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2005 Nissan Xterra electrical system problems

The 2005 Nissan Xterra has 47 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 4% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

47

Electrical System complaints

4%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Xterra electrical system complaints by model year47 complaints2000: 27 complaints2001: 20 complaints2002: 19 complaints2003: 5 complaints2004: 13 complaints2005: 47 complaints2006: 41 complaints2007: 34 complaints2008: 16 complaints2009: 4 complaints2010: 9 complaints2011: 5 complaints2014: 1 complaints2015: 1 complaints
Xterra electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

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…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · July 7, 2013 · fire

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2005 Nissan Xterra have?

NHTSA has 47 complaints about the 2005 Nissan Xterra electrical system — 4% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

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

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.