NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2000 Nissan Xterra. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026
NISSAN STATES THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM.NOT COOPERATIVE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK
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
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT NOTICED THAT ABS INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION . *AK
THE ACCIDENT THAT I WAS INVOLVED IN WAS IN JULY 2000. IT WAS ONLY ME AND THE VEHICLE INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND INTO REVERSE. I NEVER REGAINED CONTROL THEN ROLLED DOWN A HILL OFF THE HIGHWAY.. THE VEHICLE WAS RULED A TOTAL LOSS. MY INJURIES WERE MINIMAL. I WAS GREATFUL FOR THAT . I JUST FEEL THE VEHICLE WAS RESPONSIBLE AND THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WENT WRONG. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN WITH NO LUCK . I EVEN RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE . AND STILL NISSAN HAS GIVEN ME NO ANSWERS . THIS WAS A NEW MODEL AND I FIGURED I ONLY HAD IT FOUR MONTHS, THEY MAY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE ACCIDENT .AND INVESTIGATE IT.*AK
WHILE DRIVING GAS GAUAGE FALLS BELOW EMPTY, REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL, ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER EITHER DROPS TO ZERO OR JUMPS EXACTLY TO 75 MPH, REGARDLESS OF SPEED, THE ODOMETER FIRST CHANGES TO NON-NUMERIC LINE SEGMENTS, THEN GRADUALLY FADES TO BLANK OR INSTANTLY TURNS BLANK, THE TACHOMETER EITHER DROPS TO ZERO OR JUMPS TO APPROXIMATELY 2850 RPM, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GUAGE EITHER DROPS TO ZERO OR JUMPS TO WHERE THE NEEDLE IS EXACTLY HORIZONTAL.*JB
MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING. NOISE GETS LOUDER AS YOU INCREASE SPEED. LOUD HUMM. AS YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL THE NOISE GOES UP.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 30MPH REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIRBAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND AFTERWARDS VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, TECHNICIAN STATED FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING FUEL PUMP SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.*JB
THE FUEL PUMP FAILED.*JB
THE ENGINE STALLED, WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *JB
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE, SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. *AK