Three problems related to tank assembly have been reported for the 2001 Nissan Pathfinder. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Nissan Pathfinder based on all problems reported for the 2001 Pathfinder.
A strong odor of gasoline is present after filling up and lasts until the tank is approximately 3/4 full. This problem began 2 weeks ago. It occurs every time the tank is filled. The problem has not been corrected. The NHTSA website indicated that a recall was issued in 2007 for this problem. The manufacturer's report date is 9-12-07. The vehicle is a 2001 Nissan Pathfinder and was originally sold in new york. I am the second owner and purchased the vehicle in 2004 in north carolina. Consequences of the defect are possible gasoline fire and total destruction of the vehicle and death of all passengers. The vehicle is parked and will not be driven until the dealer honors the recall. So far all conversations with the dealer and Nissan have been fruitless, and both parties declare the vehicle has no outstanding recalls and they will not honor the NHTSA recall because they have no record of any such recall. When I pushed them with the information on the NHTSA id number for the recall, their response was "the NHTSA does not own Nissan. " the NHTSA id number is 07v435000.
The contact owns a 2001 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that when refueling the vehicle, gasoline would spew back out from the filler neck. In addition, the contact would frequently smell an overpowering gasoline odor from the interior of the vehicle. The contact was able to locate a recall for the failure and when contacting the manufacturer, he was informed his VIN was not included in the recall (NHTSA campaign id number: 07v435000: fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap). The vehicle was repaired at the contact's expense. The failure and current mileages were approximately 123,000.
When fueling, gas tank over fills and spills gasoline onto side of vehicle and ground. This is serious potential fire hazard automatic fuel shut off not properly working. If fuel shut off works, gas gauge shows. Gas amount to be slightly above 3/4 full. When attempting to fully fuel tank to have gas gauge show "f" then gasoline will over flow. Only recourse now is to drive with 3/4 tank full in order to prevent fuel spills. Took it to dealer. Dealer indicated this is normal for frontiers and nothing is wrong. Dt.