2005 Nissan Xterra electrical system problems
39 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2005 Nissan Xterra, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 39 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 83,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 36 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 83,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 fires.
What owners wrote
Just bought auto from used car dealer day before. Drove it 30 miles pulled in visited then went out to start auto. Would not start traced back to blown fuse, changed fuse tried starting again, blew fuse again, one more time then when auto started smoke came out from under hood. After 3 months of replacing electrical wiring from frying narrowed down to radiator and transmission (fuse that blew) the coolant had backed up and tore up transmission.
Hi I have a 2005 nissan xterra. These vehicles are having major problems with the fuel sending unit, located in the gas tank on the fuel pump. The symptoms are that one day out of the blue, with low miles on the vehicle, the gas gauge stops working or becomes inaccurate. On the odb II, it shows as po463. Nissan will not cover and this is unsafe, as you have to "guess" by mileage how much fuel is left. Mine went out and I fixed it myself as I was concerned with safety of running out of fuel at a bad time.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Nissan Xterra
- Drivetrain & axles 362 complaints
- Fuel system 325 complaints
- Engine 243 complaints
- Transmission 56 complaints
- Cooling system 39 complaints
- Air bags 20 complaints