Nissan Frontier Complaints

3,364 consumer complaints on file.

#10783778October 20, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE LEVELS WERE INACCURATE AND FLUCTUATED. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG AND THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL GAUGE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. ...UPDATED 01/20/16 *BF *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783171October 18, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. HAD UNDER 50K MILES. 2 MONTHS AGO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HEAT WAS NOT WORKING. HAD IT LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES SPENDING MONEY EACH TIME BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. LAST MONTH TRUCK STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. FOUND OUT THIS WEEK IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR DUE TO A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID MY TRUCK IS TOO OLD TO QUALIFY FOR HELP. ACCORDING TO SITES I SEE WE DO QUALIFY AND I NEED SOME HELP. IT OVERHEATED TODAY AND BROKE DOWN ON HIGHWAY AND IS NOT DRIVABLE. I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME WITH THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782876October 16, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS I PULLED INTO MY PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND BEFORE I COULD STAND ON THE BRAKES IT HAD JUMP FORWARD ABOUT 6 FEET ONTO THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF MY BUILDING. WHILE STANDING ON THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, REAR TIRES SPINNING AND SMOKING, UNTIL I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. NOTE THAT I WAS JUST TURNING INTO MY PARKING SPACE, RUNNING AT AN IDLE AND PREPARING TO STOP WHEN THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE SLAMMING INTO THE BUILDING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782100October 14, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION COOLER FRACTURED AND CAUSED ANTI-FREEZE TO SPILL INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,256.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781472October 12, 2015
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED THE TRUCK 8-1-2015, DROVE IT ABOUT 2 MONTHS (1700 MILES). WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING LEFT WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED NEARLY CAUSING AND ACCIDENT. TOOK THE TRUCK TO NISSAN TO BE CHECKED OUT. THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR CRACKED CAUSING CONTAMINATIION OF COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS BUILT INSIDE THE RADIATOR. WHICH AFTER READING A LITTLE RESEARCH WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN FOR 6 MODEL YEARS (2005-2010).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781378October 12, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
THE FRAME ON THESE VEHICLES ARE UNSAFE DUE TO PERSISTENT CORROSION WHICH ALSO CARRIES THROUGHOUT OTHER PARTS UNDER THE VEHICLE LIKE THEIR STEERING. IN MY CASE, THE RUST IS SETTLING IN AND CAUSING THE FRAME TO DETERIORATE DESPITE IT ONLY HAVE 69K MILES. THE CONCERN IS OBVIOUSLY HAVING THE VEHICLE CRUMBLE DURING USE. HERE ARE JUST A FEW OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THE INTERNET BY OTHER OWNERS. HTTP://WWW.NISSANFORUMS.COM/PATHFINDER/117181-RUSTED-FRAME.HTML HTTP://NISSANPROBLEM.COM/2002-NISSAN-FRONTIER-STRUCTURE-FRAME-AND-MEMBERS-UNDERBODY-SHIELDS-PROBLEMS-DEFECTS/ HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/NISSAN_FRONTIER.HTML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780507October 7, 2015
WHEELS
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780694October 7, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACKED RADIATOR IN MY TRUCK THAT WAS LEAKING FLUIDS INTO MY TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS ON SUNDAY 9/27/15. THE EMPLOYEE OF MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME ABOUT THIS. THE FOLLOWING I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS AN "ONGOING" ISSUE GOING ON WITH VEHICLES THAT MATCH MY MAKE AND MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780217October 6, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER THIRTY MINUTES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RADIATOR CRACKED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779556October 4, 2015
ENGINE
HAD TO HAVE TIMING CHAINS AND RELATED PARTS REPLACED. COST $1700 OUT OF POCKET, NO HELP FROM NISSAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778989October 1, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE RPMS INCREASED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FILLED WITH FLUID AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779048October 1, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO SHIFT GEARS. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS PRESENT IN THE RADIATOR COOLANT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778675September 30, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION DAMAGE ATTRIBUTED TO CONTAMINATION BY ENGINE COOLANT. THE SOURCE OF THE CONTAMINATION IS A CRACKED ATF LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH AN ENGINE COOLANT CHAMBER IN THE RADIATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777973September 28, 2015
ENGINE
RADIATOR REPAIRED AS LEAKAGE FROM CRACK CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO GO BAD , KNOWN BY NISSAN ACCORDING TO SERVICE DEPT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777951September 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING DOWN RURAL HIGHWAY (TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION) IN THE RIGHT LANE, TRUCK SUDDENLY BEGAN TO BUCK AND SLOWED DRAMATICALLY. WITH A LOADED BED IN THE TRUCK, IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THERE WEREN'T TOO MANY PEOPLE ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. LIMPED VEHICLE HOME ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777959September 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RECENTLY MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AT SPEEDS WHEN SHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR. I CHECKED THE COMPUTER ABOUT POSSIBLE PROBLEMS; THAT IS WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION LINES FAILING INSIDE OF THE RADIATOR. THE WATER WAS LEAKING INTO MY TRANSMISSION. NISSAN AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT I WAS GETTING MY TRUCK SERVICED KNEW OF THE PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISER ABOUT THE PROBLEM, HE TOLD ME MY FRONTIER HAD 7,000 OVER 100,000 MILES AND THAT WAS THE CUTOFF FOR NISSAN TO HELP. WHAT MADE ME MAD WAS THAT I HAD MY 90,000 MILE SERVICE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 01/28/2014 , PAID $523.38 AND NOTHING WAS TOLD TO ME SO I COULD TAKE ACTION TO SAVE MY TRANSMISSION!!! I SHOULD HAD BEEN TOLD OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION LINES BEFORE IT RUINED MY TRANS. NOW I AM OUT $3,228.78 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THEY KNEW I HAD THE FRONTIER, WHY DIDN'T THEY TELL ME OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION LINES... I DON'T UNDERSTAND...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10775973September 24, 2015
POWER TRAIN
IN FEBRUARY 2015 I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION SHUTTER/SHAKE AT 35 TO 40 MPH. TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO GET WORSE WITH THE TRANSMISSION BANGING INTO GEAR AT APPROX 65 MPH. TOOK VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME OF THE ONGOING CRACKED RADIATOR LEAKING WATER INTO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WITHIN 4 WEEKS OF FIRST PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY AND I WAS FORCED TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT A COST OF $4535.47.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764584September 17, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE NOT REVERSING WAS THE FIRST SIGN OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. UPDATED 1/14/2016*JS *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764719September 17, 2015
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING, I NOTICE A "BUCKING" FROM THE TRANSMISSION FOLLOWING SHIFTS AND ONLY AT LOW RPM'S. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVELS CHECKED DURING AN OIL CHANGE IN JANUARY 2014, AND FLUID WAS ADDED (THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT FLUSHED.) THE "BUCKING" SEEMED TO SUBSIDE FOR A FEW DAYS, HOWEVER WHAT I NEXT EXPERIENCED NEXT WAS FAR WORSE. ON THREE OR FOUR OCCASSIONS, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACTED AT THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED, AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. EACH OF THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON 4 LANE HIGHWAYS, AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AS I RECALL, ON AT LEAST ONE OF THESE OCCASSIONS TRAFFIC WAS VERY LIGHT, AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE HIGHWAY. HOWEVER, ON THE OTHER OCCASSIONS, THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND ABILITY TO ACCELERATE VERY VERY NEARLY CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763783September 15, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE'S COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION, CAUSING ERRATIC SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING. I'M TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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