NHTSA Complaint #10436088 — 2006 NISSAN XTERRA

OUR FUEL SENSORY WENT OUT ON OUR NISSAN XTERRA SHORTLY BEFORE WE REACHED 100000 MILES. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SENT A LETTER OUT FOR A WARRANTY ONLY. HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY INCLUDED 2006 NISSAN XTERRAS WITH LESS THAN 72000 MILES ON THEM. WHEN I DID RESEARCH I FOUND THAT OVER 80000 2006 NISSAN XTERRAS WERE AFFECTED BY THIS. I CONTACTED NISSAN USA TO HAVE THEM RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF THE FUEL TANK SENSOR AND INDICATED I WOULD LIKE THE DEFECT FIXED. THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT AND INDICATED IT WOULD COST ME A LITTLE OVER $400 TO FIX. I ASKED THEM FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SINCE I DO NOT HAVE THIS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR ON TOP OF MY $433 A MONTH A CAR PAYMENT. I RECENTLY HAD A BABY AND NEVER KNOW WHEN MY CAR IS EMPTY. THE SENSOR NO LONGER READS FUEL LEVELS AND IS CONSTANTLY SHOWING EMPTY. I WAS UP FOR EMISSIONS TESTING THIS YEAR AND CAN NOT PASS EMISSIONS UNTIL THE SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. I BELIEVE SINCE THIS IS SUCH A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE THAT NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE PART. JUST THIS WEEK MY VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS ACCORDING TO MY SPEEDOMETER I HAD 100 MILES LEFT ON THE TANK IT MISREAD AND I WAS STUCK WITH MY SCREAMING 5 MONTH OLD ON THE SIDE ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT WAITING FOR AAA TO ARRIVE . THIS WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN AND NOT JUST SHOVED TO THE SIDE. WAY TO MANY VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED FOR THIS TO REMAIN A WARRANTY ISSUE ONLY!!!!! I HAVE SEE THE STATS LISTED HERE ON NHTSA. CAMPAIGN ID # 10V075000. *TR