2005 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

I FILLED UP MY VEHICLE WITH GAS DROVE A FEW MILES THEN THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I THOUGHT IT WAS LEAKING GAS BUT FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A FUEL SENSOR SYSTEM. THE GAUGE CONTINUES TO GO TO EMPTY WHENEVER MY GAS FALL BELOW HALF FULL. *TR

FUEL SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTION AFTER 40,000 MILES, SO FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED SINCE VEHICLE WAS ACQUIRED NEW IN 2005. GAUGE WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES TO REGISTER FULL AFTER FILL-UP AND THEN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DROP BACK TO 3/4 OR SLIGHTLY BELOW AND REMAIN THERE. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS THREADS ON THIS ISSUE IN VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS FROM OWNERS OF 2005 AND LATER XTERRA SUVS AND FRONTIER PICK UP TRUCKS. ALL STATE THAT NISSAN WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART OVER 36,000 MILES AND THE REPAIR IS LISTED AT $600 OR MORE AFTER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY EXPIRES. NISSAN HAS ISSUED A TSB AND IS AWARE THAT THE PART IS DEFECTIVE, BUT REFUSES TO CONDUCT A RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I LIVE IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES AND, BY NECESSITY, HAVE TO TRAVEL FAIRLY LONG DISTANCES TO GET TO "CIVILIZATION". DUE TO THIS FACT, I THINK IT IS PRETTY IMPORTANT AND CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN THE TANK, ESPECIALLY SINCE WINTER IS JUST A FEW WEEKS AWAY AND THE WEATHER HERE CAN BE QUITE SEVERE DURING THAT TIME. I ALSO HAVE A SECOND, 2006 MODEL XTERRA THAT IS APPROACHING 40,000 MILES, WHICH I'M SURE WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH AT SOME POINT IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL SENDER IS FAILING. DEALER INFORMED ME THE SENDER IS FAILING AND "OFFERED" TO REPLACE IT FOR $500.00! LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT! WHERE IS THE RECALL ON THIS PART? *TR

CAR STARTED RUNNING POORLY AND USING MORE GAS. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

FUEL GAUGE SHOWS INCORRECT FUEL AMOUNT IN TANK. THE TANK WILL SHOW MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A TANK AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN DROP TO DEAD EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON. THIS ALSO TRIGGERS THE TRIP COMPUTER TO READ '---' FOR THE DTE (DISTANCE TO EMPTY) READING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON (NTB07-069B). *TR

MY FUEL SENSOR AND EVAP VALVE HAVE BOTH FAILED ON MY '05 NISSAN XTERRA. I USE IT OFF-ROAD, WHICH IS SUPPOSEDLY WHY THE EVAP VALVE FAILED. SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS THAT THEY ARE CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED NOT TO STAND BY THE QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCT; THEY SHOULD BE REPLACING IT FOR FREE. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA, 50K MILES SOMETHING WITH THE FUEL SENSOR IS NOT WORKING. MY FUEL TANK WAS BELOW 1/4 OF A TANK. I WENT TO GO FILL IT UP AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THE GAGE IT STILL READ THE SAME NUMBER. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF DRIVING THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WENT ON. I WENT ONLINE AND READ A FEW FORMS WITH COUNTING OVER 100 PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT ROUGHLY THE SAME MILEAGE. I BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER SHOULD PUT A RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT. (P0463 COMPUTER ERROR). *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2005 NISSAN XTERRA IN JANUARY OF 2006. AT APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WENT BAD. AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS, THE GAUGE DID NOT MOVE FROM ALMOST EMPTY AND THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER DRIVING AROUND 60 MILES, THE GAUGE BEGAN TO MOVE, BUT EVENTUALLY STALLED ON A HALF TANK OF GAS. AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE GAS GAUGE STARTED WORKING AGAIN, BUT NOW ABOUT 14 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING CONSTANTLY. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN THE TANK. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST OVER $500 TO REPAIR. AFTER RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN VEHICLES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, AND AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK MY FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. AFTER RESEARCHING A LITTLE IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER NISSAN CUSTOMERS. APPARENTLY NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THIS AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. *TR

I DRIVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND HAVE 27,100 MILES ON IT. WHEN THE CAR HIT 26,000 MILES, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE FUEL SENSOR LINE WHICH DOESN'T REGISTER THE AMOUNT OF GAS BEING USED. THE GAS GAUGE IS EXTREMELY ERRATIC AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. I'VE BEEN STUCK A COUPLE TIMES BECAUSE THE CAR RAN OUT OF GAS AND THE FUEL GAUGE SAID THAT I HAD HALF A TANK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE BECAUSE THERE ARE USUALLY PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE (SMALL CHILDREN) AND TO HAVE TO PULL A CAR OVER ON A HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT RAN OUT OF GAS IS QUITE A PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IF I HAVE TO LUG CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR AND WALK THE HIGHWAY LOOKING FOR A GAS STATION. I'VE READ ONLINE WHERE NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. WHY WOULD SOMETHING LIKE THIS NOT BE RECALLED? HOW MAY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE OR BECOME SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE SOMETHING IS RECALLED? PLEASE, PLEASE LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AND HOPEFULLY RESOLVE BEFORE SOMEONE'S LIFE IS EITHER ENDED BECAUSE OF DEATH OR INJURY. THANK YOU. *TR