Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10482221October 25, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN X TERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO THE MILEAGE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V690000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS EFFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
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#10482108October 24, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME THEN MY FUEL GAUGE WENT TO E THEN BACK TO HALF FULL I STOP TO PUT GAS IN THEN WENT TO FULL FOR ABOUT 2 MILES THEN TO E NOW ITS ON E AND LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. PLUS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. HAD MY FRIEND CHECK TO TRUCK CONNECTED TO GAGE TO IT AND IT READ ERROR FOR FUEL SENSOR ERROR. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS THEY SAID EVEN THROUGH THERE IT A RECALL FOR CERTAIN XTERRAS NOT MINE EVEN THROUGH THE SAME SYMPTOM'S ARE REPORTED ON RECALLED TRUCKS AT NISSAN. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10482116October 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO LEAKAGE OF COOLANT FROM RADIATOR INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS APPEARS TO BE SYSTEMIC TO THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF VEHICLE. NISSAN HAS ONLY TAKEN ACTION AFTER THE FILING OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. NISSAN HAS CLEARLY BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSSUE FOR AT LEAST FOUR YEARS AND HAS ONLY SENT A VAGUE LETTER REGARDING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE RADIATOR, NOT NOTING THE POSSIBILITY OF A CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NOR A CAMPAIGN TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR
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#10482150October 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN
ON SEPTEMBER 18, I TOOK MY NISSAN XTERRA TOT HE DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT BECAUSE IT HAD A HORRIBLE SHIFTING VIBRATION AND WAS JUMPING IN BETWEEN GEARS. HOWEVER, AFTER MAKING THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT DAY, I WAS REAR-ENDED AND HAD TO HAVE BODY REPAIRS MADE. I GOT THE CAR BACK. THE VIBRATION WAS STILL THERE, OF COURSE, BECAUSE THE VIBRATION HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BODY. I WAS IN TOWN WHERE THE DEALERSHIP IS LOCATED ON OCTOBER 18. I WAS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVE ONTO A BUSY ROAD. NO POWER, THE CAR ONLY MOVED WITH GRAVITY ROLLING TOWARD THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE REVVED WITH THE GAS. I STOPPED QUICK ENOUGH TO AVOID ROLLING ONTO THE ROAD WHICH HAS A 45 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT WHERE I WAS. I SHUT THE CAR OFF. I STARTED IT BACK UP AND WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I RAN THE SHIFTER THROUGH THE GEARS. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, IT HAD SOME POWER, BUT IT WAS CLEARLY DIMINISHED. I HEADED FOR THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WAS JERKING SO HARD THAT IT CLUNKED MY TEETH TOGETHER AND MADE MY NECK AND BACK HURT. I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT APPEARS THAT MY RADIATOR RUSTED OR CRACKED AND LEAKED THE FLUID INTO MY TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO DESTROY MY TRANSMISSION. ALL TOTAL, THE REPAIRS WOULD BE ABOUT $6,300. THE CAR SITS AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I AM UNEMPLOYED AND CANNOT PAY THAT ON A CAR THAT I HAVE MANAGED WHILE BEING UNEMPLOYED SINCE FEBRUARY TO CONTINUE $482.58/MO PAYMENTS ON AND HAVING ONLY 6 LEFT!!! NISSAN REFUSES TO HELP ME BECAUSE I HAVE OVER 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR. HOW WOULD THEY HAVE LIKED IT IF I HAD ROLLED INTO TRAFFIC AND GOTTEN KILLED OR HURT? AND, THE PERSON FROM NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD JUST EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. SO, THEY EVEN KNOW IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR
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#10481399October 22, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LINES GOING FROM THE RADIATOR TO THE TRANSMISSION WERE TOO CLOSE IN PROXIMITY. AS A RESULT, THE LINES WERE BREAKING DOWN AND CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL IT WAS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,542.
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#10481414October 22, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE REST OF THE 2005 NISSAN XTERRA OWNERS - TRANSMISSION & RADIATOR FAILED; COOLANT LOOKS LIKE CHOCOLATE MILK....LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION & I NOW HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE! TALKED TO NISSAN ABOUT THIS, THEY ONLY COVER CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS & MINE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM! SERIOUSLY?!?!?! GOD WILLING, THERE WILL BE NO MORE NISSAN'S FOR MY HOUSEHOLD! *TR
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#10481419October 22, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/5/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED A SENSOR ON THE DISTRIBUTOR WAS BAD WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP RUNNING. UPDATED 12/10/12
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#10481259October 20, 2012
ENGINE
ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE. WAS NOT NOTICED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, IT WAS NOTICED AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS UP. WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NOISE IS DUE TO THE PLASTIC TIMING CHAIN GUIDES THAT WEAR DOWN AND THEN THE TIMING CHAIN BEGINS TO RUB ON METAL. FAILURE TO CHANGE OUT THE ENTIRE TIMING CHAIN KIT MAY RESULT IN THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKING AND RUPTURING THE OIL PAN. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT THE PLASTIC GUIDES WERE A FAULTY PART BUT IT WAS NOT A RECALL, IF THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK ANY CAR WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES SHOULD NEED SUCH A PRICEY "WEAR AND TEAR" FIX AND I BELIEVE THIS PART IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IN ADDITION, SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2010 I HAVE HAD A DIFFERENTIAL SEAL LEAK AND A REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK. ALL OF WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD ARE NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR" WITH A REPAIR PRICE TAG OF A FEW THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *TR
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0
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0
#10481187October 19, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE AND LOW FUEL WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000. THE CONSUMER STATED NISSAN DECLINED HIS REQUEST TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT UNDER RECALL # 10V075000, BECAUSE HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 11/08/12 UPDATED 12/11/12*LJ UPDATED 12/12/12
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#10481034October 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY PROBLEMS STARTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2010 WITH WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER TAKING THE TRUCK TO NISSAN DEALER THEY SAID THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND NISSAN HAS SENT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TIMING CHAIN THAT CAUSES THE NOISE. AFTER CONTACTING NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIR FOR TWO WEEKS AT THE END, THEY RULED THAT SINCE I WAS OVER THE STANDARD WARRANTY OF 60K, THEY WERE NOT TO COVER THE COST OF THIS REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND NEVER SENT OUT NOTICE TO OWNERS TO HAVE THIS FIXED. SO I HAD TO SPEND THE $1063 WITH I DID NOT HAVE TO FIX THE REPAIR. AGAIN THIS LAST DECEMBER, ONE MORNING I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MILES ON THE FREEWAY WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE LOST TOTAL POWER. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND MY TRUCK WENT FROM 55 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. THANK GOD IT WAS CLOSE TO A OFF RAMP AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND WHEN STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER CLOSE BY. THE DETERMINED THAT THE DEFECT IS THE RADIATOR THE ANTI- FREEZE IN LEAKING TO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING IT TO SEIZE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON-LINE, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PLAGUING MANY OTHER OWNERS OF NISSAN XTERRA, PATHFINDER FROM 2005-2010. NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FROM 60K TO 80K. HOWEVER I HAVE NOT YET FOUND ONE OWNER THAT DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING BEFORE 80K. AS FAR AS I SEE IT IS NISSAN TRYING TO HIDE THE FACE THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. I JUST CAME FROM NISSAN DEALER AND THEY GAVE ME AN ESTEEMED OF $4925.73 TO FIX THE TRANNY & THE RADIATOR. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY HAVE DECIDED NOT TO HELP ME IN THIS MATTER. SO I HAVE NOW HAVE A TRUCK THAT I CAN'T DRIVE OR CAN AFFORD TO FIX. I AM GOING TO LOOK IN TO OTHER OPTIONS TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEMS. I WILL FIGHT THIS TO THE END. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10480165October 15, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
MY NISSAN XTERRA STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. I SENT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION COOLER THAT LEAKS WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. HERE IS THE REFERENCE # DP12004. *TR
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#10479908October 12, 2012
POWER TRAIN
IN JANUARY 2012 ONE MORNING I WAS DRIVING AT HWY SPEED ON THE FREEWAY WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE LOST TOTAL POWER. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND MY TRUCK WENT FROM 60 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. THANK GOD IT WAS CLOSE TO AN OFF REAP AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO NEAREST AUTO REPAIR SHOP. AFTER EXAMINATION OF TRANSMISSION THEY FOUND LARGE AMOUNT OF WHITE SUBTEND IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT THAT WAS. NEXT DAY I DROVE THE TRUCK TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR THE ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING TO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING IT TO SEIZE AND BOTH COMPONENTS NEED TO IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE FAILURE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT IS OCCURS WITH NO WARNING, NO ENGINE LIGHT, NO NOTICEABLE DETERIORATION OF PERFORMANCE, IT JUST HAPPENS. HE SAID THAT IN A WORST-CASE SCENARIO, THE VEHICLE?S TRANSMISSION COULD SEIZE CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE STOP AND LOSS OF CONTROL. SINCE I WAS NOT IN ANY POSITION TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, I TOOK MY TRUCK HOME AND TRY TO CONTACT NISSAN FOR HELP. ON JANUARY 16, I CONTACT THE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AGAIN AND REQUESTED AN EXCEPTION TO THE 80K MILES LIMITATION. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TOOK 2 WEEKS TO REVIEW MY CASE BEFORE DENYING IT. THE FAILURE OF NISSAN TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE PROBLEM REPRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND ATTRIBUTABLE TO A DESIGN FLAW, IS INEXCUSABLE. NISSAN DENIES THAT THERE IS A SAFETY CONCERN, WHEREAS THEY SHOULD HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ERROR AND ISSUED A RECALL. *TR
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Deaths:
0
#10479824October 11, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATED IT WAS EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. THIS BECAME AN ISSUE WEEKLY FROM THAT POINT ON. THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY, AND THEN COME BACK ON. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE VEHICLE DURING THIS. NISSAN ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT NOT A RECALL. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL SITUATION. THEY KNOW IT IS BAD, AND IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. NISSAN CONFIRMED TON 10/3/2012 AT REGAL NISSAN IN ROSWELL, THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. THEY NEED TO REPLACE IT WITH UPDATED PARTS. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479344October 9, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAKAGE WHICH SIPPED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
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#10478509October 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE OUT OF TOWN AT A FAMILY WEDDING I NOTICED A SHUTTERING NOISE WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. FROM TIME TO TIME THERE WAS A LOSS IN ACCELERATION. ALTHOUGH WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN REAR ENDED FROM LOSING SPEED ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE I HAVE COME ACROSS NUMEROUS REPORTS ON A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. I WENT TO HAVE MY TRUCK LOOKED AT AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS REPORTS, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. THE ONLY THING DONE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL - BY THE TIME YOU START EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS YOU ARE WAY OVER THE WARRANTY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, THANKFULLY IT WASN'T. NOW WE, THE CONSUMERS, ARE LEFT WITH PAYING FOR NISSAN'S FAULTY PARTS...THAT COULD POSE A SERIOUS RISK OF AN AUTO ACCIDENT. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478023September 30, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE ABRUPTLY DROPPED FROM APPROXIMATELY 1/2 FULL TO COMPLETELY EMPTY WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATION WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. FUEL GAUGE REMAINED AT EMPTY WITH LIGHT ON AFTER REFUELING AND MAINTAINED THIS STATUS FOR THE REMAINDER OF TRAVEL (APPROX. 1 HOUR, 50 MILES). VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED FOR 1 HOUR AND UPON RESTART, GAUGE SHOWED 6/8 LEVEL. VEHICLE WAS AGAIN REFUELED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FUEL AND GAUGE LEVEL DID NOT CHANGE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES GAUGE AGAIN ABRUPTLY DROPPED TO EMPTY AND REMAINED THERE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10477446September 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME, LATE AT NIGHT, WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING STRANGE SOUNDS AND LURCHING AT ABOUT 50 MPH. SHE WAS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS FROM HOME, SO DROVE HOME VERY SLOWLY. ON LATER INSPECTION, MY HUSBAND FOUND THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND LOOKED ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHERS HAD THIS PROBLEM. WE WERE HORRIFIED TO DISCOVER THAT MANY, MANY, MANY NISSAN OWNERS HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OF COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION. (OUR XTERRA HAS JUST OVER 100,000 MILES.) THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. WE SPOKE WITH A REGIONAL MANAGER WITH NISSAN WHO LISTENED POLITELY, SAID SHE'D LOOK INTO IT, AND HAD HER ASSISTANT FINALLY CALL US OVER A WEEK LATER (SHE PROMISED FOUR DAYS) TO SAY NOTHING COULD BE DONE. SOMETHING CAN BE DONE! I ENCOURAGE ANYONE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM TO WRITE TO NISSAN, SEND A CC TO YOUR BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, AND SUBMIT COMPLAINTS TO CONSUMER AWARENESS GROUPS TO DOCUMENT THIS PROBLEM AND GET NISSAN TO ACT RESPONSIBLY FOR THEIR FAULTY RADIATOR. THIS IS A MAJOR, COSTLY, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE OCCURRED IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE LOVE OUR XTERRA, FAITHFULLY CHANGE THE OIL, AND HAVE RECOMMENDED IT TO SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. IT FEELS LIKE A SLAP IN THE FACE THAT NISSAN WILL NOT ADMIT THEIR ROLE IN THIS PROBLEM AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! *TR UPDATED IVOQ 11/19/12
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0
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0
#10476960September 25, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RADIATOR BROKE DOWN WHICH CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO BE MIXED WITH RADIATOR FLUID. THIS KILLS BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THIS WAS A WELL KNOWN AND DEFINED PROBLEM BY NISSAN AND THEY NEVER DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TOTAL BILL IS WELL OVER $5K FOR TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, LABOR. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476975September 25, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH ON A BUSY STREET WHEN MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TOWED MY CAR TO NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY TRANS WAS NO GOOD AND IT WOULD COST 6,000 TO 10,000 TO FIX. I CONTACTED NISSANS CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY SAID I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY WARRANTIES. NISSAN TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RADIATOR FLUID IN MY TRANSMISSION WHICH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT. I TOWED MY CAR FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD MY TRANS DOES HAVE RADIATOR FLUID IN IT AND IT ALSO FLOODED MY COMPUTER IN THE TRANS. WHY DID NISSAN LIE TO ME? I FOUND THAT NISSAN DID EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE RADIATORS AND THAT AN E-MAIL DID GO OUT TO NISSAN OWNERS STATING THEY WOULD ALSO COVER THE TRANS IF CAUSED BY RADIATOR LEAKAGE TO 80,000 MILES BUT NISSAN TOLD ME I DON'T QUALIFY BECAUSE I AM A SECOND OWNER? STILL WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM NISSAN. THIS HAS CAUSED A GREAT HARDSHIP ON ME. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476694September 21, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY LOS ANGELES STREET DURING RUSH HOUR, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST DRIVABILITY. THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE. NEARLY GOT INTO MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS TRYING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE A STRAWBERRY MILK COLOR LIQUID WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING WAS THE CAUSE. REQUIRED TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION, REPLACE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL VALVE. REPAIR COST ESTIMATED AT $5050 PLUS TAX. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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