2007 Nissan Xterra

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.

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

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

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

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 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 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

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