2000 Nissan Xterra

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2010· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR. WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE IN THE SAME GEAR AS SHOWN ON THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 00V288000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS IDENTICAL TO HIS FAILURE AND IT WAS ALSO RELATED TO THE CABLE LOCK PLATE ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 190000.

• 12/30/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE I SELDOM USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES, I NEEDED IT FOR PARKING ON A HILL THAT PARTICULAR DAY. I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT GRAB AS THEY SHOULD. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A PULLEY WITHIN THE BRAKE DRUM ASSEMBLY WAS SEIZED. THE MATERIALS OF THE PIN AND PULLEY DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY CORROSION OR ABNORMAL DAMAGE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. AS A MATTER OF FACT THE DEALERSHIP WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY WITH A ONE MONTH LEAD TIME (P/N: 44000-7Z2000, 44010-7Z200). I HAVE ALSO WRITTEN TO NISSAN WITH NO RESPONSE. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS IS THE RESULT OF A DESIGN ERROR BY NISSAN WHERE THE PARTS SEIZE OVER TIME. BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED DEVICE, IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND ADDRESSED. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND I HAVE REQUESTED FOR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS TO BE SAVED AS REFERENCE. *TR

• 12/27/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON COLD MORNINGS WHEN DRIVER APPLIES BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND PULSES RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP AND CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ASLO IGNITION COILS ON 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA ARE DEFECTIVE BASED ON INDEPENDENT RESEARCH. CHECK ENGINE SOON COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND VIBRATES.*AK

• 12/21/2005· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  DT: THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. FIRST PROBLEM CONCERNED POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A GRINDING NOISE. THE DASHBOARD PANEL LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THEY SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THERE WAS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 10001332 CONCERNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. IN ORDER TO GET THE WINDOW TO AUTOMATICALLY ROLL UP IT MUST BE MANUALLY ASSISTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER. *AK

• 12/21/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD INTERMITTENTLY CEASE INDICATING SPEED, RPM'S, FUEL LEVEL, & TEMPERATURE WHEN OPERATING WITH THE LIGHTS ON. THE PROBLEM WOULD CORRECT ITSELF AT DIFFERENT INTERVALS WHILE OPERATING. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED FOR REPAIR AT DEALER. SOLUTION: I REPLACED THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD LOCATED ON THE BACK OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS REQUIRED THE DEALER TO ORDER PART & HAVE ODOMETER READING PROGRAMMED INTO THE NEW BOARD. THIS SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *JB

• 12/18/2001· POWER TRAINCrash

  VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK IN FIRST GEAR WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED AND ENGINE IN OFF POSITION. VEHICLE SUDDENLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, CRASHING INTO A STREET SIGN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 12/17/2002· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 45MPH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 12/15/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V230000 CONCERNING FUEL RAIL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN ON THE ROAD, AND HAD TO BE TOWED, AND CONTINUED TO BE SERVICED NO LESS THAN THREE TIMES SINCE THE FUEL RAIL REPLACEMENT. *AK

• 12/14/2020· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE SHOULDER WHERE THEY GOT OUT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND POURED WATER ONTO THE VEHICLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE HOWEVER THE FIRE INCREASED SLIGHTLY. THE CONTACT STATED BIGGER EFFORTS WERE MADE FROM HER AND ANOTHER DRIVER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED THE CONTACT LEARNED THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V230000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE 241,496.

• 12/05/2006· POWER TRAIN

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED FIVE TIMES. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V288000, REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE OWNER DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION ABOUT THIS RECALL. UPDATED 12/28/06. *JB

• 12/01/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKES OF MY WIFE'S 2000 XTERRA FAILED DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPEN WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED ON THE BACK ROAD WE LIVE ON. THE HARD LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE FRONT BRAKE IS ROUTED PAST A MANIFOLD HEAT SHIELD. THE LINE IS INSTALLED SO IT RUBS ON THE HEAT SHIELD. THE HEAT SHIELD EVENTUALLY CUTS INTO THE LINE CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THE CAR IS AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE A NEW BRAKE LINE WILL BE INSTALLED. *TR

• 12/01/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I OWN (2) 2000 NISSAN XTERRA'S BOTH HAVE CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. ONE HAS 82,000 THE OTHER HAS 52,000 MILES. THIS IS NOT A MINOR ISSUE AND HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN GREAT DETAIL VIA INTERNET. BOTH VEHICLES ARE OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THIS SURELY SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER SAFETY RELATED ISSUES. *NM

• 11/30/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE,WHEELS

  FAILURE TO COMPLETE VEHICLE GUARANTEED INSPECTION. RESULTING IN A SKID PLATE FALLING OFF BOTTOM OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, OIL LEAK, FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE.*AK

• 11/26/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  GAUGES (TEMPERATURE, GAS, SPEEDOMETER AND RPM) ALL GO DEAD WHILE DRIVING. THE ERROR HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE MY CAR WAS ABOUT 6 MONTHS OLD. I HAVE READ OTHER NISSAN CUSTOMERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH 2000 YEAR MODELS, HOWEVER NO RESOLUTION HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION. THE DIGITAL ODOMETER ALSO DOES NOT REGISTER MILES AS THEY ARE ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING. LUCKILY I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A SPEEDING TICKET YET. IF I DO, NISSAN SHOULD PAY! *TR

• 11/22/2007· WHEELS

  3 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR WHEN PURCHASING TIRES OR BRAKES WHEEL STUDS HAVE BROKEN OFF. THE TIRE SHOP TOLD ME THIS HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM WITH NISSAN XTERRAS. I WAS CHARGED $25 FOR EACH WHEEL STUD AND LUG NUT. IT IS GETTING EXPENSIVE. SINCE I HAVE TO ENTER AN INCIDENT DATE I ENTERED THE LAST OCCURANCE. *TR

• 11/20/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OXYGEN SENSOR ... CAUSE MY ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT TO GO ON AND OFF ... IT SELF . WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON MY CAR BURN TONS OF GAS ... CONSUMPTION DOUBLED ... *TR

• 11/19/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE, SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

• 11/18/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON FIRST COOL DAY (MID-50S) OF NOVEMBER (IN HOUSTON, TX), THE ENGINE ON MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE BEGAN SHUDDERING OCCASIONALLY AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LAMP LIT. I TOOK VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE SERVICE ADVISOR RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF ALL SIX IGNITION COILS AT A COST OF $660 (INCLUDING LABOR, PARTS, AND SALES TAX), WHICH I DECLINED. MY FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM AMONG 2000-01 MAXIMAS, AND THAT NISSAN HAS ISSUED TSB NTB01-059 WHICH ADDRESSES THE ISSUE.*AK

• 11/18/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD JERK, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FAIL. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES GAUGES (TACHOMETER, ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE) RANDOMLY WENT OUT. THIS PROBLEM ALSO APPEARED TO AFFECT THE CRUISE CONTROL AND OCCURED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. WHEN THE GAUGES GO OUT THEY STAYED OUT FROM 3-20 MILES. *NLM

• 11/17/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  COOLANT IS LEAKING AT THE HEAD GASKET ON MY SINGLE OWNER 2000 NISSAN XTERRA XE V6 4WD. I HAD THIS CHECKED BY 3 DIFFERENT CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS AND THEY ALL POINTED OUT THE SAME ISSUE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 65K MILES ON IT. THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS IS MORE THAN $1200. SEEMS LIKE LOT OF NISSANS HAS SIMILAR ISSUE, YET NO RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED CARS THAT HAD MORE THAN $100K MILES AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. CURRENTLY, A TEMPORARY SEAL IS PUT IN PLACE, YET, I SEE FEW DROPS OF COOLANT ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. *TR

• 11/14/2000· POWER TRAIN

  REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD LOUD WHINE. DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 700-1500 MILES. REPLACEMENT DIFFERENTIAL NOW STARTING TO WHINE AT 15000 MILES. DRIVELINE CLUNKS WHEN STOPPING AND ACCELERATING, SUSPECTED DUE TO SLACK IN TRANSMISSION, UNIVERSAL JOINTS, OR REAR END.*AK

• 11/13/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES FOR MY BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE AUGUST 16, 2001. AT FIRST MY ABS LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF. IT TOOK THE DEALER ABOUT 4 TIMES TO FIX THAT. THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THEN MY BRAKES BEGAN TO RUMBLE. I ALMOST GOT INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH THE MECHANIC IN MY TRUCK WITH ME. THE DEALER SAID I NEEDED NEW ROATERS AND PADS AFTER ONLY 20,000. MECHANIC AGREED THAT I PROBABLY HAVE A LEMON. NISSAN WILL NOT REPLACE MY CAR EVEN AFTER I WROTE THE LEMON LAW LETTER. NISSAN SAID THAT SINCE I SENT THE LETTER TO THE DEALER AND NOT THE MANUFACTURER, IT IS NOT VALID. THE ARBITRATOR AT NISSAN WAS RUDE AND WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP ME. SHE SAID ALL THEY COULD DO WAS FIX THE TRUCK, NOT REPLACE IT. I TOLD HER THAT THEY HAVE TRIED 6 TIMES AND IT IS STILL NOT RIGHT. SHE WAS UNWILLING TO HELP BUT TO ONLY SAY THAT WE WILL HAVE TO GO TO ARBITRATION. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH ARBITRATION WITH NISSAN. I WILL FIGHT FOR THEM TO COMPENSATE FOR MY LOSS. I WANT MY DOWN PAYMENT BACK SO I CAN GET MYSELF A RELIABLE CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN EVER AGAIN. THIS COMPANY DOES NOT HOLD THE HIGH ETHICS THAT THEY SAY THEY HAVE.*AK

• 11/13/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE STANDING BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. FRONT HOOD WAS SMASHED TO HALF WAY. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 11/08/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON MY 2000 XTERRA SE (V6 ENGINE) HAS CRACKED, LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. THIS LEADS TO EXHAUST SEEPING INTO THE CABIN WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY VERY DANGEROUS. ON A LONG TRIP, ESPECIALLY A LONG COMMUTE IN SLOWER TRAFFIC, CHANCES OF THE DRIVER SUCCUMBING TO CO POISONING AND FALLING ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL INCREASE.*AK

• 11/07/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  (1) I WAS EXPERIENCING POWER LOSS WITH MY 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA TO THE EXTENT THAT WHEN I ACCELERATED THE ENGINE BOGGED DOWN AND PLACED ME IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. (2) THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS INTERMITTENT IGNITION COIL FAILURE BUT IT WAS UNDETERMINED AS TO WHICH COILS AND WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE ALL 6. (3) I HAVE SINCE READ MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE VERY SAME FAILURE TO THE EXTENT THAT NISSAN HAS BEGUN USING AN UPGRADED COIL. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT IS DEFECTIVE. I NOTE THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN INSTITUTED ON THE IGNITION COILS AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SAFETY ISSUE THAT PROVES VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR. *JB

• 11/06/2003· VISIBILITY

  ELECTRIC WINDOWS RATTLE EXCESSIVELY.*AK

• 11/06/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  WAS DRIVING 40MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS TURNING IN FRONT. NISSAN HIT FRONT QUARTER PANEL. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. WAS EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK

• 11/05/2004· AIR BAGS,TIRESCrash

  1. VEHICLE FISHTAILED ON WET SURFACE, LOST CONTROL, BEGAN TO ROLL. VEHICLE LEFT ROADWAY, HIT IRON FENCE, SPUN 180 DEGREES, REAR END HIT TREE. 2. THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE LOST CONTROL, NOR SHOULD IT HAVE BEGUN TO ROLL IN THAT SITUATION. NOT A SINGLE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN FRONT HIT IRON FENCE AT APPROX. 40 MILES PER HOUR. PASSENGERS WERE LEFT WITH MINOR, NON-INCAPCITATING INJURIES (WHIPLASH, MUSCLE PAINS, BRUISED ORGANS). 3. CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS. AWAITING COMPENSATION FROM INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK

• 11/03/2015· WHEELS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

• 11/03/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR HESITATION AND RUNNING ROUGH. SERVICE ENGINE CAME ON AND CAR DROPPED OFF AT NISSAN DEALER FOR SERVICE. DEALER CALLED AND SAID THE (6)COILS NEED REPLACING. THE CAR HAS 68000 MILES ON IT NOW. THE COILS HAD BEEN REPLACED IN 2001 WHEN THE CAR HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT. I READ THERE SERVICE BOOKLET AND NO WHERE DOES IT SAY TO HAVE THE COILS REPLACED EVERY 30,000MILES. WHEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE COILS AT 30,000MILES HE SAID THAT NISSAN HAD SOME DEFECTIVE COILS AND THEY DID THE UNDER WARRANTY BUT THIS TIME IT COSTS ME $611.65 AS THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ANY LONGER. AFTER CHECKING EDMUNDS WEB SITE AND SEVERAL OTHERS IT APPEARS EVERY 2000 MAXIMA HAS TO HAVE THE COILS REPLACED EVERY 30,000MILES OR SO AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE.*AK

• 11/01/2011· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH RADIAL LONG TRAIL T/A TIRES. SIZE P265/70/R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN STOPPED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER'S TIRE TORE AWAY FROM THE TIRE. A SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED AS A REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO REPLACE THE FAILED TIRE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 10/26/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT NOTICED EXHAUST SMELL INSIDE THE CAB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT AN LOOSE UNDERBODY SHIELD WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE RATTLING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. THE CONTACT NOTICED 14 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE NETS WEBSITE REGARDING CRACKED RIGHT HAND EXHAUST MANIFOLD, AND EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE INHALING CARBON MONOXIDE POSED A SERIOUS RISK. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

• 10/24/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL JUST GO COMPLETELY BLANK: THE ODOMETER, GAS, CRUISE CONTROL WILL EITHER FREEZE WHERE IT IS OR WILL GO DOWN TO ZERO. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK AND HAD EVEN STARTED TO AFFECT THE GAS PEDAL. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55+MPH I HAD POWER EVERYWHERE EXCEPT THE GAS PEDAL. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNLESS I COULD BRING IT IN WHEN IT WAS NOT WORKING, WHICH WAS VERY HARD TO DO BECAUSE IT WOULD STOP WORKING AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND FOR DIFFERENT LENGHTS OF TIME. SOMETIMES FOR A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES FOR HOURS. I FINALLY CALLED 1-800-NISSAN1 WITH MY COMPLAINT AND THEY HAD THE CONTROL PANEL REPLACED AND NISSAN PAID FOR IT!!!! DT

• 10/22/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

• 10/22/2012· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/5/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED A SENSOR ON THE DISTRIBUTOR WAS BAD WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP RUNNING. UPDATED 12/10/12

• 10/21/2004· WHEELS

  NISSAN XTERRA, WHEELS ON THESE VEHICLE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MANUFACTURED, COULD DEVELOP CRACKS IN WHEEL SPOKES. *BF RECALL 03V307000. *TC

• 10/20/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  UPON HAVING AN ACCIDENT AT AN INTERSECTION CAUSING SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN FRONT END DAMAGE, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *NM

• 10/18/2001· STEERINGCrash

  TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. COLLISION WAS 50 - 60 MPH IMPACT. *AK

• 10/17/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2000 NISSAN XTERRA V6. PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED. ACCORDING TO BOTH MY MECHANIC AND RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN NISSAN V6 ENGINES USED IN DIFFERENT CAR MODELS. *LA

• 10/16/2015· SERVICE BRAKES,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED WITH FORCE IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,300.

• 10/14/2003· WHEELS

  VEHICLE IS INOPERATIVE BECAUSE OF CRACKED RIMS. *AK

• 10/12/2004· VISIBILITY

  AFTER LESS THAN THREE YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW JUST STOPPED GOING DOWN ONE DAY. THE SERVICE DEPT. AT MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER SAID HE THOUGHT THERE'D BEEN A RECALL, BUT NISSAN SAID THERE WAS NONE. THIS IS THE THIRD MAJOR THING I'VE HAD TO HAVE REPLACED THAT WAS LATER A RECALL. THEY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. *NM

• 10/11/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  OUR 2000 XTERRA HAD BEEN FAIRLY RELIABLE UNTIL IT DIED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR 3 MONTHS AGO, AND IT DIED OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, LAST WEEK, AFTER HAVING YET ANOTHER DISTRIBUTOR PUT IN. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE NISSAN-ISSUED RE-BUILT DISTRIBUTORS ARE THE PROBLEM. HE'S NOW PUTTING A THIRD ONE IN, BUT HE'S GETTING IT FROM A DIFFERENT SOURCE THAN NISSAN. I WAS STUNNED TO KNOW THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT STILL SELLS INFERIOR PARTS. THIS IS NOTHING TO FOOL AROUND WITH AND I'M LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T CAUSE OR GET INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *KB

• 10/10/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VISIBILITY

  SINCE HAVING MY VEHICLE I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. SOME MINOR HOWEVER HAVING A NEW VEHICLE I DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS WIND NOISE FROM MY SUN ROOF THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN IN 3 TIMES TO BE REPAIRED. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE MY REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO I HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES REPLACED AND WAS JUST INFORMED TODAY (10/10/01) THAT MY FUEL PUMP HAS GONE BAD. SEVERAL MONTHES AGO I HAD A "KNOCKING" NOISE UNDER MY HOOD AND AS OF TODAY I HAVE ANOTHER "KNOCKING" NOISE. I JUST DO NOT FEEL THAT MY TRUCK SHOULD HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT BEING SO NEW! MY TRUCK STOPPED 3 TIMES AS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING. I HAD CARS IN FRONT AS WELL AS BEHIND ME, IT WAS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. I HOPE MY COMPLAINTS DO NOT GO UNHEARD AS I FEEL THEY HAVE AT MY CAR DEALERSHIP. THANK YOU!

• 10/05/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE DRIVEN MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW WITH NORMAL DRIVING, NO OFF ROAD DRIVING OR ABUSE OF MY VEHICLE. RECENTLY I DISCOVERED THAT AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF EXHAUST IN MY PASSENGER CABIN THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS IN FACT CRACKED. NOW ON MANY OCCASIONS I HAVE A VERY YOUNG CHILD IN MY VEHICLE SO I'VE HAD TO LEAVE HIM OUTSIDE TILL THE EXHAUST SMELL HAS DISSIPATED AND I CAN ONLY ASSUME IT'S NO LONGER MAKING IT'S WAY INTO THE CABIN. I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT THIS COULD POSSIBLE BE GOOD FOR ANYBODY. IN ANY EVENT I FIGURED I WOULD JUST HAVE TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED BUT AS I DID SOME RESEARCH I REALIZED THAT I'M NOT ALONE AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL HAVE MANIFOLD REPLACED AT MY OWN COST SO I CAN AGAIN FEEL SAFE THAT I'M NOT BREATHING IN EXHAUST. I FIND IT ABSURD THAT NEITHER NISSAN NOR THE NHTSA HAS MADE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE SOON.*AK

• 10/03/2007· POWER TRAIN

  WITH 46,820 MILES ON OUR 2000 NISSAN XTERRA, WE WERE OUT OF WARRANTY BY 1 MONTH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SIMPLY WENT OUT. THE ENGINE RAN FINE BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER FOR SERVICE. THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY TOOK MY INFORMATION. AFTER A WEEK OF PRESSURING FOR A RESPONSE, THEY FINALLY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR AND THAT IF I HAD MADE ALL OF OUR REPAIRS AT THE LOCAL DEALER THAT MAYBE THEY WOULD HAVE DISCOUNTED THE REPAIR. WE HAD ALL THE SERVICE PERFORMED AT THE LOCAL DEALER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 4-5 OIL CHANGES THAT WERE PERFORMED AT JIFFY-LUBE. ALL SERVICE & MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON SCHEDULE AND THEY STILL REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. WE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING (NO HITCH INSTALLED) AND LIVE IN A FLAT TOPOGRAPHICAL LOCATION (MIAMI). WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. WE LATER SOLD THE CAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT - EVER! WE ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE A/C AND COULD COUNT AN A REGULAR REPLACEMENT OF HOSES EVERY SUMMER. WE ARE VERY UPSET WITH NISSAN AND THIS HAS BEEN 3 YEARS AGO. TODAY WE RECEIVED A LETTER THAT THE CAR MAY BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL CAMPAIGN. HA! *JB

• 10/03/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH HAD TO APPLY BRAKES HARD AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, AND JUMPED A DITCH BEFORE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER SUFFERED LIGHT INJURIES. CONSUMER FOUND STUDS THAT CONNECT MASTER CYLINDER TO BRAKE BOOSTER HAD BROKEN. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK *YH

• 10/02/2001· SUSPENSION

  FRONT END ALIGNMENT BADLY OUT O\F ADJUSTMENTS CAUSES PULL TO RIGHT AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND TIRE SQUEAL

• 10/01/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO CHECKED AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. SIX MONTHS LATER VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING SOME LOUD GRINDING NOISES AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED/PADS HAD DISINTEGRATED, AND THE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 09/28/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKS AROUND BOLTS, PART WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. *JB