Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2007 Nissan Xterra has 172 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
172
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | Oil is getting into the radiator and causing a gray gunk build up in radiator and possibly the engin... |
| Dec 7, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A... |
| Dec 3, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE TRANSMISSION COOLER INSIDE THE RADIATOR FAULTED, CAUSING RADIATOR FLUID GETTING INTO THE TRANSMI... |
| Jun 30, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | RED COLOR IN RADIATOR (SEE PHOTO) . WHEN DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD RACE LIKE IN OVERDRIVE. LET OF... |
| Mar 7, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | THE CORNER CUTTING DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSED THE ISSUE COMMONLY KNOWN AS SMOD (STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE OF... |
| Jan 18, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN MAKING A LOUD NOISE, A LOUD "CLUNK" PERIODICALLY WHEN IN MOTION AND MORE PREVA... |
| Jan 15, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE MY HOME,PUT VEHICAL IN DRIVE.APPLIED ACCELERATO... |
| Oct 16, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | ALL THE SUDDEN MY XTERRA WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND SHUT DOWN. TOWED TO GARAGE TO FIND OUT COLLECT LEA... |
| Oct 11, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARN... |
| Jul 24, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE JULY 2019 FROM OWNER. AFTER 3 WEEKS TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING WEIRD WHILE O... |
| Jul 17, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | RADIATOR DEFECT CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. |
| Apr 5, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED AND ALLOWED RADIATOR FLUID TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS RUINED THE T... |
| Mar 27, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,ENGINE | IN MARCH 2019 THE TRANSMISSION STARTED GETTING SLUGGISH WHILE DROPPING MY DAUGHTER AT SCHOOL ONE DAY... |
| Feb 6, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY CITY STREET WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING. THE SPEED OF THE CAR D... |
| Nov 28, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO LEAK FROM RADIATOR COOLING SYSTEM FLUID INTERMIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FL... |
| Jun 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING IN AN INTERSECTION WHEN MY GEARS SLIPPED ALMOST CAUSING A MULTI-CAR COLLISION BECAUSE ... |
| Apr 17, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION/ COOLANT LEAK VEHICLE PARKED AND STARTED TO DRIVE LESS THAN 10 MPH , VEHICLE FAILED ... |
| Apr 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE SUV STARTED LOOSING SPEED UNTIL IT CAME TO A C... |
| Feb 26, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TRANSMISSION FLUID IN RADIATOR IN 2016, HAD TO REBUILD RADIATOR. 2018 GAS GAUGE FUEL SENSOR NOT REA... |
| Feb 24, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND NOW, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE AT RANDOM TIMES CAUSI... |