2007 Nissan Xterra Complaint Log

I DRIVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA AT 41000 MILES THE CLUTCH IN MY STANDARD TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER (I PURCHASED A 60,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY) THEY CHARGED ME 135$ TO REMOVE ONE EASILY ACCESSIBLE BOLT AND TELL ME MY CLUTCH WAS BAD (I TOLD THEM THIS BEFORE I HANDED THEM THE KEYS) AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AS IT IS A ?WARE PART?. AS THE CLUTCH IS PART OF THE POWER TRAIN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR 40+ MILES TO MY GARAGE BUT HAD TO BUY AN AFTERMARKET CLUTCH AFTER RESEARCHING AND FINDING THE FACTORY PART IS DEFECTIVE AND MANY HAVE HAD IT GO BAD AFTER 10,000 MILES OR LESS. *TR

2007 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE BEGAN BY NOT RESPONDING TO CHANGE IN FUEL TANK AFTER FILL-UP. THEN SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER SOME DRIVING IT CAME BACK, BUT THEN AFTER FILLING TANK AGAIN IT DID THE SAME THING. AFTER THIRD TIME IT SEEMS TO BE STUCK THERE AT EXTREME EMPTY WITH LIGHT LIT AND SES LIGHT ON. I UNDERSTAND THIS MAY BE FROM THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, WHICH I HAVE FOUND FROM RESEARCH THAT MANY XTERRA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THE PART IS OBVIOUSLY FAULTY AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND RUNNING OUT OF GAS. *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 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

MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA HAS A FUEL GAUGE THAT DOES NOT GO TO FULL AFTER THE TANK IS FILLED. THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT GOES ON INDICATING LOW FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON MESSAGE INDICATOR LIGHT GOES ON. THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF CRASH. THERE CURRENTLY IS A RECALL ON THE 2006 AND 2008 MODELS (NHTSA #10V075000) RELATED TO A FAULTY FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO MISLEAD. THIS IS VERY COMMON AS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

ON 4/16/2010 I FILLED UP MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA 4X4 WITH GAS. WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE I NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE ONLY READ 1/2 TANK AND THAT THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LAMP WAS ON. THE LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON SINCE AND I HAVE HAD TO RESET THE TRIP MILEAGE EVERYTIME I REFUEL SO THAT I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MOST LIKELY IT IS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DROP THE TANK AND REPLACE THE SENSOR/PUMP ASSEMBLY. FINE I SAID, THEN THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST AROUND $600, NOT FINE. I DECIDED TO SHOP AROUND BECAUSE THE PRICE WAS TOO HIGH. WHILE DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND WAS THE CAUSE FOR RECALLS ON THE '02-'03 XTERRAS. IF THIS WAS A RECALL IN EARLIER MODELS WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN FIXED IN THE LATER MODELS. I AM VERY UPSET AND DO NOT WANT TO BE RIPPED OFF FOR A MALFUNCTIONING PART. *TR

ERROR CODE P0463 ON NISSAN VEHICLES (MINE HAPPENS TO BE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA) ANYWAY, I AM SEEING ON MANY FORUMS THAT THIS ISSUE IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IS QUITE COMMON AND TO COMPLAIN HERE IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE NISSAN TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT (FSU) ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA IS NO LONGER SENDING FUEL LEVEL TO THE DASH GAUGE. NISSAN HAS ADMITTED FAULT ON 2006 MODEL YEARS ONLY, AND HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THAT YEAR, HOWEVER THE FORUM I AM ON FOR MY XTERRA SHOWS IT TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM FOR XTERRAS MANUFACTURED FROM 2005-2008. THIS HAS LEFT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE STRANDED WITH NO FUEL (INCLUDING MYSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY) WHILE STILL SHOWING 1/4 TANK OF GAS. AT OTHER TIMES, THE GAUGE WILL SHOW COMPLETELY EMPTY AFTER HAVING JUST BEEN FILLED COMPLETELY. DEALERS ARE CURRENTLY CHARGING $400-$500 TO REPAIR AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE UNIT THAT COULD RESULT IN SOMEONE BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

FILLED FUEL TANK ON APRIL 5, 2010. UPON STARTING VEHICLE, FUEL GAUGE SHOWED FULL. FIVE MINUTES LATER, FUEL GAUGE SLOWLY MOVES UNTIL IT IS SHOWING COMPLETELY EMPTY, AND LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THREE DAYS LATER, THE GAUGE IS STILL SHOWING EMPTY, AND THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT IS ON. A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ALSO ILLUMINATED. TODAY, THE GAUGE MOVED UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES, LEAVING ME NO SURE WAY TO KNOW WHAT THE TRUE LEVEL OF FUEL IS. UPON TAKING TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A COMMON, KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN, BUT THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIR COSTS. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO WAY OF KNOWING WHAT LEVEL OF FUEL THERE IS IN MY VEHICLE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT WANT TO FIX A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT ACCELERATE. *TR

WHEN GAS TANK GETS TO 1/4 MARK THE GAS TANK EMPTY LIGHT COMES ON THE THE GAS GAUGE STOPS WORKING. SHORTLY AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN I FILL MY GAS TANK UP WHEN IT IS AT A 1/2 TANK. THE GAS GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY, THE GAS TANK EMPTY LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THERE IS A RECALL OUT FROM NISSAN FOR 2006 AND 2008 XTERRAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. FOR SOME REASON NISSAN SKIPPED THEIR 2007 XTERRA MODEL ON THIS RECALL. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AFTER SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY. A PO4630 CODE CAME UP AND A MALFUNCTIONING GAS SENSOR WAS APPARENT AT THIS TIME. FOUR TIMES THE FUEL GAGE FAILED TO REGISTER--THEN CHECK ENGINE SOON CAME ON. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED YET BECAUSE IT JUST OCCURRED BUT AFTER SEEING THE OUTRAGEOUS COST AND I CANNOT AFFORD THAT--NOT AT THIS TIME. A RECALL IS NECESSARY.

FUEL GAUGE SENSOR WENT OUT. VEHCILE INACCURATELY DISPLAYS THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SOME FUEL. VEHICLE HAS STALLED DUE TO THIS ISSUE.

MY GAS GAUGE SENSOR WENT OUT AT 50,000 MILES. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TO LET ME KNOW. THE GAS GAUGE IS COMPLETELY IN ACCURATE WHICH OPENS ME UP TO THE POSSIBILITY OF BECOMING STRANDED. *TR

P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA, AND MY SON HAS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. HE HAS SINCE REPLACED HIS FUEL TANK INDICATOR. MINE HAS JUST STARTED TO INDICATE MORE GAS THEN WHAT IS ACTUALLY THERE. NISSAN HAS CHERRY PICKED SOME OF THE VEHICLES FOR RECALL, WHILE IGNORING THE BULK OF THEM IN AN EFFORT MINIMIZE COST. THIS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED. I ONLY HAVE 39,000 MI. ON THE ODOMETER. WHAT IF I WENT TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC SHOWING A HALF A TANK OF GAS, BUT ACTUALLY NONE. *TR

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 30,200 MILES ON IT. EARLIER THIS YEAR I FILLED MY GASTANK AND DROVE FROM STATION. 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, THE GASTANK NEEDLED DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE GAS WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT WAS STUCK AND THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WHEN I DROVE ABOUT 25 MILES THE GASTANK LEVEL WOULD GO BACK UP TO FULL AND THE LIGHT GO OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT,HOWEVER, STAYED ON. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I FILLED MY TANK. I RETURNED TO DEALER, HAD DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND VERIFIED THE PROBLEM. THEY TURNED OFF THE LIGHT. THE SAME PROBLEM CONTINUED BUT AFTER A FEW MORE FILLS THE GASTANK LEVEL STAYS ANYWHERE 1/2 FULL OR 1/4 FULL.. IN MAY I WAS CALLED BY NISSAN AND TOLD THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND NISSAN RECALLED THE 2006 AND 2008 YEAR XTERRAS BUT NOT THE 2007, HOWEVER, I HAVE VERIFIED THAT ALL THREE YEARS HAVE THE IDENTICAL FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. I THEN CALLED NISSAN N.A.WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND AFTER 2 WEEKS AND 3 CALLS I RECEIVED A RETURN CALL BY A TECHNICIAN; WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE MFGRS WARRANTY AND NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE. I ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED A WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF THEIR DECISION. IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING TO CONTINUALLY DRIVE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. SOMETHING ELSE INTERNALLY TO MY VEHICLE COULD CAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO ON AND I WOULDN'T KNOW IT. ALSO UNLESS I RESET THE TRIP INDICATOR EACH TIME I FILL MY TANK I WOULD NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE LEFT IN THE TANK. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE I HAD NISSAN REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I THINK THE 2007 XTERRA SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE MARCH 2010 RECALL OF THE 2006 AND 2008 XTERRAS BECAUSE THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OR RECALLED NOW AS A STAND ALONE... *TR

1. THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA SEEMS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. IT DOES NOT READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS 49,000 MILES. 2. THE FAILURE OCCURS DAILY. BEFORE RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM, MY VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY ROAD IN DALLAS TEXAS. THE INCIDENT LEFT MY VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATE THE ROAD. LUCKILY MY STALLED VEHICLE WAS NOT REAR ENDED (THERE WAS NOT A HAZARD LANE TO MOVE ONTO). I 3. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA REGARDING THE ISSUE (CASE #6762797). THEY ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. AS I UNDERSTAND, A RECALL HAS BEEN CREATED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT ONLY COVERS THE 2006 AND 2008. NOT THE 2007. I NOW USE THE TRIP ODOMETER TO CALCULATE THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE ENGINE CURRENTLY SHOWS A CEL (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). IT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT: PO463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CKT HIGH INPUT

SERVICE LIGHT APPEARS DUE TO FUEL GAUGE. AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE TO FULL, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL READ EMPTY AND EMPTY FUEL LIGHT WILL APPEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF HALF FULL, AND THE FUEL TANK WAS CONSUMED TO THE FULL CAPACITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE FUEL GAUGE READING FLUCTUATED FROM FULL TO EMPTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,445. UPDATED 07/08/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WITH HIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. UPDATED 07/09/10.*JB

MY FUEL GAUGE STARTED ACTING WEIRD MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK MY XTERRA TO MY MECHANIC HE TOLD ME IT WAS A CODE FOR (FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNITE) HE CLEARED CODE. IN A FEW DAYS IT WAS BACK ON. MY MECHANIC TOLD MY FUEL SENDING UNITE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. *DT

I FILLED UP MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA AT THE GAS STATION. WHEN I STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED IT WAS ON EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER ABOUT 100 MILES OF DRIVING THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO GO UP. THE NEXT TIME I FILLED UP THE CAR WITH GAS THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. THEN WHILE WAITING AT A BANK DRIVE-THRU THE GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS OVER HALF A TANK OF GAS. NISSAN RECENTLY RECALLED VEHICLES FOR FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS, BUT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TODAY THAT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TO TRACK HOW MANY MILES I AM DRIVING, SO I DO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS. *TR

MY XTERRA COULD ONLY GO UP TO 40 MPH. THE CLUTCH FELT FUNNY LIKE IT WAS LOOSE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IF FROM AND THEY SAID THE CLUTCH HAS TO BE REPLACED. IT HAS JUST OVER 28,000 MILES AND I BOUGHT THE 2007 XTERRA BRAND NEW. A CLUTCH SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 3 YEARS! I PAID OVER $1,600.00 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. READINGS ARE ERRATIC, AND INACCURATE. P0463 CODES USED FOR DIAGNOSTICS. DEALER HAS NOT INCLUDED THIS VEHICLES AS PART OF THE RECALL BUT IT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *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

MY FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. IT READS THAT I HAVE ANYWHERE FROM A HALF OF TANK TO QUARTER TANK WHEN ITS REALLY EMPTY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT DISPENSED FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK TO THE FULL CAPACITY LEVEL. THE INDICATOR DISPLAYED AN EMPTY FUEL MESSAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUEL SENSOR GAUGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE SERVICE REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,638.

MY FUEL GAUGE WENT OUT ON MY NISSAN XTERRA 07. IT JUST STOPPED READING ONCE IT HIT 1/4 TANK. I RAN OUT OF GAS THINKING I WAS STILL AT 1/4 TANK. I WAS STRANDED ON A ROAD WITH VERY LITTLE SHOULDER AND LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS HAPPENED.*DT

THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS SHOWING THE INCORRECT FUEL AMOUNT ON THE GAUGE AND ACTIVATED THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" INDICATOR. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY NISSAN XTERRAS FROM 2005-2008. A RECALL IS BECOMING ACTIVE FOR 2006 MODELS ONLY. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE FOR 2005-2008 MODELS AS I HAVE READ (ONLINE FORUMS) MANY VEHICLES IN THIS RANGE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART OR ARE IN NEED TO. THE REPLACEMENT PART THAT WAS INSTALLED INTO MY XTERRA IS STILL NOT ENTIRELY ACCURATE. WHEN THE GAUGE SHOWS 1/4 TANK OF FUEL IS LEFT AND I FILL UP, IT WILL TAKE 12-13 GALLONS ONLY. THE XTERRA FUEL TANK CAPACITY IS 21 GALLONS. THE REASON I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IS TOM AKE YOUR ORGANIZATION AWARE THIS RECALL SHOULD BE REVIEWED AND EXPANDED TO ADDITIONAL MODEL YEARS. IT IS SOMEWHAT DISHEARTENING NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND NOT CORRECTING IT FOR THE ENTIRE AFFECTED CONSUMER BASE. MAYBE IF ONE OF THEIR EXECUTIVES WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE ON THE ROAD WITH THEIR INFANT CHILD AND OUT OF GAS WHEN THE GAUGE SAID 1/4 LEFT, THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM.

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA 39K MILES IS ERRATIC. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK, IT SHOWS EMPTY AND GOES UP VERY SLOWLY. IT TAKES OVER AN HOUR TO SHOW CLOSE TO FULL. SINCE THIS PROBLEM STARTED, AN AMBER WARNING, "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" HAS BEEN DISPLAYED CONSTANTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TR

FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA DOES NOT GIVE AN ACCURATE READING OF THE FUEL REMAINING IN THE CAR. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING AT 40+ MPH EVEN THOUGH GAS GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS 1/4 TANK REMAINING. NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR SOME 2006 AND 2008 XTERRA'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE IN ALL XTERRA'S. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT I'D HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED TO BUY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, DRIVE THE CAR FOR 30 DAYS AND THEN HAVE IT FIXED "FOR FREE" AND, WHEN I INDICATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR PREVENTS ME FROM GETTING THE CAR INSPECTED, WAS ADVISED TO DRIVE IT ILLEGALLY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT REPAIRS COST BETWEEN $600 - $800 AND THAT DEPENDING ON THE CONDITIONS OF THE RECALL I MAY NOT GET REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRING A MALFUNCTION THAT NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED EXISTS IN THE XTERRA. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO PRESSURE NISSAN TO EXTENT THE RECALL TO ALL VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AS IT SEEMS THEY ARE TRYING TO LIMIT THEIR COST. *TR

I DISCOVERED I HAVE A FAULTY GAS GAUGE ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA TWO TO THREE MONTHS AGO. THE GAUGE DOES NOT CORRECTLY SHOW THE REMAINING AMOUNT OF FUEL. EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE GAUGE EITHER "STICKS" WHERE IT WAS AT WHEN I FILLED UP, OR IT WILL BOTTOM OUT AND THE FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON. I FIND IT NECESSARY TO KEEP TRACK OF MILEAGE USING MY ODOMETER RATHER THAN RISK TRUSTING A FAULTY GAUGE. NISSAN HAS RECENTLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT HAS ONLY RECALLED SIX MONTHS WORTH OF XTERRA VEHICLES, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS PROOF THAT THIS IS A WIDELY OCCURRING PROBLEM AS WITNESSED BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM CONSUMERS. THE PRODUCTION DATE ON MY XTERRA WAS NOV. 2006, RIGHT IN BETWEEN THE TWO THREE-MONTH RECALLS ISSUED BY NISSAN. I AM WRITING TO BRING THIS "BOOKEND"-TYPE RECALL PHILOSOPHY TO YOUR ATTENTION. SOLVING A PROBLEM GOES BEYOND ISSUING RECALLS. COMPANIES SUCH AS NISSAN ARE TOO FOCUSED ON LIMITING THE NUMBERS OF VEHICLES RECALLED RATHER THAN KEEPING CUSTOMERS SAFE BY INCLUDING ALL IMPACTED VEHICLES. I BELIEVE SUCH COMPANIES SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BACK IN JANUARY 2010. I HAD THE CODE RUN AT A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE. CODE IS P0463, DEFINITION: FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT PROBABLE CAUSE. 1. OPEN OR SHORT CIRCUIT CONDITION 2. POOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 3. FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR SINCE THE LIGHT HAS COME ON, I'M GETTING A FAULTY READING FROM MY FUEL GAUGE. IT GIVES INACCURATE READINGS AND I'M NOW FORCED TO USE MY ODOMETER TO PREVENT RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. I READ ONLINE ABOUT A POTENTIAL RECALL SO I WAITED TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO EXPECT A LETTER IN THE APRIL AND MAY TIMEFRAME. NISSAN ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2006 AND 2008 NISSAN XTERRA'S. I HAVE A 2007 AND I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER YEARS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE THE 2007 TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE IT HAS THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT STOPPED WORKING SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT. SPOKE TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND THEY HAVE HAD MULTIPLE XTERRAS AND FRONTIERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. NISSAN ISSUED A RECALL FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, AND UNFORTUNATELY MINE IS ONE OF ONES THAT IS NOT COVERED. *TR

2007 NISSAN XTERRA - FAULTY FUEL SENSOR IN THE TANK, CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE FUEL GAUGE NEVER READS THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL - I HAVE NOW RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE. NISSAN SAID I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $500 REPAIR EVEN THOUGHT THIS SAME PART HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE 2006 AND 2008 MODELS BUT NOT THE 2007 XTERRA. *TR

WHEN MY MILEAGE HIT 36,446 MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. IT FAILED INSPECTION AND THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $600.00 TO FIX. NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON CERTAIN MODELS AND THEY SAID MINE IS NOT ONE OF THEM HOW CAN THIS BE? BY THE WAY I HAVE SPOKEN TO AT LEAST 2 OTHER XTERRA OWNERS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THIS IS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE INDIVIDUAL DOES IT REQUIRE INVESTIGATING. IT FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE FUEL PUMP THAT IS GIVING A BAD EMISSIONS READING. *TR

THE 2007 NISSAN XTERRA THAT WAS PURCHASED FOR MY SONS HAS HAD A GAS GAUGE THAT NEVER RECORDED PROPERLY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT MY SONS HAVE NOTICED FROM THE BEGINNING. FIRST THEY WONDERED ABOUT IT...AND THEN SAID SOMETHING TO US. WE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP, NOTIFIED THEM AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN (I THINK YOU GET THE STORY) AND FINALLY AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS, ONE SALES SERVICEMAN SAID "YES OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM". THE REPLACED THE GAUGE AND THEN REQUESTED THAT I COME BACK WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS REALLY EMPTY TO REPLACE SOMETHING IN THE TANK. I DID BOTH THESE THINGS. WE HAVEN'T NOTICED A PROBLEM SINCE BUT ALL BOYS ARE IN COLLEGE WITHOUT THE CAR. OUR CAR ALSO ISN'T ONE OF THE CARS BEING RECALLED FOR ANYTHING...IT'S THE SAME YEAR BUT IT IS WHEN THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. I CALLED NISSAN MANY, MANY TIMES. UNRESPONSIVE REPS AND HAD A FEW SENIOR PEOPLE CALL ME AFTER MY NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, SAID THEY MAILED ME SOMETHING ABOUT ONE ITEM THAT WAS RECALLED. I SAID THAT I NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING AND THEY WOULDN'T RESEND IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE AGAIN. OUR OTHER VEHICLES ARE A 2008 SUBURBAN AND A 2008 300 MERCEDES. LESS PROBLEMS WITH BOTH. NISSAN PEOPLE IF YOU ARE READING THIS...YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE STINKS. BTW THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP BY MY HOUSE WENT UNDER AND CLOSED...FAMILY NISSAN..BOUGHT CAR AT EL MONTE BECAUSE IT HAD THE CAR I WANTED AND AT A BETTER PRICE. *TR

I GOT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON SO I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE TO SCAN IT AND IT GAVE THE CODE P0463. I WAS LOOKING AROUND AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME. IS THERE ANYWAY THIS COULD BE FIXED BY NISSAN WITH NO COST TO ME SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY FUEL SENSOR NO LONGER WORKS. ONCE THE SENSOR GETS TO HALF FULL IT SUDDEN DROPS TO EMPTY. THERE'S CURRENTLY A RECALL FROM NISSAN ON THIS BUT DOES NOT COVER THE MONTH MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED. I DRIVE IN VERY REMOTE AREAS AND IF MY FUEL GAUGE IS MISLEADING THERE'S A GREAT CHANCE I'LL RUN OUT OF GAS TO BE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. I'M VERY WORRIED ABOUT HAVING MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND GETTING STRANDED WITHOUT ACCESS TO HELP.

VEHICLE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. PEGS HIGH THEN GOES LOW. CAUSES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. CAR CANNOT PASS EMISSIONS TEST DUE TO FAULTY SENSOR. 2006 AND 2008 NISSAN XTERRA HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY NOT THE 2007 WHICH HAS THE EXACT SAME COMPONENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN EXTERRA AND THE FUEL GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER LAST YEAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WHICH WOULD COST 450.00 TO REPLACE.THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM BECOUSE I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN MY FUEL TANK I NEED TO FUEL CONSTANLY.

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA S 2WD, AND MY WIFE HAS NOTICED PROBLEMS AFTER SHE FILLS THE FUEL TANK. THE GAUGE WILL SOMETIMES TAKE LONGER THAN 24 HOURS TO REACH FULL. OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT REACH FULL, AND SHE HAS TO GAUGE HER FILLING THE TANK BY THE AMOUNT OF MILE SHE DRIVES. *TR

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.

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA AND I HAD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND WHILE RECEIVING THE CODE TO TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG I FOUND THAT IT WAS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT SIGNAL HIGH/OPEN CODE P0463... MY DAD HAD AN XTERRA 2002 AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SHOP TO FIND OUT THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD COST ABOUT $600 TO GET THIS FIX AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION WITHOUT THIS BEING RESOLVED... I ALSO DID SOME REACH AFTER THE GUY AT MY LOCAL SHOP SAID THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN NISSAN TRUCKS AND I FOUND THE SAME THING ONLINE FROM MANY NISSAN OWNERS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE NISSAN MOTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR A RECALL*TR

AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK, THE GAUGE WAS UNRESPONSIVE (I.E. SHOWING EMPTY WHEN FULL TANK. A SES LIGHT APPEARED AND SHOWED P0463 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT A). AFTER TAKING IT TO NISSAN SERVICE, I WAS INFORMED THE REPAIR WOULD INCLUDE REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS ACTUALLY SOLD SEPARATE- ~$150) IN THE AMOUNT OF ~$600! IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION VIA INTERNET SEARCH THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH COULD RESULT IN STRANDING MOTORISTS AND/OR ENDANGERING THEM OR OTHER MOTORISTS FROM VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. *TR

FILLED THE TANK 100% BUT IT ONLY SHOWED 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND THEN GOES TO EMPTY IMMEDIATELY AFTER. THE FULL TANK DID NOT REGISTER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I VISITED AN AUTO SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K MILES. I HAVE SEEN THE SAME PROBLEMS POSTED ONLINE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL IF THIS IS THE CASE FOR MANY 2006-2008 NISSAN XTERRAS. *TR

I HAVE A 07 XTERRA, AFTER 27,000 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, GAS TANK METER IS STUCK IN FULL OR EMPTY. I HAVE TO KEEP TRACK BY MILES TO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS. THE PART IS IN BACK ORDER. *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR I PUMPED GAS AND FILLED UP MY TANK RIGHT AFTER THE GAS GAGE DID NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP TO FULL IT SAID THAT I ONLY HAD A OF A TANK THEN IN MINUTES TIME MY CHECK ENGINE SOON INDICATOR CAME ON. AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT IT WILL COST ME AROUND $400.00 FOR PARTS AND SERVICE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING TO A LOT MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE. NO RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP/ SENSOR UNIT? *TR

OWNER OF 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. REAR SUSPENSION BOTTOMS OUT WITH MINIMAL WEIGHT. NISSAN ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT." SOFT RIDE SUSPENSION" THEY CALL IT. WHEN CARRYING PASSENGERS OR TOWING AN RV, REAR SUSPENSION BOTTOMS OUT ON ROADS WITH SMALL BUMPS AND POTHOLES. WHEN VEHICLE "BOTTOMS OUT", ALL WEIGHT GOES ABRUPTLY ONTO TIRES, CAUSING DAMAGE TO TIRE TREAD AND SIDEWALL. *TR

MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA SES LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS. COME TO FIND OUT IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. I HAVE NOW RUN COMPLETELY OUT OF GAS 3 TIMES BECAUSE WHEN MY GAS GAUGE DOES REGISTER IT IS WRONG. THIS STARTED AT AROUND 55,000 MILES AND NOW I AM AT 62,000 MILES. THE SES LIGHT NEVER TURNS OFF AND THE GAS GAUGE HAS BEEN READING INCORRECTLY OR NOT AT ALL FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS. *TR

2007 NISSAN XTERRA... FUEL GAUGE SENOR... FUEL TANK ALWAYS READS ZERO... CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON... CAN NOT GET INSPECTION STICKER!!! *TR

I FILL MY GAS TANK, THE GAUGE FALLS TO THE BOTTOM AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER IT IS DRIVEN FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THE GAUGE WILL GRADUALLY MOVE TO THE TOP AND WORK AGAIN. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON. *TR