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2007 Nissan Titan Fuel system Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA

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Fuel system reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
11
Latest May 18, 2014
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
8%
of 139 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Nissan Titan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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.

Owner reports naming fuel system

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Fuel system
Filed May 18, 2014

FUEL DOES NOT READ ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IT'S HARD TO GET GAS TO GO INTO THE TANK, IT WANTS TO SPRAY BACK OUT. *JS

NHTSA ID
10592305
Incident
May 18, 2014
Fuel systemPowertrain (other)Suspension
Filed Dec 13, 2013

I DROVE MY NISSAN OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, IT STARTED SLIPPING, GRINDING. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECK LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL, EVER SINCE I HAD IT. TURNS OUT TRANSMISSION FLUID TANK EMPTY. I WAS ON MAJOR HIGHWAY, COULD GO 40 MILES AN HOUR, JERKED OUT OF GEAR WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. HAD TOW IT TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT. FAULTY TRANSMISSION LIGHT FAILED TO WARN ME OF PROBLEMS. NISSAN OWNERS MANUAL DOES NOT INSTRUCT YOU TO CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID. IT DIRECTS YOU TO DEALERSHIP. HAD NO WARNING LIGHT TO ALERT ME. COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10556022
Incident
Nov 16, 2013
Mileage
130,000 mi
EngineFuel system
Filed Oct 17, 2013

STARTED SMELLING GAS FUMES. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE TRUCK TO ADVANCE AUTO TO GET THE CODES OFF OF THE COMPUTER AND THE TECH SAID IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ENGINE AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER SAYS IT'S THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND IT HAS CRACKS IN IT. WOULD COST ABOUT $2000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

NHTSA ID
10548196
Incident
Oct 15, 2013
Mileage
207,405 mi
ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Aug 22, 2013

1) MY TRUCK BRAKE DOWN ON THE 91 FREEWAY FOR LACK OF GAS EVENTHOUGH THE GAS GAUGE REGISTERED A QUARTER TANK. TOWING COST ME OVER $ 400.00 2 ) THE OIL GAUGE REGISTER 1/2 FULL AT ALL TIMES.WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON INDICATING IT NEEDS OIL OR AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, THE GAUGE STILL REGISTERS 1/2 FULL. 3) MY AIRCONDITION WORKS WELL.THE HEATER MALFUNCTIONS ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT HEATS UP SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. 4) MY ENGINE HAS OIL LEAK..STARTING JUNE OF 2013, WHENEVER I START MY ENGINE, I GET A LOT OF BLUE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE IT LAST FOR A SEVERAL SECONDS. THE MORE OIL IN MY ENGINE THE GREATER THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE THE LESS OIL THE LESS SMOKE. I PUT IN A MINIMUM OF 2 TO 3 QUARTS OF OIL WEEKLY IN MY ENGINE TO KEEP UP WITH THE OIL CONSUMPTION. *TR

NHTSA ID
10536709
Incident
Nov 18, 2012
Mileage
102,658 mi
Fuel system
Filed Dec 7, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES, ALTHOUGH THE FUEL INDICATOR DISPLAYED THAT THERE WAS FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO THAT DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

NHTSA ID
10438858
Incident
Nov 22, 2011
Mileage
79,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Aug 12, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RECALL NOTICE FROM NISSAN STATED THAT YOU SHOULD MAINTAIN THE FUEL GAUGE AT THE LEVEL UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS DID NOT WORK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF DUE TO THE FUEL TANK BEING EMPTY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE INFORMATION WAS INCORRECT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM TWO YEARS AGO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55000.

NHTSA ID
10348958
Incident
Aug 12, 2010
Mileage
55,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jun 2, 2010

GAS GAUGE SHOWS INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE NISSAN PEOPLE'S FIX IS TO KEEP THE GAS TANK OVER HALF FULL. WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION ABOUT 3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO, BUT WHEN WE TOOK OUR TRUCK IN, WE WERE TOLD WE HAD TO RECEIVE A APPOINTMENT FROM NISSAN BEFORE THEY COULD DO ANYTHING. OUR LETTER STATES "THE VEHICLE COULD STALL, WHICH COULD CREATE AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH." WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS FIXED. PLEASE HELP US. *TR

NHTSA ID
10334204
Incident
Mar 1, 2010
Fuel system
Filed Apr 30, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN TITAN. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL ALTHOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS MORE THAN TANK OF FUEL LEFT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

NHTSA ID
10328278
Incident
Apr 28, 2010
Mileage
63,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Apr 30, 2010

WAITING OVER A MONTH FOR PARTS ON A RECALL OF GAS GAUGE SENDER UNIT. SINCE IT HAS FAILED WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED TWO TIMES. NOW WE TRY TO KEEP THE TANK HALF FULL BUT THIS IS A HASSLE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10328274
Incident
Mar 15, 2010
Mileage
45,000 mi
ElectricalFuel system
Filed Oct 12, 2009

ELECTRICAL ISSUES, CLOCK NOT KEEPING TIME WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, HEATER/ A/C INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF/ AND /OR DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. TIRE SENSORS ON, WINDSHIELD WIPER SENSOR FLASHES ON AND OFF. ALL POWER TO DASH HAS SHUT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE DRIVING, WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN WHEN THIS HAPPENED. SMELL GASOLINE STRONG, FILLED GAS TANK AND NEEDLE WAS NOT REGISTERING FULL UNTIL DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, THEN WENT DOWN 1/4 THEN BACK TO FULL. *TR

NHTSA ID
10287084
Incident
Feb 1, 2009
Mileage
20,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Apr 30, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAS MILEAGE WAS FAR FROM WHERE THE STANDARDS SHOULD BE ACCORDING TO NHTSA, WHO STATED THAT THE STANDARDS SHOULD BE 18 MPG, BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS AT 13.8 MPG ON A FLAT HIGHWAY. WHEN THERE WAS STIFF WIND THE READING INDICATESD14.1 MPG. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THEY STATED THAT NO FAILURE WAS PRESENT, AND IT WAS NHTSA'S RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THEY MANDATED THE RULING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP, AND NO FAILURES WERE FOUND ONCE AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3,326, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,226. *AK

NHTSA ID
10189291
Incident
Feb 28, 2007
Mileage
3,226 mi

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