2005 NISSAN XTERRA Fuel System, Other Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Xterra. The contact that while stopped at a traffic light the vehicle stalled. The contact was immediately able to restart the vehicle however, the vehicle kept stalling. The contact restarted the vehicle however while entering a parking garage the vehicle stalled again. After several attempts the vehicle restarted. The contact emphasized that the failure was most evident while stopped or driving at slower speeds. On one occasion the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The contact connected a DTC scanner and retrieved a fault code regarding the fuel gauge sensor that was contacted to the submersible fuel pump. The contact stated that after removing the fuel tank from the vehicle and while changing the internal fuel tank submersible fuel pump, he became aware that the positive wire of the wiring harness on top of the fuel pump and the fuel pump housing above were both charred. The contact was concerned that excessive heating and sparking had caused the failure. The contact purchased a new fuel pump to replace the defective one. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE IS REPORTING WRONG INFORMATION, SHOWS EMPTY WHEN FULL AND A HALF TANK WHEN EMPTY. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS ON. VERY DANGEROUS BARELY MADE IT TO GAS STATION. *JS

Mileage: 86,000

SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY 2005 NISSAN X-TERRA THAT MAKE IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE .....THE ISSUE WITH THE TRANS, THAT WE REPLACED BECAUSE ALL THE VIOLENT SHAKING EPISODES...NOW HOPEFULLY DONE WITH. NOW DUE TO A KNOCKING AND SENSOR LIGHT ALERT, AN ISSUE WITH 4X4, FUEL SENSOR WAS DIAGNOSED DAY B/F YESTERDAY. WE WERE TOLD THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.....COST ? OVER $3,000 ADDED TO THE $9,000 TRANS REPAIRS. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO! *TR

Mileage: 6,400

ON OR ABOUT MAY 14TH 2011 I OBSERVE FLUID LEAKING FROM MY NISSAN 2005 XTERRA. I SOUGHT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. IT WAS MANDATORY THAT I REPLACE THE RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT AND FLUSH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. IT BECAME VERY APPARENT THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I THEN CONTACT FIVE TOWNS NISSAN, WHO INDICATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (80,000). I DID RECEIVE AN UNDATED 'WARRANT NOTIFICATION' FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC WHICH DID COMPROMISE ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY ESPECIALLY IF IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT ON THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY THAT WILL CAUSE LEAKAGE OF THE ENGINE COOLANT (ANTIFREEZE) TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REBUILT. THIS WILL COST OVER $6,000.00 TO REPAIR. WHAT BECAME OBVIOUSLY SUSPICIOUS IS THAT NISSAN SENT THE 'WARRANT NOTIFICATION' AFTER THE FACT KNOWING THAT ALL AND OR MOST OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE OUT OF WARRANTY. IT BECAME APPARENT THAT NISSAN WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE DEFECTS, HENCE, BEING LIABLE FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE. AMIDST ALL THE COMPLAINTS NISSAN REFUSE TO RECALL AND OR FIX THE DEFECTS. SECONDLY, I DO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE EMISSION SYSTEM OF THE SAID NISSAN 2005 XTERRA, OF WHICH, I DID REPORTED TO NISSAN. IN JUNE 2009 IT WAS DETERMINE UPON PAID INSPECTION BY NISSAN SERVICE CENTER, THAT BOTH #1 AND #2 CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND GAS GAUGE WERE ALL DEFECTIVE. I HAD THE GAUGE REPLACE, BUT BOTH #1 AND #2 CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WILL COST OVER $4,000.00 TO REPAIR. IT NOW HAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT OF THE TIMING CHAIN THAT CAN BE DISASTROUS, AND WILL COST $2,500.00. I AM MOST RESPECTFULLY ASKING YOUR OFFICE TO LAUNCH AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION ABOUT THE MANUFACTURER DEFECTS THAT I HAVE LISTED, AND WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO FULLY COMPENSATE ME FOR THE REPAIRS. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OF ALL THE CONSUMERS WHO ARE FRUSTRATED BY THIS DILEMMA, AND HAVE NO POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

JUST PURCHASED 2 WKS AGO A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. AT FIRST THE FUEL GAUGE WAS SLOW TO SHOW THE FUEL LEVEL BUT IT SHOWED IF IT WAS HALF FULL OR CLOSE TO EMPTY. NOW JUST TWO DAYS AGO OUR DAUGHTER CALLED US SAYING SHE JUST FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH GAS AND THE FUEL GAUGE IS SHOWING IT IS COMPLETELY EMPTY - FUEL LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE INTERNET LOOKING AT HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HOW COMMON OF A PROBLEM IT IS-WOW, ITS A SERIOUSLY COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR MY YOUNG TEENAGE DAUGHTER! IF SHE RUNS OUT OF GAS IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO RECALL ON THIS AND FROM WHAT I AM SEEING, IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM-A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD FIX! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE GAS GAUGE WILL READ AT A QUARTER OF A TANK, WHEN IN FACT THERE IS NO GAS AT ALL. IT SEEMS THIS OCCURS VERY OFTEN IS OTHER MODELS OLDER AND NEWER, HOWEVER THE WARRANTY IS ONLY COVERED UP TO 36000 MILES. IT SEEMS TO BE THAT MOST PEOPLE COME ACROSS THIS ISSUE WELL AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SHAME WITH NISSAN FOR NOT BACKING THEIR PRODUCTS AND PUTTING DEALERSHIPS UNDER THE PRESSURE TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY ITEMS, WHEN IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CONSUMERS WITH RELIABLE PARTS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A CERTAIN "WEAR AND TEAR" THAT ALL CARS INCUR, BUT FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNITS? I CAN BE SURE THAT THIS IS NOT A COMMON WEAR AND TEAR ITEM BECAUSE IF IT WAS, OTHER MAKES AND MODELS WOULD NEED TO REPLACE IT MORE OFTEN OR WITHIN THE 36000 MILE CRITERIA. *TR

PLEASE HELP! MY FUEL SENSOR IS FAILING. MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON NOW AND THE REPAIR FOR THIS IS EXPENSIVE. I RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN THE MAIL FOR 72,000 MILES FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I CALLED NISSAN DIRECTLY BECAUSE MY MILEAGE WAS PAST THIS AND THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON FAILURE IN XTERRAS AND THEY SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME. THERE IS A NISSAN SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069B IN EXISTENCE, BUT NOT A RECALL. SINCE THEY WOULDN'T HELP ME, MY LIGHT WAS ON LONG BEFORE I HIT 72,000 MILES, AND THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES, I FEEL STRONGLY THAT NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. I HAVE HIGH MILEAGE ON MY CAR BECAUSE MY FAMILY LIVES 6 HOURS AWAY AND I DRIVE TO SEE THEM FREQUENTLY. IS THERE ANY THING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME? PLEASE? *TR

MY NISSAN XTERRA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. THE SENSOR READING COMES AND GOES AND I HAVE EVEN RAN OUT OF GAS ONCE. THERE WAS A RECALL OUT ON THIS FOR IMMEDIATE REPAIRS AND ONE THAT GAVE AN EXTENDED MILEAGE WARRANTY TO 72,000 MILES. I CALLED NISSAN IN MAY 2010, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE STILL DEALING WITH GETTING THE CORRECT PART AND TO CALL BACK IN A FEW MONTHS. I WAS AROUND 66,000 MILES AT THAT TIME. I HAD A FRIEND AT WORK WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND IT WASN'T UNTIL AROUND SEPTEMBER WHEN IT GOT FIXED WITH THE RIGHT PART. SO KNOWING THAT, THAT IS WHEN I CALLED IN SINCE I KNEW THEY HAD THE CORRECT PART. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE FUEL GAUGE AND FRONT CRASH SENSOR RECALLS, AND THEY ONLY FIXED THE ONE. NISSAN TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL GAUGE RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE WAS ONLY GOOD TIL 72,000 MILES, AND I WAS OVER THAT. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS FAIR SINCE I WAS TRYING TO GET IT FIXED AND I WAS UNDER THAT MILEAGE IN MAY, BUT WHILE WAITING ON NISSAN TO GET IT RIGHT, FROM MAY TO SEPTEMBER, I OBVIOUSLY PUT ON MORE MILES AND IT PUT ME OVER. NOW THEY SAY THEY WONT COVER IT. THIS IS NOT MY FAULT, AND OTHER XTERRAS WITH THIS ISSUE ARE GETTING THIS COVERED, I FEEL THAT I AM ENTITLED TO THE SAME. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 66,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA 4 WD--SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON--CHECKING THE DIAGNOSTICS CODE INDICATE FUEL SENSOR IS THE ISSUE; A FEW DAYS LATER, FUEL GAUGE BECOMES ERRATIC AND EVENTUALLY QUITS WORKING; A CALL TO THE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS INDICATE THE CAR IS PART OF A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM--EXCEPT THE RECALL IS VOID AFTER 72,000. MY MILEAGE EXCEEDS THE 72,000 LIMIT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

MY NISSAN XTERRA HAS A FAULT FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT, THE SENOR WENT OUT BUT I AM PAST THE 72K EXTENDED WARRANTY. I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL TODAY INDICATING THAT IF THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS BEING EXTENDED TO CUSTOMERS OF THE NISSAN XTERRA BUT UP TO 72K MILES, I CURRENTLY HAVE 75K ON MY CALL. ONCE I CALLED NISSAN AND ASKED IF THIS COULD BE EXTENDED AS A COURTESY BECAUSE I JUST RECEIVED THE LETTER TODAY I WAS NOT GIVEN A CLEAR ANSWER BUT INSTEAD TOLD TO GO TO A DEALER HAVE THEM RUN THE DX AND THEN HAVE THE DEALER CONTACT NISSAN? IM CONFUSED WHY CAN'T THEY JUST EXTEND IT FOR ME SINCE I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE DIAGNOSTICS COMPLETED BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN NISSAN. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

Mileage: 77,500

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS GONE BAD. VEHICLE HAS ~44,000. VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWS NO GAS IN VEHICLE AFTER FILLED WITH GAS. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT READING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR WOULD CONSTANTLY MOVE. THE FAILURE BECAME WORSE OVER TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY FUEL SYSTEM RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 460,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2005 NISSAN XTERRA AT 58K MILES HAS THE GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON. FROM WHAT I SEE ON LINE THIS IS A COMMON THEME ON XTERRAS AND NISSAN ONLY COVERS RECALLS ON CERTAIN 2006 MODELS KNOWING IT EXITS ON THE 2005 MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD READ THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A COMMON FAILURE IN HER MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA'S FUEL GAUGE STOPPED REGISTERING THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE GAS TANK. I RECENTLY RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND HAD TO PUSH MY CAR TO A GAS STATION IN ORDER TO FILL UP. I'VE FOUND THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM, AND RECALLS HAVE BEEN ORDERED BY NISSAN, BUT MY SPECIFIC VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY MECHANIC HAS CHECKED THE ERROR CODES AND AGREED THAT THIS IS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NISSAN'S SIMILAR RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

FUEL GAUGE STUCK AT 3/4 TANK AFTER FUEL UP. NEEDLE WILL NOT MOVE AND IS INACCURATE. SEVERAL OTHER REPORT SAME ISSUE RELATED TO FUEL SENDING UNITS ON NISSAN TRUCKS AND SUV'S 2005-2008. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD READ INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD FLUCTUATE BETWEEN GAS LEVEL READINGS. A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Mileage: 64,000

AFTER CHECKING A SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, I FOUND THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS THE PROBLEM AS INDICATED BY THE P0463 CODE CAME UP AFTER INSPECTION. CLEARLY THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON PAST MODELS AND CONTINUES TO BE A DEFECT IN CURRENT MODELS, AS MANY FELLOW NISSAN OWNERS HAVE EXPRESSED THERE CONCERN OVER A PART WHICH MAY BE ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTIONING OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MILES PER HOUR, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL INDICATOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED BY READING INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

Mileage: 35,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT ACCURATELY DISPLAY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THIS FAILURE IS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE IN RECALL 10V074000 (COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

Mileage: 49,000

P0463 CODE SHOWED UP ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. 80,000 MILES. HAVE CLEARED THE CODE TWICE, AND CEL KEEPS POPPING UP WITH CODE P0463. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

FUEL GAGE IS NOT ACCURATE AND ERRATIC SOMETIMES, WHEN FULL TANK IT SHOWS ONLY 3/4 ON THE GAGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON

Mileage: 53,000

P0463 OBDII CODE APPEARED AT ABOUT 56K MILES. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT WAS RECALLED ON 1ST GEN XTERRAS, AND IS NOW A PROMINENT PROBLEM WITH 2ND GEN XTERRAS. HOWEVER, NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER SAID WAS FUEL SENSOR FAILURE. COST $600 B/C I'M PAST WARRANTY THOUGH ONLY 40K ON 2005 XTERRA. THERE IS A RECALL B/C SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER YEAR MODELS OF XTERRA.. MANY COMPLAINTS RE: SAME PROBLEM ON SAME 2005 XTERRA ON INTERNET. ONE SITE DOCUMENTED 116 -SAME COMPLAINT SAME 2005 XTERRA. SAFETY ISSUE B/C DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN TRUCK AT ANY TIME. CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TO MAKE SURE TRUCK "FULL OF GAS". SAID THEY'VE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS BUT AT THIS POINT NO RECALL ON 2005 XTERRA. NO SOLUTION. ENGINE CAN QUIT IF OUT OF GAS--CRASH INEVITABLE, STRANDED IN REMOTE LOCATION OR UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. ERROR CODE: PO463. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WE HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND AM HAVING THE SAME FUEL SENSOR ISSUE AS SO MANY OTHERS. WE FILL UP AND THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THIS CAUSES US TO NOT PASS EMISSIONS UNTIL IT IS FIXED, WHICH IS A 600.00+ ISSUE SINCE THE GAS TANK NEEDS REMOVED TO FIX IT. VERY FRUSTRATING SINCE A SIMPLE SEARCH OF THE WEB SHOWS HUNDREDS OF NISSANS IN OR AROUND 1 YEAR DIFFERENCE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM! NISSAN RECALLS MORE THAN 500,000 VEHICLES REGARDING:FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM, SOURCE OF MANY COMPLAINTS, BEING ADDRESSED I CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, THEY REPORTED THAT MY 2005 XTERRA VIN# WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

FUEL GAUGE RECALL - NISSAN I OWN A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECENT RECALL FOR NISSAN VEHICLES WITH THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM WAS ON 04/06/2009, AND COST ME $443.65+TAX TO HAVE FIXED. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN, AND ALL I GOT WAS "A CALL BACK IN 3 WEEKS" RESPONSE. THE CURRENT RECALL COVERS NISSAN "XTERRAS" PRODUCED BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH 2006 AND BETWEEN OCTOBER 2007 AND JANUARY 2008. THE PROBLEM EXISTED PRIOR TO THAT, IE: MY 2005 XTERRA. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER 2005 MODELS, AND THAT NISSAN SHOULD GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT MY FAULT........ *TR

Mileage: 42,148

FUEL GAUGE IS SUDDENLY SHOWING THE GAS IS EMPTY AND EMPTY FUEL IS BLINKING CAUSING TO WORRY ABOUT THE GAS. *TR

Mileage: 42,289

FUEL SENSOR IN 2005 NISSAN XTERRA IS GIVING FAULTY READINGS ---NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAVE ISSUED A PARTIAL RECALL, BUT IT DOES NOT EVEN COME CLOSE TO THE ACTUAL MODELS INVOLVED. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME, I ASSUMED I HAD GAS AS THE GAUGE READ 1/4 TANK. I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN TOWNS, AND HAD TO CALL FOR HELP. SINCE THEN, IF THE GAUGE GETS DOWN TO JUST UNDER 1/2, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE NEEDLE FALLS TO THE BOTTOM AND READS EMPTY. I HAVE TO TRACK MY GAS USAGE BY MILEAGE, AND ON TRIPS THIS IS A HUGE PAIN. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA-FUEL SENSOR WENT OUT, THEREFORE YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO QUIT EVEN WHILE DRIVING. CRASHES ARE INEVITABLE WITH YOUR ENGINE DYING. PARTS AND LABOR $600.00+. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HAS FAILED, AND RETURNS ERRONEOUS RESULTS MISREPRESENTING THE LEVEL OF GASOLINE/FUEL AVAILABLE. WHILE NOT A HIGHLY CRITICAL ISSUE TO THE VEHICLE ITSELF, THIS IS STILL A THREAT TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AS THERE IS A DANGER OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND BEING STRANDED IN A REMOTE LOCATION AND/OR IN AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR WAS ERRATIC AND THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. A LOCAL MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ERROR CODE WAS P0463. THE NISSAN DEALER QUOTED HIM AN $85 FEE TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT SINCE HE DID NOT TAKE HIS VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALER THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST HIM WITH THE REPAIR. THERE ARE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

COUPLE WEEKS AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I BACKING OFF MY DRIVEWAY. THEN MY BATTERY DIED A WEEK AFTER SO I THOUGHT THE REASON WHY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IS BECAUSE OF MY BATTERY IS RUNNING OUT OF JUICE. SO, I REPLACE MY BATTERY BUT THEN THE FOLLOWING DAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THAT'S WHEN I WENT TO MY LOCAL AUTO SHOP AND GET MY X GET CHECK. THEY TOLD THAT IS THE ERROR CODE P0463. *TR

Mileage: 75,145

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA; AND A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED ACCURATELY REPORTING THE LEVEL OF GAS IN THE TANK. IN ADDITION, THE "SERVICE" LIGHT CAME ON (AND STAYED ON) PREVENTING ME FROM PASSING INSPECTION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER OCCURRENCES OF THIS PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS NISSAN MODELS IN THE "2005" (ETC) YEAR. THIS IS A RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR (APPROXIMATELY $500) FOR A FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT REPLACEMENT; AND IF NOT REPAIRED, WE WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALL RUN THE RISK OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS, POSSIBLY UNDER DANGEROUS HIGH SPEED ROAD CONDITIONS! DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS IS APPARENTLY A "FAULTY PART" SUPPLIED BY NISSAN, THE COMPANY HAS NOT OFFERED TO POST A RECALL AND/OR PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, AND THE POSSIBLE DANGEROUS REPERCUSSIONS OF NOT KNOWING WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL RUN OUT OF GAS, I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THIS PART AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

FUEL GAUGE NOT ACCURATE CAUSING SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TO GO ON. I CAN RUN OUT OF FUEL AT ANYTIME CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE FREEWAY OR ROADS. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, AND AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK MY FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. AFTER RESEARCHING A LITTLE IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER NISSAN CUSTOMERS. APPARENTLY NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THIS AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 59,357

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL SENDING UNITE/SENSOR CORROSION CAUSING MALFUNCTION OF GAS GAUGE AND TURNING ON SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. POSSIBLE RECALL WAS DONE ON 2000-2004 MODELS WHY NOT ON 2005. MALFUNCTION STARTS AT 39K-47K CAUSING DISTRACTION AND PANIC TO THE DRIVER. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 XTERRA WITH AROUND 50K MILES ON IT. THE DOWN TO EMPTY MILEAGE HAS RECENTLY NOT BEEN CALCULATING AND LAST NIGHT WHEN I WENT TO FILL UP THE NEEDLE WOULDN'T RAISE TO A FULL TANK. THIS MORNING MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND HASN'T GONE OFF SINCE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ONLY TO FIND THAT SEVERAL OTHER 2005 XTERRA OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT SUPPOSEDLY HAS TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENSOR UNIT. THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED IN PRIOR MODELS OF THE XTERRA. I AM HOPING THAT I AM NOT GOING TO HAVE TO PAY OVER 600$ TO GET THIS FIXED CONSIDERING IT IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE SUDDEN STOPS AND/OR FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

FUEL SENDING UNIT BREAKS AT 47K MILES, NISSAN DEALER IS USED TO THE PROBLEM AND SAYS IT IS $550.00 TO REPLACE. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL UNITS AND FIX THEM WHEN THEY ARE FAULTY. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

2005 NISSAN EXTERRA. FUEL SENSOR LIGHT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WILL COST 350.00 TO REPLACE! WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION WITHOUT REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT. NISSAN HAS HAD CRONIC PROBLEMS WITH FIVE DIFFERENT MODELS OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. CONTACTED NISSAN WITH NO SUCESS. THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD COVER. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. I WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP MY TANK WHEN THE PUMP CLICKED OFF I PUT THE GAS CAP BACK ON UNTIL IT CLICKED. I PROCEED TO START THE XTERRA AND NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT MOVE. FINALLY AFTER DRIVING 45 MILES THE GAUGE MOVED TO THE FULL POSITION. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A ONE TIME OCCURANCE BUT IT PROCEED TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DOING RESEACH ON THE WEB I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON OCCURANCE ON 2005 AND BEYOND XTERRAS. HAVING MADE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO GET THIS FIXED IT APPEARS THAT I WILL HAVE TO GET FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $600. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT A RECALL WAS DONE ON 2001 - 2004 XTERRAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THEIR OWNERS. I FEE THAT NISSAN HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND THAT THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO XTERRAS MADE BEYOND 2004. IN TODAY'S ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS AND PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT CORRECTED IS UNECESSARY. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 45K AND THE FUEL NEEDLE GOES TO "E" AND THEN FLUCTUATES UP TO HALF THEN GOES DOWN AGAIN. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. I CAN'T TELL WHAT MY FUEL LEVEL IS BECAUSE IT IS NOT READING CORRECTLY. EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED UP, THE FUEL NEEDLE READS EMPTY! I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO CONTACT A TOW TRUCK SERVICE FOR FUEL. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND IT WOULD COST ME $567 FOR THE PART (FUEL SENDING UNIT) NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I WILL NOT PAY THIS RIDICULOUS AMOUNT AS I HAVE FOUND OUT THROUGH OTHER NISSAN XTERRA OWNERS THAT THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE FOUND THIS OUT THROUGH AN INTERNET DISCUSSION FORUM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR 2005 AND NEWER MODELS OF NISSAN XTERRA'S. *TR

Mileage: 45,555

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY NISSAN XTERA 2005. I HAD 1/8 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 SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON EVEN THOUGH MY NEXT SERVICE WAS NOT DUE YET. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR PROBLEM AND THAT IT NOT IN WARRANTY. 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: 51,114

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS MY GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY AND AFTER A FEW MILES THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. THIS IS A FAULT WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT THAT IS VERY COMMON AMOUNG OWNERS OF XTERRAS, FRONTIERS AND PATHFINDERS. COST TO REPAIR IS ABOUT $600.00. THIS SAME ISSUE WAS CLASSED AS A RECALL FOR THE 2002 MODELS HOWEVER NMO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE NEWER MODELS. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AS THE CAR COULD JUST STOP RUNNING AT ANY TIME. WITH THE AMOUNT OF OWNERS HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINT AND THE FACT THAT THIS WAS A RECALL ON EARLIER MODELS, WE THINK THAT NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE ANOTHER RECALL ON OUR VEHICLES AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC EVENT LEADING UP TO FAILURE; I PURCHASED MY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED '05 XTERRA 4 MONTHS AGO AND DROVE IT UP UNTIL YESTERDAY WITHOUT PROBLEM. WHEN I TURNED ON MY VEHICLE AFTER WORK, MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WAS ON. I STOPPED TO FILL UP WITH GAS ON MY WAY HOME, AND NOTICED MY GAS GAUGE WOULD NOT PASS THE 3/4 TANK POSITION. EVENTUALLY, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES OR SO, MY GAS GAUGE (SOMETIMES) RETURNS TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ALWAYS REMAINS ON. AT THIS POINT, NO CORRECTIVE MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN. BUT IN DOING MY RESEARCH, ALL SIGNS POINT TOWARDS THIS BEING A FUEL SENDING UNIT PROBLEM THAT IS COMMON IN BOTH 01-04 NISSAN VEHICLES (FOR WHICH THERE WAS A RECALL) AND 05-PRESENT NISSAN VEHICLES (FOR WHICH THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL). *TR

Mileage: 44,900

1. NORMAL USE OF VEHICLE. CITY DRIVING MOSTLY. 2. FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE DOES NOT CORRECTLY SHOW THE AMOUNT OF FUEL AFTER INITIALLY FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. AFTER SOME MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE NEEDLE CORRECTLY SHOWS A FULL TANK. THEN AFTER ABOUT 3/4 FUEL LEVEL, THE NEEDLE DROPS BACK TO EMPTY. ADDITIONALLY, THE DIGITAL GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY COMPUTE FUEL MILES LEFT AND MPG. THIS BEHAVIOR REPEATS EACH TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED. WITHOUT THESE FUNCTIONS I AM UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE LEFT IN THE TANK. LEAVING THE POSSIBILITY FOR BEING STRANDED SOMEWHERE, IF I DO NOT ACCURATELY GUESS AT HOW MUCH GAS IS LEFT. 3. NOTHING WAS DONE (YET) TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. A MECHANIC TOLD ME IT THE PROBLEM IS PROBABLY CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR. I HAVE ALSO CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS ON X.NISSANHELP.COM. I AM AWAITING TO DETERMINE IF THESE VEHICLES COULD BE RECALLED BY THE DEALERS AND/OR NISSAN, AS IT APPEARS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 61,000 MILES AND JUST WENT OVER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. LOOKING IT UP ON THE INTERNET, SOUNDS LIKE A MAJOR DEFECT AS OTHER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND FUEL SENSOR SENDING UNIT FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

2005 NISSAN XTERRA OFF-ROAD CONTAINED A DEFECTIVE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THE DEFECT PRESENTED IN NOV-07. VEHICLE PRIMARILY OPERATED IN NEW ENGLAND. *TR