2000 Nissan Xterra Brakes Problems

“I was 47 MPH in a 45 MPH road and the guy behind me illegally passed me by driving on the opposite side of the road until he was able to pass me causing me to slam on my brakes and swerve.”

“The brakes of my wife's 2000 Xterra failed due to poor engineering. Fortunately it happen when my wife was driving at low speed on the back road we live on. The hard line from the master cylinder to the front brake is routed past a manifold heat shield. The line is installed so it rubs on the heat shield. The heat shield eventually cuts into the line causing it to fail. The car is at a local repair shop where a new brake line will be installed.”

“I recently purchased a 2000 Nissan Xterra. While I seldom use the emergency brakes, I needed it for parking on a hill that particular day. I discovered that the brakes did not grab as they should. Upon investigation, it was determined that a pulley within the brake drum assembly was seized. The materials of the pin and pulley did not appear to have any corrosion or abnormal damage. I have since learned that there are quite a few other people on the internet who have experienced this issue. …”

“I was driving my 2000 Nissan Xterra on a ohv trail when I lost brake pressure and had my brakes light come on. After investigation, I found that my brake line had rusted through where the line passes by the passenger side exhaust manifold. The spot was completely hidden underneath where the oem had placed a protective heat wrap on the line. The heat wrap was saturated with water and therefore promoted the line to rust through. This caused a loss of brake fluid to power to my rear brakes. I had to remove the brake line from the anti skid controller cut it and clamp it off. …”

“On the passenger side of the vehicle, there are tow brake lines that originate from the ABS unit that carry brake fluid to the brake system. Near the wheel well, one can see that the brake lines are wrapped with heat shielding and are touching the heat shield that cover the exhaust manifold. Over the use of the vehicle the health build up from the exhaust manifold heat up the heat shield and thus burns the heat shielding on the brake lines. …”