2008 Nissan Pathfinder Fuel System Problems

There was a recall concerning the fuel gauge not working correctly. The sensor in the tank needed replaced. Well my car had that recall fixed or so it says, but it is doing the same thing again. So are you gonna replace it again for no cost?

I BOUGHT THE NISSAN PATHFINDER BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT IN LATE 2007. IT ONLY HAS 45 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. I'VE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE UNTIL NOW. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO I THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS STEALING GAS OUT OF MY VEHICLE, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE IT'S KEPT BEHIND A LOCKED FENCE . SATURDAY JULY 13TH I HAD TO FILL UP BECAUSE OF A STORM. WHEN I GAS FINISHED FUELING IT SHOWED THAT I HAD AN EMPTY TANK. I KNEW THAT WAS WRONG SO I DECIDED TO GIVE NISSAN A CALL AT 1-800-647-7261. I SPOKE TO AN AGENT AND TOLD HIM MY PROBLEM, HE GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER AND TOLD ME TO CALL THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP CLOSEST TO ME . I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY SERVICES I HAD DONE TO MY VEHICLE. . I DON'T AGREE . THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AS MYSELF AND I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM . IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME , PLEASE FEEL FREE TO HELP. I'M ON A FIXED INCOME AND THIS WAS NOT ANY NEGLIGENCE ON MY PART. I HAVE A CASE NUMBER ALREADY ON FILE WITH NISSAN, BUT THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T WANT TO HONOR IT. [XXX]. HEL ME WIT THE NEXT STEP TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED. THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

WHILE DRIVING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH, 2019, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER IN A NEARBY PARKING LOT AS SOON AS I COULD. AT THIS POINT, I NOTICED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE HAD DROPPED FROM 1/4 TANK DOWN TO EMPTY. I USED AN ODB2 SCANNER TO CHECK MY ERROR CODES, AND FOUND AN ERROR CODE P0463 (FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR - VOLTAGE HIGH). I IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED TO A GAS STATION, REFUELED, AND CLEARED THE ENGINE CODE TO SEE IF IT WOULD REAPPEAR. IT HAS NOT SINCE REAPPEARED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDERS, AND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE ISSUE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID IS 10V075000. I CALLED NISSAN'S PUBLIC NUMBER AND A LOCAL DEALERSHIP OWNED SERVICE CENTER. NEITHER FOUND ANY ACTIVE RECALLS REGARDING MY VEHICLE, AND NEITHER KNEW WHAT A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS. I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE MANAGER OF THE SERVICE CENTER. I LEFT A VOICE MAIL FOR THEM THURSDAY AFTERNOON, BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. BASED ON THE SYMPTOMS MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING, I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE IS LIKELY SUFFERING FROM THE SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN, AND THAT MY VEHICLE, AND LIKELY OTHERS, WERE MISSED IN THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT DISPLAYING THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL. ALSO, THE FUEL AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A FALSE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PASSPORT NISSAN OF ALEXANDRIA (150 S PICKETT ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR LEVEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,100.

THE DASHBOARD FUEL GUAGE DOES NOT RELIABLY REPORT THE LEVEL OF FUEL. THIS ISSUE LED TO A RECALL FOR 2008 PATHFINDERS IN THE PAST, BUT APPARENTLY NOT FOR MY VIN. THE ISSUE OCCURS AT VARIOUS TIMES, INCLUDING WHEN STATIONARY OR MOVING. SOMETIMES REFILLING THE TANK WILL GIVE A FULL TANK READING, SOME TIMES IT WILL NOT. IT WILL ALSO ALLOW THE TANK TO RUN DOWN TO EMPTY WITHOUT REFLECTING THAT ON THE GUAGE. OFTEN, BUT NOT ALWAYS, THE YELLOW SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AS A RESULT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT PROVIDE THE ACCURATE FUEL LEVEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (JIM BURKE NISSAN, 1300 3RD AVENUE NORTH, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 205-291-1106) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL OR AFTER FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE READING WAS INACCURATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE (I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT'S CALLED) HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT COST ME $350 BUT I DIDN'T KEEP A RECEIPT. AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAD A SHOP DID THE REPAIR BUT HAS SINCE MOVED AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE. I WAS UNABLE TO PUT MORE THAN A FEW GALLONS OF GAS WHEN PUMPING GAS BEFORE IT WOULD CUT OFF. I WOULD WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND PUMP A FEW MORE GALLONS AND IT WOULD CUT OFF AGAIN. I HAD IT REPLACED LAST YEAR BUT I DON'T REMEMBER THE MILEAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FUEL GAUGE ALSO DISPLAYED AN ERRONEOUS "EMPTY" READING EVEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FUELED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SANDY SANSING NISSAN (5705 PENSACOLA BLVD, PENSACOLA, FL 32505) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENDING UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,400.

THE VEHICLE FUEL SENSOR SHOWS THAT IT'S EMPTY AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE HAS A QUARTER TANK OF GAS LEFT. MILEAGE DOES NOT SHOW EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS GAS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THEY VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND IN MOTION. I DO SEE THAT NISSAN HAS A RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000) BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH MY VEHICLE VIN #

2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NEVER BEING NOTIFIED ABOUT FUEL GAUGE INACCURACY RECALL NOTICE (10V-075) UNTIL VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE RAN OUT OF FUEL, WHILE DRIVING ON AN EIGHT LANE FREEWAY, DUE TO THE FUEL GAUGE INACCURACY. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT NISSAN, INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE RECALL ENDED IN 2013. *JB

FUEL SYSTEM, GAUGE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE FUEL GAUGE RANDOMLY SHOWS EMPTY WHEN NOT EMPTY OR EVEN FULL, THEN SHOWS RANDOM READINGS THAT DO NOT ACCURATELY SHOW FUEL LEVEL. JUST 2 DAYS AGO I SHOWED 3/8 TANK. WENT TO STORE THEN SHOWED 5/8 AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. TRYING TO MANUALLY TRACK MILAGE SO I DO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS SINCE GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. NISSAN CONTACTED TWICE ABOUT RECALL/CAMPAIGN# 10V075000. WAS TOLD MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND OUT OF 184, 43 ARE CONFIRMED THIS ISSUE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, ADDITIONAL 11 SAME COMPLAINT BUT UNABLE TO TELL IF INCLUDED IN RECALL. IF ACCURATE FUEL READING WAS CONCERN ENOUGH FOR RECALL 10V075000, HOW DO AN ADDITIONAL 43-54 COMPLAINTS NOT CAUSE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES TO BE INCLUDED. THIS IS 25% OF ALL SAFETY COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE ON THIS WEB PAGE. PLEASE FORCE NISSAN TO ADDRESS THIS OBVIOUS VEHICLE FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE. I DO HAVE PICTURES, DID NOT ATTACH BUT WILL PROVIDE IF REQUESTED. I HAVE BOTH EMAIL RESPONSES FROM NISSIAN, WILL PROVIDE IF REQUESTED.

DIGITAL GAS MILAGE AND GAS GAUGE NEEDLE NOT READING HOW MUCH GAS IS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK. NEEDLE GOES BELOW E AND GAS LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN I HAVE A FULL TANK. DIGITAL GAS MILAGE GOES TO 0 OR GIVES ALL DASHES NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. OR WHEN I AM LOW ON GAS THE NEEDLE WILL READ I HAVE MORE THAN I DO. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHILE STATIONARY, WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY. FLUCTUATES IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRIP, ETC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT GO ANY LOWER THAN A QUARTER TANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE TOOK AN ABNORMALLY LONG TIME TO SHOW THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000....UPDATED 03-10-16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD ALWAYS DISPLAY AT LEAST 1/4 TANK OF GAS, EVEN WHEN IT WAS EMPTY. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. UPDATED 06/09/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND HAD 0 MILES LEFT TO FUEL ONCE THE FUEL LEVEL DECREASED TO THE HALFWAY POINT. THE CONTACT REFUELED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A HALF TANK OF FUEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ONCE THE FUEL LEVEL DECREASED TO HALF FULL POINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL BEFORE SUDDENLY DECREASING TO EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000. ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF *TR

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS FAILING, CAUSING ERRATIC OR INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READINGS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATES. NISSAN HAS RECALLED 2006 - 2008 VEHICLES FOR THIS FUEL GAUGE ISSUE. RECALL ANNOUNCED: MARCH 03 2010 NHTSA REFERENCE: #10V075000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 80,689 SUMMARY: NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND MODEL YEAR 2008 FRONTIER, XTERRA AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELLS CAN DEFORM, CAUSING THE FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM TO CONTACT AN EMBOSSMENT MOLDED INTO THE TANK SHELL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE TO SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. CONSEQUENCE: THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT TO BOTH NISSAN AND THE NHTSA...AND IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY IN MY FAMILY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT WITH A QUARTER OF TANK OF FUEL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL TANK GAUGE READ EMPTY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GAS STATION, REFILLED THE TANK, AND THE FUEL GAUGE READ FULL. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT THE QUARTER TANK LEVEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT BECAUSE THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALER ALL OF 2015, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TROUBLE CODE P0463, SES LIGHT CAME ON. ITS THE SAME TROUBLE CODE THAT CERTAIN NISSAN MODELS FUEL GAGES READ 1/4 OF A TANK WHEN EMPTY. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH MINE OR RECALLS IT IS A 08 LE V8 PATHFINDER.