2005 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN XTERRA FOR MANY CONSUMERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA THAT I BOUGHT PRE-OWNED. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY REAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, AND HAVE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I HAD MY FUEL SENDING UNIT IN THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTION, WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO FAIL AN EMISSIONS INSPECTION AND HAS CAUSED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AS A RESULT OF A MALFUNCTIONING GAS LEVEL INDICATOR. AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE, IT'S APPARENTLY EXTREMELY COMMON AND NISSAN HAS FAILED TO RECALL THE PROBLEM. THEY RECALLED IT FOR EARLIER MODEL YEARS, BUT ALTHOUGH THEY'RE STILL USING THE SAME WEAK PART, HAVE YET TO RECALL IT FOR THE YEAR APPLICABLE TO ME (2005). *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA SE DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY. WHEN I FILL THE TANK THE DISPLAY NEEDLE DROPS TO BELOW "E" AND SHOWS THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THIS BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 2009 WITH ABOUT 70K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. NISSAN RECENTLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM BUT LIMITED IT TO MODEL YEAR 2006 AND 2008 XTERRA'S. NISSAN WANTS TO CHARGE ME ALMOST $600+ TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON MY 2005. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH OF 'XTERRA FUEL GAUGE' WILL SHOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WITH 2005 AND 2007 XTERRA'S. THESE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA EXPERIENCES SAME PROBLEM WITH FAULTY FUEL GAUGE SENSOR AS NUMEROUS OTHER NISSAN CARS/TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2006 AND 2008. THESE OTHER MODELS ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING RECALL, BUT NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE 2005 XTERRA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN LODGED WITH NORTH AMERICAN NISSAN. WHEN THE FUEL TANKS RUNS TO ABOUT HALF EMPTY (JUDGING FROM MILES DRIVEN), THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE NO LONGER REFLECTS THE TRUE FUEL LEVEL AND REMAINS STUCK AT AROUND HALF, WHILE THE OBD LIGHT COMES ON. READING THE OBD CODE SOMETIMES SHOWS P0463 FOR FUEL SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. SUBSEQUENTLY, WHEN THE ENGINE RUNS TO ABOUT 3/4 EMPTY, THE FUEL SENSOR SHOWS AN EMPTY TANK. UPON FULLY REFUELING, THE FUEL GAUGE SOMETIMES RETURNS TO 2/3 LEVEL AT THE FIRST ENGINE RESTART, AND AFTER DRIVING A CERTAIN DISTANCE, RETURNS TO FULL. THE SYMPTOMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR FAILURE IN NISSAN MODELS NAMED IN THE CURRENT RECALL. *TR

FUEL GAUGE IN VEHICLE WORKS OCCASIONALLY. THIS MAKES IT HARD TO TELL ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS IN THE SAME VEHICLE OF OTHER YEARS, AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THEM. *TR

NOTICED FUEL GAUGE STICKING AT CURRENT LEVEL WHEN FILLING TANK ABOUT LAST THREE FILL UPS. ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. FILLED IT UP TONIGHT AND DROVE HOME 1/2 MILE PULLED INTO THE DRIVE WAY AND NOTICED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. USED MY OBDII TESTER AND GOT A CODE P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT. I LOOKED THIS UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND COUNTLESS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON NISSAN XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS. I ALSO FOUND THE BAD INFO ON JUST WHAT IS INVOLVED IN FIXING THIS ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT A LIFE ISSUE UNLESS YOU RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE WAY TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. OR THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM IS IN A NISSAN ECT. ITS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL ITEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD READ INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD FLUCTUATE BETWEEN GAS LEVEL READINGS. A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE TRANSMISSION HAD VIBRATION INTERMITTENTLY. TRANSMISSION FINALLY WENT OUT DUE TO A FAULTY RADIATOR. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH TWO COOLERS ONE AIR AND ONE WATER COOLED. I HAVE READ OF MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS. NISSAN KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND SHOULD RECALL IT. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED FROM PAT PECK NISSAN WITH A WARRANTY. AT 6MOS I RECEIVED A LETTER THAT THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID ON THIS VEHICLE AND THEY REIMBURSED THE COST OF THE WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT THEY KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAS EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WHICH CAUSES THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL TO BE DISPLAYED ON THE GAS GAUGE, CAUSING THE POTENTIAL FOR RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ON THE HIGHWAY AND A SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. NISSAN IS CURRENTLY RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2006 AND UP VEHICLES BUT HAS NOT YET INCLUDED THE 2005S. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT NISSAN INCLUDE THE 2005 MODELS AS WELL. *TR

ERRATIC FUNCTION OF DASH FUEL LEVEL GAUGE, GAUGE MAY GO FROM ONE HALF TANK TO "BELOW EMPTY" AND WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING. CHECK ENGINE DASH WARNING LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AND STAYS ON, IF CODES ARE CHECKED, ONLY CODE STORED IS "FUEL SENDING UNIT-LOW VOLTAGE". MINUTES LATER GAUGE MAY RETURN TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE NORMAL FUNCTION, BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. GAUGE CANNOT BE TRUST TO DISPLAY FUEL LEVEL ACCURATELY AND MAY RESULT IN A TRAFFIC CRASH IF VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHILE IN OPERATION. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY NUMEROUS 2005 NISSAN XTERRA OWNERS BUT NISSAN CHOOSES TO IGNORE THE SAFETY ISSUE AND REFUSES TO RECALL THE DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT. *TR