Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10335418June 9, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAD TO PAY $362.49 FOR REPLACING A FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES. HOWEVER, MY MODEL/VIN IS NOT COVERED. HOW CAN A RECALL BE ALLOWED TO SKIP FROM ONE VIN TO ANOTHER IF THE SAME PART NUMBER IS USED? *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10335558June 9, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON OR ABOUT MAY 20, 2010 I HAD 1/4 TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE TRUCK AND THE GAS NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER AS BEING FULL. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE ABOUT 70 MILES AND IT FINALLY WENT UP TO THE FULL MARK, BUT THE "SES" LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, WHEN I FILLED THE GAS TANK, I TURNED THE ENGINE ON AND THE NEEDLE WENT TO BELOW THE "E" MARK AND THE RESERVE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE "SES" LIGHT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $400 TO REPAIR. I WAS ALSO INFORMED AT THAT TIME THAT THERE IS A NATION WIDE BACKORDER ON THE PART THAT IS NEEDED AND THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WOULD BE IN STOCK. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY YEAR OF VEHICLE. I OWN A 2007 XTERRA WITH APROX. 38,000 MILES. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10335189June 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335242June 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA SE HAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE FSU (FUEL SENDING UNIT) HAS STOPPED WORKING. IN OTHER WORDS, THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY. FOR EXAMPLE, YESTERDAY I FILLED THE TANK, AND THE GAS GAUGE READS ANYWHERE FROM A QUARTER-TANK TO A HALF-TANK (CHANGES SPORADICALLY). NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR SOME 2006 AND 2008 MODELS, BUT FROM MY ONLINE RESEARCH, THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING WITH OTHER MODEL YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDESIGNED WITH THE 2005 MODEL, AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS HAVE SEEN ONLY MINOR UPDATES TO THIS REDESIGN. SO IT STANDS TO REASON THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 2005 MODELS, WHEN EVERYTHING WAS REDESIGNED. CLEARLY, NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE IN THE TANK IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS ONE COULD END UP RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY, OR OUT IN A RURAL AREA AT NIGHT, OR SOME OTHER UNSAFE SCENARIO. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335276June 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL SENSOR FAILURE. ALWAYS TELLS ME MY GAS TANK IS EMPTY WHEN IT IS FULL. WHEN ON 1/4 OF A TANK, IT WILL DROP TO "E", SO I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH GAS I REALLY HAVE LEFT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS STAYS ON. ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE IT WILL TURN OFF, AND WHEN THE GAS GAUGE DROPS TO "E", THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED NOT KNOWING IF I HAVE FUEL IN THE 2007 XTERRA OR NOT. WAS TOLD I DID NOT HAVE THE YEAR OF XTERRA FOR RECALL EVEN THOUGH I'M HAVING THE PROBLEMS ALL OTHER XTERRA'S ARE RECALLING. I DO NOT KNOW IF THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY WRONG WITH THE XTERRA OR NOT SINCE THIS LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335000June 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NISSAN XTERRA 2007 MODEL 1. NO SPECIFIC "EVENT". AT ROUGHLY 57,000 MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY (SHOWS EMPTY). IS GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. 2. OCCURS EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS FILLED. CONSEQUENCE: DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN VEHICLE. 3. NOT CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. SAME PROBLEM AS RECENT RECALL ON NISSAN TITAN, ETC. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334738June 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENDING UNIT FOR A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA IS BAD. PART IS NOT A RECALL PART, BUT PART HAS FAILED FOR SO MANY CONSUMERS. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334198June 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILLARY TANK). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FUEL GAUGE SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY ON MAY 12, 2010 AND WOULD NOT GIVE AN ACCURATE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE ANOTHER FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS INSTALLED. THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,500. UPDATED EVOQ 02.18.11
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334048June 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD READ INACCURATE GASOLINE LEVELS WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS LESS THAN ONE-FOURTH FULL. IN ADDITION, THE INDICATOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK ON EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,100.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334055June 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE ON MY CURRENT 2006 XTERRA IM AT 39000 MILES AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT. WARRANTY ON THIS ITEM IS 36000 MILES. THEY EVEN TRIED TO BS ME WHEN I SAID THERE IS EVEN A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS COMMON REPAIR. THIS IS HOW IT WENT: ME - IS THERE A CURRENT RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN FOR A FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE OR DTC P0461/2/3 DEALER - LET ME CHECK SIR. ME - THANKS DEALER - NO SIR ME - I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE BECAUSE I HAVE IT IN MY HAND IT IS NISSAN SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069B DEALER - I DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION ON ME - SERVICE BULLETINS ARE CREATED FOR COMMON REPAIRS SO I KNOW IM NOT THAT ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10333878May 30, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA TRUCK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND FUEL SHOWS EMPTY. RESEARCHED THIS AND THERE SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. COULD RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT. FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT, P0463 DIAGNOSTIC CODE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BY NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332736May 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN XTERRA FOR MANY CONSUMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332634May 28, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS GAS WHEN THE TANK IS ACTUALLY EMPTY, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS AND STALLED IN MOVING TRAFFIC CAUSING A RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332637May 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE CLUTCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CONTACT DROVE EIGHTEEN MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC THAT PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE CLUTCH AGAIN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER FUSES BECAME INOPERABLE. WHEN HE CONSULTED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAN BLOWER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUSE FAILED AGAIN AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR TWICE. THE DEALER ALSO SUSPECTED THAT AN ELECTRICAL HARNESS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR BUT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF JUNE 2010. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO CONFIRMED THAT HIS WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED; THEREFORE, HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332680May 28, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA THAT I BOUGHT PRE-OWNED. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY REAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, AND HAVE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I HAD MY FUEL SENDING UNIT IN THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTION, WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO FAIL AN EMISSIONS INSPECTION AND HAS CAUSED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AS A RESULT OF A MALFUNCTIONING GAS LEVEL INDICATOR. AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE, IT'S APPARENTLY EXTREMELY COMMON AND NISSAN HAS FAILED TO RECALL THE PROBLEM. THEY RECALLED IT FOR EARLIER MODEL YEARS, BUT ALTHOUGH THEY'RE STILL USING THE SAME WEAK PART, HAVE YET TO RECALL IT FOR THE YEAR APPLICABLE TO ME (2005). *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332561May 27, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AT 49,000 MILES MY FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. IT HAS BEEN ERRATIC EVER SINCE, MOSTLY READING EMPTY. I HAD A FRIEND CHECK OUT THE ENGINE LIGHT CODE AND IT SAID IT WAS PO462, PO463 WHICH IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS PROBLEM. THE ISSUE HAS NEVER GONE AWAY AND CONTINUES TODAY. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE IN MY TANK EXCEPT I KEEP TRACK ON THE ODOMETER HOW FAR I HAVE TRAVELED. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS A FEW TIMES ON THE ROAD NOT KNOWING I WAS ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF GAS. I ALSO DISCOVERED MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. NISSAN WANTS OVER $700 TO FIX IT. I THOUGHT THE PART WAS COVERED UNDER THE FUEL CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD NO. I WENT BACK TO A NISSAN DEALER AS I HAVE IN THE PAST TO SEE IF A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AND FOUND OUT RECENTLY THERE WAS. BUT WHEN THE DEALER CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER THEY SAID MY XTERRA WAS JUST OUT SIDE THE RANGE OF VINS THAT WERE COVERED. THE SERVICE BULLETIN SAYS ALL-2005-2008 XTERRAS APPLIED VINS. I HAVE AN 2006. WHY IS MINE EXCLUDED?? ALSO I AM NOT ABLE TO GET MY CAR SMOGED IN MY STATE WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. CURRENTLY THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332286May 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA SE DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY. WHEN I FILL THE TANK THE DISPLAY NEEDLE DROPS TO BELOW "E" AND SHOWS THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THIS BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 2009 WITH ABOUT 70K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. NISSAN RECENTLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM BUT LIMITED IT TO MODEL YEAR 2006 AND 2008 XTERRA'S. NISSAN WANTS TO CHARGE ME ALMOST $600+ TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON MY 2005. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH OF 'XTERRA FUEL GAUGE' WILL SHOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WITH 2005 AND 2007 XTERRA'S. THESE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332262May 25, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE OF 2006 NISSAN XTERRA REPORTS WRONG FUEL LEVEL. IF THE FUEL DROPS BELOW 1/4 TANK THE CHECK ENGINE (CE) LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK IT TAKES ABOUT 20 MILES OF DRIVING FOR THE GAUGE TO GO ALL THE WAY TO FULL (NOT INSTANTLY AS IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO). IF THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 300 MILES, AND THE TANK IS MAINTAINED ABOVE 1/4 TANK FULL THE CE LIGHT GOES OFF. AS SOON AS LEVEL DROPS BELOW 1/4 THE CE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332271May 25, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 NISSAN XTERRA EXPERIENCES SAME PROBLEM WITH FAULTY FUEL GAUGE SENSOR AS NUMEROUS OTHER NISSAN CARS/TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2006 AND 2008. THESE OTHER MODELS ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING RECALL, BUT NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE 2005 XTERRA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN LODGED WITH NORTH AMERICAN NISSAN. WHEN THE FUEL TANKS RUNS TO ABOUT HALF EMPTY (JUDGING FROM MILES DRIVEN), THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE NO LONGER REFLECTS THE TRUE FUEL LEVEL AND REMAINS STUCK AT AROUND HALF, WHILE THE OBD LIGHT COMES ON. READING THE OBD CODE SOMETIMES SHOWS P0463 FOR FUEL SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. SUBSEQUENTLY, WHEN THE ENGINE RUNS TO ABOUT 3/4 EMPTY, THE FUEL SENSOR SHOWS AN EMPTY TANK. UPON FULLY REFUELING, THE FUEL GAUGE SOMETIMES RETURNS TO 2/3 LEVEL AT THE FIRST ENGINE RESTART, AND AFTER DRIVING A CERTAIN DISTANCE, RETURNS TO FULL. THE SYMPTOMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR FAILURE IN NISSAN MODELS NAMED IN THE CURRENT RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332009May 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILLARY TANK). HE TOOK THE VEHILCE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED, THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION.HE HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE BEFORE TAKING IT IN FOR THE RECALL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE FUEL GAUGE STILL DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO DEAL WITH THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN HE CONFRONTED THE DEALER, HE WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY WOULD NOTIFY HIM WHEN HE COULD TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK IN TO THE DEALER. HE HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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