Nissan Frontier Complaints (1998)

129 consumer complaints on file.

#10090031September 28, 2004
TIRES
FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P215/65R15, DOT#W2ZFNNA377. TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. VEHICLE ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT NOTHNG WAS HIT TO CAUSE THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED BEFORE THE TRIP. IT WAS ALSO CHECK 30 MIN PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT BECUASE THE CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION N THE STEERING WHEEL. BOTH TIMES THE PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074428May 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE VEHICLE'S CLUTCH PEDAL SUPPORT BAR BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THEN STALLED OUT. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053981February 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF INTO A FIELD AND HIT A FENCE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE BEARING(S) WERE BURNT AND THERE WAS A FLUID LIKE SLUDGE AS A RESULT OF THE HEAT. *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051279December 29, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DOORS HAVE POWER WINDOWS THAT WERE MADE LOOSE WHEN NEW SO YOU COULD NOT DRIVE WITH WINDOWS PARTIALY DOWN. THEY HAD TO BE COMPLETELYLOWERED TO DRIVE WITHOUT WOBBLING. THIS IS AN AIR CONDITIONED TRUCK, SO THE WINDOWS DON'T GET USED THAT MUCH, BUT THEY HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT OF RATTLING LOOSELY WHEN WINDING UP OR DOWN. THEY WOBBLE AT LEAST AN INCH SIDEWAYS. AS I'VE BEEN SEEING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT FRONTIER PICKUPS AND XTERA SUV'S, I'D THOUGHT I'D LIKE NISSAN TO KNOW THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023110June 15, 2003
SEATS
THE FRONT SEATS HAVE NO SPRING SUSPENSION. YOU ARE BASICALLY SITTING IN A PAN OF FOAM. THE PAN THAT THE SEAT CUSHION SITS IN COMES UP UNDER THE SEAT SIDE BOLSTERS. AS THE FOAM LOOSES IT'S DENSITY AND SUPPORT YOU EVENTUALLY END UP SITTING ON THE EDGE OF THIS PAN. THIS CAUSES CIRCULATION, AND NERVE PROBLEMS IN THE THIGHS. I DRIVE ABOUT EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES A WEEK . I PURCHASED A NEW LOWER SEAT CUSHION FROM NISSAN OF BRANDON. THE NEW CUSHION ASSEMBLY'S FOAM WAS NOT AS DENSE AS THE ORIGINAL. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR IN THE SEAT BOTH LEGS BEGAN TO BOTHER ME,NOT JUST THE RIGHT LEG AS WITH THE ORIGINAL CUSHION. THE ORIGINAL CUSHION WAS APPROXIMATELY FOUR AND A HALF YEARS OLD, AND THE TRUCK HAD ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE THOUSAND MILES ON IT. I RETURNED THE CUSHION AND WAS CHARGED A TEN PERCENT HANDLING FEE SINCE THE CUSHION HAD BEEN SPECIAL ORDERED. I HAVE HAD THE OLD SEAT STUFFED WITH FOAM A VARIETY OF WAYS TO NO AVAIL,IT STILL BOTHERS ME GREATLY. DO I NOW HAVE NERVE DAMAGE TO MY LEGS ? I DON'T KNOW. THEY BOTHER ME A LOT. NOW WHAT IS MY RECOURSE. I CAN'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO GET A PROPER REPLACEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I ONLY HAVE FOUR PAYMENTS LEFT ON THE TRUCK AND IT IS KILLING ME. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO DO? *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022343June 4, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PROBLEMS WITH WILDERNESS HT TIRES. *MR THERE WAS A BAD VIBRATION. THE INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THERE WERE 6-8" SPLITS IN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD/GROOVE. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021884May 29, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
ON APRIL 2003 DIGITAL INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WENT BROKE/ODOMETER WENT 999999/TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT HIGH, AND FUEL GAUGE WENT TO HIGH. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019742September 27, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH THE SWAY BAR ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017374August 27, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY EXPLODED WHEN VEHICLE IGNITION WAS STARTED.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763055June 13, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762877June 10, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
THIS COMPONENT HAS FAILED ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE. IN BOTH CASES THE WASHER WAS MISSING THAT HOLDS THE BUSHING IN PLACE. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED AT 20,000 MILES AND THE SECONAND WAS DISCOVERED AT 48,000. THE DEALER WAS ASKED THE FIRST TIME TO CHECK THE LELT SIDE BUT THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NISSAN POLICY TO FIX ONLY WHAT WAS BROKEN. IN BOTH CASES THE WASHER WAS MISSING AND I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER TRUCKS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT CAUSES CAUSES EXCESSIVE SWAY WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AND THE DRIVER COULD LOOSE CONTROL. THANK YOU, [XXX]*AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009374May 7, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH, ACCIDENT OCCURRED,AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HIT CONCRETE WHICH WEIGHED AT LEAST 3 TO 4 HUNDRED LBS. FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS MANGLED. *AK *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564346February 11, 2002
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT (P195/75R14 DOT# WZKANNA128)TIRE BLEW OUT, AS THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND, THE OTHER 3 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT (P19575R14 DOT # WZKANNA1Z8) TIRES DELAYERED APART AND FLATTENED OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLAM INTO A GUARDRAIL, VEHICLE HAD OVER $3300 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE, ONE PERSON WAS DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8003803February 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A MONTH. AFTERWARDS, DEALER STATED NOISE WAS NORMAL, AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYMORE WORK ON VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002559January 22, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, CONSUMER NOTICED A BULGE ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDEWALL TIRE. DROVE TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED BULGE DUE TO IMPACT BREAK. TIRE SIZE P215/65R15.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898009October 19, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE. BUT SOON AFTER THAT VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, HE WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753430October 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST HEADER BROKE/POSSIBLE FIRE/EXHAUST INHALATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750997August 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
I TURNED THE KEY TO START THE TRUCK. THE ENGINE TURNED OVER TWICE AND THEN THE BATTERY EXPLODED LIKE A BOMB. BODY DAMAGE TO THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE OCCURED AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO ALL THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMPONENTS AS A RESULT OF BEING SPRAYED BY CORROSIVE SULFURIC BATTERY ACID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893355August 3, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10-15MPH THERE WAS A SUDDEN EXPLOSION OF BATTERY. BATTERY WAS IN PIECES. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747333June 24, 2001
TIRES
SERIES OF CRACKS ENCIRCLING ALL FOUR TIRES BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE TREADS. ALSO VISIBLE BULGES APPEARED ON TWO OF THE TIRES AFTER JUST TWO HOURS OF INTERSTATE TRAVEL. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT NISSAN AND FIRE STONE WERE UNPRODUCTIVE. NISSAN SAID TELL FIRESTONE. NO ANSWER AT NUMBER GIVEN FOR FIRESTONE. THESE TIRES WERE BLOW OUTS WAITING TO HAPPEN. REPLACED TIRES BEFORE FAILURE. WE HAVE STORED THE TIRES FOR INSPECTION/RECALL/REIMBURSEMENT.*AK (TIRESIZE: 215/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/65R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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