Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / XTERRA / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003216198 Incident Date: May, 29 2003
Consumer's City: KENT Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: XTERRA Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5N1ED28Y81C Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 29 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 10 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My gas tank never shows full when it is filled. when fill my xterra with gas, it overflows everytime unless i manually stop the process by guessing how many gallons i have put in. at that point the gas splashes out and overflows. then when i start my car. the gas gauge only shows 3/4 tank full, never completely filled. when i first bout this vehicle in october of 2000, this problem was present but the dealership could not fix it. then i read about the recall 2 years later on the internet and decided to take it in again. the second time, i took my xterra to a local nissan dealership about the recal issued by nhtsa in 2002 but theysaid my vehicle was not part of recall due to vin. *ak