10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
62,500 miles

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problem #4

Jan 082016

Xterra

  • 98,000 miles
Nissan Xterra frame rusted beyond any safety justification. Oil leaks from engine up two 2 quart a day lead to engine seized up without warning.

- Long Valley, NJ, USA

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problem #3

Mar 222015

Xterra

  • 122,000 miles
Called roadside assistance to change a tire. The spare tire rubber was burned in three or more places from the heat spreading under the vehicle, and the char/melting/burning went through the vehicle body from the bottom of the vehicle outside to the floor inside. The man changing my tire suggested it was a fire waiting to happen and that there could be a recall for this sort of issue. I checked and do not see anything listed. My tired is now damaged from the heat melting the rubber, and my vehicle is charred in places.

- Canon City, CO, USA

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problem #2

Jun 112012

Xterra 6-cyl

  • miles
Radiator is falling out of truck, due to serious rust on framing, hood latch is starting to break free hood could fly up onto windshield.

- Florida, NY, USA

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problem #1

Mar 162010

Xterra 6-cyl

  • 30,000 miles
I drove the vehicle on a freeway under construction with one finished new pavement lane. When I was changed the other old lane to the new one, the wheel suddenly got out of control and spun from one lane to the other and ended in the midium bumped into barriers. Lately I contacted with Nissan and question if this is associated with the recall R1037. They denied.

- Allen, TX, USA

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