There are 3 owner-reported brakes complaints for the 2007 Nissan Xterrain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
IF YOU HIT THE BRAKES WHILE IT IS RAINING OR AFTER GOING THRU A PUDDLE, THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. IF YOU HIT THE BRAKES SUDDENLY, THEY WILL LOCK UP. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR EIGHT YEARS AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONSTANT.
MY VEHICLE HAS DEGRADED BRAKING PERFORMANCE. I INVESTIGATED AND DISCOVERED GEAR-OIL LEAKING FROM REAR AXLE ONTO BREAK ROTORS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALS THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC. NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10033306 INDICATES THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND DEGRADED BREAKING PERFORMANCE HAS PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS ALREADY. IT MAY HAVE ALREADY RESULTED IN FATALITIES. AS A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, I URGE YOU TO INITIATE A RECALL OF ALL VEHICLES PRONE TO THIS DEFECT. IT CAN BE ELIMINATED BY SIMPLY REPLACING DEFECTIVE REAR-AXLE SEALS. *TR
THE BRAKES ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WOULD NOT FULLY ACTIVATE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ENTERING I-95 SOUTHBOUND AND TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED ON THE RAMP FROM LEM TURNER ROAD. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WAS A LIGHT RAIN AND I HAD RECENTLY DRIVEN THROUGH STANDING WATER WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH DEEP. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT CAR LENGTHS, DURING WHICH TIME I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED, BEFORE COMING TO A STOP WITHIN A FEW FEET OF A STOPPED CAR. I DID NOT DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY UNTIL I FOUND THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING IN A NORMAL MANNER. I EXITED THE INTERSTATE, AND ATTEMPTED TO DUPLICATE THE SYMPTOMS IN A VACANT PARKING LOT AT ROOSEVELT MALL, BUT WAS UNABLE. AFTER CONTINUING HOME, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AS I ATTEMPTED TO STOP TO ENTER RAMP ONTO 20TH ST EXPRESSWAY FROM MAIN STREET. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 5800 MILES ON IT. I HAVE A CLEAN MOTOR VEHICLE RECORD AND AM CONSIDERED A SAFE DRIVER BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THIS VERY WELL COULD HAVE ENDED MUCH DIFFERENTLY HAD I NOT BEEN DRIVING DEFENSIVELY. I AM GOING TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 06, 2007 IN ORDER TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED. *JB
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