2006 Nissan Pathfinder

I PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED 2006 PATHFINDER LE FROM HONDA, DURING THE TEST DRIVE THE CAR WAS OK, BUT AS SOON AS WE SIGN SALES CONTRACT GOT THE KEYS AND THEY GAVE US A $20 GAS RE-IMBURSTENT, VEHICLE'S FUEL GAUGE WENT WACKY AND SAID THAT WE WERE ON EMPTY AND LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SENT ME TO THEIR 3RD PARTY MECHANIC WHO ARE WONDERFUL AND CHANGED OUT THE FUEL SENDER. CAR RAN FIND AFTERWARDS, NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS LATER AND ONLY PUT ABOUT 1200 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. CALLED HONDA AND THE SALES MAN THAT SOLD US THE CAR SAID TO BRING IT BACK TO THEIR 3RD PARTY BUT DID NOT GUARANTEE THAT THEY WILL HELP PAY FOR THE ISSUE. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THEIR HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR THAT I PURCHASED, BUT WHEN I CALLED NISSAN TO ASK IF VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY THEY SAID NO IT IS NOT AND THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING OR WILL ASSIST ME IN ANYWAY, BUT WOULD LIKE ME TO TAKE IT TO NISSAN DEALER TO GET IT DIAGNOSED AT MY COST, AND TO CALL THEM BACK TO GIVE THEM FEED BACK. I SAID NO THANKS, AND NOW I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT THE PRE-OWNED SALES MANAGER BY PHONE BUT HE WILL NOT RETURN MY CALLS, I WILL GO TOMORROW TO THEIR OFFICE TO SEE AGAIN IF THEY WILL HELP ME WITH THE COST AND FIND A PERMANENT FIX SINCE THIS IS MY FAMILY VEHICLE WHICH I TOLD THE SALES MAN. *TR

THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT OF MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 45K MILES IN JULY 2010. THIS IS APPARENTLY A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE FOR SOME NISSAN VEHICLES AS THE INTERNET HAS HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. IN ADDITION, NISSAN RELEASED BULLETIN NTB07-069A REGARDING FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSORS. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH NISSAN TO HAVE THEM RESOLVE THEIR FAULTY UNIT IN MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER INITIALLY THEY INDICATE THIS IS NOT A COVERED REPAIR DESPITE THE HUNDREDS OF ACTIVE COMPLAINTS I CAN FIND ALL OVER THE INTERNET. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE VEHICLE MAY RUN OUT OF FUEL WHILE ON THE ROAD, A MAJOR ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. *TR

NISSAN 2006 PATHFINDER MODELS COME WITH DEFECTS THAT NISSAN WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON THIS VEHICLES ARE DEFECTED AND CAN CAUSE PEOPLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND PUT THEMSELVES IN DANGER. ALSO THE RADIATOR CAN CAUSE A LEEK AND SEND FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. NISSAN REFUSES TO ADMIT THIS IS A RECALL PROBLEM. *TR

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD READ INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL THAT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILIARY TANK) HOWEVER THE DEALER ADVISED HIM VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FUEL SENSOR HAS NOT BEEN REPLACES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,008. *TR

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. FUEL GAUGE IS NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY. FILLED TANK, GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER FULL TANK. WILL RUN OUT OF GAS IF GAUGE NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME GAS IS PUT IN CAR SES LIGHT COMES ON AND GAUGE DOESN'T REGISTER FULL. DEALER WAS GOING TO REPLACE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT BUT WE ELECTED NOT TO REPLACE BECAUSE OF COST. CALLED NISSAN - OTHER 2006 PATHFINDERS QUALIFY FOR REPLACEMENT UNDER RECALL BUT THEY SAY MY VIN DOES NOT FALL UNDER CURRENT RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO THE LACK OF FUEL. THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING AND WOULD FLUCTUATE FROM A HALF TANK TO A QUARTER OF TANK, EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND EACH TIME THE FUEL LEVER SENSOR WAS REPLACED. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILIARY TANK). THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE FUEL SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILIARY TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH WHEN THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER FAILED. THE WINDOWS HAD TO REMAIN OPEN IN ORDER TO KEEP THE WINDOWS FROM FOGGING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE INNER COOLING SYSTEM AND INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE HEATER FAILURE. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FILTER AND RADIATOR. WITHIN FIVE MONTHS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. ADDITIONALLY, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD SPORADICALLY READ INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS, CAUSING HER TO RUN OUT OF FUEL TWICE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILLARY TANK) BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 118,000.

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES DRAMATICALLY AND INTERMITTENTLY AFTER FILLING TANK UP WITH GAS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN FUEL GAUGE ACTS UP. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED WITH GAS. THE GAUGE WILL MOVE ANYWHERE BETWEEN EMPTY, WITH THE GAS LIGHT COMING ON, TO FULL. WIFE AND DAUGHTER THOUGHT THEY HAD A FUEL LEAK AND PULLED ONTO EMERGENCY SHOULDER ON BUSY INTERSTATE AT RUSH HOUR BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO 1/4 TANK WITHIN A FEW MILES OF FILLING UP. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THE 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WAS RECALLED FOR THIS REASON, BUT I WAS TOLD MY VIN DID NOT QUALIFY SO THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE HAD FAILED. HE THEN REFUELED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING FROM VARIOUS LEVEL READS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT LOCATED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILLARY TANK) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,024 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,900. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/19/10*JB