2005 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND HAD TO GET THE AXLE OR SOMETHING UNDER THE TRUCK WELDED AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PART THAT WAS RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE CONTACT TRIED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND WAS FORCED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST BUT KNOW THE FAILURE HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

FUEL GAUGE FAULTY. READS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. COULD CAUSE DRIVER TO RUN OUT OF FUEL. SERVICE ENGINE CODE P0463 FUEL SENSOR. *TR

AT 49500 MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA GOT SERV. ENG. SOON LIGHT ON. CODE P0463. HAD CODE READ MEANS FUEL LEVEL SENSOR BAD. GAS GAUGE OK .WILL COST $600 + TO REPLACE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM W/NISSAN. PLEASE INITIATE A RECALL. *TR

ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY FUEL TANK ALWAYS READS EMPTY. DEALER STATES ITS A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR BUT WONT FIX FOR FREE. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS IS A VARY COMMON PROBLEM AND WAS DIRECTED TO THIS SITE. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA. GAS GAUGE WORKS SPORADICALLY, NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN TANK. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BY RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THERE IS A RECALL ON NISSAN VEHICLES FOR 2006 AND 2008 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT ALL FROM 2005 TO 2010 ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAS A PART WHICH ALLOWS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO PASS THROUGH AND BE COOLED IN THE RADIATOR. THIS PART BREAKS, ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR COOLANT TO MIX. THIS RUINS YOUR RADIATOR, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT BURNS UP YOUR TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE THE COOLANT RELEASED INTO THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE BUSTED LINE DOES NOT HAVE THE CONSTANCY TO LUBRICATE THE TRANSMISSION PARTS PROPERLY. OVER A VERY SHORT PERIOD YOUR TRANSMISSION IS RUINED. THIS LEADS TO SLIPPING, SHIFTING LATE, AND CAN LEAD TO THE CAR NOT TAKING OFF AT THE ANTICIPATED SPEED FROM A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, BECAUSE OF BEING STRANDED IN THE INTERSECTION. OTHER SYMPTOMS CAN BE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING HOT WHEN STOPPED, A/C BLOWING WARM WHEN STOPPED. I KNOW THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. BY SIMPLY DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "2005 NISSAN XTERRA RADIATOR TRANSMISSION". THE TOP RESULTS CONTAIN LINKS WITH TITLES SUCH AS "2005 NISSAN XTERRA FAULTY RADIATOR DESTROYS TRANSMISSION" AND "2005 NISSAN XTERRA RADIATOR CAUSES TRANSMISSION FAILURE". I KNOW THERE ARE OTHERS (MANY) OUT THERE. WE NEED TO ORGANIZE AND GET RESULTS FOR THIS ISSUE. MY MILEAGE MAY BE RELATIVELY HIGH, BUT MANY OTHERS WERE IN THE 50,000 MILE RANGE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $500+ ON THIS ISSUE. NOW THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, IT COULD BE $5,000! HELP! *TR

I HAD LESS THAN 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS, WHEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. ON MY WAY HOME, I STOPPED BY AUTO ZONE AND HAD THE CODE CHECKED. IT CAME UP WITH PO463, WHICH INDICATED THE FUEL SENDING SENSOR. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND FILLED UP. THE GAUGE APPEARED TO GO TO FULL. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND WAS RECALLED ON SEVERAL NISSAN MODELS BETWEEN 2000-2004. I TALKED TO THE DEALER, BUT SINCE MY 5 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED THIS MONTH AND I HAVE 63,000 MILES ON MY XTERRA, THE REPAIR WOULDN'T BE COVERED. THE COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE AROUND $600 - $700. I DECIDED TO JUST KEEP UP WITH MY MILEAGE TO MAKE SURE I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. SINCE THEN I HAVE DRIVEN 270 MILES. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WENT OFF AROUND 200 MILES, BUT I AM STILL NERVOUS THAT THE UNIT IS MALFUNCTIONING AND IT COULD REOCCUR. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IF THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, WHY ISN'T IS BEING RECALLED ON THE 2005-2007 MODELS? *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE TRUCK STARTING HAVING A FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM, BUT I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT BECAUSE MY CAR STILL WAS RUNNING. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO 4/1/10 WHERE I WOULD PUT A FULL TANK OF GAS AND THE FUEL READER WOULD SHOW THAT IS WAS STILL EMPTY. ABOUT 3 DAYS AGO ON 7/28/10 I WAS ABOUT TO GET FREEWAY, THANK GOD THAT I HAD NOT GET ON FREEWAY WAY WHEN OUT OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTING SHAKING AND THEN EVENTUALLY DIED. I WAS STUCK A TRAFFIC LIGHTS FOR ABOUT 10 MINS. I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND PUSHED GAS BUT STILL NO LUCK. UNTIL A 3RD TIME TRIED IT AND THEN IT STARTED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I REALIZED I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I TOOK IT TO MY EXPERT MECHANIC AND THE SAID IT WAS A CONTROL MODULATOR AND TOLD ME THAT IS WAS GOING TO BE $1,000.00. AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THAT, BUT I NEED MY VEHICLE RUNNING. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT CAN WE DO AND IF THERE WILL BE A RECALL. I ALSO SAW THERE ARE MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE THAT OWNS A NISSAN XTERRA 2005. *TR

WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO FULL UP MY XTERRA. WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP THE GAUGE READ 1/4 OF A TANK. I WENT BACK THROUGH THE LINE AND GOT ONLY $1.00 MORE WORTH OF GAS BEFORE THE ATTENDANT SAID IT WAS COMPLETELY FULL. OVER THE DAY THE GAUGE STARTED TO CREEP BACK UP UNTIL IT READ FULL. ONE DAY LATER THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO KNECHT'S TO HOOK IT TO THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. CAME BACK ERROR CODE PO463 "FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT." APPARENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS XTERRA AND PATHFINDER OWNERS AROUND THE 44000 MILE MARK OR THE 57000 MILE MARK. MY XTERRA JUST TURNED OVER 44,000 MILES. *TR