2006 Nissan Xterra

I WAS FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH GAS. NEXT THING I KNOW THE VEHICLE HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. CALL NISSAN AND THE STATED IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN OUT OF GAS TWICE ON THE STREETS DUE TO A UNKNOWING MY GAS LEVEL. AT NISSAN THEY STATED THAT IS NOT A HAZARD WHICH I BELIEVE IT S WHEN IT HAPPEN IN BUSY ROADS OR AT NIGHT. *TR

WE HAVE RECENTLY BEGAN TO NOTICE THE HEAT - THIS PAST WINTER DID NOT WANT TO BLOW WARM/HOT AIR UNLESS WE WERE STOPPED IN TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, WE FOUND RED/FOAMING TRANSMISSION FLUID IN OUR RADIATOR-WHAT A SURPRISE AFTER DRAINING AND FLUSHING THE RADIATOR SYSTEM AND THE FACT WE DID NOT NEED THE HEATER ANY FURTHER THOUGHT WE MAYBE JUST HAD A FLUKE THING HAPPEN. NOW IN DRIVING OUR XTERRA IT HAS ALL OF A SUDDEN DEVELOPED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT ENDANGERS ANYONE WHO DRIVES IT. IT STARTS OUR RUNNING SMOOTH AND THEN OUT OF NO WHERE HAS NO MOVEMENT AND THEN IN AN INSTANT WILL LUNGE. WE HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAD THIS SCENARIO HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC - TALK ABOUT SCARY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE ALL OF SUDDEN IS IN YOUR BACK WINDOW AND NOW ON YOUR BUMPER..IT HAS CAUSED US TO BE FEARFUL WE WERE GOING TO BE THE CAUSE OF A MAJOR ACCIDENT MORE THAN ONCE. WE HAVE A 6 YEAR OLD THAT IS WITH US ALL THE TIME AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE ARE AFRAID TO PUT HIM IN THIS VEHICLE AND GO ANYWHERE. WE ARE A TWO INCOME FAMILY LIVING FROM PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND DO NOT KNOW WHERE OR HOW WE ARE GOING TO GET THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS. NISSAN DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT REST ASSURED, IF WE ARE IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT. *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE SHOWS THE WRONG FUEL LEVEL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING A FAULT WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. I THOUGHT MY VEHICLE WOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL ID # 10V075000 - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILIARY TANK. I CALLED NISSAN AND GAVE THEM MY VIN. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL. SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

I NOTICED LAST SUMMER THAT WHEN I GASSED MY NISSAN XTERRA UP THAT THE GAS GAUGE WOULD NOT SHOW IT BEING FULL AND AFTER VISITING MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR ERROR CODE P0463 AND SINCE I HAD OVER 75,000 MILES ON MY XTERRA AT THE TIME NISSAN WOULD NOT PAY TO REPAIR IT AND THAT I HAD THE OPTION TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF WHICH IS WELL OVER 300 HUNDRED DOLLARS . I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT FOR 2005 AND 2006 XTERRA PATHFINDERS ETC. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL ON THIS ID # 10V075000. I HAVE SINCE LOOKED THIS UP AND FOUND THAT THIS ONLY COVERED XTERRAS WITH CERTAIN VINS AND I'M NOT SURE IF MY XTERRA IS ONE OF THESE VINS. I ALSO FOUND IT ONLY COVERED IT UP TO 75,000 MILES WHICH OF COURSE DOESN'T HELP ME SINCE THE FUEL SENSOR BROKE AFTER 75,000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY ANNOYING PROBLEM FOR ME FOR THE LAST YEAR AND ALTHOUGH I HAVEN'T RUN OUT OF GAS YET I'VE BEEN CLOSE AND I'M SURE ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT WILL AND THEN IT WILL A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME.I RECENTLY CONTACTED NISSAN AND TALKED TO ONE OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES [XXX] AT 1-800-343-6913 EXT [XXX] AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE I HAVE OVER 105,000 MILES ON MY XTERRA NOW THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED AND IT WAS MY PROBLEM.I FEEL THAT THIS A VERY KNOWN DEFECT THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT AND HAS ONLY HALFWAY TRIED TO RESOLVE IE ONLY COVERS XTERRAS WITH CERTAIN VINS AND UP TO 75,000 MILES WHICH SHOULDN'T MATTER.IT STILL IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT I DON'T CONSIDER A WEAR AND TEAR PART AND MILEAGE VINS SHOULDN'T MATTER. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THE FUEL SENSOR FIXED AND MILEAGE VINS SHOULDN'T MATTER THEY NEED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND CORRECT THEIR MISTAKES AS THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE.I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP IN GETTING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY VEHICLE IS ERRATIC AND DOES NOT ACCURATELY SHOW THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. IT WILL READ FULL WHEN ALMOST EMPTY, EMPTY WHEN FULL, OR ANYTHING IN-BETWEEN. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK WHICH I THINK IS A SAFETY CONCERN. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE XTERRA FUEL SENSOR BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL OR FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE THE RIGHT VIN ACCORDING TO THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE. THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHER CONSUMERS COMMENTING ON-LINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY HAS A GENERAL RECALL NOT BEEN ISSUED??? NISSAN SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH KNOWING OF FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND NOT FIXING IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! *TR

RECALL FOR 2006 XTERRA WITH MANUFACTURER DATE OF JAN-MARCH. MY MANUFACTURER DATE OF MY VEHICLE IS AUGUST BUT HAS THE SAME FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ISSUE LISTED ON THE RECALL. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO DANGEROUSLY RUN OUT OF GAS ON AN INTERSTATE CAUSING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. PROBLEM: FUEL SENSOR INDICATES THERE IS FUEL IN THE TANK WHEN IN FACT IT IS EMPTY. IT EITHER STAYS FULL OR STAYS AT HALF A TANK. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *JS

MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING. RAN THE CODE THROUGH A SCANGAUGE COMPUTER AND RETURNED P0436 WHICH IS A FUEL LEVEL CIRCUIT HIGH IMPUT. IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT MAKE THE FUEL GAUGE READ INCORRECTLY AND COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC WHICH MAKE FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND FUEL GAUGE WAS ERRONEOUSLY PROVIDING A READING OF HALF FULL THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.