Nissan Frontier Complaints (2005)

532 consumer complaints on file.

#10452406March 20, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GRADUAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION DUE TO RUPTURED TRANSMISSION COOLER INSIDE RADIATOR ALLOWING COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID. SYMPTOM STARTED AS SMALL VIBRATION AND NUMEROUS SERVICE ATTEMPTS COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. HAD TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND SERVICE CENTER DID NOT MENTION ANY DISCOLORATION OF FLUID OR OTHER PROBLEM. HAD RADIATOR DRAINED AND FLUSHED AND THERMOSTAT REPLACED,SERVICE CENTER DID NOT CITE ANY DISCOLORATION OF FLUID. TRANSMISSION NOW BUCKS HEAVILY AND WEB RESEARCH UNCOVERED THE PROBLEM WITH SIMILIAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451856March 15, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE INACCURACY - NISSAN CHOSE NOT TO INCLUDE MODEL YEAR 2005 FRONTIERS IN A VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN THAT WAS ISSUED ON 2006 AND 2008 FRONTIER, XTERRA AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES (CAMPAIGN ID# PC 042). IN THE ALTERNATIVE, NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY OF 2005 MODELS FROM 36 TO 72 MONTHS. MY 2005 VEHICLE IS NOW EXHIBITING THE CONDITION THE CONDITION WHEREIN THE FUEL GAGE READS ONE QUARTER TANK, WHEN THE TANK IS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THIS RESULTED IN AN OUT OF FUEL INCIDENT OCCURRING ON THE HIGHWAY, A NEAR ACCIDENT AND SUBSEQUENTLY BEING STRANDED AWAITING ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES - IT HAS BEEN 78 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE AND NISSAN IS DENYING MY REQUEST FOR COVERAGE OF THE REPAIR COST. HAD NISSAN RIGHTLY INFORMED ME OF THE CONDITION VIA INCLUSION IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN - I WOULD HAVE HAD THE DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. INSTEAD I AM BEING FORCED TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT. I THEREFORE AM REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY RELATED EXPENSES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451114March 11, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR FAILED/CRACKED AND COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. *TR *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449752February 29, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
WAS STOPPED AT RED LIGHT WENT TO PULL OFF TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD ENGINE CHECKED AND IT HAD A CODE OF P1754 FOR TRANSMISSION SOLENOID. CHECK CODE ON INTERNET AND SAW WHERE IT WAS A PROBLEM NISSAN HAD WITH A CRACKED RADIATOR. TOOK TO RADIATOR SHOP AND HE SAID RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND FLUID FROM RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WAS MIXING TOGETHER HAD RADIATOR REPLACED AND TOOK TRUCK TO NISSAN TO HAVE TRANSMISSION CHECK, THEY SAID TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED BY ANTIFREEZE AND IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449222February 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN
AT 60MPH ON A SLIGHT GRADE, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS CHATTER BUMPS, BUT THE SHAKING INCREASED OVER A COUPLE OF DAYS AND BEGAN TO HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, RADIATOR WAS LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX BY REPARING RADIATOR AND FLUSHING TRANSMISSION. NEITHER HAS HELPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446904February 6, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID ENTERED THE RADIATOR AND THE RADIATOR FLUID MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446910February 6, 2012
POWER TRAIN
EXPERIENCED VIBRATIONS IN THE SUSPENSION AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE VIBRATIONS BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE NISSAN DEALER FOR REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED BY A DESIGN PROBLEM WHERE THE RADIATOR FLUID OVER TIME CONTAMINATES THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE NISSAN DEALER STATED THE REPAIRS CALLED FOR COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AT A COST OF $5,375.28. SINCE THIS TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DESIGN PROBLEM, I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO REQUEST THAT THEY COMPENSATE ME FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS, STATING THAT THE WARRANTY PERIOD HAD EXPIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444740January 21, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MY 2005 FRONTIER STARTED STUTTERING AND NOT ACCELERATING AS NORMAL. I WAS TRYING TO GET ONTO THE FREEWAY AND MY TRUCK WOULD NOT GO PAST ABOUT 45 MPH. I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND TOOK SIDE ROADS BACK HOME. AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS TO NISSAN TO TRY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE IS TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING WITH COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR AND CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT WAS FINE. I THEN TOOK MY TRUCK TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS THE MIXING OF THE TWO FLUIDS. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY, AS MY TRUCK'S MAXIMUM SPEED WAS 20 MPH LESS THAT THE SPEED LIMIT, AND MY TRUCK COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY STOPPED ALL TOGETHER. I'M JUST GLAD NONE OF THAT HAPPENED, BUT I'M SURE SOMEONE ELSE IS NOT GOING TO BE SO LUCKY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444100January 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT CALIPERS SEIZED AND AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED THE CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON EACH SIDE TWICE PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442188January 3, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER IN 2006. IN 2010 I NOTICED MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A MECHANIC WHO PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. THE COMPUTER READ THAT THE SENSORS WERE BAD. I REPLACED ALL THE SENSORS MYSELF AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE THAT THIS IS A BIG ISSUE WITH FRONTIERS. IT'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND CAUSES PROBLEMS WHEN TRYING TO GET THE TRUCK TO PASS INSPECTION. THERE NEEDS TO BE A WARNING WHEN AN ISSUE LIKE THIS IS HAPPENING FOR CONSUMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442015January 1, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
2005 NISSAN FRONTIER 4X4 CREW CAB. POOR DESIGN OF TAILGATE HINGE ASSEMBLY DRIVERS SIDE, APPEARS THAT WAS DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND LIGHTER TAILGATE. AS I UNDERSTAND NISSAN HAS REDESIGNED AND CHANGED TAILGATE ASSEMBLY FOR 2006 AND NEWER MODELS. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE FOLLOWING CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP SINCE THE TAILGATE ON MY TRUCK WAS DRAGGING ON THE ROAD AND HELD PARTIALLY STILL CONNECTED TO TRUCK BODY WITH CABLE ASSEMBLY. HINGE APPEARED CRACKED AND PULLED FROM BODY OF TRUCK. TAILGATE WAS ALWAYS IN LOCKED POSITION SINCE WE HAVE ISSUES WITH THIEVES IN OUR AREA AND WAS STILL IN LOCKED POSITION WHEN I TOOK IT OUT OF TRUCK BED. OBVIOUSLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE FAILURE OF THE HINGE ASSEMBLY COULD COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OF FOLLOWING VEHICLES IN THE EVENT THE TAILGATE BECAME REMOVED AND FELL OFF ONTO ROADWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441523December 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
A DEFECTIVE FUEL SENSOR ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 45K MILES. THE GAS GAUGE GIVES IMPROPER READINGS AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS CONTINUOUSLY ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440845December 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE AFTER BACKING UP. HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE OD FOR ABOUT A MONTH. IT WOULD VIBRATE OR RUMBLE AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 60MPH. STOPPED USING THE OD AND IT SEEMED OK UNTIL YESTERDAY. CHECKED COOLANT FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE IT WAS. THIS IS VERY OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437647November 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY GAS GAUGE ACTING WEIRD ERRATIC. READS FULL WHEN FULL BUT REACH HALF WAY MARK NEEDLE WILL DROP TO EMPTY. NHTSA INFO SAYS THERE WAS A RECALL DUE THIS BUT KEN GRAFF NISSAN OF RIVERDALE UTAH REFUSES TO FIX UNLESS WE PAY. NOTICE ON WEB THERE ARE MANY NISSAN OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEMS. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436867November 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH A POPPING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE STARTED BEGAN TO RISE FROM UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT THE ORIGIN WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435679November 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
"SERVICE ENGINE SOON" MESSAGE APPEARED AND FUEL GAUGE FAILED. CODE CHECK REVEALED-PO463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILURE. BASED ON INTERNET SEARCH MOST OF THIS NISSAN PRODUCT OF VARIOUS YEARS HAS THIS PROBLEM,- A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER WHAT SHOULD BE A RECALL IN MY OPINION. NHTSB SHOULD REQUIRE NISSAN TO REPAIR AT NO COST TO OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434878November 8, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
ON 1 NOV 2001 I WAS COMING BACK FROM AJO AZ. WHEN MY ENGINE OVERHEATED AS I WAS TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE. ABOUT EVEN WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVER HEATING. I LET OFF THE GAS AND STOPPED AS SOON AS I COULD AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED.AFTER STOPPING I DISCOVERED NO WATER IN RADIATOR.I FILLED IT FROM A 5 GALLON CAN OF WATER AND MADE IT TO A GAS STATION.THE MECHANIC ON DUTY TOLD ME THAT THE RADIATOR FAILED INTERNALLY AND THAT I HAD WATER AND ANTIFREEZE IN THE TRANSMISSION.MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE HAD SEVERAL PATHFINDERS AND A FEW FRONTIERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I GOT ON LINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH NISSANS HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD BE GOOD TO GO. ON LINE PEOPLES COMPLAINTS THAT I FOUND SAID THEY WERE TOLD THE SAME AND THE TRANSMISSIONS STILL FAILED. CAN I EXPECT A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM?THE WARANTY WAS UP AT 98,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433976November 2, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 WHEN THE ENGINE EXHIBITED A DECREASE IN RPMS FOLLOWED BY THE STALLING OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE FAILURE BUT THE RPM WERE STILL ABNORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434043November 2, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
NISSAN HAS NOT STOOD BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT ONCE SO EVER. RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO GO OUT. NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT SEND OUT A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM AND NEVER DID TILL THIS DAY. ALTHOUGH THEY CHOOSE TO ON OTHER PROBLEMS. ITS A SAFTEY ISSUE AS WELL AND NISSAN DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE AT ALL. THEY WENT ON SELLING CARS LIKE NORMAL AND CHOOSE TO LEAVE THERE PAST CONSUMERS IN THE DUST. NOT WORKING WITH OR CARING ABOUT US. I WORK HARD FOR THIS TRUCK AND NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO HELP AND WONT HELP ONE BIT. EVEN THOUGH ITS COMPLETELY DUE TO A MANUFACTURER FLAW BY NISSAN AS A COMPANY AND THEY KNOW IT! PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428240October 3, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
WHINING NOISE FROM FRONT OF ENGINE. DIAGNOSED AS TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILING. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE. DEALER COVERED 300 DOLLARS BUT AFTER 20 DAYS AND 13 PHONE CALLS, NISSAN USA REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE IN REPAIR OR DISCUSS THE ISSUE. CONCERN FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 80,000 WHICH DOES VERY LITTLE FOR THOSE OF US THAT KEEP OUR VEHICLES A LONG TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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