Nissan Xterra

Price Paid:  $25000.00 from Woodman Nissan

Year / Model Reviewed:
2007 2007 Xterra Offroad 6 Speed

Summary:
A great vehicle, know that its a body on frame truck before you buy and you will be happy. Goes down the highway nicely, great seating positon and good offroad. Comfortabel for 4 adults and I love the engine/transmission. Good get up and go.

Strengths:
Off road capability, engine power, cargo tiedown system.

Weaknesses:
gas mileage at 17-20 mpg, but horsepower at 260. Works for me!

Similar Products Used:
Toyota 4runner (still in garage)

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Price Paid:  $22000.00 from Rosenthal

Year / Model Reviewed:
2007 Nissan Xterra

Summary:
clutch failure at 16K not backed by Nissan despite the fact that:

I have over 40 years manual driving experience.

I have driven three xterras without clutch problems during warranty period

I have never hauled anything with the xterra in question,

I have driven mostly highway.

Strengths:
power

Weaknesses:
gas mileage very poor (significantly less than the 17/21 advertised)

according to dealer rep, the drive train may not accomodate the new power!!!

most importantly, nissan will not back certain failures during warranty period.

Hello, toyota and/or Ford.

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $21500.00 from Nissan Boulder

Year / Model Reviewed:
2005 Xterra S

Summary:
I have the Xterra S six cylinder, six speed standard and I love this SUV. It has excellent power and handles very well in most conditions and because it is a standard, I get great gas milage on the highway... 23 to 24 MPH. In town not so great, but close to 18. It may be the way I drive.

Strengths:
Excellent power and handling. Like being up high in the seat. Rugged enough for off road and it can pack a lot of gear... especially if you get a roof rack carrier. Easy to operate 2 wheel to 4 wheel switch. I have had no problems with it so far. Bought it Sept. '05.

Weaknesses:
Rear doors are a bit tight getting in and out. With rear seats down, it can be a little snug up front. Also, the original tires on the SUV, BF Goodrich Long Trails, really stunk... Had to replace after 22,000 miles.

Similar Products Used:
Had a Nissian King Cab, '83, that I drove until '91. Put 130, 00 on it and only had minor problems like head gasket, water pump that usually go on any vehical with that many miles. Gave it to my brother... it is still going with 240,000 miles.

Price Paid:  $19500.00 from The Autobahn Evansto

Year / Model Reviewed:
2005 Nissan Xterra

Summary:
Honestly its back and forth, Got a leftover warranty which helps, but the only good thing this car has done for me is save my life in a nasty accident where the driver side front half was hit. I made it out with a concussion. There was $7000 worth of damage to the car and it was only gone for repair about 2 weeks. It has held up pretty well since then but now its making an odd screeching noise whenever I put it in reverse. Not to mention with chicago gas prices at $3.55 a gallon I'm headed for the poor house! I also had my drivers side windshield wiper die on me in a snowstorm, yeah, that was wonderful, I had to pull over every 5 minutes to manually wipe it, not fun in Chicago traffic. AND my left tail light is finnicky, it works when I take it in, but when I leave, it goes out again. OY!

Strengths:
-Sturdy car
-Up high
-Easy to maneuver
-Nice looking
-CD player
-Amazing in snowy weather, never busted out the shovel all season

Weaknesses:
-Wish it didnt have so many blind spots
-Needs better gas mileage, they estimate 16, which is bad enough but its really more like 11 or 12.
-No cup holders in the back
-in order to properly fold down back seats, the driver and passenger have to practically sit on the dashboard
-gas mileage
-have to drive all the way to evanston for my services or the warranty is void
-Random electrical oddities like lights not going on/off when they should, alarm not working, keyless entry moodswings
-the curse of the moody tail light
-the horrid sound it makes when in reverse as if I'm running over a 50 pound seagull
-and did I mention the gas mileage?

Similar Products Used:
-1992 Buick Riviera (Which I named Chico)RIP Buddy!(Best car in the universe, there arent enough stars in the world to give it)
-1989 Ford Probe-quite possibly the worst car in the universe, especially with no AC and after the power steering died and i drove without it for a year. I now have arms of steel though, thank you Ford, or as my Dad calls it Fix Or Repair Daily

This Xterra is my first SUV, and honestly I'm not sure I can ever drive a standard size car again, I love the feel and the room. (and the power steering)

Price Paid:  $24000.00 from Mark Heitz Nissan

Year / Model Reviewed:
2000 Nissan Xterra

Summary:
We have loved our xterra except for one very big problem that we can't seem to get fixed......The airconditioning has gone out FOUR times, all due to the SAME high pressure hose being faulty. We have replaced this hose three times, each time the parts manager at our local Nissan dealership refrencing how many of these hoses he sells and that it is definately A PROBLEM. Now that we are on our FOURTH time, and having a 8 month old baby w/summer right around the corner, I'M FED UP. Nissan needs to correct this problem and either make a hose that won't break or replace my entire system. After searching the internet, I have found that there are many people just like me, that have all paid and paid and paid to have their AC fixed by Nissan, same hose everytime. Why has there not been a recall?? Not to mention the driver window problem that Xterra owners are all experiencing. What is wrong with Nissan?? We have owned 7 Nissans - Xterra, 240 SX, Pathfinder, Sentra, 2 extended cabs and a truck. This will be the last one we buy if Nissan does not make this right. My local dealership, Hudiberg Nissan, has been of no help. Seems to be "my problem" and I need to see if "my part" is still covered by a part warranty so they can give me yet another FAULTY HOSE so I can repeat this process EVERY YEAR until I sell this car. Not to mention labor and freon costs that we are out each time. I am extremely frustrated, this is an obvious problem that Nissan needs to take responsibility for and FIX. So, if AC is important to you every summer, I would not recommend buying this vehicle.