2007 Nissan Frontier

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER XE PICK UP. AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS ON 2/28/2010 I NOTICED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE DID NOT MOVE TO THE FULL MARK. THE FUEL GAUGE EVENTUALLY (AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING) BEGAN TO MOVE TO ABOUT THE 3/4 FULL MARK. MY WIFE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER ON 3/1/2010 FOR A STRANGE ENGINE NOISE AND TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. THE SERVICE MANAGER FROM THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT. I AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR,(3/3/2010) THE COST WAS $474.38. THE NEXT DAY A FRIEND CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THEY HEARD OF A NHTSA RECALL ON CERTAIN NISSAN MODELS REGARDING THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONING. I CONSULTED YOUR WEBSITE AND IN READING THE SUMMARY OF THE RECALL DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS VERY SIMILAR IF NOT EXACT TO THE SYMPTOMS MY VEHICLE HAD DEMONSTRATED. I CALLED NISSAN AND FURNISHED MY VIN FULLY EXPECTING MY VEHICLE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UNFORTUNATELY NISSAN INSISTED MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. I APPEALED WITHIN THEIR COMPANY ASKING THEM TO CONSIDER COVERING THE COST OF THE REPAIR SINCE THE DEFECT SO CLOSELY MIRRORED THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH MY VIN WAS TECHNICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THEY REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE TOWARDS MY REPAIR COSTS. I REALIZE THAT I AM ASKING A LARGE COMPANY TO SHOW INTEGRITY SINCE THEY ARE SECURE THAT MY VIN IS EXCLUDED, BUT I THOUGHT THEY WOULD HONOR MY REQUEST GIVEN THE NATURE OF MY REPAIR AND THE RECALL. IS THERE ANYTHING NHTSA CAN DO TO ASSIST ME IN THIS? IT SEEMS A SHAME THAT EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE DEMONSTRATED NEARLY EXACT SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL, THEY CAN DENY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE FOR WHATEVER REASON MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. WHEN GASOLINE WAS ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL INDICATOR WOULD READ EMPTY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 05/12/10 *BF UPDATED 05/14/10.*JB

FUEL SENSING UNIT ON MY '07 FRONTIER WENT OUT. THOUGH I'M READING MANY REPORTS NOW OF FUEL GAUGES THAT DON'T RISE TO "FULL" AT FILL-UP, MINE WAS THE OPPOSITE. AFTER A FEW EPISODES OF "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMING ON, THEN CLEARING ITSELF, I WAS HEADING DOWN HIGHWAY IN THE CENTER LANE DURING RUSH HOUR. THOUGH MY GAUGE SAID 1/4 TANK,IN FACT I WAS OUT OF GAS, LOST POWER, AND HAD TO COAST AS I MADE MY WAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OVER TO THE SHOULDER. IT WOULDN'T START TIL A BUDDY BROUGHT A CAN OF GAS, THEN IT STARTED RIGHT UP. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED IT AS A TOASTED FSU, BUT BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY, I HAD TO SHELL OUT $407.00 BUCKS TO GET IT REPLACED. THIS ISSUE IS MORE THAN AN INCONVENIENCE AND AN UNNECESSARY EXPENSE...IT'S DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS FOR SOMEONE CAUGHT IN A SITUATION WHEN THE FSU FAILS, AND THEY CAN'T MANEUVER OUT OF A SITUATION BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER. IN MY OPINION, THIS FAILURE, WHICH I'M NOW LEARNING IS QUITE COMMON, DEMANDS A RECALL. AND IF A RECALL IS ISSUED, HOW ABOUT A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE ALREADY HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS? *TR

"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 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. 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 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-49K. 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. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600." *TR

YESTERDAY MORNING THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER 4 X 4 (APPROXIMATELY 46,000 MILES) APPEARED TO WORK NORMALLY WHEN IT SHOWED PERHAPS 30 MILES LEFT TO DRIVE BEFORE EMPTY. IT TOOK ALMOST 20 GALLONS TO FILL IT UP. AFTER FILLING UP FULLY, THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED ABOUT A QUARTER OF A TANK AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. TODAY THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS ABOUT 5/8THS OF A TANK LEFT, WITH MY HAVING DRIVEN ABOUT 10 MILES SINCE FILLING UP. IT SEEMS THE 2007 NISSAN FRONTIERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2006 AND 2008 MODELS THAT ARE BEING RECALLED. UNLESS NISSAN CHANGED PARTS OR DESIGN IN 2007, IT MAKES NO SENSE WHY THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM OF 2006 SHOULD HAVE SKIPPED 2007 AND REAPPEARED IN 2008! (WITH REGARD TO MY TRUCK, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILURE. THE PROBLEM LOOKS TO BE PERSISTENT, AND THE SAFETY ISSUE OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS IN TRAFFIC IS THE SAME AS FOR THE TO-BE-RECALLED 2006 AND 2008 MODELS). *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. RECENTLY, WHEN I WOULD FILL UP THE GAS TANK, THE GAS GAUGE WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. AFTER TRAVELING FOR ABOUT 30-45 MINUTES, THE GAS GAUGE WOULD MOVE UP TO FULL, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. I CAN DISCONNECT THE BATTERY, AND THE GAS GAUGE WORKS CORRECTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OUT. ALL IS NORMAL UNTIL I FILL UP THE GAS TANK AGAIN, AND SAME PROBLEM. I WENT TODAY TO GET MY NC VEHICLE INSPECTION, AND IT FAILED DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND WHEN THEY PUT THE OBDII TESTER ON, IT GAVE THEM A P0463 CODE. AFTER READING ALL THE COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN'S. IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY NISSAN, AS THEY HAVE DONE FOR OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/XTERRA/4151-FUEL-GAUGE-PROBLEM-SERVICE-ENGINE-SOON-LIGHT.HTML "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 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 APPARENTLY THIS IS A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN I THOUGHT...THERE DEF. NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!! A COUPLE WKS AGO I WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP, I WAS AT ABOUT A 1/4 OF A TANK. AFTER FILLING, GOT IN THE VEHICLE, TURNED IT ON, AND SAW THAT IT WAS STILL SAYING I HAD A QUARTER OF A TANK. ANYWAYS, I IGNORED IT UNTIL A COUPLE MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. WENT DIRECTLY TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED PART NUMBER 25060- FUEL LEVEL SENSOR I DID A SEARCH AND FOUND OUT I'M NOT ALONE. WENT TO THE GAS STATION TONIGHT WITH A LITTLE LESS THEN 3/4 TANK AND FILLED IT UP - HAD TO STOP AT THE STORE ANYWAY SO I GASSED UP. ANYWAY, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I LOOKED DOWN AND MY FUEL GAUGE IS ON EMPTY AND THE LIGHT ON. INTERESTING, I THOUGHT. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE COMES ON LATER. HE, I WAS THINKING SOME KIND OF GAS POCKET OR SOMETHING SO I GOT HOME AND UN DID THE GAS CAP, AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE CHECK ENGINE CLEARED, BUT THE FUEL EMPTY IS STILL THERE. I HAVE A 2005 FRONTIER. BOUGHT MY TRUCK NEW IN 1/05 AND NOW HAS 47K MILES. IT'S BEEN A GREAT TRUCK BUT I HOPE THESE THINGS DON'T KEEP CREEPING UP. LEARNED A FEW THINGS ON THIS ISSUE. WE WERE OUT OF WARRANTY AS WELL AND HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR 2005 XTERRA W/44,000 MILES TO GET IT FIXED......KIND OF A REAR END BURNER. ANYWAY USE THE P/N 25060-ZS00A ON THE SERVICE BULLETIN # NTB07-69A. THIS P/N IS FOR THE SENDER UNIT "ONLY" @ $97.00 ONLY VS. THE SENDER UNIT & PUMP ASSEMBLY @ $290.00. A LOT OF DEALERS DON'T HAVE THIS PART NUMBER. *TR