| Issue ID | 784317 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10325736 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | XTERRA |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 31/03/10 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Recently purchased 2006 nissan xterra and have experienced the following problem: fuel gauge causing "service engine soon" light to be consistently lit. Inaccurate fuel level being seen. Gauge reads half empty when vehicle is actually empty. Impossible to pass emissions check while "service engine" sensor is lit. Contacted nissan and they are recalling and replacing fsu in "certain" 2006 nissan xterra but even though i have a 2006 nissan xterra my vin number has not been recalled. Spoke to nissan and described the fact that my 2006 nissan xterra is experiencing the problems described in the nissan recall but they refuse to include my vehicle. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 68000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ROCHESTER HILLS, MI |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AN08W36CXXXXXX |
| 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? | |
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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 | 0 |
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