Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10550844November 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I WAS COASTING ON THE FREEWAY AT AROUND 50 MILES, WAS IN LOW RPM ABOUT 2500. I HIT THE GAS TO CHANGE LANES AND AS SOON AS I DID, I HAVE NO POWER TO THE BACK WHEELS. MY ENGINE RPM SHOT UP AND FELT AS IF I WAS IN THE NEUTRAL. EASED OFF IMMEDIATELY AND TRIED GASSING IT VERY LIGHTLY. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF THE FREEWAY; HOWEVER, I COULD NOT GAS IT PAST THE 2500RPMS . VERY SCARY ON THE FREEWAY, LUCKY I HAVE GREAT REFLEXES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND VERIFIED IT IS A LEAKAGE FROM THE RADIATOR TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550869November 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
AUTO TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING ,SEEMS A LT OF COMPLAINTS AND NOT RECALL .I CALLED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE INVESTIGATION GOING ON ,BUT WILL NOT PAY FOR IT SINCE IT IS 10521 MILES OVER THEIR 100K WARRANTY .I WAS TOLD TO SEND A COMPLAINT BUT IS BEEN 120 DAYS AND NO RESPOND WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THE NHTSA TO ORDER A RECALL ? HOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS FOR THEM TO START DOING THEIR JOB ? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550629November 2, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA'S TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED DUE TO THE ISSUE OF CONTAMINATED TRANSMISSION FLUID / RADIATOR FLUID. IT STARTED TO EXHIBIT SYMPTOMS SHORTLY AFTER REACHING 100,000 MILES, WHICH IS JUST OUT OF REACH OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550326October 31, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE RADIATOR SMOKING. THE MECHANIC ALSO NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID HAD MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550061October 29, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WE HAVE LEARNED THAT SOMETIME IN LATE 2007 NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER / RADIATOR ASSEMBLY FOR THE SUBJECT VEHICLES TO 8 YEARS, 80000 MILES ? UP FROM THE STANDARD 3 YEAR, 36000 MILE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY. NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION, TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, HAS NOT BEEN CONDUCTING ANY PREVENTATIVE INSPECTIONS OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES TO HELP CONSUMERS PREVENT CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMERS REPORT THAT NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION IS DENYING THEIR WARRANTY CLAIMS AND AS A 'COURTESY MEASURE' WILL OFFER TO REPLACE THE FAILED OIL COOLER AT A DISCOUNT. THE ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS OR 20,000 MILES WITH A $3000 DEDUCTIBLE IS, AT MOST, A SAD JOKE AT THE EXPENSE OF CONSUMERS. NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2007 AND HAS UNDERTAKEN NO PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549476October 25, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL HAND GETS TO HALF A TANK AND SUDDENLY GOES TO EMPTY THERE FOR I AM NOT ABLE TO TRACK MY FUEL USAGE PROPERLY AND THIS CAUSES THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TO SHOW THE NISSAN COMPANY WILL NOT FIX MY VEHICLE THEY SAY ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549557October 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BOUGHT 2006 NISSAN XTERRA USED ON AUGUST 1ST, 2013, HAD PROBLEM THE EVENING AFTER I BOUGHT IT. TRANSMISSION WAS NOT CHANGING GEARS PROPERLY AND WAS CAUSING HIGH RPM'S. TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ANTI-FREEZE MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSE BY BROKEN COOLER TUBE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549388October 24, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
JUST BOUGHT AUTO FROM USED CAR DEALER DAY BEFORE. DROVE IT 30 MILES PULLED IN VISITED THEN WENT OUT TO START AUTO. WOULD NOT START TRACED BACK TO BLOWN FUSE, CHANGED FUSE TRIED STARTING AGAIN, BLEW FUSE AGAIN, ONE MORE TIME THEN WHEN AUTO STARTED SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. AFTER 3 MONTHS OF REPLACING ELECTRICAL WIRING FROM FRYING NARROWED DOWN TO RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION (FUSE THAT BLEW) THE COOLANT HAD BACKED UP AND TORE UP TRANSMISSION. IF IT HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A FULL BLOWN FIRE ON A HIGHWAY WITH POSSIBILITY OF HUMAN DAMAGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548589October 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHERE THE RADIATOR LEAKS INTO TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYS TRANSMISSION. I JUST LEARNED OF THIS ISSUE LAST WEEK, AND HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH NISSAN DEALER TOMORROW. MY XTERRA IS STARTING TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY. I FEAR IT HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. I DON'T SEE HOW THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH NOT RECALLING THIS. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND UNETHICAL. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547928October 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE PRODUCED A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. HE WAS THEN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547970October 15, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ERROR CODE P0463 - APPARENTLY DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND REQUIRING SUBSTANTIAL SHOP TIME TO DROP FUEL TANK AND REPLACE SENSOR/PUMP UNIT (NOT TO MENTION PART COST, WHICH IS NOT BEING SUPPLIED BY MANUFACTURER DESPITE THE KNOWN, WIDESPREAD FLAW). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547629October 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY XTERRA EXPERIENCED THE DREADED " CRACKED RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION" PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHER NISSAN TRUCKS HAVE EXPERIENCED. IT HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT, AND THE CAR DOWN SHIFTED AND WOULD NO LONGER EXCEL. BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AT A LITTLE OVER 92,000, I HAD TO PAY THE $3000 DEDUCTIBLE THAT WAS DETERMINED FROM THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT EARLIER THIS YEAR. THAT MONEY COVERED A "REMAN" TRANSMISSION (NOT EVEN A NEW ONE) AND HOPEFULLY A NEW RADIATOR (IT WAS NOT SPECIFIED). THE RADIATOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL FROM THE GET-GO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547390October 9, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON, FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AND EMPTY FUEL TANK LIGHT COMES ON. NISSAN SAID THAT WARRANTY EXTENSION EXPIRED MARCH 2012. WILL NOT REPAIR FOR FREE,. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547330October 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WAS DRIVING WHILE MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. DEALER SAID THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUID WERE MIXED. MY VEHICLE HAD 99,000 ON IT. HAD IT FIXED THEN AT 140,000 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. NISSAN WANTS ME TO PAY 5500.00 BUT I REFUSE. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547336October 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE AT 40 MPH. I TOOK IT TO TWO MECHANICS WHO COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I TRIED REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND TIRE ROTATION AND BALANCE BUT THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. FINALLY, WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN, A MECHANIC DROPPED THE TRANSMISSION PAN AND DISCOVERED THE ENGINE COOLANT HAD ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. HE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN XTERRA 2005 - 2010. NISSAN EVEN HAS A BYPASS PART TO BE INSTALLED. THIS PIECE WAS INSTALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID PUT IN. THE RADIATOR APPEARS TO BE FINE, NO CRACKS AS OFTEN REPORTED WITH THIS PROBLEM. NOW, THREE MONTHS LATER, I HAVE SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY AT 40MPH ON ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. THE MIXING OF ENGINE COOLANT WITH THE TRANSMISSION HAS OBVIOUSLY CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO MY TRANSMISSION. I AM DEVASTATED. I LOVE THIS CAR BUT HAVE NO FINANCIAL MEANS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547107October 7, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY TRANSMISSION JUST STUTTERED AND STOPPED WORKING WHILE IN TRAFFIC.TURNS OUT THE RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FROM NISSAN, HOWEVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR FELL TO ME. LUCKILY, I DID NOT INCUR ANY INJURY WHEN THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED WORKING DURING 5PM RUSH HOUR ON A FRIDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546852October 5, 2013
AIR BAGS, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS APPROACHING THE 'ON' RAMP WHEN XTERRA PULLED TO SIDE THEN FLIPPED OVER 3X.THERE ARE 4 RECALLS;3 MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO ROLLOVER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10546166September 30, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE TURNING BACK INTO TRAFFIC MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA JERKED AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. ONCE I GOT THE VEHICLE TO THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC IT BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLES SHIFTING GEARS AND ACCELERATING. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STEADY SPEED I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY OTHER ISSUES. AS I SLOWED TO AN EXIT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AND NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. IT ALSO HAD TROUBLE ACCELERATING. AFTER HAVING THESE ISSUES I CHECKED MY FLUIDS AND FOUND A MILKY LIKE SUBSTANCE WAS IN MY TRANSMISSION AND MY COOLANT. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING WITH MY XTERRA AND FOUND THAT IT WAS VERY COMMON AND REALIZED THAT THEIR IS A CRACK IN MY RADIATOR WHICH IS CAUSING THE CONTAMINATION OF MY TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR JUST ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND IT IS VERY UPSETTING TO KNOW THAT I MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WHICH IS MORE THEN WHAT I PAID FOR THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546102September 29, 2013
POWER TRAIN
CAR WAS NOT RUNNING AS IT SHOULD. WE THOUGHT IT WAS TIRES AND HAD THE TIRES LOOKED AT. THEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON BUT THEN WENT OFF. CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. THEN SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME BACK. MONDAY MADE APPT FOR NISSAN DEALER (SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY). BY TUESDAY MORNING, COULD ONLY USE 3RD GEAR SO DROPPED OFF TO DEALER ON THAT TUESDAY. NISSAN DIAGNOSED: RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION MIXED AND CONTAMINATED WHICH DAMAGED THE TMC. RECOMMENDATION: REPLACING TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR ASSEMBLY (EST $6600). WE TOOK TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE WHO WAS WELL AWARE OF THE DEFECT OF THIS MODEL AND INDICATED THAT NISSAN WOULD BE FIXING THE PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE JUST REPEATING THE ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM COULD OCCUR AGAIN. A FLAW IN NISSAN'S DESIGN IS WHAT WE HAVE HEARD AND READ ABOUT. WE DIDN'T WANT TO RISK IT WITH NISSAN SO WE HAD REPAIRED ELSEWHERE. WE ONLY HAD 117,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546118September 29, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TROUBLE SHOOTING NUMBER IS P0463. WHICH I UNDERSTAND NISSAN AUTOMOBILES HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THIS SITUATION. I WOULD LIKE TO INFORMED WHEN THEY ARE HAVING A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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