# Problems with 2000 Nissan Xterra

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/problems-with-2000-nissan-xterra/75098>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 21, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problems-with-2000-nissan-xterra/75098 "2012-10-21T20:17:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Angel](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Angel)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problems-with-2000-nissan-xterra/75098/1 "2012-10-21T20:17:19Z")

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I have a 2000 Nissan Xterra with about 100,000 miles. When I start out and get between 45 and 55 miles an hour, it sounds like I am going over speed bumps in the rear end. I noticed that it seems to come on more when I let up on the gas and barely gas it again. Any ideas on what the problem could be?

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**Author:** ![Honda-Blackbird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/honda-blackbird/32/3159_2.png) [@Honda-Blackbird](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Honda-Blackbird)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problems-with-2000-nissan-xterra/75098/2 "2012-10-21T21:52:07Z")

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Sounds to me like you might need a new U-joint on the rear driveshaft… Its either that or your tires are suddenly and severely unbalanced…which is unlikely. I have been through several U-joint failures and they can be pretty scary…if the U-Joint is bad you should be able to quickly figure it out by grabbing the driveshaft and looking for any play in it…pay attn to the rear U-joint.

Others suspects could be the tires…which I dont think it is… Or an issue with the brakes possibly.

But I’d go out and look for a U-joint failure real quick if I were you.

Blackbird

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**Author:** ![Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Angel](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Angel)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problems-with-2000-nissan-xterra/75098/3 "2012-11-03T18:59:40Z")

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Thank you very much for your response. I will check it out.

Angel