| Issue ID | 712577 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10258729 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 13/02/09 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | We have a 2006 nissan pathfinder with a fuel gauge that does not work. The vehicle only has about 50k miles on it and should not be having this problem. We took our vehicle to fill it up with gas and when we turned it on it read "empty". After a few miles the service light came on and stayed that way. I called the dealership and explained the problem and they informed me that it is a common problem with this vehicle and that i would have to pay around $525. 00 dollars to replace the part. They told me that as long as i could figure out that the vehicle had gas i would be fine as long as it didn't run out. This is a tremendous hazard for the public because if i were to be on the freeway at the time the vehicle did run out of gas and didn't indicate it. Well, you can be sure that the vehicle would come to a complete halt and so would the pile up behind me. Not good! I went online to see if this was a common problem and apparently it is too common and deserves a recall. Everyone is paying the dealership to fix this and they are making an enormous profit after knowing that they made these vehicles with faulty products and obviously while the money is pouring in they don't care. Someone up the hill has to do something about this! Recall needed please! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 54000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MAGNOLIA, TX |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| 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 |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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