2000 NISSAN XTERRA Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT AND HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 143,000.

Mileage: 143,000

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IDLING. WHILE IDLING CAR BEGINS TO VIBRATE, RPM DROP DOWN AND ULTIMATELY CAR STALLS. LEADING UP TO THIS INCIDENT, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, WHEN PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL, CAR DOES NOT ENGAGE AND APPEARS TO DIE OUT; FORTUNATELY IT CATCHES AND CONTINUES ON. THOUGHT IT WAS ISOLATED INCIDENT, HOWEVER, THIS LED TO THE IDLING PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM AS NO ENGINE CODES REGISTERED, AND NO OBVIOUS MALFUNCTION WAS PRESENT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS CAR COULD STALL OUT WHILE MOVING. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE A STALL OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY AND SOMEONE GETS HURT. A REVIEW OF NISSAN WEBSITES HAS REFLECTED A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. THE PREVALENCE OF THIS PROBLEM WOULD LOGICALLY LEAD TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY NISSAN AND CORRECTED; AGAIN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT.

Mileage: 142,000

IN A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA AN EVENT SIMILAR TO THE RECENT TOYOTA PROBLEMS OCCURRED (SEVERAL TIMES) ABOUT 7-8 YEARS AGO. IN ONE CASE THE CAR JUMPED A CURB AND HIT A TREE. IT WAS DRIVABLE, SO NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED- AS NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE CAR- WHICH HAD ABOUT $2000 BODY DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND NISSAN SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AS A RESULT OUR INSURANCE WENT UP AND WE HAD TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE (ABOUT $500). IT HAPPENED ONCE MORE A FEW MONTHS LATER, WITH NO DAMAGE RESULTING. IN BOTH CASES THE CAR WAS SLOWING FROM <20MPH TO A STOP, AND PAVEMENT WAS SLICK BUT NOT REAL WET- WHEN THE ACCELERATOR REVVED UP FOR NO REASON. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED ABOUT 2 YRS LATER. NISSAN HAS A RECORD OF A COMPLAINT FILED, BUT I LOST THE NUMBER. THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS FOR ONE ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED (I THINK IT'S THE ONE, BUT IT MIGHT BE ANOTHER). *TR

Mileage: 40,000

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH 2000 NISSAN XTERRA ALWAYS DYEING WHILE RUNNING AND HAVING TO HAVE IT PULLED HOME, LIKE THE GAS IS RUNNING OUT, NOW IT WON'T START,BEEN HAVING TROUBLE FOR EIGHT MONTHS,I CAN'T GET IT STARTED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER,THE NEW BATTERY I PUT IN IT IS COMPLETELY DEAD, BUT WHEN CHARGER PUT ON IT, IT CUTS OUT SO BAD IT WONT RUN I HAD A FUEL FILTER PUT IN IT ,STARTED TO TOWN HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

2000 NISSAN XTERRA WITH RECALL REPAIR THAT WAS REPAIRED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL PROBLEM AND IS NOW WAITING FOR REIMBURSEMENT. SHE STATES THAT KNOW ONE WILL RETURN HER CALLS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SHUTTING OFF ON ITS OWN. THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD STALL AFTER HE FILLED IT WITH GASOLINE. HE DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES BEFORE THE STALLING BEGAN. THE IGNITION WOULD NOT START, BUT THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE AND THEY PERFORMED AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V230000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE FOR FREE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, VERIFIED THE DEFECT, AND REPLACED THE UNIT. THE DEALER THEN CALLED THE CONTACT AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STARTING, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE FUEL PUMP REPAIR. HE WAS REFERRED TO A REPRESENTATIVE, WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK WITH HIM IF THEY PLANNED TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS LATER INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AND BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT THE SAME AS THE FUELING UNIT, THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIR. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,129.

Mileage: 150,129

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THEN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TEN OR MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ALWAYS RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL SENSOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR

Mileage: 134,000

REQUEST FOR REFUND FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON THE 2000 NISSAN XTERRA.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HE COULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER SENT SEVERAL COPIES OF THE INVOICE TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT TO DATE THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN REIMBURSED. *NM

REQUEST FOR REFUND FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON THE 2000 NISSAN XTERRA.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HE COULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER SENT SEVERAL COPIES OF THE INVOICE TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT TO DATE THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN REIMBURSED. *NM

I DID NOT RECIEVE RECALL INFO ON ALLOY WHEEL AND FUEL SENDING UNIT FROM NISSAN FOR MY 2000 XTERRA. IN ADDITION I HAD MY NISSIAN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES AT A DEALER AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL. ONLY WHEN I DID RESEARCH DID I FIND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL.

Mileage: 80,950

TRUCK 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

Mileage: 170,000

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

Mileage: 50,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 04V230000. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. DEALER WAS REFUSING TO DO RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER INDICATED TO CONSUMER VEHICLE MUST BE LEFT FOR UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME UNTIL MECHANIC COULD GET TO IT IN ORDER TO REPAIR RECALL. THAT WAS AN INCONVENIENCE TO THE CONSUMER SINCE NO OTHER TRANSPORT WAS AVAILABLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK *NM

THE FUEL INJECTOR FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMBER EXITED THE VEHICLE WIGGLED THE BATTERY CABLE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS CLEANED AND LATER IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED YESTERDAY AND HIS VEHICLE ACORDING TO THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 59,294

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND CONSEQUENCES AS DESCRIBED IN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT RECALL 04V230000. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT.*AK

Mileage: 99,000

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

Mileage: 90,000

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

Mileage: 55,000

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

Mileage: 58,000

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

Mileage: 69,930

FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT. PROBLEM OCCURED DURING A BAD SNOWSTORM. IT IS KNOWN TO HAPPEN TO SEVERAL XTERRA OWNERS I KNOW.

Mileage: 58,562

X-TERRA STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 4 TIMES IN TWO DAYS. FINALLY HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER AFTER 5TH TIME IT STOPPED, THIS TIME IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG EVEN ON COMPUTER, THEN ON SECOND DAY DECIDED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, AND REPLACED IT, AND THEN DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT THE FUEL PUMP, BUT A WIRING PROBLEM THAT BURNT OUT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. COST WAS OVER $700.00, PLUS TOW BILL, AND RENTAL CAR. ALSO MANIFOLD IS CRACKED, AND WAS BEFORE WARANTY EXPIRED, BUT DEALER WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT SAID THAT THE WARANTY DID NOT COVER IT AND ADVISED US TO HAVE A LOCAL MECAHNIC TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT WOULD BE CHEAPER. HAVE NOW LEARNED THAT BOTH FUELD SNEDING UNIT, AND MANIFOLD ARE A PROBLEM ON MANY XTERRAS. *AK

Mileage: 109,680

DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT IN 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. CAUSES ENGINE TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *NLM

Mileage: 72,633

I AM SURPRISED TO SEE ONLY A FEW COMPLAINTS ON THIS SIGHT, THERE'S PROBABLY THOUSANDS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT AND THE TRUCK STALLED OUT, LUCKILY THERE WAS A PLACE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER I GOT TOWED AND SPOKE TO NISSAN THEY WERE READY WITH THE ANSWER - IT'S THE FUEL SENDING UNIT! A BUILD UP OF CORROSION IN THE WIRE OF THE SENDING HAD SHORTED OUT THE SIGNAL TO SUPPLY GAS. NICE JOB NISSAN! PIECE OF CRAP! RECALL!!!!!!!!!!!

Mileage: 50,624

FUEL SENDING UNIT SHORT/***EXCESSIVE HEAT PRODUCED*** PROBLEM STARTED W/MY WIFE, WHICH DRIVES THE 200 NISSAN XTERRA EXCLUSIVELY. IT STALLED ON HER WHILE DRIVING. WOULD RESTART OFTEN THROUGHOUT THE TRIP SHE WAS ON. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE IT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND DECIDED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT W/GERMAIN NISSAN OF COLUMBUS, OHIO. WHILE ON MY WAY THERE IT STALLED FOR GOOD. LEFT ME HIGH AND DRY. I DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL PUMP. I REPLACED THE PUMP, FUEL FILTER AND FUEL PUMP RELAY AT THE SAME TIME IN A LOCAL SCHOOL PARKING LOT. NO SUCCESS. STILL NOT STARTING. I THEN HAD MY WIFE TRY TO START THE VEHICLE WHILE I LISTENED FOR THE SOUND OF THE FUEL PUMP RUNNING. I HEARD THE PUMP OPERATE SPORADICALLY. I THEN NOTICED, TO MY SHOCKING SURPRISE, THAT THE FUEL PUMP POWER CONNECTION ON THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS GLOWING FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT CREATED BY A CORRODED CRACK IN THE INLET CONNECTION SIDE OF THE PUMP POWER SOURCE. I IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AS I FELT THIS WOULD BE A DEFINITE SAFETY RECALL. TO MY SURPRISE IT IS NOT. I ASKED THIS AFTER ALLOWING THE SERVICE MAN TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM OF HIS OWN. I WAS TOLD OF THE SAME GLOWING AFFECT SEEN FROM HEAT CREATED AT THE ELECTRICAL SHORT. I INQUIRED IF THIS WAS SEEN BEFORE AND THE TECH SAID IT IS COMMON. HE ALSO WRAPPED THE PART FOR ME TO KEEP AS "I MAY NEED THIS FOR FUTURE RECALL REIMBURSEMENT". I WONDER HOW LONG IT MAY BE BEFORE SOMEONE'S' CHILD IS BURNED IN A CAR FIRE AS THIS MALFUNCTIONING AND DANGEROUS COMPONENT IS LOCATED LESS THAN 4 INCHES DIRECTLY BELOW THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT! I AM OUT OVER$400 PLUS TOWING FOR WHAT I HAVE DISCOVERED TO BE A COMMON DEFECT RESULTING IN THE MOST SEVERE OF SAFETY ISSUES. I JUST HOPE I CAN SELL THIS TRUCK BEFORE THE NEW PART. WHICH I AM SURE IS OF THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN, FAILS. *NLM

Mileage: 69,207

THE FUEL PUMP FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. MR....*AK *

Mileage: 54,000

WIRING ON FUEL SENDING UNIT CORRODES, FUEL PUMP TURNS OFF, ENGINE SHUTS OFF -- NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE NOR HOW FAST YOU'RE DRIVING! OBVIOUSLY, A UNIT THAT CORRODES SO EASILY ON NEWISH VEHICLES IS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. IT'S A NO BRAINER THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TOO. I LIKE THE IDEA OF YOUR WEBSITE: "PEOPLE SAVING PEOPLE". I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM, WITH THE BACKORDER ON REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR IT, ALL THE TALK ABOUT IT, THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A DEFECT INVESTIGATION ON IT. I LOOKED IN YOUR DATABASE AND IT SHOWS ZERO DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS ON ANY NISSAN MADE IN 2000 -- DOESN'T MATTER WHAT MAKE OR MODEL, NISSAN IS RUBBER-STAMPED FOR APPROVAL??? I OWN A 2000 XTERRA. THIS PROBLEM HASN'T HAPPENED TO MINE YET, BUT I'M SURE IT WILL SINCE I'M APPROACHING 47K MILES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AS A PASSENGER IN ANOTHER VEHICLE. AND I SWEAR, IT IS SCARY! SINCE NISSAN WON'T INITIATE A RECALL, AND YOU SAY ON THE WEBSITE YOU DON'T NEED A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE, DON'T YOU THINK THIS IS ONE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO??? THANKS. *NLM

THE CONSUMER WAS STRANDED DUE TO A FUEL TRANSPORTER PUMP FAILURE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROBLEM. MR SCC *JB

APRIL 11TH MY 2000 XTERRA STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I RESTARTED IT AND 5 MINUTES LATER IT STALLED AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME IT DIED AND WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND SINCE IT WAS RAINING I FIGURED I WOULD TRY IT AGAIN IN THE MORNING (HOPEFULLY WHATEVER WAS WET WOULD DRY OUT AND IT WOULD BE FINE). THE NEXT MORNING IT DID START AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE HIGHWAY WHERE IT DIED AGAIN (MIDDLE LANE OF A 5 FOUR LANE HIGHWAY!). THIS TIME I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED TO HEAR THE MECHANIC TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG BEFORE HE EVEN LOOKED AT IT (HE HAD A FUEL SENDER UNIT SITTING ON HIS WORKSTATION THAT HE HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF ANOTHER X WITH THE SAME PROBLEM). APPARENTLY WHEN THE X-TERRA HITS 50K TO 70K MILES THE FUEL SENDER UNITS GO BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONNECTION FOR THE FUEL PUMP CORRODES (GREEN OXIDE) AND ALSO CRACKS CREATING AN OPEN. THE GUY WORKING IN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT SAID I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE THEY HAD JUST HAD A RUN ON FUEL SENDERS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND WERE OUT FOR A WHILE BUT THEY HAD JUST GOT A NEW SHIPMENT IN. I STARTED TO FEEL LIKE THIS WAS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT NISSAN IS NOT LETTING ON TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. THE CLINCHER WAS, WHILE I WAS WAITING ANOTHER FLAT BED TOW TRUCK PULLED UP WITH ANOTHER X-TERRA...THAT'S RIGHT, BAD FUEL SENDER!! I PAID $211.00 FOR THE FUEL SENDER PLUS $65 FOR TOWING. I CHECKED IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM ON AN X-TERRA FORUM WEB SITE AND IT APPEARS TO BE ALL TOO COMMON. HAVING YOUR MOTOR CUT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING! *NLM

Mileage: 57,811

CAR DIED ON A BUSY STREET - APPARENTLY FROM MALFUNCTIONING FUEL SENDING UNIT. 2000 NISSAN XTERRA HAD ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT. PART IS ON "NATIONAL BACKORDER" AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. *NLM

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. THE CAR COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND RESISTED ALL ATTEMPTS TO BE RESTARTED. THE TOW TRUCK TOOK THE 2000 XTERRA TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER SAID THE INTERNAL FUEL SENDING UNIT, LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK, WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY NO ONE GOT HURT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 65,412 MILES ON IT AND IS UNDER WARRANTY. OUR DEDUCTIBLE WAS $50 PLUS $3 TAX. IT IS DISTURBING TO SEE HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE NHTSA SHOWS MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT A RECALL WOULD BE JUSTIFIED! I WOULD BE SADDENED TO HEAR THAT SOMEONE DIED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *JB

Mileage: 65,412

VEHICLE STALL OUT CONTINUOUSLY. SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY ($1,479 -60K CHECKUP FOR BREAKS, THROTTLE, FUEL SENDER REPLACEMENT, ETC) ONLY TO HAVE TO BRING IT BACK A FEW WEEKS LATER BECAUSE IT STILL STALLED OUT. THEY "DISCOVERED" THE FUEL SENSOR WIRE WAS CORRODED, HAD TO WAIT 2 WEEKS FOR PART TO COME IN (THEY DID PAY FOR A RENTAL). ONLY TO HAVE PROBLEM START UP AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER. THIS WAS THE 5TH TIME IN 8 MONTHS I HAD IT IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I DID TELL THEM THAT IT DIDN'T OCCUR AS MUCH WHEN I PUT IN DRY GAS, THEY TOLD ME TO CONTINUE TO DO AND THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP ME SINCE THEY WEREN'T AROUND WHEN IT OCCURRED. THEY DID SAY TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT HAPPENED! *NLM

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN THE FAST LANE, AT 65 MPH, ALL MY DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO DROP FROM 60-50-40 DOWN TO 0. LUCKILY, IT WAS AROUND 10:30 P.M AND THERE WERE NOT MANY CARS ON THE ROAD AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER SAFELY. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO MY RELIABLE MECHANIC, WHERE HE IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS BEING THE FUEL PUMP (PART # 25060-4S415, WHICH IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER DUE TO SO MANY PROBLEMS). THIS COULD MEAN THAT AN XTERRA OWNER COULD WAIT FOR AS LONG AS 3-6 WEEKS TO RECEIVE THE PART. WITH THIS FAULTY FUEL PUMP, WHAT HAPPENS IS THE SENDING UNIT FAILS, DUE TO CORROSION OF THE WIRES, THE FUEL PUMP SHUTS OFF, WHICH IN TURN, SHUTS THE ENGINE OFF (AT ANY TIME); A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! AS OF YET, THIS ITEM HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. MY MECHANIC SUGGESTED FOR ME TO KEEP THIS PART FOR REIMBURSEMENT, AS HE HAS REPLACED NEARLY 100 PUMPS ON XTERRAS, HE IS SURE THAT THEY WILL BE RECALLING THIS ITEM SOON. I WILL BE CALLING THE NISSAN DEALER AS WELL AS WRITING A LETTER TO CORPORATE TO REGISTER MY COMPLAINT ON FILE. IF YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM, OR ANY OTHER, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO IDENTIFY IT WITH NISSAN AND THIS WEBSITE SO IT AIDS IN THE RECALL PROCESS. *NLM

Mileage: 39,000

ON THE NISSAN XTERRA'S, THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNITS, PART #250604F415, ARE GOING BAD. THE PLASTIC IS CRACKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND HARD TO GET. I HAVE BEEN WAITING ALMOST 3 WEEKS. *JB

THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA BROKE. MY TRUCK IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THEY WERE ADVISED THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. IT WOULD PROBABLY TAKE 2 WEEKS, IF NOT LONGER TO GET THE PART IN. BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS NOT AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, NISSAN CHARGED THE AUTO SHOP AN EXTRA 10% TO GET THE PART AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE, AND THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE 3 TO 4 DAYS FOR THEM TO AUTHORIZE THE REIMBURSEMENT OF A RENTAL CAR. *JB

Mileage: 50,200

I OWN A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN PHILADELPHIA AND MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND DIED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO BE TOWED. I FOUND OUT THE XTERRAS PROBLEMS WITH THEIR "FUEL SENDING UNIT". *JB IN RESEARCHING THIS, I FOUND THERE ARE MANY XTERRA OWNERS COMPLAINING OF SUDDEN LOSSES OF POWER AND IT IS THE "FUEL SENDING UNIT". MY PART WAS BACK ORDERED FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS BECAUSE OF THE DEMAND FOR THIS PART. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM AFRAID OTHERS WILL NOT BE SO LUCKY. I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THEIR NISSAN XTERRAS AND HAVE THEM REPLACE THE "FUEL SENDING UNITS."

Mileage: 50,075

WHILE DRIVING ACROSS COUNTRY IN MY 2000 XTERRA LAST SUMMER(2002), THE SPEEDOMETER AND ALL GAUGES ON DASH STOPPED WORKING. I WENT TO A NISSAN DEALER IN COLORADO AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNLESS IT STAYED STUCK. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT EVERY TIME I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT BACK ON, IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. FINALLY, A YEAR AND A HALF LATER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON AN EXTREMELY BUSY ROAD, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS IN THE FAST LANE GOING 70 MPH. NOT ONLY DID I HAVE TO GLIDE ACROSS 3 LANES TO A SHOULDER, THERE WAS LITTLE SHOULDER TO PARK ON BECAUSE WE HAD A PREVIOUS SNOW STORM THE ROAD WAS NOT AS WIDE AS USUAL. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO NISSAN AND WAIT 2 WEEKS FOR A FUEL SENDING UNIT BECAUSE THEY WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. WHILE PERIODICALLY SPEAKING TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT DIFFERENT POINTS WITHIN THIS TWO WEEKS, HE WAS CONSTANTLY UPDATING ME ON HOW MANY MORE XTERRA'S WERE BEING TOWED IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM APPALLED THAT NISSAN HAS NOT MADE AN EFFORT TO RECALL THIS PART OR TO INFORM THEIR CUSTOMERS OF THIS DANGER. THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY FREEWAY IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SOME ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN.*JB

Mileage: 88,000

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. *NLM

Mileage: 52,000

MY HUSBAND AND I HAD JUST RETURNED HOME ONE EVENING AFTER DRIVING OUR XTERRA FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HR. 15 MIN LATER MY 10 YR OLD SON CALLED NEEDING A RIDE HOME. SO I WENT OUT TO THE XTERRA AND IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO CALL A CAB TO GO GET HIM. WE NOTIFIED OUR DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID MOST LIKELY THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT GONE BAD. THAT THEY HAVE SIX XTERRA'S IN THEIR LOT THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 2 WEEKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER, AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA AS TO WHEN PARTS CAN BE EXPECTED. WE NOW HAVE TO HAVE OUR VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AT OUR EXPENSE BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PAID $1,200 FOR JUST RAN OUT 2 WKS AGO !!! THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY CAN HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED BECAUSE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE AND SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED.*JB

Mileage: 89,000

THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. DIAGNOSIS IS FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING A RECALL EVEN WITH THE PROOF THAT THIS HAS BEEN A NUMEROUS COMPLAINT. I AM NOW TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 2 MONTHS FOR THE PART DUE TO A HIGH DEMAND.*JB

Mileage: 72,000

THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. *JB THE VEHICLE RESTARTED FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE REACHED ITS DESTINATION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED AGAIN. THE FUEL TANKS SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED. SCC

Mileage: 47,000

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD A NEW BATTERY, FULL TANK OF GAS, IT MADE NO SENSE. THE PROBLEM IS A CORRODED COMPONENT ON THE FUEL PUMP, NECESSITATING A NEW FUEL PUMP AND COMPONENT. PER THE SERVICE STATION, THEY WILL USE THE SAME EXACT PART AGAIN, HOWEVER A GEL WILL BE USED ON THE COMPONENT TO AVOID THE CORROSION THAT CAN OCCUR. WHY DIDN'T NISSAN DO THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE?? I AM OUT OVER $500 FOR REPAIRS AND COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER! *JB

Mileage: 74,096

THE FUEL PUMP FAILED.*JB

2000 EXTERRA W/ 40,000 MILES. FUEL SENDING UNIT WIRES CORRODED, CAUSING ENGINE TO STOP. (NISSAN PART # 25060-4S415). INCIDENT LUCKILY OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED ON STREET WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 41,000

I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA SE. I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH WHEN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED, FORCING ME TO DRIFT TO THE SHOULDER OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. THERE I SAT WITH MY ONE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER - STRANDED. I HAD NO WARNING OF THIS TERRIBLE EVENT AND AM FURIOUS THAT A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON IT COULD MALFUNCTION SO TERRIBLY.

Mileage: 35,000

THE FUEL PUMP ON MY WIFE'S 2000 NISSAN XTERRA FAILED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING IT. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. IT WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION FOR REPAIR. THE SERVICE TECH CALLED NISSAN AND ORDERED THE PART FUEL PUMP, WHICH WAS ON BACK ORDER. NISSAN SAID THEY HAD A NUMBER OF FAILURES BUT NOT RECALLED THE PUMP. NISSAN ALSO SAID TO REPLACE THE FILTER AND REGULATOR. THE COST WAS OVER $500. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT SINCE FUEL PUMP FAILURE SHUTS THE VEHICLE OFF.

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING FUEL PUMP SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND AFTERWARDS VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, TECHNICIAN STATED FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SINCE HAVING MY VEHICLE I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. SOME MINOR HOWEVER HAVING A NEW VEHICLE I DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS WIND NOISE FROM MY SUN ROOF THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN IN 3 TIMES TO BE REPAIRED. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE MY REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO I HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES REPLACED AND WAS JUST INFORMED TODAY (10/10/01) THAT MY FUEL PUMP HAS GONE BAD. SEVERAL MONTHES AGO I HAD A "KNOCKING" NOISE UNDER MY HOOD AND AS OF TODAY I HAVE ANOTHER "KNOCKING" NOISE. I JUST DO NOT FEEL THAT MY TRUCK SHOULD HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT BEING SO NEW! MY TRUCK STOPPED 3 TIMES AS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING. I HAD CARS IN FRONT AS WELL AS BEHIND ME, IT WAS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. I HOPE MY COMPLAINTS DO NOT GO UNHEARD AS I FEEL THEY HAVE AT MY CAR DEALERSHIP. THANK YOU!