Nissan Xterra Complaints (2001)

150 consumer complaints on file.

#10001533December 26, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON RAINING DAYS THE HORN WONT WORK. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE MODULE SENSOR. TS THE PROBLEM HAS DEVELOPED AGAIN. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000163December 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE PEDAL WILL SINK APPROXIMATELY 1 - 2 INCHES. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THEY REPLACE THE BAKE BOOSTER. THE SYMPTOMS CONTINUED. WHEN I RETURN TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES EVERY TIME THAT I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES FOR MORE THAT A FEW SECONDS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770581December 7, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768432October 14, 2002
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 75 IN FLORIDA, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CAR VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER BUMPER SLAMMED INTO THE GUARD RAIL IN THE MEDIAN. THE CAR SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE REAR PASSENGER SECTION SLAMMED INTO THE GUARD RAIL. THE CAR THEN STOPPED. THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED AND ONLY A SHELL WAS LEFT.THE CAR HAD BEEN INTO THE DEALER FOR ITS 15,000 MILE CHECK IN JULY AND THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE ABOUT ONE WEEK BEFORE THE INDICENT. THE CAR HAD BEEN MAINTAINED TO THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS AND ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES ON IT. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767941October 1, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PARKING LIGHTS AND SIDE MOUNT LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON WHEN I TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE CAR AT NIGHT. YOU CANNOT SEE THE CAR AT NIGHT UNLESS I STEP ON THE BRAKE AND THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS LIGHT UP. ON THE INSIDE THERE IS NO LIGHT FOR ANY OF THE DASHBOARD GAUGES. YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT YOUR CAR IS IN THE PROPER GEAR. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST YOU ARE TRAVELING OR HOW MANY RPMS YOU ARE REVING. YOU CANNOT READ THE GAS GAUGE TO KNOW IF YOU NEED TO FILL UP SOON. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT TIME. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018489September 12, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, ELECTRICAL WINDOW SWITCH WILL NOT WORK. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AKON ONE OCCASION THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO DOWN, THE OTHER FOUR, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. JLG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765909August 20, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
RIGHT REAR FLOOR PAN BEGAN CREAKING IN MAY 2002. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THE RIGHT REAR FLOORPAN WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK AT LEAST AN INCH IN LENGTH. THE SHEET METAL IS CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH SUCH THAT YOU CAN SEE LIGHT THROUGH IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN WEST IN ELLICOTT CITY MARYLAND AT ABOUT 38000 MILES. THEY TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF LUCK SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS THEN OUT OF THE 3/36 WARRANTY. SINCE THEN THE PURCHASING DEALER HAS DOCUMENTED THE CRACK AND NISSAN HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. I AM AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM NISSAN. THIS PROBLEM SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE THE SAME OR RELATED TO NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 621967.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765763August 16, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES, A SMALL WOMAN'S FOOT CAN APPLY EQUAL PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR CAUSING THE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD INSTEAD OF STOPPING. BOTH PEDALS ARE POSITIONED PARALELLY, ONLY 2'1/4" APPART. IN MY CASE, I HAD THE ACCELERATOR SLIGHTLY CAUGHT UNDER THE OUTTER CORNER OF MY FOOT TWICE WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKES WITH NO MAJOR CONSEQUENCES, FOR THE GAS PEDAL SNAPPED OUT FROM UNDER THE FOOT BEFORE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THAT WAS BEFORE THE ONE DAY WHEN IT DID NOT SNAP OUT, AND THE CAR WAS PROPELLED OVER THE SHED AT THE END OF THE CARPORT WHERE I WAS PARKING. THE RUBBER SOLE OF THE SIZE 8 TENNIS SHOES I WAS WEARING DIDN'T YELD THE PEDAL TO SNAP FREE BEFORE THE IMPACT. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS HURT. MY CONCERN IS SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENING WHEN THE DRIVER IS STOPPING FOR A PEDESTRIAN, AND THE ENDANGERMENT TO ONE'S LIFE THAT A DESIGN FLAW LIKE THAT CAN CAUSE. THE NISSAN CORP. CUSTOMER REPRESENTANT WHO TOOK MY REPORT INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS THE WAY THE CAR IS DESIGNED AND THE PEDALS CAN NOT BE READJUSTED TO AVOID DOUBLE-EXPOSURE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016318August 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, STEERING, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH RIGHT REAR AXLE AND WHEEL DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RIGHT REAR AXLE AND TIE ROD FLEW OFF CAUSING THE THE CONSUMER TO BE PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAD NO BRAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE VEHICLE WAS THROWN IN PARK IN ORDER TO STOP. THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8015126July 30, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN PUMPING GAS IT WILL NOT CUT OFF, INDICATING THAT TANK IS FULL. HOWER, CAUSING GAS TO OVERFLOW.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009387May 7, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPL0YED, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER.*AK *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8006904April 4, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE HIT A LIGHT POLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE NEAR HEADLIGHT, RADIATOR PUSHED BACK ABOUT 6 INCHES. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED NECK/ BACK, AND HEAD INJURIES. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME, MAY BE TOTALLED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8006446March 26, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 20-25 MPH WITH A TREE AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. NLM *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898842November 6, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN FILLING TRUCK UP WITH GASOLINE AND WHEN TANK IS FULL THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE THAT SHOULD LET CONSUMER KNOW THAT PUMP IS FULL. BUT, INSTEAD GASOLINE CONSTANTLY LEAKS TO THE GROUND. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753009October 9, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
REFUELING VEHICLE RESULTS IN SEVERE BACKSPLASH OF FUEL OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE, MOST LIKELY DUE TO INADEQUATE VAPOR SPACE VENTING. REFUELING EVEN AT VERY SLOW RATES RESULTED IN FUEL SPILLAGE. THIS PRESENTS AN EXPOSURE HAZARD AND POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. NISSAN CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE FUAL TANK ASSEMBLY. THE REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL EVEN THOUGH OTHER VEHICLES OF THIS TYPE POSSESS THE SAME PROBLEM, IN ADDITION TO THEIR PICKUP TRUCK BASED ON THE SAME CHASIS. THEY APPARENTLY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND HAD CODED IT AS A "HARD REFUELING" PROBLEM. IN MY OPINION AS A PROCESS HAZARD SAFETY ENGINEER, THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE ISSUANCE OF A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896089September 10, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE DRIVING HOME AFTER PURCHASING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER WAS REPLACING FUEL TANK. *AK WEAK BATTERY CAUSED SLOW CRANKING.*ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895990September 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY WOULD EITHER SNATCH OR PULL VEHICLE TO RIGHT. THIS CAUSED STEERING WHEEL TO BE SNATCHED OUT DRIVER'S HANDS. VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL. AT DEALER'S 7 TIMES, BUT NO REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751599September 3, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE CENTER SEAT BELT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ADEQUATELY ACCOMODATE A CHILD SAFETY SEAT (IN THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE). THE FEMALE STRAP IS TOO LONG AND WILL NOT TIGHTEN PROPERLY. IF YOU CAN GET IT TO TIGHTEN PROPERLY, IT IS INSIDE THE CAR SEAT AND POSES A THREAT TO THE CHILD BECAUSE IT IS IN THEIR BACK. THE CHILD COULD LEAN BACK ON IT AT THAT POINT AND UNFASTEN THE BELT. IF THEIR WAS AN ACCIDENT, THE BELT FASTENER COULD COME THROUGH THE CLOTH PART OF THE CAR SEAT AND INJURE THE CHILD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894639August 17, 2001
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE TIRES, AND DISCOVERED THAT SCISSOR TYPE JACK WILL NOT RAISE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO CHANGE TIRES. CONSUMER CONTACTED NISSAN, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893271August 2, 2001
WHEELS:HUB
WHILE DRIVING CENTER WHEEL CAP FELL COMPLETELY OFF DUE TO A MISSING SPRING CLIP. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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