general problems of the 2011 Nissan Xterra

The vehicle was driving just fine, then about a month later the heat gauge started to fluctuate, I replaced the radiator caps, thermostat. . . It ran good for another month, started to overheat. . . . I made sure water was in radiator and overflow. . . About a month went by the gauge started to fluctuate again, now there is water in my oil, meaning a cracked head gasket. . . This is the 2nd vehicle ive purchased that the same thing has hapoened to.

The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, an engine oil leak was present. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the oil connector bolt and o-ring seal needed to be replaced. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not replaced. The contact was aware of NHTSA campaign number: 11v592000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.