2005 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA CAUSING ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I NEEDED TO WALK APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES ON HIGHWAY TO CONTACT A TOW TRUCK. *TR

2005 XTERRA WITH 60,000, P0463 COMPUTER ERROR, WHICH IS THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. (SENSOR A, CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT)

2005 NISSAN XTERRA STALLED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE HAD STRUCK A STEEL BEAM CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS MISREADING, SHOWING MY TRUCK HAD GAS WHILE IN REALITY IT WAS EMPTY. *TR

*** IPDM AND DOUBLE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE IN 2005 NISSAN XTERRA *** MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA ENGINE ONCE SHUT DOWN AS I AM DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET; I HAD TO LET THE XTERRA COAST A SHORT DISTANCE WITHOUT POWER TO PULL OVER AND STOP MY SUV TO THE SIDE OF A SAFER SECTION OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE CAR. AFTER WAITING ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE THE SUV. THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER NEVER WENT AWAY. PERIODICALLY THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IT FINALLY GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TWICE, INCLUDING A TOW TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN SANTA MONICA. THE INCIDENT BEGAN IN APRIL 2010. IN MAY 2010, THE NISSAN DEALER IN SANTA MONICA CHECKED THE PROBLEM AND INDICATED THAT THE IPDM HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. SHORTLY AFTER THE IPDM WAS REPLACED, 1 OF 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS IN THE XTERRA FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. 6 MONTHS LATER (DECEMBER 2010), THE OTHER CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. I BELIEVE THE IPDM ISSUE IS SEVERE. I BELIEVE THE IPDM ISSUE IS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH (AND LIKELY TO BE THE CAUSE OF) THE FAILURE OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS IN THE VEHICLE. IN MY CASE, IT IS DOUBLE FAILURE SINCE BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FAILED 6 MONTHS APART FROM EACH OTHER. FAILURE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR WAS READING INACCURATELY AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH GASOLINE WAS ACTUALLY IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHILCE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY. THE TANK CAN BE FULL AND IT WILL SAY A HALF A TANK AND WHEN IT REACHES A QUARTER TANK THE GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY. THERE IS NO NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL ON THIS YEAR MODEL AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HAD TO MANY MILES TO BE REPAIRED BY THEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81000.RL

FUEL GAUGE WENT INOP AT APPROX 90,000 MILES. NISSAN HAD EXTENDED THE FUEL GAUGE WARRANTY TO 72,000 WHICH IS RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING MOST XTERRA'S, PATHFINDERS, AND FRONTIERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, NOT A WARRANTY EXTENSION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY IS DANGEROUS. *TR

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. I CAN NO LONGER PLACE TRUST IN THE GAUGE, SINCE I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE NOW, WHILE THE GAUGE STILL SHOWED FUEL AVAILABLE IN THE TANK. THE ERROR CODES ON THE COMPUTER MODULE STATE IT IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH NISSAN AND THEY REFUSED TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY 2005 XTERRA WITH 82K MILES STARTED VIBRATING BADLY WHEN ACCELERATING OVER 50MPH. IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. I CALLED NISSAN ASSIST ON 12/29/2010 AND WAS TOLD MY RADIATOR HAD FAILED, LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND TOTALLY DESTROYED IT. MY ONLY OPTION WAS A $4600 REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THE NISSAN ASSIST GUY THEN TOLD ME THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT INSTEAD OF ISSUING A RECALL, THEY SIMPLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FROM 60K TO 72K MILES (THIS WAS AN ERROR ON HIS PART, BECAUSE THE EXTENSION WAS ACTUALLY TO 80K MILES). REGARDLESS, IT DIDN'T APPLY TO ME BECAUSE I WAS AT 82K MILES. NISSAN IS TRYING TO EASE THE PAIN WITH EXTENDING THE WARRANTY HOWEVER, THEY MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO CONTACT YOU ABOUT IT. YOU EITHER NEED TO FIND IT YOURSELF OR YOUR SCREWED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP HILL, I TURNED OFF THE OVERDRIVE AND THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY SHOWED THE VEHICLE HAD SHIFTED INTO 4TH GEAR BUT IN FACT IS WAS STILL IN OD (5TH) GEAR. UPON ACTIVATING THE BUTTON TO SHIFT BACK TO OD, THE VEHICLE NOW SHIFTED DOWN INTO 3RD GEAR BUT DISPLAYED THAT IT WAS IN OD (5TH) GEAR. I LIVE IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND I NEED TO DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING DOWNHILL AND TO AVOID OVERHEATING THE BRAKES WITH A POSSIBILITY OF BRAKE FAILURE. I HAVE VISITED TWO DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALERS ON A TOTAL OF FOUR OCCASIONS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THEY TELL ME THAT IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONS AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX IT. ALTHOUGH I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A VEHICLE WITH FIVE GEARS, IN FACT WHEN GOING DOWN HILL IT DOES NOT HAVE A 4TH GEAR. UPDATED 02/14/11 *BF