Issue ID | 753134 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10297113 |
Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
Brand | NISSAN |
Model | XTERRA |
Model Year | 2007 |
File date | 16/08/09 |
Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Purchased a brand new 2007 xterra in november 2006. In the summer of 2009 at about 33,000 miles i ran out of gas in the gas station parking lot when the gas gauge read that i still had a couple of miles to empty. Service engine light came on and i could not get rid of it. A friend and local mechanic said that the fuel sensor was broken. The vehicle had exceeded the warranty mileage and the dealer would not fix it for free. This weekend on christmas eve i ran out of gas on the highway after writing down how many miles i had left until empty. According to the mileage i had written when i filled up, i still had about 70 miles to empty but with the cold weather, etc. The car must have used up more gas than usual. Luckily, no one was hurt but this posed an extreme danger to us given that the car stopped in the middle of a busy highway. According to several other xterra owners, this is a common problem with xterras but nissan has issued no recall. |
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Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | DANBURY, CT |
VIN pattern | 5N1AN08W47CXXXXXX |
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 | 23/05/25 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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