2000 Nissan Xterra Electrical system Problems

“On saturday I smelled a burning smell while driving on the highway but it went away quickly and I couldn't find any source in the vehicle, so I assumed I just drove past something that smelled badly. On sunday the smell returned, stronger. I stopped and shut the engine off, and smoke began pouring out from under the left side of the dash as I ran to disconnect the battery. …”

“I started the car this morning. The odometer, tachometer and speedometer did not work. The odometer was blank. I drove the car and the speedometer or tachometer did not work. This same thing happened to me at night, about a year ago. The panel lights also did not work. The next day, everything worked fine. It did not correct itself this tome. The instruments are still not working.”

“Immediately after I exited my building garage and made right turn on city street on a clear summer day afternoon the engine sound began roaring and vehicle suddenly accelerating. I tried to control the vehicle forcibly hitting on the brakes, shifting gears to neutral, turning off the engine but the vehicle kept on going and ran-away uncontrollably till I made two left turns and ended up on a side walk with the rear tire blown out and the car stopped after colliding with some public utility box. The vehicle has incomplete recall #r0402 and nhsta recall #04v-230 regarding the fuel sending unit. …”

“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.”

“The following gauges do not work on my dash: speedometer, tachometer, engine temperature, fuel, odometer, and oil gauges. The cruise control does not work and the anti-theft device arms itself at any time it wants to, the hazards lights randomly flash as I am driving. All of the problems occurred within one year of purchase. The car has been serviced several times concerning these problems at kendrick Nissan, yet they still continue to occur. Now I am being told that I have to pay, again, to have it diagnosed for the same problems I have been having for past two years.”