2006 Nissan Xterra Steering Problems

“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 accelerator 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 unconscious for around three hrs. …”

“Bearings in steering column bad as per Nissan dealership service department. The steering started to stiffen up when I drive. Most of the time it is fine and then when I turn a corner, it tightens up and will stay tight for a while and then will loosen up.”

“I purchased this vehicle used and found out that the fuel gauge does not work. Even after completely filling the fuel tank up the gauge shows e , empty. It will, on occasion, show 1/4 tank when the fuel level is low. Due to this my vehicle has run out of gas on several occasions while driving at various speeds in various locations and often I have my child in the car with me. I have had to be pushed out of traffic on busy streets due to the vehicle being out of gas and me not being able to know I am running low on gas. It is very scary and quite dangerous. …”

“Attention for Nissan Xterra 2006 & up I work in a mechanic shop in the last 6 months we had received 2 Nissan Xterra with the steering column broken , what happened is the bearings that makes the steering column turn broke and all the parts goes to the shaft (the steering wheel goes crazy) is very , very dangerous . I wrote to Nissan about the problem but they never answer me the part # is 48810-ea300 both vehicle were 28,000 miles & 80,000 miles--- you need to check this very carefully!!!!!”

“Started over a year ago that while driving the motor would just stop running, would have to coast to the side if the road without power steering or brakes. I took it into the shop and they couldn't find out the problem. Now that my transmission is starting to shake and make noise, I took it to the dealer. They told me that my radiator is making into the transmission and that makes the motor quit and loss of power. I am informed that I need a new radiator and transmission. Looking online I see that there are a lot of people with this sane safety issue and that there is no recall. …”