Nissan Frontier Complaints

3,364 consumer complaints on file.

#10873668June 10, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
BOTH REAR AXLES ARE LEAKING AT 60,265 MILES. I WAS TOLD THIS COULD LEAD TO BRAKE PAD CONTAMINATION WHICH WOULD REDUCE BRAKING CAPABILITY AS WELL AS THE EFFECTIVENESS O THE PARKING BRAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872885June 7, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES WERE COMPROMISED IN THE RADIATOR. COOLANT CONTAMINATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RUINED THE TRANSMISSION SPECIFICALLY CAUSING THE RELAY IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE STARTER CIRCUIT TO MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS THEREFORE NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL THE TRUCK SIMPLY WOULD NOT START. THE QUOTE FROM THE DEALERSHIP IS $6,600. THIS IS PARTICULARLY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE 6 MONTHS AGO I PAID FOR A FULL INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE AND THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS PREVENTABLE, THERE WAS NO MENTION OF IT IN THE REPORT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872345June 3, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO COOLANT INTERMIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO A CRACK IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. FIRST TIME WAS JUST OVER THE WARRANTY SO I WAS FORCED TO PAY A $2500 COPAY. THE VIHICLE STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF A SECONDARY FAILURE JUST PRIOR TO 100000 MILES AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY LIED TO ME AND SAID THERE WAS JUST RESIDUAL OIL IN THE RADIATOR FROM THE FIRST FAILURE... NOW I AM PAST ANY WARRANTY COPAY AND THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AT JUST 100500 MILES. THAT IS JUST TWO YEARS (LESS THAN 18000 MILES) AFTER THEY REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT CONSUMERS ARE BEING FORCED TO PAY FOR A KNOWN ISSUE OF POOR ENGINEERING ESPECIALLY WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY THE DEALER WITH NISSAN PARTS. THEY HAVE OBVIOUSLY NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT JUST REPLACED WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART. ON TOP OF THAT THEY DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM TO SO I WOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (FROM 2012 CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT). WHILE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT IN EITHER INDECENT THERE WAS A NEAR COLLISION THE FIRST TIME AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE SECOND THERE WAS TRAFFIC BEHIND ME THAT HAD TO AVOID REAR-ENDING ME AS THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871494May 31, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NISSAN FRONTIER 2005 TRUCK: FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT STARTED SHOWING VARIABLE FUEL LEVELS, FLUCTUATING WILDLY, THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THIS AFTER SOME 75,000 MILES. NO PRIOR WARNING. NO EXTREME USE CONDITIONS, JUST NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING ON THIS VEHICLE. DEALER REFUSED REPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT WAS OVER 75,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871509May 31, 2016
WHEELS
TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS HAVE CONSISTENTLY REPORTED ERRONEOUSLY LOW PRESSURES. DISTRUST OF THESE SENSORS IS POTENTIALLY LETHAL IN THAT THEY ARE IGNORED. DEALER SAYS THIS DESIGN DEFECT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871505May 31, 2016
POWER TRAIN
DESIGN DEFECT IN RADIATOR OF 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER ALLOWED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE COOLANT TO MIX. RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. DEALER STATED SINCE VEHICLE HAS MORE THAN 100,000 MILES, THE $4 - 5,000 EXPENSE IS MINE. LAST NISSAN WE'LL EVER BUY AFTER 40 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871515May 31, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
ELECTRICAL COMPONENT MOUNTED OVERHEAD IN THE CAB HIDDEN BY THE HEADLINER IS RUNNING SO HOT IT HAS BLISTERED EXTERIOR PAINT ABOVE IT. OVER TIME THE AFFECTED AREA IS NOW ABOUT ONE SQUARE FOOT AND IS IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS BECAUSE OF PAINT LOSS ON TOP OF CAB JUST BEHIND TOP OF WINDSHIELD. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY REPRESENT A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871662May 31, 2016
ENGINE
RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I LOSE POWER ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. THE TRANSMISSION LOSES POWER WHEN TRYING TO UPSHIFT. INSPECTION COMPLETED VIA AN AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALERSHIP. EFFORTS TO RECTIFY WITH NISSAN HAVE FAILED. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND IS MARKED AS AN OPEN NHTSA INVESTIGATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871183May 27, 2016
WHEELS, TIRES:VALVE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND ALL THE VALVE STEMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870495May 24, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS OFF AND NOT FUNCTIONAL IN 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH BLINKS CONTINUOUSLY AS WELL AS A SECOND INDICATOR ON DASH TO RIGHT OF STEERING WHEEL THAT INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL. HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR YEARS AFTER NISSAN IS SAID TO HAVE REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED FROM IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS - AUTOPLACE NISSAN IN BUFFALO. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT NISSAN HAS DIRECTED ME TO ( SIMMONS ROCKWELL NISSAN ) WANTS $125 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE CONTINUING PROBLEM AS RELATED TO A RECALL ( NHTSA REFERENCE# 08V690000 ). I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT NISSAN IS ACTING IN GOOD FAITH REGARDING THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM AS RELATED TO A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870655May 24, 2016
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE FUSE BOX. THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870306May 23, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, A CLUNKING AND STUTTERING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION AND MAIN COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATION NUMBER: DP12004 (POWER TRAIN) WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. ....UPDATED 07/05/16 *BF *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870124May 20, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION TOTAL FAILURE. RADIATOR LINE BROKE AND MIXED INTO TRANSMISSION, DESTROYING IT. OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865767May 19, 2016
POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO CROSS CONTAMINATION OF RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSED BY CRACKED ATF LINE RUNNING THROUGH ENGINE COOLANT CHAMBER IN RADIATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865771May 19, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE DISABLED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V690000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865820May 19, 2016
ENGINE
I HAVE A CRACKED RADIATOR THAT IS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHEN THE 2 FLUIDS MIX IT CREATES A MIXTURE CALLED TOXIC HELL STEW THAT IS IRREVERSIBLE AND WILL EVENTUALLY KILL MY 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865900May 19, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENTERING 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH 70 MPH TRAFFIC. KICKED FRONTIER INTO PASSING GEAR TO ENTER ONGOING TRAFFIC. FRONTIER STALLED AND SLOWED INSTEAD OF INCREASING SPEED. TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND JERKING CAUSED MOTOR TO INCREASE RPMS. I HAD TO MOVE MY TRUCK OVER TO RIGHT OF PAVED LANE AND ONTO PULLOFF AREA IN ORDER TO PREVENT ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD TRANSMISSION DAMAGE DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION . IT COST ME $2500 TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE COST LIVES. I UNDERSTAND THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT RECALLED BY NISSAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865389May 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN
YEA I GOT A NISSAN FRONTIER NEW AND MY WARRANTY IS UP DUE TO 5 YEARS BUT UNDER 60000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD.. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANT ABOUT 7500 FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT...I WAS DRIVING NEXT THING YOU KNOW ON THE FREEWAY I PRESS ON THE PEDAL IT REVS HIGH BUT DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE... THIS IS SO SAD I THINK THEY MAKE THE CAR KNOWING THAT IT WOULD GO BAD AFTER THE SHORT WARRANTY I DIDN'T FIX MY TRUCK YET BECAUSE THE PRICING IS WAY TOO HIGH TO AFFORD AFTER BUYING THE TRUCK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865394May 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION... BROKE DOWN ON HIGHWAY AT 103,000 MILES.... WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864850May 13, 2016
ENGINE
TIMING CHAINS GUIDES AND TENSIONERS USED BY NISSAN WERE KNOWN BY NISSAN TO BE FAULTY RESULTING PREMATURE FAILURE AND EXTREMELY COSTLY ENGINE REPAIRS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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