Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10525657July 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525663July 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OWN 2007 NISSAN XTERRA MAINTAIN CARE WITH ALL PROPER SERVICES SINCE PURCHASED NEW. SUDDENLY DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON PARK CAR AND WAIT FOR MORNING TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP,TRY TO START NEXT MORNING WONT START. HAVE CAR TOWED TO CERRITOS NISSAN AND HAVE THEM INSPECT IT,THEY CALL ME BACK A FEW HOURS LATER TELLING ME THAT MY RADIATOR HOSE HAVE LEAKED COOLANT INTO MY TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED MY TRANNY. I ASKED WHY THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT FROM NISSAN AND EXPLAINED TO ME SINCE I WAS OVER 100K MILES THAT IT IS NOT COVERED. PRICE FOR NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR 5000 DOLLARS. RIDICULOUS FOR ME TO PAY FOR A DEFECT FROM NISSAN THAT IS GOING TO EVENTUALLY HAPPEN TO ANY OWNER OF XTERRA,PATHFINDER AND FRONTIER OWNERS FROM 05 TO 11. I DO NOT THINK US AS LOYAL NISSAN OWNERS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT FROM NISSAN THAT IS BOUND TO HAPPEN NISSAN SHOULD HAVE ATOTAL RECALL ON ALL THOSE MODELS AFFECTED BY THE SHOTTY RADIATOR THAT THEY MANUFACTURED. I HAVE PURCHASED 4 NISSANS THROUGH THE PAST 12 YRS AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN AFTER THIS INCIDENT. I HAD TO PAY 5000 TO FIX A DEFECT FROM NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525403July 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHEN RADIATOR ACTED UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524832July 15, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE A LEAK AROUND MY OIL FILTER HOUSING. I ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE A YEAR, *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524901July 15, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY FUEL SENDER FLOAT DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF THE MILES JUST TO BE SURE I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS ON A TRAIN TRACK OR IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. THERE WAS A RECALL DONE FOR THIS PART FOR 2001-2008 NISSAN XTERRAS. MINE IN AN '06, BUT WHEN I TRY TO GET IT FIXED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER TELL ME THAT THE RECALL DOESN'T APPLY TO MY VIN. ITS NOT FAIR THAT SOME VEHICLES WITH THE PROPER VIN THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ARE ALLOWED TO GET FIXED BUT NOT MINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524766July 14, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH GAS. NEXT THING I KNOW THE VEHICLE HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. CALL NISSAN AND THE STATED IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN OUT OF GAS TWICE ON THE STREETS DUE TO A UNKNOWING MY GAS LEVEL. AT NISSAN THEY STATED THAT IS NOT A HAZARD WHICH I BELIEVE IT S WHEN IT HAPPEN IN BUSY ROADS OR AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524690July 13, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
EARLIER LAST WEEK, I WENT TO SOUTHERN CAL TO TAKE CARE OF SOME BUSINESS. UPON RETURNING HOME, I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND TRAVELING BETW SPEEDS OF 35-40 MPH. WHEN TRAFFIC SPEED INCREASED, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT HAD DIFFICULTY. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE RMP??S INCREASED BUT MY SPEED WOULD NOT. UPON RETURNING HOME I NOTICED THAT I HAD A LIGHT OILY FILM ON MY BACK WINDOW. DURING THE TRIP NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. ON JULY 5TH THAT ??SERVICE ENGINE SOON?? LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED FOR AN APPT AND ONE WAS SCHEDULED FOR ME JULY 6TH. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP REP. WHAT I HAD EXPERIENCED EARLIER IN THE WEEK AND WHAT I WAS STILL EXPERIENCING. THE REP MADE STATEMENT ABOUT LEAKY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND HE TOOK MY CAR FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. A FEW HOURS LATER, THE REP CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT MY RADIATOR FAILED. HE THEN STATED THAT AS A RESULT OF MY RADIATOR FAILING THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. AS A RESULT, I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION COSTING APPROXIMATELY $6800. HOW CAN THIS BE SINCE I GET MY CAR SERVICED REGULARLY? THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON MY VEHICLE. THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN, I BELIEVE THAT THIS ENGINEERING / MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHERE OVER TIME IT ALLOWS FLUIDS TO MIX FROM ONE CHAMBER INTO THE OTHER. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT SINCE THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH 3 GENERATIONS ON THREE SEPARATE MODELS OF NISSAN CARS, THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM. HOWEVER, I WANT IT TO BE MADE KNOWN THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN MY RADIATOR FAILED I WAS SEVERAL HUNDREDS MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524394July 11, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT RADIATOR FLUID HAD ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524398July 11, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. APPEARS THOUSANDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN HAVING SAME PART FAIL IN THEIR XTERRA'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524498July 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2007 NISSAN X-TERRA BEGAN SUFFERING CROSS CONTAMINATION OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUID AROUND 88,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED, THE RADIATOR LINES FLUSHED TWICE AND I AM STILL HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR TRYING TO OVERHEAT DUE TO THE CROSS CONTAMINATION. IN ADDITION TO THE RADIATOR I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES AS A RESULT OF ELECTRONIC MODULE FAILURES IN THE TRANSMISSION. I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THIS MATTER AND THEY NOTIFIED ME THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED BUT I WAS STILL OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY EXTENSION AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME CLOSE TO $5,000 OUT OF MY POCKET TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT ALMOST HALF THAT TRYING TO FIX THIS VEHICLE AND CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES. NISSAN HAS A PRODUCT DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE TO STAND BEHIND THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524096July 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED BECAUSE COOANT MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 08/20/13*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524141July 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
IN JANUARY OF 2013, MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE KRAFT NISSAN IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA AND THERE I LEARN THAT MY COMPUTER/BRAIN THAT MAKES MY CAR FUNCTION NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR COULD BE AT THE DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS OR LONGER BECAUSE THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. THE PART COULD NOT BE FOUND ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA OR IN THE UNITED STATES. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT THAT THE PART NEEDED TO BE REPRODUCE. I INQUIRED IF THIS PART WAS A DEFLECT ISSUE OR A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR DEFLECTED CAR PARTS, AND WAS TOLD NO. I PAID APPROXIMATELY 1800 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR BILL. WHILE MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP, I RECEIVED A LETTER THAT EXPLAINED THE COOLANT FLUID IN THE RADIATOR CAN BECOME CONTAMINATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS HAVING A ISSUE WITH MY TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, AFTER THE CAR WAS REPAIRED I REQUESTED THAT SOMEONE FROM THE SERVICE DEPT TEST DRIVE THE CAR AND INDEED THEY DRIVE IT AND STATED THEY HEARD NOTHING. LATER, I REQUESTED IT BE DRIVEN BY A MECHANIC; THEREFORE WE WENT FOR A DRIVE AND INDEED I WAS TOLD IT WAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT IT WILL COST ME 7500 DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT HONORING ANY LETTER I RECEIVED ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS OF KRAFT AFTER SHOWING THE LETTER AS PROOF. AS OF TODAY, I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER /BRAIN WAS A DEFECTED PART AND NISSAN SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE DEFLECTED PART ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION; TODAY MY CAR IS AT NISSAN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND STILL TO THIS DATE I AM BEING TOLD THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES I AM HAVING EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE CONFIRMED TODAY THAT THE FLUIDS ARE CONTAMINATED. SERVICE REP QUOTE ME A EXTENDED WARRANT I CAN PURCHASE FOR 3000 DOLLARS SINCE MY CAR NOW HAVE 103000 MILES PRIOR TO IT HAD APPROX 95000. I NEED HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523839July 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE AT TIME OF PURCHASE HAD 91,736 MILES. AS I WAS DRIVING IT HOME IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE AFTER 60MPH AND THE RPMS REACH OVER 4500. I WAS IN THE LAST LANE WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED TO CLEAR. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND GO AT THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC. I HAD TO PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND GET OVER TO THE LAST LANE. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AT TIMES WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE REACHES HIGH RPMS AND IT LUNGES FORWARD UNTIL IT SETTLES IN. I TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY BOTH TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND THE RADIATOR LEAKED WATER AND THAT IS WHAT MADE THE TRANSMISSION START SLIPPING. I DON??T WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN BECAUSE I WAS SCARED THAT I WILL BE DRIVING 65MPH AND ONE OF A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND BE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I CAN??T ACCELERATE. THE MECHANICS GAVE ME A QUOTE F $2400 FOR A USED TRANSMISSION AND $3900 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AND AN ADDITIONAL $250-300 TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR. I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH TWO CHILDREN AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I AM NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN FEAR THAT I MIGHT DAMAGE IT MORE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPAIR IT AT MY COST, THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I AM ASKING FOR THERE TO BE AN INVESTIGATION AND A RECALL DUE TO ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE DENIED THE RIGHT TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND USE ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS TO FIX THE SITUATION. THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR SHOULD BE FIXED BY NISSAN AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524038July 9, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
FORTUNATELY I WAS SIMPLY ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I READ NUMEROUS HORROR STORIES OF OTHERS WHO HAD THIS ISSUE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY SO I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT THIS DID POSE ANY FURTHER RISK OF INJURY ESPECIALLY SINCE I AM 9 MONTHS PREGNANT AND WAS ON MY WAY TO AN ULTRASOUND. AFTER TAKING MY SUV IN, WE LEARNED THAT ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND ULTIMATELY REQUIRING A FULL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE COST IS CLOSING IN ON $4,000. NEVER DID I RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION FROM NISSAN THAT THIS WAS POSSIBLE AND MY XTERRA DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF CONCERN. I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE ONLY TO LEARN THAT I AM ONE OF MANY WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE AND AT A HEFTY PRICE WITH NO HELP FROM NISSAN. I READ ONLINE THAT NISSAN'S ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM WAS TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES BUT I HAVE JUST RECENTLY PASSED THAT THRESHOLD. FURTHERMORE, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM MORE OFTEN BEGINS TO PRESENT ITSELF AFTER 80,000 MILES. I AM APPALLED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED AND MORE IMPORTANTLY BEEN RECALLED SINCE IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF NOT DEATH. ONE THING IS FOR SURE, MY HUSBAND AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD ANALYZE THE WAY NISSAN IS DOING THEIR BUSINESS NOT TO MENTION FIND A WAY TO COMPENSATE EVERY SINGLE CUSTOMER WHO HAS SUFFERED FROM THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES AND HOPEFUL THAT NO ONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT SHOULD IT OCCUR IN THE WRONG CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523799July 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR STARTED VIBRATING LIKE IT WAS GOING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP, LOSS OF POWER/RPMS, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND GOT WORSE. TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP, AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON SOME MAKES AND MODELS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2005-2010 WITH DEFECTIVE RADIATORS THAT LEAK COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM HENCE DAMAGING IT. SINCE I WAS AT 100,000MILES I HAD A COPAY OF $3000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523818July 8, 2013
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL BEARINGS WENT OUT AND DURING A RIGHT TURN THE STEERING COLUMN FROZE UP TEMPORARILY. HIT THE CURB AT LOW SPEED. TOOK CAR IN TO MECHANIC AND REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. FOUND OUT WITHIN THE LAST 60 DAYS 02-05 NISSAN XTERRA'S HAVE A STEERING COLUMN RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE BEARINGS. CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL SO THEY WOULD DO NOTHING, "NEVER HAD AN INCIDENT REPORT IN THE US ABOUT THIS. WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER AN INCIDENT REPORT. I AM OUT $718.68 AND COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523580July 7, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
A RADIATOR FAILURE CAUSED THE COOLING SYSTEM FLUID TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522895July 2, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND SLIPPED WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THAT RADIATOR FLUID HAD ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,812.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522368July 1, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 NISSAN XTERRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED RADIATOR COOLANT CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522308June 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA W/ 119,000 MILES EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED BY A FAILURE OF THE RADIATOR. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE NOTICE OF WHERE THE INVESTIGATION STANDS AT THIS TIME. [XXX] 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

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