Nissan Frontier Complaints (2007)

520 consumer complaints on file.

#10547301October 8, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2007 NISSAN FRONTIER FUEL SENDER UNIT SERVICE ENGINE THE FUEL GAUGE GOES EMPTY AND YELLOW IS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547125October 7, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. WHEN I LIFTED THE HOOD I NOTICED A CREAM COLORED SUBSTANCE COMING OUT OF COOLANT RESERVOIR. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE COOLANT FLUID GOT MIXED TOGETHER. APPARENTLY THIS HAS HAPPEN BEFORE ON 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER ENGINES. DEALER SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR REPLACED AT A COST OF $7,000 OF WHICH THEY TOLD ME NISSAN WOULD PAY $4,000. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT NISSAN KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH APPARENTLY NO WAY TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING. I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TOTAL BILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546930October 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN
NEVER HAD ANY POWER TRAIN PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN AND I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE RPM ROSE BUT THE TRUCK HAD NO ACCELERATION. I TOOK HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMS FROM READING THE COMPLAINTS THAT NISSAN IS WELL KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM! WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE? I CONTACTED NISSAN WHO TOLD ME THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND NO ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546169September 30, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ALONG AT HIGHWAY SPEED TRUCK SHUDDERED THEN LOSS OF POWER TO WHEELS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID AND DESTROYING TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546026September 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO JUMP/SLIP AT APPROX 35 MPH.(81800 TWO WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN , NOW OCCURRING DAILY (82300). I'VE READ REPORTS OF RADIATOR FLUID MIXING WITH TRAN. FLUID CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I EXPECT A TRANS.FAILURE SOON. NISSAN SUPPOSEDLY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS FOR YEARS. INCREASED WARRANTY TO 100,000MI. BUT CHARGING CONSUMERS A $3000 DEDUCTIBLE. I HAVE BEEN LAID OFF FROM WORK ....I CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND $3000 ON A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS RUNNING FROM. IT IS UNFAIR FOR THE CONSUMER TO COUGH UP THIS KIND OF CASH WHILE NISSAN CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM AND NOT ADMIT FAULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545029September 23, 2013
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING I NOTICE STEAM FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS AT MAXIMUM HOT.I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO AN AUTO SHOP. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE OF THE WATER PUMP AND ANTI-FREEZE GETTING INTO THE ENGINE. THEY SAID THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO COVER THIS PROBLEM BUT IT WAS ONLY EXTENDED TO VEHICLES THAT HAD LESS THAN 80000 MILES AND SINCE I WAS OVER THE ALLOTTED MILEAGE I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. HOW CAN THEY NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS ON A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNEW EXISTED AND WOULD HAVE BLOWN UP MY ENGINE HAD I NOT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE TRUCK AND HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER? IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED I SHUTTER TO THINK OF WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544262September 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
JUST WENT AND STARTED THE TRUCK. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE AND PRESS THE GAS IT DOES NOT MOVE READILY, IT SLOWLY MOVES EVEN THOUGH I AM PRESSING HARD ON THE GAS. YOU CAN SEE THE RPM GOING UP BUT THE TRUCK BARELY MOVING. THE TRUCK HAS NO ISSUES IN REVERSE. THIS HAPPENED WITH NO ISSUES NO WARNING JUST LIKE THAT IT IS SAD NISSAN NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I SEE TOO MANY CASES ON THE WEB WITH THIS NOW KNOWN ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544047September 17, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IF LEFT IDLING LONGER THAN 3 MINUTES (+-), THE GAS GAUGE DROPS TO "E" AND WARNING LOT COMES ON. AFTER FILL-UP, THE GAS GAUGE WILL NOT MOVE FOR APPROX. 120 MILES, AFTER WHICH I ASSUME IT IS ACCURATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537559August 27, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RADIATOR CRACK CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE WE HAVE 81,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK SO THEY WANT US TO HAVE TO PAY 2500+ DOLLARS FOR A 6 YEAR OLD TRUCK FOR WHICH WE HAD A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY/72 MONTH WARRANTY AND ON WHICH WE PAID HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR EVERY MAJOR MILEAGE INSPECTION AND SERVICE. NOTHING WAS DONE TO TELL US OR WARN US OF THIS. PEOPLE WILL ALSO LOSE RESALE VALUE BECAUSE NO ONE WILL WANT TO BUY THE VEHICLES. WE SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THE REPAIRS AND THE LOSS OF RESALE POTENTIAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537609August 27, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST SPEED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS. IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED, AND WOULD NOT START BACK. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND A NEW RADIATOR, WHICH WOULD COST ME MORE THAN $6000.00. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR, THAT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX WITH THE COOLANT. THIS FLUID MIXTURE RUINED BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR. BELIEVING THIS WAS AN ABSURD OCCURRENCE, I LOOKED ONLINE, AND LEARNT THIS WAS A COMMON DEFECT FOR NISSAN XTERRA, FRONTIER AND PATHFINDERS FROM 2005-2010. I CALLED THE NISSAN TOLL FREE NUMBER AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION. I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER - 11982851 - AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO GET THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT A NISSAN DEALER. I PAID A SECOND TOWING FEE AND GOT THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER, WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED. I CALLED BACK THE NISSAN TOLL FREE NUMBER, AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS OVER 100 K MILES, THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO HELP ME. I ASKED TO TALK TO A SUPERVISOR, AND WAS TOLD NONE WAS AVAILABLE, BUT ONE WOULD CALL ME WITHIN 4-8 HOURS. THAT TIME HAS EXPIRED, AND I HAVE CALLED BACK THREE TIMES, BUT STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO A SUPERVISOR. FRUSTRATING TO HAVE BOUGHT A NISSAN VEHICLE RIGHT OFF THE FREIGHT TRUCK, BRAND NEW, AND HAVING TO CHANGE OUT THE TRANSMISSION SO SOON, ESPECIALLY KNOWING THE MANUFACTURERS WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. ALSO, I WAS NOT GIVEN ANY WARNING, AND WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG, AND HAD A FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537187August 26, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING, MAKING POSSIBILITY OF BEING STRANDED ON THE ROAD. AFTER FILLING THE TANK, THE GAS GAUGE SHOWS SAME AS BEFORE, THEN AFTER A WHILE, THE GAS GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WITH THE FUEL LIGHT ON, THEN AFTER A WHILE IT SHOWS SOME GAS IN THE TANK (MAYBE A LITTLE OVER HALF), THEN A WHILE LATER IT GOES UP TO ALMOST FULL. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, NISSAN NEEDS A RECALL TO FIX THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533865August 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ERRONEOUSLY ENTERING THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,569. ..UPDATED 09/30/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN ENGINE WHINE (NOISE) AT ALL SPEEDS. THERE MAYBE A FAILURE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. THERE WAS A REAR AXLE LEAK WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY A BAD VENT CHECK VALVE. THE POWER SOCKET COUNSEL WAS NOT WORKING. UPDATED 10/29/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532155July 27, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION HAS WATER IN THE FLUID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525934July 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER I NOTICED A HEAVY GRINDING NOISE OCCURRING AT 40 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BEFORE SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO TWO DIFFERENT CERTIFIED MECHANICS TO FIND OUT THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING CONTAMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND PLANNED TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK BEYOND ITS CURRENT MILEAGE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE AND READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN. THE COST TO GET THIS FIXED IS $4700.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THIS COST IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS BECAUSE THE PRICE OF ALL THE REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS OUT THERE FOR THE FRONTIER HAVE ESCALATED DUE TO THE DEMAND ON THEM. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE PUT A RECALL ON ALL THEIR VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM AND ALL THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. NISSAN LOST A LOYAL CUSTOMER AND IF THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN MARYLAND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. NISSAN SHOULD PAY FOR THIS.....TOTALLY RIDICULOUS AND A TIME CONSUMING EXPENSIVE NIGHTMARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524929July 15, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE STAYED ON EMPTY WHEN I STARTED MY 2007 FRONTIER. AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY, THE GAUGE SLOWLY MOVED TO THE FULL POSITION (ROUGHLY AN HOUR AFTER FILL-UP) YESTERDAY, 7/14/13 I FILLED UP- THINKING THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT WAS A FLUKE. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON(STILL ON) AND THE GAUGE IS ONLY AT HALF A TANK. THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER QUOTED ME $500.00 TO FIX THE ISSUE ,AND TOLD ME THAT 72,000 MILES WAS THE CUT-OFF FOR THE WARRANTY AGAIN, IT HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523553July 7, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE HAS ISSUES WITH PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH A PO0643 CODE. THE 2006 AND 2008 MODELS ARE COVERED BY A RECALL, BUT NOT THE 2007 FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE SAME PARTS BEING USED. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523578July 7, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO RADIATOR COOLANT MIXING WITH MY TRANSMISSION FLUID. NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THE FACTORY DEFECT BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY THE CONSUMERS OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS. NISSAN WAS INVOLVED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND INCREASED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS OR 100K MILES. BUT THEY REQUIRED THE CUSTOMER TO PROVIDE A CO-PAY OF $3000.00 (WHICH IS RIDICULOUS). HOWEVER I NOTICED SYMPTOMS OF MY TRUCK SHUTTERING AND THUMPING INTO GEAR AROUND 95,000 MILES, MY VEHICLE HAD APPX110,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. FURTHERMORE, MILEAGE SHOULD NOT MATTER BECAUSE THIS IS A "FACTORY DEFECT". I BOUGHT MY NISSAN FRONTIER NEW IN 2007 AND IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE "FACTORY DEFECT". PLEASE INFORM ME IF THERE IS ANY RECOURSE/RECALL FOR THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522226June 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD ANTI-FREEZE CONTAMINATION AND COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION, AND THAT NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THIS BUT WOULD TAKE NO ACTION TO REPAIR OR RECALL THE VEHICLE. IF THIS IS A KNOW MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND IS RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH POTENTIAL CRASH, AND INJURY POTENTIAL, WHY AREN'T THE VEHICLES BEING RECALLED AND REPAIRED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520841June 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520451June 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILURE, COOLANT CONTAMINATED TRANSMISSION FLUID. BURNED CLUTCHES. FAILED SHIFT SOLENOIDS, SHORTED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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