2000 Nissan Xterra
5 recalls and 231 owner complaints on record for this model year.
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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
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.
1. VEHICLE FISHTAILED ON WET SURFACE, LOST CONTROL, BEGAN TO ROLL. VEHICLE LEFT ROADWAY, HIT IRON FENCE, SPUN 180 DEGREES, REAR END HIT TREE. 2. THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE LOST CONTROL, NOR SHOULD IT HAVE BEGUN TO ROLL IN THAT SITUATION. NOT A SINGLE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN FRONT HIT IRON FENCE AT APPROX. 40 MILES PER HOUR. PASSENGERS WERE LEFT WITH MINOR, NON-INCAPCITATING INJURIES (WHIPLASH, MUSCLE PAINS, BRUISED ORGANS). 3. CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS. AWAITING COMPENSATION FROM INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK
REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE-I WAS TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW-SO I KNOW AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DISCONNECTED. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE? FAULTY EQUIPMENT? MANUFACTURER? WHO DO I CONTACT?
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
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
MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHEN A DRUNK DRIVER HIT HER WHILE DRIVING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD. HIS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT NOT MY DAUGHTERS NISSAN XTERRA. *TR
WHILE STANDING BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. FRONT HOOD WAS SMASHED TO HALF WAY. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
2000 NISSAN XTERRA 2WD VEHICLE. SECOND OWNER. OWNED FOR 6.5 YEARS. NO MODIFICATIONS WERE MADE TO VEHICLE BY EITHER ORIGINAL OWNER, OR MYSELF. ONLY DEALER INSTALLED OPTIONAL COMPONENT WAS A TRAILER HITCH. CAR TRAVELED LESS THAN 1000 MILES IN LAST CALENDAR YEAR. ON DATE IN QUESTION, CAR WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN AT 8:00 AM APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES TO A PARKING DECK. CAR THEN SAT IN PARKING DECK UNTIL 12:00 PM. CAR WAS THEN DRIVEN BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL ORIGIN AND PARKED BY APPROXIMATE TIME OF 12:30 PM. SHORTLY AFTER 9:00 PM, CAR WAS BELIEVED TO BE SOURCE OF IGNITION WHICH RESULTED IN A HOUSE FIRE AND DESTROYED HOUSE STRUCTURE, AS WELL AS FOUR OTHER VEHICLES. CAR WAS INVESTIGATED BY FORMER CHIEF ARSON INVESTIGATOR FOR ATLANTA, GA. HIS DETERMINATION AS TO SOURCE OF FIRE WAS WIRE HARNESS INSIDE XTERRA. BELIEVED TO BE A CASE OF A CONTACT REMAINING LIVE AND STARTING A FIRE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE CONSOLE SHIFT LEVER AND BEHIND THE CENTER OF THE DASH. CAR COMPLETELY DESTROYED- LITERALLY. VIN UNKNOWN INFORMATION RESIDES WITH INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR
MY 2000 MAXIMA IS HORRIBLE I HAVE THE NOTORIOUS COIL PROBLEM PLUS I SMASHED INTO A POLE AND THE CAR'S AIR BAGS AND THE SEAT BELTS DON'T WORK YOU MUST HIT THE BRAKE FOR THE SEAT BELT TO LOCK AND YOU NEED TO REALLY HIT SOMETHING REAL HARD BUT AT THAT POINT YOU MAY ALREADY BE DEAD THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS ,THEY CAN BE SUED AND I AM GOING TO CONGRESS WITH THIS,THEY ARE NOT SENSITIVE TO ANYONE'S LIVES THEY SHOULD BAN NISSAN COMPANY THEY ARE CROOKS HUGE LAW SUIT THEY CAN GO DOWN. *NM
INVOLVED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT. XTERRA WAS STOPPED, AND HIT FROM BEHIND AT 40 MPH. IT THEN HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WSA TOTALLED, I WAS INJURED.
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEED AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A GUARD RAIL AND ROLE THREE TIMES. VEHICLE LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK
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
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
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
Filed by owners of this model year and unverified by NHTSA — one person’s account, not an established fact.
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
Remedy: SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Remedy: PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE LOCK PLATE.
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