Rear Suspension Problems of Nissan Xterra

The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated the rear suspension was weak and the rear axle would strike the frame every time the contact would drive over a road bump. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 37,000.

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Owner of 2007 Nissan Xterra. Rear suspension bottoms out with minimal weight. Nissan admits there is a problem but will not do anything about it. " soft ride suspension" they call it. When carrying passengers or towing an RV, rear suspension bottoms out on roads with small bumps and potholes. When vehicle "bottoms out", all weight goes abruptly onto tires, causing damage to tire tread and sidewall.

2003 Nissan Xterra, rear axle fell off during driving. 6-27-09 by chance we got out of line to enter the interstate, and drive into a drive-thru, as we turned in, we heard a loud noise and lost power of the truck, we were able to drift into a parking spot the rear axle and still attached to the driver side rear tire were in the parking spot next to us.

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Rear leaf spring broke in half on both sides of the vehicle, one fell completely off the truck. Seriously affects control and handling of the vehicle. Possible safety issue to any vehicle following behind if this large piece of steel falls off at highway speed. Could also jam into roadway and cause vehicle to flip?.

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2006 Nissan Xterra bottoms out in rear every bump in road. With passengers in rear, bump is so hard it causes all passengers to hit head, sounds like you have hit a tree. Can locate same complaint all over internet. Nissan reports "nothing wrong" design flaw only. Crashing my rear axle, still under full warranty and refuse to do anything. Simple bump stops have proven to help many at cost of over $300 installed. Nissan should repair, design flaw should not be at customers expense. Not safe for kids in rear seats.

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The rear suspension on my 2007 Nissan Xterra 4x4 off road keeps bottoming out when hitting small bumps.

Vehicle has 40k miles on it (7k miles past 36m/3y warranty). Leaf spring assembly on passenger's side rear broke - part should not break at 40k miles. Leaf spring assembly defective per all the mechanics I have spoken to. Part should last 100k miles or more. Vehicle never driven off road.

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The rear suspension is poorly designed in that there is not enough suspension travel before the axel hits the rubber bumper stops. If I carry passengers in the rear seat, the rear suspension will always bottom out on the rubber frame bumpers.

At 39,000 miles, right rear leaf spring snapped during normal driving conditions.

Bought a brand new 2007 Nissan Xterra offroad and the rear suspension bottoms out when traveling on any road with as little as 50 lbs. In the back. Vehicle is rated to tow but with a trailer attached it is very dangerous to control when traveling on roads with any type of bump or uneven road surface. Trying an emergency avoidance maneuver would cause a crash or injury due to a poor rear suspension. This issue is a continual problem.

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Xterra. While driving 65 mph over a dip in the road, the vehicle's frame strikes the axle. The dealer stated that the contact needed to purchase a lift shackle and new shocks. The dealer also stated that nothing could be done because that is how the vehicle was designed. The current mileage was 4,000 and failure mileage was 1. Updated 02/01/08.

The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a recall #02v299000. The consumer noticed the mechanic did not put sealant on the abs sensor. The mechanic stated he did everything as he was told.

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Back end has gone out of control many times for no reason, on 12-23-2000 the back end went out of control and the car went into the on-coming lane which caused a accident. All 3 of our seat belts in my car released durring the accident. I was the only one with light bruises on my hips but not my shoulder, and everyone else didn't have a mark after the 100mph total impact accident. When the seat belt released, I broke the dash board with my knee, even though my seat was as far back as it could go. Right after the accident, we looked down and our seatbelts were laying next to us or retracted. The lady in the other car broke her sturnim as a result of her seat belt. I have possesion of the car and I am going to have it inspected.

I have heard a roaring noise in the truck since I puchased it on 4/29/00. The noise has gotten progressively worse. I took it into the dealership for them to check the noise. I was informed that the rear end was gone. This is a major component of the car. Had I ignored the noise there may have been a serious accident , causing severe injury to me, my passengers, and others. I am alarmed and reporting this because such a defect may go unreported. Thank you for any assistance attention you may give to this issue.