2005 Nissan Frontier complaints

TIMING CHAIN WHINE/RATTLE ON 05 NISSAN FRONTIER. *TR

I HAD JUST PICKED MY VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER HAVING HAD THEM PERFORM SEVERAL REPAIRS. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10 OR 15 MILES, AND WITH APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WOULD COST $463. I PERFORMED RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER CAR OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT THE UNIT WILL CORRODE AFTER JUST SEVERAL YEARS OF USE. I ALSO FOUND THAT A SIMILAR PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED. HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH A SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS THE COST OF THIS REPAIR IS STILL BEING PUT ON THE CUSTOMER. SINCE THIS IS SUCH A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM THAT INCLUDES AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CAR IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL AND THE INSTALLATION OF A BETTER DESIGNED UNIT. *TR

2005 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH M226 (DANA 44, V6 ENGINE) REAR END. THE AXLE SEALS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE LEAKING AND OIL IS GETTING ON THE REAR BRAKES CAUSING THEM TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD NISSAN FIX THIS 2 TIMES (5/09 AND 8/09) AND IT STARTED LEAKING AGAIN 12/09. THAT MAKES THIS 3 TIMES IN UNDER A YEAR. THIS AXLE IS THE SAME AS USED IN NISSAN TITANS WHICH ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME THE SEALS WERE REPLACED AND EACH TIME IT STARTED LEAKING WITHIN A MONTH OF THE REPAIR, TAKING A FEW MONTHS TO BECOME DANGEROUS AND GET ON THE BRAKE ROTORS. *TR

2005 NISSAN FRONTIER FUEL GAUGE & CHECK SERVICE LIGHT. THE CHECK SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE READING POORLY+ERRATICALLY. WENT ON WEB AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FROM PREVIOUS YEARS AND MODELS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB SO THERE MUST BE THOUSANDS WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. THE REPAIR COST IS $600 FROM THE DEALER, A CASH COW. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES AND BEEN BABIED. I FEEL THIS IS A PLANNED DESIGN DEFECT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED. SAMUEL BAYLUS*TR

TL* THE CONTACT 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR WAS OPERATING IMPROPERLY, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. HE HAD A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED, WHICH INDICATED THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. HE HAD NOT YET SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE LIABILITY FOR ANY FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 64,000.

2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ALWAYS ON, AND IMPROPER FUEL GAUGE READING POINT TO A BAD FUEL SENSOR UNIT. AS THIS EXACT PROBLEM IS ALL OVER NISSAN FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, IT'S OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART AND NEEDS A RECALL. *TR

NISSAN FRONTIER 2005 47,000 MILES THROWING ERROR CODE P0463 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION). AS A RESULT, THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS LEFT IN THE TANK. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND FOR FILL-UPS. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE WILL NOT READ CORRECTLY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS ON! EX. IF MY LOW FUEL LIGHT IS ON AND I GO FILL UP THE TRUCK, IT STILL READS THAT I NEED GAS AND THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM! THE GAUGE NEVER READS THE GAS LEVEL CORRECTLY! I HAVE ALREADY RAN OUT OF GAS ONCE DUE TO THE FAULTY GAUGE, SO I NOW HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT VIA MILEAGE! THE GAUGE WAS WORKING JUST FINE, AND ONE DAY THIS JUST HAPPENED! I HAVE BEEN PUTTING UP WITH IT FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS AND ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN FRONTIER'S! NOW THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ALWAYS READS THAT THE OIL PRESSURE IS HIGH, WHEN THAT IS NOT THE CASE! SO I NOW WOULDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS HIGH OR NOT, WHICH IF IT WAS IT COULD CAUSE MY ENGINE TO BLOW OUT AND CAUSE A CRASH! *TR

AFTER FUELING TO A FULL TANK, I NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT BUDGE OFF THE 1/4 MARK FOR 20+ MILES. EVER-SO SLOWLY, THE GAUGE FINALLY READ "F" BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED THE ERROR CODE PO463 AND A BIT OF RESEARCH/ELBOW GREASE, THE PROBLEM CAME DOWN TO THE FUEL SENSOR UNIT. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, WITH QUITE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ACROSS THE INTERNET. THIS ISSUE IS CONSTANT AFTER EVERY FUELING. WORSE, THE LEVELS ARE INACCURATE AND COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE FUEL PUMP BY RUNNING TO EMPTY. THE ONLY SAFE WAY I CAN OPERATE MY VEHICLE IS BY METICULOUSLY EYEING THE ODOMETER. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50K MILES. I CAN ONLY HOPE THE WARRANTY COVERS THIS FAULTY PART, BECAUSE MY RESEARCH INDICATES A COST OF $300-$600 FOR REPAIRS. *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS ONE DAY. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD THE CODE READ WHICH SAID FUEL SENSOR. THE GAUGE SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T WHICH CAUSED US TO RUN OUT OF GAS ONE DAY SHORTLY AFTER THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY WE WERE ON A QUIET RURAL ROAD AT THE TIME, IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT AND I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WELL KNOWN TO NISSAN. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY 05 NISSAN FRONTIER CAME ONE LAST WEEK. AFTER CHECKING THE ERROR CODES P0463, IT SEEMS THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENOR IS MALFUNCTIONING. SHORTLY AFTER DISCOVERING THE PROBLEM I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK ABOUT REPAIR AND COST. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED $600 FOR THE REPAIR AND THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER, AND THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIX IT UNTIL NEXT WEEK. TWO DAYS AFTER I CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE WHEN MY TRUCK STOPPED FUNCTIONING. IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC I HAD TO COAST MY VEHICLE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. *TR

AFTER GAS TANK WENT DOWN TO 1/4 TANK, GOT A FILL UP AT A LOCAL GAS STATION. PULLED OFF AND NOTICE THAT THE GAS GAUGE WAS NOT READING THAT IT WAS FULL. AFTER RIDING A MILE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP THINKING I JUST NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE; THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEN WAS CHARGED $100 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST CONFIRMED: REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY RECOMMENDED AFTER THE SENDING UNIT GOES BAD. CAUSING NO READING ON GAS GAUGE EVEN AFTER GAS TANK IS FILLED IN TERMS MAKING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAIN ON CONSISTENTLY. I BROUGHT THIS TRUCK USED STILL UNDER WARRANTY. CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THE PART ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY BUT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS FROM 2004-2007.... *TR

SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE: AT A VERY BUSY CALIFORNIA INTERSECTION, MY VEHICLE SIMPLY QUIT RUNNING, AT WHICH POINT I WAS ABLE TO RE START SAID VEHICLE AND "LIMP" IT TO A SAFE AREA, LUCKILY I MIGHT ADD. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A SERVICE FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC FOUND A LOSE BATTERY CONNECTION IN WHICH HE THOUGHT HE SOLVED THE MECHANICAL PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY TRAVELING DOWN HWY 50 IN THE SIERRA MOUNTAINS AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING AGAIN AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE AN EXIT NEARBY THAT I SAFELY COASTED THE DEAD VEHICLE INTO. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC. HE FOUND A FAULTY IPDM ( INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE ). UPON HIS RESEARCH AND MINE, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM IN WHICH NISSAN IS NOT RESPONDING TO. IT SHOULD BE SAFETY ISSUE AND BE RECALLED BY NISSAN AND THE REPAIR SHOULD BE PERFORMED AT NO CHARGE FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. IF YOU WERE TO GOOGLE : "IPDM PROBLEM NISSAN " YOU WILL FIND FURTHER DATA. PLEASE REVIEW, AND THANKS FOR LISTENING....*TR

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 NOR MY DIGITAL FUEL SENSOR ON THE DASHBOARD. 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 OLD. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD BE 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

AFTER GETTING GAS I STARTED MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER AND AS I ENTERED BACK ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. THE "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT AND THE 4WD WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER ROLLING ABOUT 50 FT IT STARTED RUNNING NORMALLY AGAIN. I VISITED MY NISSAN DEALER ON 9/10/09 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THAT AFTERNOON AFTER GETTING GAS IT STALLED AFTER STARTING IT AGAIN WITH THE SAME WARNING LIGHTS ON. I COULD NOT RESTART IT. THIS TIME IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY FOUND THAT AN ENGINE ELECTRONIC MODULE HAD FAILED BUT WAS ON NATIONWIDE BACK-ORDER AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT WOULD BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A LARGE PROBLEM IN 2006, 2007 AND SOME IN 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER AND TITAN TRUCKS. IF THIS ITEM IS IN NATIONWIDE BACK-ORDER IT MUST BE A MAJOR PROBLEM AND A DANGEROUS ONE IF A VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLS WHILE IN OPERATION ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. *TR

ODDLY ENOUGH MY FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AT 58K MILES OR SO. NOW I KNOW YOU THINK SO WHAT FIX IT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY SEE ALL THE TIME. SO I LOOKED ONLINE, GOOGLED NISSAN FRONTIER FUEL SENDING UNIT, AND FOUND LITERALLY 1000'S OF OWNERS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM ON DOZENS OF MESSAGE BOARDS. SO I CALLED A FEW MORE DEALERS AND REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING THAT I HAVE READ AND HEARD; THAT THEY WERE FIXING THEM ALL THE TIME. SO I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE PROBLEM IS SYSTEMIC TO ALL YEARS SINCE 01 FOR THE NISSAN FRONTIER AND XTERRA (THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME VEHICLE- JUST SHAPED DIFFERENTLY). ANYWAY IF YOU CAN LIGHT A FIRE UNDER SOMEONE'S BUTT OVER THERE AT NISSAN TO INSTITUTE A RECALL I CERTAINLY WOULD APPRECIATE IT. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN PICKUP'S FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE GAUGE NO LONGER INDICATES GAS IN TANK EVEN WHEN FULL. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE RESERVE LIGHT IS ON. *TR

2005 NISSAN FRONTIER SHOWING ERROR CODE P0463, WHICH MEANS FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. DRIVING ALONG AS NORMAL. STOPPED TO FILL UP. AFTER LOADING 18 GALLONS IN THE TANK THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT MOVE. AFTER DRIVING A BIT THE GAUGE REGISTERED FULL AND THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS LIT AND THE FUEL REGISTER IS UNRELIABLE. *TR

2005 FRONTIER FUEL SENDING UNIT MESSED UP... NOT READING PROPERLY... ONLY 50,000 ON VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. WHILE AT A RESTAURANT DRIVE-THRU, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO A PILLAR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT KNEE AND BACK. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND IS WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO DECIDE IF THEY WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

NISSAN FRONTIER 2007, FUEL GAUGE ERRATIC, NOT RELIABLE, UNSAFE. *TR

GAS GAUGE READS ALL OVER THE PLACE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, WON'T PASS INSPECTION EVEN THOUGH IT HAS NOTHING TO DO W/EMISSIONS....RAN OUT OF GAS ON I-95 - ALMOST RUN OVER. *TR

THE LOWER HINGE ON MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER KING CAB PICK UP BROKE FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME, IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 18,050 MILES AND THE MILEAGE AT THE SECOND OCCURRENCE IS 38, 567. I HAVE ALSO SEEN THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING VERY SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THESE TAILGATES. IF THIS HINGE WAS TO BREAK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING, IT IS CONCEIVABLE THAT THE TAILGATE COULD FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE AND/OR FALL OFF FROM ONE SIDE. THIS COULD POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO THE VEHICLES BEHIND AND/OR TO THE VEHICLE ITSELF. I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT REPAIRING THE TAILGATE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FIX WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. I WILL HAVE IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALER BUT HAVE BEEN GIVEN NO ASSURANCE THAT THE DESIGN HAS BEEN IMPROVED OR MODIFIED TO PREVENT ITS RECURRENCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. AFTER FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMPTY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR INSPECTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK WITH AN UPDATE AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON AND THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE VERIFIED THAT THIS IS NOT SUBJECT TO A RECALL IN MY MODEL VEHICLE BUT IS SUBJECT TO AN EARLIER MODEL YR RECALL. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY UNTIL I HAVE DRIVEN APPROX 125 MILE AND THEN IT GOES TO THREE QUARTERS OF A TANK. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN # NTB07-69A FOR ITS DEALERS BUT HAS NOT CHOSEN TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

10 MONTHS AGO MY 05 NISSAN FRONTIER HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. TURNS OUT IS WAS THE FUEL SENSOR. NOW THE FUEL SENSOR DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FRONTIERS, XTERRAS, AND PATHFINDERS. I HAVE FOUND LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS, AND NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, YET STILL NO RECALL. IN ADDITION TO THE $90 DIAGNOSTIC, WE ARE BEING QUOTED $400 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE WILL WORK FINE OFR A WHILE, THEN GET STUCK, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED TWICE ON THE INTERSTATE.*TR

MY FUEL LEVEL GAUGE INDICATED I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS LEFT. I STOPPED AND FILLED IT WITH 17 GALLONS AT THE LOCAL SHELL GAS STATION. AFTER FILLING, AS I WAS LEAVING THE STATION I NOTICED MY FUEL GAUGE HAD NOT MOVED AND STILL DISPLAYED 1/4 OF A TANK. I ALSO NOTICED MY CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON. I WENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND A COMPUTER READ OUT INDICATED A BAD FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. AFTER A REVIEW ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMED TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. *TR

ENGINE SPUTTERS THEN DIES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON. AFTER ANALYSIS BY A SHOP, FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT IS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. MANY OWNERS OF NISSAN TRUCKS/SUV'S REPORTING THIS DEFECT. *TR

FUEL TANK INDICATOR DOES NOT INDICATE FULL TANK AFTER FILLING FULL; FIRST OCCURRENCE IN JULY 2007; SECOND OCCURRENCE FEB 2009; NOT UNDER WARRANTY SECOND TIME. *TR

2005 NISSAN FRONTIER GAS GAUGE DOSE NOT GIVE PROPER, READINGS DOES NOT READ FULL WHEN TANK IS FILL UP. SEEMS TO READ LOWER AMOUNTS AFTER EACH FILL UP . DON'T WANT TO RUN OUT OF GAS,MUST KEEP TRACK OF MILEAGE. JUST BOUGHT TRUCK IN DEC. OF 08, 28,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. CODE SAYS IT IS A BAD FUEL SENSOR. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH NISSAN FRONTIERS. *TR

UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES ON MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER MY GAS GAUGE BEGAN ACTING WILDLY AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF TO INDICATE I HAD A BAD FUEL SENDING UNIT. CODE 0463. THE GAUGE WILL NOT REGISTER ANY FUEL WHEN THE TANK IS FULL OR WHEN IT'S NEAR EMPTY. WHEN THE TANK IS HALF FUEL THE GAUGE SEEMS TO WORK. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THERE IS A PROBLEM VIA SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069A. HOWEVER THEY HAVE NOT STEPPED UP TO RECALL THIS KNOWN FAULTY PART. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD AND I FEEL THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNITS THEY PU IN MY TRUCK. IT APPEARS THAT MOST OF THESE FAILURES ARE HAPPENING NEAR THE 40K MARK SO NISSAN DOES NOT COVER THEM UNDER NORMAL WARRANTY. VERY CONVENIENT FOR THEM. *TR

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON WITH A FUEL SENSOR MESSAGE AT DEALERSHIP/AUTO PARTS STORE. NOW THE FUEL GAUGE ISN'T WORKING. *TR

MY NISSAN FRONTIER HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE, SKIDDED ACROSS TWO LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, HIT A LIGHT POLE AND SLAMMED INTO A DITCH EMBANKMENT AT 45-50 MPH. NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

FUEL GAUGE BEGAN READING INACCURATELY AT 35,389 K, WOULD ONLY REGISTER 3/4 WHEN TANK WAS FILLED. INACCURATE READING SUBJECTED OWNER TO CHANCE OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS PROMPTLY REPAIRED BY INSTALLATION OF A SENDING UNIT. NO CHARGE TO OWNER. *TR

COMMON PROBLEM. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. AFTER PLENTY RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT PLENTY FRONTIER AND XTERRA OWNERS ARE HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNITS FAILING. STEALERSHIP WANT $400-$500 TO FIX THIS. I DO NOT HAVE MONEY FOR THIS AND DON'T WANT TO RUN OUT OF GAS AGAIN. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. THEY RECALLED IT IS AUSTRAILA ON THE NISSAN NAVARA (SAME AS A FRONTIER), BUT I GUESS IT WOULD BE TOO EXPENSIVE FOR NISSAN TO MAN UP, AND WE WILL HAVE TO PAY. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP MY TRUCK THE FUEL LEVEL NEVER TOOK EFFECT AND THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING THE DEALER WONT HELP AND IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX OUT OF POCKET. *TR

TAILGATE BUSTED BRACKETS. I HAVE A 2005 FRONTIER CREW CAB WITH 28000 MILES. THIS WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW. I USE THIS VEHICLE FOR TRIPS AND HUNTING. NO HAULING, CONSTRUCTION OR OTHER HEAVY USE. MY 4 WHEELER WAS HAULED IN IT ABOUT 6 TIMES. WE DROVE TO THE MOUNTAINS AND JUST FINISHED UNLOADING OUR LUGGAGE. I WENT TO CLOSE THE GATE AND IT WOULDN'T CLOSE, UPON INVESTIGATING THE DRIVERS SIDE HINGE HAD CRACKS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS CRACKED. MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 60 DAYS WHEN I SHOWED THE DEALER SERVICE PERSON. THEY SAID THEY NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE, EVEN ASKED HOW BIG THE DEER WAS I PUT ON THE GATE, AND IF SOMEONE WAS STANDING ON IT? I ASKED IF THEY WERE SERIOUS, AS THIS GATE SHOULD SUPPORT 1000 POUNDS! ANYWAY I WA LUCKY THAT NISSAN AGREED TO REPLACE THE 2 CRACKED BRACKETS ON THE BODY, THE 2 BRACKETS ON THE GATE AND A 3RD BRACKET I WASN'T EVEN AWARE OF UNTIL THE DEALER STATED HE HAD TO ORDER IT IN BEFORE IT COULD BE REPAIRED CORRECTLY. ANYWAY LIKE I STATED, THIS VEHICLE IS USED FOR EASY APPLICATIONS AND THE GATE USED VERY LITTLE. SOUNDS AND LOOKED LIKE A BAD DESIGN IMHO. *TR

2005 NISSAN FRONTIER: APPARENTLY, MANY NISSANS ARE SHOWING FAULTY FUEL SENDING/LEVEL UNITS (INCLUDING MY OWN). THEY CAUSE THE DRIVER TO HAVE AN NONFUNCTIONAL GAS GAUGE. DUE TO THIS FAULTY FACTORY PART, I RAN OUT OF GAS ON A SIX LANE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. WITH ALL THE NISSANS ON THE ROAD, I CAN IMAGINE MANY MAY RUN OUT OF FUEL IN LESS THAN SAFE SURROUNDINGS. PLEASE DO A RECALL!! *TR

I OPENED THE HOOD OF MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER TO CHECK THE BATTERY, AND WHEN I CLOSED IT THE HOOD LATCH FELL OFF. AS A RESULT I WAS NOT ABLE TO EVACUATE FOR 2 MANDATORY HURRICANE EVACUATIONS. THE FIRST EVACUATION WAS FOR HURRICANE GUSTAV WHICH CAUSED LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE IN MY AREA; THE SECOND EVACUATION WAS FOR HURRICANE IKE FROM WHICH MY AREA IS STILL RECOVERING. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THREE BODY SHOPS TO GET BIDS FOR REPAIRS. ALL THREE, INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, STATED THAT BECAUSE OF LEGAL LIABILITY AND THE LOCATION OF THE BROKEN PART THE HOOD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ALL OF THE OLD PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED. *TR

NISSAN FRONTIERS AND XTERRAS (AND MAYBE OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES FROM NISSAN) ARE HAVING A STRONG RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT SENSOR GOING BAD AND DEALERSHIPS NOT COVERING THIS PART. I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THIS SAME FAILURE, WHICH HAS HIT EVERYONE I KNOW WITH A 2005-PRESENT NISSAN FRONTIER. CLEARLY A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE, BECAUSE THIS IS TAGGING MANY, MANY OWNERS FOR A FACTORY DEFECTIVE PART/DESIGN. *TR

GEAR OIL LEAKING PAST BOTH REAR AXLE SEALS RESULTED IN INOPERATIVE PARKING BRAKE AND MINIMAL REGULAR REAR BRAKING. ACCIDENT WAS CAUSE WHEN CAR ROLLED INTO HOMEOWNERS GARAGE DOOR AFTER BEING LEFT RUNNING WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED. REPAIR IS TO CLEAN OIL FROM ALL CONTAMINATED SURFACES, REPLACE BOTH AXLE SEALS, REPLACE PARKING BRAKE SHOES ON BOTH SIDES, AND MAIN BRAKE PADS ON BOTH SIDE. *TR

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHE FUEL GUAGE IS LOW. DOES NOT GO OFF AFTER FILLING. *TR

AT ABOUT 80,000KMS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED. I TOOK IT INTO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $700CDN TO REPAIR IT. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS VERY EAGER TO GET IT FIXED FOR ME, BUT I DECLINED. THE FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN THE TANK IS FULL AND AT A CERTAIN POINT IT READS HALF FULL BUT IT NEVER READS FULL. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ALWAYS LIT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FRONTIERS AND PATHFINDERS, BUT NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. WILL STICK WITH TOYOTA CARS IN THE FUTURE. *TR

I HAD TO HAVE EMERGENCY SERVICE TO THE U-JOINTS. STRONG VIBRATION UNDER DRIVER SEAT, AFRAID TO DRIVE ANY FURTHER. PERUZZI NISSAN REFUSING TO REIMBURSE A WARRANTY PART. *TR

THE FUEL GAGE DOES NOT REGISTER "FUEL" PROPERLY ON BOTH COMPUTER & GAGE EVERY TIME WE FILL UP THE TANK. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. WHEN YOU FILL UP THE TANK, THE GAGE GOES TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. THE COMPUTERS SHOWS A READING THAT SAYS -------. EVENTUALLY GAGE WILL SLOWLY GO BACK UP TO FULL AND THE MILES LEFT WILL SHOW ON COMPUTER. WHEN IT GETS DOWN TO HALF TO QUARTER FULL, "MILES LEFT" NO LONGER APPEAR AND FUEL STOPS REGISTERING ON THE GAGE. THIS IS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER NISMO CREW CAB TRUCK WITH ONLY 53,000 MILES. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT IS ERROR CODE P0463 AND THAT OUR TRUCK NEEDS A NEW FUEL SENDING UNIT. APPARENTLY THERE ARE MANY NISSAN VEHICLES THIS IS HAPPENING TOO. THE COST IS APPROXIMATELY $600 WHICH IS RIDICULOUS ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 53,000. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THIS PART AND NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THIS PART. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER THAT HAS BEEN A GOOD TRUCK OTHER THAN ONE PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. FUEL GAUGE STAYS AT EMPTY AFTER TANK IS FILLED, THEN SLOWLY RISES TO FULL OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF DAYS. DTE GAUGE ALTERNATES BETWEEN CORRECT READING, A READING THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE, AND ----. MILEAGE IS JUST OVER 50,000, AND THERE ARE NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *TR

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I CHECK CODE, CODE IS P0463. FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM. *TR

"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

"I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER AND HAD LESS THAN A 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS IN MY FUEL TANK 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 BUT SHOWED THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY WITH THE WARNING LOW GAS LIGHT WAS ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR. THIS VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD WITH ABOUT 50K MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE AND I CAME ACROSS COUNTLESS 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 XTERRA MODELS, PATHFINDERS AND FRONTIERS. 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 IS ABOUT $500." *TR