| Issue ID | 711513 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10257782 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | FRONTIER |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 15/12/08 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Upon reaching approximately 37,000 miles on my 2005 nissan frontier my gas gauge began acting wildly and my check engine light went off to indicate i had a bad fuel sending unit. Code 0463. The gauge will not register any fuel when the tank is full or when it's near empty. When the tank is half fuel the gauge seems to work. Upon further research it appears that hundreds of people are having this same problem and nissan has acknowledged there is a problem via service bulletin ntb07-069a. However they have not stepped up to recall this known faulty part. This could be a safety hazard and i feel that nissan needs to do something about the defective fuel sending units they pu in my truck. It appears that most of these failures are happening near the 40k mark so nissan does not cover them under normal warranty. Very convenient for them. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 37000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MORGANTOWN, WV |
| VIN pattern | 1N6AD06WX5CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 35 |
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