| Issue ID | 817891 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10356764 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | XTERRA |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 19/09/10 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have a 2007 nissan xterra with 40,000 miles on it. The vehicle is 3 years old and my fuel level sending unit went bad. Nissan has had a recall on the 2001 to 2003 xterra for the fuel level sending unit and recently another recall for the same problem; fuel level sending unit for 2006 xterra. I see that this is an on-going problem and nissan needs to include the 2007 and possibly even the 2008 and 2009. This is unacceptable for a 3 year old vehicle part to go bad. I was stranded for about 2 hours until my husband could reach me and this is a safety issue with running out of fuel when your gauge is wrong. The "service engine soon" light came on after we ran out of gas. I took the vehicle in to the dealership and it was diagnosed as the fuel level sending unit was bad due to internal short. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 40460 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | APEX, NC |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| 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 | 30 |
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