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John I have a 2005 Pathfinder doing the same thing. I understand the problem is a faulty fuel gauge sensor. The sensor is part of the fuel pump. I've been told the pump has to be replaced to fix the problem. The pump is about $350 from the dealer. I have not been able to find it anywhere else(Autozone,Advanced, O'reilly, NAPA do not carry it). This is also why the service engine soon light is on. If you do a search on the internet you will find this is a problem alot of people are having on the Pathfinder and the Xterra. Shur would be nice if they had a recall. The price of the pump does not include labor. Larry

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Update to answer: There is a service Bulletin on Nissan's site about this problem.Classifacation: EL07-027A Reference: NTB07-069A. It says you can replace the fuel sensor without having to replace the fuel pump.The replacement part #'s are:FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT 25060-ZS00A & Packing 17342-EA000. Hope this helps. Larry

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Contact me if you wish and report this problem to Nissan Consumer Affairs!!! The more people that call in and complain, the better the chance of a recall. I just had the same problem w/ mine since about 50,000 miles. I had no idea it was the fuel pump, the dealer told me that the gas gauge was "supposed" to do that. So I drove on it knowing or thinking it was just a fuse. NOT!! Cost me about $600 to $700 for the fuel pump because then, after they replace it, they do some cleaning thing thats probably not necessary. Good luck, the mechanic told me it would have eventually shut off on me if I had not gotten fixed at 86,000 miles. But call into Nissan!! They need a recall. Im reporting my incident to BBB because of the way Nissan handled it.

Thanks.
katikusfwb@yahoo.com

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I just had the same thing happen today. 05 Pathfinder with approx 65Kmiles. Sounds like we have a pattern going.

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I have one sender level unit that I bought last month.
I have not had a change to install it when my fuel pump went south so I have no use this item anymore.
This are items that I have
1. SENDER UNIT-FUEL GAUGE
2. PACKING-FUEL GUAGE
If you interested, please email me to pfinder2005@gmail.com
I paid $98.50 and will let it go for $80 shipped.
Let me know.

PS: I bought this for my Nissan Pathfinder 2005

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I just had this exact same thing happen to me (2005 XTerra -- just over 50,000 miles). There is NO WAY this is a coincidence. Let's work together to remedy this. My email address is john@inktreeinc.com.

I am going to attempt to reach out to Nissan now. I have the feeling it's going to be a black hole, but I'd love to discuss how we can work together on this. Do we contact the BB or....? Anyone know?

John

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I just got off the phone with Nissan Customer Service. Everyone needs to call (it's fast) and create a case file to potentially create a recall situation on this. Information below:

Nissan Consumer Affairs

P.O. Box 685003
Franklin TN 37068-5003
(800)
NISSAN-1 (or 800-647-7261)
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.,
Eastern / Central Time /
Pacific Time
Monday through Friday

Press 7, Press
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My Case number

#6587758

Alison's case number (from this same string):

#6452811

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I also have 2005 Pathfinder and it failed inspection today for fault code P0463 Fuel level Sensor. My car has 65,000 miles on it. I called Nissan today and got a case number for this problem. Every body with this problem needs to call and report this problem.

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The fuel sending unit needs to be replaced. The fuel pump does not need replacement. If the fuel pump was bad the car would not start. The fuel sending unit is inside the gas tank--the bracket holding it on will break and the unit will actually float inside the tank. Mechanically everything will still work as far as getting gas to the motor. Your gas guage will not. The cheapeast alternative is to reset your trip miles on the speedometer every time you fill your tank. You must calculate how many miles per gallon your car gets and what size your tank is. I believe the pathfinder has a 18 gallon tank but not sure. At 16 to 17 miles per gallon that would put you at filling your tank up when your trip miles read 288 to 306 miles.
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The fuel sendinf unit is around $55.00. Found online http://www.courtesyparts.com/fuel-sender-kit-with-seal-ring-p-615340.html?cPath
=6833

The work of replacing the unit involves removing the gas tank. This can be dangerous as you would want to make sure there are no sparks when working around open gas tank. For instance I only use hand ratchet tools and not air tools when working on gas tank since you are much more likely to have a spark with air tools. If you do decide to do the work yourself constantly be aware of the safety issue and before you start have the tank as empty as possible. I mean really empty--be riding on fumes before you start this will make the job much easier. removing a full gas tank is no fun- there is the obvious added weight and gas tanks are not made to sit flat on the ground and if you loose grip--tank teeter totters and Bang to floor. Overall the job is not that hard or time consuming but you should have some prior basic mechanical knowledge. if not, get the book and follow the directions. And when working with gas-even just the fumes--Be Safe. If fire catches it can not just burn you but things like wires under the hood, etc..

I can do and have replaced units before but havent done the one in my Pathfinder for about a year now. resetting your trip miles when filling up will work great if you dont have the time to do the repair. I also have the same problem with a GM truck so this problem is not exclusive just to nissan but it would be nice to see this part made at a higher quality standard.

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I am impressed with your tenacity at contacting the BBB. Good job!

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Hi to all,

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I have an 05 Pathfinder and have the same problem. I first noticed it about 2,000 miles after the warranty period was up (of course). The dealer quoted me $400 to fix it. I called and complained to Nissan to no avail. BBB... nothing. I'm glad to see others having this issue so we can pressure Nissan to do something voluntarily or via class action lawsuit.

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Hey everyone,
I wrote in above re: my 2005 Nissan Xterra that had this same fuel problem. After I opened a case with Nissan customer service (file# P6625935) I was told that I needed to go have a diagnostics test done at the dealership....so basically pay them for them to tell me what we all already know.....in addition to taking the time to have the other recall on this vehicle to get fixed (recall# P5234).

A week or so after I made the call, I received a postcard from Nissan saying "We Want Your Feedback" at the top and was supposedly from Mary Baumgardner, Senior Manager, Nissan Consumer Affairs. I then called to see if I could talk to her, but not surprisingly can't seem to get her on the phone. I did get a call back from another service rep and am taking my car into the dealership tomorrow, who will then be in touch with consumer affairs in Nashville. I will keep everyone in the loop about what happens.

I don't have the energy to tell the story about what a person said about the '05 Xterra at a service garage the other day. Til next time.

Frustrated,

John
john@inktreeinc.com

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Hi everyone. I was just looking online to see if anyone else was having this same problem with the fuel guage. My 2005 pathfinder also has around 65,000 miles and started to register either 0 or ----- for the gas level. I will be contacting Nissan tomorrow to complain too. Hopefully we will get a recall.

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Im from Canada and its been 4 years since I bought this shit SUV. I had 98 pathfinder as well which worked way better than this crap. Since I bought it; I've been having problems with it the kinda problems that you do not expect from a new car. Wheather strip comes off, cheap interior comes off, when you roll up the front windows it gives off the cracking sound at the end and blah blah blah the list goes on.
And now this guage problem for a while too. I thought there would've been a recall already but obviously there's none. I went to the dealers they told me its gona cost $450 to fix it. I even told them that it is a universal problem and they should do somthing about it and the technician said "I know it is a problem I've fixed a few with the same problem but we cant do anything since Nissan wont do anything about it." So they know that the sensor is faulty. I'm trying to get hold of someone at Nissan but so far no luck. How about joining in and take some action as a group?

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Thank you, johnkeefe12, for sharing the Nissan contact information. The gas gauge on my 2005 Pathfinder started malfunctioning almost two months ago. I put off having it checked because I won't step foot in the Nissan dealership. Actually took it to the Honda dealership where I received excellent service but bad news that the fuel pump needed to be replaced to correct the problem. I was told that I could continue to drive it the way it is but that this was often a precursor to the fuel pump going out completely. I have three small kids and can't run the risk of being stranded on the side of the road with them, so I coughed up the $526 to replace the fule pump.

I talked to Nissan Service after reading the comments on this site. The rep was very nice but let me know that recalls were VIN specific. She did say that the more reports of this specific problem they had the better the chances of a recall being issued.

If anybody out there is having this same problem and you haven't called Nissan Service to report, you should. You could be the one call that tips the scales in our favor.

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