general problems of the 2002 Nissan Xterra

Unable to control speed and battery keeps dying even though battery and alternator test good. When driving at low speed I cannot accelerate gradually, the car revs really hard and pulls hard when trying to increase speed. Once I drive for about 20 minutes and pickup speed the brakes are loose and hard to come to a stop, and the pedal does not respond when accelerating or reducing speed. I recently was going home on the freeway at about 45 mph trying to reduce speed to prepare to exit, and my car just shut off, all dash lard light came on and I had to coast and then get a push from someone to get into the exit lane and coast to the gas station.

Unable to control speed when trying to accelerate from low to higher. Vehicle stalls when going above 40mph without warning often. Also, it is hard to sometimes increase speed or drive at a constant mph speed such as when going through residential neighborhoods. When traveling -15 mph and trying to a celebrate onto freeway etc the engine stalls and jerks, and the rpmspins very hard and rough when trying to accelerate. Throttle is not responsive acceleration when given gassed pedal does not increase and decrease speed accordingly, which gives a complete lack of control over driving vehicle. There is also a problem with securing back row seatbelts hence, my increased concern of outcome should an unfortunate collision occurr with my child in the car.

When driving it is impossible to accelerate to normal speed even when pressing pedal to the floor, when I try to accelerate past 15 mph the engine revs really hard and jerks as if it is about to stall. I stalled out on the freeway without warning. It is hard to control speed when tryin to increase or decrease acceleration. The pedal feels inconsistent with the throttle and/ or rpm and is very hazardous. When trying to drive in low speeds in residential area or park the pedal arely moves and if given the slightest gas it will shut off e fine or take off and does not respond when you stop acceleration, or brake as it should. I have had power steering column fixed and air intake flow hose replaced, I keep getting error codes that come and p0122, p0128, and p0123. This seems to have similar recalls for othe model and year of Nissan, and when I inquire a out the issue to Nissan recall dept. They say the previous recall for gas response unit has been completed on this vehicle however, I cannot understand how that is possible with this issue I am having. I just bought this truck to drive my child to school and I'm afraid this will cause an a cident if not repaired soon however, I am certain this is a manufactur defect related to fuel line or throttle since the loss of acceleration is extremely noticeble to othe Nissan owners and I hope it is investigated as current recalls need to be expanded or investigated for the Nissan Xterra and possibly all Nissan vehicles with similar reported issues.

After shifting into reverse, with one foot on the clutch, and one foot on the brake still, my Xterra begins accelerating in reverse though my feet were on the clutch and brake only. My Xterra's brakes only stopped my vehicle after shifting into neutral and then turning off the engine.

I purchased a used Xterra about 6 months ago. I was pulling into a parking spot in a shopping mall at a low speed when the engine suddenly went into a high whining rev and the vehicle lurched forward and took off out of control. Before coming to a stop it ran into four other parked cars. I was as it had a mind of its own. This has never happened to me in all my years of driving only american made cars. The Nissan is the only foreign car I have owned and will likely be the last after this episode.

- while driving the 2002 Nissan Xterra with a failure mileage of 26,000 miles. The contact noticed that the engine light intermittently turned on. Also, the vehicle would not accelerate properly, and made noises. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who stated that the super charger was failing. The vehicle still had not been repaired. The current mileage was 30,000. A recall was issued regarding the supercharger. Updated 05/02/jb.