Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10561950January 29, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRANSMISSION DIED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO THE RADIATOR ISSUES OF THE XTERRAS FROM THE YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562148January 29, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY CARS COOLANT GAGE JUMPED STRAIGHT TO H OUT OF NOWHERE. AFTER PULLING INTO A SHELL STATION FOR ANTIFREEZE, IT WAS APPARENT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THERE WAS SOMETHING MIXED IN WITH THE ANTIFREEZE. IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. AFTER BEING TOLD I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR, I STARTED RESEARCHING AND IM NOT THE ONLY ONE DEALING WITH AN OTHERWISE GREAT BODY YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH AND DOUBT I WILL BE THE LAST. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN APPROVED AND I BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY OF US WONDERING WHY? THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH HUNDREDS OF CARS AND IT'S NOT EVEN ONE MAKE, IT'S MANY. 3 IN MY CATEGORY. DOES A RECALL ONLY HAPPEN WHEN IT HAS FATALITY ATTACHED? THIS IS A FAULTY SYSTEM AND NISSAN APPROVED THESE COOLANTS IN THE TRANSMISSIONS AND CONTINUED TO EVEN AFTER COMPLAINTS OF THE SYSTEM. I WAS LUCKY TO CATCH MINE RIGHT AWAY BUT STILL NEED $3000 TO FIX IT! IT WON'T BE LONG UNTIL FATALITY IS ATTACHED ONCE SOMEONE'S TRANSMISSION GOES OUT ON A HIGHWAY OR IN 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC! NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561797January 28, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
"CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER SHOWS ERROR "FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH VOLTAGE." THIS IS APPARENTLY A VERY, VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MECHANIC SAYS THIS WILL EVENTUALLY, IF LEFT UN-REPAIRED, DESTROY MY MAIN COMPUTER ON THE CAR. REPAIR ESTIMATE IS $700, WHICH INCLUDES A COMPLETE CHANGE-OUT OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561269January 23, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AND IN FLOW OF TRAFFIC VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, BUT RPMS WOULD STILL INCREASE DUE TO FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN THE XTERRA. FAULTY TRANSMISSION LEADS TO MIXING OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING LOSS OF ACCELERATION. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560635January 20, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
OUR 2007 NISSAN XTERRA, PURCHASED BRAND NEW, BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. UPON CHECKING THE FLUIDS I NOTICED THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS DANGEROUSLY LOW. I WAS CERTAINLY PUZZLED WHERE THE FLUID HAD GONE BECAUSE THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY VISIBLE LEAKS OR ANY WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY OTHER SYMPTOM TO DRAW MY ATTENTION. I BEGAN TO LOOK INTO THE SITUATION BECAUSE I WAS PUZZLED AND QUICKLY LEARNED OF THE MASSIVE NUMBER OF NISSAN OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. SADLY, I WAS NOW ONE OF THOSE VICTIMS. YES, THE COOLANT HAD CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID VIA THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION COOLER. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT I AM SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF BUT I WAS UNAWARE OF. I DO NOT RECALL ANY CONTACT NOTIFYING ME OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND THE POTENTIAL DAMAGE. I HAD NO REASON FOR WORRY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD NOT GIVEN ME ANY TROUBLE SIGNS AND THE FLUIDS HAVE ALWAYS CHECKED NORMAL DURING NORMAL SERVICE CHECKS. LIKE MANY, I CANNOT AFFORD TO SHELL OUT THE DOLLARS THAT THIS NEGLIGENCE ON NISSAN CORPORATION BEHALF HAS CAUSED. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE FORCE NISSAN CORPORATION TO ISSUE A RECALL REQUIRING THEM TO MAKE ALL THE APPROPRIATE REPAIRS FOR THESE DAMAGES. PLEASE, DO NOT PUT A CAP ON THE MILEAGE OR SET THE MILEAGE RELATIVELY HIGH IF YOU MUST. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 89,000 MILES AND ONLY GAVE SIGNS OF DAMAGE LESS THAN 500 MILES AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560534January 19, 2014
STEERING
DRIVING 30 MPH ON STREET AND HIT A POTHOLE AND THE CAR GEARED TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL WITH TWO HANDS WITH CONSTANT PRESSURE TO HOLD IT IN A STRAIGHT POSITION. I ARRIVED AT MY BROTHERS HOUSE AFTER TEN MINUTES BUT I WAS UNABLE TO PARK IN THEIR DRIVEWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY STIFF. ABOUT TWO MONTHS PRIOR MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID CAUSE I COULD PARK ON THE LEFT OF ANY STREET. BECAUSE OF THE STIFF STEERING WHEEL AND CRANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. I FEEL LIKE I WILL BE LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR SOON. SO I WILL BE TAKING IT TO OUR MECHANIC ON MONDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560518January 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH A COMMON ISSUE...THE FAULTY RADIATOR LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE UP LEAVING A MOVING CAR TO LOSE SPEED RAPIDLY WHICH IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ME YET AS I CAUGHT THE ISSUE AND AM FIGHTING WITH NISSAN FOR THEM TO FIX DEFECT..UNTIL THEN I AM STUCK WITH THIS AS MY CAR. GREAT. NISSAN HAS ASKED ME TO PAY A $3K "CO-PAY" TO SHARE IN FIXING THE FAULT... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560437January 17, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS ONE QUARTER FULL WHEN THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING TO CAPACITY, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AFTER SIXTEEN MILES OF TRAVEL. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE ON AND OFF AND THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN ACCURATE FUEL READING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, WHO RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) ALTHOUGH HE BELIEVED HE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SANE DEFECT AS LISTED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560251January 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND WAS HESITANT TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559628January 13, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS REQUIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559437January 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I STARTED THE CAR TO LET IT WARM UP. THE MANUAL GEARSHIFT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. AS I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, IT LURCHED FORWARD AND I ATTEMPTED TO GET BACK INTO THE VEHICLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE. IT LURCHED A SECOND TIME BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET INSIDE. I ATTEMPTED TO GET INSIDE THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME TO APPLY THE BRAKE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DUE TO THE CAR LURCHING FORWARD AGAIN.. ON THE THIRD "LURCH" IT CONTINUED TO DRIVE FORWARD, HITTING MY MOTHER'S PARKED CAR AND PUSHING IT BACK APPROXIMATELY 3-4 FEET INTO THE BACK WALL OF HER CARPORT. FINALLY, THE ENGINE DIED AND I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT, BACK IT AWAY FROM MY MOTHER'S CAR, AND ASSESS THE DAMAGE TO HER VEHICLE AND MY BODY. I PURCHASED THIS USED VEHICLE 12 DAYS AGO. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559327January 10, 2014
ENGINE
PREMATURE WEAR OF THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN GUIDES COULD LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE DURRING USE AND INCURS EXPENSIVE REPAIRS WELL BEFORE THE END OF LIFE OF THE TIMING CHAINS WHICH IS MUCH LONGER THAN THE USEABLE LIFE OF A BELT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559265January 9, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CAR WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED TO GO SLOW AND SPUTTER LIKE IT WAS IN THE WRONG GEAR. MY SON WAS DRIVING AND HE WAS HAVING TO CROSS OVER ON THE FREEWAY WHILE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO UP TO SPEED. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS! ALL THIS LIGHT PURPLE FLUID SPILLED OUT ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE, BY THE WHEEL IT WAS PURPLE AND CREAMY..... I HAD TO HAVE THE XTERRA TOWED. WE ARE STILL NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG JUST THAT ALL THE COOLANT AND RADIATOR FLUID IS DRAINED AND IT IS MILKY LOOKING ON THE CAPS. OF BOTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558568January 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING ALL OF A SUDDEN AND I LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE DESPITE MY ABILITY TO REV THE ENGINE. LUCKILY I COASTED INTO MY LOCAL "KWIK KAR" AT THE END OF THE STREET. THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY BELIEVE THE RADIATOR IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO MAKE THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. HAD THIS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY MY LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS DANGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558205January 2, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 65 OR 50 MILES AN HOUR THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN AND CARS BEHIND ME WOULD ALMOST HIT ME. THIS CAR WAS ON A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND WAS FIXED. THE SAME PROBLEM CAME BACK ON THE TRANSMISSION AND NISSAN WOULD NOT FIX IT. 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
#10558225January 2, 2014
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING 35 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS. BY READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THE TRANSMISSION, THE COOLANT MIXING AND CONTAMINATING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. SOUNDS EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUES. WILL BE BRINGING TO GET FINAL DIAGNOSIS. ALL OTHER RECALLS HAVE HAPPENED TO MY XTERRA, AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558243January 2, 2014
AIR BAGS, WHEELS, STRUCTURE:BODY
TRAVELING AT 45MPH CAR HIT CURB AND WAS THEN DIVERTED TO MEDIAN WHERE THE FRONT BUMPER HIT A LARGE TREE AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER WAS SEVERELY INJURED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10558082January 1, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAD MY TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACED IN MY 05 NISSAN XTERRA IN DEC 2010 AT 69,000 MILES DUE TO DEFECT OF RADIATOR LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED ME TO BRAKE DOWN ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. THE NISSAN SERVICE/DEALER IN KINGSTON MA WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TRIED TO TELL US ALL THAT WAS NEEDED WAS A RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUSH BUT WE HAD ALREADY CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE AND FOUND OUT WE WERE ENTITLED TO A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR ASSEMBLY DUE TO A RECALL. THEY UNWILLINGLY REPLACED BOTH ASSEMBLIES. I HAVE NOW EXPERIENCED A 2ND BRAKE DOWN ON AN ON RAMP ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT MOVE MY CAR AS THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN FAILED AT 153,900 MILES. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NISSAN SERVICE/DEALER IN KINGSTON MA AND WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION WE HAD PUT IN 2010 WAS ONLY UNDER WARRANTY FOR 1 YR/12000 MILES AND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIR COSTS. I HAVE TO THINK THAT THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY AND THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTED IN THE NEW ASSEMBLIES THAT WERE PUT IN AS A NEW TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THIS. I FEEL MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHER MOTORISTS WAS PUT AT RISK DUE TO THESE PROBLEMS AS SEVERE ACCIDENTS COULD HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE MY VEHICLE LOST THE ABILITY TO MOVE AT ALL ON THE HIGHWAY IN TWO DIFFERENT INCIDENTS. NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT FIXING THE INITIAL PROBLEM PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558114January 1, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA DOWN THE HIGHWAY AROUND 65MPH WHEN I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD JUST BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP & THE VEHICLE WENT DEAD. HAD IT TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED & WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ISSUES CAUSED FROM FAULTY RADIATOR DRAINAGE INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID. I HAVE READ OF COUNTLESS OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS YEAR VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED BY DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. IT WONT BE LONG BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE DUE TO FAILED TRANSMISSION & HITS ANOTHER VEHICLE OR KILLS SOMEONE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557814December 30, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WE NOTICED A HIGHER PITCH NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2013 DURING ALL RUNNING TIMES (COLD START, WARM RUNNING, ETC) IN MY PREGNANT WIFE'S CAR WITH ABOUT 90,000 MILES ON VEHICLES (INSPECTED FLUIDS, BELTS, AND ENGINE AREA WITHOUT NOTICE TO ANY ISSUES- ASSUMED IT WAS THE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ~5-16*F). REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEE CONDUCTED ON THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE (ORIGINAL OWNERS), HAD THE HEATER CORE REPAIRED AND VEHICLE INSPECTED AT NISSAN DEALER IN TEXAS IN 2011 WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (HEATER CORE IS LEAKING AGAIN 2YRS LATER). THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO DRIVING AT THE TIME. FIGURED IT WOULD ONLY NEED A TUNE-UP BACK FROM COLORADO TO GEORGIA BEFORE FINALLY GETTING IT CHECKED AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE COOLANT CROSS CONTAMINATION REQUIRING $4,500+ IN REPAIRS (NOW AT 103,000 MILES -DEC 2013). AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY FLOODED/CONTAMINATED WITH ENGINE COOLANT RUINING THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS. MECHANICS STATED THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN XTERRA'S AND OTHER MODELS, THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW OUR TRANSMISSION DIDN'T ALREADY FAIL WITH THE AMOUNT OF EXPOSURE, AND IT WOULD BE A SHORT TIME BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION BECOMES COMPLETELY IN-OPERATIONAL. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE ACROSS NISSAN MODELS, AND WE DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT (WHICH YOU HAD TO CLAIM BY JUN 2013 AND HAVE DOCUMENT/DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION CONTAMINATION >100,000 MILES). NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL/FIX THEIR DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY HAZARDS FOR PROTECTION OF THE CONSUMER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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