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2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

crash2 injured · 766297 · 2010-02-24

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
PATHFINDER
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Miles at failure
52,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2005 PATHFINDER SE- WITH 52K MILES VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED (70MPH) ON FREEWAY- ALL POWER CONTROLS FAILED PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED TO BE WITH A FAILURE OF THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR- REPORTS ACQUIRED INDICATE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH PREMATURE FAILURE OF THIS UNIT ON 2005 AND NEWER MODEL YEAR PATHFINDERS- FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR FAILS AND GIVES INACCURATE READING TO DRIVER - WHEN TANK IS EMPTY SHOWS IT TO BE 1/2 FULL. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED LOOSING ALL ENGINE POWER CAN BE CATASTROPHIC DEALER REPORTS MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS BUT NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED FOR THIS WIDESPREAD MANUFACTURING/DESIGN PROBLEM REPORTED ALSO ON LINE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10313550
Machine
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