2005 Nissan Xterra complaints

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

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

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

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

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

DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SENSOR FOR 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. RECALL ON NHTSA ID # 08V690000, DATED 12/18/2008. HAD SENSOR REPLACED BY NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 9 OR 10, 2009. ON 02/24/2010 AIRBAG LIGHTS FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER CAME ON, OWNERS MANUAL STATES THE AIRBAG IS NON-OPERATIONAL AND NEEDS SERVICED. WILL THIS BE ON THE PRIOR RECALL? WILL THIS BE A NEW RECALL? WILL I NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY DUE TO A PRIOR RECALL? *TR

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

MY CAR WOULD SHUT OFF EVERYTIME I WENT OVER A BUMP. THE REPAIR GUY SAID IT WAS THE COMPUTER THAT WENT OUT IN MY CARE. THEN 2 MONTHS LATER MY ENGINE WENT OUT AND MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MY VEHICLE ALMOST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY FREEWAY. *TR

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

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

2005 NISSAN XTERRA, FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT. *TR

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

"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

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

INTERNAL RADIATOR FAILURE THAT LED TO A TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,300.00 BY THE NISSAN DEALER WHERE THEY ASSURED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. A MONTH LATER I PAID $5,000.00 TO AAMCO TO HAVE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO COUNTLESS 2005 PATHFINDERS AND XTERRAS. NISSAN WILL NOT PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR MAKE A RECALL. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE! *CN

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 B

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER STOPPED WORKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CONTACTS REQUEST TO COVER THE REPAIR COSTS. THE ECM IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,500.

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

CLUTCH REPLACED AT 36,000MILES. *TR

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

1) TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SWITCHING GEARS PROPERLY 2) TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR GASKET HAD FAILED AND LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND MIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID 3) A NEW RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION AND FAN ASSEMBLY IS NOW REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE I AM PASSED THE WARRANTY. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF I COULD HAVE DETECTED OR PREVENTED THIS SITUATION HE SAID "NO". *TR

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

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

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

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 AFF

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

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

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

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN X-TERRA AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS BURNED UP. THIS ISSUE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR. I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR IN BECAUSE I WAS HAVING A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP DID NOT THINK IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE MANAGER RODE IN THE BACK AND THOUGHT IT TO BE THE WHEEL BEARINGS. THEY SWITCHED THAT OUT BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. LONG STORY SHORT AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME IT ENDED UP BEING AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS REPLACED BUT EVER SINCE I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK IN 1/09 IS HAD THE WHISTLING NOISE WHEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS IT WHISTLES. BOTTOM LINE IS THERE WAS AN ISSUE IN JANUARY 2009 WITH THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND IT WAS BLOWN OFF BY THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW IT HAS BLOWN AND NISSAN WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN. MINE HAS HAD 2 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED AND NOW THIS ALL WITHIN A YEAR. REAR-ENDS SHOULD NOT GO OUT THIS EASILY. *TR

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

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

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

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

2005 NISSAN XTERRA, RADIATOR FAILURE , CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK INTO COOLANT AND COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. REPAIR COST ABOUT $5,000. A SOURCE WITHIN A DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH 2005 XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS, IF CAUGHT EARLY IT CAN BE FIXED ,HOWEVER MOST CUSTOMERS DON'T KNOW THIS UNTIL IS TOO LATE. THERE IS NO NOTICE FROM NISSAN ON THIS PROBLEM OR WARNING. *TR

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND THE BLOWER MOTOR FOR MY HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT ON IT AND WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE GENTLEMEN FROM THE PARTS DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A ISSUE THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT LATELY. *TR WITH MY NISSAN NOT BEING THAT OLD I DON'T THINK THE MOTOR SHOULD BE GOING OUT. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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