2005 NISSAN FRONTIER Fuel/propulsion System Problems

FUEL GAUGE READS HALF TANK WHEN ACTUALLY EMPTY. VERY DANGEROUS. RAN OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE THAT WAS 3 LANES WIDE. I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE WHEN ENGINE STOPPED. POWER STEERING AND BRAKES GO TO MANUAL WHEN ENGINE STOPS. HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER ACROSS 2 LANES TO THE RIGHT WITH NO POWER STEERING AND NO POWER BRAKES WHILE VEHICLE WAS QUICKLY LOSING SPEED. NEARLY WAS HIT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE CHANGING LANES. VEHICLE HAD SLOWED TO ABOUT 25 MPH. WHEN SEMI MUST HAVE FIGURED I HAD NO POWER AND STAYED BEHIND ME BLOCKING TWO LANES SO I COULD GET TO THE SHOULDER. PROBABLY SAVED MY LIFE AND PREVENTED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS UNRELIABLE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED REGARDLESS OF AGE OF VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Mileage: 137,650

THE GAS GAUGE MOSTLY SHOWS EMPTY ON A FULL TANK OF GAS AND THE FUEL LIGHT ON THE DASH STAYS LIT. THE DIAGNOSTIC READS P0463, WHICH IS A FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HIGH INPUT CIRCUIT A. SOMETIMES THE FUEL GAUGE WILL READ DIFFERENTLY AS THE TANK GETS CLOSER TO EMPTY. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED AND THIS WAS THE ISSUE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE SO I'M NOT SURE WHEN THIS BEGAN.

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MY TRUCK JUST REACHED 80,800 MILES AND IT HAS LOST POWER. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND IT CAME BACK WITH THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION AND THE FUEL PUMP ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME I HAD NO WARRANTY ON ANY OF THESE PARTS AS OF 2010 AND THEY QUOTED ME ALMOST $7,000 TO REPLACE ALL. AFTER GOING HOME AND LOOKING UP TRANSMISSION SHOPS I FOUND HUNDREDS OF ARTICLES ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THOUSANDS OF NISSAN CARS. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL ON MY TRUCK. THEN I FIND THEY HAVE SNEAKILY EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY WITHOUT NOTIFYING US AND NOW MY TRUCK IS 12YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 80,800 MILES AND I NEED TO COME UP WITH $7,000 BECAUSE THEY FAILED TO NOTIFY THEIR CLIENTS ABOUT THEIR MISTAKES.

Mileage: 80,800

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY @ 70MPH IN THE FAST LANE ON INTERSTATE 80 IN THE SAN FRANCISCO'S BAY AREA, MY TRUCK SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. I HAD TO FIGHT TO GET FROM THE FAST LANE, TO GET OVER 4 LANES TO THE SHOULDER. I HAD JUST FILLED UP MY TRUCK IN BERKELEY AT A CHEVRON, I PUT $60.00 IN. SO I KNEW I HAD FUEL. I ENDED UP HAVING MY TRUCK TOWED HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY I WENT TO AUTO ZONE AND HOOKED UP THE DIAGNOSTIC READER. IT SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP. UPON FURTHER READ EACH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A TYPICAL ISSUE FOR THE NISSAN FRONTIER. IT HAS BEEN SO MUCH AN ISSUE NISSAN RECALLED 2004 & 2006 MODELS BUT DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2005 MODEL EVEN THOUGH ITS THE SAME FAULTY PART! I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP SENSOR REPLACED DUE TO COST AND I AM A SINGLE MOTHER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND IS A SEVERE HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE ENFORCED BY YOU TO GET NISSAN TO INCLUDE THE 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER FOR THIS DEATH HAZARD FUEL PUMP SENSOR ISSUE!!!

Mileage: 102,000

SAFETY RECALL FUEL SENSOR SENDING UNIT - OUR VEHICLE IS IN IMPECCABLE SHAPE AND GARAGED WITH 53,000 MILES - WARRANTY/RECALL ON ISSUE. NISSAN WILL NOT FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. FUEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION. ALSO HAPPENED ON OUR 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND WAS COVERED. FULL TANK OF GAS READS EMPTY.

Mileage: 53,000

RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION COOLER AND DESTROYED TRANSMISSION. REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACEMENT COST OF OVER 5000 VEHICLE STALLED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION

Mileage: 77,000

NISSAN FRONTIER 2005 TRUCK: FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT STARTED SHOWING VARIABLE FUEL LEVELS, FLUCTUATING WILDLY, THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THIS AFTER SOME 75,000 MILES. NO PRIOR WARNING. NO EXTREME USE CONDITIONS, JUST NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING ON THIS VEHICLE. DEALER REFUSED REPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT WAS OVER 75,000 MILES.

Mileage: 78,000

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK MADE A QUICK JERK AND THEM COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING A HIGHWAY PILE UP!! I HAD NO POWER, NO STEERING NO NOTHING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET ACROSS 3 LANES SAFELY. CARS WERE SLAMMING ON BRAKES AND LUCKILY I DIDNT KILL MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE. ONCE I GOT THE THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK GOING AND SAFELY GET TO AN EXIT. I CREEPED HOME ON A WING A PRAYER AND NOW THE TRUCK IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I DONT DARE TO USE IT AND I NEED IT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT, ITHAS GIVEN ME ANXIETY, IT WAS HORRIFIC. MY TRUCK HAS 94220 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 94,000

MY TRUCKS FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER, I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL. SO I CALLED 2 DEALERS THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VIN/TRUCK IS NOT COVERED. BUT WHAT I'VE SEEN IS THAT IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME, PARKED, ON THE STREETS OR FREEWAY WHICH I DRIVE DAILY FOR WORK. NO INJURY, CRASH OR FATALITY YET. I LOVE MY TRUCK, WORK IN A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER, I SEE MANY CAR ACCIDENT VICTIM'S WHEN IT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED, LIKE WITH ME NOW. PLEASE HELP ME I WOULD BE FOREVER GRATEFUL!! I PRAY NISSAN WILL DO WHAT IS RIGHT!!

Mileage: 128,232

#1RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN UNRELIABLE. IT WILL SHOW THE ACTUAL FUEL AMOUNT, THEN IT WILL SHOW THAT THERE IS NO FUEL IN THE TANK JUST A FEW MOMENTS LATER. SOMETIMES THIS ISSUE LASTS FOR A WEEK WHERE IT SHOWS THE FUEL TANK TO BE EMPTY WHILE IT IS FULL. ALSO THERE IS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT ACCOMPANIES. #2 I LIVE IN ALASKA AND REQUIRE THE DEFROSTER VENT TO WORK IN THE WINTER. THIS WINTER STARTING IN DECEMBER I NOTICED THAT AIR WILL NOT BLOW OUT OF THE DEFROSTER VENT BELOW THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS SELECTIONS ON THE DIAL/CONTROLS WITHOUT RESOLVE. IT ALSO MAKES A "BUBBLING AND CLICKING SOUND" THAT TO ME SOUNDS MECHANICAL IN THE DASHBOARD, WHEN THE VENT IS TRYING TO CHANGE FROM THE FLOOR VENT, TO THE HEAD VENTS, AND THEN UP TO THE WINDSHIELD VENT. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

DRIVING ALONG AT 65 MILES PER HOUR SEEMED LIKE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE REVVED UP. ROLLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. TRUCK WOULD NO LONGER MOVE. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD COOLANT IN IT AND HAD WIPED IT OUT. TO REPLACE TRANS AND RADIATOR WAS 5300 DOLLARS.

Mileage: 155,000

FUEL GAUGE READINGS INACCURATE. GAUGE READS THAT THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TANK OF FUEL WHEN IN FACT THE TANK IS CLOSE TO OR COMPLETELY EMPTY. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

MY NISSAN FRONTIER TRUCK'S "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT APPEARED. THE WARNING WAS DTC P0463 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT) . IT CORRESPONDS WITH NISSAN'S TECHNICAL BULLETIN EL07-027B, REFERENCE NTB07-069B. AFTER FILLING THE TANK, THE FUEL GUAGE TOOK APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES TO REGISTER FULL. NOW MY FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL- IT SIMPLY DISPLAYS ZERO FUEL PRESENT IN THE TANK. I'VE ALREADY RAN OUT OF FUEL ONCE THIS WEEK, ON THE HIGHWAY.THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE DETERIORATION OF THE UNIT BASED ON USE AND NOT TIME. *JS

Mileage: 68,000

THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS FUEL PUMP BAD ,PAY ABOUT $600. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AND WOULD NOT READ WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL OR EMPTY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

I BROUGHT MY TRUCK INTO THE NISSAN DEALER AFTER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE 2005 FRONTIER THAT CAUSES CROSS CONTAMINATION BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. DESPITE ONLY BEING 6K OVER THE 80K FREE REPAIR, I HAD TO PAY $2500 OUT OF POCKET FOR DEDUCTIBLE. THIS SEEMS UNREASONABLE AS IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AFFECTING 2005-2009 FRONTIERS AND XTERRAS. *TR

Mileage: 86,852

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LED ILLUMINATED AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. CHECKED CODE IS P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT. FUEL LEVEL GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE. DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

MY VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A VIBRATION WHILE I AM DRIVING WHICH HAS BEEN VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, HOWEVER, NOTHING MAJOR IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, NOW MY VEHICLE HAS DECIDED TO RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY FOUND TRANS FLUID MIXING WITH COOLANT DUE TO LEAKING TRANS COOLER IN RADIATOR AND THE TOTAL COST WOULD COME OUT TO $5,000. I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD THIS BILL SO I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

AFTER FILLING TRUCK UP WITH GAS THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER FULL. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY. MECHANIC CHECKED THE THE CHECK ENGINE CODE, WHICH WAS A FUEL SENSOR ERROR. THE MECHANIC RESET THE CHECK ENGINE. AFTER SEVERAL MILES THE GAS GAUGE STARTED WORKING AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR SIX MONTHS NOW. EVERY TIME I FILL MY TRUCK UP WITH GAS IT DOES NOT REGISTER FULL. A FEW MILES LATER THE GAS GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER SEVERAL MILES (VARIES FROM APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 100 MILES) THE FUEL GAUGE STARTS WORKING AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT NOT A MATTER OF MILES BUT TIME. FILL MY TRUCK UP, GAS GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY, PARK MY TRUCK AT THE AIRPORT FOR A FEW DAYS AND WHEN I GET BACK THE FUEL GAUGE WORKS. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR PROVIDED AN INACCURATE READING OF EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

Mileage: 57,000

FUEL SENSOR WILL SHOW 1/4 TANK OF GASOLINE AND LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GAUGE WILL SHOW EMPTY SHORTLY AFTER. *TR

Mileage: 74,303

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED GOING WACKY AND ULTIMATELY SHOWED EMPTY EVENTHOUGH I HAD 1/2 TANK OF GAS. LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT, SO I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON MY NISSAN TRUCK. THERE IS EVEN A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON IT. SO, OFF I WENT AND TOOK IT INTO MY NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THE CODE P0463 WAS A FUEL SENSING UNIT THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR FOR OVER $350. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE MY WIFE DRIVES THE TRUCK AND IF SHE IS UNABLE TO CORRECTLY DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TRUCK SHE RUNS THE RISK OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS IN TRAFFIC OR MAYBE EVEN IN AN UNSAFE NEIGHBORHOOD. *TR

Mileage: 78,100

I AM HAVING A FUEL SENDING UNIT PROBLEM. SAME PROBLEM NISSAN IS HAVING WITH OTHER NISSAN TRUCKS AND THEY HAVE RECALLED THE NEWER MODELS FOR REPLACE AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. ON MY 2005 THEY OFFER NO HELP AT ALL. THEY KNOW SENDING UNIT IS DEFECTIVE. THIS PROBLEM OF MAYBE RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND BEING REAR ENDED I THINK IS A SAFETY CONCERN. NISSAN SHOULD REPAIR ALL TRUCKS THAT THEY HAVE DEFECTIVE PARTS IN. I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS. *TR