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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2007 Nissan Xterra Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
1%of 557 total for the year
Median mileage
121,460miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2007 Nissan Xterra, 1% of the 557 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 121,460 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“My air bag light says on in the dash and the passenger seat belt dose not show anyone in the seat . My cruse control works some times if I am on the highway it will not work if I shut the car off and then restart it it will work”

NHTSA complaint #11151112, filed 2018-11, 156,000 miles

“I have a 2007 Nissan Xterra which started to stutter and hesitate when pressing the gas. The car almost felt like it was shutting off while on I-4 highway. The shuts down and wont start. I had the car checking and found out that there was a crack in my radiator and that the fluid had leaked over into the transmission. I had the radiator replaced, a few months later, transmission is still not working. I took the car to Nissan, they told me I would have to replace the whole transmission which would run about $5200. …”

NHTSA complaint #10584158, filed 2014-04, 109,000 miles

“Started smelling a burning smell. Noticed a fluid leaking under the car. Dealership said transmission needed to be replaced but didn't give any further details. Topped off transmission fluid since it was low. 30 miles later, while doing 65 MPH on the freeway in traffic, the car suddenly slipped out of gear and slowed drastically almost causing the car behind me to rear end me. I slowed and it popped back into gear. I got it off the freeway and was then able to barely get it into a parking lot. …”

NHTSA complaint #10456272, filed 2012-04, 129,000 miles

“My family and I was going down a big hill when the transmission went to the lowest gear on its own almost stopping us dead in its tracks 20 MPH and we was on the interstate making big semi trucks locking brakes and almost hitting us running 70 plus MPH. My daughter in the back,so we made it to the side of the road shut it off and we was fine agin.I took it home and transmission fluid was in the radiator , then looking on the internet thousands of nissans are hav ing the same problems but yet no recalls!!! It almost cost our lives for a company to sorry to fix their product! …”

NHTSA complaint #10854217, filed 2016-04, 158,000 miles

“I was driving on the innerloop of the beltway 495 from falls church va, to chevy chase md after work around 330pm. I was on the middle lane on the american legion bridge when all of a sudden my truck lost power and I had no control or was able to accelerate. The RPM's were moving but the truck barely moved. I put my hazards on and slowly moved to the right shoulder where other cars could have hit me. Nissan's failure to recognize the seriousness of this faulty radiator that has affected the transmissions of both the Xterra's, pathfinders, and frontiers is unacceptable. …”

NHTSA complaint #10733903, filed 2015-07, 113,000 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2015110%
201013%
200915%
200822%
200771%
2006142%
2005121%
200434%
200334%
2002117%
200121%
200094%

Other parts of the 2007 Nissan Xterra

Transmission and drivetrain
231 complaints
Fuel system
228 complaints
Engine
85 complaints
Engine cooling
75 complaints
Other or unknown
30 complaints
Electrical system
27 complaints
Air bags
26 complaints
Suspension
11 complaints
Brakes
6 complaints
Electronic stability control
6 complaints
Steering
6 complaints
Body and structure
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 Nissan Xterra

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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