Auxillary Tank problems of the 2006 Nissan Xterra - part 2

38 problems related to auxillary tank have been reported for the 2006 Nissan Xterra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Nissan Xterra based on all problems reported for the 2006 Xterra.

36 Auxillary Tank problem

Failure Date: 10/06/2008

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Xterra. The contact dispensed fuel into the fuel tank to the full capacity level. He observed the fuel gauge displayed an inaccurate reading. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the fuel sending unit was replaced. There was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline: storage: auxiliary tank). However, the VIN was excluded from the recall defect. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000.

37 Auxillary Tank problem

Failure Date: 05/13/2008

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Xterra. The contact stated that the fuel level gauge would sporadically read inaccurate fuel levels. When the fuel tank was full, the fuel level gauge would read the tank as empty or half full. The contact stated he had run out of gasoline and stalled several times due to the failure. The dealer advised the failure coincided with NHTSA campaign number: 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline: storage: auxillary tank) but did not confirm if his vehicle was included in the recall. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 32,000 and the current mileage was 52,000.

38 Auxillary Tank problem

Failure Date: 01/01/1901

2006 Nissan Xterra. Consumer states fuel gauge failed to work the consumer stated the failure occurred because of a faulty fuel level sender. Also, the serpentine belt was replaced.




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