2005 NISSAN XTERRA Complaints

FOLLOWING IS A COMPLAINT ALREADY FILED AND RECEIVED BY YOUR OFFICE: "I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, 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 WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K 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 WITH AROUND 39K-49K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRA, 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 $300-600. I HAD A VERY SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHEN MY ODOMETER HIT 39950+/- MILES. THIS IS EVIDENTIALLY A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE XTERRAS, PATHFINDERS AND TITANS ALL MADE BY NISSAN. WHILE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AT FACE VALUE, A MISREADING OF THE FUEL GAUGE COULD VERY LIKELY PUT A LONE OCCUPANT IN A VERY BAD SITUATION LEADING TO ANY NUMBER OF THREATENING SITUATIONS. THE FACT THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, YET REFUSES TO ADDRESS IT REGARDLESS OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES WOULD SEEM TO INDICATE, AT THE VERY LEAST , A DISREGARD FOR THEIR CUSTOMER'S SAFETY. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AT 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. GIVES TROUBLE CODE P0463. AFTER CHECKING WITH OTHER OWNERS ON INTERNET, THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURE IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX. *TR

I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, 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 WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K 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 WITH AROUND 39K-49K. 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 $300-600. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS A BAD FUEL SENDING UNIT. I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. MANY OTHERS I KNOW HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TOO. IT WAS $350 TO REPLACE. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA OFF-ROAD CONTAINED A DEFECTIVE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THE DEFECT PRESENTED IN NOV-07. VEHICLE PRIMARILY OPERATED IN NEW ENGLAND. *TR

AT 24,000 MILES THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD TO BE REPLACED, IT TOOK OVER 6 WEEKS TO GET THE PART (IT WAS REPLACED AT 28,000 MILES). AGAIN AT 42,000 IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SAME PROBLEM I WAS TOLD 5 DAYS TO GET THE PART IT IS GOING ON 3 WEEKS AND I WAS TOLD JUST TOLD IT WOULD BE IN BY 7/9 I DON'T BELIEVE IT. ATTEMPTED E-MAILS TO NISSIAN HAVE NEVER BEEN ANSWERED. THE CAR HAS NEVER EVEN BEEN OFF THE ROAD. ALL HIGHWAY MILES! NISSAN HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FOR SURE AND DON'T SEEM INTRESTED IN HELPING THE CONSUMER. THIS WILL BE THE LAST NISSIAN I OWN. VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE.

DIFFERENTIALS FRONT AND REAR ARE UNDER ENGINEERED AND BREAK EXTREMELY EASILY. TRANSFER CASE ALSO WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. *TR

AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT GOES OFF AND PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT ACTIVATE WHEN PASSENGER IS IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS A LOSE CONNECTOR SECOND TIME I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE RESET. THIRD TIME I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. IT IS NOW BACK IN NISSAN SERVICE FOR THE FORTH TIME. *TR

DIFFERENTIALS FRONT AND REAR ARE UNDER ENGINEERED AND BREAK EXTREMELY EASILY. NISSAN WOULD NOT WARRANTY REPLACEMENT DESPITE MANY OF FAILURES AND CLAIMED IT WAS NOT AN ENGINEERING DEFECT. CURRENTLY MINE HAS A BLOWN REAR DIFFERENTIAL, AND VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE. *AK.

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. HAS SENT ME TWO LETTERS INDICATING A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR TRAILER HITCHES SOLD ON 2005 NISSAN XTERRA VEHICLES. I HAVE CALLED AND DRIVEN TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP BUT THEY CAN NOT FIND A RECALL FOR MY VIN NUMBER AND REFUSE TO LOOK AT MY TRAILER HITCH. I HANDED THE SERVICE ADVISOR MY RECALL NOTICE THAT HAD MY VIN PRINTED ON IT, AND THEY HAVE STILL REFUSED TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN'S CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER: 1-800-647-7261 (1-800-NISSAN1) THE REPRESENTATIVES INSISTED THAT MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL AND WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP ME. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON MY OWN TIME, AND FOUND THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS FOR THIS RECALL 05V458000 AND 05E062000. I HAVE CALLED THE NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND ASKED THEM TO ADD THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS TO MY FILE. ALL THE NISSAN REPRESENTATIVES THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH INSIST THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY VIN BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND IT IN THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN IS TRACKED BY THE VIN NUMBER BECAUSE THE RECALL IS FOR AN OPTIONAL ACCESSORY. I PURCHASED A 2005 XTERRA WITH A TRAILER HITCH INSTALLED. I AM WORRIED THE HITCH IS DEFECTIVE AND PART OF THE RECALL THAT I HAVE RECEIVED NOTICES. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO CHECK MY VEHICLE TO VERIFY IF THE TRAILER HITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB