Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 03/07/2006 | 1373 | 5 | |
| I purchased my 2006 xterra on feb 18th, 2006. within 2 weeks i noticed it was leaking during rain showers when parked in my driveway. i took the vehicle to a dealer and they were unable to recreate the problem. i took the vehicle home and it leaked once again. i took it back to the dealer and they were unable to fix it. i took it home and it leaked again so i took it to a new dealer and they concluded, with the help of nissan engineers, that a design flaw in the xterra allows water to enter the vehicle when parked on an uphill incline. the water enters through the air vents under the cowling and drops onto the blower motor under the passenger side dashboard. the water then exits the blower motor through an electrical connector and onto the front passenger carpet. nissan has offered no remedy for the problem. *nm | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 01/27/2013 | 105000 | 1 | |
| Tried to open rear drivers side passenger door, and will not open from outside or inside of vehicle. checked locks, opened with the key fob and internal unlock button and you can hear it disengage, yet door will not release. this is a the second time we've had this issue with a nissan xterra; once before on another xterra, model year 2006 as well, and now this 2006 that we purchased used 4 years ago. if this were to happen and not know it; and had to vacate the vehicle in a hurry; would present a safety issue in that most times our children are in this rear seat. that it has happened on two separate vehicles we've owned, the prior one it happened within the factory warranty time, and now this one, and upon reading about it online, it is happening to others with this model year. we were told it was the actuator on the other one, but seems to be a part that is an issue, and not necessarily based on the age of the vehicle. *tr | |||