2000 Nissan Xterra Complaint Log

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

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

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

I OWN A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ON AUG 19, WHILE ON A TRIP, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER BECAME STUCK AND THE LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER CONSULTING THE MANUAL FOR A PROCEDURE TO DISENGAGE THE SHIFT LOCK MECHANISM, I DISCOVERED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD MOVE FREELY WITHOUT ENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER ADDITIONAL TIME, I WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION INTO "D", BUT THE SHIFT INDICATOR DISPLAYS "N". I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TRIP, AND RETURN HOME. UPON RETURNING, THIS SEQUENCE OF EVENTS RECURRED. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 00V288000 WHICH DESCRIBES A VERY SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE 2000 NISSAN XTERRA, THAT INDICATES NISSAN SHOULD CORRECT THIS DEFECT. I CONTACTED A NISSAN DEALER IN MY AREA AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN ASSESSMENT. I INFORMED THE DEALER OF MY CONCERN ABOUT THE RECALL, BUT THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THIS RECALL, AND SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT NISSAN DIRECTLY. I CONTACTED NISSAN, AND AFTER SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WAS REFERRED TO "CHAD" WHO IS A REGIONAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (CHAD CAN BE CONTACTED AT 310-771-3853). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A DEFECTIVE SHIFT LOCK, AND AFTER TWO CONVERSATIONS WITH CHAD AT NISSAN, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND NOT PART OF THE RECALL, THEREFORE I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS. BASED ON THE INFORMATION IN NHTSA 00V288000, I FAIL TO SEE HOW NISSAN SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE REPAIRS. *NM

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

STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE ON STEERING COLUMN. (MOVES IN AND OUT)

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE LOST POWER. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED O A NISSAN DEALER IT WAS FOUND THAT THE UPPER RIGHT CAM SHAFT HAD BROKEN ALSO DAMAGING HYDRAULIC LIFTERS.

I DID NOT RECIEVE RECALL INFO ON ALLOY WHEEL AND FUEL SENDING UNIT FROM NISSAN FOR MY 2000 XTERRA. IN ADDITION I HAD MY NISSIAN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES AT A DEALER AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL. ONLY WHEN I DID RESEARCH DID I FIND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL.

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

TRUCK WAS FOUND TO HAVE CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD, I NOTICE OTHER ONES HAVE BEEN REPORTED, ALSO TRUCK RUNS VERY ROUGH AT IDLE ALMOST STALLING OUT, I HAVE SPENT A LOT ON THIS PROBLEM, NISSAN CAN NOT SOLVE PROBLEM, THEY REPLACE MANIFOLD BUT TRUCK STILL RUNS ROUGH AFTER A WEEK OF THEM FIXING IT. *JB

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

I HAVE ABOUT 70,000 MILES ON MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. I HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AROUND 40K MILES DUE TO A CRACK. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING A CRACK OF THE DRIVER EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS PROBLEM HAS ME CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTS INVOLVED. I THINK THAT THE EXHAUST FUMES MAY ENTER THE PASSENGER AREA OF THE CAR THROUGH THE FIREWALL.

STEERING LOSES POWER" INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER.*AK

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO FIRST GEAR. ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO WHEN CONSUMER WOULD PUT VEHICLE INTO FIRST GEAR IT MADE A LOT OF NOISE. THEN, IT WOULD GO INTO GEAR, BUT IT WOULD SLIP OUT AGAIN. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, SHE HAD TO HOLD IT IN GEAR. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO FIRST GEAR. CONSUMER WILL BE TAKING THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT FELT THIS VEHICLE WAS TOO NEW FOR TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. *AK AFTER THE TESTING THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CLUTCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TC

WHILE DRIVING 32 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND PULLED OVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

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

WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AN D MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS BRAKING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE SOLENOID SWITCH BEING WORN OUT. *AK

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

FRONT RIGHT ALLOY WHEEL OF MY XTERRA 2000 HAS CRACKS IN TWO PLACES, I CALLED NISSAN USA TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VECHICLE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. MY VECHICLE'S VIN NUMBER IS [XXX]. I NEED YOUR HELP. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

2000 NISSAN EXTERRA LEFT SIDE POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. I KNOW OF OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM.*AK

MAJOR EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE INSTALLING A CHILD SEAT THAT THE REAR LEFT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DID NOT RETRACT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

CONTINUING POOR CLUTCH OPERATION. PEDAL OFTEN BINDS; HAD TO RELEASE PEDAL FULLY TO GET CRUISE CONTROL TO OPERATE; PEDAL IS NEARLY TO THE FLOOR AT FIRST START ON COLD MORNING. JUST SPENT $1200 TO REPAIR CLUTCH. DEALER CLAIMS BINDING CLUTCH IS NO PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER 2000 XTERRA OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM EARLIER IN THEIR OWNERSHIP AND HAD THE PEDAL REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY...MY THOUGHT IS THE BINDING CLUTCH IS CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS...*JB

MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA WITH LESS THAN 51,000 MILES DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL AND EVEN THOUGH IT IS DESIGNED TO BE DRIVEN OFF ROAD MY VEHICLE'S OFF ROAD EXPERIENCE IS THE OCCASIONAL GRAVEL ROAD. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN "HARD" OR BEYOND NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE CRACKED DEVELOPED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OTHER THAN A STRANGE "HISSING" SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AND A SLIGHT EXHAUST ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT IT APPEARS THAT EXHAUST LEAKING INTO THE DRIVER/PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ON LONG TRIPS OR PROLONGED STOP AND GO TRAFFIC DURING RUSH HOUR. THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 04V230000. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. DEALER WAS REFUSING TO DO RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER INDICATED TO CONSUMER VEHICLE MUST BE LEFT FOR UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME UNTIL MECHANIC COULD GET TO IT IN ORDER TO REPAIR RECALL. THAT WAS AN INCONVENIENCE TO THE CONSUMER SINCE NO OTHER TRANSPORT WAS AVAILABLE.*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE CAR STOPPED, UPON TRYING TO SHIFT THE GEAR IT WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN FINALLY PUTTING IT IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE. *JB *SC *JB

I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA THAT I HAVE HAD NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN AUGUST OF 2001. MY WIFE AND I CURRENTLY ROLLED 55,000 ON THE ODOMETER. LAST WEEK WHEN I GOT INTO MY TRUCK AFTER A LONG DAY AT THE OFFICE MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. DUE TO THE WARM WEATHER I LEAVE MY WINDOWS HALF WAY. IT ROLLED UP FINE HOWEVER WOULD NOT GO DOWN. TODAY WHILE RESEARCHING "HOW TO TAKE OFF MY DOOR PANELS". I CAME ACROSS DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS WITH PEOPLE ALL OVER THE US EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS . SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 OF THE WINDOW REGULATORS BEFORE THEIR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I WANT TO KNOW IF NISSAN IS GOING TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON THIS AND SEND OUT A RECALL TO HELP OUT THE PEOPLE WHO TRULY BELIEVE THEY PURCHASED A GOOD RELIABLE VEHICLE FOR THEIR FAMILY. I DONT THINK I NEED TO SPEND ANOTHER $400.00 ON SOMETHING THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE MADE RIGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE. THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

DT: IN RESPONSE TO THE FUEL PUMP TERMINAL ON THE FUEL SENDING UNIT THAT MAY CRACK OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL WORK, AND THE CAR BROKE DOWN TWICE SINCE THEN FOR THE SAME REASON. OWNER WAS WORRIED THAT THE CAR MAY STALL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAD TRIED TO FIX THE RECALL 3 TIMES, AND THE OWNER NO LONGER TRUSTED THAT NISSAN WAS FIXING THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME, THE OWNER WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE DIED. THE SECOND TIME, THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND WOULD NOT START. THIRD TIME, VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. OWNER HAS NOT TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR. OWNER HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL. NISSAN REIMBURSED SOME OF THE MONEY BACK. THE OWNER CONCERNED THAT SHE MAY BE GETTING FAULTY PARTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS A LOT SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK *NM

I SAW A NEWS RELEASE TODAY WHERE HONDA IS RECALLING SOME VEHICLES DUE TO HEAT BUILDUP IN THE IP CAUSING THE IP LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM FOR YEARS IN BOTH MY 1996 NISSAN 200SX AND MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. USUALLY I JUST HAVE TO FIND THE DIMMER DIAL ON THE DASH SOMEWHERE ON THE LEFT UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND ADJUST IT A BIT TO GET THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON, BUT THE SWITCH IS ALWAYS VERY HOT WHEN I TOUCH IT. NO ACCIDENTS OR FIRES HAVE RESULTED IN MY EXPERIENCE.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND CONSEQUENCES AS DESCRIBED IN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT RECALL 04V230000. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON WHILE DRIVING TO TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA FROM SACRAMENTO.. I HAD THE RADIO ON AND DID NOT HEAR AN ENGINE NOISE. IT WAS 11:00 CLOCK AT NIGHT AND I WAS A WOMAN ALONE DRIVING IN A RURAL AREA. THERE WAS NO WHERE TO STOP UNTIL I GOT TO MY HOME TOWN OF TRUCKEE . WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING, TO GO TO WORK I HEARD A RATHER DISTINCT NOISE IN THE ENGINE. I CALLED MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE TOOK THE CAR IN IMMEDIATLEY.. HE REPLACED THE TIMING BELT AND THE NOISE CONTINUED. HE RECOMMENDED TOWING IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN RENO. WHICH IS WHAT I DID. THEY LISTENED TO THE MOTOR AND SAID IT WAS THE # 5 PISTON WHICH MEANT THE I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF $6500.00 , I DECLINED REPAIRS. MY XTERRA ONLY HAD 68,000 MILES ON IT, AND COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A CAR WITH SUCH A GOOD REPUTATION HAD ENGINE FAILURE WITH SO LITTLE MILEAAGE. WHEN I BOUGHT BY CAR WHICH WAS USED AT 32,000 MILES I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANCIC. HE SAID THAT THHIS CAR SHOULD LAST ME WELL INTO THE 200,000 PLUS MILES AS DID MY FORMER CAR A ISUZU RODEO (240,000). THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER PURCHASED A USED CAR AND FELT CONFIDENT IN GETTING A NISSAN PRODUCT. UNFOUTUNATELY THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. LUCKILY THE CAR MADE IT BACK TO MY HOME TOWN AND DID NOT BREAK DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IN WINTER. I WAS MAKING THIS TRIP TO SACRAMENTO TWICE A WEEK FOR A CLASS IN OBTAINING MY SPECIAL EDUCAATION CREDENTIAL, AND I WILL HAVE T DO IT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. I WAS DEPENDING ON THIS CAR FOR SAFETY AND RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. BUYING A CAR WITH 32,000 MIOLES SEEMED LIKE A NEW CAR TO ME, CONSIDERING MY OLD CAR HAD 240,000. I TAKE CARE OF MY CARS, AND I AM NOT ABUSIVE TO THEM. THEY LAST ME A LONG TIME. *AK

2000 NISSAN XTERRA V6. LEFT AND RIGHT EXHAUST SYSTEM INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. ACCORDING TO TWO MECHANICS AND RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN NISSAN V6 ENGINES USED IN DIFFERENT CAR MODELS. *AK

GAUGES WENT BLANK OR STOPPED WORKING FOR APPROXAMTELY 10 MINS THEN STARTED TO WORK ON ITS OWN. *AK

3 TIME PROBLEM WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE LINE IN MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. GOT A COPY OF THE NISSAN 5 YEAR REPAIR HISTORY FOR THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND OUT THAT AT 22,3?? THE LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT HAS NOW FAILED A THIRD TIME AND BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY NISSAN SAID THEY WILL NOT FIX IT FOR ME. CLEARLY THIS IS A FAULTY PART TO BEGIN WITH AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE CHARGED FOR ITS THIRD FAILURE. *NM

I WAS TRANSPORTING A MECHANIC TO A JOB SITE, WHEN THE MECHANIC NOTED A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. AFTER TALKING WITH ANOTHER 2000 XTERRA OWNER, HE SITED THE SAME FAULT ON HIS VEHICLE. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THE FAULT IS WIDE SPREAD. I THEN TALKED WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS, AND THEY ALL AGREED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SHOULD NOT FAIL WITH THAT FREQUENCY AT THOSE MILES. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT NISSIAN HAS PROBLEMS NOT JUST WITH THE XTERRA BUT ALSO EARLIER MODELS OF THE FRONTER. STATISTICAL AND MECHANICAL EVIDENCE SUGGETS A DEFECT IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 TO 15 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE DIED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE BEING DRIVEN. ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE FUEL PUMP WHERE THE BRASS FITTING MEETS THE PLASTIC COUPLER. STATED THAT PLASTIC CAUSED CORROSION TO BRASS FITTING. THERE IS NO RECALL BUT THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. FROM REVIEWING THIS SITE, IT SEEMS LIKE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *JB

MY FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED ON A DARK HIGHWAY ON THE EVENING OF FEB 6, 2004. THE VEHICLE IS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE I HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL NOW- I HAVE FOUND THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS A FLAWED DESIGN AND FAILS VERY OFTEN, ESPECIALLY IN WINTER CLIMATES- THE UNIT IS SUCEPTABLE TO ROAD SALT THAT CORRODES THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE FUEL PUMP- THERE IS REALLY NO NEED FOR THIS TO CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SHUT DOWN. I WAS LEFT STRANDED ON A DARK STRETCH OF ROAD WITH LITTLE BREAKDOWN LANE ROOM. THE TOW COST $120 AND THE PARTS WERE $70. IF THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE, AND I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS, BASED ON THE NUMEROUS CASES DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET, THEN NISSAN SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL AS THIS FAILURE COULD EASILY RESULT IN INJURY OR WORSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, ENGINE SUDDENLY SLOWED & THEN STALLED - WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER TOWING TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION - I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SO I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THIS IS THE THIRD FUEL PUMP THAT HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2001 IT HAPPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME - AGAIN BREAKING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE STATION THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH XTERRAS? I DON'T WANT TO BE REPLACING MY FUEL PUMP EVERY 2 YEARS/20,000 MILES - MY TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 94,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEED AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A GUARD RAIL AND ROLE THREE TIMES. VEHICLE LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK

MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA COMPLETELY FAILED ON ME WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE RADIO SHUT OFF, LIGHTS AND THEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND I COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER. I MANAGED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED BY TRIPLE A TO THE NISSAN DEALER. THEY PUT A NEW BATTERY IN AND AFTER I REPEATEDLY TOLD THEM IT WAS MORE THAN A BATTERY THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INSISTED THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE WRONG. I TOLD THE MECHANIC I WOULD BREAK DOWN AGAIN. SURE ENOUGH ONE MONTH LATER MY HUSBAND AND OUR THREE DAUGHTERS HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE, ONCE AGAIN TRIPLE A TOWED ME BUT, THIS TIME TO MY MECHANIC AND HE QUICKLY DIAGNOSED THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT. HE ADVISED ME TO HAVE NISSAN PUT IT IN BECAUSE I AM STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE ARE VERY UPSET WITH NISSAN NOT RECALLING THESE PARTS. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PROBLEMS REPORTED AND THEY ARE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MY HUSBAND WAS THINKING ABOUT A NISSAN FRONTIER BUT AFTER THE WAY NISSAN HAS IGNORED THIS PROBLEM AND PUT MY FAMILY IN UNNECESSARY DANGER HE WON'T EVEN CONSIDER IT. WE ARE THROUGH WITH NISSAN VEHICLES.*AK

ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, STS IN CHESTER, NEW JERSEY, IDENTIFIES THE PROBLEM AS PART OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. UPON RESEARCH ON THE XTERRA OWNERS CLUB MESSAGE BOARDS, I FIND THERE ARE SIX PAGES OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I INTEND TO CALL MY NISSAN DEALER AND SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY REPAIRS SINCE THIS IS SO WIDE-SPREAD, IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM (HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC) AND SHOULD BE, IN MY OPINION, A RECALL ISSUE.*AK

2000 NISSAN XTERRA WITH RECALL REPAIR THAT WAS REPAIRED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL PROBLEM AND IS NOW WAITING FOR REIMBURSEMENT. SHE STATES THAT KNOW ONE WILL RETURN HER CALLS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SHUTTING OFF ON ITS OWN. THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED. *JB

FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT. PROBLEM OCCURED DURING A BAD SNOWSTORM. IT IS KNOWN TO HAPPEN TO SEVERAL XTERRA OWNERS I KNOW.

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

ELECTRIC WINDOWS RATTLE EXCESSIVELY.*AK

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