2005 Nissan Xterra Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS ACCELERATING 5 MPH FROM A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LEFT. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN REGARDS TO AN UNUSUAL RUMBLING IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,500.

IN SEPTEMBER, 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AT 55 MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WHEN IT THE TEMPERATURE SPIKED OVERHEATING THE ENGINE AFTER PULLING OVER AND CHECKING IT I DISCOVERED I HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE RADIATOR. COME TO FIND OUT THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT ON 2005 THRU 2010 NISSAN XTERRA'S, PATHFINDERS, AND FRONTIER'S IN WHICH THE RADIATORS INTERNALLY LEAK WATER INTO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND CAUSES THE VIOLENT SHAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS ONLY CHOSEN TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE RADIATORS AND NOT RECALL THE VEHICLES. IN FACT THE LETTER SENT TO THE CONSUMERS DOESN'T EVEN REFERENCE THE TRANSMISSION (IN WHICH IT DESTROYS). WHILE MY FAMILY AND I WERE NOT HURT, IT WAS A CLOSE CALL AND COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN WORSE AT THE SPEED I WAS GOING AND THE EFFECT THE FAILURE HAS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE AND THE RADIATOR REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION FLUSHED. WHILE SERVICING MY VEHICLE THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD HAD CRACKED. I INCURRED OVER 2,400 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS...USING A USED REPLACEMENT ENGINE. NISSAN CORPORATION AFTER 9 WEEKS OF WAITING HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE OPTED NOT TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE NOR PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT. ON JUNE 23, 2011, MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL. *TR

PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED BY NISSAN SERVICE TECH: XTERRA WAS TOWED TO US WITH THE CONCERN "MY XTERRA IS SLIPPING, WILL NOT GO BACKWARDS, WILL NOT DRIVE IN DRIVE, ONLY DRIVE IN 3RD, HOOKED UP TO COMPUTER AND CAME UP P1716". WE CONFIRMED THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE, AS IT WAS TOWED IN AND PARKED SO THAT BACKING UP WAS THE ONLY OPTION. THE CODE P1716 IS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION TURBINE CIRCUIT NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. UPON FURTHER DIAGNOSIS, WE REMOVED THE RADIATOR CAP TO FIND THE RADIATOR FILLED WITH THE MILKY COMBINATION OF COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE RADIATOR IS A SUB-LEVEL RADIATOR, WHERE THE TOP PORTION IS FOR COOLANT AND THE BOTTOM PORTION IS FOR COOLING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE RADIATOR CRACKED INTERNALLY CAUSING THE FLUIDS TO MIX. THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEED TO BE REPLACED TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEMS. NEW TRANSMISSION IS $3215.71 WITH THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL DATE OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. THE NEW RADIATOR IS $538, CURRENTLY IN STOCK. THE LABOR ESTIMATE IS $1442.70. THE ESTIMATED COMPLETION OF WORK IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, WITH ESTIMATED TOTAL BILL COMING TO $5560.16 TAX INCLUDED. *TR

CAR OVERHEATING, WOULDN'T RUN ON HIGHWAY, JERKING, COULDN'T CATCH SPEED, RADIATOR BLEW DUE TO COOLANT PROBLEM WHICH WENT INTO TRANSMISSION NEEDING NEW TRANSMISSION. HOLDING UP TRAFFIC, HAD TO KEEP MY HAZARDS ON. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. RADIATOR REIMBURSED BY NISSAN BUT WOULDN'T PAY FOR TRANSMISSION DESPITE CLEAR DOCUMENTATION THAT IT WAS DUE TO A RECALL. HAD TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES ON HIGHWAY TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY. *TR

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $500 TO FIX THE SENSOR WHICH WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND RECALLED ON EARLIER AND LATER MODELS OF THIS TRUCK. AND IS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM FOR OTHER XTERRA OWNERS. PLEASE RECALL THIS PART. FUEL LEVEL SENSORS LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THIS IS OTHER MAKES AND MODELS OF VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE INTAKE VALVE GASKET WAS BENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VALVE GASKET WAS BENDING BECAUSE THE INTAKE VALVE AND RADIATOR WERE MADE OF PLASTIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED DUE THE DEFECT WITH THE RADIATOR, ANTI-FREEZE LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. UPDATED 08/04/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE FUEL PRESSURE TO FLUCTUATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT SHORTLY AFTER REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE IPDM WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED TWENTY MINUTES AFTER REPAIRS WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE IPDM FAILED, IT ALSO CAUSED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO FAIL AND THAT WOULD ALSO TO BE REPLACED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN. THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN NOVEMBER 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, SHE HEARD A RUMBLING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE ALSO PARTS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE SPECIFIC PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FILLED UP GAS TANK & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AUTOZONE DID A DIAGNOSTIC & FOUND PO463. MY WIFE HAS NOTICED ERRATIC FUEL-GAUGE OPERATION FOR SOME TIME, BUT ONLY MENTIONED IT SINCE THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SHE HAS ALSO NOTICED THE MILEAGE DISPLAYED HAS NOT AGREED WITH THE DISPLAYED FUEL-LEVEL, WHICH SHE THOUGHT SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED THAT CHANGED HER GAS MILEAGE...WHICH HAD NOT. WE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE MAINLY ON THE FREEWAY, AS MY WIFE IS A COLLEGE STUDENT IN THE RN PROGRAM. IN OUR LOCATION, SHE DRIVES ALONG WITH MAY SEMI-TRUCKS GOING TO/FROM CANADA. HAVING OUR VEHICLE RUN OUT OF GAS ON THIS FREEWAY, WITH THE AMOUNT OF TRUCKS PER HR COULD BE DEVASTATING, IF ATTEMPTING TO GET TO A SHOULDER SAFELY. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT WE MUST RELY ON FAULTY FACTORY INSTRUMENTATION. OTHER YEARS HAVE THIS SAME DEFECT & HAVE BEEN RECALLED. ARE WE WAITING FOR THE DEATH TOLL TO INCREASE BEFORE ACTING ON SOMETHING THAT IS SUCH AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN FAIL & CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS? THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES RECALL & REPAIR. *TR

RADIATOR COOLING SYSTEM FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSES MALFUNCTION OF TRANSMISSION CAUSING UNPREDICTABLE SHIFTING AND ACCELERATION / DECELERATION NISSAN DEALERSHIP CHARGING CUSTOMERS OVER 900 DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS......KNOWINGLY THIS ENGINEERED DEFECT EXISTS WITH MOST 2005 NISSAN XTERRA VEHICLES. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS GONE BAD. VEHICLE HAS ~44,000. VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWS NO GAS IN VEHICLE AFTER FILLED WITH GAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VALVE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND FLOODED THE VALVE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTERWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

IN THE PAST MONTH I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF ANOMALIES WITH MY FUEL GAUGE. I INITIALLY NOTICED THIS WHEN I COMPLETELY REFILLED MY GAS TANK ONLY TO NOTICE THAT THE GAUGE SHOWED 7/8THS FULL. IT SEEMED ODD, BUT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS AN ISSUE AS THE PUMP MAY HAVE AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF PREMATURELY. TURNS OUT TO NOT BE THE CASE. ON MY NEXT TRIP TO THE GAS STATION, UPON REFILLING THE GAS TANK, MY GAUGE ONLY READ A HALF TANK. UPON MY NEXT TRIP IN THE VEHICLE, THE GAUGE READ PROPERLY. HOWEVER, SUBSEQUENT TRIPS THE GAUGE READ SOMETIMES MORE THAN IT SHOULD AND SOMETIMES LESS THAN IT SHOULD. FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER GOING 78 MILES THE GAUGE STILL READ "FULL", AND THEN AFTER GOING 96 MILES THE GAUGE READ "HALF FULL". AFTER REFILLING THE GAS TANK THIS LAST TIME, THE GAUGE READ 3/4 OF A TANK. THE NEXT TRIP THE GAUGE READ "FULL". SUBSEQUENT TRIPS THE GAUGE READS SOMETIMES MORE THAN IT SHOULD AND SOMETIMES LESS THAN IT SHOULD. THE LAST COUPLE OF TRIPS THE GAUGE SHOWED THE SAME AMOUNT EACH TIME EVEN THOUGH I HAVE DRIVEN MORE THAN 60 MILES. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER (WHERE I'VE HAD SERVICE PERFORMED BEFORE) TO CHECK FOR A RECALL AS I HAD HEARD THERE WERE VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY, NISSAN HAS ISSUED THE RECALL FOR "SOME" MODELS AND YEARS BUT NOT FOR MINE. THEY OFFERED TO "DIAGNOSE" THE PROBLEM, FOR THEIR USUAL SHOP FEE NATURALLY. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT LIMITED TO THE MODEL YEARS ALLOWED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN READING ON ONLINE FORUM WITH MANY 2005 XTERRAS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE. I AM LESS THAN PLEASED WITH THE RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO DIAGNOSE A KNOWN PROBLEM; MUCH LESS PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. I AM ISSUING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT YOU WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND REALIZE THE EXTENT OF THIS PROBLEM AND INCLUDE THE 2005 MODEL YEAR IN THE EXISTING RECALL. *TR

AT 49500 MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA GOT SERV. ENG. SOON LIGHT ON. CODE P0463. HAD CODE READ MEANS FUEL LEVEL SENSOR BAD. GAS GAUGE OK .WILL COST $600 + TO REPLACE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM W/NISSAN. PLEASE INITIATE A RECALL. *TR

ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY FUEL TANK ALWAYS READS EMPTY. DEALER STATES ITS A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR BUT WONT FIX FOR FREE. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS IS A VARY COMMON PROBLEM AND WAS DIRECTED TO THIS SITE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA THAT HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE GAS GAUGE TAKES A LONG TIME TO REGISTER THAT THE TANK IS FULL AND NOW THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE WITH BOTH THE XTERRA AND PATHFINDER ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THEY DID A RECALL ON THE 2001-2003 XTERRA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL. THIS IS AN EXPENSE THAT OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BEAR AS IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. CONSUMERS NEED HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR WAS READING INACCURATELY AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH GASOLINE WAS ACTUALLY IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHILCE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

"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 30K-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

I HAD LESS THAN 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS, WHEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. ON MY WAY HOME, I STOPPED BY AUTO ZONE AND HAD THE CODE CHECKED. IT CAME UP WITH PO463, WHICH INDICATED THE FUEL SENDING SENSOR. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND FILLED UP. THE GAUGE APPEARED TO GO TO FULL. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND WAS RECALLED ON SEVERAL NISSAN MODELS BETWEEN 2000-2004. I TALKED TO THE DEALER, BUT SINCE MY 5 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED THIS MONTH AND I HAVE 63,000 MILES ON MY XTERRA, THE REPAIR WOULDN'T BE COVERED. THE COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE AROUND $600 - $700. I DECIDED TO JUST KEEP UP WITH MY MILEAGE TO MAKE SURE I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. SINCE THEN I HAVE DRIVEN 270 MILES. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WENT OFF AROUND 200 MILES, BUT I AM STILL NERVOUS THAT THE UNIT IS MALFUNCTIONING AND IT COULD REOCCUR. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IF THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, WHY ISN'T IS BEING RECALLED ON THE 2005-2007 MODELS? *TR

FUEL GAUGE FAULTY. READS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. COULD CAUSE DRIVER TO RUN OUT OF FUEL. SERVICE ENGINE CODE P0463 FUEL SENSOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE SUN VISOR ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE HAD FALLEN ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE SUN VISOR REPLACED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS A SAFETY DEFECT AND WANTS THE MANUFACTURER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO FULL UP MY XTERRA. WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP THE GAUGE READ 1/4 OF A TANK. I WENT BACK THROUGH THE LINE AND GOT ONLY $1.00 MORE WORTH OF GAS BEFORE THE ATTENDANT SAID IT WAS COMPLETELY FULL. OVER THE DAY THE GAUGE STARTED TO CREEP BACK UP UNTIL IT READ FULL. ONE DAY LATER THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO KNECHT'S TO HOOK IT TO THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. CAME BACK ERROR CODE PO463 "FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT." APPARENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS XTERRA AND PATHFINDER OWNERS AROUND THE 44000 MILE MARK OR THE 57000 MILE MARK. MY XTERRA JUST TURNED OVER 44,000 MILES. *TR

THE FUEL SENSOR/SENDING UNIT ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAS FAILED AND NOW MY GAS GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER A FULL TANK AND MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. THIS IS APPARENTLY AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE AND COMMON FAILURE FOR THE XTERRA AND THIS SAME PART WAS RECALLED ON THE 2004 MODEL. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA FAULTY RADIATOR DESTROYS TRANSMISSION. I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN JANUARY OF 2006. MY TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE THE RADIATOR FAILED. THE SYSTEM BEGAN STALLING ON SUNDAY AND AS I PRESSED THE GAS THE RPM WOULD INCREASE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER ON MONDAY AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS NOT THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE IPDM. IT WORKED FOR THEM FINE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME FINE. AS I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE TO WORK ON TUESDAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO MY DRIVEWAY. ON WEDNESDAY I BARELY MADE IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THE BY THE TIME I ARRIVED THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER GO IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I RECEIVED A CALL STATING THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND UPON FURTHER INQUIRY LEARNED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD GONE OUT AND LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION - AT NO FAULT OF MY OWN. I'VE SINCE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND SEE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE THAT OWN THE 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR NISSAN THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. I CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE 5K TO REPAIR A CAR THAT I AM STILL PAYING A NOTE ON. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA. GAS GAUGE WORKS SPORADICALLY, NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN TANK. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BY RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THERE IS A RECALL ON NISSAN VEHICLES FOR 2006 AND 2008 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT ALL FROM 2005 TO 2010 ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA STOPPED WORKING. TOLD IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT. I ONLY HAVE 79,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. DEALER TELLS ME IF I DON'T GET IT CHANGED THE VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY NOT START. THIS WOULD NOT BE A GOOD THING GIVEN THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCE. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE VEHICLE NO LONGER READS PROPERLY INDICATING INACCURATE LEVELS OF GASOLINE. *TR

THE FOLLOWING RECALL IS IDENTICAL TO SYMPTOMS I OBSERVE WITH MY 2005 NISSAN X-TERRA, SINCE 10/2008: RECALL #38731: NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND MODEL YEAR 2008 FRONTIER, XTERRA AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELLS CAN DEFORM, CAUSING THE FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM TO CONTACT AN EMBOSSMENT MOLDED INTO THE TANK SHELL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE TO SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. *TR

NISSAN XTERRA 2005 -- FAULTY FUEL SENSOR, FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REPORT GAS IN TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA 4.0. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,100.

2005 NISSAN XTERRA AT 58K MILES HAS THE GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON. FROM WHAT I SEE ON LINE THIS IS A COMMON THEME ON XTERRAS AND NISSAN ONLY COVERS RECALLS ON CERTAIN 2006 MODELS KNOWING IT EXITS ON THE 2005 MODELS. *TR

2005 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 69000 MILES BEGAN SHUTTERING EVERY NOW AND AGAIN WHEN DRIVING AROUND TOWN. IT STARTED GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE DURING THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE TIRE BALANCE AND HAD IT CHECKED. BALANCED THE TIRES, THE SHUTTERING WAS STILL THERE AND BEGAN TO GET WORSE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS I.E. 60MPH. THE REAR END WOULD SHUTTER VERY HARD TO THE POINT WHERE WE COULDN'T DRIVE IT ANY LONGER. TAKING IT TO THE SHOP REVEALED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD RADIATOR FLUID IN IT WHICH WAS CAUSED BY CRACKED RADIATOR LINES LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE FLUID WAS INTO ALL THE TRANSMISSION GEARS. COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSANS AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET AROUND THIS PROBLEM IS TO PLACE AN EXTERNAL COOLER TO THE TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE 5YR/60K POWER TRAIN WARRANTY RAN OUT, NISSAN HAS NO INTEREST IN ASSISTING A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM OF THEIRS. THERE COMPLAINT DEPT TAKES THE INFO AND PLACES IT INTO A DATABASE. WELL THE DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AND AN EXTERNAL COOLER WAS INSTALLED WHICH WE HAD TO GO OUT OF POCKET ON ($4100.00). *TR

FAULTY RADIATOR LEADS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE NISSAN HAS KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT COST OF REPAIR 5000 TO 6000 MANY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND PATHFINDERS OWNERS I KNOW HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DISPLAYING AN INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL READING. THE CHECK ENGINE WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAS A PART WHICH ALLOWS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO PASS THROUGH AND BE COOLED IN THE RADIATOR. THIS PART BREAKS, ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR COOLANT TO MIX. THIS RUINS YOUR RADIATOR, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT BURNS UP YOUR TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE THE COOLANT RELEASED INTO THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE BUSTED LINE DOES NOT HAVE THE CONSTANCY TO LUBRICATE THE TRANSMISSION PARTS PROPERLY. OVER A VERY SHORT PERIOD YOUR TRANSMISSION IS RUINED. THIS LEADS TO SLIPPING, SHIFTING LATE, AND CAN LEAD TO THE CAR NOT TAKING OFF AT THE ANTICIPATED SPEED FROM A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, BECAUSE OF BEING STRANDED IN THE INTERSECTION. OTHER SYMPTOMS CAN BE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING HOT WHEN STOPPED, A/C BLOWING WARM WHEN STOPPED. I KNOW THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. BY SIMPLY DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "2005 NISSAN XTERRA RADIATOR TRANSMISSION". THE TOP RESULTS CONTAIN LINKS WITH TITLES SUCH AS "2005 NISSAN XTERRA FAULTY RADIATOR DESTROYS TRANSMISSION" AND "2005 NISSAN XTERRA RADIATOR CAUSES TRANSMISSION FAILURE". I KNOW THERE ARE OTHERS (MANY) OUT THERE. WE NEED TO ORGANIZE AND GET RESULTS FOR THIS ISSUE. MY MILEAGE MAY BE RELATIVELY HIGH, BUT MANY OTHERS WERE IN THE 50,000 MILE RANGE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $500+ ON THIS ISSUE. NOW THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, IT COULD BE $5,000! HELP! *TR

FUEL GAUGE STUCK AT 3/4 TANK AFTER FUEL UP. NEEDLE WILL NOT MOVE AND IS INACCURATE. SEVERAL OTHER REPORT SAME ISSUE RELATED TO FUEL SENDING UNITS ON NISSAN TRUCKS AND SUV'S 2005-2008. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA 4X4. JUST RECENTLY I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK TO FULL, BUT WHEN I LOOKED AT MY FUEL GAUGE IT JUST STAYED AT THE HALF MARK. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE IT CLIMBED TO FULL. MY MILEAGE WAS AT 44,950 MILES WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED. IT IS STILL HAPPENING EVERYTIME I HAVE TO FILL MY GAS TANK. I KEEP FILLING AT HALF BECAUSE I'M AFRAID I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY. I'VE NOTICED SOME OTHER 2005 XTERRA OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE OF THEIR MALFUNCTIONING PART. I CALLED NISSAN ABOUT THIS BUT THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE MY CAR VIN# WAS NOT UNDER IT. *TR

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

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND RECENTLY I HAD MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT COME ON. I FOUND OUT THAT EARLIER NISSAN XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. IT WAS A CODE P0463, FUEL GAUGE DETECTIONPROBLEM. THE EARLIER MODELS GOT THIS TO BE A RECALL, BUT THE NEWER XTERRAS HAVE NOT. TO GET THIS FIXED I CAN ONLY GET IT DONE BY THE DEALER AND IS AROUND A $600 REPAIR. *TR

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

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA'S FUEL GAUGE STOPPED REGISTERING THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE GAS TANK. I RECENTLY RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND HAD TO PUSH MY CAR TO A GAS STATION IN ORDER TO FILL UP. I'VE FOUND THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM, AND RECALLS HAVE BEEN ORDERED BY NISSAN, BUT MY SPECIFIC VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY MECHANIC HAS CHECKED THE ERROR CODES AND AGREED THAT THIS IS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NISSAN'S SIMILAR RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD READ THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A COMMON FAILURE IN HER MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

NOTICED FUEL GAUGE STICKING AT CURRENT LEVEL WHEN FILLING TANK ABOUT LAST THREE FILL UPS. ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. FILLED IT UP TONIGHT AND DROVE HOME 1/2 MILE PULLED INTO THE DRIVE WAY AND NOTICED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. USED MY OBDII TESTER AND GOT A CODE P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT. I LOOKED THIS UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND COUNTLESS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON NISSAN XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS. I ALSO FOUND THE BAD INFO ON JUST WHAT IS INVOLVED IN FIXING THIS ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT A LIFE ISSUE UNLESS YOU RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE WAY TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. OR THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM IS IN A NISSAN ECT. ITS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL ITEM. *TR

FUEL SENDING UNIT, SHOWS I HAVE 1/4 TANK OF FUEL BUT WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. CAUSING MY CAR TO DIE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MULTIPLE TIMES AS THE GAUGE/FUEL SENDING UNIT IS FAULTY SHOWING THE INCORRECT UNIT. *TR

HAVE 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AND THE FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY OR A 1/4 FUEL THEN IT SHOOTS UP TO FULL. WE NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THERE. IT HAS BEEN BELOW FREEZING HERE IN THE NORTH AND I AM SCARED MY WIFE AND KIDS WILL BE STUCK OUT OF FUEL SOMEDAY SOON. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, APPARENTLY IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR A BUNCH OF NISSAN TRUCKS AND SUVS AROUND THE SAME YEAR. PLEASE HELP! *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAD JUST UNDER 100,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND THERE WOULD BE NO POWER. I HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN AND THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT A 5,000 $ REPAIR. NISSAN OFFERED NO EXPLANATION OTHER THAN "IT HAPPENS", AND AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, FOUND THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY CASE OF THIS HAPPENING. LUCKILY FOR ME, I WAS ON A SECLUDED STATE ROAD WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FIRST SLIPPED. HAD I BEEN ON A FREEWAY, I WOULD HAVE LOST ALL POWER IN A BUSY AND UNSAFE LOCATION. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/XTERRA/2005/TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR_CAUSES_TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML. *TR

MY NISSAN XTERRA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. THE SENSOR READING COMES AND GOES AND I HAVE EVEN RAN OUT OF GAS ONCE. THERE WAS A RECALL OUT ON THIS FOR IMMEDIATE REPAIRS AND ONE THAT GAVE AN EXTENDED MILEAGE WARRANTY TO 72,000 MILES. I CALLED NISSAN IN MAY 2010, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE STILL DEALING WITH GETTING THE CORRECT PART AND TO CALL BACK IN A FEW MONTHS. I WAS AROUND 66,000 MILES AT THAT TIME. I HAD A FRIEND AT WORK WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND IT WASN'T UNTIL AROUND SEPTEMBER WHEN IT GOT FIXED WITH THE RIGHT PART. SO KNOWING THAT, THAT IS WHEN I CALLED IN SINCE I KNEW THEY HAD THE CORRECT PART. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE FUEL GAUGE AND FRONT CRASH SENSOR RECALLS, AND THEY ONLY FIXED THE ONE. NISSAN TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL GAUGE RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE WAS ONLY GOOD TIL 72,000 MILES, AND I WAS OVER THAT. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS FAIR SINCE I WAS TRYING TO GET IT FIXED AND I WAS UNDER THAT MILEAGE IN MAY, BUT WHILE WAITING ON NISSAN TO GET IT RIGHT, FROM MAY TO SEPTEMBER, I OBVIOUSLY PUT ON MORE MILES AND IT PUT ME OVER. NOW THEY SAY THEY WONT COVER IT. THIS IS NOT MY FAULT, AND OTHER XTERRAS WITH THIS ISSUE ARE GETTING THIS COVERED, I FEEL THAT I AM ENTITLED TO THE SAME. THANKS *TR

AFTER CHECKING A SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, I FOUND THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS THE PROBLEM AS INDICATED BY THE P0463 CODE CAME UP AFTER INSPECTION. CLEARLY THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON PAST MODELS AND CONTINUES TO BE A DEFECT IN CURRENT MODELS, AS MANY FELLOW NISSAN OWNERS HAVE EXPRESSED THERE CONCERN OVER A PART WHICH MAY BE ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTIONING OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE TRANSMISSION HAD VIBRATION INTERMITTENTLY. TRANSMISSION FINALLY WENT OUT DUE TO A FAULTY RADIATOR. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH TWO COOLERS ONE AIR AND ONE WATER COOLED. I HAVE READ OF MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS. NISSAN KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND SHOULD RECALL IT. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED FROM PAT PECK NISSAN WITH A WARRANTY. AT 6MOS I RECEIVED A LETTER THAT THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID ON THIS VEHICLE AND THEY REIMBURSED THE COST OF THE WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT THEY KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM. *TR

2005 XTERRA SE. WHEN DRIVING AT 1.5 TO 2 RPMS TRUCK RUMBLES UNDERNEATH LIKE IT IS GOING OVER THE RUMBLE STRIPS ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION STOPS THE NOISE. REAR DIFFERENTIAL ISSUES HAVE BEEN RAISED ON MANY NISSAN AND TRUCK FORUMS DISCUSSING THE LATER 2000 XTERRA MODELS. NISSAN SAID I NEED THE NEW REAR DIFFERENTIAL. CURIOUS IF THIS IS A WIDE RANGE PROBLEM. *TR