Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#11096797May 18, 2018
POWER TRAIN
MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA TRANS JUST DIED ON 5/10/2018. I WAS DRIVING OVER THE WHITESTONE BRIDGE QUEENSBOUND ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN IT JUST STOPPED. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME TODAY, 5/18/2018, THAT THE FAN WENT INSIDE THE TRANS AND WOULD COST THOUSANDS TO FIX. APPARANTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I'M SO ANGRY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11094118May 16, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK TO FULL, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND THE GAS GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WITH THE "NO FUEL" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS IS THAT SAME ISSUES THAT NISSAN WAS HAVING WITH CAMPAIGN ID 10V075000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11093289May 11, 2018
POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXED NOW IT`S GOING TO COST $5000.00 DOLLARS FOR NEW TRANS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11093193May 10, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING MY GODMOTHER'S 2006 NISSAN XTERRA GAS TANK FROM 1/4 TO FULL, I NOTICE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THAT THE GAS NEEDLE NEVER MOVED FROM THE 1/4 MARK. BUT BY THE TIME I GOT TO MY DESTINATION WHICH WAS APPROX. 20-25 MILES AWAY, I NOTICED THE GAS NEEDLE JUST REACHED 1/2 MARK AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" ILLUMINATED. PER MY CODE READER, I PULLED A CODE FOR THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. MY GODMOTHER TOOK THE TRUCK TO A REPAIR SHOP WHEREIN THE MECHANIC CHARGED HER TO ERASED THE CODE WITHOUT TROUBLESHOOTING, & INSISTED THAT SHE DRIVE UNTIL CODE RETURNED. IN THE MEANTIME, I FOUND A RECALL CAMPAIGN BULLETIN REF. NTB 10-031. IT IS A VOLUNTARY RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR 2006 & 2008 XTERRA (N50), WHICH TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS IS. I CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA (CASE #31357696/ AGENT ID: 7319344) & GAVE THE VIN #. THE AGENT STATED THERE WAS NO OPEN OR CURRENT RECALL(S)/BULLETIN(S) ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN NUMBER. I INFORMED HER THAT I WAS PHYSICALLY LOOKING AT A RECALL, SO SHE ADVISE FIRST THAT I HAVE NISSAN RUN A DIAGNOSTIC WITH THEIR SCANNER & START FROM THERE. I ALSO LET HER KNOW THAT A DIAGNOSTIC COULD BE A COSTLY NON-BENEFICIAL INVESTMENT ESPECIALLY IF NISSAN'S REPAIR ESTIMATE IS TO HIGH. I CALLED NISSAN PASSPORT IN MARLOWE HEIGHTS, MARYLAND AND SPOKE TO A SERVICE ADVISER WHO LATER TOLD ME THAT ONCE CODE IS ACTIVE A DIAGNOSTIC COULD BE PERFORM FOR APPROX. $130. THEN I ASKED, IF THERE WAS A RECALL/BULLETIN WHICH INCLUDED OUR SYMPTOMS BUT APPARENTLY NOT OUR VIN NUMBER COULD IT SOMEHOW BE COVERED. HE REPLIED "NO." SO I THEN ASKED IF HE WOULD LIKE TO GET INFORMATION FROM ME ABOUT OTHER NISSAN PRODUCTS SUCH AS THIS VIN # THAT WAS POSSIBLE FAULTY, AGAIN HE SAID "NO." SO I THEN CALLED NHTSA , & THE AGENT ULTIMATELY GAVE ME THE PHONE NUMBER TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. WITH THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION I FILED A REPORT/CLAIM (9549774) ABOUT MY TREATMENT WITH NISSAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11092726May 9, 2018
ENGINE
ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKING AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. SLUGGISH TO RUN, ETC. NISSAN ALREADY KNEW THIS WAS AN ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE RECALLED ALL VEHICLES AND CORRECTED THE ISSUE. NOW I AM OUT ALMOST $3000.00 PAYING FOR AN ISSUE THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT BUT IS NOT WILLING TO CORRECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083957April 9, 2018
ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME TO REPLACE IN JUST A FEW YEARS. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE ONLINE FOR THE XTERRRA. CLEARLY THIS IS A DEFECT IN EITHER THE CAR OR THE TENNSIONERS. AT A COST OF OVER $2000 TO REPAIR THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS COSTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALLS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084059April 9, 2018
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
STOP AND FILLED IT UP WITH GAS STARTER DOWN THE ROAD AN CHECK ENGIN CAME ON STOP AND TURN IT OFF NOW TTHE MOTOR WONT TURN THE TRANSMISSION WAS WORKING PERFEICT THE CODES C1163 SENT IT TO TED RUSSELL NISSAN THEY TELL ME ITS THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD NO PINK WATER IN THE RADIATOR COST 5000 DOLLARS TO FIX WHY CANT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THATS HAVING THE PROBLEM SUE NISSAN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083600April 6, 2018
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE ROADWAY AND TOWED HOME. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR RUPTURED, CAUSING COOLANT TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT CALLED AUTONATION NISSAN (811 THORNTON RD, LITHIA SPRINGS, GA 30122, (770) 674-6080), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083706April 6, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR INTERNAL FAILURE CAUSING ENGINE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11081532March 27, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME. GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY EVEN AFTER YOU FILL IT UP COMPLETELY. DIAGNOSTIC CODE P0463, FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY STATE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN TO NISSAN AND NHTSA. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS LEFT IN THE TANK OR HOW MANY MILES YOU CAN GO. THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED FOR CERTAIN 2006, 2007 AND 2008 XTERRAS. NOT SURE WHY IT HASN'T BEEN FOR THE 2005 MODEL YEAR AS IT IS THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11081405March 26, 2018
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LESS THAN 45,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, NO ENGINE LIGHTS WERE ON AND NO OTHER ISSUES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. TRAVELING ON I75 AT ABOUT 65MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND RAPIDLY SLOWS DOWN AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 25-30MPH SO I HAD IT TOWED HOME. I LATER HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND PAID FOR A DIAGNOSIS, THE SERVICE TECH SAID AN AFTERMARKET MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR CAUSED THE ALL THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS TO GO BAD AND THEY WANTED $3,500 TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND EXHAUST MANIFOLDS BEFORE THEY WOULD CONTINUE DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE. I CALLED MY SAE CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HAD IT TOWED TO HIM. HE SAID THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR WAS THE FACTORY SENSOR THAT CAME ON THE CAR, AND SHOULDN'T HAVE CAUSED A FAILURE IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ESPECIALLY WITHOUT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HE SAID THAT NISSAN HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS GOING BAD AND CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE, SO UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE ENGINE HAS DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDERS AND VALVES AND WILL NEED REPLACED OR AT LEAST OVERHAULED. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR AN ENGINE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTERS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A RECALL AND PREVENTED THE ENTIRE ISSUE. NISSAN HAS AN INTERNAL BULLETIN ABOUT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURES AND ENGINE DAMAGE PROVING THEY HAD PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUES INCLUDING ISSUES WITH THE TIMING CHAINS THAT FAIL WHICH IS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE THAT I HAVEN'T COME ACROSS YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11081149March 25, 2018
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION DESTROY BY LEAKING RADIATOR ANTIFREEZE INTO TRANSMISSION ALSO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS CLOGGED, MY XTERRA ONLY HAS 70 K MILES ON IT, TO EARLY FOR ALL OF THIS PROBLEMS TO HAPPEN IT'S GOING TO COST ME A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX IT, PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11080806March 22, 2018
AIR BAGS
PURCHASED VEHICLE IN MARCH 2018 WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG ALERT FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. EVERYTHING I TRIED WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH IT, CONNECTING RELEASING AND RECONNECTING THE PASSENGER SEATBELT, TURNING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG OFF AND ON A COUPLE OF TIMES. SO I DECIDED TO CHECK ON RECALLS AND FOUND THREE OF THE FOUR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL ARE FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079884March 16, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I AM A 64 YR OLD WOMAN DRIVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY ALONE WHEN MY FUEL GAUGE INDICATED I HAVE GAS WHEN I DID NOT. LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IN THE REMOTE AREAS THAT I TRAVEL IN UTAH WHERE GAS STATIONS CAN BE 100 MILES APART AND NO CELL COVERAGE. I HAD ONLY 67365 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND DIDNT EXPECT TO HAVE PROBLEMS. I FOUND THAT 2006 XTERRAS WERE RECALLED FOR THOSE MADE IN A 3 MONTH PERIOD, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE IS 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR VOLUNTARY RECALL. SAME GAS TANK AND SENDING UNIT AS THOSE RECALLED. (CAMPAIGN ID #: PC042 NHTSA #: 10V-075) I AM GUESSING NISSAN DID A PARTIAL VOLUNTARY RECALL IN HOPES THE NHTSA WOULDNT INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. NOW THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS HALF A TANK JUST AFTER A FILLUP AND THEN GRADUALLY JUMPS TO FULL AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS OR IS DRIVEN FOR A BIT. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON UNLESS CLEARED. DIAGNOSTIC SCAN WAS DONE WHICH INDICATED CODE P0463 WHICH IS DEFINED AS A FUEL LEVEL SENSOR SENSOR HIGH CIRCUIT INPUT,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079496March 15, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WITH JUST OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT THE CLUTCH BEGAN TO SLIP AS I HIT THE GAS. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND OTHER DRIVERS WERE FORCED TO AVOID MY VEHICLE WHICH COULD NOT SAFELY MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CLUTCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS AGAIN JUST HAPPENED AT OVER 80,000 MILES. THE CLUTCH IS WEARING VERY QUICKLY ON THIS VEHICLE. LUCKILY NONE OF THESE HAVE CAUSED ANY REAL SAFETY CONCERN BUT I WANT IT DOCUMENTED THAT NISSAN IS SELLING A VEHICLE WITH A POORLY MADE CLUTCH THAT COULD CAUSE SAFETY ISSUE DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. IF A VEHICLE LOSES ITS CLUTCH IT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS OR LOSE MOTIVE POWER INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076615March 7, 2018
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF CLUTCH SLIPPING AT 50,000 MILES: ENGINE WOULD REV UP WHILE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS FULLY OUT, THEN YOU WOULD FEEL IT RE-ENGAGE COMPLETELY AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF WHINING AND SPINNING. I'M A LIFETIME CLUTCH DRIVER (NEARLY 20 YEARS), AND EVERY VEHICLE GOT IN EXCESS OF 150,000 MILES BEFORE NEEDING A NEW CLUTCH. THE SECOND GENERATION XTERRA MANUAL TRANSMISSION CLUTCH IS UTTERLY JUNK. DON'T EVER BUY THIS VEHICLE IN MANUAL, OR ANY NISSAN. AFTER OWNING 3 XTERRAS IN MY TIME I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN. THIS PREMATURE FAIL IS A MANUFACTURING/OEM DEFECT. PLEASE RECALL!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076155March 4, 2018
ENGINE
WAS DRIVING IN A 55 ZONE IN MY XTERRA AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER OUTA NO WHERE. GOOD THING NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME OR I WOULDA BEEN KILLED. SOUNDS A LOT LIKE THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE (IPDM) ASSEMBLY CONTAINS AN ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) THAT THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH ON THIS MODEL YET MY VIN DOES NOT COME UP IN THE SEARCH????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076067March 3, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11075995March 2, 2018
ENGINE
NISSAN KNEW ABOUT AN ISSUE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN TENSION SYSTEM TCTS EVEN IN EARLY TESTING OF THE MOTOR AND PRE-PRODUCTION DATING BACK TO 2004. THE TCTS ENSURES THAT THE PISTONS AND VALVES ARE PROPERLY TIMED AND ELIMINATE THE COMING IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER OR CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. NISSAN EVEN ISSUED BEGINNING IN JULY OF 2007 THE TSB TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS INSTRUCTS TECHNICIANS TO REPLACE THE FAULTY TCTS COMPONENTS IF THERE IS A WHINING, CLICKING OR BUZZING SOUNDS. FOR THE ACTUAL CASE AGAINST NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY HERE IS THE LINK TO THE COURT DOCUMENTS: HTTPS://LAW.JUSTIA.COM/CASES/FEDERAL/DISTRICT-COURTS/CALIFORNIA/CACDCE/2:2013CV00686/553274/166/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11075503February 28, 2018
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND NOW, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE AT RANDOM TIMES CAUSING POWER LOSS WHILE IN MOTION WHETHER DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS OR CITY STREETS. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT WORSEN OR ALIVIATED BY TURNING OR BREAKING. THE TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALY ENGAGE AFTER SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN AND LATER ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A TRAINED MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT THE COOLANT FLUID WAS ENTERING THE TRANSMISSION AND OIL WAS MIXING WITH THE COOLANT FLUID. A SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER TRAINED MECHANIC VERIFIED THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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