Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#11338611July 10, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I WAS REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE OEM RADIATOR DUE TO APPEARANCE OF CROSS-CONTAMINATION BETWEEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT. THE DISCOVERY WAS MADE EARLY ENOUGH TO AVOID BEING STRANDED. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE AMOUNT OF CONTAMINATION THAT PRECEDED THE REPLACEMENT HAS CAUSED PERMANENT DAMAGE, BUT THE VEHICLE IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AS OF THIS MOMENT. I AM AWARE THAT NISSAN HAS BEEN CHALLENGED ON THE TOPIC OF EXTENDED WARRANTY SUPPORT AND/OR RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE OVER A SPAN OF YEARS, AND THIS REPORT IS FILED TO ADD A DATA POINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327823June 8, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE JULY 2019 FROM OWNER. AFTER 3 WEEKS TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING WEIRD WHILE ON VACATION TRANSMISSION SEIZED DUE TOO COOLANT LEAKING FROM RADIATOR COOLER INTO TRANSMISSION. TOTAL REPAIRS TOW COSTS AND RENTAL CAR RENTAL EXCEED $5000.00. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR TRANSMISSION AND COOLING SYSTEM RELATED PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD APPROX. 100,000 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED. AND ONLY HAS APPROX. 128,000 ON IT. NOW. CAN I GET ANY TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS PAID OUT OF POCKET???? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324594May 14, 2020
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES, BOTH IN MOTION AND PARKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS, STRANGE NOISES, OR OTHER INDICATORS TO POINT TO THE ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN TRYING TO USE THE OBD PORT TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE, THE OBD PORT WILL NOT READ AND ONLY GIVES AN ERROR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323427May 5, 2020
POWER TRAIN
COOLANT IN TRANSMISSION! BOUGHT NEW IN MARCH OF 2015. WAS DRIVING ON I-10 IN BILOXI AND IT STARTED SMELLING LIKE A BURNT RUBBER SMELL AND IT STARTED SMOKING! PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF IT! LEFT ME AND MY DAUGHTER STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321193April 15, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS 47 MPH IN A 45 MPH ROAD AND THE GUY BEHIND ME ILLEGALLY PASSED ME BY DRIVING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO PASS ME CAUSING ME TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND SWERVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321110April 14, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319917April 1, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS ENTERING THE 101 FROM BROADWAY ROAD IN MESA. THERE WAS A CAR 2 SECONDS BEHIND ME. I WAS CHANGING LANES GOING TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR AGGRESSIVELY ACCELERATED WITH THE INTENT TO PASS ME AND NEARLY HIT ME. I HAD TO SWERVE BACK TO MY ORIGINAL LANE. I THEN CHANGED LANES AND WAS TRYING TO CHANGE LANES GOING LEFT AND THE SAME CAR ATTEMPTED TO AGGRESSIVELY PASS ME AFTER I HAD ALREADY BEGAN CHANGING LANES. I HAD TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT AGAIN TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I LET THIS MAZDA CAR PASS AND THEN CHANGED LANES GOING LEFT. AT THAT POINT THE CAR ABRUPTLY SLOWED DOWN FROM GOING 75 MILES PER HOUR TO 60 MILES PER HOUR. THIS NEARLY CAUSED ANOTHER ACCIDENT AS IT WAS OBVIOUS THE CAR WAS TRYING TO ANNOY AND FRUSTRATE ME FOR NO REASON. HE CONTINUED THIS SPEED FOR ABOUT HALF A MILE BEFORE CHANGING LANES. HE NEARLY CAUSED 4 SEPARATE ACCIDENTS WITH HIS AGGRESSIVE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319683March 30, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SENDING UNIT IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT IS SHOWING AN INCORRECT LEVEL ON THE FUEL GAUGE. THE CAR WHEN MOVING OR STATIONARY DOES NOT SHOW THE PROPER LEVEL. CANNOT TELL WHEN VEHICLE MAY BE OUT OF FUEL AND STOP RUNNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319694March 30, 2020
POWER TRAIN
THE CORNER CUTTING DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSED THE ISSUE COMMONLY KNOWN AS SMOD (STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE OF DEATH, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE COOLANT MIX IN BOTH THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION) HAS CAUSED THE TCM TO BECOME DAMAGED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS GOING UP A HILL THEN WOULDNT START AFTER TURNING IT OFF, WEVE CHANGED THE FILTER, FLUID AND SOLENOIDS ON THE VALVE BODY, BUT THE TCM STILL ISNT WORKING. WE CAN START THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT AROUND A BIT, ONCE IT GETS TO 3RD GEAR IT RUNS FINE, BUT IN LOWER GEARS (EXCEPT FOR WHEN IN REVERSE) IT STRUGGLES, THEN AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS BECAUSE THE TCM ISNT WORKING PROPERLY, THIS ISSUE PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING AGAIN WITHIN ABOUT 1 HOUR OF TURNING IT OFF. AS STATED EARLIER THIS TCM ISSUE CAME TO LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GO UP A HILL, IF TRAFFIC WERE ANY WORSE THAN IT WAS THIS COULDVE POTENTIALLY LED TO A DISASTER THAT WOULDVE MADE HAVING TO WAIT ABOUT AN HOUR FOR PICKUP SEEM LIKE NOTHING. THIS ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY NISSAN CUTTING CORNERS AND ITS A COMMON ISSUE THATS LED TO MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVING TO COVER REPAIRS OR JUST GIVE UP ON THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317760March 12, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL, HOWEVER, THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A QUARTER TANK OF FUEL. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. FUEL WAS ADDED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT VISITED THE MCLARTY NISSAN OF BENTON LOCATED AT (19960 I-30, BENTON, AR 72019) AND WAS NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311845February 27, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. PUT GAS IN AND IT DOES NOT REGISTER. HAVING TO KEEP TRACK OF MILEAGE WHEN GAS IS PUT IN. SAW A RECALL CAMPAIGN 10V075000 AND CONTACTED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED IF UNDER RECALL WOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE WOULD INQUIRE WITH SERVICE ADVISORS WAS THEN CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT. TOOK IT IN THIS MORNING AND I WAS ADVISED NO RECALL.? IS THIS A LEGIT RECALL AND IF SO I NEED IT LISTED UNDER MY VIN SO I CAN GET THIS FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309948February 18, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN 2019 GOT AN INCIDENT WITH MY NISSAN XTERRA'S TRANSMISSION. SOMETHING FAILED IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT ALL OF THE SUDDEN STARTED TO SLOWDOWN SO I PARK AND IT GOT TOWED AND TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC. THEY CHARGED ME 2000 TO FIX IT. AND SINCE THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. SO AFTER MONTHS I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AGAIN AND THE GUY SAID THE RADIATION IS SENDING WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION THAT'S WHY THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302468January 28, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 36K MILES. MAY 15TH, 2009. I CURRENTLY HAVE 112K MILES ON IT AND HAVE A NOT START A/T CONT FUSE BLOWN ISSUE. MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS A CODE STATING A SPEED DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE TRANSMISSION. SOON AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, MY MECHANIC VERIFIED RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND I WILL NEED TO REPLACE BOTH MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION TO THE APPROX COST OF $5500. NEEDLESS TO SAY, NOT ONLY IS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT I WILL HAVE TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET SINCE THE LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST NISSAN CONCERNING THIS ISSUE EXPIRED IN 2013. BUYER BEWARE!!! BE CAREFUL IF YOU PURCHASE A NISSAN XTERRA FROM 2005-2010 UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO FORK OUT MORE MONEY THAN EXPECTED TO PAY FOR A DEFECT THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT BUT WILL NO LONGER SUPPORT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301032January 22, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN MAKING A LOUD NOISE, A LOUD "CLUNK" PERIODICALLY WHEN IN MOTION AND MORE PREVALENT GOING UPHILL. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION AND HAS RUINED TRANSMISSION.HE STAND TRANSMISSION FLUID IS CONTAMINATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290793December 23, 2019
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES WHEN LIGHT IS RESET IT FLASHES AGAIN AFTER A FEW MILES HORN DOESN'T WORK UNABLE TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS & PEDESTRIANS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290762December 22, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
A LA SEMANA DE MARZO 30 DEL 2019 QUE SAQUE ESTA CAMIONETA DEL DEALER HAPPY'S AUTO, LLC EN HAYS, KS 67601. ESTE PRESENTO UN CALENTAMIENTO DEL MOTOR, TUBE QUE PAGAR PARA QUE LE CAMBIARAN EN TERMOSTATO, PERO SIGUIO EL PROBLEMA SIEMPRE HASTA QUE ME DIJERON LOS DEL MISMO DEALER QUE EL MOTOR YA NO SERVIA. DI 2200 DOLLARS DE PAGO, DIJERON QUE TENIA YO QUE PAGAR OTRO MOTOR MAS EL COSTO 11,072 DOLLARS DE LA CAMIONETA. ES UN ROBO, ME ENTREGARON LA CAMIONETA CON EL ESTEREO MAL, LA REFACCION NO ME LA PUSIERON ABAJO EN SU LUGAR, LO CUAL CAUSO QUE SE ME QUEBRARA UN PLASTICO DE LA CAJUELA TRADERS. AL FINAL LES DIJE QUE NO QUERIA MAS LA CAMIONETA Y ME DIJERON QUE ESTABA BIEN PERO NO ME DEVOLVERIAN MI DINERO, NUNCA ME ENSEARON EL HISTORIAL MECANICO DE LA CAMIONETA. LA CAMIONETA YA TENIA MAS DE 150000 MILLAS. AHORA AUTO CHOICES,LLC ME ESTA COBRANDO POR UNA CAMIONETA QUE NO TENGO PORQUE ELLOS SE LA QUEDARON, QUE ME FALLO SIEMPRE Y CON UN INTERES DEL 20% ANUAL. NECECITO AYUDA POR FAVOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289570December 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK EITHER STAYS LOCKED AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, OR, THE LOCK DOES NOT LATCH SO THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN. THIS HAPPED BOTH WHILE PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283159December 1, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK I REPORTED THIS FUEL LEVEL PROBLEM I BELIEVE IN JULY, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS XTERRA 2007 (WE HAVE TWO A 2005 AND THIS 2007) SHE DRIVING IN THE CENTER LANE ON THE I-30 INTERSTATE WHEN THE XTERRA JUST CUT OUT, LOOKING AT THE DASH SHE SAID IT HAS FUEL ABOUT A 1/4 TANK , SHE SAID SHE JUST MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE SAFETY LANE WHEN STOPPED. I WENT TO HER AIDE TO FIND THE CHECK ENGINE LITE ON AND IT WOULDNT START, I TOOK A TWO FOOT PIECE OF TWO BY FOUR AND WRAPPED THE TANK AND IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS EMPTY AND WHATS FUNNY THE GAUGE INSIDE NOW READS EMPTY..GOT HER GAS AND I DROVE IT HOME. I REPORT THIS TO YOU GUYS AND NEVER HEARD A WORD BACK ABOUT THIS. IN FACT THE COMPLAINT DOESY SHOW UP IN YOUR LISTING EXPLAIN THAT! I'IM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND DONE MY FAIR SHARE OF FAILURE ANALYSIS IN MY CAREER AND WHATS GOING ON WITH THIS XTERRA IS A HEAT RELATED CONDITION. 1. THE PUMP IS SPRING LOADED TO BE ABLE TO KEEP CONTACT WITH THE TANK TO PICKUP FUEL. 2. THE TANK BEING MADE OF POLY MATERIAL PLASTIC EXPANDS CAUSING THE THE PUMP TO JACK SCREW IN HE DIRECTION OF THE SPRING WHICH ROTATES THE SENDING UNIT PICK ARM TO LODGE IT SELF AGAINST THE THE TANK EMBOSSMENT AND NOT ALLOWING THE ARM TO COME TO REST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. I FOUND OUT THIS CONFIRM THE PROBLEM WITH A RECALL NOTICE FOR 2006 AND 2008 BNUT WHY NOT THE 2007 ITS SAME DAM CONFGURATION ,SAME PARTS ,SAME TANK, ,07,08 PART NUMBER17202-9BM2A, SENDER 25060-ZZ00A, PUMP IS THE SAME 17040-ZS00A, SO WHY WASNT THE 2007 INCLUDED IN THE RECALL A TYPING ERROR :SUMMARY 10V75500 READS":NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND MODEL YEAR 2008 " SHOULD HAVE READ MODELS 2006,2007 AND MODEL YEAR 2008. HOW COULD YOU GUYS MISS THIS? DONT YOU EVER DO A CHECK ON "WHERE USED" WITH XXXX MODELS? IF A PART IS USED BY THE SAME TYPE OF UNIT IT WILL ALSO HAVE THE SAME FAILURE OCCURE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282818November 29, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I KELP VEHICLE REGULARLY MANTIANCED SHUT IT OFF ONE EVENING NEXT MORNING IT WOULD START WHEN FINALLY STARTED IT WOULDN'T PULL IN 1ST GEAR. TOOK IT TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT A CRACK HAD ACCURED AND THERE WAS COOLANT MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID .SO 3 DAYS AFTER I PD IT OFF ON A 3 YR PAYMENT PLAN IT BROKE DOWN ON ME . VERY HARD TO FIND D A PLACEMENT AND SOMEONE WHO WILL DO WORK ON IT BC IT'S SO COMMO
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280774November 18, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 6/12/2018 PULLED INTO MY GARAGE AT HOME AND ON TURNING ENGINE OFF SAW ELECTRICAL SPARK UNDER HOOD AND SUV WENT UP IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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