Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | |||||
| NTB12-027 | 03/22/2012 | 10043771 | Nissan: pathfinder, xterra, and frontier; power steering hose service part change. *js | 04/26/2012 | |
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - POWER STEERING FLUID | |||||
| NTB-10-115 | 09/27/2010 | 10034871 | Nissan: power steering oil cooler service. if a power steering oil cooler needs to be replaced for any reason, please refer to the service procedure. *pe | 01/21/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 12/21/2012 | 98000 | 1 | |
| Just started moving after stopping at a light, and the engine stalled. would not restart immediately, but when it finally restarted it was missing. every time i have driven this car since then it has stalled, usually but not always after i have stopped or slowed to make a turn. i took it to the dealer this week (1/5/2013) and was told the problem is the transmission and radiator. the transmission is leaking fluid into the radiator and they both need to be replaced. i was told about the extended warranty and the $3000.00 co-pay. i have to fix the car but i don't know where i'm going to get $3000.00. i don't understand why nissan didn't recall the part that fails which allows the fluid to leak into the radiator. that would have saved hundreds of people and nissan a lot of trouble and expense. there shouldn't be any co-pay since nissan could have prevented this. *tr | |||
| 12/21/2012 | 98000 | ||
| Just started moving after stopping at a light, and the engine stalled. would not restart immediately, but when it finally restarted it was missing. every time i have driven this car since then it has stalled, usually but not always after i have stopped or slowed to make a turn. i took it to the dealer this week (1/5/2013) and was told the problem is the transmission and radiator. the transmission is leaking fluid into the radiator and they both need to be replaced. i was told about the extended warranty and the $3000.00 co-pay. i have to fix the car but i don't know where i'm going to get $3000.00. i don't understand why nissan didn't recall the part that fails which allows the fluid to leak into the radiator. that would have saved hundreds of people and nissan a lot of trouble and expense. there shouldn't be any co-pay since nissan could have prevented this. | |||
| 11/30/2010 | 80000 | ||
| My husband and i purchased our 2005 nissan xterra, 17 miles young. exactly one month after we purchased, the rear differential went out and was covered under warranty. no problems for a few years, until we noticed that the gas guage was not giving accurate readings, we had to watch our odometer count to make sure we didn't run out of gas, which is a very scary thought when you have two young children. this happened when we had approximately 80000 miles on the truck and $600 to repair. shortly after, the transmission was acting up and the heater wasn't working. no why wasn't that working? apparently, nissan thought it would be a cool trick to have the radiator leak into the transmission.... brilliant business plan they have. took the truck in and had to pay $5800 to have the transmission, radiator and computer all replaced. this financial hardship was in fact a hardship. one that shouldn't have had to happen had nissan provided quality parts and provided stellar service. i will sue nissan for this major safety issue, blog/facebook my little heart away about how insincere of a company nissan is and never ever-ever-ever give them a positive recommendation. | |||
| 02/16/2010 | 19000 | 1 | |
| 2005 nissan xterra purchased in 2006 with 19,000 miles current mileage 59,000. after the purchase i noticed that when the truck hits ruts on the highway it will follow them. at times the truck feels completely uncontrollable. about two weeks ago the truck caught ruts that threw me into the other lane no amount of correction could stop it. had there been a car next to me there would have been an accident. when i asked the dealer to investigate my safety concerns they wanted to charge me money rather than address my safety concerns. my research in 2006 showed a lot of complaints on xterra web sites about steering issues but the owners wrote them off as being the nature of the beast 4wd. vin available on request i do not have with me. i have owned a 2000 ford f250 4x4 and two 4x4 ford rangers 02 and 04, none of them ever caught the ruts in the road. none of my other current vehicles have rut problems either with twice the mileage, 90 geo 152,000, 92 stealth tt 150,000 and a 67 skylark 96,000, all have original front end parts. *tr | |||