2005 Nissan Pathfinder FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

I HAVE A 2005 PATHFINDER THAT IS HAVING FUEL LEVEL SENSOR PROBLEMS. AT 1/4 A TANK THE SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON WITH A CODE P0463 SENSOR FAILED. I ALSO STATES 0 ON MY DTE WHEN IT IS 1/2 FULL. I KNOW A RECALL IS BEING DONE FOR 2006 AND NEWER BUT NOT THE 2005'S. IT IS THE SAME ISSUE AND FEEL 2005'S ALSO NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I HAVE 54,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. I HAVE THE SERVICE LIGHT RESET AND IT STILL GOES BACK ON AT 1/4 TANK OF GAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PUMPING GAS, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE TANK WAS STILL EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000. UPDATED 12/02/10 *BF UPDATED 12/07/10

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE, WHICH I BOUGHT USED. AFTER A FEW MONTHS AND AT 85, 000 MILES THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON MY FATHER-IN-LAW, MECHANIC, CHECKED IT AND SAID IT WAS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. IT CAUSES MY DTE (MILES LEFT TO DRIVE BASED ON FUEL LOAD) TO NOT WORK PROPERLY AND SOMETIMES MY LIGHT COMES ON INDICATION LOW FUEL WHEN IT IS HALF FULL. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT PASS THE EMISSION TESTING BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID I HAD TO REPAIR IT ON MY OWN SINCE I HAVE NO WARRANTY. TO TOP IT OFF ASIDE FORM THE SENSOR THAT NEEDS REPLACED ANOTHER PART CONNECTED TO IT ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FROM ESTIMATES I HAVE BEEN GETTING IT WILL COST ME BETWEEN $379-$500 TO FIX. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OVER 300 COMPLAINTS ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/NISSAN-PATHFINDER/FUEL_LEVEL_SENSOR_INPUT_A. ............ I HOPE NISSAN DOES A MAJOR RECALL AND NOT LET ITS CONSUMERS DOWN. THIS MAY BE THE LAST NISSAN I BUY. *TR

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. SHOWED HALF FULL, VEHICLE STALLED IN ROADWAY. GAUGE FLUCTUATES. SHOWS FULL, THEN EMPTY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON...BROUGHT TO DEALER ADVISED 'FUEL SENDER' UNIT CODE ERROR. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR YEARS 2006 AND NEWER. VERY CONCERNED THE RECALL #10V-075 DID NOT COVER 2005 YEARS. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE OF MY VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF GAS DUE TO A NISSAN FAULTY FUEL GAUGE/SENDING UNIT. 2005 PATHFINDER APPEARS TO BE ONE OF THE WORST RELIABLE YEARS NISSAN HAS PRODUCED THE PATHFINDER.....BUT 2005 WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL??? WHY? *TR

"SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME UP AROUND 58000 AND INCORRECT READING OF FUEL LEVEL SINCE THEN. DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY GAS LEFT IN TANK. APPARENTLY IT'S WIDE SPREAD ISSUE FOR 2005 PATHFINDERS.

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT ABOUT 3 WKS AGO I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE READINGS NOT BEING ACCURATE AND GETTING ERRATIC READING OR NONE AT ALL OR WHEN THE GAS TANK IS HALF FULL I DON'T GET ANY READING, AFTER CONTACT WITH THE NISSAN DEALER IN MY AREA THEY GAVE ME A COPY OF A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT HAD BEEN SENT TO ALL DEALERS ON AUG 12,2009 ABOUT DEFECTIVE OR ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE ISSUES, CLASSIFICATION# EL07-027B REF# NTB07-069B, APPLIED VEHICLES 2005-2009 PATHFINDER (R51), APPLIED VINS 2005-2008 PATHFINDER-ALL, ALSO IN THE RECALL WHICH STATES 419,000 VEHS IN THE US FOR A FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM, THE NISSAN DEALER STATED THAT NISSAN IS NOT ANSWERING COMPLAINTS OF FIXING THE PROBLEM, I CONTACTED NISSAN OF N. AMERICA AND RECEIVED AN E-MAIL SAYING THERE IS NO RECALL OR SERVICE CAMPAIGN AND THAT I SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THE DEFECT FIXED, THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IN 2 WKS THEY HAVE ONLY RECEIVED ABOUT 3 LETTERS ON RECALLS FROM NISSAN AND WHEN THEY CALLED TO FIND OUT WHY SO SLOW, NO ANSWER WAS GIVEN, I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET A DEFECT FIXED THAT NISSAN ALREADY KNOWS EXIST IN THEIR VEHICLES, MY [XXX] AND THE FILE NUMBER BY NISSAN IS FILE# [XXX] , THE TWO NISSAN CONSUMER REPS SPOKEN TO WERE VIVIAN GONZALEZ AND SAMANTHA FORRESTER, I WOULD LIKE YOUR HELP ON THIS MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE THAT ALSO HAVE A FUEL SENDING UNIT PROBLEM. NISSAN RECALL 2006 AND UP WHAT HAPPEN TO THE 2005 THEY ARE THE SAME MODEL NOW I HAVE PAY OUT OF MY POCKET. STICK TO OUR AMERICAN CARS AND TRUCKS. *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR 2005 PATHFINDER USED AND UPON GETTING A HALF OF TANK OF GAS OUR GAS METER GOES STRAIGHT TO EMPTY IF IT'S LEFT IDLING FOR A SHORT PERIOD. IT WON'T RETURN TO FULL UNLESS YOU FILL THE TANK BACK UP. IT USED TO RETURN TO THE CORRECT POSITION WHEN WE'D SHUT THE CAR OFF THEN TURN IT BACK ON BUT IT'S NO LONGER DOING THAT UNLESS WE FILL THE TANK BACK UP. IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAIN ON THIS MODEL AND SEEMS KIND OF DANGEROUS. *TR

NISSAN PATHFINDER 2005 SE ERROR CODE P0463 FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND FAULTY GAS GAUGE, REPLACEMENT COST $400+. *TR

I HAD A 1/4 OF A TANK SO I WENT AND FILLED UP,AS SOON AS I STARTED THE TRUCK IT REGISTERED EMPTY SOON AFTER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY DTE JUST READ ---- CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THIS WAS A PROBLEM REAL COMMON IM AFRAID TO GET ON THE FREEWAY AND RUN OUT OF GAS CAUSE THAT COULD BE REAL DANGEROUS FOR ME AS WELL AS TO OTHERS ITS A SHAME THAT SOMEONE WILL HAVE GET HURT OR LOSS THERE LIFE IN ORDER FOR NISSAN TO CORRECT THIS SIMPLE PROBLEM THAT HAS PLAGUED OLDER NISSAN TRUCKS IN THE PAST, WHEN THEY WERE ABLE TO RECALL THEM WITH NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP FOR SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN AND OUR STREETS. *TR

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILING LIKE ON MANY NISSAN VEHICLES. RECALL AND QUIT MAKING PEOPLE PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR FAULTY PRODUCT. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER'S GAS GAUGE DISPLAY SUDDENLY DROPPED TO SHOW 0 MILES ON DISTANCE TO EMPTY WHILE THE GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 OF A TANK. THE DISPLAY THEN WENT TO A FLAT LINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AT THE INTAKE THE DEALER SERVICE REP GAVE NO INDICATION THAT THEY HAVE SEEN SUCH BEFORE AND THE SECOND SERVICE REP SAID HE HAS SEEN IT ONCE OR TWICE. HE STATED THE REPAIR WOULD BE NEAR $500. AFTER I BALKED ABOUT SUCH HE "MADE SOME CALLS" AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT DOWN TO A LITTLE OVER $300. WHILE LOOKING ON LINE TODAY, I FOUND THAT THERE ARE OVER 36 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THIS REPORTING AGENCY THROUGHOUT ALL THE FUEL SYSTEM SUB CATEGORIES. THERE IS ALSO A TECHNICAL BULLETIN FROM NISSAN NTB07-069A THAT ADDRESSING SUCH IN PATHFINDERS, FRONTIERS, AND EXTERRA MODELS BUILT PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 2007. DIAGNOSTIC CODES 0461,0462,0463. WITH THIS BEING THE 37TH COMPLAINT, SHOULD THIS NOT BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER? *TR

FUEL GAUGE READING IN 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER IS NOT WORKING FOR A SECOND TIME. *TR

CONTINUING MALFUNCTION OF FUEL GUAGE. *TR

[FUEL LEVEL SENSOR] SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AUGUST 10, 2008, TWO CODES P0463(FUEL LEVEL SENSOR) AND P0420(CATALYTIC EFFICIENCY LOW). SHORTLY AFTER THIS; WHEN FILLING-UP THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ "E" AFTER SOME TIME IT WOULD READ CORRECTLY. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THEN AND I'VE HAD OTHER ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS JAN. 27,2009 I WENT TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE CAT., AND CANCEL THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, BUT THE DEALER HAD A HARD TIME LINK-UP WITH THE COMPUTER BECAUSE OF SOME SHORT IN THE SYSTEM CAUSED BY THE REAR VIEW MIRROR(COMPASS). THEY SAID THE CODE FOR THE BAD CAT. WAS COMPLETE AND NOT THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID THE COMPUTER CAME UP WITH A P0507(IDLE SPEED CONTROL MOTOR). THE CODE P0463 DID NOT COME UP. AS SOON AS I LEFT THE DEALER I FILLED THE FUEL TANK. AND NOW THE GAUGE WENT TO "E" AND FUEL LIGHT IS ON THE DTE READS ----, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON (I CALLED THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY AND TOLD OF THE PROBLEM). IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS FOR 3-DAYS IN A ROW. I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALER. *TR

ON11/01/09 I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK ON MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND DRIVING AWAY I NOTICED THE GAUGE REMAINED ON 1/4 OF A TANK. ALSO THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE READING ON THE DTE READ ------. NOTICED ON THE NET THERE ARE MANY OTHER LIKE ME THAT HAS GONE THROUGH THIS ISSUE. *TR

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT SENSOR, AFTER READING SEVERAL IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS IT SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE SENSOR. BUT IN ORDER TO GET A 80 PERT FIXED THE DEALERS ARE CHARGING $500-700 WITH LABOR AND HAVING CUSTOMERS REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP WHILE THERE AT IT. AT 60,0000 MILES THE FUEL GAUGE NOW READS EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR REMAINS ON. IF I DON'T PAY TO FIX THE SENSOR I WILL NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE & SEVERAL CUSTOMERS FAILED INSPECTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER XE 4WD. THE VEHICLE IS ISSUING OBD DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0463 INDICATING A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT. DOING A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE, I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PATHFINDER/X-TERRA/FRONTIER OWNERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. ALSO, SOME WEBSITES INDICATED THAT THIS FAULT HAS OCCURRED ON PREVIOUS YEAR'S MODELS AND WAS RECALLED. HOWEVER, NO RECALL EXISTS FOR THE NEWER MODELS. THIS IS PLAINLY A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FAULT WHICH SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER UNDER RECALL. A SAFETY ISSUE EXISTS BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE FUEL GAUGE TO MISREAD POTENTIALLY LEADING A DRIVER TO BECOME STRANDED W/O FUEL. ALSO, A POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD EXISTS AS THIS IS PART OF THE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE ON HOW THE NHTSA PLANS TO HANDLE THIS SITUATION. FOR REFERENCE: HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/XTERRA/4151-FUEL-GAUGE-PROBLEM-SERVICE-ENGINE-SOON-LIGHT.HTML HTTP://ANSWERS.EDMUNDS.COM/QUESTION-FUEL-GAUGE-2005-NISSAN-PATHFINDER-90-TIME-STAYS-EMPTY-1-2-FULL-WRONG-5170.ASPX HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/ZEROTHREAD/350072. *TR

FUEL GAUGE BECOMES INACCURATE AFTER IT REACHES HALF OF THE TANK. FOR EXAMPLE , I MAY START OFF ON A FULL TANK AND WHEN THE GAUGE REACHES HALFWAY, IT DROPS ALL THE WAY DOWN AND I BECOME UNAWARE OF WHAT REMAINING GAS IS LEFT. AS I BECAME MORE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS, I STARTED RESEARCHING AND NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT OWNERS ARE HAVING WITH THEIR NISSAN PATHFINDER. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE WITH 22K MILES HAD THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND THE DTE (DISTANCE TO EMPTY) INDICATOR BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. SINCE THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK IT TO A DEALER. AS WITH COMPLAINT NUMBERS 10200004 AND 10176618 THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART AND IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I FILLED MY TANK UP ONE DAY AND AFTER GETTING IN THE VEHICLE IT SHOWED EMPTY ON THE TANK AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I FOUND OUT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT THAT WENT BAD. I WAS AT 38,000 MILES ON THE NISSAN PATHFINDER AND THE WARRANTY WAS UP CONVENIENTLY. THE BILL FOR FIXING THIS IS OVER $400. I HAVE NOT FIXED IT YET BECAUSE I KNOW THERE IS GAS IN THERE AND IT DRIVES FINE, BUT MY WIFE GOES HAY WIRE ABOUT IT EVERY TIME SHE FILLS UP THE TANK AND IT STILL SHOWS EMPTY. I WISH NISSAN WOULD SEND A RECALL OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO GET THIS FIXED FOR FREE. I SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS OF THIS SAME NATURE. *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE AND MILES UNTIL EMPTY GAUGE ARE BOTH SHOT. THEY WORK ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT MOST OF THE TIME THE DTE READS 0 AND THE GAS GAUGE IS ON E. ALSO MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. THERE ARE 3 COMPLAINTS THE SAME AS THIS ONE AND BEING THAT MY 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I AM FORCED TO PAY $400 TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT IS OBVIOUSLY HAPPENING TO OTHERS. HOPEFULLY A RECALL WILL COME OUT FOR THIS MALFUNCTION. *JB

AT 56000 MILES MY CARS COMPUTER AND FUEL GAUGE DECIDED TO MALFUNCTION. I FILLED THE CAR UP WITH GAS AND IMMEDIATELY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE FUEL GAUGE WILL NOT GO BELOW 1/2 TANK. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER IT IS A FUEL SENDING UNIT THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IS A $400 REPAIR. THIS CAR IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD AND NOW I AM HAVING TO SPEND $400 SO I CAN TELL IF I HAVE GAS! UPDATED 12/31/07 *JB