2006 Nissan Pathfinder

WE HAVE A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH A FUEL GAUGE THAT DOES NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO FILL IT UP WITH GAS AND WHEN WE TURNED IT ON IT READ "EMPTY". AFTER A FEW MILES THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED THAT WAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AROUND $525.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE PART. THEY TOLD ME THAT AS LONG AS I COULD FIGURE OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD GAS I WOULD BE FINE AS LONG AS IT DIDN'T RUN OUT. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS HAZARD FOR THE PUBLIC BECAUSE IF I WERE TO BE ON THE FREEWAY AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE DID RUN OUT OF GAS AND DIDN'T INDICATE IT. WELL, YOU CAN BE SURE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE HALT AND SO WOULD THE PILE UP BEHIND ME. NOT GOOD! I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND APPARENTLY IT IS TOO COMMON AND DESERVES A RECALL. EVERYONE IS PAYING THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS AND THEY ARE MAKING AN ENORMOUS PROFIT AFTER KNOWING THAT THEY MADE THESE VEHICLES WITH FAULTY PRODUCTS AND OBVIOUSLY WHILE THE MONEY IS POURING IN THEY DON'T CARE. SOMEONE UP THE HILL HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! RECALL NEEDED PLEASE! *TR

I PURCHASED AN AFTER-MARKET ENGINE COLD AIR INTAKE FOR MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AFTER I INSTALLED THE INTAKE A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE INTAKE BROKE OF AND GOT LODGED IN THE THROTTLE OF MY VEHICLE DURING A TRIP TO LOS ANGELES, CA. THE METAL PIECE CAUSED MY CAR'S ENGINE TO STALL THE DIE COMPLETELY ON THE FREEWAY WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC IN BARSTOW, CA WHO REMOVED THE METAL DEBRIS FROM THE THROTTLE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE METAL HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM INSIDE THE INTAKE. WHEN I REMOVED THE INTAKE AND EXAMINED THE INSIDE I FOUND MORE PIECES OF METAL READY TO BREAK FREE. THE METAL FRAGMENTS WERE LEFT HANGING AND CLEANED UP AFTER THE METAL WAS CUT AND THE O2 SENSOR FITTING WAS WELDED ON. *TR

I WAS TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6,2009 AND HEARD A CLICKING NOISE IN MY STEERING WHEEL. NEXT THING I KNOW THE STEERING WHEEL CAN BE JIGGLED FROM SIDE TO SIDE BECAUSE IT IS SO LOOSE. I THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME AND IT TIGHTENED UP AGAIN AFTER A FEW TURNS. IT BECAME LOOSE ONCE AGAIN AFTER TURNING A FEW MORE TIMES. I HAVE NEVER HAD A STEERING COME LOOSE AND FEEL LIKE IT IS GOING TO COME OFF THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN. AS OF NOW, WE HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET, WE ARE TAKING THE CAR IN ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 9,2009 TO GURLEY LEEP NISSAN IN MISHAWAKA INDIANA. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CAPTURE THIS ON A SHORT VIDEO. DO YOU HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS THAT WE CAN SEND THIS VIDEO TO? WE ARE FILING A COMPLAINT FOR A SAFETY CONCERN. WE ARE CURIOUS IF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAVE HAD ANY SIMILAR ISSUES GOING BACK TO 2005 AND NEWER. THIS COULD BE A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE STEERING WHEEL COMING OFF THE COLUMN OR LOSING THE ABILITY TO STEER ALTOGETHER. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A NEW VEHICLE THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCUR, THIS IS NOT FROM NORMAL DRIVING OR WEAR AND TEAR ON A VEHICLE. I AM VERY CAREFUL WITH MY VEHICLE AND KEEP UP ON THE MAINTENANCE. *TR

STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THIS MADE STEERING DIFFICULT. WHEEL WOULD NOT RETURN TO STRAIGHT POSITION WITH OUT HELP. I THINK THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. TOOK SUV TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COL. NISSAN DID NOT PAY ANY OF THE REPAIR COST BECAUSE SUV HAD 43, 000 MILES. I KEPT THE OLD PARTS JUST TO PROVE PROBLEM. I THOUGHT THAT NISSAN WOULD PAY SOME OF THE REPAIR COST BUT THEY DID NOT. THEY BELIEVED THIS WAS A NORMAL WEAR. FIRST ONE I HAVE HAD! I HAVE DRIVEN CARS AND PU TRUCKS OVER 750,000 MILE IN THE LAST 20 YEARS. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BY NISSAN. DOES THE MANUFACTURER PAY FOR THESE PROBLEMS. DRIVING WAS UN SAFE IN MY OPINION...PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OF WORSE..... *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING, I APPARENTLY RAN OUT OF GAS, EVEN THOUGH MY GAS GAUGE SHOWED I HAD OVER A 1/4 TANK, AND MY DTE SHOWED 61 MILES TO GO. SEVERAL TIMES, MY GAUGE WOULD BE DOWN TO A 1/4 TANK, AND SUDDENLY JUMP UP TO A 1/2, AND MY DTE WOULD INCREASE BY ABOUT 20-30 MILES. IT'S A GOOD THING I HAVE AAA. THEY BROUGHT ME SOME FUEL, AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A GAS STATION AND FILL UP. THIS IS EQUIPMENT FAILURE ON NISSAN'S PART, AND NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, AS IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS OF BOTH PATHFINDERS, AND XTERRA'S. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER ON 12/24/08. ROAD CONDITION WAS WET WITH SOME SLUSH. THE TRACTION LIGHT (SLIP) AND LOW TIRE INDICATORS WERE ON AS THIS WAS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH FLAGPOLE NISSAN IN ONEONTA NY AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A SLIGHT SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE WITH A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED THEN EVENTUALLY ROLLED OVER TWO TIMES. SHE WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC, BEING STOPPED BY SEVERAL TREES, SO IN ADDITION TO ROLLOVER DAMAGE, SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE RESULTED, THE IMPACT INTO THE TREES SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE FRONT END TO BEND, SO ONE FRONT WHEEL POINTS LEFT WHILE THE OTHER POINTS RIGHT. SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FULLY, DASHBOARD AIRBAGS DID NOT. THE AIRBAGS WERE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THERE REPAIR ONLY CORRECTED THE WARNING LIGHT BUT ITS OPERATION WAS STILL FLAWED. THIS CAN BE PROVED AS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, MY MECHANIC ACCESSED THE CODES STORED AND FOUND NUMEROUS FAULTS, SOME BEING AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT FAILURE AND CRASH ZONE COMM. AND UNIT FAILURE, AMONG OTHER RELATED TROUBLE CODES. ALSO AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THE ENGINE STARTED LIKE A TOP, NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE BRAKES HAD FULL POWER (THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID LEAK). MY WIFE HAD INJURIES TO HER HEAD, (FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL), NECK, BACK AND LEG INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE PROCEEDING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND ACCELERATE, THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND BECAME VERY STIFF WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STEER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER SHAFT NEEDED TO BE LUBRICATED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $91. THE VEHICLE WAS TEMPORARILY REPAIRED UNTIL THE CONTACT RETURNED TO HER LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DISCOVERED INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING COLUMN AND COUPLER WERE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $442. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD COVER THE COST OF THE PARTS, BUT THE LABOR WOULD HAVE TO BE COVERED BY THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,750 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,260. UPDATED 02/05/09. *LJ UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT POPPED ON. READ OWNERS MANUAL. ADVISED TO OPEN AND RE-CLOSE GAS CAP. DID THAT. LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT. DECEMBER 10, GAS GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY. DTE LIGHT APPEARED ------. FILLED UP. GAS GAUGE DIDN'T MOVE. THEN, DECEMBER 12, 2008 GAS GAUGE SUDDENLY ROSE TO A LITTLE OVER HALF TANK. DTE ODOMETER DISPLAY SHOWS 78 MILES TO EMPTY WITH OVER HALF TANK. LOOKED UP PROBLEM ONLINE. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM IN PATHFINDERS AND X-TERRAS. NO WARRANTY COVERAGE. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY 2006 PATHFINDER HAS 71K ON IT. NISSAN SAYS $600 TO REPAIR. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A PRODUCT/MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR