAN!!! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587508May 9, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WITHIN 2 YEARS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, WE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR LATCH MECHANISM. THE DEVICE HAS A CHILD SAFETY LOCK (UNSURE IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM). AFTER JIGGLING THE LOCK TOGGLE IN THE VEHICLE AND THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK, THE DOOR WOULD EVENTUALLY UNLOCK AND ALLOW YOU TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS FIX WOULD REMAIN TEMPORARY AND OCCUR OFTEN. THEN THE SAME TROUBLE MOVED TO THE OPPOSITE REAR DOOR. AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE NOW FOR 8 YEARS, BOTH DOORS WOULD LOCK AT SOME POINT IN TIME, TOGETHER, OR SEPARATELY AND SOMETIMES UNLOCK AFTER VIGOROUS ATTEMPTS TO UNLOCK THE TOGGLE. NOW BOTH DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK FOR US TO OPEN THEM. THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH A LINKAGE SYSTEM THAT MAY HAVE A BROKEN PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS THE LINKAGE ROD. I CHECKED THAT MYSELF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD THAT HAS TO CRAWL OUT OF THE FRONT IN ORDER TO GET OUT. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THIS DELAY OR AN INABILITY TO MOVE ON HIS OWN, COULD BE DETRIMENTAL. I TOLD THE DEALER SEVERAL TIME ABOUT IT, BUT THEY WERE NEVER REALLY CONCERNED AND THE MECHANISM SEEMED TO WORK WELL WITH THEM, SO THEY SHRUGGED ME OFF. THE DEALER HAS TERRIBLE SERVICE. OVERALL, THE TRUCK HAS BEEN GREAT. BUT, I WORRY THAT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET IT OPEN WHEN NEEDED IN AN EMERGENCY. I WILL BE ORDERING MY OWN PARTS AND DOING THE REPAIR MYSELF. I CAN'T TRUST THE DEALERSHIP AND I AM FED UP WITH THEIR LIES AND DECEIT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587308May 8, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INCORRECT FUEL LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,223.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587080May 7, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
SUV STARTED VIBRATING BADLY WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS NEAR 60 MPH. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. TOOK VEHICLE TO SHEEHY NISSAN IN ANNAPOLIS, MD TO HAVE INVESTIGATED AND WAS TOLD COOLANT HAD MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO A FAILURE IN RADIATOR. I WAS TOLD THAT A COSTLY REPAIR IS MY ONLY OPTION, AND THAT WHILE I CAN DRIVE IT NOW, A TOTAL FAILURE AT "SOME POINT LATER" IS IMMINENT. HOW CAN I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE STREETS KNOWING THAT AT ANY MOMENT THE TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL??/ *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587109May 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION JUST AFTER 100,000 MILES. SO WHY DIDN'T NISSAN TELL US THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN? *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586783May 6, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS SLIPPED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE MORE THAN ONCE, WHO REPAIRED THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT HAD HEARD A HUMMING NOISE WHEN CHANGING GEARS AND ALSO EXPERIENCED THE FUEL GAUGE PROVIDING ERRONEOUS FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) BUT THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BOTH STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE ONE YEAR TIME FRAME TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO REIMBURED THE PAYMENTS MADE TOWARDS THE DEDUCTIBLE AND THE CAR RENTAL. UPDATED 08/18/2014*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586031May 1, 2014
POWER TRAIN
FELT VIBRATING WHILE DRIVING. STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND HAD NO 1ST GEAR AFTER. I WAS TOLD WATER GOT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. CALLED NISSAN AFTER DOING RESEARCH TO FIND OUT THIS WAS A BIG PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TOUGH LUCK PRETTY MUCH. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES!!! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585504April 29, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
FIRST NOTICED A STUTTERING WHEN DRIVING AND A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN MOVING THE SHIFTER FROM PARK TO REVERSE TO DRIVE IN FEBRUARY. ALSO EXPERIENCED NO HEAT AND OVER HEATING IN MARCH. UPON REPAIR OF THERMOSTAT, DRAINING THE RADIATOR SHOWED AN ACCUMULATION OF THICK GREY GUNK IN THE COOLANT. THERMOSTAT SEAL ITSELF WAS MELTED. HAD DEALER EVALUATE CLUNKING SOUND AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS INTERMIX (THE PROBLEM IDENTIFIED BY THE COOLANT) A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLING COMPONENTS THAT ALLOWS THE COOLANT TO CONTAMINATE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. AS A RESULT OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT MILEAGE WAS OVER THE NISSAN WARRANTY LIMIT OF 100,000 EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM DID NOT MANIFEST UNTIL ALMOST 120,000 MILES. RECOMMENDED FIX WAS IN STAGES - 1) REPLACE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUSH $1200++ 2) IF PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVED, REPLACE TRANSMISSION $4000++ HAVE TALKED WITH NISSAN CORPORATE TO NO AVAIL. CASE # IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585332April 28, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THERE IS A KNOWN SERVICE PROBLEM AND BULLETIN ON DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES THAT CAUSE A CHAIN TO SKIP, BREAK LOSE , OR BREAK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A HIGH SPEED STALL. MY IS JUST GRINDING, WILL REPAIR, BUT NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND WON'T PARTICIPATE IN A SOLUTION. *JS
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584612April 24, 2014
ENGINE
DURING A DRIVE HOME FROM A WEEKEND IN THE COUNTRY, MY XTERRA BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. A FAINT POP, LIKE A BACKFIRE, HAPPENED. AFTER I HEARD THE NOISE, A CONSISTENT TICKING OR PINGING SOUND STARTED COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF MY XTERRA. THE SOUND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ACCELERATION. ONCE I GOT HOME, I STARTED TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE ONLINE. FOUND THAT 2000-2004 XTERRAS HAVE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKING DUE TO WEAK MATERIAL. I AM AN ACTIVE MEMBER ON WWW.CLUBXTERRA.ORG AND MANY OTHER MEMBERS REPORT THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS QUITE A SET BACK FOR MOST PEOPLE AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE IF IT IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A TIMELY MANNER. NISSAN SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING FAULT AND ISSUE A RECALL. EVERYONE I KNOW THAT OWNS AN XTERRA HAS OR HAD THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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