2007 Nissan Xterra

THERE IS SIGNIFICANT VARIANCE IN WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DISENGAGEMENT LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN MY WIFE IS IN THE CAR. MY WIFE IS APPROXIMATELY 115 POUNDS AND THERE IS NOT ANY CONSISTENCY AS TO WHEN THE AIRBAG BECOMES TURNED OFF. FOR EXAMPLE I WILL BE CRUISING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR WITH HER SITTING PERFECTLY CENTERED ON HER SEAT. WITH THESE CONDITIONS CONSTANT THE LIGHT WILL GO ON FOR A VARIABLE AMOUNT OF TIME AND THEN TURN BACK OFF. THE SAME RESULTS CAN BE OBSERVED REGARDLESS OF WHAT SPEED WE ARE GOING. FOR EXAMPLE, THE SAME SITUATION CAN BE OBSERVED CRUISING AT 30 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP, SERVICE CENTER AND REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THERE REASONING IS THAT THIS IS THE WAY SAFETY FEATURE IS DESIGNED AND THE VEHICLE PASSES THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TEST. WHEN I ASK FOR THE DESIGN PARAMETERS THAT CAUSE THE LIGHT TO GO ON AND OFF THEY DO NOT GIVE ME A SPECIFIC ENOUGH REASON OR PARAMETERS AS TO WHY THE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FAILURE OR SAFETY DEFECT, BUT NO ONE AT NISSAN IS IS WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP US. WE ARE BASICALLY STUCK WITH A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR ANYBODY WITH A PASSENGER BETWEEN 100 TO 130 POUNDS. THIS IS A WEIGHT RANGE WHERE CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS ARE SPECIFICALLY AT RISK TO THIS SAFETY DEFECT. I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THE AIRBAGS CAN BE OPTIMIZED TO TURN ON AND OFF BASED ON VARIOUS FACTORS. BUT THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY ON WHAT THOSE THRESHOLDS ARE. WE APPRECIATE ANY HELP SOMEONE CAN PROVIDE IN HELPING TO GET A RECALL FOR THIS VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE PURCHASED A NEW 2007 NISSAN XTERRA S 4X4 SUV SO THAT I CAN GO OFF-ROADING FOR SPORTS ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SKIING (SNOW), HUNTING (MOUNTAINS, DIRT ROADS). HOWEVER, I HAVE WENT TO TEST THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM OF MY VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES TO OHV PARKS, AND THE LAST TIME I VISITED A PARK, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH PLAIN MUD ON A PLAIN DIRT GROUND AND WITHOUT ANY IMPACT NOR ANY BAD DRIVING THE CURTAIN AIRBAGS FROM BOTH SIDES HAVE DEPLOYED GIVING ME A TRAUMA FOR AIRBAGS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR FOR REPAIR TO CERRITOS NISSAN DEALER, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE CAR HAD A ROCK DENT FROM PREVIOUS OFF-ROADING WHICH HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DAY OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. AS FOR EVIDENCE, I HAVE UPLOADED ON YOUTUBE THE VIDEO OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYING SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE THAT IT DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. IT IS BRAND NEW VEHICLE, WITH LESS THAN 7500 MILES ON IT, THE DEALER WILL NOT RESPOND, AND SO I HAD TO TALK WITH NISSAN AMERICA CORPORATE OFFICE IN WHICH THEY WILL MAKE ANOTHER ANALYSIS OF THIS VEHICLE IN WHICH I DO BELIEVE THAT IT IS A DEFECT. FOR THIS REPAIR, THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ROOF CEILING IN WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE THE SAME AS BEFORE, AND SO I HAVE REQUESTED THEM TO GET ME A NEW VEHICLE BECAUSE I LOST CONFIDENCE OF MY DEFECTIVE ONE. FROM NOW ON, I WILL HAVE THE TRAUMA OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYING AT ANY TIME, AND I AM DOING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO LET THEM HAVE SUCH SYSTEM BECAUSE I CAN IMAGINE THAT BECAUSE OF THESE AIRBAGS, I COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A BIG ACCIDENT, AND WISH THAT IT IS FIXED FOR EVERYONE FOR THE SAFETY OF HUMAN KIND!!! I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE, AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS SAME EXPERIENCE... THERE ARE FEW MORE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN REVIEWING THE VIDEO THE LINK IS: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=GW6HUOQ2GVI. *TR

THE BRAKES ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WOULD NOT FULLY ACTIVATE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ENTERING I-95 SOUTHBOUND AND TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED ON THE RAMP FROM LEM TURNER ROAD. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WAS A LIGHT RAIN AND I HAD RECENTLY DRIVEN THROUGH STANDING WATER WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH DEEP. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT CAR LENGTHS, DURING WHICH TIME I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED, BEFORE COMING TO A STOP WITHIN A FEW FEET OF A STOPPED CAR. I DID NOT DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY UNTIL I FOUND THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING IN A NORMAL MANNER. I EXITED THE INTERSTATE, AND ATTEMPTED TO DUPLICATE THE SYMPTOMS IN A VACANT PARKING LOT AT ROOSEVELT MALL, BUT WAS UNABLE. AFTER CONTINUING HOME, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AS I ATTEMPTED TO STOP TO ENTER RAMP ONTO 20TH ST EXPRESSWAY FROM MAIN STREET. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 5800 MILES ON IT. I HAVE A CLEAN MOTOR VEHICLE RECORD AND AM CONSIDERED A SAFE DRIVER BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THIS VERY WELL COULD HAVE ENDED MUCH DIFFERENTLY HAD I NOT BEEN DRIVING DEFENSIVELY. I AM GOING TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 06, 2007 IN ORDER TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING LOCKED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND THE ENTIRE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS COMMON ON MANY NISSANS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE PASSENGER WAS SEATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE AND THAT THE PASSENGER MAY BE TOO SMALL (5'7, 110 LBS). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 950 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT GO ON WHEN MY WIFE WHO WAYS 110 LBS. SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WE TRIED TO GET THE AIR BAG TO GO ON A COUPLE OF THE SAME VEHICLES. NONE WORKED. WE HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER TOLD US THAT 110 LBS. IS THE CUT OFF FOR THE SWITCH. IN THIS DAY AND AGE THERE ARE WAY TO MANY CHILDREN THAT WAY 110 LBS. *TR