2001 Nissan Xterra Complaint Log

ON JUNE 16, 2005, MY PASSENGER TORSION BAR WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR VEHICLE SUSPENSION, SNAPPED IN HALF. MY VEHICLE IS A 2001 NISSAN XTERRA SE VIN# [XXX]. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO GET CHECKED ON SAME DATE, AND WAS ADVISED THAT PART OF THE TORSION BAR WAS HANGING DOWN AND THE SITUATION COULD BE FATAL IF SAID BAR IMPALED INTO THE CONCRETE WHILE DRIVING OR MUCH WORSE, IMPALE ITSELF IN THE BACK SEAT WHERE MY SEVERN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SITS. BURDICK NISSAN WAS CONTACTED SAME DATE, AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS PART WILL BE AVAILABLE ON JUNE 20, 2005. ON JUNE 20, 2005, I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO ESTIMATED TIME WHEN IT WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. I CALLED THE NATIONAL NISSAN HOTLINE 1-800-NISSAN 1, AND FILED A COMPLAINT [XXX] I WAS ASSURED THAT A SPECIALIST WOULD CALL ME WITHIN 24-48HOURS. I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM A NISSAN SPECIALIST EVEN THOUGH I HAVE CALLED THREE TIMES SINCE THEN, THE DATES BEING: JUNE24, 25, AND 27. EACH TIME, I WAS ASSURED THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED, TO NO AVAIL. I EVEN REQUESTED TO SPEAK TO ON SUPERVISOR DURING THE LAST TWO CALLS, BUT WAS TOLD NONE WAS AVAILABLE. I WAS GIVEN NO FEEDBACK AS TO WHEN I COULD OBTAIN THIS PART AND NISSAN DENIED THAT THIS WAS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THIS PART IS ON NATIONWIDE BACKORDER. MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER'S PARTS DEPARTMENT SAID THEY COULD ONLY PUT ME ON A LIST BUT HAD NO FURTHER RECOURSE OR INFORMATION FOR ME. THAT DEALER IS BURDICK NISSAN IN CICERO NY PHONE 3315-458-8915. IN THE MEANTIME, MY ONLY VEHICLE IS DEEMED TO BE UNSAFE AND UNFIT TO DRIVE. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

PASSENGAR EXHUAST MANIFOLD CRACKED. BEING REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON 10-25% OF XTERRA'S AND HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. CAN POSSIBLY LEAD TO EXHAUST ENTERING THE CABIN IF NOT DETECTED. THIS IS A VARIANT OF THE ENGINE THAT WAS USED IN OLDER PATHFINDER MODELS THAT SUFFERED FROM THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND AT A MINIMUM ADVISE THE PUBLIC ON IT SO THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF POSSIBLE EXHAUST ENTERING THE CABIN.

DRIVER NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR WHEELS HAD CRACKS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. THIS CAUSED LEAKS FROM THE TIRES AND UNBALANCE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WHEELS AND TIRES WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED, BUT A FLAW WAS NOTICED WHILE INSPECTING. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 NISSAN XTERRA AND THE POWER WINDOWS DON'T OPERATE PROPERLY. THEY ROLL DOWN, BUT NEED ASSISTANCE MANUALLY TO GO UP. THIS IS OCCURRING ON ALL WINDOWS. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND IT IS APPARENT THAT ALL XTERRA OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED A NISSAN FOR OVER 5 YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS AND OUT OF BRAND LOYALTY I BUY ANOTHER ONE AND IT HAS A PROBLEM THAT WILL HAPPEN OVER AND OVER. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP OR ISSUE A RECALL. *JB

MY MOTOR DIED ON MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS ON MY 2001 XTERRA. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COST TO HAVE NISSAN FIX/REPLACE THE MOTOR WOULD BE $300. *NM

ALL 4 POWER WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED UNDER RECALL, RIGHT FRONT FAILED 2 MORE TIMES AND WAS AGAIN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.. THEN R/F POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED, THE MOTOR STILL SPUN BUT THE GEAR THAT LOCKS INTO THE REGULATOR BROKE... NISSAN SERVICE SAID THE REPAIR WOULD BE OVER 400.00 TO REPAIR. I TOLD ADVISOR THAT MOTOR HAD TO BE UNBOLTED FROM A BROKEN REGULATOR 2 TIMES AND THAT THE STRESS PUT ON THE MOTOR GEAR WHEN REGULATORS CONTINUALLY JAMMED MOST LIKELY WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THE MOTOR FAILURE. I ASKED HIM TO CALL NISSAN HELP DESK FOR ME AND EXPLAIN MY SITUATION BEFORE I HAD TO DO IT.. HE SAID HE WOULD AND NISSAN AGREED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. I AM A AUTO MECHANIC WITH OVER 20 YEARS ON THE JOB EXPERIENCE AND MANAGE A REPAIR SHOP. I KNEW AS WELL AS NISSAN THAT THE REGULATORS HAD A DEFINITE IMPACT ON THE MOTOR FAILURE...I WONDER IF A REGULAR CONSUMER WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF POWER WINDOWS SYSTEMS WOULD KNOW TO QUESTION A 400.00 CHARGE. IF NOT, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE GETTING TAKEN TO THE BANK. NOTE: THIS WHOLE PROCESS STARTED IN MARCH OF 2004 WITH THE FIRST REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE REGULATORS AND ENDED OCT 2004 WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MOTOR AND 2 MORE REGULATORS. *NM

04 V 230 000/FUEL SENDING UNIT: THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO SEND THE DEALER THE RECALL PART BECAUSE THE CONSUMER MOVED TO FLORIDA. *JB NISSAN DENIED THE CONSUMER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. *SC

BOTH FRONT WINDOWS WERE COMING OFF TRACT. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS COMPLETELY OFF, AND IT IS TAPED IN THE UP POSITION NOW. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW "SWAYS" IN THE WIND WHEN IT IS PARTWAY DOWN. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE WINDOW REPAIRED YET. BOTH WINDOWS HAVE BEEN TEMPERAMENTAL FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS; SOMETIMES GOING UP AND SOMETIMES NOT. *JB

[XXX]. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WHILE DRIVING,THE VEHICLE STALLED THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART,BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO CORROSION. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

RECALL 02V299000/AXLE CORROSION. CONSUMER HAS A CONCERN THAT AFTER HAVING THIS RECALL REPAIRS DONE, LESS THEN 29,000 MILES LATER, WHILE GETTING THEIR TIRES REPLACED MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SEAL AROUND THE AXLE BROKEN CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *TC

I AM CURRENTLY RECUPERATING FROM AN SUV ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. A TRUCK RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2001 NISSAN XTERRA XE. THE XTERRA ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE ROOF CRUSHING IN ON ME, BREAKING THE WINDOWS OUT. WHEN IT STOPPED TUMBLING, IT WAS UPSIDE DOWN AND CONTINUED SLIDING DOWN THE ROAD ON THE ROOF. WHEN THE ROOF CAVED I WAS CRUSHED DOWN AND MY HEAD WENT TOWARD THE DOOR. MY HAIR, WHICH WAS BARELY SHOULDER LENGTH, WENT OUTSIDE THE WINDOW AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE ROAD. I WAS SLIDING UPSIDE DOWN, AT AN ANGLE, BEING HELD BY MY SEATBELT, MY HAIR TRAPPED BETWEEN THE ROOF OF THE NISSAN AND THE ROAD, WITH MY HAIR BEING RIPPED OUT. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST I WAS TRAPPED BY MY REMAINING HAIR. WITNESSES LIFTED THE VEHICLE UP OFF MY HAIR TO FREE ME. THIS WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE THAT HAS CAUSED ME INJURY BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY. THE LINK BELOW IS TO OUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATION'S WEBSITE WITH DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN MORE DETAILS OR PHOTOS PLEASE CONTACT ME. THE TELEVISION REPORTER CONTACTED US AND EMAILED PICTURES FROM THE CRASH SITE. MY HUSBAND ALSO TOOK PHOTOS AT THE WRECKER LOT WITH OUR DIGITAL CAMERA. HTTP://WWW.FIRSTCOASTNEWS.COM/NEWS/NEWS-ARTICLE.ASPX?STORYID=19812 IF YOU WISH TO CALL AND SPEAK DIRECTLY WITH ME MY HOME NUMBER IS (904) 388-2476. THANK YOU, GAYE SCHMIDT JACKSONVILLE FL *LA

I PURCHASED MY 2001 NISSAN XTERRA IN MAY 2004. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME I NOTICED HOW THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S WINDOW GLASS SHAKES BADLY, AS IF THEY WERE GOING TO FALL RIGHT OUT THE WINDOW OR BREAK. I CONTACTED THE DEALER THE 2 DAYS LATER AND WAS TOLD, THEY WOULD CHECK INTO IT AND GET BACK TO ME. FOR THE FOLLOWING 3 WEEKS WE HAD ARGUMENTS OVER THE FINANCING OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH WE FINALLY RESOLVED, BUT THEY REFUSED TO EXPLAIN OR OFFER INFORMATION ABOUT THE WINDOW GLASS. I HAVE SEEN A MECHANIC ABOUT THE SITUATION, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REGULATORS FOR ALL FOUR WINDOWS NEED TO BE REPLACED AS THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, STATING I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF! I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL OR SOMETHING THAT NISSAN IS DOING TO REPAIR THIS AT MINIMAL COSTS TO OWNERS! THANKS!*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO A DITCH BUT THE VEHICLES OCCUPANTS WERE NOT DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER IS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM AND IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET. *NM

I OWN A 2001 NISSAN XTERRA & IT HAS 66,000 MILES. HOWEVER, SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE XTERRA I HAVE KNOWN I COULD NOT WALK AWAY WHILE PUTTING GAS IN THE TANK BECAUSE THE GAS DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT-OFF. RATHER, IT WILL SPILL OUT. I JUST LIVED WITH THIS, FIGURING IT WAS A "KINK" I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH. UNTIL I WAS ON THE NISSAN WEBSITE & SAW THEY HAD A RECALL ON 2001 XTERRAS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. ONLY ONE PROBLEM, THE VIN FOR MY XTERRA IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHILE MY XTERRA WAS AT THE VICTORY NISSAN OF RICHMOND (MAR 2004), FOR A DIFFERENT ISSUE, I LET BOTH TIM, SERVICE TECH, & GARY, SERVICE MANAGER, KNOW MY XTERRA DID THE SAME THING THE RECALL WAS DESCRIBING. THEY SAID MY XTERRA WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL, BUT WOULD FOLLOW UP WITH NISSAN. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM VICTORY NISSAN. MAY 14, 2004, I NOTIFIED NISSAN HDQTRS ABOUT THE ISSUE & WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE MY XTERRA DIAGNOSED. MY COMPLAINT IS NISSAN IS AWARE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL TANK VALVE ON 2001 XTERRAS & I AM TELLING THEM MY 2001 XTERRA DOES THE SAME THING, BUT THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE MY XTERRA. CONSIDERING THE HUGE SAFETY ISSUES WITH FILLING UP A GAS TANK & IT NOT AUTOMATICALLY STOPPING, BUT RATHER SPILLING GAS, I FIND IT ABSURD NISSAN WOULD EXPECT A CUSTOMER TO PAY $40 TO $80 TO DIAGNOSE IF THE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ESPECIALLY ON A MODEL KNOWN TO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH ITS FUEL TANK VALVES. MY OTHER CONCERN IS IF MY 2001 XTERRA IS DOING THE SAME THING AS IN THE RECALL & WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL, HOW MANY OTHER 2001 XTERRAS ARE OUT THERE JUST WAITING TO HAVE A SPARK AT THE GAS PUMP BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN. ALSO, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT MY 2001 XTERRA'S ISSUE IS THE FUEL TANK VALVE OR NOT, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN & I WOULD THINK NISSAN WOULD WANT TO IDENTIFY IF THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS TANKS OF XTERRAS. AFTER ALL, DO WE NEED A REPEAT FORD EXPLORE TIRE ISSUE BEFORE ANY ACTION IS TAKEN!*AK

WHILE PUMPING GASOLINE AT THE GAS STATION GASOLINE SPLASHED ON THE DRIVER. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2001-2002 FRONTIER AND XTERRA MODELS MAY EXPERIENCE UNEXPECTED OR DIFFICULT OPERATION OF WINDOWS. PRIMARY CAUSE IS EXTENDED HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS AFFECTING WINDOW. NISSAN WILL REPLACE WINDOW REGULATOR FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO 5 YEARS OR VEHICLE IN-SERVICE DATE OR 60,000 MILES WHICH EVER OCCURS FIRST. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT MY NISSAN WAS MANUFACTURED ON NOV. 2000 AND I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN JULY OF 2002. IT HAS 69,000 MILES ON IT AND SINCE I'VE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE HAVE NOTICED THAT WINDOWS MOVE UP AND DOWN VERY SLOWLY AND SOMETIMES WILL ONLY ROLL UP HALF WAY AND THEN I HAVE TO APPLY A LITTLE PRESSURE UPWARD TO GET THEM TO ROLL ALL THE WAY UP. I DO NOT LIVE IN A ALL YEAR ROUND HIGH TEMPERATURE, I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY VEHICLE CAME FROM ORIGINALLY BUT I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP AND ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD IN NOT BE ABLE TO ROLL WINDOWS UP AND DOWN WITH EASE.*JB

COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT. MY VEHICLE WENT DEAD ON HWY 131S AT 6:00 IN THE MORNING. ALONE AND OUT OF TOWN. HAD TO BE TOWED ON FLATBED. WHEN TALKING WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I THEN CALLED MY PRIVATE, USUAL DEALERSHIP I HAVE SERVICE AT AND THEY STATED THEY HAD REPLACED THREE OF THESE IN THE LAST MONTH. THIS NEEDS RECALLED!!*AK

2001 NISSAN XTERRA - I WAS JUST GETTING OFF A BUSY RT. 95 AND MY CAR JUST TURNED OFF - NO POWER STEERING,ETC. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WHERE I HAD TO LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT. CALLED TWO NISSAN DEALERSHIPS THE NEXT DAY AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIT ME IN FOR TWO DAYS, SO I NEEDED MY XTERRA FIXED SO I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP. THEY SAID MY FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT SHORTED OUT WHICH IN EFFECT SHORTED OUT MY FUEL PUMP, BOTH WERE REPLACED - $962 LATER.....I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM (I SHOWED THEM THE NISSAN FAULTY PART) AND THEY REFERRED ME TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE THERE AND SHE INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND SAID THEY WEREN'T IN THE POSITION TO REIMBURSE ME B/C THE WORK WASN'T DONE AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THERE WOULD BE A RECALL....I WOULD'VE HAD A GREATER CHANCE OF GETTING MY MONEY BACK IF I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. REGARDLESS, IN THE END I PAID $962 FOR A FAULTY NISSAN PART WHICH HASN'T BEEN RECALLED AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE MANY FATAL ACCIDENTS - GO FIGURE!!

FUEL SYSTEM SENDING UNIT FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK

3 CRACKS FOUND IN THE SPOKES OF MY ALLOY WHEELS ON MY 2001 NISSAN XTERRA. NISSAN REFUSED TO REPLACE THE WHEEL. THE CURRENT RECALL FOR CRACKED WHEEL SPOKES WAS NOT FOR THE 2001 MODEL.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP HANGER/SENDER UNIT HAD A SHORTAGE WITHIN THE FUEL TANK. THE REPAIR WAS MADE BY AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WAS STRANDED 60 MILES IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. 2001 NISSAN XTERRA SE *CB

FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT FAILED AT 38,800 MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY). A CRACK FORMS IN THE UNIT AND EVENTUALLY CORROSION SETS IN CAUSING A SHORT IN THE WIRING. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE TRUCK STALLS AND YOU LOSE MOST OF YOUR STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED SINCE THE 1999 NISSAN FRONTIER ACCORDING TO YOUR WEB SITE, SO THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSAN TRUCKS. IT'S TIME FOR AN INVESTIGATION AND RECALL!*AK

I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY WINDOWS ALL 4 OF THEM DON'T WORK, IT ISN'T THE MOTOR, IT IS THE CABLE INSIDE...IT CRINKLES UP. 2 OF MY WINDOWS ARE STUCK DOWN. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW OF TWO OTHERS HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM. ALL THREE OF US HAVE 2001 NISSAN XTERRA'S. THANKS, MATT WILLAND. *AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAK ON NISSANS VG33E ENGINE, CAUSING DANGERIOUS EXHAUST GAS TO LEAK IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHERE IT COULD BE SUCKED INTO IN CABIN AIR INTAKE AT FRONT OF WINDSHIELD I HAD 3 BROKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MANIFOLD. *AK

2 WINDOW REGULATORS ARE OUT AGAIN. SINCE BUYING THIS CAR WE HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED 8 TIMES. CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. FRIEND THAT BOUGHT SAME TYPE OF XTERRA AT THE SAME TIME HAS ALSO REPLACED THEM 5 TIMES. THIS ITEM IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND/OR REDESIGNED. NOW I EITHER CAN'T USE THE WINDOWS OR HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS PER YEAR TO KEEP GETTING THEM REPLACED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AS LONG AS I LIVE BECAUSE OF THIS. NEVER. JUST LOOK THROUGH THE LISTING HERE AND SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. HOW NISSAN CAN ACT LIKE IT IS NORMAL IS AN ATROCITY. *AK

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WILL NOT FUNCTION WHILE IN LOW BEAM. THE BULB HAS BEEN CHECKED AND IS STILL GOOD. THE LOW BEAM LIGHT WILL TURN ON WHEN THE COMPONENT IS PULLED OUT OF THE HEAD LAMP, BUT WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN INSTALLED PROPERLY. *LA

NISSAN, XTERRA, 2001. WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE PEDAL WILL SINK APPROXIMATELY 1 - 2 INCHES. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER TOLD THAT THEY REPLACE THE BOOSTER. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES, AND I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED TO THIS DATE WHICH HAS BEEN THREE YEARS. *LA

THE PASSENGER WINDSHIELD WASHER DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT WORKED FOR ONLY A SHORT PERIOD. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. IT IS VERY HARD TO DRIVE USING ONLY THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. *LA

STEERING WHEEL IS SEPARATING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO HAVE TO MUCH PLAY IN IT. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERS SHOP AT THIS TIME FOR ANALYSIS. *AK

FUSE #11 WHICH PROTECTS THE ALTERNATOR/CHARGING CIRCUT AND 4WD/ATP WARNING LIGHT CIRCUTS KEPT BLOWING. WHEN THIS FUSE BLOWS THE ALTERNATOR STOPS WORKING AND THE VEHICLE THEN RUNS OFF THE BATTERY. AND WHEN THE BATTERY DIES 30 MINUTES LATER SO DOES YOUR XTERRA!*AK

1--AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING HOT AIR CAR IS ONLY 49000 MILES OLD.2-- THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR BROKEN- HAD PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. 3--THE PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT BROKEN-HAD DRIVER SIDE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ALL FOUR WINDOWS IN MY XTERRA. IN ALL CASES THE WINDOW REGULATORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ONE REPAIR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE OTHERS WERE NOT. HERE ARE THE DETAILS. 1. MAY 1, 2002, MILEAGE 12314. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS INOPERABLE & REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. (NO CHARGE TO ME) 2. OCTOBER 1, 2003, MILEAGE 39002. PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW & DRIVERS REAR WINDOW WERE MAKING A GRINDING SOUND. DOOR PANELS REMOVED & REGULATORS REPLACED. COST: $482.52 3. OCTOBER 8, 2003, MILEAGE 39391. PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS MAKING A GRINDING SOUND. DOOR PANEL REMOVED & REGULATOR REPLACED. COST: 212.30

THREE OF THE FOUR POWER WINDOWS ON MY 2001 NISSAN XTERRA FAILED. *LA

WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BOTH FRONT WINDOWS AND ONE BACK WINDOW REGISTERS ARE ALL IN NEED OF REPLACING IN MY 2001 X-TERRA, WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. AND OBVIOUSLY IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. *LA

NISSAN XTERRA'S WINDOW REGULATORS ARE FAULTY. I HAD TWO OF MINE REPLACED IN 2 YEARS AND THE THIRD ONE JUST BROKE. NISSAN ADMITS THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT BUT IS NOT RECALLING THE EQUIPMENT. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT IF I GET IT FIXED. EVERY NISSAN XTERRA USER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND ATLEAST 2 WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON EACH 2001 MODELS. ITS TIME NISSAN RECALLED THE EQUIPMENT.

POWER WINDOWS IN MY 2001 NISSAN XTERRA ARE BREAKING AND WILL NOT ROLL UP. *LA

CHILD SAFETY SEAT BASE WILL NOT SEPARATE FROM THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

THE WINDOW REGULATORS IN ALL 4 WINDOWS OF MY 2001 XTERRA HAVE ALL FAILD REPEATEDLY. THE DRIVERS WINDOW HAS FAILED 4 TIMES AND ALL OTHER WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. NOW TODAY THE WINDOW REGULATOR IN THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS FAILED AGAIN AND I AM 300 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER INDICATED TO ME THAT THIS IS CONSIDERED A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ITEM AND NO LONGER COVERED. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF AND SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS "ALL THE TIME" WITH THE XTERRA.

I HAVE A 2001 NISSAN XTERRA, PURCHASED IN JULY 2001. THE WINDOW REGULAR MOTOR QUIT WORKING ON ONE OF THE REAR WINDOWS, WITH LESS THAN NORMAL USE. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN 100 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY.

WITHIN A THREE WEEK PERIOD THE DRIVER, PASSENGER AND REAR POWER WINDOWS STOPPED OPERATING. THE WINDOWS WOULD GO DOWN, BUT WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP. *AK *SCC *JB

THE MECHANISM TO RAISE AND LOWER THE POWER WINDOWS IN XTERRAS IS DEFECTIVE. THE REPAIR IS $300-400 PER WINDOW, AND INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH A DEFECTIVE PART. I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD "STOP DRIVING OFF-ROAD," THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT I "BROKE" THE MECHANISM BECAUSE I GOT DUST INSIDE THE DOOR...I'M AN ARCHAEOLOGIST...I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE I HAVE TO DRIVE OFF-ROAD! TWO MORE WINDOWS ARE BROKEN NOW, AND WHEN I CHECKED OWNER GROUPS ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THEY HAVE DEVISED SOME SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM---ALL SOLUTIONS REQUIRE THE CAR OWNER TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO REPAIR THE WINDOWS THEMSELVES. ONE GUY HAS FIXED HIS WINDOWS SEVEN TIMES! I'M EMBARRASSED TO SUBMIT THIS AFTER READING THE HORRID PROBLEMS SOME OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD WITH THEIR XTERRAS, BUT THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM...SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE WILL CERTAINLY HAVE THIS ONE ON TOP OF ALL THEY ALREADY HAVE!*AK

THREE ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTORS FAILED IN NISSAN XTERRA

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A STOP OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND WOULD NOT RESTART.

I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDOW REGULATORS SINCE THEY DAY I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS I COULDN'T USE MY FRONT WINDOWS BECAUSE THE REGULATORS WERE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. ALL MY WINDOWS HAVE NOT WORKED AT SOME POINT DUE TO THIS REGULATOR PROBLEM, I THINK I'VE HAD IT IN AS MANY AS SIX TIMES TO GET THE WINDOWS LOOKED AT. I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND ONE OF THE WINDOWS (THAT I JUST HAD CHECKED OUT SIX WEEKS AGO) IS NOT WORKING. I'VE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY'LL DO TO COMPENSATE ME....STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK.*AK

POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED DURING AND AFTER WARRANTY ON 3 WINDOWS. *LA

REGULATORS IN BOTH WINDOWS HAVE FAILED IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS. UPON SEARCHING, I DID NOT FIND ANY RECALL NOTICES NOR DID THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFY ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM.THE DRIVER'S SIDE REGULATOR WAS USED QUITE OFTEN, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS RARELY USED AND IT STILL FAILED WITHIN 2 YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE.*AK

THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATORS DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER STATED, THERE WAS NO WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE PART. *PH *SCC *JB

MY CAR IS A 2001 NISSAN X-TERRA, PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2001. THE WINDOW REGULATORS ON BOTH FRONT WINDOWS AND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE HAVE STOPPED WORKING. ALL THREE FAILURES HAPPENED WITHIN THREE WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. THE FOURTH WINDOW IS SHOWING SIGNS OF IMPENDING FAILURE, E.G. POPPING AND SLUGGISH BEHAVIOR. THE CAR HAS BEEN OWNED AND OPERATED FOR ONLY 22 MONTHS, WITH NOTHING OTHER THAN NORMAL USAGE. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND NISSAN IS STATING THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL WEAR-AND-TEAR REQUIRING $1600 TO FIX THE 4 WINDOWS.*AK