2007 Nissan Xterra

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 116643 MILES AND WAS JUST TOLD BY THE NISSAN DEALER THAT MY COOLANT IS LEAKING COOLANT FLUIDS INTO MY TRANSMISSION. UPON RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT NISSAN SETTLED A CLASS ACTION SUIT BUT THE OWNER IS STILL LIABLE FOR REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THE RADIATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS LEAKAGE WILL EVENTUALLY DESTROY MY TRANSMISSION.

I HAD NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD BOUNCE UP AND DOWN AND WHEN I WENT TO CHECK THE ANTIFREEZE IT WAS FULL OF PURPLE GOOP. I WAS TOLD THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED. I TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS CARE WITH OIL CHANGE, ALL FLUID CHANGES AS WELL. I CAN'T NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THE SUV HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE THEN AND THAT WAS OVER 3 YEARS AGO. I WAS HOPING TO HAVE A RESOLUTION OF THIS WITH A RECALL.

I PURCHASED A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA, FOLLOWING MY GRADUATION FROM COLLEGE IN 2007. IT WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY NEW CAR I'VE PURCHASED. I HAVE BEEN METICULOUS ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE VEHICLE THE ENTIRE TIME I'VE OWNED IT. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO, IT STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. THE XTERRA WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE VERY COMMON (AND SEEMINGLY CRIMINAL) COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION CONTAMINATION. I WAS TOLD IT WILL COST $5, 500 TO REPAIR MY XTERRA, IT REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR, IT IS NON-DRIVABLE. I'VE SPENT $2,000 IN RENTAL CAR COSTS OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS, THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE VEHICLE TOOK 4 WEEKS BY NISSAN. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY $5,500 TO REPAIR MY XTERRA. THE TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT CONTAMINATION ISSUE HAS LONG BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE BY NISSAN, PREVIOUS CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENTS DID NOTHING TO HELP THE CONSUMER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GOVERNING AGENCIES WON'T HOLD NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE. NISSAN HAS KNOWINGLY SOLD CONSUMERS DEFECTIVE VEHICLES FOR YEARS. THIS IS FRAUD AND SHOULD BE PUNISHABLE IN A COURT OF LAW. NISSAN SHOULD BE MORE PROACTIVE AND DO THE RIGHT THING IN ADDRESSING AND RECTIFYING THIS KNOWN DEFECT IN SEVERAL OF IT'S VEHICLES MADE OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS. THE CONSUMERS ARE SUFFERING. WE HAVE TO DO THE RIGHT THING, OR ELSE WE ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I DON'T HAVE ANY OPTIONS AT THIS POINT AND IT'S NOT FAIR I DID WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO , INCLUDING PAYING $24,000 FOR A VEHICLE I CAN'T DRIVE AND THAT HAS NO TRADE-IN VALUE. NISSAN, WHY DO YOU KNOWINGLY HURT YOUR TRUSTING CUSTOMERS? UNFAIR; PATHETIC YOU CONTINUE TO BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH YOUR CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, AND SAD FOR THE CONSUMERS WHO TRUSTED YOUR COMPANY AND YOUR PRODUCT.

OUR CAR HAD NO PICKUP WHEN TAKING OFF FROM STOP LIGHT AND MAKING A LEFT TURN. WE WERE CROSSING TRAFFIC WHICH MADE THIS QUITE SCARY AS WE ALMOST STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED IT OFF. WOULDN'T START BACK UP AND THE GEAR INDICATOR ON THE DASH WASN'T SHOWING WHICH GEAR IT WAS IN. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, AND CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE SENSORS. I WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT THIS ISSUE SO I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL I WENT ONLINE AND SAW ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I JUST WENT OVER THE 100,000 MILE MARK THIS YEAR SO NISSAN WILL NOT FIX IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL ISSUE INSTEAD OF A WARRANTY EXTENSION ISSUE WITH NISSAN WILLING TO COVER THE COST OVER $3,000. WHO HAS $3,000 THAT THEY CAN AFFORD OR EVEN HAVE FOR THAT MATTER? I'VE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN AND AM HOPING THAT SOMEONE WILL HELP ME EITHER PAY FOR THIS OR GIVE ME FULL FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THE CAR SO I CAN BUY ANOTHER ONE AND USE THIS AS A TRADE IN. NOT SURE THAT I'LL BUY A NISSAN THOUGH, IF THEY DON'T TAKE CARE OF ME, THAT'S FOR SURE. THE OTHER ISSUES THAT I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR IS THE FUEL SENSOR WENT OUT, WHICH I'VE ALSO SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ON AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS GONE OUT. NOT SURE IF THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED OR NOT. ALL IN ALL THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR,BUT CONSIDERING I BOUGHT IT USED WITH VERY LOW MILES ON IT AND JUST MADE MY LAST CAR PAYMENT 4 DAYS AGO, I'M ABSOLUTELY SICK OVER THIS. EVEN WORSE IS THE FACT THAT WE COULD'VE BEEN KILLED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC BUT WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT THE CAR DID MAKE IT BEFORE ANY CARS GOT TOO CLOSE TO US. IS THAT WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE BEFORE NISSAN DOES SOMETHING?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700.

TIMING CHAIN FAILED. APPARENTLY NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO ITS DEALERS TO REPAIR THE ISSUE FOR THOSE WHO CAME IN, THE BULLETIN IS NTB09-128 DATE NOVEMBER 16, 2009. NISSAN KNEW OF THE ISSUE AND DID NO ISSUE A RECALL THE FIX IT FOR ALL OF THOSE EFFECTED. I WAN NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS BULLETIN BY THE DEALER AND WAS CHARGED FOR THE REPAIRS.

TIMING CHAIN SYSTEM IS FAILING DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECTIVE CHAIN GUIDES. NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO ITS DEALERS TO REPAIR THE ISSUE FOR THOSE WHO CAME IN, THE BULLETIN IS NTB09-128 DATE NOVEMBER 16, 2009. NISSAN KNEW OF THE ISSUE AND DID NO ISSUE A RECALL THE FIX IT FOR ALL OF THOSE EFFECTED.

THIS CAR GAVE ME NO WARNING, I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR STOPPED AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION DUE TO A SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT AND MIXING OIL WITH THE COOLANT WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. NOW A FAMILY OF 5 HAS ONE CAR LIVING PAY CHECK TO PAY CHECK AND NO WAY TO FINANCE ANOTHER CAR OT BUY ONE