| Issue ID | 1162323 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10691297 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 09/12/13 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My vehicle, as i had thought, had 1/4 tank of gas when all of a sudden the fuel gauge showed no gas whatsoever and my gas light turned on. While driving another 20 miles to my nearest gas station, my vehicle started to slowly de-accelerate. I had to pull over to the side of the road and my car no longer had speed and i realized it was because i had no gas when i thought i did. I was able to put gas on my car and sure enough it started running again but being that i only put about 10 gallons of gas, my gas light still stayed on and my nozzle still showed below the empty line. I was worried every day that i would run out and sure enough this incident happened two more times. Before that though, i viewed to see if there were any recalls regarding this issue and sure enough there was one. I decided to call my local nissan and after providing my vin #, i was told that my vehicle did not fall under the specified issue. If i wanted to fix it, it would cost me around $450 dollars, which i did not have. I was told i can pay a $100 diagnostic fee to see if my fuel sensor was messed up and if it was they would send notice to nissan headquarters to see if they will cover my issue. I have to fork over $100 for them to view my car and its no guarantee that corp will approve for nissan to fix issue. Is there something else i can do or has anybody had same issue as me? |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 102253 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | TULARE, CA |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AR18U86CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | RWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 70 |
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