2005 Nissan Pathfinder Complaint Log

FOR A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE WITH 41,000 MILES. "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER INFORMED ME THE PROBLEM IS A FAILED FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. 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. REFERENCE NISSAN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-69A. RECOMMEND CONSUMER-INITIATED RECALL OF FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. *TR

I HIT THE REAR END OF A VEHICLE THAT WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. MY AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. MY FOREHEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

[FUEL LEVEL SENSOR] SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AUGUST 10, 2008, TWO CODES P0463(FUEL LEVEL SENSOR) AND P0420(CATALYTIC EFFICIENCY LOW). SHORTLY AFTER THIS; WHEN FILLING-UP THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ "E" AFTER SOME TIME IT WOULD READ CORRECTLY. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THEN AND I'VE HAD OTHER ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS JAN. 27,2009 I WENT TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE CAT., AND CANCEL THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, BUT THE DEALER HAD A HARD TIME LINK-UP WITH THE COMPUTER BECAUSE OF SOME SHORT IN THE SYSTEM CAUSED BY THE REAR VIEW MIRROR(COMPASS). THEY SAID THE CODE FOR THE BAD CAT. WAS COMPLETE AND NOT THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID THE COMPUTER CAME UP WITH A P0507(IDLE SPEED CONTROL MOTOR). THE CODE P0463 DID NOT COME UP. AS SOON AS I LEFT THE DEALER I FILLED THE FUEL TANK. AND NOW THE GAUGE WENT TO "E" AND FUEL LIGHT IS ON THE DTE READS ----, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON (I CALLED THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY AND TOLD OF THE PROBLEM). IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS FOR 3-DAYS IN A ROW. I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALER. *TR

MY FUEL GAGE IS NOT WORKING AND IT IS ESTIMATED TO ME THAT IT WILL COST $600 TO GET IT FIXED AND THE REAL BUMMER OF IT IS THAT I CANNOT GET MY NEW TAG REGISTRATION WHILE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I CAN KEEP UP WITH THE MILEAGE BUT IT IS A REAL PAIN IN THE NECK. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS THAT HAVE PATHFINDERS AND ARMADA THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES BUT THEIR WAS PAID FOR WITH THEIR WARRANTY. SINCE I DRIVE SO MUCH FOR WORK MINE IS NOT COVERED. ONE OF MY FRIENDS HAS HAD TO BRING THEIR IN 5 DIFFERENT TIMES TO GET IT FIXED. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED IF THEY ARE HAVING SO MANY ISSUES WITH IT. IT WILL CAUSE DEATHS IF I RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE INTERSTATE. *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

FUEL GAUGE READING IN 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER IS NOT WORKING FOR A SECOND TIME. *TR

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 28,500 MILES ON MY 2005 PATHFINDER. SOON AFTER I NOTICED MY FUEL LIGHT CAME ON WITH MY FUEL GAUGE SHOWING EMPTY. I JUST FILLED IT WITH GAS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. I THOUGHT SOMEONE STOLE MY GAS AND WAS GOING TO CALL THE POLICE. I TRIED PUTTING MORE GAS, BUT IT WAS COMPLETELY FULL. MY BOYFRIEND DROVE IT UP AND DOWN HILLS AND AFTER MAKING SOME SHARP TURNS, THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO GO UP AND THEN THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE WENT TO THE HALF WAY POINT TODAY, ONCE AGAIN, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY AGAIN! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD THAT TRAVELS WITH ME. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE! WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN DIES! *TR

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY FUEL GAUGE FOR MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE GAUGE ON MY DASH BOARD DOES NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT IS IN THE FUEL TANK. NO MATTER IF THE TANK IS FULL OR NOT THE GAUGE READS EMPTY 99% OF THE TIME. OCCASIONALLY THE GAUGE WILL READ AS IF THERE IS FUEL BUT THIS HAPPENS VERY RARELY. BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT I HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS AND HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT 20K MILES. CURRENTLY I AM AT ABOUT 88K MILES ON MY PATHFINDER AND BECAUSE OF THE MILES I DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT, WHICH CAPS THE MILES AT 72K. *TR

FUEL GAUGE GIVES FAULTY READING SHOWING EMPTY MOST OF THE TIME RESULTING IN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY AND UNABLE TO KNOW THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL. *TR

AT 58,000 MILES THE GAS GAUGE AND THE MILEAGE INDICATOR WOULD FLUCTUATE OR WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL. NOW AT 60,000 MILES THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. ONE MORNING I STARTED THE CAR AND THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY. WENT AND PUT GAS IN THE CAR AND $10 LATER IT WAS FULL. I DO BELIEVE THAT THE TWO ARE CONNECTED AND BASED ON MY READING ON THIS SITE THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WOULD LIKE THE OWNERS TO FORK OUT $400 - $600 WHICH IN THIS ECONOMY I CAN'T AFFORD. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR STOPPED WORKING ON 2005 PATHFINDER AFTER NORMAL FILLUP. GAS GAUGE NO MARKS TOTAL EMPTY AFTER FILL UP AND WILL ACT ERRATIC AT TIMES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING ON PATHFINDERS OF THE SAME AND MORE RECENT YEARS. NISSAN WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART FOR FREE WHICH COULD CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD IF CAR SUDDENLY RUNS OUT OF GAS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PATHFINDER THAT RECENTLY HAD THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, GAUGE STOP WORKING AS WELL. I'VE REPLACED THE GAS CAP WITH NO SUCCESS. I'VE RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND REALIZED THAT THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. I HAVE ABOUT 56,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. *TR

MY 2005 PATHFINDER'S FUEL GAUGE WAS WORKING CORRECTLY UNTIL ABOUT 60,000 MILES. I HAD ABOUT A QUARTER TANK OF GAS AND FILLED UP. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE GAS GAUGE SAID THE TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED $600 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR AND SAID IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND SEEMS TO BE COMMON. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE FIXED AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. *TR

I HAVE CHANGED 2 CEPAIRATLOTAY COVERTER AT 8600 THEN 6 MOS LATER MY TARMISSIONS NEED TO BE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED

I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AND IT DIDN'T REGISTER A FEW DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY WARRANTY EXPIRED A MONTH AGO AND I WAS ALMOST 1,000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY LIMITATION. SO BECAUSE OF THIS I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ANYWHERE FROM $400-$800, WHICH I DON'T HAVE WE'RE IN A RECESSION. ALSO WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO NURSING SCHOOL ONE MORNING THE 2005 PATHFINDER I WAS DRIVING JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDST OF MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN THE DEAD OF A COLD BLISTERING WINTER MORNING. LATER THAT DAY I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE WHO GAVE ME A PRINTOUT TO TAKE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR THE FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE APPARENT IN THIS MODEL AS WELL AS OTHERS. AGAIN NISSAN WASN'T WILLING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I PRAY THAT YOU GUYS CAN HELP US NISSAN OWNERS WHO HAVE INVESTED OUR HARD EARNED MONEY INTO A VEHICLE OF THIS TYPE WHICH BY THE WAY ISN'T A CHEAP VEHICLE, TO ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM BY ASKING NISSAN TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE FAULTY PRODUCTS THAT THEY'RE SELLING SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE AN ADDITIONAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM THAT IS TRULY NO FAULT OF OUR OWN. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND PROBLEM BECAUSE MY VEHICLE DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION. SO PLEASE HELP US MILLIONS OF CONSUMERS WHO ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM GET CORRECTED THROUGH NISSAN ITS THE RIGHT THING TO DO SINCE THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN OTHER MODELS AND PREVIOUS MODELS THEY SHOULD MAKE A BETTER PRODUCT OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM AS THEY OCCUR. NISSAN IS A REPUTABLE COMPANY AND UNLIKE OTHER AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIPS THEY'RE DOING QUITE WELL SO THEY CAN AFFORD TO KEEP US AS CUSTOMERS HAPPY BY CORRECTING THEIR FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *TR

ON 9/5/2008 I TOOK MY PATHFINDER TO GILES NISSAN IN LAFAYETTE, LA BECAUSE I EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. THERE WERE ALSO OCCASIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL WHEN THE GAS PETAL WAS PUSHED, ESSENTIALLY THE ENGINE WOULD "REV" UP BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. GILES NISSAN KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR SIX DAYS AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. AT THE TIME, MILEAGE WAS AT 51,425, WHICH WOULD HAVE STILL BEEN COVERED UNDER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT THIS POINT, AND IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM ALL OF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED RIGHT THEN. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT AND SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, IN APRIL OF 2009, THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED, AND I NO LONGER FELT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AS IT WOULD STOP ACCELERATING ALTOGETHER, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I TOOK THE CAR TO LEBLANC NISSAN IN BATON ROUGE, WHERE THEY INFORMED ME I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION & RADIATOR, AND BY THIS TIME I WAS OVER THE 60,000/5 YEAR WARRANTY. THE ESTIMATE WAS APPROXIMATELY $7,000, AND WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS. THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD AFFORD TO PAY THIS MUCH MONEY, SO I TOOK MY PATHFINDER TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SPECIALIZING IN TRANSMISSION WORK. HE SUGGESTED THAT HE COULD REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUSH THE RADIATOR ALTHOUGH HE WARNED I MAY STILL HAVE PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE (WHICH WAS TRUE). THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THAT I WOULD NEED TO GET A COMPLETE RADIATOR FLUSH TWO OR THREE MONTHS LATER TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO MORE LEAKAGE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION WORK DONE TWO MORE TIMES, AND TO THIS DAY THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SIP. NISSAN REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ANY MONEY WHATSOEVER. *TR

COURTESY COPY OF A LETTER FROM CONSUMERS WRITTEN TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA RE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE WERE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD A WHISTLE UP SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, THE TIRES WERE FEATHERED AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED, THE DOOR PANELS CREAKED, THE BRAKES MADE A CLICKING NOISE, THE DRIVE BELTS WERE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF A NOISE THE CONSUMER HEARD, THE PLASTIC FINISHER ON THE RUNNING BOARDS KEPT POPPING OFF, THE STRUT ON THE REAR HATCH LEAKED DUE TO A POOR SEAL, THE TRANSFER CASE LEAKED, THERE WAS HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, THE DEALER STATED IT FAILED DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE. THE REAR SHOCKS LEAKED, THE FRONT PINION SEAL AND OIL PINION SEAL WERE REPLACED AND THE REAR HATCH WINDOW LEAKED. *JB UPDATED 04/06/10.*JB

FUEL SENDING/SENSING UNIT ON 2005 PATHFINDER 4X2. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE IS NOT ABLE TO INFORM ON FUEL LEFT ON TANK. NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/NISSAN-PATHFINDER/TMVJFUGON9RD4EB8I. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER XE 4WD. THE VEHICLE IS ISSUING OBD DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0463 INDICATING A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT. DOING A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE, I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PATHFINDER/X-TERRA/FRONTIER OWNERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. ALSO, SOME WEBSITES INDICATED THAT THIS FAULT HAS OCCURRED ON PREVIOUS YEAR'S MODELS AND WAS RECALLED. HOWEVER, NO RECALL EXISTS FOR THE NEWER MODELS. THIS IS PLAINLY A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FAULT WHICH SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER UNDER RECALL. A SAFETY ISSUE EXISTS BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE FUEL GAUGE TO MISREAD POTENTIALLY LEADING A DRIVER TO BECOME STRANDED W/O FUEL. ALSO, A POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD EXISTS AS THIS IS PART OF THE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE ON HOW THE NHTSA PLANS TO HANDLE THIS SITUATION. FOR REFERENCE: HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/XTERRA/4151-FUEL-GAUGE-PROBLEM-SERVICE-ENGINE-SOON-LIGHT.HTML HTTP://ANSWERS.EDMUNDS.COM/QUESTION-FUEL-GAUGE-2005-NISSAN-PATHFINDER-90-TIME-STAYS-EMPTY-1-2-FULL-WRONG-5170.ASPX HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/ZEROTHREAD/350072. *TR

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. FUEL GAUGE READS ZERO, HALF TANK OR SOMEWHERE IN-BETWEEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT UNLESS THE FUEL GAUGE STARTS READING CORRECTLY (WHICH IT SOMETIMES DOES). THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS EVEN COME OUT WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069A THAT ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE IS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE, AND THE REPAIR BILL FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS OUT OF WARRANTY IS BETWEEN $400 AND $600. I BELIEVE THAT THIS COULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED IF PEOPLE ARE RUNNING OUT OF GAS DUE TO INCORRECT OR NON-EXISTENT FUEL LEVEL READINGS. *TR

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. FUEL GAUGE READS ZERO, HALF TANK OR SOMEWHERE IN-BETWEEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT UNLESS THE FUEL GAUGE STARTS READING CORRECTLY (WHICH IT SOMETIMES DOES). THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS EVEN COME OUT WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069A THAT ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE IS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE, AND THE REPAIR BILL FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS OUT OF WARRANTY IS BETWEEN $400 AND $600. I BELIEVE THAT THIS COULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED IF PEOPLE ARE RUNNING OUT OF GAS DUE TO INCORRECT OR NON-EXISTENT FUEL LEVEL READINGS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY ALTHOUGH IT WAS FULL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2008 UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR... DOESN'T WORK. AND 'CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT' GOES ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME! *TR

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT SENSOR, AFTER READING SEVERAL IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS IT SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE SENSOR. BUT IN ORDER TO GET A 80 PERT FIXED THE DEALERS ARE CHARGING $500-700 WITH LABOR AND HAVING CUSTOMERS REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP WHILE THERE AT IT. AT 60,0000 MILES THE FUEL GAUGE NOW READS EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR REMAINS ON. IF I DON'T PAY TO FIX THE SENSOR I WILL NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE & SEVERAL CUSTOMERS FAILED INSPECTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 46K MILES. I FILLED UP WITH GAS AND THE NEEDLE DIDN'T MOVE. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAUGE STARTED GOING UP. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND I WAS PART OF A LARGE GROUP OF ANGRY CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

OUR AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING SO WE BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY ORIGINALLY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, RESET THE CODE AND SENT US ON OUR WAY (NOT WITHOUT TRYING TO CHARGE US $40 DIAGNOSTIC FEE). AFTER A FEW HUNDRED MILES THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY TOLD US THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND WE'D HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT BACK AT THE TUNE OF OVER $1000. WE PURCHASED THE BEST WARRANTY PACKAGE YOU COULD GET AND IT COVERS EVERYTHING BUT THE AIRBAG SENSOR. WHY WOULD THEY SINGLE OUT THAT ONE THING TO NOT BE COVERED? *TR

THE DEALER POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS A BUZZING / WHINING NOISE COMING FROM ONE OR BOTH SECONDARY TIMING CHAINS AND CAMSHAFT SPROCKET AREAS. I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH SECONDARY TIMING CHAINS AND BOTH SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS AT 61,000 MILES. COST: $2,148.00. PLEASE SEE NISSAN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: CLASSIFICATION: EM07-001 NTB07-042. REFERENCE: DATE: JULY 17, 2007. I BELIEVE THIS ITEM SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MISTAKE ON NISSAN'S BEHALF WHEN THEY USED INAPPROPRIATE AND UNSAFE PARTS. I ASKED NISSAN TO COVER THIS ITEM UNDER WARRANTY, WHICH THEY QUICKLY REFUSED. I WAS 1,000 MILES PAST MY DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY BUT THIS HAD BEGUN WAY BEFORE THAT POINT. I FIND IT BOTH AMUSING AND CONVENIENT THAT NISSAN NEVER MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM TO ITS CUSTOMERS, AND ME SPECIFICALLY UNTIL I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY; THE SERVICE REPORT IS DATED JULY 17, 2007, EXACTLY ONE YEAR PRIOR TO MY VEHICLE NEEDING REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A CLEAR ADMITTANCE OF GUILT ON BEHALF OF NISSAN. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 63K MILES. A SHORT TIME AGO I NOTICED THE "DOWN TO EMPTY" (DTE) GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING, INSTEAD IT WAS READING "---" EVEN THOUGH I HAD FUEL IN THE GAS TANK. I ALSO NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT MOVE AFTER FILLING WITH FUEL. THIS PROBLEM SEEM TO CORRECT ON IT'S OWN, BUT THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THIS WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE SINCE NISSAN DOES NOT COVER IT. THROUGH RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE STATED THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY NISSAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL OR MORE, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD INACCURATELY READ THAT IT WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE REAR HATCHBACK LATCH WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURING THE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE DOOR STRIKER. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 10/01/2008 . *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. DUE TO FAILURES, THE CONTACT HAS ONLY DRIVEN THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED ON MAY 21, 2008. THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD BYPASS THE ENGINE AND SHUT OFF THE LIGHT. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH THE ORIGINAL STEREO SYSTEM, BUT, WHEN IT STOPPED WORKING, THE DEALER REPLACED IT WITH A DEMO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP SENSORS WERE FAILING AND A FUEL PUMP WAS NEEDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,655. UPDATED 07/10/08.*LJ UPATED 07/08/08

FUEL GAUGE REPORTS INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. FUEL SENSOR DEFECTIVE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COME ON AS ADDITIONAL WARNING. SENSOR SYSTEM REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER.WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE WAS CRACKED. TH VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED.THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. AFTER PLACING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DIAL IN THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT MOVE. APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES LATER, THE DIAL INCREASED, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE FUEL WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT DIMMED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE FUEL CAP AND REPLACED IT HIMSELF. MOMENTS LATER, HE RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND A REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AS WELL. HE DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE REPAIR COST EXCEEDED $600. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. BROUGHT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIME THEY SAID GAS CAP WAS LOOSE AFTER THEY TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THEY SAID IT WAS A GROSS EVAP LEAK THEN REPLACED A VALVE OR SENSOR AT THE GAS TANK. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AND WITH A LITTLE INTERNET RESEARCH I FOUND THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069A. THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL GAUGE WILL READ DIFFERENT I CAN HAVE A FULL TANK AND IT SAYS 1/4 TANK ALSO ANYTIME THE CAR GETS BELOW 1/2 TANK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A SENSOR IN THE FUEL AND IT SEEMS TO BE FIXED. THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND SENSOR FOR CLOSE TO $600 THE SENSOR WAS AROUND $300. *TR

FUEL SENSOR LEVEL GAUGE (P0463) ON MY 2005 PATHFINDER IS NOT WORKING. FILL UP GAS TANK AND GAUGE IN CAR STILL SAYS EMPTY AND DTE SAYS ZERO AND FLASHING. I HAVE READ ONLINE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN DEALERSHIP IS ASKING FOR $500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND ITS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEM. I AM 37 YEARS OLD AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS WITH MY 2005 PATHFINDER EITHER. *TR

I WILL HAVE 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND SUDDENLY THE GAUGE WILL DROP WAY PAST EMPTY. MY CAR JUST STOPS WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO WARNING OF SUDDEN STOP AFTER THE VEHICLE DOESN'T GET ANY FUEL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM DUE TO A FAULTY UNIT. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2000-2004 NISSANS. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT ON NISSAN'S PART! *TR

FUEL GAUGE BECOMES INACCURATE AFTER IT REACHES HALF OF THE TANK. FOR EXAMPLE , I MAY START OFF ON A FULL TANK AND WHEN THE GAUGE REACHES HALFWAY, IT DROPS ALL THE WAY DOWN AND I BECOME UNAWARE OF WHAT REMAINING GAS IS LEFT. AS I BECAME MORE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS, I STARTED RESEARCHING AND NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT OWNERS ARE HAVING WITH THEIR NISSAN PATHFINDER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AND THEY COULD INSTALL A PLATE ON THE LIFTGATE TO PROTECT THE DOOR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IN 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. *TR

A FEW WEEKS AGO AFTER FILLING UP MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER, I NOTICED SEVERAL CONTRA-INDICATED PROBLEMS. FIRST, MY DTE SCREEN SHOWED NO NUMBERS. TWO, MY GAS GAUGE SHOWED MY TANK AS EMPTY, EVEN THOUGH AGAIN, I HAD JUST FILLED IT UP. ALL THIS AFTER ONLY ABOUT 65,000 MILES. *TR

THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNITS ON MY, AND A LARGE NUMBER OF 2005 TO PRESENT NISSAN PATHFINDERS, XTERRAS, AND FRONTIERS ARE FAILING AT AN ALARMING RATE., CAUSING VEHICLES TO UNEXPECTEDLY RUN OUT OF GAS ON HIGHWAYS. NISSAN SHOULD IMMEDIATELY RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE. 52,000 MILES. WITH TRANSMISSION TROUBLE. IT VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 45-50 MPH. WATER IN THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO A LEAKING RADIATOR WHICH LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINS IT. GAS GAUGE THAT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THE GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. I CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 146,000 KM AND HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 55,000 KM. THE FUEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME. I HAVE BEEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE LIKE THIS AS THE COST IS ABOUT $400.00 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND AT 81,500 MILES BEGAN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION VIBRATION WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH. DURING THIS VIBRATION, MY ACCELERATION ABILITIES WERE LIMITED. THE TRANSMISSION VIBRATION WAS THE RESULT OF DEFECTIVE RADIATOR WHICH CAUSED RADIATOR FLUID AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN INFORMING ME THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY OF MY 2005 PATHFINDER IS BEING EXTENDED BECAUSE 'A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY MIGHT OCCUR AT HIGHER MILEAGES LEADING TO INTERNAL LEAKAGE OF ENGINE COOLANT.' THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION HAVE SINCE BEEN REPAIRED AND NISSAN IS UNWILLING TO REIMBURSE THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. AS THE RADIATOR FAILURE AND AFFECTED TRANSMISSION IS A WELL KNOW ISSUE BY NISSAN AND THE NISSAN CONSUMER COMMUNITY, NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS TO REPAIR THE RADIATOR AND AFFECTED COMPONENTS. NISSAN BEING RESPONSIBLE IS EVER MORE EVIDENT BY THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS AFFECTED, WHICH CAUSES INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION ISSUES. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BECOMES LOOSE. I RATTLES HARD WHEN I SHUT THE DOOR. IF I ROLL IT DOWN HALFWAY AND GRAB THE TOP, I CAN SHIFT IT BACK AND FORTH ABOUT AN INCH IN EITHER DIRECTION. 1ST INCIDENT WAS AT 19K MILES ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. NISSAN REPLACED THE PART. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT 33K MILES. NISSAN REPLACED THE PART. IT HAPPENED A 3RD TIME AT 45K MILES. NISSAN SAYS IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY AND REFUSES TO REPLACE. *TR

NISSAN FAULTY GAS GAUGES-RECALLED AFTER MY MODEL. MY GAS GAUGE HAS BEEN BAD FOR THE PAST 2 YRS. AT LEAST (WENT BAD RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY WAS UP) NEED TO LOOK INTO MODELS BEFORE 2006 ALSO. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE IT WENT BAD. DEALERSHIP SAID $400 FOR PART, NOT INCLUDING SERVICE. DEALERSHIP SAID GAS GAUGE WILL EVENTUALLY JUST GO COMPLETELY OUT. HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE. THAT WAS EVEN TRYING TO HAVE HALF A TANK OF GAS. *TR

REAR HATCH WILL NOT STAY OPEN IN COLD WEATHER. REAR HATCH FALLS SHUT; HYDRAULIC SUPPORTS FAIL. *TR