2007 Nissan Xterra Complaint Log

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DASH. PULLED CODE AND IT IS P0463. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS RELEASED BY NISSAN WHICH INDICATES IS A COMMON ENOUGH OF A FAILURE TO RELEASE A BULLETIN. IS DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE BECAUSE OUT OF 3YR/30K. IS COMMON ENOUGH IT SHOULD BE DONE FOR FREE. *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION FAILS INTERMITTENTLY AND OFTEN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON WITH CODE RELATED FOR FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. DOES NOT GO OFF WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS WORKING. UNABLE TO OBTAIN A VEHICLE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS. UNABLE TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE CAR. RISK OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL DUE TO MISINFORMATION FROM FUEL GAUGE. RECALL IS BEING PERFORMED FOR OLDER YEAR MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE, BUT NOT THIS ONE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE FUEL GAUGE READS 1/4 OF A TANK EVEN AFTER FILL UP. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THAT THIS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF LATER MODEL NISSANS. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR TRANSPORTING OUR NEWBORN BABY TO AND FROM DAYCARE, DOCTORS APPT. ETC. THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED IN THE FORM OF A RECALL BY NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE US. *TR

FUEL GAUGE NOT READING ACCURATLY

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. GAS GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW RIGHT FUEL LEVEL , IT STAYS STUCK AT 1/4 TANK AND YOU THINK YOU HAVE ENOUGH GAS BUT YOU DON'T. ALMOST RAN OUT OF GAS ON HIGHWAY. DEALER IS REPLACING FUEL SENDING UNIT. *TR

AFTER FILLING MY TANK, MY GAS GAUGE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND THE GAUGE STILL SHOWED EMPTY. SOON THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. IT WILL NOT RESET. THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR AND IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT, SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 XTERRA IN NOVEMBER 2006. IN THE SUMMER OF 2009 AT ABOUT 33,000 MILES I RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT WHEN THE GAS GAUGE READ THAT I STILL HAD A COUPLE OF MILES TO EMPTY. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT GET RID OF IT. A FRIEND AND LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY MILEAGE AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. THIS WEEKEND ON CHRISTMAS EVE I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER WRITING DOWN HOW MANY MILES I HAD LEFT UNTIL EMPTY. ACCORDING TO THE MILEAGE I HAD WRITTEN WHEN I FILLED UP, I STILL HAD ABOUT 70 MILES TO EMPTY BUT WITH THE COLD WEATHER, ETC. THE CAR MUST HAVE USED UP MORE GAS THAN USUAL. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THIS POSED AN EXTREME DANGER TO US GIVEN THAT THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL OTHER XTERRA OWNERS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH XTERRAS BUT NISSAN HAS ISSUED NO RECALL. *TR

1. DO NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY PRECURSORS TO THE FAILURE. 2. MY GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. ONE MINUTE IT WILL SHOW FULL, THEN NEXT, COMPLETELY EMPTY. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON. BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH, IT APPEARS IT IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. CAR RUNS JUST FINE BUT I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE. I RAN OUT IN 120 DEGREE WEATHER WITH AN INFANT IN THE CAR AND HAD TO WALK TO THE GAS STATION. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY OR OVER RAILROAD TRACKS? 3. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED IT WOULD BE ALMOST $700 TO FIX. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THIS APPEARS TO BE A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO A RECALL IN OLDER MODELS. IF THEY ARE USING THE SAME PART MANUFACTURER, COULD IT BE THE SAME PART ON MY CAR? NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ITEM. *TR

I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND DROVE TO WORK WITH INTENTIONS ON FILLING UP WHEN I GOT OFF OF WORK. AFTER GETTING OFF, I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND THE GAS LIGHT WAS ON AND THE GAUGE WAS BELOW THE E. I WENT TO DIRECTLY TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT MOVE AND THE GAS LIGHT STAYED ON. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE NOT GONE TO THE DEALER YET, BUT AFTER READING EVERYONE ELSE'S COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE, I THOUGHT I WOULD GO AHEAD AND START THE COMPLAINT PROCESS. I DON'T HAVE THE 400 TO 600 DOLLARS RIGHT NOW TO PAY ON AN ISSUE THAT NISSAN SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED YEARS AGO SO I WILL HAVE TO PRAY THAT I DO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS UNTIL I HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY TO REPAIR NISSAN'S PROBLEM. *TR

FUEL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AT 40,000 MILES ON 2007 NISSAN XTERRA CAUSING FUEL GAUGE TO MALFUNCTION AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. HAPPENS EACH TIME I REFUEL SINCE JULY. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD WITH MANY NISSAN PRODUCTS. NISSAN IS NOT BACKING IT IF YOU ARE PAST 36,000 MILES. *TR

FUEL SENDING UNIT ON 2007 NISSAN XTERRA FAILS: GAS GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS; SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR

I HAVE NISSAN XTERRA '07 WITH 41K MILES ON IT. ON OUR 4-TH OF JULY TRIP AFTER FUELING UP THE FULL TANK I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL NEEDLE DID NOT GO UP AFTER I STARTED THE ENGINE. IT TOOK ~30 MINUTES THEN IT WENT ALL THE WAY UP. BUT THEN WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THAT THE "ENGINE SERVICE SOON" LIGHT IS ON AND THE FUEL LEVEL NEEDLE IS ALL THE WAY DOWN (LIKE NO FUEL AT ALL.) THEN I READ THAT THE ESS LIGHTS UP WHEN THE VEHICLE THINKS THERE IS NO FUEL SO IT WAS OBVIOUSLY A FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION. LATER I INVESTIGATED MORE AND FOUND OUT THAT A LO OF PEOPLE WITH XTERRAS 05-07 HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME MILEAGE. THE P/N 25060-ZS00A ON THE SERVICE BULLETIN # NTB07-69A. I THINK ALL THESE DEFECTIVE FUEL LEVEL SENSORS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILURE AT 39002 MILES ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA S. IT OCCURRED JUST PAST MY WARRANTY AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

FILLED MY VEHICLE WITH FUEL, AND I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAGE READ EMPTY, AFTER I HAD PUT 17 GALLONS OF FUEL IN IT. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 55,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE FUEL GAGE HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY UNRELIABLE, READING EMPTY WHEN FULL; THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN OUT OF FUEL ON TWO OCCASIONS. AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON, MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS THE SAFETY INSPECTION WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART; NISSAN WILL CHARGE ABOUT $400 PLUS TAX TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM FOR NISSANS; I HAVE A FRIEND WHO ALSO OWNS THE SAME VEHICLE; HIS FAILED AT THE SAME ODOMETER READING. AUTOMOTIVE WEBSITES WHERE CONSUMERS DISCUSS NISSAN VEHICLES ARE FILLED WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

FAULTY FUEL GAUGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. *TR

2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 57,000 MILES. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK. CHECKED THE CODE AT AN AUTO PART STORE. CODE IS P0463-FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAULT ON NISSAN XTERRAS AND FRONTIERS. THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO RUN OUT OF GAS IS THEY DO NOT GET THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR REPLACED AT A COST OF $500 TO $600. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHEN I WOULD SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE LIGHT INDICATING THE AIRBAG WAS DEACTIVATED WOULD TURN ON. I AM 5' 3" AND WEIGHT 115 LBS. WE TOOK IT TO A KEN GARFF NISSAN IN SALT LAKE CITY. THEY DID AN AIRBAG SYSTEMS CHECK ON THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS WORKING FINE. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN MANUFACTURING TO SEE WHAT THE WEIGHT LIMIT WAS SET AT FOR THE COMPUTER TO DECIDE IF IT WAS A CHILD OR NOT, THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ANSWER. THE LADY SAID SHE (OR THE TECHNICAL PERSON SHE CONTACTED) DID NOT KNOW THE WEIGHT. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NISSAN WOULD SAY A CHILD WEIGHTS 115 LBS. I KNOW SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG IN THE SYSTEM ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CAR DID NOT DO THIS WHEN WE FIRST GOT IT. *TR

FUEL GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE. CODES SAY FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED.

2007 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL SENSOR FAILURE. 63000 MILES. FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. RAN OUT OF GAS ON MOUNTAIN ROAD WITH GAS GAUGE SHOWING 1/2 TANK REMAINING. THIS MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN NISSAN 2 MARCH 2010 FUEL SENSOR RECALL EVEN THOUGH PARTS ARE IDENTICAL. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA AT 61000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS ALSO NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

UPON FILLING MY 2007 NISSAN X-TERRA (WITH 42000 MILES) I NOTICED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT READING FULL. SOON AFTER MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS AND MY NEEDLE WOULD WORK ITSELF BACK UP AND AFTER A FEW TRIPS MY SES LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. I HAVE SINCE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH X-TERRA BUT WITH OTHER MODELS AS WELL. THERE IS ARE MULTIPLE SITES SUCH AS NISSAN HELP.COM ,X-TERRA WORLD.COM WHERE PEOPLE ALL OVER ARE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND ASKING FOR HELP. THERE IS ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN REFERENCE NUMBER FOR THIS PROBLEM (REF #NTB07-069) SO OBVIOUSLY SOMEONE HAS ACKNOWLEDGE ITS EXISTENCE. I ALSO HAVE PICTURE PROOF THAT NISSAN HAS SINCE FIXED THE PROBLEM IN THE MODIFICATION OF THE REPLACEMENT PART CHANGING THE ORIGINAL PART BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY MY CONCERN IS THAT SHOULD I RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR AT A TRAFFIC STOP NOT ONLY COULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT BUT POSSIBLE IF NOT PROBABLE LOSS OF LIFE. ALSO, IN CALIFORNIA WE ARE REQUIRED TO SMOG ARE VEHICLES EVERY 2 YEARS AND WITH MY SES LIGHT ON THIS WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS AND AS A SINGLE PARENT WOULD LEAVE ME FINANCIALLY BOUND.MY WARRANTY OF COURSE HAS JUST EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND EXISTED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. I AM ALSO IN THE MIDST OF WRITING THE NATIONAL BOARD OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AS WELL AS NISSAN CUSTOMER AFFAIRS AND MY CONGRESSMAN KEN CALVERT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE, AUXILIARY TANK) THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURES AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER DID RECOGNIZED A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE'S FUEL SYSTEM BUT WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT RELATED TO HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. FILLED CAR WITH GAS, BUT GAUGE ONLY SHOWS QUARTER FULL. ALSO, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS COME ON. *TR

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA HAS FAILED (THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS) THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF POWER ON THE HIGHWAY IF I WERE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL - OR IT COULD LEAVE ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. REPLACED FUEL SENDING UNIT AT A LOCAL SHOP. OLD UNIT IS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 51,000 MILES. FUEL GAUGE IS READING EMPTY WHEN THERE IS A FULL TANK OF GAS. SINCE THE VEHICLE IS SO NEW, I FEEL THIS IS A FAULTY SYSTEM WITH POOR DESIGN AND/OR MATERIALS SELECTION. *TR

1. NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE BUT JUST DRIVING 2. THE FAILURE IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN A FEW DAYS LATER THE GAS GAUGE STARTED MESSING UP; WHEN IT GETS TO 1/2 A TANK IT DROPS TO EMPTY AND WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK IT TAKES A DAY OR SO BEFORE THE GAS GAUGE READS FULL AGAIN; A CONSEQUENCE IS I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS DO TO THIS SITUATION SINCE THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION RIGHT 3. TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW FUEL LEVELING/SENDING UNIT; IT IS A NISSAN XTERRA 2007 BUT PRODUCTION YEAR OF 2006 AND WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT THE TRUCK'S VIN DID NOT COME UP FOR THE RECALL THEY HAVE GOING ON FOR PRODUCTION YEAR OF 2006 AND 2008 XTERRAS ALTHOUGH THE SYMPTOMS OF MY ISSUE IS EXACTLY THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL AND THAT THE TRUCK FALLS INTO THE PRODUCTION YEAR OF THE RECALL YEARS. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AT ALL, AND I AM NOT PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR AN ISSUE THAT IS COMMON WITH THE NISSAN XTERRAS HENCE THE RECALLS. *TR

I HAD A 1/4 TANK OF GAS IN MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA SO I FILLED IT UP WITH GAS. WHEN I TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON THE FUEL GAUGE READ 1/4 TANK STILL. AS I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE SES 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

AT 40K MILES, FUEL GAUGE STARTED INTERMITTENT FAILURE, ALONG WITH "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT...INTERNET BOARDS FOR XTERRA OWNERS INDICATED WIDESPREAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED NEAREST NISSAN DEALER IN PARKERSBURG, WV, WAS TOLD WOULD COST ME $330 FOR PARTS & LABOR TO REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK. FIRST, I DON'T FEEL OBLIGATED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR, FOR A VEHICLE THAT ISN'T EVEN 3 YEARS OLD WITH 40K MILES. SECONDLY, MOST CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO REPLACE IT WITH SAME TYPE OF SENSOR THAT HASN'T BEEN UPDATED & WILL LIKELY MALFUNCTION AS WELL, AS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OTHER XTERRA OWNERS. I HAVE BEEN ESTIMATING FUEL LEVEL IN TANK BY USING TRIP ODOMETER, AND VEHICLE NOW SHOWS 42K MILES...GAUGE CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. I WOULD LIKE IT REPAIRED UNDER "GOOD FAITH" BY A DEALER, WITH NO OUT-OF-POCKET COST, WHEN I TAKE IT FOR THE RECALL NOTICE ABOUT REPLACING THE FRONT IMPACT AIRBAG SENSOR...HAVEN'T SCHEDULED THAT REPAIR YET, BUT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT ALL DONE AT THAT TIME. THANK YOU! *TR

FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT IN 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. LEADS TO INACCURATE FUEL READINGS WHICH HAS LED TO RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2006 XTERRA'S FSU BUT NO OTHER MODEL YEARS.

I DRIVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA...WHICH I BOUGHT NEW FROM THE DEALER. I STOPPED TO GET GAS A FEW MONTHS AGO AND NOTICED THAT, AFTER PUTTING GAS IN MY TANK, MY LIGHT STILL SAID I WAS ON EMPTY. AFTER A FEW HOURS IT JUMPED BACK UP TO FULL, AND NOW, AS SOON AS MY GAS IS AT 3/4 OF A TANK, IT AUTOMATICALLY JUMPS TO E AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. I AM CONSTANTLY STOPPING FOR GAS BECAUSE I CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. FURTHER, AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS AN APPARENT HUGE PROBLEM WITH OTHER NISSAN XTERRAS, PATHFINDERS AND FRONTIERS FROM THE 2005 TO 2007 YEARS. I HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT ANY AUTO PLACE WANTS TO CHARGE ME UP TO $600 TO FIX THIS PART..WHICH IS AN APPARENT DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET TO FIX THIS! *TR

1) FUEL GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING, AND SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHTED. THE FUEL GAUGE BEHAVES ERRATICALLY, GENERALLY SHOWING TANK IS EMPTY, EVEN WHEN FULL. 2) PROBLEM OCCURS CONSTANTLY, REQUIRING CAREFUL TRACKING OF MILEAGE TO DETERMINE WHEN TO RE-FUEL. 3) CHECKED ON-LINE FORUMS FOR NISSAN XTERRAS, AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM CAUSED BY CORROSION TO THE FUEL SENDER UNIT. MOST REPLACEMENTS COST BETWEEN $450 AND $650 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 14K MILES. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER WHEN TANK IS FILLED UP. OCCASIONALLY AS DRIVING, MY TANK WILL BE COMPLETELY FULL, BUT THE GAUGE WILL SHOOT DOWN TO EMPTY AND CAUSE LOW FUEL LIGHT TO COME ON. THIS WILL ALSO TRIGGER THE CHECK ENGINE TO COME ON. THE ENGINE, AT TIMES, AS ALSO ACTED AS IF IT IS ABOUT TO STALL DUE TO BEING OUT OF GAS...WHICH IT IS NOT. MY MECHANIC, WHOM I HAVE USED FOR MANY YEARS, HAS INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A FUEL LINE SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK AFTER RUNNING THE CODES DURING TRYING TO GET MY VEHICLE INSPECTED, WHICH FAILED DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO HAVING NO FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR VEHICLES UNDER 72,000 MILES THAT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FUEL TANK FAILURE HOWEVER, THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF NOTIFICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NOT REGISTERING THE CORRECT FUEL LEVELS AS WELL AS THE EMPTY LIGHT STAYING ON AFTER A FILL UP OF THE TANK. AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK THE GAS GAUGE STICKS ON EMPTY AND THEN AFTER AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME IT STARTS TO FLUCTUATE TO DIFFERENT POINTS IN THE FULL RANGE OF THE GAUGE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE INCLUDED RUNNING OUT OF GAS DUE TO INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL REPORTING BY THE FUEL GAUGE AND STALLING IN TRAFFIC. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE IN PRIOR AND LATER YEARS FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO ADDRESS AND CORRECT THE ENTIRE SAFETY ISSUE. AT THIS POINT IN TIME THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

FUEL LEVEL GAUGE ALWAYS SHOW EMPTY. CHECK ENGINE ON SENSE PROBLEM STARTED. *TR

BOUGHT 2007 NISSAN XTERRA IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007; SEPT OF 2008 HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH,WITH 23,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE DROVE A STANDARD CAR FOR 12 YEARS BEFORE I EVER REPLACED THE CLUTCH. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT. I WAS STUCK WITH REPLACING IT. BAD CLUTCH! *TR

FUEL SENSOR UNIT WENT OUT ON 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. *TR

THE REAR SUSPENSION ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA 4X4 OFF ROAD KEEPS BOTTOMING OUT WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA THE FUEL GAGE WHENT HAYWIRE. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $600 TO REPAIR. THIS IS BULL SEEMS A LOT OF XTERRAS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

LEAF SPRINGS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH SUPPORT TO MEET CAPACITY LISTED. RIDE IS HARSH AND SPRINGS HIT THE BUMP STOPS WITH EVEN ONE PERSON IN VEHICLE. *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

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 NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE 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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY REFERENCED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V690000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL) WAS INSUFFICIENT IN PROVIDING A REMEDY TO THE PROPER POPULATION OF VEHICLES, WHICH WERE MANUFACTURED DURING THE LISTED PRODUCTION DATES. THE REMEDY REFERENCED IN THE RECALL WOULD ONLY BE PROVIDED TO VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR REGISTERED IN THE SALT BELT STATES. HOWEVER, MANY CONSUMERS RESIDE IN NON-SALT BELT STATES, BUT FREQUENTLY TRAVEL IN SALT BELT STATES. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE NON-SALT BELT STATE VEHICLE OWNERS WOULD INCUR THE SAME FAILURES, BUT WOULD BE DENIED A FAIR REMEDY. THE SAFETY RISK WOULD ALSO BE INCREASED. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE OTHER ELEMENTS WITH SIMILAR PROPERTIES AS SALT, WHICH WOULD CAUSE AN IDENTICAL FAILURE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT APPLICABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A RECALL IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT PERTAINED TO HIS VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V690000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL)). THE RECALL STATED THAT IN AN EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE DEALER SHOULD STILL REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,000. UPDATED 2/5/09 *CN UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB

I HAVE PURCHASED A NEW 2007 NISSAN XTERRA S 4X4 SUV SO THAT I CAN GO OFF-ROADING FOR SPORTS ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SKIING (SNOW), HUNTING (MOUNTAINS, DIRT ROADS). HOWEVER, I HAVE WENT TO TEST THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM OF MY VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES TO OHV PARKS, AND THE LAST TIME I VISITED A PARK, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH PLAIN MUD ON A PLAIN DIRT GROUND AND WITHOUT ANY IMPACT NOR ANY BAD DRIVING THE CURTAIN AIRBAGS FROM BOTH SIDES HAVE DEPLOYED GIVING ME A TRAUMA FOR AIRBAGS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR FOR REPAIR TO CERRITOS NISSAN DEALER, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE CAR HAD A ROCK DENT FROM PREVIOUS OFF-ROADING WHICH HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DAY OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. AS FOR EVIDENCE, I HAVE UPLOADED ON YOUTUBE THE VIDEO OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYING SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE THAT IT DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. IT IS BRAND NEW VEHICLE, WITH LESS THAN 7500 MILES ON IT, THE DEALER WILL NOT RESPOND, AND SO I HAD TO TALK WITH NISSAN AMERICA CORPORATE OFFICE IN WHICH THEY WILL MAKE ANOTHER ANALYSIS OF THIS VEHICLE IN WHICH I DO BELIEVE THAT IT IS A DEFECT. FOR THIS REPAIR, THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ROOF CEILING IN WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE THE SAME AS BEFORE, AND SO I HAVE REQUESTED THEM TO GET ME A NEW VEHICLE BECAUSE I LOST CONFIDENCE OF MY DEFECTIVE ONE. FROM NOW ON, I WILL HAVE THE TRAUMA OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYING AT ANY TIME, AND I AM DOING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO LET THEM HAVE SUCH SYSTEM BECAUSE I CAN IMAGINE THAT BECAUSE OF THESE AIRBAGS, I COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A BIG ACCIDENT, AND WISH THAT IT IS FIXED FOR EVERYONE FOR THE SAFETY OF HUMAN KIND!!! I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE, AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS SAME EXPERIENCE... THERE ARE FEW MORE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN REVIEWING THE VIDEO THE LINK IS: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=GW6HUOQ2GVI. *TR

THE BRAKES ON MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WOULD NOT FULLY ACTIVATE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ENTERING I-95 SOUTHBOUND AND TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED ON THE RAMP FROM LEM TURNER ROAD. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WAS A LIGHT RAIN AND I HAD RECENTLY DRIVEN THROUGH STANDING WATER WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH DEEP. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT CAR LENGTHS, DURING WHICH TIME I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED, BEFORE COMING TO A STOP WITHIN A FEW FEET OF A STOPPED CAR. I DID NOT DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY UNTIL I FOUND THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING IN A NORMAL MANNER. I EXITED THE INTERSTATE, AND ATTEMPTED TO DUPLICATE THE SYMPTOMS IN A VACANT PARKING LOT AT ROOSEVELT MALL, BUT WAS UNABLE. AFTER CONTINUING HOME, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AS I ATTEMPTED TO STOP TO ENTER RAMP ONTO 20TH ST EXPRESSWAY FROM MAIN STREET. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 5800 MILES ON IT. I HAVE A CLEAN MOTOR VEHICLE RECORD AND AM CONSIDERED A SAFE DRIVER BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THIS VERY WELL COULD HAVE ENDED MUCH DIFFERENTLY HAD I NOT BEEN DRIVING DEFENSIVELY. I AM GOING TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 06, 2007 IN ORDER TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING LOCKED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND THE ENTIRE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS COMMON ON MANY NISSANS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS BROKEN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY AND WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL IT WOULD REGISTER DIFFERENT LEVELS. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF BECAUSE THERE WAS NO GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK ON OCCASION. NISSAN WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MODEL YEAR 2005 AND 2008, BUT NOT THE 2007 AND THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT GO ON WHEN MY WIFE WHO WAYS 110 LBS. SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WE TRIED TO GET THE AIR BAG TO GO ON A COUPLE OF THE SAME VEHICLES. NONE WORKED. WE HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER TOLD US THAT 110 LBS. IS THE CUT OFF FOR THE SWITCH. IN THIS DAY AND AGE THERE ARE WAY TO MANY CHILDREN THAT WAY 110 LBS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE PASSENGER WAS SEATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE AND THAT THE PASSENGER MAY BE TOO SMALL (5'7, 110 LBS). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 950 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR