2006 NISSAN FRONTIER Complaints

FUEL GAUGE FAILURE ON 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER 4DOOR PICKUP TRUCK. I CALLED SEVERAL NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND ALL OF THEM TOLD ME IT WAS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WITHOUT EVER SEEING THE TRUCK! AFTER DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE, I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS SOMEONE COULD RUN OUT OF FUEL ON A BUSY ROAD AND BE HIT FROM BEHIND AND OR WRECK TRYING TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY. (AS ALMOST HAPPENED TO ME). *TR

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM I'M HAVING WITH MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. I CALLED NISSAN AND MENTIONED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS AND THEY WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED. AT THIS POINT THE ONLY WAY I CAN BE SURE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS GAS IN IT IS TO TRACK THE MILES EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL GAUGE IS USELESS AND IF I FILL IT UP IT IMMEDIATELY SAYS IT IS EMPTY, THE YELLOW LIGHT COMES ON AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. EVEN THE NISSAN RECALL NOTICE SAYS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY SAID I "MIGHT" NOT BE COVERED..... 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AT APPROX 80,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. INITIALLY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE FUEL REACHED APPROX 1/4 TANK FULL. NOW, SES LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED AND ACTUAL GAS GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY WORKS. THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM ADDRESSED MANY MANY TIMES ON VEHICLE FORUMS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS I HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY VEHICLE AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR AN ACCIDENT ON A MAJOR ROAD DUE TO A REAL GAS OUTAGE. THERE HAS BEEN A SAFETY BULLETIN ABOUT THIS BUT NO RECALL YET TO MY UNDERSTANDING AND HAS OCCURRED THROUGHOUT MANY DIFFERENT NISSAN TRUCK MODELS FROM THE XTERRA, PATHFINDER, AND FRONTIER. *TR

MY FRONTIER IS EXPERIENCING A FUEL GAUGE AND/OR A FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. THE GAUGE WILL READ EMPTY WHEN THERE IS FUEL AND IN TURN WILL INDICATE THERE IS FUEL WHEN IT IS RUNNING OUT. I HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS ONE OF WHICH WAS QUITE DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE COSTS (WHICH THEY SAY WERE UNKNOWN) TO REPAIR THIS. I BELIEVE THIS FAILURE FALLS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 AND IS A SAFETY RECALL. THUS NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD FULLY ACCOUNTABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE OF A KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM. THE ABOVE FAILURE DATE AND MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATE.

ON APPROXIMATELY 10/9/2010, MY FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY (APPROX. 39K MILES ON THE VEHICLE). WITH ABOUT 1/4 TANK FULL, I FILLED THE TANK BUT THE GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER "FULL". AFTER A DAY OR TWO, THE GAUGE REGISTERED CORRECTLY. IT HAS BEEN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THIS TIME AND NOW THERE IS A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT APPEARING. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDELY REPORTED BY NISSAN TRUCK OWNERS. *TR

2006 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AT APPROX 55,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. INITIALLY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE FUEL REACHED APPROX 1/4 TANK FULL. NOW, SES LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED AND ACTUAL GAS GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY WORKS. THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM ADDRESSED MANY MANY TIMES ON VEHICLE FORUMS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS I HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY VEHICLE AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR AN ACCIDENT ON A MAJOR ROAD DUE TO A REAL GAS OUTAGE. THERE HAS BEEN A SAFETY BULLETIN ABOUT THIS BUT NO RECALL YET TO MY UNDERSTANDING AND HAS OCCURRED THROUGHOUT MANY DIFFERENT NISSAN TRUCK MODELS FROM THE XTERRA, PATHFINDER, AND FRONTIER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH WITH MY 8 YEAR OLD SON IN THE TRUCK WHEN I CAME IN TO A CURVE AND THE STEERING WOULD NOT TURN. I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE GET OUT OF THE TRUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND GET THE STEERING BROKE LOOSE SO I COULD MOVE THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NOW THE STEERING COLUMN HAS A LOT OF MOVEMENT IN EVERY DIRECTION. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE NISSAN DEALER SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE BEARING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS BAD AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE ABOUT $980.00. THE SERVICE TECH SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS A SEVERAL TIMES. NISSAN SAID THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRENTY. THE TRUCK HAS 74,000 MILES ON IT NOW. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY ISSUES LIKE THIS ON AUTOMOBILES WITH THIS LOW OF MILEAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE WHEN HE TOOK IT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILIARY TANK. UPON RECEIVING HIS VEHICLE FROM THE AUTHORIZED DEALER THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO DISPLAY IMPROPER READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED EVOQ 12/03/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REFUELED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE 70 MPH WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL WAS EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LEVEL WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD ONLY DISPLAY ACCURATE FUEL LEVELS WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY THREE-QUARTERS FULL AND WOULD FAIL WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS DOWN TO THREE EIGHTS OF A TANK. THE FAILURE BEGAN TWO MONTHS PRIOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF

BOTH REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKED AT 70K MILES. PINION SEAL ALSO LEAKS. OIL LEAKED ALL OVER BRAKES SYSTEM. WAS TOLD THAT IF NOT CAUGHT IN TIME THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. FIRST AND LAST NISSAN I WILL BUY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL AND SERVICE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO SET THE TRIP ODOMETER TO MONITOR FUEL USAGE TO AVOID RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS THE EMISSIONS TEST BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.