Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10584535April 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RADIATOR CRACKED AND LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION DAMAGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584398April 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED DUE TO BEING CONTAMINATED BY COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584158April 22, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WHICH STARTED TO "STUTTER" AND HESITATE WHEN PRESSING THE GAS. THE CAR ALMOST FELT LIKE IT WAS SHUTTING OFF WHILE ON I-4 HIGHWAY. THE SHUTS DOWN AND WONT START. I HAD THE CAR CHECKING AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN MY RADIATOR AND THAT THE FLUID HAD LEAKED OVER INTO THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED, A FEW MONTHS LATER, TRANSMISSION IS STILL NOT WORKING. I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN, THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD RUN ABOUT $5200. I CALLED THE NISSAN HEADQUARTERS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS AT 109,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584151April 22, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
THE RADIATOR LEAKED AND THE COOLANT WENT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW HAS TOTALLY SCREWED UP THE TRANSMISSION TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO REPLACE IT AND THE RADIATOR. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WILL NOT MAKE A RECALL ON EITHER PARTS WHICH IS COMPLETELY WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584336April 22, 2014
ENGINE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKS CAUSING EXHAUST GASES/HEAT INTO ENGINE BAY AND CABIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584346April 22, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WELL I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE VEHICLE STARTED CHUGGING AND THEN IT STOPPED MOVING, WHEN I HAD A TRANSMISSION SHOP LOOK AT IT THEY TOLD ME THE RADIATOR CRACKED AND LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANS AND DESTROYED THE TRANS, NOW IT IS GOING TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS BUT NEED TO GET IT FIXED SINCE I BORROWED MONEY TO BUY IT. I WAS TOLD BY THE TRANS SHOP THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN SINCE THE TRANS FLUID LINES AND RADIATOR FLUID DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER, BUT IS A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR AND DESIGN THAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583955April 21, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V230000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583959April 21, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHILE ON A BUSINESS TRIP AWAY FROM HOME NOTICED THE HEATER STOPPED BLOWING WARM AIR. A FEW MINUTES LATER ENGINE TEMPERATURE SPIKED BUT THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. 50 MILES LATER HEATER STARTED WORKING AGAIN. TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND DISCOVERED TRANSMISSION COOLER WITHIN THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED, ALLOWING THE RADIATOR COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLER, SYSTEM FLUSH. HAD THE SYSTEM FLUSHED AGAIN 1 WEEK AFTER RADIATOR REPLACEMENT. TRANSMISSION NOW ACTING ERRATICALLY, PARTICULAR WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. INITIAL ASSESSMENTS BY MECHANIC SUGGESTS TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION COMPUTER REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. COST OF REPLACEMENT EXCEEDS THE VALUE OF CAR EVEN THOUGH THE REST OF THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584015April 21, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION HAS A JERK, AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE DUE TO THE OIL AND COOLANT MIX IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND SEVERAL COMPLAINS HAVE BEEN FILED, NO EXTENDED WARRANTY,DEALER OR ANYBODY IS COVERING THE COST. IT IS A VERY EXPANSIVE REPAIR AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX ON THIS FINANCED VEHICLE. NISSAN MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584052April 21, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE WOULD START TO SHUDDER AND THUD INTO GEAR. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED OUT AND TOLD THERE WAS A DEFECT IN WHICH THE CONNECTION BETWEEN RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND COOLANT MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID, THEREBY DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM OF NISSAN XTERRAS FROM 2005 TO 2010 THAT I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT. THIS REALLY SHOULD BE RECALLED ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLE, BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM AND IF ONE HAS OVER 80K MILES THEY STILL PAY HALF FOR THE REPAIR AND IF OVER 100K MILES THERE IS NO WARRANTY COVERAGE FROM NISSAN. THE WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS THE RESULT OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT BUT IS NOT ENOUGH WHEN FULL REPAIR CAN BE $6000 AND THERE HAS BEEN NO WARNING FROM NISSAN THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM TO LOOK FOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583822April 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
FAILED TRANSMISSION COOLER-ENGINE JERKS AT SPEEDS 40 MPH AND HIGHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583671April 19, 2014
TIRES
BF GOODRICH TIRES ON NEW NISSAN XTERRA ONLY LASTED 32000 MILES ARE THEY KIDDING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583447April 18, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70MPH. CAR BEGINS HAVE A LARGE RUMBLE. CAN'T TELL IF IT THE REAR END, THE DRIVE SHAFT OR TRANSMISSION. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO THE RUMBLE AND IT CONTINUES FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, SO I TAKE IT TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THEY TELL ME THAT I HAVE WATER IN MY TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A CRACKED LINE IN THE RADIATOR. I AM TOLD TO CHECK ON THE INTERNET, BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM THAT LOT OF NISSAN XTERRA OWNERS ARE FACING. SO, I CHECK IT OUT AND THE ISSUE IS HUGE. I BOUGHT THE XTERRA ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND DURING THAT TIME WAS NEVER CONTACTED BY ANYONE WARNING ME OF THIS ISSUE. 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. MY VEHICLE STILL WILL DRIVE AND ONLY GET THE RUMBLE OCCASIONALLY, BUT I NOW KNOW IT'S FATE. IT'S ASHAMED THAT I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN WARNED BY NISSAN BEFORE FACING COSTLY REPAIRS. NISSAN COULD HAVE SAVED US LOTS OF HEADACHE AND MONEY IF WE HAD KNOW AND BEEN ABLE TO BE PRO-ACTIVE BEFORE THE DAMAGE WAS DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583267April 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP INTERMITTENTLY, THEN STOPPED SHIFTING ALL TOGETHER. REPLACED TRANSMISSION, BUT QUIT AGAIN AFTER ONLY A WEEK OF DRIVING. TURNS OUT THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING PARTS FAILURE. HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR, AND, MULTIPLE TRANSMISSIONS PARTS FOR 2ND TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583393April 17, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RADIATOR FLUID WAS INTERCHANGING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSING FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579580April 14, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH.VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE THEN SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE HAS NO INDICATIONS OF PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED WITH ENGINE COOLANT ACCORDING TO THE SHOP THAT REPAIRED IT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579715April 14, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN
CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY AND WAS SHAKING. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT INTO MY TRANSMISSION AND RUINING MY TRANSMISSION. REPAIR WILL COST $4102 + TAX. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578920April 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
ON MARCH 3 WE STARTED OUR CAR AND THE PASSENGER'S AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SHOWING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY WHEN WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE INTO THE NISSAN DEALER FOR SERVICE, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER ONE SINCE NONE WERE IN STOCK. WE WAITED NEARLY A MONTH AND THEN CONTACTED THE NISSAN CORPORATION CUSTOMER SERVICE. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS WE WERE INFORMED YESTERDAY THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE A MODULE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF MAY. THIS MEANS THAT THE ONLY AUTOMOBILE WE HAVE NOW HAS NO AIRBAG PROTECTION FOR THE PASSENGERS. WE HAVE PAID IN ADVANCE FOR THIS PART WHICH COST $1414.35! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578485April 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE WARRANTY EXTENSION NOTICES SENT OUT BY NISSAN. THEY ARE FOR A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR THEY MAY GO INTO THE TRANSMISSION..MY RADIATOR WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID IT HAD A LEAK. THERE WAS NO FLUID IN MY GARAGE OR DRIVEWAY.. NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED 76993 MILES. AFTER DEALING WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT A RELATED PROBLEM..THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS ACTION IN AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS PROBLEM.THE COST WAS $4500.00.IF YOU NEED ANY OTHER QUESTION ANSWERED PLEASE CALL ME AT [XXX]..I AM LOOKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF TRANNY REPAIR..ALL WORK WAS DONE BY MIKE BARNEY NISSAN 3676 SHERIDAN DRIVE AMHERST,NY 14226. 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
#10578767April 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO CONTAMINATION BY ENGINE COOLANT. THE SOURCE OF THE CONTAMINATION IS A CRACKED LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH AN ENGINE COOLANT CHAMBER IN THE RADIATOR. RESULTING IN HAVING TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND NOW THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. CURRENT THERE IS A RECALL HOWEVER I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL. MY CAR IS UNDER 8 YEARS OLD AND HAS APPROX. 152,000 MILES, HENCE, DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION SUIT ORDERING NISSAN TO REIMBURSE REPAIRS. I AM NOW OUT $4,000 EVEN THOUGH NISSAN IS AWARE THIS IS A PURE MECHANICAL ERROR ON THEIR PART. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTERS IN THE CAR AND ALMOST CAUSED A PILE UP! SHAME ON YOU NISSAN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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