2005 Nissan Titan fuel system problems

The 2005 Nissan Titan has 116 fuel system complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

116

Fuel System complaints

11%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Fuel System complaints by year

Titan 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

“MY 2005 NISSAN TORNADOES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OKLAHOMA TURNPIKE AND INTERSTATE I-44 CAUSING ONE OF THE LANES TO BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED. AFTER WARRINGTON A TOW TRUCK AND BEING TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ONLY ISSUE WAS THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT REGISTERING THE CORRECT…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Fuel System · June 8, 2019 · crash

Common questions

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

NHTSA has 116 complaints about the 2005 Nissan Titan fuel system — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2005 Nissan Titan 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.