2005 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL LEVEL GAUGE GIVES INACCURATE READINGS. THIS IS THE SAME PART NUMBER THAT WAS DETERMINED TO BE FAULTY IN THE 2006-2010 XTERRA. NISSAN SO FAR HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THERE IS A PROBLEM SINCE THEY REDESIGNED THE UNIT BUT IS ONLY RECALLING 2006+. *TR

P0463 OBDII CODE APPEARED AT ABOUT 56K MILES. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT WAS RECALLED ON 1ST GEN XTERRAS, AND IS NOW A PROMINENT PROBLEM WITH 2ND GEN XTERRAS. HOWEVER, NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WENT OUT. WHEN YOU FILL UP THE TANK IT WILL DROP DOWN AND SAY ITS EMPTY. SO YOU HAVE TO WRITE DOWN THE MILEAGE SO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IS IN IT. WHAT I HAVE READ IS THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM THAT GOES BACK TO THE EARLY 2000'S. *TR

FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN GAS IS PRESENT. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS LEFT. THERE IS A RECALL ON 2006 AN NEWER VEHICLES OF THE SAME TYPE. MANY PEOPLE I TALK TO WITH THE SAME MAKE AND YEAR VEHICLE AS MYSELF HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME CONSIDERING THE EXTENSIVE MILEAGE I DRIVE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT SUPPLIED BY NISSAN HAS GONE BAD 2 TIMES. I HAVE REPLACED IT ONCE WITH A NISSAN SUPPLIED PART. BOTH TIMES IT SAID THERE WAS A QUARTER TANK OF FUEL LEFT BUT THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE FIRST TIME MY WIFE RAN OUT OF GAS IN TRAFFIC. THIS A VERY COMMON FAILURE IN THE 2005-2010 MODEL YEAR NISSAN XTERRA AND VARIOUS OTHER NISSAN MODELS. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE CURRENT BAD UNIT. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN TO GET THE PART REPLACED AGAIN, THEY TOLD ME NO. *TR

FAULTY FUEL SENSOR UNIT "I HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS AND 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 STOPPED THE CAR AND OPENED THE GAS CAP AND PUT IT BACK ON AND THE GAUGE CAME UP A LITTLE. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE OF DAYS IT FINALLY WENT TO FULL. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 36K 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 PAID OVER 25K. 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!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-800 DEPENDING ON DEALER." *TR

CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER SAID WAS FUEL SENSOR FAILURE. COST $600 B/C I'M PAST WARRANTY THOUGH ONLY 40K ON 2005 XTERRA. THERE IS A RECALL B/C SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER YEAR MODELS OF XTERRA.. MANY COMPLAINTS RE: SAME PROBLEM ON SAME 2005 XTERRA ON INTERNET. ONE SITE DOCUMENTED 116 -SAME COMPLAINT SAME 2005 XTERRA. SAFETY ISSUE B/C DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN TRUCK AT ANY TIME. CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TO MAKE SURE TRUCK "FULL OF GAS". SAID THEY'VE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS BUT AT THIS POINT NO RECALL ON 2005 XTERRA. NO SOLUTION. ENGINE CAN QUIT IF OUT OF GAS--CRASH INEVITABLE, STRANDED IN REMOTE LOCATION OR UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. ERROR CODE: PO463. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND AM HAVING THE SAME FUEL SENSOR ISSUE AS SO MANY OTHERS. WE FILL UP AND THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THIS CAUSES US TO NOT PASS EMISSIONS UNTIL IT IS FIXED, WHICH IS A 600.00+ ISSUE SINCE THE GAS TANK NEEDS REMOVED TO FIX IT. VERY FRUSTRATING SINCE A SIMPLE SEARCH OF THE WEB SHOWS HUNDREDS OF NISSANS IN OR AROUND 1 YEAR DIFFERENCE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM! NISSAN RECALLS MORE THAN 500,000 VEHICLES REGARDING:FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM, SOURCE OF MANY COMPLAINTS, BEING ADDRESSED I CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, THEY REPORTED THAT MY 2005 XTERRA VIN# WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP GAS FROM 1/4TH TANK FULL. THE INDICATOR STILL READS 1/4TH TANK. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY REPORTS OF THIS AND PEOPLE ASKING WHY IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. IT IS APPARENTLY A FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT THAT CORRODES AFTER 30,000 MILES AND IS NOT COVERED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK FAILED WHICH ALSO AFFECTS THE FUEL GAUGE. THE FUEL GAUGE MAY INDICATE THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL; HOWEVER, IT COULD ACTUALLY BE EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST WAS $700 AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR RELATED WARRANTIES FOR HER MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.