Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 03/01/2013 | 119440 | ||
| The transmission fluid and engine coolent are mixing causing my transmission to lock in 1st gear. | |||
| 12/31/2012 | 118000 | ||
| I was going aprox. 15 mph on a straight way off of a dirt road and started to slow down before approaching a stop sign a little way from it , applied the brake like normal, when i heard my engine sound like the accellerator was being romped on, and realized it was in fact speeding up rapidly. i then started thinking fast, put my other foot on the brake too and pulled up the emergency brake. i knew i couldn't make the turn at the stop sign onto a hwy. i woke up after being unconsious for around three hrs. due to several injuries caused by the airbag that apparently inflated at the first large tree inpact. proceding to hit several others before it came to a stop and alot of shaking around and fortunately i had my seat belt on or otherwise would have been ejected thru the windshield on the last impact for sure hitting the largest tree of all, stopping me from entering into a creek about 5 feet away, when i was taken to the site the next day i still didn't realize just what happened, and could only remember that sound of the engine reving so loud while i was trying to slow down seeing the stop sign a ways up ahead and then realizing the vehicle did not want to slow down and was trying to accelerate more as i then was holding both feet on the brake and had pulled the emergency brake and knowing i would not be able to make that turn without rolling and was no where to go but straight if i couldn't get it to stop, and at that time it was going way faster than i was origanally going quite a way before the stop sign only maybe 15mph when i applied the brakes as usual but it failed like others i have researched have done. there should have been a recall on this a long time ago , but nissan has lost their honesty and blew off their responsibilities over very , very many probable failures that should have major alerts snd recalls for the safety of human lives. | |||
| 01/03/2013 | 55000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. the contact was driving approximately 30 mph and noticed that the fuel gauge displayed an inaccurate reading. in addition, the check engine warning indicator illuminated continuously until the engine was turned off. the vehicle was taken to an independent auto mechanic where the contact was informed that the fuel sender float arm would need to be replaced. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign id number:10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:auxillary tank) however, was advised by the manufacturer that the vin was not included in the recall campaign. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 55,000. kmj | |||
| 02/17/2009 | 42000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. while depressing the brake pedal to park the vehicle, it suddenly accelerated uncontrollably and crashed into a parked vehicle. there were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. the driver was not injured, but both vehicles sustained damages. the police was called to the scene and a report was filed. the vehicle was driven from the scene and taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. the technician was unable to duplicate the cause of the failure. the speed and vin were unknown. the failure and current mileages were 42,000. | |||
| 12/06/2006 | 11000 | 4 | 06/26/2006 |
| 2006 nissan xterra lunges forward while applying the brakes. this has happened several times now. while coming to a stop at intersection and after applying the brakes the motor seems to speed up and the car moves forward a foot or more. *jb | |||