Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPULSION SYSTEM (PWS) | |||
| 05/16/2012 | 75055 | ||
| My 2006 nissan pathfinder had been having fuel gauge problems for several weeks. finally after the annoyance became too much, we took it to the nissan dealer. we were told that there was a known problem with the fuel gauge assembly that involved a recall. unfortunately for us, we missed the recall by less than four months. my complaint is that nissan knew there was a problem, then arbitrarily chose a date when the recall would end that would satisfy the nhtsa, but not fully cover the period when this problem could arise. limiting this recall by date can prove to be extremely prejudicial to the customer that purchases the vehicle later in the year; for example, purchasing the car in november 2006 versus january 2006 would place the consumer at an eleven month disadvantage. | |||
| 05/05/2012 | 102000 | ||
| After filling my vehicle up with fuel, the gauge still read one quarter tank, and it took most of the day before the gauge slowly moved up to read full. after that, when the tank would reach 1/2 full, the gauge would start acting crazy. one minute it would read 1/2 full, the next second it would read empty and my gas light would come on. also, at half full down to one quarter full, the service engine soon light would come on. when i discovered that there was a recall on my year and model vehicle, i called nissan to inquire, but was told that due to my vin # my vehicle was not covered. the problem i was having with my fuel gauge is exactly the same problem that the recall covered, and the parts that i had to have replaced are the same parts that the recall covered. i had to pay $300 to have my vehicle repaired, when obviously the part covered in the recall was also defective in my vehicle. (campaign id #/nhtsa #: pc042/10v-075; applied vehicles 2006 & 2008 pathfinder, 2006 & 2008 frontier, 2006 & 2008 xterra). | |||