2000 NISSAN XTERRA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

I HAVE DRIVEN MY 2000 NISSAN XTERRA FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW WITH NORMAL DRIVING, NO OFF ROAD DRIVING OR ABUSE OF MY VEHICLE. RECENTLY I DISCOVERED THAT AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF EXHAUST IN MY PASSENGER CABIN THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS IN FACT CRACKED. NOW ON MANY OCCASIONS I HAVE A VERY YOUNG CHILD IN MY VEHICLE SO I'VE HAD TO LEAVE HIM OUTSIDE TILL THE EXHAUST SMELL HAS DISSIPATED AND I CAN ONLY ASSUME IT'S NO LONGER MAKING IT'S WAY INTO THE CABIN. I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT THIS COULD POSSIBLE BE GOOD FOR ANYBODY. IN ANY EVENT I FIGURED I WOULD JUST HAVE TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED BUT AS I DID SOME RESEARCH I REALIZED THAT I'M NOT ALONE AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL HAVE MANIFOLD REPLACED AT MY OWN COST SO I CAN AGAIN FEEL SAFE THAT I'M NOT BREATHING IN EXHAUST. I FIND IT ABSURD THAT NEITHER NISSAN NOR THE NHTSA HAS MADE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE SOON.*AK