Nissan Frontier Complaints (2007)

520 consumer complaints on file.

#10565881February 25, 2014
TIRES, WHEELS
MY FRONTIER HAD A FLAT TIRE AND WHEN MY SPARE TIRE WAS LOWERED, THERE WERE 4 SPOTS OF THE TIRE THAT HAD BEEN WORN THROUGH THE SIDE WALL. I TRIED ANOTHER TIRE FROM A 2011 FRONTIER AND THE TIRE WAS THE SAME EXACT WAY. THE WAY ITS MOUNTED IS THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565625February 24, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY WIFE RAN OUT OF FUEL ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING OUR 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. I CALLED NISSAN SINCE A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING WAS ISSUED BY NISSAN, SEE: HTTP://WWW.NISSANASSIST.COM/WEB/FUEL-SENDING-UNIT/PROGRAMDETAILS.PHP?MENU=3 NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE RECALL ENDED IN FEB 2013, I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED IN 2012 WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT. THE LETTER THAT NISSAN PUBLISHED SPECIFIES THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 72,000 MILES WITHOUT A YEAR SPECIFIED ON THE LETTER, MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES AND NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX MY TRUCK. INSTEAD THEY SENT ME TO A DEALER THAT WANTS $500+ TO FIX IT. THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL, MY WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565139February 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN FANTASTIC IN EVERY WAY BUT ONE. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR STAYED ON AFTER THE BLINKING STOPPED. NORMALLY IT WOULD BLINK A FEW TIMES AND QUIT. AFTER I CHECKED THE TIRES AND MADE SURE THEY WERE ALL AT 35LBS, I TRIED THE OLD TRICK OF DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY TO MAKE THE COMPUTER RE BOOT. IN THIS CASE THAT DIDN'T WORK, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WORKED FINE, BUT I HAD A HARD CODE. THEY CLEARED IT AND I WENT ON MY WAY. WORKED OK THAT DAY AND THE NEXT START BUT AFTER THAT I GOT THE HARD CODE AGAIN. MY TIRES WERE STILL AT 35 LBS. SO ABOUT A MONTH LATER, THE NEXT TIME I DROVE BY THE DEALERSHIP, I WENT IN AGAIN. SAME REPLY, SAME RESULT. ITS BEEN ABOUT A YEAR NOW AND IM OVER 100K. WANNA BET IF I GO BACK, THEY FIND AND FIX THE PROBLEM THIS TIME. COURSE NOW I HV TO PAY INSTEAD OF NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564596February 16, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING GOES BETWEEN HALF AND QUARTER TANK AND STOPS, LETTING YOU RUN OUT OF GAS. NEXT ITEM IS TIMING CHAIN HOWL ON COLD STARTS FOR OVER A YEAR NOW THEN I READ BULLETIN THAT CHAIN TENSIONERS ARE WEARING AND CAUSING TIMING CHAIN FAILURES AND NISSAN HAS NEVER NOTIFIED OWNERS I WAS JUST IN TO DEALER ABOUT GAS GAUGE PROBLEM ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AND NO ONE MENTIONED TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564364February 14, 2014
POWER TRAIN
NISSAN FRONTIER 2007 - TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING FUNNY MAKING A RUMBLING SOUND. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. YES, COMMON PROBLEM IT WOULD SEEM. BIT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT TO GET IT BACK ON THE ROAD SAFELY IS GOING TO COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS! AND NISSAN KNEW, HAS KNOWN AND KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT!!! THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS SO WIDE SPREAD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563958February 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AN INTERNAL CRACK ON THE OIL COOLER TUBE CAUSED INTERNAL LEAKAGE OF ENGINE COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563898February 11, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM TOWNSHEND, A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES THROUGH THE BACK ROADS OF VERMONT. THESE ROADS ARE VERY RURAL OVER DIRT ROADS COVERED IN ICE AND LIGHT SNOW. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO BUCK AND THE WHEELS STARTED TO 'CHATTER.' MY WIFE HAD BORROWED THE TRUCK TO MAKE A RUN TO THE DUMP EARLIER IN THE WEEK AND MENTIONED THE CHATTER IN THE WHEELS AND THAT THE TRUCK SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE GARAGE. HOWEVER, I WAS UNABLE TO GET A REPEAT OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL FRIDAY. THE CHATTERING MADE THE TRUCK SLIP ON THE ROAD AND VEER CLOSE THE DROP OFF ABOVE THE CREEK ALONG AUGUR HOLE ROAD. I PULLED OVER TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE ROAD AWAY FROM THE DROP OFF UNTIL THE ENGINE COOLED DOWN. IT WAS 7 DEGREES OUT AT THE TIME!! THE NEAREST HELP WOULD BE A COUPLE OF HOUSES A MILE OR SO AWAY! THERE WAS NO WARNINGS FROM ANY OF THE SYSTEMS! NOT EVEN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT! IT TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF TO COOL DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE CAR HOME. I INTEND TO NOTIFY OUR SENATORS AND CONGRESSMAN OF THE ISSUE AT PLAY HERE IN VERMONT. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY A SIMPLE RECALL!!! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? HOW MANY CARS AND TRUCKS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS DESIGN/ENGINEERING FLAW IN THESE SYSTEMS?? *TR
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
#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
#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
#10557710December 30, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK WHEN IT BEGAN TO SLIP AT ROUND 45 MPH. THE SHIFTING THEN BECAME VERY HARD. I LOOKED ON-LINE AND SAW WEBSITES DISCUSSING TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR PROBLEMS. I OPENED MY RADIATOR AND SAW IT WAS VERY MILKY IN COLOR. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556768December 20, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE FUEL SENSOR GAUGE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552096November 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION ERRONEOUSLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURE REGARDING THE RADIATOR LEAK AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 01/09/14*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549564October 25, 2013
ENGINE
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE THREE TRUCKS THAT ARE IDENTICAL, THIS IS SECOND OF THE THREE THAT THE CONVERTERS WENT BAD (APPROX SAME MILEAGE). FIRST TRUCK ENGINE WENT BAD 5 MONTHS LATER. WE'LL SEE IF THE ENGINE HOLDS UP IN THIS TRUCK ALSO. THIRD TRUCK OF THE SET LUCKILY NO ISSUES BUT WE READ THAT A LOT OF CONVERTERS ON NISSANS ARE FAILING AND CAUSING SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE. NISSAN TOLD US THEY COULD NOT HELP, BUT TO FILE COMPLAINT WITH YOUR AGENCY. SO HERE WE ARE. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549563October 25, 2013
ENGINE
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ENGINE WENT BAD 5 MONTHS LATER AND NOW VEHICLE NEEDS CONVERTERS AGAIN! THIS IS ONE OF THREE TRUCKS WE HAVE - ALL EXCACTLY ALIKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548371October 18, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V690000 (AIR BAGS) AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548378October 18, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE STARTING THE TRUCK. IT WAS PLACE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND THE RESULT WAS THAT A SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK WAS NOT WORKING. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ONE WEEK AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE NOTICE STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I EMAILED NISSAN TO COMPLAIN AND NEVER HEARD FROM THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548487October 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
OUR TRUCK OVERHEATED ON 10/17/13. THE GARAGE INFORMED US THE INTERNAL RADIATOR HAD BUSTED AND HAD LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE RADIATOR. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC IT HAD BEEN THIS WAY FOR AWHILE. THERE WAS NOTHING TO INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM THIS MAJOR. NISSAN COULD NOT EXPLAIN HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED NOR WHY ONLY THAT IF WE GIVE THEM 2500 THEY WILL REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION. THIS RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION ARE BOTH FACTORY INSTALLED. I THINK THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND THE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT AND LEAVE YOU STRANDED. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR THAT MOST PEOPLE CANNOT UNDERTAKE. SO FAR WE HAVE PAID $300 FOR A "BAND-AID" FIX UNTIL WE CAN FIND A WAY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONTIER 4.0L AND IT'S ONLY FAIR TO SAY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FACTORY RADIATORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548282October 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION COOLER WHICH ALLOWS COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE COMPONENTS. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THIS CATASTROPHIC EVENT - IT JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN HAPPENED. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $7,000 - NISSAN DID NOT COVER $3,000 OF THIS AS THEY SAID IT WAS A "DEDUCTIBLE" - HOW CAN YOU HAVE A DEDUCTIBLE ON A DESIGN FLAW? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547292October 8, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL INDICATOR READS EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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