There are 4 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 2003 Nissan Xterrain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
THREE OF THE POWER WINDOWS ON THE 2003 NISSAN XTERRA HAVE CEASED FROM FUNCTIONING. THE ONLY WINDOW FUNCTIONING WAS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. *AK
I OWN A 2003 NISSAN XTERRA AND THE WINDOWS ON THE FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER SIDE ROLL UP AT A SNAIL'S PACE, IF THEY ROLL UP AT ALL. I HAVE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT AND CAN GET NO ANSWERS.*AK
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DEFOGGER SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. THIS CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO FOG UP, AND POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE VENT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. *AK
PROBLEMS WITH THE WAY THE DEFOGGER WORKS ON THE 2003 NISSAN XTERRA.*MR THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE DEFOGGER THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR STARTED TO OPERATE, AS IT SHOULD. BUT WHEN THE CONTROL SWITCH WAS TURNED FORM DEFOGGER THE COMPRESSOR REMAINED ON. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE COMPRESSOR TO TURN OF WAS TO STOP THE VEHICLE, TURN IT OFF, THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED IN ORDER TO MODIFY THE DEFOGGER SYSTEM SO THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR STOPS OPERATING WHEN THE CONTROL IS MOVED AWAY FROM THE DEFOGGER POSITION. *NM
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026