Nissan Frontier Complaints (2000)

189 consumer complaints on file.

#898233October 25, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
DOOR LOCKS WILL JUST LOCK WITHOUT TOUCHING PANEL. SOON AFTER LOCKS KEPT GOING UP AND DOWN, SMOKE CAME FROM DASHBOARD. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896056September 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
PADS ARE WORN ON VEHICLE, AND THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR 2 WEEKS. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT CAN DO NOTHING UNTIL PARTS ARE FOUND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896149September 10, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
B.F. GOODRICH, RADIAL LONG TRAIL T/A TIRES P235/70R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, NISSAN, FRONTIER WITH 18000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH LEFT REAR SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM TREAD ALL THE WAY AROUND. NO ACCIDENT.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT PART OF THE TIRE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE TIRE TREAD DESIGN AND THE GROOVED FREEWAY SURFACE, AT 65 MPH WITH PROPER TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE THE TRUCK VIBRATES BADLY, THE CONSUMER IS UNAWARE THAT THE TIRE IS LOSING PRESSURE UNTIL THE TIRE BLEWOUT THE SIDEWALL. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895979September 7, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99-V-347-002/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL B0073 IN NOVEMBER OF 1999, AND WAS STILL WAITING FOR PART. CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER, AND THE PART WAS AVAILABLE AT DEALER, DAVID MCDAVID NISSAN, 11200 GULF FREEWAY, HOUSTON TX, PHONE# 713-943-4879. HAS CONTACTED CONSUMER TO CONFIRM OR SET A DATE FOR REPAIRS. COSUMER WAS REARENDED BECAUSE OTHER DRIVER DIDN'T SEE ANY TAIL LIGHTS ON CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751091August 24, 2001
TIRES
CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE IS AT ALLSTAR NISSAN IN BATON ROUGE,LA AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY TIRE AND WAS ONE OF THE BRANDS THAT WAS RECALLED. *AK (TIRESIZE: HT21565R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751069August 24, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
ASKED DEALER TO LOCATE AND DIAGNOSE, HE SAYS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, CREAKING STILL EXISTS. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748254July 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
NISSAN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NTB00-025 - MARCH 10, 2000. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747402June 26, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I WAS DRIVING ALONE AT FREEWAY SPEED OF 65MPH, WHEN IT FELT LIKE I HAD HIT A STRONG WIND, BUT THE TREES AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WERE NOT MOVING, SO I STARTED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT OF THE TIRE. I HAVE A PHOTO OF THE TIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THE RIM IS PRETTY TORN UP.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2VFNNA199 TIRESIZE: P21565R159)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747238June 22, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
REPEATED DEFECT WITH SWAY BACK BUSHING IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, AREA MOSTLY DRIVING FROM 4-8 MILES PER DAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890893June 21, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SEATS, AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
VEHICLE IS PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. CONSUMER CONTACTED A FIRESTONE DEALER TO HAVE WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE, THINKING TIRES WERE AT FAULT. MECHANIC STATED FRONT RIGHT CASTER CANNOT BE ADJUSTED.*AK CONSUMER STATED SEAT RATTLED. WINDOW MOLDING WAS REPLACED. PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARPED, DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG MODULE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746730June 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
CARRIER BEARING AT THE CENTER SUPPORT FAILED. TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING AFTER THE FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED THE BEARING BUT THE VIBRATION GOT WORSE. DEALER REPLACE THE WHOLE DRIVE SHAFT. I HAVE NOTICED THE SAME TROUBLES REPORTED MANY TIMES FROM DIFFERENT FRONTIER OWNER. NOW ASKING NISSAN CUSTOMER AFFAIR TO CLARIFY THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. 2001 MODEL DOES NOT HAVE A CARRIER BEARING. I DISCUSSED POSSIBLITY OF DEFECTIVE DESIGN ON 1998-2000 MODEL BECAUSE OF THIS NISSAN'S CORRECTION EFFORT. CARRIER BEARING FAILURE WILL END UP WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT TO FAIL, WHICH MAY CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED UNDER RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888767May 21, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN TURNING STEERING WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT. STEERING WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY CORRECT ITSELF, AND IS CAPABLE OF STAYING IN THAT POSITION TO MAKE A CIRCLE. DEALERSHIP HAS PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE TO CONSUMER FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE POWER GEAR ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE FRONT END WAS ALIGNED TWICE, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE CORRECTED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561216May 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
SINCE OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE CONSUMER STATES HE FELT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH STEERING WHEEL, AS HE WAS DRIVING HOME HE LET THE STEERING WHEEL GO AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED AND DROPPED IT OFF WHEN HE RETURNED TO PICK VEHICLE UP AND DROVE AWAY CONSUMER STATES HE ALMOST HIT A CURB SO VEHICLE WAS RETURNED AND CONSUMER WAITED FOR VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT MECHANIC TAKE A TEST DRIVE WITH HIM, MECHANIC DID SEE WHAT IT WAS AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER DEALERSHIP DID PERFORM A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND 2 WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING AGAIN, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND ANOTHER WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, CONSUMER ALSO STATES DRIVESHAFT HAS RUSTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888102May 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, CONSUMER WILL OPEN HOOD AND MOVE WIRES LOCATED BEHIND HEADLIGHTS WHICH WILL SOMETIMES CAUSE HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785415May 5, 2001
SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE HAS GONE DOWN IN HEIGHT FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES OVERALL, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED 3 TIMES AND THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED, THE VEHICLE IS STILL OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SHAKE, RATTLE AND VIBRATE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744897May 3, 2001
TIRES
DURING NEW YORK STATE MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION OF ABOVE MENTIONED VEHICLE, IT WAS POINTED OUT BY THE LICENSED INSPECTOR THAT THE TIRES ON SAID VEHICLE SHOWED AN ABNORMAL AND EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CRACKING/CHECKING IN THE DEEP PORTION OF THE TREAD(INNER AND OUTER GROVE OF EACH TIRE). FOR A TIRE WITH THESE FEW MILES AND LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD THE INSPECTOR FELT THAT, EVENTHOUGH THEY PASSED INSPECTION, I SHOULD PERSUE THE MATTER FURTHER WITH REGARD TO WARRANTEE AGREEMENTS. THE INSPECTOR SEEM TO FEEL THAT THERE WAS REASON TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS TIRE IF I WAS GOING TO DO SOME TOWING LATER IN THE YEAR. I CALLED NISSAN MOTOR-FILED A REPORT WITH THEM-THEY SENT ME TO CALL ON BF GOODRICH-FILED A REPORT WITH THEM.-BF GOODRICH SENT ME TO A DEALER THAT HANDLES THERE CLAIMS-HE LOOKED AT THE TIRE AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS DRY ROT AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL-I HAVE SINCE GONE TO ANOTHER NYS MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION STATION, THEY SEEM TO FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A TIRE WITH THESE FEW MILES AND THIS AGE..I HAVE SINCE BEEN LOOKING AT TIRES OF OTHER VEHICLES WITH EVEN MORE MILES AND DO NOT SEE ANY CRACKING/CHECKING TO THE EXTENT THAT I DO WITH THESE TIRES..CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP?*AK (DOT NUMBER: APM1HL1123 TIRESIZE: P235/70R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560899April 26, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WILDERNESS HT FIRESTONE (P215/65R15) TIRES HAVE UNDULATIONS IN SIDEWALLS, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY FIRESTONE DEALER THAT WAS NORMAL, CONSUMER HAS REPORTED TO FIRESTONE CONSUMER AFFAIRS THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD OF THE TIRES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885868April 13, 2001
SEATS
WHEN COINS FALL OUT OF CONSUMER'S POCKETS THEY FALL INTO TRACK OF SEAT AND CAUSE SEAT TO GET STUCK, NO LONGER ABLE TO MOVE SEAT FORWARD OR BACKWARD. *AK THE LOCKED DRIVER SEAT MADE THE BRAKE UNREACHABLE BY THE DRIVER RESULTING IN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#743965April 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL FILTER AND OIL CHANGE DONE AT HOME. PURCHASED A BOSCH OIL FILTER FROM AUTOZONE IN PONCHATUOLA, LA. THE DEALER IS SAYING THE FILTER CAUSED THE ENGINE DAMAGE, THEREFORE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. AUTOZONE WANTS THE FILTER BACK FOR INSPECTION BUT HAS NOT INVOLVED BOSCH. IF I LET THE FILTER GO THROUGH THE MAIL TO AUTOZONE AND THEY LOOSE IT I AM WITHOUT ANY EVIDENCE TO JUSTIFY ANY CLAIM. I STILL FEEL MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. I EVEN PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE. THE AUTOZONE INSURANCE PERSON I SPOKE WITH STATES THE ENGINE HAD TO HAVE TOO MUCH PRESSURE TO CAUSE THE OIL FILTER FAILURE IF IT ACTUALLY DID FAIL. I'M LEFT WITHOUT A VEHICLE, A VERY LARGE NOTE, AND TOO MUCH STRESS TO COUNT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884366March 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD UPON STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL COULD EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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