Nissan Xterra Complaints

3,099 consumer complaints on file.

#10345346July 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 NISSAN XTERRA FUEL GAUGE MISREADS CURRENT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK (I CURRENTLY HAVE A FULL TANK AND IT READS EMPTY ON THE GAUGE) THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY TIME I FILLED MY TANK, WHICH IS OFTEN BECAUSE I COMMUTE OVER 100 MILES A DAY. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN BECAUSE THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, WHICH THEY ADMIT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA IS NOT IN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL MEANT FOR 2006 XTERRAS, CAUSING ME TO PAY FOR THE UNIT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET, WHICH IS ROUGHLY $400. I SEE THIS AS A PROBLEM SINCE I CANNOT HAVE AN ACCURATE READING ON MY FUEL GAUGE, IT MAY CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. THERE ARE MANY OTHER NISSANS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
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#10345048July 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TWO WEEKS AFTER NISSAN DEALER DID A 60K SERVICE IN MY 2006 XTERRA THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPPED UP WHILE DRIVING AND MY GAS GAUGE WENT FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND BACK IN RAPID SUCCESSION WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING MAJOR DISTRACTION. THE ODB CODE FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS P0463. *TR
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#10345084July 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA DOES NOT WORK. THIS MEANS, EVEN THOUGH I FILL UP MY TANK, IT SHOWS THAT MY CAR IS ON EMPTY. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AS AT ANY GIVEN TIME, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I HAVE ENOUGH GAS TO GET FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PERSISTING SINCE IT FIRST OCCURRED. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR 6+ MONTHS! I KNOW OF OTHER XTERRA OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. A RECALL IS DEFINITELY CALLED FOR. *TR
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#10345090July 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I DRIVE A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA AT 41000 MILES THE CLUTCH IN MY STANDARD TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER (I PURCHASED A 60,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY) THEY CHARGED ME 135$ TO REMOVE ONE EASILY ACCESSIBLE BOLT AND TELL ME MY CLUTCH WAS BAD (I TOLD THEM THIS BEFORE I HANDED THEM THE KEYS) AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AS IT IS A ?WARE PART?. AS THE CLUTCH IS PART OF THE POWER TRAIN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR 40+ MILES TO MY GARAGE BUT HAD TO BUY AN AFTERMARKET CLUTCH AFTER RESEARCHING AND FINDING THE FACTORY PART IS DEFECTIVE AND MANY HAVE HAD IT GO BAD AFTER 10,000 MILES OR LESS. *TR
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#10344863July 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1. I FILLED MY GAS TANK, THEN AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. 2. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY TANK READS AS EMPTY AND THE SES LIGHT IS ON, EVEN THOUGH A FULL TANK. 3. NISSAN HAS A RECALL ON MY TYPE AND YEAR OF VEHICLE FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM (FUEL SYSTEM). BUT MY VIN DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL; EVEN THOUGH THE EXACT YEAR AND TYPE IS THE SAME AS THE RECALL. I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10344887July 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
I OWN A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA WITH 30,200 MILES ON IT. EARLIER THIS YEAR I FILLED MY GASTANK AND DROVE FROM STATION. 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, THE GASTANK NEEDLED DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE GAS WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT WAS STUCK AND THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WHEN I DROVE ABOUT 25 MILES THE GASTANK LEVEL WOULD GO BACK UP TO FULL AND THE LIGHT GO OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT,HOWEVER, STAYED ON. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I FILLED MY TANK. I RETURNED TO DEALER, HAD DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND VERIFIED THE PROBLEM. THEY TURNED OFF THE LIGHT. THE SAME PROBLEM CONTINUED BUT AFTER A FEW MORE FILLS THE GASTANK LEVEL STAYS ANYWHERE 1/2 FULL OR 1/4 FULL.. IN MAY I WAS CALLED BY NISSAN AND TOLD THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND NISSAN RECALLED THE 2006 AND 2008 YEAR XTERRAS BUT NOT THE 2007, HOWEVER, I HAVE VERIFIED THAT ALL THREE YEARS HAVE THE IDENTICAL FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. I THEN CALLED NISSAN N.A.WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND AFTER 2 WEEKS AND 3 CALLS I RECEIVED A RETURN CALL BY A TECHNICIAN; WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE MFGRS WARRANTY AND NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE. I ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED A WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF THEIR DECISION. IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING TO CONTINUALLY DRIVE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. SOMETHING ELSE INTERNALLY TO MY VEHICLE COULD CAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO ON AND I WOULDN'T KNOW IT. ALSO UNLESS I RESET THE TRIP INDICATOR EACH TIME I FILL MY TANK I WOULD NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE LEFT IN THE TANK. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE I HAD NISSAN REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I THINK THE 2007 XTERRA SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE MARCH 2010 RECALL OF THE 2006 AND 2008 XTERRAS BECAUSE THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OR RECALLED NOW AS A STAND ALONE... *TR
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0
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#10344714July 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2006 NISSAN X-TERRA AND CURRENTLY THERE IS A RECALL DEFINED FOR A SPECIFIC SET OF VINS FOR A FUEL GAUGE READING MALFUNCTION, COMBINED WITH AN ILLUMINATED SES LIGHT. MY VEHICLE WHICH FOR SOME REASON IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL HAS HAD THIS EXACT FAILURE FOR OVER 1 YEAR, AS HAVE MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS. THE PROBLEM CREATES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN WHEN YOU ARE UNABLE TO RECEIVE AN ACCURATE READING ON THE FUEL LEVEL. AND NOW IT WILL NOT PASS A STATE EMISSIONS TEST, BECAUSE OF THE SES LIGHT. I HAVE TRIED TO DEAL WITH NISSAN AND EVERY TIME I DISCUSS THE ISSUE WITH THEM THEY EXPLAIN THAT IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I AM GOING FORTH WITH A COMPLAINT THROUGH NISSAN AND A COMPLAINT THROUGH THE NHTSA TO HELP PROTECT OTHERS. *TR
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0
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#10344751July 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY NISSAN XTERRA IS HAVING THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. AT THIS TIME ITS INTERMITTENT. I CALLED NISSAN AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM THEY RAN MY VEHICLE ID # THAT DOESN'T SHOW UP AS ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK FOR THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT AND REPAIR. THIS IS A RECALL ITEM. I WAS MAIL A NOTIFICATION R1010 10V-074. *TR
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0
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#10344754July 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE VEHICLE NO LONGER READS PROPERLY INDICATING INACCURATE LEVELS OF GASOLINE. *TR
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#10344772July 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE STAYS ON EMPTY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
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#10344504July 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE- I CALLED THE NISSAN CONSUMER LINE AND GAVE THEM THE INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THE FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE. THEY STATED THAT INITIALLY THAT MY VEHICLE WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL BASED ON MY VEN# FOR MY 2007 XTERRA. HOWEVER, THEY HAD ME GO THRU THE STEPS OF GOING TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP TO OBTAIN A DIAGNOSTIC TO CONFIRM THAT I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER ALL THE WORK DONE ON THIS END, NISSAN STATED THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COVER THE PART...EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THEIR CARS THE COST IS MIN $400 AND I DO NOT HAVE THOSE TYPE OF FUNDS READILY AVAILABLE AS A SINGLE MOTHER. I RECENTLY RAN OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MY TWO KIDS. BLESSED THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER IN A TIMELY MANNER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR BEING IN ONE. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CARS AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER AND THEIR FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10344507July 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 10V075000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STORAGE AUXILIARY TANK WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 67,000.
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#10344606July 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DETAILS OF PROBLEM: VEHICLE INDICATES THAT GAS IS REMAINING IN TANK(IE. FUEL INDICATOR REGISTERS THAT 1/2 TANK IS REMAINING, WHEN IN FACT GAS TANK IS EMPTY. INTERNET SEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT OF NISSAN XTERRA OWNERS (2006 THROUGH TO 2008) AND THAT THE COMPANY HAS BEEN INSTALLING A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR IN THEIR VEHICLES FOR AN EXTENDED TIME PERIOD. THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD ON OUR FREEWAYS WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST SHOWS ITSELF. (IE. THE POTENTIAL FOR VEHICLES STALLING OUT ON THE FREEWAY DUE TO THE UNINFORMED OWNERS LACK OF AWARENESS THAT THEY ARE RUNNING ON AN EMPTY GAS TANK!) MY ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM: I DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS NORTH AMERICA, AND NISSAN CANADA. I DISCOVERED THAT THE COMPANY HAS ISSUED A RECALL OF SPECIFIC VEHICLE #'S IN THE 2006 AND 2008 PRODUCT LINE. MY INTERNET RESEARCH INTO CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM INDICATES THAT THIS SPECIFIC COMPLAINT IS MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD THAN NISSAN IS WILLING TO ADMIT. I INQUIRED WITH NISSAN CANADA (WEDNESDAY, JULY 14) TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANOTHER AVENUE THROUGH WHICH I COULD REFER THIS SAFETY PROBLEM TO NISSAN, BUT THE RECEPTIONIST ASSURED ME THAT I HAD NO FURTHER RECOURSE. *TR
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#10343893July 19, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. AFTERWARD, THE FUEL GAUGE READ 3/4 FULL INSTEAD OF 100% FULL, THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER DROPPED BELOW "E" AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NOT ONLY 2007 NISSAN XTERRAS, BUT OTHER YEARS AS WELL, DUE TO A FAULTY PART USED BY NISSAN IN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. I HAD THE ERROR CODE PULLED (P0463) AND IT CAME BACK TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. NISSAN HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS CODE, SO THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS, AND WHAT IS NECESSARY TO FIX IT. MY CAR STALLED ON THE FREEWAY THE OTHER DAY IN THE NUMBER TWO LANE, THANKS TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAD FOUR CHILDREN IN MY CAR AT THE TIME. LUCKILY, THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF TRAFFIC SO THE DANGER LEVEL WAS LOW CONSIDERING WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY, HOWEVER IF WE WERE NOT IN TRAFFIC, THINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS. NISSAN CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL THEREFORE NOT ISSUE A RECALL, HOWEVER I STRONGLY DISAGREE AND FEEL THAT MY RECENT EXPERIENCE PROVES THAT A FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE REP AT MY DEALERSHIP THAT ALL 2007S WERE INITIALLY A PART OF THE MOST RECENT RECALL FOR REPLACING FUEL SENDING UNITS, HOWEVER NISSAN CHANGED THE RECALL TO ONLY INCLUDE CERTAIN 2007 XTERRA VIN #S, YET 2006 AND 2008 MODELS ARE A PART OF THE RECALL. SINCE THE RECALL BEGAN, I'VE BEEN RECEIVING LETTERS EVERY MONTH FROM MY DEALERSHIP OFFERING TO BUY THE CAR BACK FROM ME. THIS DOES NOT SIT WELL WITH ME. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10343619July 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE CENSOR FAILED 11/01/09 2006 NISSAN XTERRA, RECALL ON THIS MODEL FOR 2006 XTERRA, FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM, DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN #. NISSAN REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343270July 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER REFILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE FUEL, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 63,400 UPDATED 9/13/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AND SHOWING ERRONEOUS FUEL LEVELS. THE GAUGE WOULD THEN FLUCTUATE BETWEEN NORMAL LEVELS TO SHOWING EMPTY OR NEARLY EMPTY INACCURATELY. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL 10V075000. THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING. HOWEVER, HIS MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 09/15/10
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#10342997July 13, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 NISSAN XTERRA STOPPED WORKING. TOLD IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT. I ONLY HAVE 79,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. DEALER TELLS ME IF I DON'T GET IT CHANGED THE VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY NOT START. THIS WOULD NOT BE A GOOD THING GIVEN THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10343027July 13, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BACK IN JANUARY 2010. I HAD THE CODE RUN AT A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE. CODE IS P0463, DEFINITION: FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT PROBABLE CAUSE. 1. OPEN OR SHORT CIRCUIT CONDITION 2. POOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 3. FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR SINCE THE LIGHT HAS COME ON, I'M GETTING A FAULTY READING FROM MY FUEL GAUGE. IT GIVES INACCURATE READINGS AND I'M NOW FORCED TO USE MY ODOMETER TO PREVENT RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. I READ ONLINE ABOUT A POTENTIAL RECALL SO I WAITED TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO EXPECT A LETTER IN THE APRIL AND MAY TIMEFRAME. NISSAN ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2006 AND 2008 NISSAN XTERRA'S. I HAVE A 2007 AND I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER YEARS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE THE 2007 TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE IT HAS THE SAME ISSUES. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342861July 13, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 NISSAN X-TERRA. THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS LIT. THE VEHICLE CAN RUN OUT OF GAS IN A DRIVING SITUATION. NISSAN HAS ONLY RECALLED CERTAIN 2006 X-TERRA'S WHEN THE PROBLEM EFFECTS ALL 2006 NISSAN X-TERRA'S. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342578July 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT READING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR WOULD CONSTANTLY MOVE. THE FAILURE BECAME WORSE OVER TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY FUEL SYSTEM RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 460,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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