2005 Nissan Armada fuel system problems

The 2005 Nissan Armada has 80 fuel system complaints filed with NHTSA — 16% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

Fuel System complaints

16%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Fuel System complaints by year

Armada fuel system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

10V074000Fuel SystemMarch 3, 2010 · 340,000 units

Defect

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2009 TITAN, ARMADA, AND INFINITI QX56 VEHICLES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE MAY INACCURATELY DISPLAY THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SOME FUEL, TYPICALLY ABOUT ONE QUARTER TANK, WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY.

Consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL SENDER UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WITH A NEW IMPROVED SENDER CARD. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 22, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

What owners report

“I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES STARTING IN 13' WITH THE ECM BEING REPLACED AFTER 05' ARMADA STALLED ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING 70 MILES/HOUR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. RECENTLY IN EARLY 15' I RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A QUARTER TANK OF GAS AT A RED LIGHT. ALSO IN EARLY 15' MY A/C WILL ONLY WORK WHEN ON…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Fuel System · November 18, 2015 · crash

Common questions

How many fuel system complaints does the 2005 Nissan Armada have?

NHTSA has 80 complaints about the 2005 Nissan Armada fuel system — 16% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2005 Nissan Armada fuel system?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the fuel system: 10V074000.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.