Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| NTB-09-030 | 04/06/2009 | 10030165 | Nissan: the 12 volt battery is an important part of the vehicle electrical system and is required to stay connected when the engine is running. to prevent damage to vehicle electronic components follow the instructions/cautions. no mod | 08/12/2009 | |
| 03018 | 02/21/2003 | 10001332 | Side marker lights, tail lights, fog lights, and/or dash illumination are inoperative and fuse 39 is open. *tt | 04/30/2003 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||||
| NTB-09-030 | 04/06/2009 | 10030165 | Nissan: the 12 volt battery is an important part of the vehicle electrical system and is required to stay connected when the engine is running. to prevent damage to vehicle electronic components follow the instructions/cautions. no mod | 08/12/2009 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES | |||||
| NTB-09-030 | 04/06/2009 | 10030165 | Nissan: the 12 volt battery is an important part of the vehicle electrical system and is required to stay connected when the engine is running. to prevent damage to vehicle electronic components follow the instructions/cautions. no mod | 08/12/2009 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 08/25/2011 | 67000 | ||
| I opened case # 7249509 with nissan regarding the failure of all four window regulators in the nissan xterra i purchased from nissan of bourne (ma) in 2000 on martha's vineyard. that is where the vehicle is garaged and used and only has 67k miles on it. the windows have been acting up for quite some time (many years) now and the vehicle is primarily used only in the summer. there was a window regulator warranty extension (pu307) issued on this vehicle and there are numerous online complaints about the problem. nissan consumer affairs has rejected the claim since it is beyond the warranty extension period even though i was never notified of the problem since it only applied to warm weather states. i'd like to escalate this claim to encourage nissan to pick up the cost of parts as this is a safety issue should the window get stuck in the up or down position. there are numerous online complaints about this problem. | |||
| 01/17/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2001 nissan xterra. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked in the driveway when it caught on fired. the contact mention that he was able to put the fire with a water hose. the fire department was contacted and they diagnosed that the it was an electrical fire. the vehicle was destroyed. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileage were 80,000. pm | |||
| 08/04/2010 | 67188 | ||
| Instrument gauge failure. speedometer, tachometer, odometer, heat, and fuel gauges all go to zero. this occurs usually about 30 minutes after the car is running and/or the tempeture is very warm outside. suv continues to run 'normally' when this occurs, but this can be a safety hazard in not knowing your vehicle speed or fuel level when driving. typically, the gauges return to normal after the car has not been running and parked in a 'cool' space for about an hour. there are numerous reports on the web about this, but there appears to be no solution available or acknowledgement from nissan. | |||
| 07/26/2009 | 60000 | 1 | |
| I was driving about 25 minutes on the turnpike and pulled off for gas, the second i turned off the car smoke started to pour inside from the front area and also pouring from the under hood area. this turned into an actual fire next to a gas pump. fire dept. was called to put it out . engine totally burned up and hood etc... *tr | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2001 nissan xterra electrical system had a major electrical fire due to a manufacturing defect**cw** *jb | |||
| 04/30/2007 | 98000 | 1 | 07/22/2002 |
| Major electrical fire which destroyed the engine room harness , shorted the power transiistor in the distributor, desstroyed the hood release cable and burned the windshield washer tubing, and also multiple fuses and relays.this condition occured due to the manufacturer crushing the wiring for the left front combination light under the air filter housing against the metal body during installation at the factory.all parts retained and vehicle available for insoection vehiicle currently not running. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 11/09/2003 | 33995 | 1 | 04/04/2001 |
| Fuse #11 which protects the alternator/charging circut and 4wd/atp warning light circuts kept blowing. when this fuse blows the alternator stops working and the vehicle then runs off the battery. and when the battery dies 30 minutes later so does your xterra!*ak | |||
| 09/30/2003 | 3 | 06/10/2001 | |
| Nissan xterra's window regulators are faulty. i had two of mine replaced in 2 years and the third one just broke. nissan admits that this is a common complaint but is not recalling the equipment. i am out of warranty and i will have to pay for it if i get it fixed. every nissan xterra user has had this problem and atleast 2 window regulators have been replaced on each 2001 models. its time nissan recalled the equipment. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 09/02/2001 | 1 | 09/02/2001 | |
| While driving home after purchasing engine check light came on. dealer was replacing fuel tank. *ak weak battery caused slow cranking.*et | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 04/30/2007 | 98000 | 1 | 07/22/2002 |
| Major electrical fire which destroyed the engine room harness , shorted the power transiistor in the distributor, desstroyed the hood release cable and burned the windshield washer tubing, and also multiple fuses and relays.this condition occured due to the manufacturer crushing the wiring for the left front combination light under the air filter housing against the metal body during installation at the factory.all parts retained and vehicle available for insoection vehiicle currently not running. | |||
| 11/09/2003 | 33995 | 1 | 04/04/2001 |
| Fuse #11 which protects the alternator/charging circut and 4wd/atp warning light circuts kept blowing. when this fuse blows the alternator stops working and the vehicle then runs off the battery. and when the battery dies 30 minutes later so does your xterra!*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 08/05/2005 | 83450 | 1 | 10/16/2004 |
| There was no warning before the ignition wiring in my 2001 nissan xterra fried. the engine cut out while driving to enter the freeway. i was then told by the dealership where i purchased the vehicle that i was lucky that the xterra didn't catch on fire and it fried because of an after market alarm,it doesn't have an after market alarm its the same as when i bought it,nine months prior. they are going to fix it but i have to pay for new ignition wire. i'm still wondering why the fuses didn't break like they were suppose to, preventing this whole situation from happening. *nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 10/27/2003 | 49100 | 1 | |
| 1--air conditioner blowing hot air car is only 49000 miles old.2-- the driver side window motor broken- had passenger side front and rear replaced under warranty. 3--the passenger brake light broken-had driver side replaced under warranty. *ak | |||
| 10/04/2003 | |||
| Three of the four power windows on my 2001 nissan xterra failed. *la | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 04/30/2007 | 98000 | 1 | 07/22/2002 |
| Major electrical fire which destroyed the engine room harness , shorted the power transiistor in the distributor, desstroyed the hood release cable and burned the windshield washer tubing, and also multiple fuses and relays.this condition occured due to the manufacturer crushing the wiring for the left front combination light under the air filter housing against the metal body during installation at the factory.all parts retained and vehicle available for insoection vehiicle currently not running. | |||
| 12/27/2002 | 76000 | 1 | 12/27/2002 |
| While driving the vehicle caught on fire under the hood. *ts | |||