Tl* the contact owns a 1998 nissan frontier. While driving at various speeds, the instrument panel became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the instrumental cluster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Ma 10/5 the consumer stated the gas gauge always read full, the odometer always read 99999.9 and the speedometer always read zero. Updated 03/03/16
1998 Nissan Frontier: wrong fuel gauge reading
10 of the 129 complaints about the 1998 Nissan Frontier describe wrong fuel gauge reading.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 110,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Wrong fuel gauge reading by model year
What owners say
The dashboard gives erroneous readings, this includes the odometer, the speedometer, fuel gauge , heat gauge. This may cause an over heating of vehicle, erroneous speeds, running out of fuel, erroneous odometer. Nissan will not pay for diagnosis stating the dealer is in complete charge of pricing for diagnosis of 100.00 with no guarantee of reimbursement. The maker of vehicle should be held responsible not the dealer after all nissan made the vehicle. While checking online it appears to be a prevalent issue with nissan frontiers trucks. Various calls have been on deaf ears.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 nissan frontier. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the speedometer and tachometer fluctuated. In addition, after the vehicle exceeded the mileage reading 999,999, the fuel gauge became inoperative and the RPM reading fluctuated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was unavailable.
Instrument cluster failed. Speedometer and gas gauge malfunctioning. Inaccurate readings. No replacement part or repair available.
98 nissan frontier instrument clusters are defective. There are several complaints on line and no parts available. Mine started first by the speedometer being off. This cost me two speeding tickets and two speeding warnings before I realized what the problem was. Then the speedometer quit working all together then the fuel gauge now everything fuel,temp,speedometer, odometer and tachometer all of them quit working. This seems to be a common problem with this vehicle and should have been recalled a long time ago. The problem is nissan can't even fix this problem because the parts are not available and the company that manufactured the instrument clusters went out of business. When this problem first started I didn't even know I had an issue because it was just the speed off by about 10 miles per hour it said I was going slower then I was actually going. This is a safety issue and should have been investigated and recalled along time ago. What about people driving through school zones with children?
Instrument cluster. Does not work. No gauges work at all. Do not know what my speed is, fuel level, RPM, heat gauge, nothing at all. Started by just going out once in a while then in june 2007 completely quit working. Had to buy a GPS so I know how fast I am going. Odometer reads 999999. Dealer says their is no replacement part and it is a known issue but can not get parts.
Consumer was informed by the dealership that the fume smell was coming from the fuel sending unit. Fuel leak edfrom the fuel sending unit. Dealership did not resolve the problem.
On april 2003 digital instrumental panel went broke/odometer went 999999/temperature gauge went high, and fuel gauge went to high. Dealer notified. Please provide further information.
Fuel gauge. Constant failures since purchase.
Fuel gauge does not indicate proper amount of gas in tank. The dealer has not been able to fix the problem and states that there is no current available technology to repair. It is my understanding that other owners are experiencing the same problem. The truck has been in for repair eight times. Dealer has not been helpful and has lied about the extent of the work necessary, etc.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Nissan Frontier fuel gauge
Is wrong fuel gauge reading a common problem on the 1998 Nissan Frontier?
10 of 129 owner complaints about the 1998 Nissan Frontier (8%) mention wrong fuel gauge reading. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Nissan Frontier?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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