2001 Nissan Frontier

THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER SINCE IT HAD 15,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS BEEN ON MORE THAN IT HAS BEEN OFF, AND I HAVE SMELLED RAW GAS SMELL WHICH HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. DEALERSHIPS HAVE CONTINUALLY TOLD MY WIFE AND MYSELF THAT THE GAS CAP WAS LOOSE, OR WE NEEDED A NEW GAS CAP AND RESET THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. IT DIDN'T TAKE VERY LONG BEFORE THE LIGHT WENT BACK ON AGAIN. IT TURNS OUT THERE IS A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK, NOT DUE TO SOMETHING HITTING THE TANK BUT THEY ARE SAYING THIS IS DUE TO CORROSION. I THINK IT HAS BEEN THERE THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES AND LOOKS LIKE BRAND NEW, IT HAS BEEN STORED INSIDE SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET OTHER STORIES OF SIMILAR ISSUES WITH 2000, 2001, AND 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER MODELS. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE GAS TANKS ON THOSE YEARS OF NISSAN FRONTIERS. I AM GOING TO HAVE THE GAS TANK FIXED, BUT I AM GOING TO REQUEST THE OLD ONE TO BE SAVED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NONE OF THE DEALERS WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. MY GARAGE SMELLED LIKE A GAS STATION WHEN GETTING RE-FILLED BY A GAS TANKER. I AM SO SURPRISED THAT THE GARAGE/HOUSE DIDN'T EXPLODE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE CONSUMER DIVISION OF NISSAN AND THEY DO NOT SEEM TOO CONCERNED WITH THIS ISSUE. THEY WILL NOT EVEN CALL ALL OF THE DEALERSHIPS WHERE I HAVE REPORTED THIS AND ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH THE GAS TANK FIXED. I ALSO HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION ON THE SERVICE RECORDS FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER EACH OF THE FIRST THREE INCIDENTS. ON EVERY VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE GAS CAP WAS REPLACED. WHEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE FOURTH TIME TWO MONTHS AGO THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SUGGESTED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS INDICATING A PROBLEM EXCEPT FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *AK

MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER HAS SPILLED FUEL EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE TANK SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE TRUCK. I WONDERED WHY THIS HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED BY A RECALL SO I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS WEB SITE. I FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V300000 AND TO MY SURPRISE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN NOTED AND A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT HE TOLD ME THAT BASED ON THE VEHICLE ID NUMBER MY TRUCK DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS RECALL. I THEN CALLED NISSAN DIRECTLY TO BE TOLD THE SAME THING. THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL IS IDENTICAL TO WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING AND IT WOULD APPEAR THAT NEITHER THE DEALER NOR NISSAN IS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THANKS, SEAN

FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION BUILD UP AROUND FUEL SENDING AREA. REPLACED BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, OEM PART PROVED DEFECTIVE EACH TIME. FINALLY RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM NISSAN THAT CORROSION BUILD UP WAS CAUSING THE FUEL SENDING UNIT TO FAIL IN AREAS THAT USE SALT ON THE ROAD. TODAY, 9/10/04 DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FUEL SENDING UNIT AGAIN(WITH RECALL APPROVED FUEL SENDING UNIT) AND NOW TELLS ME THAT THE CORROSION IS SO BAD THE FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 56,000 MILES. THEY TOLD US THAT THE TANK MAY EVENTUALLY LEAK FUEL FROM THE SENDING UNIT AREA THAT HAS CORROSION. *AK

I HAVE A THREE YEAR OLD (2001) NISSAN FRONTIER XE QUAD CAB. THE GAS TANK HAS CORRODED THROUGH IN THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ALTHOUGH NISSAN HAS PICKED UP THE COST OF THE PART, I WAS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR COSTS. I ADMIRE THEIR WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR THE PART; HOWEVER, A SAFETY ISSUE SUCH AS THIS MIGHT WARRANT AN INVESTIGATION AND A POSSIBLE RECALL. IT SEEMS AS IF A GAS TANK SHOULD BE THE MOST SECURE PART ON AN AUTOMOBILE. THE EXPOSURE TO HARMFUL FUMES AND POSSIBLE EXPLOSION ARE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. TO HAVE A GAS TANK CORRODE IN 39 MONTHS OF USE IS INEXCUSABLE. ALTHOUGH THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, THIS IS AN ISSUE OF MORE GLOBAL CONCERN AND SHOULD BE A DEFECT COMPLETELY PAID FOR BY THE MANUFACTURER ON ALL SIMILAR MODELS. *LA

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE UNPLANNED SERVICE VISITS. MY NISSAN FRONTIER SC IS 18 MONTHS OLD. THE GAS TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO IMPROPER INTERNAL GEOMETRY. THIS CAUSED FUEL TO GUSH OUT OF THE TANK AFTER FILLING...CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD. THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATION INSTRUMENT SHOWED INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IS STILL AN ISSUE, NONETHELESS. AN ABS SENSOR FAILED, WHICH RENDERED THE TRUCKS ABS SYSTEM INOPERABLE...ALSO A CRUCIAL SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE HAD TWO FRONT END ALLIGNMENTS AND HAVE ALREADY REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE TRUCK AFTER ONLY 33,000 MILES. THIS COULD ALSO POTENTIALLY LEAD TO UNSAFE TRAVEL. LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM FAILED. ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS WERE REMEDIED BY THE DEALER. BUT, AFTER BEING NOTIFIED OF ALL OF THESE ISSUES WITH ONE OF THEIR NEW VEHICLES, NISSAN HAS ONLY RESPONDED WITH A GENERIC, "SORRY."