2000 NISSAN XTERRA

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My car keeps stalling out like it's not getting gas.

My car keeps stalling out like it's not getting gas.

My car keeps stalling out like it's not getting gas.

My car dies out while driving. I've replaced so many parts already and it keeps leaving me stranded.

My car dies out while driving. I've replaced so many parts already and it keeps leaving me stranded.

My car dies out while driving. I've replaced so many parts already and it keeps leaving me stranded.

The engine service soon have been on for quite some time now. I tried to take it to several Smog places to get it smogged , and the mechanic have told me that the Smog scanner cannot read the computer of my car.

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.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER I EXITED MY BUILDING GARAGE AND MADE RIGHT TURN ON CITY STREET ON A CLEAR SUMMER DAY AFTERNOON THE ENGINE SOUND BEGAN ROARING AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATING. I TRIED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE FORCIBLY HITTING ON THE BRAKES, SHIFTING GEARS TO NEUTRAL, TURNING OFF THE ENGINE BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT ON GOING AND RAN-AWAY UNCONTROLLABLY TILL I MADE TWO LEFT TURNS AND ENDED UP ON A SIDE WALK WITH THE REAR TIRE BLOWN OUT AND THE CAR STOPPED AFTER COLLIDING WITH SOME PUBLIC UTILITY BOX. THE VEHICLE HAS INCOMPLETE RECALL #R0402 AND NHSTA RECALL #04V-230 REGARDING THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THERE WAS A LOCAL POLICE REPORT #200057082. SUSPECTED CAUSES COULD BE FLAWS IN THE VEHICLE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM THAT PRODUCED FAULTY SIGNAL OF FULLY DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER I EXITED MY BUILDING GARAGE AND MADE RIGHT TURN ON CITY STREET ON A CLEAR SUMMER DAY AFTERNOON THE ENGINE SOUND BEGAN ROARING AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATING. I TRIED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE FORCIBLY HITTING ON THE BRAKES, SHIFTING GEARS TO NEUTRAL, TURNING OFF THE ENGINE BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT ON GOING AND RAN-AWAY UNCONTROLLABLY TILL I MADE TWO LEFT TURNS AND ENDED UP ON A SIDE WALK WITH THE REAR TIRE BLOWN OUT AND THE CAR STOPPED AFTER COLLIDING WITH SOME PUBLIC UTILITY BOX. THE VEHICLE HAS INCOMPLETE RECALL #R0402 AND NHSTA RECALL #04V-230 REGARDING THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THERE WAS A LOCAL POLICE REPORT #200057082. SUSPECTED CAUSES COULD BE FLAWS IN THE VEHICLE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM THAT PRODUCED FAULTY SIGNAL OF FULLY DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

I WAS 47 MPH IN A 45 MPH ROAD AND THE GUY BEHIND ME ILLEGALLY PASSED ME BY DRIVING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO PASS ME CAUSING ME TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND SWERVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 270,000.

ON SATURDAY I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BUT IT WENT AWAY QUICKLY AND I COULDN'T FIND ANY SOURCE IN THE VEHICLE, SO I ASSUMED I JUST DROVE PAST SOMETHING THAT SMELLED BADLY. ON SUNDAY THE SMELL RETURNED, STRONGER. I STOPPED AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH AS I RAN TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. ONCE THE SMOKE CLEARED AND THERE WAS NO CONCERN OF A FIRE BREAKING OUT I BEGAN TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE AND FOUND THE "SMART ENTRANCE CONTROL UNIT," WHICH IS MOUNTED TO THE FAR LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE UNDER THE DASH AND CONTROLS THE POWER LOCKS AND KEYLESS ENTRY, TO BE NOTICEABLY HOT. I UNPLUGGED THIS BOX AND REMOVED IT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE BOX HAD HEAT VISIBLE DAMAGE ON ITS EXTERIOR. I OPENED THE BOX TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER AND FOUND A LARGE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT THAT I BELIEVE WAS A METAL OXIDE VARISTOR WAS THE SOURCE OF THE HEAT/SMOKE/POSSIBLE FIRE, AND NEARBY COMPONENTS SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT HEAT DAMAGE. I THINK THAT THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A COMPUTER MODULE MAY BE A SAFETY DESIGN FLAW. IF I HAD NOT BEEN AWARE OF THE ODOR AND PULLED OVER AND QUICKLY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS COMPUTER IS POWERED EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, SO IT COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND CAUSED A HOUSE FIRE AS WELL. I CHECKED EVERY FUSE IN THE VEHICLE AND ALL FUSES ARE THE CORRECT AMPERAGE (NOBODY HAS INSTALLED A HIGHER CURRENT FUSE IN PLACE OF A LOWER CURRENT ONE). IT WOULD SEEM LIKE THE CIRCUIT PROTECTION IS INADEQUATE TO INTERRUPT POWER TO THE COMPUTER IF IT FAILS. MY POWER LOCKS/KEYLESS FUNCTIONED UP UNTIL THE INCIDENT AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO OPERATE WITHOUT THE KEYLESS ENTRY COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER'S PART LABEL READS AS FOLLOWS: CONT ASSY'SMART ENTRANCE PART NO. 28595 7Z000 UTA PART NO. 601-1190-001 FCC ID: KOBUTAHZR

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.

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.

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.

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.

I STARTED THE CAR THIS MORNING. THE ODOMETER, TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK. THE ODOMETER WAS BLANK. I DROVE THE CAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER OR TACHOMETER DID NOT WORK. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME AT NIGHT, ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE PANEL LIGHTS ALSO DID NOT WORK. THE NEXT DAY, EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. IT DID NOT CORRECT ITSELF THIS TOME. THE INSTRUMENTS ARE STILL NOT WORKING.

I STARTED THE CAR THIS MORNING. THE ODOMETER, TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK. THE ODOMETER WAS BLANK. I DROVE THE CAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER OR TACHOMETER DID NOT WORK. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME AT NIGHT, ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE PANEL LIGHTS ALSO DID NOT WORK. THE NEXT DAY, EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. IT DID NOT CORRECT ITSELF THIS TOME. THE INSTRUMENTS ARE STILL NOT WORKING.

MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHEN A DRUNK DRIVER HIT HER WHILE DRIVING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD. HIS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT NOT MY DAUGHTERS NISSAN XTERRA. *TR

FUEL SENDING UNIT RUSTED AND CORRODED GAS GAUGE IN ACCURATE READING. *TR

FUEL SENDING UNIT RUSTED AND CORRODED GAS GAUGE IN ACCURATE READING. *TR

FUEL SENDING UNIT RUSTED AND CORRODED GAS GAUGE IN ACCURATE READING. *TR

I BOUGHT 4 GOODRICH LONGTRAIL TA 60,000 MILES TIRES FOR MY NISSAN SUV X-TERRA, 2 TIRES BOUGHT FROM TIRE KINGDOM ON 1/3/11 (INVOICE # [XXX]?RI )WHEN MY VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 131,050, & 2 TIRES BOUGHT 9 DAYS LATER FROM FIRESTONE ON 1/12/11 (INVOICE # [XXX]) WHEN MY VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 131,190 (I HAVE BOTH RECEIPTS). I BOUGHT THE TIRES AT LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS (2 BOUGHT AT FIRESTONE ON 49TH STREET NORTH IN PINELLAS PARK, FL 33781 PHONE: 727-544-6601, AND 2 BOUGHT AT TIRE KINGDOM IN TYRONE BLVD IN ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33711 PHONE: 727-345-2404). WHILE CLEANING MY CAR AND WASHING THE TIRES ON 1/18/2013, I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS FRONT TIRE IS CRACKING WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY LIFE AND THAT OF ANY PASSENGERS, SINCE THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO TIRES THAT ARE JUST 2 YEARS OLD. MY AUTO MILEAGE AS OF 1/20/2013 IS 142,343. THIS MEANS IN TWO YEARS SINCE I BOUGHT THESE TIRES, I HAVE TRAVELED ONLY 11,293 MILES. I AM NOW CONCERNED FOR MY LIFE AND THAT OF ANY PASSENGERS WITH THESE GOODRICH MANUFACTURER DEFECTIVE TIRES. THESE ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECTIVE TIRES, WHICH RUBBER IS CRACKLING AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THE TREAD WILL SEPARATE FROM THE SIDEWALL CAUSING A BLOW OUT AND A THREAT TO LIFE. THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE. ON 1/19/2013 I WENT TO FIRESTONE AND POINTED OUT THE DEFECT SHOWING ALREADY IN ONE OF THE TIRES. N/C ON INVOICE # [XXX] DATED 1/19/13 ROTATION OF TIRES NOT DONE AND DEFECT COMPLAINT NOT FIXED. THE SALESMAN ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECT AND WANTED TO SELL ME BRAND NEW TIRES, WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR MFTG DEFECT,. THESE TIRES SHOULD ME COVERED UNDER GOODRICH LIMITED WARRANTY FOR WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIAL DEFECTS. BUT, THE FIRESTONE SALESMAN DENIED COVERAGE THROUGH MFTG WARRANTY & HE SAID FIRESTONE DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR GOODRICH MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, BUT I BOUGHT 2 OF MY TIRES FROM FIRESTONE! MANY COMPLAINTS ON THESE TIRES POSTED ON WEBSITE: WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/TIRES/GOODRICH. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT AND HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 143,000.

DRIVING APPROX. 5 MINUTES WHEN CAR WARNING LIGHTS (CHECK ENGINE) AND ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON IMMEDIATELY THERE AFTER, CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF. CAR ENGINE WOULD TURN ON WHEN STARTED BUT AS SOON AS YOU ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION BY MOVING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, AND PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, CAR ENGINE WOULD AGAIN CUT OFF. AT NO OTHER TIME PRIOR TO THIS DID CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, OIL LIGHT, OR WATER TEMPERATURE GAGE SHOW ANY MALFUNCTION. THE PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC THAT CHECKED MY CAR AND RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTING CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. HE SAYS HE HAS DRIVEN THE CAR BUT, CAN'T GUARANTEE THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

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.

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

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

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IDLING. WHILE IDLING CAR BEGINS TO VIBRATE, RPM DROP DOWN AND ULTIMATELY CAR STALLS. LEADING UP TO THIS INCIDENT, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, WHEN PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL, CAR DOES NOT ENGAGE AND APPEARS TO DIE OUT; FORTUNATELY IT CATCHES AND CONTINUES ON. THOUGHT IT WAS ISOLATED INCIDENT, HOWEVER, THIS LED TO THE IDLING PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM AS NO ENGINE CODES REGISTERED, AND NO OBVIOUS MALFUNCTION WAS PRESENT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS CAR COULD STALL OUT WHILE MOVING. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE A STALL OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY AND SOMEONE GETS HURT. A REVIEW OF NISSAN WEBSITES HAS REFLECTED A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. THE PREVALENCE OF THIS PROBLEM WOULD LOGICALLY LEAD TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY NISSAN AND CORRECTED; AGAIN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT.

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IDLING. WHILE IDLING CAR BEGINS TO VIBRATE, RPM DROP DOWN AND ULTIMATELY CAR STALLS. LEADING UP TO THIS INCIDENT, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, WHEN PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL, CAR DOES NOT ENGAGE AND APPEARS TO DIE OUT; FORTUNATELY IT CATCHES AND CONTINUES ON. THOUGHT IT WAS ISOLATED INCIDENT, HOWEVER, THIS LED TO THE IDLING PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM AS NO ENGINE CODES REGISTERED, AND NO OBVIOUS MALFUNCTION WAS PRESENT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS CAR COULD STALL OUT WHILE MOVING. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE A STALL OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY AND SOMEONE GETS HURT. A REVIEW OF NISSAN WEBSITES HAS REFLECTED A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. THE PREVALENCE OF THIS PROBLEM WOULD LOGICALLY LEAD TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY NISSAN AND CORRECTED; AGAIN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT.

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE RIMS WERE CRACKED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE THE RIMS WERE NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED FROM THE RECALL 03V307000 REGARDING THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE WAS AVAILABLE TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 209000.

MY WIFE'S 2000 NISSAN XTERRA HAS ACTING STRANGE AFTER THE CAR PARKED. ALL LIGHTS(HEAD, BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND MARKING) ARE BLINKING NONE STOP FOR AWHILE. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK. *TR

IN A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA AN EVENT SIMILAR TO THE RECENT TOYOTA PROBLEMS OCCURRED (SEVERAL TIMES) ABOUT 7-8 YEARS AGO. IN ONE CASE THE CAR JUMPED A CURB AND HIT A TREE. IT WAS DRIVABLE, SO NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED- AS NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE CAR- WHICH HAD ABOUT $2000 BODY DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND NISSAN SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AS A RESULT OUR INSURANCE WENT UP AND WE HAD TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE (ABOUT $500). IT HAPPENED ONCE MORE A FEW MONTHS LATER, WITH NO DAMAGE RESULTING. IN BOTH CASES THE CAR WAS SLOWING FROM <20MPH TO A STOP, AND PAVEMENT WAS SLICK BUT NOT REAL WET- WHEN THE ACCELERATOR REVVED UP FOR NO REASON. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED ABOUT 2 YRS LATER. NISSAN HAS A RECORD OF A COMPLAINT FILED, BUT I LOST THE NUMBER. THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS FOR ONE ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED (I THINK IT'S THE ONE, BUT IT MIGHT BE ANOTHER). *TR

IN A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA AN EVENT SIMILAR TO THE RECENT TOYOTA PROBLEMS OCCURRED (SEVERAL TIMES) ABOUT 7-8 YEARS AGO. IN ONE CASE THE CAR JUMPED A CURB AND HIT A TREE. IT WAS DRIVABLE, SO NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED- AS NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE CAR- WHICH HAD ABOUT $2000 BODY DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND NISSAN SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AS A RESULT OUR INSURANCE WENT UP AND WE HAD TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE (ABOUT $500). IT HAPPENED ONCE MORE A FEW MONTHS LATER, WITH NO DAMAGE RESULTING. IN BOTH CASES THE CAR WAS SLOWING FROM <20MPH TO A STOP, AND PAVEMENT WAS SLICK BUT NOT REAL WET- WHEN THE ACCELERATOR REVVED UP FOR NO REASON. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED ABOUT 2 YRS LATER. NISSAN HAS A RECORD OF A COMPLAINT FILED, BUT I LOST THE NUMBER. THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS FOR ONE ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED (I THINK IT'S THE ONE, BUT IT MIGHT BE ANOTHER). *TR

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

REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE IN HALF ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE, ONE FELL COMPLETELY OFF THE TRUCK. SERIOUSLY AFFECTS CONTROL AND HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE. POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE TO ANY VEHICLE FOLLOWING BEHIND IF THIS LARGE PIECE OF STEEL FALLS OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED. COULD ALSO JAM INTO ROADWAY AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO FLIP? *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA ON A OHV TRAIL WHEN I LOST BRAKE PRESSURE AND HAD MY "BRAKES" LIGHT COME ON. AFTER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT MY BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH WHERE THE LINE PASSES BY THE PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE SPOT WAS COMPLETELY HIDDEN UNDERNEATH WHERE THE OEM HAD PLACED A PROTECTIVE HEAT WRAP ON THE LINE. THE HEAT WRAP WAS SATURATED WITH WATER AND THEREFORE PROMOTED THE LINE TO RUST THROUGH. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID TO POWER TO MY REAR BRAKES. I HAD TO REMOVE THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE ANTI SKID CONTROLLER CUT IT AND CLAMP IT OFF. I REFILLED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN THE USE OF MY FRONT BRAKES AND GET THE VEHICLE HOME. I WILL BE REPLACING BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES FROM THE ANTI SKID BOX TO THE DISTRIBUTION POINT AND HAVING THE BRAKE SYSTEM PURGED AND REFILLED. THE OLD PARTS WILL BE KEPT. *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER HEAVY RAIN OR WHEN THERE IS A LOT OF MOISTURE IN THE AIR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. AT FIRST THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A DEFECTIVE G SENSOR. THAT WAS REPLACED FOR APPROX. $600. THE SECOND TIME IT WENT BACK, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RECALIBRATED. IT'S CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR THE 3RD TIME. THE SERVICE REPS HAVE BEEN VERY POLITE, HOWEVER I DID PAY $600 AND HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE SINCE THEN. *TR

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

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

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH 2000 NISSAN XTERRA ALWAYS DYEING WHILE RUNNING AND HAVING TO HAVE IT PULLED HOME, LIKE THE GAS IS RUNNING OUT, NOW IT WON'T START,BEEN HAVING TROUBLE FOR EIGHT MONTHS,I CAN'T GET IT STARTED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER,THE NEW BATTERY I PUT IN IT IS COMPLETELY DEAD, BUT WHEN CHARGER PUT ON IT, IT CUTS OUT SO BAD IT WONT RUN I HAD A FUEL FILTER PUT IN IT ,STARTED TO TOWN HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD STALL AFTER HE FILLED IT WITH GASOLINE. HE DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES BEFORE THE STALLING BEGAN. THE IGNITION WOULD NOT START, BUT THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE AND THEY PERFORMED AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V230000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE FOR FREE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, VERIFIED THE DEFECT, AND REPLACED THE UNIT. THE DEALER THEN CALLED THE CONTACT AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STARTING, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE FUEL PUMP REPAIR. HE WAS REFERRED TO A REPRESENTATIVE, WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK WITH HIM IF THEY PLANNED TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS LATER INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AND BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT THE SAME AS THE FUELING UNIT, THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIR. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,129.

2000 NISSAN XTERRA 2WD VEHICLE. SECOND OWNER. OWNED FOR 6.5 YEARS. NO MODIFICATIONS WERE MADE TO VEHICLE BY EITHER ORIGINAL OWNER, OR MYSELF. ONLY DEALER INSTALLED OPTIONAL COMPONENT WAS A TRAILER HITCH. CAR TRAVELED LESS THAN 1000 MILES IN LAST CALENDAR YEAR. ON DATE IN QUESTION, CAR WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN AT 8:00 AM APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES TO A PARKING DECK. CAR THEN SAT IN PARKING DECK UNTIL 12:00 PM. CAR WAS THEN DRIVEN BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL ORIGIN AND PARKED BY APPROXIMATE TIME OF 12:30 PM. SHORTLY AFTER 9:00 PM, CAR WAS BELIEVED TO BE SOURCE OF IGNITION WHICH RESULTED IN A HOUSE FIRE AND DESTROYED HOUSE STRUCTURE, AS WELL AS FOUR OTHER VEHICLES. CAR WAS INVESTIGATED BY FORMER CHIEF ARSON INVESTIGATOR FOR ATLANTA, GA. HIS DETERMINATION AS TO SOURCE OF FIRE WAS WIRE HARNESS INSIDE XTERRA. BELIEVED TO BE A CASE OF A CONTACT REMAINING LIVE AND STARTING A FIRE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE CONSOLE SHIFT LEVER AND BEHIND THE CENTER OF THE DASH. CAR COMPLETELY DESTROYED- LITERALLY. VIN UNKNOWN INFORMATION RESIDES WITH INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR