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 EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ON THE NISSAN XTERRA WITH THE VG33? V-6 ENGINE HAS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH CRACKING AND/OR SHEARING BOLTS. I MYSELF HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO THIS, AS THOUSANDS OF OTHER XTERRA OWNERS HAVE. JUST GO TO HTTP://WWW.XTERRAOWNERSCLUB.COM, TO THE FORUMS, AND YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS REPLACED, SOMETIMES TWICE. *JB

THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. DIAGNOSIS IS FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING A RECALL EVEN WITH THE PROOF THAT THIS HAS BEEN A NUMEROUS COMPLAINT. I AM NOW TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 2 MONTHS FOR THE PART DUE TO A HIGH DEMAND.*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

THE FUEL PUMP FAILED.*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.

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.*JB

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?

2000 NISSAN XTERRA 67245MILES FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT RUSTED OUT. TS

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.

THE FUEL PUMP ON MY WIFE'S 2000 NISSAN XTERRA FAILED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING IT. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. IT WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION FOR REPAIR. THE SERVICE TECH CALLED NISSAN AND ORDERED THE PART FUEL PUMP, WHICH WAS ON BACK ORDER. NISSAN SAID THEY HAD A NUMBER OF FAILURES BUT NOT RECALLED THE PUMP. NISSAN ALSO SAID TO REPLACE THE FILTER AND REGULATOR. THE COST WAS OVER $500. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT SINCE FUEL PUMP FAILURE SHUTS THE VEHICLE OFF.

OUR 2000 NISSAN XTERRA SE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON A HIGHWAY. WE WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, BUT IF WE WERE IN ANY OF THE OTHER LANES, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. THE CAR COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND WE WERE STUCK. THE PROBLEM WAS DIFFICULT TO ASSESS... THE BATTERY WAS FULLY CHARGED, THE GAS TANK WAS FULL, THE GAS CAP WAS TIGHTLY SECURED AT THE MOST RECENT FILLING, THE SERVICE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD NEVER CAME ON INDICATING A POTENTIAL PROBLEM... IT WAS VERY SUDDEN AND VERY SCARY. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED, THE DEALER FOUND THE PROBLEM... A CORRODED WIRE CONNECTION ON THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT. I CHECKED THE XTERRA OWNERS CLUB WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. ONE PERSON HAD IT HAPPEN TO THEM IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE DURING A HEAVY SNOWSTORM, BUT THEY WERE LUCKY THAT THE TRAFFIC WAS ALREADY MOVING SLOWLY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL BY NISSAN SO THAT OTHER XTERRA OWNERS GET THIS PART REPLACED BEFORE IT HAPPENS TO THEM.

THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL JUST GO COMPLETELY BLANK: THE ODOMETER, GAS, CRUISE CONTROL WILL EITHER FREEZE WHERE IT IS OR WILL GO DOWN TO ZERO. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK AND HAD EVEN STARTED TO AFFECT THE GAS PEDAL. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55+MPH I HAD POWER EVERYWHERE EXCEPT THE GAS PEDAL. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNLESS I COULD BRING IT IN WHEN IT WAS NOT WORKING, WHICH WAS VERY HARD TO DO BECAUSE IT WOULD STOP WORKING AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND FOR DIFFERENT LENGHTS OF TIME. SOMETIMES FOR A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES FOR HOURS. I FINALLY CALLED 1-800-NISSAN1 WITH MY COMPLAINT AND THEY HAD THE CONTROL PANEL REPLACED AND NISSAN PAID FOR IT!!!! DT

THESE TIRES HYDROPLANED VIOLENTLY, EVEN AT LOW SPEED. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN WET WEATHER. MANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE XTERRA OWNER'S CLUB REPORT SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS TIRE. ONE MEMBER REPORTED TO THE OWNER'S CLUB WEBSITE THAT THEY CAUSED HIS VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER. THE XTERRA OWNERS CLUB WEBSITE ADDRESS IS: HTTP.WWW.XTERRAOWNERSCLUB.COM.*AK

WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, THERE WAS A LOUD POP, CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE, LOOKED UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND SAW THE CLAMP THAT HOLDS THE STABILIZER BAR IN PLACE BROKE OFF THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PIECE WAS AN OPTIONAL PIECE AND THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE BACK HOME, BUT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED SOON, THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE, HOWEVER ANOTHER TECHNICIAN STATED THE ONLY WAY THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED WOULD BE TO SAW THE FRONT PORTION OF THE VEHICLE OFF AND WELD AND REPLACE THAT PORTION OR NISSAN WOULD HAVE TO SEND ANOTHER FRAME FOR THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER TECHNICIAN THAT THE SCREW THAT HOLDS THE CLAMP ON WAS POSSIBLY LOOSE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTICED FROM OIL CHANGES AND BY THE SCREW BEING LOOSE IT BROKE, THE TECHNICIAN STATED A CLAMP WOULD BE ORDERD AND HE WOULD UTILIZE ANOTHER PIECE OF MATERIAL AND DRILL 2 HOLES AND REPLACE THE CLAMP ENOUGH IN PLACE TO KEEP THE BAR IN PLACE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE MECHANIC IS PERFORMING A PATCH UP JOB AND NOT CORRECTLY IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM.*JB

CLAMP THAT ATTACHES TO THE FRAME THAT HOLDS STABILIZER BAR IN PLACE BROKE OFF THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

NOTICED EXHAUST SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. REPORTED TO DEPARTMENT AND WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER XTERRA OWNERS AT AN ONLINE DISCUSSION GROUP (WWW.XTERRAOWNERSCLUB.COM) HAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS HAS OCCURED TO MANY OTHER XTERRA'S. I FEEL THAT THIS WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION AS IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON FAILURE WITH POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF A DRIVER WERE OVERCOME BY CARBON MONOXIDE FROM THE LEAKING EXHAUST MANIFOLD BEING DRAWN INTO THE FRESH AIR INTAKE DURING A MODERATE TO LONG DRIVE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING FUEL PUMP SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK

THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER ONE AND HALF TIMES, IT APPEARS THAT THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS BEING WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK EXTREMELY TIGHT CAUSING ASPHYXIA. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND AFTERWARDS VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, TECHNICIAN STATED FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ABS LIGHT GOES ON INTERMITENTLY. AT THAT POINT BRAKES FEEL ABNORMAL. HEAT SHILED RUSTED AND RATTLES AND ABOVE 35 MPH. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RE: ABS LIGHT PANEL. THE XTERRA WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE, NOT INFORMED OF DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE RE: ABS BRAKE SYS. THE ASSUMED. DEALER ASSUMES BY NOT SEEING THE LIGHT ON THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. DEALER STATES THAT THE COMPLETE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS LOOKED AT, AND THEN CLAIMS THAT MAYBE THE BRAKES NEED TO BE CHANGED? DID HE NOT LOOK AT THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYS. THE HEAT SHEILD WAS SAWED OFF AS HE STATED AND IT REQUIERD CALLING CONSUMER NISSAN TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE HEAT SHEILD ACCORDING THE WARRNETY PACKAGE. NISSNA CONSUMER REP SUCKS. THEY COULD NOT SUM UP THE WARRENT PACKAGE I HAD TO FAX THEM THE THE PAGE WHERE THE CLIAM SHOWED THEY WERE LIABLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THE $ 83 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE WAS WAVIED AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS. DID I HAVE TO PAY $83 EVERYTIME THIS ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS A PHANTOM LIGHT. *AK

FUEL PUMP FAILED THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS ON NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *TS ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****761472

WHILE DRIVING 30MPH REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIRBAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

B.F.GOODRICH, P265/70R15, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, NISSAN XTERRA WITH 34000 MILES. LEFT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT AT 70 MPH. *AK CONSUMER STATES MANY TIRE DEALERS VERIFIED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER BOUGHT FOUR REPLACEMENT TIRES. (RADIAL LONGTRAIL T/A AND DOT # APTRAV114200). *YH

MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING. NOISE GETS LOUDER AS YOU INCREASE SPEED. LOUD HUMM. AS YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL THE NOISE GOES UP.*AK

RECALL 00 V 288 000/SHIFT CABLE LOCK PLATE: WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I REAR-ENDED A FORD F-350 AT APPROX 30 MPH. NEITHER OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I HAVE CALLED PETERSON'S BODY SHOP, ON A DAILY BASIS, WHERE MY VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. THE BODY SHOP GUY SAID THERE WAS A "SHORT" IN THE WIRING HARNESS WHICH MADE THE CHECK LIGHT NOT WORK AND THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOY. I FEEL THAT NO ONE WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RESULTING FAILURE OF MY AIRBAGS BECAUSE I WAS NOT INJURED. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN. I SPOKE WITH [XXX], MY FILE # IS [XXX] AT 1-800-NISSAN1. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED [XXX] DAHLE NISSAN OF SANDY, WHERE I LEASED THE VEHICLE. ALSO THERE ISN'T A PART NUMBER ON THE FAULTY WIRING HARNESS THAT HAS DELAYED THE REPAIR OF MY VEHICLE FROM THE ACCIDENT ON DECEMBER 6,2001. I THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN GIVE ME. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK IN FIRST GEAR WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED AND ENGINE IN OFF POSITION. VEHICLE SUDDENLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, CRASHING INTO A STREET SIGN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES FOR MY BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE AUGUST 16, 2001. AT FIRST MY ABS LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF. IT TOOK THE DEALER ABOUT 4 TIMES TO FIX THAT. THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THEN MY BRAKES BEGAN TO RUMBLE. I ALMOST GOT INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH THE MECHANIC IN MY TRUCK WITH ME. THE DEALER SAID I NEEDED NEW ROATERS AND PADS AFTER ONLY 20,000. MECHANIC AGREED THAT I PROBABLY HAVE A LEMON. NISSAN WILL NOT REPLACE MY CAR EVEN AFTER I WROTE THE LEMON LAW LETTER. NISSAN SAID THAT SINCE I SENT THE LETTER TO THE DEALER AND NOT THE MANUFACTURER, IT IS NOT VALID. THE ARBITRATOR AT NISSAN WAS RUDE AND WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP ME. SHE SAID ALL THEY COULD DO WAS FIX THE TRUCK, NOT REPLACE IT. I TOLD HER THAT THEY HAVE TRIED 6 TIMES AND IT IS STILL NOT RIGHT. SHE WAS UNWILLING TO HELP BUT TO ONLY SAY THAT WE WILL HAVE TO GO TO ARBITRATION. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH ARBITRATION WITH NISSAN. I WILL FIGHT FOR THEM TO COMPENSATE FOR MY LOSS. I WANT MY DOWN PAYMENT BACK SO I CAN GET MYSELF A RELIABLE CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN EVER AGAIN. THIS COMPANY DOES NOT HOLD THE HIGH ETHICS THAT THEY SAY THEY HAVE.*AK

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. COLLISION WAS 50 - 60 MPH IMPACT. *AK

SINCE HAVING MY VEHICLE I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. SOME MINOR HOWEVER HAVING A NEW VEHICLE I DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS WIND NOISE FROM MY SUN ROOF THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN IN 3 TIMES TO BE REPAIRED. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE MY REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO I HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES REPLACED AND WAS JUST INFORMED TODAY (10/10/01) THAT MY FUEL PUMP HAS GONE BAD. SEVERAL MONTHES AGO I HAD A "KNOCKING" NOISE UNDER MY HOOD AND AS OF TODAY I HAVE ANOTHER "KNOCKING" NOISE. I JUST DO NOT FEEL THAT MY TRUCK SHOULD HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT BEING SO NEW! MY TRUCK STOPPED 3 TIMES AS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING. I HAD CARS IN FRONT AS WELL AS BEHIND ME, IT WAS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. I HOPE MY COMPLAINTS DO NOT GO UNHEARD AS I FEEL THEY HAVE AT MY CAR DEALERSHIP. THANK YOU!

WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH HAD TO APPLY BRAKES HARD AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, AND JUMPED A DITCH BEFORE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER SUFFERED LIGHT INJURIES. CONSUMER FOUND STUDS THAT CONNECT MASTER CYLINDER TO BRAKE BOOSTER HAD BROKEN. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK *YH

FRONT END ALIGNMENT BADLY OUT O\F ADJUSTMENTS CAUSES PULL TO RIGHT AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND TIRE SQUEAL

IT WAS QUITE SCARY TO HAVE A SEATBELT FAIL IN AN ACCIDENT. IN ADDITION, THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. ALL OF A SUDDEN I STARTED TO FISHTAIL -- WE DON'T KNOW IF A TIRE OR SHOCK BLEW OR WHAT HAPPENED. ALL I DO KNOW IS THAT THE SEATBELT DID NOT STAY LATCHED -- IT FLEW OFF IN THE CRASH.*AK

RUNNING BOARD HAS FALLEN OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING GAS GAUAGE FALLS BELOW EMPTY, REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL, ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER EITHER DROPS TO ZERO OR JUMPS EXACTLY TO 75 MPH, REGARDLESS OF SPEED, THE ODOMETER FIRST CHANGES TO NON-NUMERIC LINE SEGMENTS, THEN GRADUALLY FADES TO BLANK OR INSTANTLY TURNS BLANK, THE TACHOMETER EITHER DROPS TO ZERO OR JUMPS TO APPROXIMATELY 2850 RPM, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GUAGE EITHER DROPS TO ZERO OR JUMPS TO WHERE THE NEEDLE IS EXACTLY HORIZONTAL.*JB

SPEEDOMETER & ODOMETER FAILING INTERMITTENTLY (DEAD ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME). HAD DEALER REPLACE SPEEDOMETER-RELATED PART; DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. LATER, NOTICED TACHOMETER, TEMP & GAS GAUGES FAILING, TOO (THOUGH USUALLY EITHER THE GAS OR THE TEMP WORK EVEN WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE IS DEAD). AFTER 1 WEEK OF WAITING, DEALER SAYS IT WILL BE 3 WEEKS BEFORE PART IS AVAILABLE. SOUNDS IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CONSUMER COMPLAINT ODI ID #886991, WHICH WAS FIRST IDENTIFIED ON 3/15/2001 (4 MONTHS AGO), SO IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING NISSAN IS PREPARED TO DEAL WITH, NOT REQUIRING A MONTH OR MORE TO GET A REPLACEMENT PART!

I AN PRETTY SURE AT 50 MPH HITTING ANOTHER CAR THE AIRBAGS SHOULD DEPLOYED. I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THEM TO SAY THAT WITH 100% ACCURACY, BUT YOU WOULD. NISSAN WILL LOOK AT THE CAR, BUT HOW CAN I KNOW IF THEY SAY THEY SHOUDL NOT HAVE DEPLOYED IF THEY ARE SAYING THAT TO APPEASE ME OR BECAUSE IT'S TRUE. *AK

DASH LIGHTS AND FUNCTIONS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY, HAPPENS FREQUENTLY.TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE, SO FAR NOT REMEDIED. *AK

I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THIS WAS A FRONTAL COLLISION FOR ME AND A SIDE IMPACT FOR THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY FRONT BUMPER AND FRONT END WAS BADLY DAMAGED TO A POINT WHERE MY AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, THIS ALSO WHAT THE OFFICE ON THE SCENE HAD INDICATED.

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING. *AK

PURGE CONTROL VALVE. *AK

THE ACCIDENT THAT I WAS INVOLVED IN WAS IN JULY 2000. IT WAS ONLY ME AND THE VEHICLE INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND INTO REVERSE. I NEVER REGAINED CONTROL THEN ROLLED DOWN A HILL OFF THE HIGHWAY.. THE VEHICLE WAS RULED A TOTAL LOSS. MY INJURIES WERE MINIMAL. I WAS GREATFUL FOR THAT . I JUST FEEL THE VEHICLE WAS RESPONSIBLE AND THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WENT WRONG. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN WITH NO LUCK . I EVEN RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE . AND STILL NISSAN HAS GIVEN ME NO ANSWERS . THIS WAS A NEW MODEL AND I FIGURED I ONLY HAD IT FOUR MONTHS, THEY MAY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE ACCIDENT .AND INVESTIGATE IT.*AK

BACK END HAS GONE OUT OF CONTROL MANY TIMES FOR NO REASON, ON 12-23-2000 THE BACK END WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND THE CAR WENT INTO THE ON-COMING LANE WHICH CAUSED A ACCIDENT. ALL 3 OF OUR SEAT BELTS IN MY CAR RELEASED DURRING THE ACCIDENT. I WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH LIGHT BRUISES ON MY HIPS BUT NOT MY SHOULDER, AND EVERYONE ELSE DIDN'T HAVE A MARK AFTER THE 100MPH TOTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT. WHEN THE SEAT BELT RELEASED, I BROKE THE DASH BOARD WITH MY KNEE, EVEN THOUGH MY SEAT WAS AS FAR BACK AS IT COULD GO. RIGHT AFTER THE ACCIDENT, WE LOOKED DOWN AND OUR SEATBELTS WERE LAYING NEXT TO US OR RETRACTED. THE LADY IN THE OTHER CAR BROKE HER STURNIM AS A RESULT OF HER SEAT BELT. I HAVE POSSESION OF THE CAR AND I AM GOING TO HAVE IT INSPECTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A NOISE WHICH MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH MUFFLER. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK