2004 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. AFTER CLOSE INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE POWER STEERING FLUID EXITED THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRACKET ON THE HOSE, BETWEEN THE PUMP AND THE STEERING UNIT, WAS RUSTED. THE MECHANIC FURTHER STATED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE TUBE AND THE RETURN UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS SINCE HIS VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. HE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,500.

I OWN A NISSAN XTERRA 2004 IT WAS IN PARK AND ROLLED BY ITSELF FROM FLAT TO DOWN A DRIVE HITTING A MOVING CAR THEN GOING DOWN A CLIFF INTO A TREE. NO ONE AT NISSAN OR ALLSTATE CAN EXPLAIN WHY IT ROLLED! NISSAN BLEW ME OFF SAYING IT CAN HAPPEN WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT IF IT COULD JUST ROLL LIKE THAT WHY DID THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY? THERE EXPLANATION WELL--- IT WAS IN PARK! SO HOW CAN IF IT IS IN PARK NO KEYS CAN IT ROLL FORWARD THEN DOWN???? *JB

ON MAY 9,2007 I SHIFTED THE 2004 NISSAN XTERRA FROM P ARK TO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD 10 FEET. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HIT A RETAINING WALL. AK

REAR WINDOW BUSTED OUT ON IT'S OWN. THERE WAS NO ONE TOUCHING IT OR ANYTHING. MY WIFE WAS GETTING OUT NEPHEW OUT OF THE BACK SEAT AND THE WINDOW BUSTED OUT,SPREADING PIECES OF GLASS ALL OVER THE BACK INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I WANT THE GLASS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK AND SEE WHAT CAUSED THE WINDOW TO BUST OUT SO NO ONE GET HURT OR HAS A WRECK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE WINDOW BUST OUT. *JB

SINCE WEEK I BOUGHT THIS SUV I HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS ABOUT IN PARK AND IN DRIVE YOU HEAR A LIFTER TYPE TICKING NOISE AT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THIS XTERRA. I FOR SURE THINK IT IS A LIFTER TICK BUT THE DEALER HAS ALWAYS SAID IT IS NOTHING AND NO NOT WORRY ABOUT IT. IT HAS NOT GOTTEN LOADER BUT INSIDE BY THE WHEEL WELL AND ALSO INSIDE RIGHT ENGINE SIDE YOU CAN HEAR IT. AS I DRIVE YOU CAN ALSO HEAR IT WITH THE WINDOWS UP. THEY AGREE THEY HEAR IT BUT THEY STATE ALL OTHER XTERRA MAKE THE SAME. THEY CLAM IT IS THE NORMAL INJECTOR. I THINK IT IS LIFTERS OR LOSE VALVE THAT THE V6 IS NOTED FOR. I STILL SAY A ENGINE OF THIS PRICE SHOULD BE VERY QUIET AND NOT SOUND LIKE LIFTER NOISE. *NM

VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALER WITH DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW SLOW TO RISE. DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, AFTER 3RD VISIT, DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE RE-GREASED ROTORS INSIDE DOOR AND NOTHING MORE TO DO. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DIFFERENT DEALER AND HAD RAISING ARM REPLACED IN BOTH FRONT WINDOWS. PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT WITH 02, 03 AND SOME 04 XTERRAS AS PER NISSAN SERVICE SHOPS. *NM

1. AFTER TWO MONTHS (4000 MILES), I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THEY GAVE AN ALIGNMENT, WHICH TOOK TWO DAYS BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS SO FAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE CAR STILL PULLED TO THE RIGHT, SO I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE MULTIPLE TIMES, AND THEY ALWAYS STATED THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ON 11/17/05, A NON-DEALERSHIP MECHANIC GIVE AN ALIGNMENT. AGAIN, THEY REQUIRED THAT THEY KEEP MY CAR FOR TWO DAYS BECAUSE THE ALIGNMENT WAS SO MESSED UP, AND ULTIMATELY THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT ALIGN IT. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO CLAIMED HE ALIGNED IT, ON 11/23/05. IT STILL WASN'T DRIVING PROPERLY SO I CALLED THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, WHO TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER. I PAID FOR AN ALIGNMENT THERE ON 12/1/05. HOWEVER, THE SPEC SHEET THEY GAVE ME SHOWED THAT THE SAI WAS STILL OUT OF SPEC. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR SERVICE, AND PAID FOR YET ANOTHER ALIGNMENT ON 12/13/05. HOWEVER, THE SPEC SHEET THEY GAVE ME SHOWED THAT THE CASTER AND SAI WERE OUT OF SPEC. THE SERVICE MANAGER DISCOVERED THE FRONT END WAS RAISED TOO HIGH, SO THEY LOWERED IT AND GAVE ANOTHER ALIGNMENT, AND THE SAI IS STILL OUT OF SPEC. THE SPEC FOR SAI RANGES FROM 10.3 TO 11.3 DEGREES, AND MY MOST RECENT ALIGNMENT SHOWS 9.64 ON THE LEFT AND 10.24 ON THE RIGHT. WHEN I DROVE THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT, IT WASN'T DRIVING PROPERLY. AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EASILY FIXABLE AND NO BIG DEAL. BUT THE PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED YET. THE FIRST ALIGNMENT TOOK TWO DAYS, AND IT CONTINUED TO PULL AFTER THE ALIGNMENT. IT HAS ALWAYS PULLED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL TWISTS WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR WHEN BRAKING (EVEN ON FLAT SURFACES.) 2. AFTER THREE ALIGNMENTS IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS, MY VEHICLE IS STILL OUT OF SPEC. NO ONE IS ABLE TO ALIGN IT WITHIN SPEC. IT IS DANGEROUS FOR A VEHICLE TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER FULL CONTROL. *NM

FROM THE ONSET OF THE PURCHASE I HAVE BEEN HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE THE MECHANICS AT THE NISSAN REPAIR SHOPS STATES THAT NOTHING IS WRONG , HOWEVER THE NOISE GETS WORST WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR , FOR LONGER PERIODS , I HAVE HAD NISSAN SERVICE THE CAR BUT ALL THEY DO IS TIGHTEN THE FAN, THE TIMING TENSIONER PULLEY , YET THE NOISE IS STILL THERE, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND SO HAS THE DEALER TO THIS DAY THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM , NOR ARE HAVE THEY BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE. *NM

THERE WAS A BREAK-IN OF MY CAR AND THE DOME LIGHT WAS LEFT ON. THE DOME LIGHT APPARENTLY SHORT-CIRCUITED AND BURNED OFF. THE HOT LIGHT FELL ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE SEAT. THE TRUCK IS NOW TOTALED BY MY INSURANCE. *JB

2004 XTERRA HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR VARIOUS REASON. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ONE PROBLEM THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER WITH A DEFECTIVE RIGHT DOOR. THE RADIO ALSO DOES NOT WORK. *TS WHEN THE POWER WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN THE CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES. BOTH FRONT WINDOW RUN CHANNELS WARPED TWICE AND CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO JUMP WHEN THEY WERE ROLLED DOWN. *NM