2006 Nissan Xterra Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY AN IMPROPER READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND SHE WAS INFORMED HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK. THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,188 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD MOVE FROM FULL TO EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE FUEL SENSOR. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE STORAGE, AUXILIARY TANK) SO SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT HER OWN EXPENSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO CONFIRMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

FUEL GAUGE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 06 NISSAN XTERRA ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH 1/4 TANK SHOWING ON MY FUEL GAUGE. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR SHUT DOWN. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WITHOUT BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT TURNS OUT THE FUEL SENDER UNIT (ERROR CODE PO463) IS DEFECTIVE AND THE VEHICLE HAD ACTUALLY RUN OUT OF GAS. THE UNIT WILL BE $600 TO REPAIR, AND IS NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE FOR NISSANS OF THIS AGE. THE GAS GAUGE IS NOW ENTIRELY USELESS, AND I MUST ESTIMATE MY GAS USAGE TO AVOID THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. *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. 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

AFTER FUELING MY 06 NISSAN XTERRA,THE FUEL LIGHT READ EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR TURNED ON. FAILED EMISSIONS. *TR

ERROR CODE P0463 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 3 YEARS 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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILIARY TANK). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 65,000. UPDATED 05/12/10.*JB

FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 FULL AND THE CAR STOPPED WITH NO GAS. FILLED UP FROM A CONTAINER BROUGHT BY MY DAUGHTER AND DROVE TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP. TANK FULL AND THE GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WITH THE EMPTY LIGHT ON AND THEN THE SES LIGHT ALSO TURNED ON. TOOK THE CAR TO GET A READING OF THE CODES AND COMES OUT HAS FUEL PUMP SENDER UNIT WHICH CONTROLS THE FUEL GAUGE. THE SOLUTION SO FAR IS TO CONTROL THE GAS USING THE MILE COUNTER. CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE PUMP STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. 2006 XTERRA. 44K MILES. *TR

FUEL-SENDING UNIT PRONE TO FAILURE ON 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY USED NISSAN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED LAST FALL. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER AND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS ONCE AGAIN SENDING INCORRECT READINGS TO THE FUEL INDICATOR. EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK THE FSU READS AS 3/4 FULL AND DOES NOT INDICATE PROPERLY AS FUEL IS USED. NISSAN HAS NOT PROVIDED A REPLACEMENT PART THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM, THE REPLACEMENT COMPONENT IS THE SAME AS THE ONE THAT WAS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY AND JUST AS PRONE TO FAILURE. THIS COULD LEAD TO THE DANGEROUS SITUATION OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD, BRIDGE OR RAIL CROSSING. NISSAN HAS RECALLED ONLY SELECTED XTERRAS, BUT ALL 2005+ XTERRAS USE THE SAME PART. NISSAN SAYS THAT THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY CONCERN BUT HAS ONLY ISSUES A LIMITED RECALL WHEN MANY MORE VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS LEFT, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STOPPED. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, SO I HAVE TO KEEP THE FUEL TANK SEMI FULL AT ALL TIMES. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND THE RESPONSE I GET IS THERE ARE NO CURRENT RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE! *TR

6 MONTHS AGO MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND MY GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DONE AND IT IS A P0463 CODE WHICH IS THE FUEL SENSOR. NISSAN WANTS TO CHARGE ALMOST $700 TO FIX. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF XTERRAS. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN AND THEY ADMIT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT.

FUEL GAUGE CENSOR FAILED 11/01/09 2006 NISSAN XTERRA, RECALL ON THIS MODEL FOR 2006 XTERRA, FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM, DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN #. NISSAN REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO FILL UP MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AND AFTER THE FILL UP MY GAS GAUGE STILL READ 1/4 TANK. AFTER A MILE OF DRIVING, THE "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO AAMCO TO HAVE THE CODE READ. THE ERROR CODE CAME UP AS PO463. AAMCO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NISSANS AND THAT I SHOULD REVIEW OTHER CASES ON THE INTERNET. I HAVE 47,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAVE READ MANY THREADS ON WEBSITES THAT SHOW THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSANS' AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. WITH THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE SEEN WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE, I BELIEVE NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA'S SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. REPAIR SHOP SAID DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS HIGH LEVEL FUEL SENSOR. GAS GAUGE INDICATES EITHER EMPTY OR HALF EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

TOOK CAR IT BECAUSE GAS GAUGE (EVEN AFTER FILLING UP) READS EMPTY, TOOK IT IN AND MOSSY NISSAN IN EL CAJON CLAIMED THEY FIXED IT, BUT AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR ABOUT 3HS AFTER THE INCLUDING CHECKING OUT OR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING THEY GAVE ME MY CAR BACK AND IT DONG THE SANE THING. *TR

THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 4:30 PM, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MY CAMPUS SECURITY AT WORK. APPARENTLY, SOMEONE HAD WALKED PAST MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT AND NOTICED THAT THE BACK REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED AND BLEW OUT. WHEN I WENT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, THE SECURITY OFFICER TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FORCE BY A PERSON, BUT IT SEEMED THAT THE GLASS HAD BLOWN OUT FROM THE INSIDE. WE TOOK NUMEROUS PICTURES, AND THE OFFICER ALSO MENTIONED THAT IT HAD HAPPENED TO A HANDFUL OF OTHER CARS THIS YEAR ALONE, INCLUDING OTHER NISSANS. HE SPECULATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE TEMPERATURE CHANGE. EARLIER IN THE MORNING, THE CAR WAS FROSTED OVER WHEN I DROVE TO WORK. BY AFTERNOON, IT WAS WARM ENOUGH WITHOUT A JACKET. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THIS SITUATION. OUR WORK CAMPUS IS ALSO FENCED WITH SECURE ENTRY AT ALL TIMES. AFTERWARDS, WE CLEANED UP THE GLASS SO THAT IT WOULD NOT SHATTER ON THE ROAD WHILE I DROVE. TOMORROW, I WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT IF THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR

2006 NISSAN XTERRA. 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, THE NEEDLE WENT TO EMPTY, AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I ASSUMED IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR. AFTER RETURNING HOME, I WENT ONLINE AND SEARCHED FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH LEAD ME TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AND I READ WHERE MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT CONFIRMED THAT 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'S, FRONTIER'S, AND PATHFINDER'S SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND POSSIBLY CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600. *DT

2006 NISSAN XTERRA ERROR CODE: P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CURRENT HIGH INPUT AT 55,000 MILES THE FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTIONS. *TR

2006 NISSAN XTERRA: FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. GAS NEEDLE FUEL TANK GAUGE IS NOT REGISTERING FULL TANK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS LIT UP. *TR

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON MANY NEWER NISSAN TRUCKS IS GOING BAD RIGHT AFTER THE 36K WARRANTY EXPIRES AND COSTS THE OWNER AN AVERAGE OF 400 DOLLARS TO FIX. THIS ISSUE CAUSES THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO COME ON AND CONSEQUENTLY CANNOT PASS INSPECTION WITHOUT BEING FIXED. I'VE SEEN MANY MANY CASES OF THIS ONLINE ON BULLETIN BOARDS AND FORUMS, AND IT SEEMS TO ME THIS IS WIDESPREAD ENOUGH THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE FUEL GUAGE DID NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE FUEL TANK; AT TIMES, IT WOULD FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FUEL, THE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL WAS FULL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERYTIME THE CONTACT FUELED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,783. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA WITH FUEL GAUGE MISREADING PROBLEM. ONE DAY, THE FUEL GAUGE METER DROPPED DOWN TO EMPTY AND LIGHT CAME ON DESPITE I HAD A QUARTER TANK OF GAS. EVER SINCE THEN I CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK. WHEN THE GAUGE SHOWS A QUARTER TANK, IT'S LITERALLY EMPTY, AND WHEN I FILL UP THE TANK, IT TAKES HOURS TO READ FULL TANK. I HAVE RESEARCHED ARTICLES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED THE NISSAN HQ BUT THEY SAID MY VIN IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL MODELS, BUT ON THE WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.AUTOBUYGUIDE.COM/2006/12-AUT/NISSAN/XTERRA/RECALLS/INDEX.HTML ) IT SPECIFICALLY LISTS THE SAME ISSUE THAT I'M HAVING AND ARE UNDER RECALL MODELS. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR ALL XTERRA OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE INCONVENIENCE AND ARE NOT VERY HAPPY. THIS WILL BE MY FIRST AND LAST NISSAN I WILL PURCHASE. [XXX] *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT FILLED THE FUEL TANK BUT THE FUEL GAUGE STILL INDICATED THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY BEFORE SHE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AT THE GAS STATION. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO TRANSPIRE EACH TIME SHE WOULD FILL THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

2006 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION. EVEN AFTER THE PREVIOUS MODELS OF NISSAN PATHFINDER, XTERRA, ETC. WERE RECALLED DUE TO THE FUEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION, I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 XTERRA. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY FUEL GAUGE READS ZERO FUEL WITH A FULL TAKE. *TR

GAS TANK WAS READING 1/4 TANK SO I FILLED IT AND THE TANK STILL SHOWED 1/4 TANK AND WITHIN AN HOUR THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON...WENT TO ADVANCE AUTO, RECEIVED THE SAME CODE AS EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE (0463) AND WAS TOLD THAT IT'S A FUEL SENDING UNIT PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY MY TANK FINALLY REGISTERED AS BEING FULL BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. HAD THE CODE RESET AND NOW I AM CAUTIOUS ABOUT LETTING THE FUEL GET TOO LOW IN MY VEHICLE. NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS NOT THE CUSTOMER. *TR

2006 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE REPORTS ERRONEOUS INFORMATION AT ALL TIMES. VERIFIED ERROR CODE (P0463) AND THE ERROR POINTS TO A FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT) WHICH MEANS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS FAILED. THIS FAILURE WILL TURN THE (SERVICE ENGINE SOON) LIGHT ON THE DASH. ERROR CODE P0463. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, THE FUEL INDICATOR WOULD DISPLAY EMPTY FUEL LEVELS. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILIARY TANK) WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

I FILLED UP MY 2006 XTERRA WITH GAS (THE LIGHT JUST CAME ON BEFORE I FILLED UP) AND RIGHT AFTER I FILLED UP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS GAUGE BARELY MOVED. I HAVE 36,088 MILES. MY FACTORY WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED. I HAVE READ MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I DROVE HOME (5 MILES AWAY) AND THE LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF. I ALSO TRIED RESTARTING THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES.*TR

AFTER FILLING UP MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE NEEDLE ON EMPTY. DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS TOLD ME THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SAYS THAT THE FUEL SENSOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER RESEARCHING, APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN XTERRAS AND WAS ONCE RECALLED IN 2004 FOR ALL 2000-2004 MODELS, BUT NISSAN ISN'T RECALLING THEM ANYMORE. I FEEL THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURERS ERROR AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED! *TR

WE OWN A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA WITH APPROXIMATELY 55K MILES. ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHERS, WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM OF A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. OUR MODEL HAS 2 FUEL GAUGES--1 ELECTRONIC THAT ESTIMATES THE NUMBER OF MILES REMAINING ("DTE") AND 1 STANDARD FUEL GAUGE (F----E). AFTER FILLING THE TANK, BOTH GAUGES HAD INTERMITTENT ISSUES. A FEW FILLS LATER, BOTH GAUGES INDICATE AN EMPTY TANK. EVERYONE SEEMS TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER THE 30,000 MILE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, FORCING THE CONSUMER TO SPEND ~$500 TO FIX THE ISSUE. SINCE IT IS CLEARLY A FAULTY PART, NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART OR FIX IT FOR FREE WHEN THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE IS IDENTIFIED. MY PREGNANT WIFE DRIVES OUR XTERRA DAILY AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE ALLOWING HER TO DRIVE A CAR WITH ABSOLUTELY NO FUEL GAUGE. HOWEVER, I REFUSE TO PAY $500 FOR A PART THAT WAS FAULTY FROM THE START, AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE THOUSANDS OF POSTS WE HAVE FOUND INDICATING ERROR PO463. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS WIDESPREAD AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING ISSUE. *TR

FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM WITH 2006 XTERRA. *TR

WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC MY STEERING BECAME TIGHT. ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GO INTO THE OTHER LANE. ONCE YOU DROVE FOR A FEW MINS. THE STEERING WOULD GET BETTER. THEN WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE. I COULD MOVE IT UP AND DOWN. TOOK TO DEALER TO FIND THAT MY STEERING COLUMN WAS BROKEN! 06 WITH 55,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT HAVE A STEERING COLUMN TO BREAK. I HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT NOT COVERED. I CALL MANY DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY STEERING COLUMNS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. IT WAS A SCARY DAY FOR ME WHEN YOU PULL OUT AND EXPECT THE STEERING TO WORK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MANEUVERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT POSITION. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. HOWEVER, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSE WHICH RESULTED IN THE STEERING WHEEL TO WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DROVE WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN BEARING. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 51,000.

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA HAS FAILED AND MY FUEL GAUGE IS INOPERABLE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE LITERALLY 1000'S OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN IS IGNORING THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/XTERRA/4151-FUEL-GAUGE-PROBLEM-SERVICE-ENGINE-SOON-LIGHT.HTML. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ILLUMINATED AND WAS READING EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AS WELL. HE STATED THAT WHILE THE FAILURE WAS OCCURRING THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 10/21/09 *BF UPDATED 10/20/09*JB

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. *TR

THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONTACT NOTICED BEFOREHAND THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER HAD STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 66812. BML

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR STARTED MOVING AROUND ERRATICALLY ROUGHLY 8 MONTHS AGO ON A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. NOW THE GAUGE ALMOST ALWAYS READS EMPTY WHICH IN TURN KEEPS MY LOW FUEL LIGHT ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO TRIGGERED THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. THEREFORE, I DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY VEHICLE UNLESS I TRACK MILEAGE AND THIS IS NOT COMPLETELY ACCURATE. ALSO I WOULD NOT KNOW IF ANYTHING ELSE MIGHT BE WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE SINCE MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. *TR

TODAY, I HAD ABOUT 1/4 TANK OF GAS AND FILLED UP BEFORE TAKING A SHORT ROAD TRIP. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS ON. I PULLED OVER, CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE GAS CAP WAS ON PROPERLY AND STARTED THE CAR BACK UP. THE GAUGE STILL READ EMPTY, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS STILL ON, AND A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE FUEL SYSTEM SENSOR THAT IS A KNOW DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD READ THE TANK AS EMPTY. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE FUEL TANK AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL THAT DESCRIBED THE EXACT SAME FAILURE HE WAS EXPERIENCING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILIARY TANK). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,000.

THE FUEL SENSOR LEVEL ON MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA IS FAULTY. IT'S BEEN GOING OFF AND ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. OBVIOUSLY CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. THE EMISSIONS PEOPLE CHECKED THE CODE AND IT IS P0163(FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HIGH INPUT). FROM SEARCHING THE WEB IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ACROSS A COUPLE OF NISSAN VEHICLES. A TECH SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED A FEW YEARS AGO, HOWEVER NO RECALL HAS TAKEN PLACE. *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 SOMTHING 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

FUEL SENSOR CONTINUALLY READS TANK EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN ENGINE GETS TO 1/4 TANK. TOLD THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MOST 2006 MODELS AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

AROUND 48,000 MILES, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN AROUND 49,000 MILES MY GAS HAND WOULD DROP EVEN IF I HAD HALF A TANK OF GAS IN IT. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. I'VE SEEN ON THE INTERNET WHERE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND WANTED TO DOCUMENT MY PROBLEM AS WELL. *TR

NISSAN SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069A SHOULD BE RECALL. *TR

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AND THE FUEL GAUGE IS IT NOT WORKING MOST OF TIME, MY GAS LIGHT IS ON AND IT IS TRIGGERING MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT EVEN WHEN I FILL UP THE TRUCK ALL THE WAY UP THE LIGHT STILL STAYS ON AND EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE IT WILL SHOW MY CORRECT FUEL AMOUNT BUT IT IS VERY RARE. I HAVE SEARCHED AROUND AND IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF NISSAN MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND IF YOU TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IT IS A 600.00 + DOLLAR REPAIR WHICH I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY DUE TO NISSANS ERROR. *TR

2006 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. *TR

FUEL SENDING UNIT IS MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO ON. APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE ON NISSAN XTERRAS. *TR