# 2000 Nissan Xterra - stutters on start **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** nissan, xterra\ **Created:** [December 15, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-nissan-xterra-stutters-on-start/154700 "2019-12-15T00:11:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LeeMBlackhoop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f17d59/32.png) [@LeeMBlackhoop](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LeeMBlackhoop)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-nissan-xterra-stutters-on-start/154700/1 "2019-12-15T00:11:33Z")
I have this 2000 Nissan xterra and every time I start the engine. It seems to stutter and will not move.I put the car in neutral and wait five minutes and the engine seems fine and ok to go.The dealers gave up on me.I have spent over 1000.00 dollars on tune up. please help. ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 5:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-nissan-xterra-stutters-on-start/154700/2 "2019-12-15T05:06:12Z")
Take it to a good independent mechanic and provide him with a clear explanation of the symptoms, and I’ll bet you’ll get it fixed. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-nissan-xterra-stutters-on-start/154700/3 "2019-12-15T14:08:02Z")
> [@LeeMBlackhoop](#): > > I put the car in neutral and wait five minutes and the engine seems fine and ok to go Try starting it for the **first** time each day with the transmission in Neutral, and see if that makes a difference. If it does, that would seem to indicate that you need to replace the Neutral Safety Switch.