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2000 Nissan Xterra complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 4, 2001MI

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT NOTICED THAT ABS INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION . *AK

Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed Nov 14, 2000MS

REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD LOUD WHINE. DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 700-1500 MILES. REPLACEMENT DIFFERENTIAL NOW STARTING TO WHINE AT 15000 MILES. DRIVELINE CLUNKS WHEN STOPPING AND ACCELERATING, SUSPECTED DUE TO SLACK IN TRANSMISSION, UNIVERSAL JOINTS, OR REAR END.*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Nov 13, 2000CA

WHILE STANDING BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. FRONT HOOD WAS SMASHED TO HALF WAY. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 6, 2000MD

WAS DRIVING 40MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS TURNING IN FRONT. NISSAN HIT FRONT QUARTER PANEL. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. WAS EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 14, 2000VA

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON A RUAL ROUTE AND VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD. THEN, HE CAME BACK ON THE ROAD, AND VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING. RIGHT WHEEL CAME COMPLETELY OFF, AND VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING THREE TO FOUR TIMES. THE PASSENGERS WERE EJECTED FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. ALSO, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. *AK

Suspension › Rear
Filed Sep 12, 2000LA

I HAVE HEARD A ROARING NOISE IN THE TRUCK SINCE I PUCHASED IT ON 4/29/00. THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO CHECK THE NOISE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR END WAS GONE. THIS IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE CAR. HAD I IGNORED THE NOISE THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT , CAUSING SEVERE INJURY TO ME, MY PASSENGERS, AND OTHERS. I AM ALARMED AND REPORTING THIS BECAUSE SUCH A DEFECT MAY GO UNREPORTED. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE ATTENTION YOU MAY GIVE TO THIS ISSUE. *AK

Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Filed Aug 23, 2000CA

3 OF THE 6 STUDS AND 5 OF THE 6 LUG NUTS CAME OFF OF THE TIRE( DOT NUMBER: 0215042 TIRE SIZE: P265/70R15 )

Suspension › Front
Filed Jul 30, 2000GA

NISSAN STATES THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM.NOT COOPERATIVE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash
Filed Jul 1, 2000AR

WHILE PARKED WITH ONE WHEEL BEHIND PARKING STOP, A/C RUNNING AND VEHICLE THOUGHT TO BE IN PARK, VEHICLE SAT THERE FOR 5 OR MORE MINUTES, VEHICLE STARTS MOVING FORWARD,GOES DOWN ABOUT 8'SLOPE, ACROSS ROAD, DOWN ANOTHER 14'SLOPE, THROUGH FENCE TAKING UP 4/4 POST SET IN CONCRETE, STRAIGHT AS ARROW ABOUT 100 PLUS FEET INTO LAKE. MOTHER AND STRANGER WERE ABLE TO OPEN DOORS AND REMOVE TWO CHILDREN BEFORE CAR SUNK TO TOP, WHEN WRECKER GOT CAR OUT IT WAS IN REVERSE, AND THE DOORS OR WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN.*AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 11, 2000IA

NISSAN IS NOT BACKING THE WARRANTY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Apr 7, 2000CA

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH FOLLOWING LEAKAGES: 1. OIL LEAK/ 2. COOLANT LEAKS, AND 3. CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION FLUIDS LEAKS, ON WHICH DEALER WAS STILL WORKING ON. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 4, 2000CA

WHILE ACCELERATING ON TO THE FREEWAY, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO CLIMB IN SPEED. I THOUGHT I HAD ACCIDENTLY HIT THE "CRUISE" BUTTON SO, I CANCELLED THE CRUISE CONTROL. THAT DID NOT WORK AND THE CAR BEGAN TO GAIN MORE SPEED DESPITE MY ATTEMPTS TO BRAKE. I ALSO PLACED MY FOOT BEHIND THE FOOT PEDAL; NOTHING WOULD SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I FINALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY PRESSING ON THE BRAKES WHICH, WERE TO THE FLOOR. I WILL NEVER GET IN THIS VEHICLE AGAIN, EITHER AS A DRIVER OR A PASSENGER. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Mar 6, 2000NJ

REAR DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT BUCKLE. DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Feb 22, 2000MD

POOR DRIVEABLITY PROBLEM AND ERRATIC IDELING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAIL. *AK

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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