2005 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

NISSAN XTERRA 2005, FUEL SENDING UNIT AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. ERRATIC READ ON THE GAS NEEDLE, GOING FROM FUEL TO HALF AND THEN TO EMPTY WHILE THA GAS TANK IS FULL. ERROR CODE P0463. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL SENDING UNITE/SENSOR CORROSION CAUSING MALFUNCTION OF GAS GAUGE AND TURNING ON SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. POSSIBLE RECALL WAS DONE ON 2000-2004 MODELS WHY NOT ON 2005. MALFUNCTION STARTS AT 39K-47K CAUSING DISTRACTION AND PANIC TO THE DRIVER. *TR

I HAD LESS THAN A 1/4 OF A TANK OF FUEL ON MY 2005 XTERRA S AND I STOPPED TO FILL IT UP. GAS GAUGE SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE WHEN I PARKED IT. LATER MOVED THE VEHICLE , THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE READ E, AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

2005 XTERRA - CODE P0463 - FUEL SENDING UNIT ERROR. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THIS HAS BECOME A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE NOW FOR OWNERS WITH MODELS 2005 AND NEWER. NISSAN NEEDS TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION WITH A RECALL FOR NEWER VEHICLES. *TR

IN MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, MY FUEL GAUGE BEGAN NOT READING CORRECTLY ONCE IT GOT BELOW 1/4 TANK. WHEN I FILL IT UP, IT DOESN'T ALWAYS REGISTER THAT I PUT GAS IN. NOW MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FOR DAYS AT A TIME. IT WILL GO OFF FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN COME ON AGAIN. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN X-TERRA'S FUEL GAUGE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND ITS FUNCTIONALITY IS TIED TO A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT. THE GAUGE WILL READ EMPTY EVEN WHEN THERE IS GAS IN THE TANK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSANS. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE SLOWLY SHOWS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE CAR (APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK). FROM MANY FORUMS THE PROBLEMS IS OBVIOUS AND THERE IS A NEED FOR A RECALL BY NISSAN. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IN THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE ON ALL NISSAN XTERRA'S PLATFORM (INCLUDING FRONTIER & PATHFINDER) AFTER 40K MILES ON THE CAR. THE COST OF SUCH REPAIR BY DEALERS AMOUNTS TO $600 DOLLARS FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

FUEL SENSOR HAS GONE OUT AT 57,000 MILES. THIS CAUSES THE GAS GAUGE NOT TO WORK OR WORK VERY SLOWLY. IN TAKING IT TO DEALER, FIX IS 475.00. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND IT SEEMS ALL NISSAN SUV EXPERIENCE THIS. I ASKED DEALER ABOUT THIS AND HE SAID THERE WAS A BULLETIN, BUT IT RECOMMENDED BUYING A BETTER PART. *TR

MY NISSAN XTERRA IS HAVING A FUEL GAUGE/SENSOR PROBLEM WHICH RESULTS IN THE DRIVER HAVING NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE GAS TANK. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON NISSAN XTERRAS, PATHFINDERS AND FRONTIERS. ALL ONE NEEDS TO DO IS AN INTERNET SEARCH TO SEE HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS. NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL AND WILL NOT COOPERATE WITH ME IN GETTING THIS FIXED. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS BETWEEN $300-500 (MOST OF WHICH IS LABOR) AND A VEHICLE CAN NOT PASS INSPECTION IF THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY RUN OUT OF GAS IN A NOT SO NICE AREA WHILE GOING 55 MPH AND CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE/GETTING IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAS DIFFICULT WHEN IT WAS OUT OF GAS. I WAS FEARFUL OF NOT ONLY THE DIFFICULTY IN HANDLING/DEALING WITH THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE MANNER SO AS TO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BUT IMAGINE MY SURPRISE THAT WAS OUT OF GAS AND I COULD NOT TELL BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY SENSOR NOT INDICATING ACTUALLY HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN THE CAR. I WAS FEARFUL FOR MY SAFETY BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY IN A NOT SO NICE AREA IN THE METRO NYC AREA. ALL ONE NEEDS TO DO IS AN INTERNET SEARCH ON NISSAN FUEL GAUGE OR SENSOR PROBLEMS AND WILL SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. NISSAN HAS RECALLED EARLIER MODELS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE BUT HAS NOT RECALLED ANY VEHICLES FROM 2005 ON FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PROBLEM. A NISSAN MECHANIC AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON XTERRAS, PATHFINDERS AND FRONTIERS AND WISHED ME GOOD LUCK IN GETTING NISSAN TO FIX IT UNDER A RECALL SINCE HE THOUGHT IT WAS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT NISSAN WOULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT NISSAN WILL NOT REPAIR THIS ISSUE SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION. WITH MIS-READING ON THE FUEL LEVEL, THE VEHICLE MAY RUN OUT OF FUEL WHEN IT APPEARS TO HAVE PLENTY OF FUEL IN THE TANK, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON '05+ NISSAN XTERRA AND PATHFINDER SUV'S. THESE ARE USUALLY CORRELATED WITH A PO463 EMISSION FAILURE CODE. *TR