The gas gauge stopped working a few months ago. Had an appointment to have the fuel sensor replaced. The fuel sensor is fine. The mechanic said it was most likely the gauge. In researching over the past several months, this appears to be a huge problem with the 2003 Pathfinder. This should be recalled. I'm not sure why it it isn't since it is a wide spread issue.
2003 Nissan Pathfinder: wrong fuel gauge reading
13 of the 110 complaints about the 2003 Nissan Pathfinder describe wrong fuel gauge reading.
- owner complaints
- 13
- of this car's complaints
- 12%
- typical mileage
- 123,000
- 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
Fuel gauge does not work properly -- this has been an issue for 2 years now. When I fill it up, it shows as full, but will never go lower than just over 1/2 tank of gas. I have to reset and watch my mileage every time I fill up the tank, and make sure I refill it every 225 miles, to ensure I don't run out of fuel. My mechanic has done everything he can think of to fix the problem, but so far nothing has worked. I noticed I am not the only one to file a complaint about this issue.
Fuel gauge indicated fuel tank was at least half full. Vehicle did not start because it was out of fuel. Mechanic replaced many things until it was discovered car was out of fuel. Cost me close to $1,000. Car could have run out of fuel on a highway while in the fast lane. Many owners have reported this problem on the internet. This is a safety issue. I am 74 years old and never had failed fuel gauge. I am told the whole instrument cluster needs to be replaced. No warning was ever provided by nissan that this could happen. How many of their vehicles have this problem.
Fuel gauge is not reading correctly repeatedly have to top off my tank that costs me more money than it should to get back and forth to work because I ran out of gas and it costed me $200 to figure out that I need something done about the gas gauge there's so many complaints about this why has it nissan done something about it they should not be able to just let this problem go on and stick the customers that pay thousands of dollars for the vehicles. I was going down the highway after being at the hospital all night with my mother-in-law and me and my wife had to walk several miles just to get cell service to get picked up and my car towed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan pathfinder. While driving at approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle started to hesitate and skip. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was diagnosed that it needed a fuel pump. The vehicle was repaired, but the remedy did not resolve the failure. The failure continued intermittently. The vehicle was returned to the independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel gauge failed and needed to be replaced. The approximate failure mileage was 138,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the fuel pump failed and prevented the contact from seeing the fuel gauge. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.
Common complaint from what I am reading. 03 nissan pathfinder with 82k miles, with a malfunctioning fuel gauge. I just bought this vehicle from a used car dealership and he is going to take a look, but with the amount of issues I am reading about, and that nissan recalled the 06 pathfinder with a similar issue, its just irritating this is going unrecognized by nissan. Gauge reads just over half a tank always and since I am new to the car I am really guessing on mileage per tank, using the trip mileage to figure what I have left. Basically I have been topping off every other day. Is it a gummed up tank and the float sticking? A bad gauge, a bad fuel sending unit? A short between the gauge and sending unit? We shall see. And I just bought this less than a week ago, can I hold the used car dealer responsible for it?
2003 nissan pathfinder gas gauge is inaccurate to level indicated. On empty indicates full tank. Once filled it will remain accurate until 1/2 empty then begins to change levels each time vehicle is started. At times it reads full, other times 1/2 full and then jumping to full. No error code.
The body is rusting , my gas gauge is not accurate, suspension is falling away from the truck. I loved this truck and have had since 2008 but now I am in fear to drive it. I see numerous complaints for these issues but the mechanics just say it's normal wear and tear. I only drive 5 -10 minutes to work and home. *(
2003 nissan pathfinder gas gauge is inaccurate to level indicated. On empty indicates full tank. Once filled it will remain accurate until 1/2 empty then begins to change levels each time vehicle is started. At times it reads full, other times 1/2 full and then jumping to full. Mechanic replaced fuel sender unit with nissan parts from dealership. Problem remains. Presenting a po462 code both before and after replacing of float and sender unit.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the fuel level gauge was providing inaccurate gasoline fuel level readings. The fuel level gauge would indicate that the fuel tank was half full when there was no gasoline in the vehicle. The contact had experienced several incidents in which the vehicle stalled due to lack of gasoline in the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection however, the dealer was unable to locate a fuel leak. The flute was replaced on the fuel tank as a precaution but no avail. The failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage was 126,764.
Driving home from work on freeway with 1/4 tank of fuel - engine stalled in fast lane and would not restart. I was stuck in the traffic lane for 40 mins until the state police had a tow truck tow me away. Turns out, the fuel gauge was inaccurate because my tank was empty. My gauge goes above the f when I fill up and it is empty at just above a the 1/4 mark. Very dangerous situation and I could have been killed over a faulty gas gauge that seems to be a big problem after seeing all of the complaints on the internet. When the gauge goes bad - the low fuel warning light does not come on so I was completely caught off guard. I was a sitting duck on the freeway with cars slamming on their brakes to avoid hitting me even with my hazard lights on. Please help.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2003 Nissan Pathfinder fuel gauge
Is wrong fuel gauge reading a common problem on the 2003 Nissan Pathfinder?
13 of 110 owner complaints about the 2003 Nissan Pathfinder (12%) mention wrong fuel gauge reading. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2003 Nissan Pathfinder?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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