There are 5 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2000 Nissan Xterrain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 270,000.
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 TO 15 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH. WHEN ENCOUNTERING SLOWER MOVING TRAFFIC I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY APPLYING MY BRAKES.THE VEHCILE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I TRIED AGAIN IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I STEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE ROARED THE RPM INDICATOR WAS IN THE RED ZONE AND WOLD NOT COME DOWN AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED DOWN THE BERM OF THE FREEWAY. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND THE VEHCILE EVENTUALLY SLOWED TO A STOP.TREMBLING I CALLED MY FATHER, WHEN HE ARRIVED HE CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY CONTROLLING THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM JAMMED AND LOCKED U THE VEHICLE A 2000 NISSAN EXTERRA WAS TAKEN TO THE BOARDMAN, OHIO NISSAN DEALER. THEY DID NOT REACT TOO CONCERNED REGARDING MY NARROW ESCAPE WITH POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH AND GREASED THE ASSEMBLY AND SAID IT SHOULD BE OKAY. I WANTED THE ASSEMBLY REPLACED THEY CLAIMED IT DID NOT RQUIRE REPLACEMENT. I THOUGHT IT BEST THAT I REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO YOUR AGENCY.
WHILE ACCELERATING ON TO THE FREEWAY, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO CLIMB IN SPEED. I THOUGHT I HAD ACCIDENTLY HIT THE "CRUISE" BUTTON SO, I CANCELLED THE CRUISE CONTROL. THAT DID NOT WORK AND THE CAR BEGAN TO GAIN MORE SPEED DESPITE MY ATTEMPTS TO BRAKE. I ALSO PLACED MY FOOT BEHIND THE FOOT PEDAL; NOTHING WOULD SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I FINALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY PRESSING ON THE BRAKES WHICH, WERE TO THE FLOOR. I WILL NEVER GET IN THIS VEHICLE AGAIN, EITHER AS A DRIVER OR A PASSENGER. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE, SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026