2007 Nissan Xterra complaints

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA OFF ROAD 4X4 WITH180,900 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SPONTANEOUSLY DOWNSHIFT TO LOW GEARS WHILE MOVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 25 MILE PER HOUR. AT ONE POINT, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED AND LOCKED UP WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MILES PER HOUR, WHICH RESULTED IN A SUDDEN STOP IN THE MIDST OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW ON A TWO LANE ROAD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALER FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. INSPECTION REVEALED COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION VIA A LEAKING TRANSMISSION COOLER ASSEMBLY INTEGRATED INTO THE MAIN ENGINE RADIATOR. THE TRANSMISSION SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL INTERNAL DAMAGE FROM THE COOLANT MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CIRCULATING THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO MAKE THE VEHICLE ROADWORTHY AGAIN. TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR WITH TAXES WAS $4800.00. NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER AND TECHS AT DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE XTERRA AND FRONTIER MODEL VEHICLES, YET NO PROACTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN DURING PREVIOUS SERVICE APPOINTMENTS AT 30,000 MILE SERVICE INTERVALS, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENTS, AND DURING YEARLY STATE VEHICLE INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED AT THE SAME NISSAN DEALERSHIP.

I BOUGHT A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. 2 DAYS LATER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON NISSAN TOLD ME I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION IT WOULD COST ME 4900 TO REPLACE. THEY CLEAR THE LIGHT OFF.THEY FAILED TO TELL ME ABOUT THE 2 RECALLS OR THE FACT THEY WERE UNDER INVESTIGATION. WHEN I CALLED TO FILE A COMPLAINT THE LADY SAID I WOULD BE CONTACTED THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. IT NEVER HAPPENED. I CALLED NISSAN THEY TOLD ME EITHER TO PAY THE 4900 OR DO WITHOUT AND I WAS HUNG UP ON. THE FOLLOWING DAY I LOST ALL GEARS IN MY CAR WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI WITH MY 3 YOUNG KIDS IN THE CAR.MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME BACK ON.I CALLED NISSAN THE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.WHEN I BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION THEY HUNG UP ON ME WHEN I CALLED THE COMPLAINT LINE BACK THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND I WOULD HEAR BACK.STILL NOTHING. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED AND SUED AND BE PUT OUT OF BUSINESS FOR KNOWINGLY ENDANGERING LIVES AND NOT CARING

ENGINE MAKES A LOUD SQUEAL AT STARTUP THEN WHINES AT IDLE AND DURING ACCELERATION. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO NISSAN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THE COMPONENTS OF THE TIMING CHAIN NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR IS $2700. MILEAGE IS VERY LOW AT 62000.

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MY XTERRA HAD SUDDEN JERKING FELT THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANICS HAVE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION COOLER WHICH HAS ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH MY TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE TO ITS INTERNAL COMPONENTS. PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE, I HAVE HAD NO OTHER ISSUES WHAT-SO-EVER WITH THE OPERATION OF MY VEHICLE. THIS DAMAGE TO MY TRANSMISSION HAS COST IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR, AND ALL DUE TO A FAULTY RADIATOR THAT WAS INSTALLED BY NISSAN

TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER FAILURE . NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN SEVERAL OF IT MODELS FOR YEARS AND REFUSES TO REPAIR AS A KNOWN DEFECT OR ISSUE A RECALL

RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLANT LEAK. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. CAUSE STALL ON BUSY HIGHWAY. KNOWN ISSUE WITH X-TERRA, PATHFINDER, FRONTIER. NISSAN WOULD NOT COMPENSATE ON ANY LEVEL. US VEHICLE IN CANADA WHEN HAPPENED

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60MPH WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SPEED UP AND SWITCH LANES THE TRUCK SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED THREE TIMES LUCKY THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE OTHER LANE SO THEY WENT AROUND I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES WHILE TRYING TO PAY ATTENTION AND NOT GET HIT I HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND TRY TO START IT BACK UP THE TRUCK STARTED AND SEEMED TO IDLE FINE I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND LIMPED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WHITEOUT GETTING HIT LUCKILY AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP I HAD MY WIFE AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK THANK GOD NOTHING HAPPENED. THE SHOP TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADAITOR FLUID MIXED CAUSING MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL THEY TOLD ME THAT MY RADIATOR IS CRACK AND COOLANT MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID I DIDN'T FIX IT YET I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY I JUST PAID IT OFF AND I'M TRYING TO BUY A HOUSE AND NOW LOOKING ON LINE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CASES OF THIS AND A LAWSUIT THAT WAS ONE BUT MY TRUCK HAS 150,000 MILES ON IT ALL INTERSTATE MAINLY BUT I'M WAY OUT OF THE MILES FOR WARRANTY, SO WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL ? IF THIS HAS HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE I WAS WAS ALMOST HIT THREE TIMES AND I HAD TO LIMP MY TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WERE I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT SITTING STILL . I'M VERY UPSET OVER THIS NISSAN WANTS 5K TO FIX IT SO I GUESS I WILL START SAVING MY MONEY HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE A RECALL SOON.

CAR TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND STOP MOVING. TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK. RADIATOR WATER LEAK.

THE FUEL GAUGE IN OUR XTERRA DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY. WE WERE TOLD IT NEEDS A FUEL SENSOR. EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL WE HAVE TO TRACK THE NUMBER OF MILES TRAVELED BECAUSE THE GAUGE FLOATS OR READS "EMPTY." I HAVE READ OVER 30 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS JUST ON THIS SITE. AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE LAUNCHED SINCE THIS WAS A PROBLEM FOR VEHICLES UP TO 2006 AS WELL. OBVIOUSLY IT WASN'T FIXED FOR 2007.

WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE CUT OFF, LOSING ALL POWER INCLUDING BRAKING POWER, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER MULTIPLE SHOPS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT COOLANT HAD ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH A WELL KNOWN FAILURE. THIS FAILURE CAUSING COOLANT TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. THIS FAILURE IS ALSO DOCUMENTED THROUGH A CLASS ACTIONS LAWSUIT AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CLAIMS FOUND ONLINE.

THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE, SO DISAPPOINTED THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. I JUST MISSED GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND DUE TO THE SUDDEN STOP.

EXITING PARKING LOT, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN, "ACCUTE" OUT OF CONTROL - ACCELERATION. IMMEDIATELY DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, YET XTERRA CONTINUED FORWARD SOME 40 - 50 FEET UNIMPEDED, IN A SEVERE BUCKING FASHION. FORTUNATELY NO PERSON, NOR OBJECT WAS IN MY PATH. CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, WAS DIRECTED TO TAKE SUV TO LOCAL DEALER (VALLEJO NISSAN) FOR INSPECTION. COMPUTER ANALYSIS DISPLAYED NO MECHANICAL ISSUES. THERE ARE WITHOUT A DOUBT, CRITICAL FLAWS, JUST WAITING TO BE UNLEASHED ON AN UNSUSPECTING PUBLIC. NISSAN HAS STAUNCHLY REFUSED ANY FURTHER EVALUATION.YOUR ASSISTANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS SO MUCH.

RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION AND NOW I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THIS REPAIR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AS THIS IS HAPPENING TO NISSAN OWNERS AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE MAIN STREET AND VEHICLE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN I COULD ONLY GO ABOUT 10-15 MPH BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION

5 MONTHS AGO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR CAUSING ANTIFREEZE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT BECAUSE OF THIS CAUSED BE TO BE STUCK ON THE ROAD I NOW NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AT STATEN ISLAND NISSAN EXACTLY TWO YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN, I'VE ONLY PUT 4,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE ALWAYS SMELLED SOMETHING A BIT AWFUL WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. DURING IT'S LAST INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT NEEDED NEW ROTORS. WHILE GETTING THE ROTORS REPLACED, A MECHANIC WHO'D FORMERLY WORKED AT NISSAN HAD DETERMINED NOTICED THAT THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN AND GASKET WERE BAD, CAUSING AN INTERNAL LEAK. AFTER BRIEF RESEARCH, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN HAS NOT BEEN INFORMING THEIR CONSUMERS AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS/EXPENSIVE MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I'VE SINCE PLACED SEVERAL CALLS TO STATEN ISLAND NISSAN AND HAVE BEEN RECEIVING THE RUN AROUND. I'VE ALSO CONTACTED THEIR CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT WHO'D INFORMED ME TO TAKE IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET IT INSPECTED. I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE INSPECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY, VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUDDER/VIBRATE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, CAN'S ACCELERATE, SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY. TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC, WHERE HE DIAGNOSES THE PROBLEM AS TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR COOLANT ISSUES. HOSE BROKE AND THE FLUID FROM THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION MIXED CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO STOP WORKING. TAKE TO NISSAN DEALER, TOLD $6000.00 TO FIX. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SINCE I PURCHASED VEHICLE USED (FORD WARRANTY). TOLD FORD WILL NOT COVER ANYTHING, SINCE THE "TRANSMISSION" WASN'T REALLY THE PROBLEM. IT WAS THE COOLANT LINES TO THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. JUST FORD (BIG BUSINESS) TRYING TO FIND A WAY AROUND PAYING FOR SOMETHING. I PAID FOR THE WARRANTY, AND THE WARRANTY IS BASICALLY USELESS. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LIBERTY FORD, MAPLE HTS., OHIO THAT IT WOULD COVER TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WHAT A SCAM. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE NOR WILL I EVER PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. FRUSTRATED NISSAN OWNER IN OHIO.

FUEL LEVEL MALFUNCTION CAUSING FALSE READING OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE.

THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER EACH REFUELING, THE GAUGE REGISTERS EMPTY FOR A WHILE AND THEN REPORTS ERRATICALLY ON THE FUEL LEVEL AND IS NOT RELIABLE. I SEE ON-LINE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND WAS ADDRESSED WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 72000 MILES. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PART FAILURE, WHY WASN'T IT/ ISN'T IT HANDLED AS A RECALL?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

LEFT MY HOUSE GARAGE AND SUDDENLY I NOTICES THAT THE CAR WAS LOOSING THE POWER, SO I WENT BACK TO THE HOUSE AFTER FEW MILES DRIVING. AND NEXT MORNING, I WAS GOING TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC, THE ENGINE DIDN'T START. SO I CALLED TO TOW MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, CAR WOULDN'T BE FUNCTION DUE TO THE TRANSMISSMISSION AND COMPUTER FAILURE. MY CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP, SO I DONT KNOW THE EXACT ODOMETER.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE RADIATOR LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND FRIED THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM IN NISSANS. WHEN TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC HE SAID IT WOULD COST $5000 PLUS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND COULDN'T ACCELERATE, MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, ABOUT RAN OVER BY TRAILER. RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT NISSAN ISN'T TAKING CARE OF.

MY COOLANT SYSTEM HAS LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM CAUSING MALFUNCTION OF BOTH. THIS CAUSES MY CAR TO HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO GIVE OUT COMPLETELY WHILE IN MOTION.THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF AND HAS NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED.

FUEL GAUGE IS GIVING AN ERRONEOUS READING. PROBLEM STARTED AT AROUND JULY 2014 WITH MILEAGE AT AROUND 75,000 BUT CORRECTED ITSELF THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN FEW MONTHS AFTER WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE. EMPTY LIGHT IS ON EVEN THOUGH THERE'S GAS IN TANK OR IT WILL READ FULL EVEN THOUGH THERE'S LESS THAN FULL IN TANK. EITHER WAY IT IS ERRATIC & NOT GIVING YOU THE CORRECT READING. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN AND A RECALL IN A FORM OF A WARRANTY EXTENSION SPECIFIC TO THAT PART AND PROBLEM HAS BEEN SENT OUT AND OF COURSE IT HAPPENS TO MY CAR AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. IT'S AUG 2015 AND MILEAGE IS NOW AT 82,650 AND WAY PAST THE WARRANTY EVEN WITH THE EXTENDED ONE THAT THEY HAD PUT OUT. CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUME AFFAIRS BUT WAS JUST TOLD THEY COULDN'T HELP AND TO FILE COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA AND/OR BBB WHICH I AM DOING AND HOPING THIS WOULD BE ATTENDED TO AS REPAIRS ARE TOO COSTLY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THESE VEHICLES.

STOPPED AT NISSAN DEALER TO TRADE 2007 XTERRA. DEALER TOLD ME MY TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,000 TO $3,000. NISSAN ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NTB09-128. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TOLD ME IF CHAIN FAILS VALVE TRAIN AND ENGINE WILL BE RUINED AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT IF FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING.

NOTICED A STRAWBERRY COLORED FLUID COMING FROM THE RADIATOR OVERFLOW RESERVOIR. CHECKED THE RADIATOR AND FOUND THAT THE WHOLE COOLING SYSTEM HAD THE SAME COLOR OF FLUID. I TOOK MY XTERRA TO A RADIATOR SHOP AND HAD THE COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED AND ANTIFREEZE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT WHAT HAPPENED WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER HAD FAILED AND THAT ANTIFREEZE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXED TOGETHER AND WENT THROUGH THE COOLING SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION. I FIRST GOT THE RADIATOR REPLACED AND COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED AGAIN. I HAD BEEN HEARING A SUSPICIOUS NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS STARTING TO SLIP. ALL THIS IN WILLISTON, ND WHICH WAS 620 MILES FROM MY HOME. I HAD TO TAKE THE TRAIN HOME. WE HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR MY WIFE TO USE SO I COULD USE HER NISSAN ARMADA TO GO BACK TO WILLISTON AND TOW IT BACK HOME. I ALSO HAD TO RENT AN AUTO TRANSPORT TRAILER. MY CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC AND READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR THE TRANSMISSION IS TO GET IT REBUILT OR REPLACED, WHICH CAN TAKE UP TO $6000, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU GO. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. FROM WHAT I CAN SEE ONLINE THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST 300 COMPLAINTS FILED, AND I AM SURE THERE HAS BEEN OTHER ISSUES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN REPORTED. I ALSO HAVE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AND THERE WAS WARRANTY EXTENSION GRANTED UP TO 100,00 MILES. I AM SURE THAT THE

SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 18, WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT IN MY WIFES 2007 XTERRA, THE VEHICLE INEXPLICABLY ACCELERATED IN DRAMATIC FASHION MOMENTARILY OUT OF CONTROL. I RODE THE BRAKES, AS THE CAR CONTINUED FORWARD SOME 50 60 FT IN A RAPID BUCKING MOTION UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES, RESTARTED, AND THE ENGINE RESUMED ITS INTENSE RPM. AGAIN I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED PERHAPS 10 MINUTES, AND RESTARTED WITH NORMAL PERFORMANCE. IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH THERE IS A RESULTANT BRAKE SQUEAL, THAT WASNT PRIOR APPARENT, AND DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE BRAKING ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIOLENT ACCELERATION ACTION. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED AS WELL.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INNERLOOP OF THE BELTWAY 495 FROM FALLS CHURCH VA, TO CHEVY CHASE MD AFTER WORK AROUND 330PM. I WAS ON THE MIDDLE LANE ON THE AMERICAN LEGION BRIDGE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK LOST POWER AND I HAD NO CONTROL OR WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE RPM'S WERE MOVING BUT THE TRUCK BARELY MOVED. I PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND SLOWLY MOVED TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WHERE OTHER CARS COULD HAVE HIT ME. NISSAN'S FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS FAULTY RADIATOR THAT HAS AFFECTED THE TRANSMISSIONS OF BOTH THE XTERRA'S, PATHFINDERS, AND FRONTIERS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I AM OVER 100,000 AND THAT I AM NOT COVERED UNDER THIS WARRANTY FOR NISSAN'S ISSUE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE AWARE THAT THIS COULD POSSIBLE LEAD TO A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH THESE TRANSMISSION ISSUES.

THE ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR ARE RUINED. I AM A SINGLE MOM RAISING 2 KIDS TRYING TO SAVE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM.

TRANSMISSION OVER HEATS DUE TO RADIATOR HOSE CORROSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A CROSS CONTAMINATION OF COOLANT BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR THAT DETECTS IF THERE IS A PASSENGER PRESENT HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING. WHILE DRIVING THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT WILL RANDOMLY TURN THE AIRBAG ON AND OFF, WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A PASSENGER PRESENT. THE HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT A PASSENGER MAY ACTUALLY BE PRESENT AND SENSOR WILL NOT TURN THE AIRBAG "ON" AND IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT BE DEPLOYED. AND ALSO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COULD BE DEPLOYED WHEN IT SHOULDN'T BE, MEANING THERE IS NO PASSENGER PRESENT, LEADING TO HIGHER REPAIR COSTS. A FRIEND OF MINE SAID HIS 08 NISSAN ALTIMA HAD A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY.

ON DECEMBER 17, 2012, 2007 XTERRA WITH 63,200 MILES WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALER IN OREGON. THE COMPLAINT: AT 50-55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SKIPS AND CATCHES LIKE A BUMP ON SMOOTH SURFACE. ALSO ASKED THAT DEALER CHECK WHINE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SERVICE DEPT RECOMMENDED NO REPAIRS FOR RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION AT THIS TIME JUST RECOMMEND ROUTINE SERVICE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AS PER 60,000 INTERVAL FLUIDS NOT CONTAMINATED. ENGINE WHINE WAS DIAGNOSED AS TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. SECONDARY TIMING CHAINS AND TENSIONERS WERE REPLACED. TOTAL COST: $1,185.81. SERVICE PERSONNEL SAID HANG ON TO RECEIPT, NISSAN MAY ISSUE RECALL ON CHRONIC TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM. ON MAY 12, 2015 SAME VEHICLE WITH 88,500 MILES, WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALER IN TENNESSEE. COMPLAINT: AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-45 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATES AS SHIFTS GEARS. ALSO, GAS TANK FUEL-LEVEL SENSOR NOT FUNCTIONING. SERVICE DEPT. REPLACED GAS TANK SENSOR AND DIAGNOSED VIBRATION AS INSULATING SHIELD ON DRIVESHAFT THAT HAD BROKEN LOOSE. RADIATOR ALSO REPLACED AS PREEMPTIVE WAY TO AVOID NISSAN XTERRAS TICKING BOMB OF CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE PICKED UP AFTER REPAIR AND VIBRATION WHEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTING RESUMED WITHIN HALF MILE OF DEALERSHIP. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER. DIAGNOSIS: MUST NOT HAVE BEEN DRIVESHAFT PROBLEM, MUST BE THE TRANSMISSION IS ALREADY GONE. ONE WEEK LATER PICKED UP VEHICLE WITH NEW TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION FLUID LOOKED LIKE CHOCOLATE MILK CONTAMINATED BY FAILED ORIGINAL RADIATOR. TOTAL BILL: $3,

A HESITATION IN THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION BEGAN OCCURRING FREQUENTLY UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AFTER A FULL STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, BUT NOT AT ANY OTHER TIME IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTED WHEN DEPARTING THE DEALERSHIP AFTER WHICH A NEW TIMING CHAIN HAD BEEN REPLACED. WHEN REVIEWED BY THE DEALERSHIP UPON RETURN TO THE SERVICE AREA (ANOTHER APPOINTMENT HAD BEEN MADE AT LATER TIME), A LOSS OF OVER ONE QUART OF TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DETECTED (OVER WHAT TIME PERIOD WAS UNCLEAR), BUT NO KNOWN SOURCE OF EXTERNAL LEAKAGE WAS FOUND. THIS LED TO THE CONCLUSION THAT INTERNAL LEAKAGE WAS VERY LIKELY OCCURRING. DUE TO THE MANY INSTANCES OF RADIATOR CRACKS AND TOXIC MIXING OF FLUIDS AMONG SIMILAR YEAR MODELS (MID-2000 MODEL YEARS OF NISSAN XTERRA), THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED THAT THE RADIATOR BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION THOROUGHLY FLUSHED, WHICH MIGHT PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION FROM REQUIRING A COMPLETE OVERHAUL IN THE FUTURE - ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES. THIS WORK WAS COMPLETED FOR A TOTAL OF $1500 INCLUDING DISCOUNT; THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WELL AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR RESOLVING ISSUES THAT HAD BEEN EXPERIENCED BY OTHERS, HENCE THE DEALERSHIP'S CHARGES. A REQUEST WAS NONETHELESS MADE TO GET REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURER (NISSAN), CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS ISSUE WAS DEALT WITH AT A VERY EARLY STAGE AND MIGHT THEREFORE RESULT IN A LOWER PROBABILITY OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN THE FUT

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE IN APRIL 2014 AND THEY FOUND A MILKY SUBSTANCE IN MY RADIATOR AND REPLACED THE RADIATOR CLEANED THE LINES AND REPLACED THE ANTIFREEZE. THEY ALSO DRAINED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, CLEANED THE LINES AND REPLACED THE TRANS FLUID. IN MARCH 2015, I NOTICED THE HESITATION WHEN THE CAR WAS SWITCHING GEARS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH. I TOOK IT TO AAMCO AND THEY ADVISED THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT NISSAN IS BEING SUED ABOUT. I CONTACTED CONSUMER AFFIAIRS WITH NISSAN AND FILED A CASE. I TOOK MY NISSAN TO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR AT A COST OF $7000. THEY ALSO ADVISED GIVEN THE MILEAGE THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING AND THEY WERE RIGHT.

TRANSMISSION HAS COOLANT IN IT DUE TO A NISSAN KNOWN PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION LINE GOES INTO BOTTOM OF RADIATOR DEVELOPS A CRANK INSIDE AND LEAKS COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THERE WAS A COMPONENT THAT FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING, ASSOCIATED WITH FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A CRACK IN THE ATF LINE THAT FLOWS THROUGH THE ENGINE COOLANT CHAMBER INTO THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP12004 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN

WE BOUGHT A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA IN 2010 FROM AUTONATION IN DENVER. WE BOUGHT A WARRANTY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8/29/2015 OR 120,000 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN BRINGING IT TO AUTONATION FOR SERVICE FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN REGARDING A FLAW IN THE RADIATOR THAT LEAKS FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO SAY THE LEAST. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED AND WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF THIS PROBLEM. IF WE WOULD HAVE KNOWN, WE WOULD HAVE FIXED THE RADIATOR YEARS AGO AND OUR CAR WOULD NOT BE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. OUR CAR HAS BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES FOR THE LAST MONTH AT 117,000 MILES. NISSAN IS REFUSING TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THE TRANSMISSION IS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY WE PURCHASED.

WATER FROM THE RADIATOR GOT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND I HAD NISSAN REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR AT THE COST OF 4700.00 DOLLARS WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL BAD BUSINESS.

OUR AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY AND, NOW THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYS ON. SINCE, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THIS IS STILL A MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE REVIEWED BY A LOCAL DEALER. WITH THE CURRENT ISSUES IN THE MEDIA ABOUT THE AIRBAGS, THIS SHOULD BE CARED FOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FUEL GAUGE IMPROPERLY DISPLAYED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD OVER 1/4 OF FUEL ALTHOUGH THE TANK WAS NEARLY EMPTY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,500.

OUR 2007 XTERRA AT 87,000 MILES LEFT MY WIFE AND 2 KIDS STRANDED ON THE ROAD WITH A DESTROYED TRANSMISSION DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR COOLING LINES THAT SUPPORT COOLING THE TRANSMISSION. THE COOLANT MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE RESULTING PRESSURE CAUSED THE RADIATOR PRESSURE CAP TO BLOW WHEN THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THIS STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE LOOKING FLUID LEAKED ALL OVER THE GROUND AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CLEAN-UP THIS IS A KNOWN NISSAN DEFECT ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT OR FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESULTS.

DEC. 2014: GAS GAUGE READING BECAME ERRATIC. CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID SENSOR IN TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $400. MAY 12, 2015, DELIVERED VEHICLE TO DEALER TO REPAIR GAS GAUGE SENSOR, ALSO EXPERIENCING VIBRATION AND RUMBLE AT 40 TO 45 MPH WHICH STARTED 10 DAYS AGO (88,000 MILES). DEALER INFORMED ME THAT VIBRATION WAS DO TO "INSULATING SLEEVE" ON DRIVESHAFT THAT HAD BROKEN LOOSE AND DRIVESHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $750. VIBRATION AT 40-45 MPH SOUNDS SUSPICIOUSLY SIMILAR TO PROBLEM OTHERS HAVE REPORTED AS TRANSMISSION GOES OUT DUE TO COOLANT CONTAMINATION.

I HAD BROUGHT THE XTERRA TO THE MECHANIC ON MAY 4TH FOR INTERMITTENT VIBRATIONS ( WHICH I ATTRIBUTED TO THE ROUGH ROADS S/P WINTER AS IT OCCURRED AT THE SAME POINTS ON THE SAME ROADS ) OVER 2 MONTH AND A NEW INTERMITTENT THUMPING NOISE HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING GEARS IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. NOTHING CAME UP ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEM SHOWING ANY ISSUES OTHER THAN THE KNOWN ALERT FOR THE GAS LEVEL PART THAT SHIFT THE BED 6 MONTHS AGO AND I REFUSE TO PAY $400 FOR A $40 PART THAT SHOULD HAVE LASTED THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE, ( ANOTHER ISSUE NISSAN IS AWARE OF AS IT COMES UP ON THE COMPUTER TO THE MECHANIC THAT THIS A KNOWN DEFECT BUT WON'T REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE) END RESULT, TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUID WERE MIXING DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE BY NISSAN AND DEFECTIVE PARTS. THERE IS NO RECALL. THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION COOLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED COSTING OVER $1600. I HAVE READ ON COMPLAINT WEBSITES REGARDING THIS KNOWN ISSUE AND I AM AWARE THIS COST IS MUCH LESS THAN WHAT OTHER NISSAN OWNERS HAVE PAID AS SOME CUSTOMERS HAVE NEEDED TO REPLACE THEIR TRANSMISSIONS OR HAVE NEEDED TO JUNK THEIR VEHICLES AS NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND SUCK UP THE COST TO FIX THIS SIGNIFICANT MECHANICAL PROBLEM ON THEIR VEHICLES !!!!! *TR

THE RADIATOR USED IN MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA IS A FAULTY PRODUCT WHICH CAUSED A LEAK OF THE RADIATOR FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SYSTEM. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION HEATS UP DURING LONGER PERIODS OF DRIVING, THE RADIATOR FLUID ALSO HEATS UP AND EFFECTIVELY RUINS THE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PARTS. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL ISSUES IN THE SHIFTING OF THE VEHICLE, AND OFTEN TIMES IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHERE ACCELERATION IS KEY TO AVOIDING ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. UPDATED 7/14/15*CN

2007 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEAR EMPTY BEFORE WE REALIZED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.