2000 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD INTERMITTENTLY CEASE INDICATING SPEED, RPM'S, FUEL LEVEL, & TEMPERATURE WHEN OPERATING WITH THE LIGHTS ON. THE PROBLEM WOULD CORRECT ITSELF AT DIFFERENT INTERVALS WHILE OPERATING. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED FOR REPAIR AT DEALER. SOLUTION: I REPLACED THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD LOCATED ON THE BACK OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS REQUIRED THE DEALER TO ORDER PART & HAVE ODOMETER READING PROGRAMMED INTO THE NEW BOARD. THIS SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *JB

I OWN (2) 2000 NISSAN XTERRA'S BOTH HAVE CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. ONE HAS 82,000 THE OTHER HAS 52,000 MILES. THIS IS NOT A MINOR ISSUE AND HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN GREAT DETAIL VIA INTERNET. BOTH VEHICLES ARE OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THIS SURELY SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER SAFETY RELATED ISSUES. *NM

UPON HAVING AN ACCIDENT AT AN INTERSECTION CAUSING SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN FRONT END DAMAGE, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *NM

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKS AROUND BOLTS, PART WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. *JB

I OWN A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ON AUG 19, WHILE ON A TRIP, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER BECAME STUCK AND THE LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER CONSULTING THE MANUAL FOR A PROCEDURE TO DISENGAGE THE SHIFT LOCK MECHANISM, I DISCOVERED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD MOVE FREELY WITHOUT ENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER ADDITIONAL TIME, I WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION INTO "D", BUT THE SHIFT INDICATOR DISPLAYS "N". I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TRIP, AND RETURN HOME. UPON RETURNING, THIS SEQUENCE OF EVENTS RECURRED. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 00V288000 WHICH DESCRIBES A VERY SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE 2000 NISSAN XTERRA, THAT INDICATES NISSAN SHOULD CORRECT THIS DEFECT. I CONTACTED A NISSAN DEALER IN MY AREA AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN ASSESSMENT. I INFORMED THE DEALER OF MY CONCERN ABOUT THE RECALL, BUT THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THIS RECALL, AND SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT NISSAN DIRECTLY. I CONTACTED NISSAN, AND AFTER SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WAS REFERRED TO "CHAD" WHO IS A REGIONAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (CHAD CAN BE CONTACTED AT 310-771-3853). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A DEFECTIVE SHIFT LOCK, AND AFTER TWO CONVERSATIONS WITH CHAD AT NISSAN, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND NOT PART OF THE RECALL, THEREFORE I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS. BASED ON THE INFORMATION IN NHTSA 00V288000, I FAIL TO SEE HOW NISSAN SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE REPAIRS. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 32 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND PULLED OVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE LOST POWER. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED O A NISSAN DEALER IT WAS FOUND THAT THE UPPER RIGHT CAM SHAFT HAD BROKEN ALSO DAMAGING HYDRAULIC LIFTERS.

DT: IN RESPONSE TO THE FUEL PUMP TERMINAL ON THE FUEL SENDING UNIT THAT MAY CRACK OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL WORK, AND THE CAR BROKE DOWN TWICE SINCE THEN FOR THE SAME REASON. OWNER WAS WORRIED THAT THE CAR MAY STALL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAD TRIED TO FIX THE RECALL 3 TIMES, AND THE OWNER NO LONGER TRUSTED THAT NISSAN WAS FIXING THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME, THE OWNER WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE DIED. THE SECOND TIME, THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND WOULD NOT START. THIRD TIME, VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. OWNER HAS NOT TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR. OWNER HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL. NISSAN REIMBURSED SOME OF THE MONEY BACK. THE OWNER CONCERNED THAT SHE MAY BE GETTING FAULTY PARTS.*AK

FRONT RIGHT ALLOY WHEEL OF MY XTERRA 2000 HAS CRACKS IN TWO PLACES, I CALLED NISSAN USA TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VECHICLE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. MY VECHICLE'S VIN NUMBER IS [XXX]. I NEED YOUR HELP. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

REQUEST FOR REFUND FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON THE 2000 NISSAN XTERRA.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HE COULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER SENT SEVERAL COPIES OF THE INVOICE TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT TO DATE THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN REIMBURSED. *NM