NHTSA Complaint #10653117 — 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10653117 |
| Vehicle | 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER |
| Component | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 82,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NY |
Consumer Description
COMMON COMPLAINT FROM WHAT I AM READING. 03 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 82K MILES, WITH A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL GAUGE. I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP AND HE IS GOING TO TAKE A LOOK, BUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF ISSUES I AM READING ABOUT, AND THAT NISSAN RECALLED THE 06 PATHFINDER WITH A SIMILAR ISSUE, ITS JUST IRRITATING THIS IS GOING UNRECOGNIZED BY NISSAN. GAUGE READS JUST OVER HALF A TANK ALWAYS AND SINCE I AM NEW TO THE CAR I AM REALLY GUESSING ON MILEAGE PER TANK, USING THE TRIP MILEAGE TO FIGURE WHAT I HAVE LEFT. BASICALLY I HAVE BEEN TOPPING OFF EVERY OTHER DAY. IS IT A GUMMED UP TANK AND THE FLOAT STICKING? A BAD GAUGE, A BAD FUEL SENDING UNIT? A SHORT BETWEEN THE GAUGE AND SENDING UNIT? WE SHALL SEE. AND I JUST BOUGHT THIS LESS THAN A WEEK AGO, CAN I HOLD THE USED CAR DEALER RESPONSIBLE FOR IT? *TR
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