2006 Nissan Pathfinder

-1ST INCIDENT: AT 79500 MILES FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY ONCE LEVEL BELOW HALF A TANK. NISSAN TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. VEHICLE PAST 75000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. REPAIR COST ESTIMATED AT 450.00. -2ND INCIDENT: AT 107000 MILES DRIVE-SHAFT BROKEN IN TRANSIT MID-SPAN ACROSS 4 MILE 4 LANE INTERSTATE BRIDGE AT THE BEGINNING OF RUSH HOUR. POTENTIAL FOR A CATASTROPHIC MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH. VEHICLE TOWED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. -3RD INCIDENT: AT108600 MILES VEHICLE FAILED TO START. VEHICLE TOWED AT OWNERS EXPENSE TO NISSAN SERVICE DEPT. TOLD NEXT DAY TRANSMISSION FUSE BLOWN AND "RADIATOR INTERNAL LEAK CAUSED CROSS CONTAMINATION INTO TRANSMISSION" NEEDS TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. ADVISED WORK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. REPAIRED AT OVER 6000.00 AT OWNERS EXPENSE. VEHICLE RETURNED, OWNER NOTICED 20 AMP FUSE AND UNKNOWN RELAY IN CUPHOLDER CONSOLE. 1 DAY LATER OWNER NOTICES HIGH-BEAM LIGHTS INOPERABLE. -4TH INCIDENT 1 WEEK AND 3 DAYS AFTER TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPAIR LESS THAN 1 MONTH OLD BATTERY IS FOUND DEAD. BATTERY REPLACED VEHICLE STILL EXHIBITING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. DASHBOARD LIGHTS OUT, BATTERY, BRAKE AND 4WD WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. BATTERY TEST OK. ALTERNATOR TEST OK, STARTER DRAW TEST OK. OWNER BECOMES AWARE OF NISSAN RECALL CAMPAIGN PC068 REGARDING ECM RECALL. VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT OWNERS EXPENSE. OWNER REQUESTED ECM RECALL BE PERFORMED NO LESS THAN 4 TIMES, SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS NOT RELATED TO ECM AND WILL NOT REPLACE, THEN STATES NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL, THEN CLAIMS OWNERS ECM RECALL WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. COMPLAINT LOGGED WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. 5 DAYS LATER OWNER TOLD VEHICLE READY, OWNER GOES TO PICK UP THEN TOLD VEHICLE IS NOT READY AS THERE IS STILL ELECTRICAL ISSUE. NOW 1 WEEK WITHOUT VEHICLE, NO CONTACT WITH SERVICE ADVISOR IN 2 DAYS. *KB

FOUR YEARS AGO I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 PATHFINDER STALLING WHILE DRIVING, SO I TOOK IT TOO A DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A PROBLEM IN MY TANK. TO MAKE IT SHORT. I SPENT OVER A $1000 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. IT SOUND LIKE RECALL ID# 10V07500 PATHFINDER FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK RECALL ' ID# 19956. I HAVE THE DEALERS NAME AND NUMBER. I CANT REMEMBER THE DATE. READ MORE: HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVE.COM/2006/49/NISSAN/PATHFINDER/RECALLS/19956.HTML#IXZZ1N6MOCPDI. *TR

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED CAUSING FUEL GAUGE TO IMPROPERLY SHOWING CORRECT FUEL LEVELS. POSSIBLE CHANCE OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL DUE TO INCORRECT READINGS. AND CUASING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON THE ROAD OR TO OTHERS SAFTY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUES ON SEVERAL VEHICLES AND THIS WILL BE MY SECOND ONE. CODE ON DIAGNOSTICS P0463. NISSAN HAS SEVERAL TECHNICAL BULLETINS ON THIS MATTER AS WELL. *TR

OUR NISSAN PATHFINDER 2006, FUEL LEVEL INDICATION FLUCTUATES SO THAT WE DON'T KNOW THE TRUE FUEL REMAINING. BY FILLING THE GAS TANK AND RECORDING THE MILEAGE, WE CAN MONITOR DISTANCE TRAVELED TO ESTIMATE WHEN THE TANK WILL BE EMPTY. WE ALSO HAVE A SERVICE LIGHT INDICATION, WHICH I HAD READ BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC, CODE # P0463, WHICH SAYS ITS A "FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT." HE SAYS I NEED TO HAVE MY FUEL TANK REMOVED TO REPLACE THE SENDING UNIT LOCATED ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $90 FOR DIAGNOSTICS, AND THEN IT WILL COST $150 FOR PARTS AND $500 IN LABOR, TOTAL BILL $740. I PLAN TO DO IT MYSELF, PARTS ON LINE FOR $98.95, TO SAVE $650. I JUST HOPE I DON'T BLOW-UP MYSELF AND OUR HOUSE WHILE TRYING TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. ALSO, CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION UNTIL SERVICE LIGHT IS EXTINGUISHED (DUE BY END OF NOVEMBER). VIN # [XXX] IT HAS 57,000 MILES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN I TOOK MY CAR INTO PEP BOYS FOR A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE GAS LEVEL WOULD NOT ALWAY WORK CORRECTLY. THEY PULLED UP THE RECALL AND TOLD ME TO TAKE MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER VIN# [XXX] FOR REPAIR. NISSAN REPLACED THE FUEL SENSOR BUT SAID THAT ONLY CERTAIN BATCHES ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND I AM ASKING FOR IT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WOULD LIKE TO GET MY $466.08 REFUNDED BACK TO ME. WHEN I WENT ONTO THE FORUM ON THE YEAR AND A LOT MORE PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND ARE NOT GETTING IT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS TO EXPAND THE RECALL AND REIMBURSE MY MONEY TO ME FOR THIS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER - FUEL GAUGE ALL OF SUDDEN GOES TO EMPTY EVEN WHEN TAKE IS FULL AND THEN STAYS THERE. THERE IS A RECALL OUT THERE FOR THIS ISSUE BUT VIN NUMBER NOT PART OF CURRENT RECALL. DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AMONGST OTHER PATHFINDER OWNERS AS WELL. WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS IS NOT EXTENDED BEYOND CURRENT VIN NUMBERS AS THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS ALMOST RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

I OWN A 06 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THERE IS A FUEL SENSOR RECALL ON THE 06 PATHFINDERS. THIS SENSOR ESTIMATES HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE LEFT IN THE TANK. APPROXIMATELY AT 1/2 TANK, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE SHOW THE FUEL ON EMPTY. FOR SOME REASON MY PATHFINDER IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT NOT ALL 06 PATHFINDERS WERE PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN FINALLY SAID THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY (THAT I PAID FOR) WOULD COVER THE SENSOR. MY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE WOULD BE A $50 DEDUCTIBLE. I ASKED HOW MANY OTHER PATHFINDERS WERE MADE WITH THE SAME BATCH OF FUEL SENSORS/ IS ANYONE ELSE HAVING TROUBLE OR AM I THE ONLY ONE. THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION BESIDES THE DAY MY CAR WAS MADE - AUG 29, 2006. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHEN GASOLINE WAS ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE REMAINED AT ZERO. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. REPORT 6878078 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V074000 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS FAULTY. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD INDICATE THAT THERE WAS FUEL IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TANK WAS EMPTY. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN THE CONTACT ADDED GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT INDICATE THAT FUEL WAS ADDED. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF FUEL AND THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED OTHERWISE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,328. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000. UPDATED 10/20/10 *BF UPDATED 10/21/10*JB

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER, BOUGHT IT TO MY DEALER (COUNTYLINE NISSAN --CT) TO REPLACE A RECALL FUEL TANK THAT MAY SEND INCORRECT READING TO THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL FUEL GAUGE. AFTER 3 VISITS IN ONE WEEK TO THIS DEALER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM; TONIGHT I AM NOW LOOKING AT A 4TH VISIT BECAUSE TODAY MY FUEL INDICATOR DROPPED FROM A QUARTER TANK TO EMPTY WITH SECONDS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE SEEN FILL THE TANK, BUT STILL SHOWING EMPTY. I AM SOOOOOO FRUSTRATED, BECAUSE, I HAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER DAY OFF TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL HOPELESS BECAUSE I SEEM T HAVE NO RECOURSE, I AM STUCK AT GOING TO A DEALERSHIP THAT OFFERS NO RECOURSE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THEY ARE NOT DOING SOMETHING RIGHT, I AM STUCK IN A CYCLE WITH NOT EVEN A LONER CAR, UNTIL THEY FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *TR