2010 Nissan Xterra owner complaints

Airbag light flashes when light is reset it flashes again after a few miles horn doesn't work unable to warn other drivers & pedestrians

The airbag light came on and steadily flashes. I live in a coastal area with high humidity and am concerned that this is a corrosion issue in the sensor

The Nissan was in a severe accident and the air bag never deployed. There were 4 people in car when the accident occured. The passenger side air bag did deploy and those two people receved injuries but not life threating. The drivers side where the air bag did not deploy caused significant injuries the driver had major spinal surgery inwhich she had to do rehabilitation to walk again for 8 months. The back seat passenger had to be air lifted to a hospital and 18 months later is still paralyzed and unable to walk. She is currently still in a rehabilitation home.

After getting the air bag control module reprogrammed per the recall, I was on a dirt road and the rollover airbags deployed when they shouldn’t have. The dealership I got the recall done at is claiming the airbag system registered “rollover conditions”. When I asked what the conditions were they told me they were unable to provide them. I am concerned either their reprogramming didn’t fix the issue or that they never actually reprogrammed it. Either way my airbags deployed when I was no where near a roll over situation and luckily no one was injured in this instance

My air bag sensor light came on, took it to the dealership they told me that my air bags have been disabled because of a fault in the spiral cable in my steering column. They told me the part cost $460 to replace. They said it was a common problem which caused the seat belts to be deactivated. They told me to fix it I would have to pay because it was no longer under warranty. It seems to me that a safety feature such as an air bag should not have a warranty expiration. When I told them I didn't have the $460 they said make sure you wear your seat belt because your air bags will not work. The ironic thing is that I was at the dealership because of a safety recall because the air bags would automatically deploy while driving down the road. It seems Nissan doesn't care if your air bags will

When outside temperature falls below 40 degrees xterra will not start. Vehicle is stationary and not parked in a garage. Battery was replaced 11 months ago trying to fix the same problem. No other major issues with vehicle ever. Vehicle just towed yesterday dealer will not be able to diagnose until monday.

Driver's door lock either stays locked and you are unable to exit the vehicle, or, the lock does not latch so the door swings open. This happed both while parked and while driving.

Sudden loss of power while driving between 10-15 MPH. Immediate loss of brakes, acceleration, and power steering. Vehicle was in motion on the 405 fwy/sepulveda pass area during morning rush hour in stop-go traffic conditions. Was able to pull to side of road, and shut off vehicle. Waited 1 minute and vehicle restarted with no further issues on drive to work. From a review of online resources this looks eerily similar to issue outlined in prior recall issued by NHTSA listed under ntb10-137. This is serious and dangerous, and could easily result in loss of life!

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 Nissan xterra. During cold temperatures, the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the emc module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Intermittent stalling issue. Vehicle has 98,700 miles on it and has not had any other issues prior to this. On the first occasion the vehicle was in motion, going between 5 and 10 MPH, turning into a parking lot. The vehicle start to slow down, lost power steering and all dashboard lights were illuminated (check engine, battery, airbag, seatbelt, etc.) but the radio and headlights remained on. Placed the vehicle in park and turned the key in the off position. Restarted the vehicle and it started up immediately with no dashboard warning lights. Was drivable with no other issues for several days. The vehicle stalled a second time about a week or so later, while it was stationary, at a stop light on a city street. Again, all the dashboard lights illuminated while the radio and headlights

July 2015,car quit steering no warning. Turned out to be rack and pinion went out.cost $1900 to replace . Then september 2015 car just quit because the transmission was not working, had to totally replace with a new one was non repairable. Cost was $4970.00 machanic said reason was that engine coolant mixed in with transmission fluid.

Tl*the contact owns a 2010 Nissan xterra. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH pulling a small trailer he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the guard rail causing the trailer to roll over. The contact suffered injuries to the back and psychological damage as well. The vehicle started shaking before he lost control. The contact stated that the alignment was abnormal when the vehicle was purchased but he was unaware of the bad wheel alignment. The manufacturer was at fault and should not have sold the vehicle. The failure mileage was 200.

This is a compliant for the well known radiator issue. Ours ruptured and ruined the transmission costing us about $6k in repairs.

At a little over 180,000 miles need a new rear differential. Read on an xterra forum the spthider gears were not heat treated properly by the manufacturer which causes rear differentials to fail.the vehicle was never driven off road or towed anything. It should not have failed.

I was traveling at 25 (no more than 30) MPH when another vehicle collided with mine. The other vehicle did clip the middle 1/3 and entire passenger side of my xterra. The hood was crushed to the first third of the front passenger wheel well, transmission and radiator fluids were leaking from the SUV, grill was obliterated, front passenger headlight was crushed into the battery (that leaks due to the accident), and the front bumper was impinging the front passenger wheel from freely moving. The airbags should have deployed, but did not. The vehicle is not drivable and had to be towed. I am filing this complaint because I believe that the severity of impact should have resulted in airbag deployment. *tr

Transmission was slipping and clunking during mid-range gears while accelerating. Repaired at rapid transmissions at 3905 convoy street, san diego, ca 92111. Radiator was leaking coolant into transmission cooler contaminating transmission fluid with coolant damaging the valve body, electronics and friction materials. Had to replace valve body and friction materials and reman torque converter and bypass radiator for transmission cooling. Cost out of pocket: $3564.73 (detailed receipt available)

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 Nissan xterra. While the vehicle was parked and inspected, it was discovered that the front driver and passenger side lower control arms were fractured. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the front lower control arms needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,200. Updated 01/25/2017*ct *tr

Nissan xterra has faulty ABS actuator and is less than 10 years old. The vehicles ABS, brake, slip, and vdc lights will come on while vehicle is in motion. The lights will go off and come back on periodically. After inspection at dealership, it was determined to be a bad ABS actuator.

The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Xterra equipped with Interco Tires, Tire line: LTB-02 SST LTB, Tire Size: 31/11.5/16LT. The contact stated that the while her son was driving approximately 65 mph, a loud noise suddenly occurred. After stopping and inspecting the vehicle, the driver discovered that the front driver’s side tire had experienced tread separation. Approximately one month later the same failure occurred to the front passenger’s side tire. The cause of the failures was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 5,000.

My 2005 xterra is having same problem as the recalled 2006 xterra with the fuel gauge and running out of gas...but the dealership said that I would have to pay to get mine fixed costing nearly $500.00....the 2005 xterras should be included in this recall as many are having the same problems with the fuel gauge... *tr