2007 Nissan Xterra

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

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

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

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.