Nissan XTERRA fuel problems
318 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
3,099 owner complaints analyzed
21 distinct recall campaigns
83,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2000 to 2015 model years. Data snapshot: . 2,596 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
318 of 3,099 complaints match this topic (10.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10000535 · 2003-01-05 (January 5, 2003)
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.
Owner-reported narrative. 62,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000535 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10000673 · 2003-01-01 (January 1, 2003)
OUR 2000 NISSAN XTERRA SE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON A HIGHWAY. WE WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, BUT IF WE WERE IN ANY OF THE OTHER LANES, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. THE CAR COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND WE WERE STUCK. THE PROBLEM WAS DIFFICULT TO ASSESS... THE BATTERY WAS FULLY CHARGED, THE GAS TANK WAS FULL, THE GAS CAP WAS TIGHTLY SECURED AT THE MOST RECENT FILLING, THE SERVICE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD NEVER CAME ON INDICATING A POTENTIAL PROBLEM... IT WAS VE…
Owner-reported narrative. 52,397 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000673 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10005087 · 2003-02-01 (February 1, 2003)
2000 NISSAN XTERRA 67245MILES FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT RUSTED OUT. TS
Owner-reported narrative. 67,234 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005087 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10007572 · 2003-02-16 (February 16, 2003)
AS I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA'S ENGINE CUT OUT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO ROLL OFF THE ROAD INTO A GAS STATION WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND SEEMED AS THOUGH IT WAS OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH THE TANK WAS FULL. THE PART THAT FAILED IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT (NISSAN PART # 25060-4S415) WHICH HAS WIRING THAT CORRODES. WHEN THE SENDING UNIT FAILS THE FUEL PUMP IS TURNED OFF, WHICH IN TURN SHUTS THE ENGINE OFF. THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS VERY SERIOUS. THE…
Owner-reported narrative. 72,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10007572 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10008135 · 2003-02-26 (February 26, 2003)
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…
Owner-reported narrative. 74,096 miles reported. Look up ODI 10008135 at NHTSA ↗