2007 Nissan Xterra complaints

FAULTY FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. *TR

A DEFECT CAUSED A CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION RADIATOR WHICH LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING UNEXPECTED CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

I PULLED ON TO THE INTERSTATE ON WHICH THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 65 MPH, AND MY XTERRA WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST SECOND GEAR OR GO ABOVE 35 MPH. CARS WERE FLYING BY ME AND THOSE ENTERING INTERSTATE BEHIND ME WERE UNABLE TO GET AROUND ME DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF VEHICLES ON THE INTERSTATE PASSING US. I TURNED ON MY FLASHERS AND LIMPED IT TO THE NEXT EXIT TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO COOLANT BEING LEAKED INTO IT. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLED. HOWEVER, IT WAS ONLY UP TO $100,000 MILES AND I CAN NO LONGER BE PART OF THAT LAWSUIT. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN ISSUE WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE IS CONTINUING TO HAPPEN TO OTHER XTERRA OWNERS AND PUTTING OTHERS AT RISK. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO TAKE ANY ACTION TO CORRECT IT. IN FACT, ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, THE VALVE NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IS ON BACK ORDER WITH NISSAN DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME NEEDED FOR REPAIRS. APPARENTLY, THEY CANNOT KEEP UP WITH PRODUCTION OF THEM. *TR

RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE MERGING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED OUT OF GEAR, THEN STUCK IN LOW GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID CAUSING ACCIDENT. *JS

I PURCHASED A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA 200 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME AND WHILE DRIVING IT HOME THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE DROVE OK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT ONCE I SLOWED, TO IN TOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST THE GEARS ABILITY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IF THIS OCCURRED TO ME WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A MUCH GREATER DANGER. THIS MORE THAN LIKELY HAS OCCURRED TO OTHERS THAT OWN THESE TYPES OF VEHICLES, PUTTING THEM IN A VERY UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT. IF THERE WAS FLUID LOSS OR OVERHEATING IT COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE A RECALL TO OCCUR FOR THE TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR CROSSOVER TO THE 2005-2010 NISSANS - XTERRA, PATHFINDER, AND FRONTIER. *JS

MY TRANSMISSION IS RUINED BECAUSE BOTH THE RADIATOR ANTIFREEZE AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAVE MIXED. MY WIFE COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED ONLY 1/2 OF THE LAST QUARTER SO I COMPLETELY FILLED UP. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR UP THE FUEL GAUGE NOW READ TOTALLY EMPTY, WITH THE YELLOW EMPTY LIGHT ON. I KNEW IT WAS FULL SO I RESET THE ODOMETER TO TRACK MILEAGE TO ESTIMATE FUEL CONTENT. AFTER ABOUT TWO DRIVING CYCLES THE GAUGE EVENTUALLY MADE IT TO THE FULL MARK AND SEEMED TO COME DOWN NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW THREE MORE TIMES. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL, BUT MY VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE TIME (SEPT 2013) AND DISTANCE (72000) MILES ALLOWED FOR THE RECALL. IT'S NOW MAY 2014, WITH 76000 MILES. THE DEALER, AND THE NISSAN 800 NUMBER JUST BLEW ME OFF AS BEING OUTSIDE THE RECALL WARRANTY LIMITS. ONE OF THE TIMES THE GAUGE HUNG UP AT THE LAST QUARTER TANK, YOU COULD RUN OUT OF FUEL IN TRAFFIC OR AN INTERSECTION. I FEEL IT'S SERIOUS ENOUGH TO RATE AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY OTHER HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SENSOR ON 2007 XTERRA. LAST GEN WAS RECALLED AND THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS YEAR. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE ALREADY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I AM ALSO HAVING A LOUD WINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE DUE TO A FAILED TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. BOTH THESE ITEMS NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED. *TR

THIS WEEK MY SONS 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WOULD NOT START AND WE HAD IT TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP NEAR HIS COLLEGE IN SCRANTON PA. YESTERDAY WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEED TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF AROUND $5000! THIS IS SHOCKING BECAUSE MY SON INSISTS THAT HE NOTICED NOTHING AMISS WITH THE OPERATION OF HIS TRUCK UNTIL IT HE WAS UNABLE TO START IT. AFTER SPENDING 10 MINUTES ON THE INTERNET, I LEARNED ABOUT THE NISSAN TRANSMISSION CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. WE HAVE BEEN RELIGIOUS IN TERMS OF SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, AND OVERALL CARE OF THE VEHICLE. WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THE COOLING/TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS PLAGUING NISSAN TRUCKS. IN ADDITION, I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT TWO SEPARATE NISSAN DEALERSHIPS, ONE IN NEW YORK AND ANOTHER NOW IN PA. IT IS DISGRACEFUL THAT NEITHER NISSAN DEALERSHIP MENTIONED ANYTHING! THIS MORNING I CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OVER 100,000, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR US. I DO NOT HAVE $5000 AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY SONS NISSAN. AS OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED IN POSTINGS, THERE LIKELY MANY OTHERS WITH VEHICLES OVER THE 100,000 MARKER, NOW JUST EXPERIENCING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING BY NISSAN. THERE SHOULD BE A SECOND CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST NISSAN!!! *TR

RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION JUST AFTER 100,000 MILES. SO WHY DIDN'T NISSAN TELL US THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN? *TR

FIRST NOTICED A STUTTERING WHEN DRIVING AND A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN MOVING THE SHIFTER FROM PARK TO REVERSE TO DRIVE IN FEBRUARY. ALSO EXPERIENCED NO HEAT AND OVER HEATING IN MARCH. UPON REPAIR OF THERMOSTAT, DRAINING THE RADIATOR SHOWED AN ACCUMULATION OF THICK GREY GUNK IN THE COOLANT. THERMOSTAT SEAL ITSELF WAS MELTED. HAD DEALER EVALUATE CLUNKING SOUND AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS INTERMIX (THE PROBLEM IDENTIFIED BY THE COOLANT) A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLING COMPONENTS THAT ALLOWS THE COOLANT TO CONTAMINATE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. AS A RESULT OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT MILEAGE WAS OVER THE NISSAN WARRANTY LIMIT OF 100,000 EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM DID NOT MANIFEST UNTIL ALMOST 120,000 MILES. RECOMMENDED FIX WAS IN STAGES - 1) REPLACE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUSH $1200++ 2) IF PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVED, REPLACE TRANSMISSION $4000++ HAVE TALKED WITH NISSAN CORPORATE TO NO AVAIL. CASE # IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

THERE IS A KNOWN SERVICE PROBLEM AND BULLETIN ON DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES THAT CAUSE A CHAIN TO SKIP, BREAK LOSE , OR BREAK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A HIGH SPEED STALL. MY IS JUST GRINDING, WILL REPAIR, BUT NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND WON'T PARTICIPATE IN A SOLUTION. *JS

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WHICH STARTED TO "STUTTER" AND HESITATE WHEN PRESSING THE GAS. THE CAR ALMOST FELT LIKE IT WAS SHUTTING OFF WHILE ON I-4 HIGHWAY. THE SHUTS DOWN AND WONT START. I HAD THE CAR CHECKING AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN MY RADIATOR AND THAT THE FLUID HAD LEAKED OVER INTO THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED, A FEW MONTHS LATER, TRANSMISSION IS STILL NOT WORKING. I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN, THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD RUN ABOUT $5200. I CALLED THE NISSAN HEADQUARTERS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS AT 109,000 MILES. *TR

THE RADIATOR LEAKED AND THE COOLANT WENT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW HAS TOTALLY SCREWED UP THE TRANSMISSION TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO REPLACE IT AND THE RADIATOR. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WILL NOT MAKE A RECALL ON EITHER PARTS WHICH IS COMPLETELY WRONG. *TR

FAILED TRANSMISSION COOLER-ENGINE JERKS AT SPEEDS 40 MPH AND HIGHER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, IT WOULD FEEL/SOUND LIKE I RAN OVER THE SPEED BUMPS ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED JERKING INTO GEAR. WE IMMEDIATELY STARTED LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR POSSIBLE PROBLEMS, THE ONLY ONE THAT WE CAME UP WITH WAS THE TRANSMISSION/COOLANT ISSUE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD COST $6,000 TO FIX. SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL WE WOULD BE BUYING ANOTHER FAULTY TRANSMISSION/COOLANT AND COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEM FROM WHAT WE HAVE BEEN READING, BUT A FAULTY DESIGN. WE CALLED NISSAN AND MADE A COMPLAINT WITH THEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. MY VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING TODAY 4/7/14 AND WHEN WE CHECKED THE COOLANT, IT IS THE CONSISTENCY OF A MILKSHAKE. IF NISSAN STOOD BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT THEY WOULD DO A RECALL AND GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. WE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO GET A LOAN TO GET THIS FIXED SINCE WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SAVE THE MONEY UP AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. IT'S JUST A SHAME THAT WHEN WE DO GET THIS FIXED WE ARE BUYING ANOTHER FAULTY TRANSMISSION. IT'S A LOSE/LOSE SITUATION. WE THOUGHT ABOUT TRADING IN AND GETTING A NEWER VEHICLE BUT WOULD BE UPSIDE DOWN ON OUR PURCHASE. VERY DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER! *TR

RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, PART WAS SETTLED IN CLASS ACTION SUITE AND OWNER WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF DEFECT AND OR HOW IT CAN BE FIXED UNTIL FAILURE ON HIGHWAY WITH FAMILY OF FOUR IN IT ON 3/28/2014, THE OWNER IS THE SOLE OWNER OF VEHICLE SINCE 2007, OWNER NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION AT ALL FROM NISSAN REGARDING THIS MANUFACTURER ISSUE UNTIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT NISSAN INFORMED OWNER OF ISSUE AND ALSO INFORMED OWNER OF $3,000.00 REPAIR CHARGE FOR THE FAULTY PARTS. *TR

RADIATOR CRACKED CAUSING COOLANT TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. *TR

THE RADIATOR FLUID AND TRANSMISSION FLUID HAVE SOME HOW MIXED TOGETHER CAUSE DAMAGE TO BOTH MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASE MY XTERRA BRAND NEW IN 2007 AND KEPT UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ARTICLES AND EVEN RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. BUT AT THE TIME NO SYMPTOMS WERE SHOWING ON MY VEHICLE. SO UPSET THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL!!! I AM A SINGLE MOM AND THIS WAS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. NOW IT JUST SITS IN MY YARD. FRUSTRATING!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED SHOWING THE WRONG FUEL LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 05/28/14*LJ UPDATED 05/30/2014 *JS

THE RADIATOR LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSE A COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSS OF BOTH. A LAWSUIT WAS FILED AND SETTLED BY NISSAN WITHOUT THEM TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY DESIGN. I GUESS THIS WON'T GET NOTICED UNTIL PEOPLE START DYING FROM NISSAN'S DEFECTIVE DESIGN. WHEN THAT DOES HAPPEN, NISSAN WILL JUST PAYOFF THE FAMILIES SO THIS WHOLE ISSUE JUST GOES AWAY! *TR

PROBLEM WITH RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH HAS NOW DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. SINCE NISSAN WON'T DO THE RIGHT THING AND WE'RE BEYOND THE 80,000 MILES, WE'RE STUCK PAYING FOR A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. INSTEAD OF GETTING AWAY WITH DOING NOTHING EXCEPT FOR EXTENDING THE WARRANTY, NISSAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO NOTIFY ALL AFFECTED PEOPLE REGARDING THE EXACT PROBLEM AND ISSUED A RECALL AND PAY FOR A NEW RADIATOR. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS STILL AN ISSUE FOR ALOT PEOPLE AND PROBABLY MANY, MANY MORE IN THE FUTURE, LONG AFTER THE SO-CALLED PROPOSED SETTLEMENT. TOO THE NHTSA! PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND REQUIRE NISSAN DO THE RIGHT THING! *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY CAME UP WITH CODE P0463 REGARDING THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. NEEDED A NEW FUEL SENDING UNIT & GAUGE ASSEMBLY INSTALLED FOR ABOUT $430.00. NISSAN HAD ISSUED A WARRANTY NOTIFICATION REGARDING THIS, EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 72 MONTHS (6 YRS) / 72,000 MILES. WE WERE BEYOND THE REVISED WARRANTY PERIOD SO WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. NISSAN SHOULD BE MADE TO ISSUE A RECALL AND PAY FOR THE FIX. TO THE NHTSA!! PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND REQUIRE NISSAN TO DO THE RIGHT THING! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH MY FAMILY (MYSELF, MY WIFE, AND 2 CHILDREN). WE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN WHILE TRAVELING 60 MILES PER HOUR. THE TRUCK STARTED TO MAKE ALL KINDS OF NOISES, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY, AND I COMPLETELY LOST ALL ACCELERATION. FORTUNATELY FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY, I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR OUT OF ANY IMMEDIATE DANGER AND BRING THE CAR TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER BECAUSE OF MY QUICK REACTIONS. MY FAMILY AND I WERE STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. THIS WAS A VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OF US. I WAS ABLE TO CALL ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER TO COME AND PICK UP MY FAMILY, BUT I HAD TO STAY WITH THE TRUCK UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, I LEARNED OF THIS FAULTY NISSAN DESIGN PROBLEM AND WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT THE NHTSA BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN OPEN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE. I AM PLEADING WITH YOU TO SERIOUSLY LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ANYONE HAS TO LOSE THEIR LIFE OR FACE A PERMANENT DISABILITY RESULTING FROM THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA CAN COMPLETE THIS INVESTIGATION SOON. I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY HAZARD AND POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING OCCURRENCE THAT IS A DIRECT RESULT OF NISSAN'S FAULTY DESIGN, WHICH THEY ARE COMPLETELY AWARE OF, BUT DENY TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY! *TR

AT 60MPH AND ALSO 40MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATES HEAVILY AND IS SLOW TO REACT TO POWER INPUTS WITH NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR. THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY THE KNOWN DEFECT RELATED TO THE RADIATOR / HEAT EXCHANGER, WHERE THE ENGINE COOLANT MIXES WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND GETS INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS THEN TURNS INTO A "PINK MILKSHAKE" CONSISTENCY FLUID AND COMPLETELY RUINS THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND VALVE ASSEMBLY. THIS REQUIRES A COMPLETE REBUILD OR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THERE IS NO WARNING SIGN AND THIS AFFECTS THESE VEHICLES AT DIFFERENT RATES. THIS CAN CAUSE CARS TO SEIZE UP UNEXPECTEDLY IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR NISSAN TRUCKS MODEL YEAR 2005 - 2010 THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. IT IS NOT A MATTER OF IF THIS WILL HAPPEN, IT IS A MATTER OF WHEN. IN MY PERSONAL SITUATION I HAD NO INJURY OR IMMEDIATE CAR SHUTDOWN, HOWEVER I WOULD HAVE NO WARNING IF THAT DID OCCUR AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND IS UNCALLED FOR TO HAVE A KNOWN DEFECT AND NOT DISCLOSE THIS TO OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A PERFECTLY GOOD WAY TO MITIGATE THIS ISSUE BY ADDING A DEDICATED COOLER FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND BYPASS THE RADIATOR, WHICH IS A CHEAP AND EASY FIX TO NEVER HAVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

AT VARYING SPEEDS ABOVE 45MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SHUDDER AS IF YOU WERE DRIVING ON A RUMBLE STRIP. THIS CAN BE STARTLING AS THERE IS NO INDICATION OF WHEN OR WHERE IT WILL OCCUR. WHEN THE RADIATOR FAILED OUR MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESTROYED BECAUSE OF DESIGN OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES, WHICH ALLOWED COOLANT TO SEEP INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THUS DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION.. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MY 07 NISSAN XTERRA. A COMPLETE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH AND CONTAMINATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, RESULTING IN DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS AND A DAMAGED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THE NISSAN CORPORATION IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON MY 07 XTERRA WENT OFF WHEN LEAVING MY GARAGE. USING MY SCANGAUGE, I FOUND OUT MY ENGINE WAS SHOWING ERROR CODE P0463. WHEN WE GOT HOME I JUMPED ON THE NET AND DISCOVERED THAT IT MEANT MY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THAT, WHILE NO REAL THREAT TO MY SAFETY WAS POSED OTHER THAN POSSIBLY RUNNING OUT OF GAS BY SURPRISE, IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH XTERRAS. SO COMMON IN FACT, THAT PREVIOUS GENERATION NISSANS WERE ACTUALLY RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY, NO RECALL HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE PART FOR THE 2ND GEN YET, AND SO NISSAN CUSTOMERS ARE BEING FORCED TO HAVE THE DEALER MAKE THE REPAIR TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $600. ALSO IT SEEM LIKE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS FAULTY PART ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN ADDITION TO THE FUEL LEV EL GAUGE INACCURATELY INDICATING THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,200.

I WAS TOLD TIMING CHAIN OF VEHICLE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CAR ONLY HAD 65,000 MILES AND THIS REPAIR IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NISSAN THAT THEY ARE FAILING TO ADDRESS TO CONSUMERS. REPAIRS COSTING 1,500 PLUS DOLLARS FOR REPAIR OF ENGINE CHAIN. IF IGNORED, THIS COULD CAUSE AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AT A MODERATE SPEED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS SERVICE/PART. *TR

INTERNAL LEAKAGE OF ENGINE COOLANT IN TO TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY CARS COOLANT GAGE JUMPED STRAIGHT TO H OUT OF NOWHERE. AFTER PULLING INTO A SHELL STATION FOR ANTIFREEZE, IT WAS APPARENT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THERE WAS SOMETHING MIXED IN WITH THE ANTIFREEZE. IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. AFTER BEING TOLD I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR, I STARTED RESEARCHING AND IM NOT THE ONLY ONE DEALING WITH AN OTHERWISE GREAT BODY YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH AND DOUBT I WILL BE THE LAST. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN APPROVED AND I BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY OF US WONDERING WHY? THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH HUNDREDS OF CARS AND IT'S NOT EVEN ONE MAKE, IT'S MANY. 3 IN MY CATEGORY. DOES A RECALL ONLY HAPPEN WHEN IT HAS FATALITY ATTACHED? THIS IS A FAULTY SYSTEM AND NISSAN APPROVED THESE COOLANTS IN THE TRANSMISSIONS AND CONTINUED TO EVEN AFTER COMPLAINTS OF THE SYSTEM. I WAS LUCKY TO CATCH MINE RIGHT AWAY BUT STILL NEED $3000 TO FIX IT! IT WON'T BE LONG UNTIL FATALITY IS ATTACHED ONCE SOMEONE'S TRANSMISSION GOES OUT ON A HIGHWAY OR IN 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC! NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL!!! *TR

"CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER SHOWS ERROR "FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH VOLTAGE." THIS IS APPARENTLY A VERY, VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MECHANIC SAYS THIS WILL EVENTUALLY, IF LEFT UN-REPAIRED, DESTROY MY MAIN COMPUTER ON THE CAR. REPAIR ESTIMATE IS $700, WHICH INCLUDES A COMPLETE CHANGE-OUT OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. *TR

OUR 2007 NISSAN XTERRA, PURCHASED BRAND NEW, BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. UPON CHECKING THE FLUIDS I NOTICED THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS DANGEROUSLY LOW. I WAS CERTAINLY PUZZLED WHERE THE FLUID HAD GONE BECAUSE THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY VISIBLE LEAKS OR ANY WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY OTHER SYMPTOM TO DRAW MY ATTENTION. I BEGAN TO LOOK INTO THE SITUATION BECAUSE I WAS PUZZLED AND QUICKLY LEARNED OF THE MASSIVE NUMBER OF NISSAN OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. SADLY, I WAS NOW ONE OF THOSE VICTIMS. YES, THE COOLANT HAD CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID VIA THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION COOLER. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT I AM SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF BUT I WAS UNAWARE OF. I DO NOT RECALL ANY CONTACT NOTIFYING ME OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND THE POTENTIAL DAMAGE. I HAD NO REASON FOR WORRY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD NOT GIVEN ME ANY TROUBLE SIGNS AND THE FLUIDS HAVE ALWAYS CHECKED NORMAL DURING NORMAL SERVICE CHECKS. LIKE MANY, I CANNOT AFFORD TO SHELL OUT THE DOLLARS THAT THIS NEGLIGENCE ON NISSAN CORPORATION BEHALF HAS CAUSED. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE FORCE NISSAN CORPORATION TO ISSUE A RECALL REQUIRING THEM TO MAKE ALL THE APPROPRIATE REPAIRS FOR THESE DAMAGES. PLEASE, DO NOT PUT A CAP ON THE MILEAGE OR SET THE MILEAGE RELATIVELY HIGH IF YOU MUST. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 89,000 MILES AND ONLY GAVE SIGNS OF DAMAGE LESS THAN 500 MILES AGO. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH A COMMON ISSUE...THE FAULTY RADIATOR LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE UP LEAVING A MOVING CAR TO LOSE SPEED RAPIDLY WHICH IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ME YET AS I CAUGHT THE ISSUE AND AM FIGHTING WITH NISSAN FOR THEM TO FIX DEFECT..UNTIL THEN I AM STUCK WITH THIS AS MY CAR. GREAT. NISSAN HAS ASKED ME TO PAY A $3K "CO-PAY" TO SHARE IN FIXING THE FAULT... *TR

THE CAR WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED TO GO SLOW AND SPUTTER LIKE IT WAS IN THE WRONG GEAR. MY SON WAS DRIVING AND HE WAS HAVING TO CROSS OVER ON THE FREEWAY WHILE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO UP TO SPEED. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS! ALL THIS LIGHT PURPLE FLUID SPILLED OUT ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE, BY THE WHEEL IT WAS PURPLE AND CREAMY..... I HAD TO HAVE THE XTERRA TOWED. WE ARE STILL NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG JUST THAT ALL THE COOLANT AND RADIATOR FLUID IS DRAINED AND IT IS MILKY LOOKING ON THE CAPS. OF BOTH. *TR

SUDDEN LOUD NOISES/BANGING WHILE DRIVING. PULLED OVER, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. RADIATOR FOUND TO BE CRACKED. RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO AND CONTAMINATED TRANSMISSION CAUSING SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. LEARNED NISSAN WAS/IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT NOTIFIED ANYONE OF PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TO PREVENT FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. "EXTENDED WARRANTY" RESULTING FROM CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REQUIRES $3000 COPY FOR VEHICLES WITH 90,000-100,000 MILES. MY MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A JOKE BECAUSE RADIATORS NOT CRACKING UNTIL AT LEAST THIS TIME. NOW I HAVE TO PAY $3000 I DON'T HAVE TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION WHICH I COULD HAVE SAVED HAD I BEEN NOTIFIED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR. I WILL NOT EVER PURCHASE A NISSAN AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE DOOR LOCKS BEGAN CLICKING. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BUT THE CLICKING SOUND CONTINUED AND THE DOORS REMAINED LOCKED. WHEN THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY THE CLICKING SOUND STOPPED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT DID NOT OCCUR ON THE HATCH DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 03/31/14*LJ

I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND DISGUSTED WITH THE WAY NISSAN HAS HANDLED THIS PROBLEM. MY XTERRA 2007'S TRANSMISSION DID NOT GO BAD UNTIL IT REACHED OVER 120K MILES. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING CROSS COUNTRY WITH MY CHILDREN AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN SHE FELT THE GEARS SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING IN A MAJOR INTERSTATE. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SAFE. I FOUND OUT SHORTLY AFTER THIS ALMOST CATASTROPHIC EXPERIENCE THAT THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING NISSANS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I GUESS THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT ONLY COVERED VEHICLES UNDER 100K MILES. WHY IS NISSAN ONLY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO VEHICLES UNDER 100K MILES IF THERE IS A THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT. THEY SHOULD COVER ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE MILEAGE IS. I TOOK MY XTERRA TO AAMCO BECAUSE THEY CHARGE BE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS LESS OF WHAT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE CHARGED ME. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL NISSAN OWNER SINCE 2003 AND WILL NEVER BUY A VEHICLE FROM THEM AGAIN. IN FACT, I HAVE CONVINCED FRIENDS AND FAMILIES NOT TO BUY NISSAN VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THE POOR SERVICE THAT THEY HAVE PROVIDED. *TR

MY CAR WAS JARRING AND MAKING A RUMBLING NOISE SO I TOOK IT IN TO GET FIXED. THERE WAS WATER DETECTED IN MY TRANSMISSION SO I HAD IT FLUSHED TWICE. THE RUMBLING CONTINUED SO THEY REPLACED THE RADIATOR. THAT COST A TOTAL OF ABOUT $1,000. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT GOT WORSE AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THAT WILL BE BETWEEN $4500-$5000. NISSAN HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION REGARDING COOLANT MIXING IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE TO BE A RECALL! *TR

MY RADIATOR WENT OUT IN THE STARBUCKS DRIVE-THRU. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP & WAS TOLD IT IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW BY NISSAN WHERE THE FLUIDS ARE MIXING & THE ONLY THING I CAN DO NOW IS REPLACE THE RADIATOR & "HOPE" THE FLUIDS DID NOT GO INTO THE TRANSMISSION. GOT THE NEW RADIATOR & HAD A TRANS FLUSH 3 TIMES & PAID ABOUT $1800. IT IS NOW A MONTH LATER & MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. TODAY, I AM TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST $3800. THIS IS OUR ONLY CAR. WE DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. FOR SAFETY REASONS, WE URGE YOU TO PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS POOR DESIGN BY NISSAN WHERE THE FLUIDS ARE MIXING & CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS TO THE CONSUMERS. *TR

RADIATOR LEAK TO TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY WIFE REFUELED HER VEHICLE AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. THE GAS GAUGE THEN WENT FROM FULL TO ZERO AND LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. SOON AFTER, THE TMPS SENSOR ALSO WENT OUT. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE GAS CAP BEING LOSE, BUT IT WASN'T. THE GAS GAUGE WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND IT IS A HAZARD TO BE DRIVEN ON THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY IF SHE RUNS OUT OF GAS. *TR

ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH P0463 CODE AND SES LIGHT. FUEL SENSOR DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY, SO I OF NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY CAR. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS FOR THE 2006 AND 2008, BUT NOT THE 07? THIS IS DANGEROUS! I DO NOT WANT TO RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE I'M DRIVING! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION WHERE THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE 100,000 MILES WARRANTY REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

AUTO TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING ,SEEMS A LT OF COMPLAINTS AND NOT RECALL .I CALLED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE INVESTIGATION GOING ON ,BUT WILL NOT PAY FOR IT SINCE IT IS 10521 MILES OVER THEIR 100K WARRANTY .I WAS TOLD TO SEND A COMPLAINT BUT IS BEEN 120 DAYS AND NO RESPOND WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THE NHTSA TO ORDER A RECALL ? HOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS FOR THEM TO START DOING THEIR JOB ? *TR

ENGINE COOLANT GOT INTO TRANSMISSION. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE FOR A MOMENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. FELT LIKE I HIT BLACK ICE. TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING ON MY XTERRA, SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING THING WITH XTERRAS SINCE PEOPLE KEEP POSTING ABOUT IT HTTP://WWW.CLUBXTERRA.ORG/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=10923 AND HTTP://WWW.DENLORSTOOLS.COM/AUTOBLOG/2010/08/XTERRAPATHFINDER-FUEL-GAUGE-ERRATIC-P0463-CHECK-ENGINE-LIGHT/ THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN YOUR CURRENT INVESTIGATION OF THESE MODELS. AN ATF LINE EMBEDDED IN THE RADIATOR CRACKED, AND ATF FLUID WAS ALLOWED INTO THE COOLANT, AND COOLANT WAS FORCED INTO THE ATF. THE CARD STARTED SLIPPING IN GEAR, THEN IT STARTED SHUDDERING UNDER ACCELERATION, THEN IT STARTED REFUSING TO GO INTO GEAR. I GOT IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, AND WHEN THEY OPENED IT UP, THE GUTS OF THE TRANSMISSION WERE RUSTED, AND THE CLUTCHES HAD DE-LAMINATED. THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS NEARLY PLUGGED UP WITH OILY TRANSMISSION RESIDUE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT, AND THE RADIATOR AND ALL ASSOCIATED HOSES HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALL IN ALL, A $5500 FIX FOR A PROBLEM THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. *TR