2008 Nissan Armada: wrong fuel gauge reading

Filed Nov 4, 2023 · Electrical, Fuel system · OK

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATELY DISPLAYING THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SOME FUEL, TYPICALLY ABOUT ONE QUARTER TANK, WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. It is the same as the recall for Nissan Armada’s with other VIN numbers, however it doesn’t cover mine, despite matching the year of manufacture, description, and diagnosis of issue. I am asking that the VIN numbers be updated to include mine. Also, under the “status” panel of my electronic display, it’s shows 70-80~ miles left of driving range before running out of fuel.

Filed Mar 22, 2023 · Acceleration, Electrical · LA

For the past couple of years my 2008 Nissan Armada has been giving me issues with the gas gauge not reading accurately, it has progressed over time. It started out happening around a quarter of a tank with anywhere from 25 to 60 miles to empty according to the reading on the screen display. There has been no warning of running out of gas, it just happens while driving, the vehicle starts to shut down & the steering wheel eventually locks up, I do not have very long to find a driveway or parking lot to coast into before the vehicle completely shuts down. Over time it has happened at different intervals indicating I still have gas according to the gauge & the screen display, one time it showed as much as 147 miles to empty. My husband & I researched what may need to be checked or replaced to remedy the issue, everything led to changing the fuel pump which we did in August 2022. Within a few days it started happening again, at that time we had a mechanic look at my vehicle, they figured out that the fuel pump was missing a cap on the end of it, they replaced it. After about 4-6 months or so it started happening again, at that time we brought it back to the same mechanic to assess. After keeping it for 4 days, they decided that "the fuel pump must be bad & needs to be changed, sometimes fuel pumps just go bad". After paying over $700.00 to replace the fuel pump again (March 2023), it lasted about 2 weeks & happened again! There was a recall back in 2010 I believe for the fuel sending unit on my vehicle, Nissan replaced it at no charge, however, I was not having any issues at that time, when I called Nissan a year or so ago, they told me that a recall can only be done once where they fix the issue at no charge.

Filed Sep 16, 2022 · Fuel system · FL

The fuel system failed while I was driving in traffic. The vehicle shutoff and would not restart. Safety is was in flowing traffic my vehicle all of sudden stopped forward motion. The vehicle has not been inspected by anyone. The check engine and battery light came on. I do not recall the other indicators. My fuel gauge was showing a needles width of 1/4 tank when this happened. I bought a gas can and went to the closest gas station for fuel. I put two gallons in and the vehicle started up.

Filed Nov 13, 2019 · Fuel system · 97 miles · TN

Fuel gauge and miles to go are both incorrect. I've this vehicle almost 2 years! The miles to go may show anywhere from 40 to estimated 100 then all of a sudden the car dies. I lose all control of steering, brakes, flasher does not work. Every time this has happened I've nearly gotten hit and of course stranded until someone can help me. I was told by nissan there was a recall for this same issue in 2010 but it expired! This issue is really dangerous and whether or not recall is expired, I'm not gonna be so lucky in the end! I will eventually get hit and either me , my passengers or other party will be seriously hurt! Please reach out to nissan on this dangerous issue! I didn't have the vehicle during the recall period 2010. I purchased in december of 2017! During this time this has happened at least 10 times! I still owe for it and I need to feel safe in the vehicle for me and my passengers which is mostly my grandchildren! Thank you for your attention to this issue! The date below was the last time this happened! Not exact on day!

Filed Jun 17, 2019 · Brakes, Electrical · 180,000 miles · SC

Within the last two months the ABS light will appear on the dash accompanied by a loud vibration and a loss of braking power. I had the brakes replaced and that did not fix the problem. This is dangerous and could lead to a loss of braking ability on corners and at highway speeds leading to a crash. Also within the past few months the fuel guage has started to show more fuel in the tank than what is actually in the tank. I called the dealership and provided the VIN and they said that the fuel level sensor recall service had already been performed on this VIN.

Filed Feb 10, 2016 · Fuel system · 194,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan armada. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle was out of fuel, but the instrument panel fuel gauge displayed that the vehicle still had about one quarter tank of fuel. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v0740000 (fuel system, other), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was out of warranty. The approximate failure mileage was 194,000.

Filed Nov 4, 2013 · Body, Engine · 109,200 miles · LA

I have 109,000+ miles on my 2008 nissan armada. While driving home I noticed my rear window had clouded and within a few seconds I saw my rpms rev to over 4000. I disengaged the cruise control to prevent it from trying to maintain my speed of 70 MPH. At that point I lost the drive from the transmission. Luckily I was able to coast to a stop on the shoulder of an exit without an accident. Once stopped I checked to see if the transmission would engage enough for me to drive it into a service station parking lot; it did. I looked at the vehicle and had transmission fluid from the driver's side front wheel to the rear end of the vehicle. I found fluid accumulated in the front skid pan. Being out of warranty I contacted the nissan dealer I purchased the vehicle from and a transmission specialist company to discuss. Nissan dealer told me they know of no problems nissan is having like this, but I would have to replace the transmission, oil cooler, and radiator.... Approximately $7,000.00+. The transmission specialist I called immediately told me the problem with my vehicle as soon as I mentioned I lost drive power. He told me I have the same problem with the transmission oil cooler cracking allowing water to enter the transmission causing damage the two nissan armadas he had recently repaired. He told me to check with nissan before doing anything because nissan had to extend transmission warranties on several models. They use the VIN # for legibility. I contacted nissan (1-800-nissan 1). They said my VIN # wasn't in the program so it is not covered even though I have the same problem that their other vehicles are having. How is this possible? Other problems from the beginning... 4 fuel sending units - still inaccurate, several attempts to repair back camera system including replacing it - still blanking out or scrolling out of control, and roof console just dropping off.

Filed Sep 30, 2010 · Fuel system · 21,500 miles · FL

Fuel line came disconnected from 2008 nissan armada 3 weeks after dealer completed fuel gauge recall repair on this vehicle. Gasoline was leaking all over the ground causing a very dangerous and possibly fatal situation if the gasoline had been ignited.

Filed Apr 26, 2010 · Fuel system · 54,000 miles · NC

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan armada. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle shut off due to a lack of gasoline although the fuel gauge displayed that there was fuel in the vehicle. The contact also stated that the fuel trip meter displayed that the contact could drive approximately 100 miles before the fuel tank was empty. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that they knew nothing about the failure with the fuel gauge on 2008 nissan armada's. One week later, the contact received a recall notice (10v074000 fuel system, other: storage: fuel gauge system) for the failure but was unable to get the vehicle repaired because the parts were on back order. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000 and the current mileage was approximately 60,000.