Unable to fill 2005 with gas

[naiku]

I searched, and found plenty of threads where 2006 owners were having problems filling with gas, but I have a 2005. Last week I tried filling up, and the pump cut off twice, I eventually gave up at just over 3/4 of a tank of gas. I could hear it gurgling in the pipe heading down to the fuel tank.

Today, my wife called me and is unable to fill up at all. She has tried moving the nozzle around, holding it upside down, sideways etc. Tried slowly pumping etc, and nothing made a difference.

Is there anything else I can try? I saw a voluntary recall for the 2005 fuel tanks due to a safety issue, but I am not sure if my vehicle falls into that date range (will look it up) and that might help if I get the fuel tank replaced.

For now though, how do I get fuel into it?

Not a great start to owning this vehicle, first something triggered the airbag light (managed to reset that with no problems) and now having issues with putting gas into it. Only had it a week, at this rate it may not last another week.

Thanks for any help.

[nitely]

Try a different gas station. Pump slow and pull the pump a little higher.

[MeaMurano]

Maybe your muffler bearings are going bad. Happened to my wife's Maxima many times

Seriously though, I did read about the EVAP canistor or something like that on this forum that causes this. Maybe the fuel damper thing? I dont remember but there was a post about this. Try searching...

[darkredmurano]

ive had this issue as well, not to the point to where i cant fill it up at all, just annoying sometimes, but i just figured out that you CANT put the fuel nozzle completely into the filler neck, put it in about half way, i think it has something to do with the air pressure in the filler neck when it starts pumping into it it creates the pressure necessary to cut off the fuel flow, if the filler neck inlet hole was maybe half an inch bigger (I.D.) i believe it would solve the problem

[Warhammer]

I thought this was addressed in an earlier thread somewhere else in the forum. Silver hairs chime in here!

From what I remember, I thought it was the anti-flowback valve in the tank filler neck that was causing the problem. There is a little flapper that is supposed to open to allow gas to go into the tank. But in the event of a rollover accident where the MO settles upside down, that little flapper is supposed to keep the gas from flowing back up through the filler tube and out onto the ground.

If that is the case, then you probably need to get your filler tube replaced. Not sure what it takes to replace it though.

[nipsirc]

It was discussed here.... Fuel Fill-up Problem and also here Can't fill up my fuel tank... and yet again here Problem filling gas tank

[naiku]

Originally Posted by MeaMurano

Try searching...

The first line of my original post clearly says "I searched, and found plenty of threads where 2006 owners were having problems filling with gas, but I have a 2005."

Hence me creating this post, as I could not find any mentioning 2005 Muranos, only 2006+. Seems like it is the same issue though.

Originally Posted by nipsirc

It was discussed here.... Fuel Fill-up Problem and also here Can't fill up my fuel tank... and yet again here Problem filling gas tank

Thanks, I had seen those threads already, but none specifically mentioned a 2005. It does though appear to be the exact same issue with the flap at the bottom of the tube. Per nitely I tried at a different gas station, and started off with little pressure on the handle. Then set it at about 50% flow rate, managed to put 14 gallons in with no problem. I got a little worried though as it did not click off, and I knew I had 1/4 of a tank. When I got in and started up the needle was about as high as it was going to get, I had seen a couple posts of gas spewing out of the tank, so thats why I clicked it off at 14 gallons instead of waiting for it to click off automatically.

Thanks for all the replies.

[BillArf]

naiku ......... I'm curious, how long have you owned this Murano?

[nafddur]

Originally Posted by BillArf

naiku ......... I'm curious, how long have you owned this Murano?

His (her?) original post explains he just got it, Bill. Sorry for your trouble, naiku, but it IS a 7 year old car. God knows what could have happened to it during those 7 years.

[BillArf]

Originally Posted by nafddur

His (her?) original post explains he just got it, Bill. Sorry for your trouble, naiku, but it IS a 7 year old car. God knows what could have happened to it during those 7 years.

Yeah, I missed that info in the last sentence of the original post.. With that said, my -guess- is there is nothing wrong in regard to this fueling issue. Today's high flow output gas pumps cause similar symptoms in many cars on occasion. Had the OP said he had owned the car awhile and suddenly the issue started I might lean just a little toward the possibility of a mechanical issue with the car.

[zebelkhan]

I have a 04 and had this issue for the first time in 7 years in a new gas station I had never been to. It is fine in other stations or pumps so I would say it is pump related, nothing wrong with your MO.

[naiku]

Originally Posted by nafddur

His (her?) original post explains he just got it, Bill.

His But its my wifes daily driver.

Originally Posted by nafddur

Sorry for your trouble, naiku, but it IS a 7 year old car. God knows what could have happened to it during those 7 years.

No need to apologize, I am used to cars having various little issues here and there. I actually signed up here after exhausting Google, as per my original post when only finding the issue on 2006 on Murano's. This one, while 7 years old, appears to have been pretty well maintained, the service manual has a lot of notes in there about work that was done. Hopefully it lasts a long time. The vehicle we got rid of for the Murano was a 12 year old F150 with 180,000 miles on it. I am hoping the Murano runs as well for as long.

In the grand scheme of things, as long as I can fill it up, even if I have to do it slowly, I would take that problem over a thousand others.

My last Nissan experience was not such a good one, had a 2004 Maxima for about a year, was spending close to a car payment a month on fixing it. Nice car, but mine must have been a Friday afternoon shift.

[nafddur]

Originally Posted by naiku

The vehicle we got rid of for the Murano was a 12 year old F150 with 180,000 miles on it. I am hoping the Murano runs as well for as long.

In the grand scheme of things, as long as I can fill it up, even if I have to do it slowly, I would take that problem over a thousand others.

My last Nissan experience was not such a good one, had a 2004 Maxima for about a year, was spending close to a car payment a month on fixing it. Nice car, but mine must have been a Friday afternoon shift.

180K on a ford IS impressive, I have to admit. But Nissans, at least those I've had, regularly do that and more with little maintenance (other than wear items, of course). The Maxima I bought new in 94 lasted 17 years, had 121K on it, and was still running strong when I recently traded it in. My 04 Mo has 95K, and still looks, runs and (almost) smells like new.

If I remember right, wasn't 04 about the time that Nissan switched Maxima assembly to the US? Nissan had huge quality problems with all models when assembly was moved from Japan to the states. I seem to recall them having to dispatch a number of engineers to figure out how to make the cars to the same standards the Japanese made ones were known for. I sure know that a `made in Japan' or `made in Germany' label is still the first thing I look for on any car I buy.

And, as for the his/her thing, legally married lesbians in many states these days (republican outcrys notwithstanding) refer to their spouses cars as their `wifes daily drivers!'

[naiku]

Originally Posted by nafddur

180K on a ford IS impressive, I have to admit. But Nissans, at least those I've had, regularly do that and more with little maintenance (other than wear items, of course).

180K and it ran like a top How it the Murano for regular maintenance? brakes? oil change etc? Seems fairly straight forward, especially the oil change.

Originally Posted by nafddur

If I remember right, wasn't 04 about the time that Nissan switched Maxima assembly to the US? Nissan had huge quality problems with all models when assembly was moved from Japan to the states.

I am not sure about when production switched, but 04 was the 1st year of that generation Maxima. To be honest the only thing I miss from it now are the xenons (which I plan to retrofit at some point) and the heated steering wheel.

[nafddur]

Originally Posted by naiku

180K and it ran like a top How it the Murano for regular maintenance? brakes? oil change etc? Seems fairly straight forward, especially the oil change.



I am not sure about when production switched, but 04 was the 1st year of that generation Maxima. To be honest the only thing I miss from it now are the xenons (which I plan to retrofit at some point) and the heated steering wheel.

I've yet to have a car with a heated steering wheel but, especially being in NE, I'm sure that's something my wife and I (I AM a male!) would both love. Even the 08 BMW 335xi I just got doesn't have that. I would have liked to stay with Nissans, but the Maximas no longer have MT's, and have never had AWD - both of which I wanted.

As for maintaining the Murano, IMHO, my 04 SE has been one of the easiest cars I've ever had to change the oil, filters and brake pads - about the only things I've had to do in the 7 years (95K miles) I've had it. I do the oil and filter twice each year (every 5-7K miles), the air and in cabin filters once each year, and I did the pads at 65K. Tires (@ 62K), wiper blades, antifreeze, accessory belts, a couple bulbs, one tie rod end, and a battery are the only other things the car has needed to date.

Good luck with yours, naiku.