Nissan Frontier Complaints

3,364 consumer complaints on file.

#10248990November 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AT ~55000 MILES. WHEN I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK THE LEVEL DID NOT REGISTER CORRECTLY AND THE SES LIGHT CAME ON. WILL GO OFF BETWEEN 3/4 AND 1/4 TANK, BUT COMES BACK ON EACH FILL UP. FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE NISSAN FRONTIER. MINE IS A 2007 MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248225November 10, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AT ABOUT 80,000KMS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED. I TOOK IT INTO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $700CDN TO REPAIR IT. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS VERY EAGER TO GET IT FIXED FOR ME, BUT I DECLINED. THE FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN THE TANK IS FULL AND AT A CERTAIN POINT IT READS HALF FULL BUT IT NEVER READS FULL. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ALWAYS LIT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FRONTIERS AND PATHFINDERS, BUT NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. WILL STICK WITH TOYOTA CARS IN THE FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248024November 8, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
AXLE SEAL LEAK AT 70K MILES. GEAR OIL LEAKING ONTO BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247658November 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
I HAD TO HAVE EMERGENCY SERVICE TO THE U-JOINTS. STRONG VIBRATION UNDER DRIVER SEAT, AFRAID TO DRIVE ANY FURTHER. PERUZZI NISSAN REFUSING TO REIMBURSE A WARRANTY PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247544November 3, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAGE DOES NOT REGISTER "FUEL" PROPERLY ON BOTH COMPUTER & GAGE EVERY TIME WE FILL UP THE TANK. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. WHEN YOU FILL UP THE TANK, THE GAGE GOES TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. THE COMPUTERS SHOWS A READING THAT SAYS -------. EVENTUALLY GAGE WILL SLOWLY GO BACK UP TO FULL AND THE MILES LEFT WILL SHOW ON COMPUTER. WHEN IT GETS DOWN TO HALF TO QUARTER FULL, "MILES LEFT" NO LONGER APPEAR AND FUEL STOPS REGISTERING ON THE GAGE. THIS IS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER NISMO CREW CAB TRUCK WITH ONLY 53,000 MILES. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT IS ERROR CODE P0463 AND THAT OUR TRUCK NEEDS A NEW FUEL SENDING UNIT. APPARENTLY THERE ARE MANY NISSAN VEHICLES THIS IS HAPPENING TOO. THE COST IS APPROXIMATELY $600 WHICH IS RIDICULOUS ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 53,000. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THIS PART AND NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THIS PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247118October 29, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I PURCHASED 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER XE AND HAVE HAD TO DO MAJOR REPAIR ON IT. CARFAX REPORTS THREE RECALLS;ONLY TWO OF WHICH I CAN CONFIRM ATTENDED TO. THE ISSUES ARE SUSPENSION AN DFUEL: THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL AND FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. DESPITE THE WORK I HAVE ALSO HAD DONE ON THESE ISSUES THE TRUCK STILL HAS PROBLEMS: FAILS TO ACCELERATE AT TIMES AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BETWEEN 60K AND 100K AND MAKES STEERING DIFFICULT. I AM TRYING TO WORK THIS OUT WITH DEALERSHIP BUT THEY ARE BEATING AROUND THE BUSH. I FEEL VERY MUCH THAT FIXING THIS VEHICLE IS LIKE CHASING GHOSTS AND THAT IT IS A LEMON. THE INCIDENT DATE IS MY DATE OF PURCHASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246833October 27, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I OWN A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER THAT HAS BEEN A GOOD TRUCK OTHER THAN ONE PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. FUEL GAUGE STAYS AT EMPTY AFTER TANK IS FILLED, THEN SLOWLY RISES TO FULL OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF DAYS. DTE GAUGE ALTERNATES BETWEEN CORRECT READING, A READING THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE, AND ----. MILEAGE IS JUST OVER 50,000, AND THERE ARE NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246691October 25, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I CHECK CODE, CODE IS P0463. FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246505October 23, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WILL NOT RESPOND AFTER FILL UP. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CODE REGISTERED IS P0463. INDICATES FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR DEFECTIVE.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246063October 20, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL SENDING UNIT SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK IS BAD. IT SHOWS EMPTY TANK WHEN TANK IS FULL. IT IS CAUSING THE SES LIGHT TO COME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246120October 20, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR A PRIOR REPAIR, WHICH WAS RELATED TO A RECALL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS REPAIR WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245506October 15, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
"I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-49K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245548October 15, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER HAS HAD FIVE RECALLS. THE RECALL THAT I AM UNSATISFIED WITH IS RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM: THE NOV. 2002 RECALL OF THE FUEL STORAGE TANK AND THE MAY 2004 RECALL OF THE FUEL PUMP. THESE REPAIRS ARE PENDING AND HAVE BEEN SINCE JUNE 30, 2008. THE FUEL TANK IS UNAVAILABLE AND HAS BEEN FOR 108 DAYS, AS OF TODAY OCT. 15. IT HAS BEEN INOPERABLE AND HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER SINCE JUNE 30. ORIGINAL ISSUE BEGAN ON JUNE 13, 2008. THE VEHICLE STRUGGLED TO TURN OVER, EMITTED HEAVY DARK EXHAUST, THE SMELL OF GASOLINE WAS PRESENT, THE SERVICE-ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER WHILE GETTING IT TO THE FITZGERALD AUTO MALL DEALER IN CHAMBERSBURG PA. THE REQUIRED WORK WAS COMPLETED ON JUNE 18. THE REPAIR WORK INCLUDED REPLACING THE KNOCK SENSOR (CODE P0325) AND RELATED GASKETS, REPLACING THE VENT CONTROL VALVE AND CHARCOAL CANISTER (CODE P1441). THERE WAS NO MENTION OF ANY RECALL WORK REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM. I DROVE THE TRUCK FOR SIX DAYS. ON JUNE 29 THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS APPEARED. I GOT THE TRUCK HOME (BARELY) AND CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER. ON JUNE 30, THE DIAGNOSIS CAME BACK. SAME PROBLEM, DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS. THE CODES WERE PULLED AND P1441 CAME UP AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THE REQUIRED PART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IS A NEW FUEL STORAGE TANK-- A PART THAT WAS RECALLED. MY REPAIRS IN JUNE WERE IN EXCESS OF $1200. I ALSO NEEDED A LOANER VEHICLE AT $35 A DAY . I AM OUT $$1,636.42 AND HAVE MADE 7 BI-WEEKLY CAR PAYMENTS AT $144 FOR A TRUCK I CAN'T DRIVE. THE REGIONAL SPECIALIST FOR NISSAN HAS PROMISED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PAYMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS, BUT HAS NOT DELIVERED YET. NISSAN WON'T REIMBURSE UNTIL THE PART IS IN THE VEHICLE. MY CASE NUMBER WITH NISSAN IS 6262993. THE PART IS "DUE" AT THE DEALER THE LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER, HOWEVER A RECALL REPAIR SHOULD NOT TAKE 4 MONTHS. MY COMPLAINT IS NOT WITH THE CHAMBERSBURG DEALER BUT WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244918October 9, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION, EQUIPMENT
I OWN A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER, IT WAS DELIVERED WITH ONLY HALF THE KEYS PROGRAMMED FOR THE VEHICLE, A STRANGE RATTLING OF PLASTIC SHROUDING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND AS I FOUND OUT A FAST SET OF TIRES LATER, THE FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT [ TOO MUCH TOE IN ]. WHEN I READ THE MANUAL I FOUND OUT THAT MY 4WD VEHICLE WAS "NOT INTENDED TO BE USED OFF OF THE ROAD", THIS WAS NOT IN ANY OF THE PRESALES LITERATURE AND THE REASON I BUY 4WD IS SO I CAN USE IT OFF ROAD. AT 100 MILES AFTER WARRANTY I HAD TO TAKE IT IN BECAUSE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAD FAILED, ABOUT A $600 REPAIR ON A PART THAT SHOULD LAST 200,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THEIR DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING ABOUT ONE OF THESE A WEEK ON A COUPLE OF MODELS. WHEN I PICKED IT UP I GOT THE TROUBLE LIGHT ON THE WAY HOME, I SCANNED IT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS [CODE PO448 ]. I TOOK IT BACK. THE FIRST CANISTER THEY ORDERED SHOWED UP BROKEN [ KIND OF FRAGILE FOR SOMETHING MOUNTED ON THE BOTTOM OF A 4WD ]. PARTS REPLACED UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY WERE 14953ZP50C FILTER-CANISTER, 14950-EA20A CANISTER ASSY. E, AND 14935-AM60B VALVE ASSY.-CO. THE SERVICE ORDER SAYS " ...INSPECTED/FOUND NO FLOW VERY RUSTY....". AS THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT THIS DOES NOT BODE WELL FOR THE FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244813September 30, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
2004 NISSAN FRONTIER. DRIVER WAS PULLING A PICKUP TRUCK ON A TOW DOLLY. ANOTHER MOTORIST POINTED AT THE TOWED VEHICLE THEN THE DRIVER PULLED ON THE BERM AND DISCOVERED THE TOWED PICKUP WAS BURNING FROM THE UNDERSIDE, FIRE WAS PUT OUT. *NJ THE VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE DRIVESHAFT WAS NOT DISCONNECTED WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE OVERHEATED THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT 10-0598-90. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243781September 28, 2008
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN A WASHBOARD FARM TYPE ROAD AND RANDOMLY OUR SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS WENT OFF ON BOTH SIDES CAUSING SEVERE SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE IN OUR NECKS AND ANXIETY / BEING TERRIFIED OF THE TRUCK. CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO PERSONAL INJURY AND FILED WITH INSURANCE COMPANY. THE AREA WE WERE IN WAS AN AREA WITH NO CELL SERVICE AND QUITE FAR FROM THE NEAREST TOWN AND WITH THE AIRBAGS BREAKING THE SEATBLETS ETC IT WAS A VERY UNSAFE DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243386September 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW WITH 6SPD MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AT ROUGHLY 4K MILES AN INTERMITTENT NOISE WAS NOTICED AND PERCEIVED TO BE COMING FROM THE DASH CLUSTER. AT 7.8K MILES TRUCK WAS SERVICED AS NOISE BECAME MORE PREVALENT. DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO DASH CLUSTER BY INSPECTING AND SOUND PROOFING AREA. AT 9K MILES NOISE HAD RETURNED AND WAS SENT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. THEY TOO TROUBLESHOOT AND INSULATED THE CLUSTER. NOISE CONTINUED OFF AND ON UNTIL A RETURN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AT 14.5K MILES. DEALER AT THIS TIME COULDN'T REPLICATE ISSUE. AFTER OWNER OF TRUCK PERFORMED THEIR OWN EXTENSIVE ONLINE RESEARCH THE DETERMINED THE NOISE TO BE COMING FROM THE CLUTCH AND TRANSFERRING TO THE PEDAL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. DRIVER RETURNED TO DEALER WITH NEW DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM AND SUGGESTING OF THROW OUT BEARING INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THERE WAS ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF CLUTCH MATERIAL ON TOP OF THROWOUT BEARING AND WAS FROM THE DRIVER'S DRIVING HABIT. THEY WANT $1000 JUST TO DROP TRANSMISSION AND INSPECT CLUTCH THEN MORE $ TO REPLACE CLUTCH. FROM RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR NISSAN 6SPD TRANSMISSION ON THE 05+ FRONTIERS AND XTERRAS. NISSAN WON'T WARRANT THE ITEM BECAUSE IT IS CONSIDERED A "WEAR" ITEM. MANY CONSUMER HAVE NOTICED THE NOISE FROM THE DAY THEY PURCHASED VEHICLE AND OTHERS HAVE HAD COMPLETE CLUTCH FAILURE AT LESS THAN 15K, SOMETIMES AS LITTLE AS 5K MILES. HOW, OTHER THAN FACTORY DEFECT, COULD THIS HAPPEN? NOISE WAS NOTICED AT 4K MILES ORIGINALLY. OWNER IS CONCERNED FOR SAFETY WHERE IF THE TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH FAILS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THE VEHICLE WILL BE RENDERED USELESS PUTTING THE DRIVING INTO HARMS WAY. I.E. TRAIN TRACKS, ONCOMING TRAFFIC, EMERGENCY VEHICLES. THE PROBLEM COULD LEAVE THE DRIVER DEFENSELESS AND UNABLE TO MANEUVER OUT OF DEADLY SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243390September 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASING MY 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER, I NOTICED A DISTURBING GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM BEHIND MY DASH BOARD. WHEN I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF MY DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED ME THAT IF THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THIS NOISE AT THE TIME, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. AFTERWARDS, THE NOISE WAS ONLY MORE NOTICEABLE. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE NOISE COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASHBOARD WAS BEING PRODUCED BY A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH. I SAW AT LEAST 5 TO 10 OF THE SAME EXACT COMPLAINTS AND THEIR DEALINGS WITH SERVICE THAT DETERMINED THE CLUTCH PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME, I WAS QUITE WORRIED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF MY VEHICLE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH ON ANY CAR, LET ALONE A 2 PLUS TON TRUCK. THE RAMIFICATIONS ARE ENDLESS: GETTING STUCK ON RAILROAD TRACKS, AT AN INTERSECTION, CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE... THE DEALERSHIP WOULD CONTINUE TO MISDIAGNOSE OR NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I PROVIDED THEM WITH EVIDENCE THAT THE VEHICLE DID HAVE A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH AND EVEN DROVE A TECHNICIAN AROUND IN THE VEHICLE TO REPRODUCE THE NOISE THAT THEY DID NOT HEAR. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY A SERVICE ADVISOR. WHILE THEY HAD THE VEHICLE, A DIFFERENT PERSON INFORMED ME 2 DAYS LATER THAT THEY INSPECTED THE CLUTCH, FOUND IT TO BE WORN, AND THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. I WAS ABLE TO DO NOTHING EXCEPT PAY FOR THE REPAIR TO GET MY TRUCK BACK. NISSAN INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD SUE, BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. IN CONCLUSION, A DEFECT THAT WAS NOTICED AT APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MILES ENDED UP COSTING ME OVER $2,000.00 AND POTENTIALLY MY LIFE WHILE THE DEFECT WAS DISMISSED AND MISDIAGNOSED. BEING THAT THERE ARE DOZENS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, I WOULD HAVE ASSUMED THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAVE BEEN RECTIFIED WITHOUT THIS MUCH TURMOIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243180September 23, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING VAPORS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A REPAIR SHOP. THE REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR OVER THREE MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD MAKE THE FUEL TANK AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242053September 13, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
"I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER AND HAD LESS THAN A 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS IN MY FUEL TANK AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK BUT SHOWED THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY WITH THE WARNING LOW GAS LIGHT WAS ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR. THIS VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD WITH ABOUT 50K MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE AND I CAME ACROSS COUNTLESS OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE XTERRA MODELS, PATHFINDERS AND FRONTIERS. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-49K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR IS ABOUT $500." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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