IllustrationTRUCK WAS FOUND TO HAVE CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD, I NOTICE OTHER ONES HAVE BEEN REPORTED, ALSO TRUCK RUNS VERY ROUGH AT IDLE ALMOST STALLING OUT, I HAVE SPENT A LOT ON THIS PROBLEM, NISSAN CAN NOT SOLVE PROBLEM, THEY REPLACE MANIFOLD BUT TRUCK STILL RUNS ROUGH AFTER A WEEK OF THEM FIXING IT. *JB
2000 Nissan Xterra
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Xterra years
Owner complaints for the 2000 Nissan Xterra are substantially higher than the model-year median of 78.
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
40–25K
1725–50K
4850–75K
2575–100K
21100–150K
11150K+
126 reports with mileage · 88 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 49 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
25 crash reports4 fire reports14 injury reports
What owners actually said
214 reportsRECALL 03V307000/ALLOY WHEEL CRACKS. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CRACKING OF THE ALLOY WHEELS. IT WAS THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL THAT HAD THE DEFECT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT. *AK
STEERING LOSES POWER" INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V230000 CONCERNING FUEL RAIL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN ON THE ROAD, AND HAD TO BE TOWED, AND CONTINUED TO BE SERVICED NO LESS THAN THREE TIMES SINCE THE FUEL RAIL REPLACEMENT. *AK
NISSAN XTERRA, WHEELS ON THESE VEHICLE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MANUFACTURED, COULD DEVELOP CRACKS IN WHEEL SPOKES. *BF RECALL 03V307000. *TC
AFTER LESS THAN THREE YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW JUST STOPPED GOING DOWN ONE DAY. THE SERVICE DEPT. AT MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER SAID HE THOUGHT THERE'D BEEN A RECALL, BUT NISSAN SAID THERE WAS NONE. THIS IS THE THIRD MAJOR THING I'VE HAD TO HAVE REPLACED THAT WAS LATER A RECALL. THEY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS…
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AFTER LESS THAN THREE YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW JUST STOPPED GOING DOWN ONE DAY. THE SERVICE DEPT. AT MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER SAID HE THOUGHT THERE'D BEEN A RECALL, BUT NISSAN SAID THERE WAS NONE. THIS IS THE THIRD MAJOR THING I'VE HAD TO HAVE REPLACED THAT WAS LATER A RECALL. THEY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. *NM
I HAVE DRIVEN MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW WITH NORMAL DRIVING, NO OFF ROAD DRIVING OR ABUSE OF MY VEHICLE. RECENTLY I DISCOVERED THAT AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF EXHAUST IN MY PASSENGER CABIN THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS IN FACT CRACKED. NOW ON MANY OCCASIONS I HAVE A VERY YOUNG CHILD IN MY VEH…
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I HAVE DRIVEN MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW WITH NORMAL DRIVING, NO OFF ROAD DRIVING OR ABUSE OF MY VEHICLE. RECENTLY I DISCOVERED THAT AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF EXHAUST IN MY PASSENGER CABIN THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS IN FACT CRACKED. NOW ON MANY OCCASIONS I HAVE A VERY YOUNG CHILD IN MY VEHICLE SO I'VE HAD TO LEAVE HIM OUTSIDE TILL THE EXHAUST SMELL HAS DISSIPATED AND I CAN ONLY ASSUME IT'S NO LONGER MAKING IT'S WAY INTO THE CABIN. I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT THIS COULD POSSIBLE BE GOOD FOR ANYBODY. IN ANY EVENT I FIGURED I WOULD JUST HAVE TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED BUT AS I DID SOME RESEARCH I REALIZED THAT I'M NOT ALONE AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL HAVE MANIFOLD REPLACED AT MY OWN COST SO I CAN AGAIN FEEL SAFE THAT I'M NOT BREATHING IN EXHAUST. I FIND IT ABSURD THAT NEITHER NISSAN NOR THE NHTSA HAS MADE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE SOON.*AK
WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AN D MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS BRAK…
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WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AN D MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS BRAKING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE SOLENOID SWITCH BEING WORN OUT. *AK
2000 NISSAN EXTERRA LEFT SIDE POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. I KNOW OF OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM.*AK
MAJOR EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK. *AK
Official recalls
304V230000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump
May 24, 2004
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SIX CYLINDER ENGINES AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FOUR OR SIX CYLINDER ENGINES, THE FUEL PUMP TERMINAL ON THE FUEL-SENDING UNIT CAN DEVELOP A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC MOLDING. THIS CAN CAUSE THE TERMINAL STRIP TO CORRODE UNDER SOME ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF CORROSION OCCURS, THE TERMINAL STRIP COULD EVENTUALLY BREAK CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO STOP OPERATION. THIS WILL RESULT IN NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE ENGINE OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: IN THE FOLLOWING STATES, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL-SENDING UNIT. THESE STATES ARE CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN THE OTHER STATES, THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE FUEL PUMP TERMINAL ON THE SENDING UNIT FOR CORROSION. IF CORROSION IS PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE UNIT. IF THERE IS NOT CORROSION, THE DEALER WILL APPLY SEALANT TO THE TERMINAL HOUSING TO HELP PREVENT CORROSION IN THE FUTURE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 28, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
03V307000 · Wheels
Aug 22, 2003
2000 NISSAN XTERRA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN OCTOBER 15, 1999, AND FEBRUARY 29, 2000. THE ALLOY WHEELS USED ON THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND COULD DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE WHEEL SPOKES.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF SPOKE CRACKS DEVELOP, THE WHEEL COULD FAIL AND SEPARATE FROM THE MOUNTING HUB, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: NISSAN WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE FOUR ALLOY WHEELS WITH XTERRA SE MODEL BRIGHT ALLOY WHEELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SPARE TIRE STEEL WHEEL IS NOT AFFECTED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261. INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED THROUGH NISSAN'S WEB SITE AT WWW.NISSANUSA.COM.
00V288000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission
Oct 2, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 102, "TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT. " THESE VEHICLES COULD HAVE A SHIFT CABLE LOCK PLATE THAT IS TOO BRITTLE AND CAN BREAK. THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER AND THE "PRNDL" INDICATOR MAY MOVE, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE TRANSMISSION COULD SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION, BUT THE GEAR INDICATED ON THE DISPLAY MAY DIFFER FROM THE GEAR ENGAGED IN THE TRANSMISSION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE DRIVER SELECTS 'DRIVE' AND THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTUALLY IN 'REVERSE', A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE LOCK PLATE.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
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