Nissan Frontier Complaints

3,364 consumer complaints on file.

#10405924June 10, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER TAILGATE HINGES HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED ON ME. THE CABLES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THE TAILGATE FROM ENDING UP IN THE ROAD, SO AS TO NOT POSE A THREAT TO OTHER DRIVERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404578June 6, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED CAUSING THE ANTI FREEZE TO SPILL INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH RUINED THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER STATED THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR $7,000. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS REVIEWING THE CASE AND WILL GET NOTIFY THE CONTACT OF THE FINDINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404350June 3, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHENEVER A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT AT A WEIGHT OF 100 POUNDS OR LESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ UPDATED 07/20/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404255June 2, 2011
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG SYSTEM HAD BEEN DISABLED IN MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER DUE TO A BAD PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR. THE REPAIR WILL BE OVER $1800 AND NISSAN HAS ALREADY AGREED TO ASSIST IN $300 FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE PAST YEAR BUT MY MODEL HAS NOT. THEY HAVE ASSUMED SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITY BY OFFERING ME SOME COMPENSATION. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY NISSAN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN REPAIRED BY A NISSAN DEALER, I HAVE BEEN UNDER REVIEW WITH NISSAN CUSTOMER AFFAIRS FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE GET COMPENSATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402178May 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD START LUNGING FORWARD AND THE GEARS WERE SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STALLED AND THEN TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANS COOLANT LINE HAD RUPTURED INSIDE THE RADIATOR CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO DIE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403180May 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR LEAKING FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO WORK IMPROPERLY AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK AND BECOME UNSAFE. TOOK TO DEALER IN AUGUST 2010 AND DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I DO HAVE SERVICE RECORD STATING THIS. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AS PROBLEM PERSISTED AND NOW DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT, OF COURSE IS NO LONGER COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPLACE RADIATORS, BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS. ALSO, DEALER AND COMPANY WILL NOT GIVE ME ANSWER TO PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I HAVE ASKED REPEATEDLY. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399961May 11, 2011
STEERING
THE VEHICLE HAS STEERING ISSUES THAT I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT TO BOTH THE DEALER AND THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. BOTH HAVE ESSENTIALLY TOLD ME THAT I WAS "IMAGINING THINGS". A CALL TO THEIR CONSUMER COMPLAINTS LINE CAME WITH THE ANSWER OF "I HAVE TO BELIEVE WHAT MY TECHNICIANS TELL ME". RECENTLY I WAS CONTACTED IN A RECALL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD THE 'SUPPOSEDLY' BAD PART REPLACED YESTERDAY, BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE SAME CONDITION AND STILL FEELS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE ON THE ROAD - PARTICULARLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO BE KILLED AND I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. A NEAR MISS JUST OCCURRED ON 9A - AT 65 MILES PER HOUR IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS SWEPT BY WIND WHICH NEARLY SENT ME INTO THE PATH OF A SEMI TRUCK (THE MAN SMOKED HIS TIRES AND BLEW HIS HORN). THE STEERING FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS LOOSE OR RUBBERY AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT "PLAY" IN THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO BE ABOUT 1-2" BEFORE THE STEERING ENGAGES. I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS NO MORE THAN A LEGAL "CYA" SINCE THE STEERING IS NOT FIXED, AND IS INDEED AS BAD AS IT EVER WAS. I AM BEGGING FOR RELIEF AT THIS POINT, AND I DO NOT WISH TO DIE OR BE CRIPPLED OVER THIS COMPANY'S COVER-UP OF AN ENGINEERING FLAW THAT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO CORRECT. ANY ASSISTANCE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399729May 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-49K. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400361May 10, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, STEERING
2010 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A BUMPER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BUMPER HE PURCHASED HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT LED TO THE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. DUE TO THE DESIGN OF ONE OF THE MOUNTING BRACKETS, IT MADE CONTACT WITH A METAL POWER STEERING LINE, AND FROM THE VIBRATION, IT RUBBED THROUGH THE LINE CAUSING TOTAL FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE LOCATION OF THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE SEEN BEFORE OR DURING INSTALLATION, BUT ONLY WITH THE BUMPER ON, BY LOOKING THROUGH AN OPENING LESS THAN TWO INCHES, AT JUST THE RIGHT ANGLE, WITH A FLASH LIGHT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399657May 9, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY PULL TOWARDS THE LEFT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO NOTIFY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399666May 9, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2009 STARTED HEARING KNOCKING NOISE FROM ENGINE. SEEM TO COME AND GO. TOOK IT TO NISSAN AND DISCOVERED THE CRANK PULLEY WAS COMING APART. YEAR AND HALF LATER BELTS WERE SQUEALING. TOOK TRUCK IN FOR TIRES AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BELTS.DISCOVERED THE IDLER PULLEY WAS COMING APART. WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE PEOPLE AT TIRE DEALER( TIRES PLUS) THEY HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE ON NISSAN VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ENGINE. THIS WAS IN 2011. TWO BAD PULLEYS WITH LESS THAN 42,000 MILES ON TRUCK. NO TELLING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF EITHER OF THIS PULLEYS HAD COME APART AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAVE NEVER HEARD OF PULLEYS COMING APART ON A VEHICLE BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399700May 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
3/10/08-TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND CLUNKING, TOOK TO DEALER-TURN AWAY, 59994 MILES. 4/21/08-62,597 MILES RETURNED TO DEALER AND AGAIN WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM. THAT DAY TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE DRAINED TRANSMISSION FLUID. RESEMBLED A MILK SHAKE AND HE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BROKEN TRANSMISSION LINE IN THE RADIATOR. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY ONCE AGAIN TURNED ME AWAY REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. LOCAL MECHANIC FLUSHED TRANSMISSION AND REPAIRED RADIATOR. TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPS AND CLUNKS AND IS PRESENTLY PARKED.(NOT DRIVABLE) RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN ADMITTING TO THIS VERY PROBLEM AND THEY STILL REJECTED MY REQUEST FOR REPAIRS. BELIEVE ENGINE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. BURNS OIL AND STALLS AS WELL. MADE MANY REQUESTS TO NATIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND TOTALLY REJECTED MY CONCERNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399413May 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE OWN A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER LE KING CAB. OUR GAS HAND DOES NOT WORK AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. THIS IS OUR THIRD NISSAN KING CAB WITH THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IS QUITE EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. IF WE DO NOT GET WARRANTY HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM, IT WILL BE THE LAST NISSAN FOR US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400148May 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN
6-SPEED MANUAL STICK SHIFT TRANSMISSION; CLUTCH FAILED PREMATURELY AT 20,160M, 13MOS VEHICLE AGE; SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR, INTERMITTANT BURNING SMELLS OF UNK ORIGIN WHEN BACKING VEHICLE THAT WENT AWAY QUICKLY MAY HAVE BEEN ONLY SYMPTOM OF IMPENDING PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE. SOLE DRIVER/OWNER IS VETERAN STICK SHIFT DRIVER SINCE 1975, PREVIOUS SOLE OWNER OF A FORD RANGER STICK THAT DID NOT HAVE CLUTCH FAILURE UNTIL 11 YRS OF DRIVING IT AND 85,000M, SO DRIVER ERROR NOT A FACTOR. CLUTCH FAILURE IN MID-TRAFFIC RESULTING IN HAVING TO DIVERT VEHICLE OFF MAIN ROADS AND SLOWLY LIMP IT TO NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP; CLUTCH FAILURE GOT PROGRESSIVELY AND DRAMATICALLY WORSE IN A SPAN OF JUST 10 MINUTES. EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER BOTH A 36K/3YR BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY AND 6YR/75K EXTENDED GOLD PREFERRED MANUFACTURER WARRANTY, NISSAN REFUSED TO COVER THE PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE UNDER WARRANTY, CLAIMING DRIVER ERROR. MECHANIC FOR PREVIOUS FORD RANGER IS WILLING TO TESTIFY TO DRIVER STICK SHIFT EXPERTISE. DRIVER WAS PLACED IN HARM'S WAY BY CLUTCH FAILURE; DRIVER'S EXPERTISE WITH A STICK IS THE ONLY REASON VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN IN A LIMPING FASHION TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399299May 6, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN BUT IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DAY. THE RPMS RAPIDLY INCREASED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE SLID INTO AN INTERSECTION ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT FORCEFULLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 73,000. UPDATED 06/10/11 *BF UPDATED 1/24/2012 *LN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399378May 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VIBRATION OCCURRED WHILE SHIFTING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP PF WHICH THEY STATED PROBLEM RELATED TO ENGINE COOLANT GETTING MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION OIL DUE TO FAILED COOLER INSIDE RADIATOR. COSTS FOR REBUILDING TRANSMISSION OVER $6,000THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT, NOTHING TO DO WITH NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. NISSAN WILL NOT REIMBURSE THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398765May 3, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V554000 (STEERING COLUMN). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE STEERING WAS OFF CENTER AND THE RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED WITHOUT THE STEERING BEING CENTERED. THE ADDITIONAL FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALLED DEFECT WAS WHAT CAUSED THE ADDITIONAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,113 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398779May 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND WOULD NOT DISPLAY AN ACCURATE READING OF FUEL LEVELS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398455May 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE 805 FREEWAY WHEN MY AIRCONDITIONER LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. SHORTLY THEREAFTER ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON THE DASH BOARD. THEN I LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE AND BRAKES. ALL POWER WAS LOST. I HAD TO MERGE ON TO THE 8 WEST FREEWAY AND I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO USE MY HANDBRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND COME TO REST ON THE SHOULDER. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, WE COULD SMELL BURNING AND THEN NOTICED THERE WAS FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE AREA COMING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE. THE CAR THEN WAS QUICKLY ENGULFED BY FLAMES AND DESTROYED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398679May 2, 2011
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
IN MARCH OF 2011, I WAS OPERATING MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER (4-DOOR CREW CAB, 4X4, NISMO PACKAGE) ON A DIRT ROAD WITH ONE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT. VEHICLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH WASHBOARD/RUTTED SECTION OF ROAD, WHEN THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO INTERIOR OF VEHICLE AND IMMOBILIZATION DUE TO LACK OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT (SEAT BELTS BECAME INOPERABLE). NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS INVESTIGATED VEHICLE, AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS, AS THEY "DID NOT FIND ANY MALFUNCTIONS." I AM NOW STUCK WITH A DAMAGED VEHICLE FOR A PROBLEM I DID NOT CAUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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