general problems of the 2002 Nissan Xterra

My 2002 Nissan Xterra's airbags failed to deploy in a collision with a telephone pole at apx. 45 mph. The accident was on a badly maintained city street, the steering has been problematic even though I had an alignment done apx. 6 mo. S ago.

The contact owned a 2002 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph, the vehicle steered out of control and the vehicle overturned five times. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a laceration to the elbow and body pains while her passenger sustained several lacerations and bruises from the seat belt and air bags. Medical attention was sought. The vehicle was towed to the lot of the tow truck company. The contact mentioned that the drive shaft fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were contacted. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

I have had a recall on my vehicle since 2010 and I have never n=been notified of the steering issue. This is the 2nd recall I have had with no alarm from Nissan.

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the steering shaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was included in recall NHTSA campaign number: 10v554000 (steering). The failure mileage was 125,000.

I bought the car from hertz, thecar had been in a accident before I bought it. I did not find out about the accident until after I bought the car. The car tires could not stay aligned, the headlights were shooting up about 15 feet off the ground, there is paint splatter on the inside of the car motor, paint splatter on the outside by the guards tire, and you can see paint on the hood by the window on the right side, the toe hook on the right side looks to be new. There is a paint line on the inside of engine compartment, the hood is new, there isno rubber mount on the hood arm that hold the hook up. Over spray on the left drivers door.

I was approaching the 'on' ramp when Xterra pulled to side then flipped over 3x. There are 4 recalls;3 may have contributed to rollover.

Turn the wheel all the way to right or left. Hear a dreadful grinding sound as if the axle is going to snap in half.

Nissan is saying I have to get recall work done at dealer. Juneau, alaska does not have a Nissan dealer and there are no roads out of juneau.

2002 Nissan Xterra. The consumer states on September 5, 2005 vehicle veered to the left, and when she tried to correct it, nothing would happen. It was raining and the road was wet. This caused the vehicle to hit the median wall on the turnpike. The vehicle turned over and landed upside down. The vehicle was towed to a body shop, and the insurance adjuster totaled the vehicle. There has been no indication as to why this occurred, no one has inspected the vehicle. A police report was taken. The driver sustained minor abrasions on legs and arms, was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. The passenger sustained a broken toe ,and back and breasts were bothering her.

While driving 30 mph steering wheel pulled to the right. Consumer managed to pull over vehicle, and had it towed to the dealership, but dealership did not resolve the problem.

This is a very solid, and stable vehicle in the snow and ice, (with studded snow tires, all season radials only work in florida) it handles well, and performs nicely for a small SUV. The only complaints that I have with this vehicle, is that the ride is a bit rough. And it is a bit uncomfortable for taller people on long rides. To those that are complaining about the vehicle pulling to the left and right. Cure #1, get the car aligned. #2, check the road you are driving on, the track width on the Xterra is narrow, it may be catching a groove in the road. #3 check the tire pressures, to complaints about the braking. . . . . . . Have the brakes checked, rotors, pads, or calipers could be sticking.

My 2002 Nissan Xterra 4x2 steering was designed to not return to center on its own after making a sharp turn either right or left at slow speeds. I discovered this by almost running into a fence after turning out of a driveway into the right lane. This occurs every time. . . Pulling into a parking place is a real challange to keep from ramming the car next to me. My dealer admits they all do it with no correction avaliable.

While driving vehicle pulls to the right or left. Also, when braking it tends to pull on either side making it hard to control.

Consumer states that while driving and without warning the steering wheel will pull to the right and it will be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle. Dealer notified. Mr.