Four problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2000 Nissan Xterra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Nissan Xterra based on all problems reported for the 2000 Xterra.
Fuel sending unit rusted and corroted gas guage in accurate reading.
The contact owns a 2000 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated that while traveling 65 mph, the vehicle suddenly lost power. The contact managed to merge to the side of the road where the vehicle was towed to a private mechanic. The mechanic confirmed that the distributor had failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the issue. The failure and current mileages were unavailable. Updated 12/5/12 the consumer stated a sensor on the distributor was bad which caused the vehicle to stop running. Updated 12/10/12.
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.
During routine check at car repair shop (for Nissan Xterra), was told that head gasket was cracked. I was also notified that this was unusual due to the amount of miles on the car, approximately 45,000. Car subsequently started to overheat, immediately returned car to dealer, herb gordon Nissan, for expensive replacement of head gasket.