2000 Nissan Frontier Electrical system Problems

“2000 Nissan crew cab pickup. Bought in april, 2003. On several occasions, the intrument panel has stopped working. Cruise control also disengages. After 10 to 15 minutes everything starts working again. My mechanic tells me it would be extremely hard to locate the problem. Do you have any idea what could be causing this?”

“My Nissan 2000 se 4x4 extended cab has around 27000 miles. I purchased it new from carmax on 6/9/2000. About six months after purchasing the truck I experienced a failure of the instrument panel. I notified my Nissan dealer but couldn't duplicate the problem. I've learned to live with the problem but it now occurs just about every time I drive. It turns off for about 10 minutes and then comes on again. My lights or other safety equipment are not affected by this failure. During the failure I can't tell how fast I'm driving.”

“There was a short in the fuse box that caused a fire that burned up the battery, the hoses and most of the electrical system. Prior to the fire the vehicle was stalling during turns. This occurred for about 10 minutes of driving while the vehicle was being driven to a garage. The fire started as the truck turned into the garage parking lot so it was put out quickly. I contacted Nissan, and they said they would not investigate or look at the vehicle unless I paid to have it towed to a Nissan dealer and paid the Nissan dealer to have a mechanic with no c&o training look at the vehicle. …”

“Upon starting the vehicle, the consumer heard a loud noise under the hood. The consumer looked under the hood and found that the battery exploded. The dealer/manufacturer were notified. The dealer refused to replace the battery and inspect the damage..”

“(1). At higher speeds, my 2000 Nissan Frontier truck's dashboard dials malfunction. This occurs frequently. (2). The dials either drop to zero -- the odometer, speedometer and temperature guages -- as if the vehicle were not running, or they get stuck at the speed. They remain stuck or inactive for periods of up to 4 hours. Also, the digital mileage disappears or skews so that it is not readable. On two occasions the vehicle rapidly decellerated as if it were responding to the dashboard dials dropping. …”