Fuel mileage 99 GLE

nicsun's picture
1999 - 2002 Nissan Quest

Hello. I bought a 99 GLE in January of this year, and I am really pleased with it. It was certainly an upgrade from our 95 Mercury Villager. The only thing that I don't like is the gas mileage. It is noticably worse than our Villager. Its gets around 14-15 mpg and only 289 miles per tank. That is around town and taking it easy. The previous owner it did all the usual suspects (fuel filter,plugs wires, and belts). Just wondering if this is what I should be expecting or if there is something else I should be looking at? It has less than a 100,000 miles. Thanks

forskare's picture

Check your exhaust pipes

While viewing another forum, I read of a similar problem. All the usual fixes but no go. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who found the exhaust pipe just ahead of the catalytic (or was it just behind?) was rusted and restricting the flow of the exhaust. Replaced the pipe and, walla.

forskare