Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10355921September 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE HIGH LEVEL SENSOR HIGH CURRENT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356052September 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE ON 2006 XTERRA READS EMPTY WHEN IT IS NOT. SAW ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND IN PRIOR MODELS WAS A RECALL AND CORRECTED BUT NOT MODELS AFTER 2005. OBVIOUSLY IS STILL A PROBLEM AND COULD RUN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAPPEN WITH A FUEL PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355706September 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK HAS FAIL. THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY SHOW THE LEVEL OF FUEL THAT WAS LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY CAN REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA# 10V075000; COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILLARY BUT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. AT 32,000 MILES THE CLUTCH FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1500. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS OF BOTH FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355511September 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IN THE PAST MONTH I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF ANOMALIES WITH MY FUEL GAUGE. I INITIALLY NOTICED THIS WHEN I COMPLETELY REFILLED MY GAS TANK ONLY TO NOTICE THAT THE GAUGE SHOWED 7/8THS FULL. IT SEEMED ODD, BUT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS AN ISSUE AS THE PUMP MAY HAVE AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF PREMATURELY. TURNS OUT TO NOT BE THE CASE. ON MY NEXT TRIP TO THE GAS STATION, UPON REFILLING THE GAS TANK, MY GAUGE ONLY READ A HALF TANK. UPON MY NEXT TRIP IN THE VEHICLE, THE GAUGE READ PROPERLY. HOWEVER, SUBSEQUENT TRIPS THE GAUGE READ SOMETIMES MORE THAN IT SHOULD AND SOMETIMES LESS THAN IT SHOULD. FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER GOING 78 MILES THE GAUGE STILL READ "FULL", AND THEN AFTER GOING 96 MILES THE GAUGE READ "HALF FULL". AFTER REFILLING THE GAS TANK THIS LAST TIME, THE GAUGE READ 3/4 OF A TANK. THE NEXT TRIP THE GAUGE READ "FULL". SUBSEQUENT TRIPS THE GAUGE READS SOMETIMES MORE THAN IT SHOULD AND SOMETIMES LESS THAN IT SHOULD. THE LAST COUPLE OF TRIPS THE GAUGE SHOWED THE SAME AMOUNT EACH TIME EVEN THOUGH I HAVE DRIVEN MORE THAN 60 MILES. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER (WHERE I'VE HAD SERVICE PERFORMED BEFORE) TO CHECK FOR A RECALL AS I HAD HEARD THERE WERE VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY, NISSAN HAS ISSUED THE RECALL FOR "SOME" MODELS AND YEARS BUT NOT FOR MINE. THEY OFFERED TO "DIAGNOSE" THE PROBLEM, FOR THEIR USUAL SHOP FEE NATURALLY. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT LIMITED TO THE MODEL YEARS ALLOWED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN READING ON ONLINE FORUM WITH MANY 2005 XTERRAS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE. I AM LESS THAN PLEASED WITH THE RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO DIAGNOSE A KNOWN PROBLEM; MUCH LESS PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. I AM ISSUING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT YOU WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND REALIZE THE EXTENT OF THIS PROBLEM AND INCLUDE THE 2005 MODEL YEAR IN THE EXISTING RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355568September 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL/SENDING UNIT FAILURE, WORKED FINE UNTIL FILL UP AND THEN WOULD NO LONGER READ THE LEVEL OF FUEL IN THE TAKE AFTER THE FILL UP WAS COMPLETE. PURCHASED $85 PART FROM NISSAN AND WITH HELP DROPPED A FULL FUEL TANK DOWN ENOUGH TO GET THE DEFECTIVE UNIT OUT AND REPLACE IT WITH NEW UNIT. NO NISSAN DID NOT TELL ME ABOUT THIS AND NO THEY DID NOT HELP ME EITHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355556September 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN PATHFINDER/XTERRA/FRONTIERS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, IS THE RADIATOR FAILING AND LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION VIA A PORTION OF THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM THAT PASSES THROUGH THE RADIATOR. THIS PROBLEM IS MOST COMMON WITH 2005 TO 2008 MODEL NISSANS. THE FIRST SIGN OF THIS FAILURE IS A SLIGHT VIBRATION AT 40-50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM 4TH TO OVERDRIVE (5TH) GEAR. AT THIS POINT THE DAMAGE, APPARENTLY, HAS BEEN DONE. IN WORST CASE SITUATIONS THE VEHICLES CAN FALL INTO "SAFE MODE" CAUSING THE VEHICLE'S OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL DUE TO UNDESIRED TRANSMISSION OPERATION. BY VISITING MANY NISSAN OWNER FORUMS AND INTERNET SEARCH ENGINES, THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM FOR NISSAN OWNERS. IT HAS BEEN MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THAT NISSAN HAS MADE NO OFFER OF ASSISTANCE FOR MOST CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND DANGEROUS AND IS A DESIGN FLAW BY NISSAN AND/OR ITS PARTS VENDORS AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT NO COST TO VEHICLE OWNERS. NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE RADIATORS ON ALL MODELS EFFECTED AND SHOULD REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS IN ANY VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THIS FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355244September 13, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND MODEL YEAR 2008 FRONTIER, XTERRA AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELLS CAN DEFORM, CAUSING THE FUEL SENDER. *TR FLOAT ARM TO CONTACT AN EMBOSSMENT MOLDED INTO THE TANK SHELL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE TO SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED AND BEEN REPAIRED 4 TIMES ON MY 2006 XTERRA WITHOUT RESOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355068September 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I WENT TO A GAS STATION TO FILL UP MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. IT SAID I HAD ABOUT A QUARTER OF A TANK LEFT, I PUT IN 40 DOLLARS WORTH OF GAS AND WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE GAUGE STILL SAID 1/4 OF A TANK. I PARKED THE CAR TURNED IT OFF, CHECKED THE CAP AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON, IT STILL SAID 1/4 OF A TANK AND THEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM WHEN I GOT HOME AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE SAME EXACT CIRCUMSTANCES ON CARS FROM NISSAN FROM THE SAME MODEL YEAR. THE PART COSTS 600 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354941September 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1. NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE BUT JUST DRIVING 2. THE FAILURE IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN A FEW DAYS LATER THE GAS GAUGE STARTED MESSING UP; WHEN IT GETS TO 1/2 A TANK IT DROPS TO EMPTY AND WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK IT TAKES A DAY OR SO BEFORE THE GAS GAUGE READS FULL AGAIN; A CONSEQUENCE IS I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS DO TO THIS SITUATION SINCE THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION RIGHT 3. TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW FUEL LEVELING/SENDING UNIT; IT IS A NISSAN XTERRA 2007 BUT PRODUCTION YEAR OF 2006 AND WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT THE TRUCK'S VIN DID NOT COME UP FOR THE RECALL THEY HAVE GOING ON FOR PRODUCTION YEAR OF 2006 AND 2008 XTERRAS ALTHOUGH THE SYMPTOMS OF MY ISSUE IS EXACTLY THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL AND THAT THE TRUCK FALLS INTO THE PRODUCTION YEAR OF THE RECALL YEARS. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AT ALL, AND I AM NOT PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR AN ISSUE THAT IS COMMON WITH THE NISSAN XTERRAS HENCE THE RECALLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354698September 9, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT; GAS GAUGE UNRELIABLE; "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354572September 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE STILL REGISTERED A QUARTER TANK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.I CHECKED THE CODE AND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR HAD HIGH INPUT. AFTER COMING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH I FIND OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND THE CUSTOMERS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS KNOWINGLY FAULTY FROM THE COMPANY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354404September 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FAILURE OF FUEL TANK LEVEL SENDING UNIT TO ACCURATELY REPORT ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL IN GAS TANK. FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT WILL INDICATE FULL FUEL, OR PARTIAL FULL AND THEN DROP IMMEDIATELY TO BELOW EMPTY WILL FUEL REMAINS IN TANK. *TR NISSAN CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN (NHSTA #10V075000) ON THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT FOR 2006-2008 NISSAN XTERRAS, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART AT NISSAN'S EXPENSE. HOWEVER NISSAN DENIED MY CLAIM UNDER THIS RECALL STATING THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I INDICATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT PROMPTED THIS RECALL AND THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED SINCE MY VEHICLE OBVIOUSLY HAD THE SAME DEFECT. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA REFUSED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL AND I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO REPLACE THE PART AT MY OWN EXPENSE. NSTSA SHOULD REQUIRE NISSAN TO INCLUDE ALL XTERRA VEHICLES PRODUCED BY THEM FOR THE YEARS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE EXHIBITING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WHICH PRECIPITATED THE ORIGINAL RECALL, AND NOT ALLOW THEM TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN VIN UNITS SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY WISH TO DO SO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354409September 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I OWN A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA IT HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN I HAVE 1/4, 1/2 TANK OF GAS, SOMETIMES 3/4 TANK OF GAS THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LITE COMES ON. I HAVE READ ON LINE THAT HIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE XTERRA DATING BACK TO 2003. SHOULD THIS NOT HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY NISSAN? SHOULD WE WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GET KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354456September 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BATTERY DIED. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS "STUCK" IN 4TH GEAR. HAD TO HAVE THE VALVE BODY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS 31/2 YEARS OLD AND THE VALVE BODY WAS CORRODED. HAD TO BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE PART FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THERE HAS TO BE MANY OF THESE CARS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IF THERE IS A WAITING LIST FOR THE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353919September 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT GAUGE FAILURE. SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, ODOMETER, HEAT, AND FUEL GAUGES ALL GO TO ZERO. THIS OCCURS USUALLY ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR IS RUNNING AND/OR THE TEMPERATURE IS VERY WARM OUTSIDE. SUV CONTINUES TO RUN 'NORMALLY' WHEN THIS OCCURS, BUT THIS CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD IN NOT KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE SPEED OR FUEL LEVEL WHEN DRIVING. TYPICALLY, THE GAUGES RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN RUNNING AND PARKED IN A 'COOL' SPACE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS, BUT THERE APPEARS TO BE NO SOLUTION AVAILABLE OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353806September 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY AND THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353516September 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS BROKEN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY AND WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL IT WOULD REGISTER DIFFERENT LEVELS. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF BECAUSE THERE WAS NO GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK ON OCCASION. NISSAN WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MODEL YEAR 2005 AND 2008, BUT NOT THE 2007 AND THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353526September 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. AFTER ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT MOVE. HE STATED THAT MOST OF THE TIME AFTER ADDING FUEL THE FUEL GAUGE STAYED ON EMPTY. HE REFERENCED RECALL 10V075000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILIARY TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SET HIS TRIP MILEAGE COUNTER IN ORDER TO AVOID RUNNING OUT OF GASOLINE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353559September 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA THAT HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE GAS GAUGE TAKES A LONG TIME TO REGISTER THAT THE TANK IS FULL AND NOW THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE WITH BOTH THE XTERRA AND PATHFINDER ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THEY DID A RECALL ON THE 2001-2003 XTERRA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL. THIS IS AN EXPENSE THAT OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BEAR AS IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. CONSUMERS NEED HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353566September 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 NISSAN XTERRA SES LIGHT CAME ON DURING HOT WEATHER WHILE DRIVING, SES CODE NUMBER P0463 FUEL SENDING UNIT. FILLED UP TANK AND GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK SHOWS 1/2 TANK WHEN FULL, COOL WEATHER PROBLEM GOES AWAY SOME TIMES, HOT WEATHER PROBLEM COMES BACK, I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE, NISSAN RECALL DOESN'T APPLY TO MINE DUE TO VIN NUMBERS NOT MATCHING RECALL. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WAS NO HELP, BOUGHT BRAND NEW $30,000+ ,,75,000 MILES NOW PROBLEM STARTED AT 71,000. SEEMS NISSAN HAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE AND IS VERY SLOW TO ADDRESS IT. POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, DANGER OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AS I NEVER KNOW IF MY GAUGE IS CORRECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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