2007 Nissan Pathfinder complaints

THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING A WHILE AGO, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE GAUGE WOULD SHOW 1/4 TANK FUEL AFTER FILLING THE TANK UP, THEN WORK NORMAL, THEN DROP TO EMPTY, EVEN THOUGH THE TANK WAS AT LEAST 1/2 FULL. I WOULD KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY MILES I DROVE AND FILL UP THE TANK EVERY 300 MILES. THAT'S HOW I KNEW IT WAS TIME TO GET GAS AGAIN... TODAY I FOUND OUT THAT PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY A NUISANCE FOR ME, BUT IT IS ALSO CONNECTED TO OUR STATE EMISSION INSPECTION. WHEN I HAD THE INSPECTION DONE TODAY, ID DID NOT PASS THE "ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC (OBDII) TEST, WHICH IS ONE OF THE STATE REQUIREMENTS. RESULTING FAILURE CODE FOR THE OBDII TEST WAS P0463-FUEL LEVEL SENSOR "A" CIRCUIT HIGH. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS VERY SAME/SIMILAR DEFECT AFFECTED MANY OF 2006 AND 2008 PATHFINDERS, AND RESULTED IN A RECALL OF THOSE VEHICLES. BASED ON THE MANY COMPLAINS ON THIS SITE, IT IS EVIDENT IT AFFECTS MANY 2007 PATHFINDERS AS WELL. SINCE IT DOES AFFECT EMISSION REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE FURTHER INVESTIGATE SO THE PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED. *TR

MY 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP HERE IN LITTLE ROCK, AR. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY, I'VE NOTICED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT READING ACCURATELY. ONE TIME, THE GAUGE INDICATED THAT I HAD SOME FUEL REMAINING IN THE TANK, YET I RAN OUT OF GAS AND HAD TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. MORE NOTICEABLY, I WILL FILL MY TANK UP COMPLETELY TO WHERE IT WON'T ACCEPT GASOLINE. THEN, I'LL START MY ENGINE AND THE GAUGE WILL READ 1/4 OF TANK FULL INSTEAD OF FULL. MORE RECENTLY, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD AND STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. I'VE BEEN ONLINE READING ABOUT THE PREVALENCE OF THIS EXACT SAME SITUATION UNDER PRACTICALLY THE EXACT SAME CONDITIONS. I CALLED THE DEALER, WHO SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY (BECAUSE OF MILEAGE) OR RECALL. REPAIRING THE MATTER WILL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $500-600. I ALSO CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE DIRECTLY, WHO CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL (THOUGH IT CLEARLY SHOULD BE). THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS (AT MY EXPENSE) AND TO CALL THEM BACK BECAUSE THEY MIGHT THEN LOOK AT THE MATTER TO DETERMINE IF ANY ACTION IS NECESSARY ON THEIR PART. EITHER WAY - I FRONT THE $$$ FOR THE REPAIR. ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT IT'S AMAZING THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THAT RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE FOR OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS, YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE IN THIS CASE. WHY IS MY GOVERNMENT NOT AT WORK FOR ME

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED DUE TO THE LIMITED PRODUCTION RANGE OF THE RECALL. I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD HONOR THE RECALL ON ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM AS IT'S CLEAR THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR FUEL GAUGE. MY ONLY OPTION IS TO SPEND OVER $400 OUT OF POCKET AND MAYBE THEY WILL HAVE A SECONDARY RECALL THAT WILL REFUND MY MONEY. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS RUNNING OUT OF GAS PUTS NOT ONLY THE PERSONS IN THE VEHICLE AT RISK BUT OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL DEPENDING ON WHERE THE VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF GAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HE REFUELED THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR DISPLAYED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS ONLY ONE FOURTH FULL. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND HE WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILLARY TANK). THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,500.

AT APPROX 56,000 MILES THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER QUIT WORKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON . IT IS A SENSOR IN THE FUEL SYSTEM I WAS TOLD. THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL IN TRAFFIC WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER'S GAS GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY REGISTER GAS TANK LEVEL. IT SHOWS EMPTY WHEN NOT EMPTY AND VICE VERSA. THE READING WILL GO FROM AN 1/2 FULL TO EMPTY IN A BLINK OF AN EYE.. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE CAR. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT IS CHARGING $500 TO FIX THE GAS GAUGE. I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY NISSAN. *TR

LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, I ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. IN OCTOBER 2009, WITH 48,000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO ACT UP, SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE VERY ABRUPTLY, AND VIOLENTLY. ALSO, WHEN I WAS AT A CRUISING RPM OF 1500-2500 RPM, IN OVERDRIVE, THE CAR WOULD VIBRATE VERY VIOLENTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, AND FORTUNATE FOR ME, IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. 6,000 MILES LATER, IN FEBRUARY 2010, THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. ONCE AGAIN, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME THEY STATED THAT THEY FOUND ANTIFREEZE IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THEY STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO CONTACT A NISSAN REP FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. 3 DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A CALL STATING THE PROBLEM (ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION LINES FROM INSIDE THE RADIATOR, AND IT NEEDED REPLACED), AND THEY SAID THAT NISSAN WOULD COVER THE TRANSMISSION, BUT NOT THE RADIATOR. WHEN ASKED THE PRICE OF THE RADIATOR, THEY QUOTED ME 650 DOLLARS! THE RADIATOR ENDED UP COSTING ME 677 DOLLARS AFTER TAXES, AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY, ALTHOUGH THEY STATED THAT THEY SHOULD NOT, SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE RADIATOR. I SEE THAT THIS WAS NOT JUST A FLUKE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED OVER THIS MATTER, FOR IT IS A SAFTEY ISSUE, AND SOMEONE IS BOUND TO GET INJURED, IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE

CODE 0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FOUND ON 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF NISSAN VEHICLE OWNERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE FROM MILEAGE RANGES 40,000 - 70,000. WHEN YOU FILL UP THE FUEL TANK, THE GAS GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY AND DOESN'T WORK, THUS IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF GAS AT ALL TIMES IN YOUR VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS AND WOULD DISPLAY THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL WHEN THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR FAILED AND WOULD NEE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER 68,000 MILES FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN FULL AND IT ONLY WORKS PERIODICALLY. THE CAR RAN OUT OF GAS WITH MY WIFE THE OTHER NIGHT BECAUSE OF IT. HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. SEEMS AS IF WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS A RECALL ON THEIR FUEL SENDING UNIT BUT ONLY ON CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS. THEY TRULY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR FUEL SENDING UNIT WHY DON'T THEY COVER ALL BAD FUEL SENDING UNITS? THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD TAKE CARE OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! MY 2007 PATHFINDER HAS THIS PROBLEM BUT IS NOT COVERED BY THEIR RECALL - I BELIEVE NISSAN HAS A PROBLEM! *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER IN APRIL 2010. EVERY SINGLE TIME I FILL UP THE TANK, SINCE THE VERY FIRST TIME, IMMEDIATELY AFTER GETTING THE GAS, THE GAS GAUGE READS AS EMPTY. TWO TO THREE DAYS LATER IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. NISSAN DEALER SAYS IT'S THE SENDING UNIT AND IS $700 TO FIX. I HAVEN'T DONE IT YET. I HAVE SEEN MANY MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE. SOME 2006 AND 2008 NISSANS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR BAD SENDING UNITS. TIME TO INCLUDE 2007'S! IT SOMETIMES HELPS TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE IN YOUR CAR! *TR

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT 38,000 MILES. THE GAUGE READ EMPTY AT ALL TIMES THE CHECKED ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESET THE GAUGE CHIP EACH TIME THE GAS TANK WAS FILLED; THEREFORE HE WAS ABLE TO ESTIMATE WHEN THE FUEL WAS AT HALF TANK. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIS VIN WASN'T INCLUDED RECALL 10V074000 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, BUT HE SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WILL SERVICE THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. LI

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT WE HAVE KEPT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND HAVE HAD NO COMPLAINTS UP UNTIL NOW. I FILLED UP MY CAR AT THE GAS STATION AND PUT IN $70 AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY GAS GAUGE READING WAS A QUARTER TANK! I USED GOOGLE AND FOUND IT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT. THE PRICE TO FIX THIS IS APPROXIMATELY $450 AT THE DEALER! IF IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS IN EARLIER MODELS, IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY NISSAN! NOT HAVING A FUEL GAUGE WORK PROPERLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. KEEPING A LOG BOOK OF MILES IS NOT AN OPTION! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK AND EXHIBITED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS TO THE RADIATOR, AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 118,000.

FUEL SENSOR. *TR

2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER, LESS THAN 45,000 - SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. IT APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR, WHICH MANY OWNERS OF 2007 PATHFINDER HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT. NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED RECALL FOR FAULTY SENSOR ON CAR THAT IS 3 YEARS OLD. ESTIMATED COST TO FIX NISSAN'S DEFECTIVE PART IS $500 - $600. *TR

2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER FUEL SENSOR IS NOT WORKING; GAUGE READS EMPTY EVEN THOUGH TANK IS FULL. OBD CODE IS P0463. THREE OF MY FRIENDS WITH PATHFINDERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE FUEL SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY; HOWEVER, THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT EMPTY. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,300.

2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE - FUEL GAUGE NOT REGISTERING FULL TANK, SERVICE LIGHT ON, FUEL SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING TO STALL WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. *TR

ON 5-23-10: PULLED IN TO NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY GOING APPROX 5 MPH, WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED, VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD APPROX 10 FEET AND CRASHED INTO HOUSE. ON 5-24-10: WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 50MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO PRESS ACCELERATOR PEDAL, HOWEVER WHEN PRESSED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. ONCE PEDAL WAS PRESSED AGAIN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, BUT ONLY AFTER ONE ATTEMPT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, WHO REFUSED TO INSPECT OR DIAGNOSE ANY PROBLEMS, AND REFERRED ME TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. *TR

2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2006 AND 2008 PATHFINDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V-075 WE HAD TO REPLACE THIS AND WONDER WHY 2007 MODEL YEAR IS NOT INCLUDED SINCE THE SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING. *TR

WHEN YOU FUEL UP THE FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY. IT WILL LATER GO TO FULL PUT THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON. TO GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE CLEAR THE CODE OR DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE. I FOUND A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR NISSAN VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. ALSO, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR HAD BECOME INOPERABLE, READING FUEL LEVELS AS EMPTY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FUEL SENSOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 07/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 07/21/10*JB THE CONUSMER STATED SHE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AT HER EXPENSE. UPDATED 07/27/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AS IT WOULD INDICATE THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AFTER HE FILLED IT WITH FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000.

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT OBSERVED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A READING WHICH INDICATED FUEL WAS CONSUMED IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE STOPPED, DUE TO A LACK OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, THEY INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF A RECALL AND THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FUEL GAUGE/ DESTINATION UNTIL EMPTY TOTAL/ CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT. *TR

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AT ABOUT 50K MILES. WE DETERMINED IT WAS A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR. NISSAN INSISTED ON US PAYING FOR A DIAGNOSIS AT THEIR SERVICE CENTER WHEN WE ALREADY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG, THEN THEY CHARGED ME TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A RECALL ON 2007 PATHFINDERS BEING RECALLED FOR FUEL SENSOR BUT MINE IS EXCLUDED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE FILLED THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD INDICATE THAT THE TANK WAS STILL EMPTY. ALSO WHEN HE SHIFTED HIS BODY WEIGHT IN THE DRIVER SEAT, THE BACK OF THE SEAT MOVED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE WRONG SWITCH WAS IN THE VEHICLE FOR THE POWER SEAT; THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR BOTH THE DRIVER SEAT AND FUEL GAUGE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT STATED THAT ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM WAS ADVISED BY NISSAN THAT FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM RECALL IS ONLY FOR 2006 AND 2008 VEHICLES. ????

AT 33,392 MILES, I WENT TO HAVE MY BRAKES INSPECTED AT MY LOCAL SERVICE SHOP DUE TO A SLIGHT SQUEAKING WHEN IN REVERSE. THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF THE ROTORS WERE SMOOTH SO I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BRAKE DUST BUILD UP. UPON INSPECTION AT THE SHOP, THE INSIDE SURFACE OF BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE BADLY RUSTED AND THE BRAKE PAD THAT PRESSES AGAINST THE INSIDE SURFACES WERE PARTIALLY GOUGED. BOTH ROTORS COULD NOT BE RESURFACED DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE RUST AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. AND EVEN THOUGH THE OUTER PADS WERE STILL AN OK THICKNESS AND THE OUTER ROTOR SURFACE WAS SMOOTH, THEY ALL NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE BADLY RUSTED ROTORS! AFTER TAKING THE PARTS TO MY NISSAN DEALER TO SHOW THEM THE RUSTED ROTOR SURFACES, THEY SUSPECTED THAT THE INSIDE-CALIPER SLIDING PINS HAD RUSTED INHIBITING THE PAD FROM CONTACTING THE INSIDE ROTOR SURFACE, BUT STILL WOULDN'T PAY FOR MY REPLACEMENT SINCE "RUST" WASN'T COVERED! THE KICKER IS THAT THE BRAKES WERE INSPECTED DURING A "COMPLIMENTARY MULTI-POINT CHECK" ONLY ONE YEAR PRIOR WITH NO PROBLEM REPORTED. CONSIDERING I DRIVE THE VEHICLE EVERY DAY TO WORK, IF THE CALIPERS WERE SLIDING AND GRABBING THE ROTORS PROPERLY THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NO RUST BUILD UP AT ALL. BUT APPARENTLY THE INSIDE BRAKE PADS WERE NOT MAKING CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR SURFACE AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION HAD I NEEDED TO BRAKE HARD IN AN EMERGENCY. I STILL HAVE ALL DAMAGED PARTS, RECEIPTS, AND PAPERWORK (AND PICTURES OF ALL TOO) FOR ANYONE WISHING TO INSPECT THEM. CHECK

ADD GAS TO THE TANK THE GAUGE WILL SHOW EMPTY FOR A WHILE AND THEN WILL GRADUALLY OVER ONE TO TWO DAYS GET TO THE "RIGHT" AMOUNT IN THE TANK. TANK DOES NOT RESET SHOW EMPTY WHEN FUEL. EVENTUALLY RESET TO CORRECT STATUS THE NEXT DOES. DISTANCE TILL EMPTY DOES NOT RESET. I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET AND THE DEALER ACTS LIKE I AM THE FIRST ONE TO BRING THIS ISSUE TO THEM. THIS CREATES A HUGE SAFETY RISK OF NOT KNOWING WHAT THE CORRECT VOLUME IS. MANY NISSAN OWNERS ARE REPORTING THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING ADDRESSED. *TR

I FILLED MY 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER UP WITH GAS. WHEN I STARTED DRIVING HOME, I NOTICED TO SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON. IT HAS REMAINED ON FOR A WEEK CONTINUOUSLY. THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED GOING CRAZY DURING THIS TIME. ONE MINUTE IT SHOWS A FULL TANK AND THE NEXT IT SHOWS EMPTY AND THE NEXT A HALF A TANK TO THREE QUARTERS A TANK. TODAY, I FILLED UP THE TRUCK AND IT SHOWS A HALF TANK. ALSO, DURING THIS TIME THE DTE STARTED OUT FLUCTUATING AND NOW JUST SHOWS --- ALL THE TIME. *TR

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE WITH 47000 MILES. THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAID $100.00 TO READ THE ENGINE CODE AND CONFIRM THE SENDING UNIT WAS AT FAULT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT COST $400.00 DOLLARS TO FIX. IN THIS ECONOMY I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD THIS SO I WILL HAVE TO POSTPONE THIS FIX. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF I OR A FAMILY MEMBER FORGETS TO CHECK THE MILEAGE SINCE THE LAST FILLUP, THIS VEHICLE CAN SHUT DOWN AT HI SPEED AND LOSE STEERING AND BRAKES. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BUT LIMITED IT TO A FEW VEHICLES MANUFACTURED DURING A FEW MONTHS FROM 2005-2007. MY VEHICLE MISSED THIS SMALL WINDOW BY 2 MONTHS. *TR

THE LAST 3 TIMES THAT I'VE FILLED MY GAS TANK, THE GAUGE SAYS EMPTY AND THE LIGHT INDICATING LOW FUEL COMES ON. THE DTE (DISTANCE UNTIL EMPTY) INDICATOR SHOWS -------INDICATING ZERO MILES LEFT UNTIL I RUN OUT OF GAS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON. ABOUT 2 DAYS LATER MY FUEL GAUGE WILL START TO REGISTER CORRECTLY AND THEN ON THE 3RD DAY, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO OFF. I CALLED SUTHERLIN NISSAN IN FT MYERS WHICH IS WHERE I BOUGHT MY 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER BRAND NEW AND I SPOKE WITH NICOLE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO TOLD ME THAT MY SUV WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND IN ORDER FOR THEM TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, I WOULD HAVE TO COME IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHECK AND THE REPAIRS. *TR

FAULTY FUEL GAUGE SENSOR, 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER . IT WAS THANKSGIVING DAY, I WAS RETURNING HOME WHEN MY SON I STOPPED TO FILL UP. MY SON WAS DRIVING AND SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF HE INDICATED THE GAUGE WASN'T WORKING, THE DISTANCE TO EMPTY NUMBERS WEREN'T UP AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WAS ON. WE GOT OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND I THOUGHT HE MUST HAVE NOT BEEN PAYING ATTENTION AND NO GAS WAS PUMPED. I TRIED TO FILL UP ONLY TO GET ABOUT .50 CENTS IN THE TANK. I DROVE HOME AND NOTICE THE DISTANCE NUMBERS READ BACKWARD UNTIL THE NEEDLE WAS ON FULL AND IT READ CORRECTLY. I DROVE THE VEHICLE A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN THE LIGHT WENT OFF. AFTER DRIVING FOR ANOTHER FEW DAYS THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE FOR THEM TO TEST IT. THEY READ ME THE THINGS IT COULD BE. I THEN CALLED NISSAN IN GONZALES AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SOUND ABOUT RIGHT AND IT WOULD COST ME AROUND $500 PLUS TAX. I DIDN'T HAVE THE $$ AT THE TIME THEREFORE I HAD TO CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON, AND TRY AND MONITOR MY MILEAGE AND ESTIMATE HOW LONG I HAD BEFORE EMPTY. TIMES I WOULD FILL UP AND NEEDLE WOULD DROP TO EMPTY AND GAS LIGHT WOULD BE ON AND OVER A COURSE OF 2 OR 3 DAYS, IT EVENTUALLY WENT OFF, AT TIMES IT WOULD STILL SHOW FULL, AND IT WOULD GIVE ME THE DISTANCE TO EMPTY UNTIL ABOUT HALF WAY THEN I JUST HAD THE DOTS. THIS WAS ALWAYS SOMEWHERE AROUND 180-200 MILES REMAINING. I'VE BEEN DRIVING AROUND A LITTLE OVER 3 MONTHS WITH THE FAULTY SENSOR. CAN I TELL YOU MY NERVES WE

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT IS ONLY AT 33,700 MILES. ON 2/6 I HAVE MY CAR SERVICED. ON 2/19 MY CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING 2/20 AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE FUEL SENSOR. THEY ALSO SAID IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY (NOT TRUE). AFTER GETTING A QUOTE OF $600, I DID RESEARCH AND UPON READING FORUMS HAVE COME TO THE REALIZATION NISSAN WILL NOT RECALL/FIX THIS PROBLEM IN THEIR VEHICLES. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS, WHETHER IT BE ON THE HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAS GAUGE WAS INCORRECT. WHEN SHE FILLED IT WITH GAS, IT WOULD DISPLAY THE TANK BEING EMPTY AND VICE VERSA. SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. AT TIMES, THE GAS GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS. THE ISSUE WAS NOTICED EVERY TIME SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOLD HER THAT SHE WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY AND THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR INTERSTATE AND SUDDENLY MY TRUCK CUT OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ALREADY IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE WHICH ALLOWED ME TO MERGE ONTO THE SHOULDER BEFORE STOPPING COMPLETELY. WHEN THE TRUCK CUT OFF, THE POWER STEERING ALSO WENT OUT MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE TRUCK OUT OF THE ROAD. BEING THAT THIS PORTION OF THE INTERSECTION WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, MY TRUCK WAS NOT ABLE TO CLEAR THE ADJACENT LANE WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC BACKED UP UNTIL SOMEONE JUMPED OUT OF THEIR CAR TO HELP PUSH THE TRUCK FURTHER ONTO THE SHOULDER. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE TRUCK RAN OUT OF GAS AND THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR STOP WORKING ON MY CAR. I HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN MY CAR WAS LOW ON FUEL OTHER THAN TO KEEP A RUNNING TAB ON HOW MANY MILES I HAVE DRIVEN SINCE THE LAST FILL UP OF FUEL. THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPEN TO MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR ROAD.(SHE HAS THE 2006 PATHFINDER AND MINE IS THE 2007 PATHFINDER) SHE SUDDENLY LOST HER POWER STEERING AND COULD NOT PULL OVER INTO A NEAR BY GAS STATION ALMOST CAUSING A FEW CARS TO CRASH INTO HER TRUCK. AFTER TAKING MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, THEIR REPLY WAS THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WOULD COST ME A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY. THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM DUE TO MANY OF THEIR TRUCKS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. OUR LOCAL MECHANIC CALLED THE DEALER ALSO TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS VERY COMMON FO

MY 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS AN ERRATIC, INACCURATE AND BASICALLY INOPERATIVE FUEL GAUGE. THE GAUGE DROPS TO E AS SOON AS A THE TANK GOES TO 3/4 TO 1/2. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM (NTB07-06B) BUT REFUSES TO FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE. THEIR DEALERSHIPS ARE CHARGING $500 + IN PARTS AND LABOR TO FIX THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE RAN OUT OF FUEL ON THE EXPRESSWAY, AND HAD TO WAIT FOR ALMOST AN HOUR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF I-75 UNTIL GEORGIA HERO BROUGHT US SOME FUEL. PLEASE HELP. *TR

A HIGH PITCHED HUMMING/WHINING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND AFTER PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK, THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN AND IT WOULD BE $935.00 TO REPAIR. I ASKED THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD WITH MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOULDN'T IT BE UNDER WARRANTY. THEY STATED THAT SINCE I HAD 65,000 MILES I MISSED THE DEADLINE BY 5,000 MILES AND IT WAS O.K. TO KEEP DRIVING AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THEY HAVE HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN (NTB07-042A) OUT ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE APRIL, 17,2009. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN A FEW TIMES SINCE THE BULLETIN CAME OUT AND FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ME ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE PAID FOR ANOTHER BULLETIN ISSUE REGARDING THE FUEL GAUGE(REFERENCE SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069B) THAT COST ME $395.00. I FEEL THE DEALERSHIP IS NEGLIGENT IN ADVISING MY WIFE TO NOT WORRY ABOUT THE TIMING CHAIN AND TO GO AHEAD AND DEAL WITH IT LATER. IT APPEARS THAT THEY WANTED MORE MILEAGE TO PLACED ON THE VEHICLE SO THEY WOULD HAVE A STRONGER CLAIM DOWN THE ROAD TO NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS THAT WERE MENTIONED ON A BULLETIN FIVE MONTHS PRIOR -WHICH MEANS THAT ISSUES HAVE EXISTED LONG BEFORE THIS TIME FRAME FOR A BULLETIN TO BE ISSUED. I LIVE IN ATLANTA, GA., A MAJOR METROPOLITAN CITY AND I FEEL THAT THE DEALERSHIP PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK BY ADVISING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE OFF THE LOT BECAUSE WHENT HE TIMING CHAIN GOES THE CAR LOOSES THE CAPABILITY TO FUNCTION - WHIC

NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE UNIT GIVING INACCURATE READINGS DUE TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. *NJ THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER FELT THE POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

FUEL GAUGE READS ZERO MOST OF THE TIME, EVEN AFTER FILL UP. DISTANCE TO EMPTY READS ---. I HEAR IT IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

FUEL SENDING UNIT FOR A 2007 PATHFINDER HAS TO BE REPLACED. THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM CODE P0463. THE COST RUN FROM 300-600 DOLLARS. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. CHECKED DIFFERENT PLACES AND A LOT OF PATHFINDERS OR NISSAN TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT COVERED. NISSAN INC. HAS TO RECALL TO MANY PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE RECALL. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE M1 DOING 70 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. LUCKILY MY HUSBAND FROZE AND SLOWLY MOVED OVER TO THE SLOW LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS RECOVERED AND TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WERE THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND WHY IT HAD GONE OFF. SO THEY CALLED NISSAN FOR ADVICE WHO THEN CAME OUT AND TOOK THE AIR BAG SENSOR SYSTEM OUT TO BE TESTED. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY FOUND A SCRATCH AND 2 SMALL DENTS UNDERNEATH OF THE DRIVERS SIDE FOOT RAIL WHICH WERE FRESH AND THAT WE MOST OF DROVE OVER SOMETHING AND THAT COULD HAVE SET THE MOTION SENSOR TO TRIGGER THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. I EXPLAINED THAT WE HAD NEVER DROVE OVER ANYTHING OR KNOWN TO HAVE HAD ANY DAMAGE DONE TO THE UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE. THEY REPLIED THAT THE MOTION SENSORS MOST HAVE FELT THAT THE CAR MIGHT HAVE OVER TURNED THEREFORE ACTIVATING THE OPPOSITE SIDE AIR BAGS. AFTER SEEING THE INDENTATION FOR MYSELF I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLES WHEELS WOULD HAVE NOT LIFTED OFF THE ROAD SO HOW CAN THE SENSORS THINK THAT IT WAS GOING TO TURN OVER. TWO DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A CALL EXPLAINING THAT NISSAN WAS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGE AND THAT IT WAS NOT GOING TO BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR SYSTEM WITH A BRAND NEW ONE. WHY WOULD THEY REPLACE IT IF THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE OLD ONE? I ASKED THEM WHAT WOULD NEED REPLACING THEY SAID A NEW SEAT, AIR BAGS AND ROOF LINER AND THAT IT WOULD COST THOUSANDS. NORMA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT HEARD THE ALARM SOUND AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE HOOD AND WIRING HARNESS WERE BURNED, BUT THE VEHICLE IS SALVAGEABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000. UPDATED 8/28/09 *CN UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE WHICH CURRENTLY HAS JUST OVER 37,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THE FUEL GAUGE REMAINS ON EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT REMAINS ON FOR THREE TO FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE PROBLEM RESETS ITSELF. AFTER ANOTHER FILL UP THE SAME SYMPTOMS RE-OCCUR. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW AND THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. POTENTIAL FOR DANGER EXISTS IN THAT THE CAR MAY BE OUT OF FUEL WHILE I AM DRIVING WHICH MAY CAUSE STALLING AND LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE. *TR

FILLED GAS TANK COMPLETELY. FUEL GAUGE DID NOT INDICATE A FULL TANK. THE DTE DISPLAY HAD DASHES ACROSS IT WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE SHOWN 323 MILES TO THE TANK DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE. FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR WENT HAYWIRE AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. FUEL GAUGE NOW SHOW THAT THE GAS TANK IS EMPTY AND WILL NOT MOVE. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. *TR

PROBLEM WITH 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER: FUEL GAUGE WENT HAYWIRE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

FILLED GAS TANK THE GAUGE STAYED AT 1/4 FULL. THE NEXT DAY GAUGE DID NOT WORK AND SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON. *TR