general problems of the 2001 Nissan Xterra

I just purchased this car about 3 months ago and paid 4000 dollars for it. The vehicle stopped working and the fuel pump wasn't coming on. After searching for the power issue I discovered the fuel tank sending unit which is the top to the gas tank itself. Meaning the service hole of the tank access is the top part of the sending unit. The sending unit has 4 fuel line connections and 4 electrical connections. Two fuel conections and 2 electrical connections plug into the top side of the sending unit and they route through the plastic molded sending unit and connections are made in the bottom side. Basically fuel and electricity route through this unit into the tank. The power wire to the fuel pump burned and melted the conection inside the mold and burned the plastic all around the connection plug where the power goes to the gas tank. From what I understand the 00' and 02' sending units were recalled but not my 01'. This is the equivalent to riding down the road with a ticking time bomb under my children's seats. I have contacted Nissan but I have gotten nowhere with them so I am reaching out to the transportation saftey authorities.

The contact owns a 2001 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked in the driveway when it caught fire. He was able to put the fire out with a water hose. The fire department stated that it was an electrical fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were 80,000.

I was driving about 25 minutes on the turnpike and pulled off for gas, the second I turned off the car smoke started to pour inside from the front area and also pouring from the under hood area. This turned into an actual fire next to a gas pump. Fire dept. Was called to put it out . Engine totally burned up and hood etc. . .

2001 Nissan Xterra electrical system had a major electrical fire due to a manufacturing defect***.