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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004258522 | Incident Date: Feb, 05 2004 |
| Consumer's City: CONCORD | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: XTERRA | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 06 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My fuel sending unit failed on a dark highway on the evening of feb 6, 2004. the vehicle is a 2000 nissan xterra. while i have never had problems with the vehicle until now- i have found that the fuel sending unit has a flawed design and fails very often, especially in winter climates- the unit is suceptable to road salt that corrodes the electrical connection to the fuel pump- there is really no need for this to cause the truck to shut down. i was left stranded on a dark stretch of road with little breakdown lane room. the tow cost $120 and the parts were $70. if this is a common failure, and i have to believe that it is, based on the numerous cases documented on the internet, then nissan should have issued a recall as this failure could easily result in injury or worse. *ak |
