Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| NTB01083 | 11/28/2001 | 628209 | Vehicles may experience steering pull during braking. *jg | 03/06/2002 | |
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||||
| NTB99018A | 06/14/2000 | NTB99018 | 613960 | Vehicles built before september 1, 1999 may exhibit a clunk or rattle felt or heard when turning the steering wheel. *tt | 09/22/2000 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 06/18/2011 | 115000 | ||
| Our 2000 xterra had been fairly reliable until it died out on the highway. replaced the distributor 3 months ago, and it died out again while driving, last week, after having yet another distributor put in. the mechanic suggested that the nissan-issued re-built distributors are the problem. he's now putting a third one in, but he's getting it from a different source than nissan. i was stunned to know that nissan knows about this problem but still sells inferior parts. this is nothing to fool around with and i'm lucky that i didn't cause or get involved in an accident. | |||
| 06/26/2005 | 04/11/2000 | ||
| Steering wheel feels loose on steering column. (moves in and out) | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 11/24/2005 | 85000 | 1000 | 07/01/2000 |
| 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 | |||
| 11/05/2004 | 89000 | 1 | 12/08/2000 |
| Steering loses power intermittently while driving. extremely hard to steer.*ak | |||
| 10/15/2001 | 1 | 05/01/2000 | |
| Traffic accident. collision was 50 - 60 mph impact. *ak | |||