Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10578020April 7, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS COASTED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ECM RELAY WAS REPLACED. IN 2011, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED A FAILURE AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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0
#10578103April 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING, IT WOULD FEEL/SOUND LIKE I RAN OVER THE SPEED BUMPS ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED JERKING INTO GEAR. WE IMMEDIATELY STARTED LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR POSSIBLE PROBLEMS, THE ONLY ONE THAT WE CAME UP WITH WAS THE TRANSMISSION/COOLANT ISSUE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD COST $6,000 TO FIX. SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL WE WOULD BE BUYING ANOTHER FAULTY TRANSMISSION/COOLANT AND COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEM FROM WHAT WE HAVE BEEN READING, BUT A FAULTY DESIGN. WE CALLED NISSAN AND MADE A COMPLAINT WITH THEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. MY VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING TODAY 4/7/14 AND WHEN WE CHECKED THE COOLANT, IT IS THE CONSISTENCY OF A MILKSHAKE. IF NISSAN STOOD BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT THEY WOULD DO A RECALL AND GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. WE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO GET A LOAN TO GET THIS FIXED SINCE WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SAVE THE MONEY UP AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. IT'S JUST A SHAME THAT WHEN WE DO GET THIS FIXED WE ARE BUYING ANOTHER FAULTY TRANSMISSION. IT'S A LOSE/LOSE SITUATION. WE THOUGHT ABOUT TRADING IN AND GETTING A NEWER VEHICLE BUT WOULD BE UPSIDE DOWN ON OUR PURCHASE. VERY DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER! *TR
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Deaths:
0
#10577705April 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE DOESN'T MOVE,DESPITE ACCELERATION, NO ENGINE LIGHT. WENT TO THE DEALER AND AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY SAID THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING. THE COST COMES TO $7500. CONTACTED NISSAN THEY SAY ITS NOT WITHIN WARRANTY. THESES IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN ON THE RADIATOR. UPDATED 05/01/14
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#10577708April 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AFTER ENGINE STARTUP AND CONTINUES TO BLINK UNTIL ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. SENT EMAIL TO NISSAN IN DEC 2013 REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THEY INDICATED "A REVIEW OF OUR SYSTEM INDICATES THAT THE ABOVE-REFERENCED VEHICLE IS NOT CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN ANY RECALLS OR SERVICE CAMPAIGNS." I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS NOT A NISSAN ISSUE WHEN THERE HAVE BEEN AIR BAG SENSOR RECALLS IN 2005, 2006, 2007 ,2008 ,2009, AND 2010. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576708April 2, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL INDICATOR. IT DROPS DOWN TO "E" WHEN THE VEHICLE IDLES FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES. *TR
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576888April 2, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTERNAL RADIATOR TRANSMISSION COOLER CRACKED LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYING IT, RENDERING IT USELESS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE GAVE ME ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY INDICATION OF AN ISSUE OCCURRING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD NO ADVANCE NOTICE SO I WAS UNABLE TO AVOID ANY DAMAGE TO MY TRANSMISSION. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576319April 1, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRANSMISSION DAMAGE ATTRIBUTED TO CONTAMINATION BY ENGINE COOLANT. THE SOURCE OF THE CONTAMINATION IS A CRACKED ATF 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 CAMPAIGN # 10V517000, HOWEVER I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL. MY CAR ACTUALLY IS 8 YEARS OLD AND HAS APPROX. 105,000 MILES, HENCE, DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION SUIT ORDERING NISSAN TO REIMBURSE REPAIRS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10575853March 31, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, PART WAS SETTLED IN CLASS ACTION SUITE AND OWNER WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF DEFECT AND OR HOW IT CAN BE FIXED UNTIL FAILURE ON HIGHWAY WITH FAMILY OF FOUR IN IT ON 3/28/2014, THE OWNER IS THE SOLE OWNER OF VEHICLE SINCE 2007, OWNER NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION AT ALL FROM NISSAN REGARDING THIS MANUFACTURER ISSUE UNTIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT NISSAN INFORMED OWNER OF ISSUE AND ALSO INFORMED OWNER OF $3,000.00 REPAIR CHARGE FOR THE FAULTY PARTS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576041March 31, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE SHOP BECAUSE OF A RUMBLING NOISE AND SHAKE THAT WAS HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING. IT FEELS LIKE HITTING THE SAFETY STRIPS ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD BY THE SHOULDER. THE MECHANICS PULLED THINGS APART AND IDENTIFIED THAT THERE WAS RADIATOR FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO MY TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE ALSO METAL SHAVINGS MIXED IN WITH THE FLUIDS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10576053March 31, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO A PROBLEM WELL KNOWN BY NISSAN. COOLANT ENTERED THROUGH A FAILED RADIATOR AND CAUSES FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TIMING CHAIN FAILURE ALSO WELL KNOWN BY NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
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Fire:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10575280March 28, 2014
ENGINE
DRIVING WITH FAMILY ON INTERSTATE 5 ON THE RIGHT LANE GOING 60-62 MPH. WITHOUT NO LIGHT SENSOR WARNING FROM THE XTERRA OR NO OTHER WARNING WHATSOEVER, IT SLOWED DOWN DRASTICALLY FROM 60MPH TO 30MPH, AND I CAN SEE FAST MOVING VEHICLES PASSING ME. THERE WAS A HUGE SEMI TRUCK BEHIND US, HE STARTED TO FLASH HIS HIGH BEAM ON US FROM BEHIND. I TRY TO ACCELERATE BUT IT WOULD NOT, IT JUST MAKE A VERY LOUD ENGINE SOUND. THE SEMI TRUCK SO CLOSE BEHIND US, I GOT SCARED, I SIGNAL RIGHT TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND DOING SO WE ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS MERGING TO THE FREEWAY BECAUSE THE XTERRA WAS VERY SLOW. WE PULLED TO THE SHOULDER, PUT IN PARK AND THE XTERRA HAS A WEIRD SMELL COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE FRONT. I TRY TO SHIFT TO DRIVE BUT IT DIDN'T MOVE. I TRY TO SHIFT TO REVERSE TO PARK THE XTERRA IN A BETTER POSITION OFF THE FREEWAY BUT IT DIDN'T MOVE. TWO HOURS LATER, THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVE. I WAS EXTREMELY UPSET OUR ENTIRE FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILL BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575262March 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RADIATOR CRACKED CAUSING COOLANT TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. *TR
Crash:
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#10574962March 26, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE REGISTERS EMPTY TO ARBITRARILY AMOUNTS OF REMAINING FUEL REGARDLESS HOW MUCH FUEL IS ACTUALLY IN TANK. ONGOING PROBLEM TO DATE. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
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#10575018March 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE RADIATOR FLUID AND TRANSMISSION FLUID HAVE SOME HOW MIXED TOGETHER CAUSE DAMAGE TO BOTH MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASE MY XTERRA BRAND NEW IN 2007 AND KEPT UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ARTICLES AND EVEN RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. BUT AT THE TIME NO SYMPTOMS WERE SHOWING ON MY VEHICLE. SO UPSET THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL!!! I AM A SINGLE MOM AND THIS WAS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. NOW IT JUST SITS IN MY YARD. FRUSTRATING!!! *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10574407March 24, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED SHOWING THE WRONG FUEL LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 05/28/14*LJ UPDATED 05/30/2014 *JS
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#10574307March 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RADIATOR COOLANT AND OIL MIXTURE AND DUE TO THAT, THE TRANSMISSION MAKES THE CAR VIBRATE TO AN UNDRIVABLE POINT AFFECTING THE DRIVER ABILITY TO CONDUCT A SAFE OPERATION ON THE ROAD INCLUDING BUSY HIGHWAYS. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10574116March 22, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
THE RADIATOR LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSE A COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSS OF BOTH. A LAWSUIT WAS FILED AND SETTLED BY NISSAN WITHOUT THEM TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY DESIGN. I GUESS THIS WON'T GET NOTICED UNTIL PEOPLE START DYING FROM NISSAN'S DEFECTIVE DESIGN. WHEN THAT DOES HAPPEN, NISSAN WILL JUST PAYOFF THE FAMILIES SO THIS WHOLE ISSUE JUST GOES AWAY! *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574120March 22, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN IN TENNESSEE ON A FAMILY VACATION, WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED BECAUSE THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. IN ORDER TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION I HAD TO DRIVE IN REVERSE TO A DRIVEWAY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A YOUNG CHILD AND MY FIANCE IN THE CAR. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I REALIZED THAT NISSAN HAS OVER 500 COMPLAINT ON THE SAME ISSUE AND IT WAS NEVER RESOLVED. I PAID 4800 DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. *TR
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#10573807March 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
NISSAN WILL NOT STEP UP AND FIX THEIR MISTAKE, OUR CAR IS AT 87000 MILES AND THE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO HOW NISSAN CONFIGURED THEIR SYSTEM FROM THE YEARS OF 2006 - 2009. WHEN I SPOKE WITH [XXX] AT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS HE INTIMATED THAT NISSAN IS NOT AWARE OF THIS BEING A MAJOR ISSUE, BUT INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH STOPPED USING THIS CONFIGURATION IN 2010. THEY CLAIM THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN TO EVERY NISSAN, WE NEED MORE CONSUMERS TO COME FORWARD, SO THAT THIS WILL BECOME A "RECALL". THE SYSTEM IS FAULTY IT MAY NOT HAPPEN AT 80,000 / 90,000 / 100,000 , BUT COUNT ON IT HAPPENING AT SOME POINT. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. IF NISSAN HAD COMMUNICATED TO US THAT THE WARRANTY COVERING THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS EXTENDED TO 80,000 BUT OF COURSE WHY WOULD THEY ADMIT TO A FAULTY SYSTEM, AND LET THEIR VALUED CUSTOMERS KNOW. SIMPLE THEY DO NOT VALUE THEIR CUSTOMERS, THEY LOST THIS GROUP. WAY TO GO NISSAN, SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE THIS WILL HURT YOU. SIGNED-DISGUSTED INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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#10573324March 19, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THEN IT WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS. AFTER THAT IT GOT STUCK IN 1ST AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. IT IS CURRENTLY STUCK IN 3RD OR 4TH AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS A RED BROWN FOAMY COLOR. IT IS GIVING A CODE OF P1754. *TR
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No
Injuries:
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Deaths:
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