FILLED GAS TANK GAUGE DID NOT READ FULL , THEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, BROUGHT TO MY MECHANIC STATED FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED THE PROBLEM COST APP.700.00. *TR
2007 Nissan Frontier complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →
ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO I STARTED TO FEEL AS IF THE TRUCK WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY, SOON AFTER THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I BROUGHT IT RIGHT IN TO OUR REGULAR SERVICE STATION. A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK REVEALED CODE P0717 FOR A TURBINE REVOLUTION SENSOR AND I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE NISSAN DEALER DID THEIR OWN DIAGNOSTIC (NO TEST DRIVE) AND FOUND IT TO BE A BAD VALUE BODY, AS WELL AS BAD TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONERS, AND REPLACEMENT OF ALL 6 COIL PACKS, ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER GENERAL FINDINGS GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF NEARLY 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE 2 DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS HAVE COST ME CLOSE TO $250. I WAS IN SHOCK AND DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS UP FRONT, SO I TOOK THE TRUCK TO 2 OTHER SERVICE STATIONS, ONE BEING AAMCO WHO SPECIALIZES IN TRANSMISSIONS. NONE OF THE 3 OTHER STATIONS FOUND ANY OTHER ISSUES ASIDE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. AAMCO AFTER A TEST DRIVE AND DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DETERMINED THERE WAS AN ISSUE BUT WOULD NEED TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM. AAMCO FOUND THERE TO BE WATER BEING PUMPED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, AND ALSO CLAIMED IT WAS THE 3 PROBLEM OF THIS TYPE THEY HAD SEEN SO FAR THIS MONTH. APPARENTLY THE RADIATOR LEAKS WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE FIX IS A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND SEPARATE COOLER FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO ASSURE THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. AT A COST OF 3200 TO ME! THIS PARTICULAR AAMCO IS ACROSS FROM THE DEALER AND CLAIMS THAT HAVE DONE WORK FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM! I
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A WINING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TIMING CHAIN. THE TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,900. UPDATED 3/5/13 *CN
I FILLED MY FUEL TANK WITH ABOUT 19 GALLONS. WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK THE FUEL NEEDLE NEVER MOVED. STARTED TO DRIVE TO WORK AND THE FUEL LEVEL DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE LIGHT TURNED ON. AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MILES THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,410.
WHILE I HAVE NOT YET HAD A FAILURE, OR CRASH I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY NISSAN THAT MY TRUCK'S TRANSMISSION MAY FAIL SUDDENLY MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THIS IS A CONCERN AS I OCCASIONALLY USE THE VEHICLE FOR COMMUTING TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AND FEAR I WOULD BE SUBJECT TO INJURY OR DEATH IF I HAVE A SUDDEN FAILURE AND THERE IS NO PLACE TO PULL SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. I ALSO USE THE TRUCK TO GO DEEP INTO THE MAINE WILDERNESS TO FISH AND HUNT AND FEAR IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILS, I COULD BE STRANDED DOZENS OF MILES FROM THE NEAREST HELP, PUTTING MY HEALTH AND SAFETY AT RISK. *TR
AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED AS EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS, THE GAUGE FINALLY HIT THE TOP, BUT THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. *TR
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD IT TESTED AT AUTO STORE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BAD FUEL LEVEL SENSOR BANK A. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY NOR WAS IT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL. *TR
DURING REGULAR DRIVING, THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. *TR
TROUBLE LIGHT CAME ON, "VEHICLE NEEDS SERVICE SOON". ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO GARAGE AND ENGINE WOULD NOT START. SHOP INDICATE THAT THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FUSES HAD BLOWN. NISSAN DEALER SAID THAT TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULES NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE IS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE AND INDICATES THAT THERE MAY BE NECESSARY TO DO OTHER REPAIRS. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIRS AT THIS POINT IS $8500. *TR
NISSAN FRONTIER; TRUCK PICK UP AN VIBRATION THAT TURN INTO ALOT OF JERKING.T ALK TO THE DEALER ABOUT IT,THEY SAID TO CHECK TRANS FLUID TO SEE IF IT HAD A STRAWBERRY COLOR TO IT. IF SO THE RADIATORS WAS PROBABLY CRACKED AND THAT COOLANT SEEP INTO THE TRANS CAUSING SERVER TRANS FAILURE. HAVE NO WARRENTY.COMPUTER IN TRANS IS DAMAGE. NOW VALVE BODY GOT TO BE REPLACE WITH COMPUTER BOARD ALONG WITH ALL NEW CLUTCHES AND RADIATOR GOING TO COST AROUND 5 GRAND TO FIX. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A FALSE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN OVERDRIVE AND THE TRUCK CAME OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH IN RPMS. I HAD TO TURN OVERDRIVE OFF TO GET THE TRUCK TO DRIVE IN 4TH GEAR. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY EXPLAINED COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR HAD GOTTEN INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THEY EXCHANGE THE FLUID BUT EXPLAINED THE TRANSMISSION MAY NEED TO BE REBUILT IF A LOT OF DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR A WEEK MORE SHIFTING NORMALLY. I CAME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT AFTER A WEEK AND WHEN PRESSING THE GAS THE TRUCK WOULD BARELY CREEP FORWARD THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF IT WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP AND IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE TRANSMISSION SHOP WAITING FOR PARTS BECAUSE OF A SHORTAGE OF NEEDED PARTS DUE TO THE PERVASIVENESS OF THIS ISSUE. *TR
AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL ON 10/1/2012 MY GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. EVER SINCE THE GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. I SEE LOTS OF POST ON-LINE ABOUT THIS FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT ON ALOT OF DIFFERENT NISSAN VEHICLE MODELS AND YEARS. HOW COME THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PART? *TR
AS I AM DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT AT 40 MPH. I PULL OVER AND FIND OUT THAT IT WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE, EITHER. I DRIVE OVER TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND FIND OUT THAT THE PART OF THE RADIATOR THAT CONNECTS TO THE TRANNY HAS CRACKED AND DUMPED ALL OF THE RADIATOR FLUID INTO THE TRANNY, KILLING IT. I NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. NISSAN IS COVERING THE COSTS (FOR REPAIRS BUT NOT ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION FOR THE WEEK THAT IT IS TAKING TO FIX THIS) BUT UPON RETURNING HOME AND LOOKING ONLINE, I FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS AND INSTEAD OF DOING A RECALL (COSTING LOTS OF MONEY), THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY FROM 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES TO 8 YEARS/96,000 MILES HOPING THAT PROBLEMS WILL OCCUR AFTER THAT TIME AND THEN THEY ARE OFF THE HOOK FOR REPAIRS. HOW DANGEROUS COULD THIS HAVE BEEN UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. I AM ANGRY AND DISGUSTED WITH THE WAY NISSAN HAS HANDLED A PROBLEM THEY KNOW COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. *TR
NISSAN RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3,000 FOR VEHICLES UP TO 100,000 AFTER A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS DONE. NISSAN IS ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM AND I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE CAUSE OF A RECALL AND THAT NISSAN SHOULD PAY THE FULL COST TO REPLACE. THIS COST REPRESENT 1/2 OF THE KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS NON-OPERABLE. THE COST ALSO REPRESENTS ABOUT 15% OF WHAT THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED FOR. AFTER SPEAKING WITH NISSAN CONSUMERS AFFAIRS, THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO BUT TO CONTACT YOU TO TRY TO CHANGE IT TO A FULL RECALL. *TR
HUSBAND TRAVELING ON NORTHWEST EXPRESSWAY IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. STOPPED AT THE LIGHT IN MIDST OF 6 LANES OF FIVE O'CLOCK TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE QUIT. HE COULD NOT RE-START IT OR SAFELY GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. HE USED HIS CELL PHONE TO CALL FARMERS' HELP POINT TOWING COMPANY. THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY, WE HAD IT TOWED HOME. WE REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH A NEW ONE AND BOUGHT JUMPER CABLES. THIS DID NOT FIX IT. WE CALLED OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC AND HAD IT TOWED TO THEIR SHOP. HE LET US KNOW IT WAS THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. HE GAVE MY HUSBAND A FUSE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THEM WITHOUT USING ANOTHER TOWING SERVICE. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AFTER SEEING THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO NISSAN (SEE NISSANASSIST.COM). THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE ISSUE AND SAID WE HAD NO WARRANTY HELP BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 100K. THEY TOLD US TO CALL THE NISSAN CONSUMER SERVICE AND GAVE US THEIR NUMBER. I CALLED THEM AND THEY COULD NOT HELP--EVEN WHEN I TALKED TO THE SUPERVISOR. I QUOTED NISSAN'S WORDS--ASKING IF NISSAN DID NOT STAND BEHIND THE COMMITMENT ON THEIR SITE: "NISSAN IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AN OUTSTANDING VEHICLE OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OUR CUSTOMERS." SHE TOLD ME SHE IS A CONTRACTOR WORKING FOR A COMPANY HIRED BY NISSAN AND DID NOT KNOW. OF COURSE, WE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO NISSAN TO BE REPAIRED, BUT TOOK IT TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION, WHO CHARGED US $5,700.00 FOR THE REPAIRS AND WARRANTY ON THE
ON 4 TO 5 TIMES IN A ONE MONTH PERIOD, WHILE TURNING RIGHT, MY STEERING FELT LIKE IT WENT COMPLETELY OUT. IT FELT AS IF ALL POWER WAS GONE AND BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. IT HAS NOT DONE THIS IN A WHILE, BUT MY STEERING WHEEL IS VERY LOOSE. WHILE PARKED , I CAN SHAKE MY STEERING WHEEL SIDE TO SIDE. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS NORMAL. I CALLED CROWN NISSAN AND THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH STEERING IN MY YEAR TRUCK. I THINK THEY ARE WRONG AND WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR
THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED WITH REGARD TO A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. NISSAN HAS SENT OUT A NOTICE THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE RADIATOR HAS A WEAKNESS SO THAT IT MAY BEGIN LEAKING INTERNALLY, WHICH WILL CONTAMINATE THE TRANSMISSION AND BRING FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE, OR IN THE MOST SERIOUS STATE, FAILURE TO MOVE IN TRAFFIC. NISSAN HAS SENT A FLIMSY WARRANTY EXTENSION THAT IS ONLY EFFECTIVE SHOULD THIS CATASTROPHE OCCUR. I AM NOW RELUCTANT TO DRIVE SAID VEHICLE, FEARING BREAKDOWN AND POSSIBLE FATALITY IN A HIGHWAY SITUATION. NISSAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT BEFORE TOTAL BREAKDOWN OCCURS. AT THIS POINT I HAVE TALKED TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, AND THEY BASICALLY SAY THEIR HANDS ARE TIED TO HELP THE CONSUMER, DUE TO NISSAN CORPORATE DECISIONS. PLEASE HELP HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS NISSAN OWNERS (2005-2010 FRONTIER, PATHFINDER, XTERRA) AND MANDATE A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
FUEL GAUGE SENSOR CORRODED AND GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. *TR
LEAKY REAR AXLE SEALS AND OR FAULTY PARKING BRAKE CAN CAUSE LOSS OF PROPERTY/LIFE. *TR
THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE CAR HAD A QUARTER OF A TANK WHEN THE CAR STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF FUEL. THEN THE GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY WHEN I WAS ABLE TO REFUEL THE CAR. THIS WAS A RECALL IN THE 2006 AND 2008 MODELS. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING RECALLED IN THE 2007 MODEL. *TR
THIS ISSUE IS MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION CONTAMINATION. FIRST NOTICED HEAT DIDN'T WORK. MECHANIC CHECKED RADIATOR,FOUND LEAK. BEGAN INSTALLING NEW RADIATOR AND SAW THAT COOLANT WAS ALREADY CONTAMINATING TRANNY. TRUCK DEAD AT DEALERSHIP. CALLED NISSAN AND THEY CREATED A CASE. DENIED. ESCALATED CASE. DENIED. STARTED NEW ESCALATION TODAY. I HAVE LOST MY JOB BECAUSE I CANT GET THERE!!! WHAT'S NEXT MY HOME???? PAID OUTRIGHT FOR THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW. DROVE ALL THE WAY TO MARYLAND TO GET IT. LESS THAN 5 YRS OLD!!! BUT BECAUSE MY MILEAGE WAS OVER THE 80,000 THEY WONT HELP. THIS PRODUCT ALREADY HAD THE FLAWED COMPONENTS WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT BRAND NEW SO WTF SHOULD MILEAGE HAVE TO DO WITH IT??? ALL THE FAULTY SENSORS WERE ANNOYING ENOUGH BUT THIS TYPE OF POTENTIAL FOR FAILURE SHOULD DEMAND TOTAL RECALL....INSTEAD THEY ISSUE WARRANTY EXTENSIONS AND MILEAGE LIMITATIONS. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED AS A REGISTERED NISSAN OWNER WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS SUPPOSEDLY SENT OUT LAST FALL. AND EVEN IF I HAD BEEN MY MILEAGE WAS ALREADY OVER. THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE MATTERED AS THIS ISSUE IS SUCH A SAFETY AND MONETARY CONCERN. LUCKILY IT DIDN'T FAIL WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME AT 8PM DOING 70MPH OR WHEN I HAD MY KIDS IN IT. ALL IN ONE WEEK I LOST VEHICLE BECAUSE OF FLAWED PRODUCT, MY JOB BECAUSE MY FLAWED VEHICLE DIED AND MY REPUTATION AS A RELIABLE AND RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYEE. HEARTBROKEN. I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!!!!!!!!! NEVER WILL I BUY ANOTHER NISSAN. GREEDY & IRRESPONSIBLE COMPANY WITH NO SENSE OF COMMITME
MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2007 FRONTIER. FIRST MY CLUTCH WENT AT ABOUT 65000 MILES . HAVE BEEN DRIVING STICK ALL MY LIFE AND NEVER NEEDED A CLUTCH. THE REAR AXEL LEAKED AND CREATED A BAD SQUEAL AND DAMAGED MY BRAKE PADS. MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS WENT BAD AND MY HEATER CORE WENT AT 60000 MILES. I AM ALSO GETTING AN ELECTRICAL SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN. WOW NEVER HAD A VEHICLE HAVE SO MUCH GO WRONG IN LESS THAN 5 YEARS. NISSAN DEALER AND NISSAN CORPORATE BOTH REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY DEFECTS. *TR
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS UNDER A 1/4 FULL. I FILLED THE GAS TANK UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY. WHEN APPROXIMATELY THE GAS WAS DOWN TO 3/4 FULL THE GAS GAUGE BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. WHEN I FILED THE GAS TANK THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY. I HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CHECKED OUT AND IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR. I CLEARED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH STAYED CLEARED UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THE GAS TANK WAS FILLED AND THE ISSUES CAME BACK NO FUEL GAUGE READING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *TR
MY GAS GAUGE BEGAN GIVING BAD READING AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL MILES. WENT TO 1/2 TANK AND STAYED THERE. THIS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. FILLED THE GAS TANK. THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE REPAIR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. CHECKED THE CODE AND IT WAS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. RESET AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. UNIT WORKED FINE. NEXT FILL UP THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE FUEL GAUGE. KEPT JUMPING AROUND. NOT KNOWING THE AMOUNT OF GAS AND RUNNING OUT AT SPEED WOULD CAUSE LOSE OF STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL. NISSAN RECALLED THE 2006&2008 MODELS TO FIX. I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT THEY DID NOT USE SAME UNIT IN 2007 MODEL.
2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECT IN FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON JUNE 30, 2012, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THE TIME, THEY DID RESEARCH AND SHE WAS INFORMED THE PART HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 09/22/12 OR 72,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ORIGINAL OWNER'S INFORMATION WAS STILL IN THE DATABASE. NISSAN STATED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE THE PART, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER REQUIRED MILEAGE. *JB
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK THAT DAY AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER DOING A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT MAY BE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT OR FUEL PUMP WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. THANKS. *TR
KNOWN ISSUES WITH FAULTY RADIATORS IS CAUSING IT TO FAIL AND MIX ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL.. THE RESULT IS A ~$9200 BILL FROM YOUR DEALERSHIP FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR.. NISSAN ABSOLUTELY REFUSED TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS ISSUE MAKING ME THE OWNER OF MY 4TH NISSAN TRUCK TO PAY.. *TR
ON JULY 2011 HAD TO PAY FOR NEW TRANSMISSION FOR MY TRUCK AFTER THE RADIATOR LEAKED IN TO THE TRANSMISSION, TALKED WITH NISSAN AND TRIED TO GET THEM TO STAND BEHIND IT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE IF THE TRUCK WAS, IN SIDE THE NEW WARRANTY THEY HAD PUT OUT BUT I WAS AT 91611. THEY KNOW WHAT IS WRONG AND HOW TO FIX THIS. THEY HAVE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER ON THE OUT SIDE OF THE RADIATOR ABOUT $ 200.00 FIX.THIS REPLACE COST, ME MORE THAN $ 6000.00 TO GET FIXED. NOW AT 97980 MILES WE ARE BACK AT THE SHOP HAVING THE SAME THING, DONE OVER AGAIN, THIS TIME THEY ARE COVERING AFTER I HAD TO HAVE A OUT SIDE TECH COME IN AND PROVE THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING AGAIN. THE FIRST SAID IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THEN THEY HAD ANOTHER ONE CHECK IT AND SAID I WAS HEARING THE TIRES AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOOD. I WOULD NOT PICK UP MY TRUCK BECAUSE THE 12 MONTH WARRANTY WAS ABOUT TO RUN OUT ON JULY 26 2012 . AFTER THE OUT SIDE TEC CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAD COOLANT MIXED WITH IT THEY ORDERED EVERY THING NEW AGAIN...SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE FIRST ONE.. *TR
BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AXLES SEALS FAILED CAUSING GEAR OIL TO SATURATE THE REAR DISC BRAKE PADS, ROTOR AND EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES. EXTREME DECREASED BRAKING, WHICH COULD HAVE LED TO AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY PROBLEM, WHICH SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON WITH THE FRONTIER AND TITAN PICK-UPS. *JS
AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS STILL INDICATING THAT IT HAD ONLY 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. I DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER ARRIVING AT HOME I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, CHECKED THE FUEL CAP FOR TIGHTNESS, AND RESTARTED. THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE SES LIGHT REMAINED ON. LATER THAT DAY I DROVE ABOUT 35 MILES UNDER THE AFOREMENTIONED CONDITIONS. UPON STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE WENT TO FULL, BUT THE SES LIGHT REMAINED ON. THAT IS THE SITUATION AS IT STANDS NOW.I HAVE NOT CONTACTED NISSAN DIRECTLY YET, BUT I HAVE RESEARCHED THE SITUATION, AND FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS ONLINE OF THE SAME PROBLEM, AND OF NISSAN'S UNWILLINGNESS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER.(IT IS APPARENTLY A DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT.) MY REASON FOR REPORTING THIS IS TWOFOLD. 1) TO MAKE EVERYONE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND 2) TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS THAT A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL GAUGE COULD CAUSE A CRASH IF THE DRIVER RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE IN MOTION, AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE TAILGATE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE HINGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN VERY BUSY TRAFFIC. MAXIMUM 20 MPH, WHILE EVERYBODY ELSE WAS DRIVING 55+ MPH. TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING MY SON AND I SCARED TO DEATH- IF I HAD BEEN MERGING INTO INTERSTATE TRAFFIC WE WOULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER, MAYBE EVEN KILLED. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ISSUE WITH THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING SYSTEM. I HOPE NOBODY DIES AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECT OR THE SITUATION IT CAN PUT AN UNKNOWING DRIVER IN. *JS
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. AUTO ZONE CHECKED IT OUT AND STATED IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. I DID NOTICED THE PASS WEEK IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE READING HOW MUCH GAS I HAD LEFT (DTE) I RESEARCHED AND FOUND IT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE FOR OUR VEHICLES. CONTACT UNITED NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME I WAS PASSED THE 72,000 MILE SO IT DOESN'T COVER THE RECALL? I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY WOULD PREDICT WHEN IT WOULD FAIL? I DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE OF THIS RECALL OR I WOULD HAVE HAD IT DONE WEATHER I DID HAVE THE PROBLEM OR NOT. ITS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR OUR VEHICLES SO WHY PUT A MARK ON WHEN IT IS COVERED? ITS NOT FAIR FOR THOSE EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM AFTER. CONTACT NISSAN CONSUMER USA AND STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE " NISSAN FRONTIER" WHICH MAKES NO SENSE TO ME. SO NO HELP THERE... ILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN EVER AGAIN VERY POOR ON ASSISTING THEIR CUSTOMERS. WE NEED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THESE GUYS ITS A COMMON PROBLEM FIX IT!!! *TR
AT 7600 MILES I HEAR A NOISE ON THE ENGINE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND GAS GAUGE STAR READING EMPTY WENT WAS FULL I TOOK TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM SOME WHERE IN THE ENGINE THEY NEVER TOLD ME WAS TIMING,CHAIN,I TOOK TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT TIMING CHAIN WAS THE PROBLEM ,THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT THE DEALER TOLD ME THE WAS THE THAT THE REASON FOR THE GAS TANK READ EMPTY WAS T DUE A GAS MODULE. *TR
MY 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER HAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000 MILES. UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START AND I NOTICED THAT ALL THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE ALL SHAKING. AFTER JUMP STARTING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED HOWEVER I NOTICED THE TRIP MILEAGE WAS RESET TO "000.0" AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE AND ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT RESTART. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO START I HEAR A CLICK CLICK SOUND AND ALL GAUGES WOULD SHAKE. I CHARGED THE BATTERY AND THE PROBLEM SUBSIDED FOR A FEW WEEKS HOWEVER THE SAME PROBLEM LISTED ABOVE BEGAN TO RE-OCCUR. *TR
I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE EXPRESSWAY HWY 75 SOUTH DOWNTOWN ATLANTA GA AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK JUST STOPPED RUNNING. I MANAGE TO COST TO THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE TRUCK I CALLED FOR HELP. HAD THE TRUCK TOWN TO A LOCAL SHOP ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IT RAN OUT OF GAS. THE CULPRIT A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2007 FRONTIER MODELS. I CONTACTED NISSAN TO HAVE IT REPLACE BUT I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I WAS OVER 72000 MILES THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT THE COST TO ME. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AS LONG AS I LIVE I ALMOST GOT RAN OVER TRYING TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. MY FUEL GAUGE WAS READING 1/2 OF TANK OF GAS. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. I KNOW THAT IT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED ONE UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE AND THIS IS VERY SAD ESPECIALLY SINCE NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE ISSUE SINCE DAY ONE. *TR
MY 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH 4.0 V-6 ENGINE HAS 43,600 MILES, AND IT MAKING A KNOCKING / BANGING NOISE, I CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO FILE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 43,600 AND HAD ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AS SCHEDULED. THEY SENT ME A REPLY BACK STATING "A REVIEW OF OUR RECORDS INDICATES THAT THE ABOVE-REFERENCED VEHICLE IS NOT CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN ANY RECALLS OR SERVICE CAMPAIGNS. IN ORDER TO LOOK INTO POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE, A RECENT DIAGNOSIS BY A AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALERSHIP IS REQUIRED. SO I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. AND DROPPED OFF MY FRONTIER AT MY LOCAL DEALER ON MONDAY EVENING (1/30/12). TUESDAY AFTERNOON (1/31/12) THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THE KNOCKING IS FROM A LOWER PISTON ROD, THE TIMING CHAIN AND COMPONENTS ARE WORN OUT, THERE ARE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TOP OF THE ENGINE, AND IT IS ALSO BLOWING OIL INTO THE AIR INTAKE. BASICALLY,THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY SHOT!. THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IS $6,000 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. HE THEN WENT ON TO TELL ME,THAT HE CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND INFORMED THEM OF WHAT HE FOUND SO FAR,AND SAID THAT ACCORDING TO COMPANY POLICY,HE NEEDS THE VEHICLE "A FEW MORE DAYS" TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE IF THERE IS IN FACT A DEFECT, BECAUSE MORE INFORMATION IS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE IF IT IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS OBVIOUSLY VERY UPSETTING THAT THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 43,600 MILES AND THE ENGINE IS SHOT,NOT TO MENTION,NOW I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE. SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAI
THE RADIATOR IN THE VEHICLE RUPTURED, ALLOWING COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION. THIS LED TO LOSS OF POWER, HARD SHIFTING, AND SLIPPAGE WHILE ACCELERATING. CONTACTED NISSAN, THEY INFORMED ME WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED BUT I WAS 1,600 MILES OVER THEIR ARBITRARILY EXTENDED LIMIT. THEY SUGGESTED I CONTACT THE DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE DELAER REPEATED THAT IT WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY PERIOD, AND ESTIMATED REPAIR COSTS AT $7000. I TOOK TRUCK TO LOCAL SHOP, WHO QUOTED $5500, AND NOW FIND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER AND I WILL BE WITHOUT MY WORK VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH. NISSAN IS CLEARLY AWARE OF THIS DRIVELINE FAILURE ISSUE, BUT THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO PUSH OFF THE COST OF THEIR FAULTY PARTS ONTO THE CONSUMER, RATHER THAN REMEDY WHAT IS A COSTLY AND POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT.
THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR FAILED AND NOW RADIATOR HAS TRANSMISSION FLUID IN IT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS WATER IN IT. BOTH ARE RUINED AND DEALER SAYS IT IS $9000. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT ONLY COVERED UP TO 80000 MILES AND NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS. IF IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE, IT COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED FOR A FEW HUNDRED BUCKS. THANK YOU
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH 114,000 MILES. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE DUE TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THEIR ASSESSMENT ASTOUNDED ME. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A KNOWN MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO BE SPILLED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE QUOTED REPAIR WAS OVER $6000.00. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I'M STILL MAKING LOAN PAYMENTS ON IT. I'VE TREATED THIS VEHICLE WITH KID GLOVES AND FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE RELIGIOUSLY. THIS MECHANICAL ISSUE IS DUE TO SOMETHING THAT WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD TO ME DEFECTIVE AND NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA IS UNWILLING TO COVER THE REPAIRS. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND HAS AFFECTED MANY NISSAN OWNERS. THERE ARE EVEN CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AGAINST NISSAN TO GET REPARATIONS FOR REPAIR BILLS ALREADY PAID. *TR
AFTER FILLING WITH FUEL ON 12/2/2011, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS HUNG AT ABOUT 1/4 TANK. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES BEFORE THE FUEL GAUGE WAS REGISTERING NEAR FULL. ON 12/8/2011, I FILLED THE TANK WITH FUEL, AND UPON STARTING THE ENGINE THE FUEL GAUGE READ "EMPTY" AND THE FUEL LIGHT WAS ON. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 85 MILES, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE REMAINED ON EMPTY WITH THE FUEL LIGHT ON. ON 12/9/2011, I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS CONCERNING THE RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, NISSAN DID OPEN A FILE NUMBER (7327001) AND IT IS BEING FORWARDED TO A REGIONAL SPECIALIST FOR REVIEW, BUT AM TOLD IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WILL BE COVERED. THERE IS APPARENTLY A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, AS NISSAN HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS COMPONENT TO 72,000 MILES, BUT AM TOLD THAT UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, AT MY EXPENSE, AND NO CERTAINTY IF NISSAN WILL STAND GOOD FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART. SO THE DEALER CAN CHARGE ME APPROXIMATELY $120.00 TO ME WHAT I ALREADY KNOW? I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A HIGHWAY SAFETY ISSUE; NOT KNOWING IF YOU ARE GETTING AN ACCURATE FUEL QUANTITY READING, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING STRANDED. *TR
2007 NISSAN FRONTIER AT 54K MILE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE ERROR CODE P0463 (FUEL SENDING UNITS FAILURE). FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO HAPPENED TO THE 06 AND 08 NISSAN FRONTIER THAT WAS ON THE SAFETY RECALLED LIST. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIGHT UP ON (P0463) AND GAS GAUGE INDICATOR WILL DROP TO EMPTY FUEL EVEN STILL AT 1/4 FULL, DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE SENDING UNITS NISSAN MANUFACTURED. I AM HOPING THAT NHTSA WILL INCLUDES THE 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER AS A SAFETY RECALL FIX LIST. THANK YOU. *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT SPEED, 11:30 PM TRUCK STALLED OUT, ATTEMPTED NEUTRAL RESTART WHILE MANEUVERING TO THE RIGHT WAS A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. TRUCK FUEL GAUGE WAS READING 1/4 TANK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOW ON SO I DID NOT CONSIDER IT HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. I HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC, CODE READ P0463 WHICH IS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON THE FUEL PUMP LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK. MECHANIC WANTS $700 TO REPAIR, THE 2006 AND 2008 VERSIONS OF THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT THE 2007, SEEMS THAT NISSAN HAS USED THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS IN ALL 3 AND PROBABLY MORE MODEL YEARS. I WAS PLACED IN A SITUATION THAT WAS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO ME, MY PASSENGERS, AND THOSE MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD AROUND ME. SINCE THIS EVENT I HAVE READ WEBSITE AFTER WEBSITE DESCRIBING THIS PRODUCT DEFECT, IT IS THE SAME IN EVERY CASE IT IS CLEAR THAT NISSAN HAS PLACED INFERIOR PARTS IN THIS TRUCK AND THEY ARE FAILING PUTTING THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THOSE AROUND US IN HARMS WAY. DO WE NEED TO WAIT FOR FATALITIES TO RECOGNIZE THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 2007 AND ANY OTHER MODEL YEARS THAT HAVE THIS PART IN THEM. *TR
FUEL GAUGE FAILED. SLIGHT SMELL OF FUEL IN CABIN. DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER STATED THAT WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING THE FUEL SENDING UNIT THEY DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LINES LEADING TO THE FUEL TANK. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE DAMAGE TO THE FUEL LINES CAUSED BY AN UNKNOWN ANIMAL CHEWING THROUGH THE FUEL LINE, REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. THIS SOUNDED VERY IMPROBABLE AND I BELIEVE IT HAS TO BE A RESULT OF THE POOR QUALITY OF THE PLASTIC FUEL TANKS USED IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR
THE FUEL LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND GAS IS LEAKING. NISSAN WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNDER THEIR 60 MONTH/UNLIMITED MILEAGE CORROSION/PERFORATION WARRANTY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVER 45 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED, BUT THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED WHY THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.
I PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION AND FILLED UP LIKE I NORMALLY DO. WHEN I STARTED MY ENGINE, MY GAS GAUGE DID NOT CLIMB PAST THE 1/4 MARK. I TURNED MY TRUCK ON AND OFF 2 MORE TIMES TO SEE IF THIS MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM, IT DID NOT. AS I DROVE HOME, THE GAUGE CLIMBED EVER SO SLOWLY BEFORE STOPPING AT 1/2 TANK. THIS IS WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I GOT HOME AND GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY THE 06 AND 08 MODELS ARE RECALLED BUT NOT THE 07. I REFUSE TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I HAVE ALWAYS HAD LESS THEN STELLAR SERVICE AND JUST REFUSE TO DEAL WITH THEM AND BE FORCED TO OVERPAY.
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