2007 Nissan Xterra complaints

MY XTERRA COULD ONLY GO UP TO 40 MPH. THE CLUTCH FELT FUNNY LIKE IT WAS LOOSE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IF FROM AND THEY SAID THE CLUTCH HAS TO BE REPLACED. IT HAS JUST OVER 28,000 MILES AND I BOUGHT THE 2007 XTERRA BRAND NEW. A CLUTCH SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 3 YEARS! I PAID OVER $1,600.00 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION FAILS INTERMITTENTLY AND OFTEN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON WITH CODE RELATED FOR FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. DOES NOT GO OFF WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS WORKING. UNABLE TO OBTAIN A VEHICLE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS. UNABLE TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE CAR. RISK OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL DUE TO MISINFORMATION FROM FUEL GAUGE. RECALL IS BEING PERFORMED FOR OLDER YEAR MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE, BUT NOT THIS ONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT DISPENSED FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK TO THE FULL CAPACITY LEVEL. THE INDICATOR DISPLAYED AN EMPTY FUEL MESSAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUEL SENSOR GAUGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE SERVICE REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,638.

I FILLED UP MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA AT THE GAS STATION. WHEN I STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED IT WAS ON EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER ABOUT 100 MILES OF DRIVING THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO GO UP. THE NEXT TIME I FILLED UP THE CAR WITH GAS THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. THEN WHILE WAITING AT A BANK DRIVE-THRU THE GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS OVER HALF A TANK OF GAS. NISSAN RECENTLY RECALLED VEHICLES FOR FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS, BUT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TODAY THAT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TO TRACK HOW MANY MILES I AM DRIVING, SO I DO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS. *TR

FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. READINGS ARE ERRATIC, AND INACCURATE. P0463 CODES USED FOR DIAGNOSTICS. DEALER HAS NOT INCLUDED THIS VEHICLES AS PART OF THE RECALL BUT IT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

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

2007 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL SENSOR FAILURE. 63000 MILES. FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. RAN OUT OF GAS ON MOUNTAIN ROAD 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 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AT 61000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS ALSO NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE CORRODES AND RUINS THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA SES LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS. COME TO FIND OUT IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. I HAVE NOW RUN COMPLETELY OUT OF GAS 3 TIMES BECAUSE WHEN MY GAS GAUGE DOES REGISTER IT IS WRONG. THIS STARTED AT AROUND 55,000 MILES AND NOW I AM AT 62,000 MILES. THE SES LIGHT NEVER TURNS OFF AND THE GAS GAUGE HAS BEEN READING INCORRECTLY OR NOT AT ALL FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS. *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

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA 39K MILES IS ERRATIC. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK, IT SHOWS EMPTY AND GOES UP VERY SLOWLY. IT TAKES OVER AN HOUR TO SHOW CLOSE TO FULL. SINCE THIS PROBLEM STARTED, AN AMBER WARNING, "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" HAS BEEN DISPLAYED CONSTANTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TR

1. DO NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY PRECURSORS TO THE FAILURE. 2. MY GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. ONE MINUTE IT WILL SHOW FULL, THEN NEXT, COMPLETELY EMPTY. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON. BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH, IT APPEARS IT IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. CAR RUNS JUST FINE BUT I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE. I RAN OUT IN 120 DEGREE WEATHER WITH AN INFANT IN THE CAR AND HAD TO WALK TO THE GAS STATION. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY OR OVER RAILROAD TRACKS? 3. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED IT WOULD BE ALMOST $700 TO FIX. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THIS APPEARS TO BE A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO A RECALL IN OLDER MODELS. IF THEY ARE USING THE SAME PART MANUFACTURER, COULD IT BE THE SAME PART ON MY CAR? NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ITEM. *TR

FILLED THE TANK 100% BUT IT ONLY SHOWED 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND THEN GOES TO EMPTY IMMEDIATELY AFTER. THE FULL TANK DID NOT REGISTER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I VISITED AN AUTO SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K MILES. I HAVE SEEN THE SAME PROBLEMS POSTED ONLINE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL IF THIS IS THE CASE FOR MANY 2006-2008 NISSAN XTERRAS. *TR

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

PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 XTERRA IN NOVEMBER 2006. IN THE SUMMER OF 2009 AT ABOUT 33,000 MILES I RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT WHEN THE GAS GAUGE READ THAT I STILL HAD A COUPLE OF MILES TO EMPTY. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT GET RID OF IT. A FRIEND AND LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY MILEAGE AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. THIS WEEKEND ON CHRISTMAS EVE I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER WRITING DOWN HOW MANY MILES I HAD LEFT UNTIL EMPTY. ACCORDING TO THE MILEAGE I HAD WRITTEN WHEN I FILLED UP, I STILL HAD ABOUT 70 MILES TO EMPTY BUT WITH THE COLD WEATHER, ETC. THE CAR MUST HAVE USED UP MORE GAS THAN USUAL. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THIS POSED AN EXTREME DANGER TO US GIVEN THAT THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL OTHER XTERRA OWNERS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH XTERRAS BUT NISSAN HAS ISSUED NO RECALL. *TR

I GOT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON SO I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE TO SCAN IT AND IT GAVE THE CODE P0463. I WAS LOOKING AROUND AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME. IS THERE ANYWAY THIS COULD BE FIXED BY NISSAN WITH NO COST TO ME SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK, THE GAUGE WAS UNRESPONSIVE (I.E. SHOWING EMPTY WHEN FULL TANK. A SES LIGHT APPEARED AND SHOWED P0463 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT A). AFTER TAKING IT TO NISSAN SERVICE, I WAS INFORMED THE REPAIR WOULD INCLUDE REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS ACTUALLY SOLD SEPARATE- ~$150) IN THE AMOUNT OF ~$600! IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION VIA INTERNET SEARCH THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH COULD RESULT IN STRANDING MOTORISTS AND/OR ENDANGERING THEM OR OTHER MOTORISTS FROM VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. *TR

2007 NISSAN XTERRA... FUEL GAUGE SENOR... FUEL TANK ALWAYS READS ZERO... CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON... CAN NOT GET INSPECTION STICKER!!! *TR

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

OWNER OF 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. REAR SUSPENSION BOTTOMS OUT WITH MINIMAL WEIGHT. NISSAN ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT." SOFT RIDE SUSPENSION" THEY CALL IT. WHEN CARRYING PASSENGERS OR TOWING AN RV, REAR SUSPENSION BOTTOMS OUT ON ROADS WITH SMALL BUMPS AND POTHOLES. WHEN VEHICLE "BOTTOMS OUT", ALL WEIGHT GOES ABRUPTLY ONTO TIRES, CAUSING DAMAGE TO TIRE TREAD AND SIDEWALL. *TR

I FILL MY GAS TANK, THE GAUGE FALLS TO THE BOTTOM AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER IT IS DRIVEN FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THE GAUGE WILL GRADUALLY MOVE TO THE TOP AND WORK AGAIN. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON. *TR

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DASH. PULLED CODE AND IT IS P0463. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS RELEASED BY NISSAN WHICH INDICATES IS A COMMON ENOUGH OF A FAILURE TO RELEASE A BULLETIN. IS DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE BECAUSE OUT OF 3YR/30K. IS COMMON ENOUGH IT SHOULD BE DONE FOR FREE. *TR

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

FAULTY FUEL GAUGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. *TR

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. GAS GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW RIGHT FUEL LEVEL , IT STAYS STUCK AT 1/4 TANK AND YOU THINK YOU HAVE ENOUGH GAS BUT YOU DON'T. ALMOST RAN OUT OF GAS ON HIGHWAY. DEALER IS REPLACING FUEL SENDING UNIT. *TR

FUEL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AT 40,000 MILES ON 2007 NISSAN XTERRA CAUSING FUEL GAUGE TO MALFUNCTION AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. HAPPENS EACH TIME I REFUEL SINCE JULY. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD WITH MANY NISSAN PRODUCTS. NISSAN IS NOT BACKING IT IF YOU ARE PAST 36,000 MILES. *TR

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

I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND DROVE TO WORK WITH INTENTIONS ON FILLING UP WHEN I GOT OFF OF WORK. AFTER GETTING OFF, I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND THE GAS LIGHT WAS ON AND THE GAUGE WAS BELOW THE E. I WENT TO DIRECTLY TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT MOVE AND THE GAS LIGHT STAYED ON. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE NOT GONE TO THE DEALER YET, BUT AFTER READING EVERYONE ELSE'S COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE, I THOUGHT I WOULD GO AHEAD AND START THE COMPLAINT PROCESS. I DON'T HAVE THE 400 TO 600 DOLLARS RIGHT NOW TO PAY ON AN ISSUE THAT NISSAN SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED YEARS AGO SO I WILL HAVE TO PRAY THAT I DO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS UNTIL I HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY TO REPAIR NISSAN'S PROBLEM. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHEN I WOULD SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE LIGHT INDICATING THE AIRBAG WAS DEACTIVATED WOULD TURN ON. I AM 5' 3" AND WEIGHT 115 LBS. WE TOOK IT TO A KEN GARFF NISSAN IN SALT LAKE CITY. THEY DID AN AIRBAG SYSTEMS CHECK ON THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS WORKING FINE. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN MANUFACTURING TO SEE WHAT THE WEIGHT LIMIT WAS SET AT FOR THE COMPUTER TO DECIDE IF IT WAS A CHILD OR NOT, THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ANSWER. THE LADY SAID SHE (OR THE TECHNICAL PERSON SHE CONTACTED) DID NOT KNOW THE WEIGHT. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NISSAN WOULD SAY A CHILD WEIGHTS 115 LBS. I KNOW SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG IN THE SYSTEM ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CAR DID NOT DO THIS WHEN WE FIRST GOT IT. *TR

P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILURE AT 39002 MILES ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA S. IT OCCURRED JUST PAST MY WARRANTY AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA HAS FAILED (THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS) THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF POWER ON THE HIGHWAY IF I WERE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL - OR IT COULD LEAVE ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. REPLACED FUEL SENDING UNIT AT A LOCAL SHOP. OLD UNIT IS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

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

I HAVE NISSAN XTERRA '07 WITH 41K MILES ON IT. ON OUR 4-TH OF JULY TRIP AFTER FUELING UP THE FULL TANK I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL NEEDLE DID NOT GO UP AFTER I STARTED THE ENGINE. IT TOOK ~30 MINUTES THEN IT WENT ALL THE WAY UP. BUT THEN WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THAT THE "ENGINE SERVICE SOON" LIGHT IS ON AND THE FUEL LEVEL NEEDLE IS ALL THE WAY DOWN (LIKE NO FUEL AT ALL.) THEN I READ THAT THE ESS LIGHTS UP WHEN THE VEHICLE THINKS THERE IS NO FUEL SO IT WAS OBVIOUSLY A FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION. LATER I INVESTIGATED MORE AND FOUND OUT THAT A LO OF PEOPLE WITH XTERRAS 05-07 HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME MILEAGE. THE P/N 25060-ZS00A ON THE SERVICE BULLETIN # NTB07-69A. I THINK ALL THESE DEFECTIVE FUEL LEVEL SENSORS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

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

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. FILLED CAR WITH GAS, BUT GAUGE ONLY SHOWS QUARTER FULL. ALSO, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS COME ON. *TR

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

2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 51,000 MILES. FUEL GAUGE IS READING EMPTY WHEN THERE IS A FULL TANK OF GAS. SINCE THE VEHICLE IS SO NEW, I FEEL THIS IS A FAULTY SYSTEM WITH POOR DESIGN AND/OR MATERIALS SELECTION. *TR

AT 40K MILES, FUEL GAUGE STARTED INTERMITTENT FAILURE, ALONG WITH "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT...INTERNET BOARDS FOR XTERRA OWNERS INDICATED WIDESPREAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED NEAREST NISSAN DEALER IN PARKERSBURG, WV, WAS TOLD WOULD COST ME $330 FOR PARTS & LABOR TO REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK. FIRST, I DON'T FEEL OBLIGATED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR, FOR A VEHICLE THAT ISN'T EVEN 3 YEARS OLD WITH 40K MILES. SECONDLY, MOST CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO REPLACE IT WITH SAME TYPE OF SENSOR THAT HASN'T BEEN UPDATED & WILL LIKELY MALFUNCTION AS WELL, AS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OTHER XTERRA OWNERS. I HAVE BEEN ESTIMATING FUEL LEVEL IN TANK BY USING TRIP ODOMETER, AND VEHICLE NOW SHOWS 42K MILES...GAUGE CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. I WOULD LIKE IT REPAIRED UNDER "GOOD FAITH" BY A DEALER, WITH NO OUT-OF-POCKET COST, WHEN I TAKE IT FOR THE RECALL NOTICE ABOUT REPLACING THE FRONT IMPACT AIRBAG SENSOR...HAVEN'T SCHEDULED THAT REPAIR YET, BUT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT ALL DONE AT THAT TIME. THANK YOU! *TR

FUEL SENSOR UNIT WENT OUT ON 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. *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 NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE 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 DRIVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA...WHICH I BOUGHT NEW FROM THE DEALER. I STOPPED TO GET GAS A FEW MONTHS AGO AND NOTICED THAT, AFTER PUTTING GAS IN MY TANK, MY LIGHT STILL SAID I WAS ON EMPTY. AFTER A FEW HOURS IT JUMPED BACK UP TO FULL, AND NOW, AS SOON AS MY GAS IS AT 3/4 OF A TANK, IT AUTOMATICALLY JUMPS TO E AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. I AM CONSTANTLY STOPPING FOR GAS BECAUSE I CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. FURTHER, AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS AN APPARENT HUGE PROBLEM WITH OTHER NISSAN XTERRAS, PATHFINDERS AND FRONTIERS FROM THE 2005 TO 2007 YEARS. I HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT ANY AUTO PLACE WANTS TO CHARGE ME UP TO $600 TO FIX THIS PART..WHICH IS AN APPARENT DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET TO FIX THIS! *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 14K MILES. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER WHEN TANK IS FILLED UP. OCCASIONALLY AS DRIVING, MY TANK WILL BE COMPLETELY FULL, BUT THE GAUGE WILL SHOOT DOWN TO EMPTY AND CAUSE LOW FUEL LIGHT TO COME ON. THIS WILL ALSO TRIGGER THE CHECK ENGINE TO COME ON. THE ENGINE, AT TIMES, AS ALSO ACTED AS IF IT IS ABOUT TO STALL DUE TO BEING OUT OF GAS...WHICH IT IS NOT. MY MECHANIC, WHOM I HAVE USED FOR MANY YEARS, HAS INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A FUEL LINE SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK AFTER RUNNING THE CODES DURING TRYING TO GET MY VEHICLE INSPECTED, WHICH FAILED DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I HAD A 1/4 TANK OF GAS IN MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA SO I FILLED IT UP WITH GAS. WHEN I TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON THE FUEL GAUGE READ 1/4 TANK STILL. AS I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE SES 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

1) FUEL GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING, AND SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHTED. THE FUEL GAUGE BEHAVES ERRATICALLY, GENERALLY SHOWING TANK IS EMPTY, EVEN WHEN FULL. 2) PROBLEM OCCURS CONSTANTLY, REQUIRING CAREFUL TRACKING OF MILEAGE TO DETERMINE WHEN TO RE-FUEL. 3) CHECKED ON-LINE FORUMS FOR NISSAN XTERRAS, AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM CAUSED BY CORROSION TO THE FUEL SENDER UNIT. MOST REPLACEMENTS COST BETWEEN $450 AND $650 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A RECALL IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT PERTAINED TO HIS VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V690000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL)). THE RECALL STATED THAT IN AN EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE DEALER SHOULD STILL REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,000. UPDATED 2/5/09 *CN UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY REFERENCED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V690000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL) WAS INSUFFICIENT IN PROVIDING A REMEDY TO THE PROPER POPULATION OF VEHICLES, WHICH WERE MANUFACTURED DURING THE LISTED PRODUCTION DATES. THE REMEDY REFERENCED IN THE RECALL WOULD ONLY BE PROVIDED TO VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR REGISTERED IN THE SALT BELT STATES. HOWEVER, MANY CONSUMERS RESIDE IN NON-SALT BELT STATES, BUT FREQUENTLY TRAVEL IN SALT BELT STATES. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE NON-SALT BELT STATE VEHICLE OWNERS WOULD INCUR THE SAME FAILURES, BUT WOULD BE DENIED A FAIR REMEDY. THE SAFETY RISK WOULD ALSO BE INCREASED. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE OTHER ELEMENTS WITH SIMILAR PROPERTIES AS SALT, WHICH WOULD CAUSE AN IDENTICAL FAILURE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT APPLICABLE.

BOUGHT 2007 NISSAN XTERRA IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007; SEPT OF 2008 HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH,WITH 23,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE DROVE A STANDARD CAR FOR 12 YEARS BEFORE I EVER REPLACED THE CLUTCH. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT. I WAS STUCK WITH REPLACING IT. BAD CLUTCH! *TR

THE REAR SUSPENSION ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA 4X4 OFF ROAD KEEPS BOTTOMING OUT WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS. *TR

BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 NISSAN XTERRA OFFROAD AND THE REAR SUSPENSION BOTTOMS OUT WHEN TRAVELING ON ANY ROAD WITH AS LITTLE AS 50 LBS. IN THE BACK. VEHICLE IS RATED TO TOW BUT WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO CONTROL WHEN TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH ANY TYPE OF BUMP OR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. TRYING AN EMERGENCY AVOIDANCE MANEUVER WOULD CAUSE A CRASH OR INJURY DUE TO A POOR REAR SUSPENSION. THIS ISSUE IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM. *TR

LEAF SPRINGS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH SUPPORT TO MEET CAPACITY LISTED. RIDE IS HARSH AND SPRINGS HIT THE BUMP STOPS WITH EVEN ONE PERSON IN VEHICLE. *TR