Nissan Xterra Complaints (2000)

214 consumer complaints on file.

#10056256January 31, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOWS FELL INTO THE DOOR AS I WAS OPENING IT. FROM WHAT I READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN VEHICLES POWER WINDOWS REGULATORS. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT COULD SCARE A DRIVER INTO THINKING THEIR WINDOW EXPLODED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054647January 22, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT. PROBLEM OCCURED DURING A BAD SNOWSTORM. IT IS KNOWN TO HAPPEN TO SEVERAL XTERRA OWNERS I KNOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069966January 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
INVOLVED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT. XTERRA WAS STOPPED, AND HIT FROM BEHIND AT 40 MPH. IT THEN HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WSA TOTALLED, I WAS INJURED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10070027January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND MAKING SHARP LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE REAR WHEELS LOCK AND DRAG, CREATING A BRAKE AND SURGE CONDITION. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOOK ME OUT IN ANOTHER XTERRA AND TO MY HORROR, IT DID THE SAME THING. THEY INFORMED ME THAT VEHICLE IS NOT REALLY DESIGNED FOR 4 WHEEL ON ROAD DRIVING. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND GOT LITTLE HELP AS WELL. I FEEL THIS COULD BE A VERY UNSAFE IN ANY CONDITION, BUT VERY BAD ON WET AND ICED ROADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053584January 7, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10052459January 5, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048332November 19, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE, SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042524November 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045752November 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045628November 6, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ELECTRIC WINDOWS RATTLE EXCESSIVELY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043115October 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042811October 14, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
VEHICLE IS INOPERATIVE BECAUSE OF CRACKED RIMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042124October 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039359September 23, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH. WHEN ENCOUNTERING SLOWER MOVING TRAFFIC I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY APPLYING MY BRAKES.THE VEHCILE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I TRIED AGAIN IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I STEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE ROARED THE RPM INDICATOR WAS IN THE RED ZONE AND WOLD NOT COME DOWN AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED DOWN THE BERM OF THE FREEWAY. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND THE VEHCILE EVENTUALLY SLOWED TO A STOP.TREMBLING I CALLED MY FATHER, WHEN HE ARRIVED HE CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY CONTROLLING THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM JAMMED AND LOCKED U THE VEHICLE A 2000 NISSAN EXTERRA WAS TAKEN TO THE BOARDMAN, OHIO NISSAN DEALER. THEY DID NOT REACT TOO CONCERNED REGARDING MY NARROW ESCAPE WITH POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH AND GREASED THE ASSEMBLY AND SAID IT SHOULD BE OKAY. I WANTED THE ASSEMBLY REPLACED THEY CLAIMED IT DID NOT RQUIRE REPLACEMENT. I THOUGHT IT BEST THAT I REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO YOUR AGENCY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039177September 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FOLLOWING GAUGES DO NOT WORK ON MY DASH: SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, ENGINE TEMPERATURE, FUEL, ODOMETER, AND OIL GAUGES. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AND THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE ARMS ITSELF AT ANY TIME IT WANTS TO, THE HAZARDS LIGHTS RANDOMLY FLASH AS I AM DRIVING. ALL OF THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PURCHASE. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES CONCERNING THESE PROBLEMS AT KENDRICK NISSAN, YET THEY STILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR. NOW I AM BEING TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PAY, AGAIN, TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE BEEN HAVING FOR PAST TWO YEARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036636August 26, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE IT WOULD STALL THEN RESTART,IT FINALE QUIT AND WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD IT SOUNDED LIKE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT,TWO DAYS LATER RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM DEALER AND TOLD PROBLEM WAS ECU/ECM WHICH FAILED BECAUSE A/C DRAIN HAD CLOGGED AND CONDENSATION RUINED CONTROL UNIT WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS DETERMINED BY THE DEALER AND NISSAN CORP. TO BE COLLATERAL DAMAGE. HAVE READ OWNERS MANUAL COVER TO COVER AND AT NO TIME DOES IT SAY TO MAKE SURE DRAIN IS CLEAR OR IT COULD CAUSE THIS CONDITION WHICH THEY CLAIM IS MY FAULT, AT THIS TIME I HAVE FILED A REPORT WITH THE BBB AS PER THEIR MANUAL AND AM WAITING FOR AN ARBITRATOR TO BE ASSIGNED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031137August 9, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
ALLOY WHEELS ON 2000 NISSAN XTERRA SE MODELS ARE CRACKING.I NOTICED TWO 1" CRACKS IN ONE OF MY WHEELS WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL DEALERSHIP RELUCTANTLY REPLACED THE WHEEL FREE OF CHARGE. SINCE I FOUND THE CRACK IN MY WHEEL I HAVE COME ACROSS SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH CRACKING WHEELS ON THE IDENTICAL MODEL AND YEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031121August 8, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE-I WAS TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW-SO I KNOW AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DISCONNECTED. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE? FAULTY EQUIPMENT? MANUFACTURER? WHO DO I CONTACT?
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10030922August 6, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
X-TERRA STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 4 TIMES IN TWO DAYS. FINALLY HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER AFTER 5TH TIME IT STOPPED, THIS TIME IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG EVEN ON COMPUTER, THEN ON SECOND DAY DECIDED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, AND REPLACED IT, AND THEN DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT THE FUEL PUMP, BUT A WIRING PROBLEM THAT BURNT OUT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. COST WAS OVER $700.00, PLUS TOW BILL, AND RENTAL CAR. ALSO MANIFOLD IS CRACKED, AND WAS BEFORE WARANTY EXPIRED, BUT DEALER WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT SAID THAT THE WARANTY DID NOT COVER IT AND ADVISED US TO HAVE A LOCAL MECAHNIC TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT WOULD BE CHEAPER. HAVE NOW LEARNED THAT BOTH FUELD SNEDING UNIT, AND MANIFOLD ARE A PROBLEM ON MANY XTERRAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028482July 17, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
YESTERDAY MY 2000 NISSIAN WAS BROKEN INTO AND THE STEREO FACE WAS STOLEN. THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS PRIED OPEN. THE ALARM SYSTEM NEVER WENT OFF. WHAT I AM UPSET ABOUT IT THAT MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP AND NISSIAN CORP. STATED THAT IT WOULD COST ME APPROX. $85.00 TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I KNOW THAT THE ALARM WORKS BECAUSE I SET IT MYSELF REACHED THROUGH THE WINDOW AND TRIED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND THE ALARM WENT OFF. I TOLD NISSIAN ABOUT IT THINKING THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO CHECK IT OUT BECAUSE EVIDENTLY THEIVES HAVE FOUND OUT HOW TO UNLOCK THESE WITHOUT SETTING OFF THE ALARM. THEY WEREN'T CONCERNED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD DOCUMENT IT. BASICALLY THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I TOLD THEM HAD HAPPENED. SO IF YOU OWN A NISSIAN DON'T EXPECT YOUR ALARM TO GO OFF IF SOMEONE PRIES OPEN THE DOOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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