What’s this? Now there’s a Nissan recall in the works? Let’s just call it a crackdown by transportation authorities at this point – on big automakers and their suppliers. Shake the recall tree and see what falls out. Big auto financing outlets have felt the sting of the recession, but there are always better options out there. This Nissan recall has come due to issues with brake pedals and fuel gauges. The Street reports that the total number of cars affected will be around 540,000 – small compared to what we now know to be an 8,000,000-vehicle recall over sticking gas pedals by Toyota.
Toyota recall… Honda recall… GM recall… Nissan recall… will Ford be next?
Who can say, but they all do seem to be falling like dominoes lately. The most immediate safety concern covered by the Nissan recall involves a brake-pin that can “partially come loose and cause a loss of normal braking ability,” The Street reports. The following vehicles from the years 2008 through 2010 fall under the scope of the Nissan recall:
- Nissan Titan pickups
- Infiniti QX56
- Nissan Armada SUV
- Nissan Quest minivans
According to Nissan, no injuries or accidents have been reported that related directly to this most recent Nissan recall.
Are we out of gas or what?
A faulty fuel gauge could certainly be inconvenient, but in most cases it would not place a driver in physical danger. While specific information regarding the exact problem with certain Nissan fuel gauges has not been made specific, it is known that Nissan plans to fix the problem. Vehicles in the Nissan recall with fuel gauge issues include the following cars from 2005 through 2008:
- Nissan Titan
- Nissan Armada
- Infiniti QX56
- Some Nissan Frontier pickups
- Some Nissan Pathfinder and Xterra SUVs
According to The Street, “Nissan shares were shedding 14 cents or 0.9 percent, to $15.86 in recent trading.” That is certainly not a welcome sight for the automaker, but it could definitely be worse. It is unclear whether the automaker is currently in need of credit counseling along the lines of GM, the bailout king of American carmakers.
What should you do if your Nissan or Infiniti is affected by the Nissan recall?
Contact Nissan Consumer Affairs via their Web site or call (800) NISSAN-1, or (800) 647-7261. If for some reason you need the department’s mailing address it is P.O. Box 685003, Franklin TN 37068-5003.
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My 2007 Nissan X-Terra has a malfunctioning fuel gauge also. My wife and I were visiting her Mother yesterday to show her brand new 2 week old grand daughter and on the way home on a 4 lane highway we ran out of gas. The gauge said we had 3/8 of a tank but was obviously broken. This was a very dangerous situation being stopped in the middle of a major highway with a newborn in the back seat. I managed to call for help and get enough gas put in to get us to a gas station but we came dangerously close to getting into a major accident on several occasions when cars almost ran into the back of us not to mention tying all the traffic up. I can just tell by reading all the reviews on different sites that Nissan is not going to pay to fix the faulty sensor. It's so frustrating to pay almost $600 a month for a vehicle and have this sort of problem at 60,000 Kilometers. It will definitely be my last Nissan.
I have a 2005 Pathfinder with this problem as well. It seems odd that they’re repairing the Armadas but not the Pathfinders as they have similar frames and I would assume parts as well. This is not the quality I paid for. Maybe we should start calling both Nissan USA corporate and the NTSB with this issue, it seems they weren’t pressured to go far enough on the recall.
have a 2005 Nissan Quest with the same fuel gage problem that Nissan is recalling for, but apparently they are not going to recall the 2005 Quest.
I also have a 2005 Pathfinder with the same issue with the fuel gauge. This is the fourth vehicle I’ve purchased from Nissan and if they won’t fix the problem, it will be the last vehicle I purchase from them.
I have a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder with the same fuel gage problem that Nissan is recalling for, but apparently they are not going to recall the 2005 Pathfinder. I will have to pay approximately $400.00 if I want it repaired.
The only recourse that I apparently have is to NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN.