NHTSA Complaint #10747997 — 2005 NISSAN XTERRA

I JUST PURCHASED MY 2005 XTERRA USED FROM A LOT, AND ONLY AFTER SEEING GREAT REVIEWS ON EDMUNDS.COM AND CARS.COM DID I REALIZE THE TERRIBLE PROBLEMS THESE CARS HAVE. THERE'S A TERRIBLY HIGH-PITCHED WHINE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY AT ALL SPEEDS, WHICH MY MECHANIC TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE IS LIKELY THE TIMING CHAIN/CHAIN TENSIONER SYSTEM AND THAT IT'S WELL KNOWN ON THIS MODEL YEAR. HE SAID VERY LOW-QUALITY PARTS WERE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHAIN SYSTEM AND THAT IT'S PRONE TO CRITICAL FAILURE. THAT KIND OF FIX IS ANYWHERE BETWEEN $1,000 AND $2,000. APPARENTLY, JUST LIKE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FAILURES, NISSAN COVERED THIS PROBLEM UP AS BEST THEY COULD AND PREFERRED TO ENDANGER CUSTOMERS AND HAND OUT WAIVERS WHEN PEOPLE ASKED SPECIFICALLY INSTEAD OF OWNING UP TO THE PROBLEM AND FIXING IT OUTRIGHT. APPALLING.