2005 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

SAME FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS OTHER OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT AND THE LACK OF SUPPORT FROM NISSAN. OURS WOULD READ EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON BELOW 1/2 TANK OF GAS. TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER AND $741.00 LATER THE FUEL SENDER/FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THIS IS MY WIFE'S VEHICLE AND I WOULD HATE THE THOUGHT OF HER BEING STRANDED THINKING SHE HAD PLENTY OF FUEL AND IT RUNS OUT OF GAS. I GUESS NISSAN DOES NOT THINK OF THIS. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THESE FUEL SENDERS AND ISSUE SOME KIND OF CREDIT OR CHECK FOR THE OWNERS WHO HAVE ALREADY HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL SYSTEM. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ABOUT SQUEAKING FROM THE MOMENT I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2005 (NEW) - BUT THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT HEAR IT (??). NOW MY SES LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING A FUEL SYSTEM (FUEL SENSOR GAUGE) PROBLEM. AS I KNOW THAT I AM ONE OF VERY MANY XTERRA AND PATHFINDER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THIS ITEM IS DEFECTIVE. I ALSO OWNED THE 2000 XTERRA - THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL SYSTEM AND IT WAS REPLACED. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL NOW - SINCE NISSAN IS OBVIOUSLY DOING NOTHING TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. *TR

I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AND WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON, THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE DID NOT MOVE TO REFLECT HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN MY TANK. THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT PUT ANOTHER DOLLAR WORTH OF GAS INTO MY CAR. UPON TURNING MY CAR BACK ON, THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE STILL DID NOT MOVE AND MY "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. THE GAS CAP WAS SECURE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOOK MY CAR INTO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND RESET THE LIGHT. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED THE NEXT TIME I FILLED MY GAS TANK. FURTHERMORE, ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME BACK ON THE GAS GAUGE WILL NOW DROP BELOW EMPTY AND MY GAS LIGHT WILL GO ON WHEN I HAVE ABOUT A HALF OF A TANK OR A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS LEFT. THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT REMAINS ON. *TR

2005 XTERRA FUEL PUMP LEVEL INDICATOR, MODULE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ISSUES. ALMOST EVERYONE THAT HAS THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

2005 XTERRA 35000 MILES FILLED UP AT GAS STATION GAUGE WENT TO COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE DTE READ ------ . DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS AFFECTING ALL EXTERRA WHICH SEEMS TO INDICATE THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL MODELS, INCLUDING XTERRA'S. NOW TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY THEY APPARENTLY WON'T COVER IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AS THIS IS AFFECTING ALL CUSTOMERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. EARLIER THIS WEEK I FUELED UP THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED HOME. I REALIZED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE WAS READING ONLY 3/4 OF A TANK. SO, I WENT BACK UP TO THE GAS STATION AND TRIED TO FINISH FILLING THE TANK (ON .57 CENTS). EVERY DAY SINCE THEN, ONCE I START THE CAR THE FUEL GAUGE READS BAD. THIS PAST MONDAY THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAD COME ON. I THEN WENT OUT AND PURCHASED AN OBD II SCANNER TO READ THE ERROR CODE. IT WAS P0463 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT). DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE SUBJECT AND FOUND THAT IT MEANS THAT I HAVE A FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT. IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2005-2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES. IF MY WIFE IS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER BACK TO NYC AND THE CAR RUNS OUT OF FUEL AND THEY ARE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE WITH PEOPLE DRIVING PAST THEM IN EXCESS OF 70-80 MPH.... THAT IS FAR FROM SAFE. *TR

1. NORMAL USE OF VEHICLE. CITY DRIVING MOSTLY. 2. FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE DOES NOT CORRECTLY SHOW THE AMOUNT OF FUEL AFTER INITIALLY FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. AFTER SOME MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE NEEDLE CORRECTLY SHOWS A FULL TANK. THEN AFTER ABOUT 3/4 FUEL LEVEL, THE NEEDLE DROPS BACK TO EMPTY. ADDITIONALLY, THE DIGITAL GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY COMPUTE FUEL MILES LEFT AND MPG. THIS BEHAVIOR REPEATS EACH TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED. WITHOUT THESE FUNCTIONS I AM UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE LEFT IN THE TANK. LEAVING THE POSSIBILITY FOR BEING STRANDED SOMEWHERE, IF I DO NOT ACCURATELY GUESS AT HOW MUCH GAS IS LEFT. 3. NOTHING WAS DONE (YET) TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. A MECHANIC TOLD ME IT THE PROBLEM IS PROBABLY CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR. I HAVE ALSO CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS ON X.NISSANHELP.COM. I AM AWAITING TO DETERMINE IF THESE VEHICLES COULD BE RECALLED BY THE DEALERS AND/OR NISSAN, AS IT APPEARS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA. FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC AND READS INCORRECTLY 90% OF THE TIME. FROM OWNER'S FORUM DISCUSSIONS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR UNIT. *TR

1. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON WHEN GAS GETS BELOW 1/2 TANK. WHEN I FILL THE TANK THE GAUGE DOESN'T REGISTER THE FILL UNTIL VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. OR, THE GAUGE DROPS TO E AND THE LIGHT COMES ON. 2. OCCURS ALL THE TIME. 3.THE PART REQUIRED IS A FUEL LEVEL SENDING SENSOR UNIT. *TR

2005/06 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT FAILED. COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THIS VEHICLE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR