2005 Nissan Xterra

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK A FEW MORNINGS AGO. MY CAR HAD OVER A 4TH OF GAS. THEN MY GAS TANK DROPS TO BELOW EMPTY THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON. THEN IT TURNS OFF AND TURNS BACK ON CONTINUES TO MOVE AND TURNS BACK ON ALL WHILE DRIVING. I PULL INTO A GAS STATION FILL UP THE GAS TANK THEN PROCEED TO GO HOME. THE CAR TURNS BACK ON ONE LAST TIME AND WHEN I TRY AND TURN IT BACK ON IT SHAKES AND TURNS OFF. HAD TO TOW MY CAR TO MY HOME HAD MULTIPLE MECHANICS COME TO MY HOME AND DIAGNOSE MY CAR. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND YET STILL DOES NOT WORK. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE PROBLEMS IS DEEPER AND THIS CAR AND THIS YEAR IS KNOWN TO HAVE STAGGERING ISSUES. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY NISSAN NOT THE CONSUMER. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE BEFORE. IM PUTTING MORE AND MORE MONEY INTO A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

AFTER FUELING THE CAR, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR EITHER SHOWS THE TANK AS EMPTY OR A RANDOM LEVEL (NEVER FULL, ALTHOUGH THE TANK WAS JUST FILLED). THE LEVEL FROM THEN ON IS ALWAYS UNRELIABLE AND FLUCTUATES AT RANDOM LEVELS; THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF FUEL IN THE TANK AT ANY TIME. I AM AFRAID THAT THE CAR WILL RUN OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT ME KNOWING AND STOP THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY OR WHILE CROSSING TRAIN TRACKS. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, THE INDICATOR NEVER SHOWS FULL WHEN I FILL UP THE TANK. IT SHOWS EMPTY OR 1/4 FULL AND THEN AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS THE LEVEL GOES UP TO A LEVEL THAT I KNOW IT IS TOO HIGH FOR THE AMOUNT OF DRIVING THAT I HAVE DONE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AFTER A LONG TRIP, I HAD ABOUT A QUARTER TANK LEFT. I PARKED MY CAR AND WHEN I RETURNED TO USE IT TO RUN AN ERRAND I BEGAN TO DRIVE. MY GAS TANK NEEDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO BELOW EMPTY THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AS WELL. I HAVE LOOKED UP THIS ISSUE AND FOUND OUT THERE WERE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME. THIS IS A NISSAN ISSUE THAT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN OUT OF POCKET FROM THE CONSUMER. ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS A LONG HISTORY REGARDING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MAY 2012. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO WORK, THE DAY THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON "LIGHT INITIALLY CAME ON. 30 MINUTES LATER, YELLOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE WAS NOT OUT OF GAS, HAD APPROX. 1/2 TANK. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUEL LIGHT, SO I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO A NEARBY GAS STATION AND FILLED UP TO A FULL TANK OF GAS. AFTERWARDS, FUEL ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND GAUGE STILL SHOWED EMPTY. ONLY AFTER DRIVING IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS, FUEL LIGHT FINALLY WENT OFF, SERVICE ENGINE SOON REMAINED ON. SINCE THIS INITIAL INCIDENT EVERY TIME I PUT FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE TANK STILL SHOWS EMPTY AND TAKES SEVERAL DAYS OF DRIVING TO SHOW WHERE I FILLED IT UP. I RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND IT SHOWED PROBLEMS IN THE FUEL SENSOR/FUEL PUMP. I ALSO VISITED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID, THAT I WAS NOT TURNING THE GAS CAP ENOUGH AFTER FUELING UP. I ALWAYS ENSURE THAT I TURN THE GAS CAP SEVERAL TIMES AT LEAST 4 TURNS, UNTIL SEVERAL CLICKS ARE HEARD WHEN SECURING THE GAS CAP AFTER FUELING. I AM SURE THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS I DRIVE A GOOD DISTANCE TO WORK, ON GRAVEYARD SHIFTS. THIS IS THE 1ST MAJOR PROBLEM, I HAVE HAD WITH MY NISSAN XTERRA AND UNFORTUNATELY IT DOES NOT SHOW AS A RECALL. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS I DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL RUN OUT OF FUEL PARTICULARLY ON FREEWAYS AND BUSY INTERSECTIONS. I OFTEN HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS AND THIS CONCERNS ME THE MOST. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED OUR 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, 17 MILES YOUNG. EXACTLY ONE MONTH AFTER WE PURCHASED, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WENT OUT AND WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NO PROBLEMS FOR A FEW YEARS, UNTIL WE NOTICED THAT THE GAS GAUGE WAS NOT GIVING ACCURATE READINGS, WE HAD TO WATCH OUR ODOMETER COUNT TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T RUN OUT OF GAS, WHICH IS A VERY SCARY THOUGHT WHEN YOU HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. THIS HAPPENED WHEN WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 80000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND $600 TO REPAIR. SHORTLY AFTER, THE TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING UP AND THE HEATER WASN'T WORKING. NO WHY WASN'T THAT WORKING? APPARENTLY, NISSAN THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A COOL TRICK TO HAVE THE RADIATOR LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION.... BRILLIANT BUSINESS PLAN THEY HAVE. TOOK THE TRUCK IN AND HAD TO PAY $5800 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR AND COMPUTER ALL REPLACED. THIS FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WAS IN FACT A HARDSHIP. ONE THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO HAPPEN HAD NISSAN PROVIDED QUALITY PARTS AND PROVIDED STELLAR SERVICE. I WILL SUE NISSAN FOR THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, BLOG/FACEBOOK MY LITTLE HEART AWAY ABOUT HOW INSINCERE OF A COMPANY NISSAN IS AND NEVER EVER-EVER-EVER GIVE THEM A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION. *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED 800 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY; CAUSES DRIVER TO HAVE NO IDEA OF FUEL LEVEL. CREATES DANGEROUS POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ON HIGHWAYS, IN TRAFFIC, ETC. WITHOUT MOTOR RUNNING, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DO NOT WORK, CREATING EVEN HIGHER RISK OF ACCIDENT. VERY COMMON ISSUE ON 2005 XTERRA; SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. *TR

AFTER MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED, I PROCEEDED TO TAKE MY NISSAN XTERRA TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN HAWTHORNE, CA, TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. NISSAN CHARGED ME $129 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH FOUND AN ERROR CODE OF P0463. THAT ERROR CODED INDICATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING. I DECLINED TO PAY $570 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT SEVERAL NISSAN VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY ITS TRUCKS AND SUVS, HAVE SUFFERED FROM THIS PRODUCT DEFECT. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF NISSAN RECTIFIED THE SITUATION BY RECALLING VEHICLES OR COVERING MY CHARGE FOR REPAIRS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 XTERRA SERVICE. FUEL TANK WAS NOT 1/4 TANK AND FILLED IT UP - HAD TO STOP AT THE STORE ANYWAY SO I GASSED UP. ANYWAY, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I LOOKED DOWN AND MY FUEL GAUGE IS ON EMPTY AND THE LIGHT ON. INTERESTING, I THOUGHT. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE COMES ON LATER. I WAS THINKING SOME KIND OF GAS POCKET OR SOMETHING SO I GOT HOME AND UN DID THE GAS CAP, AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. ENGINE LIGHT AND FUEL LEVEL STILL ON AND THE UNIT IS FAILURE TO READ FUEL GAUGE. *TR

*** IPDM AND DOUBLE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE IN 2005 NISSAN XTERRA *** MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA ENGINE ONCE SHUT DOWN AS I AM DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET; I HAD TO LET THE XTERRA COAST A SHORT DISTANCE WITHOUT POWER TO PULL OVER AND STOP MY SUV TO THE SIDE OF A SAFER SECTION OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE CAR. AFTER WAITING ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE THE SUV. THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER NEVER WENT AWAY. PERIODICALLY THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IT FINALLY GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TWICE, INCLUDING A TOW TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN SANTA MONICA. THE INCIDENT BEGAN IN APRIL 2010. IN MAY 2010, THE NISSAN DEALER IN SANTA MONICA CHECKED THE PROBLEM AND INDICATED THAT THE IPDM HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. SHORTLY AFTER THE IPDM WAS REPLACED, 1 OF 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS IN THE XTERRA FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. 6 MONTHS LATER (DECEMBER 2010), THE OTHER CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. I BELIEVE THE IPDM ISSUE IS SEVERE. I BELIEVE THE IPDM ISSUE IS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH (AND LIKELY TO BE THE CAUSE OF) THE FAILURE OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS IN THE VEHICLE. IN MY CASE, IT IS DOUBLE FAILURE SINCE BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FAILED 6 MONTHS APART FROM EACH OTHER. FAILURE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. *TR