Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10554891December 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN
FINANCING AND NOTICED THE LOUD WHINING GEARS WHEN CAR WAS COLD. ALMOST LIKE A AFTER MARKET RACING TRANNY. TRUCK BEING QUICK AND HAVING A POWERBAND IT SEEMS, I WENT WITH IT!! WE'VE HAD TRUCK JUST OVER A YEAR. 6 MONTHS AGO, HEATER ONLY BLEW HEAT WHEN IN MOTION. IT STILL DOES BOTH OF THESE THINGS BUT PERIODICALLY THE HEAT WORKS LIKE NORMAL. YES, THIS TRUCK IS STILL RUNNING!!!! BUT WHEN I LEAVE IN THE MORNING, IT FEELS LIKE THE E BRAKE IS ON WHEN ITS NOT!! SERIOUS RESTRICTION. AND ON FREEWAY, OVER 50 MPH, GRINDING SOUND GETS LOUDER BY THE DAY. THE LOUD VIBRATING THAT IF WINDOWS ARE UP, YOUR HEAD SEEMINGLY COULD EXPLODE!!!! ALL THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF COOLANT IN THE TRANNY. BEST PART IS, IT WAS SOLD TO US BY A DEALERSHIP WITH SYMPTOMS OBVIOUSLY NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT. HEADING DOWN TO TRADE IT IN FOR ONE OVER 2010!!! PLEASE MAKE IT THERE XTERRA!!!! WOW. IT STILL GETS UP AND GOES THO. RED LIGHT WITH A NEW V8 TITAN, GREEN MEANS GO, XTERRA WINS !!! SAD DAY BECAUSE WE LOVED THIS TRUCK. BUH BYE BABY *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554908December 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAVE THIS COMMON PROBLEM WHERE THE RADIATOR LEAKS INTO TRANSMISSION AND CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO STOP WORKING. AND SINCE I WAS OVER 100,000 NISSAN DEALERS WANT TO CHARGE ME A COPAY OF $3000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554804December 4, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
I BEGAN TO HAVE VIBRATION IN MY VEHICLE WHEN I REACHED SPEEDS OF 45 MPH AND GOT WORSE AROUND 65 MPH. I TOOK MY CAR TO NISSAN TWICE IN AUG. 2013 AND WAS TOLD IT WAS ROAD VIBRATION. IN EARLY NOV. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THE VIBRATION WASN'T ROAD VIBRATION AND THAT IT WAS EITHER MY DRIVE SHAFTS OR TRANSMISSION. ON NOV. 17TH I DROVE FROM ALTOONA PA TO UPPER MARLBORO MD AND ARRIVED AROUND 2 AM. I WENT TO DRIVE MY CAR INTO DC ON THE MORNING OF THE 18TH AND WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE IT BACKED UP, BUT WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WOULDN'T DRIVE FORWARD. AFTER SHIFTING THROUGH THE GEARS FOR A FEW MINUTES MY CAR DROVE FORWARD SO I PARKED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY CAR HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO BE DRIVEN SINCE. WHEN I PUT IT IN GEAR AND PRESS THE GAS THE ENGINE JUST REVS. WHEN I START MY CAR I CAN HEAR THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MAKING A WHINING NOISE. MY RADIATOR ALSO BROKE IN LATE AUGUST OF 2013 AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554418December 2, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR WAS JARRING AND MAKING A RUMBLING NOISE SO I TOOK IT IN TO GET FIXED. THERE WAS WATER DETECTED IN MY TRANSMISSION SO I HAD IT FLUSHED TWICE. THE RUMBLING CONTINUED SO THEY REPLACED THE RADIATOR. THAT COST A TOTAL OF ABOUT $1,000. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT GOT WORSE AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THAT WILL BE BETWEEN $4500-$5000. NISSAN HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION REGARDING COOLANT MIXING IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE TO BE A RECALL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554100November 29, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553528November 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TRIED TO QUICKLY MERGE TO MY RIGHT SHOULDER. I HAD PLENTY OF GAS AND MY CAR WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY POWER PAST THE 2300 RPM. AS I WAS MERGING, I NOTICED THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE BEHIND ME WAS APPROACHING FAST. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND COULD NOT, HE HAD TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE NEXT LANE AND I THINK HE HIT ANOTHER CAR. AT THIS TIME I WAS ALREADY IN THE EXIT LANE WHEN I LOOKED OVER, GOT LUCKY I WASN'T HIT HARD AND BARELY MADE IT OUT OF FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553212November 21, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AND NEEDING TO BE TOWED TO A SHOP. THE SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH AND CONTAMINATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, RESULTING IN DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS AND A DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS LEADING UP TO OR JUST PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552918November 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2005 XTERRA S-V6 4X2 HAD LOSS OF POWER AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH AND CONTAMINATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, RESULTING IN DAMAGED TO THE RADIATOR THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURES. WHEN I SPOKE TO NISSAN THEY STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. AFTER I DID SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THERE IS A EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN BACK THEY STATED IT WAS ONLY UP TO 80,000. SO REPAIRS ARE ON ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552612November 17, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY. DOES NOT SHOW FULL AFTER FILLING TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552527November 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN HIGH GEAR, BECAUSE OF A LEAK FROM A KNOWN FAULTY RADIATOR LETTING COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552319November 15, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY RADIATOR WENT OUT IN THE STARBUCKS DRIVE-THRU. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP & WAS TOLD IT IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW BY NISSAN WHERE THE FLUIDS ARE MIXING & THE ONLY THING I CAN DO NOW IS REPLACE THE RADIATOR & "HOPE" THE FLUIDS DID NOT GO INTO THE TRANSMISSION. GOT THE NEW RADIATOR & HAD A TRANS FLUSH 3 TIMES & PAID ABOUT $1800. IT IS NOW A MONTH LATER & MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. TODAY, I AM TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST $3800. THIS IS OUR ONLY CAR. WE DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. FOR SAFETY REASONS, WE URGE YOU TO PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS POOR DESIGN BY NISSAN WHERE THE FLUIDS ARE MIXING & CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS TO THE CONSUMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552496November 15, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION KEPT SLIPPING FROM 4TH GEAR TO 3RD, THEN BACK TO 4TH. IT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND LEARNED THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE OCCURRING IN 2005-2007 MODELS, BUT HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT IT, NOR HAVE THEY NOTIFIED OWNERS OF THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552211November 14, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MODEL XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED THE RADIATOR AS A PRECAUTION TO AVOID RADIATOR FLUID FROM MIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551946November 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I WAS SLOWING DOWN AT AN INTERSECTION TO PREPARE TO STOP WHEN I HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND FROM UNDER MY CAR AND THEN SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO GO, I HEARD MY ENGINE REV BUT ONLY GOT VERY LITTLE ACCELERATION BEFORE IT MOVED FORWARD. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT ANOTHER INTERSECTION SO I DROVE HOME CAREFULLY. SPECULATING THAT IT HAD TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION, MY HUSBAND AND I DID THE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING TO ENGINE COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION. WE WERE SURPRISED THAT I WAS NEVER ALERTED TO THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM BY NISSAN. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE. AT FIRST THEY LIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WHEN CONFRONTED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE KNEW ABOUT THE LAWSUIT, THEN THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS PROBLEM. THEN THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HELP US BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED THAT MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. MY HUSBAND TOLD THEM THAT THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, DID NOT SAY IT WAS FOR SELECT VIN NUMBERS. WE WERE TOLD TO BRING IT IN, WHICH WE DID AND THEN THEY INFORMED US WE STILL HAD TO PAY $2500. IF I HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM, I WOULD HAVE HAD IT FIXED BEFORE IT BECAME SERIOUS. THIS WEBSITE GIVES THE BEST INFO TO WHAT HAPPENED: HTTP://WWW.NCCONSUMER.ORG/NISSAN%20FRONTIER%20PATHFINDER%20XTERRA%20OIL%20COOLER%20TRANSMISSION%20DEFECT.HTML. WE WERE NEVER TOLD ABOUT THIS ISSUE EVEN WHEN WE HAD THE DEALERSHIP DO THE OIL CHANGE PREVIOUSLY. THE WORST PART IS THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT DID NOTHING TO HELP FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT BECAME A SERIOUS ISSUE. THIS TYPE OF NEGLIGENT PRACTICE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND THE VICTIMS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY AT ALL SINCE IT WAS PREVENTABLE AND IS DANGEROUS FOR THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND ALL VEHICLES ON THE ROAD SHOULD IT STALL IN TRAFFIC. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551810November 11, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR LEAK TO TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551637November 9, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEELS
MY WIFE REFUELED HER VEHICLE AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. THE GAS GAUGE THEN WENT FROM FULL TO ZERO AND LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. SOON AFTER, THE TMPS SENSOR ALSO WENT OUT. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE GAS CAP BEING LOSE, BUT IT WASN'T. THE GAS GAUGE WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND IT IS A HAZARD TO BE DRIVEN ON THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY IF SHE RUNS OUT OF GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551565November 8, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FILLED UP WITH GAS. DROVE APPROX. 5 MILES AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551572November 8, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH P0463 CODE AND SES LIGHT. FUEL SENSOR DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY, SO I OF NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY CAR. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS FOR THE 2006 AND 2008, BUT NOT THE 07? THIS IS DANGEROUS! I DO NOT WANT TO RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE I'M DRIVING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551145November 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION WHERE THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE 100,000 MILES WARRANTY REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550999November 5, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INCORRECT FUEL LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Nissan Xterra