Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Nissan Pathfinder submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
WE OWN A 1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE . THE ORDER OF GASOLINE WAS SO STRONG IT FILLED THE FIRST FLOOR OF MY HOME WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. HE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 1/4 FULL OF FUEL MY RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE FILLER TUBE HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MILEAGE IS 153K.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL FILLER NECK WAS PERFORATED DUE TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
I FILLED UP MY VEHICLE WITH GAS AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING I COULD SMELL GAS SOMEWHERE - SO I ONLY FILLED IT HALF FULL AFTER THAT. I WENT TO BERGSTROM OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN TO GET A DIFFERENT RECALL REPAIRED (I THINK IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO) HAVING TO DO WITH THE STEERING. THEY KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS AND FINALLY FIXED IT. THEY SAID THAT I ALSO HAD A RECALL ON THE GAS NECK OF THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT BUT THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME. IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR NOW AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT CALLED ME TO GET IT FIXED. I CAN ONLY FILL MY TANK ONLY HALF WAY. THIS IS UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR
I AM HAVING MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH MY 1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER DUE TO CORROSION. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY MUFFLER FELL OFF. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND WHEN THEY RAISED THE VEHICLE, THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAD CORROSION AND HOLES FROM IT. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY LAST YEARS STRUT HOUSING CORROSION WHICH BROKE OFF THE STRUT FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I LOST BRAKES AND HAD TO STEP ON PEDAL ALL THE WAY, AND THEN THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE RECALL NOTICE CAME AFTER THE INCIDENT. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S GAS TANK CORROSION WHICH CAUSED GAS TO DRIP. ALSO A RECALL NOTICE CAME IN AND NISSAN DEALER FIXED ISSUE. *TR
MY VEHICLE HAS TWO RECALLS ON IT - FIRST ONE IS THE GAS NECK RECALL AND THE SECOND IS THE STRUT HOUSING CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN ON MAY 2ND, 2011 TO BERGSTROM/NISSAN IN OSHKOSH. THEY CHECKED OUT MY VEHICLE AND SAID THAT MY VEHICLE HAS THE PROBLEMS REGARDING BOTH RECALLS. IT IS SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2011 AND THEY STILL HAVE MY VEHICLE. THEY CALLED ME THIS MORNING AND TOLD ME THAT THEY BRACED UP THE FRONT. THINGS SHOULD BE GOOD BUT THAT THEY TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE AND IT IS STILL ALL OVER THE ROAD. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE PART FOR THE GAS NECK RECALL IS ON BACK ORDER. THEY TOLD ME TO COME AND PICK UP THE VEHICLE. IF THEY TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE AND IT STILL IS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING - THEN I DON'T THINK IT IS SAFE AND THAT THEY MUST NOT HAVE DONE A GOOD ENOUGH JOB FIXING THE PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V435000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE CONTACT STATED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FILLER PIPE AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR AND THAT THE RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
NISSAN PATHFINDER RECALL 07V-435 R0705 FUEL FILLER TUBE AND FUEL LEAKAGE. IN JANUARY WHILE DRIVING FROM COLORADO THROUGH WYOMING OUR CAR STARTED PUTTERING AND DIED ON BUSY ROUTE 80 IN COOPERS COVE OUTSIDE OF LARAMIE, WY AT 9:30 PM IN A MAJOR SNOW STORM. ROADS WERE COVERED IN ROCK SALT AND WE WERE LUCKY TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER WHERE WE REMAINED FOR 2 HOURS. MY 2 DAUGHTERS WERE THERE, ONE OF WHOM HAD NO COAT AS WE DID NOT EXPECT TO BE HEADING NORTH. TEMPERATURE WAS -27. WE WERE PRETRIFIED AND I KEPT THE LIGHT ON IN CAR SO TRUCKS COULD SEE US. TWO HOURS LATER THE POLICE ARRIVED AND WE WERE TOWED 40 MILES TO A NISSAN DEALER. OUR CAR REMAINED THERE FOR 3 DAYS. NOW I KNOW WHY WE WERE PUT IN HARMS WAY. WE WERE LUCKY TO PULL OVER AS THE ROAD CONDITIONS DEFINITELY AFFECTED THE CAR DYING. I HAVE THE BILL FROM MCCARTY NISSAN AND THE MOTELS. I HOPE THAT WE WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY REIMBURSED AND THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO OTHERS. IT WAS THE MOST FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE FOR MY FAMILY BUT THANK GOD WE WERE SAFE. MY DAUGHTER BECAME ILL FROM THE -27 DEGREE WEATHER AND OUR MOTEL ROOM WHICH HAD NO HEAT AND HAD TO CUT HER TRIP SHORT AND RETURN HOME EARLY LEAVING FROM THE COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT WHEN OUR VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. REIMBURSEMENT FOR OUR REPAIRS AND INCONVENIENCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR UPDATED 05/13/09.*JB
1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAD A RECALL FOR THE FUEL FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE RECALL CAME AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL FILLER TUBE BEGAN LEAKING AT A RATE OF ABOUT ONE DROP PER SECOND. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL 20 MONTHS LATER. WHEN HE CONTACTED NISSAN, HE WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. RECALL# 07V435000. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD THE FUEL FILLER TUBE IN THE VEHICLE REPLACED DUE TO RUST. MOST RECENTLY, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V435000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP) AND IS AWAITING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE LINE SNAPPED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND BOLTED TO THE FUEL LINES, WHICH WERE ALSO RUSTED. IN ORDER FOR THE MECHANIC TO REPAIR THE BRAKE LINES, HE WOULD ALSO HAVE TO REPAIR THE FUEL LINES AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,000. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD OPEN A NEW FILE FOR HER ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 78,000.
1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH RECALL WORK DONE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL WORK AND NOW HE WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. *KB RECALL# 07V435000. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER. IN 2006, THE CONTACT HAD HIS FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER PIPE AND CAP REPAIRED. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN JANUARY OF 2008 FOR THE SAME COMPONENT. ON FEBRUARY 18, 2008, THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER AND INSPECTED AND THE SAME PART THAT HE PAID TO HAVE REPLACED IN 2006 WAS AGAIN REPLACED BY NISSAN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,154.
I RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY NISSAN FOR THE FUEL FILLER TUBE. I HAD THIS REPLACED IN SEPT. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE IT FIXED AT A NISSAN DEALER THAT I HAVE TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER TO MAKE SURE IT WAS DONE PROPERLY. THE WOMAN SAID I WOULDN'T BE REIMBURSED FOR THAT, WHICH I THINK IS TOTALLY WRONG. I ALREADY SPENT MONEY ON HAVING IT REPAIRED. *TR
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