2005 Nissan Xterra fuel/propulsion system problems
32 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2005 Nissan Xterra — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Yes in the 2005 nissan xterras there is no floating arm device within the fuel sending unit. Which is what is causing the vehicle to have the fuel gauge on the front dash panel to read incorrectly to the electronic screen. It also doesn't report your dte on the dash panel because the fuel sending…”
filed Feb 19, 2021
“I have the same issue as described in recall #10v075000. This affected 2006 nissan xterras, mine is a 2005. The fuel gauge drops to empty when the tank is filled, after driving awhile it starts to climb back up to read near full, then it will appears to decrease as normal, but you never know how…”
filed Sep 14, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Xterra years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Xterra | 1 | 4% |
| 2010 Xterra | 3 | 8% |
| 2008 Xterra | 9 | 8% |
| 2007 Xterra | 63 | 11% |
| 2006 Xterra | 94 | 12% |
| 2004 Xterra | 5 | 6% |
| 2003 Xterra | 5 | 7% |
| 2002 Xterra | 2 | 1% |
| 2001 Xterra | 8 | 5% |
| 2000 Xterra | 7 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Nissan Xterra
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.