2007 Nissan Xterra complaints

I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC AND NOTICED THAT MY 07 NISSAN XTERRA WAS STRUGGLING TO CHANGE GEARS. WHEN IT DID NOT GO AWAY AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, I TOOK IT INTO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THEY FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR WAS FULL OF A BROWN MILK SHAKE SUBSTANCE. THEY DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD LEAKED IN THE RADIATOR AND MIXED WITH THE ANTIFREEZE. THE SHOP REPLACED THE RADIATOR. FLUSHED THE ANTIFREEZE SYSTEM AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. 6 MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED STUTTERING WHEN IT WAS CHANGING GEARS AT 45 - 50 AND 65-70. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A LOCAL AAMCO. ONCE I ADVISED THE SERVICE REP WHAT TYPE OF CAR I HAD, HE LAUGHED AND SAID THEY THAT HAD ALREADY REBUILT OVER 30 XTERRA TRANSMISSION. THEY CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REBUILT AND PROVIDED ME WITH AN REPAIR ESTIMATE OF $ 4200. THEY ADVISED TO CALL NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO SEE WHAT THEY WOULD OFFER TO DO. THEY ALSO ADVISED OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECT. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANY INFORMATION ON THIS LAWSUIT. *TR

VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS FORCED TO STOP. A SERIOUS, POSSIBLY DEADLY, ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAD NOT STOPPED. THE VEHICLE HAD SHUDDERING DURING ACCELERATION PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT BUT HAD NEVER GIVEN ANY INDICATION IT WOULD STALL UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAINTAINED BY NISSAN AND NO ISSUES WERE BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION DURING THIS SERVICE. WHEN NISSAN DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE THEY FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER HAD LEAKED AND ALLOWED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT TO MIX. THIS LEAD TO TRANSMISSION DAMAGE AND UNSAFE, UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN ALSO SAID THEY HAD KNOWN ABOUT THIS COMMON FAILURE FOR MANY YEARS. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW. *TR

WE JUST DISCOVERED OUR 2007 NISSAN XTERRA (117,000 MILES) IS ONE OF THE MANY NISSANS TO HAVE THE RADIATOR CRACK AND LEAK COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE CAR NOW NEEDS AROUND $6,000 IN REPAIRS TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, ETC. WE BOUGHT A WARRANTY FROM THE DEALER WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2010. THE WARRANTY COVERS THE TRANSMISSION UP TO 120,000 MILES. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS FOR REGULAR SERVICE AND WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THIS DESIGN DEFECT. THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE TRANSMISSION AS COVERED IN THE WARRANTY. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS AN OIL LEAKAGE THAT DESTROY THE ENGINE. THE DEALER DOES NOT FEEL ITS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. HOWEVER BUYING A NEW CAR I FEEL IT SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 5YRS. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLER RUPTURED, RUINED THE COOLING SYSTEM. APPEARS TO HAVE DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION *TR

ACCORDING TO GARAGE, SAME COMPLAINT WITH OTHER SECOND GENERATION NISSAN XTERRA OWNERS. RADIATOR FLUID MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. DRIVING DOWNTOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH MY 8 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER AND HER MOTHER IN THE CAR AND LOSING POWER COMPLETELY AT AN INTERSECTION DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM WAS UNNERVING TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

MY CAR BEGAN SHUTTERING BAD ENOUGH THAT I WAS AFRAID THAT IT WAS GOING TO STALL OR THAT I WOULD GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THANKFULLY, I DIDN'T I FOUND OUT THAT A FAULTY RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. I AM BEING TOLD BY NISSAN THAT IT WILL COST $7,000 TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE RADIATOR, HOSES, TRANSMISSION ETC. MY MILEAGE IS JUST OVER 106,000 MILES SO, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, I WILL GET NO HELP FROM NISSAN IN MAKING THESE REPAIRS. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT AT THIS TIME SO IT WILL HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT WHILE I WILL PRAY THAT THERE IS A RECALL SOON. *TR

WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP AND THE GAS HAND STAYED AT THE SAME POSITION. WHEN STARTING THE IGNITION THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED BELOW E. WHEN RESTARTING THE CAR THE NEXT DAY, THE FUEL GAUGE SAID I HAD 1/4 TANK. THE VEHICLE STAYED AT 1/4 TANK AND CHANGED BACK AND FORTH TO BELOW E. THE CAR THEN RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *TR

ON 3/28/15, PARKING MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA (126,0000 MILES) IN TAMPA, FL. BEFORE I HAD THE CAR IN "PARK", THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND A LOT OF PURPLE/GREEN/GRAY FLUID LEAKED OUT FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR. AFRAID TO MOVE THE CAR, AAA TOWED IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN TAMPA. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED AND SAW THE COLOR OF THE FLUIDS, HE QUICKLY DETERMINED THAT MY CAR HAD LEAKED BOTH TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUID. HE SAID HE HEARD THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH NISSAN XTERRAS. I WAS SHOCKED! SINCE PURCHASING NEW IN DECEMBER 2006, I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN MY CAR TO NISSAN FOR ALL SERVICE. OTHER THAN A FEW OIL CHANGES, ALL SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND THEIR CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS. JUST PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, MY CAR HAD BEEN SHAKING. I HAD BEEN TO NISSAN WITH THIS COMPLAINT IN THE PAST, BUT AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE IT SEEMED TO GO AWAY. AT NO TIME WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM MENTIONED AS A POSSIBILITY. I HAVE LIVED IN DIFFERENT AREAS IN FLORIDA AND USED ONLY NISSAN DEALERSHIPS FOR SERVICE AND REPAIR, WILLING TO PAY MORE FOR REPAIRS THAN AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS, THAT NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND SERVICE WOULD KNOW MY VEHICLE BEST & BE PROACTIVE, ALERTING TO ANY POTENTIAL FUTURE PROBLEMS, I FELT PROTECTED. THE LAST MAJOR REPAIR WAS IN JULY 2014, AT 113,000 MILES AT AUTONATION NISSAN, DELRAY, FL. COMPLAINT WAS SEVERE SHAKING, AND STUMBLING WHEN ACCELERATING. REPAIRS WERE OVER $1,000; A TRANSMISSION ISSUE WAS NEVER MENTIONED, EVEN AFTE

TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT FRIED BY DEFECTED RADIATOR FAILURE. I AM NOW ONE OF THE MANY 2007 XTERRA OWNERS TAKEN BY THE NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION WHO PUT OUT A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND NOW REFUSE TO STAND BEHIND IT. ME AND THE WIFE WERE STOPPING TO GET A BITE TO EAT, ENDED UP BEING A FINAL STOP. AFTER PICKING UP THE FOOD THE TRUCK WOULD NOT CRANK, GAUGES WORKED, HORN AND LIGHTS BUT STILL WOULD NOT CRANK. HAD IT TOWED TO THE HOUSE AND THEN CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. THEN IT GETS WORST, THE DEALERSHIP "TECHNICIAN" REPLIED WITH THE EXACT SAME DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM OVER THE PHONE THAT I GAVE TO HIM WHEN I CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE SYMPTOMS ARE NO CRANK, MILKY LOOKING RADIATOR FLUID AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FUSES KEEPS BLOWING. NOW I CONTACTED THE NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION AND GOT NO "JOY" WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THE WERE OFFERING A BIG FAT NOTHING!!!!!! I GUESS THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR BUYING A NISSAN :( *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY XTERRA ON THE FREEWAY AT 5:30 AM AND SUDDENLY MY CAR QUIT ACCELERATING, IT WAS AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY SO THAT I WOULDN'T GET HIT FROM BEHIND. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE CAR GOT ME TO MY DESTINATION. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE IS COMMON IN XTERRA'S AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT NISSAN HAS NOT MADE THIS ISSUE KNOWN TO OWNERS. IT MAY WELL CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR FOR WHICH NISSAN TAKES LITTLE TO NO RESPONSIBILITY THOUGH THE DEFECT IS THEIRS. *TR

TRAVELING ON BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND ALMOST WAS HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER DUE TO FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD NOT COME ON YET. SEVERAL HOURS LATTER IT DID COME ON. THIS IS SAFETY I WAS LUCK TO NOT BE HIT AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED BY TRACTOR TRAILER. *TR

GAUGE SAID I HAD GAS RAN OUT IN BUMPER TO BUMPER 75-80 MILE AN HOUR TRAFFIC NARROWLY MISSED BEING CRUSHED BY SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER. *TR

MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA STARTED HAVING BOTH TRANSMISSION AND COOLING SYSTEM ISSUES BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2014. AFTER A FEW TRIPS TO OUR MECHANIC IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED RADIATOR AND WAS ALLOWING BOTH COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE COOLING THE SYSTEM. APPARENTLY THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN, HOWEVER THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT ONLY COVER VEHICLES UNDER 100K MILES. BY THE TIME WE FOUND OUT THE VEHICLE HAD JUST PASSED 100K (106K) AND NOW NISSAN REFUSED TO COVER IT! I'M NOW LOOKING AT A $5K - $6K REPAIR BILL AND NISSAN REFUSED TO BUDGE. *TR

VEHICLE VIBRATES AT 40 MPH- MAKING IT UNSAFE - TURNS OUT IT'S TRANSMISSION ISSUE.. WAS INFORMED THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE AFTER READING ONLINE ..... NISSAN HAS NEVER RECALLED THESE VEHICLES AND INSTEAD WAS SUED DUE TO THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE MANY OTHER NISSANS HAVE HAD...I WAS NEVER INFORMED REGARDING SUCH AN ISSUE. THIS IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE SHAKING SHUDDER THIS PROBLEM CAUSES ESPECIALLY IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA AND IT ISN'T FSIR THAT THE CUSTOMER STAYS STUCK WITH A FAULTY VEHICLE ... THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE FIXED AT ANY MILEAGE SINCE IT IS NISSANS FAULTY DESIGN AT FAULT! SHAME ON YOU NISSAN. *TR

CONTAMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION WITH ANTI FREEZE DUE TO LEAK IN COOLING SYSTEM, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR DEFECT-INTERNAL LEAKAGE BETWEEN THE 2 ENGINE PARTS -NISSAN DID NOT NOTIFY ME, THE ORIGINAL OWNER, OF THE DEFECT OR OF THE SUCCESSFUL LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED BUT THE SPECIFICS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP12004 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V690000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2007 NISSAN XTERRA. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO PAY A $2500 COPAY BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE WAS OVER 80,000 MILES. CONSUMER DOESN'T COMPLY BECAUSE HE INQUIRED ABOUT VEHICLE PROBLEMS BEFORE THE 80,000 MILE MARK. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE HIS WAS DRIVING, SHE NOTICED THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALER THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO COOLANT AND OIL MIXING. *JP

I PARK THE CAR AND WHEN I CAME BACK COULDN'T START. THOUGHT IT WAS A BATTERY PROBLEM. TRIED JUMP START WITH MY OTHER CAR, NO LUCK. LEFT IN THE PARKING LOT FOR A FEW DAYS. CAME BACK AND HOOK MY CODE READER AND IT SHOWS U1000. U1000 IS GROUND HARNESS PROBLEM. I TRIED TO CLEAN THE BATTERY TERMINALS BOTH SIDES BUT NO LUCK. SO TOWED THE CAR TO DARCARS NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME NEED TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID WILL COST $4700?.SO I STARTED RESEARCHING AND FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN XTERRA 2005-2007 AND EVEN NEW MODELS HAD RADIATION FLUID LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION. SO HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW IF I HAVE HARNESS GROUNDING PROBLEMS OR ?RADIATION FLUID LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION? DANG. DARCARS NISSAN SERVICE CENTER NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT CODE U1000 WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR. SO NOW WHAT??? *TR

MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING, I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AN WAS TOLD MY ATF LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH AN ENGINE COOLANT CHAMBER IN THE RADIATOR FAILED AND GET RADIATOR FLUID IN MY TRANSMISSION AND THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED/REBUILT. NOW I AM STRANDED WITH OUT A VEHICLE WHEN MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 85000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE WORK ON IT. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE NISSAN STEP UP AND BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR AN ISSUE THAT IS ACCRUING BECAUSE OF FAULTY FACTORY PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY THE ACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I TOOK MY NISSAN XTERRA 2007 INTO BOULDER NISSAN IN OCTOBER 2013. AT THE TIME, IT HAD UNDER 100,000 MILES. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE CAR FOR LACK OF HEAT, THEY SAID THEY FLUSHED IT AND EVENTUALLY I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR. THEY DID NOT TELL ME THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. I RETURNED TO NISSAN IN JAN. 2015 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS HIT WITH A BILL FOR $5,200 TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION, TIMING CHAIN AND THERMOSTAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, AN UNUSUAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AS THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT BEARING FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I NOTICED A VIBRATION, LIKE YOU WERE DRIVING ON THE RUMBLE STRIP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH, AT AROUND 2000 RPM AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SWITCH INTO OVERDRIVE. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE TECH DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM, COOLER SYSTEM FAILURE, IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER TAKING ONE LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT. THE COOLER HAD FAILED LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND VICE VERSA. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND COOLER ASSEMBLY. I HAD JUST UNDER 97,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO PAY $3300 FOR THE REPAIRS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN AND HOW THEY HAVE HANDLED WHAT IS CLEARLY A PREVALENT AND KNOWN ISSUE WITH COOLER FAILURES IN CERTAIN MODELS. A $3000 DEDUCTIBLE (PLUS TAX) THAT EXPIRES AT 100,000 MILES FOR AN ISSUE THAT'S KNOWN TO OCCUR AT CLOSE TO 100,000 MILES IS NOT MUCH OF A CONSOLATION.

I BOUGHT MY 07 XTERRA 6 MONTHS AGO FROM TRANSITOWNE AMHERST AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. NOW 6 MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE TERMINAL DUE TO THE KNOWN PROBLEM WHERE COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSES IT TO FAIL. I BELIEVE ANY DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT A VEHICLE THEY WERE SELLING WOULD NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE BEFORE THEY SELL IT. *TR

MY XTERRA WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FROM STOP TO START, THEN ONE LATE EVENING IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHORTING OUT THE FUSE TO START THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION, HE STATED THE SAME AND THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT IN XTERRA, HE ALSO SAID THAT IT WILL COST THOUSAND OF DOLLARS TO FIX AND EVEN WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION IT WILL LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE THE ELECTRICITY WILL BURN OUT BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT. I CALLED NISSAN DEALERSHIP, WHO STATED THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT WAS GOING TO HELP FIX IT OR REIMBURSE ME ANYTHING. I WAS STRANDED WITH A SMALL TODDLER AT 10PM IN THE RAIN AND NO MEANS OF GETTING HOME THANKS TO NISSAN'S KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

IT HAS SAME PROBLEMS AS ALL THE 02-08 XTERRAS BUT YOU WONT ISSUE RECALLS ON FUEL SENSOR, RADIATOR LEAKING INTO TRANNY, AIR BAG SENSORS, CONTROL ARM. THANKS FOR LETTING LOYAL NISSAN OWNERS DOWN!!!! *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP. THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW IS ALSO BREAKING DOWN. I'VE HEARD THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH NISSAN'S WINDOWS. IS THERE A RECALL FOR 2007? *TR

THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH 2007 XTERRAS WHERE THE COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYS IT. THE REPAIR COST IS 8500 DOLLARS IF THE 100000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS BEEN PASSED. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS MY RESPONSIBILITY DESPITE THE HUNDRED OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, WHEN THE XTERRA CHANGES GEARS THERE IS A ROUGH VIBRATION THAT KEEPS GETTING WORSE THE LONGER IT GOES FOR. HAD I NOT LEARNED ABOUT THIS ON MY OWN ACCORD THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. *TR

WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH RADIATOR CAUSED RADIATOR FLUID TO SEEP INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. NEITHER DEALER NOR NISSAN WOULD ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

SITTING AT LIGHT IN THE LEFT LANE, WAITING FOR IT TO TURN GREEN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD RACING SOUND. NOT SURE IF IT WAS TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE MAKING THE NOISE. I LOOKED AT MY GAUGES AND SAW THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ON H. I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN, BECAUSE I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION, IN THE LEFT LANE, TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY AND THERE WERE CARS ON MY RIGHT AND CARS GOING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. AS SOON AS I COULD MOVE, I PULLED OVER TO A SAFE SPOT, BUT BEFORE I COULD, THE CAR STARTED OVERHEATING AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. IT WAS TOWED TO MY GARAGE AND AFTER MY MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT, HE SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR NISSAN XTERRAS 2007, BECAUSE THE RADIATOR IS DEFECTIVE. THE COOLANT MIXES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR STOPS RUNNING! APPARENTLY, NISSAN KNOWS THAT THE PART IS DEFECTIVE SO THEY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILE AND ANYTHING PAST THAT I HAVE TO PAY. WELL, I HAVE 90,400 MILES AND CAN'T BELIEVE THAT NISSAN CAN GET AWAY WITH KNOWING A PART IS DEFECTIVE AND NOT RECALLING ALL TRUCKS AFFECTED. THEY CERTAINLY CHANGED THE RADIATOR DESIGN FOR THE NEWER VEHICLES, ADMITTING THAT IT IS A PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD RECALL THE CARS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD AND NISSAN WILL NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF IT!!!!!!. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND LOOK ON THE INTERNET TO SEE HOW COMMON THIS ISSUE IS FOR XTERRAS AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT GOT SCREWED BY NISSAN. THANK YOU. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY. WE STOPPED TO GET GAS AND THE TANK WAS ONLY HALF EMPTY. WE HAD THE MECHANIC CHECK THE CAR WHEN WE GOT HOME. HE SAID IT WAS A FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM THAT WAS COMMON IN XTERRAS. WE HAVE NOT FIXED IT YET. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT WE'LL RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY ON LONGER TRIPS WHEN YOU CAN'T KEEP THE TANK MOSTLY FULL. WE ARE ALSO CONCERNED THAT OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WON'T REVEAL OTHER PROBLEMS TO US. I DON'T KNOW WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

ONE DAY I WENT TO PUT MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOWN, AS IT WENT DOWN I HEAR A WEIRD SOUND. WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE WINDOW BACK UP IT DIDN'T GO UP. I ENDED UP GOING TO WORK AND WHEN I GOT OFF I TRIED IT AGAIN, IT WENT UP. THINKING IT WAS JUST A ONE TIME THING A COUPLE DAYS LATER I PUT THE WINDOW DOWN TO TALK TO MY HUSBAND, DIDN'T GO BACK UP AGAIN. THIS TIME WE WERE ABOUT TO LEAVE SOMEWHERE THAT WOULD TAKE AN HOUR AND A HALF TO GET THERE, THEREFORE, WE HAD TO TRAVEL WITH THE WINDOW DOWN THERE AND BACK. RESULTING IN WORSE GAS MILEAGE AND CONSTANT WIND. WHEN WE GOT HOME MY HUSBAND HAD TO TRY TO TAKE SOME OF THE WINDOW APART TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP. AFTER MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT IT IT SEEM TO BE THE ELECTRICAL SET UP WITH THE BUTTONS. FROM THEN TO NOW I HAVEN'T DARED TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN AGAIN, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT'S IT'S GETTING COLD. IT WOULDN'T BE SUCH HUGE DEAL TO ME EXCEPT I HATE LEAVING THE WINDOW DOWN WHEN I'M NOT BY MY CAR AND THE FACT THAT I HAVE A BABY NOW AND ASK THAT WIND WOULD BE BLOWING ON HER. ALSO, 7 MONTHS AFTER THE WINDOW STARTED ACTING UP THE PASSENGER DRIVER SIDE DOOR BEGAN TO NOT OPEN UP FROM THE INSIDE AND ONLY SOMETHINGS FROM THE OUTSIDE. I'VE CHECKED THE CHILD LOCK AND IT IS NOT ON. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER IT STARTED DOING THAT MY HUSBAND AND I GOT HOME, HUSBAND WAS IN THE BACK WITH OUR BABY, I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND IT WOULDN'T OPEN. SOMEHOW THE DOOR GOT LOCKED AND WOULDN'T UNLOCK, TRIED TO UNLOCK IT FROM DRIVER DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON AND FROM PULLING ON THE NOB ON

THE LOWER LINKS AND P/NOS. THIS COLLAR WELD WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH AND IT HAS SEPARATED AND DETERIORATED,AND COULD CAUSE A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH. IT MAKES NOISE AT A LOW TO HIGH SPEED. I NEED MY VIN # ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST THAT IS LISTED ABOVE WITH THE OTHER RECALLS FOR THE NISSAN XTERRA. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE OF AN INTERSTATE, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. THERE WAS TRAFFIC IN THE RIGHT LANE. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE TO THE OUTSIDE SHOULDER UNTIL I WAS TRAVELING AT 30 MPH. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY DUE TO TRYING TO MERGE BETWEEN SEMIS THAT WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE 75 MILES TO GET CLOSE TO HOME AND AT A TRUSTED REPAIR SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM (LIKE SO MANY OTHERS). THIS CAUSED THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND CONTAMINATION OF ALL OF THE LINES AND GASKETS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE, BASED ON THE LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB AND THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THE REPAIRS ARE ESTIMATED AT 5,000 TO 5,500 DOLLARS, PLUS THE TOWING. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS, INCLUDING MINE, OCCUR AFTER THE EXTENDED PERIOD. DUE TO THE RAPID FAILURE, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINED THE TRANSMISSION AND VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE CAR WILL NOT RUN AND STALLED OUT IN AN INTERSECTION. *TR

RADIATOR CRACKED LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE LEVER FLUCTUATED AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

AT ABOUT 1200 RPM I START TO FEEL A VIBRATION WHICH I THINK IS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE I GET ABOVE 1500 RPM IT QUITS AND RESUMES NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION. I DID HAVE MY TRANSMISSION FILTER AND FLUIDS CHANGED RIGHT AFTER THIS STARTED. THE MECHANIC DID TELL MY THAT THE FLUID APPEARED TO BE MILKY AND HE SAID THAT HE HAD HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN SOME NISSAN VEHICLES. HE ALSO SAID HE KNEW ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION COOLERS IN THE RADIATOR BECOMING FAULTY AND WOULD CAUSE RADIATOR FLUID (ANTIFREEZE) TO MIX IN WITH THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION LINES. THERE WAS NO SYMPTOMS THAT ALERTED ME BEFORE HAND, IT JUST HAPPENED AND I KNEW THERE WAS AN ISSUE, TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND DISCOVERED WHAT I MENTIONED ABOVE. PLEASE INFORM ME WHAT I MAY BE ABLE TO DO. THANKS *TR

CAR WILL NOT UPSHIFT SOMETIMES SEEMS ELECTRICAL. *TR

APPARENTLY, THIS IS HAPPENING TO LARGE NUMBER OF NISSAN VEHICLES. IT STARTED WITH MY GAS METER GETTING STUCK ON A QUARTER OF TANK. AND TWICE I RAN OUT OF GAS, THINKING I STILL HAD SOME GAS LEFT IN TANK. NOW MY EMPTY TANK LIGHT CUTS ON USUALLY AFTER I GET AROUND A HALF OF TANK. WHEN I FILL UP IT MAY TAKE 2 OR 3 TRIPS BEFORE THE SENSOR GETS OFF OF READING NO GAS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AS WELL. VERY FRUSTRATING NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH IS IN TANK, ESPECIALLY ON LONG TRIPS. FRUSTRATING AS WELL, HAVING TO PUT GAS IN XTERRA EVERY 2-3 DAYS NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH IS ACTUALLY IN TANK. *TR

MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA CAME ON WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OVER DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT STAYED ON. OBDII CODE FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS P0700 TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM TCS MALFUNCTION. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NO LONGER USE 1ST, 2ND, OR 3RD GEAR. REVERSE, NEUTRAL, AND DRIVE COULD STILL BE SELECTED BUT WHEN IN DRIVE IT WAS IN 4TH GEAR ONLY. TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD SEEN BEFORE MANY TIMES NOW. THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WAS 1500 MILES OVER WARRANTY AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE. THAT IS WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THIS PROBLEM AGAINST NISSAN BECAUSE THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT FOR 2005-2010 XTERRAS AND THEY WOULDN'T DO A RECALL. NOW NISSAN IS TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME AND THEY WILL CHARGE ME $7500 FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, LINES AND FLUID. THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS AS MY 2007 XTERRA ONLY VALUES AT $8000. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED WHEN I BOUGHT THIS SUV IN AUGUST OF 2012 THAT IT WAS PART OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND IN THE 2 YEARS I HAVE OWNED I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED BY NISSAN OF A SETTLEMENT THAT COULD HAVE ALERTED ME TO HAVE THIS CHECKED SOONER BEFORE TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAPPENED. I ALSO WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR IF I HAD KNOWN THERE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION THAT NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO RECA

ENGINE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING CAUSING OVERHEATING AND TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO ENGINE COOLANT FROM LEAKING COILING SYSTEM. *TR

THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LARGE VIBRATING SOUND AT RANDOM TIMES. THIS WOULD KEEP GETTING WORSE UNTIL I HAD TO BRING IT TO A SHOP, OVERALL JUST ABOUT A WEEK. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUIDS WERE MIXING AND THAT I NEEDED A FLUID FLUSH A LONG WITH A NEW RADIATOR. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER, MY CAR JUST WOULDN'T START ONE MORNING. I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP AGAIN, HOPING IT IS JUST A MINOR FIX THIS TIME. THIS TIME THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER SYSTEM. LUCKILY I WASN'T DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED, OTHERWISE WHO KNOWS WHAT DAMAGE IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED TO THE CAR OR TO ME. *JS

NISSAN SENT A WARRANTY NOTIFICATION LETTER THAT THE RADIATOR COULD CRACK AND LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE LETTER STATED THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 80K MILES. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION UNTIL THERE WAS AN ACTUAL PROBLEM. I DIDN'T START HAVING PROBLEMS UNTIL ABOUT 96K MILES. WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME $3000 MY PART TO FIX IT AND THEY WOULD COVER THE REST. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO MAKE THE REPAIR AT THIS TIME. NISSAN KNEW THE PART WAS BAD AND STILL DID NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A QUARTER OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK AND THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A QUARTER OF FUEL IN THE TANK AND THEN INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 09/30/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNAL WAS REPLACED. THE HORN RELAY SWITCH WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. UPDATED 2/25/2015 *JS

FROM THE DAY 1 I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WATER IS DROPPING FROM AC ON A PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER TRIED TO REPAIR, EVEN CHANGED MATS. DID NOT HELP. THERE IS A BAD SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE IF I KEEP IT LOCKED AFTER USING AC. *TR