2000 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

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?

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

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

THE CAR BATTERY BLEW UP, BLOWING OFF ALL BATTERY CAPS AND CRACKED DOWN THE MIDDLE, BATTERY ACID ALL OVER ENGINE.*AK

DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT IN 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. CAUSES ENGINE TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *NLM

2000 NISSAN XTERRA INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FIREMEN AT THE SCENE COULD NOT EVEN MAKE EITHER BAG DEPLOY MANUALLY.*AK

THE SPARE TIRE (WHICH IS MOUNTED BENEATH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE) FELL OFF DUE TO RUST IN THE MECHANISM WHICH SUSPENDS IT. THE MECHANISM WHICH HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE (A RELATIVELY THIN METAL BAR ATTACHED TO A METAL CHAIN), AND IT IS CLEAR THAT NORMAL WEAR AND RUST CAUSED IT TO BREAK UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE SPARE TIRE (WHICH IS A FULL SIZE, FULL WEIGHT TIRE). FORTUNATELY, THE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. HAD IT FALLEN OFF WHILE IN MOTION, THE TIRE COULD HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO NEARBY VEHICLES (INCLUDING MY OWN) AND THEIR OCCUPANTS. THE FALLEN TIRE COULD HAVE CAUSED MY VEHICLE OR NEARBY VEHICLES TO FLIP OVER, PARTICULARLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. NISSAN HAS BEEN INFORMED (BY PHONE) OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO TAKE ACTION. ALL NISSAN XTERRA OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE-- YOUR SPARE TIRE MAY BE HANGING BY A THREAD. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD WHICH SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

I AM SURPRISED TO SEE ONLY A FEW COMPLAINTS ON THIS SIGHT, THERE'S PROBABLY THOUSANDS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT AND THE TRUCK STALLED OUT, LUCKILY THERE WAS A PLACE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER I GOT TOWED AND SPOKE TO NISSAN THEY WERE READY WITH THE ANSWER - IT'S THE FUEL SENDING UNIT! A BUILD UP OF CORROSION IN THE WIRE OF THE SENDING HAD SHORTED OUT THE SIGNAL TO SUPPLY GAS. NICE JOB NISSAN! PIECE OF CRAP! RECALL!!!!!!!!!!!

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

FUEL SENDING UNIT SHORT/***EXCESSIVE HEAT PRODUCED*** PROBLEM STARTED W/MY WIFE, WHICH DRIVES THE 200 NISSAN XTERRA EXCLUSIVELY. IT STALLED ON HER WHILE DRIVING. WOULD RESTART OFTEN THROUGHOUT THE TRIP SHE WAS ON. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE IT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND DECIDED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT W/GERMAIN NISSAN OF COLUMBUS, OHIO. WHILE ON MY WAY THERE IT STALLED FOR GOOD. LEFT ME HIGH AND DRY. I DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL PUMP. I REPLACED THE PUMP, FUEL FILTER AND FUEL PUMP RELAY AT THE SAME TIME IN A LOCAL SCHOOL PARKING LOT. NO SUCCESS. STILL NOT STARTING. I THEN HAD MY WIFE TRY TO START THE VEHICLE WHILE I LISTENED FOR THE SOUND OF THE FUEL PUMP RUNNING. I HEARD THE PUMP OPERATE SPORADICALLY. I THEN NOTICED, TO MY SHOCKING SURPRISE, THAT THE FUEL PUMP POWER CONNECTION ON THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS GLOWING FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT CREATED BY A CORRODED CRACK IN THE INLET CONNECTION SIDE OF THE PUMP POWER SOURCE. I IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AS I FELT THIS WOULD BE A DEFINITE SAFETY RECALL. TO MY SURPRISE IT IS NOT. I ASKED THIS AFTER ALLOWING THE SERVICE MAN TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM OF HIS OWN. I WAS TOLD OF THE SAME GLOWING AFFECT SEEN FROM HEAT CREATED AT THE ELECTRICAL SHORT. I INQUIRED IF THIS WAS SEEN BEFORE AND THE TECH SAID IT IS COMMON. HE ALSO WRAPPED THE PART FOR ME TO KEEP AS "I MAY NEED THIS FOR FUTURE RECALL REIMBURSEMENT". I WONDER HOW LONG IT MAY BE BEFORE SOMEONE'S' CHILD IS BURNED IN A CAR FIRE AS THIS MALFUNCTIONING AND DANGEROUS COMPONENT IS LOCATED LESS THAN 4 INCHES DIRECTLY BELOW THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT! I AM OUT OVER$400 PLUS TOWING FOR WHAT I HAVE DISCOVERED TO BE A COMMON DEFECT RESULTING IN THE MOST SEVERE OF SAFETY ISSUES. I JUST HOPE I CAN SELL THIS TRUCK BEFORE THE NEW PART. WHICH I AM SURE IS OF THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN, FAILS. *NLM