Nissan Frontier Complaints

3,364 consumer complaints on file.

#10482912November 1, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION COOLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000 AND THE CURRENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482661October 30, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO FLICKER AND WOULD NOT DISPLAY ACCURATE INFORMATION (ENGINE ALERTS, TIRE ALERTS, NOT DISPLAYING TURN SIGNALS, SPEEDOMETER, ETC). THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE VEHICLE SPEED OR IF THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES ACTUALLY WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. DEALERSHIP HAS DETERMINED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE HAS A PROBLEM AND IS BEING REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482580October 29, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
FUEL SENSOR WILL SHOW 1/4 TANK OF GASOLINE AND LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GAUGE WILL SHOW EMPTY SHORTLY AFTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482313October 26, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WITHOUT MUCH WARNING SIGNS OR WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT, ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE. AFTER INSPECTION BY THE SHOP, ALL SIX BOLTS ATTACHING THE FRONT DRIVE TO THE TRANSFER BOX WERE GONE. THE PARTS WENT LOOSE CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE UNDERNEATH THE TRACK, WHICH WAS WORSENED BY THE TOWING. IF THAT PARTS WOULD HAVE DETACHED AT HIGH SPEED, THE INCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. THE ONLY WARNING WAS A LOW NOISE, ASSOCIATED WITH TIRE ROTATION AND THEN A LOUD "BANG" LIKE I HIT A STONE UNDERNEATH. THIS NOISE WAS PRESENT FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE INCIDENT. I BELIEVE ALL 2012 NISSAN FRONTIERS SHOULD BE INSPECTED FOR THIS PROBLEM TO PREVENT FATALITIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482181October 25, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, POWER TRAIN
CLUTCH FAILED SUDDENLY ON AN I-95 ONRAMP, TOTAL FAILURE INCLUDING FLYWHEEL. JUST THIS MONDAY, MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE ENGINE AT ABOUT 70MPH ON I-676 IN CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA AS A RESULT OF ANOTHER CLUTCH FAILURE. I'VE BEEN DRIVING STICK MY ENTIRE LIFE AND THIS KIND OF SUDDEN FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING DOES NOT STRIKE ME AS NORMAL. ALSO, I HAVE THE FUEL GAUGE ISSUE WHERE IT FAILS TO CORRECTLY REGISTER THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN MY TANK. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS TRUCK AND I WISH I WASN'T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482033October 24, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
I TOOK MY FRONTIER TRUCK IN FOR A 120000 MILE SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE CHECK AND OIL CHANGE. THE DEAL TOLD ME THAT THE RADIATOR COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD MIXED TOGETHER DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD FLUSH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION AND TRY TO CLEAN OUT MOST OF THE MIXED FLUID. I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION MIGHT HAVE TO BE ALSO REPLACED. THE COST FOR THE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE AROUND $8400. I BEGAN TO DO SOME RESEARCH INTO THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR AND THAT THE FLUID COULD LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION. I SAW THAT NISSAN WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANT TO COVER THE COST IF YOU HAD LESS THAT 8 YEARS AND 80000 MILES. THIS WARRANT WOULD NOW HELP ME, DUE TOT THE FACT I HAVE ALMOST 119000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. I THINK IF NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEY WOULD HAVE A RECALL ON ALL FRONTIERS, PATHFINDERS AND XTERRAS FROM 2005-2010 AND PAY FOR THEM TO BE FIXED . IT WILL COST ME OVER $6000 TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT INTO MY FRONTIER TRUCK. MY TRUCK IS A 2005 FRONTIER LE. I AM HAVING THE RADIATOR ASSY REPLACED ($991.84) OIL COOLER ASSY REPLACED ($498.49) TRANSMISSION AND COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED ($421.52). THE 120000 MILE SERVICE A/T WILL COST ME $400. I AM GOING TO SEARCH AROUND TO SEE HOW MUCH A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR MY TRUCK WOULD COST. THE DEALER SAID THE COST FOR REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION WOULD BE $6155.14. THEY WOULD SELL ME THE TRANSMISSION FOR THEIR COST WHICH WOULD SAVE ME $925. I THINK THAT NISSAN SHOULD A LEASE HELP PAY FOR HALF OR 2/3 OF THE COST FOR ME TO GET MY TRUCK FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482121October 24, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
THIS VEHICLE IS SHOWING SYMPTOMS CONSISTENT WITH NHTSA SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN 10V-075 (2006 AND 2008 FRONTIER FUEL GAUGE INACCURACY) BUT ACCORDING TO NISSAN THIS VIN IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE CAMPAIGN. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE: SLOW/ERRATIC RESPONSE OF FUEL GAUGE, INACCURATE READING, SES LIGHT IS NOW ILLUMINATED. THIS CAME ON SUDDENLY ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY SAID VEHICLE IS NOT ELIGIBLE; THEIR CASE # [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482130October 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN
IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2012 I NOTICED MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER STARTED STALLING OUT AT INTERSECTIONS AND RED LIGHTS. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO, I HAD TO REALLY PRESS DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET IT GOING. SO THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT A WEEK, THEN I BEGAN TO HEAR A THUMPING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MAINTENANCE SHOP AND THEY RAN A TEST ON IT AND THEY SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. THEN I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP THIS WAS A RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY RAN TEST ON IT AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE IT TO AN ELECTRICAL SHOP SO I DID. THE ELECTRICAL SHOP TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING. I THEN TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECK IT OUT, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD RADIATOR COOLANT IN IT AND THAT IT ALONG WITH THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACE. THE TOTAL COST WOULD BE $4800. I WAS DEVASTATED AND CALL NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO AND GET BACK WITH ME. TWO DAYS LATER THEY CALLED ME BACK AND INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE IN ACCIDENT IF THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480687October 16, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
LEAKY REAR AXLE SEALS AND OR FAULTY PARKING BRAKE CAN CAUSE LOSS OF PROPERTY/LIFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480010October 13, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING GAS TANK IT DROPS TO EMPTY AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER DRIVING SOME DISTANCE (NOT MANY MILES) IT GOES BACK UP AND THEN SEEMS TO WORK UNTIL NEXT FILL UP. IT IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE OTHER THAN TRACKING MILEAGE. RECALL MANY OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479751October 11, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE CAR HAD A QUARTER OF A TANK WHEN THE CAR STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF FUEL. THEN THE GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY WHEN I WAS ABLE TO REFUEL THE CAR. THIS WAS A RECALL IN THE 2006 AND 2008 MODELS. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING RECALLED IN THE 2007 MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479622October 10, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
THIS ISSUE IS MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION CONTAMINATION. FIRST NOTICED HEAT DIDN'T WORK. MECHANIC CHECKED RADIATOR,FOUND LEAK. BEGAN INSTALLING NEW RADIATOR AND SAW THAT COOLANT WAS ALREADY CONTAMINATING TRANNY. TRUCK DEAD AT DEALERSHIP. CALLED NISSAN AND THEY CREATED A CASE. DENIED. ESCALATED CASE. DENIED. STARTED NEW ESCALATION TODAY. I HAVE LOST MY JOB BECAUSE I CANT GET THERE!!! WHAT'S NEXT MY HOME???? PAID OUTRIGHT FOR THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW. DROVE ALL THE WAY TO MARYLAND TO GET IT. LESS THAN 5 YRS OLD!!! BUT BECAUSE MY MILEAGE WAS OVER THE 80,000 THEY WONT HELP. THIS PRODUCT ALREADY HAD THE FLAWED COMPONENTS WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT BRAND NEW SO WTF SHOULD MILEAGE HAVE TO DO WITH IT??? ALL THE FAULTY SENSORS WERE ANNOYING ENOUGH BUT THIS TYPE OF POTENTIAL FOR FAILURE SHOULD DEMAND TOTAL RECALL....INSTEAD THEY ISSUE WARRANTY EXTENSIONS AND MILEAGE LIMITATIONS. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED AS A REGISTERED NISSAN OWNER WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS SUPPOSEDLY SENT OUT LAST FALL. AND EVEN IF I HAD BEEN MY MILEAGE WAS ALREADY OVER. THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE MATTERED AS THIS ISSUE IS SUCH A SAFETY AND MONETARY CONCERN. LUCKILY IT DIDN'T FAIL WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME AT 8PM DOING 70MPH OR WHEN I HAD MY KIDS IN IT. ALL IN ONE WEEK I LOST VEHICLE BECAUSE OF FLAWED PRODUCT, MY JOB BECAUSE MY FLAWED VEHICLE DIED AND MY REPUTATION AS A RELIABLE AND RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYEE. HEARTBROKEN. I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!!!!!!!!! NEVER WILL I BUY ANOTHER NISSAN. GREEDY & IRRESPONSIBLE COMPANY WITH NO SENSE OF COMMITMENT TO THEIR CONSUMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479232October 8, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN THE LOW FUEL GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON MY DAUGHTER PUT $40.00 IN GAS. HOWEVER THE GAUGE ONLY SHOWED 1/4 OF AT TANK (@$3.40 PER GAL) I THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM AT THE GAS STATION PUMP. THE NEXT MORNING I STOPPED TO PUT GAS IN THE TANK FEARING I WOULD RUN OUT. I PUT AN ADDITIONAL $25.00 AND THE GAUGE NEVER MOVED. BEING A 2010 VEHICLE, THIS SHOULD NOT OF HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477112September 26, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAS TANK GAUGE LEVEL ONLY GOES TO FULL 24 HRS AFTER FILL UP. PROBABLY SENDING UNIT AND NOT HOLE IN TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475776September 18, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2007 FRONTIER. FIRST MY CLUTCH WENT AT ABOUT 65000 MILES . HAVE BEEN DRIVING STICK ALL MY LIFE AND NEVER NEEDED A CLUTCH. THE REAR AXEL LEAKED AND CREATED A BAD SQUEAL AND DAMAGED MY BRAKE PADS. MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS WENT BAD AND MY HEATER CORE WENT AT 60000 MILES. I AM ALSO GETTING AN ELECTRICAL SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN. WOW NEVER HAD A VEHICLE HAVE SO MUCH GO WRONG IN LESS THAN 5 YEARS. NISSAN DEALER AND NISSAN CORPORATE BOTH REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY DEFECTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475811September 18, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY TO APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND CONTINUED TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475638September 17, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS UNDER A 1/4 FULL. I FILLED THE GAS TANK UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY. WHEN APPROXIMATELY THE GAS WAS DOWN TO 3/4 FULL THE GAS GAUGE BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. WHEN I FILED THE GAS TANK THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY. I HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CHECKED OUT AND IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR. I CLEARED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH STAYED CLEARED UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THE GAS TANK WAS FILLED AND THE ISSUES CAME BACK NO FUEL GAUGE READING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475662September 17, 2012
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A ONE INCH LACERATION OVER HER EYE, A BLACK EYE AND BRUISING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 11/28/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HER. UPDATED 12/3/2012 *JS THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 02/14/13 THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT/ AIR BAG ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE IN JANUARY 2012, AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IT MAY ALSO SUGGEST THE POSSIBILITY OF A DEFECT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. UPDATED 07/01/13
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10475708September 17, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED GOING WACKY AND ULTIMATELY SHOWED EMPTY EVENTHOUGH I HAD 1/2 TANK OF GAS. LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT, SO I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON MY NISSAN TRUCK. THERE IS EVEN A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON IT. SO, OFF I WENT AND TOOK IT INTO MY NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THE CODE P0463 WAS A FUEL SENSING UNIT THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR FOR OVER $350. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE MY WIFE DRIVES THE TRUCK AND IF SHE IS UNABLE TO CORRECTLY DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TRUCK SHE RUNS THE RISK OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS IN TRAFFIC OR MAYBE EVEN IN AN UNSAFE NEIGHBORHOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476261September 14, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
MY GAS GAUGE BEGAN GIVING BAD READING AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL MILES. WENT TO 1/2 TANK AND STAYED THERE. THIS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. FILLED THE GAS TANK. THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE REPAIR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. CHECKED THE CODE AND IT WAS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. RESET AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. UNIT WORKED FINE. NEXT FILL UP THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE FUEL GAUGE. KEPT JUMPING AROUND. NOT KNOWING THE AMOUNT OF GAS AND RUNNING OUT AT SPEED WOULD CAUSE LOSE OF STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL. NISSAN RECALLED THE 2006&2008 MODELS TO FIX. I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT THEY DID NOT USE SAME UNIT IN 2007 MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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