| Issue ID | 720124 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10265407 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | XTERRA |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 10/03/09 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The fuel sending unit is faulty, indicating an empty tank when full, and full or 1/2 tank when actually empty. First discovered when i ran out of gas on the highway unknowingly as the fuel gauge showed 1/2 tank and it was actually totally empty. Thank god there was no traffic when the engine stopped and caused the vehicle to slow abruptly!!!! Nissan has no recall as of yet,, when you look in nissan forums online, there are hundreds of owners experiencing the same issue!!! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 40000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MIAMI, FL |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| 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 |
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| Vehicle speed | 65 |
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