2007 Nissan Xterra complaints

AFTER FUELING MY 2007 XTERRA THIS MORNING THE FUEL GAGE ONLY REGISTERED 1/4 TANK FULL. A LITTLE LATER THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. *KB

2007 NISSAN XTERRA POWER TRAIN/TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THE REPAIR IS A MAJOR COST FROM $1600 TO $2500 TO REPAIR IT WAS SLIGHTLY OVER THE MAINTENANCE WHEN PROBLEM DISCOVERED BY NISSAN ON A REGULAR SERVICE VISIT. A CLAIM WITH NISSAN CORP. WAS MADE AND INITIALLY DENIED AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WORRIED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD GO. I CONTINUED TO FIGHT THE DENIAL AND COMPLY WITH ALL THEIR REQUEST TO OBTAIN RECORDS ON ALL MAINTENANCE DONE TO VEHICLE. THEY FINALLY RESPONDED AND ONLY PAID A PORTION OF THE REPAIR. THE REPAIR COST WAS STILL AN ECONOMIC BURDEN. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH THE OUTCOME ESPECIALLY BEING A LOYAL CUSTOMER FOR MANY YEARS. I AM TRULY DISAPPOINTED WITH HOW NISSAN TREATS THEIR CUSTOMERS AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE A NISSAN VEHICLE AGAIN! *TR

FUEL GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE. CODES SAY FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED.

OK THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL AND ALL THE OTHER CLUTCH PARTS WITH NEW OEM PARTS SO WE WILL SEE HOW MANY MILES I GET THIS TIME BEFORE IT BRAKES DOWN AGAIN. IT IS MID APRIL AND CAR IS STILL ROLLING. I HAVE 2 MORE YRS BEFORE THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRES AND DEALER MANAGER SAID THAT IT WILL BE COVER AND REPLACED IF IT BRAKES DOWN BEFORE THAT. HOPE I WON'T HAVE TO PROVE WITH THE EDMUNDS XTERRA FORUM PRINT OUTS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM IN MY CAR. MY GAS SENSOR WAS ALSO REPLACED WHILE THEY WORK ON MY CAR....SO SO FAR I AM GLAD WITH ANCHORAGE, ALASKA NISSAN DEALERSHIP. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA STOPPED IN TO GAS STATION ON A 1/4 TANK TO FILL-UP ON 5/25/2011 PUT IN $85.00 WORTH. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED MY GAS GAUGE WAS STILL READING 1/4 OF A TANK AND THEN MY INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON STATING SERVICE ENGINE SOON AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILLES THE GAS GAUGE SLOWLY WENT BACK UP TO FULL HOWEVER THE SERVICE INDICATOR LIGHT STILL STAY ON. I WENT TO A SERVICE STATION AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT SENSOR AND TO CHECK WITH THE NISSAN DEALER TO SEE IF THIS PROMLEM WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRENTY. ON 5/26/2011 CALLED NISSAN DEALER SERVICE DEPT WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT COVERED DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY CAR HAD OVER 30K. DID SOME RESEACH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY OF THE 2005-07 NISSAN'S ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN HAD A RECALL FOR THEIR 2000-2004 CAR'S WHICH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM - I BELEIVE THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE HANDLED IN THE SAME MANNER THE EARLIER MODELS WERE HANDLED BY RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS WEAK AND THE REAR AXLE WOULD STRIKE THE FRAME EVERY TIME THE CONTACT WOULD DRIVE OVER A ROAD BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING HARD ESPECIALLY IN OVERDRIVE. SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED ON 4/4/11. ADDED COOLANT TO GET TO GARAGE. UPON INSPECTION FOUND THAT THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER AND IT PUT COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $7400. I CALLED THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME IT WAS A NISSAN ISSUE. CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SUPPORT FILED A COMPLAINT. AFTER REVIEWING MY COMPLAINT THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. SEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY NISSAN'S FROM 2005 -2007 WITH THIS FAILURE. NISSAN IS IGNORING THE ISSUE. CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND THEY ARE INVESTIGATING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HAS BEEN SINCE 4/5/11. WE FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REFUELED HIS VEHICLE BUT THE GAS GAUGE DISPLAYED A QUARTER TANK INSTEAD OF FULL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK TO A REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,125.

P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ISSUE ON MY NISSAN XTERRA 2007. MY AUTOMOBILE RAN OUT OF FUEL THOUGH TANK SHOULD OF HAVE APPROX 3 GALLONS LEFT. THIS RESULTED IN TOWING / FUEL EXPENSES AND SERVICE STATION CODE RESET COSTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. RECENTLY I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AND THE SERVICE ENGINESOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER FULL. AFTER SOME TIME DRIVING IT SLOWLY RAISED TO FULL AND A WHILE AFTER THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WENT OUT. I JUST FILLED UP AGAIN. THE LEVEL WAS JUST BELOW A 1/4 OF A TANK AND NOW WITH A FULL TANK IT READS BELOW EMPTY, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON, THE EMPTY FUEL TANK LIGHT IS ON AND THE GAUGE IS NOT RAISING AS IT DID THE PREVIOUS TIME. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON LINE I REALIZED I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS OBVIOUSLY MY FUEL SENDING UNIT. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS I HAD A 60000 MILE SERVICE PERFORMED AT NISSAN WHERE THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH THE SAME FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM. THE GAGE DOESN'T REGISTER THE CORRECT LEVEL OF GAS SO I HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE WATCH. I ALSO GET THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT. *TR

GOT "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ERROR CODE P0463 WHICH IS FAILED FUEL SENSOR PREVIOUS GENERATION OF NISSAN XTERRAS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. REPAIR IS ~$600. VEHICLE HAS 67,000 MILES. LEVEL SENSOR NOW READS UNRELIABLY WHICH IS A HAZARD IN THE WINTER. SUPPOSEDLY, THE CURRENT GENERATION OF XTERRAS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. NISSAN NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES AND TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH A REAL FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO RUNNING ROUGHLY AND THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,348 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,800. UPDATED 03/15/11 *BF UPDATED 1/5/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN WORSE CONDITION AFTER REPAIRS. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WAS NOT OPERATING, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING GAUGE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL RECALLS REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE BUT HE WAS NOT SURE WHICH RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,700.

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA THAT I JUST BOUGHT IN SEPT. '10. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 39,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS A LITTLE UNDER 1/4 A TANK OF GAS THE OTHER DAY SO I WENT AND FILLED IT UP. WHEN I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE, THE GAS GAUGE WENT RIGHT BACK TO THE POSITION IT WAS IN BEFORE I FILLED UP. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT STILL READ THE SAME. THINKING MY FLOAT WAS STUCK OR SOMETHING, I JUST WENT ON DRIVING. AFTER AWHILE, THE GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO PUT MORE GAS IN BUT IT WOULD ONLY TAKE ABOUT 2 GALLONS. THEN THE 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT' CAME ON AND NOW IT WON'T GO OFF. THE GAS GAUGE WILL SOMETIMES GO UP TO FULL (EVEN IF I'VE DROVE 100 MILES ON THAT TANK) AND SOMETIMES IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO EMPTY. IT FLUXUATES UP AND DOWN WITH NO RHYME OR REASON AND IT WILL DO IT IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. I HAVE PUT SEA BREEZE FUEL CLEANER STUFF IN THE TANK BUT SO FAR IT HAS NOT HELPED. *TR

HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE ON MY CURRENT 2007 XTERRA IM AT 53,000 MILES AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT. WARRANTY ON THIS ITEM IS 36,000 MILES. THEY EVEN TRIED TO BS ME WHEN I SAID THERE IS EVEN A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS COMMON REPAIR. THIS IS HOW IT WENT: ME - IS THERE A CURRENT RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN FOR A FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE OR DTC P0461/2/3 DEALER - LET ME CHECK SIR. ME - THANKS DEALER - NO SIR ME - I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE BECAUSE I HAVE IT IN MY HAND IT IS NISSAN SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069B DEALER - I DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION ON ME ME - SERVICE BULLETINS ARE CREATED FOR COMMON REPAIRS SO I KNOW IM NOT THAT ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NOT REGISTERING THE CORRECT FUEL LEVELS AS WELL AS THE EMPTY LIGHT STAYING ON AFTER A FILL UP OF THE TANK. AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK THE GAS GAUGE STICKS ON EMPTY AND THEN AFTER AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME IT STARTS TO FLUCTUATE TO DIFFERENT POINTS IN THE FULL RANGE OF THE GAUGE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE INCLUDED RUNNING OUT OF GAS DUE TO INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL REPORTING BY THE FUEL GAUGE AND STALLING IN TRAFFIC. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE IN PRIOR AND LATER YEARS FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO ADDRESS AND CORRECT THE ENTIRE SAFETY ISSUE. AT THIS POINT IN TIME THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO HAVING NO FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR VEHICLES UNDER 72,000 MILES THAT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FUEL TANK FAILURE HOWEVER, THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF NOTIFICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA BROUGHT USED @ CARMAX OF WHITE MARSH MD. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 3YRS NOW AND HAVE HAD ITS REGULAR CHECK AND ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. IN NOVEMBER THE CAR STARTED WITH THIS STRANGE AND LOAD NOISE. I HAD NEW TIERD REPLACED AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE PLACE TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, AFTER PERSISTENCE AND TAKING THE CAR BACK BECAUSE IT WOULD SKIP AND PULL. THE AUTOSHOP DID A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE CAR TO LOOSE SOME POWER ALONG WITH THE HEADER NOT WORKING EITHER. I CALLED NISSAN AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. WELL THEY SENT ME A LETTER TELLING ME ABOUT AN INTERNAL MEMO THEY HAD REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO A NISSAN DEALER TO SEE IF IN FACT THAT WAS THE CASE. I DID AND IT WAS I SPOKE TO SOMEONE IN THEIR CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT WHO EXPLAINED THAT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS OVER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AMOUNT THAT HEY HAD INCREASED IT TO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE OUT OF POCKET.... HERE IS MY MAJOR PROBLEM THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 80,000 MILES MY CAR HAS 93,000 MILE. THEY WILL REPLACE THE RADIATOR IF I PAY A DEDUCTIBLE OD $1000.00.. WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR A MANUFACTURE ERROR.? PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME I CAN NOT AFFORD TO DRIVE THIS CAR OR PAY SUCH HIGH DEDUCTIBLE. NISSAN NEEDS TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR.... I HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED BECAUSE THEY WANT ME TO PAY $1000.00. WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. *TR

MY NISSAN 2007 XTERRA HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. I FIRST NOTICED IN LATE AUGUST OF 2010 MY SERVICE E GINE SOON LIGHT (SES) COME ON AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL A FEW WEEKS LATER I TOOK IN MY CAR AND WAS TOLD MY FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE BEEN NOW DOING RESEARCH AND HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I AM. MY GAUGE WILL MARK EMPTY AFTER I HAVE FILLED UP MY TANK AND SHOW A FULL TANK AT ABOUT 50 MILES AFTER I HAVE FILLED UP THE TANK. MY GAUGE WILL ALSO GO ON E WHEN IT IS AT 1/4 OF A TANK AND EVEN AT A HALF TANK NEVER KNOWING EXACTLY HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. I ALSO READ ONLINE THAT THE 2007 XTERRAS HAVE A RECALL ON THE FUEL SYSTEM AND I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED TO ANYONE WHO IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND COULD END IN ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS. LETS SEE IF THIS HAPPENS AND WE ALL GET IT REPLACED AS I ALSO FOUND THIS INFORMATION ONLINE FROM A WEBSITE. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WITH A NEW ONE THAT HAS A MODIFIED FLOAT ARM. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE MARCH 22, 2010.

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA IT HAS 76,000 MILES ON IT. THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN I HAVE 1/4, 1/2 TANK OF GAS, SOMETIMES 3/4 TANK OF GAS THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LITE COMES ON. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT AROUND 56,000 MI. I HAVE READ ON LINE THAT HIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE XTERRA DATING BACK TO 2003. SHOULD THIS NOT HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY NISSAN? FIXED 2006 AND 2008. WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS, I THINK NISSAN SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND CORRECT THE EXPENSIVE DEFICIENCY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN FIX A LATER MODEL. *TR

FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO REGISTER AFTER A FILL-UP - SHOWED EMPTY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE NO LONGER REGISTERS THE ACCURATE GASOLINE LEVEL IN THE TANK AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2006 AND 2008 MODELS BUT NOT FOR 2007. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB FROM OTHER NISSAN OWNERS ON THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR

FUEL GAUGE READS ZERO AFTER FILLING UP AND LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT IS ON. ALSO SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT IS ON. ODB CODE 0463. *TR

WHEN GAS TANK GETS TO 1/4 MARK THE GAS TANK EMPTY LIGHT COMES ON THE THE GAS GAUGE STOPS WORKING. SHORTLY AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN I FILL MY GAS TANK UP WHEN IT IS AT A 1/2 TANK. THE GAS GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY, THE GAS TANK EMPTY LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THERE IS A RECALL OUT FROM NISSAN FOR 2006 AND 2008 XTERRAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. FOR SOME REASON NISSAN SKIPPED THEIR 2007 XTERRA MODEL ON THIS RECALL. *TR

THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON MY XTERRA CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. BORROWING AN AUTOPART STORES COMPUTER, I FOUND OUT MY ENGINE WAS SHOWING ERROR CODE P0463. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT IT MEANT MY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THAT, WHILE NO REAL THREAT TO MY SAFETY WAS POSED OTHER THAN POSSIBLY RUNNING OUT OF GAS BY SURPRISE, IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS DEGRADED BRAKING PERFORMANCE. I INVESTIGATED AND DISCOVERED GEAR-OIL LEAKING FROM REAR AXLE ONTO BREAK ROTORS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALS THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC. NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10033306 INDICATES THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND DEGRADED BREAKING PERFORMANCE HAS PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS ALREADY. IT MAY HAVE ALREADY RESULTED IN FATALITIES. AS A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, I URGE YOU TO INITIATE A RECALL OF ALL VEHICLES PRONE TO THIS DEFECT. IT CAN BE ELIMINATED BY SIMPLY REPLACING DEFECTIVE REAR-AXLE SEALS. *TR

MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA (47,000MILES) JUST STOPPED (NO POWER WHEN GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED) WHILE ON THE FREEWAY DURING A BUSY TIME... I HAD TO TRY TO GET TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS VERY DANGEROUS. LUCKILY THE CARS AROUND ME WERE PAYING ATTENTION AND A HUGE ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE NET, APPARENTLY THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AND PREVIOUS MODELS(WHICH WERE ISSUED RECALLS). THE FUEL SENDING UNIT APPARENTLY HAS AN ISSUE WHERE IT STOPS SENDING FUEL THROUGH TO THE ENGINE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR NOTICE....THIS IS LIFE THREATENING AND UNACCEPTABLE.. THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE PEOPLE DIE AT THE HANDS OF A FAULTY 20 DOLLAR PART. PLEASE PLEASE FORWARD THIS OR ADD IT TO THE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I HOPE ARE LISTED... AND THANK YOU.. SO FAR I HAVE ACCUMULATED TOWING BILLS, RENTAL CAR BILLS, AND NOW HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE WEEKDAY UNTIL NISSAN CAN "TALK" TO SOMEONE IN THE TECH DEPT.. THE DEALERSHIPS NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THE OWNERS NEED TO BE CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE HORN WAS ENGAGED AND IT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THE HORN WOULD ENGAGE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE SPIRAL CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 04/01/11

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!! COST OF REPAIR IS $490. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE IS 3 YEARS OLD AND MY FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT WENT BAD. NISSAN HAS HAD A RECALL ON THE 2001 TO 2003 XTERRA FOR THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT AND RECENTLY ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM; FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT FOR 2006 XTERRA. I SEE THAT THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM AND NISSAN NEEDS TO INCLUDE THE 2007 AND POSSIBLY EVEN THE 2008 AND 2009. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE PART TO GO BAD. I WAS STRANDED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS UNTIL MY HUSBAND COULD REACH ME AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WHEN YOUR GAUGE IS WRONG. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON AFTER WE RAN OUT OF GAS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT WAS BAD DUE TO INTERNAL SHORT. *TR

2007 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED TO SHOW FUEL BEING USED IN THE GAS TANK. GAUGE STAYED AT HALF FULL FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY. I CANT TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK,I CANT GET AN INSPECTION STICKER AND THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRENTY. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET BECAUSE IT WILL COST ME AT LEAST $400.00. *TR

1. NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE BUT JUST DRIVING 2. THE FAILURE IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN A FEW DAYS LATER THE GAS GAUGE STARTED MESSING UP; WHEN IT GETS TO 1/2 A TANK IT DROPS TO EMPTY AND WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK IT TAKES A DAY OR SO BEFORE THE GAS GAUGE READS FULL AGAIN; A CONSEQUENCE IS I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS DO TO THIS SITUATION SINCE THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION RIGHT 3. TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW FUEL LEVELING/SENDING UNIT; IT IS A NISSAN XTERRA 2007 BUT PRODUCTION YEAR OF 2006 AND WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT THE TRUCK'S VIN DID NOT COME UP FOR THE RECALL THEY HAVE GOING ON FOR PRODUCTION YEAR OF 2006 AND 2008 XTERRAS ALTHOUGH THE SYMPTOMS OF MY ISSUE IS EXACTLY THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL AND THAT THE TRUCK FALLS INTO THE PRODUCTION YEAR OF THE RECALL YEARS. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AT ALL, AND I AM NOT PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR AN ISSUE THAT IS COMMON WITH THE NISSAN XTERRAS HENCE THE RECALLS. *TR

DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT; GAS GAUGE UNRELIABLE; "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON. *TR

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA IT HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN I HAVE 1/4, 1/2 TANK OF GAS, SOMETIMES 3/4 TANK OF GAS THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LITE COMES ON. I HAVE READ ON LINE THAT HIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE XTERRA DATING BACK TO 2003. SHOULD THIS NOT HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY NISSAN? SHOULD WE WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GET KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. *TR

BATTERY DIED. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS "STUCK" IN 4TH GEAR. HAD TO HAVE THE VALVE BODY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS 31/2 YEARS OLD AND THE VALVE BODY WAS CORRODED. HAD TO BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE PART FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THERE HAS TO BE MANY OF THESE CARS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IF THERE IS A WAITING LIST FOR THE PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS BROKEN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY AND WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL IT WOULD REGISTER DIFFERENT LEVELS. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF BECAUSE THERE WAS NO GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK ON OCCASION. NISSAN WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MODEL YEAR 2005 AND 2008, BUT NOT THE 2007 AND THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA THE FUEL GAGE WHENT HAYWIRE. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $600 TO REPAIR. THIS IS BULL SEEMS A LOT OF XTERRAS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH MY FUEL SENSOR UNIT IN MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA AT 38,500 MILES. I FILLED AT THE GAS STATION, GETTING READY TO LEAVE ON VACATION AND THEN IT WENT DOWN TO EMPTY. THE SES LIGHT CAME ON, SO DECIDED TO CANCEL MY VACATION! A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THE NEEDLE WENT BACK TO FULL. AFTER FILLING GAS 4 TIMES, MY SES LIGHT HAS GONE OFF AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING, BUT DO NOT LET IT GO BELOW HALF A TANK TO BE SURE. AND, OF COURSE IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE 2006 & 2008 MODELS THAT USE THE SAME EXACT SENSOR UNIT....HOW CONVENIENT FOR NISSAN! *TR

2007 NISSAN XTERRA - FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE - CAUSING FUEL GAUGE TO FAIL WITH POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS IN TRAFFIC SITUATION - THERE IS A RECALL 10V-075 HOWEVER IT IS FOR XTERRAS 2006 AND 2008 EXCLUDING 2007'S FOR WHATEVER REASON - THEREFORE NOT RECALLED BY NISSAN. WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHY... 2007 HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM THIS RECALL. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE SHOWS THAT THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE DEFORMED MOLDED FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. 2007 MODEL IS NOT COVERED BY EXISTING RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 - 06 & 08 ONLY). *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. IT READS THAT I HAVE ANYWHERE FROM A HALF OF TANK TO QUARTER TANK WHEN ITS REALLY EMPTY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON. *TR

VDC AND SLIP LIGHT COME ON TOGETHER AT RANDOM START UP TIMES AND WILL STAY ON UNTIL THE MOTOR IS TURNED OFF. AFTER I TURN THE MOTOR OFF, THE NEXT TIME IT IS TURNED ON JUST THE VDC LIGHT WILL BE ON. EVENTUALLY THIS WILL TURN OFF WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA AND I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO BE FIXED TWICE. BOTH TIMES A SENSOR WAS ADJUSTED, BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IT WILL COST $1000 TO FIX?!?! *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT CORRECTLY READING THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE THE TANK HAS. THE GAUGE IS READING MORE OR LESS THAN WHAT THE ACTUAL TANK HAS. *TR

2007 NISSAN XTERRA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWING ERROR CODE P0463 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING). OCCURS EACH TIME I GO TO THE GAS STATION AND FILL THE TANK. GAUGE STAYS ON EMPTY FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND SOMETIMES DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE "TANK EMPTY" LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF DRIVING THE GAUGE WILL MOVE BACK TO A HIGHER POSITION. *TR

2007 NISSAN XTERRA - FAULTY FUEL SENSOR IN THE TANK, CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE FUEL GAUGE NEVER READS THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL - I HAVE NOW RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE. NISSAN SAID I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $500 REPAIR EVEN THOUGHT THIS SAME PART HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE 2006 AND 2008 MODELS BUT NOT THE 2007 XTERRA. *TR

I DRIVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA AT 41000 MILES THE CLUTCH IN MY STANDARD TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER (I PURCHASED A 60,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY) THEY CHARGED ME 135$ TO REMOVE ONE EASILY ACCESSIBLE BOLT AND TELL ME MY CLUTCH WAS BAD (I TOLD THEM THIS BEFORE I HANDED THEM THE KEYS) AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AS IT IS A ?WARE PART?. AS THE CLUTCH IS PART OF THE POWER TRAIN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR 40+ MILES TO MY GARAGE BUT HAD TO BUY AN AFTERMARKET CLUTCH AFTER RESEARCHING AND FINDING THE FACTORY PART IS DEFECTIVE AND MANY HAVE HAD IT GO BAD AFTER 10,000 MILES OR LESS. *TR

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 30,200 MILES ON IT. EARLIER THIS YEAR I FILLED MY GASTANK AND DROVE FROM STATION. 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, THE GASTANK NEEDLED DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE GAS WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT WAS STUCK AND THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WHEN I DROVE ABOUT 25 MILES THE GASTANK LEVEL WOULD GO BACK UP TO FULL AND THE LIGHT GO OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT,HOWEVER, STAYED ON. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I FILLED MY TANK. I RETURNED TO DEALER, HAD DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND VERIFIED THE PROBLEM. THEY TURNED OFF THE LIGHT. THE SAME PROBLEM CONTINUED BUT AFTER A FEW MORE FILLS THE GASTANK LEVEL STAYS ANYWHERE 1/2 FULL OR 1/4 FULL.. IN MAY I WAS CALLED BY NISSAN AND TOLD THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND NISSAN RECALLED THE 2006 AND 2008 YEAR XTERRAS BUT NOT THE 2007, HOWEVER, I HAVE VERIFIED THAT ALL THREE YEARS HAVE THE IDENTICAL FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. I THEN CALLED NISSAN N.A.WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND AFTER 2 WEEKS AND 3 CALLS I RECEIVED A RETURN CALL BY A TECHNICIAN; WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE MFGRS WARRANTY AND NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE. I ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED A WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF THEIR DECISION. IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING TO CONTINUALLY DRIVE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. SOMETHING ELSE INTERNALLY TO MY VEHICLE COULD CAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO ON AND I WOULDN'T KNOW IT. ALSO UNLESS I RESET THE TRIP INDICATOR EACH TIME I FILL

MY NISSAN XTERRA IS HAVING THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. AT THIS TIME ITS INTERMITTENT. I CALLED NISSAN AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM THEY RAN MY VEHICLE ID # THAT DOESN'T SHOW UP AS ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK FOR THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT AND REPAIR. THIS IS A RECALL ITEM. I WAS MAIL A NOTIFICATION R1010 10V-074. *TR

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE- I CALLED THE NISSAN CONSUMER LINE AND GAVE THEM THE INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THE FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE. THEY STATED THAT INITIALLY THAT MY VEHICLE WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL BASED ON MY VEN# FOR MY 2007 XTERRA. HOWEVER, THEY HAD ME GO THRU THE STEPS OF GOING TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP TO OBTAIN A DIAGNOSTIC TO CONFIRM THAT I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER ALL THE WORK DONE ON THIS END, NISSAN STATED THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COVER THE PART...EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THEIR CARS THE COST IS MIN $400 AND I DO NOT HAVE THOSE TYPE OF FUNDS READILY AVAILABLE AS A SINGLE MOTHER. I RECENTLY RAN OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MY TWO KIDS. BLESSED THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER IN A TIMELY MANNER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR BEING IN ONE. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CARS AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER AND THEIR FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS. *TR