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 2006 Nissan Xterra submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 368 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.
The 25 most recent of 368, in the owner's own words
Car just shut off in traffic loosing all power and braking causing me to crash into the back of a stopped car at a red-light. After inspection from a mechanic shop, they informed me that something in the computer had fried causing the car to shut off, and it had also caused the transmission control unit module to go bad making the car not drive able.
Check engine light is on and fuel gauge does not work Can go from full to empty Stays on empty even though I know there is gasoline in tank Has caused us to run out of gas middle of nowhere
WHEN I TURN THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION ALL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE MOTOR DOES TURN OVER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STARTER AND A WEEK LATER IT DOES THE SAME SO I RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND P0181 CODE AND 3RD COIL PACK MISFIRE COMES ON. WHEN I CONTACT NISSAN MECHANIC HE SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IPDM AND THATS WHY I'M CONTACTING YOU ALL
THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER RIVERSIDE NISSAN (8330 INDIANA AVE, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
FUEL SENDING UNIT IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT IS SHOWING AN INCORRECT LEVEL ON THE FUEL GAUGE. THE CAR WHEN MOVING OR STATIONARY DOES NOT SHOW THE PROPER LEVEL. CANNOT TELL WHEN VEHICLE MAY BE OUT OF FUEL AND STOP RUNNING.
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. PUT GAS IN AND IT DOES NOT REGISTER. HAVING TO KEEP TRACK OF MILEAGE WHEN GAS IS PUT IN. SAW A RECALL CAMPAIGN 10V075000 AND CONTACTED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED IF UNDER RECALL WOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE WOULD INQUIRE WITH SERVICE ADVISORS WAS THEN CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT. TOOK IT IN THIS MORNING AND I WAS ADVISED NO RECALL.? IS THIS A LEGIT RECALL AND IF SO I NEED IT LISTED UNDER MY VIN SO I CAN GET THIS FIXED.
FUEL GAUGE INACCURACY WHEN FULL READ 1/4 AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. NTB10-031 MARCH 18,2010 HAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS. THE CAR IS A 2006 BUT HAS LOW MILEAGE AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SINCE MARCH 2010. MY SERVICE MANAGER AT NISSAN OF MELBOURNE HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL TANK HAD MORE THAN A HALF TANK OF FUEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED UP AT THE FUEL STATION, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY AND THE FUEL TANK ICON ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DICK SMITH NISSAN OF COLUMBIA (803-256-6600, LOCATED AT 9940 TWO NOTCH RD, COLUMBIA, SC 29223) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT "THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED". THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.
FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY WHEN FULL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND UNSURE HOW MUCH GAS IN TANK ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN CAR CAUSE GAS RAN OUT. READ ON LINE ABOUT RECALL #NTB10-031A AND 10V075000 AND YET IM TOLD THEY DONT HAVE ANY RE-CALLS FOR THIS FRUSTRATED PLEASE HELP ME AND MY CHILDREN THANK YOU
FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT AS REPORTED BY THE MANUFACTURER BACK IN 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. AFTER THE CONTACT FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK AND CONTINUED DRIVING, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ON EMPTY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE THERE WAS A QUARTER TANK OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A FULL TANK. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TWICE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DUE TO THE LOSS OF FUEL. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW FUEL TANK WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS EXPIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SHOWING FUEL TANK AT EMPTY AT ALL TIMES
THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING INTERMITTENT NOT REGISTERING PASSENGERS. THE FUEL GAGE KEEPS GOING UP AND DOWN UNAWARE OF FUEL LEVEL. THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR IS ON AND TIRES HAVE CORRECT PSI. VEHICLE CAN BE IN START STILL OR DRIVING.
GAS GAGE READS 1/2 FULL WHEN EMPTY, WHILE IN MOTION
GAS GAUGE DOESN'T READ THE FUEL LEVEL CORRECTLY. TANK COULD BE EMPTY AND THE GAUGE READS THE TANK AS NOT EMPTY AND VICE VERSA. VEHICLE STOPPED ON EMPTY TANK EVEN TOUGH THE GAUGE SHOWED I HAD A QUARTER TANK OF GAS.
AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK TO FULL, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND THE GAS GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WITH THE "NO FUEL" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS IS THAT SAME ISSUES THAT NISSAN WAS HAVING WITH CAMPAIGN ID 10V075000
AFTER FILLING MY GODMOTHER'S 2006 NISSAN XTERRA GAS TANK FROM 1/4 TO FULL, I NOTICE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THAT THE GAS NEEDLE NEVER MOVED FROM THE 1/4 MARK. BUT BY THE TIME I GOT TO MY DESTINATION WHICH WAS APPROX. 20-25 MILES AWAY, I NOTICED THE GAS NEEDLE JUST REACHED 1/2 MARK AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" ILLUMINATED. PER MY CODE READER, I PULLED A CODE FOR THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. MY GODMOTHER TOOK THE TRUCK TO A REPAIR SHOP WHEREIN THE MECHANIC CHARGED HER TO ERASED THE CODE WITHOUT TROUBLESHOOTING, & INSISTED THAT SHE DRIVE UNTIL CODE RETURNED. IN THE MEANTIME, I FOUND A RECALL CAMPAIGN BULLETIN REF. NTB 10-031. IT IS A VOLUNTARY RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR 2006 & 2008 XTERRA (N50), WHICH TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS IS. I CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA (CASE #31357696/ AGENT ID: 7319344) & GAVE THE VIN #. THE AGENT STATED THERE WAS NO OPEN OR CURRENT RECALL(S)/BULLETIN(S) ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN NUMBER. I INFORMED HER THAT I WAS PHYSICALLY LOOKING AT A RECALL, SO SHE ADVISE FIRST THAT I HAVE NISSAN RUN A DIAGNOSTIC WITH THEIR SCANNER & START FROM THERE. I ALSO LET HER KNOW THAT A DIAGNOSTIC COULD BE A COSTLY NON-BENEFICIAL INVESTMENT ESPECIALLY IF NISSAN'S REPAIR ESTIMATE IS TO HIGH. I CALLED NISSAN PASSPORT IN MARLOWE HEIGHTS, MARYLAND AND SPOKE TO A SERVICE ADVISER WHO LATER TOLD ME THAT ONCE CODE IS ACTIVE A DIAGNOSTIC COULD BE PERFORM FOR APPROX. $130. THEN I ASKED, IF THERE WAS A RECALL/BULLETIN WHICH INCLUDED OUR SYMPTOMS BUT APPARENTLY NOT OUR VIN NUMBER COULD IT SOMEHOW BE COVERED. HE REPLIED "NO." SO I THEN ASKED IF HE WOULD LIKE TO GET INFORMATION FROM ME ABOUT OTHER NISSAN PRODUCTS SUCH AS THIS VIN # THAT WAS POSSIBLE FAULTY, AGAIN HE SAID "NO." SO I THEN CALLED NHTSA , & THE AGENT ULTIMATELY GAVE ME THE PHONE NUMBER TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. WITH THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION I FILED A REPORT/CLAIM (9549774) ABOUT MY TREATMENT WITH NISSAN.
I AM A 64 YR OLD WOMAN DRIVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY ALONE WHEN MY FUEL GAUGE INDICATED I HAVE GAS WHEN I DID NOT. LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IN THE REMOTE AREAS THAT I TRAVEL IN UTAH WHERE GAS STATIONS CAN BE 100 MILES APART AND NO CELL COVERAGE. I HAD ONLY 67365 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND DIDNT EXPECT TO HAVE PROBLEMS. I FOUND THAT 2006 XTERRAS WERE RECALLED FOR THOSE MADE IN A 3 MONTH PERIOD, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE IS 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR VOLUNTARY RECALL. SAME GAS TANK AND SENDING UNIT AS THOSE RECALLED. (CAMPAIGN ID #: PC042 NHTSA #: 10V-075) I AM GUESSING NISSAN DID A PARTIAL VOLUNTARY RECALL IN HOPES THE NHTSA WOULDNT INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. NOW THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS HALF A TANK JUST AFTER A FILLUP AND THEN GRADUALLY JUMPS TO FULL AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS OR IS DRIVEN FOR A BIT. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON UNLESS CLEARED. DIAGNOSTIC SCAN WAS DONE WHICH INDICATED CODE P0463 WHICH IS DEFINED AS A FUEL LEVEL SENSOR SENSOR HIGH CIRCUIT INPUT,
I FILLED UP MY TANK AND YET MY FUEL GAUGE REMAINS AT BELOW 1/4. THIS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 2 RECENT FILLED UPS THE LATEST BEING MADE YESTERDAY. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, I GOT STUCK ON THE ROAD. TODAY , I HAVE TO BRING A GALLON OF GAS WITH ME TO AVOID GETTING STUCK AGAIN. I CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY VIN# DOES NOT SHOW ANY RECALL AND WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER THE RECALL PROVISIONS. I SEARCHED EVERYWHERE AND FOUND A SIMILAR SITUTATION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#10V07500. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT WHEN MY CAR APPARENTLY FALLS WITHIN THE YEAR OF THE RECALL BUT THE VIN# DOES NOT SHOW ANYTHING. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC . PLEASE HELP, VIN OR NO VIN , MY CAR IS MANIFESTING THE ACTUAL ISSUES OF THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED RECALL CAMPAIGN ON DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP.
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAIL, CAUSING ERRATIC AND INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READINGS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.
THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SENSOR SENDING UNIT FOR 2006 XTERRA'S, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS A MISTAKE, AND THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIX OF THIS ISSUE. CLEARLY THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR OTHER CARS OF THE SAME YEAR, AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE LEFT WITH THE $500 FEE TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY UNIT. THE CODE OF MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT READS AS THIS AS THE PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO, I DO NOT WANT TO BE BULLIED BY NISSAN FOR THIS.
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT PROPERLY WORK. READS EMPTY WHEN FULL. READS 1/4 TANK CLOSE TO THAT FOR ABOUT A GALLON AND THEN GOES IMMEDIATELY BACK TO EMPTY. RECALL ON SOME MODELS. MY XTERRA CURRENTLY AT SHOP GETTING FIXED. EDUCATED GUESS ON HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE AND VEHICLE CAN RUN OUT OF GAS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON WHEN GAS GAUGE FAILS.
FUEL GAUGE NEVER GOES BELOW 1/4 STICKS AND IS INACCURATE, SAME SYMPTOMS AS RECALLED VEHICLES, YET THIS VIN WASN'T INCLUDE IN THE RECALL AND SHOULD BE. TANK RUNS EMPTY YET STILL INDICATES 1/4 FULL A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED TO THE RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS! UPDATED 02/09/17*LJ *TR *CN
RECALL NUMBER 10V075000 RECALL DATE 03/03/2010 COMPONENT FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK SUMMARY NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND MODEL YEAR 2008 FRONTIER, XTERRA AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELLS CAN DEFORM, CAUSING THE FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM TO CONTACT AN EMBOSSMENT MOLDED INTO THE TANK SHELL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE TO SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. CONSEQUENCE THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. WHAT OWNERS SHOULD DO DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WITH A NEW ONE THAT HAS A MODIFIED FLOAT ARM. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE MARCH 22, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261. READ MORE AT HTTPS://WWW.CARS.COM/RECALLS/NISSAN-XTERRA-2006/#L0JRS5L0SDAQITLU.99
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