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2001 Nissan Xterra wipers, windshield & visibility problems

43 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2001 Nissan Xterra, which is 22% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
43 22% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
40,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2001 Nissan Xterra Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 40,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 10 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 40,000 miles
Based on 27 complaints that include mileage. 67% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles10
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 27 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 67% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Major electrical fire which destroyed the engine room harness , shorted the power transiistor in the distributor, desstroyed the hood release cable and burned the windshield washer tubing, and also multiple fuses and relays.this condition occured due to the manufacturer crushing the wiring for the left front combination light under the air filter housing against the metal body during installation at the factory.all parts retained and vehicle available for insoection vehiicle currently not running.

Reported at 98,000 miles, April 2007 Fire

The passenger windshield washer doesn't work. I have taken the vehicle to the dealer and it worked for only a short period. The problem has not been resolved. It is very hard to drive using only the drivers side of the windshield.

Reported at 5,000 miles, November 2003

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