Nissan Frontier Complaints

3,364 consumer complaints on file.

#10525195July 16, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I STARTED NOTICING MY AUTOMATIC NISSAN FRONTIER HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS AROUND NOVEMBER OF 2012. I EVENTUALLY TOOK THE TRUCK INTO A DEALERSHIP TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AFTER RECEIVING PAPERWORK IN REGARDS TO A LAWSUIT NISSAN IS ENCOUNTERING DUE TO RADIATOR LEAKS. WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THIS DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH RADIATOR LEAK. THEY QUOTED ME 5,000 IN REPAIRS. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT UNTIL JULY 12TH IT FINALLY GAVE OUT. I WAS GETTING OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND AS I WAS STOPPING AT THE RED LIGHT TO GET OFF OF THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK STARTED TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO GIVE AND IT STARTED SHAKING, IT JERKED SUDDENLY AND ALMOST CAUSED THE CAR BEHIND ME TO CRASH INTO MY BUMPER, I PUT A LITTLE MORE GAS INTO THE TRUCK AND MADE IT INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE NEAREST PLACE AROUND. AS I WAS GOING TO PARK IT FINALLY GAVE OUT FOR GOOD. I CALLED A LOCAL TOWING COMPANY AND THEY TOOK THE CAR BACK MY HOUSE, I CALLED UP A MECHANIC TO COME TO THE HOUSE AND EXAMINE THE TRUCK AND HE ADVISED ME OF THE RADIATOR LEAK, THE ONE THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP DENIED HAVING. I AM VERY UPSET THAT THEY LIED TO ME AS WELL AS NISSAN ONLY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 80,000 MILES WHEN MOST PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AFTER THAT. I HAVE APROX 118,000 MILES, I WILL LOOK FOR A LAWYER TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524964July 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILST TRYING TO DRIVE FORWARD, THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO HAVE ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO DRIVE- IN OTHER WORDS THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC I BROUGHT IT TO, I WAS ADVISED THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR BEFORE AND IT IS CAUSED DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE RADIATOR LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524994July 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HAD A BAD VIBRATION IN THE DRIVE LINE AT A LOW SPEED. THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A U-JOINT. BEGAN A SEARCH ON LINE AND FOUND AN ARTICLE ON THE FRONTIER'S ANTI-FREEZE MIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT ENTERING THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING FAILURE. I CHECKED THE OVERFLOW TANK AND IT HAD TRANS FLUID ON TOP OF THE COOLANT AND THE RADIATOR HAD A RED FOAM COMING OUT. TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND IT WAS CONFIRMED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524929July 15, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE STAYED ON EMPTY WHEN I STARTED MY 2007 FRONTIER. AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY, THE GAUGE SLOWLY MOVED TO THE FULL POSITION (ROUGHLY AN HOUR AFTER FILL-UP) YESTERDAY, 7/14/13 I FILLED UP- THINKING THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT WAS A FLUKE. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON(STILL ON) AND THE GAUGE IS ONLY AT HALF A TANK. THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER QUOTED ME $500.00 TO FIX THE ISSUE ,AND TOLD ME THAT 72,000 MILES WAS THE CUT-OFF FOR THE WARRANTY AGAIN, IT HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524599July 12, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO BREAK AND BE CHILE TO STALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524087July 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TOOK MY FRONTIER TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION FLUSH. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS SERVICE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED DUE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO MY TRANSMISSION. THROUGH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND MANY OWNERS OF FRONTIERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND HAVE SHARE THIS ISSUE WITH NISSAN. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS AND NO SUPPORT TO OWNERS LIKE MYSELF WITH TRUCKS OVER A 100,000 MILES. IT APPEARS NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THEIR SUVS FOR SOME TIME. THIS DEFECT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND VERY COSTLY FOR OWNERS TO CORRECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND SUPPORT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524155July 10, 2013
ENGINE
SEVERAL WEB SITES I HAVE READ INDICATE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE/EXHAUST ACCUMULATION OF WATER VIA THE LEAKAGE IN WATER LINES AND/OR FAULTY MANUFACTURING HEADS/ENGINE SYSTEM. MY VEHICLE ACCUMULATED WATER IN ONE OF THE PISTON (4-5), AND PERHAPS WARPED THE ALUM HEADS OR MAYBE BLOWN GASKET. IF REPAIRED WILL THIS PROBLEM PERSIST, AND WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE WITH EITHER MANUFACTURE OR USED CAR DEALER (BOUGHT IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523643July 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND LOST ACCELERATION WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE FOLLOWING BEHIND HAD TO MAKE PANIC STOP IN ORDER TO AVOID COLLISION WITH REAR OF MY VEHICLE. WAS ADVISED BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A KNOWN TRANSMISSION FAILURE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523553July 7, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE HAS ISSUES WITH PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH A PO0643 CODE. THE 2006 AND 2008 MODELS ARE COVERED BY A RECALL, BUT NOT THE 2007 FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE SAME PARTS BEING USED. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523578July 7, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO RADIATOR COOLANT MIXING WITH MY TRANSMISSION FLUID. NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THE FACTORY DEFECT BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY THE CONSUMERS OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS. NISSAN WAS INVOLVED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND INCREASED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS OR 100K MILES. BUT THEY REQUIRED THE CUSTOMER TO PROVIDE A CO-PAY OF $3000.00 (WHICH IS RIDICULOUS). HOWEVER I NOTICED SYMPTOMS OF MY TRUCK SHUTTERING AND THUMPING INTO GEAR AROUND 95,000 MILES, MY VEHICLE HAD APPX110,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. FURTHERMORE, MILEAGE SHOULD NOT MATTER BECAUSE THIS IS A "FACTORY DEFECT". I BOUGHT MY NISSAN FRONTIER NEW IN 2007 AND IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE "FACTORY DEFECT". PLEASE INFORM ME IF THERE IS ANY RECOURSE/RECALL FOR THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523484July 6, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON JULY 5TH, 2013 MY WIFE WAS ON HIGHWAY I45 IN NORTH DIRECTION AND AFTER FM1960 THE VEHICLE ENGINE HESITATED AND DIED. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL THE TRUCK FROM FIRST LINE ON LEFT TO THE LAST ON RIGHT ( HIGHWAY WITH TOTAL 4 LINES MAYBE). AND THEN TO THE EMERGENCY LINE . BRAKES AND STEERING CONTROL BECAME HARDER THAN NORMAL AND SHE WAS SCARED OF LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. SOME BODY ELSE PICKED ME UP AT HERMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT THE WOODLANDS AND WE WENT TO MEET HER. WE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE ENGINE CRANKED BUT NO START. MY FINAL DIAGNOSTIC WAS PROBABLE SHE RAN OUT OF GAS EVEN WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE WAS SHOWING ALMOST HALF TANK. WE WENT TO GET ONE GALLON TO THE GAS STATION, POURED ON THE TRUCK AND AT THE SECOND TRY IT STARTED. IN THE WAY BACK WE FILLED THE FUEL TANK . THE FUEL GUN AT GAS STATION STOPPED AUTOMATICALLY BUT THE GAUGE INDICATED LESS THAN HALF TANK. THIS WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE THAT COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH ALSO SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. I CALLED TODAY JULY 6, 2013 TO NISSAN SERVICE AT TOM PEACKOCK IN I45 AND THEY CHECKED MY VIN # SAYING THAT NO WARRANTY APPLIES TO FIX IT. THEY SAID NOBODY WAS ABLE AT THE MOMENT TO CHECK THE PRICE OF FUEL SENDING UNIT WHICH SUSPECTED BE FAULTY. AN ESTIMATE OF COST OF REPAIR IS AROUND $600 , THE PERSON ON THE PHONE SAID. I WILL CALL BACK THIS COMING MONDAY TO RE-VERIFY THIS ISSUE AND THE PART AVAILABILITY. I SUBMIT THIS BECAUSE I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY TO CUSTOMER AND OTHER PEOPLE ISSUE . I HAVE READ ABOUT RECALLS ON THIS ITEM BUT NISSAN ANSWER WAS A NEGATIVE OR DENIED REQUEST TO PROCEED AS A RECALL ISSUE. THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT RELIABLE AND I THINK IS NOT AN OPTION TO HAVE IT OPERATIVE IN ANY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523376July 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I BROUGHT MY TRUCK INTO THE NISSAN DEALER AFTER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE 2005 FRONTIER THAT CAUSES CROSS CONTAMINATION BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. DESPITE ONLY BEING 6K OVER THE 80K FREE REPAIR, I HAD TO PAY $2500 OUT OF POCKET FOR DEDUCTIBLE. THIS SEEMS UNREASONABLE AS IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AFFECTING 2005-2009 FRONTIERS AND XTERRAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523078July 3, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SENDER ISSUE WAS CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE (10V-075) AND MY VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE COVERED AS IT WAS BUILT IN JANUARY 2006. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT WASN'T COVERED AS MY ISSUE WAS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL WAS FOR, BUT I NEEDED IT FIXED SO I PAID A TOTAL OF $476.67. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPT. AND OPENED A CASE (1121397) AND THEY ASKED ME TO SUBMIT THE BILL I PAID AT THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH I DID, BUT NOW WHEN I CALL THE CHECK ON THE STATUS THEY DON'T ANSWER. VOICEMAILS ARE NOT RETURNED SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. CAN YOU HELP?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522226June 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD ANTI-FREEZE CONTAMINATION AND COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION, AND THAT NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THIS BUT WOULD TAKE NO ACTION TO REPAIR OR RECALL THE VEHICLE. IF THIS IS A KNOW MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND IS RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH POTENTIAL CRASH, AND INJURY POTENTIAL, WHY AREN'T THE VEHICLES BEING RECALLED AND REPAIRED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522330June 28, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE JUST OVER 100,000 MILES ON MY 2003 TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING RUST ISSUES ALL OVER THE RIG FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. I WASH AND CLEAN MY TRUCK EACH WEEK AND POLISH TWICE A YEAR. I DO LIVE NEAR THE BEACH, BUT I UNDERSTAND THIS, AND BEING A AIRCRAFT MECHANIC BY TRADE, WORKING WITH AIRCRAFT ON SHIPS AT SEA, KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY SERVICE MY EQUIPMENT. THE RUST COMES OUT UNDER THE PAINT, ALONG THE REAR CAB BRAKE LIGHT, AND ALONG THE FRONT WIND SHIELD, PASSENGER SIDE. THE RIG HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND SINCE I'M RETIRED AND I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW, I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT. NISSAN REFUSES TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE, AND I BELIEVE THE PAINT SYSTEM THEY USE NEEDS SERIOUS UP GRADING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521928June 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE RADIATOR DEVELOPED A CRACK AND CAUSE FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION LINES CAUSING A FAILURE TO BOTH PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF NISSAN WOULD HAVE WARNED ME ABOUT ISSUES CONCERNING THIS FAILURE THAT IS OCCURRING IN LOTS OF SIMILAR MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521746June 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE DROVE SLUGGISH. HAD NO POWER. FELT LIKE IT WAS IN LOW GEAR. HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN. NO PRIOR INDICATION OF TROUBLE. ALL FLUID LEVELS AND MAINTENANCE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AT THE APPROPRIATE MILEAGE INTERVALS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521765June 25, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY 2005 FRONTIER HAS NEVER GIVEN ME ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL 2 DAYS AGO. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MESSING UP. I CAME UPON A 4 WAY STOP & WHEN I WENT TO CROSS THE ROAD IT WAS LIKE I HAD IT IN NEUTRAL. I PULLED OVER & STOPPED THEN TRIED TO START AGAIN & IT DID THE SAME THING. I'VE SINCE HEARD & READ ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE COOLANT & TRANSMISSION. THE QUOTES I HAVE RECEIVED TO FIX THIS ARE OUTRAGEOUS. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEM. NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER ANYMORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521516June 24, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521103June 21, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON THE HWY. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ON DIFFERENT DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING AT A 60-65 MILES PER HOUR SPEED AND IT SHUT OFF. I COST TO THE SIDE OF THE HWY AND TURNED THE TRUCK BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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