2000 Nissan Xterra

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON WHILE DRIVING TO TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA FROM SACRAMENTO.. I HAD THE RADIO ON AND DID NOT HEAR AN ENGINE NOISE. IT WAS 11:00 CLOCK AT NIGHT AND I WAS A WOMAN ALONE DRIVING IN A RURAL AREA. THERE WAS NO WHERE TO STOP UNTIL I GOT TO MY HOME TOWN OF TRUCKEE . WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING, TO GO TO WORK I HEARD A RATHER DISTINCT NOISE IN THE ENGINE. I CALLED MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE TOOK THE CAR IN IMMEDIATLEY.. HE REPLACED THE TIMING BELT AND THE NOISE CONTINUED. HE RECOMMENDED TOWING IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN RENO. WHICH IS WHAT I DID. THEY LISTENED TO THE MOTOR AND SAID IT WAS THE # 5 PISTON WHICH MEANT THE I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF $6500.00 , I DECLINED REPAIRS. MY XTERRA ONLY HAD 68,000 MILES ON IT, AND COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A CAR WITH SUCH A GOOD REPUTATION HAD ENGINE FAILURE WITH SO LITTLE MILEAAGE. WHEN I BOUGHT BY CAR WHICH WAS USED AT 32,000 MILES I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANCIC. HE SAID THAT THHIS CAR SHOULD LAST ME WELL INTO THE 200,000 PLUS MILES AS DID MY FORMER CAR A ISUZU RODEO (240,000). THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER PURCHASED A USED CAR AND FELT CONFIDENT IN GETTING A NISSAN PRODUCT. UNFOUTUNATELY THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. LUCKILY THE CAR MADE IT BACK TO MY HOME TOWN AND DID NOT BREAK DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IN WINTER. I WAS MAKING THIS TRIP TO SACRAMENTO TWICE A WEEK FOR A CLASS IN OBTAINING MY SPECIAL EDUCAATION CREDENTIAL, AND I WILL HAVE T DO IT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. I WAS DEPENDING ON THIS CAR FOR SAFETY AND RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. BUYING A CAR WITH 32,000 MIOLES SEEMED LIKE A NEW CAR TO ME, CONSIDERING MY OLD CAR HAD 240,000. I TAKE CARE OF MY CARS, AND I AM NOT ABUSIVE TO THEM. THEY LAST ME A LONG TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, ENGINE SUDDENLY SLOWED & THEN STALLED - WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER TOWING TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION - I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SO I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THIS IS THE THIRD FUEL PUMP THAT HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2001 IT HAPPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME - AGAIN BREAKING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE STATION THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH XTERRAS? I DON'T WANT TO BE REPLACING MY FUEL PUMP EVERY 2 YEARS/20,000 MILES - MY TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 94,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

3 TIME PROBLEM WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE LINE IN MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. GOT A COPY OF THE NISSAN 5 YEAR REPAIR HISTORY FOR THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND OUT THAT AT 22,3?? THE LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT HAS NOW FAILED A THIRD TIME AND BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY NISSAN SAID THEY WILL NOT FIX IT FOR ME. CLEARLY THIS IS A FAULTY PART TO BEGIN WITH AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE CHARGED FOR ITS THIRD FAILURE. *NM

VEHICLE DIED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE BEING DRIVEN. ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE FUEL PUMP WHERE THE BRASS FITTING MEETS THE PLASTIC COUPLER. STATED THAT PLASTIC CAUSED CORROSION TO BRASS FITTING. THERE IS NO RECALL BUT THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. FROM REVIEWING THIS SITE, IT SEEMS LIKE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *JB

MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA COMPLETELY FAILED ON ME WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE RADIO SHUT OFF, LIGHTS AND THEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND I COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER. I MANAGED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED BY TRIPLE A TO THE NISSAN DEALER. THEY PUT A NEW BATTERY IN AND AFTER I REPEATEDLY TOLD THEM IT WAS MORE THAN A BATTERY THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INSISTED THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE WRONG. I TOLD THE MECHANIC I WOULD BREAK DOWN AGAIN. SURE ENOUGH ONE MONTH LATER MY HUSBAND AND OUR THREE DAUGHTERS HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE, ONCE AGAIN TRIPLE A TOWED ME BUT, THIS TIME TO MY MECHANIC AND HE QUICKLY DIAGNOSED THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT. HE ADVISED ME TO HAVE NISSAN PUT IT IN BECAUSE I AM STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE ARE VERY UPSET WITH NISSAN NOT RECALLING THESE PARTS. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PROBLEMS REPORTED AND THEY ARE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MY HUSBAND WAS THINKING ABOUT A NISSAN FRONTIER BUT AFTER THE WAY NISSAN HAS IGNORED THIS PROBLEM AND PUT MY FAMILY IN UNNECESSARY DANGER HE WON'T EVEN CONSIDER IT. WE ARE THROUGH WITH NISSAN VEHICLES.*AK

MY FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED ON A DARK HIGHWAY ON THE EVENING OF FEB 6, 2004. THE VEHICLE IS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE I HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL NOW- I HAVE FOUND THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS A FLAWED DESIGN AND FAILS VERY OFTEN, ESPECIALLY IN WINTER CLIMATES- THE UNIT IS SUCEPTABLE TO ROAD SALT THAT CORRODES THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE FUEL PUMP- THERE IS REALLY NO NEED FOR THIS TO CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SHUT DOWN. I WAS LEFT STRANDED ON A DARK STRETCH OF ROAD WITH LITTLE BREAKDOWN LANE ROOM. THE TOW COST $120 AND THE PARTS WERE $70. IF THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE, AND I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS, BASED ON THE NUMEROUS CASES DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET, THEN NISSAN SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL AS THIS FAILURE COULD EASILY RESULT IN INJURY OR WORSE. *AK