2000 Nissan Xterra

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE I SELDOM USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES, I NEEDED IT FOR PARKING ON A HILL THAT PARTICULAR DAY. I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT GRAB AS THEY SHOULD. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A PULLEY WITHIN THE BRAKE DRUM ASSEMBLY WAS SEIZED. THE MATERIALS OF THE PIN AND PULLEY DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY CORROSION OR ABNORMAL DAMAGE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. AS A MATTER OF FACT THE DEALERSHIP WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY WITH A ONE MONTH LEAD TIME (P/N: 44000-7Z2000, 44010-7Z200). I HAVE ALSO WRITTEN TO NISSAN WITH NO RESPONSE. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS IS THE RESULT OF A DESIGN ERROR BY NISSAN WHERE THE PARTS SEIZE OVER TIME. BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED DEVICE, IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND ADDRESSED. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND I HAVE REQUESTED FOR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS TO BE SAVED AS REFERENCE. *TR

THE BRAKES OF MY WIFE'S 2000 XTERRA FAILED DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPEN WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED ON THE BACK ROAD WE LIVE ON. THE HARD LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE FRONT BRAKE IS ROUTED PAST A MANIFOLD HEAT SHIELD. THE LINE IS INSTALLED SO IT RUBS ON THE HEAT SHIELD. THE HEAT SHIELD EVENTUALLY CUTS INTO THE LINE CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THE CAR IS AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE A NEW BRAKE LINE WILL BE INSTALLED. *TR

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH 2000 NISSAN XTERRA ALWAYS DYEING WHILE RUNNING AND HAVING TO HAVE IT PULLED HOME, LIKE THE GAS IS RUNNING OUT, NOW IT WON'T START,BEEN HAVING TROUBLE FOR EIGHT MONTHS,I CAN'T GET IT STARTED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER,THE NEW BATTERY I PUT IN IT IS COMPLETELY DEAD, BUT WHEN CHARGER PUT ON IT, IT CUTS OUT SO BAD IT WONT RUN I HAD A FUEL FILTER PUT IN IT ,STARTED TO TOWN HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD STALL AFTER HE FILLED IT WITH GASOLINE. HE DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES BEFORE THE STALLING BEGAN. THE IGNITION WOULD NOT START, BUT THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE AND THEY PERFORMED AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V230000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE FOR FREE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, VERIFIED THE DEFECT, AND REPLACED THE UNIT. THE DEALER THEN CALLED THE CONTACT AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STARTING, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE FUEL PUMP REPAIR. HE WAS REFERRED TO A REPRESENTATIVE, WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK WITH HIM IF THEY PLANNED TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS LATER INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AND BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT THE SAME AS THE FUELING UNIT, THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIR. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,129.

2000 NISSAN XTERRA 2WD VEHICLE. SECOND OWNER. OWNED FOR 6.5 YEARS. NO MODIFICATIONS WERE MADE TO VEHICLE BY EITHER ORIGINAL OWNER, OR MYSELF. ONLY DEALER INSTALLED OPTIONAL COMPONENT WAS A TRAILER HITCH. CAR TRAVELED LESS THAN 1000 MILES IN LAST CALENDAR YEAR. ON DATE IN QUESTION, CAR WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN AT 8:00 AM APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES TO A PARKING DECK. CAR THEN SAT IN PARKING DECK UNTIL 12:00 PM. CAR WAS THEN DRIVEN BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL ORIGIN AND PARKED BY APPROXIMATE TIME OF 12:30 PM. SHORTLY AFTER 9:00 PM, CAR WAS BELIEVED TO BE SOURCE OF IGNITION WHICH RESULTED IN A HOUSE FIRE AND DESTROYED HOUSE STRUCTURE, AS WELL AS FOUR OTHER VEHICLES. CAR WAS INVESTIGATED BY FORMER CHIEF ARSON INVESTIGATOR FOR ATLANTA, GA. HIS DETERMINATION AS TO SOURCE OF FIRE WAS WIRE HARNESS INSIDE XTERRA. BELIEVED TO BE A CASE OF A CONTACT REMAINING LIVE AND STARTING A FIRE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE CONSOLE SHIFT LEVER AND BEHIND THE CENTER OF THE DASH. CAR COMPLETELY DESTROYED- LITERALLY. VIN UNKNOWN INFORMATION RESIDES WITH INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THEN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TEN OR MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ALWAYS RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL SENSOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR

WHEN THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE GETS HOT, SUMMERTIME, OPERATING THE HEATER IN THE WINTER OR WHEN THE DASH LIGHTS ARE ON, THE GAGE CLUSTER FAILS. THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL AND TEMP GAUGES ALL FAIL. THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY HESITATE AND NOT MAKE ENOUGH POWER TO MAINTAIN SPEED. SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND REVVING THE ENGINE WILL GET THE POWER BACK, BUT THE GAUGES WILL NOT WORK UNTIL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS COOLED. *TR

WITH 46,820 MILES ON OUR 2000 NISSAN XTERRA, WE WERE OUT OF WARRANTY BY 1 MONTH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SIMPLY WENT OUT. THE ENGINE RAN FINE BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER FOR SERVICE. THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY TOOK MY INFORMATION. AFTER A WEEK OF PRESSURING FOR A RESPONSE, THEY FINALLY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR AND THAT IF I HAD MADE ALL OF OUR REPAIRS AT THE LOCAL DEALER THAT MAYBE THEY WOULD HAVE DISCOUNTED THE REPAIR. WE HAD ALL THE SERVICE PERFORMED AT THE LOCAL DEALER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 4-5 OIL CHANGES THAT WERE PERFORMED AT JIFFY-LUBE. ALL SERVICE & MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON SCHEDULE AND THEY STILL REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. WE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING (NO HITCH INSTALLED) AND LIVE IN A FLAT TOPOGRAPHICAL LOCATION (MIAMI). WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. WE LATER SOLD THE CAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT - EVER! WE ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE A/C AND COULD COUNT AN A REGULAR REPLACEMENT OF HOSES EVERY SUMMER. WE ARE VERY UPSET WITH NISSAN AND THIS HAS BEEN 3 YEARS AGO. TODAY WE RECEIVED A LETTER THAT THE CAR MAY BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL CAMPAIGN. HA! *JB