2006 Nissan Pathfinder complaints

I HAVE A NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH A FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM. HOWEVER, SINCE THE NISSAN PATHFINDER WAS BUILT IN APRIL 2006 IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NISSAN FUEL SENSOR RECALL (EVEN KNOW IT IS THE SAME ISSUE AS PATHFINDERS BUILT IN MARCH 2006 THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NISSAN WON'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I HAVE CALLED AND COMPLAINED BUT TO NO AVAIL. CAN THE RECALL BE EXPANDED, THIS IS THE VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS. IF YOU LOOK ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE FORUM HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/NISSAN-NEWS/14408-NISSAN-FUEL-GAUGE-RECALL.HTML YOU WILL NOTE THAT THEIR ARE SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE ISSUE THAT ARE NOT BE HANDLED. PLEASE HELP. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK WITH GASOLINE, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILIARY TANK). HE PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

IN NOVEMBER 2008 I PURCHASED MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE FROM A PRIVATE OWNER. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAVING IT INSPECTED, I WAS TOLD IT WAS IN GREAT SHAPE AND FOR 1 YEAR I DROVE IT WITH NO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. IN NOVEMBER 2009, THE GAS GAGUE BEGAN REGISTERING EMPTY WHEN IT WAS ON A QUARTER TANK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL SENSOR ($400) WHICH RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME MAKE/MODEL AND FOR THAT EXACT PROBLEM JUST 3 MONTHES AFTER I HAD MINE REPAIRED, BUT BECAUSE MY VIN# WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, I WAS TOLD MY MONEY WOULD NOT BE REFUNDED . NOT LONG AFTER THIS INCIDENT WITH 58,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE, I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT EVEN THOUGH MY TRANSMISSION IS COVERED UP TO 60,000 MILES, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED FROM A FAULTY SEAL ON MY RADIATOR (ONLY COVERED UNTIL 36,000 MILES) THAT LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO MY TRANSMISSION, MY TRANSMISSION REPAIRS WERE MY RESPONSIBILITY. I CALL NISSAN CORP. TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE COMPLAINT CALLS FORM OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. SHE ADVISED ME TO VOICE MY CONCERNS TO YOU IN HOPES THAT YOU COULD RESLOVE THE MATTER.

2006 PATHFINDER STEERING COLUMN ISSUE. STEERING GOES FROM WOBBLY TO TIGHT BUT MOSTLY WOBBLES. PROBLEM WORSENING OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW WEEKS. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT BEARINGS ARE WORN OUT IN THE COLUMN AND THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR IT IS TO BUY WHOLE NEW COLUMN AND COUPLING FOR $1300. NISSAN REFUSES TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AS CAR IS OUTSIDE OF THE 3 YR/36,000 WARANTY. SEARCHED INTERNET AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER 2005-2006 PATHFINDER OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. ONE SIMILAR POSTING: HTTP://REVIEWS.CNET.COM/SUV/2006-NISSAN-PATHFINDER-LE/4864-10868_7-31849298-1.HTML?TAG=TXT;UO. HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM SURPRISED THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT TAKE A MORE PROACTIVE APPROACH IN DEALING WITH THIS DEFECT AS IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE LIFE THREATENING.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH DURING NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ALL OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE REMAINED OPERABLE, INCLUDING THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PERMANENTLY RELEASED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 23,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER SINCE IT WAS PART OF THE RECALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR A RECALL LETTER AND THEN SHE COULD BRING THE VEHICLE BACK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TRANSMISSION STALLING VEHICLE MAKING VEHICLE JUMP. CALLED NISSAN MOTORS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HAVE READ ON BOARDS THIS PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR IS VERY COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES. VEHICLE JUST ALL OF THE SUDDEN STARTS JUMPING WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PAID TOO MUCH MONEY FOR THIS NISSAN TO BE HAVING THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS AND DO NOT WANT TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NISSAN IS NOT COOPERATING WITH ALL THE CONSUMERS THAT OWN THESE VEHICLES. I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO COMPLETELY STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *TR

INSTRUMENT FUEL GAUGE SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE HAD SUDDENLY DROPPED TO ZERO, MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68000.

TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUDDER AS IF DRIVING ON RUMBLE STRIPS, THEN OVERHEATED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLING FLUID MIXED DUE TO DEFECT. RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND TRUCK COMPLETELY FLUSHED SEVERAL TIMES. GOOD CHANCE THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED, ALSO. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $1500. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT UNLOCK AND SOMETIME THE FUEL GAUGE DO NOT WORK. *TR

MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER RECENTLY BEGAN DISPLAYING THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT IN RESPONSE TO BOTH THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE ELECTRONIC DTE FUEL GAUGE WHICH HAVE FAILED. AS A RESULT, IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL IS CURRENTLY IN THE VEHICLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *TR

FUEL SENDING UNIT IN THE 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER BROKE AND NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THE FIX. WIFE WAS STRANDED AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THERE ARE CONFIRMATION FROM MECHANICS THAT THESE FAIL TOO EARLY. *TR

FUEL SENDING SENSOR FAILS TO REGISTER PROPERLY. APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM HAVING DONE A GOOGLE SEARCH. GAS GAUGE READS FULL THEN EMPTY. NEVER SURE HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE. NOT SURE IF THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THE VEHICLE WILL THINK IT'S OUT OF FUEL AT ANY GIVEN TIME. WHAT IF I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE THINKS THERE'S NO FUEL? NISSAN DEALER SAYS OH WELL. THEY WANT ANY WHERE FROM $500 TO A $1000 TO FIX, THEN THERE'S NOT GUARANTEE IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM? THIS IS NOT RIGHT. *TR

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER - IN AUGUST THE FUEL GAUGE STOPS WORKING I HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. IN DECEMBER THE RADIATOR COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIX AND I HAVE TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND FLUSH TRANSMISSION FLUID. IN JANUARY THE IPMD MODULE GOES OUT, CAR GOES COMPLETELY DEAD ON FREEWAY AND ALMOST CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. IN FEBRUARY SES LIGHT GOES ON AGAIN THIS TIME CATALYTIC CONVERTER GOES BAD. FEBRUARY 24 COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING AGAIN TAKING TO SHOP TOMORROW. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE ISSUES, IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET YOU WILL DISCOVER THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. PLEASE HELP. I'M SURE I WILL BE POSTING AGAIN NEXT MONTH. *TR

A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN 2007, I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, MY FRONT-AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ALTHOUGH THE AIR-BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IS STILL ON TILL THIS DAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE THE AIRBAG SENSOR WIRING HARNESS WAS DAMAGED. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THE AIRBAG SENSOR WOULD COME ON EVEN THOUGHT HE AIR-BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE AIRBAG SENSOR WIRING HARNESS WAS DAMAGED EVENTHOUGH THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THERE IS A CURRENT A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SENSOR FOR THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE AIR-BAG SENSOR WAS COVERED UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE SENSOR. HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPLACED THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE SENSOR CAME ON AS OF A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SENSOR RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIR-BAG SENSOR LIGHT IS STILL ON EVENTHOUGH THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THIS SEEMS LIKE SOME SORT OF FAILURE IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE AND NOT DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. *TR

THE 2005/06 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE RADIATOR (COOLANT) LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEFECT CAUSES THE CAR TO SMOKE ONCE THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT. THIS ALSO AT SOME POINTS CAUSES THE CAR TO SWITCH GEARS VIOLENTLY ON WHEN GOING ABOVE 60 MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE (IPDM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

NISSAN PATHFINDER, 2006 DEALER STATES RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO & MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION OIL. CAR WOULD HAVE A SEVERE VIBRATION ABOVE 40MPH APPROX. WHEN CHANGING FINAL GEAR. THERE IS NO HEAT FROM HEATER. CAR TEMP WOULD RISE AT SPEEDS OVER 40MPH. DEALER ASKED FOR $8000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. CAR UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY BUT THEY STILL WON'T COVER DEFECT RADIATOR. COMMON PROBLEM FOUND ONLINE WITH 2005 & 2006 MODELS, THEY CAN CATCH ON FIRE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT TURNING ON. NISSAN HQ DECLINED ANY HELP. *TR

STARTING IN JANUARY 2008, THE GAS GAUGE 0F MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WORKS ERRATICALLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SOON AFTER. WESTERNAUTO CHECKED THE FAILURE, AND FOUND FUEL SENSOR ERROR. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON NISSAN PATHFINDER FORUM, ALL WITH SIMILAR/IDENTICAL PROBLEM. JUST ADDING MY NAME TO THE LIST REQUESTING NISSAN ADDRESS THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE THE RISK OF RUN OUT OF GAS.

STARTING IN DEC. 2009, GAS GAUGE ON 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY/ ERRATICALLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SOON AFTER. AUTOZONE CHECKED OBD II, AND FOUND FUEL SENSOR ERROR (P0463). THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON NISSAN PATHFINDER FORUM, ALL WITH SIMILAR/IDENTICAL PROBLEM. JUST ADDING MY NAME TO THE LIST REQUESTING NISSAN ADDRESS THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM UNLESS YOU KEEP TRACK OF MILEAGE, AND KNOW MPG, YOU RUN RISK OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS. ALSO NOTED THAT ERROR CODE ON OBD II MAY CAUSE FAILURE OF EMISSIONS/SAFETY CHECK. CAN'T LICENSE CAR! *TR

FUEL SENDING SENSOR UNIT ON MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER IS SHOT. IT APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL AS WELL AS OTHER NISSAN PRODUCTS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL NO QUESTIONS ASKED. *TR

FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 62,000 MILES SHOWS EMPTY WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. DTE READS -----, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER, READING POSTS IT SEEMS AS THOUGH MY FUEL SENSOR IS BAD IN MY VEHICLE. FILL TANK AND IT STILL REGISTERS A HALF A TANK, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH NISSANS AND BELIEVE THEY HAVE INSTALLED A FAULTY PART THAT KEEPS ON FAILING IN ALL THE VEHICLES THEY ARE INSTALLED IN. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS DOES NOT EFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE CAR. I BELIEVE NISSAN NEEDS TO PROVIDE A RECALL ON THESE NISSANS THAT THIS PART WAS INSTALLED AND FORGO ANY COST TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

QUISIERA RADICAR UNA QUERELLA POR UN PROBLEMA QUE TIENE MI VEHICULO CON EL "FUEL LEVEL SENSOR" LA BOYITA DE LA GASOLINA DE UNA PATHFINDER DE 2006 CON 60K MILLAS. AL PARECER LUEGO DE MI COTEJO POR INTERNET EN DIFERENTES FOROS, ENCONTRE MUCHAS PERSONAS CON VEHICULOS IGUALES Y/O SIMILARES CON EL MOTOR 4.0L ITROS Y FABRICANTE NISSAN ( X- TERRA , FRONTIER , PATHFINDER) TODOS CON EL MISMO PROBLEMA. EXPRESABAN QUE SUS VEHICULOS ENCENDIAN LA LUZ DE "CHECK ENGINE" Y ERA COMO CONSECUENCIA DEL PROBLEMA CON LA FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. LUEGO DE UN ANALISIS DETERMINE QUE PODRI SER COMO CONSECUENCIA DE UN DEFECTO DE MANOFACTURA DEL FABRICANTE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PATHFINDER THAT I PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. MY ISSUE BEGAN WITH A FILL UP WHEN I HAD 1/3 OF A TANK OF GAS AND FOUND THAT THE NEEDLE DID NOT MOVE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY. WHEN IT DID FINALLY REGISTER, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE NEEDLE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE AND IT READ THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WAS AMAZED THERE IS NO ACTION FROM NISSAN CONSIDERING THE MULTITUDE OF ENTRIES I DISCOVERED ON THE INTERNET WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MODELS RANGING FROM 2005-2007. THIS REPAIR IS ESTIMATED TO COST UPWARDS OF $700 FROM THE DEALER. THIS SAFETY ISSUE MAKES ME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE ANY DISTANCE AND IS DUE TO A FAULTY PART THAT NISSAN SHOULD REMEDY AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT ALSO INFORMED ME THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND I WILL HAVE TO LET AN AUTHORIZED NISSAN CENTER DIAGNOSE AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND ONLY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER TO REFER TO IF I WAS NOT SATISFIED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT JUST OUT OF THE BLUE, THE SERVICE ENGINE JUST CAME ON. I HAVE READ IN THE INTERNET, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SUBJECT. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GASOLINE, A VERY FLAMMABLE AND EXPLOSIVE LIQUID, COMBINE THAT WITH A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL FUEL SENSOR AND WE ARE TALKING FIRE OR WORST. NISSAN IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, EXCEPT TELLING PEOPLE TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. MY NISSAN JUST WENT OVER 39, 000 MILES, HOW CONVENIENT, OUT OF WARRANTY. I JUST HOPE NOBODY IS WAITING FOR SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED. THANKS *TR

ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO MY FUEL GAUGE BOTTOMED OUT AFTER FILLING THE TANK. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN ERRATIC WITH THE FUEL READING. WE CONTINUED TO DEAL WITH IT UNTIL RECENTLY. MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE JUST DIED. SHE MANAGED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND THE CAR RESTARTED. THIS CONTINUED SEVERAL MORE TIMES UNTIL SHE RETURNED HOME. NOW THE CAR WON'T START AT ALL. THE CODE PULLED FROM IT IS P0463. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN. *TR

THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR DOES NOT WORK ON MY CAR. I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN MY CAR IS LOW ON FUEL OTHER THAN TO KEEP A RUNNING TAB ON HOW MANY MILES I HAVE DRIVEN SINCE THE LAST FILL UP OF FUEL. RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR TOTALLY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND COULD NOT PULL OVER. SEVERAL CARS ALMOST RAN DIRECTLY INTO MY REAR AS IT HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY. I CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THE REASON MY CAR STOPPED WAS THAT I WAS OUT OF GAS AND HAD NO IDEA THAT MY FUEL WAS LOW (DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR DOES NOT WORK). MY HUSBAND HAS THE EXACT SAME MODEL VEHICLE AS I DO AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM. HE HAD NO IDEA THAT HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND HIS CAR CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN EXTREMELY BUSY MAJOR ATLANTA EXPRESSWAY. HE HAD TO MANUALLY STEER HIS VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD AND AVOID BEING SMASHED INTO BY OTHER VEHICLES TRAVELING AT WELL OVER 65 MPH. SINCE DISCOVERING THIS WE BOTH TRY TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY MILES WE'VE DRIVEN SINCE FILLING UP BUT WE NEVER KNOW ACCURATELY HOW MANY MILES WE CAN GET PER FILL UP. I'VE BEEN DOING RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND DOZENS UPON DOZENS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR NISSAN PATHFINDERS. EVEN THE REPAIR FACILITY WE TRIED TO TAKE IT TO WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ALMOST WEEKLY. I FEAR THAT I COULD GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE NO IDEA THAT I AM LOW ON FUEL. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT A MANUFACTURER RECALL IS IN ORDER AN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE INTERMITTENTLY. WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT SHAKING IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY DIFFICULTIES WITH THE STEERING SINCE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,300. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,250.

FUEL GAUGE READING EMPTY AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. *TR

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR VEHICLE "SHAKING" AT 40 MPH AND AGAIN AT 60 MPH. WE HAVE HAD IT INTO THE SHOP TO BE LOOKED AT BUT AFTER REPLACING U-JOINTS, SOME OTHER ITEMS AND PUTTING NEW TIRES ON OUR VEHICLE IT DIDN'T GET BETTER. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR PATHFINDER HOME ONE NIGHT WITH OUR DAUGHTERS IN THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SPUTTERING. SHE THOUGHT THAT POSSIBLY SHE WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS ALTHOUGH IT WAS SHOWING A 1/4 TANK BUT WE HAD BEEN NOTICING THAT THE GAS GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE WHEN WE WOULD FILL THE VEHICLE UP (SOMETHING THAT WE NOTICED OTHER NISSAN OWNERS HAVE MENTIONED AS WELL). SHE STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD US THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND WE WERE GOING TO NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND NEW TRANSMISSION. WE ARE OVER OUR MILES AND OUR WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT. WE HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN BUT WERE TOLD THAT THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO FIX ANYTHING OR PAY FOR ANYTHING SINCE WE DROVE OUR VEHICLE OUTSIDE OF OUR WARRANTY AND HAVE PUT TOO MANY MILES ON OUR VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN READING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 AND WE ARE THINKING THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE THE SAME CASE FOR THE 2006 AND 2007 ONCE THE MILES GET TO ABOUT 60,000. WE HAVE HEARD THAT NISSAN HAS PUT OUT A BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM AND ARE AWARE OF IT BUT AS THE REGIONAL MANAGER TOLD US, THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO FIX OR PAY FOR ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. THEY KNOW TH

FUEL GAUGE INACCURATE. SHOWS EMPTY TANK EVEN AFTER I FILL UP. WORKS LATER THAT DAY UNTIL FUEL FALLS TO 1/2 FULL. *TR

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE GAS GAUGE READ 1/4 TANK ON MY WAY TO WORK WITH BABY IN CAR, RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN I THOUGHT I HAD 1/4 TANK. BROUGHT IT TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. AT A RED LIGHT LAST NIGHT WITH 1/2 TANK (ACCORDING TO GAUGE) ALL OF THE SUDDEN GAS LOW LEVEL LIGHT FLASHES AND DTE READS---- APPARENTLY DEALERSHIP DID NOT DO WHAT THEY SAID THEY DID OR PROBLEM LIES ELSEWHERE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER NISSAN OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUED PLAIN AND SIMPLE! *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. INCONSISTENT. FAULTY PART APPEARS OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM SOMETIMES WORKS PROPERLY AND OTHER TIMES REPORTS EMPTY TANK ALTHOUGH GAS TANK FULL. *TR

THE ENTIRE BRAKE PEDAL FELL OFF MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WHILE DRIVING. I HAD NO WAY TO STOP VEHICLE - HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND I WAS TOLD THE MOTOR THAT RUNS THE BRAKE PEDAL DIED AND IT ADJUSTED ITSELF OFF COMPLETELY. *TR

MY 2006 PATHFINDER WITH 49K MILES, THE GAS GAUGE WENT TO COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE DTE READ ------ AFTER I FILLED THE GAS TANK COMPLETLY.THEN MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE GAS GAUGE AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES MOVED UP TO 1/2 TANK, BUT SERVICE LIGHT IS STILL ON. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069A , WHICH SEEMS TO INDICATE THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL MODELS, INCLUDING XTERRA'S. I WENT TO AUTOZONE AND PULLED THE CODE PO463 WHICH CONFIRMED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS THE ISSUE. NOW TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY THEY APPARENTLY WON'T COVER IT. *TR

FUEL GAUGE MESSING UP...CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. HUGE READING LOW WHEN FULL. *TR

"I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS ON MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER(I HAVE TO YOUNG KIDS). IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 3 YRS AND WITH AROUND 57K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. PAID $300 FOR THE REPAIRS." *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN PATHFINDER (2006) AND AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG AROUND 50MPH, EVERYTHING DIED. THE GAUGES, BLINKERS, LIGHTS, ETC WENT DEAD. THE MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT WORK. I HAD TO COAST OFF OF THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. IT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN, EVERY TIME I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR FOR MORE THAN 15 MILES. THERE IS ALSO A BURNING ODOR AND WHEN EVERYTHING DIES, THERE IS A HIGH-PITCHED STATIC SOUND THAT COMES THROUGH THE SPEAKERS. THE SCARY PART IS, I LOOSE ALL POWER FROM THE VEHICLE AND IF I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE OR TURNING IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, IT COULD BE FATAL. *TR

ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY WIFE WENT TO FILL UP OUR 2006 PATHFINDER AND WHEN SHE FINISHED THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED ONLY HALF FILL. SHE WENT TO ANOTHER GAS STATION TRIED TO FILL IT UP BUT IT ONLY TOOK ANOTHER DOLLAR. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED UP NISSAN WHO SAID IT WAS THE SENDING UNIT IN THE GAS TANK AND WOULD BE APX $600 TO FIX. I SAW OTHER LOGS OF XTERRAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A RECALL. OUR CAR WAS JUST PAST THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY. IF THIS WERE THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR I'D PAY TO GET IT FIXED. BUT I'VE HAD ANOTHER BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I'VE GONE THROUGH 3 SETS OF ROTORS AND I'M ON MY 3RD SET OF TIRES. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK BROKE AND TO BE BROUGHT IN TWICE, AND THE BOSE SYSTEM HAS A CD STUCK WHICH I CAN'T GET OUT. THIS HAPPENED ONLY AFTER WE OWNED IT A FEW MONTHS. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE OF MY 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WILL NOT REGISTER A CORRECT AMOUNT AND THE SES LIGHT COMES ON AFTER I FILL THE TANK. THEN THE GAUGE DROPS TO 0 AND THE LIGHTS START TO FLASH THAT THERE IS NO GAS. AFTER AWHILE THE GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATES, BUT IT WILL NOT RETURN TO FULL AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS THERE IS IN THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 51,000 MILES THAT HAS JUST ENCOUNTERED AN BAD FUEL SENDING UNIT. ERROR CODE P0463. SINCE IT HAS PASSED THE 3YR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY, I AM GOING TO BE PAYING ABOUT $500 TO GET IT FIXED. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY LATER NISSAN MODELS WITH THE SAME FUEL SENDING UNIT. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION COOLER IS LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR AND CRACKED. THIS RESULTS IN THE MIXTURE OF ANTI-FREEZE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. SO THE ENDING RESULT IS ANTI-FREEZE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE RADIATOR. THE TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING THEN FAILS.......THERE IS A LONG LIST OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS AT THE EDMUNDS CAR WEB SITE. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX?ED_DISPLAYMAKEMODELRELATEDDISCUSSIONS@@.EF14C39!MAKE=NISSAN&MODEL=PATHFINDER. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PATHFINDER AND BASED ON RESEARCH DONE ONLINE, IT'S APPALLING TO SEE HOW MANY FOLKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLE. I FILLED UP MY TANK ON 6/19, BUT FUEL GAUGE DIDN'T MOVE FROM HALF TANK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SOON CAME ON AND STAYED ON. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH THE DEALER, IT'S GOING TO COST ABOUT $600 TO FIX THIS WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM ON THE PATHFINDERS, XTERRAS AND FRONTIERS. THE ISSUE IS A FUEL SENDER SENSOR THAT CAN REDUCE OR STOP GAS FROM FLOWING INTO THE ENGINE. THIS IS A PART FAILURE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY NISSAN BEFORE ANYONE IS INJURED OR RESULTS IN DEATH DUE TO VEHICLE STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. TO READ THAT MOST FOLKS ARE NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM DUE TO THE FINANCIAL IS JUST AS FREIGHTING, BUT I'M IN TOTAL AGREEMENT. WHY SHOULD ANYONE HAVE TO PAY FOR A KNOWN AND DEFECTIVE PART ON A VEHICLE THAT IS 3 YEARS OLD WITH LITTLE OVER 40K MILES. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS, GOING BACK TO 2000. NISSAN FINALLY RECALLED THE 2000 THROUGH 2004 MODELS. THEY NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THE 2005 THROUGH 2009 MODELS. IN THIS SITE ALONE THERE ARE OVER 45 COMPLAINTS ON THE 2006 PATHFINDER. THAT IS ON 2006 MODEL YEAR ALONE. SEARCHING THROUGH OTHER FORUMS, THE COMPLAINTS LITTER WEB PAGES ON THE SAME PROBLEM ACROSS THE NATION. SOMEONE OFFERED A SOLUTION TO PULL THE NEGATIVE WIRE FROM THE BATTERY WHICH WOULD RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TURN IT OFF. THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, IT PROLONGS IT A

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS STOPPED 3 TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, CAR WILL NOT RE-START, HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP ALL 3 TIMES. FUEL SENSOR REPLACED, IN THE SHOP NOW FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THE THIRD TIME. *TR

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER WAS PURCHASED NEW IN SEPT 2006. IN 2008 WITH APPROXIMATELY 53,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN MY GAS GAUGE NOT READING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMING ON. MASSACHUSETTS WILL NOT PASS FOR INSPECTION A VEHICLE WITH A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON. NISSAN STATED THAT WHILE THE FUEL PUMP IS PART OF THE POWER TRAIN, THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS NOT AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THE FIX WAS TO BE OVER $400 TO THE NISSAN DEALER. AFTER WRITING TO MR GOSHEN, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA PRESIDENT, IT WAS EVENTUALLY COVERED. I HAVE KIDS AND WITH THE GAS GAUGE NOT READING, I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY, DESPITE MY BEST ATTEMPTS TO TRACK MILES DRIVEN AND RELATE IT TO THE GAS LEVEL. NISSAN HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN AND KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD FORCE A RECALL AS THOUSANDS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH XTERRAS, PATHFINDERS AND FRONTIERS. SOMEONE WILL BE HURT OR WORSE BY THEIR NEGLECT OF CONSUMERS.*TR

FUEL GAGE INDICATION WENT FROM 1/2 TANK TO EMPTY INDICATION AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATION WENT ON. *TR

APPROXIMATELY SEPT OF 2008, THE STEERING WHEEL OF OUR 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED BECOMING EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, ALMOST TO THE POINT THAT I COULD NOT TURN. I WOULD DREAD HAVING TO MAKE A TURN. THEN A GRINDING SOUND STARTED AND A CLICKING, AND HAS SINCE GONE AWAY. NOW, OUR STEERING WHEEL CAN MOVE UP AND DOWN WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. IT IS VERY LOOSE AND IS BECOMING A HAZARD. THE CRUISE ALSO SHUTS ITSELF OFF WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO 2 NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED - BUT NISSAN WILL NOT REPLACE THIS OR HELP WITH THE COST - AROUND $800 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TOLD US THERE IS A SAFETY BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE, BUT NOT A RECALL, YET. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN, SHOULDN'T THIS BE REPLACED BY RECALL BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAS HAPPENED? WE HAVE REQUESTED IN WRITING FROM NISSAN THAT THEY (NISSAN) IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THIS PART. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF BUT IS UNWILLING TO RESOLVE IT. *TR

2005 TO 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER MANY, MANY,OWNERS ARE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR GOING BAD BETWEEN 35K TO 45K AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES, WHICH MUST BE A DEFICIT AND SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT COULD LEAD TO A BIGGER PROBLEM THAT WILL POSSIBLY STOP THE FUEL PUMP AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING THAT HAPPEN WITH THE NISSAN XERRA SUV WHICH WAS A RECALL IN 2000 TO 2004 MODELS. THE REPAIR FOR THIS FUEL SENDING UNIT COST APPROXIMATELY $600 DOLLAR TO REPAIR AND THEIR IS NO GRANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN OR IF ITS A UPGRADE. *TR