2002 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

ONE BY ONE MY 2002 NISSAN XTERRA WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE ALL FAILED. THEY HAVE FAILED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AND HAVE CAUSED A GREAT INCONVENIENCE AND USE OF MY TIME TO KEEP GETTING THEM FIXED. I KNOW OF OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE TONS OF INTERNET SITES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED?*JB

ENGINE MAKES LOUD "WHISTLING" SOUND; ENGINE DEFINITELY LOST POWER OVER THE LAST YEAR; WILL NOT GO OVER 70-75 MPH; MAKES LOUD WHINING/GRINDING SOUND WHEN SHIFTING GEARS; PULLS TO THE RIGHT ALL THE WHILE DRIVING; USING AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF GAS. (CONSUMER CAN ALSO BE EMAILED AT [email protected]) *LA

BRAKE FAILURE INVOLVING 2002 NISSAN XTERRA.*MR THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT THE SITUATION BE INVESTIGATED UNDER NISSAN XTERRA ROTOR FAILURE ACTION # DP03-005 OPENED 7/11/03. *CB

I HAVE A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA THAT HAD BRAKE SQUEALS SINCE ABOUT 9000 MILES. I HAVE REPEATEDLY TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED/INSPECTED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SQUEAL IS A RESULT OF THE TYPE OF BRAKES AND THAT THEY WERE JUST COLD. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKES SQUEAL ALL THE TIME. I WAS THEN TOLD ON ANOTHER VISIT THAT IT WAS THE DRIVE BELT AND NOT THE BRAKES. AFTER THIS SERVICE THE SQUEAL WAS STILL THERE. I TOOK IT BACK YET AGAIN AND THEY DID ANOTHER BRAKE INSPECTION AND SAID THAT WHEN I DO MY BRAKES THEY WILL HAVE TO SPIN THE ROTORS AND THIS SHOULD FIX THIS. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS FIX SINCE IT'S BEEN ON GOING FOR ALMOST A YEAR.

ON 09/10/03, WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKING FAILURE WITH LOSS OF ALL PRESSURE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. FORTUNATELY, THIS DID NOT RESULT IN A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TAMAROFF NISSAN WHERE ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED AND THE FOLLOWING EXPLANATION OFFERED: I WAS TOLD THAT THROUGH NORMAL WEAR ON THE BRAKE PADS THE METAL-TO-METAL CONTACT CREATED EXCESSIVE HEAT CAUSING THE CALIPERS TO SEIZE THE ROTOR CREATING DAMAGE TO BOTH THE ROTOR AND CALIBERS RESULTING IN A MAJOR LOSS OF FUNCTION. AN ESTIMATE OF REPAIRS OF GREATER THAN $940.00 WAS PROVIDED. I AM QUESTIONING THIS EXPLANATION AND AM REQUESTING FORMAL INVESTIGATION NOT ONLY DUE TO THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR, BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR SAFETY IMPLICATIONS IF THIS IS IN FACT A PART OF NORMAL WEAR AT 25,000 MILES. I AM REQUESTING THAT THIS SITUATION BE INVESTIGATED UNDER THE ONGOING NHTSA INVESTIGATION OF NISSAN XTERA ROTOR FAILURE ACTION NUMBER DP03-005 OPENED 07/11/03. I FIND THE EXPLANATION DIFFICULT TO ACCEPT IN AS MUCH AS THE EVENT OCCURRED AFTER DRIVING ONLY APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET ON THE PROPERTY OF WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL. IT IS IMPLAUSIBLE THAT EXCESSIVE HEAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE SEIZURE OF THE NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. PAGE TWO SEPTEMBER 11, 2003 BRAKE CALIBERS ON THE ROTOR. ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHEN COMPLAINTS OF A NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WHILE TURNING TO THE RIGHT WERE ADDRESSED. IN ADDITION, A BURNING SMELL WAS DESCRIBED AND ADDRESSED. A VEHICLE INSPECTION AT THE DEALERSHIP AT 17,180 MILES WAS ALSO PERFORMED WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY BRAKE PROBLEM.

I HAVE SERIOUS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION WITH MY 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. THE ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSES MY AMP TO BLOW AND STEREO TO DIE. I HAVE BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN OVER 7 TIMES (*CURRENTLY IN DEALERSHIP'S SERV DEPT FOR EXACT SAME PROBLEM) AND MY TRUCK HAS BEEN "OUT OF SERVICE" FOR 23 DAYS (*CURRENTLY IN DEALERSHIP'S SERV DEPT AS WE SPEAK) SINCE THE PROBLEM ORIGINALLY OCCURRED.THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM FOUND W/IN MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR STEREO, ONLY AMPS AND FUSES REPLACED (7 TIMES AND COUNTING).*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WITHOUT WARNING CONSUMER COULD HEAR A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES STEERING WHEEL WOULD PULL IN EITHER DIRECTIONS. *AK

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO BANKSTON NISSAN OF IRVING ABOUT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT SHAKING BADLY WHEN DRIVEN. THERE FIRST ANSWER ON 5/29/02 WAS THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO. THE NEXT TIME I COMPLAINED THE ANSWER WAS THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES OR THEY MIGHT BE OF BALANCE. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT TO THEM THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL XTERRA SEATS SHAKE LIKE THAT. I TOOK IT TO URBAN NISSAN FOR A SECOND OPINION THEY TOLD ME WITHIN 1 HOUR THAT THE SEAT BACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS TELLS ME THAT THE SERVICE TECH AT BANKSTON DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING OR THEY ARE BEING RACIST AGAINST SOME RACES. DP

I OWN A 2002 XTERRA SE-SC THE SEATBELT ON PASSENGER SIDE LOCKS UP BUT DOESN'T RELEASE WHEN DRIVING COMPLAINED TO DEALER THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. CAN YOU PASS SOME INFO TO ME WHEN AVALIBLE. DP