2006 Nissan Xterra

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INCORRECT READING LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS RADIATOR COOLANT INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATING SYSTEM BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT READING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

I HAVE A FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED BY NISSAN BUT DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE MY VIN AS PART OF THE RECALL. I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS MANY NISSAN OWNERS REGARDING AN INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE AS A RESULT OF FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT. AS NOTED IN THE RECALL (CAMPAIGN ID# PC042): "NISSAN IS CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN ON CERTAIN MY2006 AND 2008 FRONTIER, XTERRA, AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES TO ADDRESS A POTENTIAL FUEL GAUGE INACCURACY. SPECIFICALLY, THE ISSUE CAN CAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE TO SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SOME FUEL, TYPICALLY ABOUT ONE QUARTER TANK, WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS ACTUALLY EMPTY. TO REMEDY THIS POTENTIAL CONDITION, NISSAN IS CONDUCTING THIS VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT WITH A NEW ONE AT NO CHARGE FOR PARTS OR LABOR." THIS IS ACCURATE TO MY PROBLEM WHERE THE FUEL GAUGE WILL READ INACCURATELY AT ANY POINT, LEAVING THE OPERATOR WITH UNCERTAINTY OF FUEL LEVEL AND POTENTIAL DISABLED VEHICLE, LEADING TO POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS. AT ONE POINT I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO QUICKLY MAKE IT ACROSS THREE LANES TO A SAFE STOPPING POINT, EVEN THOUGH MY FUEL GAUGE READ OVER 1/4 TANK. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE WHERE I WAS TOLD I RAN OUT OF GAS AND HAD TO PAY FOR TOWING, GAS, ETC AS A RESULT OF FAULTY NISSAN PARTS.

THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, THE PROBLEM CODE IS PO 463. THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS: NTB07-069D. A RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THE MODEL AND MAKE OF MY VEHICLE WAS ON YOUR SITE NOVEMBER 30, 2010. MY FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC, THE SENSOR IS FAULTY, NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS , ACCORDING TO THEIR TENNESSEE OFFICE, MY VIN NUMBER HAS NO OPEN RECALLS. I NOW HAVE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE COST IS APPROXIMATELY $400.00. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE SERVICE I RECEIVED FROM NISSAN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE READING LEVELS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

FUEL SENDING UNIT CEASED TO FUNCTION. DEALERSHIP SAID THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. FULL TANK REGISTERS AFTER 50 OR SO MILES AND THEN DROPS TO EMPTY AROUND 120 MILES. WE ARE FORCED TO FILL THE TANK FULL, RESET THE ODOMETER AND NEVER GO PAST 325 MILES. TWICE I HAVE BEEN TRAVELLING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE CAR STEERING LOCKS UP AND VEHICLE LOSES POWER. BOTH TIMES I HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO LIMP OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. BOTH TIMES OCCURRED LATE AT NIGHT AND ALONE. ONE LOCATION I WAS FORCED TO WALK ALONG THE ROAD UNTIL MY PHONE REGISTERED A SIGNAL. I BELIEVE THIS OCCURRED AROUND 70,000 MILES. TO DATE, WE HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM AND IF WE LIVED IN AN EMISSIONS CONTROLLED CITY, WE PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE DRIVING IT RIGHT NOW AS IT HAS THROWN A CODE AND ACTIVATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW WHO QUALIFIED TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ, NOT MANY AND CERTAINLY NOT THOSE WHO TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. I LOVED MY XTERRA BUT DUE TO THE LACK OF CARE AND ISSUES IGNORED BY NISSAN, I STEER PEOPLE AWAY FROM BUYING ONE.

ANYTIME I PUT GAS IN MY CAR , THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I CAN DRIVE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS AND THE INDICATOR SAYS IT ON EMPTY. AND THEN IT WILL GRADUALLY START GOING UP, BUT IT TAKES DAYS FOR IT TO WORK PROPERLY. ALSO, IF IT WORKING PROPERLY, I CAN STOP A RED LIGHT, AND IF THE CAR STAYS STANDING IN ONE PLACE NOT MOVING THE INDICATOR ALSO DROPS TO E.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT FUEL READING LEVEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY THAT THE FUEL WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. MA 10/5 *CN

OUR VEHICLE BEGAN TO NO LONGER SHOW THAT WE HAD ANY FUEL ON THE GAS GAUGE. I SAW THAT 2006 NISSAN XTERRAS HAD A RECALL ON THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. WE HAD THE REPAIRS DONE AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, BUT WERE INFORMED THAT OUR VIN NUMBER WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS SAID WE HAD NO RECOURSE BECAUSE THIS WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THEIR WEBSITE REFERS TO IT AS A RECALL. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO? PLEASE HELP!

CRACKED RADIATOR HOSE CAUSED COOLANT TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID THEREBY RUINING THE TRANSMISSION. COST INCLUDED RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION (USED) REPLACEMENT. THIS ISSUE WOULD HAVE BEEN PROACTIVELY REPAIRED / REPLACED THE RADIATOR PRIOR TO THE ISSUE OCCURRING HAD NISSAN NOTIFIED ME OF IT. INSTEAD, IT COST AN EXTRA $3500 TO REPLACE BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. A TOTALLY PREVENTABLE SITUATION, NEVER MIND THE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION HAD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NO EXCUSE FOR NISSAN.