2007 Nissan Xterra complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 10V075000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STORAGE AUXILIARY TANK WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

DETAILS OF PROBLEM: VEHICLE INDICATES THAT GAS IS REMAINING IN TANK(IE. FUEL INDICATOR REGISTERS THAT 1/2 TANK IS REMAINING, WHEN IN FACT GAS TANK IS EMPTY. INTERNET SEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT OF NISSAN XTERRA OWNERS (2006 THROUGH TO 2008) AND THAT THE COMPANY HAS BEEN INSTALLING A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR IN THEIR VEHICLES FOR AN EXTENDED TIME PERIOD. THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD ON OUR FREEWAYS WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST SHOWS ITSELF. (IE. THE POTENTIAL FOR VEHICLES STALLING OUT ON THE FREEWAY DUE TO THE UNINFORMED OWNERS LACK OF AWARENESS THAT THEY ARE RUNNING ON AN EMPTY GAS TANK!) MY ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM: I DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS NORTH AMERICA, AND NISSAN CANADA. I DISCOVERED THAT THE COMPANY HAS ISSUED A RECALL OF SPECIFIC VEHICLE #'S IN THE 2006 AND 2008 PRODUCT LINE. MY INTERNET RESEARCH INTO CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM INDICATES THAT THIS SPECIFIC COMPLAINT IS MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD THAN NISSAN IS WILLING TO ADMIT. I INQUIRED WITH NISSAN CANADA (WEDNESDAY, JULY 14) TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANOTHER AVENUE THROUGH WHICH I COULD REFER THIS SAFETY PROBLEM TO NISSAN, BUT THE RECEPTIONIST ASSURED ME THAT I HAD NO FURTHER RECOURSE. *TR

WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. AFTERWARD, THE FUEL GAUGE READ 3/4 FULL INSTEAD OF 100% FULL, THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER DROPPED BELOW "E" AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NOT ONLY 2007 NISSAN XTERRAS, BUT OTHER YEARS AS WELL, DUE TO A FAULTY PART USED BY NISSAN IN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. I HAD THE ERROR CODE PULLED (P0463) AND IT CAME BACK TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. NISSAN HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS CODE, SO THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS, AND WHAT IS NECESSARY TO FIX IT. MY CAR STALLED ON THE FREEWAY THE OTHER DAY IN THE NUMBER TWO LANE, THANKS TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAD FOUR CHILDREN IN MY CAR AT THE TIME. LUCKILY, THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF TRAFFIC SO THE DANGER LEVEL WAS LOW CONSIDERING WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY, HOWEVER IF WE WERE NOT IN TRAFFIC, THINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS. NISSAN CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL THEREFORE NOT ISSUE A RECALL, HOWEVER I STRONGLY DISAGREE AND FEEL THAT MY RECENT EXPERIENCE PROVES THAT A FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE REP AT MY DEALERSHIP THAT ALL 2007S WERE INITIALLY A PART OF THE MOST RECENT RECALL FOR REPLACING FUEL SENDING UNITS, HOWEVER NISSAN CHANGED THE RECALL TO ONLY INCLUDE CERTAIN 2007 XTERRA VIN #S, YET 2006 AND 2008 MODELS ARE A PART OF THE RECALL. SINCE THE RECALL BEGAN, I'VE BEE

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DROPPED FROM THREE QUARTERS FULL TO INDICATE THERE WAS ONLY ONE QUARTER FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. MY FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS FAILED RESULTING IN FAILURE OF MY FUEL GAUGE. AT TIMES THE GAUGE WILL SHOW NO GAS AT ALL, AND AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL STICK AT PARTIALLY FULL. THE GAUGE IS NEVER ACCURATE. THIS PRESENTS AN ENORMOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AS THE CHANCE OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON A HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE IS GREATLY INCREASED. THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE WAS DEEMED A SAFETY HAZARD THAT RESULTED IN RECALL ON XTERRA MODELS BEFORE AND AFTER 2007, AS WELL AS OTHER NISSAN MODELS MADE IN 2007. IF IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THOSE VEHICLES, IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR A 2007 XTERRA! *TR

MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA HAS A FUEL GAUGE THAT DOES NOT GO TO FULL AFTER THE TANK IS FILLED. THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT GOES ON INDICATING LOW FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON MESSAGE INDICATOR LIGHT GOES ON. THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF CRASH. THERE CURRENTLY IS A RECALL ON THE 2006 AND 2008 MODELS (NHTSA #10V075000) RELATED TO A FAULTY FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO MISLEAD. THIS IS VERY COMMON AS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE 2007 NISSAN XTERRA THAT WAS PURCHASED FOR MY SONS HAS HAD A GAS GAUGE THAT NEVER RECORDED PROPERLY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT MY SONS HAVE NOTICED FROM THE BEGINNING. FIRST THEY WONDERED ABOUT IT...AND THEN SAID SOMETHING TO US. WE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP, NOTIFIED THEM AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN (I THINK YOU GET THE STORY) AND FINALLY AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS, ONE SALES SERVICEMAN SAID "YES OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM". THE REPLACED THE GAUGE AND THEN REQUESTED THAT I COME BACK WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS REALLY EMPTY TO REPLACE SOMETHING IN THE TANK. I DID BOTH THESE THINGS. WE HAVEN'T NOTICED A PROBLEM SINCE BUT ALL BOYS ARE IN COLLEGE WITHOUT THE CAR. OUR CAR ALSO ISN'T ONE OF THE CARS BEING RECALLED FOR ANYTHING...IT'S THE SAME YEAR BUT IT IS WHEN THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. I CALLED NISSAN MANY, MANY TIMES. UNRESPONSIVE REPS AND HAD A FEW SENIOR PEOPLE CALL ME AFTER MY NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, SAID THEY MAILED ME SOMETHING ABOUT ONE ITEM THAT WAS RECALLED. I SAID THAT I NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING AND THEY WOULDN'T RESEND IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE AGAIN. OUR OTHER VEHICLES ARE A 2008 SUBURBAN AND A 2008 300 MERCEDES. LESS PROBLEMS WITH BOTH. NISSAN PEOPLE IF YOU ARE READING THIS...YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE STINKS. BTW THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP BY MY HOUSE WENT UNDER AND CLOSED...FAMILY NISSAN..BOUGHT CAR AT EL MONTE BECAUSE IT HAD THE CAR I WANTED AND AT A BETTER PRICE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA S 2WD, AND MY WIFE HAS NOTICED PROBLEMS AFTER SHE FILLS THE FUEL TANK. THE GAUGE WILL SOMETIMES TAKE LONGER THAN 24 HOURS TO REACH FULL. OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT REACH FULL, AND SHE HAS TO GAUGE HER FILLING THE TANK BY THE AMOUNT OF MILE SHE DRIVES. *TR

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

I HAD TO PAY $362.49 FOR REPLACING A FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES. HOWEVER, MY MODEL/VIN IS NOT COVERED. HOW CAN A RECALL BE ALLOWED TO SKIP FROM ONE VIN TO ANOTHER IF THE SAME PART NUMBER IS USED? *TR

ON OR ABOUT MAY 20, 2010 I HAD 1/4 TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE TRUCK AND THE GAS NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER AS BEING FULL. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE ABOUT 70 MILES AND IT FINALLY WENT UP TO THE FULL MARK, BUT THE "SES" LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, WHEN I FILLED THE GAS TANK, I TURNED THE ENGINE ON AND THE NEEDLE WENT TO BELOW THE "E" MARK AND THE RESERVE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE "SES" LIGHT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $400 TO REPAIR. I WAS ALSO INFORMED AT THAT TIME THAT THERE IS A NATION WIDE BACKORDER ON THE PART THAT IS NEEDED AND THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WOULD BE IN STOCK. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY YEAR OF VEHICLE. I OWN A 2007 XTERRA WITH APROX. 38,000 MILES. *TR

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

NISSAN XTERRA 2007 MODEL 1. NO SPECIFIC "EVENT". AT ROUGHLY 57,000 MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY (SHOWS EMPTY). IS GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. 2. OCCURS EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS FILLED. CONSEQUENCE: DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN VEHICLE. 3. NOT CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. SAME PROBLEM AS RECENT RECALL ON NISSAN TITAN, ETC. *TR

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.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE CLUTCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CONTACT DROVE EIGHTEEN MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC THAT PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE CLUTCH AGAIN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER FUSES BECAME INOPERABLE. WHEN HE CONSULTED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAN BLOWER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUSE FAILED AGAIN AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR TWICE. THE DEALER ALSO SUSPECTED THAT AN ELECTRICAL HARNESS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR BUT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF JUNE 2010. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO CONFIRMED THAT HIS WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED; THEREFORE, HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

FUEL GAUGE WORKS ERRATICALLY, SOMETIMES STAYS AT 1/4 OTHER TIMES WILL GO TO 1/2, AND NEVER SEEMS TO WARN OF EMPTY. *TR

THIS AN ADDENDUM TO COMPLAINT CONF # 10330608. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON IN CONCERT WITH TYHE ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE ALSO. *TR

2007 NISSAN XTERRA RADIATOR FAILED MIXED ANTI-FREEZE WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID, TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING IN MIDDLE OF DANGEROUS INTERSECTION NO WARNING! $5000.00 TO REPAIR. NISSAN AND DEALER SAY THAT THERE IS NOTHING BEING DONE BY NISSAN TO FIX PROBLEM. *TR

FILLED MY VEHICLE WITH FUEL, AND I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAGE READ EMPTY, AFTER I HAD PUT 17 GALLONS OF FUEL IN IT. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 55,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE FUEL GAGE HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY UNRELIABLE, READING EMPTY WHEN FULL; THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN OUT OF FUEL ON TWO OCCASIONS. AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON, MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS THE SAFETY INSPECTION WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART; NISSAN WILL CHARGE ABOUT $400 PLUS TAX TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM FOR NISSANS; I HAVE A FRIEND WHO ALSO OWNS THE SAME VEHICLE; HIS FAILED AT THE SAME ODOMETER READING. AUTOMOTIVE WEBSITES WHERE CONSUMERS DISCUSS NISSAN VEHICLES ARE FILLED WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS 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. 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

2007 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE BEGAN BY NOT RESPONDING TO CHANGE IN FUEL TANK AFTER FILL-UP. THEN SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER SOME DRIVING IT CAME BACK, BUT THEN AFTER FILLING TANK AGAIN IT DID THE SAME THING. AFTER THIRD TIME IT SEEMS TO BE STUCK THERE AT EXTREME EMPTY WITH LIGHT LIT AND SES LIGHT ON. I UNDERSTAND THIS MAY BE FROM THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, WHICH I HAVE FOUND FROM RESEARCH THAT MANY XTERRA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THE PART IS OBVIOUSLY FAULTY AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND RUNNING OUT OF GAS. *TR

MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA HAS A FUEL GAUGE THAT DOES NOT GO TO FULL AFTER THE TANK IS FILLED. THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT GOES ON INDICATING LOW FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON MESSAGE INDICATOR LIGHT GOES ON. THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF CRASH. THERE CURRENTLY IS A RECALL ON THE 2006 AND 2008 MODELS (NHTSA #10V075000) RELATED TO A FAULTY FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO MISLEAD. THIS IS VERY COMMON AS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

ON 4/16/2010 I FILLED UP MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA 4X4 WITH GAS. WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE I NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE ONLY READ 1/2 TANK AND THAT THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LAMP WAS ON. THE LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON SINCE AND I HAVE HAD TO RESET THE TRIP MILEAGE EVERYTIME I REFUEL SO THAT I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MOST LIKELY IT IS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DROP THE TANK AND REPLACE THE SENSOR/PUMP ASSEMBLY. FINE I SAID, THEN THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST AROUND $600, NOT FINE. I DECIDED TO SHOP AROUND BECAUSE THE PRICE WAS TOO HIGH. WHILE DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND WAS THE CAUSE FOR RECALLS ON THE '02-'03 XTERRAS. IF THIS WAS A RECALL IN EARLIER MODELS WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN FIXED IN THE LATER MODELS. I AM VERY UPSET AND DO NOT WANT TO BE RIPPED OFF FOR A MALFUNCTIONING PART. *TR

I HAVE A 07 XTERRA, AFTER 27,000 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, GAS TANK METER IS STUCK IN FULL OR EMPTY. I HAVE TO KEEP TRACK BY MILES TO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS. THE PART IS IN BACK ORDER. *TR

MY GAS GAUGE SENSOR WENT OUT AT 50,000 MILES. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TO LET ME KNOW. THE GAS GAUGE IS COMPLETELY IN ACCURATE WHICH OPENS ME UP TO THE POSSIBILITY OF BECOMING STRANDED. *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT STOPPED WORKING SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT. SPOKE TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND THEY HAVE HAD MULTIPLE XTERRAS AND FRONTIERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. NISSAN ISSUED A RECALL FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, AND UNFORTUNATELY MINE IS ONE OF ONES THAT IS NOT COVERED. *TR

SERVICE LIGHT APPEARS DUE TO FUEL GAUGE. AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE TO FULL, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL READ EMPTY AND EMPTY FUEL LIGHT WILL APPEAR. *TR

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

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT (FSU) ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA IS NO LONGER SENDING FUEL LEVEL TO THE DASH GAUGE. NISSAN HAS ADMITTED FAULT ON 2006 MODEL YEARS ONLY, AND HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THAT YEAR, HOWEVER THE FORUM I AM ON FOR MY XTERRA SHOWS IT TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM FOR XTERRAS MANUFACTURED FROM 2005-2008. THIS HAS LEFT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE STRANDED WITH NO FUEL (INCLUDING MYSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY) WHILE STILL SHOWING 1/4 TANK OF GAS. AT OTHER TIMES, THE GAUGE WILL SHOW COMPLETELY EMPTY AFTER HAVING JUST BEEN FILLED COMPLETELY. DEALERS ARE CURRENTLY CHARGING $400-$500 TO REPAIR AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE UNIT THAT COULD RESULT IN SOMEONE BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF HALF FULL, AND THE FUEL TANK WAS CONSUMED TO THE FULL CAPACITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE FUEL GAUGE READING FLUCTUATED FROM FULL TO EMPTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,445. UPDATED 07/08/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WITH HIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. UPDATED 07/09/10.*JB

FILLED FUEL TANK ON APRIL 5, 2010. UPON STARTING VEHICLE, FUEL GAUGE SHOWED FULL. FIVE MINUTES LATER, FUEL GAUGE SLOWLY MOVES UNTIL IT IS SHOWING COMPLETELY EMPTY, AND LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THREE DAYS LATER, THE GAUGE IS STILL SHOWING EMPTY, AND THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT IS ON. A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ALSO ILLUMINATED. TODAY, THE GAUGE MOVED UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES, LEAVING ME NO SURE WAY TO KNOW WHAT THE TRUE LEVEL OF FUEL IS. UPON TAKING TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A COMMON, KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN, BUT THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIR COSTS. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO WAY OF KNOWING WHAT LEVEL OF FUEL THERE IS IN MY VEHICLE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT WANT TO FIX A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT ACCELERATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE, AUXILIARY TANK) THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURES AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER DID RECOGNIZED A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE'S FUEL SYSTEM BUT WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT RELATED TO HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN EXTERRA AND THE FUEL GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER LAST YEAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WHICH WOULD COST 450.00 TO REPLACE.THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM BECOUSE I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN MY FUEL TANK I NEED TO FUEL CONSTANLY.

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT INDICATE PROPERLY. AFTER FILLING THE UP THE THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATES 1/4 TANK.

THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS SHOWING THE INCORRECT FUEL AMOUNT ON THE GAUGE AND ACTIVATED THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" INDICATOR. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY NISSAN XTERRAS FROM 2005-2008. A RECALL IS BECOMING ACTIVE FOR 2006 MODELS ONLY. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE FOR 2005-2008 MODELS AS I HAVE READ (ONLINE FORUMS) MANY VEHICLES IN THIS RANGE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART OR ARE IN NEED TO. THE REPLACEMENT PART THAT WAS INSTALLED INTO MY XTERRA IS STILL NOT ENTIRELY ACCURATE. WHEN THE GAUGE SHOWS 1/4 TANK OF FUEL IS LEFT AND I FILL UP, IT WILL TAKE 12-13 GALLONS ONLY. THE XTERRA FUEL TANK CAPACITY IS 21 GALLONS. THE REASON I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IS TOM AKE YOUR ORGANIZATION AWARE THIS RECALL SHOULD BE REVIEWED AND EXPANDED TO ADDITIONAL MODEL YEARS. IT IS SOMEWHAT DISHEARTENING NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND NOT CORRECTING IT FOR THE ENTIRE AFFECTED CONSUMER BASE. MAYBE IF ONE OF THEIR EXECUTIVES WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE ON THE ROAD WITH THEIR INFANT CHILD AND OUT OF GAS WHEN THE GAUGE SAID 1/4 LEFT, THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM.

FUEL GAUGE SENSOR WENT OUT. VEHCILE INACCURATELY DISPLAYS THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SOME FUEL. VEHICLE HAS STALLED DUE TO THIS ISSUE.

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA, AND MY SON HAS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. HE HAS SINCE REPLACED HIS FUEL TANK INDICATOR. MINE HAS JUST STARTED TO INDICATE MORE GAS THEN WHAT IS ACTUALLY THERE. NISSAN HAS CHERRY PICKED SOME OF THE VEHICLES FOR RECALL, WHILE IGNORING THE BULK OF THEM IN AN EFFORT MINIMIZE COST. THIS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED. I ONLY HAVE 39,000 MI. ON THE ODOMETER. WHAT IF I WENT TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC SHOWING A HALF A TANK OF GAS, BUT ACTUALLY NONE. *TR

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.

FUEL GAUGE NOT READING ACCURATLY

FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT IN 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. LEADS TO INACCURATE FUEL READINGS WHICH HAS LED TO RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2006 XTERRA'S FSU BUT NO OTHER MODEL YEARS.

MY FUEL SENSOR NO LONGER WORKS. ONCE THE SENSOR GETS TO HALF FULL IT SUDDEN DROPS TO EMPTY. THERE'S CURRENTLY A RECALL FROM NISSAN ON THIS BUT DOES NOT COVER THE MONTH MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED. I DRIVE IN VERY REMOTE AREAS AND IF MY FUEL GAUGE IS MISLEADING THERE'S A GREAT CHANCE I'LL RUN OUT OF GAS TO BE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. I'M VERY WORRIED ABOUT HAVING MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND GETTING STRANDED WITHOUT ACCESS TO HELP.

1. THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA SEEMS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. IT DOES NOT READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS 49,000 MILES. 2. THE FAILURE OCCURS DAILY. BEFORE RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM, MY VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY ROAD IN DALLAS TEXAS. THE INCIDENT LEFT MY VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATE THE ROAD. LUCKILY MY STALLED VEHICLE WAS NOT REAR ENDED (THERE WAS NOT A HAZARD LANE TO MOVE ONTO). I 3. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA REGARDING THE ISSUE (CASE #6762797). THEY ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. AS I UNDERSTAND, A RECALL HAS BEEN CREATED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT ONLY COVERS THE 2006 AND 2008. NOT THE 2007. I NOW USE THE TRIP ODOMETER TO CALCULATE THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE ENGINE CURRENTLY SHOWS A CEL (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). IT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT: PO463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CKT HIGH INPUT

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

MY FUEL GAUGE STARTED ACTING WEIRD MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK MY XTERRA TO MY MECHANIC HE TOLD ME IT WAS A CODE FOR (FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNITE) HE CLEARED CODE. IN A FEW DAYS IT WAS BACK ON. MY MECHANIC TOLD MY FUEL SENDING UNITE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. *DT

MY FUEL GAUGE WENT OUT ON MY NISSAN XTERRA 07. IT JUST STOPPED READING ONCE IT HIT 1/4 TANK. I RAN OUT OF GAS THINKING I WAS STILL AT 1/4 TANK. I WAS STRANDED ON A ROAD WITH VERY LITTLE SHOULDER AND LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS HAPPENED.*DT

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