2005 NISSAN XTERRA Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

PURCHASED MY '05 NISSAN XTERRA IN THE SPRING OF 2012 WITH ABOUT 160,000 MILES. FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS I HAD MINOR ISSUES LIKE SHUDDERING/VIBRATIONS RANDOMLY WHEN I ACCELERATED AND THE HEAT NOT WORKING WHEN I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE OTHER DAY WHEN I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY THAT I KNEW I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK MY XTERRA TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND EACH ONE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT I WOULD NEED A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION AND FROM THERE THEY WOULD SEE IF I IN FACT NEEDED TO CHANGE THE RADIATOR (WHICH THEY WERE POSITIVE WAS THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DUE TO SIMILAR ISSUES WITH OTHER NISSAN SUV OWNERS). THE REPAIRS WILL COST ME WELL OVER $4,000 AND UNFORTUNATELY AS A COLLEGE STUDENT, THERE IS NO WAY I CAN AFFORD TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. WHAT WAS APPALLING TO ME WAS WHEN I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ON VARIOUS WEBSITES ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NISSAN HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXCLUDED MANY PEOPLE AND PUT MANY MORE AT AN UNFAIR DISADVANTAGE. I PERSONALLY BOUGHT MY NISSAN, BECAUSE OF THEIR REPUTATION, BUT THE FACT THAT THEY WILL NOT COME TO THE AID OF THEIR CONSUMERS SPEAKS VOLUMES OF THIS COMPANY. *TR

Mileage: 177,700

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN WHEN I FILLED VEHICLE WITH FUEL GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. GAUGE DOES NOT COME BACK ON U TIL VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FROM 85 TO 125 MILES AND THEN TAKES AWHILE TO REACH UP TO AROUND 3/4 FULL. NEVER REALLY SURE HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN TANK. WAS ADVISED TO CHANGE THE FUEL TANK CAP AND DID TWICE BUT STILL NOT WORKING. HAVE TO RELY ON TRIP GAUGE TO KNOW IF I HAVE ENOUGH FUEL. THIS SEEMS RISKY FOR AN ALMOST 75 YEAR OLD WOMAN. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

GAS GAUGE WONT READ, DISPLAYS EMPTY WHEN FULL. GOES BACK AND FORTH. 2006 AND 2008 RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM AND PART # BUT NISSAN WONT PAY TO HAVE 2005 FIXED OR DO A RECALL. WE BUT FROM ROANOKE NISSAN DEALER USED AT 57351 MILES. THEY DIDN'T OFFER WARRANTY AND WE DIDN'T GET EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE ENGINE BOGGING DOWN WHEN CHANGING GEARS. UPON TAKING IT TO MY MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A LEAK BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEMS. THE FIX WOULD REQUIRE A REPLACEMENT OF BOTH SYSTEMS TOTALLY APPROX. $6000! APPARENTLY THIS IS A "KNOWN ISSUE" WITH 2005-2010 XTERRAS. UPON CONTACTING NISSAN I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO FOR ME. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, AND A RATHER MAJOR ONE AT THAT, I'M NOT SURE WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY RECALLS OR SOME KIND OF FIX. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

ERROR CODE P0463 - APPARENTLY DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND REQUIRING SUBSTANTIAL SHOP TIME TO DROP FUEL TANK AND REPLACE SENSOR/PUMP UNIT (NOT TO MENTION PART COST, WHICH IS NOT BEING SUPPLIED BY MANUFACTURER DESPITE THE KNOWN, WIDESPREAD FLAW). *TR

Mileage: 32,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TROUBLE SHOOTING NUMBER IS P0463. WHICH I UNDERSTAND NISSAN AUTOMOBILES HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THIS SITUATION. I WOULD LIKE TO INFORMED WHEN THEY ARE HAVING A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL OR SHOWS SOME QUANTITY OF GAS WHEN IT IS EMPTY AND VARIATIONS IN BETWEEN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AFFECTING SEVERAL MODELS AND YEARS THAT NISSAN EXTENDED ITS WARRANTY FOR, BUT DID NOT RECALL, CLAIMING IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE (SEE HTTP://WWW.NISSANASSIST.COM/WEB/FUEL-SENDING-UNIT/INDEX.PHP?MENU=2). THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT ADVISE OWNERS TO REPLACE THE PROBLEM SENDING UNITS, IT JUST PROVIDED FOR REPAIRS IF AND WHEN, SUBJECT TO MILEAGE AND TIME LIMITS, THE VEHICLE MANIFESTED THE SENDING UNIT PROBLEM. MY LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE DEVELOPED THIS PROBLEM AT 46000 MILES, WELL UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY MILEAGE LIMIT BUT THE TIMING WAS BEYOND THE ARBITRARY EXTENDED TIME PERIOD. FOLLOWING MY OPENING A CASE WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS THEY DENIED COVERAGE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AS IT WAS BEYOND THE ARBITRARY TIME LIMIT, ALTHOUGH WELL BELOW THE MILEAGE LIMIT. FAULTY FUEL QUANTITY READINGS ARE NOT JUST AN INCONVENIENCE. THEY CAN RESULT IN HAZARDOUS OVERFILLING OF FUEL TANKS (OR ATTEMPTS TO FILL AN ALREADY FILLED TANK) WHEN THE GAUGE ERRONEOUSLY READS EMPTY RESULTING IN FLAMMABLE GAS SPILLS, DIZZYING AND ENVIRONMENTALLY UNSOUND VAPOR EMISSIONS AT THE PUMP. ON THE FLIP SIDE WHEN THERE IS LITTLE OR NO FUEL IN THE TANK BUT THE GAUGE SHOWS SOME QUANTITY OF FUEL SUCH AS 1/4 TANK OR MORE, DRIVING OFF ON LONG COMMUTES OR TRIPS RESULTS IN RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON HIGHWAYS. IN MY CASE THIS IS IN RURAL AREAS OR BACK ROADS AND HIGHWAYS OUT OF CELL PHONE RANGE AND FAR FROM SERVICES, AND CAN OCCUR IN SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS. I BELIEVE THIS KNOWN PROBLEM IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT POSES UNNECESSARY RISKS TO DRIVERS AND SHOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A RECALL, NOT JUST AN ARBITRARY LIMITED EXTENSION OF WARRANTY, AND DISCLAIMER BEYOND THAT. *TR

Mileage: 45,600

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP IN MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AT 85,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE I MAKE OIL CHANGES, I WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION BROKE AND RADIATOR FLUID CONTAMINATION. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, BUT THEY FLAT OUT REFUSED THE CONTAMINATION, INSTEAD OFFER TO REPLACE BOTH TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FOR $5,500 TO AVOID FUTURE PROBLEMS. I WAS NOT CONVINCED. IMMEDIATELY, ANOTHER GUY IN THE DEALERSHIP OFFERS TO TRADE IN FOR A NEW CAR. I TOOK THE CAR OUT AND WENT TO ANOTHER TRANSMISSION SHOP. SURE ENOUGH, THEY NOTICED RADIATION FLUID CONTAMINATING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. COST WAS AROUND $3,750. BECAUSE, THE DEADLINE WAS EARLY JUNE'2013 AND NOW IS EARLY JULY, THEY ARE TELLING ME I CANNOT SUBMIT THE CLAIM. I HOPE THE COURT DOES NOT APPROVE THE FINAL SETTLEMENT. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL AND PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OF DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION/ RADIATOR. *TR

Mileage: 85,255

THE GAS GAUGE GOES FROM HALF FULL TO EMPTY AND LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE CAR IS IN IDLE. THE GAUGE DOES NOT RE-SET UNTIL THE TANK IS FILLED AND DRIVES FOR ABOUT 100 MILES. I BELIEVE IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SENDING UNIT. IS THERE ARE RE-CALL? *TR

Mileage: 58,000

GAS GAUGE HAS QUIT WORKING...COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE AUTOMOBILES...WHY NO RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DISPLAYING AN INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL READING. THE CHECK ENGINE WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 80,000

I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-49K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600." *TR

Mileage: 75,000

FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING, SERVICE ENGINE SOON IS ON ALL THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN NOT. ALSO DIGITAL MILEAGE IS INCORRECT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. FUEL SENSOR?? *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND PER INSPECTION BY THE NISSAN DEALER IT WAS DUE TO THE FUEL LEVER SENDER (CODE P0463). ESTIMATED LABOR/MATERIAL WILL COST ME $500.00. *TR

Mileage: 60,800

FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS FAILED. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS TURNED ON; FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY; RECEIVED EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR FUEL UNIT FOR 72K MILES OR 6 YEARS. I AM AT 70K MILES BUT I BOUGHT IT IN 2005 SO ITS PAST THE 6 YEARS. THIS IS SUCH A COMMON FAILURE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER VIA A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING ALL SYSTEMS TO SHUT DOWN, INCLUDING BRAKE ASSIST AND POWER STEERING CAUSING A NEAR COLLISION TWICE, ONCE WHILE NAVIGATING A CURVE AT LOW SPEED WITH A DITCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND ONCE WHILE NAVIGATING A CURVE AT HIGHER SPEED AND NEARLY COASTING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE ISSUE IS DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR CAUSING COOLANT TO SPILL INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT APPEARS IN VEHICLES WITHOUT WARNING IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE AT ANY SPEED. PLEASE INITIATE A RECALL ASAP FOR OUR SAFETY! *TR

Mileage: 97,500

THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR IS VERY UNRELIABLE. SOMETIMES IT READS FULL AND OTHER TIMES IT WON'T MOVE FROM EMPTY EVEN THOUGH THERE'S FUEL IN THE TANK. AFTER DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM I FOUND THAT IT'S VERY COMMON IN THE 2005 XTERRAS! WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THE FAULTY SENSOR? *TR

Mileage: 66,000

RADIATOR CORROSION LEAKING FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION. REPLACING RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. REPLACED VAPORIZER SOLENOID AND THE IPDM UNIT (VOLUNTARY RECALL) WHICH CAUSED STALLING WHILE DRIVING. FUEL SENSOR REPLACED. MANDATORY RECALL ON THE ECM UNIT. NO NOTIFICATION ON VOLUNTARY OR MANDATORY RECALLS. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FUEL GAUGE COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE. FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY WITH FULL FUEL AND THEN CHANGE TO VARIOUS READINGS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT FAILS WITH A P0463 STORED IN SELF-DIAGNOSIS. THIS IS THE SAME AS THE OPEN RECALL FOR 06-08 IN TSB NTB07-069B. HOWEVER MINE IS AN 05 AND IF YOU LOOK ON THE WEB,,,,,,,THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH XTERRA S FROM 05-09 NOT JUST 06-08. NISSAN IS NOT BEING HELPFUL, AND RUNNING OUT OF FUEL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IS NOT GOOD, NOR IS THE $500+ DOLLARS THEY WANT TO FIX THIS!! *TR

Mileage: 81,000

I HAVE A 200D XTERRA THAT I BOUGHT NEW AT THE END OF 2005. RECENTLY THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. I WOULD FILLIT UP THAN HE GAS LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH SERVICE ENGINE SOON. NEXT DAY GAS GAUGE READS 3/4 FULL THAN NEVER MOVES. NISSAN WANTS TO CHARGE $450 JUST SO HAPPENS MY EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT 10-15-11 AND I HAVE OVER 72,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

STARTED HEARING A RUMBLE STRIP SOUND WHILE ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT. VEHICLE STARTED SHIFTING HARDER, WITH SLIGHT VIBRATIONS. BEFORE I COULD TAKE IT IN, I WAS INVOLVED WITH A HIT IN RUN IN A PARKING LOT. NISSAN SAID THE UPPER AND LOWER RADIATOR HOSES WERE SOAKED IN TRANSMISSION FLUID. MANAGER SAID IT HAD BEEN LEAKING FOR SOME TIME. HE SAID I NEEDED A NEW RADIATOR, AND TRANSMISSION COST OF 6500. NISSAN UPDATED THEIR RADIATORS BECAUSE THEY NEW IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART, BUT REFUSE TO TAKE CARE OF DAMAGE THEY HAVE CAUSED. SEE LINK HTTP://WWW.NISSANASSIST.COM/WEB/RADIATOR/FAQS.PHP?MENU=22

Mileage: 129,000

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED 800 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY; CAUSES DRIVER TO HAVE NO IDEA OF FUEL LEVEL. CREATES DANGEROUS POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ON HIGHWAYS, IN TRAFFIC, ETC. WITHOUT MOTOR RUNNING, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DO NOT WORK, CREATING EVEN HIGHER RISK OF ACCIDENT. VERY COMMON ISSUE ON 2005 XTERRA; SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 36,800

FUEL GAUGE, FUEL SENDING UNIT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY CAUSING AN UNSAFE FUEL INDICATION READING. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-59K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600. *TR

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ERROR CODE IS ON DUE TO A PART FAILURE AND THIS IS A KNOWN FAULT THAT OCCURS FREQUENTLY AND HAS SAFETY CONCERNS DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING OUR OF FUEL. *TR

Mileage: 70,893

AFTER MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED, I PROCEEDED TO TAKE MY NISSAN XTERRA TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN HAWTHORNE, CA, TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. NISSAN CHARGED ME $129 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH FOUND AN ERROR CODE OF P0463. THAT ERROR CODED INDICATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING. I DECLINED TO PAY $570 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT SEVERAL NISSAN VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY ITS TRUCKS AND SUVS, HAVE SUFFERED FROM THIS PRODUCT DEFECT. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF NISSAN RECTIFIED THE SITUATION BY RECALLING VEHICLES OR COVERING MY CHARGE FOR REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 89,700

I HAVE A 2005 XTERRA WITH 38K MILES, "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER, DIAGNOSIS IS A BAD FUEL SENDING UNIT $600.00 TO REPLACE. I'M JUST OVER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT DEALERSHIP CANNOT HELP. THE SENDING UNIT AND GASKET ARE $200.00. $400.00 FOR LABOR SEEMS A BIT STEEP. AT WHAT POINT IN TIME WILL NISSAN RECALL THIS ISSUE? *KB

Mileage: 37,689

FUEL SENDING UNIT DIED AT 36800 MILES; APPROXIMATELY 800 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. NISSAN LATER ADMITTED FAULT (OVER 5 YEARS LATER) AND EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 72000 MILES AS IT APPLIES TO THAT PART, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS WELL PAST THAT MILEAGE BY THAT POINT. VEHICLE NOW FAILS NJ INSPECTION BECAUSE OBD II CODE IS RETURNED FOR FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 36,800

"I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-49K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600." *TR

HAD A P0463 CODE COME UP FOR FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON ON SECOND GENERATION NISSANS. *TT

Mileage: 94,125

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $500 TO FIX THE SENSOR WHICH WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND RECALLED ON EARLIER AND LATER MODELS OF THIS TRUCK. AND IS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM FOR OTHER XTERRA OWNERS. PLEASE RECALL THIS PART. FUEL LEVEL SENSORS LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THIS IS OTHER MAKES AND MODELS OF VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

ENGINE LIGHT SERVICE SOON IS ON THE CAR IS STARTING TO STALL. OUT OF WARRANTY BUT WHILE RESEARCHING THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE FOR NISSAN XTERRAS. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY AND THE FUEL GAGE WOULD READ INACCURATELY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 98,000. UPDATED 11/29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR HIS MAKE AND MODEL, BUT NOT THE YEAR, AS WELL AS OTHER MODELS. UPDATED 12/12/11

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY AND THE FUEL GAGE WOULD READ INACCURATELY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 98,000. UPDATED 11/29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR HIS MAKE AND MODEL, BUT NOT THE YEAR, AS WELL AS OTHER MODELS. UPDATED 12/12/11

Mileage: 97,000

THIS MORNING THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $500 TO FIX THE SENSOR WHICH WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND RECALLED ON EARLIER MODELS OF THIS TRUCK. AND IS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM FOR OTHER XTERRA OWNERS. PLEASE RECALL THIS PART. FUEL LEVEL SENSORS LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THIS IS OTHER MAKES AND MODELS OF VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 102,584

TEENAGE DAUGHTER RAN OUT OF GAS AT NIGHT WHILE GAUGE REGISTERED NEARLY A FULL TANK! SHE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT HER FATHER MUST HAVE RECENTLY FILLED THE TANK, WHICH OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT THE CASE. THE GAUGE REGISTERS FULL WHEN IT'S NOT AND EMPTY WHEN IT'S NOT! RECEIVED "CODE PEWEE FUEL CENSOR A TOO HIGH" AFTER RESEARCHING, I SEE THAT THIS IS, AND HAS BEEN, AN ISSUE WITH XTERRAS! AND FOR OLDER GENERATIONS THERE WAS A RECALL. HOWEVER FOR THIS MODEL WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF ANY ISSUE THEREBY PUTTING MY DAUGHTER AT RISK. *TR

DTE (DISTANCE TO EMPTY) INDICATION FLASHES "---". VEHICLE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CODE PO463, FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT INPUT HIGH IS STORED IN MEMORY. ACCORDING TO INTERNET SEARCHES AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAM, BELIEVED TO BE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR (IN-TANK). *TT

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

Mileage: 108,000

NOTICED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DASH WAS ON BUT DETECTED NO ISSUES AND UNEMPLOYED SO DIDN'T RUN DOWN TO NISSAN TO PAY THEM $600 TO TURN OUT A LIGHT. NEEDED TX INSPECTION STICKER ABOUT 4 DAYS AGO WENT TO GET ONE AT NEARBY JIFFY LUBE AND THEY DENIED BECAUSE OF "SAFETY OR EMISSIONS ISSUES" ON A CODE "P0463:FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT". I GOT HOME AND RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT IS WAS QUITE COMMON PROBLEM WITH XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS. SO COMMON IN FACT, THAT PREVIOUS GENERATION NISSANS WERE ACTUALLY RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE. THE SENSOR IS IN THE GAS TANK AND ONLY CHECKS THE ACCURACY OF THE GAS GAUGE. UNFORTUNATELY, NO RECALL HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE PART FOR THE 2ND GEN YET, AND SO NISSAN CUSTOMERS ARE BEING FORCED TO HAVE THE DEALER MAKE THE REPAIR TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $600. WHAT A RACKET. AND WITHOUT THE REPAIR I CAN'T GET MY INSPECTION STICKER, WHEN THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN IS TO RUN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE MAY NOT SHOW THE CORRECT LEVEL IN THE TANK. MY GAUGE IS WORKING FINE. SINCE WHEN IS EVEN A POSSIBLE GAS GAUGE PROBLEM A "SAFETY AND EMISSIONS" HAZARD ANYWAY? RACKET. THE GUY AT JIFFY LUBE TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE SENDING TO MUCH GAS THRU THE ENGINE. WHAT? A BLATANT LIE. SO APPARENTLY, THE SYSTEM HAS IT THAT THIS UNEMPLOYED PERSON, WITH BARELY ENOUGH TO SURVIVE HAS TO EITHER RISK A BIG COSTLY TICKET FOR NO INSPECTION STICKER OR LINE NISSAN'S POCKETS WITH MONEY I NEED TO FEED MY FAMILY FOR A FAULTY PART THAT THEY HAVE EVEN RECALLED THE PRIOR VERSION OF ALREADY WHEN MY VEHICLE RUNS GOOD AS IT EVER DID AND THE GAS GAUGE IS WORKING JUST FINE. THIS IS JUST WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS AND AN INJUSTICE AND APPARENTLY, YOU FOLKS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN BRING JUSTICE TO THIS SITUATION BY FORCING THEM TO RECALL THAT PART THEY CAN'T SEEM TO GET RIGHT BEFORE THEY ROB MORE GOOD AMERICANS OF THEIR LIMITED RESOURCES IN THE RACKET THEY HAVE GOING.

Mileage: 86,005

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL, EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT DISPLAY AN EMPTY READING. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

NISSAN HAS HAD A GREAT # OF FUEL SENSOR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR LINE OF VEHICLES. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED FACT . MY FUEL GAUGE FAILED A FEW WEEKS BACK AND NOW READS EMPTY ALL THE TIME DESPITE FILLING THE TANK UP. THE FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM ALSO LOADS A CODE WHICH CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON- NOT A GOOD THING IF YOU NEED TO GET A STATE INSPECTION DONE. NISSAN HAS IGNORED MINE AND MANY OTHER REQUESTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WITH A SENSOR THAT DOES NOT WORK OR READS GAS LEVELS FALSELY DUE TO FAULTY PARTS NISSAN IS PUTTING OR HAS PUT IN IT'S CARS THIS IS PUTTING THE DRIVING PUBLIC AT GREAT RISK. ACCIDENTS COULD BE CAUSED DUE TO RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD ENOUGH BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY FUEL SENSOR.

Mileage: 86,400

2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAVING GAS GAUGE / SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ISSUE. PO463 IS THE CODE WHICH MEANS THE FUEL SENDER/SENSING UNIT IS BAD. THIS IS CLEARLY A FAULTY PART ISSUE ON NISSAN AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR 2005 - 2007 XTERRAS, PATHFINDERS, & FRONTIERS. THIS IS A HAZARD NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN YOUR TANK AND IT IS A RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO PAY $600 TO GET THIS FIXED WHEN IT IS A FAULTY PART ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 2005 XTERRA SERVICE. FUEL TANK WAS NOT 1/4 TANK AND FILLED IT UP - HAD TO STOP AT THE STORE ANYWAY SO I GASSED UP. ANYWAY, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I LOOKED DOWN AND MY FUEL GAUGE IS ON EMPTY AND THE LIGHT ON. INTERESTING, I THOUGHT. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE COMES ON LATER. I WAS THINKING SOME KIND OF GAS POCKET OR SOMETHING SO I GOT HOME AND UN DID THE GAS CAP, AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. ENGINE LIGHT AND FUEL LEVEL STILL ON AND THE UNIT IS FAILURE TO READ FUEL GAUGE. *TR

I HAVE A XTERRA 2005, I HAVE TWO FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE SAME CAR, SAME YEAR. THEY RECEIVED FROM NISSAN A LETTER THAT SAID, THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS FAULTY AND THAT THEY NEED TO GET IT FIXED, WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED. MINE IS NOT WORKING. CALLED THE DEALER, THEY SAID I HAVE NO WARRANTY, AND IT SEEMS IT IS A PROBLEM WITH SOME NISSAN MODELS 2005 AND -06. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. MY PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE FUEL LEVELING SYSTEM AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. IT WAS THE FUEL LEVELING SENDER. MY FUEL WAS NOT REGISTERING CORRECTLY AT ALL. NEXT CAME STALLING OF MY SUV. I WOULD BE DRIVING AND IT WOULD ACT AS IF IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND CUT OFF. THAT TURN OUT TO BE THE EMC, IN WHICH I PAID FOR BUT WAS REIMBURSE BECAUSE NISSAN ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE EMC. THIS DID NOT FIX THE FUEL LEVELING SENDER PROBLEM. A FEW MONTHS LATER, MY SUV WAS HAVING A "HARD CRANK". IT JUST DID NOT WANT TO TURN OVER. IT WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING. I WOULD JUST CUT OFF. I TOOK THAT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CAM SENSORS. SO, I HAD THE CAM SENSORS REPLACED AND I HAD THE FUEL LEVEL SENDER REPLACED. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE A MULT-POINT INSPECTION, SO I HAD EVERYTHING WITH THAT REPLACE. I SPENT A $1000, ONLY FOR MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO TELL ME NOW IT IS THE CATALYST CONVERTERS AND BOTH NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. THE PRICE FOR BOTH PARTS ALONE WAS $1300. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY SO MANY XTERRA OWNERS ARE HAVING THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS AND NISSAN ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THEM. THEY WILL OFFER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AFTER THE FACT, BUT BY THE TIME THE PROBLEM OCCUR A 2005 DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CATALYST CONVERTERS AFFECTS THE CLEAN AIR FOR YOUR VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

THE FUEL GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING, I COMPLETELY FILLED UP THE VEHICLE WITH GAS STARTED THE ENGINE AND IT STILL READ EMPTY. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF DAYS TO MOVE UP TO SHOWING FULL BUT NOW I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING OR HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLE AROUND 50,000 MILES. THIS IS AN ISSUE NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF WITH SO MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE, IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THEIR MANUFACTURING AND IS VERY PRICEY FOR THE CUSTOMER TO FIX!

Mileage: 50,000

MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS: AT APPROX 55K MILES, ENGINE WOULD REV OUT BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS, AT APPROX. 72K MILES STARTED VIBRATION WHEN AT STEADY SPEED (APPROX 45 MPH), SO PURCHASED NEW TIRES. AT APPROX. 76K MILES TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE AND VIBRATION AND GEAR SLAM INCREASED. AT APPROX. 79K MILES BLOWER STOPPED WORKING AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD GO UP AND DOWN. AT 80,532 MI. HAD RADIATOR REPLACED AND COOLANT FLUSHED AND TWO TRANSMISSION FLUSHES DONE, AS COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS MIXED DUE TO RADIATOR LEAKING. TRANSMISSION CONTINUED VIBRATION AND BEGAN SLAMMING AGAIN 3 MOS. LATER. 6 MOS. LATER ENGINE OVERHEATED , HAD TOWED. ENGINE WAS BAD DUE TO OVERHEATING FROM RADIATOR ASSEMBLY FAULT NISSAN DESCRIBES. REBUILT ENGINE, NEW TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING CONTROL VALVE, AND NEW RADIATOR. STILL CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE- SEVERE TRANSMISSION SLAMMING GEARS, VEHICLE STALLS WHEN YOU TAKE FOOT OFF GAS, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE GOES TO BOTTOM WHEN FOOT OFF GAS AND UP WHEN YOU DEPRESS. SINCE, NISSAN HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 80K FOR RADIATOR ASSEMBLY CAN CRACK AND INTERNAL LEAKAGE OF COOLANT MIXES WITH TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. I AM NOT COVERED THEY SAY, BUT IF I HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS 2 YEARS AGO I WOULD HAVE BEEN. THEIR LETTER SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT IT CAN OCCUR AT "HIGHER MILEAGES". I WANT NISSAN TO REIMBURSE ME COSTS INCURRED AND FIX MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE ON AND OFF FOR 8 MOS. OF THE PAST TWO YEARS, AND DO NOT THINK THIS VEHICLE WILL EVER RUN PROPERLY DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. ALSO HAVE HAD ENGINE LIGHT GO ON AND OFF FOR LAST 2 YEARS- DUE TO FUEL SENDING UNIT PROBLEM, NISSAN HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS TO 72K. I NOW HAVE 94K - THESE ISSUES NEED TO BE RECALLS AND OWNERS REIMBURSED- PLEASE INVESTIGATE WARRANTY EXTENSION ISSUE! ALSO HAD SQUEAKS, BATTERY ISSUE, NO START EVEN W/NEW BATTERY, CLEARED ELECTRONICS/RADIO BLOWN, CDS DON'T EJECT, DRIVER WINDOW WON'T GO UP UNLESS PULLED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

NON-WORKING FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON! *TR

Mileage: 102,000

HAVE 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND THE FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY OR A 1/4 FUEL THEN IT SHOOTS UP TO FULL. WE NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THERE. IT HAS BEEN BELOW FREEZING HERE IN THE NORTH AND I AM SCARED MY WIFE AND KIDS WILL BE STUCK OUT OF FUEL SOMEDAY SOON. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, APPARENTLY IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR A BUNCH OF NISSAN TRUCKS AND SUVS AROUND THE SAME YEAR. PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS BAD ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA IT IS THROWING A P0463 CODE AND AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND IT AN APPARENT PROBLEM IN MOST 2ND GENERATION XTERRA'S AND FRONTIERS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT TELLS THE GAUGE HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK AND SINCE IT IS NOW WORKING THE GAUGE IS NOT READING THE PROPER AMOUNT OF GAS WHICH CAN LEAD TO A ACCIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF FUEL. *TR

Mileage: 74,243

FUEL GAUGE STAYS AT EMPTY AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COME ON. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA CAUSING ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I NEEDED TO WALK APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES ON HIGHWAY TO CONTACT A TOW TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

2005 XTERRA WITH 60,000, P0463 COMPUTER ERROR, WHICH IS THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. (SENSOR A, CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT)

Mileage: 73,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA STALLED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE HAD STRUCK A STEEL BEAM CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS MISREADING, SHOWING MY TRUCK HAD GAS WHILE IN REALITY IT WAS EMPTY. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY. THE TANK CAN BE FULL AND IT WILL SAY A HALF A TANK AND WHEN IT REACHES A QUARTER TANK THE GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY. THERE IS NO NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL ON THIS YEAR MODEL AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HAD TO MANY MILES TO BE REPAIRED BY THEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81000.RL

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR WAS READING INACCURATELY AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH GASOLINE WAS ACTUALLY IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHILCE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

P0463 ERROR CODE FULE LEVEL SENSOR. *TR

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. I CAN NO LONGER PLACE TRUST IN THE GAUGE, SINCE I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE NOW, WHILE THE GAUGE STILL SHOWED FUEL AVAILABLE IN THE TANK. THE ERROR CODES ON THE COMPUTER MODULE STATE IT IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH NISSAN AND THEY REFUSED TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

FUEL GAUGE WENT INOP AT APPROX 90,000 MILES. NISSAN HAD EXTENDED THE FUEL GAUGE WARRANTY TO 72,000 WHICH IS RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING MOST XTERRA'S, PATHFINDERS, AND FRONTIERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, NOT A WARRANTY EXTENSION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY IS DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GAS GAUGE INACCURATE. GAS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN PLENTY OF GAS IS STILL IN TANK. DTE FEATURE NO LONGER SHOWS NUMBERS ONLY DASHES. ONLY 66,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 64,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

FUEL SENSOR GOES BAD ON NISSAN XTERRA CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL, WHEN IT APPEARS VEHICLE HAS PLENTY OF FUEL (ACCORDING TO THE GAUGE.) *TR

Mileage: 60,098

FIRST PROBLEM - WHEN I HAD 53,000 MI ON IT, IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, IT STARTED CUTTING OUT AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL, HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. THEY SAID THAT HE RADIATOR LEAKED, FLOODING MY TRANSMISSION WITH COOLANT AND RUINED MY TRANSMISSION. THEY REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY STATING THAT "THE TRANMISSION DID NOT FAIL - THE RADIATOR DID (WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY) THEREFORE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT COVERED". I HAD TO LET THEM REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES - IT COST ME $1,400 OUT OF POCKET - NOW HERE I AM 30,000 MILES LATER AND MY REVERSE WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED. SO I HAD PAID 1,400 JUST TO BUY MYSELF AN YEAR & A HALF AND NOW I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. 2ND PROBLEM - I HAVE THE FUEL GAUGE/SENSOR PROBLEM, ALSO. I FILLED UP ONE DAY, GOT IN MY CAR AND GAUGE READ EMPTY & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I HAD A RIP-OFF MECHANIC CHARGE ME $170 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR - NOTHING EVER CHANGED, GAUGE IS STILL BROKE AND LIGHT IS STILL ON. NISSAN IS SO WRONG FOR NOT HANDLING THEIR PROBLEMS, CONSUMERS DESERVE TO BE TREATED FAIRLY. THERE SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST THEM - JUST READ THESE COMPLAINT BOARDS. SOMEHOW I HAVE BOTH OF THE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES.

Mileage: 53,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. AFTER REFUELING THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A READING OF EMPTY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY AFTER REFUELING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

Mileage: 65,000

I DRIVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AFTER I FILLED MY VEHICLE WITH GAS AND THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

THIS '05 XTERRA HAD A THOROUGH CHECK OUT & DIAGNOSTIC. THEN 500 MILES LATER, AT AROUND 46000 MILES, WHEN THE FUEL INDICATOR WAS AT 1/2 TANK- THE NEEDLE SUDDENLY PLUNGED TO BELOW EMPTY, A LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. THIS WAS ALL VERY ALARMING, AND WE WERE STUCK IN BUMPER-BUMPER TRAFFIC IN A BAD PART OF PHOENIX WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT WASN'T HOT OUT, JUST A BIG TRAFFIC JAM IN 5:00 RUSH, AND WE WERE NOWHERE NEAR A GAS STATION. IT WAS TERRIBLE, AND WE WERE VERY SCARED TO BE STRANDED. AFTER THAT WE BOUGHT A HUGE GAS CAN, AND JUST DROVE AROUND WITH 10 GALLONS OF GAS JUST IN CASE. THAT IS TERRIBLE, TO HAVE TO DRIVE WONDERING IF WHEN YOU'LL ACTUALLY RUN OUT OF GAS, VS. JUST BEING TOLD YOU ARE OUT OF GAS.THIS STARTED HAPPENING DURING THE BEGINNING OF OUR CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP TO THE COAST AND BACK. IT WAS AN ISSUE THE ENTIRE TIME, AND VERY NERVE WRACKING. NISSAN SHOULD FIX THIS, SINCE I'VE RETURNED FROM OUR TRIP AND FOUND THAT 100'S OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING EXACT SAME PROBLEM! THIS IS A FAULTY PART, AND IT MAKES ME WONDER WHAT ELSE WILL GO WRONG. THIS IS THE FIRST NISSAN OUR FAMILY HAS HAD, AND I AM AFRAID WE MIGHT NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER ONE, AND TELLING OTHERS TO STEER CLEAR OF NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 46,050

2005 NISSAN XTERRA SE, FUEL SENDING UNIT IS ERRATIC AND DOESN'T READ PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANYONE WHO ACTUALLY USES THEIR TRUCK OUT IN THE DESERT THINKING THEY HAVE MORE FUEL THEN IS INDICATED. QUITE OFTEN THE GAUGE WILL DROP DOWN TO EMPTY AND I'VE GONE TO FILL THE TRUCK UP JUST IN CASE AND END UP PUTTING ONLY A FEW GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE TRUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, ALTHOUGH ITS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN I DO BELIEVE THAT THE GAUGE SHOWING THE TANK IS AT 3/4 OR MORE THEN DROPPING DOWN TO 1/4 TANK (THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL) IS ONE. MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS THAT NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR MODELS EARLIER THEN THE 2005 AND THE MODELS FROM 2006 FORWARD. WHY IS IT THAT THESE MODELS GET THE RECALL AND NOT THE 2005 MODELS? THE COMPONENT THAT IS FAILING IN BOTH THE EARLIER AND LATER MODELS IS THE EXACT SAME PART. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION. APPARENTLY ITS EXTREMELY COMMON AND NISSAN ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

Mileage: 64,000

NO SPECIFIC EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. STANDARD USE OF THE 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 70K MILES ON THE CAR.. THE FAILURE IS THE FUEL SENSOR GAUGE WHICH CAUSES THE GAS GAUGE TO BE INACCURATE AT ALL TIMES. IT WILL GO FROM FULL TO EMPTY IN 1 SECOND WHILE YOU ARE HEADED DOWN THE ROAD. OTHER TIMES IT WILL SHOW HALF TANK WHEN THE TANK IS EMPTY. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE ARE IN THE CAR. CONSEQUENCES COULD BE FATAL IF WE HAD NOT CAUGHT ON TO THE ISSUE. AT ANY POINT WE RUN THE RISK OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS DUE TO AN ERROR IN THE WAY THE GAUGE IS READING.. WE ARE FORCED TO TRACK MILES ON THE ODOMETER EACH TIME WE FILL UP. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY ME AT THIS POINT. NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE BY RECALLING 2006+ MODELS AND EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 72K MILES ON THE 2005 MODELS. OUR CAR NOW HAS 90K MILES ON IT SO WE DO NOT MEET EITHER OF THEIR "SAFETY" FIXES. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA FAILED AT 50105 MILES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT IS UNDER RECALL *BUT NOT FOR MY YEAR/VIN). THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND NISSAN SHOULD EXTEND THE RECALL TO COVER ALL 2005-2010 XTERRAS. OBSERVED PROBLEM: 1. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT 2. CODE: P0463 3. FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKING (FILLED TANK SHOWING HALF FILLED). *TR

Mileage: 50,105

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA PURCHASED NEW IN 2006. IT LOOKS NEW STILL AND I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. I REPORTED MANY TIMES ABOUT THE GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS O.K. WHEN CHECKED. THEY SINCE SOLD TO SOMEONE ELSE. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE, A LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME TO CHECK MAINTENANCE BECAUSE OF IT AND I CANNOT PASS STATE INSPECTION UNTIL I PAY SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE I SEE WITH THEM, MANY CAR SALES PEOPLE AND DEALERS AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE WILL COME UP TO ME WHILE GETTING GAS, COMPLIMENT ON THE CONDITION OF MINE, AND ASK IF I HAVE THE PROBLEM AND MANY OF THEM HAS A NEWER VEHICLE AND/OR OLDER VEHICLE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR TO GET REPAIRED AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I REALLY DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THIS AND MAKE MY MONTHLY PAYMENTS ALSO. CAN YOU HELP ME AND THE MANY OTHERS? YOU FILL UP WITH GAS AND THE GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY UNTIL SUCH TIME IT GOES BACK TO READING SOMETHING AND A COUPLE OF TIMES HAS CAUSED US TO RUN OUT OF GAS. *TR

Mileage: 150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE FIRST FUELS UP THE GAS GAUGE WORKS FINE. SHE STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE STOPS WORKING BETWEEN THREE QUARTERS OF A TANK AND A HALF OF A TANK. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ON GOING FOR TWO YEARS AND THREE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE CONTACT REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,800.

Mileage: 50,000

FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT FAILS AT 1/4 OF TANK/THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

IN THE PAST MONTH I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF ANOMALIES WITH MY FUEL GAUGE. I INITIALLY NOTICED THIS WHEN I COMPLETELY REFILLED MY GAS TANK ONLY TO NOTICE THAT THE GAUGE SHOWED 7/8THS FULL. IT SEEMED ODD, BUT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS AN ISSUE AS THE PUMP MAY HAVE AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF PREMATURELY. TURNS OUT TO NOT BE THE CASE. ON MY NEXT TRIP TO THE GAS STATION, UPON REFILLING THE GAS TANK, MY GAUGE ONLY READ A HALF TANK. UPON MY NEXT TRIP IN THE VEHICLE, THE GAUGE READ PROPERLY. HOWEVER, SUBSEQUENT TRIPS THE GAUGE READ SOMETIMES MORE THAN IT SHOULD AND SOMETIMES LESS THAN IT SHOULD. FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER GOING 78 MILES THE GAUGE STILL READ "FULL", AND THEN AFTER GOING 96 MILES THE GAUGE READ "HALF FULL". AFTER REFILLING THE GAS TANK THIS LAST TIME, THE GAUGE READ 3/4 OF A TANK. THE NEXT TRIP THE GAUGE READ "FULL". SUBSEQUENT TRIPS THE GAUGE READS SOMETIMES MORE THAN IT SHOULD AND SOMETIMES LESS THAN IT SHOULD. THE LAST COUPLE OF TRIPS THE GAUGE SHOWED THE SAME AMOUNT EACH TIME EVEN THOUGH I HAVE DRIVEN MORE THAN 60 MILES. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER (WHERE I'VE HAD SERVICE PERFORMED BEFORE) TO CHECK FOR A RECALL AS I HAD HEARD THERE WERE VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY, NISSAN HAS ISSUED THE RECALL FOR "SOME" MODELS AND YEARS BUT NOT FOR MINE. THEY OFFERED TO "DIAGNOSE" THE PROBLEM, FOR THEIR USUAL SHOP FEE NATURALLY. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT LIMITED TO THE MODEL YEARS ALLOWED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN READING ON ONLINE FORUM WITH MANY 2005 XTERRAS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE. I AM LESS THAN PLEASED WITH THE RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO DIAGNOSE A KNOWN PROBLEM; MUCH LESS PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. I AM ISSUING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT YOU WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND REALIZE THE EXTENT OF THIS PROBLEM AND INCLUDE THE 2005 MODEL YEAR IN THE EXISTING RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 68,025

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA THAT HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE GAS GAUGE TAKES A LONG TIME TO REGISTER THAT THE TANK IS FULL AND NOW THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE WITH BOTH THE XTERRA AND PATHFINDER ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THEY DID A RECALL ON THE 2001-2003 XTERRA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL. THIS IS AN EXPENSE THAT OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BEAR AS IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. CONSUMERS NEED HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 60-65 MPH, THE "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYING AN INACCURATE READING OF A HALF OF A TANK. THE FUEL GAUGE READING FLUCTUATED FROM EMPTY TO HALF FULL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE CONTACT ORDERED THE PART AND INFORMED THAT HE WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 75,000

FILLED UP GAS TANK & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AUTOZONE DID A DIAGNOSTIC & FOUND PO463. MY WIFE HAS NOTICED ERRATIC FUEL-GAUGE OPERATION FOR SOME TIME, BUT ONLY MENTIONED IT SINCE THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SHE HAS ALSO NOTICED THE MILEAGE DISPLAYED HAS NOT AGREED WITH THE DISPLAYED FUEL-LEVEL, WHICH SHE THOUGHT SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED THAT CHANGED HER GAS MILEAGE...WHICH HAD NOT. WE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE MAINLY ON THE FREEWAY, AS MY WIFE IS A COLLEGE STUDENT IN THE RN PROGRAM. IN OUR LOCATION, SHE DRIVES ALONG WITH MAY SEMI-TRUCKS GOING TO/FROM CANADA. HAVING OUR VEHICLE RUN OUT OF GAS ON THIS FREEWAY, WITH THE AMOUNT OF TRUCKS PER HR COULD BE DEVASTATING, IF ATTEMPTING TO GET TO A SHOULDER SAFELY. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT WE MUST RELY ON FAULTY FACTORY INSTRUMENTATION. OTHER YEARS HAVE THIS SAME DEFECT & HAVE BEEN RECALLED. ARE WE WAITING FOR THE DEATH TOLL TO INCREASE BEFORE ACTING ON SOMETHING THAT IS SUCH AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN FAIL & CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS? THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES RECALL & REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

THE FUEL SENSOR/SENDING UNIT ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAS FAILED AND NOW MY GAS GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER A FULL TANK AND MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. THIS IS APPARENTLY AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE AND COMMON FAILURE FOR THE XTERRA AND THIS SAME PART WAS RECALLED ON THE 2004 MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

FUEL GAUGE READS FULL, THEN WITHOUT CAUSE READS EMPTY. WITHOUT AN ACCURATE FUEL READING THIS MAY CAUSE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL AT A DANGEROUS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

"I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 30K-49K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600." *TR

Mileage: 32,000

AT 49500 MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA GOT SERV. ENG. SOON LIGHT ON. CODE P0463. HAD CODE READ MEANS FUEL LEVEL SENSOR BAD. GAS GAUGE OK .WILL COST $600 + TO REPLACE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM W/NISSAN. PLEASE INITIATE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

FUEL GAUGE FAULTY. READS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. COULD CAUSE DRIVER TO RUN OUT OF FUEL. SERVICE ENGINE CODE P0463 FUEL SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 57,450

ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY FUEL TANK ALWAYS READS EMPTY. DEALER STATES ITS A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR BUT WONT FIX FOR FREE. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS IS A VARY COMMON PROBLEM AND WAS DIRECTED TO THIS SITE. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA. GAS GAUGE WORKS SPORADICALLY, NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN TANK. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BY RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THERE IS A RECALL ON NISSAN VEHICLES FOR 2006 AND 2008 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT ALL FROM 2005 TO 2010 ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 45,305

I HAD LESS THAN 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS, WHEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. ON MY WAY HOME, I STOPPED BY AUTO ZONE AND HAD THE CODE CHECKED. IT CAME UP WITH PO463, WHICH INDICATED THE FUEL SENDING SENSOR. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND FILLED UP. THE GAUGE APPEARED TO GO TO FULL. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND WAS RECALLED ON SEVERAL NISSAN MODELS BETWEEN 2000-2004. I TALKED TO THE DEALER, BUT SINCE MY 5 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED THIS MONTH AND I HAVE 63,000 MILES ON MY XTERRA, THE REPAIR WOULDN'T BE COVERED. THE COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE AROUND $600 - $700. I DECIDED TO JUST KEEP UP WITH MY MILEAGE TO MAKE SURE I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. SINCE THEN I HAVE DRIVEN 270 MILES. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WENT OFF AROUND 200 MILES, BUT I AM STILL NERVOUS THAT THE UNIT IS MALFUNCTIONING AND IT COULD REOCCUR. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IF THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, WHY ISN'T IS BEING RECALLED ON THE 2005-2007 MODELS? *TR

Mileage: 63,400

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE TRUCK STARTING HAVING A FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM, BUT I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT BECAUSE MY CAR STILL WAS RUNNING. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO 4/1/10 WHERE I WOULD PUT A FULL TANK OF GAS AND THE FUEL READER WOULD SHOW THAT IS WAS STILL EMPTY. ABOUT 3 DAYS AGO ON 7/28/10 I WAS ABOUT TO GET FREEWAY, THANK GOD THAT I HAD NOT GET ON FREEWAY WAY WHEN OUT OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTING SHAKING AND THEN EVENTUALLY DIED. I WAS STUCK A TRAFFIC LIGHTS FOR ABOUT 10 MINS. I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND PUSHED GAS BUT STILL NO LUCK. UNTIL A 3RD TIME TRIED IT AND THEN IT STARTED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I REALIZED I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I TOOK IT TO MY EXPERT MECHANIC AND THE SAID IT WAS A CONTROL MODULATOR AND TOLD ME THAT IS WAS GOING TO BE $1,000.00. AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THAT, BUT I NEED MY VEHICLE RUNNING. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT CAN WE DO AND IF THERE WILL BE A RECALL. I ALSO SAW THERE ARE MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE THAT OWNS A NISSAN XTERRA 2005. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO FULL UP MY XTERRA. WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP THE GAUGE READ 1/4 OF A TANK. I WENT BACK THROUGH THE LINE AND GOT ONLY $1.00 MORE WORTH OF GAS BEFORE THE ATTENDANT SAID IT WAS COMPLETELY FULL. OVER THE DAY THE GAUGE STARTED TO CREEP BACK UP UNTIL IT READ FULL. ONE DAY LATER THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO KNECHT'S TO HOOK IT TO THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. CAME BACK ERROR CODE PO463 "FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT." APPARENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS XTERRA AND PATHFINDER OWNERS AROUND THE 44000 MILE MARK OR THE 57000 MILE MARK. MY XTERRA JUST TURNED OVER 44,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 44,100

2005 NISSAN XTERRA - FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 85,676

FUEL SENDING UNIT, SHOWS I HAVE 1/4 TANK OF FUEL BUT WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. CAUSING MY CAR TO DIE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MULTIPLE TIMES AS THE GAUGE/FUEL SENDING UNIT IS FAULTY SHOWING THE INCORRECT UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA DOES NOT WORK. THIS MEANS, EVEN THOUGH I FILL UP MY TANK, IT SHOWS THAT MY CAR IS ON EMPTY. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AS AT ANY GIVEN TIME, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I HAVE ENOUGH GAS TO GET FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PERSISTING SINCE IT FIRST OCCURRED. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR 6+ MONTHS! I KNOW OF OTHER XTERRA OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. A RECALL IS DEFINITELY CALLED FOR. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE VEHICLE NO LONGER READS PROPERLY INDICATING INACCURATE LEVELS OF GASOLINE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER REFILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE FUEL, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 63,400 UPDATED 9/13/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AND SHOWING ERRONEOUS FUEL LEVELS. THE GAUGE WOULD THEN FLUCTUATE BETWEEN NORMAL LEVELS TO SHOWING EMPTY OR NEARLY EMPTY INACCURATELY. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL 10V075000. THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING. HOWEVER, HIS MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 09/15/10

Mileage: 40,000

GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA STOPPED WORKING. TOLD IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT. I ONLY HAVE 79,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. DEALER TELLS ME IF I DON'T GET IT CHANGED THE VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY NOT START. THIS WOULD NOT BE A GOOD THING GIVEN THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

THE FOLLOWING RECALL IS IDENTICAL TO SYMPTOMS I OBSERVE WITH MY 2005 NISSAN X-TERRA, SINCE 10/2008: RECALL #38731: NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND MODEL YEAR 2008 FRONTIER, XTERRA AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELLS CAN DEFORM, CAUSING THE FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM TO CONTACT AN EMBOSSMENT MOLDED INTO THE TANK SHELL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE TO SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

NISSAN XTERRA 2005 -- FAULTY FUEL SENSOR, FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REPORT GAS IN TANK. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA 4X4. JUST RECENTLY I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK TO FULL, BUT WHEN I LOOKED AT MY FUEL GAUGE IT JUST STAYED AT THE HALF MARK. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE IT CLIMBED TO FULL. MY MILEAGE WAS AT 44,950 MILES WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED. IT IS STILL HAPPENING EVERYTIME I HAVE TO FILL MY GAS TANK. I KEEP FILLING AT HALF BECAUSE I'M AFRAID I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY. I'VE NOTICED SOME OTHER 2005 XTERRA OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE OF THEIR MALFUNCTIONING PART. I CALLED NISSAN ABOUT THIS BUT THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE MY CAR VIN# WAS NOT UNDER IT. *TR

Mileage: 44,950

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND RECENTLY I HAD MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT COME ON. I FOUND OUT THAT EARLIER NISSAN XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. IT WAS A CODE P0463, FUEL GAUGE DETECTIONPROBLEM. THE EARLIER MODELS GOT THIS TO BE A RECALL, BUT THE NEWER XTERRAS HAVE NOT. TO GET THIS FIXED I CAN ONLY GET IT DONE BY THE DEALER AND IS AROUND A $600 REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 71,110

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA SE HAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE FSU (FUEL SENDING UNIT) HAS STOPPED WORKING. IN OTHER WORDS, THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY. FOR EXAMPLE, YESTERDAY I FILLED THE TANK, AND THE GAS GAUGE READS ANYWHERE FROM A QUARTER-TANK TO A HALF-TANK (CHANGES SPORADICALLY). NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR SOME 2006 AND 2008 MODELS, BUT FROM MY ONLINE RESEARCH, THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING WITH OTHER MODEL YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDESIGNED WITH THE 2005 MODEL, AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS HAVE SEEN ONLY MINOR UPDATES TO THIS REDESIGN. SO IT STANDS TO REASON THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 2005 MODELS, WHEN EVERYTHING WAS REDESIGNED. CLEARLY, NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE IN THE TANK IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS ONE COULD END UP RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY, OR OUT IN A RURAL AREA AT NIGHT, OR SOME OTHER UNSAFE SCENARIO. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

FUEL SENDING UNIT FOR A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA IS BAD. PART IS NOT A RECALL PART, BUT PART HAS FAILED FOR SO MANY CONSUMERS. *TR

Mileage: 64,300

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN XTERRA FOR MANY CONSUMERS. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA THAT I BOUGHT PRE-OWNED. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY REAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, AND HAVE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I HAD MY FUEL SENDING UNIT IN THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTION, WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO FAIL AN EMISSIONS INSPECTION AND HAS CAUSED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AS A RESULT OF A MALFUNCTIONING GAS LEVEL INDICATOR. AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE, IT'S APPARENTLY EXTREMELY COMMON AND NISSAN HAS FAILED TO RECALL THE PROBLEM. THEY RECALLED IT FOR EARLIER MODEL YEARS, BUT ALTHOUGH THEY'RE STILL USING THE SAME WEAK PART, HAVE YET TO RECALL IT FOR THE YEAR APPLICABLE TO ME (2005). *TR

Mileage: 64,000

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA SE DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY. WHEN I FILL THE TANK THE DISPLAY NEEDLE DROPS TO BELOW "E" AND SHOWS THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THIS BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 2009 WITH ABOUT 70K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. NISSAN RECENTLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM BUT LIMITED IT TO MODEL YEAR 2006 AND 2008 XTERRA'S. NISSAN WANTS TO CHARGE ME ALMOST $600+ TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON MY 2005. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH OF 'XTERRA FUEL GAUGE' WILL SHOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WITH 2005 AND 2007 XTERRA'S. THESE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA EXPERIENCES SAME PROBLEM WITH FAULTY FUEL GAUGE SENSOR AS NUMEROUS OTHER NISSAN CARS/TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2006 AND 2008. THESE OTHER MODELS ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING RECALL, BUT NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE 2005 XTERRA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN LODGED WITH NORTH AMERICAN NISSAN. WHEN THE FUEL TANKS RUNS TO ABOUT HALF EMPTY (JUDGING FROM MILES DRIVEN), THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE NO LONGER REFLECTS THE TRUE FUEL LEVEL AND REMAINS STUCK AT AROUND HALF, WHILE THE OBD LIGHT COMES ON. READING THE OBD CODE SOMETIMES SHOWS P0463 FOR FUEL SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. SUBSEQUENTLY, WHEN THE ENGINE RUNS TO ABOUT 3/4 EMPTY, THE FUEL SENSOR SHOWS AN EMPTY TANK. UPON FULLY REFUELING, THE FUEL GAUGE SOMETIMES RETURNS TO 2/3 LEVEL AT THE FIRST ENGINE RESTART, AND AFTER DRIVING A CERTAIN DISTANCE, RETURNS TO FULL. THE SYMPTOMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR FAILURE IN NISSAN MODELS NAMED IN THE CURRENT RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

FUEL GAUGE IN VEHICLE WORKS OCCASIONALLY. THIS MAKES IT HARD TO TELL ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS IN THE SAME VEHICLE OF OTHER YEARS, AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THEM. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

NOTICED FUEL GAUGE STICKING AT CURRENT LEVEL WHEN FILLING TANK ABOUT LAST THREE FILL UPS. ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. FILLED IT UP TONIGHT AND DROVE HOME 1/2 MILE PULLED INTO THE DRIVE WAY AND NOTICED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. USED MY OBDII TESTER AND GOT A CODE P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT. I LOOKED THIS UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND COUNTLESS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON NISSAN XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS. I ALSO FOUND THE BAD INFO ON JUST WHAT IS INVOLVED IN FIXING THIS ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT A LIFE ISSUE UNLESS YOU RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE WAY TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. OR THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM IS IN A NISSAN ECT. ITS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL ITEM. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAS EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WHICH CAUSES THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL TO BE DISPLAYED ON THE GAS GAUGE, CAUSING THE POTENTIAL FOR RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ON THE HIGHWAY AND A SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. NISSAN IS CURRENTLY RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2006 AND UP VEHICLES BUT HAS NOT YET INCLUDED THE 2005S. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT NISSAN INCLUDE THE 2005 MODELS AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 68,540

ERRATIC FUNCTION OF DASH FUEL LEVEL GAUGE, GAUGE MAY GO FROM ONE HALF TANK TO "BELOW EMPTY" AND WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING. CHECK ENGINE DASH WARNING LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AND STAYS ON, IF CODES ARE CHECKED, ONLY CODE STORED IS "FUEL SENDING UNIT-LOW VOLTAGE". MINUTES LATER GAUGE MAY RETURN TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE NORMAL FUNCTION, BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. GAUGE CANNOT BE TRUST TO DISPLAY FUEL LEVEL ACCURATELY AND MAY RESULT IN A TRAFFIC CRASH IF VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHILE IN OPERATION. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY NUMEROUS 2005 NISSAN XTERRA OWNERS BUT NISSAN CHOOSES TO IGNORE THE SAFETY ISSUE AND REFUSES TO RECALL THE DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CONTACT PUTTING A LOCKING GAS CAP ON THE VEHICLE; THEY WOULD OFFER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,737. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF ANY RECALLS, SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIR EXPENSES. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

Mileage: 60,000

I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TO FILL UP MY TANK 2 WEEKS AGO AND AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK LEFT THE GAS STATION AND REALIZED THAT THE GAUGE DID NOT MOVE. IT WAS STILL STUCK AT 1/4 OF A TANK. I DROVE THE CAR ALL WEEK AND THE FUEL GAUGE SLOWLY WENT UP TO 1/2 OF A TANK HOWEVER I KEPT TRACK OF THE MILEAGE AND HAD TO FILL THE TANK AGAIN BY THE NEXT WEEK. THE TANK AGAIN WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND MY WIFE WHO ALSO DRIVES THE VEHICLE DOES NOT KEEP TRACK OF THE MILEAGE AS CLOSELY AS I DO AND I AM WORRIED THAT SHE WILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. AFTER THE 2ND WEEK OF THE FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY TODAY I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR THE ENTIRE 35 MILES THAT I TRAVELED TO WORK. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AND FOUND THAT IT MAY BE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. I SEE THAT THE 2006 XTERRA'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED HOWEVER MINE IS A 2005 AND WONDER WHY IT IS ALSO NOT BEING RECALLED? I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

SUMMARY: 2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE READING EMPTY WHEN FULL AND SLOWLY RISING BACK TO THE CORRECT DISPLAY LEVEL THEN DROPPING TO MID-LEVEL DISPLAYING INCORRECTLY. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON SOMETIMES TURNING OFF AND ON AT ODD TIMES. THIS EVENT HAPPENS EVERYDAY AND I HAVE NOW RELIED ON THE TRIPOMETER TO TELL MY FUEL LEVEL. PRIOR EVENTS LEADING TO MALFUNCTION: I WAS DRIVING ON A 9 HOUR LONG TRIP DURING WINTER. I WAS ABOUT 4 HOURS INTO THE TRIP AND MY FUEL GAUGE ODDLY DROPPED TO EMPTY SO I FILLED UP BUT NO CHANGE OCCURRED. ON THE WAY UP IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN SO I FIGURED IT WAS A FLUKE AND TRUSTED THE GAUGE. MY CAR STALLED ABOUT 8 HOURS IN AND I HAD TO WAIT IN THE COLD FOR 2 HOURS FOR AAA. REPAIRS MADE: NO REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT I HAVE LOOKED FOR QUOTES ON THE REPAIR AND I KEEP GETTING DIFFERENT ANSWERS TO THE PROBLEM. ONE SAID THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR NEEDS TO BE RESET (200 DOLLAR FEE) AND ANOTHER SAID THE FUEL PUMPS NEED TO BE REPLACED (700 DOLLAR FEE). SIMILARITIES TO COMMON RECALL: THE ISSUE I HAVE IS SO COMMON TO THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 RECALL. THIS RECALL IS ON THE 2006 AND 2008 NISSAN XTERRA, FRONTIER, AND PATHFINDER. IT INVOLVES: THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELLS CAN DEFORM, CAUSING THE FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM TO CONTACT AN EMBOSSMENT MOLDED INTO THE TANK SHELL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE TO SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE 2005 XTERRA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, AND ONLINE THAT IS THE CONSENSUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND WORK RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

SUMMARY: 2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE READING EMPTY WHEN FULL AND SLOWLY RISING BACK TO THE CORRECT DISPLAY LEVEL THEN DROPPING TO MID-LEVEL DISPLAYING INCORRECTLY. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON SOMETIMES TURNING OFF AND ON AT ODD TIMES. THIS EVENT HAPPENS EVERYDAY AND I HAVE NOW RELIED ON THE TRIPOMETER TO TELL MY FUEL LEVEL. PRIOR EVENTS LEADING TO MALFUNCTION: I WAS DRIVING ON A 9 HOUR LONG TRIP DURING WINTER. I WAS ABOUT 4 HOURS INTO THE TRIP AND MY FUEL GAUGE ODDLY DROPPED TO EMPTY SO I FILLED UP BUT NO CHANGE OCCURRED. ON THE WAY UP IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN SO I FIGURED IT WAS A FLUKE AND TRUSTED THE GAUGE. MY CAR STALLED ABOUT 8 HOURS IN AND I HAD TO WAIT IN THE COLD FOR 2 HOURS FOR AAA. REPAIRS MADE: NO REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT I HAVE LOOKED FOR QUOTES ON THE REPAIR AND I KEEP GETTING DIFFERENT ANSWERS TO THE PROBLEM. ONE SAID THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR NEEDS TO BE RESET (200 DOLLAR FEE) AND ANOTHER SAID THE FUEL PUMPS NEED TO BE REPLACED (700 DOLLAR FEE). SIMILARITIES TO COMMON RECALL: THE ISSUE I HAVE IS SO COMMON TO THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 RECALL. THIS RECALL IS ON THE 2006 AND 2008 NISSAN XTERRA, FRONTIER, AND PATHFINDER. IT INVOLVES: THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELLS CAN DEFORM, CAUSING THE FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM TO CONTACT AN EMBOSSMENT MOLDED INTO THE TANK SHELL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE TO SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE 2005 XTERRA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, AND ONLINE THAT IS THE CONSENSUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND WORK RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

I HAVE AN 05 NISSAN XTERRA. THE GAS GAUGE SHOWS THE GAS TANK EMPTY EVEN WHEN IT CONTAINS FUEL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN THE TANK REACHES 1/4 CAPACITY (BASED ON ODOMETER ESTIMATE) AND WILL STAY ON FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES (AFTER REFUEL). CODE RETURNED: P0463. WHY ARE 06 - 08 XTERRAS COVERED? EVEN IF THE 05'S ISSUE IS COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT OF THE 06 AND UP (WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE), IT WOULD SEEM THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. IT HAS A FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM. IT IS ALWAYS GIVING ME THE WRONG READING OF HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE IN MY TANK EVEN AFTER I COMPLETELY FILL UP. THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN SUDDENLY WITH NOTHING THAT CAUSED IT. THIS IS A HAZARD BECAUSE I AM HAVING TO CONSTANTLY ESTIMATE HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE LEFT AND CONSTANTLY FILLING UP MY TANK TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE ENOUGH FUEL. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED WHILE DRIVING. GAS LEVEL MEASURED INACCURATELY, AND WE RAN OUT OF GAS. WE WERE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF A REMOTE HIGHWAY IN THE OZARK MOUNTAINS FOR HOURS WITH NO CELL PHONE COVERAGE. QUITE THE NIGHTMARE. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

WE HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, ONE DAY WE FILLED IT AT A GAS STATION AND NOTICED RIGHT AFTER LEAVING THE STATION THAT THE GAUGE STILL SAID A QUARTER OF A TANK, SO WE PULLED INTO ANOTHER GAS STATION A FEW MILES DOWN TO SEE IF IT WOULD TAKE MORE GAS AND IT ONLY TOOK $0.60 WORTH, SO WHEN WE STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON. AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE GAUGE SLOWLY STARTED RISING TO THE FULL MARK. WE HAD TO FILL IT AGAIN BEFORE WE GOT BACK FROM OUR TRIP AND IT DID THE SAME THING, DIDN'T REGISTER OUR FULL TANK AND THEN SLOWLY WENT UP TO THE FULL MARK, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS STAYED ON THE WHOLE TIME. WE CANT TELL IF WE STILL HAVE FUEL OR NOT. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AS IT WOULD INDICATE THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL AND SUDDENLY INDICATE THAT IT WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 76,000

INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE LEADING TO INACCURATE FUEL READINGS; THE GAUGE MAY SHOW GAS LEFT WHEN TANK IS ACTUALLY EMPTY OR VICE VERSA; ALL DIGITAL DASH READINGS AND COMPONENTS SHORT OUT OR COMPLETELY STOP WORKING INCLUDING MILEAGE READINGS; HAVE TO CONTINUALLY FILL UP WITH GAS TO ENSURE I HAVE ENOUGH TO RUN THE VEHICLE; I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE TRAVELING AT 80 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD; I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN TRAVELING WITH ME AND DO NOT NEED TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BUT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAS A FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES THE GAUGE TO NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. IT CAN SHOW EMPTY AFTER A FILL UP. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. THIS COULD CAUSE ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS WILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND WITHIN SECONDS, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR DROPPED FROM ONE HALF TANK TO EMPTY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL GAUGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 05/19/1. *LJ UPDATED 06/03/10*BF UPDATED 06/10/10.*JB

Mileage: 47,000

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I USED A CODE READER TO READ THE PROBLEM AND IT STATED IT WAS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILING. I CLEARED THE CODE FROM THE COMPUTER AND FILLED MY GAS TANK AND THE LEVELS SEEMED HALF WAY ACCURATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONCE MORE JUST RECENTLY. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND IT TO BE A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR GAUGE THAT IS AN ALL IN ONE FUEL PUMP, FILTER, AND SENSOR UNIT. FEEL FREE TO RESEARCH THIS YOURSELF. NISSAN HAS HAD FUEL PUMP AND FILTER ISSUES WITH 2005+ TRUCK/ SUV MODELS. I BELIEVE THEY RECALLED THEM IN THE EASTERN US, BUT NOT HERE IN THE WEST. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART ON THE CAR. THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IS A "WEAR AND TEAR" ITEM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! IT IS A PART THAT SHOULD LAST OVER 125K MILES... BUT NOT. THEY NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY CREATED. IT WILL COST ME $600 DOLLARS TO FIX IT! IN THIS ECONOMY ITS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME! BASICALLY YOU CAN RUN OUT OF FUEL ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME IF THE SENSOR IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR CAUSE YOU TO GET STRANDED IN A BAD PART OF TOWN. BOTH OF WHICH ARE LIFE THREATENING. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

FUEL SENDING UNIT PROBLEM. FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY NO MATTER WHAT FUEL LEVEL ACTUALLY IS. THIS TURNS ON SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT AND LOW FUEL LEVEL LIGHT. CODE READ RELATES TO LOW FUEL. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AT THIS TIME. FROM READING POSTS ONLINE THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON AMONG MANY NISSAN VEHICLES THOUGH THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR IF VEHICLE IS PAST 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA - I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY FUEL GAUGE- MY XTERRA IS YEAR 2005 RECALL IS LISTED FOR 2006 MODEL. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY 2005 XTERRA INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 10V075000 COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMTHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-49K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600."

Mileage: 55,000

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON MY 2005 X-TERRA HAS STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. IT SHOWS THAT I'M EMPTY RIGHT AFTER I FILL IT UP AND DECIDES TO WORK AFTER ABOUT 50 MILES AFTER FILL UP, THEN WITH ABOUT A QUARTER TANK OF GAS LEFT, IT SAYS THAT IT'S EMPTY, PLUS THE "DISTANCE TO EMPTY" CALCULATOR STOPPED WORKING AND CONSTANTLY BLINKS - -. ALTHOUGH THIS HAS BEEN A HEAVILY RECORDED ISSUE WITH MANY NISSAN VEHICLES FOR OVER 10 YEARS THEY STILL REFUSE TO HELP ME OUT WITH RESOLVING THIS ISSUE AND CLAIMS THAT IT WILL COST ME OVER $600 TO FIX IT.

Mileage: 60,000

FUEL GAUGE ON NISSAN XTERRA 05, CEL LIGHT ON FAIL EMISSION TEST VA, CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK.

Mileage: 851,222

BAD FUEL SENSING UNIT ON NISSAN XTERRA 2005. *DT

Mileage: 60,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL LEVEL GAUGE GIVES INACCURATE READINGS. THIS IS THE SAME PART NUMBER THAT WAS DETERMINED TO BE FAULTY IN THE 2006-2010 XTERRA. NISSAN SO FAR HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THERE IS A PROBLEM SINCE THEY REDESIGNED THE UNIT BUT IS ONLY RECALLING 2006+. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WENT OUT. WHEN YOU FILL UP THE TANK IT WILL DROP DOWN AND SAY ITS EMPTY. SO YOU HAVE TO WRITE DOWN THE MILEAGE SO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IS IN IT. WHAT I HAVE READ IS THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM THAT GOES BACK TO THE EARLY 2000'S. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT SUPPLIED BY NISSAN HAS GONE BAD 2 TIMES. I HAVE REPLACED IT ONCE WITH A NISSAN SUPPLIED PART. BOTH TIMES IT SAID THERE WAS A QUARTER TANK OF FUEL LEFT BUT THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE FIRST TIME MY WIFE RAN OUT OF GAS IN TRAFFIC. THIS A VERY COMMON FAILURE IN THE 2005-2010 MODEL YEAR NISSAN XTERRA AND VARIOUS OTHER NISSAN MODELS. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE CURRENT BAD UNIT. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN TO GET THE PART REPLACED AGAIN, THEY TOLD ME NO. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN GAS IS PRESENT. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS LEFT. THERE IS A RECALL ON 2006 AN NEWER VEHICLES OF THE SAME TYPE. MANY PEOPLE I TALK TO WITH THE SAME MAKE AND YEAR VEHICLE AS MYSELF HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME CONSIDERING THE EXTENSIVE MILEAGE I DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

RE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL SENDING UNIT DEFECTIVE AT 34,000 MILES.

Mileage: 34,800

FAULTY FUEL SENSOR UNIT "I HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS AND I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED THE CAR AND OPENED THE GAS CAP AND PUT IT BACK ON AND THE GAUGE CAME UP A LITTLE. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE OF DAYS IT FINALLY WENT TO FULL. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 36K MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND PAID OVER 25K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-800 DEPENDING ON DEALER." *TR

Mileage: 44,500

AFTER FILLING UP GAS FROM 1/4TH TANK FULL. THE INDICATOR STILL READS 1/4TH TANK. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY REPORTS OF THIS AND PEOPLE ASKING WHY IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. IT IS APPARENTLY A FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT THAT CORRODES AFTER 30,000 MILES AND IS NOT COVERED. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

INACCURATE FUEL GAUGES. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK FAILED WHICH ALSO AFFECTS THE FUEL GAUGE. THE FUEL GAUGE MAY INDICATE THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL; HOWEVER, IT COULD ACTUALLY BE EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST WAS $700 AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR RELATED WARRANTIES FOR HER MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL SENSOR ISSUE. THE FUEL SENSOR WILL TRIGGER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHEN REFUELING. THE SENSOR WILL READ EMPTY ON A FULL TANK AND THEN SLOWLY CREEP UP TO FULL OVER TIME. THIS IS THE SAME DESCRIPTION OF AN ISSUE AS THE RECENTLY RECALLED 06 NISSAN XTERRA'S. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FUEL READER IS NOT FUNCTIONING SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE. I HOOKED UP A DIAGNOSTIC TO IT AND DISCOVERED A CODE THAT INDICATES A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THEY MADE ME GO INTO NISSAN AND HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE IT. THEY CHARGED ME $120 DOLLARS AND TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND IT WAS GOING TO COST $600 TO REPLACE. NISSAN JUST RECALLED ALL XTERRAS FROM 2006 TO 2008 BECAUSE OF FAULTY FUEL SENSORS. I FOUND A WEBSITE THAT HAS ONE HUNDRED OTHER OWNERS OF A 2005 XTERRA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN TOLD ME THEY COULD HELP ME OUT BY KNOCKING OFF $250 FROM THE $600. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MANY ARE EXPERIENCING AND I WANT TO SEE IF I CAN GET SOME HELP. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

GAS SENSOR DOES NOT WORK. CAR RAN OUT OF GAS AND ALMOST WAS IN AN CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2005 XTERRA GAS GAGE GOES TO EMPTY AND WILL NOT SHOW TRUE AMOUNT IN TANK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE STAYS ON AND I KNOW IT IS FROM THE FILL VALVE FROM THE GAS TANK. I HAD ONE REPLACED ALREADY ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK. THIS IS A RE OCCURRING PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN CONTINUING FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS. ALSO THE LATCH FOR THE REAR HATCH SOME TIMES WILL LOCK AND NOT OPEN I ALSO REPLACED THIS ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE IS FAULTY. AFTER FILLING UP TANK IT READS ZERO FOR SOME TIME UNTIL SLOWLY PROGRESSING TO CORRECT LEVEL. ALSO, WILL SOMETIMES JUST DROP TO ZERO/EMPTY. MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER FILLING UP TANK THEN GOES OUT ONCE I REACH ABOUT HALF TO QUARTER TANK (IF THE FUEL GAUGE IS READING CORRECTLY). SOMETIMES THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR WEEKS - THE CODE READING IS FOR A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. I OWNED THE 2000 XTERRA AND THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS RECALLED FOR THAT VEHICLE. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL SENSOR FAILURE. 61000 MILES. FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. RAN OUT OF GAS ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH GAS GAUGE SHOWING 1/2 TANK REMAINING. THIS MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN NISSAN 2 MARCH 2010 FUEL SENSOR RECALL EVEN THOUGH PARTS ARE IDENTICAL. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA AT 63000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS ALSO NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA WHICH I DON'T DRIVE MUCH AND AT AROUND 50,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT AND COST ME $1,600 TO REPAIR. NOW AT AROUND 52,000 MILES MY FUELS GAUGE STOP WORKING WHICH CAUSED MY TRUCK TO TURN OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY IN IT AND I SEE NO RECALL ON THESE ISSUES FROM NISSAN .MY BROTHER HAS A PATHFINDER WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

FAULTY GAS GAUGE SENSOR. MISS READS GAS AMOUNT ON EVERY FILL UP. WAS LEFT WITH OUT GAS ELEVEN MILES FROM PAVED ROAD WHERE HE COULD NOT FIND ANY HELP IN 30 DEGREE WEATHER. UPDATED 04/17/10

Mileage: 26,425

FAILURE OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. DRIVING ALONG AND FUEL GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH I HAD 3/4 OF A TANK LEFT. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I GET BELOW HALF A TANK OF FUEL. WHEN ITS COLD. SOMETIMES IT COMES BACK UP SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

NISSAN 2005 XTERRA'S FUEL SENDING UNIT IS BAD ON THIS VEHICLE CAUSING FUEL GAUGE NOT TO WORK. DEALER WANTS OVER $600 TO FIX AND CLAIMS NISSAN WON'T RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT A "SAFETY ISSUE". IF AN ELDERLY WOMAN RUNS OUT OF GAS ON A DESERTED ROAD, TO ME, THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY SHOWING ERROR CODE P0463. THIS REFERS TO A FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THEY LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON A FEW DAYS AFTER BEING RESET. NOT KNOWING THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY RUN OUT OF FUEL, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE REPAIR COSTS AROUND $600.00. THE 1ST GENERATION XTERRAS (2000-2004) HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT TURNED INTO A RECALL CAMPAIGN BY NISSAN. BY READING THE BULLETIN BOARDS, THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO WIDESPREAD ON THE 2ND GENERATION XTERRAS (2005-2010), BUT NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL YET. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA, FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILURE. AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK SENSOR SHOWS EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON APPEARS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

"CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON MY X WENT OFF SHOWING ERROR CODE P0463.IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS. IN FACT, THAT PREVIOUS GENERATION NISSANS WERE ACTUALLY RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY, NO RECALL HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE PART FOR THE 2ND GEN YET, AND SO NISSAN CUSTOMERS ARE BEING FORCED TO HAVE THE DEALER MAKE THE REPAIR TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $600 SEEMS OUTRAGEOUS......... THEY SHOULD RECALL IT. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

GAS GAUGE- GAS LEVEL IS NEAR 1/4 OF TANK. VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF FOR A FEW HOURS AND WHEN TURNED BACK ON GAS LEVEL READS EMPTY. THE GAUGE DOES NOT MOVE FROM EMPTY POSITION AND DOES NOT REGISTER ANY GAS IN THE VEHICLE. AT TIMES WHEN THIS OCCURS AND I HAVE PLACED GAS IN THE VEHICLE THE GAS GAUGE STILL WILL NOT MOVE FROM A STUCK POSITION. I HAVE NOT REPLACED OR REPAIRED GAUGE ALTHOUGH I AM STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU *TW

Mileage: 62,643

I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-49K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600. I EVENTUALLY RAN INTO A SITUATION WHERE I RAN OUT OF GAS AND WAS STRANDED DUE TO THE INABILITY TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN MY TANK. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND I WAS STUCK ON THE EDGE OF A BUSY STREET UNTIL I COULD BE TOWED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

FAILURE CODE PO463 ON NISSAN XTERRA YEAR 2005 , FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING VERY HIGH RISK OF WRONG READING ON FUEL GAUGE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STRAND MOTORIST. CODE IS P0463-I HAVE RESEARCH THE INTERNET AND IT LOOKS I'M NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM..PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS ISSUE> I'M SURE YOU ALREADY HAVE ANOTHER COMPLAINTS AGAIN THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

1) NOTHING IN PARTICULAR LEADING UP TO MY FAILURE, NORMAL DRIVING UNTIL I REACHED 1/4 TANK OF GAS. FROM SOME ONLINE RESEARCH, I BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT NISSAN IS IGNORING. THE CORRESPONDING NISSAN ERROR CODE IS 0463. 2) WHEN / IF I DRIVE MY VEHICLE DOWN TO 1/4 TANK OF GAS, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. IT IS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. IF I FILL MY TANK AND DRIVE A WHILE IT WILL GO OFF. IF I FUEL UP BEFORE I REACH 1/4 TANK THE LIGHT WILL NOT GO ON. THIS WILL HAPPEN EVERY TIME. 3) THROUGH ADVICE FROM A NISSAN MASTER TECH, I NOW FILL UP BEFORE I REACH 1/4 TANK. HE SAYS THAT I AM NOT HURTING MY VEHICLE IN ANY WAY. TO FIX THE MERELY ANNOYING ISSUE, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AROUND $600. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTROL MODULE . THE TRUCK DIE ANY WHERE MY TRUCK IN LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY(495) WEST IN THE LEFT LANE I BELIEVE THAT ALL NISSAN 2005 XTERRA THE SHOULD CALL FOR THIS CANE OF PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

FAILURE CODE PO463 ON NISSAN XTERRA YEAR 2005 , FUEL LEVEL SENSOR VERY HIGH RISK OF WRONG READING ON FUEL GAUGE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STRAND MOTORIST DUE TO RUNNING OUT OF FUEL THIS REPAIR IS ABOUT $600.00 PER NISSAN AND IS VERY COMMON ON THIS MODEL PLEASE HAVE THIS PLACED ON A RECALL LIST FOR THIS FACTORY DEFECT THANKS DAVID LEADERS *TR

Mileage: 64,173

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY '05 XTERRA READ E AFTER FILL UP. AFTER ECM RESET EVENT RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. ON TWO OCCASIONS ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY. MISTAKENLY, I ATTRIBUTED THIS TO BAD FUEL AND/OR COLD ENGINE. THAT IS UNTIL YESTERDAY, DURING RUSH HOUR AT 60MPH THE ENGINE CUT OFF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. NARROWLY ESCAPING A MAJOR ACCIDENT, THIS WOULD HAVE INVOLVED MULTIPLE CARS. I MERCIFULLY COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED TO RESTART. I REPEATED THIS PROCEDURE UNTIL ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT IT RESTARTED AND I MADE IT TO WORK. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AS I WAS LEAVING WORK THAT DAY ALSO. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC AND SIMPLE QUERY ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND MY P0463 CODE TO BE RELATED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, A WELL KNOWN AND ALL TOO COMMON ISSUE. IN FACT A RELEVANT SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY NISSAN. MOREOVER, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR EARLIER MODEL XTERRAS. FREQUENCY OF THIS ISSUE AND MY SAFETY CONCERNS HAVE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING. I REFUSE TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. (IMAGINE AN ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE TURNING LEFT WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC.) THOUGH NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE AND MY DEALER INDICATE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED, I AM WORKING WITH BOTH THE RESOLVE. TO ME $26,000 IS A SUBSTANTIAL PURCHASE, AND COMMENSURATE PRODUCT QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT IS EXPECTED. ABSENT NISSAN STANDING BEHIND ITS PRODUCT, THE ESTIMATED DEALER REPAIR COST IS $500+. THE POTENTIAL COST OF NOT REPAIRING THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON ANY AFFECTED NISSAN VEHICLE IS IMMEASURABLE. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

NISSAN'S X-TERRA OFF-ROAD EDITION MODEL IS EXPERIENCING FUEL GAUGE FAILURES AT OR AFTER 45,000 MILES. I HAVE OWNED TWO IDENTICAL VEHICLES, SOLD ONE, HAVE ONE REMAINING THAT MY MOTHER DRIVES. BOTH SUV'S HAVE EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL FUEL GAUGE FAILURES. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT I AM FAR FROM BEING ALONE IN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUES AS THE PATHFINDER MODEL IS ALSO SEEING THE SAME FAILURES INDICATING THERE'S A DEEPER PROBLEM HERE. THE FAILURES ARE STARTING TO OCCUR AS EARLY AS 45,000 MILES WHICH IS SLIGHTLY OUTSIDE THE STANDARD 36,000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS IN TURN ENDS UP PUTTING THE COST FOR REPAIRING THIS DEFECT BACK ON THE CUSTOMER TO THE TUNE OF $500 TO $700. MUCH OF THIS COST IS DUE TO THE LABOR CHARGE INCURRED IN PULLING OFF THE FUEL TANK TO ACCESS THE SENDING UNIT. IT IS UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT A FUEL SENDER GAUGE FAILURE AT 45,000 MILES AS THERE ARE MILLIONS OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD THAT DO NOT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM AT ALL DURING THEIR OPERATIONAL LIFETIMES. IT IS MY SINCERE HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WILL INVESTIGATE AND FORCE NISSAN TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING GAUGE. *TR

Mileage: 78,772

I FILLED MY GAS TANK WHEN IT WAS AT 1/2 FULL FOR A TRIP OUT OF TOWN. I GOT ABOUT 1 MILE FROM THE GAS STATION AND MY SES LIGHT CAME ON AND I NOTICED MY FUEL GAUGE STILL READ 1/2. I PULLED OVER BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WOULD CHECK MY GAS CAP TO SEE IF THAT WAS WHAT MADE THE LIGHT COME ON. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES FOR THE GAS GAUGE TO FINALLY REACH FULL WITH MY LIGHT STILL ON. THE LIGHT REMAINED ON UNTIL MY GAS WENT BACK DOWN TO 1/2 TANK. I FILLED MY TANK AGAIN TONIGHT (12-1-09) BECAUSE IT WAS AT 1/4 OF A TANK LEFT. AGAIN, MY GAUGE STILL READ THE SAME AS BEFORE I FILLED THE TANK AND I AM ASSUMING THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN I DRIVE IT AGAIN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT IS LEFT FOR THE VEHICLE OWNER TO PAY FOR EVEN THOUGH IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. MANY OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 47,770

EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK, THE GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW THE ACTUAL NEW LEVEL. IT WILL SHOW THE PRE-FILL UP LEVEL FOR 2 DAYS. AT THE SAME TIME THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS A KNOW DESIGN ERROR IN THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK. *TR

Mileage: 61,500

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. APPROX. 2 WEEKS AGO I WENT TO FILL UP THE TANK AND THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT MOVE, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD NOT HAD ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM UP UNTIL THAT DAY. I WENT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID IS WAS SOME FUEL SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THAT WOULD BE 400.00 TO FIX (WHICH I PRICED I A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS ~ 30 DOLLARS CHEAPER). I DECLINED TO GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE GAUGE WAS WORKING AGAIN, BUT THEN THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN AFTER I FILLED MY CAR UP AGAIN. I HOPE THAT THIS PART WILL GET RECALLED SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS PART IN THEIR VEHICLE. MY CAR HAS A LITTLE UNDER 70,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 68,800

NISSAN XTERRA 2005 FIRST THE CAR DIES ON THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT START. I TOOK IT INTO A SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE IPDM, LATTER THAT DAY I PUT FUEL IN THE CAN AND THE FUEL GAGE DID NOT WORK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA OFF ROAD ADDITION WAS RUNNING FINE, HAD NO MAJOR ISSUES. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR SUDDENLY STARTED JUMPING UP AND DOWN BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE AND THEY READ A CODE PO463 WITH THEIR ECU READER. WITH SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A FUEL SENDING UNIT/FUEL LEVEL ISSUE. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, SOME SORT OF CORROSION ISSUE AND IT WOULD BE AROUND $500-700 TO FIX THE ISSUE. I ENDED UP DOING REPAIRS (REPLACED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT) MYSELF TO SAVE MONEY, BUT I THINK IF THIS IS A "COMMON PROBLEM" PERHAPS A RECALL IS IN ORDER? *TR

Mileage: 43,126

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE FUEL GAUGE INACCURATELY DISPLAYS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. . THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,400.

Mileage: 78,400

2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FUEL SENSOR UNIT. DISTANCE TO EMPTY FUNCTION NO LONGER WORKS AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT REMAINS ON DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE FUEL SENSOR UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

OWN A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AROUND 50,000 MILES. I RESEARCHED CODE AND IT IS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING. CONSEQUENCES ARE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MY GAS LEVEL IS AT AND THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE ANYMORE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

1. (THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE)-I WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP BECAUSE MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA WAS LESS THAN 1/4 TANK FULL. I FILLED IT UP ALL THE WAY AND DROVE OFF. I LOOKED AT THE GAS GAUGE AND IT STILL READ UNDER 1/4 TANK. SOON AFTER THE SES (SERVICE ENGINE SOON) LIGHT CAME ON. 2. (THE FAILURE, HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, ITS CONSEQUENCES)- I LOOKED UP ONLINE WHAT THE POSSIBLE ISSUE COULD BE. IN SEARCHING OVER SEVERAL FORUMS, AND OVER 100 COMPLAINTS, I FOUND THE ISSUE TO BE ERROR CODE: P0463 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR). IT OCCURS EVERYDAY. THE CONSEQUENCES, I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY TANK. AS A MATTER OF FACT. I RAN OUT OF GAS SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH SOMEONE HELPED ME GET FUEL. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE. 3. (WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE) I HAVE DONE NOTHING SO FAR, BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A COMMON ISSUE, THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS ROUGHLY A $600 REPAIR ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED BY NISSAN. I ONLY HAVE 51,513 MILES ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. *TR

Mileage: 51,485

2005 NISSAN XTERRA. DEFECTIVE FUEL SENSOR GIVES ERRONEOUS GASOLINE GAUGE READINGS AND ACTIVATES A WARNING LIGHT "SERVICE ENGINE SOON". REPAIR INVOLVES REMOVAL OF FUEL TANK. INTERNET SEARCHES REVEAL THAT THIS A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG NISSAN VEHICLES. NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

Mileage: 39,100

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. I HAVE HAD A CODE THAT READS P0463 THAT HAS CAUSED MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON. THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND IT IS MISREADING THE LEVEL OF FUEL THAT I ACTUALLY HAVE. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL ISSUE. INSTEAD I HAVE TO PAY 600 DOLLARS TO HELP PREVENT ME FROM RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ON THE HIGHWAY AND CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. THE FUEL LEVEL WAS MIS READING LEVEL OF FUEL, SOON AFTERWARDS AN ERROR CODE P0463 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION) ON YOUR 2ND GEN X HAS OCCURRED. IT HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY READING THE ERROR. I CHECK THE FUSE BOX AND RESET THE CPU, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. COST TO REPLACE IS $600.00 WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD. I AM WRITING THIS TO PRESSURE NISSAN TO RECALL AND REPLACE THIS PART. MY CAR HAS NOW 58K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I FILLED UP MY VEHICLE WITH GAS DROVE A FEW MILES THEN THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I THOUGHT IT WAS LEAKING GAS BUT FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A FUEL SENSOR SYSTEM. THE GAUGE CONTINUES TO GO TO EMPTY WHENEVER MY GAS FALL BELOW HALF FULL. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL SENDER IS FAILING. DEALER INFORMED ME THE SENDER IS FAILING AND "OFFERED" TO REPLACE IT FOR $500.00! LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT! WHERE IS THE RECALL ON THIS PART? *TR

Mileage: 48,900

FUEL SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTION AFTER 40,000 MILES, SO FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED SINCE VEHICLE WAS ACQUIRED NEW IN 2005. GAUGE WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES TO REGISTER FULL AFTER FILL-UP AND THEN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DROP BACK TO 3/4 OR SLIGHTLY BELOW AND REMAIN THERE. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS THREADS ON THIS ISSUE IN VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS FROM OWNERS OF 2005 AND LATER XTERRA SUVS AND FRONTIER PICK UP TRUCKS. ALL STATE THAT NISSAN WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART OVER 36,000 MILES AND THE REPAIR IS LISTED AT $600 OR MORE AFTER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY EXPIRES. NISSAN HAS ISSUED A TSB AND IS AWARE THAT THE PART IS DEFECTIVE, BUT REFUSES TO CONDUCT A RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I LIVE IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES AND, BY NECESSITY, HAVE TO TRAVEL FAIRLY LONG DISTANCES TO GET TO "CIVILIZATION". DUE TO THIS FACT, I THINK IT IS PRETTY IMPORTANT AND CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN THE TANK, ESPECIALLY SINCE WINTER IS JUST A FEW WEEKS AWAY AND THE WEATHER HERE CAN BE QUITE SEVERE DURING THAT TIME. I ALSO HAVE A SECOND, 2006 MODEL XTERRA THAT IS APPROACHING 40,000 MILES, WHICH I'M SURE WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH AT SOME POINT IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 43,500

CAR STARTED RUNNING POORLY AND USING MORE GAS. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

FUEL GAUGE SHOWS INCORRECT FUEL AMOUNT IN TANK. THE TANK WILL SHOW MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A TANK AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN DROP TO DEAD EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON. THIS ALSO TRIGGERS THE TRIP COMPUTER TO READ '---' FOR THE DTE (DISTANCE TO EMPTY) READING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON (NTB07-069B). *TR

Mileage: 53,300

MY FUEL SENSOR AND EVAP VALVE HAVE BOTH FAILED ON MY '05 NISSAN XTERRA. I USE IT OFF-ROAD, WHICH IS SUPPOSEDLY WHY THE EVAP VALVE FAILED. SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS THAT THEY ARE CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED NOT TO STAND BY THE QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCT; THEY SHOULD BE REPLACING IT FOR FREE. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA, 50K MILES SOMETHING WITH THE FUEL SENSOR IS NOT WORKING. MY FUEL TANK WAS BELOW 1/4 OF A TANK. I WENT TO GO FILL IT UP AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THE GAGE IT STILL READ THE SAME NUMBER. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF DRIVING THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WENT ON. I WENT ONLINE AND READ A FEW FORMS WITH COUNTING OVER 100 PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT ROUGHLY THE SAME MILEAGE. I BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER SHOULD PUT A RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT. (P0463 COMPUTER ERROR). *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2005 NISSAN XTERRA IN JANUARY OF 2006. AT APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WENT BAD. AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS, THE GAUGE DID NOT MOVE FROM ALMOST EMPTY AND THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER DRIVING AROUND 60 MILES, THE GAUGE BEGAN TO MOVE, BUT EVENTUALLY STALLED ON A HALF TANK OF GAS. AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE GAS GAUGE STARTED WORKING AGAIN, BUT NOW ABOUT 14 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING CONSTANTLY. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN THE TANK. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST OVER $500 TO REPAIR. AFTER RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN VEHICLES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

I DRIVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND HAVE 27,100 MILES ON IT. WHEN THE CAR HIT 26,000 MILES, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE FUEL SENSOR LINE WHICH DOESN'T REGISTER THE AMOUNT OF GAS BEING USED. THE GAS GAUGE IS EXTREMELY ERRATIC AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. I'VE BEEN STUCK A COUPLE TIMES BECAUSE THE CAR RAN OUT OF GAS AND THE FUEL GAUGE SAID THAT I HAD HALF A TANK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE BECAUSE THERE ARE USUALLY PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE (SMALL CHILDREN) AND TO HAVE TO PULL A CAR OVER ON A HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT RAN OUT OF GAS IS QUITE A PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IF I HAVE TO LUG CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR AND WALK THE HIGHWAY LOOKING FOR A GAS STATION. I'VE READ ONLINE WHERE NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. WHY WOULD SOMETHING LIKE THIS NOT BE RECALLED? HOW MAY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE OR BECOME SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE SOMETHING IS RECALLED? PLEASE, PLEASE LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AND HOPEFULLY RESOLVE BEFORE SOMEONE'S LIFE IS EITHER ENDED BECAUSE OF DEATH OR INJURY. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

NISSAN XTERRA 2005, FUEL SENDING UNIT AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. ERRATIC READ ON THE GAS NEEDLE, GOING FROM FUEL TO HALF AND THEN TO EMPTY WHILE THA GAS TANK IS FULL. ERROR CODE P0463. *TR

Mileage: 62,103

I HAD LESS THAN A 1/4 OF A TANK OF FUEL ON MY 2005 XTERRA S AND I STOPPED TO FILL IT UP. GAS GAUGE SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE WHEN I PARKED IT. LATER MOVED THE VEHICLE , THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE READ E, AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 67,200

2005 XTERRA - CODE P0463 - FUEL SENDING UNIT ERROR. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THIS HAS BECOME A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE NOW FOR OWNERS WITH MODELS 2005 AND NEWER. NISSAN NEEDS TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION WITH A RECALL FOR NEWER VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

IN MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, MY FUEL GAUGE BEGAN NOT READING CORRECTLY ONCE IT GOT BELOW 1/4 TANK. WHEN I FILL IT UP, IT DOESN'T ALWAYS REGISTER THAT I PUT GAS IN. NOW MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FOR DAYS AT A TIME. IT WILL GO OFF FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN COME ON AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 50

MY 2005 NISSAN X-TERRA'S FUEL GAUGE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND ITS FUNCTIONALITY IS TIED TO A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT. THE GAUGE WILL READ EMPTY EVEN WHEN THERE IS GAS IN THE TANK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSANS. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE SLOWLY SHOWS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE CAR (APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK). FROM MANY FORUMS THE PROBLEMS IS OBVIOUS AND THERE IS A NEED FOR A RECALL BY NISSAN. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IN THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE ON ALL NISSAN XTERRA'S PLATFORM (INCLUDING FRONTIER & PATHFINDER) AFTER 40K MILES ON THE CAR. THE COST OF SUCH REPAIR BY DEALERS AMOUNTS TO $600 DOLLARS FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

FUEL SENSOR HAS GONE OUT AT 57,000 MILES. THIS CAUSES THE GAS GAUGE NOT TO WORK OR WORK VERY SLOWLY. IN TAKING IT TO DEALER, FIX IS 475.00. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND IT SEEMS ALL NISSAN SUV EXPERIENCE THIS. I ASKED DEALER ABOUT THIS AND HE SAID THERE WAS A BULLETIN, BUT IT RECOMMENDED BUYING A BETTER PART. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

MY NISSAN XTERRA IS HAVING A FUEL GAUGE/SENSOR PROBLEM WHICH RESULTS IN THE DRIVER HAVING NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE GAS TANK. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON NISSAN XTERRAS, PATHFINDERS AND FRONTIERS. ALL ONE NEEDS TO DO IS AN INTERNET SEARCH TO SEE HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS. NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL AND WILL NOT COOPERATE WITH ME IN GETTING THIS FIXED. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS BETWEEN $300-500 (MOST OF WHICH IS LABOR) AND A VEHICLE CAN NOT PASS INSPECTION IF THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY RUN OUT OF GAS IN A NOT SO NICE AREA WHILE GOING 55 MPH AND CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE/GETTING IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAS DIFFICULT WHEN IT WAS OUT OF GAS. I WAS FEARFUL OF NOT ONLY THE DIFFICULTY IN HANDLING/DEALING WITH THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE MANNER SO AS TO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BUT IMAGINE MY SURPRISE THAT WAS OUT OF GAS AND I COULD NOT TELL BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY SENSOR NOT INDICATING ACTUALLY HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN THE CAR. I WAS FEARFUL FOR MY SAFETY BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY IN A NOT SO NICE AREA IN THE METRO NYC AREA. ALL ONE NEEDS TO DO IS AN INTERNET SEARCH ON NISSAN FUEL GAUGE OR SENSOR PROBLEMS AND WILL SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. NISSAN HAS RECALLED EARLIER MODELS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE BUT HAS NOT RECALLED ANY VEHICLES FROM 2005 ON FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PROBLEM. A NISSAN MECHANIC AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON XTERRAS, PATHFINDERS AND FRONTIERS AND WISHED ME GOOD LUCK IN GETTING NISSAN TO FIX IT UNDER A RECALL SINCE HE THOUGHT IT WAS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT NISSAN WOULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT NISSAN WILL NOT REPAIR THIS ISSUE SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 74,200

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION. WITH MIS-READING ON THE FUEL LEVEL, THE VEHICLE MAY RUN OUT OF FUEL WHEN IT APPEARS TO HAVE PLENTY OF FUEL IN THE TANK, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON '05+ NISSAN XTERRA AND PATHFINDER SUV'S. THESE ARE USUALLY CORRELATED WITH A PO463 EMISSION FAILURE CODE. *TR

Mileage: 74,488

2005 NISSAN XTERRA. AT 40000 MILES IT IS COMMON FOR THIS MODEL TO HAVE THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAIL. THIS CAN CAUSE DISABLED VEHICLES DUE TO VEHICLES RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ASSIST OR EVEN WARN OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. NISSAN RECALLED 2001-2003 MODELS FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT CONTINUE TO USE THE SAME FAULTY PART. NISSAN OR A MECHANIC MUST REMOVED THE GAS TANK TO GET TO THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. IT EVEN REQUIRES A SPECIAL TOOL TO REMOVE THIS UNIT. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR BETWEEN $550 & $600 FOR A $90.00 PART. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

205 NISSAN XTERRA. AT APPROX 65,000MI, FUEL GAUGE STARTED GOING TO EMPTY AFTER FILLING THE TANK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER 40-60 MILES DRIVEN, FUEL GAUGE BEGINS TO READ AGAIN, BUT IS INACCURATE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

MY 2005 XTERRA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST WENT ON AND AFTER TESTING MY ECU I RECEIVED ERROR CODE P0463, WHICH IS A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED WHO ARE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THEY STILL HAVE GAS IN THEIR TANK WHEN IN FACT THEY DO NOT. *TR

2005 NISSAN X-TERRA FUEL GAUGE STOPS WORKING, MAKING YOU UNCERTAIN OF FUEL LEVEL IN VEHICLE. ALSO CAUSES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND STAY. ACCORDING TO INTERNET RESEARCH, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, COSTING CONSUMERS AROUND $600 TO REPAIR, AS NISSAN CLAIMS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY PART.*TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2005 XTERRA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST WENT ON AND AFTER TESTING MY ECU I RECEIVED ERROR CODE P0463, WHICH IS A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED WHO ARE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THEY STILL HAVE GAS IN THEIR TANK WHEN IN FACT THEY DO NOT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-49K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

Mileage: 44,500

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY EVEN WHEN FULL. MY WARRANTY IS NP LONGER IN FORCE AND I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THE COST TO US CONSUMERS, ON THIS PREXISTING FACTORY DEFECT, NOT ONLY AFFECTS XTERRAS BUT ALSO OTHER NISSAN MODELS. I.E. INTERNET LINK: HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/XTERRA/4151-FUEL-GAUGE-PROBLEM-SEVICE-ENGINE-SOON-LIGHT.HTML. *TR

Mileage: 100,024

FUEL GAUGE IN NISSAN XTERRA 2005 AROUND 50,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2005 XTERRA: FUEL GAGE INOPERABLE. 10 DAYS AGO, FUEL GAGE QUIT WORKING. NEXT FEW DAYS, IT WOULD WORK SOMETIMES; SOMETIMES NOT. LAST 4 DAYS, IT HAS NOT WORKED AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 37,514

2005 NISSAN XTERRA'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE ERROR CODES AND THE TEST RESULTED WITH A P0463 CODE (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT). I HAVE NOTICES PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE BEING STUCK ON EMPTY WITH LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT ON EVEN AFTER FILLING TANK TO FULL. AFTER DRIVING FOR FEW DAYS THE GAUGE EVENTUALLY AND SLOWLY BEGIN TO INDICATE FUEL. I'VE SINCE READ MANY FORUMS ON NISSAN SUV'S THAT HAVE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

HI I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK ON THE FUEL PUMP. THE SYMPTOMS ARE THAT ONE DAY OUT OF THE BLUE, WITH LOW MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE GAS GAUGE STOPS WORKING OR BECOMES INACCURATE. ON THE ODB II, IT SHOWS AS PO463. NISSAN WILL NOT COVER AND THIS IS UNSAFE, AS YOU HAVE TO "GUESS" BY MILEAGE HOW MUCH FUEL IS LEFT. MINE WENT OUT AND I FIXED IT MYSELF AS I WAS CONCERNED WITH SAFETY OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AT A BAD TIME. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA. HAVE APPROX 43K MILES ON IT AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS COME ON. I TOOK IT IN TO A NISSAN DEALER IN OCEANSIDE, CA AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW FUEL SENSOR. THE CURRENT FUEL SENSOR IN MY CAR MUST BE FINE SINCE I HAVE HAD ZERO PROBLEMS WITH MY FUEL READINGS. THERE HAS BEEN ZERO CHANGE IN DRIVEABILITY, BUT NISSAN IS TRYING TO STICK ME FOR $515 FOR A NEW SENSOR, I DECLINED THE SERVICE. I'VE SEEN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S NOT ISOLATED TO JUST MYSELF. A RECALL MUST BE MADE BY NISSAN TO ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND RECENTLY MY FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN READING 1/2 TANK FULL, THEN OUT OF NO WHERE, IT DROPS TO EMPTY. UPON REFILLING THE TANK (15GAL WORTH) THE GAUGE REMAINS ON EMPTY W/ THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ON. AFTER SOME DRIVING THE GAUGE EVENTUALLY RETURNS TO THE PROPER LOCATION, AND THE PROCESS CONTINUES EVERY TIME. I'VE READ A FEW DISCUSSION BOARDS ON THE SUBJECT AND IT SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON ON NISSAN SUV'S AND ALOT OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

LEARNED A FEW THINGS ON THIS ISSUE. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AS WELL AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR 2005 XTERRA W/42,000 MILES TO GET IT FIXED (DEALERSHIP QUOTES APPX $600)......KIND OF A REAR END BURNER. SEEMS LIKE MOST FOLKS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM TOWARDS 3/4 TO A FULL TANK. COULD THIS PART OF THE METAL STRIP BE CORRODING WHEN IT'S NOT SUBMERGED IN THE FUEL ?? IF I HAVE TO GUESS IT'S A METAL COATING OR TYPE OF METAL USED WHEN MANUFACTURED PROBLEM. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TOO FAR TO REALIZE THIS IS A PROBLEM! JUST GOOGLE "2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE ISSUES"...OR "SES LIGHT ON ISSUE" YOU'LL SEE PAGES UPON PAGES OF CONSUMER'S GETTING SCREWED BY WHAT NISSAN WOULD RATHER IGNORE!! *TR

Mileage: 42,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA SE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER I NOTICED MY FUEL LEVEL GAUGE AND DIGITAL READ OUT WERE STARTING TO ACT FUNNY. AUTOZONE CHECKED THE CODE FROM THE ENGINE. FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. AFTER READING TONS OF DISCUSSION BOARDS, A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH NISSAN'S ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. AT $600 FOR A REPLACEMENT, A RECALL IS NECESSARY AS THIS PROBLEM IS SPREAD THROUGH MANY DIFFERENT MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE: FUEL GAUGE FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON AT FUEL LEVEL >3/4 AND <1/4. WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO REGISTER ANY LEVEL AFTER A FILLUP. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT I JUST GOT BACK FROM THE DEALER W/ MY 2005XTERRA SE. I HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM. MY SES LIGHT COMES ON AND MY DTE GAUGE READS ---- WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE GETS DOWN TO 1/4 OF A TANK. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT REGISTERED ERROR CODE PO463 AND THAT I NEED A NEW FUEL SENDING UNIT. SINCE MY XTERRA HAS 56000 MILES ON IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THEY TELL ME APPROX $600.00 TO FIX. IN MY CASE THE SES LIGHT RESETS AFTER APPROX 300 MILES. AS LONG AS I KEEP THE GAS MORE THAN 1/4 OF A TANK THE SES LIGHT WON'T COME ON. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

I FILLED THE TANK IN OUR 05 XTERRA ONLY TO FIND THAT THE GAS GAUGE WAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE FILL UP. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY, AND THEN THE FUEL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOW, THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND THE REPAIR ESTIMATES ARE $675+. NISSAN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A PROBLEM, YET MUCH INTERNET RESEARCH TELLS ME THAT THIS OCCURS ON MOST XTERRAS. THIS XTERRA IS THE PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 3, AND TWICE NOW THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I HAD 1/2 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED THE LAST TWO WEEKS IN A ROW. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-49K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. LOYAL NISSAN CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY A DEFECT ON NISSAN'S PART. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNEXPECTEDLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,500. UPDATED 03/23/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/29/09.*JB

Mileage: 57,900

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 NISSAN X-TERRA AT ABOUT 47,000MILES. WHEN I FILL THE TANK THE LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF AND WILL NOT REGISTER A FULL TANK ON THE GAUGE. SOMETIMES THE GAUGE WILL READ A QUARTER LEFT. IF THIS HAPPENS THE NEXT TIME I START THE CAR IT WILL SO EMPTY. BASICALLY I DO NOT HAVE A FUEL GAUGE, I HAVE TO REMEMBER MY MILEAGE OTHERWISE I WILL BE STRANDED. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND OBD CODE P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT WILL NOT RESET. DEFECTIVE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 75,700

SAME FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS OTHER OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT AND THE LACK OF SUPPORT FROM NISSAN. OURS WOULD READ EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON BELOW 1/2 TANK OF GAS. TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER AND $741.00 LATER THE FUEL SENDER/FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THIS IS MY WIFE'S VEHICLE AND I WOULD HATE THE THOUGHT OF HER BEING STRANDED THINKING SHE HAD PLENTY OF FUEL AND IT RUNS OUT OF GAS. I GUESS NISSAN DOES NOT THINK OF THIS. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THESE FUEL SENDERS AND ISSUE SOME KIND OF CREDIT OR CHECK FOR THE OWNERS WHO HAVE ALREADY HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL SYSTEM. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ABOUT SQUEAKING FROM THE MOMENT I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2005 (NEW) - BUT THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT HEAR IT (??). NOW MY SES LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING A FUEL SYSTEM (FUEL SENSOR GAUGE) PROBLEM. AS I KNOW THAT I AM ONE OF VERY MANY XTERRA AND PATHFINDER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THIS ITEM IS DEFECTIVE. I ALSO OWNED THE 2000 XTERRA - THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL SYSTEM AND IT WAS REPLACED. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL NOW - SINCE NISSAN IS OBVIOUSLY DOING NOTHING TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. *TR

I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AND WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON, THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE DID NOT MOVE TO REFLECT HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN MY TANK. THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT PUT ANOTHER DOLLAR WORTH OF GAS INTO MY CAR. UPON TURNING MY CAR BACK ON, THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE STILL DID NOT MOVE AND MY "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. THE GAS CAP WAS SECURE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOOK MY CAR INTO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND RESET THE LIGHT. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED THE NEXT TIME I FILLED MY GAS TANK. FURTHERMORE, ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME BACK ON THE GAS GAUGE WILL NOW DROP BELOW EMPTY AND MY GAS LIGHT WILL GO ON WHEN I HAVE ABOUT A HALF OF A TANK OR A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS LEFT. THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT REMAINS ON. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

2005 XTERRA FUEL PUMP LEVEL INDICATOR, MODULE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ISSUES. ALMOST EVERYONE THAT HAS THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

2005 XTERRA 35000 MILES FILLED UP AT GAS STATION GAUGE WENT TO COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE DTE READ ------ . DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS AFFECTING ALL EXTERRA WHICH SEEMS TO INDICATE THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL MODELS, INCLUDING XTERRA'S. NOW TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY THEY APPARENTLY WON'T COVER IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AS THIS IS AFFECTING ALL CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. EARLIER THIS WEEK I FUELED UP THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED HOME. I REALIZED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE WAS READING ONLY 3/4 OF A TANK. SO, I WENT BACK UP TO THE GAS STATION AND TRIED TO FINISH FILLING THE TANK (ON .57 CENTS). EVERY DAY SINCE THEN, ONCE I START THE CAR THE FUEL GAUGE READS BAD. THIS PAST MONDAY THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAD COME ON. I THEN WENT OUT AND PURCHASED AN OBD II SCANNER TO READ THE ERROR CODE. IT WAS P0463 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT). DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE SUBJECT AND FOUND THAT IT MEANS THAT I HAVE A FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT. IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2005-2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES. IF MY WIFE IS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER BACK TO NYC AND THE CAR RUNS OUT OF FUEL AND THEY ARE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE WITH PEOPLE DRIVING PAST THEM IN EXCESS OF 70-80 MPH.... THAT IS FAR FROM SAFE. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA. FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC AND READS INCORRECTLY 90% OF THE TIME. FROM OWNER'S FORUM DISCUSSIONS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR UNIT. *TR

1. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON WHEN GAS GETS BELOW 1/2 TANK. WHEN I FILL THE TANK THE GAUGE DOESN'T REGISTER THE FILL UNTIL VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. OR, THE GAUGE DROPS TO E AND THE LIGHT COMES ON. 2. OCCURS ALL THE TIME. 3.THE PART REQUIRED IS A FUEL LEVEL SENDING SENSOR UNIT. *TR

2005/06 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT FAILED. COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THIS VEHICLE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA - SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON, THEN FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO ZERO. LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF APPARENTLY IN RELATION TO AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK. SEARCHED "SERVICE ENGINE SOON GAS GAUGE" AND TOP OF THE LIST WERE DOZENS OF NISSAN OWNERS' COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA OFFROAD. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON, FUEL GAUGE NOT FUNCTIONING, READS EMPTY AFTER A FILL UP AND VICE VERSA. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY EVERYTIME TANK IS REFILLED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. SEE NTB07-069A. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

2005 XTERRA FUEL GAUGE FAILURE. GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN FULL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. DEALER WANTS $550 TO FIX. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT OF RECALL. IF A WOMAN WAS ALONE LATE AT NIGHT AND THE GAS GAUGE SUDDENLY SHOWED EMPTY SHE WOULD BE FORCED TO STOP AT THE NEAREST STATION WHICH MAY NOT BE IN THE SAFEST AREA. I KNOW, BECAUSE I WORK NEAR AN AIRPORT IN A HIGH CRIME AREA. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

GAS GAUGE VERY SLOW (DAYS) TO REGISTER FULL AFTER FILLUP. THE 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' LIGHT ILLUMINATES. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE VEHICLE IS WELL-MAINTAINED. RECENTLY, AFTER SERVICE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND REMAINED ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. I NOTICED THAT MY GAS GAUGE WASN'T RESPONDING WHEN I FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK. MY FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ 1/4 TANK AFTER FILLING UP, AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WOULD COME ON. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WE EXPERIENCED A FAILED FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON OUR 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WE FILLED THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY AND THEN NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT RISE ABOVE 2/3. THEN THE 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' WARNING LAMP CAME ON. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INCIDENT WE FOUND THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS POSTED ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL NISSAN VEHICLES MODELS AND SEEMS TO BE AN INEVITABLE INCIDENT WITH MOST OF THE MODELS. WE BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PART WILL COST BETWEEN $300 - $400. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

FUEL GAUGE READING UNDER 3/4 OF A TANK AFTER FILLUP. I PLAN TO REPLACE THE SENDING UNIT ON THE FUEL TANK. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TODAY I FILLED THE GAS TANK ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, AND THOUGH THE TANK IS FULL, THE GAS GAUGE STILL READS EMPTY AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT IS ON. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT ON PRE-2005 XTERRAS, AND IS INCREASINGLY EMERGING AS A DEFECT IN MORE RECENT MODELS. I BELIEVE IT POSES A SAFELY HAZARD BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY TO TELL WHETHER THE 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT INDICATES A REAL ENGINE PROBLEM, OR JUST THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 36,200

FUEL SENDER UNIT FAILURE - SUDDEN FAILURE WHILE ON FREEWAY. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WARNING OF FAILURE PROCEEDING THE ACTUALLY FAILURE. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER OF THE VEHICLE WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING. I WOULD FILL UP THE GAS TANK AND THE GAUGE WOULD SAY IT WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH 55000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT STARTED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND IT COST 400.00 TO HAVE THE FUEL SENSOR REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE HAS CHANGED THE FUELS SENSOR NUMEROUS TIMES AND NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT WITH THE NISSAN XTERRA. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WENT TO HAVE IT TAKEN CARE OF AND GET AN EARLY STATE INSPECTION STICKER. FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO THE EVAPORATION VENT CONTROL. SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT I WAS NOT ALONE. NISSAN HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2003 ON X-TERRA, PATHFINDERS AND FRONTIERS. NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAS KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME BUT WON'T FIX IT. 2008 MODELS ARE ALSO STARTING TO HAVE PROBLEMS. THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ALSO WENT OUT WITH IT AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 89,401

THIS VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE, GAS TANK, FUEL PUMP...WHATEVER! THIS IS THE 3RD GAS TANK AND FUEL PUMP FOR A 2005 MODEL! THE FIRST TIME, AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. NOW AFTER LESS THAN 3 YRS OWNERSHIP, WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND WE HAVE TO PAY ALMOST 600.00! OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS EXTREME MAINTENANCE FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS/PARTS ON A 3 YR OLD VEHICLE! NISSAN SHOULD PAY FOR THESE PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

TODAY, I PUT A FULL TANK OF GAS IN MY CAR BUT MY GAS GAUGE SHOWED THAT IT WAS 1/4 FULL. I HAD AN ARGUMENT WITH THE GAS STATION CLERK THAT THEY RIPPED ME OFF. SINCE IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT I WASN'T ABLE TO SPEAK TO THE MANAGERS OF THAT STATION. I DECIDED TO DRIVE TO ANOTHER GAS STATION TO SEE IF I COULD FILL IT UP, BUT ALL OF SUDDEN, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TURNS ON AND NOW THE GAUGE WAS COMPLETELY DOWN WITH THE LIGHT ON. THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO KNOW THAT MY TANK IS FULL IS TO TRY TO FILL IT UP AGAIN. BUT, BECAUSE IT WAS FULL, THE TANK WAS NOT ALLOWING ANYMORE GAS. I DECIDED TO DO A BRIEF RESEARCH TO FIND THAT MANY OTHERS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. IT'S A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 50,000 MILES. MOST OF THE PEOPLE ONLINE INDICATED THAT THEY ALSO HAVE THE SIMILAR PROBLEM AT THE SIMILAR MILEAGE COSTING THEM OVER 500 DOLLARS IN REPAIR. NOW THAT THE GAUGE IS DISABLED, I WOULDN'T KNOW WHEN MY TANK WILL BE EMPTIED. I COULD BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY OR SOMEWHERE IN THE WILDERNESS WITHOUT ANY GAS. PEOPLE ONLINE WERE SAYING ITS PART OF THE SENSOR IN THE CAR WHICH WAS MADE FAULTY FOR MANY OF THE NISSAN TRUCKS AND SUV'S. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A BAD MOVE BY NISSAN AND I WILL DEFINITELY WANT THEM TO HAVE A RECALL. IT IS UNFAIR FOR CONSUMERS TO BE PAYING EXTRA 400-600 DOLLARS TO REPLACE A FAULTY ITEM. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA THAT CONTINUES TO DISPLAY "CHECK ENGINE SOON". I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THAT MY FUEL SENSOR NEEDS TO REPLACED. AS SOON AS MY FUEL TANK REACHES 1/2 WAY EMPTY IT GOES DIRECTLY TO EMPTY!!! I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN MY TANK. *TR

Mileage: 55,200

FAULTY FUEL GAUGE SENSOR, REPAIR COST $650.00 36,200 MILES NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. NOTICED AT 35,000 PLUS MILES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

FOLLOWING IS A COMPLAINT ALREADY FILED AND RECEIVED BY YOUR OFFICE: "I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH; I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-49K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRA, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600. I HAD A VERY SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHEN MY ODOMETER HIT 39950+/- MILES. THIS IS EVIDENTIALLY A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE XTERRAS, PATHFINDERS AND TITANS ALL MADE BY NISSAN. WHILE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AT FACE VALUE, A MISREADING OF THE FUEL GAUGE COULD VERY LIKELY PUT A LONE OCCUPANT IN A VERY BAD SITUATION LEADING TO ANY NUMBER OF THREATENING SITUATIONS. THE FACT THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, YET REFUSES TO ADDRESS IT REGARDLESS OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES WOULD SEEM TO INDICATE, AT THE VERY LEAST , A DISREGARD FOR THEIR CUSTOMER'S SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 39,950

2005 NISSAN XTERRA, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AT 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. GIVES TROUBLE CODE P0463. AFTER CHECKING WITH OTHER OWNERS ON INTERNET, THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURE IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-49K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600. *TR

Mileage: 38,985

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS A BAD FUEL SENDING UNIT. I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. MANY OTHERS I KNOW HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TOO. IT WAS $350 TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 53,570