2000 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

MY HUSBAND AND I HAD JUST RETURNED HOME ONE EVENING AFTER DRIVING OUR XTERRA FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HR. 15 MIN LATER MY 10 YR OLD SON CALLED NEEDING A RIDE HOME. SO I WENT OUT TO THE XTERRA AND IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO CALL A CAB TO GO GET HIM. WE NOTIFIED OUR DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID MOST LIKELY THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT GONE BAD. THAT THEY HAVE SIX XTERRA'S IN THEIR LOT THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 2 WEEKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER, AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA AS TO WHEN PARTS CAN BE EXPECTED. WE NOW HAVE TO HAVE OUR VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AT OUR EXPENSE BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PAID $1,200 FOR JUST RAN OUT 2 WKS AGO !!! THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY CAN HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED BECAUSE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE AND SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED.*JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. *JB THE VEHICLE RESTARTED FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE REACHED ITS DESTINATION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED AGAIN. THE FUEL TANKS SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED. SCC

FUEL SENDING SYSTEM FOR MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER MY CAR IS DISABLED FOR TWO WEEKS AT THE DEALER. FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PERSONS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH IS MY CAR DIED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY FOR NO EXPECTED REASON. *JB

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD A NEW BATTERY, FULL TANK OF GAS, IT MADE NO SENSE. THE PROBLEM IS A CORRODED COMPONENT ON THE FUEL PUMP, NECESSITATING A NEW FUEL PUMP AND COMPONENT. PER THE SERVICE STATION, THEY WILL USE THE SAME EXACT PART AGAIN, HOWEVER A GEL WILL BE USED ON THE COMPONENT TO AVOID THE CORROSION THAT CAN OCCUR. WHY DIDN'T NISSAN DO THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE?? I AM OUT OVER $500 FOR REPAIRS AND COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER! *JB

2000 EXTERRA W/ 40,000 MILES. FUEL SENDING UNIT WIRES CORRODED, CAUSING ENGINE TO STOP. (NISSAN PART # 25060-4S415). INCIDENT LUCKILY OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED ON STREET WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC.

2000 NISSAN XTERRA SENDING UNIT FAILED CAUSING AUTO TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD

I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA SE. I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH WHEN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED, FORCING ME TO DRIFT TO THE SHOULDER OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. THERE I SAT WITH MY ONE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER - STRANDED. I HAD NO WARNING OF THIS TERRIBLE EVENT AND AM FURIOUS THAT A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON IT COULD MALFUNCTION SO TERRIBLY.

AS I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA'S ENGINE CUT OUT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO ROLL OFF THE ROAD INTO A GAS STATION WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND SEEMED AS THOUGH IT WAS OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH THE TANK WAS FULL. THE PART THAT FAILED IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT (NISSAN PART # 25060-4S415) WHICH HAS WIRING THAT CORRODES. WHEN THE SENDING UNIT FAILS THE FUEL PUMP IS TURNED OFF, WHICH IN TURN SHUTS THE ENGINE OFF. THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS VERY SERIOUS. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE CAN SHUT OFF AT ANY MOMENT CAUSING OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. I HAVE READ ABOUT A HANDFUL OF XTERRA OWNERS ON THE INTERNET THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. IF THERE ARE 10 OR SO PEOPLE WRITING ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET, I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM THAT ARE NOT ON THE INTERNET. WHEN I PURCHASED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AT MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, THE PARTS PERSON TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT HE SELLS QUITE A FEW OF THEM. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY WERE EXTREMELY UNHELPFUL, AND WOULD NOT ADMIT THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. NISSAN MUST ISSUE A RECALL AS THIS PROBLEM MAY HARM OR KILL PEOPLE. PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR MORE INFO: HTTP://WWW.XTERRAOWNERSCLUB.COM/CGI-LOCAL/ULTIMATEBB.CGI?

I WAS THE DRIVER OF MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRAIN - INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN JANUARY 2003. I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED, AND HIT FROM BEHIND BY A VEHICLE GOING 40 MPH. I THEN HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE NISSAN WAS TOTALLED AND I WAS INJURED.

I HIT A GARDEN-VARIETY INNER-CITY POTHOLE RETURNING FROM A DAY-TRIP. AS A RESULT, THE TORSION BAR ON MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA WAS BROKEN. STRANGE, FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS MARKETED AS CAPABLE OF RUGGED OFF-ROAD DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, BUT MY INSURANCE COMPANY PREFERRED THAT I TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. BEFORE RELEASING THE CAR TO THE OTHER FACILITY, THE DEALIERSHIP SAID THE TORSION BAR HAD BEEN ORDERED AND WOULD BE DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY. THAT WAS ALMOST 4 WEEKS AGO. EACH TIME I CHECK ON THE REPAIR, I AM TOLD THE SAME THING: PART ON NATIONWIDE BACKORDER---NO RELEASE DATE AVAILABLE. IT ALL SEEMS FISHY TO ME...WHY WOULD THE TORSION BAR BE SO FLIMSY ON A VEHICLE SUPPOSEDLY CAPABLE OF CLIMBING MOUNTAINS? AND WHY IS THERE SUCH A SHORTAGE OF THIS PART? ARE SO MANY NEEDED FOR REPAIRS THAT THEY CAN'T BE KEPT IN STOCK? AND WHAT IS THE HOLDUP ON DELIVERY OF THE PART? I'VE TRIED TO CONTACT NISSAN U SA TWICE, WITH NO REPLY EITHER TIME. I FEEL TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND JERKED AROUND BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN AND I'M AT THEIR MERCY.