Replaced radio first summer I had the vehicle.
Replaced all window motors.
Front skid plate had loose fitting.
Front bumper also loose fitting.
Overall, this is a distinctly mediocre vehicle. I agree with other comments stating that the Xterra is a good value for money, but overall, the vehicle makes too many compromises to be a really enjoyable truck.
I seemed to have had more problems than others with my car. I live in Phoenix, and the truck seemed to have problems surviving our summers. All of my above mentioned problems happened in the summer months. On a related note, the air conditioner was a joke.
When my truck visited the dealership for these problems, there was always a back order for parts. My service rep told me that they had a recall on the window motors.
The loose skid plate and bumper were ongoing problems from my first summer on. Not a huge problem to deal with- when going over speed bumps, the truck would make a sound like metal hitting metal. Also made noise when going slowly on an unpaved road.
Performance was so-so, and fuel mileage was abysmal. I tend to put a lot of miles on my car, and my monthly gas bill was easily reaching $200/month.
I owned the car for 25 months, and I put 36000 miles on it. The Nissan Xterra is a relatively cheap way for someone to work a desire for an SUV out of their system.
I'd have to agree with all of the above. The X-terra was attractive in the low $20k range, should have known I was getting what I paid for. I now have over 60k miles on mine and I've probably paid for another car in the gas I've put into it!! I put a class III trailer hitch on it only to find out that I average 10.3 mpg towing anything! My empty trailer is enough to drop my mileage to about 12 mpg. I'll never buy another.
WOW...I've got one of these 2wd XE v6 and mine gets average fuel economy for an SUV 18 to 19 mpg... might I add that again...SUV..not a polished little unibody Fwd wanna a be suv.
A real SUV that can TOW.
If you wanted an watered down unibody suv why did you buy it in the first place..
2002 Xterra 86,522 miles and no issues other than the two recalls. Tight as the day it rolled off the LOT. LUV MY X.
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