| Issue ID | 749221 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10293694 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | PATHFINDER |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 01/06/09 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | About 6 months ago i was driving down a major interstate and suddenly my truck cut off. Luckily i was already in the far right lane which allowed me to merge onto the shoulder before stopping completely. When the truck cut off, the power steering also went out making it very difficult to steer the truck out of the road. Being that this portion of the intersection was under construction, my truck was not able to clear the adjacent lane with on coming traffic. Traffic backed up until someone jumped out of their car to help push the truck further onto the shoulder. I later found out that the truck ran out of gas and the fuel level indicator stop working on my car. I had no way of knowing when my car was low on fuel other than to keep a running tab on how many miles i have driven since the last fill up of fuel. The same exact thing happen to my wife while driving down a major road.(she has the 2006 pathfinder and mine is the 2007 pathfinder) she suddenly lost her power steering and could not pull over into a near by gas station almost causing a few cars to crash into her truck. After taking my truck to the dealer to determine the problem, their reply was that the problem could not be repaired under the warranty and to repair the problem would cost me a substantial amount of money. They were well aware of the problem due to many of their trucks having the exact same problem. Our local mechanic called the dealer also to inquire about the issue and was told that it is very common for all of the nissan pathfinders to have this issue at approximately 30k miles. He stated that they have been repairing them very often. Both me and my wife fear that we could get into a serious accident or cause a serious accident due to this manufacturer flaw. We both feel that a manufacturer recall is in order and that nissan corp is putting it's buyers in danger by refusing to have this repaired by the dealer free of charge to the buyer. We do not plan to ever purchase another nissan. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 58000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ATLANTA, GA |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AR18U67CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 60 |
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