Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10428844October 5, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NO FAILURE OCCURRED, THOUGH WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT OF A FAULTY FACTORY PART, I WAS INFORMED OF ANOTHER FAILING FACTORY PART (THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES) THAT WAS A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM THAT NISSAN FAILED TO ADDRESS FOR ITS CONSUMERS. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS ESTIMATED AT $1533.64. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428451October 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM IN NISSANS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428324October 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENDING UNIT DIED AT 36800 MILES; APPROXIMATELY 800 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. NISSAN LATER ADMITTED FAULT (OVER 5 YEARS LATER) AND EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 72000 MILES AS IT APPLIES TO THAT PART, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS WELL PAST THAT MILEAGE BY THAT POINT. VEHICLE NOW FAILS NJ INSPECTION BECAUSE OBD II CODE IS RETURNED FOR FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428268October 3, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RADIATOR IS SEPARATED AT TOP OF RADIATOR. RADIATOR CAN'T SUPPORT PRESSURE WHEN RUNNING AT TOP TEMPERATURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428148October 1, 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. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K MILES. 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
#10428166October 1, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE AN 08 NISSAN XTERRA THE VDC/SLIP/ENGINE/TIRE PRESSURE/ AND AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ON. THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE STALLING AT TAKE OFF. THE FUEL INDICATOR IS NO LONGER WORKING AND HAD MADE ATTEMPTS TO GET THIS FIXED AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WASN'T ON MY VEHICLE. I DON'T THINK THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IS HANDLING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THESE VEHICLE. THERE IS SO MUCH GOING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE FOR IT TO BE THREE YEARS OLD. THE ENGINE STALLING SEEMS TO BE AT LOW SPEEDS AND IS POTENTIALLY THE MOST DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428018September 30, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ALARM ON THE VEHICLE ACTIVATED CONSTANTLY; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427739September 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HAD A P0463 CODE COME UP FOR FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON ON SECOND GENERATION NISSANS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427219September 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
INTERIOR COMPONENTS OF THE RADIATORS (INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLERS) BREAK DOWN ALLOWING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. AS A RESULT OF THE CONTAMINATION, THE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS ARE DAMAGED AND FAIL CAUSING POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426890September 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I SMELL GAS INSIDE THE CAR, I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE GAS TANK IS ALL RUSTED ON TOP, CAUSING THE GAS TO SPILL OUT. I CALLED JUNK YARDS AND ALL THERE TANKS FOR THE NISSAN ARE ALSO CORRODED. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THEY SAID IT IS FROM LIVING IN A SALT AREA. HOWEVER NO OTHER MAKES OR MODELS THAT I HAVE HAD EVER DID THIS. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR EVALUATION. WHICH I DID BUT FELT UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, PLEASE HELP. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426395September 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY PERIODICALLY BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 40MPH AND 65MPH. BROUGHT TRUCK TO BUCKEYE NISSAN IN HILLIARD, OH WHERE ALL OF MY REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED OVER THE ENTIRE LIFE OF MY VEHICLE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD COOLANT IN TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID IN RADIATOR. THIS PROBLEM CAN LEAD TO SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION WHILE IN MOTION WHICH COULD HAVE LEAD TO A SERIOUS AUTO ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426400September 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $500 TO FIX THE SENSOR WHICH WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND RECALLED ON EARLIER AND LATER MODELS OF THIS TRUCK. AND IS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM FOR OTHER XTERRA OWNERS. PLEASE RECALL THIS PART. FUEL LEVEL SENSORS LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THIS IS OTHER MAKES AND MODELS OF VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426429September 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ENGINE LIGHT SERVICE SOON IS ON THE CAR IS STARTING TO STALL. OUT OF WARRANTY BUT WHILE RESEARCHING THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE FOR NISSAN XTERRAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425982September 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I NOTICED A VIBRATING NOISE WHEN I WOULD REACH 40-50MPH. IT SOUNDED LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON A RUMBLE STRIP BUT WAS NOT. ONE DAY I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, HAD MY GAS PEDLE TO THE FLOOR BUT I WAS BARELY MOVING. I HAD TO SWIRVE INTO THE DITCH TO AVOID GETTING REAR ENDED! I TOOK IT TO MY NISSAN DEALSHIP TO HAVE A DIAGNOSITC TEST DONE. THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE ESTIMATED COST WILL BE ABOUT $1500, TO REPLACE MY RADIATOR AND FLUSH THE FLUIDS TWICE. THEY STATED THAT THIS WILL BE A 80-85% CHANCE THIS WOULD TEMPORARALY FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT WITH THEM NOT REALLY KNOWING HOW MUCH DAMAGE THERE IS TO MY TRANSMISSION THAT IF THIS DOESN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE MY TRASMISSION MEANING AN ADDITIONAL $5,000. I HAVE SEARCHED ON-LINE AND FOUND OUT ON A WEBSITE (CARCOMPLAINTS.COM) THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH MY SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN IS VERY AWARE OF THIS DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. MY WARRENTY RAN OUT IN APRIL AND THE WARRENTY ON THE RADIATOR ENDED AT 80,000 MILES. I AM IN A HUGE BIND NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO. BEING A SINGLE MOM I AM VERY TIGHT ON MONEY. I WOULD HOPE THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FOR NISSAN TO RECALL ALL NISSAN XTERRA 2005 FOR RADIATOR DEFECTS. I AM KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED AND PRAYING FOR A MIRACLE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425836September 17, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY SON TO A SOCCER GAME AND COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO GO PAST 20 GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE CAR IN THE DEALER A FEW MONTHS EARLIER B/C I WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING PAST 45MPH. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSE AND TO CONTINUE DRIVING. MY CAR HAD 72000 AT THAT POINT. THEY DID NOT ADVISE ME OF THE POTENTIAL RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OR LET ME KNOW THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENED FROM 60000 TO 80000 MILES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425744September 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO AND NOTICED ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT THAT IT HAD A RUMBLE WHEN DRIVING IT, ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING OVER 40 MPH OR ON AN INCLINE WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 ON HIGHWAYS. I ALSO NOTICED THAT UPON STARTING THE CAR THERE WAS A VERY LOUD THUMP IN THE REAR END. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THESE ISSUES BECAME NOTICEABE, MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR DID NOT MOVE AT ALL... I HAD TO CRAWL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RE START MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOW WHERE I WAS TOLD THE CODE WAS IN THE TRANSMISSION SECTION AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A TRANMISSION SHOP. THE ESTIMATED REPAIRS ARE VERY COSTLY AND IT'S OBVIOUS THAT SO MANY OTHER XTERRA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I TRAVEL 80 MILES A DAY TO AND FROM WORK AND AM FORCED TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR OR BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE THAT I JUST PURCHASED AND STILL OWE MONEY ON. THERE HAS TO BE SOME RESPONSIBILITY ON THE PART OF NISSAN TO REIMBURSE THEIR PURCHASERS FOR THE COSTLY REPAIRS DUE TO A PROBLEM THAT IS EVIDENTLY A DESIGN FLAW IN THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION OF THE 2005 XTERRA. IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE TO AID THE VICTIMS OF NISSANS POOR DESIGN? *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425772September 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY AND THE FUEL GAGE WOULD READ INACCURATELY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 98,000. UPDATED 11/29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR HIS MAKE AND MODEL, BUT NOT THE YEAR, AS WELL AS OTHER MODELS. UPDATED 12/12/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425178September 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A 2007 XTERRA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WITH JUST OVER 80,000. I HAVE THE PROBLEM WHERE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. I AM CURRENTLY PAYING A $292.00 NOTE ON A CAR THAT WILL NOT MOVE. I FELT COMFORTED IN THE FACT THAT I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH COVERAGE FOR 100,000 MILES OR 6 YEARS AFTER THE PURCHASE. THE FACTORY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE COST TO REPAIR THE RADIATOR. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR TRANSMISSION, THE SAME DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THE EXPENSIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND OVERCHARGED FOR THE CAR IS TRYING TO CHARGE $7700 FOR THE JOB WITH NEW PARTS OR $5500 TO DO THE JOB WITH USED PARTS. I KNOW NOW THAT THE JOB WOULD HAVE TO UTILIZE A NEW RADIATOR BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL RADIATORS ARE CAUSING COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX. I SEE REPORTS THAT NISSAN IS STARTING TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE FAULTY RADIATORS BUT IS NOT HOLDING THEMSELVES LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE DAMAGES TO ANY OF THE PARTS OF THE CAR EVEN THOUGH MOST IT IS UNDER WARRANTY (EVEN THOUGH EVERYONE'S RADIATOR SHOULD HAVE A FACTORY RECALL BY NOW). THERE IS EVEN A NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE ABOUT THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH MULTIPLE NISSAN MODELS. IT IS WRITTEN IN THE CONTRACT THAT IF THE RADIATOR CAUSES THE PROBLEM, THEN THE TRANSMISSION DAMAGES WILL NOT BE COVERED. ALSO THE RADIATOR, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE PART CAUSING ALL OF THE PROBLEMS, IS NOT EVEN COVERED AT ALL IN THE WARRANTY NOR IS IT UNDER A FACTORY RECALL. I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CAR WITH A WARRANTY BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO HAVE A CAR THAT WOULD GIVE ME FURTHER FINANCIAL TROUBLES IN COSTLY REPAIRS. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT DOES NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR RADIATORS AND/OR TRANSMISSIONS FOR EVERYONE THAT OWNS AN XTERRA, FRONTIER OR PATHFINDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424060September 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I FIRST NOTICED A VIBRATION IN MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA LIKE DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMPS WHEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE VIBRATION STOPPED. I THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH TIRES, DRIVESHAFT OR REAR END BUT FOUND IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN IF I TURNED OFF THE OVERDRIVE. SO I GOOGLED NISSAN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND FOUND THAT PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND SAID IT WAS DUE TO COOLANT MIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOT HAVING THE MONEY TO DO THE COSTLY REPAIR AND DEBATING WHETHER TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE. YESTERDAY THE CAR LEFT ME BROKE DOWN ALONGSIDE THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE STARTED JUMPING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THE CHECK ENGINE LIKE CAME ON AND THE TEMPERATURE WENT IN THE RED I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SEEN COOLANT MIXED WITH SOME OTHER FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND STREET SOMETHING MUST HAVE BURST. CONTACTED NISSAN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED DUE TO BEING OVER THE 80,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANT BUT TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO TO HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424081September 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS MORNING THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $500 TO FIX THE SENSOR WHICH WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND RECALLED ON EARLIER MODELS OF THIS TRUCK. AND IS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM FOR OTHER XTERRA OWNERS. PLEASE RECALL THIS PART. FUEL LEVEL SENSORS LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THIS IS OTHER MAKES AND MODELS OF VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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