2007 NISSAN XTERRA Fuel System, Other Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY THE ACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

GAS IN CAR WAS AT A 1/4 TANK AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WENT AND FILLED TANK UP AND GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING AFTER DRIVING THE CAR TWICE THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE GAUGE WAS WORKING 3 DAYS LATTER SAME ISSUE. I DO SEE WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2005, 2006, 2008 AND 2009 XTERRA FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT THEY FAILED TO RECALL THE 2007 YEAR FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. *JS

Mileage: 73,355

1/4 TANK OF GAS IN CAR SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WENT TO GAS STATION ON FILLED UP AND THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT READ. AFTER 2 DAY GAUGE FOR FUEL LEVEL WORKED AND SES LIGHT WENT OFF 2 DAYS LATER SES LIGHT BACK ON AND FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING WENT AND HAD TESTED SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER YEARS BUT FOR WHAT EVER REASON NISSAN DID NOT RECALL THIS YEAR. COMPANY NEED TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *JS

Mileage: 73,500

UPON FILLING MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA ON JULY 11, 2011, I NOTICED THAT MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THAT MY FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED NEAR ZERO. AS I DROVE AWAY THE FUEL GAUGE GRADUALLY ROSE TO INDICATE A FULL TANK. WHEN I WENT TO MY NISSAN DEALER TO CHECK THE ERROR CODE HE INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE "FUEL SENDING UNIT". WHICH WOULD COST $300-$400 TO REPAIR SINCE I HAD JUST EXCEEDED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY MILEAGE COVERAGE LIMITATIONS. IN READING THE DESCRIPTIONS OF OTHER OWNERS OF NISSAN TRUCKS AND SUVS IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH A FACTORY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 100,019

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. NOT TO MENTION THAT WHEN I FILL UP MY VEHICLE THE FUEL GAUGE WILL NOT SENSE THAT ITS FULL. IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME OR EVEN BOTTOM OUT SHOWING THE LIGHT THAT ITS EMPTY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL AND HARD TO TELL WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT HAS HAPPEN TO MANY OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES. *KB

I HAVE A 2007 XTERRA WITH 42K. I FILLED IT AT THE GAS STATION AND NOTICED RIGHT AFTER LEAVING THE STATION THAT THE GAUGE STILL SAID A QUARTER OF A TANK. SO I PULLED OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED IT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON. AS I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE GAUGE SLOWLY STARTED RISING TO THE FULL MARK. MY CAR DIDN'T PASS STATE REGISTRATION WITH THE SES ON. *KB

AFTER FUELING MY 2007 XTERRA THIS MORNING THE FUEL GAGE ONLY REGISTERED 1/4 TANK FULL. A LITTLE LATER THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. *KB

Mileage: 77,345

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA THAT I JUST BOUGHT IN SEPT. '10. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 39,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS A LITTLE UNDER 1/4 A TANK OF GAS THE OTHER DAY SO I WENT AND FILLED IT UP. WHEN I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE, THE GAS GAUGE WENT RIGHT BACK TO THE POSITION IT WAS IN BEFORE I FILLED UP. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT STILL READ THE SAME. THINKING MY FLOAT WAS STUCK OR SOMETHING, I JUST WENT ON DRIVING. AFTER AWHILE, THE GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO PUT MORE GAS IN BUT IT WOULD ONLY TAKE ABOUT 2 GALLONS. THEN THE 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT' CAME ON AND NOW IT WON'T GO OFF. THE GAS GAUGE WILL SOMETIMES GO UP TO FULL (EVEN IF I'VE DROVE 100 MILES ON THAT TANK) AND SOMETIMES IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO EMPTY. IT FLUXUATES UP AND DOWN WITH NO RHYME OR REASON AND IT WILL DO IT IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. I HAVE PUT SEA BREEZE FUEL CLEANER STUFF IN THE TANK BUT SO FAR IT HAS NOT HELPED. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE ON MY CURRENT 2007 XTERRA IM AT 53,000 MILES AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT. WARRANTY ON THIS ITEM IS 36,000 MILES. THEY EVEN TRIED TO BS ME WHEN I SAID THERE IS EVEN A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS COMMON REPAIR. THIS IS HOW IT WENT: ME - IS THERE A CURRENT RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN FOR A FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE OR DTC P0461/2/3 DEALER - LET ME CHECK SIR. ME - THANKS DEALER - NO SIR ME - I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE BECAUSE I HAVE IT IN MY HAND IT IS NISSAN SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069B DEALER - I DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION ON ME ME - SERVICE BULLETINS ARE CREATED FOR COMMON REPAIRS SO I KNOW IM NOT THAT ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

THE GAS GAUGE NO LONGER REGISTERS THE ACCURATE GASOLINE LEVEL IN THE TANK AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2006 AND 2008 MODELS BUT NOT FOR 2007. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB FROM OTHER NISSAN OWNERS ON THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA IT HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN I HAVE 1/4, 1/2 TANK OF GAS, SOMETIMES 3/4 TANK OF GAS THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LITE COMES ON. I HAVE READ ON LINE THAT HIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE XTERRA DATING BACK TO 2003. SHOULD THIS NOT HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY NISSAN? SHOULD WE WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GET KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS BROKEN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY AND WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL IT WOULD REGISTER DIFFERENT LEVELS. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF BECAUSE THERE WAS NO GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK ON OCCASION. NISSAN WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MODEL YEAR 2005 AND 2008, BUT NOT THE 2007 AND THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 80,000

I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH MY FUEL SENSOR UNIT IN MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA AT 38,500 MILES. I FILLED AT THE GAS STATION, GETTING READY TO LEAVE ON VACATION AND THEN IT WENT DOWN TO EMPTY. THE SES LIGHT CAME ON, SO DECIDED TO CANCEL MY VACATION! A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THE NEEDLE WENT BACK TO FULL. AFTER FILLING GAS 4 TIMES, MY SES LIGHT HAS GONE OFF AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING, BUT DO NOT LET IT GO BELOW HALF A TANK TO BE SURE. AND, OF COURSE IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE 2006 & 2008 MODELS THAT USE THE SAME EXACT SENSOR UNIT....HOW CONVENIENT FOR NISSAN! *TR

Mileage: 38,500

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BACK IN JANUARY 2010. I HAD THE CODE RUN AT A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE. CODE IS P0463, DEFINITION: FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT PROBABLE CAUSE. 1. OPEN OR SHORT CIRCUIT CONDITION 2. POOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 3. FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR SINCE THE LIGHT HAS COME ON, I'M GETTING A FAULTY READING FROM MY FUEL GAUGE. IT GIVES INACCURATE READINGS AND I'M NOW FORCED TO USE MY ODOMETER TO PREVENT RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. I READ ONLINE ABOUT A POTENTIAL RECALL SO I WAITED TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO EXPECT A LETTER IN THE APRIL AND MAY TIMEFRAME. NISSAN ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2006 AND 2008 NISSAN XTERRA'S. I HAVE A 2007 AND I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER YEARS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE THE 2007 TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE IT HAS THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA THAT STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WHEN IS FULL SHOWS EMPTY AND LIGHT COMES ON AND AFTER 50+ MILES THE GAUGE STARTS WORKING TILL IT GETS TO 1/4 TANK APROX AND STAYS THERE TILL GET OUT OF GAS (HAPPENED TO ME, THANK GOD WAS ON A LIGHT AND NOT ON THE HWY). TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND AFTER AN HOUR THEY CAME BACK TO ME AND TOLD ME THAT MY XTERRA WAS NOT COVER AND THEY WILL FIX IT BUT THERE WILL BE A CHARGE OF $500 APROX. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

MY GAS TANK REGISTERED 1/4 OF A TANK, WHICH MEANT ANOTHER 50 MILES. I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND WORK 45 MILES AWAY. I SET MY TRIP METER BUT ONLY MADE IT 15 MILES AND WAS LEFT STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY...AGAIN. I DID MAKE IT TO THE EXIT RAMP. HAD TO WAIT AN HOUR FOR HELP IN A HIGH CRIME AREA AT 5:50 IN THE MORNING. *TR

Mileage: 101,100

FUEL SENSOR FAILURE. ALWAYS TELLS ME MY GAS TANK IS EMPTY WHEN IT IS FULL. WHEN ON 1/4 OF A TANK, IT WILL DROP TO "E", SO I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH GAS I REALLY HAVE LEFT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS STAYS ON. ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE IT WILL TURN OFF, AND WHEN THE GAS GAUGE DROPS TO "E", THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED NOT KNOWING IF I HAVE FUEL IN THE 2007 XTERRA OR NOT. WAS TOLD I DID NOT HAVE THE YEAR OF XTERRA FOR RECALL EVEN THOUGH I'M HAVING THE PROBLEMS ALL OTHER XTERRA'S ARE RECALLING. I DO NOT KNOW IF THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY WRONG WITH THE XTERRA OR NOT SINCE THIS LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD READ INACCURATE GASOLINE LEVELS WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS LESS THAN ONE-FOURTH FULL. IN ADDITION, THE INDICATOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK ON EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,100.

Mileage: 50,100

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA TRUCK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND FUEL SHOWS EMPTY. RESEARCHED THIS AND THERE SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. COULD RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT. FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT, P0463 DIAGNOSTIC CODE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BY NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

ERROR CODE P0463 ON NISSAN VEHICLES (MINE HAPPENS TO BE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA) ANYWAY, I AM SEEING ON MANY FORUMS THAT THIS ISSUE IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IS QUITE COMMON AND TO COMPLAIN HERE IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE NISSAN TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AFTER SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY. A PO4630 CODE CAME UP AND A MALFUNCTIONING GAS SENSOR WAS APPARENT AT THIS TIME. FOUR TIMES THE FUEL GAGE FAILED TO REGISTER--THEN CHECK ENGINE SOON CAME ON. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED YET BECAUSE IT JUST OCCURRED BUT AFTER SEEING THE OUTRAGEOUS COST AND I CANNOT AFFORD THAT--NOT AT THIS TIME. A RECALL IS NECESSARY.

Mileage: 28,254

FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA DOES NOT GIVE AN ACCURATE READING OF THE FUEL REMAINING IN THE CAR. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING AT 40+ MPH EVEN THOUGH GAS GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS 1/4 TANK REMAINING. NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR SOME 2006 AND 2008 XTERRA'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE IN ALL XTERRA'S. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT I'D HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED TO BUY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, DRIVE THE CAR FOR 30 DAYS AND THEN HAVE IT FIXED "FOR FREE" AND, WHEN I INDICATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR PREVENTS ME FROM GETTING THE CAR INSPECTED, WAS ADVISED TO DRIVE IT ILLEGALLY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT REPAIRS COST BETWEEN $600 - $800 AND THAT DEPENDING ON THE CONDITIONS OF THE RECALL I MAY NOT GET REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRING A MALFUNCTION THAT NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED EXISTS IN THE XTERRA. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO PRESSURE NISSAN TO EXTENT THE RECALL TO ALL VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AS IT SEEMS THEY ARE TRYING TO LIMIT THEIR COST. *TR

P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT. *TR

I DISCOVERED I HAVE A FAULTY GAS GAUGE ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA TWO TO THREE MONTHS AGO. THE GAUGE DOES NOT CORRECTLY SHOW THE REMAINING AMOUNT OF FUEL. EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE GAUGE EITHER "STICKS" WHERE IT WAS AT WHEN I FILLED UP, OR IT WILL BOTTOM OUT AND THE FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON. I FIND IT NECESSARY TO KEEP TRACK OF MILEAGE USING MY ODOMETER RATHER THAN RISK TRUSTING A FAULTY GAUGE. NISSAN HAS RECENTLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT HAS ONLY RECALLED SIX MONTHS WORTH OF XTERRA VEHICLES, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS PROOF THAT THIS IS A WIDELY OCCURRING PROBLEM AS WITNESSED BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM CONSUMERS. THE PRODUCTION DATE ON MY XTERRA WAS NOV. 2006, RIGHT IN BETWEEN THE TWO THREE-MONTH RECALLS ISSUED BY NISSAN. I AM WRITING TO BRING THIS "BOOKEND"-TYPE RECALL PHILOSOPHY TO YOUR ATTENTION. SOLVING A PROBLEM GOES BEYOND ISSUING RECALLS. COMPANIES SUCH AS NISSAN ARE TOO FOCUSED ON LIMITING THE NUMBERS OF VEHICLES RECALLED RATHER THAN KEEPING CUSTOMERS SAFE BY INCLUDING ALL IMPACTED VEHICLES. I BELIEVE SUCH COMPANIES SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 71,300

WHEN MY MILEAGE HIT 36,446 MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. IT FAILED INSPECTION AND THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $600.00 TO FIX. NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON CERTAIN MODELS AND THEY SAID MINE IS NOT ONE OF THEM HOW CAN THIS BE? BY THE WAY I HAVE SPOKEN TO AT LEAST 2 OTHER XTERRA OWNERS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THIS IS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE INDIVIDUAL DOES IT REQUIRE INVESTIGATING. IT FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE FUEL PUMP THAT IS GIVING A BAD EMISSIONS READING. *TR

Mileage: 36,460

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA AND I HAD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND WHILE RECEIVING THE CODE TO TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG I FOUND THAT IT WAS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT SIGNAL HIGH/OPEN CODE P0463... MY DAD HAD AN XTERRA 2002 AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SHOP TO FIND OUT THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD COST ABOUT $600 TO GET THIS FIX AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION WITHOUT THIS BEING RESOLVED... I ALSO DID SOME REACH AFTER THE GUY AT MY LOCAL SHOP SAID THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN NISSAN TRUCKS AND I FOUND THE SAME THING ONLINE FROM MANY NISSAN OWNERS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE NISSAN MOTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR A RECALL*TR

Mileage: 42,000

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR I PUMPED GAS AND FILLED UP MY TANK RIGHT AFTER THE GAS GAGE DID NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP TO FULL IT SAID THAT I ONLY HAD A OF A TANK THEN IN MINUTES TIME MY CHECK ENGINE SOON INDICATOR CAME ON. AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT IT WILL COST ME AROUND $400.00 FOR PARTS AND SERVICE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING TO A LOT MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE. NO RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP/ SENSOR UNIT? *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE FUEL GAUGE READS 1/4 OF A TANK EVEN AFTER FILL UP. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THAT THIS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF LATER MODEL NISSANS. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR TRANSPORTING OUR NEWBORN BABY TO AND FROM DAYCARE, DOCTORS APPT. ETC. THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED IN THE FORM OF A RECALL BY NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE US. *TR

Mileage: 40,359

AFTER FILLING MY TANK, MY GAS GAUGE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND THE GAUGE STILL SHOWED EMPTY. SOON THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. IT WILL NOT RESET. THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR AND IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT, SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 47,400

FUEL SENDING UNIT ON 2007 NISSAN XTERRA FAILS: GAS GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS; SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 57,000 MILES. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK. CHECKED THE CODE AT AN AUTO PART STORE. CODE IS P0463-FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAULT ON NISSAN XTERRAS AND FRONTIERS. THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO RUN OUT OF GAS IS THEY DO NOT GET THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR REPLACED AT A COST OF $500 TO $600. *TR

Mileage: 57,500

UPON FILLING MY 2007 NISSAN X-TERRA (WITH 42000 MILES) I NOTICED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT READING FULL. SOON AFTER MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS AND MY NEEDLE WOULD WORK ITSELF BACK UP AND AFTER A FEW TRIPS MY SES LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. I HAVE SINCE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH X-TERRA BUT WITH OTHER MODELS AS WELL. THERE IS ARE MULTIPLE SITES SUCH AS NISSAN HELP.COM ,X-TERRA WORLD.COM WHERE PEOPLE ALL OVER ARE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND ASKING FOR HELP. THERE IS ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN REFERENCE NUMBER FOR THIS PROBLEM (REF #NTB07-069) SO OBVIOUSLY SOMEONE HAS ACKNOWLEDGE ITS EXISTENCE. I ALSO HAVE PICTURE PROOF THAT NISSAN HAS SINCE FIXED THE PROBLEM IN THE MODIFICATION OF THE REPLACEMENT PART CHANGING THE ORIGINAL PART BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY MY CONCERN IS THAT SHOULD I RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR AT A TRAFFIC STOP NOT ONLY COULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT BUT POSSIBLE IF NOT PROBABLE LOSS OF LIFE. ALSO, IN CALIFORNIA WE ARE REQUIRED TO SMOG ARE VEHICLES EVERY 2 YEARS AND WITH MY SES LIGHT ON THIS WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS AND AS A SINGLE PARENT WOULD LEAVE ME FINANCIALLY BOUND.MY WARRANTY OF COURSE HAS JUST EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND EXISTED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. I AM ALSO IN THE MIDST OF WRITING THE NATIONAL BOARD OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AS WELL AS NISSAN CUSTOMER AFFAIRS AND MY CONGRESSMAN KEN CALVERT. *TR

Mileage: 42,128