2006 Nissan Xterra fuel system problems
377 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2006 Nissan Xterra, which is 36% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 377 37% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 354 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 53 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 119 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 75 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 54 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 21 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 13 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 354 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 49% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
Car just shut off in traffic loosing all power and braking causing me to crash into the back of a stopped car at a red-light. After inspection from a mechanic shop, they informed me that something in the computer had fried causing the car to shut off, and it had also caused the transmission control unit module to go bad making the car not drive able.
Fuel sending pump fails to register how much gas is in the tank at any given time. This caused the "service engine soon" light to come on. This is acknowledged defect in other 2006 xterras but I was told that my VIN is not qualified because I have one of the "new pumps" that isn't defective. However, the dealership told me that the pumps is defective and that is why is needs to be replaced. But my VIN doesn't qualify.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Nissan Xterra
- Drivetrain & axles 249 complaints
- Engine 187 complaints
- Electrical system 41 complaints
- Cooling system 24 complaints
- Transmission 23 complaints
- Steering 22 complaints
- Air bags 20 complaints