2005 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

2005 NISSAN XTERRA 4WD--VEHICLE HAS VIBRATION IN STEERING AND GEAR SHIFT ACCOMPANIED WITH A LOW RUMBLE; MECHANIC REPORTS PROBLEM IS IN FRONT U-JOINT;-BEST TO REPLACE BOTH U-JOINTS; ALSO BEING REPORTED BY NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT -- MOST LIKELY WILL BE A RECALL; ENTIRE DRIVE SHAFT MUST BE REPLACED, NOT JUST THE U-JOINT; ADDITIONALLY NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS REPORTING PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. I HAVE A CAR WITH A PROBLEM IN DRIVE TRAIN THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, A MANUFACTURER REPORTING A POTENTIAL RECALL AND NO PARTS AVAILABLE. MY OPTIONS ARE--PARK CAR UNTIL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE (NO ETA ON THE PARTS), DRIVE CAR WITH A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, OR HAVE A USED PART PLACED INTO THE CAR. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA 4 WD--SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON--CHECKING THE DIAGNOSTICS CODE INDICATE FUEL SENSOR IS THE ISSUE; A FEW DAYS LATER, FUEL GAUGE BECOMES ERRATIC AND EVENTUALLY QUITS WORKING; A CALL TO THE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS INDICATE THE CAR IS PART OF A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM--EXCEPT THE RECALL IS VOID AFTER 72,000. MY MILEAGE EXCEEDS THE 72,000 LIMIT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. AFTER REFUELING THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A READING OF EMPTY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY AFTER REFUELING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA 4X4 OFF-ROAD SUV (VIN#[XXX]), AROUND 50,300MI. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON NOV. 5, 2010 AROUND 11PM. MY XTERRA STARTED TO STALL ON THE FREEWAY AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY WHERE THE ENGINE DIED. I TRIED RE-STARTING IT AND THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH, SO I TURNED IT OFF. I TRIED RE-STARTING IT AFTER 30 SECONDS THIS TIME THE ENGINE RAN SMOOTH, WAITED FOR A MINUTE AND THEN STARTED DRIVING BACK ONTO THE FREEWAY HEADING HOME. ABOUT A MILE LATER THE ENGINE STARTED TO STALL AGAIN AND I HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD RIGHT AWAY ALMOST NEARLY HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE MY ENGINE HAD NO POWER TO SPEED UP BECAUSE IT WAS DYING. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT, JUST A NEAR MISS. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START MY XTERRA AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. I HAD TO TOW MY XTERRA TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. FROM THEIR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE MY IPDM. HE WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF THIS PART WOULD FALL UNDER MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. HE CALLED ME BACK LATER AND TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $550 TO REPLACE IT. I ASKED WHAT ABOUT MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, HE TOLD ME HE HAVE TO GET BACK TO ME BECAUSE THE WARRANTY SPECIALISTS WAS SICK. JUST MY LUCK. I WILL HAVE TO WAIT TILL MONDAY TO SEE IF I WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THEY DIDN'T EVEN OFFER ME A LOANER CAR OVER THE WEEKEND. I INFORMED HIM ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE IPDM NISSAN PUT OUT ON OCT. 28, 2010. THE SERVICE REP SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE IPDM. GO FIGURE! I'M GOING TO BRING HIM A COPY OF THE RECALL NOTICE FROM YOUR WEBSITE. AS OF RIGHT NOW NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO MY CAR. VERY UNSATISFIED CUSTOMER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2005 XTERRA SE. WHEN DRIVING AT 1.5 TO 2 RPMS TRUCK RUMBLES UNDERNEATH LIKE IT IS GOING OVER THE RUMBLE STRIPS ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION STOPS THE NOISE. REAR DIFFERENTIAL ISSUES HAVE BEEN RAISED ON MANY NISSAN AND TRUCK FORUMS DISCUSSING THE LATER 2000 XTERRA MODELS. NISSAN SAID I NEED THE NEW REAR DIFFERENTIAL. CURIOUS IF THIS IS A WIDE RANGE PROBLEM. *TR

NISSAN XTERRA ENGINE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY ABRUPTLY TWO TIMES ON OCT 27TH 2010. CAR TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR ON OCT 28TH, 2010. COMPLETE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE REPLACED AFTER A 10 DAY LONG WAIT WITH NO FEEDBACK FROM DEALER OR MANUFACTURER ABOUT RECALL OF THIS PART. MANUFACTURER NOT RETURNING CALLS TO CONSUMER REGARDING COVERING COMPLETE COST OF SERVICES IN SPITE OF THE CONDITION CLEARLY BEING A RECALL ISSUE (CAMPAIGN ID 10V517000). *TR

I DRIVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AFTER I FILLED MY VEHICLE WITH GAS AND THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY. *TR

THIS '05 XTERRA HAD A THOROUGH CHECK OUT & DIAGNOSTIC. THEN 500 MILES LATER, AT AROUND 46000 MILES, WHEN THE FUEL INDICATOR WAS AT 1/2 TANK- THE NEEDLE SUDDENLY PLUNGED TO BELOW EMPTY, A LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. THIS WAS ALL VERY ALARMING, AND WE WERE STUCK IN BUMPER-BUMPER TRAFFIC IN A BAD PART OF PHOENIX WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT WASN'T HOT OUT, JUST A BIG TRAFFIC JAM IN 5:00 RUSH, AND WE WERE NOWHERE NEAR A GAS STATION. IT WAS TERRIBLE, AND WE WERE VERY SCARED TO BE STRANDED. AFTER THAT WE BOUGHT A HUGE GAS CAN, AND JUST DROVE AROUND WITH 10 GALLONS OF GAS JUST IN CASE. THAT IS TERRIBLE, TO HAVE TO DRIVE WONDERING IF WHEN YOU'LL ACTUALLY RUN OUT OF GAS, VS. JUST BEING TOLD YOU ARE OUT OF GAS.THIS STARTED HAPPENING DURING THE BEGINNING OF OUR CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP TO THE COAST AND BACK. IT WAS AN ISSUE THE ENTIRE TIME, AND VERY NERVE WRACKING. NISSAN SHOULD FIX THIS, SINCE I'VE RETURNED FROM OUR TRIP AND FOUND THAT 100'S OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING EXACT SAME PROBLEM! THIS IS A FAULTY PART, AND IT MAKES ME WONDER WHAT ELSE WILL GO WRONG. THIS IS THE FIRST NISSAN OUR FAMILY HAS HAD, AND I AM AFRAID WE MIGHT NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER ONE, AND TELLING OTHERS TO STEER CLEAR OF NISSAN. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA SE, FUEL SENDING UNIT IS ERRATIC AND DOESN'T READ PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANYONE WHO ACTUALLY USES THEIR TRUCK OUT IN THE DESERT THINKING THEY HAVE MORE FUEL THEN IS INDICATED. QUITE OFTEN THE GAUGE WILL DROP DOWN TO EMPTY AND I'VE GONE TO FILL THE TRUCK UP JUST IN CASE AND END UP PUTTING ONLY A FEW GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE TRUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, ALTHOUGH ITS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN I DO BELIEVE THAT THE GAUGE SHOWING THE TANK IS AT 3/4 OR MORE THEN DROPPING DOWN TO 1/4 TANK (THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL) IS ONE. MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS THAT NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR MODELS EARLIER THEN THE 2005 AND THE MODELS FROM 2006 FORWARD. WHY IS IT THAT THESE MODELS GET THE RECALL AND NOT THE 2005 MODELS? THE COMPONENT THAT IS FAILING IN BOTH THE EARLIER AND LATER MODELS IS THE EXACT SAME PART. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION. APPARENTLY ITS EXTREMELY COMMON AND NISSAN ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.