Nissan Xterra Complaints (2000)

214 consumer complaints on file.

#8004400February 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RECALL 00 V 288 000/SHIFT CABLE LOCK PLATE: WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756690January 11, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I REAR-ENDED A FORD F-350 AT APPROX 30 MPH. NEITHER OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I HAVE CALLED PETERSON'S BODY SHOP, ON A DAILY BASIS, WHERE MY VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. THE BODY SHOP GUY SAID THERE WAS A "SHORT" IN THE WIRING HARNESS WHICH MADE THE CHECK LIGHT NOT WORK AND THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOY. I FEEL THAT NO ONE WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RESULTING FAILURE OF MY AIRBAGS BECAUSE I WAS NOT INJURED. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN. I SPOKE WITH [XXX], MY FILE # IS [XXX] AT 1-800-NISSAN1. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED [XXX] DAHLE NISSAN OF SANDY, WHERE I LEASED THE VEHICLE. ALSO THERE ISN'T A PART NUMBER ON THE FAULTY WIRING HARNESS THAT HAS DELAYED THE REPAIR OF MY VEHICLE FROM THE ACCIDENT ON DECEMBER 6,2001. I THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN GIVE ME. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000860December 18, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK IN FIRST GEAR WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED AND ENGINE IN OFF POSITION. VEHICLE SUDDENLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, CRASHING INTO A STREET SIGN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754468November 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES FOR MY BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE AUGUST 16, 2001. AT FIRST MY ABS LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF. IT TOOK THE DEALER ABOUT 4 TIMES TO FIX THAT. THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THEN MY BRAKES BEGAN TO RUMBLE. I ALMOST GOT INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH THE MECHANIC IN MY TRUCK WITH ME. THE DEALER SAID I NEEDED NEW ROATERS AND PADS AFTER ONLY 20,000. MECHANIC AGREED THAT I PROBABLY HAVE A LEMON. NISSAN WILL NOT REPLACE MY CAR EVEN AFTER I WROTE THE LEMON LAW LETTER. NISSAN SAID THAT SINCE I SENT THE LETTER TO THE DEALER AND NOT THE MANUFACTURER, IT IS NOT VALID. THE ARBITRATOR AT NISSAN WAS RUDE AND WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP ME. SHE SAID ALL THEY COULD DO WAS FIX THE TRUCK, NOT REPLACE IT. I TOLD HER THAT THEY HAVE TRIED 6 TIMES AND IT IS STILL NOT RIGHT. SHE WAS UNWILLING TO HELP BUT TO ONLY SAY THAT WE WILL HAVE TO GO TO ARBITRATION. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH ARBITRATION WITH NISSAN. I WILL FIGHT FOR THEM TO COMPENSATE FOR MY LOSS. I WANT MY DOWN PAYMENT BACK SO I CAN GET MYSELF A RELIABLE CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN EVER AGAIN. THIS COMPANY DOES NOT HOLD THE HIGH ETHICS THAT THEY SAY THEY HAVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753383October 18, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. COLLISION WAS 50 - 60 MPH IMPACT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753081October 10, 2001
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
SINCE HAVING MY VEHICLE I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. SOME MINOR HOWEVER HAVING A NEW VEHICLE I DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS WIND NOISE FROM MY SUN ROOF THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN IN 3 TIMES TO BE REPAIRED. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE MY REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO I HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES REPLACED AND WAS JUST INFORMED TODAY (10/10/01) THAT MY FUEL PUMP HAS GONE BAD. SEVERAL MONTHES AGO I HAD A "KNOCKING" NOISE UNDER MY HOOD AND AS OF TODAY I HAVE ANOTHER "KNOCKING" NOISE. I JUST DO NOT FEEL THAT MY TRUCK SHOULD HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT BEING SO NEW! MY TRUCK STOPPED 3 TIMES AS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING. I HAD CARS IN FRONT AS WELL AS BEHIND ME, IT WAS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. I HOPE MY COMPLAINTS DO NOT GO UNHEARD AS I FEEL THEY HAVE AT MY CAR DEALERSHIP. THANK YOU!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897272October 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH HAD TO APPLY BRAKES HARD AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, AND JUMPED A DITCH BEFORE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER SUFFERED LIGHT INJURIES. CONSUMER FOUND STUDS THAT CONNECT MASTER CYLINDER TO BRAKE BOOSTER HAD BROKEN. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#752815October 2, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END ALIGNMENT BADLY OUT O\F ADJUSTMENTS CAUSES PULL TO RIGHT AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND TIRE SQUEAL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752179September 14, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
IT WAS QUITE SCARY TO HAVE A SEATBELT FAIL IN AN ACCIDENT. IN ADDITION, THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. ALL OF A SUDDEN I STARTED TO FISHTAIL -- WE DON'T KNOW IF A TIRE OR SHOCK BLEW OR WHAT HAPPENED. ALL I DO KNOW IS THAT THE SEATBELT DID NOT STAY LATCHED -- IT FLEW OFF IN THE CRASH.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#895604August 31, 2001
STRUCTURE
RUNNING BOARD HAS FALLEN OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562568August 20, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748648July 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER & ODOMETER FAILING INTERMITTENTLY (DEAD ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME). HAD DEALER REPLACE SPEEDOMETER-RELATED PART; DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. LATER, NOTICED TACHOMETER, TEMP & GAS GAUGES FAILING, TOO (THOUGH USUALLY EITHER THE GAS OR THE TEMP WORK EVEN WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE IS DEAD). AFTER 1 WEEK OF WAITING, DEALER SAYS IT WILL BE 3 WEEKS BEFORE PART IS AVAILABLE. SOUNDS IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CONSUMER COMPLAINT ODI ID #886991, WHICH WAS FIRST IDENTIFIED ON 3/15/2001 (4 MONTHS AGO), SO IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING NISSAN IS PREPARED TO DEAL WITH, NOT REQUIRING A MONTH OR MORE TO GET A REPLACEMENT PART!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747159June 20, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I AN PRETTY SURE AT 50 MPH HITTING ANOTHER CAR THE AIRBAGS SHOULD DEPLOYED. I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THEM TO SAY THAT WITH 100% ACCURACY, BUT YOU WOULD. NISSAN WILL LOOK AT THE CAR, BUT HOW CAN I KNOW IF THEY SAY THEY SHOUDL NOT HAVE DEPLOYED IF THEY ARE SAYING THAT TO APPEASE ME OR BECAUSE IT'S TRUE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886991April 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
DASH LIGHTS AND FUNCTIONS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY, HAPPENS FREQUENTLY.TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE, SO FAR NOT REMEDIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743724April 8, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THIS WAS A FRONTAL COLLISION FOR ME AND A SIDE IMPACT FOR THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY FRONT BUMPER AND FRONT END WAS BADLY DAMAGED TO A POINT WHERE MY AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, THIS ALSO WHAT THE OFFICE ON THE SCENE HAD INDICATED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884310March 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742675March 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PURGE CONTROL VALVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740980February 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#739488January 16, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, SUSPENSION:REAR
BACK END HAS GONE OUT OF CONTROL MANY TIMES FOR NO REASON, ON 12-23-2000 THE BACK END WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND THE CAR WENT INTO THE ON-COMING LANE WHICH CAUSED A ACCIDENT. ALL 3 OF OUR SEAT BELTS IN MY CAR RELEASED DURRING THE ACCIDENT. I WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH LIGHT BRUISES ON MY HIPS BUT NOT MY SHOULDER, AND EVERYONE ELSE DIDN'T HAVE A MARK AFTER THE 100MPH TOTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT. WHEN THE SEAT BELT RELEASED, I BROKE THE DASH BOARD WITH MY KNEE, EVEN THOUGH MY SEAT WAS AS FAR BACK AS IT COULD GO. RIGHT AFTER THE ACCIDENT, WE LOOKED DOWN AND OUR SEATBELTS WERE LAYING NEXT TO US OR RETRACTED. THE LADY IN THE OTHER CAR BROKE HER STURNIM AS A RESULT OF HER SEAT BELT. I HAVE POSSESION OF THE CAR AND I AM GOING TO HAVE IT INSPECTED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#877878January 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A NOISE WHICH MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH MUFFLER. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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