Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the fuel gauge displayed empty although the fuel tank was full. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the fuel tank sending unit would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline). The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
2006 Nissan Pathfinder fuel system complaints
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I filled my tank of gas, but the gas gauge still read empty with the fuel light on. My service engine light also came on. From that point on I could never keep track of my gas. It's either full or empty. Sometimes it gets stuck between half tank & quarter tank. I cannot keep track of my miles traveled because once it reaches half tank the fuel light goes on & the meter starts blinking.
Fuel level sensor malfunction, gas gauge shows inaccurate amount of gas in tank. Cannot pass deq test until fixed. Appears to be ongoing issue with this make & model of vehicle. There needs to be an extension on the recall, very expensive too fix. Problem #2 severe transmission vibration at 50-70 MPH, cannot operate in overdrive without having transmission causing severe jerking of vehicle. Very scary noise especially with little kids in car. There is a service bulletin on this issue and it needs to be moved to a full recall. Very dangerous!
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that after refueling, the fuel level gauge failed to properly display the correct fuel level. The low fuel level warning light illuminated even when the fuel tank was completely filled. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:auxiliary tank). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 180,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated the service engine light illuminated, and the fuel system gauge displayed the incorrect fuel levels. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. A warranty letter was received from nissan to repair the radiator crack assembly failure, but the vehicle did not qualify due to the mileage. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximately failure mileage was 85,000. The current mileage was 109,000. Updated 3/19/13 *cn updated 3/29/2013
2006 nissan pathfinder 103k miles. We noticed vehicle would shudder upon acceleration at approximately 40 MPH and again at 50 MPH. Also at times the engine would rev up like it couldn't shift to the next gear. If we slowed down to 50 and re-accelerated to 55 MPH, the shuddering became a severe vibration. We took it to an independent mechanic since we had recently a bad experience with our local nissan dealer in fixing another problem (timing chain). The mechanic dropped the transmission pan and found the radiator was leaking coolant into the transmission fluid. Mechanic stated we were very lucky to have caught this right away as it could have caused a lot of other problems too lengthy to mention here. Mechanic replaced radiator and did a tranny flush but I'm not sure our problems are over. Now the fuel gauge registers empty after I have just filled up with fuel, the service engine light came on, and now I am totally stressed out driving anywhere, and especially in traffic.
I had transmission problems, the transmission started vibrating and then would not move, I took to local transmission shop, they advised there was a problem in the radiator causing damage to transmission, I took to nissan dealer they advised that nissan had extended the warranty to 80,000 miles due to the radiator, however nissan had not sent any information regarding a problem are extending the warranty. If I had known there was a problem with radiator, I would have had it checked prior to the 80,000 miles. Then nissan sends letter that they are extending warranty to 100,000 miles with a 3,000 dollar deductible. If I had received a letter earlier from nissan about the problem, I would have taken the nissan to a dealer prior to the 80,000 miles. At times the transmission would stall out when making a turn, which could have caused a serious accident; fortunately there were no on coming traffic. The car also has a fuel gauge which gives a false reading at all times to the actual amount of fuel in the tank due to a faulty sending unit. So now I am stuck with a bill for 3,000 dollars. I feel nissan was negligent in not advising their customers of the problem earlier. The dealer then called me and told me that the timing chain was worn and needed to be replaced at a cost of 2,000 dollars. My nissan has less than 100,000 miles and the radiator, transmission and timing chain are faulty, and nissan should cover these charges.
I own a 2006 nissan pathfinder, first my fuel sensor failed, and now at approx 92,000 miles my vehicle has this horrible vibration at 45mph and 60 MPH. After thinking it was my tires off balance and having them serviced and an alignment done, I decided to do some research online and called my nissan service dept. To my surprise this is a very common problem with this vehicle and it is a problem with the transmission and radiator fluids mixing, causing the tranny to fail. If this is not a major safety concern I am not sure what is. Please review, it will cost the consumer approx $8,000 to fix and not to mention the inconvenience. If this were an isolated incident I would not complain, but there are a massive amount of complaints. I even contacted nissan corp. And after 3 weeks I am still waiting on a return call. I do highway driving and have 3 children in my vehicle daily. This is a major concern.
The fuel sensor went, the gas gauge dropped down to e and the gas warning light went on, which in turn set the check engine light on. When it first started it would work one day and then maybe not the next, as of october 2012, it does not work at all. I travel with 3 children, highway driving, daily. This is ridiculous and when I spoke to nissan, it apparently has been recalled but for only certain VIN #'s, none of which is mine. This makes no sense. I cannot afford to fix it and knowing it is an obvious problem I have a hard time not making nissan responsible for it. If it was a fluke and it was just my vehicle, then yes I should be responsible to pay for it or deal with it but not when its apparent there is an issue. I try to mathematically figure out my mileage but some times that doesn't always work out and I have run out of gas with my children in the vehicle. Please look into this, thank you.
Service engine soon light came on while driving recently. I researched possibilities on cause and discovered via the internet this was typical of this make/model/year and that the fuel level sensor and sending unit had issues. Nissan info on recalls indicates that about 74,000 vehicles of this type/year had that problem and were being recalled. I took it to the gresham, or nissan dealer on oct 17, 2012 and after a check up was advised mine wasn't part of the recall. That will be $451 to replace. I declined and appealed with nissan - case #[xxx]. [xxx], at nissan, 1800-647-7261 x [xxx] says nissan can't help me. Oct 29, 2012 very convenient on their part and frustrating on my part! Can you help? Thank you. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while refueling, she noticed that the fuel gauge would not display the accurate fuel level. The vehicle was later taken to a private mechanic where it was confirmed 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:storage:auxiliary tank). The failure mileage was 87,200 and the current mileage 94,000.
The fuel gauge displayed an inaccurate fuel level. The vehicle stalled while driving on highway due to empty tank while the fuel gauge indicated at least 5 gallons (1/4 tank) left in the tank.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving, the fuel gauge displayed an inaccurate fuel level reading, causing the vehicle to stall. The contact was unable to restart vehicle. The contact refueled the vehicle and was able to resolve the failure momentarily before recurring. The vehicle was taken to dealer who advised that the fuel sensor was defective. The vehicle was repaired by replacing the fuel sensor. In addition, the vehicle shifted out of gear abnormally. The dealer determined that the failure was caused by cooling fluid leaking into the radiator. The dealer then performed a transmission system flush and the failure was resolved. One year later after refueling the vehicle, the contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to dealer who inspected the vehicle and determined that the transmission module system had failed. The failure was due to a leak of cooling fluid into the radiator system. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure however, no further assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 60,000. The approximate current mileage was 107,000.
Our pathfinder has failed and been "repaired" 7 times now for the same problem. It's related to the issue about the fuel sending units. I was even also told by nissan that the sending unit was replaced before we purchased the vehicle with less than 22k miles. To date no less than 3 units have been installed (including the newly designed one 2x ) to address plastic gas tank issues. On three occasions we've run out of fuel. It registers 1/2 tank and then we run out. Or it is supposed to have 1/2 tank and then drops to e and the empty fuel light comes on. This whole thing has passed the insane level. Once I had to pay 400+ for repairs as the warranty on the vehicle was expired. I tried to argue it was covered under previous repairs but that's like spitting in the wind (nissan as well as the dealer cowels nissan). Since the last "repair" a few months ago it has also failed 4 more times. We're just in the habit of using the trip meter. First question is this is a very serious safety issue when you potentially could just run out of gas on the interstate. Also with all these errors in the computer the vehicle won't pass state safety inspections. Last time nissan refused to replace the sender unit or authorize any repairs or pay for a loaner vehicle. They claimed the mechanic drove it home and found no errors...is there something you can help out with this issue. With all these repairs all these parts / labor warrantied for 12m / 12,000 miles. Why are they not helping? Can someone assist us here ? [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle shakes and transmission slipped when driving. Dangerous in traffic. Took to amoco and told the transmission fluid is mixing with the radiator and both failed. Cost over $4,000 dollars to fix or it is utterly useless - just over 82k miles. Investigation shows dangerous trend for safety and complete product defect, with years of foreknowledge by nissan. Driving is dangerous since the vehicle doesn't accelerate consistently and steering violently shakes.
Known issue with fuel system (the federal safety agency id # 10v075000) nissan acknowledges problems but put mileage limit on dealer paid repair. (approximately 1300 miles over) apparently defective manufacture issues have time limits regardless of safety issue associated with this. Intermittent problems caused delays in identifying this issue. This is a major safety issue that should not have been timetabled,inaccurate and then failure of the fuel gauge. This is a failure of both nissan and the federal safety agency to allow mileage to be the determining factor in limiting our safety.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the fuel gauge would show fuel levels that were inconsistent with the actual amount of fuel in the fuel tank. The vehicle was taken to dealer where the failure was determined to have been caused by a transmission coolant leak. There was also a faulty fuel level fender, providing incorrect readings. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline: storage: auxillary tank) but was advised by the manufacturer that the VIN was not included in the recall. The current mileage was 90,667. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the driver was driving and the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for an inspection and the dealer stated that the fuel sending unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:auxillary tank). The failure mileage was 55,568.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the fuel gauge would not display accurate readings. The fuel gauge displayed an empty reading when the fuel tank was actually full. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the fuel level sending unit needed to be replaced. The contact was also informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:auxillary tank). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 136,000.
My 2006 nissan pathfinder had been having fuel gauge problems for several weeks. Finally after the annoyance became too much, we took it to the nissan dealer. We were told that there was a known problem with the fuel gauge assembly that involved a recall. Unfortunately for us, we missed the recall by less than four months. My complaint is that nissan knew there was a problem, then arbitrarily chose a date when the recall would end that would satisfy the federal safety agency, but not fully cover the period when this problem could arise. Limiting this recall by date can prove to be extremely prejudicial to the customer that purchases the vehicle later in the year; for example, purchasing the car in november 2006 versus january 2006 would place the consumer at an eleven month disadvantage.
After filling my vehicle up with fuel, the gauge still read one quarter tank, and it took most of the day before the gauge slowly moved up to read full. After that, when the tank would reach 1/2 full, the gauge would start acting crazy. One minute it would read 1/2 full, the next second it would read empty and my gas light would come on. Also, at half full down to one quarter full, the service engine soon light would come on. When I discovered that there was a recall on my year and model vehicle, I called nissan to inquire, but was told that due to my VIN # my vehicle was not covered. The problem I was having with my fuel gauge is exactly the same problem that the recall covered, and the parts that I had to have replaced are the same parts that the recall covered. I had to pay $300 to have my vehicle repaired, when obviously the part covered in the recall was also defective in my vehicle. (campaign id #/the federal safety agency #: pc042/10v‑075; applied vehicles 2006 & 2008 pathfinder, 2006 & 2008 frontier, 2006 & 2008 xterra).
I am writing about my recent experience with nissan regarding a recall on my 2006 nissan pathfinder, which I purchased in may of 2008 as a pre-owned vehicle. The recall with the federal safety agency campaign id number of 10v075000 involves a flaw with the fuel sending unit. I never received a notice from nissan regarding this recall, which nissan states is an extended warranty. I noticed that there was a problem with the fuel gauge sometime ago.three weeks ago I was doing research online to try and find a solution to the problem.that is when I discovered the recall. I immediately contacted orr nissan in bossier city 318‑752‑3000, since that is the dealer that I purchased the pathfinder from. I spoke to mike in the service department who told me that I would have to pay to have the problem fixed, because the mileage was over 72,000 miles and that it would cost me around $600 had I known about the recall, it would have been within the mileage specified when I contacted them. I took the next step and called nissan USA at 1‑800‑647‑7261 and spoke to [xxx] at ext#[xxx]. [xxx] told me that the reason I was never notified was due to an error on nissan's part, since they never entered my information into their computer system designating me as the new owner of the vehicle. So, the notice was sent out to the prior owners whom live in another state. At that point she opened a case for me with the case #[xxx]. I was contacted by [xxx] from 1‑800‑343‑6913 ext#[xxx], who told me that they were not going to honor the recall and make the repair, because I did not have my pathfinder serviced at nissan. He then said that I would have to pay for it myself. Well, I have taken it in on numerous occasions for an oil change and regular maintenance, they did not spot it on either occasion. But, even if I had never taken it to them for maintenance, I should not be punished for servicing my own vehicle. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Fuel sending unit ..... Tank reads 1/4 to 1/3 to empty on panel and runs out of gas ....while driving gauge fluctuates to full half and none after filing up and continues to do so no matter how much fuel ...... Digital reading says 0 to 30 to 120 to 300 miles after filling up ... Check engine light is on giving a error code for fuel sender.... There was a recall on the 2006 nissan pathfinder for this issue but nissan states that my vehicle does not fall in the recall ...... Vehicle was manu 05/06... And has the same issue as the recall for 80,000 other nissan vehicles made the same year...nissan wants me to pay 98.00 for a diagnostic when I've had one done by a auto shop and the code matches the fuel sending unit.... Nissan states they are unsure if they will cover the fuel sender or assist in repairdue to the fact my 06 pathfinder wasn't included in the recall.
My check engine light was repaired by ted russel nissan on 9/24/2010. They installed 25060-zz00a : gauge assy tank installed 17342-ea" packing fuel gauge total cost with labor 466.08 on 1/6/2012 I went to ricks service center because my check engine light was on again for a month repairs were PCM diagnostic test & data vapor canister valve replaced r&r canister vent control valve replaced total cost 215.17.
On tuesday feb 14, 2012 I took my car in cause it had a recall for the gas gauge not reading gas level. My car was reading check engine soon, car was working perfect they put the computer on and nothing came up as the car having anything wrong with it. Even the check engine light had turned off. On friday feb 17, 2012 while driving in the middle of the highway my car completely turned off and would not start at all I had someone help me push the car to the side of the road, where then I finally got it to start again. Called nissan and they told me they can send a tow truck to bring it into the dealer but if has nothing to do with the work that was done I have to be responsible for the tow. The person at the dealer that I spoke to said that according to the information I was giving him of the problem it may have something to do with the work but he couldn't be sure. On sat feb 18, 2012 I took my car into the dealer, now they tell me that all of a sudden the cracker system of the car was bad because when they changed the fuel gauge there's more electricity is going in and that was the problem I had to pay 300.46 for something that I was not told could happen if I fixed something that wasn't given me any real problems before. Now the car is saying check engine soon again and the truth is I'm afraid to take it back to the dealer. I've had that car for 6 years never, ever had a problem with the car I take it to the dealer and now different things are coming up.
Fuel sending unit was replaced. Gauge was not reading fuel level before replacement. Work has been performed outside of dealer. Requesting reimbursement.
2006 nissan pathfinder. Consumer writes in regards to recall notice concerning fuel sending unit *tgw the consumer stated on january 9, 2009, he had to have the fuel sending unit replaced at a cost of $ 425.95. In july 2010, the consumer received a recall notice from nissan stating a recall had been issued regarding the fuel sending unit. Only july 15, 2010, the fuel sending unit was replaced. However, the unit never worked properly. On october 28, 2010, the consumer took his vehicle back to the dealer and the unit was supposedly replaced. However, he continued to experience problems. After several visits to the dealer, they informed the consumer the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The consumer stated he should not have to pay for a fuel tank and fuel sending unit since both were manufactured out of specification. The consumer stated he never knew if he had gas in the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that the fuel level gauge was inoperable. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure, but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 26,000 and the current mileage was 115,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the contact noticed that the engine warning indicator illuminated and the fuel gauge became inoperable. The failure recurred intermittently. There was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline: storage: auxillary tank) but the contact's VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000.
Within a year of having the fuel level sending unit replaced as part of a recall, the same symptom appeared as described in the recall and as was happening before the initial recall work was done. The root cause of the problem was a deformation of the fuel tank that would cause the sending unit to "hang up". When I returned to the nissan dealership to repair the problem again, they then told me that the problem was a bulging fuel tank and wanted to replace the fuel tank. I contacted nissan consumer affairs, they reviewed my claim and decided they would not cover the repairs. In my mind the root cause was never truly addressed and now I am paying to repair what should have been initially repaired in the first place.
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