Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the service engine light illuminated. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician found code p0463. The contact was made aware of the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000. ...updated 03-11-15 *bf updated 10/8/2015
2006 Nissan Pathfinder fuel system complaints
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At 81,000 miles a faulty fuel sending unit started to cause the fuel gauge to show the incorrect fuel level when the tank was full. This is just after expiration of nissan's extended warranty to 72 months/72,000 miles for this known fuel sending unit issue. Although this is a known safety issue, a recall was never issued to just fix the defective part as a proactive measure. Rather you just have to hope it will fail before the arbitrary warranty period expires which I was not lucky enough to happen.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the fuel gauge was not providing the accurate reading levels. Additionally, the check engine warning light illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 133,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the fuel gauges failed to properly monitor the level of fuel. As a result, the vehicle stalled on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The dealer made the contact aware that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, due to mileage, the recall would not be honored. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 65,000.
I was entering the highway and all of a sudden the car started shaking extremely and my service engine light started flashing, also the suspension shakes consistently causing me to swerve. I also have problems with the fuel gauge, not reading properly.
I was driving to work on a 30 degree morning after just dropping my son (diagnosed with sickle cell disease) to school. Had this been prior to dropping him to school he would have been sitting in the freezing vehicle for 30mins until my husband was able to get to us and this could have aggravated his condition. I was pressing on the gas pedal but the vehicle would not accelerate and I am showing a quarter tank of gas left in the vehicle so did not think that was the problem. I was able to pull to the side of the road as the vehicle stalled. I then contacted my husbands at work and he had to leave to come check on the vehicle and determined it may need gas because everything else looked ok and we had just completed a service with no mention of any issues with the vehicle. He drove me to the gas station in his vehicle where we purchased some gas came back poured it in the vehicle and it started up and was fine. I didn't think much of it until it happened again in the middle of rush hour traffic (am). I then decided to check for any recalls and found there was a recall for the same issue 2006 nissan pathfinder fuel system, gasoline:storage:auxiliary tank the federal safety agency campaign #10v075000 we then addressed this with nissan and they advised that although it is the same exact issue, my VIN number was not included in the recall so correcting this issue is at my expense. This should not be at my expense especially since there is a known identical issue with the part.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the fuel gauge failed to display the correct fuel level and the check engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician stated that the fuel level sensor needed to be replaced. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. While operating the vehicle, the fuel gauge malfunctioned and displayed inaccurate fuel levels in the fuel tank. The contact indicated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 61,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the fuel gauge malfunctioned. The gauge displayed incorrect readings on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact also stated that the tire pressure warning indicator illuminated continuously. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
When I fill up my gasoline tank the instrument panel fuel gauge shows that I do not have any gasoline; this causes the fuel warning light to remain on. I have completely filled up my tank a number of times and this problem has been occurring for about four months. I believe there is problem with the fuel sender float arm because the instrument panel fuel gauge shows inaccurate levels of fuel. I am afraid that I may run out of gas and not be in the area of a gas station. This is dangerous because I need to know at all times what my fuel levels are. I am afraid to drive long distances. I have no way of determining how low my fuel really is or how much is in the gas tank. A diagnostic test revealed a code that found the vehicle had a bad fuel sending unit. The consumer referenced recall # 10v075000. However, he was informed the recall did not apply to his vehicle, because it was outside of the warranty period. Updated 05/27/15.
The fuel sending unit is stuck on 1/4 tank and they say there is no recall but there is on other vins.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 MPH, the digital display for the fuel tank read zero when fuel was in the vehicle the check engine light illuminated. The failure recurred multiple time. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic diagnosis. The mechanic stated that the fuel level sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the fuel gauge displayed inaccurate readings. The VIN was excluded from the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 136,599.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the fuel gage indicator displayed that the fuel tank had a quarter tank of fuel after the tank was refueled. Additionally, the service engine warning light illuminated. The failure occurred once. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the sending unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000 and the current mileage was 96,000.
Nissan pathfinder just got to 100,000 miles when started experiencing transmission issues, turns out there was a factory warranty that I was never informed of that would have covered the radiator/transmission issue. However because I was not having an issue until the extended warranty ended nissan is refusing to cover the cost of repairs despite knowing about this engineering fault. It is extremely frustrating that a large company such as nissan is able to send a vehicle out into the public with known engineering flaws and put a mileage limit on repairing the issue. It is something that will inevitably fail but it is only a matter of time so it might have occurred within the limit for some and outside the limit for others. It is my hope that you will expose this shady and unsafe practice that nissan has going and help get people the repairs they deserve.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the fuel gage was not reading properly and would intermittently display that there was one-quarter of fuel when the fuel tank was actually empty. The check engine light had illuminated intermittently when the fuel was low or showing a quarter tank of fuel. The vehicle also stalled multiple times due to an incorrect reading of the fuel gage. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.
Corrosion in radiator parts allowed coolant to contaminate transmission fluid resulting in failure of transmission.
Vehicle is a 2006 nissan pathfinder. Vehicle demonstrates and experiences the symptoms described in the federal safety agency campaign number 10v075000. Fuel gauge displays 1/4-tank of fuel present when this information is not correct. Took same vehicle to local nissan dealer. Asked about this specific recall, and my vehicles valid membership in the federal safety agency recall group. Dealer's service department ran a VIN check in "the database" and advised me the recall does not apply to my vehicle, even though it demonstrates exact symptoms described in the federal safety agency recall. I believe this nissan dealer is confusing the nissan "voluntary warranty extension" program described as, "fuel sending unit program" with the federal safety agency campaign number 10v075000 - the latter not a voluntary but government-ordered recall. In april, 2014, I was driving this vehicle with three young children through the I-64 tunnel under where the atlantic ocean meets the james river in norfolk, virginia. Our vehicle almost ran out of fuel in the undersea tunnel as I was relying upon the fuel gauge's report of just over 1/4-tank of fuel, when it was in fact, nearly empty. Thankfully, we were able to clear the tunnel and make it to a nearby gas station, where based upon the amount of fuel the vehicle took, we were running "on fumes" and could have run out of gas - thereby blocking traffic inside the tunnel. Component(s): fuel system, gasoline.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated the service engine light illuminated and the fuel level gauge displayed inaccurate fuel levels. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel level sending unit needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 32,000 and the current mileage was 33,000. Updated 03/21/14*lj updated 03/28/2014
2006 nissan pathfinder. Consumer writes in regards to fuel sending unit recall notice. *smd the consumer was informed his VIN was not included in the recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, she noticed that the fuel gauge warning indicator was illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis, who stated that the fuel lever senor would need to be replaced. There the contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline) but was advised by the manufacturer that the VIN was not included in the recall campaign. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
The car stalled in oncoming traffic more than once. Nissan dealership says it needs a new transmission, radiator, catalytic converters, cam sensors and fuel system. It has been nothing but trouble since we purchased it and it dangerous to drive.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the fuel gauge displayed an inaccurate reading as the check engine warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was inspected and diagnosed with having a fuel level sensor failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 53,000.
Check engine light went on and fuel registered empty on the dash. Since that time fuel gauge has not registered correctly going from full to empty at sporadic time but will never register less than 1/2 a tank causing issues as you never now how much fuel you have until you run out which is a safety hazard. Took to nissan they said it was a fuel gauge issue and it would be over 500 to fix as they had to drop the tank to get at the fuel sensor. I was told there was a recall don't know why it didn't register as other pathfinders have this issue . Also don't know why a mileage warranty is put on this they should fix the issue with the fuel tank regardless as it seems as soon as the vehicle hits 70k in mileage this breaks on the vehicle. Also don't believe they included all pathfinders in this warranty as I am sure the dealer would have replaced it if it was a recall.
Transmission failed with no notice only 110000 miles upset and not safe! Now I have no car and nissan wants to charge me 8,500 to fix seems so unjust I'm a widow with children and struggled to pay for my car and this shouldn't happen at just over 100 thousand miles!
The automatic transmission stopped working. Car has to be driven in 3rd gear. Putting car in drive results in engine revving but not changing gears from 3rd to 4th gear. This will cost me close to $3000 to have the transmission rebuilt.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the fuel level gauge would provide inaccurate readings and would often fluctuate between readings. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the fuel level sending unit would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.
We have had 3 separate incidents where our fuel gauge was reading 1/4 of a tank and it was actually empty. My wife was stranded with my young children for an hour before she was able to get gas. I contacted nissan and advised them of the incident and that there was a recall for a fuel tank problem. They then advised me that my VIN was not part of the recall. How is it that tens of thousands of vehicles in the same year and model had the same issue but mine was not one.
Under body vibration reported in january with less than 100k miles. Told it was due to the crack in my back bumper. Then 2 days ago, drove the car back to nissan dealership at 112k miles where they told me my radiator cracked which lead to fluid going into the transmission - a widely known nissan problem. Will have to replace transmission $5500 + radiator $700 because they are ruined. Fuel sensory gauge stuck also and will have to replace - also a widely known nissan problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the fuel gauge displayed the incorrect fuel level and the vehicle ran out of fuel. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was determined that the fuel sending unit failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was 129,000.
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