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2007 Nissan Xterra complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →

Power Train
Filed Sep 8, 2018160 milesNC

IN 2015 MY FIANC TRUCK BROKE DOWN LEAVING HER STRANDED. SHE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE LOCAL NISSAN COMPANY WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE SUV NEW. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND IT SHOWED WHERE THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO MALFUNCTION. SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE MORE THAN $6,000. WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT NISSAN CORPERATE. NISSAN REP STATED THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DODO TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN PREDICT HOW LONG A TRANSMISSION WOULD LAST. WE'VE REACHED OUT TO NISSAN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WERE TOLD THAT BASED ON THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE THEY WON'T PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. MY FIANC TRAVELS DUE TO HER JOB SO OF COURSE IT WOULD HAVE HIGH MILEAGE.NISSAZN EXTENDED THERE WARRANTY FROM 30K TO 80K THEN 100K, AGAIN THERE NO WAY YOU CAN PREDICT A FAILURE. NISSAN NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THESE FAULTY RADIATORS AND FIX THESE VEHICLES. I AM A NISSAN OWNER IVE HAD 4 NISSANS THIS LEAVES A BAD LOOK ON NISSAN. I MYSELF WILL NOT NOR WILL I REFER ANYONE ELSE TO BUY OR LEASE ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT. I'M IN NC AND I'VE REFFERD AT LEAST 60 OF ,MY FRIENDS AND COLLEGES TO PURCHASE NISSAN. ALL THE STAFF AT DEACON JONES KNOW ME AND KNOW MY REPUTATION. I WAS TOLD BY A REP AT COOPERATE TO SPEAK WITH THE MANAGEMENT TO SEE IF THEY WOULD DISCOUNT MY REPAIR. MANAGEMENT STATED, THEY COULD ONLY COVER IT IF COORPERATE AGREED TO FIX IT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS CASE, ITS BEEN ONGOING. WE'VE REACHED OUT TO COORPERATE SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME WE GET THE

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Aug 26, 2018NY

LOSS OF POWER DUE TO LEAK OF THE RADIATOR TO THE TRANSMISSION, FOLLOW BY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE RUNS IN ONE GEAR AND THE DEALER SUGGESTED CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FOR $4,000 ARE THEY CRAZY..........2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH LOW MILES 89,000 ONE OWNER. I AM NEVER BUYING NISSAN AGAIN

Air Bags
Filed Aug 8, 2018FL

GETTING A BLINKING AIRBAG LIGHT BUT DID NOT SEE IT ON THE RECALL LIST.

Power Train
Filed Jul 30, 2018176,029 milesNC

TRANSMISSION/ COOLANT LEAK VEHICLE PARKED AND STARTED TO DRIVE LESS THAN 10 MPH , VEHICLE FAILED HAD TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 24, 2018NC

TRANSMISSION FAILED FROM RADIATOR LEAK. NISSAN DIDN'T NOTIFY US. CALLED CORPORATE ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS AND WE KEEP GETTING A RUN AROUND. WE'VE BEEN TOLD THE VEHICLE HAS TO MANY MILES OR TO OLD. I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH MANGER AND WAS TOLD THERE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE. EACH TIME THE MANAGERS WERE ALWAYS BUSY. THEY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY.

Electrical SystemFire
Filed Jul 18, 2018143,000 milesMA

BOCH NISSAN SOUTH ( FORMERLY NISSAN VILLAGE)SOLD ME A TRUCK ON MARCH 30, 2013 WHERE THEY ROLLED BACK THE ODOMETER & FAILED TO MENTION 2 SERIOUS ACCIDENTS IN 2011 PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE MARCH 2013. I BELIEVE WE WERE SHOWN A DIFFERENT CAR FAX I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE SALESMAN'S WIFE'S TRUCK THAT SHE HAD JUST TRADED IN. I HAVE HAD VERY SERIOUS ISSUES THAT MADE NO SINCE FOR A TRUCK THAT HAD BEEN BABYED BY ME . COMPLETE ENIGEN FIRE IN FEBUARY NUREMOUS OIL LEAKS & RADIATOR MIXING WITH THE COOLANT OIL PAST 10 MONTHS. I BROUGHT IT INTO TO NISSIAN BOCH SOUTH OF NORTH ATTLEBORO IN APRIL THEY ACCUSED ME OF ROLLING BACK THE ODOMETER. I WAS HORRIFIED TOLD THEM YOU GUYS SOLD ME THIS TRUCK. I WENT HOME AND ORDERED A CARFAX AND IT CLEARLY HAPPENED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WENT IN FOR REPAIRS ON 2 ACCIDENTS THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF! BOCH NISSIAN THINKS IT'S NO BIG DEAL MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS TRUCK SHE COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE FIRE AND AS A NEW DRIVER MAY HAVE PANICKED AND GOTTEN INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING ON RT 1 NORTH ATTLEBORO IN FEBRUARY I HAD JUST HAD THE VALVE GASKET REPLACED . I WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ALL POWER BLANK DASH SAW A TON OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE. I JUMPED OUT AFTER ROLLING TO THE SIDE OF ROUTE 1 BY THE TIME THE TOW TRUCK CAME IT WAS SIMMERING. IT TOOK OVER TWO WEEKS TO REPAIR WIRING AT PATRIOT ELECTRICAL IN PAWTUCKET RI NEW ALTERNATOR , GASKET COVER REPLACED AGAIN. I THOUGHT WE WERE BUYING A TRUCK WITH 58,000 MILES WHEN IN REALTY IT W

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 6, 2018189,265 milesAR

AT OVER 189000 MILES THE RADIATOR HOSE CRACKED AND LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION AND TCM FAILURE.

Power Train
Filed Jun 2, 2018171,000 milesSC

I WAS DRIVING IN AN INTERSECTION WHEN MY GEARS SLIPPED ALMOST CAUSING A MULTI-CAR COLLISION BECAUSE MY CAR WAS SHIFTING CORRECTLY. I WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL IT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF MORE TIMES THE SAME DAY. I KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON MY AUTOMATIC 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. I'VE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR CAR AT ALL UNTIL THEN. THE ENGINE IS STRONG AND SOUND. EVERYTHING WORKS EXCEPT NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. I USE THIS VEHICLE SIMPLY TO DRIVE TO WORK AND STATE TO STATE HIGHWAY TRAVELING. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AFTER THE INCIDENTS AND NOTICING A MILKY BROWN SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. OPENED IT UP AND THE RADIATOR WAS COMPLETELY MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. APPARENTLY, THE HOSES FROM RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION ARE INTERTWINED FROM THE FACTORY MANUFACTURE BUILD. THIS MISTAKE IS NOW GOING TO COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY COSTS HUMAN LIVES IN A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT! AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO HAVE HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF XTERRA AND FRONTIER OWNERS. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED OR ELSE SEVERAL HIGHWAY/SAFETY ISSUES WILL OCCUR. IMAGINE DRIVING AND SUDDENLY YOU HAVE NO POWERTRAIN TO REDIRECT YOUR VEHICLE FROM ONCOMING CARS ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY. OR IN MY CASE WHEN YIELDING AND TURNING IN AN INTERSECTION WHERE VEHICLES ARE TRAVELING TOWARDS YOU AND YOU CANNOT MOVE. LUCKILY SOME CARS SWERVED OUT OF THE WAY. ALSO, THE FINANCIAL COST OF THE VEHICLE IS ABSURD FOR SOMETHING THAT

Power Train
Filed May 11, 2018125,000 milesVA

RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXED NOW IT`S GOING TO COST $5000.00 DOLLARS FOR NEW TRANS.

Engine
Filed Apr 9, 2018175,000 milesTN

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.

Power Train
Filed Apr 9, 2018143,683 milesTN

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly
Filed Apr 6, 2018GA

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.

Power Train
Filed Feb 28, 201820 milesCT

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.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 26, 2018155,573 milesTX

TRANSMISSION FLUID IN RADIATOR IN 2016, HAD TO REBUILD RADIATOR. 2018 GAS GAUGE FUEL SENSOR NOT READING ACCURATELY. ONLY REGISTERS 1/4 TANK EVEN WHEN FILLED.

Power Train
Filed Jan 5, 2018130,000 milesNM

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM ALBUQUERQUE NM TO MORIARTY NM WHEN HAD VEHICLE OVERHEAT STOPPED VEHICLE AND CHECKED ANTIFREEZE AND IN THE RESERVOIR FOUND PINK LOOKING LIQUID LET IT COOL DOWN HAD HUSBAND CHECK IT AND HAD COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXED AFTER THIS VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT PROPERLY ALSO I WAS ON I40 WHEN IT OCCURRED

Power Train
Filed Jan 3, 2018180,000 milesCA

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO RADIATOR LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 26, 2017151,000 milesOK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO ANOTHER LANE AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND WAS TOWED AWAY BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Dec 9, 2017129,000 milesCA

I PURCHASED MY FIRST VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2016 AT KIA DEPOT OF SANTA ANA (NOW KIA OF ORANGE).. AND I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. ONE MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED BATTERY CORROSION. ABOUT A WEEK LATER I WAS DRIVING AND THERE WAS A LOUD THUD THAT FORCED ME OFF THE ROAD ON A BUSY STREET AND I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. TURNS OUT THE EMERGENCY BREAK WAS COMPLETED RUSTED AND CRUMBLED AWAY FROM THE CAR - THIS WAS NOT THE ONLY THING THAT WAS RUSTED I DISCOVERED. THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR IS TOTALLY COVERED AND BEING EATEN ALIVE BY RUST - THIS CAR WAS SOLD TO ME, BY KIA, AS A "AS IS" CAR - HOWEVER, I REFUSE TO LET THEM HID BEHIND THAT. SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR, WHICH WAS SOLD TO ME FOR A TOTAL OF $12,592.00,MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $285.85- I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY SITTING IN NEW YORK AROUND THE TIME OF HURRICANE KATRINA - LEGALLY IF ITS FROM A DIFFERENT STATE, THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DISCLOSE THAT TO ME & THEY DIDN'T. SO FAR I'VE HAD TO GET A NEW BATTERY, NEW BRAKES, EMERGENCY BRAKE IS GONE, NEW MUFFLER, NEW SWAY BAR, AC RECHARGED, AND JUST RECENTLY A PIECE OF THE LEAF SPRING UNDER THE TIRE COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF AND BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING - THESE GUYS SOLD ME A RUSTY NIGHTMARE AND THEY HAVE SINCE CLOSED UP SHOP. ALSO THE SALESMAN PADDED MY LOAN APPLICATION AND I JUST RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT IS TOTALLY ILLEGAL - I DO NOT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL ANOTHER PIECE OF THIS THING FALLS APART ON ME AGAIN, I HAD MY 7 YEAR OLD NIECE IN THE CAR WITH ME THE FIRST TIME

Power Train
Filed Dec 2, 2017125,000 milesTX

LACK OF RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION DOES SHIFT FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL TO REVERSE AND THEN DRIVE BUT ONCE IN DRIVE IT STAYS IN A LOWER GEAR LIKE 1ST. WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET ALL OF THE SUDDEN I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A SOUND AS IF IT WERE NOT SHIFTING TO A HIGHER GEAR. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CHECKED THE ENGINE CODE AND THEY SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND THAT WE NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. WE TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT THE CODES IS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPAIR COST WILL BE ABOUT 5000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 21, 2017126,000 milesKY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A BUMPY RIDE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE, THE ODOMETER WOULD DECREASE, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE SEPARATE TIMES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

Power Train
Filed Nov 10, 2017117,000 milesVT

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN EXTERRA 4WD. I CHECKED MY RADIATOR FLUID SINCE I WAS NOT GETTING HEAT DURING PARKED IDLE. AFTER LETTING THE MOTOR COOL ENOUGH TO REMOVE THE RADIATOR CAP, TO MY SURPRISE THERE IS TRANSMISSION FLUID IN MY RADIATOR. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AND NEVER ONCE GOT A LETTER. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN TODAY 11/10/2017 I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL ENDED IN 2016 OR AT 100,000 MILES. IN WHICH CASE I WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 2, 2017190,000 milesIN

TAKATA RECALL

Engine
Filed Oct 24, 2017155,534 milesME

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, CONTAMINATION IN RADIATOR. VEHICLE IS NOW RENDERED USELESS UNTIL TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR REPLACEMENT.

Power Train
Filed Oct 24, 2017185,000 milesCO

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT DUE TO A RADIATOR DEFECT IN THE 2005-2010 XTERRAS. I KNOW THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT INVOLVING THIS ISSUE AND CONSUMERS ARE ATTEMPTING TO FORCE A RECALL OF THIS GENERATION OF NISSANS. THE REPAIR COST $4,200 AND I WAS WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR OVER TWO WEEKS. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT I HAD SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE TO THE COMPUTER, WHICH IS TYPICAL OF THIS DEFECT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, BUT I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT FROM MY LOCATION SINCE I WAS HIKING IN THE MOUNTAINS APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES FROM HOME WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THERE WAS A MAJOR ISSUE.

Power Train
Filed Sep 27, 201798,178 milesCA

WHILE ON A CAMPING TRIP FROM CALIFORNIA TO NEBRASKA TO WATCH THE ECLIPSE, MY XTERRA SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING (NO WARNING LIGHTS) LOST POWER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN AN INTERSECTION NEAR ALIANCE, NE. WE WERE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT BUT COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IF THIS HAD BEEN A MORE POPULATED AREA. WE WERE ABLE TO "COAST" IT OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A PARKING AREA AND ARRANGE FOR A TOW TRUCK TO PICK US UP.THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER IS 500MI. AWAY IN DENVER SO HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO AAA RECOMMENDED SHOP. THEY DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO RADIATOR CRACK AND UNIT SENDING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS 98K MI. ON IT.! ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIRS $3-8,000.00. TO COMPLETE REPAIRS THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE PARTS SENT FROM CALIFORNIA, SO THEY ADVISED ME JUNK THE VEHICLE OR TOW BACK TO CALIFORNIA. SINCE I'M A SENIOR LIVING ON FIXED INCOME I DO NOT HAVE FUNDS TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. SO I HAD TO RENT A CAR ($800.00) TO GET BACK TO CALIFORNIA AND HAVE THE XTERRA TRANSPORTED ($1,100.00) BACK TO BE REPAIRED. THINK IT IS SHAMEFUL THAT THERE WAS NO NOTICE FROM NISSAN ABOUT THIS SO CONSUMERS COULD TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER,THIS IS THE SECOND NISSAN PRODUCT I'VE OWNED, BUT NOW BECAUSE NISSAN IS NOT STANDING BEHIND ITS PRODUCT, EVEN AFTER THE REPAIRS I WILL HAVE A "WORTHLESS" VEHICLE THAT I HAVE HAD TO PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO..SO THIS WILL BE MY LAST PURCHASE FROM THIS COMPANY.

Power Train
Filed Sep 27, 201776,811 milesNC

MY VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF A FAULTY RADIATOR ISSUE ALLOWING FLUID TO LEAK INTO AND DESTROY THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP REPAIR.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 26, 2017SC

THE FUEL GAUGE IS GIVING INCORRECT READING

Engine
Filed Aug 31, 2017150,000 milesAR

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED BY A CRACKED RADIATOR THAT ALLOWED ENGINE COOLANT TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. COST TO FIX IS MORE THAN THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEFECTIVE RADIATOR HAS NO RECALL ON IT ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN TO NISSAN.

Power Train
Filed Aug 16, 2017165,000 milesGA

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, TRANSMISSION STARTED DOWNSHIFTING. I PULLED OVER, POPPED THE HOOD, AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. I CHECKED IT, AND IT WAS NORMAL LEVEL BUT EXTREMELY HOT. I LET IT COOL DOWN, AND I STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN, AND THE OVERDRIVE STARTS RUMBLING; FEELS AND SOUND LIKE I'M DRIVING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP. TRANSMISSION SHOP SAYS, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING.

Power Train
Filed Aug 13, 2017130,000 milesMO

RADIATOR CRACKED AND COOLING GOT INTO MY TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AT A DEALERSHIP IN 2014. WHICH I THINK DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE WARNED ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM TOO. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND OVERDRIVE STARTED SHUTTERING AND SO I HAD TO PUT IT INTO 4TH GEAR TO MAKE IT ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY. SO THEN I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE WHAT I COULD DO WHAT CAUSES IT TO SHUTTER AND THEN I SEEN THE NOTIFICATIONS ABOUT THE COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION SO I CHECKED THE RADIATOR AND SURE ENOUGH THERE WAS WHITE FOAM OR STICKY STUFF IN THERE. SO NOW IT'S GOING TO COST ABOUT $3,000 FOR A TRANSMISSION AND TO HAVE IT PUT IN AND I STILL OWE $4,000 ON THE VEHICLE WHICH IS NOW A YARD ORNAMENT UNTIL I SAVE THE MONEY UP TO PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION

Power Train
Filed Aug 12, 201710,010 milesOH

DRIVING AUTO STARTING MAKING NOISE LIKE GOING OVER RUMBLE STRIP, THEN WOULDN'T START BUT COULD BE STARTED BY CROSSING WIRES UNDER HOOD. TOOK TO DUTRO IN ZANESVILLE, THEY INSTALLED NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM. STILL WOULDN'T START,THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR INTERMIX PROBLEM. 6000 DOLLARS. CONTACTED NISSAN THE BBB. NO HELP! 100100 MILES ON IT. NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL OR ANYTHING. SHOULDN'T THERE HAVE BEEN A RECAL?

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Aug 1, 2017110,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED 1/8 LESS FUEL IN THE TANK THAN THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE STARTED APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT REFLECT THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (FIRESTONE IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDER MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 27901980. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Power Train
Filed Jul 17, 2017AR

TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING WITH COLLING ANTIFREEZER DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BAD DESIGNED RADIATOR,

Power Train
Filed Jun 26, 2017104,000 milesKY

EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLER/RADIATOR ASSEMBLY LEAK HAS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION ON MY VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE MIXING OF THE VEHICLE COOLANT AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE/TRANSMISSION BODY ASSEMBLY TO MALFUNCTION. THUS THE VEHICLE REFUSES TO START AS THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT OPERATE. I AM NOW REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AT MORE THAN $2K OUT OF POCKETPIN ADDITION TO TOWING AND RENTAL VEHICLE EXPENSES. THE VEHICLE RAN FINE AND NO SLIPPING WAS DETECTED PRIOR TO THE MALFUNCTION EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGES. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE REQUIRING A TOW TO A MECHANIC AFTER RUNNING WITHOUT ANY ISSUES THE PREVIOUS DAY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE THAT NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS IN THE XTERRA, PATHFINDER, TITAN, AND ARMADA MODELS. NISSAN FAILED TO NOTIFY VEHICLE OWNERS OF STEPS TO AVOID COSTLY REPAIRS BY SIMPLY USING A DIFFERENT NONCORRSIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID AND TO REPLACE THE FAULTY RADIATOR AND EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLER ASSEMBLY. I AM NOW LEFT IN A GREATER UNDUE HARDSHIP THNKS TO NISSAN'S GROSS NEGLIGENCE REGARDING AN ALL TOO COMMON ISSUE THAT NISSAN FAILED TO ADDRESS WITH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND DOCUMENTED EXAMPLES. THE EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY DOES ADEQUATELY COVER VEHICLE OWNERS WHO ALL SEEM TO FALL VICTIM OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY COVERAGE PERIOD THAT NISSAN SPECIFICALLY INCREASED DUE TO THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND FLUIDS THAT NISSAN RECOMMEND

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed May 31, 2017100,000 milesID

FOR OVER A YEAR WE HAVE HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH CODE P0463, THE FUEL SENDER UNIT NEEDS REPLACED. OUR GAS GAUGE NEVER READS CORRECTLY AND HAS SAID WE HAVE HAD GAS WHEN WE DO NOT. SOMETIMES IT ALSO READS EMPTY RIGHT AFTER I FILL IT UP. AFTER MORE RESEARCH THIS IS A HIGHLY COMMON AND EXPENSIVE ISSUE FOR XTERRA OWNERS. I BELIEVE THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR CUSTOMERS WITH THIS VEY COMMON PROBLEM.

Power Train
Filed May 21, 20175 milesTX

FAULTY RADIATORS IN NISSANS ARE LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, DESTROYING THE SEALS, VALVES AND TORQUE CONVERTER.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 13, 2017152,000 milesNY

MIXING OF RADIATOR COOLANT WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE OF RADIATOR PROBLEMS.

Engine
Filed Apr 13, 2017TX

NISSAN DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED ME ABOUT NEEDING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TIMING CHAIN SYSTEM. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, IT IS EVIDENT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT FAULTY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS AND GUIDES THAT IT WAS USING ON CERTAIN MODEL YEAR XTERRAS, INCLUDING 2007. IF TIMING CHAIN FAILS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, IT CAN LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND A $8000+ REPAIR BILL FOR A NEW ENGINE. NISSAN KNOWING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SENT SERVICE BULLETINS TO ITS SERVICE CENTERS BUT DID NOT INFORM CONSUMERS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE TIMING CHAIN SHOULD BE GOOD FOR THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE, BUT NOW MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME IT IS GOING TO COST AT LEAST $1900 TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN AND ALL COMPONENTS. NISSAN KNEW THE COMPONENTS ARE FAULTY AND YET DON'T CARE ENOUGH TO INFORM CONSUMERS. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. NISSAN KNEW THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLERS ON SAME MODEL YEAR WERE FAULTY AND DID NOT INFORM CONSUMERS. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FORCED NISSAN TO FACE THE MUSIC, BUT CONSUMERS STILL HAD TO PAY OVER $2000 OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION COOLER, AND RADIATOR.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Apr 6, 201789,000 milesMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE GAUGE WOULD FAIL TO REGISTER THE PROPER FUEL LEVELS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF DUE TO NO FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR AND THE FLOW IN THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE FLOW GAUGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM,GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 5, 2017130,000 milesFL

FUEL GAUGE SENSOR IS NOT WORKING - SHOWS ON EMPTY EVEN AT FULL TANK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PERMANENTLY ON DUE TO THIS ISSUE

Power Train
Filed Feb 28, 2017166,000 milesCO

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING.

Engine
Filed Feb 25, 2017148,000 milesWA

RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION RENDERING BOTH DEFECTIVE AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. NO HEAT WHEN CAR NOT MOVING, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND SKIPPING WHILE DRIVING.

Power Train
Filed Feb 21, 2017118,000 milesTN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 20, 2017TX

ON A FM ROAD, DOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A GUARD RAIL, WENT OVER RAIL, HIT TREE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL UPON IMPACT WITH GUARDRAIL, HIT WINDSHIELD WITH HEAD WHEN VEHICLE STRUCK TREE. (NOT WEARING SEAT BELT AT TIME OF IMPACT.) VEHICLE HAS BEEN DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. WE BELIEVE THE ISSUE IS, THE AIRBAG SENSORS.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 12, 201750,000 milesIL

NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE RADIATOR FLUIDS STARTED TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL COST $8000 DOLLARS TO FIX

Power Train
Filed Feb 4, 2017WA

TAKATA RECALL I WAS NEVER TOLD TO REPLACE MY RADIATOR TO PROTECT MY TRANSMISSION. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. CROSS CONTAMINATION. NISSAN DID NOTHING TO INFORM ME OF THIS PROBLEM. I'V TAKEN IT TO BELLEVUE NISSAN FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS. NOT EVEN A COURTESY HEADS UP. YOU CAN STILL SAVE OTHER CUSTOMERS. PLEASE MAKE THEM TELL THEIR CUSTOMERS TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED MY X UP TO THIS POINT. THEY'VE LOST ALL CREDIBILITY. VERY DISAPPOINTING AS A X CUSTOMER AND X FAN.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 17, 201770,000 milesAZ

TAKATA RECALL TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT AT 70,000 MILES.

Power Train
Filed Dec 10, 2016125,000 milesTX

WELL THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR LEAK TOOK THE MY XTERRA IN TO NISSAN MCGAVOCK AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO GET TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACED AND NOW I HAVE NO CAR AND ME AND MY WIFE HAVE TO WALK TO BUS TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND I GO TO WORK ON BUS AND SO DOES MY WIFE.. THEY TOLD ME FROM MCGAVOCK NISSAN THAT THEY COULD FIX IT FOR 5800.00 DOLLARS. THIS IS A SHAME THAT YOU DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE OUT AND GETTING THIS FIX. XTERRA DOES NOT RUN IT IS BROKE..

Power Train
Filed Dec 3, 2016160,843 milesKY

MY SUV WAS ON A HIGHWAY, AND 4WD INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE MADE A VIBRATING NOISE, PULLED OFF AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART, THE SUV WAS TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST. RESULTS: THE CODES U1000, P1807 AND P0717 (TRANSMISSION) COST $4, 491,58. IN APRIL 2016, I HAD A LEAK FROM THE RADIATOR THAT RUINED THE TRANSMISSION. I INITIALLY HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED, COST $1000 AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS ONLY A BAND-AID HOWEVER, AND DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. 6 MONTHS LATER TRANSMISSION FAILED. NISSAN PUT THE CONSUMER UNDER THE BUS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS CASE# 24403641 WITH NO ASSISTANT, DUE TO THE MILEAGE OF 100K EXCEEDS WARRANTY. NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THIS DEFAULT IN RADIATORS BACK IN 2007 AND DID NOT NOTIFY A RECALL TO THE CONSUMER. A CROSS CONTAMINATION WHERE COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT, DUE TO THIS ORDEAL AND VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION. I'VE ALWAYS MAINTAINED MY SUV ON ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE. NISSAN CORPORATION NEEDS TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER, AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND DEDUCTIBLE WAS A JOKE. THERE HAS BEEN OVER 2500 CONSUMERS AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE. NISSAN CONTINUES TO SELL THEIR PRODUCTS AND I WOULD HIGHLY ADVISE CONSUMERS TO STOP BUYING NISSAN, NOT A TRUSTWORTHY COMPANY PERIOD. REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Power Train
Filed Nov 21, 201675,000 milesCT

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR STARTED NOT TO SHIFT WELL WHEN CHANGING GEARS. I'VE NOTICED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON THE CITY ROADS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WITHIN THAT WEEK AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT WILL COST OVER $3000 TO FIX. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR 2 YEARS AGO, I ALSO PURCHASED A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY THAT INCLUDED THE TRANSMISSION. I DID NOT HAVE THE PAPERWORK WITH ME SO I HAD TO GO HOME TO LOOK FOR IT. ONCE I FOUND IT, I CALLED AND SENT THE COPY DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. THEY CALLED ME THE FOLLOWING DAY SAYING MY WARRANTY COVERS EVERYTHING EXCEPT INTERMIX INGRID WHICH WAS EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. I SPENT EXTRA MONEY TO MAKE SURE IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO MY CAR I COULD GET IT FIXED WITH THE WARRANTY. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING AND TO FIX IT I MUST PAY THE $3000. I HAD MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND IT ONLY HAS 75,000 MIKES AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION GOES OUT? I RESEARCHED WHAT INTERMIX INGRID IS AND FOUND OUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM??! NISSAN ISN'T TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND INSTEAD CHARGING US ALL $3000+ TO GET THE PROBLEM THAT EVERYONE IS HAVING FIXED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR THE WARRANTY SHOULD COVER THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN SHOULD NOT BE MAKING A PROFIT ON AN ISSUE THEY ARE AWARE AND NOT TRYING TO NOTIFY PEOPLE ABOUT.

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