2007 Nissan Xterra

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE JULY 2019 FROM OWNER. AFTER 3 WEEKS TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING WEIRD WHILE ON VACATION TRANSMISSION SEIZED DUE TOO COOLANT LEAKING FROM RADIATOR COOLER INTO TRANSMISSION. TOTAL REPAIRS TOW COSTS AND RENTAL CAR RENTAL EXCEED $5000.00. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR TRANSMISSION AND COOLING SYSTEM RELATED PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD APPROX. 100,000 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED. AND ONLY HAS APPROX. 128,000 ON IT. NOW. CAN I GET ANY TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS PAID OUT OF POCKET???? *TR

THE CORNER CUTTING DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSED THE ISSUE COMMONLY KNOWN AS SMOD (STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE OF DEATH, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE COOLANT MIX IN BOTH THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION) HAS CAUSED THE TCM TO BECOME DAMAGED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS GOING UP A HILL THEN WOULDNT START AFTER TURNING IT OFF, WEVE CHANGED THE FILTER, FLUID AND SOLENOIDS ON THE VALVE BODY, BUT THE TCM STILL ISNT WORKING. WE CAN START THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT AROUND A BIT, ONCE IT GETS TO 3RD GEAR IT RUNS FINE, BUT IN LOWER GEARS (EXCEPT FOR WHEN IN REVERSE) IT STRUGGLES, THEN AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS BECAUSE THE TCM ISNT WORKING PROPERLY, THIS ISSUE PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING AGAIN WITHIN ABOUT 1 HOUR OF TURNING IT OFF. AS STATED EARLIER THIS TCM ISSUE CAME TO LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GO UP A HILL, IF TRAFFIC WERE ANY WORSE THAN IT WAS THIS COULDVE POTENTIALLY LED TO A DISASTER THAT WOULDVE MADE HAVING TO WAIT ABOUT AN HOUR FOR PICKUP SEEM LIKE NOTHING. THIS ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY NISSAN CUTTING CORNERS AND ITS A COMMON ISSUE THATS LED TO MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVING TO COVER REPAIRS OR JUST GIVE UP ON THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL, HOWEVER, THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A QUARTER TANK OF FUEL. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. FUEL WAS ADDED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT VISITED THE MCLARTY NISSAN OF BENTON LOCATED AT (19960 I-30, BENTON, AR 72019) AND WAS NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000.

A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK I REPORTED THIS FUEL LEVEL PROBLEM I BELIEVE IN JULY, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS XTERRA 2007 (WE HAVE TWO A 2005 AND THIS 2007) SHE DRIVING IN THE CENTER LANE ON THE I-30 INTERSTATE WHEN THE XTERRA JUST CUT OUT, LOOKING AT THE DASH SHE SAID IT HAS FUEL ABOUT A 1/4 TANK , SHE SAID SHE JUST MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE SAFETY LANE WHEN STOPPED. I WENT TO HER AIDE TO FIND THE CHECK ENGINE LITE ON AND IT WOULDNT START, I TOOK A TWO FOOT PIECE OF TWO BY FOUR AND WRAPPED THE TANK AND IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS EMPTY AND WHATS FUNNY THE GAUGE INSIDE NOW READS EMPTY..GOT HER GAS AND I DROVE IT HOME. I REPORT THIS TO YOU GUYS AND NEVER HEARD A WORD BACK ABOUT THIS. IN FACT THE COMPLAINT DOESY SHOW UP IN YOUR LISTING EXPLAIN THAT! I'IM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND DONE MY FAIR SHARE OF FAILURE ANALYSIS IN MY CAREER AND WHATS GOING ON WITH THIS XTERRA IS A HEAT RELATED CONDITION. 1. THE PUMP IS SPRING LOADED TO BE ABLE TO KEEP CONTACT WITH THE TANK TO PICKUP FUEL. 2. THE TANK BEING MADE OF POLY MATERIAL PLASTIC EXPANDS CAUSING THE THE PUMP TO JACK SCREW IN HE DIRECTION OF THE SPRING WHICH ROTATES THE SENDING UNIT PICK ARM TO LODGE IT SELF AGAINST THE THE TANK EMBOSSMENT AND NOT ALLOWING THE ARM TO COME TO REST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. I FOUND OUT THIS CONFIRM THE PROBLEM WITH A RECALL NOTICE FOR 2006 AND 2008 BNUT WHY NOT THE 2007 ITS SAME DAM CONFGURATION ,SAME PARTS ,SAME TANK, ,07,08 PART NUMBER17202-9BM2A, SENDER 25060-ZZ00A, PUMP IS THE SAME 17040-ZS00A, SO WHY WASNT THE 2007 INCLUDED IN THE RECALL A TYPING ERROR :SUMMARY 10V75500 READS":NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND MODEL YEAR 2008 " SHOULD HAVE READ MODELS 2006,2007 AND MODEL YEAR 2008. HOW COULD YOU GUYS MISS THIS? DONT YOU EVER DO A CHECK ON "WHERE USED" WITH XXXX MODELS? IF A PART IS USED BY THE SAME TYPE OF UNIT IT WILL ALSO HAVE THE SAME FAILURE OCCURE .

I KELP VEHICLE REGULARLY MANTIANCED SHUT IT OFF ONE EVENING NEXT MORNING IT WOULD START WHEN FINALLY STARTED IT WOULDN'T PULL IN 1ST GEAR. TOOK IT TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT A CRACK HAD ACCURED AND THERE WAS COOLANT MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID .SO 3 DAYS AFTER I PD IT OFF ON A 3 YR PAYMENT PLAN IT BROKE DOWN ON ME . VERY HARD TO FIND D A PLACEMENT AND SOMEONE WHO WILL DO WORK ON IT BC IT'S SO COMMO

FOR THE PAST YEAR AND INTERMITTEDLY THIS SUV HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR THAT SOMETIMES WORKS AND OTHER TIMES DOESNT WORKS. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE GUAGE WAS REPORTING THAT SHE HAD A 1/4 TANK OF FUEL BUT WAS OUT OF GAS WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE FORCING HER TO MAKE A DRIVE ACROSS BOTH LANES TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS ON THIS VEHICLE. I POINTED OUT TO HIME THAT THERE WAS FOR THE YEAR BEFORE VEHICLE AND THE YEAR AFTER WHY THERE WASNT WHEN THE SETUP ON THIS GAUGE IS THE SAME SYSTEM WITH A SPRING LOADED PUMP AND LEVEL ARM IN THE YEARS IN THE RECALL" IT THE SAME DAM SYSTEM" THAT THE RECALL CALLS OUT IN 05,06 AND 08 BUT NOT THE 2007 ?WHO AT NTSB DIDNT LOOK AT THE SAME AS PART BEING THE PROBLEM AND A WHERE USED AND SHOULD HAVE FORCED THE RECALL ON THE SYSTEM AND YEARS USED. WE HAVE SINCE STOPPED DRIVING THE XTERRA BUT TELL THE GAS LEVEL IN THE TANK OR ESTIMATE FUEL USED, AND FILLING THE TANK DOESNT ALWAYS SOLVE THE PROBLEM, IT WILL STILL SHOW A 1/4 OF A TANK UNTIL YOU CLIMB UNDER THE VEHICLE AND BANG THE TANK TO FREE UP THE SENDING UNIT..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.