2006 Nissan Xterra

ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE. WAS NOT NOTICED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, IT WAS NOTICED AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS UP. WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NOISE IS DUE TO THE PLASTIC TIMING CHAIN GUIDES THAT WEAR DOWN AND THEN THE TIMING CHAIN BEGINS TO RUB ON METAL. FAILURE TO CHANGE OUT THE ENTIRE TIMING CHAIN KIT MAY RESULT IN THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKING AND RUPTURING THE OIL PAN. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT THE PLASTIC GUIDES WERE A FAULTY PART BUT IT WAS NOT A RECALL, IF THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK ANY CAR WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES SHOULD NEED SUCH A PRICEY "WEAR AND TEAR" FIX AND I BELIEVE THIS PART IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IN ADDITION, SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2010 I HAVE HAD A DIFFERENTIAL SEAL LEAK AND A REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK. ALL OF WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD ARE NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR" WITH A REPAIR PRICE TAG OF A FEW THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAKAGE WHICH SIPPED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH ON A BUSY STREET WHEN MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TOWED MY CAR TO NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY TRANS WAS NO GOOD AND IT WOULD COST 6,000 TO 10,000 TO FIX. I CONTACTED NISSANS CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY SAID I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY WARRANTIES. NISSAN TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RADIATOR FLUID IN MY TRANSMISSION WHICH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT. I TOWED MY CAR FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD MY TRANS DOES HAVE RADIATOR FLUID IN IT AND IT ALSO FLOODED MY COMPUTER IN THE TRANS. WHY DID NISSAN LIE TO ME? I FOUND THAT NISSAN DID EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE RADIATORS AND THAT AN E-MAIL DID GO OUT TO NISSAN OWNERS STATING THEY WOULD ALSO COVER THE TRANS IF CAUSED BY RADIATOR LEAKAGE TO 80,000 MILES BUT NISSAN TOLD ME I DON'T QUALIFY BECAUSE I AM A SECOND OWNER? STILL WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM NISSAN. THIS HAS CAUSED A GREAT HARDSHIP ON ME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 XTERRA ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THERE WAS A CLUNK AND IT STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. DROVE CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM - THE RADIATOR FAILED, LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WERE DESTROYED. NISSAN DECIDED TO NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. UNABLE TO AFFORD REPAIR, SO HAD TO SELL THE VEHICLE AS JUNK AT A LOSS. *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE SHOWS THE WRONG FUEL LEVEL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING A FAULT WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. I THOUGHT MY VEHICLE WOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL ID # 10V075000 - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILIARY TANK. I CALLED NISSAN AND GAVE THEM MY VIN. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL. SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED. PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR WOULD JUST ROLL. UPON ACCERALTING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE WOULD JUST REV. TOOK CAR TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS RUINED DUE TO RADIATOR COOLANT BEING LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. PRIOR TO THIS I HAD THE RADIATOR INSPECTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS SINCE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE VEHICLE AND I HAD ALREADY SURPASSED THE MILEAGE OF THE WARRANTY. THE RADIATOR SHOWED NO SIGNS OF WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

I NOTICED LAST SUMMER THAT WHEN I GASSED MY NISSAN XTERRA UP THAT THE GAS GAUGE WOULD NOT SHOW IT BEING FULL AND AFTER VISITING MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR ERROR CODE P0463 AND SINCE I HAD OVER 75,000 MILES ON MY XTERRA AT THE TIME NISSAN WOULD NOT PAY TO REPAIR IT AND THAT I HAD THE OPTION TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF WHICH IS WELL OVER 300 HUNDRED DOLLARS . I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT FOR 2005 AND 2006 XTERRA PATHFINDERS ETC. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL ON THIS ID # 10V075000. I HAVE SINCE LOOKED THIS UP AND FOUND THAT THIS ONLY COVERED XTERRAS WITH CERTAIN VINS AND I'M NOT SURE IF MY XTERRA IS ONE OF THESE VINS. I ALSO FOUND IT ONLY COVERED IT UP TO 75,000 MILES WHICH OF COURSE DOESN'T HELP ME SINCE THE FUEL SENSOR BROKE AFTER 75,000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY ANNOYING PROBLEM FOR ME FOR THE LAST YEAR AND ALTHOUGH I HAVEN'T RUN OUT OF GAS YET I'VE BEEN CLOSE AND I'M SURE ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT WILL AND THEN IT WILL A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME.I RECENTLY CONTACTED NISSAN AND TALKED TO ONE OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES [XXX] AT 1-800-343-6913 EXT [XXX] AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE I HAVE OVER 105,000 MILES ON MY XTERRA NOW THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED AND IT WAS MY PROBLEM.I FEEL THAT THIS A VERY KNOWN DEFECT THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT AND HAS ONLY HALFWAY TRIED TO RESOLVE IE ONLY COVERS XTERRAS WITH CERTAIN VINS AND UP TO 75,000 MILES WHICH SHOULDN'T MATTER.IT STILL IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT I DON'T CONSIDER A WEAR AND TEAR PART AND MILEAGE VINS SHOULDN'T MATTER. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THE FUEL SENSOR FIXED AND MILEAGE VINS SHOULDN'T MATTER THEY NEED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND CORRECT THEIR MISTAKES AS THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE.I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP IN GETTING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I PURCHASED VEHICLE IN MID 2009. GAS GAUGE FAILURE CAUSES ABRUPT STOPS WITHOUT NOTICE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS SITUATION AND POTENTIAL DIRECT HARM TO DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT PRIOR TO PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. AS A BUYER, I WAS NOT INFORMED OF PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE WHEN CAR PURCHASED AT USE CAR DEALERSHIP (K & J AUTO SALES ) LOCATED IN HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA. NISSAN FACTORY RECALL AND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR CODE P0463 AND P0448 WERE ISSUED FOR VEHICLE PRIOR TO PURCHASE. THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM IN CAR DESIGN WITH PREVIOUS XTERRA MODELS AS IT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN PUBLICATIONS.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHSTA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V690000 (AIR BAGS FRONTAL) BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND A CLAIM WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.