Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-12 | 02V298000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 5,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS | Yes | 10 | The registered owner of this vehicle is registered tp the arab known as the polish polako missing a leg and is claiming… |
| 2024-12-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked with the rear passenger’s s… |
| 2021-04-24 | WHEELS | No | 0 | MY WIFE'S CAR WAS IN NEED OF TWO FRONT TIRES SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO WHEELS 360- IT WAS THE ONLY SHOP OPEN AND I WAS CR… |
| 2021-03-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | MY 2002 NISSAN XTERRA'S AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A COLLISION WITH A TELEPHONE POLE AT APX. 45 MPH. THE ACCIDENT WAS… |
| 2020-12-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SERVICE ENGINE SOON |
| 2020-08-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS AT 100MPH ALSO ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY BRAKES AREN'T BAD BUT IT'S LIKE THEY'RE GOING … |
| 2020-08-14 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TIRES ARE RECALLED AND CAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER TO REGISTER SLOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED |
| 2020-07-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I HAD MY BRAKE BOOSTERS REPLACED ON 05/22/2019.I WAS BACKING UP SLOWLY ON 07/24/2020 IN A PARKING LOT OF A CONVENIENCE … |
| 2020-03-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | LOSES PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL IS MOVING SIDEWAYS |
| 2019-05-30 | STEERING | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE … |
| 2018-02-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | 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 RE… |
| 2018-02-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TWICE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THE ENGINE CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE BY PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL… |
| 2017-06-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR … |
| 2017-03-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | UNABLE TO CONTROL SPEED AND BATTERY KEEPS DYING EVEN THOUGH BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR TEST GOOD. WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED… |
| 2017-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | UNABLE TO CONTROL SPEED WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM LOW TO HIGHER. VEHICLE STALLS WHEN GOING ABOVE 40MPH WITHOUT WAR… |
| 2017-02-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE TO NORMAL SPEED EVEN WHEN PRESSING PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, WHEN I TRY TO ACCELE… |
| 2016-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | UPON SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL GOT HARD NOT ALLOWING VEHICLE TO STOP AND VEHICLE ALSO STARTING R… |
| 2016-03-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRES ARE DEVELOPING A SERIES OF CRACKS EXTENDING FROM THE TAP INTO THE SIDEWALLS |
| 2016-02-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE … |
| 2015-09-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, WITH ONE FOOT ON THE CLUTCH, AND ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE STILL, MY XTERRA BEGINS ACCELERATIN… |
| 2015-09-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS WRECKED ON A DIRT ROAD. THE VEHICLE ROLLED FOUR TIMES AND WAS TOTALED; THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER W… |
| 2015-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS T… |
| 2015-04-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | 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 … |
| 2015-04-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPOT AT MY NORMAL SLOW SPEED WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE WENT INTO AN EXTREMELY HIGH REV AND THE … |
| 2015-02-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND THE ABS AND AIRBAG LIGHTS STARTED TO COME ON. WHEN THE GEARS SHIFTED UP, IT STARTED… |
| 2014-10-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY XTERRA HOME AND ALL AT ONCE IT GOT LOUD AND A SMELL OF SULFUR CAME OUT STOPPED BY LOCAL SHOP (MONROE) … |
| 2014-10-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHE… |
| 2014-06-15 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM HERTZ, THECAR HAD BEEN IN A ACCIDENT BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. I DID NOT FIND OUT ABOUT THE ACCIDENT UN… |
| 2014-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | THE DISTRIBUTOR HAS BALL BEARINGS UNDER THE SOLENOID AND PHOTO FOR CAM SENSOR THAT COMES APART AND GOES EVERY WHERE I… |
| 2014-05-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES LISTE… |
| 2014-04-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY… |
| 2014-01-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE S… |
| 2013-12-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STAL… |
| 2013-09-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS APPROACHING THE 'ON' RAMP WHEN XTERRA PULLED TO SIDE THEN FLIPPED OVER 3X.THERE ARE 4 RECALLS;3 MAY HAVE CONTRIBU… |
| 2013-04-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT T… |
| 2012-09-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HAD TO BRAKE HARD ON THE EXPRESS WAY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILUR… |
| 2012-08-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE INNER CEILING FABRIC ALL CAME LOOSE AND I'M NOW HOLDING IT UP WITH STAPLES. I'VE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH ANY OTH… |
| 2012-05-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON 5/2/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30PM IN THE AFTERNOON VEHICLE TRAVELING ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY IN MODERATE TRAFFIC AT APPR… |
| 2011-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ALARM ON THE VEHICLE ACTIVATED CONSTANTLY; HOWEVER, T… |
| 2011-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | 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. |
| 2011-07-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2006 AND IN MAY 2008 AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN THE CITY ONLY DOING ABO… |
| 2011-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2002 XTERRA ENGINE STALLS WHEN AT IDLE SPEED, IT STARTS BACK BUT WILL STALL ALMOST EVERYTIME I STOP AT A LIGHT,STOP … |
| 2011-05-29 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAM… |
| 2011-05-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CA… |
| 2011-05-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | NISSAN IS SAYING I HAVE TO GET RECALL WORK DONE AT DEALER. JUNEAU, ALASKA DOES NOT HAVE A NISSAN DEALER AND THERE ARE … |
| 2011-04-05 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUM… |
| 2011-02-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2002 NISSAN XTERRA, UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE WHEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. *BF (OHIO TRAFFI… |
| 2011-01-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMP… |
| 2011-01-04 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN THE STEERING W… |
| 2011-01-01 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | DEAR SIR/MADAM: MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM/FAILURE OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR SYSTEM, YET THE DEALER STATE… |