2002 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

VEHICLE PULLS RIGHT. YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR HANDS ON THE WHEEL AT ALL TIMES. TIRES ARE FEATHERING. I WAS DRIVING ON A THREE LAND HIGHWAY. I HAD TO HIT MY BRAKES AND ALMOST TOOK OUT THE CAR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF ME. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON YOUR WEBSITE. DT

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AGGRESIVELY THE VEHICLE RUNS OF THE ROAD, AS A RESULT THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE BEGINNING TO FEATHER ON THE RIGHT SIDE. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

THE OWNERS OF THIS TRUCK LIVE 6500 FEET ABOVE ELEVATION. THE TRUCK WILL LOSE POWER OR WILL NOT MAINTAIN MODERATE SPEED. THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE TRUCK WAS TOO HEAVY FOR THAT SIZE ENGINE TO DEAL WITH THAT KIND OF ALTITUDE. TWO OTHER DEALERS IN THE AREA ALSO CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*JB

THE SUV DEVIATES TO THE RIGHT AT ANY SPEED WITH IN A FEW SECONDS. IT IS EXTREMELY NOTIACEABLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH. CONSTANT PRESSURE MUST BE HELD ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. THE SUV ALSO DEVIATED TO THE LEFT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD, SUCH AS FOR SUDDEN HALTING. THE SUV WOULD END ON THE SHOULDER IF THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED HARD. THE SUV HAS BEEN AT THE NISSAN REPAIR SHOP FOUR TIMES. THERE WAS SOME ADJUSTMENTS THE LAST TWO TIMES. NOW THE SUV STILL DEVIATES TO THE RIGHT (LIKE TRING TO RUN OFF THE ROAD) AT CRUISING SPEEDS. THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE WITH THE BEHAVIOR WITH SUDDEN BRAKING. THE SUV NOW ENDS ON THE LEFT LANE OR INCOMMING LANE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED SUDDENLY. THE ABOVE PROBLEMS WERE NOT NOTED DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF DRIVING, BUT SINCE THEM IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DO WORRY ABOUT THE BEHAVIOR OF THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD UNDER RAIN, SNOW, OR ICE CONDITIONS. I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO PREDICT WHAT THE TRUCK WILL DO UNDER AN EMERGENCY. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THIS PROBLEM?. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT HAS REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT(DRIVER) TONGUE ASSEMBLY, AS A WAY OF CORRECTING THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT. THIS WAS DONE ON 5-31-02. THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON, THAT SAME DAY, BEFORE I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY THEN RESET THE COMPUTER. ON 8-9-02, I RETURNED TO DELARSHIP AGAIN, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME BACK ON, 8-2-02. THE SERVICE DEPT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT PROBLEM AGAIN BY: R&R PILLAR COVER TRIM TO CHECK SEATBELT PRETENSIONER. THEY FOUND HARNESS WAS IN A BIND & WAS TAPED SHORT FRM THE FACTORY. CUT AWAY TAPE & PULLED SOME SLACK IN WIRE. THEN ON 8-14-02, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP & ADVISED THAT WHEN I BRING CAR IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE ON 8-16-02, THEY NEED TO CORRECT THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT PROBLEM OR I WANT TO GET A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. I ALSO CALLED THE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPT, MY COMPLAINT# IS 3862334. I WAS ADVISED THEY WILL CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP & ASSIST THEM IN REPAIRING PROBLEM OR IF IT CANT BE REPAIRED, THEN THEY WILL TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED YOUR WEB SITE TODAY & FOUND: PE02-038, NISSAN XTERRA 2002 PROBLEM HAS PREV BEEN REPORTED FOR THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. AT THIS POINT, I AM REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING A NEW VEHICLE, SINCE IT APPEARS THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM FOR THE 2002 XTERRA'S THAT WERE PREV SOLD. THANK YOU FOR YOU ASSISTANCE.*AK

ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO STATED REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. INNER SEAL ON AXLE BEARING HAD FAILED. CONSUMER NOTICED GEAR OIL AROUND REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED, DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE AND THE COIL WIRE FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *SLC

THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER PURCHASED, 10 MONTHS OLD AND I AM SCARED TO TAKE IT ON A THE HIGHWAY, WASTE OF MONEY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES SO HARD THAT PASSENGER'S SEAT MAKES AN ANNOYING NOISE, CONSUMER LOSES CONCENTRATION OF THE ROAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK