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2008 Nissan PATHFINDER Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	951895
Internal NHTSA #	10485315
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	PATHFINDER
Model Year	2008
File date	20/11/12
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	In october 2012, i filled my vehicle up with gas and the fuel gauge did not register a full tank. I drove the vehicle for a few miles and the gas gauge indicated empty. The check /service engine light came on even though i had just had my vehicle serviced at the nissan dealership in fairfield, ca. I went back to the dealership and they charged me $139. 00 to diagnose the problem!! They then told me that the fuel sending unit had to be replaced and it would cost an additional $318. 00. I did not have the additional money to perform this service. On 11/19/2012, i discovered that nhtsa had had issued a safety recall, campaign id number 10v075000 for the 2008 nissan pathfinder and indicated that the fuel sending unit was to be replaced free of charge. The date of the nhtsa campaign was march 2010. I was never notified. Additionally, i always take my vehicle to the dealership for service, so they multiple opportunities to to advise me of this problem and perform the necessary fix. Since the dealership wanted to charge me $318. 00, i contacted nissan customer service. Customer service told me that my vehcile was outside of warranty, citing my warranty had expired after 75,000 miles. I countered with the statement that firstly, it was a nhtsa recall, secondly, that i was never notified, and thirdly, had i had been properly notified in march 2010, i would have still been within warranty coverage, although as a safety recall the service should be performed for free. They said they would have to refer the matter to regional. They gave me a case number of 10094748. I contacted nhtsa hotline and they gave me a reference number of 493972. From the nhtsa notice it appears over 80,000 vehicles were sold which would have this problem. By not notifying the owners as nhtsa requested them to do, nissan would save 80,000 x $318. 00 thus saving nissan $29,048,040.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	84000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FAIRFIELD, CA
VIN pattern	5N1BR18A18CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
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
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Nissan PATHFINDER Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Nissan PATHFINDER Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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