2005 Nissan Xterra complaints

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THE ANCHOR PINS FOR THE ASSIST CYLINDERS ON THE REAR HATCH ARE RUSTING BADLY. I'VE TOLD MY WIFE NOT TO OPEN THE HATCH UNTIL THE DEALER CAN GET IN NEW PARTS WE ORDERED. WE ASKED THE DEALER IS THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND THEY SAID NO. SINCE WE DID NOT BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND MILEAGE IS 86000 THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I CONTACTED NISSAN USA AND GOT THE SAME ANSWER. THE REAR HATCH IS MADE FROM METAL AND IS HEAVY. IF ONE OF THESE RUSTY PINS FAILS THE HATCH WILL FALL ON SOMEONE'S HEAD. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL TO CHECK THE PINS FOR RUSTING AND REPLACED IF THEY ARE RUSTED. THE NEW PARTS ARE REDESIGNED AND I WONDER WHY THE PART WAS REDESIGNED? 2005 WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF THIS BODY STYLE SO THERE MAY HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS IN SOME OF THE COMPONENTS USED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE NEW PARTS ARE ABOUT $60.00 AND I'LL PUT THEM ON. HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST NISSAN IF THIS HATCH FALLS ON MY WIFE? *TR

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

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

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

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