Nissan Frontier Complaints

3,364 consumer complaints on file.

#10369449December 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PURCHASED NEW 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER-V-6, LONG WHEEL-BASE TRUCK. EXPIERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEM AT 20K MILES, REPLACED BY DEALER, HAD LOW SPEED WHINE AND BRAKE PEDAL DROP TO FLOOR AND 35 TO 40 MPH JUDDER AND VIBRATION. WENT BACK TO DEALER, THEY CHECKED AND NOTICED THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS COMMING APART, THEY REPLACED WITH NEW ONE, IDICATED IT WAS DEFECTIVE FROM VENDOR. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK BACK INTO DEALER FOUR TIMES SINCE WITH THE SAME RE-OCCURING PROBLEMS. THEY CAN'T FIND THE SOURCE OR THE PROBLEM. ZONE MGR. FOR MIDWEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND INDICATED THAT THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE ANYTHING ELSE. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO THE BBB IF I WANTED A SOLUTION UNDER CURRENT LEMON LAWS. HE ALSO INDICATED IT WILL PROBABLY FALL APART DOWN THE ROAD-COMPLETE AND UTTER DIS-REGARD FOR MY SAFETY. THEY ARE IN COMPLETE DENIAL THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IS IT JUST NOW THAT TOYOTA HAD A RECALL FOR BROKEN/CRACKED YOKES ON TACOMA'S AND NISSAN IS EXEMPT? DON'T THEY ALL BUY PARTS FROM DANA CORP.? NISSAN HAS EXPERIENCED A LARGE SALES SURGE AND ARE EXPANDING JUST LIKE GM HAD IN THE 70'S. THEY DON'T HAVE TIME/TALENT TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PROBLEMS JUST MORE NEW VEHICLES, MORE ENGINEERING PROBLEMS, PUSH IT OUT THE DOOR AND LET THE DEALERS TAKE CARE OF PROBLEMS. THIS SOMEHOW HAS A FAMILIAR RING TO IT LIKE TOYOTA'S PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION! KEEP RELIEING ON ELECTRONIC CONTROLS TO RUN THE VEHICLES AND TAKE AWAY CONTROL FROMTHE DRIVER. THE AUTO COMPANIES NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER FOR SAFETY COMPLIANCE AS MADISON AVENUE COMMERCIALS ALUDE TO THE FACT THAT ALL OF THESE SAFETY FEATURES THAT ARE INCORPORATED INTO VEHICLES WORK FLAWSLEY WHEN THEY ACTUALLY DON'T! HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED WITH THESE SO-CALLED SAFE VEHICLES, MADE IN USA WITH CHEAP CHINA MADE PARTS! I'M SURE THERE ARE MORE VEHICLES OUT ON THE ROAD WITH THESE SAME RE-OCCURING PROBLEMS NOT BEING REPLACED OR REPAIRED DUE TO MFGR. DEFECTS AND PROBLEMS!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368350November 30, 2010
SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN OCTOBER 2010, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC; THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THREE WEEKS LATER, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH BECAUSE OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368171November 29, 2010
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE LOCKED UP AND WOULD NO LONGER RETRACT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 138,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367021November 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER TRUCK THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHTS COMES ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL. ONE CANNOT TELL HOW MANY MILES ARE LEFT IN DRIVING ON THE TANK OF FUEL DUE TO IMPROPER REPORTS BY THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER ALONG WITH THE IMPROPER READING ON THE FUEL GAUGE, CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR TRAVEL, ESPECIALLY DURING NIGHT DRIVING AND IN MOUNTAIN PASS CONDITIONS IN WINTER. DIAGNOSTICS INDICATE A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO REPLACE AS THE CURRENT RECALL ONLY GOES TO 72K MILES. THIS PROBLEM STARTED PAST 81K MILES ON MY VEHICLE. IT IS APPARENT THIS PROBLEM IS SYSTEMIC AND A REAL ISSUE THAT NISSAN IS HARD-BENT ON NOT COVERING, IF THEY DON'T HAVE TO. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO AS MY TRUCK HAS TOO MANY MILES ON IT. I ADVISED THEM THAT THEY SHOULD COVER THE ISSUE, GIVEN ITS QUITE APPARENT THERE IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM AT HAND. THE NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS THE RECALL DOES NOT EXTEND THAT FAR OUT AND THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FIX IT, I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366811November 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, SHE WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND SHE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366459November 16, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V554000, STEERING, COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366477November 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 FRONTIER RAN OUT OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE SENSOR. TOOK INTO DEALER AND THE DEALER HELD CAR HOSTAGE UNTIL DIAGNOSTICFEE WAS PAID. TOLD IT WAS A DEFECTIVE IPDM. LOOKED AROUND AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM DEALERSHIP UNDERSTANDS. TRUCK BROKE DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT START MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365360November 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE STARTS STALLING AFTER DRIVING FOR 10 TO 40 MILES. VARIOUS DASH LIGHTS START TO COME ON, LIGHTS START TO DIM, VEHICLES STARTS BUCKING FROM ENGINE MISSING. VERY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ONCE STOPPED, VEHICLE HORN GOES OFF WHEN RESTARTING ATTEMPTED. ENGINE WON'T TURN OVER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS VEHICLE WILL RESTART. BROUGHT TO NISSAN SERVICE DEPT. TWICE AND COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO REPEAT INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365398November 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWNED A NISSAN FRONTIER 2005 AND JUST LATELY I NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE ASSY NOT WORKING WHEN I PUT FULL TANK FUEL AND YET THE GAUGE STILL READS ZERO. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM NISSAN THAT INDEED THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2005 FRONTIER FOR FUEL GAUGE FAILURES. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE NEAREST NISSAN REPAIR SHOP AND BUT THEY DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL SINCE MY MILEAGE IS MORE THAN 90K MILES AND THEY SAID THE RECALL HAD LAPSE ALREADY. I REFUTED THAT I JUST RECEIVED THE LETTER LAST WEEK AND HOW COME IT HAS LAPSED ALREADY. BUT STILL THEY ASK ME TO PAY MORE THAT $400 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365335November 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE GETS STUCK ON 1/4 TANK OR SHOWS NO GAS EVEN WHEN FULL. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS YEAR MODEL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NISSAN WILL NOT REPLACE IT BECAUSE THEY SAY IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE CORRECT MONTH. THEY DID SAY THE PROBLEM WAS MORE VEHICLES THEN THE RECALL COVERED AND FOR THOSE VEHICLES THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 72 MONTHS OR 72,000 MILES SO THE DEALERSHIP COULD FIX IT. SEEING AS MY VEHICLE HAS 90,000 MILES THEY SAID THEY HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF FIXING THIS PROBLEM UNDER THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364403November 8, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRONIC SENSOR COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,035.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364304November 6, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE FAILURE ON 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER 4DOOR PICKUP TRUCK. I CALLED SEVERAL NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND ALL OF THEM TOLD ME IT WAS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WITHOUT EVER SEEING THE TRUCK! AFTER DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE, I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS SOMEONE COULD RUN OUT OF FUEL ON A BUSY ROAD AND BE HIT FROM BEHIND AND OR WRECK TRYING TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY. (AS ALMOST HAPPENED TO ME). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364204November 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM I'M HAVING WITH MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. I CALLED NISSAN AND MENTIONED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS AND THEY WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED. AT THIS POINT THE ONLY WAY I CAN BE SURE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS GAS IN IT IS TO TRACK THE MILES EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL GAUGE IS USELESS AND IF I FILL IT UP IT IMMEDIATELY SAYS IT IS EMPTY, THE YELLOW LIGHT COMES ON AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. EVEN THE NISSAN RECALL NOTICE SAYS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY SAID I "MIGHT" NOT BE COVERED..... 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AT APPROX 80,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. INITIALLY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE FUEL REACHED APPROX 1/4 TANK FULL. NOW, SES LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED AND ACTUAL GAS GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY WORKS. THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM ADDRESSED MANY MANY TIMES ON VEHICLE FORUMS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS I HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY VEHICLE AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR AN ACCIDENT ON A MAJOR ROAD DUE TO A REAL GAS OUTAGE. THERE HAS BEEN A SAFETY BULLETIN ABOUT THIS BUT NO RECALL YET TO MY UNDERSTANDING AND HAS OCCURRED THROUGHOUT MANY DIFFERENT NISSAN TRUCK MODELS FROM THE XTERRA, PATHFINDER, AND FRONTIER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364080November 4, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD INDICATE THAT THERE WAS. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW FUEL SENDING UNIT. THERE WAS NO WARRANTY DUE TO THE HIGH MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364650November 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY FRONTIER IS EXPERIENCING A FUEL GAUGE AND/OR A FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. THE GAUGE WILL READ EMPTY WHEN THERE IS FUEL AND IN TURN WILL INDICATE THERE IS FUEL WHEN IT IS RUNNING OUT. I HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS ONE OF WHICH WAS QUITE DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE COSTS (WHICH THEY SAY WERE UNKNOWN) TO REPAIR THIS. I BELIEVE THIS FAILURE FALLS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 AND IS A SAFETY RECALL. THUS NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD FULLY ACCOUNTABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE OF A KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM. THE ABOVE FAILURE DATE AND MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363572November 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON APPROXIMATELY 10/9/2010, MY FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY (APPROX. 39K MILES ON THE VEHICLE). WITH ABOUT 1/4 TANK FULL, I FILLED THE TANK BUT THE GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER "FULL". AFTER A DAY OR TWO, THE GAUGE REGISTERED CORRECTLY. IT HAS BEEN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THIS TIME AND NOW THERE IS A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT APPEARING. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDELY REPORTED BY NISSAN TRUCK OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363021October 30, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER IS ERRATIC AND NOT CORRECT. I HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON NOW. THE CODE IS P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. NISSAN CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL FOR 2006 FRONTIERS AND A LITTLE RESEARCH ON SOME NISSAN FORUMS SHOWS MANY 2005 MODELS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE $600+ TO FIX MY FUEL GAUGE. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD INCLUDE THE 2005 FRONTIERS IN THE RECALL. ALSO, NISSAN SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069B INCLUDES THE 2005 FRONTIER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362776October 28, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTIONED ON NISSAN FRONTIER 2005 AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON INTERSTATE. COST TO REPLACE WAS 700 DOLLARS FROM DEALER. HAVE NOT REPLACED YET. FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY TANK TO HALF FULL REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL GAS VOLUME RESIDING IN THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362794October 28, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2000 NISSAN FRONTIER FUEL SENDING UNIT SET OFF SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. THIS WAS A RECALL WHICH WAS REPAIRED ON 6 SEPT 2007 FUEL TANK AND SENDING UNIT WERE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAD 62698 MILES THEN. NOW FUEL SENDING UNIT SET OFF SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AGAIN AT 73444 MILES. GAS TANK CORRODED AROUND SENDING UNIT JUST 3 YEARS AND 11000 MILES LATER. FUEL TANK AND SENDING UNIT WERE REPLACED AGAIN, AT MY EXPENSE. HOW WAS THIS A FIXED RECALL WHEN NISSAN STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND WILL NOT PAY FOR IT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362511October 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE SENSOR PROBLEM WITH NISSAN FRONTIER 2005, FUEL GAUGE EVAP. LEAK P0455 CODE. BOTH NEED TO BE FIXED BECAUSE THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE LEAK AND SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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