2006 Nissan XTERRA - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. the contact stated that while driving at 15 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the check engine warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer riverside nissan (8330 indiana ave, riverside, ca 92504) where it was diagnosed and determined that the fuel level sending unit failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact mentioned nhtsa campaign number: 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline) as a possible solution to the failure however, the vin was not included. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the manufacturer confirmed that there was no recalls associated with the vin. the failure mileage was approximately 80,000."

"fuel gauge stopped working. at first, it would go to empty after filling the tank, and driving for a while, start working normal. but now it has stopped working completely. *tr"

"tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan xterra. while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact mentioned that the vehicle ran out of fuel and the fuel gauge failed to indicate that the vehicle needed fuel. the fuel tank was replenished, but the fuel gauge still did not display the correct fuel level. the vehicle was not taken to dealer or an independent mechanic. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 140,000. updated 8/31/15*cn"

"fuel sending unit is faulty, causing truck to stall on a major highway twice with no warning (while showing there was still gas, but tank empty). driving with my 5 year old son and almost being crashed into because of this hazard. nissan had a recall out on few vin #'s in which mine was supposedly not included. nissan says they are not obligated to do anything about this problem which seems to be common with this vehicle when i look it up. the repair costs around $600 to fix. my truck has failed inspection because of this issue, so now in order for me to drive and not be pulled over, i have to somehow gather $600 together to fix this. i'm a single parent who cannot afford to fix this, and as i see all over the internet, many people have had to replace this same part multiple times on the same vehicle. doesn't sound proper to me when it's a safety hazard. *tr"

"on 5/19/2010 the nhtsa and nissan issued a recall campaign bulletin #ntb10-031a covering certain nissan vehicles manufactured between 2006 and 2008. the recall was to address a potential fuel gauge accuracy. specifically, the issue can cause the fuel gauge to show the vehicle still has fuel when the tank is actually empty. this could result in the vehicle shutting down, rendering power steering, power brakes and other vehicle systems inoperable or where performance may be greatly reduced, which at highway speeds could cause of loss or control or accident. my 2005 nissan titan was recalled for the same issue and was in fact impacted when the vehicle shut off at highway speed. i was fortunately able to control the vehicle to a safe stop and the vehicle was fixed under an identical recall. in july 2014, when my son's 2006 nissan xterra began to experience similar symptoms. i contacted nissan to confirm that vehicles inclusion in the aforementioned campaign. i spoke to [xxx] and opened case [xxx]. [xxx] instructed me to have the vehicle diagnosed at a nissan dealership (which i did), but she subsequently denied coverage under the recall stating that the vin was not included. she stated that not all vehicles for that model year were included in the recall, but rather were offered extended warranty coverage for the specific part which my vehicle was now beyond. this was not stated in the campaign notice - i requested she escalate my concern to a supervisor. a week later i was contacted by [xxx] (no last name given) from nissan. [xxx] contradicted what i had previously been told by stating that all model year 2006 xterras were only given extended warranty coverage (i'm not sure if [xxx] or [xxx] were at this point lying to me) and that nissan would not reconsider my request for coverage. this is my 5th nissan. i'm requesting nissan cover the ~$380 repair. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr"

"my fuel gauge went to zero after i just filled up, my check engine light went on. code p0463. the fuel pump is fine, just the fuel level sensor. i have heard this is a common issue with this year, is there going to be a recall? *tr"

"i was driving and the fuel gauge showed a quarter of a tank of gas left, the vehicle sputtered and stopped. this is an ongoing problem, so i have to keep the fuel tank semi full at all times. i have contacted nissan and the response i get is there are no current recalls for this vehicle! *tr"

"i purchased my 2006 nissan xterra a month ago and when i drove off the lot it registered a quarter tank of gas but the next day as i was driving it ran out of gas. i filled up the gas tank and again it registered a quarter tank for about 5 minutes then went to e with the gas light on. i looked online and found there was a recall for the fuel sending unit and i called nissan who told me to take it to a local dealer to get looked at. i just came back from the dealer who told me that it was already replaced with a new part and there is nothing they can do for me. if it was replaced with a new part then why is there still a problem. this is an extreme hazard as i can run out of gas in the middle of an intersection or a busy highway. i feel this should be fixed by nissan as they know this is a faulty part and evidently even the new parts are faulty. *tr"

"the fuel hand gets to half a tank and suddenly goes to empty there for i am not able to track my fuel usage properly and this causes the service engine light to show the nissan company will not fix my vehicle they say its out of warranty. *tr"

"defective fuel gauge sensor. was not aware that there was a recall period to have sensor checked out and fixed for free. grace period has expired and dealership which is lokey nissan now wants to charge us nearly $700 dollars to fix. if we had known about this defect earlier via any type of communication, we would have had vehicle checked out. since we purchased this vehicle from said dealership, we would have expected some sort of notice concerning this flaw. we have had our share of problems that should not have occurred with such low mileage, but this is over the top. *js"