2007 Nissan Xterra: jerking or lurching

6 of the 557 complaints about the 2007 Nissan Xterra describe jerking or lurching.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 1%
typical mileage: 96,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 7 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Jerking or lurching by model year

2010
2
2007
6
2006
17
2005
23
2004
1
2003
1
2002
5
2001
1
2000
2

What owners say

Filed Aug 28, 2016 · Engine · VA

Last year while driving my car I begin to notice a "jerking" motion. I took it back to the nissan dealer and they said that I would need a flush and that this would take care of the problem. Fast forward roughly a month later and my car completely gave out while driving to work. No warning just stopped driving in the middle of the road. I had the car towed back to the dealer where they did a diagnostic and said that the transmission was "gone" because the coolant was leaking into the transmission. I simply can not afford to get the repairs done being a single mother. I have called nissan and filed a complaint and was told that because my car was slightly over 100,00 miles they couldn't do anything for me. I feel as though this is s defect in the equipment that nissan is seeking and the mileage should not matter. There should be some sort of resolution on the matter. As it stands my car has been immobile for the past couple months and I am still making payments. It's a sad situation and nissan should be ashamed, something has to be done.

Filed Feb 15, 2016 · Transmission · 130,000 miles · GA

While traveling at highway speeds, my xterra had sudden jerking felt throughout the vehicle. The mechanics have diagnosed the problem as a failed transmission cooler which has allowed coolant to mix with my transmission fluid, causing internal damage to its internal components. Prior to this failure, I have had no other issues what-so-ever with the operation of my vehicle. This damage to my transmission has cost in the thousands of dollars to repair, and all due to a faulty radiator that was installed by nissan

Filed Apr 20, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 96,000 miles · NY

Failed transmission cooler-engine jerks at speeds 40 MPH and higher.

Filed Apr 7, 2014 · Transmission · 128,000 miles · WV

While driving, it would feel/sound like I ran over the speed bumps on the side of the interstate. The vehicle then started jerking into gear. We immediately started looking on the internet for possible problems, the only one that we came up with was the transmission/coolant issue. We took the vehicle to nissan and was told that it was not under warranty and would cost $6,000 to fix. Since there was no recall we would be buying another faulty transmission/coolant and could happen again. This is not a normal wear and tear problem from what we have been reading, but a faulty design. We called nissan and made a complaint with them and was told that there was nothing they could do. My vehicle started overheating today 4/7/14 and when we checked the coolant, it is the consistency of a milkshake. If nissan stood behind their product they would do a recall and get this problem fixed. We are probably going to have to get a loan to get this fixed since we have not been able to save the money up and the problem is getting worse. It's just a shame that when we do get this fixed we are buying another faulty transmission. It's a lose/lose situation. We thought about trading in and getting a newer vehicle but would be upside down on our purchase. Very dissatisfied customer!

Filed Apr 2, 2013 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · KS

Started making noises coming from underneath and jerking, so was taken to dealership and they said it was the rear end which they replaced under warranty , but still made noise and slight clunking. Took into another dealership nov of 2012 and they flushed the transmission and said everything was fine at approx 119000 miles. Then today at 129,000 miles said my rear end needed replacement and my transmission was bad and the fluid was milky from cross contamination , which is a known issue with these type of suvs. Said they will not cover it cause its over 100000 miles now .

Filed Feb 13, 2013 · Transmission · 61,000 miles · MN

At a stop sign started to drive then stopped the vehicle jerked forward and started to vibrate more than normal. I called nissan about the bad radiator that wrecks the transmission. They told me to bring it in to be checked over. Why don't they recall the radiator and not put my family at risk for a bad know part.