2000 Nissan Xterra

IN MAY 2005 THE POWER WINDOW FOR THE DRIVER'S DOOR ON MY 2000 XTERRA (4WD-V6) BEGAN TO ONLY GO UP INTERMITTENTLY (NO PROBLEM GOING DOWN). NOW THE DRIVER'S WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP AT ALL. THE OTHER THREE WINDOWS (PASSENGER AND REAR) ARE ALSO BEGINNING TO EXHIBIT INTERMITTENT AND SLOW MOVEMENT IN THE UPWARD DIRECTION. A TEST OF THE CONTROLLER AND MOTOR INDICATE THE COMPONENTS ARE RECEIVING POWER. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, OTHER NISSAN MODELS (ALTIMA & PATHFINDER) AND 01-02 XTERRA WITH SIMILAR COMPONENTS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *NM

ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THERE ARE TOW BRAKE LINES THAT ORIGINATE FROM THE ABS UNIT THAT CARRY BRAKE FLUID TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM. NEAR THE WHEEL WELL, ONE CAN SEE THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE WRAPPED WITH HEAT SHIELDING AND ARE TOUCHING THE HEAT SHIELD THAT COVER THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. OVER THE USE OF THE VEHICLE THE HEALTH BUILD UP FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEAT UP THE HEAT SHIELD AND THUS BURNS THE HEAT SHIELDING ON THE BRAKE LINES. PLUS WITH THE VIBRATION CAUSED BY THE DRIVING OF THE VEHICLE, ALLOWS THE METAL BRAKE LINE TO PUNCTURE, THUS CREATING A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE WHERE BRAKE FLUID CAN EXIT. THIS RESULTS IN A LOSS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE. THE HEAT SHIELD THAT IS AROUND THE BRAKE LINE IN THIS AREA DOES NOT PROTECT THE BRAKE LINE FROM HEAT STRESS AND THE VIBRATION THAT TAKES PLACE WITH THE USE OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. FIRST PROBLEM CONCERNED POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A GRINDING NOISE. THE DASHBOARD PANEL LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THEY SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THERE WAS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 10001332 CONCERNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. IN ORDER TO GET THE WINDOW TO AUTOMATICALLY ROLL UP IT MUST BE MANUALLY ASSISTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER. *AK

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 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