We have classified the 2 complaints from 2002 Nissan Xterra about WHEELS into the following categories.
2002 nissan xterra, over the last year, wheel lug nuts have broken off the wheels, the actual stud broke off for no apparent reason, this has happen on all 4 wheels, each time i had a mechanic replace the bad parts. note these were not cross threaded,. and were also tighten with a torque wrench. the stud just broke off. today was the most recent when i from a broken one in the driveway. *tr
When driving at various speeds and without warning consumer could hear a loud grinding noise coming from the right rear wheel. dealer had been notified. *ak
The right rear wheel separated from the axle. the nuts and bolts had loosened and fallen off. *jb while driving down an off road path, the vehicle suddenly stopped. the emergency brake had engaged. the consumer noticed the tire shifted outside of the tire well about 2 inches. as the consumer examined under the vehicle, he noticed that of the 4 bolts holding the wheel to the axle only one remained and didn't have a nut holding it. (all four nuts had loosened to the point of falling off) at a slow speed on a gravel surface it had broken the brake line, parking brake, and various parts of the brake drum. *scc *jb