Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10329707May 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA 4-WHEEL DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING IT IN SNOW, ICE, WET ROADS OR SIMPLY STOPPING QUICKLY, I HEAR A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. IT HAPPENS WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES COMING TO A STOP. IT HAS TO BE A CONDITION WHERE THE WHEELS MAY LOCK UP. ALSO, THE BRAKES LET THE VEHICLE "LOOSE" FOR SEVERAL FEET AND/OR SECONDS BEFORE THE GRINDING BEGINS. I AM USED TO THE FLUCTUATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH AN ABS SYSTEM. HOWEVER, I HAD NEVER HEARD A SOUND THAT REMINDED ME OF GRINDING ALUMINUM CANS IN A COFFEE MILL. I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE DEPT WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED (DECEMBER 2005; LAST INCIDENT, APRIL 2010) AND THEY HAVE ASSURED ME THAT THIS IS HOW THE ABS IS SUPPOSED TO SOUND, FEEL AND WORK. MY HUSBAND NOTICED THE SAME FEELING/SENSATION AND ASKED WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. I TOLD HIM NISSAN SAYS THAT IS HOW THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO WORK. IT DOESN'T SOUND ACCEPTABLE THAT AN AUTOMOBILE COMPANY WOULD PRODUCE A SAFETY SYSTEM THAT SOUNDS/FEELS LIKE YOUR DIFFERENTIAL IS BEING GROUND INTO LITTLE METAL PIECES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329731May 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
AFTER FUELING MY 06 NISSAN XTERRA,THE FUEL LIGHT READ EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR TURNED ON. FAILED EMISSIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329407May 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENDING UNIT #25060-ZZOOA FOR NISSAN XTERRA FAULTY, SENDS INCORRECT INFORMATION ABOUT FUEL LEVELS. SUBJECT TO RECALL ON CERTAIN VIN#, BUT MANY MORE ARE AFFECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329417May 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FILLED MY VEHICLE WITH FUEL, AND I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAGE READ EMPTY, AFTER I HAD PUT 17 GALLONS OF FUEL IN IT. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 55,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE FUEL GAGE HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY UNRELIABLE, READING EMPTY WHEN FULL; THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN OUT OF FUEL ON TWO OCCASIONS. AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON, MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS THE SAFETY INSPECTION WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART; NISSAN WILL CHARGE ABOUT $400 PLUS TAX TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM FOR NISSANS; I HAVE A FRIEND WHO ALSO OWNS THE SAME VEHICLE; HIS FAILED AT THE SAME ODOMETER READING. AUTOMOTIVE WEBSITES WHERE CONSUMERS DISCUSS NISSAN VEHICLES ARE FILLED WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329278May 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CONTACT PUTTING A LOCKING GAS CAP ON THE VEHICLE; THEY WOULD OFFER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,737. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329295May 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I OWN A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. I TOOK IT TO DEALER IN RESPONSE TO 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' LIGHT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE "FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT INSIDE THE THE FUEL TANK". IN RESEARCHING THE NHTSA SITE I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR 2006 THROUGH 2008 NISSAN XTERRAS. UNFORTUNATELY MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THIS CAMPAIGN. I WOULD SUBMIT THAT IT IS ONLY FAIR THAT MY VEHICLE BE INCLUDED CONSIDERING THE NATURE OF THE MALFUNCTION. PLEASE CONSIDER EXTENDING THE COVERAGE THAT THOSE WITHIN MY VIN GROUPING MAY RECEIVE NOTIFICATION AND REPAIR. THANK YOU. [XXX] *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329302May 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF ANY RECALLS, SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIR EXPENSES. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329091May 6, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TO FILL UP MY TANK 2 WEEKS AGO AND AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK LEFT THE GAS STATION AND REALIZED THAT THE GAUGE DID NOT MOVE. IT WAS STILL STUCK AT 1/4 OF A TANK. I DROVE THE CAR ALL WEEK AND THE FUEL GAUGE SLOWLY WENT UP TO 1/2 OF A TANK HOWEVER I KEPT TRACK OF THE MILEAGE AND HAD TO FILL THE TANK AGAIN BY THE NEXT WEEK. THE TANK AGAIN WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND MY WIFE WHO ALSO DRIVES THE VEHICLE DOES NOT KEEP TRACK OF THE MILEAGE AS CLOSELY AS I DO AND I AM WORRIED THAT SHE WILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. AFTER THE 2ND WEEK OF THE FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY TODAY I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR THE ENTIRE 35 MILES THAT I TRAVELED TO WORK. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AND FOUND THAT IT MAY BE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. I SEE THAT THE 2006 XTERRA'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED HOWEVER MINE IS A 2005 AND WONDER WHY IT IS ALSO NOT BEING RECALLED? I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329229May 6, 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 DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-49K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328988May 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
AFTER CHECKING A SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, I FOUND THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS THE PROBLEM AS INDICATED BY THE P0463 CODE CAME UP AFTER INSPECTION. CLEARLY THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON PAST MODELS AND CONTINUES TO BE A DEFECT IN CURRENT MODELS, AS MANY FELLOW NISSAN OWNERS HAVE EXPRESSED THERE CONCERN OVER A PART WHICH MAY BE ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTIONING OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328753May 4, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING TANK WITH GAS COMPLETELY, FUEL GAUGE STILL READS 1/4 FULL. THIS HAPPENS 100% OF THE TIME SINCE THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328793May 4, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 NISSAN XTERRA OFF ROAD, GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING JUST OVER 30,000 (WARRANTY RAN OUT), WOULD FILL GAS TANK AND GAUGE WOULD NOT REFLECT FILLING. SOMETIME NEEDLE WOULD MOVE TO FULL FOR A WHILE, THEN DROP TO EMPTY WITHOUT NOTICE. NO WAY TO KEEP TRACK OF MILEAGE. HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS 4 TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328443May 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2007 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE BEGAN BY NOT RESPONDING TO CHANGE IN FUEL TANK AFTER FILL-UP. THEN SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER SOME DRIVING IT CAME BACK, BUT THEN AFTER FILLING TANK AGAIN IT DID THE SAME THING. AFTER THIRD TIME IT SEEMS TO BE STUCK THERE AT EXTREME EMPTY WITH LIGHT LIT AND SES LIGHT ON. I UNDERSTAND THIS MAY BE FROM THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, WHICH I HAVE FOUND FROM RESEARCH THAT MANY XTERRA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THE PART IS OBVIOUSLY FAULTY AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND RUNNING OUT OF GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328375May 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
SUMMARY: 2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE READING EMPTY WHEN FULL AND SLOWLY RISING BACK TO THE CORRECT DISPLAY LEVEL THEN DROPPING TO MID-LEVEL DISPLAYING INCORRECTLY. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON SOMETIMES TURNING OFF AND ON AT ODD TIMES. THIS EVENT HAPPENS EVERYDAY AND I HAVE NOW RELIED ON THE TRIPOMETER TO TELL MY FUEL LEVEL. PRIOR EVENTS LEADING TO MALFUNCTION: I WAS DRIVING ON A 9 HOUR LONG TRIP DURING WINTER. I WAS ABOUT 4 HOURS INTO THE TRIP AND MY FUEL GAUGE ODDLY DROPPED TO EMPTY SO I FILLED UP BUT NO CHANGE OCCURRED. ON THE WAY UP IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN SO I FIGURED IT WAS A FLUKE AND TRUSTED THE GAUGE. MY CAR STALLED ABOUT 8 HOURS IN AND I HAD TO WAIT IN THE COLD FOR 2 HOURS FOR AAA. REPAIRS MADE: NO REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT I HAVE LOOKED FOR QUOTES ON THE REPAIR AND I KEEP GETTING DIFFERENT ANSWERS TO THE PROBLEM. ONE SAID THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR NEEDS TO BE RESET (200 DOLLAR FEE) AND ANOTHER SAID THE FUEL PUMPS NEED TO BE REPLACED (700 DOLLAR FEE). SIMILARITIES TO COMMON RECALL: THE ISSUE I HAVE IS SO COMMON TO THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 RECALL. THIS RECALL IS ON THE 2006 AND 2008 NISSAN XTERRA, FRONTIER, AND PATHFINDER. IT INVOLVES: THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELLS CAN DEFORM, CAUSING THE FUEL SENDER 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. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE 2005 XTERRA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, AND ONLINE THAT IS THE CONSENSUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND WORK RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328232April 30, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE AN 05 NISSAN XTERRA. THE GAS GAUGE SHOWS THE GAS TANK EMPTY EVEN WHEN IT CONTAINS FUEL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN THE TANK REACHES 1/4 CAPACITY (BASED ON ODOMETER ESTIMATE) AND WILL STAY ON FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES (AFTER REFUEL). CODE RETURNED: P0463. WHY ARE 06 - 08 XTERRAS COVERED? EVEN IF THE 05'S ISSUE IS COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT OF THE 06 AND UP (WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE), IT WOULD SEEM THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328083April 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY FUEL GAUGE IS FAULTY. THE GAS GAUGE IS SHOWING MORE GAS THAN THERE IS IN THE TANK, THEN I WON'T "REFILL" WHEN THE CAR IS FILLED UP. THE TRUCK ALSO HAS A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH THE CODE P0463 WHICH IS RELATED TO THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. THIS SITUATION COULD LEAVE ME TO STALL OUT DUE TO A LACK OF GAS WHEN THE SENSOR IS SHOWING GAS IN THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328091April 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA HAS A FUEL GAUGE THAT DOES NOT GO TO FULL AFTER THE TANK IS FILLED. THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT GOES ON INDICATING LOW FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON MESSAGE INDICATOR LIGHT GOES ON. THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF CRASH. THERE CURRENTLY IS A RECALL ON THE 2006 AND 2008 MODELS (NHTSA #10V075000) RELATED TO A FAULTY FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO MISLEAD. THIS IS VERY COMMON AS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327983April 28, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. IT HAS A FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM. IT IS ALWAYS GIVING ME THE WRONG READING OF HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE IN MY TANK EVEN AFTER I COMPLETELY FILL UP. THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN SUDDENLY WITH NOTHING THAT CAUSED IT. THIS IS A HAZARD BECAUSE I AM HAVING TO CONSTANTLY ESTIMATE HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE LEFT AND CONSTANTLY FILLING UP MY TANK TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE ENOUGH FUEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327817April 27, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA HAS A FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM. AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK, MY FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED FULL. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF DRIVING, THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT SHOW A LOWER FUEL LEVEL. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO EMPTY AND THE EMPTY INDICATING LIGHT TURNED ON. I HAD ONLY DRIVEN 100 MILES SO I KNEW THAT THE TANK WAS NOT EMPTY. A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK REVEALED THAT THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT MAY BE AT FAULT. (MY DAUGHTER OWNS A HONDA ELEMENT AND SHE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH HER FUEL GAUGE AND HAD IT REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY.) I AM DRIVING THE CAR AND MUST USE THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE READER TO CANCEL THE "SERVICE CAR" LIGHT. MY CODE READER SAYS THAT THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR IS THE PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS JUST RUN PAST ITS WARRANTY PERIOD SO COSTLY REPAIRS WILL RESULT WHEN I GET THE CAR REPAIRED. COULD IT BE THAT THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNITS WITHIN THE FUEL TANK WERE MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME MANUFACTURER (JAPANESE)? I READ AN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE STATING THAT NISSAN WAS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS FUEL TANK PROBLEM BUT THEIR REPLY TO MY EMAIL WAS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FORTH COMING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327788April 27, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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