Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10365437November 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2005 XTERRA SE. WHEN DRIVING AT 1.5 TO 2 RPMS TRUCK RUMBLES UNDERNEATH LIKE IT IS GOING OVER THE RUMBLE STRIPS ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION STOPS THE NOISE. REAR DIFFERENTIAL ISSUES HAVE BEEN RAISED ON MANY NISSAN AND TRUCK FORUMS DISCUSSING THE LATER 2000 XTERRA MODELS. NISSAN SAID I NEED THE NEW REAR DIFFERENTIAL. CURIOUS IF THIS IS A WIDE RANGE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365176November 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NISSAN XTERRA ENGINE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY ABRUPTLY TWO TIMES ON OCT 27TH 2010. CAR TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR ON OCT 28TH, 2010. COMPLETE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE REPLACED AFTER A 10 DAY LONG WAIT WITH NO FEEDBACK FROM DEALER OR MANUFACTURER ABOUT RECALL OF THIS PART. MANUFACTURER NOT RETURNING CALLS TO CONSUMER REGARDING COVERING COMPLETE COST OF SERVICES IN SPITE OF THE CONDITION CLEARLY BEING A RECALL ISSUE (CAMPAIGN ID 10V517000). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365031November 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I DRIVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AFTER I FILLED MY VEHICLE WITH GAS AND THE GAS GAUGE READ 1/4 TANK. THE GAUGE SLOWLY WENT UP TO 1/2 TANK, BUT NOW I CAN'T TRUST IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363968November 4, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FUEL GAUGE REACHES HALF A TANK THEN THE NEEDLE GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN INDICATING THERE IS NOT GAS AND THE LIGHT GOES ON. THE DTE GOES FROM COUPLE OF HUNDRED MILES LEFT TO ZERO. IT HAPPEN EVERYTIME THE NEEDLE REACHES HALF A TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363874November 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN GAS TANK GETS TO 1/4 MARK THE GAS TANK EMPTY LIGHT COMES ON THE THE GAS GAUGE STOPS WORKING. SHORTLY AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN I FILL MY GAS TANK UP WHEN IT IS AT A 1/2 TANK. THE GAS GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY, THE GAS TANK EMPTY LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THERE IS A RECALL OUT FROM NISSAN FOR 2006 AND 2008 XTERRAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. FOR SOME REASON NISSAN SKIPPED THEIR 2007 XTERRA MODEL ON THIS RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363902November 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON MY XTERRA CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. BORROWING AN AUTOPART STORES COMPUTER, I FOUND OUT MY ENGINE WAS SHOWING ERROR CODE P0463. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT IT MEANT MY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THAT, WHILE NO REAL THREAT TO MY SAFETY WAS POSED OTHER THAN POSSIBLY RUNNING OUT OF GAS BY SURPRISE, IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363626November 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I DRIVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AFTER I FILLED MY VEHICLE WITH GAS AND THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362893October 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS '05 XTERRA HAD A THOROUGH CHECK OUT & DIAGNOSTIC. THEN 500 MILES LATER, AT AROUND 46000 MILES, WHEN THE FUEL INDICATOR WAS AT 1/2 TANK- THE NEEDLE SUDDENLY PLUNGED TO BELOW EMPTY, A LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. THIS WAS ALL VERY ALARMING, AND WE WERE STUCK IN BUMPER-BUMPER TRAFFIC IN A BAD PART OF PHOENIX WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT WASN'T HOT OUT, JUST A BIG TRAFFIC JAM IN 5:00 RUSH, AND WE WERE NOWHERE NEAR A GAS STATION. IT WAS TERRIBLE, AND WE WERE VERY SCARED TO BE STRANDED. AFTER THAT WE BOUGHT A HUGE GAS CAN, AND JUST DROVE AROUND WITH 10 GALLONS OF GAS JUST IN CASE. THAT IS TERRIBLE, TO HAVE TO DRIVE WONDERING IF WHEN YOU'LL ACTUALLY RUN OUT OF GAS, VS. JUST BEING TOLD YOU ARE OUT OF GAS.THIS STARTED HAPPENING DURING THE BEGINNING OF OUR CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP TO THE COAST AND BACK. IT WAS AN ISSUE THE ENTIRE TIME, AND VERY NERVE WRACKING. NISSAN SHOULD FIX THIS, SINCE I'VE RETURNED FROM OUR TRIP AND FOUND THAT 100'S OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING EXACT SAME PROBLEM! THIS IS A FAULTY PART, AND IT MAKES ME WONDER WHAT ELSE WILL GO WRONG. THIS IS THE FIRST NISSAN OUR FAMILY HAS HAD, AND I AM AFRAID WE MIGHT NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER ONE, AND TELLING OTHERS TO STEER CLEAR OF NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362848October 28, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 NISSAN XTERRA SE, FUEL SENDING UNIT IS ERRATIC AND DOESN'T READ PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANYONE WHO ACTUALLY USES THEIR TRUCK OUT IN THE DESERT THINKING THEY HAVE MORE FUEL THEN IS INDICATED. QUITE OFTEN THE GAUGE WILL DROP DOWN TO EMPTY AND I'VE GONE TO FILL THE TRUCK UP JUST IN CASE AND END UP PUTTING ONLY A FEW GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE TRUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, ALTHOUGH ITS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN I DO BELIEVE THAT THE GAUGE SHOWING THE TANK IS AT 3/4 OR MORE THEN DROPPING DOWN TO 1/4 TANK (THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL) IS ONE. MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS THAT NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR MODELS EARLIER THEN THE 2005 AND THE MODELS FROM 2006 FORWARD. WHY IS IT THAT THESE MODELS GET THE RECALL AND NOT THE 2005 MODELS? THE COMPONENT THAT IS FAILING IN BOTH THE EARLIER AND LATER MODELS IS THE EXACT SAME PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362705October 27, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2004 NISSAN XTERRA HAS A RUSTED FUEL TANK. I ALWAYS SMELL GAS. NISSAN CORPORATE TOLD ME TO BRING IT TO A DEALER.I BROUGHT IT IN TO NISSAN TO CONFIRM THIS AND THEY SAID" ITS RUSTED AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE" I CALLED CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THE WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH ME IN 3 DAYS, ITS BEEN 2 WEEKS. A GAS TANK SHOULD NOT ROT IN 5 YEARS(BOUGHT IN 05) WITH 58,000. IF THE TECH SAID I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THIS TRUCK THEN WHY IS NISSAN CORP. NOT GETTING BACK TO ME IN A TIMELY MANNER? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362543October 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE. THE GAUGE DROPS TO E AND SENDS A CHECK ENGINE CODE TO THE DASH AND DOESN'T READ HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE XTERRA AT ANY GIVE TIME. I HAVE SPOKEN TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE SAID IT WASN'T PART OF THE NATIONAL RECALL OF OTHER NISSAN FUEL TANK ISSUES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS I AM STILL IN THE 60000 MILE ENGINE WARRANTY AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED MY THE FUEL PUMP 60000 MILE WARRANTY AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362310October 25, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE
MY VEHICLE HAS DEGRADED BRAKING PERFORMANCE. I INVESTIGATED AND DISCOVERED GEAR-OIL LEAKING FROM REAR AXLE ONTO BREAK ROTORS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALS THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC. NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10033306 INDICATES THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND DEGRADED BREAKING PERFORMANCE HAS PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS ALREADY. IT MAY HAVE ALREADY RESULTED IN FATALITIES. AS A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, I URGE YOU TO INITIATE A RECALL OF ALL VEHICLES PRONE TO THIS DEFECT. IT CAN BE ELIMINATED BY SIMPLY REPLACING DEFECTIVE REAR-AXLE SEALS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362344October 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING WHICH WILL CAUSE ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NOT A TYPICAL MAINTENANCE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362096October 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION. APPARENTLY ITS EXTREMELY COMMON AND NISSAN ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361758October 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NO SPECIFIC EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. STANDARD USE OF THE 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 70K MILES ON THE CAR.. THE FAILURE IS THE FUEL SENSOR GAUGE WHICH CAUSES THE GAS GAUGE TO BE INACCURATE AT ALL TIMES. IT WILL GO FROM FULL TO EMPTY IN 1 SECOND WHILE YOU ARE HEADED DOWN THE ROAD. OTHER TIMES IT WILL SHOW HALF TANK WHEN THE TANK IS EMPTY. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE ARE IN THE CAR. CONSEQUENCES COULD BE FATAL IF WE HAD NOT CAUGHT ON TO THE ISSUE. AT ANY POINT WE RUN THE RISK OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS DUE TO AN ERROR IN THE WAY THE GAUGE IS READING.. WE ARE FORCED TO TRACK MILES ON THE ODOMETER EACH TIME WE FILL UP. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY ME AT THIS POINT. NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE BY RECALLING 2006+ MODELS AND EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 72K MILES ON THE 2005 MODELS. OUR CAR NOW HAS 90K MILES ON IT SO WE DO NOT MEET EITHER OF THEIR "SAFETY" FIXES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361413October 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY NISSAN XTERRA HAS A FAULT FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT, THE SENOR WENT OUT BUT I AM PAST THE 72K EXTENDED WARRANTY. I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL TODAY INDICATING THAT IF THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS BEING EXTENDED TO CUSTOMERS OF THE NISSAN XTERRA BUT UP TO 72K MILES, I CURRENTLY HAVE 75K ON MY CALL. ONCE I CALLED NISSAN AND ASKED IF THIS COULD BE EXTENDED AS A COURTESY BECAUSE I JUST RECEIVED THE LETTER TODAY I WAS NOT GIVEN A CLEAR ANSWER BUT INSTEAD TOLD TO GO TO A DEALER HAVE THEM RUN THE DX AND THEN HAVE THE DEALER CONTACT NISSAN? IM CONFUSED WHY CAN'T THEY JUST EXTEND IT FOR ME SINCE I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE DIAGNOSTICS COMPLETED BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN NISSAN. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361290October 19, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2006 XTERRA AND I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING. STARTED OFF WITH FUEL GAUGE NOT READING CORRECT THEN SHORTLY AFTER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. I WORK WITH SOMEONE ONE ELSE WHO'S 2006 XTERRA HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD THIS BE SOMETHING WE HAVE TO FIX. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE 2006 MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360957October 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA FAILED AT 50105 MILES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT IS UNDER RECALL *BUT NOT FOR MY YEAR/VIN). THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND NISSAN SHOULD EXTEND THE RECALL TO COVER ALL 2005-2010 XTERRAS. OBSERVED PROBLEM: 1. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT 2. CODE: P0463 3. FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKING (FILLED TANK SHOWING HALF FILLED). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360242October 13, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BETWEEN 55 AND 75 MPH, INCONSISTENTLY BUT ALWAYS SOMEWHERE IN THAT RANGE. CUSTOMER SERVICE AT NISSAN IS NON EXISTENT. THEY DO NOT RETURN CALLS,AND ARE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT CUSTOMER SAFETY DEALERS ARE A-HOLES, THEY DO NOT SERVE THEIR CUSTOMERS, ONLY WANT TO CHARGE A LOT OF MONEY AND THEN 1/2 THE TIME WILL NOT ACTUALLY FIX WHAT WAS WRONG. AT LEAST THE ONE IN MARYLAND WHICH I GO TO (JONES) I HAVE HEARD OF THEM TAKING YOUR CAR IN AND ACTUALLY TAKING PARTS OFF OF IT TO PUT ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S CAR, THEN PUTTING BAD PARTS BACK ON YOUR CAR AND RELEASING IT TO YOU AS WELL AS NOT DOING ANYTHING AND CHARGING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AS IF THEY DID DO SOMETHING. CROOKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359249October 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 NISSAN XTERRA- TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO LEAKAGE OF RADIATOR FLUID FROM TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE INFILTRATING INTO TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING IT TO FAIL. TRANSMISSION WHEN FAILS WILL CAUSE SEVERE VIBRATIONS OR WILL SEIZE UP. DEALERSHIP HAS NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT TECHNICAL BULLETINS BUT SERVICE PERSONS (OFF RECORD) CONFIRM INCREASING NUMBER OF UNITS BEING PRESENTED FOR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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