Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10435210November 10, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AT 55 MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WHEN IT BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS IF I HAD RAN OVER SPILLED LUMBER OR RUMBLE STRIPS. I BRAKED HARD AS I THOUGHT I HAD RAN OVER SOMETHING. I HADN'T, SO AFTER PULLING OVER AND CHECKING FOR LOOSE TIRES OR DRIVELINE I CONTINUE ON PERPLEXED AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. A FEW MILES LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. COME TO FIND OUT THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT ON 2005 THRU 2010 NISSAN XTERRA'S, PATHFINDERS, AND FRONTIER'S IN WHICH THE RADIATORS INTERNALLY LEAK WATER INTO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND CAUSES THE VIOLENT SHAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS ONLY CHOSEN TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE RADIATORS AND NOT RECALL THE VEHICLES. IN FACT THE LETTER SENT TO THE CONSUMERS DOESN'T EVEN REFERENCE THE TRANSMISSION (IN WHICH IT DESTROYS). WHILE MY FAMILY AND I WERE NOT HURT, IT WAS A CLOSE CALL AND COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN WORSE AT THE SPEED I WAS GOING AND THE EFFECT THE FAILURE HAS ON THE VEHICLE. *TR
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#10435114November 9, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AT 64,765 MILES, MY TIMING CHAINS NEED TO BE REPLACED, PER MY NISSAN DEALER. I WAS TOLD WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, BRAND NEW, THAT THIS WOULD NEVER BE AN ISSUE. *TR
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#10434866November 8, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS. HAD CODE CHECKED. CODE LISTED AS P0462. CLEARED CODE THEN RESTARTED CAR. UPON STARTING CAR NONE OF THE GAUGES WORKED ONLY THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WORKED. FUEL, TEMPERATURE, OIL, ODOMETER, TRIP ODOMETER AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS TO INCLUDE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS DID NOT WORK. UPON DRIVING GAUGES WOULD REGAIN POWER, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. SEEMS THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL # 10V075000, EVEN THOUGH THE EXACT RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE TO MY CAR TO FIX THIS ISSUE. WHILE THE FUEL GAUGE NOW WORKS, NONE OF MY OTHER GAUGES WORK. I WAS TOLD THE COMBO METER THAT CONTROLS MY CLUSTER OF GAUGES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE UNTIL THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL STATED ABOVE, AND I FIND IT HIGHLY SUSPECT THAT ALL OF MY GAUGES GO OUT AT THE EXACT SAME TIME, BUT ACCORDING TO NISSAN THESE ARE TWO SEPARATE UNRELATED ISSUES. I HAVE HAD TO PAY $488 TO REPAIR WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, AND NOW NEED TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $590 TO REPAIR MY GAUGES. MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR OTHER 08 NISSAN XTERRAS. *TR
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0
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#10434398November 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY CAUSING AN UNSAFE FUEL INDICATION READING. *TR
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#10434323November 5, 2011
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-59K. 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
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0
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#10434282November 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ERROR CODE IS ON DUE TO A PART FAILURE AND THIS IS A KNOWN FAULT THAT OCCURS FREQUENTLY AND HAS SAFETY CONCERNS DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING OUR OF FUEL. *TR
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0
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#10434137November 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ERROR CODE P0463 SHOWS I HAVE A FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT. PREVIOUS YEAR XTERRAS WERE SERVICED FOR THIS ISSUE. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TR
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0
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#10433809November 1, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH RADIAL LONG TRAIL T/A TIRES. SIZE P265/70/R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN STOPPED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER'S TIRE TORE AWAY FROM THE TIRE. A SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED AS A REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO REPLACE THE FAILED TIRE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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0
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#10433105October 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
FAULTY RADIATOR DESIGN ALLOWED A CRACK THAT CAUSED CROSS CONTAMINATION OF COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *TR
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0
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#10433126October 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
I WAS PICKING UP MY CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A STOPLIGHT. I BROUGHT IT TO A TRANS SHOP AND THEY SAID I HAVE COOLANT IN MY TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED IT TO FAIL. REPAIRS ARE ESTIMATED AT $4326 AND I AM JUST ANGRY AND SICK OVER THIS SITUATION. NOT ONLY WAS IT A SCARY SITUATION TO BREAK DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR BUT I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN ALL THE REPORTS I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT IN THE 2005 XTERRA. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND THIS IS SIMPLY NOT FAIR THAT NISSAN ISN'T TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE. PLEASE HELP!! *TR
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0
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#10433294October 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2004 NISSAN XTERRA. CONSUMER STATES FUEL TANK IS RUSTED OUT AND THE SMELL OF GAS IS APPARENT *TGW
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0
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#10432407October 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED, I PROCEEDED TO TAKE MY NISSAN XTERRA TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN HAWTHORNE, CA, TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. NISSAN CHARGED ME $129 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH FOUND AN ERROR CODE OF P0463. THAT ERROR CODED INDICATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING. I DECLINED TO PAY $570 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT SEVERAL NISSAN VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY ITS TRUCKS AND SUVS, HAVE SUFFERED FROM THIS PRODUCT DEFECT. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF NISSAN RECTIFIED THE SITUATION BY RECALLING VEHICLES OR COVERING MY CHARGE FOR REPAIRS. *TR
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0
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#10430641October 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE FUEL READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL LEVER SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BASED ON THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,013.
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0
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#10430698October 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE UNIT REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND AGAIN UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM: GASOLINE STORAGE AUXILIARY TANK) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT CREATE A PROPER RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,585 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
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#10430263October 14, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY CAR 2007 NISSAN XTERRA STARTED TO MAKE A REVVING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD ON SUNDAY 10/2/2011. THE NEXT DAY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE THE MIN SPEED LIMIT TO THE MID-CITY NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS LESS THAN 2 MILES AWAY AT THIS POINT. THE NEXT DAY, MID-CITY NISSAN INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED THE TIMING CHAIN REPAIRED ASAP. THIS SIGHT ISN'T THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU SO I'LL SAVE YOU THE EXTRANEOUS LIES NISSAN TRIED TO SELL ME SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO FIX MY CAR WHICH WAS UNDER 46000 MILES AND STILL UNDER EXTENDED NISSAN FACTORY WARRANTY. NOT WANTING TO SPEND $2000 ON A CAR THAT I AM STILL PAYING FOR AND IS STILL CONSIDERABLY NEW AT 46000 MILES. SO I CALLED MY TRUSTED NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT. HE CONCLUDED THAT THE GUARDS ON THE SECONDARY BELT ARE WORN AWAY AND IT NEED TO BE REPLACED. LOOKING INTO "TIMING CHAINS ON NISSAN TRUCKS" BECOMES QUITE A FRUITFUL SEARCH WHEN BROWSING THE INTERNET. RIGHT NOW THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR DEFECTIVE ENGINES IN TRUCKS LIKE MINE. THIS IS THE FIRST TRUCK I'VE OWNED AND I BELIEVED THAT THE HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE WAS NORMAL FOR SUCH A BIG, POWERFUL CAR. I'M AFRAID THAT THE ENGINE HAS SOUNDED LIKE THIS FOR THE LAST FEW THOUSAND MILES. I FEEL IF IT'S SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONG NISSAN TRUCK OWNERS, IT COULD ONE DAY RESULT IN SOMEONES ENGINE STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY. THANK GOODNESS IT WASN'T ME. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE ENGINE PARTS. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10429924October 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA (PURCHASED NEW IN FEB 2007) BEGAN OCCASIONAL SHUDDERING, AS IF DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS, WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 131,000 MILES. IF I LET OFF THE GAS OR ACCELERATED, IT WOULD STOP, BUT NO CONSTANT TRIGGER. THIS INCREASED OVER A COUPLE WEEKS SO I DECIDED TO RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND MANY USERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO REPLICATE. I LEFT THERE AND DROVE TO TROPHY NISSAN IN MESQUITE AND THEY WOULDN'T LOOK AT IT FOR ANOTHER 1.5 DAYS AND ONLY AFTER I PAID THEM AN $85 DIAGNOSTIC FEE (TO LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT IS THERE FAULT!) I DECIDED TO BE PROACTIVE AND REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND HOSES, HOPING TO CATCH IT EARLY ENOUGH. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC 2 DAYS LATER. THEY SAID THE RUMBLING WAS FROM A TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP AND WE COULD DO A FLUSH BUT THAT MAY NOT FIX IT. SO, WE FLUSHED IT WITH 12 QTS NEW NISSAN TRANSMISSION OIL. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO STAY THE SAME OVER THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS AND THEN THE TRANSMISSIONS WENT OUT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. SO, NOW WE GET TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I CALLED A TRANSMISSION SHOP, (AT THIS POINT I DON'T TRUST NISSAN OR ANYTHING THEY SAY - SINCE THEY CAN'T EVEN ADMIT FAULT ON THIS!) AND THEY SAID THIS TRANSMISSION IS AN EXPENSIVE TRANSMISSION (WITH IT'S COMPUTER ETC.) SO JUST TO REBUILD IT IS GOING TO RUN $2500. NISSAN WANTS $4400+ JUST FOR A NEW PART. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS MINE COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHEN I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I AM SO DISGUSTED AT NISSAN AND THEIR LACK OF MORALS / VALUES. IF THEY WOULD JUST DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THE ISSUE THAT IS THEIR OWN FAULT, THEN I THINK EVERYONE WOULD FEEL COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. THEY NEED TO STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT THEY SELL. AS OF RIGHT NOW, I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. WHY IS THERE NOT A DEFECT INVESTIGATION WITH AS MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THESE ISSUES? *KB
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0
Deaths:
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#10429406October 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 XTERRA WITH 38K MILES, "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER, DIAGNOSIS IS A BAD FUEL SENDING UNIT $600.00 TO REPLACE. I'M JUST OVER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT DEALERSHIP CANNOT HELP. THE SENDING UNIT AND GASKET ARE $200.00. $400.00 FOR LABOR SEEMS A BIT STEEP. AT WHAT POINT IN TIME WILL NISSAN RECALL THIS ISSUE? *KB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10429420October 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE CLUTCH FIRST FAILED AT 2800 MILES. NISSAN REPLACED IT BUT TOLD ME IT WAS BAD DRIVING. I HAVE HAD A CLUTCH MY ENTIRE LIFE. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS AT 52000 MILES. NISSAN TOLD ME IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I HAD IT REPLACED ELSEWHERE WITH OE PARTS. IT JUST FAILED AGAIN AT 78000 MILES AND AGAIN THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WILL NOW HAVE THE FOURTH CLUTCH INSTALLED AND AM LOOKING AT OTHER THAN OEM EQUIPMENT. *KB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429464October 11, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OUR 2000 XTERRA HAD BEEN FAIRLY RELIABLE UNTIL IT DIED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR 3 MONTHS AGO, AND IT DIED OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, LAST WEEK, AFTER HAVING YET ANOTHER DISTRIBUTOR PUT IN. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE NISSAN-ISSUED RE-BUILT DISTRIBUTORS ARE THE PROBLEM. HE'S NOW PUTTING A THIRD ONE IN, BUT HE'S GETTING IT FROM A DIFFERENT SOURCE THAN NISSAN. I WAS STUNNED TO KNOW THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT STILL SELLS INFERIOR PARTS. THIS IS NOTHING TO FOOL AROUND WITH AND I'M LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T CAUSE OR GET INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *KB
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No
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0
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0
#10429077October 7, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PREMATURE TIMING CHAIN WEAR BEFORE AND AFTER 60,000 MILES. PREMATURE WEAR IS CAUSED BY FAULTY DESIGN, SPECIFICALLY TEFLON COATED GUIDE-CHAIN TENSIONER. FAILURE TO THE TIMING CHAIN WILL RESULT IN ENGINE FAILURE AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT IF OPERATED ON ROADWAY. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM AND OR RECALL. PRIOR SERVICE BULLETIN CIRCULATED BY NISSAN (NTB07-042A) AND GENERATED ON 4/17/2009 VERIFIES SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND SEVERAL OTHER NISSAN YEARS AND MODELS AFFECTED. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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