2007 Nissan Xterra Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS WEAK AND THE REAR AXLE WOULD STRIKE THE FRAME EVERY TIME THE CONTACT WOULD DRIVE OVER A ROAD BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

2007 NISSAN XTERRA POWER TRAIN/TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THE REPAIR IS A MAJOR COST FROM $1600 TO $2500 TO REPAIR IT WAS SLIGHTLY OVER THE MAINTENANCE WHEN PROBLEM DISCOVERED BY NISSAN ON A REGULAR SERVICE VISIT. A CLAIM WITH NISSAN CORP. WAS MADE AND INITIALLY DENIED AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WORRIED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD GO. I CONTINUED TO FIGHT THE DENIAL AND COMPLY WITH ALL THEIR REQUEST TO OBTAIN RECORDS ON ALL MAINTENANCE DONE TO VEHICLE. THEY FINALLY RESPONDED AND ONLY PAID A PORTION OF THE REPAIR. THE REPAIR COST WAS STILL AN ECONOMIC BURDEN. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH THE OUTCOME ESPECIALLY BEING A LOYAL CUSTOMER FOR MANY YEARS. I AM TRULY DISAPPOINTED WITH HOW NISSAN TREATS THEIR CUSTOMERS AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE A NISSAN VEHICLE AGAIN! *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA THAT I JUST BOUGHT IN SEPT. '10. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 39,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS A LITTLE UNDER 1/4 A TANK OF GAS THE OTHER DAY SO I WENT AND FILLED IT UP. WHEN I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE, THE GAS GAUGE WENT RIGHT BACK TO THE POSITION IT WAS IN BEFORE I FILLED UP. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT STILL READ THE SAME. THINKING MY FLOAT WAS STUCK OR SOMETHING, I JUST WENT ON DRIVING. AFTER AWHILE, THE GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO PUT MORE GAS IN BUT IT WOULD ONLY TAKE ABOUT 2 GALLONS. THEN THE 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT' CAME ON AND NOW IT WON'T GO OFF. THE GAS GAUGE WILL SOMETIMES GO UP TO FULL (EVEN IF I'VE DROVE 100 MILES ON THAT TANK) AND SOMETIMES IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO EMPTY. IT FLUXUATES UP AND DOWN WITH NO RHYME OR REASON AND IT WILL DO IT IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. I HAVE PUT SEA BREEZE FUEL CLEANER STUFF IN THE TANK BUT SO FAR IT HAS NOT HELPED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS PROVIDING INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO RUN OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE FLOAT THAT READ THE FUEL WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE FLOAT REPLACED IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK) BUT DUE TO THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO RUNNING ROUGHLY AND THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,348 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,800. UPDATED 03/15/11 *BF UPDATED 1/5/12 *CN

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH THE SAME FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM. THE GAGE DOESN'T REGISTER THE CORRECT LEVEL OF GAS SO I HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE WATCH. I ALSO GET THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT. *TR

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA IT HAS 76,000 MILES ON IT. THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN I HAVE 1/4, 1/2 TANK OF GAS, SOMETIMES 3/4 TANK OF GAS THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LITE COMES ON. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT AROUND 56,000 MI. I HAVE READ ON LINE THAT HIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE XTERRA DATING BACK TO 2003. SHOULD THIS NOT HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY NISSAN? FIXED 2006 AND 2008. WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS, I THINK NISSAN SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND CORRECT THE EXPENSIVE DEFICIENCY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN FIX A LATER MODEL. *TR

FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO REGISTER AFTER A FILL-UP - SHOWED EMPTY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. *TR

FUEL GAUGE READS ZERO AFTER FILLING UP AND LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT IS ON. ALSO SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT IS ON. ODB CODE 0463. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA BROUGHT USED @ CARMAX OF WHITE MARSH MD. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 3YRS NOW AND HAVE HAD ITS REGULAR CHECK AND ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. IN NOVEMBER THE CAR STARTED WITH THIS STRANGE AND LOAD NOISE. I HAD NEW TIERD REPLACED AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE PLACE TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, AFTER PERSISTENCE AND TAKING THE CAR BACK BECAUSE IT WOULD SKIP AND PULL. THE AUTOSHOP DID A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE CAR TO LOOSE SOME POWER ALONG WITH THE HEADER NOT WORKING EITHER. I CALLED NISSAN AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. WELL THEY SENT ME A LETTER TELLING ME ABOUT AN INTERNAL MEMO THEY HAD REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO A NISSAN DEALER TO SEE IF IN FACT THAT WAS THE CASE. I DID AND IT WAS I SPOKE TO SOMEONE IN THEIR CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT WHO EXPLAINED THAT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS OVER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AMOUNT THAT HEY HAD INCREASED IT TO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE OUT OF POCKET.... HERE IS MY MAJOR PROBLEM THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 80,000 MILES MY CAR HAS 93,000 MILE. THEY WILL REPLACE THE RADIATOR IF I PAY A DEDUCTIBLE OD $1000.00.. WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR A MANUFACTURE ERROR.? PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME I CAN NOT AFFORD TO DRIVE THIS CAR OR PAY SUCH HIGH DEDUCTIBLE. NISSAN NEEDS TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR.... I HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED BECAUSE THEY WANT ME TO PAY $1000.00. WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. *TR

HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE ON MY CURRENT 2007 XTERRA IM AT 53,000 MILES AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT. WARRANTY ON THIS ITEM IS 36,000 MILES. THEY EVEN TRIED TO BS ME WHEN I SAID THERE IS EVEN A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS COMMON REPAIR. THIS IS HOW IT WENT: ME - IS THERE A CURRENT RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN FOR A FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE OR DTC P0461/2/3 DEALER - LET ME CHECK SIR. ME - THANKS DEALER - NO SIR ME - I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE BECAUSE I HAVE IT IN MY HAND IT IS NISSAN SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069B DEALER - I DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION ON ME ME - SERVICE BULLETINS ARE CREATED FOR COMMON REPAIRS SO I KNOW IM NOT THAT ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE LOWER LINKS AND P/NOS. THIS COLLAR WELD WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH AND IT HAS SEPARATED AND DETERIORATED,AND COULD CAUSE A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH. IT MAKES NOISE AT A LOW TO HIGH SPEED. I NEED MY VIN # ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST THAT IS LISTED ABOVE WITH THE OTHER RECALLS FOR THE NISSAN XTERRA. *TR

THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON MY XTERRA CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. BORROWING AN AUTOPART STORES COMPUTER, I FOUND OUT MY ENGINE WAS SHOWING ERROR CODE P0463. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT IT MEANT MY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THAT, WHILE NO REAL THREAT TO MY SAFETY WAS POSED OTHER THAN POSSIBLY RUNNING OUT OF GAS BY SURPRISE, IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS DEGRADED BRAKING PERFORMANCE. I INVESTIGATED AND DISCOVERED GEAR-OIL LEAKING FROM REAR AXLE ONTO BREAK ROTORS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALS THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC. NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10033306 INDICATES THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND DEGRADED BREAKING PERFORMANCE HAS PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS ALREADY. IT MAY HAVE ALREADY RESULTED IN FATALITIES. AS A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, I URGE YOU TO INITIATE A RECALL OF ALL VEHICLES PRONE TO THIS DEFECT. IT CAN BE ELIMINATED BY SIMPLY REPLACING DEFECTIVE REAR-AXLE SEALS. *TR

MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA (47,000MILES) JUST STOPPED (NO POWER WHEN GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED) WHILE ON THE FREEWAY DURING A BUSY TIME... I HAD TO TRY TO GET TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS VERY DANGEROUS. LUCKILY THE CARS AROUND ME WERE PAYING ATTENTION AND A HUGE ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE NET, APPARENTLY THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AND PREVIOUS MODELS(WHICH WERE ISSUED RECALLS). THE FUEL SENDING UNIT APPARENTLY HAS AN ISSUE WHERE IT STOPS SENDING FUEL THROUGH TO THE ENGINE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR NOTICE....THIS IS LIFE THREATENING AND UNACCEPTABLE.. THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE PEOPLE DIE AT THE HANDS OF A FAULTY 20 DOLLAR PART. PLEASE PLEASE FORWARD THIS OR ADD IT TO THE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I HOPE ARE LISTED... AND THANK YOU.. SO FAR I HAVE ACCUMULATED TOWING BILLS, RENTAL CAR BILLS, AND NOW HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE WEEKDAY UNTIL NISSAN CAN "TALK" TO SOMEONE IN THE TECH DEPT.. THE DEALERSHIPS NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THE OWNERS NEED TO BE CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY... *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!! COST OF REPAIR IS $490. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE IS 3 YEARS OLD AND MY FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT WENT BAD. NISSAN HAS HAD A RECALL ON THE 2001 TO 2003 XTERRA FOR THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT AND RECENTLY ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM; FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT FOR 2006 XTERRA. I SEE THAT THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM AND NISSAN NEEDS TO INCLUDE THE 2007 AND POSSIBLY EVEN THE 2008 AND 2009. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE PART TO GO BAD. I WAS STRANDED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS UNTIL MY HUSBAND COULD REACH ME AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WHEN YOUR GAUGE IS WRONG. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON AFTER WE RAN OUT OF GAS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT WAS BAD DUE TO INTERNAL SHORT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE HORN WAS ENGAGED AND IT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THE HORN WOULD ENGAGE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE SPIRAL CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 04/01/11

2007 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED TO SHOW FUEL BEING USED IN THE GAS TANK. GAUGE STAYED AT HALF FULL FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY. I CANT TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK,I CANT GET AN INSPECTION STICKER AND THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRENTY. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET BECAUSE IT WILL COST ME AT LEAST $400.00. *TR

DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT; GAS GAUGE UNRELIABLE; "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON. *TR

MY NISSAN 2007 XTERRA HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. I FIRST NOTICED IN LATE AUGUST OF 2010 MY SERVICE E GINE SOON LIGHT (SES) COME ON AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL A FEW WEEKS LATER I TOOK IN MY CAR AND WAS TOLD MY FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE BEEN NOW DOING RESEARCH AND HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I AM. MY GAUGE WILL MARK EMPTY AFTER I HAVE FILLED UP MY TANK AND SHOW A FULL TANK AT ABOUT 50 MILES AFTER I HAVE FILLED UP THE TANK. MY GAUGE WILL ALSO GO ON E WHEN IT IS AT 1/4 OF A TANK AND EVEN AT A HALF TANK NEVER KNOWING EXACTLY HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. I ALSO READ ONLINE THAT THE 2007 XTERRAS HAVE A RECALL ON THE FUEL SYSTEM AND I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED TO ANYONE WHO IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND COULD END IN ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS. LETS SEE IF THIS HAPPENS AND WE ALL GET IT REPLACED AS I ALSO FOUND THIS INFORMATION ONLINE FROM A WEBSITE. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WITH A NEW ONE THAT HAS A MODIFIED FLOAT ARM. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE MARCH 22, 2010.

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA IT HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN I HAVE 1/4, 1/2 TANK OF GAS, SOMETIMES 3/4 TANK OF GAS THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LITE COMES ON. I HAVE READ ON LINE THAT HIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE XTERRA DATING BACK TO 2003. SHOULD THIS NOT HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY NISSAN? SHOULD WE WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GET KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE SHOWS THAT THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE DEFORMED MOLDED FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. 2007 MODEL IS NOT COVERED BY EXISTING RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 - 06 & 08 ONLY). *TR

STARTED MAKING NOISES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH AND JERKING, SO WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE REAR END WHICH THEY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY , BUT STILL MADE NOISE AND SLIGHT CLUNKING. TOOK INTO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP NOV OF 2012 AND THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE AT APPROX 119000 MILES. THEN TODAY AT 129,000 MILES SAID MY REAR END NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND MY TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND THE FLUID WAS MILKY FROM CROSS CONTAMINATION , WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE TYPE OF SUVS. SAID THEY WILL NOT COVER IT CAUSE ITS OVER 100000 MILES NOW . *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT CORRECTLY READING THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE THE TANK HAS. THE GAUGE IS READING MORE OR LESS THAN WHAT THE ACTUAL TANK HAS. *TR

BATTERY DIED. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS "STUCK" IN 4TH GEAR. HAD TO HAVE THE VALVE BODY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS 31/2 YEARS OLD AND THE VALVE BODY WAS CORRODED. HAD TO BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE PART FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THERE HAS TO BE MANY OF THESE CARS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IF THERE IS A WAITING LIST FOR THE PART. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE NO LONGER REGISTERS THE ACCURATE GASOLINE LEVEL IN THE TANK AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2006 AND 2008 MODELS BUT NOT FOR 2007. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB FROM OTHER NISSAN OWNERS ON THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR

I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH MY FUEL SENSOR UNIT IN MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA AT 38,500 MILES. I FILLED AT THE GAS STATION, GETTING READY TO LEAVE ON VACATION AND THEN IT WENT DOWN TO EMPTY. THE SES LIGHT CAME ON, SO DECIDED TO CANCEL MY VACATION! A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THE NEEDLE WENT BACK TO FULL. AFTER FILLING GAS 4 TIMES, MY SES LIGHT HAS GONE OFF AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING, BUT DO NOT LET IT GO BELOW HALF A TANK TO BE SURE. AND, OF COURSE IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE 2006 & 2008 MODELS THAT USE THE SAME EXACT SENSOR UNIT....HOW CONVENIENT FOR NISSAN! *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. NOT TO MENTION THAT WHEN I FILL UP MY VEHICLE THE FUEL GAUGE WILL NOT SENSE THAT ITS FULL. IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME OR EVEN BOTTOM OUT SHOWING THE LIGHT THAT ITS EMPTY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL AND HARD TO TELL WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT HAS HAPPEN TO MANY OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 10V075000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STORAGE AUXILIARY TANK WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. AFTERWARD, THE FUEL GAUGE READ 3/4 FULL INSTEAD OF 100% FULL, THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER DROPPED BELOW "E" AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NOT ONLY 2007 NISSAN XTERRAS, BUT OTHER YEARS AS WELL, DUE TO A FAULTY PART USED BY NISSAN IN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. I HAD THE ERROR CODE PULLED (P0463) AND IT CAME BACK TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. NISSAN HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS CODE, SO THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS, AND WHAT IS NECESSARY TO FIX IT. MY CAR STALLED ON THE FREEWAY THE OTHER DAY IN THE NUMBER TWO LANE, THANKS TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAD FOUR CHILDREN IN MY CAR AT THE TIME. LUCKILY, THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF TRAFFIC SO THE DANGER LEVEL WAS LOW CONSIDERING WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY, HOWEVER IF WE WERE NOT IN TRAFFIC, THINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS. NISSAN CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL THEREFORE NOT ISSUE A RECALL, HOWEVER I STRONGLY DISAGREE AND FEEL THAT MY RECENT EXPERIENCE PROVES THAT A FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE REP AT MY DEALERSHIP THAT ALL 2007S WERE INITIALLY A PART OF THE MOST RECENT RECALL FOR REPLACING FUEL SENDING UNITS, HOWEVER NISSAN CHANGED THE RECALL TO ONLY INCLUDE CERTAIN 2007 XTERRA VIN #S, YET 2006 AND 2008 MODELS ARE A PART OF THE RECALL. SINCE THE RECALL BEGAN, I'VE BEEN RECEIVING LETTERS EVERY MONTH FROM MY DEALERSHIP OFFERING TO BUY THE CAR BACK FROM ME. THIS DOES NOT SIT WELL WITH ME. *TR

DETAILS OF PROBLEM: VEHICLE INDICATES THAT GAS IS REMAINING IN TANK(IE. FUEL INDICATOR REGISTERS THAT 1/2 TANK IS REMAINING, WHEN IN FACT GAS TANK IS EMPTY. INTERNET SEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT OF NISSAN XTERRA OWNERS (2006 THROUGH TO 2008) AND THAT THE COMPANY HAS BEEN INSTALLING A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR IN THEIR VEHICLES FOR AN EXTENDED TIME PERIOD. THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD ON OUR FREEWAYS WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST SHOWS ITSELF. (IE. THE POTENTIAL FOR VEHICLES STALLING OUT ON THE FREEWAY DUE TO THE UNINFORMED OWNERS LACK OF AWARENESS THAT THEY ARE RUNNING ON AN EMPTY GAS TANK!) MY ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM: I DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS NORTH AMERICA, AND NISSAN CANADA. I DISCOVERED THAT THE COMPANY HAS ISSUED A RECALL OF SPECIFIC VEHICLE #'S IN THE 2006 AND 2008 PRODUCT LINE. MY INTERNET RESEARCH INTO CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM INDICATES THAT THIS SPECIFIC COMPLAINT IS MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD THAN NISSAN IS WILLING TO ADMIT. I INQUIRED WITH NISSAN CANADA (WEDNESDAY, JULY 14) TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANOTHER AVENUE THROUGH WHICH I COULD REFER THIS SAFETY PROBLEM TO NISSAN, BUT THE RECEPTIONIST ASSURED ME THAT I HAD NO FURTHER RECOURSE. *TR

MY GAS TANK REGISTERED 1/4 OF A TANK, WHICH MEANT ANOTHER 50 MILES. I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND WORK 45 MILES AWAY. I SET MY TRIP METER BUT ONLY MADE IT 15 MILES AND WAS LEFT STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY...AGAIN. I DID MAKE IT TO THE EXIT RAMP. HAD TO WAIT AN HOUR FOR HELP IN A HIGH CRIME AREA AT 5:50 IN THE MORNING. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA THAT STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WHEN IS FULL SHOWS EMPTY AND LIGHT COMES ON AND AFTER 50+ MILES THE GAUGE STARTS WORKING TILL IT GETS TO 1/4 TANK APROX AND STAYS THERE TILL GET OUT OF GAS (HAPPENED TO ME, THANK GOD WAS ON A LIGHT AND NOT ON THE HWY). TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND AFTER AN HOUR THEY CAME BACK TO ME AND TOLD ME THAT MY XTERRA WAS NOT COVER AND THEY WILL FIX IT BUT THERE WILL BE A CHARGE OF $500 APROX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DROPPED FROM THREE QUARTERS FULL TO INDICATE THERE WAS ONLY ONE QUARTER FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I HAD TO PAY $362.49 FOR REPLACING A FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES. HOWEVER, MY MODEL/VIN IS NOT COVERED. HOW CAN A RECALL BE ALLOWED TO SKIP FROM ONE VIN TO ANOTHER IF THE SAME PART NUMBER IS USED? *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. MY FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS FAILED RESULTING IN FAILURE OF MY FUEL GAUGE. AT TIMES THE GAUGE WILL SHOW NO GAS AT ALL, AND AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL STICK AT PARTIALLY FULL. THE GAUGE IS NEVER ACCURATE. THIS PRESENTS AN ENORMOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AS THE CHANCE OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON A HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE IS GREATLY INCREASED. THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE WAS DEEMED A SAFETY HAZARD THAT RESULTED IN RECALL ON XTERRA MODELS BEFORE AND AFTER 2007, AS WELL AS OTHER NISSAN MODELS MADE IN 2007. IF IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THOSE VEHICLES, IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR A 2007 XTERRA! *TR

MY NISSAN XTERRA IS HAVING THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. AT THIS TIME ITS INTERMITTENT. I CALLED NISSAN AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM THEY RAN MY VEHICLE ID # THAT DOESN'T SHOW UP AS ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK FOR THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT AND REPAIR. THIS IS A RECALL ITEM. I WAS MAIL A NOTIFICATION R1010 10V-074. *TR

2007 NISSAN XTERRA - FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE - CAUSING FUEL GAUGE TO FAIL WITH POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS IN TRAFFIC SITUATION - THERE IS A RECALL 10V-075 HOWEVER IT IS FOR XTERRAS 2006 AND 2008 EXCLUDING 2007'S FOR WHATEVER REASON - THEREFORE NOT RECALLED BY NISSAN. WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHY... 2007 HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM THIS RECALL. *TR

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE- I CALLED THE NISSAN CONSUMER LINE AND GAVE THEM THE INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THE FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE. THEY STATED THAT INITIALLY THAT MY VEHICLE WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL BASED ON MY VEN# FOR MY 2007 XTERRA. HOWEVER, THEY HAD ME GO THRU THE STEPS OF GOING TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP TO OBTAIN A DIAGNOSTIC TO CONFIRM THAT I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER ALL THE WORK DONE ON THIS END, NISSAN STATED THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COVER THE PART...EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THEIR CARS THE COST IS MIN $400 AND I DO NOT HAVE THOSE TYPE OF FUNDS READILY AVAILABLE AS A SINGLE MOTHER. I RECENTLY RAN OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MY TWO KIDS. BLESSED THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER IN A TIMELY MANNER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR BEING IN ONE. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CARS AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER AND THEIR FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA TRUCK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND FUEL SHOWS EMPTY. RESEARCHED THIS AND THERE SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. COULD RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT. FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT, P0463 DIAGNOSTIC CODE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BY NISSAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD READ INACCURATE GASOLINE LEVELS WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS LESS THAN ONE-FOURTH FULL. IN ADDITION, THE INDICATOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK ON EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,100.

ON OR ABOUT MAY 20, 2010 I HAD 1/4 TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE TRUCK AND THE GAS NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER AS BEING FULL. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE ABOUT 70 MILES AND IT FINALLY WENT UP TO THE FULL MARK, BUT THE "SES" LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, WHEN I FILLED THE GAS TANK, I TURNED THE ENGINE ON AND THE NEEDLE WENT TO BELOW THE "E" MARK AND THE RESERVE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE "SES" LIGHT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $400 TO REPAIR. I WAS ALSO INFORMED AT THAT TIME THAT THERE IS A NATION WIDE BACKORDER ON THE PART THAT IS NEEDED AND THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WOULD BE IN STOCK. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY YEAR OF VEHICLE. I OWN A 2007 XTERRA WITH APROX. 38,000 MILES. *TR

NISSAN XTERRA 2007 MODEL 1. NO SPECIFIC "EVENT". AT ROUGHLY 57,000 MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY (SHOWS EMPTY). IS GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. 2. OCCURS EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS FILLED. CONSEQUENCE: DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN VEHICLE. 3. NOT CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. SAME PROBLEM AS RECENT RECALL ON NISSAN TITAN, ETC. *TR

FUEL SENSOR FAILURE. ALWAYS TELLS ME MY GAS TANK IS EMPTY WHEN IT IS FULL. WHEN ON 1/4 OF A TANK, IT WILL DROP TO "E", SO I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH GAS I REALLY HAVE LEFT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS STAYS ON. ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE IT WILL TURN OFF, AND WHEN THE GAS GAUGE DROPS TO "E", THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED NOT KNOWING IF I HAVE FUEL IN THE 2007 XTERRA OR NOT. WAS TOLD I DID NOT HAVE THE YEAR OF XTERRA FOR RECALL EVEN THOUGH I'M HAVING THE PROBLEMS ALL OTHER XTERRA'S ARE RECALLING. I DO NOT KNOW IF THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY WRONG WITH THE XTERRA OR NOT SINCE THIS LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. *TR

OK THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL AND ALL THE OTHER CLUTCH PARTS WITH NEW OEM PARTS SO WE WILL SEE HOW MANY MILES I GET THIS TIME BEFORE IT BRAKES DOWN AGAIN. IT IS MID APRIL AND CAR IS STILL ROLLING. I HAVE 2 MORE YRS BEFORE THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRES AND DEALER MANAGER SAID THAT IT WILL BE COVER AND REPLACED IF IT BRAKES DOWN BEFORE THAT. HOPE I WON'T HAVE TO PROVE WITH THE EDMUNDS XTERRA FORUM PRINT OUTS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM IN MY CAR. MY GAS SENSOR WAS ALSO REPLACED WHILE THEY WORK ON MY CAR....SO SO FAR I AM GLAD WITH ANCHORAGE, ALASKA NISSAN DEALERSHIP. *TR

2007 NISSAN XTERRA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWING ERROR CODE P0463 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING). OCCURS EACH TIME I GO TO THE GAS STATION AND FILL THE TANK. GAUGE STAYS ON EMPTY FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND SOMETIMES DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE "TANK EMPTY" LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF DRIVING THE GAUGE WILL MOVE BACK TO A HIGHER POSITION. *TR

2007 NISSAN XTERRA RADIATOR FAILED MIXED ANTI-FREEZE WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID, TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING IN MIDDLE OF DANGEROUS INTERSECTION NO WARNING! $5000.00 TO REPAIR. NISSAN AND DEALER SAY THAT THERE IS NOTHING BEING DONE BY NISSAN TO FIX PROBLEM. *TR

THIS AN ADDENDUM TO COMPLAINT CONF # 10330608. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON IN CONCERT WITH TYHE ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE ALSO. *TR

FUEL GAUGE WORKS ERRATICALLY, SOMETIMES STAYS AT 1/4 OTHER TIMES WILL GO TO 1/2, AND NEVER SEEMS TO WARN OF EMPTY. *TR