[johnlam940]

I friggin love my xterra to death but i'm pretty disappointed in the build quality.

I read countless posts about people having miscellaneous bolts/screws/nuts come loose and I kept on telling myself to ignore it.

Today, I removed the door panels on my X to install new speakers and I noticed 3-4 screws/bolts that were not tightened all the way, and 3-4 screws/bolts that were over tightened and stripped of the threads.

My Xterra is a 2007 S and the sticker on the side says it was manufactured in December 2006 so it's only 5 months old.

I'm scared to see how the rest of the truck is put together.

Anyone here have any input for this issue?

 

[usmc xterra]

Well yea, the bolts that hold the bracket for the front bumper is normally stripped out, Over tightened, the roof air Dam ones also, I just don't think they have that proper torque for a application thing down. (Nor the fluid levels) Hummm Tennessee.... Moonshine.........maybe........ah never mind!

 

[syndicate]

There's also a bit of an issue that's beginning to surface more and more as people install Shrockworks bumpers. There seems to be sporadic misalignment with the truck body and the frame, pronounced upon installation of an after-market bumper.... Structurally, this doesn't seem to be a hazard, but it is disappointing.

 

[Driver X]

ive had the front seat bolts (both passenger and drivers seat) loose. rear passenger door speaker bolts loose. i think nothing of it now... but i hope the undercarriage bolts and what not are all tight!

 

[johnlam940]

i met up with another member from this forum a week ago and he told me parts of his front suspension came undone....yikes!

 

[BGXterra]

one of my customers built the Xterras. He quit a month ago and he was telling me that when the X's first came out they built them wil a lot of care, but now they don't really care anymore. I am glad I have an 05

 

[johnlam940]

are our engines built at that plant or are they shipped in from somewhere else?

 

[Wheelhorse]

Before internet forums, I wonder how many problems really existed?


Just like the whole QR25 scare... oh it's a POS its a junk, car won't last.

Catalytic failures left and right, oil burning as a result, 6 speeds are junk they blow up...blah blah. power valve screws falling in the engine.

There are many that are well over 100G mileage that don't use any oil, are turbo'd and still on the stock clutch/trans.

You purchase an X for less than 30 and expect BMW quality; forget it.

So many bitched about the quality of the Sentra with rattles and such...it's a freakin economy car.

 

[miles]

I am starting to get that feeling also...the fit and finish of the xterra's are lacking. My roof bolts needed to be silconed because I attempted to take the rack off for waxing and installing of lights. Once I loosened some of them the tack weld on the bolts came loose and I was never able to screw them back just a continious rotation.

 

[johnlam940]

Before internet forums, I wonder how many problems really existed?


Just like the whole QR25 scare... oh it's a POS its a junk, car won't last.

Catalytic failures left and right, oil burning as a result, 6 speeds are junk they blow up...blah blah. power valve screws falling in the engine.

There are many that are well over 100G mileage that don't use any oil, are turbo'd and still on the stock clutch/trans.

You purchase an X for less than 30 and expect BMW quality; forget it.

So many bitched about the quality of the Sentra with rattles and such...it's a freakin economy car.

i'm not bitching about the components/equipment used in my xterra....i understand a cheap car will use cheap stuff....

my issue is with the assembly of my xterra...

 

[BGXterra]

are our engines built at that plant or are they shipped in from somewhere else?

don't know I will ask

 

[epor]

I found a random bolt just sitting on a flat spot of my engine bay. I looks like it had never been screwed into anything. I wonder where it was suppose to go?

 

[dirt36]

are our engines built at that plant or are they shipped in from somewhere else?

don't know I will ask

motors are built in Decherd, TN

 

[Magic Rat]

Have only had the X 5 months, but I haven't had any problems with bolts, nuts screws yet. Had the door panels off, dash apart and the rear area. Nada in the way of loose or overtightened bolts.
The only problem (if you can call it that) is that some of the plastic pieces don't snap back the way they came out
I'm sure in time I will find something, hopefully not major.

 

[Mark]

MAN O MAN! You guys are either nit picking or bought some lemons. I havent had a single issue, problem, complaint or anything with my X. I got it last April and its been [email protected] great since. INstalled all my shrockworks stuff and still no problems................

 

[robnfl]

Over 62,000 X's sold in 2006...only a few people complaining out of the 800+ members here...most people aren't going to start a thread stating "My X has had ZERO problems"...unfortunately, we all complain about the problems with our X, but rarely mention when we don't.


Rob

 

[Mark]

Its bad luck to run around saying you dont have any car troubles! But your correct on that point. When we are unhappy with something, we tell the world. But when we are happy with somethign we tell like 2 people.

 

[Old Navy]

MAN-O-MAN! You guys are either nit picking or bought some lemons. I havent had a single issue, problem, complaint or anything with my X............

X2 I got mine last February and except for the VDC Light issue, its has also been a fricking great vehicle!!!!!!!

 

[weaponzero]

Only problem I've had is with the aux power outlets. None of them worked from the factory. Otherwise it's been flawless. Of course mine is an '05 (OR-MT). I can't imagine how build quality could get worse over time. I even bought the extended 75k mile warranty because I feared any new platform would be prone to problems.

BGXterra, did he say why they quit caring after 05? Management change? Overworking their employees?

 

[burnout]

Before internet forums, I wonder how many problems really existed?


Just like the whole QR25 scare... oh it's a POS its a junk, car won't last.

Catalytic failures left and right, oil burning as a result, 6 speeds are junk they blow up...blah blah. power valve screws falling in the engine.

There are many that are well over 100G mileage that don't use any oil, are turbo'd and still on the stock clutch/trans.

You purchase an X for less than 30 and expect BMW quality; forget it.

So many bitched about the quality of the Sentra with rattles and such...it's a freakin economy car.

hahah true on the QR25... I had an 02 spec-v.. got a new engine... a new cat.. a new clutch.. all before 20k miles..

but my xterra... damn if it aint one of the most trouble-free cars I've ever owned. I had a misaligned headlight which caused a sqeak when i pushed my fender from the side, but a simple adjustment solved that. The ONLY thing i can think of is the window rattle I have. But after owning VW's, ANYTHING seems golden.