2000 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

I STARTED THE CAR THIS MORNING. THE ODOMETER, TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK. THE ODOMETER WAS BLANK. I DROVE THE CAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER OR TACHOMETER DID NOT WORK. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME AT NIGHT, ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE PANEL LIGHTS ALSO DID NOT WORK. THE NEXT DAY, EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. IT DID NOT CORRECT ITSELF THIS TOME. THE INSTRUMENTS ARE STILL NOT WORKING.

MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHEN A DRUNK DRIVER HIT HER WHILE DRIVING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD. HIS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT NOT MY DAUGHTERS NISSAN XTERRA. *TR

I BOUGHT 4 GOODRICH LONGTRAIL TA 60,000 MILES TIRES FOR MY NISSAN SUV X-TERRA, 2 TIRES BOUGHT FROM TIRE KINGDOM ON 1/3/11 (INVOICE # [XXX]?RI )WHEN MY VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 131,050, & 2 TIRES BOUGHT 9 DAYS LATER FROM FIRESTONE ON 1/12/11 (INVOICE # [XXX]) WHEN MY VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 131,190 (I HAVE BOTH RECEIPTS). I BOUGHT THE TIRES AT LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS (2 BOUGHT AT FIRESTONE ON 49TH STREET NORTH IN PINELLAS PARK, FL 33781 PHONE: 727-544-6601, AND 2 BOUGHT AT TIRE KINGDOM IN TYRONE BLVD IN ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33711 PHONE: 727-345-2404). WHILE CLEANING MY CAR AND WASHING THE TIRES ON 1/18/2013, I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS FRONT TIRE IS CRACKING WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY LIFE AND THAT OF ANY PASSENGERS, SINCE THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO TIRES THAT ARE JUST 2 YEARS OLD. MY AUTO MILEAGE AS OF 1/20/2013 IS 142,343. THIS MEANS IN TWO YEARS SINCE I BOUGHT THESE TIRES, I HAVE TRAVELED ONLY 11,293 MILES. I AM NOW CONCERNED FOR MY LIFE AND THAT OF ANY PASSENGERS WITH THESE GOODRICH MANUFACTURER DEFECTIVE TIRES. THESE ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECTIVE TIRES, WHICH RUBBER IS CRACKLING AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THE TREAD WILL SEPARATE FROM THE SIDEWALL CAUSING A BLOW OUT AND A THREAT TO LIFE. THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE. ON 1/19/2013 I WENT TO FIRESTONE AND POINTED OUT THE DEFECT SHOWING ALREADY IN ONE OF THE TIRES. N/C ON INVOICE # [XXX] DATED 1/19/13 ROTATION OF TIRES NOT DONE AND DEFECT COMPLAINT NOT FIXED. THE SALESMAN ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECT AND WANTED TO SELL ME BRAND NEW TIRES, WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR MFTG DEFECT,. THESE TIRES SHOULD ME COVERED UNDER GOODRICH LIMITED WARRANTY FOR WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIAL DEFECTS. BUT, THE FIRESTONE SALESMAN DENIED COVERAGE THROUGH MFTG WARRANTY & HE SAID FIRESTONE DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR GOODRICH MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, BUT I BOUGHT 2 OF MY TIRES FROM FIRESTONE! MANY COMPLAINTS ON THESE TIRES POSTED ON WEBSITE: WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/TIRES/GOODRICH. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/5/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED A SENSOR ON THE DISTRIBUTOR WAS BAD WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP RUNNING. UPDATED 12/10/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT AND HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 143,000.

DRIVING APPROX. 5 MINUTES WHEN CAR WARNING LIGHTS (CHECK ENGINE) AND ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON IMMEDIATELY THERE AFTER, CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF. CAR ENGINE WOULD TURN ON WHEN STARTED BUT AS SOON AS YOU ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION BY MOVING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, AND PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, CAR ENGINE WOULD AGAIN CUT OFF. AT NO OTHER TIME PRIOR TO THIS DID CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, OIL LIGHT, OR WATER TEMPERATURE GAGE SHOW ANY MALFUNCTION. THE PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC THAT CHECKED MY CAR AND RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTING CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. HE SAYS HE HAS DRIVEN THE CAR BUT, CAN'T GUARANTEE THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH RADIAL LONG TRAIL T/A TIRES. SIZE P265/70/R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN STOPPED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER'S TIRE TORE AWAY FROM THE TIRE. A SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED AS A REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO REPLACE THE FAILED TIRE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

OUR 2000 XTERRA HAD BEEN FAIRLY RELIABLE UNTIL IT DIED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR 3 MONTHS AGO, AND IT DIED OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, LAST WEEK, AFTER HAVING YET ANOTHER DISTRIBUTOR PUT IN. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE NISSAN-ISSUED RE-BUILT DISTRIBUTORS ARE THE PROBLEM. HE'S NOW PUTTING A THIRD ONE IN, BUT HE'S GETTING IT FROM A DIFFERENT SOURCE THAN NISSAN. I WAS STUNNED TO KNOW THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT STILL SELLS INFERIOR PARTS. THIS IS NOTHING TO FOOL AROUND WITH AND I'M LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T CAUSE OR GET INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *KB

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IDLING. WHILE IDLING CAR BEGINS TO VIBRATE, RPM DROP DOWN AND ULTIMATELY CAR STALLS. LEADING UP TO THIS INCIDENT, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, WHEN PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL, CAR DOES NOT ENGAGE AND APPEARS TO DIE OUT; FORTUNATELY IT CATCHES AND CONTINUES ON. THOUGHT IT WAS ISOLATED INCIDENT, HOWEVER, THIS LED TO THE IDLING PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM AS NO ENGINE CODES REGISTERED, AND NO OBVIOUS MALFUNCTION WAS PRESENT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS CAR COULD STALL OUT WHILE MOVING. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE A STALL OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY AND SOMEONE GETS HURT. A REVIEW OF NISSAN WEBSITES HAS REFLECTED A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. THE PREVALENCE OF THIS PROBLEM WOULD LOGICALLY LEAD TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY NISSAN AND CORRECTED; AGAIN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR. WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE IN THE SAME GEAR AS SHOWN ON THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 00V288000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS IDENTICAL TO HIS FAILURE AND IT WAS ALSO RELATED TO THE CABLE LOCK PLATE ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 190000.