NHTSA Complaint #10703882 — 2007 NISSAN QUEST

I WAS DRIVING MINIVAN BACK HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER AFTER HER DR.'S APPOINTMENT. MY FUEL GAUGE WAS SHOWING THAT I HAVE CLOSE TO 120 MILES TO EMPTY THE TANK. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VAN LOST THE ENGINE POWER AND STARTED SHAKING AND FINALLY COMPLETELY STOPPED AFTER FEW HICCUPS. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT IN THE MIDDLE TURNING LANE AS SOON AS IT STARTED SHAKING AND I REALIZED A PROBLEM. THIS SAVED ME AND OTHERS FROM BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, I WAS AT A LOWER SPEED AND GOING UP HILL AND THAT HELPED ME MANAGE TO MOVE IN THE MIDDLE WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IF I HAD ON A HIGHWAY AND RUNNING AT A HIGHSPEED, I WOULD HAVE CAUSED A BIG ACCIDENT INVOLVING MANY VEHICLES. I FOUND OUT THAT MAY GAUGE WASN'T REPORTING THE FUEL PROPERLY AND I RAN OUT OF FUEL. WHEN I PUT SOME GAS FROM A CAN, I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. SINCE THAT DAY, MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE. I HAVE TO KEEP MY GAS FILLED UP JUST TO AVOID ANY SUCH HAPPENING AGAIN. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THAT SINCE I STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM MY VEHICLE ALSO STARTED ENGINE POWER LOSS AT LOWER SPEEDS. AT TIMES, IT LOOKS LIKE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO STOP AND THEN IT WILL GET A BIG JERK AND START TO MOVE NORMAL. THIS KIND OF BEHAVIOR IS NOT NORMAL AND MAY RESULT IN A UNSAFE/DANGEROUS CONDITION ON THE ROAD. THIS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAUGE/FUEL SYSTEM OR MAY BE THE COMPUTER ITSELF THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON IT. *TR