2001 Nissan Frontier: fuel pump failure

Filed Jan 29, 2013 · Electrical, Fuel system · 190,000 miles · CT

My car wouldn't start. Battery was fine..passengers had recently said that they noticed a fuel smell, but I can't smell (a physical handicap of mine).; called aaa- it was then that we noticed that fuel was leaking out of the top of the gas tank, the fuel pump wire that supplies power to the fuel pump was broken. Car had to be towed to a local garage. Called nissan dealer and he said 'your car is old, just replace the fuel tank. But, the design of the gas tank is such that there is a 'gully' where water gets trapped on the design of the top of the fuel tank. Nissan refuses to admit that this is a design flaw that is causing the top of the fuel tanks to corrode; and this is indeed a safety issue! As a mechanical engineer who specializes in metals, it is definitely a poor design; I have owned and worked on cars my entire life, and have never seen a fuel tank corrode through. All of the local mechanics/garages in my area tell me "this is a common problem in nissan frontiers- we fix them all of the time."

Filed May 21, 2012 · Fuel system · 91,000 miles · ID

Tl* the contact owns 2001 nissan frontier. The contact stated that she was stopped at a traffic light and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer stated that they needed to replace the fuel sending unit. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacture was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v230000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump). The failure mileage was 91,000 and the current mileare was 116,000.

Filed Feb 9, 2012 · Fuel system · 121,900 miles · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 nissan frontier. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v230000 (fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump). The vehicle had since stalled while driving on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle needed a new fuel pump. The contact stated that the stalling failure was not present prior to the recall repairs. The failure mileage was 121,900 and current mileage was 122,000.

Filed Mar 16, 2010 · Fuel system · 107,700 miles · MD

1. My 2001 nissan frontier se's engine suddenly died with no warning. It would not start and I verified that there was in fact gas in the tank. I expected it to be the fuel pump that failed. I had the vehicle towed at my expense to a garage of my choice. 2. I decided to check online to see what recalls might be due on the vehicle. There were a few recalls, but recall id # 5971 which is a recall of the fuel sending unit was the one that seemed to be an exact description of the problem that I had(engine can stop running without warning resulting in a crash). I called the nissan's head office to see if the recall had been completed and was told that there were no open recalls on my vehicle and that all recalls on my VIN # had been taken care of. So knowing this I believed that the sending unit was not the problem. 3. My mechanic removed and replaced the fuel pump and the vehicle still would not run. I mentioned the recall to him and he then carefully checked the sending unit for corrosion and discovered that there was an electrical short on the one connectors on top of the unit that he found due to the plastic on under the connector being cracked. This was definitely the problem, and I was told that the sending unit looked to be the original. The mechanic then purchased an oem fuel sending unit from nissan and my truck was fixed. The issue with this is that the part number on the new pump that was put into my vehicle is the same exact number as the one that was originally installed in the vehicle. This is unacceptable because the company put a new sending unit into the vehicle to comply with a recall knowing that the same existing problem would return. I feel like I am driving a ticking time bomb! It was not fun having my vehicle die on the highway without warning and it is very unsafe. I ended up spending $486.97 out of my own pocket to fix the same part that was recalled only to have another part with the same part number and future problem.

Filed Feb 17, 2010 · Fuel system · 82,000 miles · ID

I was never told about a recall on my 2001 nissan frontier pickup truck relating to the fuel pump. It caused my fuel pump to fail and my engine shut down while I was driving. I want to know why I can't take any action?

Filed Oct 15, 2008 · Fuel system · 999,999 miles · PA

My 2001 nissan frontier has had five recalls. The recall that I am unsatisfied with is related to the fuel system: the nov. 2002 recall of the fuel storage tank and the may 2004 recall of the fuel pump. These repairs are pending and have been since june 30, 2008. The fuel tank is unavailable and has been for 108 days, as of today oct. 15. It has been inoperable and has been at the dealer since june 30. Original issue began on june 13, 2008. The vehicle struggled to turn over, emitted heavy dark exhaust, the smell of gasoline was present, the service-engine light went on and I experienced a loss of power while getting it to the fitzgerald auto mall dealer in chambersburg pa. The required work was completed on june 18. The repair work included replacing the knock sensor (code p0325) and related gaskets, replacing the vent control valve and charcoal canister (code p1441). There was no mention of any recall work regarding the fuel system. I drove the truck for six days. On june 29 the exact same symptoms appeared. I got the truck home (barely) and called the service manager. On june 30, the diagnosis came back. Same problem, different diagnosis. The codes were pulled and p1441 came up again, but this time the required part to repair the vehicle is a new fuel storage tank-- a part that was recalled. My repairs in june were in excess of $1200. I also needed a loaner vehicle at $35 a day . I am out $$1,636.42 and have made 7 bi-weekly car payments at $144 for a truck I can't drive. The regional specialist for nissan has promised to take care of the payment and reimbursement for the repairs, but has not delivered yet. Nissan won't reimburse until the part is in the vehicle. My case number with nissan is 6262993. The part is "due" at the dealer the last week of october, however a recall repair should not take 4 months. My complaint is not with the chambersburg dealer but with nissan north america.