2005 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

TODAY I FILLED THE GAS TANK ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, AND THOUGH THE TANK IS FULL, THE GAS GAUGE STILL READS EMPTY AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT IS ON. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT ON PRE-2005 XTERRAS, AND IS INCREASINGLY EMERGING AS A DEFECT IN MORE RECENT MODELS. I BELIEVE IT POSES A SAFELY HAZARD BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY TO TELL WHETHER THE 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT INDICATES A REAL ENGINE PROBLEM, OR JUST THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL SENSOR. *TR

FUEL SENDER UNIT FAILURE - SUDDEN FAILURE WHILE ON FREEWAY. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WARNING OF FAILURE PROCEEDING THE ACTUALLY FAILURE. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER OF THE VEHICLE WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING. I WOULD FILL UP THE GAS TANK AND THE GAUGE WOULD SAY IT WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH 55000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT STARTED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND IT COST 400.00 TO HAVE THE FUEL SENSOR REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE HAS CHANGED THE FUELS SENSOR NUMEROUS TIMES AND NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT WITH THE NISSAN XTERRA. *TR

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WENT TO HAVE IT TAKEN CARE OF AND GET AN EARLY STATE INSPECTION STICKER. FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO THE EVAPORATION VENT CONTROL. SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT I WAS NOT ALONE. NISSAN HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2003 ON X-TERRA, PATHFINDERS AND FRONTIERS. NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAS KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME BUT WON'T FIX IT. 2008 MODELS ARE ALSO STARTING TO HAVE PROBLEMS. THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ALSO WENT OUT WITH IT AS WELL. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE, GAS TANK, FUEL PUMP...WHATEVER! THIS IS THE 3RD GAS TANK AND FUEL PUMP FOR A 2005 MODEL! THE FIRST TIME, AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. NOW AFTER LESS THAN 3 YRS OWNERSHIP, WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND WE HAVE TO PAY ALMOST 600.00! OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS EXTREME MAINTENANCE FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS/PARTS ON A 3 YR OLD VEHICLE! NISSAN SHOULD PAY FOR THESE PARTS. *TR

TODAY, I PUT A FULL TANK OF GAS IN MY CAR BUT MY GAS GAUGE SHOWED THAT IT WAS 1/4 FULL. I HAD AN ARGUMENT WITH THE GAS STATION CLERK THAT THEY RIPPED ME OFF. SINCE IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT I WASN'T ABLE TO SPEAK TO THE MANAGERS OF THAT STATION. I DECIDED TO DRIVE TO ANOTHER GAS STATION TO SEE IF I COULD FILL IT UP, BUT ALL OF SUDDEN, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TURNS ON AND NOW THE GAUGE WAS COMPLETELY DOWN WITH THE LIGHT ON. THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO KNOW THAT MY TANK IS FULL IS TO TRY TO FILL IT UP AGAIN. BUT, BECAUSE IT WAS FULL, THE TANK WAS NOT ALLOWING ANYMORE GAS. I DECIDED TO DO A BRIEF RESEARCH TO FIND THAT MANY OTHERS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. IT'S A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 50,000 MILES. MOST OF THE PEOPLE ONLINE INDICATED THAT THEY ALSO HAVE THE SIMILAR PROBLEM AT THE SIMILAR MILEAGE COSTING THEM OVER 500 DOLLARS IN REPAIR. NOW THAT THE GAUGE IS DISABLED, I WOULDN'T KNOW WHEN MY TANK WILL BE EMPTIED. I COULD BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY OR SOMEWHERE IN THE WILDERNESS WITHOUT ANY GAS. PEOPLE ONLINE WERE SAYING ITS PART OF THE SENSOR IN THE CAR WHICH WAS MADE FAULTY FOR MANY OF THE NISSAN TRUCKS AND SUV'S. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A BAD MOVE BY NISSAN AND I WILL DEFINITELY WANT THEM TO HAVE A RECALL. IT IS UNFAIR FOR CONSUMERS TO BE PAYING EXTRA 400-600 DOLLARS TO REPLACE A FAULTY ITEM. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA THAT CONTINUES TO DISPLAY "CHECK ENGINE SOON". I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THAT MY FUEL SENSOR NEEDS TO REPLACED. AS SOON AS MY FUEL TANK REACHES 1/2 WAY EMPTY IT GOES DIRECTLY TO EMPTY!!! I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN MY TANK. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 61,000 MILES AND JUST WENT OVER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. LOOKING IT UP ON THE INTERNET, SOUNDS LIKE A MAJOR DEFECT AS OTHER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. *TR

ERROR CODE ON 2005 NISSAN XTERRA - P0643 HAS SHOWN UP ON MANY MODELS WITH THIS ENGINE. NOTED ON AN EMISSION INSPECTION FOR ANNUAL TX INSPECTION. *TR

FAULTY FUEL GAUGE SENSOR, REPAIR COST $650.00 36,200 MILES NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. NOTICED AT 35,000 PLUS MILES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART. *TR