Nissan Frontier Complaints

3,364 consumer complaints on file.

#10563028February 5, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
MY NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME I NEED TIMING CHAIN GUIDES AND IT WOULD COST ME $1600.00, THEN I GO ON LINE AND NISSAN NEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN 2009. THEY SAID IF I HAD 60,000 MILES THEY WOULD HAVE COVERED THIS, THEY NEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AND DID NOT TELL ME. THIS IS FRAUD AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS.THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ON THESE VEHICLES. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563102February 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND TRAVELING UPHILL, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AFTER THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS ALSO PRESENT WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO DRIVE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESPOND. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE BECAME HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562733February 3, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
MY 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER DEVELOPED SHUDDERING IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAS RECEIVED ALL REGULAR SERVICE AT 3,000 MILE INTERVALS. TODAY I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS CONTAMINATED WITH RADIATOR COOLANT DUE TO FAILURE OF THE RADIATOR AND WILL COST $6200.00 I NOTE INNUMERABLE EXAMPLES OF RADIATOR FAILURES WITH CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE PUBLIC FORUMS AND NISSAN AGREED TO A CLASS-ACTION SETTLEMENT UP TO 100,000 MILES WITH A $2500 DEDUCTIBLE. MOST VEHICLES ARE OVER 100,000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WHICH SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A VEHICLE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562528February 1, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I NOTICED AS I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE SHAKING OR VIBRATING/JERKING ( AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS), IT SEEMS TO HESITATE WHEN I INCREASE SPEED. MY TECHNICIAN THINKS SOMETHING IS GOING ON WITH TRANSMISSION OR TORQUE CONVERTER. CONCERNED VEHICLE MAY BREAK / STOP RUNNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561783January 28, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN JERKIN VIOLENTLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BOUNCE OFF A SIDE RAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,012.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561549January 26, 2014
ENGINE
ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A WHINING NOISE THAT I HAD NEVER HEARD IN MY 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER 4.0 TRUCK. THE NOISE IS NEW AND OVER THE LAST WEEK OR SO, IT COMES AND GOES. VEHICLE WENT OUT OF WARRANTY 2.5 MONTHS AGO AT 5 YRS 2.5 MONTHS OLD. 54500 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE WHINE PITCH INCREASES WITH ENGINE SPEED. IN NEUTRAL AS YOU REV THE ENGINE YOU HEAR THE WHINE NOISE GO UP AND DOWN WITH THE RPMS. VERY DISAPPOINTING TO THINK I AM STUCK WITH A LARGE $1500 TIMING BELT ISSUE WITH WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A WELL DESIGNED VEHICLE FROM A COMPANY I THOUGHT I COULD TRUST HIGH QUALITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561552January 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAD BEEN NOTICING MY AUTOMATIC TRUCK SHUTTER BEFORE THUMPING INTO GEAR MONTHS BEFORE I ACTUALLY TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE NISSAN DEALERS SHOP FOR ANALYSIS. WHEN THEY INSPECTED, I WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN DAMAGE DUE TO CONTAMINATION BY ENGINE COOLANT AND I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE SOURCE OF THE CONTAMINATION IS A CRACKED ATF LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH AN ENGINE COOLANT CHAMBER IN THE RADIATOR. THIS DEFECTIVE PART AND DESIGN CAME DIRECTLY FROM THE NISSAN FACTORY. NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECT AND FAILED TO NOTIFY THE CONSUMER OR REPLACE THE FAILED TRANSMISSIONS @ NO COST. PLEASE ADVISE OF ANY RECALLS AND RESULTS FROM THE INVESTIGATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561346January 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRANSMISSION FAILURE RELATED TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE RADIATOR OIL COOLANT ASSEMBLE. NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THE COMPLETE COST OF THIS KNOW DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561370January 24, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AND WOULD NOT READ WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL OR EMPTY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561113January 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRANSMISSION FAILURE RELATED TO COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR OIL COOLANT ASSEMBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560938January 22, 2014
TIRES
I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 94 GOING HOME FROM MY CLASS. THE ROAD WAS SLIGHTLY WET FROM SNOW PRIOR IN THE DAY. I WAS GOING ABOUT 60MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE FELT AS IF MY BACK TIRES WERE SPINNING OR MAKING LIKE A QUICK SLIP. IT CONTINUED DOING THIS SO I SLOWED DOWN TO 45MPH. WAS STILL HAPPENING REPEATEDLY. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS IT CONTINUED, I WAS THINKING I MIGHT NEED NEW TIRES, EVEN THOUGH THE ONES I HAD ON THE TRUCK SEVERAL PEOPLE SAID THEY WERE FINE. WHEN THE WEATHER WARMED UP AND WE NO LONGER HAS SNOW I DIDN'T NOTICE THE "QUICK SPIN OF MY TIRES" ISSUE AS MUCH. I PURCHASED NEW TIRES IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 AND STILL AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. IT'S A VERY SCARY FEELING, YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOUR GOING TO HAVE YOUR TIRES SPIN QUICKLY LIKE THAT AND GO INTO A FULL SPIN AND ROLL. ALSO YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN, IT JUST DOES IT WHEN IT WANTS TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560469January 18, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING VERY BAD WHEN IT HIT 1700 RPM RANGE WHILE DRIVING, SO I SLOWED DOWN...SCARED. I WENT AND HAD IT CHECKED ONLY TO FIND OUT IT IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS TRUCK - FLUID IN TRANSMISSION CAUSED FROM THE TRANS FLUID RUNNING THROUGH THE RADIATOR AND THE HEAT EXCHANGE LEAKS WATER INTO THE TRANS FLUID. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM I LEARNED. THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED BY NISSAN AND IS A 5000 DOLLAR REPAIR AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP, A TOTAL TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560434January 17, 2014
ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO WORK (AROUND 15 MILES), THE LIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM AND THE RADIO TURNED ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. I PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHERE I WORK, AND WENT TO MY OFFICE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH A MECHANIC. ABOUT 1/2 HOUR LATER, A POLICE OFFICER CALLED BECAUSE MY TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE. IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PARKING STRUCTURE, AND OBVIOUSLY TO THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING MELTING MANY OF THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE HOOD, AS WELL AS SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. IT WAS TOTALED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560242January 16, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS CUTTING INTO THE SPARE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE TIRE WALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,770.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560137January 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
THE RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING THE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO GET CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT. THIS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL RESULTING IN A NEARLY $5,000 BILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559887January 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL, TRAILER HITCHES
2013 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TOW HITCH THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INSTALLED AND INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF THE VEHICLE, WAS NOT ON THE TRUCK. BUT, INSTEAD ANOTHER TYPE OF TOW HITCH HAD BEEN INSTALLED. THE CONSUMER FOUND IT UNACCEPTABLE, THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE JERRY-RIG MODIFICATION TO CONVERT THE CLASS III TOW HITCH TO A CLASS IV INTEGRATED RECEIVED TOW HITCH. UPDATED 01/27/14 UPDATED 01/29/14 UPDATED 02/03/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559453January 11, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
DRIVING GOING 50 TRUNK SHUT OFF,LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY.IT HAPPENED AROUND 10 MORE TIMES OVER A MONTH BEFORE IT JUST QUIT.NOT HAVING HIGH MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK NOW OR AT THE TIME OF RECEIVING A WARRANTY NOTIFICATION BACK IN 2012 NEVER THOUGHT OF IT.SO WE HAD IT TOWED TO PUT ON A FUEL PUMP THAT IT DID NOT NEED $400.00 STILL WILL NOT START .I STARTED LOOKING UP REVIEWS ON NISSAN TO FIND OUT THAT NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS IN 2007 .I STILL OWE $3600.00 ON THIS TRUCK ,BOUGHT IT NEW WITH 24 MILES ON A LEASE... LOVED IT...SO AFTER MY LEASE WAS UP I REFINANCED 2010 WITH 41501 MILES BOUGHT A 3 YR EXTENDED WARRANTY,NEVER USED IT .NOW AFTER LEARNING ABOUT A CO - PAY FOR A TRUCK REALLY NISSAN ...MY TRUCK HAS 81000 MILES ..I DON'T HAVE 2500.00 TO PUT IN IT .TIME FOR NISSAN TO RECALL IT,AND FACE IT YOU HAVE A PROBLEM NISSAN .PLEASE I NEED HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558788January 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH CROSS CONTAMINATION OF RADIATOR FLUID AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE DEALER STATES THE KNOWN DEFECT IS BEYOND THE 100,000 MILE CUTOFF FOR THE EXTEND MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY THAT DEALS WITH THIS COMMON AND WELL KNOWN DEFECT. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR IS 4800.00 WITH THE FULL BURDEN RESTING ON ME FOR A COMMON AND WELL KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD NISSAN RECALLED THE VEHICLES AND MADE THE REPAIRS AS SOON AS THEY WERE AWARE. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BUT AGAIN MY VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF THE PARAMETERS OF THE LAWSUIT. I DON'T QUITE KNOW WHAT TO DO AS I LIKE MOST EVERYONE DON'T HAVE $5000.00 SITTING AROUND AND UNFORTUNATELY MY CREDIT IS IN HORRIBLE SHAPE SO I CAN'T GET A LOAN TO PAY FOR IT NOR CAN I QUALIFY FOR A LOAN TO TRADE IT IN. HOW IN THE WORLD CAN I EVER JUSTIFY BUYING ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT KNOWING THEY DON'T PRODUCE A SAFE, QUALITY PRODUCT AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558577January 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE TRUCK WOULD GET A SHUDDER/VIBRATION THAT SHOOK THE WHOLE TRUCK AT AROUND 45 AND 60 MILES PER HOUR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. A NISSAN DEALER VERIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN CROSS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT FLUID. I WAS LIVID TO LEARN THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE 2007 BUT DID NOT TELL ME ABOUT THE DEFECT WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK FOR MAINTENANCE (A TRANSMISSION FLUID EXCHANGE) IN 2010 WHEN I HAD 68,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I WAS ROBBER OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ACTION EVEN AT MY OWN COST THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. NISSAN REFUSES TO PAY ANYTHING TOWARDS THE COST CITING THE SETTLEMENT IN THE CLASS ACTION. I WAS TOLD THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT WOULD NOT ALLOW NISSAN TO COVER ANYTHING AFTER 100,000 MILES. I REFUSED TO ALLOW THE DEALER TO FIX IT BECAUSE THEY DID NOT GIVE ME A WARNING WHEN I WAS HAVING THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE ON THE TRANI AND BECAUSE NISSAN WILL NEVER GET ANOTHER PENNY FROM ME. THE SERVICE TECH AT THE NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME NOT TO BUY AN AFTER MARKET RADIATOR BECAUSE IT WOULD BE BASED ON THE OLD RADIATOR DESIGN SO I COULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OF CROSS CONTAMINATION AGAIN. HE SAID NISSAN HAD A NEW RADIATOR. CLEARLY SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACTURER DESIGN DEFECT. ALSO, I READ THAT IT IS FOR 2005-2010 NISSANS BUT I SPOKE WITH THE OWNER OF A 2011 NISSAN FRONTIER WHO TOLD ME HE HAD THE CROSS CONTAMINATION BUT BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, NISSAN HAD TO PAY TO FIX EVERYTHING. THE FACT THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS BUT IS NOT BEING PROACTIVE IN LETTING CUSTOMERS KNOW THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM IS IRRESPONSIBLE. I HAD TO PAY $5200 TO FIX THE TRANI AND RADIATOR, $110 FOR THE DEALER TO CONFIRM CROSS CONTAMINATION, $104 FOR TOWING AND $330 FOR A RENTAL CAR. THIS IS 180 DEGREES FROM HOW HONDA IS TREATING THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED COOLING FLUID LEAK THEY HAVE. HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY 10 YEARS WITH UNLIMITED MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558594January 6, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
WAS PARKED AT STORE WITH TRUCK RUNNING WHEN IT RAN HOT. WITH FURTHER LOOK IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION OIL MIXING WITH THE COOLANT. REPLACED RADIATOR. NOW TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND NOW NOT PULLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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