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#21 ·
My 2004 is having the same problem. I called Nissan and they told me to pound sand. Keep us posted.
 
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#22 ·
Will do. I got them to reimburse me for the diagnostic charge, so far. They wanted me to pay for it, but I told them that running out of gas on the highway, when my fuel gauge showed more than a 1/4 tank WAS my diagnostic. They agreed to send me a check for the $99.50. The case has now been "escalated", and I'm waiting for a call back from them (which they promised would happen by end-of-day, tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes from here.
 
#23 ·
Wow, and I am surprised they reimbursed you for the diag fee. I hope they pay for the fuel sending unit.
 
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They called me Friday and told me they needed to call the dealership to "get some information", and that they would be getting back to me by the end of the day on Monday. I guess they didn't realize it was a holiday. I'll wait until tomorrow to hear from them. I do have the documents I need, printed out. In Feb of 09, they acknowledged they had a problem with the 2004-2009 Titans (as well as Armadas). In March of 2010, they somehow "forgot" to include the 2004's on the list when they drafted their "Voluntary Recall Campaign", as it only stated 2005-2009 Titan and Armada. Previously acknowledging this as a Safety Issue, this represents gross negligence on Nissan North America's part. If I have to, I will get the folks at the NHTSA involved... All in all, I hope Nissan sees this as a heck of a nuisance to deal with, that can easily be avoided by simply fixing my truck, but stranger things have happened, so we'll see. I guess I'll know tomorrow.
 
#25 ·
Well, as promised, I'm back with my update... They called me today and told me that they decided not to "assist me" with getting my truck repaired. They gave me no explanation as to why "they" reached this decision. Only that they did. I asked if they were aware that they acknowledged the safety issue and conveniently ignored it when the recall came out... All I got was "I'm sorry, sir... blah blah blah". I told them that this represents Gross Negligence on the part of Nissan North America. (silence, then more "I'm sorry sir..."). Ok, time for round two... (Ding Ding)
 
#26 ·
I saw that coming. That is exactly what they told me. I still reported the incident to NHTSA to no avail. I hope you have better luck that I did.
 
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#27 ·
Looks like they forgot to use the vaseline and you still took it. I'm in the same boat. It's not all 2005 models either. Mine is a 2005 LE and not covered. I just bought the sending unit today for $100 from the local dealership and plan on putting it on this weekend.
 
#28 ·
I had this problem in my truck. I had 1/4 of a tank and ran out of gas and burnt up the fuel sending unit. I had to pay for it out of pocket because their was no recall on my truck. I was p!ssed.The new one they put in has been pretty good I think the only problems I have now are caused by how my truck sits a little lower in the back then the front.
 
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#29 ·
I always had a leveling kit on my truck since new so maybe that makes a difference. I never had any problems with the sending unit on mine. However, if there were only a few gallons left in the tank and I parked on an incline overnight or for a few days, the gauge would not read as accurate. It would show more fuel than I really had. The problem would get worse the less gas there was in the tank before I parked it. I have to admit, I usually run it around with about 1/4 or slightly less most of the time. I have gotten down to the bottom line and a few ticks under the E before it got critical.

If I went by the idiot light, I'd be constantly putting gas in it. When the light comes on, there's still a significant amount of fuel left in the tank. They need to reset the light to go on at a much lower fuel level. I wonder if there's a DIY way to do this? That way, I'd know how exactly how much fuel I had left when the light turns on.

On my old truck, I manually set the fuel sender (no idiot light) to read on the E line when I had exactly 1.5 gallons of fuel left. That way, I always knew approximately how much fuel I generally had in the tank before it reached a certain point on the gauge.
 
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miketan said:
I always had a leveling kit on my truck since new so maybe that makes a difference. I never had any problems with the sending unit on mine. However, if there were only a few gallons left in the tank and I parked on an incline overnight or for a few days, the gauge would not read as accurate. It would show more fuel than I really had. The problem would get worse the less gas there was in the tank before I parked it. I have to admit, I usually run it around with about 1/4 or slightly less most of the time. I have gotten down to the bottom line and a few ticks under the E before it got critical.

If I went by the idiot light, I'd be constantly putting gas in it. When the light comes on, there's still a significant amount of fuel left in the tank. They need to reset the light to go on at a much lower fuel level. I wonder if there's a DIY way to do this? That way, I'd know how exactly how much fuel I had left when the light turns on.

On my old truck, I manually set the fuel sender (no idiot light) to read on the E line when I had exactly 1.5 gallons of fuel left. That way, I always knew approximately how much fuel I generally had in the tank before it reached a certain point on the gauge.
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There is, but it would involve dropping the tank, pulling the pump out, putting a small bend in the float arm assy, and then puttig it all back together
 
#34 ·
bbjdriver said:
Is it the fuel gauge in the dash or is it the sensor in the tank thats the problem with the wrong indication???
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Sensor in the tank. I have a good used one with about 300 miles on it if you are interested in purchasing one. New they are $100.00 from the dealership.
 
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I wound up having my entire fuel pump replaced. The pos Nissan reps denied my recall request.

But the stealership wanted 700 just to perform the fix. My shop replaced the fuel pump with oem, for the same price.

The pump was 400 and the rest was labor. I figured at 200k, might as well replace the pump while the tank is dropped.


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#36 · (Edited)
My 2005 just ran out of fuel on the interstate with a trailer behind it with 1/4 tank still on the gauge.

Called the dealership, vin not affected.
Called the 800 number from above, nissan consumer repairs. And still got nothing... They said that the recalled versions have a different part number in the tank than mine.

My titan is a 05 SE with the 5.6 flex fuel engine.

Anyone else who was denied/given a recall have the same setup as me?


Edit: Additionally my oil pressure gauge has been stuck on H for a long time. Gauge goes to nothing with the engine off, but whenever she's running it pegs out. Fuel gauge also reads nothing when off, but climbs to 1/4 tank after the ignition is switched on.
 
#37 ·
whoolieshop said:
My 2005 just ran out of fuel on the interstate with a trailer behind it with 1/4 tank still on the gauge.

Called the dealership, vin not affected.
Called the 800 number from above, nissan consumer repairs. And still got nothing... They said that the recalled versions have a different part number in the tank than mine.

My titan is a 05 SE with the 5.6 flex fuel engine.

Anyone else who was denied/given a recall have the same setup as me?


Edit: Additionally my oil pressure gauge has been stuck on H for a long time. Gauge goes to nothing with the engine off, but whenever she's running it pegs out. Fuel gauge also reads nothing when off, but climbs to 1/4 tank after the ignition is switched on.
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I asked the dealer also and they said my vin wasn't listed on my 05 SE either. My gauge doesn't read high it actually reads low. when my light comes on it still shows I have just about 1/4 and when I fill up it only takes 20 gallons instead of the 25-28 it should if it were empty.

As for the oil pressure gauge u need a new oil pressure sensor located by the oil filter. I just did this for the same symptoms with a replacement oem sensor off ebay for about 50 bucks.
 
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