2007 Nissan Xterra complaints

MY 2007 XTERRA WITH 62K MILES BEGAN MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING . NOT SURE WHAT IT WAS I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER WHERE I GET ALL MY MAJOR SERVICES DONE .THE TECHNICIAN TOOK A LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND WITHIN MIN NOTIFY ME IT IS THE TIMING BELT CHAIN AND GUIDES , KNOWN ISSUE FOR MY NISSAN XTERRA . WHEN I ASK HIM IF HE IS SURE HE CONFIRM HE DOES FEW OF THIS EVERY MONTH AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS SO KNOWN THAT NISSAN HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN, WITH THE TITLE DESCRIBING THE ISSUE AND THE SYMPTOM ! HE HAS CONFIRM THE ISSUE IS WITH THE PLASTIC GUIDE THAT IS PART OF THE DESIGN . LOOKING ONLINE I FIND MANY NISSAN OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM . I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE NISSAN BRAND AND NOT SURE WHAT TO DO , IF I REPLACE THE PART , WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN AS IT IS A DESIGN ISSUE ? WHEN BUYING THE CAR, ONE OF THE SELLING POINT WAS THAT THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE A TIMING BELT ANYMORE BUT A CHAIN! THAT WILL MOST LIKELY ENGINE ITSELF . CALLING NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE DID NOT HELP AND I AM LEFT WITH A $2000 REPAIR DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE AND BAD DESIGN. *TR

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH A FAULTY FUEL SENOR SERVICE BULLETIN #NTB-07-069C. CALLED NISSAN SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CORPORATE OFFICE CALLED TODAY 11/14/2012 AND REFUSED TO REPAIR WARRANTY PART. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THEY JUST FLAT OUT REFUSED TO FIX A SENSOR THEY ADMIT IS FAULTY. I FEEL HELPLESS AGAINST THIS GIANT CORPORATION. THANKS YOU ANY HELP YOU COULD PROVIDE. *TR

XTERRA WOULD NOT CRANK. TOWED TO LANDERS MCLARTY NISSAN. RECEIVED CALL THIS MORNING FROM NISSAN SERVICE TECH INDICATING THAT THERE IS A RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION ISSUE RESULTING IN COOLANT MIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPAIR WILL COST $7500.00. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME THEN MY FUEL GAUGE WENT TO E THEN BACK TO HALF FULL I STOP TO PUT GAS IN THEN WENT TO FULL FOR ABOUT 2 MILES THEN TO E NOW ITS ON E AND LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. PLUS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. HAD MY FRIEND CHECK TO TRUCK CONNECTED TO GAGE TO IT AND IT READ ERROR FOR FUEL SENSOR ERROR. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS THEY SAID EVEN THROUGH THERE IT A RECALL FOR CERTAIN XTERRAS NOT MINE EVEN THROUGH THE SAME SYMPTOM'S ARE REPORTED ON RECALLED TRUCKS AT NISSAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LINES GOING FROM THE RADIATOR TO THE TRANSMISSION WERE TOO CLOSE IN PROXIMITY. AS A RESULT, THE LINES WERE BREAKING DOWN AND CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL IT WAS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,542.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE AND LOW FUEL WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000. THE CONSUMER STATED NISSAN DECLINED HIS REQUEST TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT UNDER RECALL # 10V075000, BECAUSE HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 11/08/12 UPDATED 12/11/12*LJ UPDATED 12/12/12

WHILE DRIVING, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATED IT WAS EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. THIS BECAME AN ISSUE WEEKLY FROM THAT POINT ON. THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY, AND THEN COME BACK ON. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE VEHICLE DURING THIS. NISSAN ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT NOT A RECALL. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL SITUATION. THEY KNOW IT IS BAD, AND IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. NISSAN CONFIRMED TON 10/3/2012 AT REGAL NISSAN IN ROSWELL, THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. THEY NEED TO REPLACE IT WITH UPDATED PARTS. *TR

VEHICLE BECAME ERRATIC ON I-405 NEAR KIRKLAND WA. TRANSMISSION BEHAVED ERRATICALLY SUDDENLY AND TENACIOUSLY, REQUIRING AN EMERGENCY PULL OFF THE FREEWAY FROM MIDDLE LANE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA 4X4 OFF ROAD WITH A REAR WHEEL DRIVE. WE NEED A RECALL REGARDING THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED DUE TO THE WEAK REAR SUSPENSION THAT IS NOT STABLE AND CAUSES ALL KINDS OF NOISE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND OFF. THIS IS BEING REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND I'M HAVING IT SENT TO MY ATTORNEY IN CASE OF DEATH OF ME AND MY FAMILY WHILE RIDING IN THIS TRUCK. I SEE ABOUT 5 COMPLAINTS SO FAR AND A NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE SO I CAN ONLY BELIEVE THAT A RECALL WILL HAPPEN TO PREVENT INJURY FROM THIS TRUCK FROM OVER TURNING DUE TO ITS UNSTABLE RIDE ONCE MILES ARE THE SUSPENSION. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE TO BE RECEIVED TO TAKE ACTION ON SUCH DANGEROUS VEHICLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION OF CARING FOR INNOCENT LIVES. *TR

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND THE SES LIGHT STAYS ON. I DID RESEARCH THAT TURNED UP THAT THE 2006 AND 2008 MODELS ARE EFFECTED BY A RECALL FOR THE GAS TANK COLLAPSING AND CRUSHING THE LEVEL SENSOR. THIS IS POTENTIALLY THE EXACT SITUATION THAT I AM SEEING WITH THE 2007 MODEL AND ITS HARD TO BELIEVE THE DESIGN CHANGED, THEN CHANGED BACK TO THE FAULTY DESIGN OVER THE THREE YEARS WITH OUT THE RECALL BEING ISSUE UNTIL 3/22/11. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY INCREASE TO FULL. THE LOW FUEL LIGHT REMAINS ON, AND VERY SLOWLY THE NEEDLE CREEPS UP TO THE TOP, PROBABLY AFTER DRIVING 30-50 MILES. ALSO, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON AND REMAINS ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. *TR

SHUDDERING NOISE. THEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE HORRIBLY. THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT THAT INFORMED ME WHETHER I HAVE THE VEHICLE ON DRIVE TURNED OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE. I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT COOLANT HAS ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINED IT. NOW THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START BECAUSE THE COOLANT SHORTED THE VEHICLE. *TR

NISSAN XTERRA 2007. P0463 SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING DISPLAY STARTED ON THE DASH AND INACCURATE FUEL READING. ONLY 39,800 ORIGINAL MILEAGE ON SPEEDOMETER. *TR

FUEL SENDER SENSOR NOT WORKING ... GAS TANK REGISTERS EMPTY WHEN FULL .. I HAVE GOTTEN STUCK A FEW TIMES .. ENGINE LIGHT ON. *TR

GAS IN CAR WAS AT A 1/4 TANK AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WENT AND FILLED TANK UP AND GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING AFTER DRIVING THE CAR TWICE THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE GAUGE WAS WORKING 3 DAYS LATTER SAME ISSUE. I DO SEE WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2005, 2006, 2008 AND 2009 XTERRA FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT THEY FAILED TO RECALL THE 2007 YEAR FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. *JS

1/4 TANK OF GAS IN CAR SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WENT TO GAS STATION ON FILLED UP AND THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT READ. AFTER 2 DAY GAUGE FOR FUEL LEVEL WORKED AND SES LIGHT WENT OFF 2 DAYS LATER SES LIGHT BACK ON AND FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING WENT AND HAD TESTED SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER YEARS BUT FOR WHAT EVER REASON NISSAN DID NOT RECALL THIS YEAR. COMPANY NEED TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *JS

NISSAN HAS A CONFIRMED PROBLEM WHERE COOLANT FROM A FAULTY RADIATOR COMPONENT LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSES SLIPPING OR WON'T SHIFT TO OVERDRIVE. THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY OUT ON THE RADIATOR TO 80,000, BUT ARE HESITANT TO COMMIT ON THE PERMANENTLY DAMAGED TRANSMISSIONS. A FLUSH WON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WAS MERGING IN CITY TRAFFIC AND HAD A UPSHIFT FAILURE WHERE IT JUST VIBRATED ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT. THE INITIAL CONDITION IS DANGEROUS, AND NISSANS UNWILLINGNESS TO COMMIT TO REPLACE THE TERMINAL TRANSMISSIONS EVEN INSIDE THE 80,000 EXTENSION SEEMS LIKE THROWING A RISKY AND EXPENSIVE SITUATION ON THE CUSTOMER. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSANS SHEEPISHNESS, EXPECTED MORE ON A WELL PUBLICIZED AND DOCUMENTED CONCERN. I FEEL THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

STARTED SMELLING A BURNING SMELL. NOTICED A FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE CAR. DEALERSHIP SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT DIDN'T GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. TOPPED OFF TRANSMISSION FLUID SINCE IT WAS LOW. 30 MILES LATER, WHILE DOING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND SLOWED DRASTICALLY ALMOST CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND ME TO REAR END ME. I SLOWED AND IT POPPED BACK INTO GEAR. I GOT IT OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS THEN ABLE TO BARELY GET IT INTO A PARKING LOT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT FLUID FROM THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. I WENT BACK TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY APOLOGIZED FOR NOT PROVIDING ME ALL OF THE DETAILS AND STATED THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE "DESIGN FLAW IN THE RADIATOR" BUT IS NOT COVERING ANY OF THE REPAIRS. *TR

FUEL LEVEL GAUGE ALWAYS SHOW EMPTY. CHECK ENGINE ON SENSE PROBLEM STARTED. *TR

COOLANT LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION. COMMON PROBLEM TO DESIGN FLAW. COSTLY $5,000+ REPAIR. *TR

MY NISSAN WHICH I LOVED ORIGINALLY WHEN I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND I HAVE MAINTAINED IT AND SERVICED IT FAITHFULLY. I HAD TAKEN MY TRUCK FOR SERVICE TWICE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND NOTHING WAS DETECTED AS FAR AS THE RADIATOR CRACKING. THIS IS WHAT CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO GO. THE FIRST TIME I WENT FOR SERVICE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY NOTHING WAS SAID. THE SECOND TIME AT 80588 ANOTHER SERVICE WAS DONE BASIC OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION SUPPOSEDLY EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE EACH TIME A MULTI POINT INSPECTIONS WAS DONE. I IMAGINE THIS INCLUDES PLACING THE VEHICLE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTERIZED MACHINE. WELL, SHORTLY AFTER THIS IS WHEN MY MAJOR PROBLEMS BEGAN. MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AS IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY RIDING ON THE SHOULDER WERE THE WARNING STRIPS WITH THE GRIDS VIBRATES YOUR CAR WHEN YOU GO OVER ONTO THEM. I RELATED THE VIBRATION TO THE RECENT TIRE ROTATION I CHECKED THE TIRES MADE SURE NUTS WERE TIGHT AND NOTHING WAS OFF; EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE. THE AWKWARD VIBRATION CONTINUED SO I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THAT?S WHEN I GOT THE DEVASTATING NEWS A WHOPPING $7371.00 IN REPAIRS FOR A CRACKED RADIATOR AND DAMAGED TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS WHAT SO EVER NO ENGINE LIGHT, NO OVERHEATING, AND NO SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SO ARE THE DEALERS. NOTHING WAS SAID TO ME WITH PRIOR VISITS AND THEY QUICKLY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS A

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA IS GIVING WRONG READINGS , CAUSES ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND I HAVE GOTTEN STUCK WITHOUT GAS TWICE .. I'M UP FOR SMOG TEST IN A COUPLE MONTHS AND BECAUSE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON DUE TO THIS PROBLEM I'LL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THIS CAR REGISTER IN CA .THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ! *TR

MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA, JUST PASSING THE 50K, AND NOW THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON WITH CODE P0463. SEEMS THAT IF I KEEP THE FUEL TANK FILLED UP ABOVE 1/4, THEN THIS PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY, BUT FROM TIME TO TIME THERE'S A MALFUNCTION OF THE FUEL SENSOR. *JS

AT 4100 MILE AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK SES LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS STUCK ON 1/4 TANK THIS IS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. *TR

AFTER A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE COMPUTER SHOWED A CODE OF P0463, FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER CHARGES $600 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS A RECALL. *TR

FUEL SENSOR GIVES FALSE INFORMATION, VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY NEARLY CAUSING FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR

TIMINS CHAINS WEAR DOWN TOO EASILY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS PROVIDING INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO RUN OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE FLOAT THAT READ THE FUEL WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE FLOAT REPLACED IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK) BUT DUE TO THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON, HAVE IT CHECKED AND IT SHOWS ENGINE CODE PO 463 - FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION. GAS GAUGE MOVES UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND DISTANCE TO EMPTY DISPLAYS -----, 0 OR VERY LOW MILE TO EMPTY EVEN AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM THE PUMP WITH A FULL TANK. *TR

WE RAN OUT OF GAS WITH HALF A TANK ON THE FUEL GAUGE. IN THE MIDDLE OF A FUNERAL SERVICE. NOT A FUN DAY. THANK YOU NISSAN FOR EXTENDING A WARRANTY ON THE PROBLEM AND NOT ISSUING A RECALL THAT EVERYONE WOULD FIND OUT ABOUT BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE ROAD. *TR

FUEL LEVEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE GAUGE READ 1/4 FULL WHEN THE TANK WAS REALLY EMPTY. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE SON LIGHT CAME ON, I WENT TO AUTOZONE AND I WAS TOLD THE ERROR CODE STATED FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR. I WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN RECOMMENDS YOU KEEP A HALF A TANK OF GAS IN THE TANK. MY XTERRA GUAGE IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE 90% OF THE TIME EVEN WHEN I FILL THE TANK UP THE GUAGE DOESN'T REGISTER, AND IT'S STUCK ON E WITH THE GAS LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY, WHICH HAS CAUSED ME A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 TO RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL, BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE WASN'T. I ALSO LIVE IN A CITY WHERE THERE IS EMISSIONS TESTING WHICH I CAN'T PASS BECAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, I CANNOT RECEIVE MY VEHICLE TAG, WHICH MEANS I CAN'T WORK OR DRIVE. I WOULD LIKE THIS SENSOR REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO ME BECAUSE AS READING ONLINE THERE HAS BEEN 53,000 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS AND THE NEXT STEP I CAN TAKE TO GET THIS RESOLVED. *TT

ERROR CODE P0463, FUEL SENSOR ERROR. WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULL, THE GAUGE REGISTERS EMPTY (LESS THEN E ACTUALLY) UNTIL SOME OF THE FUEL IS USED AND THEN THE GAUGE REGISTERS ACCURATELY (I THINK). *TR

AFTER RE-FUELING, THE GAS INDICATOR DROPS BELOW EMPTY, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON. AFTER DRIVING IT ~100 MILES, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL THEN GO TO APPROXIMATELY THE REAL FUEL LEVEL (AROUND 3/4 OF A TANK). AFTER DRIVING ABOUT ANOTHER 100 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS OFF. EVERY TIME I RE-FUEL, THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. IT MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE LEFT. I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. *TR

VEHICLE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. PEGS HIGH THEN GOES LOW. CAUSES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. CAR CANNOT PASS EMISSIONS TEST DUE TO FAULTY SENSOR. 2006 AND 2008 NISSAN XTERRA HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY NOT THE 2007 WHICH HAS THE EXACT SAME COMPONENT. *TR

MY CAR 2007 NISSAN XTERRA STARTED TO MAKE A REVVING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD ON SUNDAY 10/2/2011. THE NEXT DAY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE THE MIN SPEED LIMIT TO THE MID-CITY NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS LESS THAN 2 MILES AWAY AT THIS POINT. THE NEXT DAY, MID-CITY NISSAN INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED THE TIMING CHAIN REPAIRED ASAP. THIS SIGHT ISN'T THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU SO I'LL SAVE YOU THE EXTRANEOUS LIES NISSAN TRIED TO SELL ME SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO FIX MY CAR WHICH WAS UNDER 46000 MILES AND STILL UNDER EXTENDED NISSAN FACTORY WARRANTY. NOT WANTING TO SPEND $2000 ON A CAR THAT I AM STILL PAYING FOR AND IS STILL CONSIDERABLY NEW AT 46000 MILES. SO I CALLED MY TRUSTED NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT. HE CONCLUDED THAT THE GUARDS ON THE SECONDARY BELT ARE WORN AWAY AND IT NEED TO BE REPLACED. LOOKING INTO "TIMING CHAINS ON NISSAN TRUCKS" BECOMES QUITE A FRUITFUL SEARCH WHEN BROWSING THE INTERNET. RIGHT NOW THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR DEFECTIVE ENGINES IN TRUCKS LIKE MINE. THIS IS THE FIRST TRUCK I'VE OWNED AND I BELIEVED THAT THE HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE WAS NORMAL FOR SUCH A BIG, POWERFUL CAR. I'M AFRAID THAT THE ENGINE HAS SOUNDED LIKE THIS FOR THE LAST FEW THOUSAND MILES. I FEEL IF IT'S SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONG NISSAN TRUCK OWNERS, IT COULD ONE DAY RESULT IN SOMEONES ENGINE STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY. THANK GOODNESS IT WASN'T ME. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM

NO FAILURE OCCURRED, THOUGH WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT OF A FAULTY FACTORY PART, I WAS INFORMED OF ANOTHER FAILING FACTORY PART (THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES) THAT WAS A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM THAT NISSAN FAILED TO ADDRESS FOR ITS CONSUMERS. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS ESTIMATED AT $1533.64. *TR

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM IN NISSANS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 XTERRA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WITH JUST OVER 80,000. I HAVE THE PROBLEM WHERE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. I AM CURRENTLY PAYING A $292.00 NOTE ON A CAR THAT WILL NOT MOVE. I FELT COMFORTED IN THE FACT THAT I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH COVERAGE FOR 100,000 MILES OR 6 YEARS AFTER THE PURCHASE. THE FACTORY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE COST TO REPAIR THE RADIATOR. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR TRANSMISSION, THE SAME DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THE EXPENSIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND OVERCHARGED FOR THE CAR IS TRYING TO CHARGE $7700 FOR THE JOB WITH NEW PARTS OR $5500 TO DO THE JOB WITH USED PARTS. I KNOW NOW THAT THE JOB WOULD HAVE TO UTILIZE A NEW RADIATOR BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL RADIATORS ARE CAUSING COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX. I SEE REPORTS THAT NISSAN IS STARTING TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE FAULTY RADIATORS BUT IS NOT HOLDING THEMSELVES LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE DAMAGES TO ANY OF THE PARTS OF THE CAR EVEN THOUGH MOST IT IS UNDER WARRANTY (EVEN THOUGH EVERYONE'S RADIATOR SHOULD HAVE A FACTORY RECALL BY NOW). THERE IS EVEN A NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE ABOUT THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH MULTIPLE NISSAN MODELS. IT IS WRITTEN IN THE CONTRACT THAT IF THE RADIATOR CAUSES THE PROBLEM, THEN THE TRANSMISSION DAMAGES WILL NOT BE COVERED. ALSO THE RADIATOR, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE PART CAUSING ALL OF THE PROBLEMS, IS NOT EVEN COVERED AT ALL IN THE WARRANTY NOR IS IT UNDER A FACTORY RECALL. I PURCHASED A CERTIF

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGH COMES. TANK IS FULL AND SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON AND LATER SHOWED LIGHT THAT TANK EMPTY. I WENT TO AUTO PART AND THEY HOOK UP MACHINE TO FIND OUT WHY AND IT SHOWED THAT SENSOR FOR FUEL IS FAILING.BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO DISCONECT BATTERY AND LIGHT WILL GO OFF BUT NOW LIGHT IS PERMANENT. THE TRUCK HAS 95,000 MILES AND I AM VERY UP SET BECAUSE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TT

2007 NISSAN XTERRA RADIATOR FAILED AND ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO ANTIFREEZE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE NISSAN XTERRA WAS SLIPPING ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW AS TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING ON ALL SIDES. THE VEHICLE LOST FORWARD DRIVE CONTROL. *TR

NISSAN XTERRAS ARE ON RECALL IN NORTHERN STATES DUE TO SNOW AND SALT AFFECTING THE FRONT CRASH SENSOR. I BOUGHT MY NISSAN INTEXAS BUT WORK FOR THE ARMY AND LIVE IN GERMANY WHERE THERE IS PLENTY OF ICE AND SNOW. NISSAN SAID BECAUSE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN TEXAS, IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THEY NEED TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS SAFETY FLAW. *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN XTERRA 2007. I DECIDED TO STOP AT A GAS STATION TO FILL IT UP ON A 1/2 TANK OF GAS. SPENT $40-$45 TO FILL IT UP. DROVE ABOUT A 1/2 MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAGE DIDN'T CHANGE IN POSITION. SO I PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND SHUT IT DOWN AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE I DECIDED TO START IT BACK UP. WHEN I DID, THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE NEEDLE'S POSITION AND THE SES LIGHT POPPED UP. WHENEVER I FILL THE TANK UP OR PUT ANY GAS IN THE VEHICLE THE NEEDLE GOES FROM NOT MOVING, TO EMPTY, TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES AND THE SES LIGHT REMAINS TO BE ON. I WENT TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND GOT READ BY A SCAN GAUGE AND IT GAVE ME P0463 CODE WHICH MEANT THERE IS A FUEL LEVEL MALFUNCTION. I CALLED UP A FEW GARAGES INCLUDING THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE REPAIR COST WITH PARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE $500-$600. I DID SOME RESEARCHING IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALLS AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH OLDER XTERRA MODELS THAT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE NEWER ONES. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WITH VEHICLE THAT I HAVE HAD FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS WITH ONLY 40K+ MILES ON IT. *TT

UPON FILLING MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA ON JULY 11, 2011, I NOTICED THAT MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THAT MY FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED NEAR ZERO. AS I DROVE AWAY THE FUEL GAUGE GRADUALLY ROSE TO INDICATE A FULL TANK. WHEN I WENT TO MY NISSAN DEALER TO CHECK THE ERROR CODE HE INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE "FUEL SENDING UNIT". WHICH WOULD COST $300-$400 TO REPAIR SINCE I HAD JUST EXCEEDED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY MILEAGE COVERAGE LIMITATIONS. IN READING THE DESCRIPTIONS OF OTHER OWNERS OF NISSAN TRUCKS AND SUVS IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH A FACTORY RECALL. *TR

AFTER FILLING TANK WITH GAS, THE GAS GAUGE SITS ON EMPTY AND DOES NOT REGISTER A FULL TANK UNTIL A DAY OR TWO LATER. ALSO, THE YELLOW "EMPTY TANK" LIGHT COMES ON FOR THE SAME DURATION OF TIME. IN ADDITION, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" DASHBOARD LIGHT COMES ON AND DOES NOT GO OFF UNTIL A DAY OR TWO AFTER THE GAUGE HAS REGISTERED THE SUPPOSED CORRECT LEVEL OF THE TANK. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. NOT TO MENTION THAT WHEN I FILL UP MY VEHICLE THE FUEL GAUGE WILL NOT SENSE THAT ITS FULL. IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME OR EVEN BOTTOM OUT SHOWING THE LIGHT THAT ITS EMPTY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL AND HARD TO TELL WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT HAS HAPPEN TO MANY OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES. *KB

NISSAN UNSAFE FAILURE PARTS TRANSMISSION AND RADIATORS HI MY NAME IS [XXX] MY STORY BEGINS AS A HAPPY ONE, BUT SOON TURNS OUT TO BE MY WORST NIGHTMARE BACK IN NOVEMBER 2007. I BOUGHT MY FIRST CAR A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA FROM AVONDALE NISSAN BRAND NEW WHICH IS NOW PAID OFF. IT WAS A VERY NICE VEHICLE, HAD REALLY SMALL ISSUES WITH NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND NORMAL MAINTENANCE WHICH I KEPT UP ON MYSELF. RIGHT NOW I'M ATTENDING ASU FOR PREMED AND I NEED MY VEHICLE TO GET TO SCHOOL. THE ISSUE STARTED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL OF SUDDEN I HEARD A NOISE AND THE BACK END SHUDDERED AS IF I WAS DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. I TOOK IT IN ON MY NEXT OIL CHANGE TO DISCOVER THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE COOLANT, THEN I HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED, THEN A COUPLE MONTHS LATER MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SAME ISSUE WHICH I WAS PREVIOUSLY HAVING WITH THE MY TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING INTO THE COOLANT BEGAN AGAIN. IN ADDITION TO THAT INCIDENT, I WAS TOLD FROM NUMEROUS DEALERSHIPS INCLUDING NISSAN THAT THE RADIATOR WAS DAMAGED AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO DAMAGE. I THEN STARTED GOOGLING THE PROBLEM AND TO MY SURPRISE TO FIND OUT THAT SO MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS HORRIFIED ME WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2007. THE SERVICE ADVISOR IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THIS IS A TERRIBLE PROBLEM BECAUSE NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS HORRIBLE DESIGN FLAW ON NISSAN'S PART AND THEY'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO HELP T

TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FAILURE MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE, NISSAN COMPANY IS WELL AWARE OF THESE ISSUES AND REFUSE TO DO A RECALL AND REFUSE TO LET THEIR CUSTOMERS TO BE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. AS FOR ME I AM PRE-MED AND I NEED MY VEHICLE TO GET TO SCHOOL AND WORK I AS CAREGIVER FOR AN ELDERLY MAN AND WOMAN SO NOT A VERY MUCH OF AN INCOME SO I DEPEND ON MY CAR ABOUT A MONTH AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A NOISE AT THE BACK END SHUDDERED AS IF I WAS DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS I TOOK IT IN ON MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. *KB

I HAVE A 2007 XTERRA WITH 42K. I FILLED IT AT THE GAS STATION AND NOTICED RIGHT AFTER LEAVING THE STATION THAT THE GAUGE STILL SAID A QUARTER OF A TANK. SO I PULLED OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED IT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON. AS I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE GAUGE SLOWLY STARTED RISING TO THE FULL MARK. MY CAR DIDN'T PASS STATE REGISTRATION WITH THE SES ON. *KB