2003 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

SINCE 2006, SENSOR LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND OFF. IN 2008 FAILED EMISSION INSPECTION DUE TO SENSOR LIGHT. HAD REPAIRED BY A STATE CERTIFIED REPAIR FACILITY, AS REQUIRED BY STATE OF MASS, FOR SENSOR AND CAT CONVERTER IN MAY 2008. IN AUG 2008 SENSOR LIGHT CAME BACK ON. HAD RESET - WAS SAME ISSUE THAT WAS REPAIRED IN MAY 2008. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCESS HATCH ABOVE THE GAS TANK SEAL IS CORRODED SO BADLY, THAT IT WILL NOT FILL PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAS EMISSION VAPORS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND ON JUNE 17, 2007, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WILL COST $1,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 129,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,425.

THREE OF THE POWER WINDOWS ON THE 2003 NISSAN XTERRA HAVE CEASED FROM FUNCTIONING. THE ONLY WINDOW FUNCTIONING WAS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATEDON THE 2003 NISSAN XTERRA THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 40 MPH IN FOG, AT NIGHT, WHEN ITBSTRUCK A DEAR. THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THERE WAS NO ONE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE POLICE FILED A REPORT. *AK

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE AND UNDETERMINED ENGINE NOISE - ON 2 OCCASIONS, THE PARKING BRAKE HOLD BECAME LOOSE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARD. IT WAS REPAIRED TWICE IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS, BOTH TIMES SAYING THE SOME TYPE OF WASHER THAT HOLDS A CABLE HAD BECOME LOOSE. THE PARKING BRAKE TENSION WOULD BECOME VERY LOOSE BEFORE THE FAILURES. THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL ENGINE NOISE ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AFTER 4 VISITS TO THE DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE A LOOSE BELT SQUEALING OR A CONSTANT SQUEAKY NOISE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD OR THE OUTSIDE TEMPS ARE LOWER THAN ABOUT 60 DEGREES. DEALER CLAIMS THEY HEAR THE NOISE BUT ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM OR REPAIR IT. IT STILL SQUEAKS AND IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

2003 XTERRA BRAKES FAILED TO STOP CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN A RED LIGHT. *TS THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ON MAY, 21, 2004. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKES WERE WORN, THE RIGHT INNER PAD CAME OUT OF HOLDER FROM METAL CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR CAUSING CALIPER PISTON TO JAM INTO INSIDE OF RIGHT FRONT ROTOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AND RIGHT FRONT CALIPERS. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED ON APRIL 15, 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DID A COMPLETE BRAKE FLUID EXCHANGE TO REMOVE CONTAMINANT FROM BRAKE LINES. *NM THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE MOVED WITH NO FORWARDING ADDRESS. UPDATED 07/03/06. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED 2003 NISSAN XTERRA CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 5-27-05. CONTACT WAS DRIVING AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, WITHIN ONE MINUTE THE HOOD WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. SHE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN SHE FIRST SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THE CAR AND THE CORPORATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS CALLED AND SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT, BUT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. DEALER SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. IT DESTROYED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. *AK *NM

FRONT RIGHT BRAKE FROZE IN THE "ON" POSITION WHILE DRIVING IMPEDING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING CAPACITY. BRAKE ALSO CAUSED SMOKE. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. AFTER FIRST OCCURRENCE THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND BRAKING CYLINDER SEEMED TO BE WORKING. AFTER SECOND OCCURRENCE THE BRAKE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB

2003 NISSAN XTERRA DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. *JB

THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE IS COMING APART IT HAS STRESS CRACKS AND WHERE THE SPOT WELDS ARE THEY ALSO ARE COMING APART. *NM