Nissan recalls 540,000 vehicles to fix brake pedals, gas gauges
03-03-10, 04:27 AM
#1
Lexus Fanatic
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: A better place
Posts: 7,285
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Nissan recalls 540,000 vehicles to fix brake pedals, gas gauges
http://autos.ca.msn.com/news/canadia...entid=23564700
The recall bonanza continues. I would guess that this eventually would take some media spotlight off of Toyota, if other automakers continue to make major recalls such as this.
DETROIT - Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. is recalling about 540,000 pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and minivans to fix problems with brake pedals and fuel gauges.
Most of the recalled vehicles are in the U.S., with smaller numbers scattered across the globe.
The brake pedal recall affects 179,000 vehicles in the U.S. and about 26,000 in the Middle East, Canada, Russia and several other countries.
A pin in the pedal assemblies on certain 2008 to 2010 Nissan Titan pickups, Infiniti QX56 and Nissan Armada Sports Utility Vehicles, and some 2008 and 2009 Nissan Quest minivans can come loose and cause reduced braking force, Nissan said Tuesday in a statement.
No injuries or crashes have been reported, the company said. Customers with loose brake pedals should contact their dealer.
Nissan blamed the problem on a manufacturing defect by a parts supplier. Dealers will inspect the vehicles for loose pins and repair them if necessary.
The company said in a statement that all vehicles now on sale do not have the problem.
Nissan also is recalling 419,000 vehicles in the U.S. and 53,000 elsewhere because gas gauges can show fuel left in the tank when it's actually empty.
The recall affects 2005 through 2008 Nissan Titan, Armada and Infiniti QX56s as well as Nissan Frontier pickups and Pathfinder and Xterra SUVs produced between January and March 2006 and between October 2007 and January 2008.
Due to a problem with a sensor inside the fuel tank, the gauges can show gas tanks a quarter full when they are in fact empty.
Nissan suggests keeping a half-tank of gas in the vehicles until the gauges can be repaired, eliminating the risk of running low on fuel.
Owners of vehicles in both recalls will be notified when to bring their cars and trucks in for repairs. In materials distributed to dealers, Nissan said the brake pedal recall begins on March 22, while the fuel-gauge recall will take place in two groups, one beginning March 22 and the other starting in April.
About 130,000 vehicles are covered by both recalls.
Most of the recalled vehicles are in the U.S., with smaller numbers scattered across the globe.
The brake pedal recall affects 179,000 vehicles in the U.S. and about 26,000 in the Middle East, Canada, Russia and several other countries.
A pin in the pedal assemblies on certain 2008 to 2010 Nissan Titan pickups, Infiniti QX56 and Nissan Armada Sports Utility Vehicles, and some 2008 and 2009 Nissan Quest minivans can come loose and cause reduced braking force, Nissan said Tuesday in a statement.
No injuries or crashes have been reported, the company said. Customers with loose brake pedals should contact their dealer.
Nissan blamed the problem on a manufacturing defect by a parts supplier. Dealers will inspect the vehicles for loose pins and repair them if necessary.
The company said in a statement that all vehicles now on sale do not have the problem.
Nissan also is recalling 419,000 vehicles in the U.S. and 53,000 elsewhere because gas gauges can show fuel left in the tank when it's actually empty.
The recall affects 2005 through 2008 Nissan Titan, Armada and Infiniti QX56s as well as Nissan Frontier pickups and Pathfinder and Xterra SUVs produced between January and March 2006 and between October 2007 and January 2008.
Due to a problem with a sensor inside the fuel tank, the gauges can show gas tanks a quarter full when they are in fact empty.
Nissan suggests keeping a half-tank of gas in the vehicles until the gauges can be repaired, eliminating the risk of running low on fuel.
Owners of vehicles in both recalls will be notified when to bring their cars and trucks in for repairs. In materials distributed to dealers, Nissan said the brake pedal recall begins on March 22, while the fuel-gauge recall will take place in two groups, one beginning March 22 and the other starting in April.
About 130,000 vehicles are covered by both recalls.
03-03-10, 05:29 AM
#4
Rookie
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: NYC
Posts: 68
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
03-03-10, 07:24 AM
#6
Lexus Champion
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: MO
Posts: 2,545
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
03-03-10, 09:33 AM
#7
Lexus Fanatic
Trending Topics
03-03-10, 12:43 PM
#10
Guest
Posts: n/a
The Honda VP said it best. Toyota is the face of Japan and they will attack Toyota. Nissan/Honda/Mitsu/Suzuki etc don't mean squat in the grand scheme of things.
The Honda airbag recall got no coverage....this won't either....
If Toyota falls as some Honda/Nissan fans want do they think they will be THAT MUCH better for it? Nope, people will go to Americans and VW will be building cars here soon as well. The Koreans will grab share. Nissan/Honda will get a few Toyota people but not some huge exodus.
Let me add this forum is not going to become recall central just b/c Toyota is having issues. Toyota fudged up with their slow response and not getting immediately behind this mess. We are not going to have 10 threads a day with every recall from everyone as that is BOA.
Recalls are a part of life in the auto business.
The Honda airbag recall got no coverage....this won't either....
If Toyota falls as some Honda/Nissan fans want do they think they will be THAT MUCH better for it? Nope, people will go to Americans and VW will be building cars here soon as well. The Koreans will grab share. Nissan/Honda will get a few Toyota people but not some huge exodus.
Let me add this forum is not going to become recall central just b/c Toyota is having issues. Toyota fudged up with their slow response and not getting immediately behind this mess. We are not going to have 10 threads a day with every recall from everyone as that is BOA.
Recalls are a part of life in the auto business.
03-03-10, 03:44 PM
#11
Lexus Fanatic
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: A better place
Posts: 7,285
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
The Honda VP said it best. Toyota is the face of Japan and they will attack Toyota. Nissan/Honda/Mitsu/Suzuki etc don't mean squat in the grand scheme of things.
The Honda airbag recall got no coverage....this won't either....
If Toyota falls as some Honda/Nissan fans want do they think they will be THAT MUCH better for it? Nope, people will go to Americans and VW will be building cars here soon as well. The Koreans will grab share. Nissan/Honda will get a few Toyota people but not some huge exodus.
Let me add this forum is not going to become recall central just b/c Toyota is having issues. Toyota fudged up with their slow response and not getting immediately behind this mess. We are not going to have 10 threads a day with every recall from everyone as that is BOA.
Recalls are a part of life in the auto business.
The Honda airbag recall got no coverage....this won't either....
If Toyota falls as some Honda/Nissan fans want do they think they will be THAT MUCH better for it? Nope, people will go to Americans and VW will be building cars here soon as well. The Koreans will grab share. Nissan/Honda will get a few Toyota people but not some huge exodus.
Let me add this forum is not going to become recall central just b/c Toyota is having issues. Toyota fudged up with their slow response and not getting immediately behind this mess. We are not going to have 10 threads a day with every recall from everyone as that is BOA.
Recalls are a part of life in the auto business.
03-03-10, 04:21 PM
#12
I guess recalls are the "in" thing right now. And look, Toyota lead that trend too! haha
In all seriousness, I'm guessing this won't get nearly as much attention since NNA is claiming no accidents have been caused by their brake issues and that it is relatively smaller than Toyota's as it was mentioned above. I'm guessing they just have a bunch of pissed off people stranded on the side of the road with a full tank of gas... haha
In all seriousness, I'm guessing this won't get nearly as much attention since NNA is claiming no accidents have been caused by their brake issues and that it is relatively smaller than Toyota's as it was mentioned above. I'm guessing they just have a bunch of pissed off people stranded on the side of the road with a full tank of gas... haha
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
MPLexus301
Car Chat
17
05-05-10 10:27 AM
rominl
Car Chat
2
09-15-07 10:40 PM
