Nissan Frontier Complaints (2005)

532 consumer complaints on file.

#10290205October 29, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY 05 NISSAN FRONTIER CAME ONE LAST WEEK. AFTER CHECKING THE ERROR CODES P0463, IT SEEMS THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENOR IS MALFUNCTIONING. SHORTLY AFTER DISCOVERING THE PROBLEM I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK ABOUT REPAIR AND COST. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED $600 FOR THE REPAIR AND THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER, AND THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIX IT UNTIL NEXT WEEK. TWO DAYS AFTER I CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE WHEN MY TRUCK STOPPED FUNCTIONING. IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC I HAD TO COAST MY VEHICLE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287289October 13, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
AFTER GAS TANK WENT DOWN TO 1/4 TANK, GOT A FILL UP AT A LOCAL GAS STATION. PULLED OFF AND NOTICE THAT THE GAS GAUGE WAS NOT READING THAT IT WAS FULL. AFTER RIDING A MILE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP THINKING I JUST NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE; THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEN WAS CHARGED $100 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST CONFIRMED: REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY RECOMMENDED AFTER THE SENDING UNIT GOES BAD. CAUSING NO READING ON GAS GAUGE EVEN AFTER GAS TANK IS FILLED IN TERMS MAKING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAIN ON CONSISTENTLY. I BROUGHT THIS TRUCK USED STILL UNDER WARRANTY. CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THE PART ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY BUT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS FROM 2004-2007.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284400September 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE: AT A VERY BUSY CALIFORNIA INTERSECTION, MY VEHICLE SIMPLY QUIT RUNNING, AT WHICH POINT I WAS ABLE TO RE START SAID VEHICLE AND "LIMP" IT TO A SAFE AREA, LUCKILY I MIGHT ADD. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A SERVICE FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC FOUND A LOSE BATTERY CONNECTION IN WHICH HE THOUGHT HE SOLVED THE MECHANICAL PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY TRAVELING DOWN HWY 50 IN THE SIERRA MOUNTAINS AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING AGAIN AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE AN EXIT NEARBY THAT I SAFELY COASTED THE DEAD VEHICLE INTO. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC. HE FOUND A FAULTY IPDM ( INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE ). UPON HIS RESEARCH AND MINE, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM IN WHICH NISSAN IS NOT RESPONDING TO. IT SHOULD BE SAFETY ISSUE AND BE RECALLED BY NISSAN AND THE REPAIR SHOULD BE PERFORMED AT NO CHARGE FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. IF YOU WERE TO GOOGLE : "IPDM PROBLEM NISSAN " YOU WILL FIND FURTHER DATA. PLEASE REVIEW, AND THANKS FOR LISTENING....*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284186September 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK NOR MY DIGITAL FUEL SENSOR ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS OLD. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER!! WHY WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283721September 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AFTER GETTING GAS I STARTED MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER AND AS I ENTERED BACK ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. THE "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT AND THE 4WD WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER ROLLING ABOUT 50 FT IT STARTED RUNNING NORMALLY AGAIN. I VISITED MY NISSAN DEALER ON 9/10/09 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THAT AFTERNOON AFTER GETTING GAS IT STALLED AFTER STARTING IT AGAIN WITH THE SAME WARNING LIGHTS ON. I COULD NOT RESTART IT. THIS TIME IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY FOUND THAT AN ENGINE ELECTRONIC MODULE HAD FAILED BUT WAS ON NATIONWIDE BACK-ORDER AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT WOULD BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A LARGE PROBLEM IN 2006, 2007 AND SOME IN 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER AND TITAN TRUCKS. IF THIS ITEM IS IN NATIONWIDE BACK-ORDER IT MUST BE A MAJOR PROBLEM AND A DANGEROUS ONE IF A VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLS WHILE IN OPERATION ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281843August 26, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ODDLY ENOUGH MY FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AT 58K MILES OR SO. NOW I KNOW YOU THINK SO WHAT FIX IT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY SEE ALL THE TIME. SO I LOOKED ONLINE, GOOGLED NISSAN FRONTIER FUEL SENDING UNIT, AND FOUND LITERALLY 1000'S OF OWNERS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM ON DOZENS OF MESSAGE BOARDS. SO I CALLED A FEW MORE DEALERS AND REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING THAT I HAVE READ AND HEARD; THAT THEY WERE FIXING THEM ALL THE TIME. SO I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE PROBLEM IS SYSTEMIC TO ALL YEARS SINCE 01 FOR THE NISSAN FRONTIER AND XTERRA (THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME VEHICLE- JUST SHAPED DIFFERENTLY). ANYWAY IF YOU CAN LIGHT A FIRE UNDER SOMEONE'S BUTT OVER THERE AT NISSAN TO INSTITUTE A RECALL I CERTAINLY WOULD APPRECIATE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279128August 3, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2005 NISSAN PICKUP'S FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE GAUGE NO LONGER INDICATES GAS IN TANK EVEN WHEN FULL. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE RESERVE LIGHT IS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279262August 3, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2005 NISSAN FRONTIER SHOWING ERROR CODE P0463, WHICH MEANS FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. DRIVING ALONG AS NORMAL. STOPPED TO FILL UP. AFTER LOADING 18 GALLONS IN THE TANK THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT MOVE. AFTER DRIVING A BIT THE GAUGE REGISTERED FULL AND THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS LIT AND THE FUEL REGISTER IS UNRELIABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273695June 13, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 FRONTIER FUEL SENDING UNIT MESSED UP... NOT READING PROPERLY... ONLY 50,000 ON VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273210June 9, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. WHILE AT A RESTAURANT DRIVE-THRU, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO A PILLAR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT KNEE AND BACK. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND IS WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO DECIDE IF THEY WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10272822June 3, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NISSAN FRONTIER 2007, FUEL GAUGE ERRATIC, NOT RELIABLE, UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269107May 18, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE LOWER HINGE ON MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER KING CAB PICK UP BROKE FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME, IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 18,050 MILES AND THE MILEAGE AT THE SECOND OCCURRENCE IS 38, 567. I HAVE ALSO SEEN THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING VERY SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THESE TAILGATES. IF THIS HINGE WAS TO BREAK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING, IT IS CONCEIVABLE THAT THE TAILGATE COULD FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE AND/OR FALL OFF FROM ONE SIDE. THIS COULD POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO THE VEHICLES BEHIND AND/OR TO THE VEHICLE ITSELF. I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT REPAIRING THE TAILGATE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FIX WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. I WILL HAVE IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALER BUT HAVE BEEN GIVEN NO ASSURANCE THAT THE DESIGN HAS BEEN IMPROVED OR MODIFIED TO PREVENT ITS RECURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269025May 18, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE READS ALL OVER THE PLACE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, WON'T PASS INSPECTION EVEN THOUGH IT HAS NOTHING TO DO W/EMISSIONS....RAN OUT OF GAS ON I-95 - ALMOST RUN OVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268204May 8, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. AFTER FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMPTY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR INSPECTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK WITH AN UPDATE AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264124April 4, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON AND THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE VERIFIED THAT THIS IS NOT SUBJECT TO A RECALL IN MY MODEL VEHICLE BUT IS SUBJECT TO AN EARLIER MODEL YR RECALL. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY UNTIL I HAVE DRIVEN APPROX 125 MILE AND THEN IT GOES TO THREE QUARTERS OF A TANK. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN # NTB07-69A FOR ITS DEALERS BUT HAS NOT CHOSEN TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262500March 20, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
10 MONTHS AGO MY 05 NISSAN FRONTIER HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. TURNS OUT IS WAS THE FUEL SENSOR. NOW THE FUEL SENSOR DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FRONTIERS, XTERRAS, AND PATHFINDERS. I HAVE FOUND LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS, AND NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, YET STILL NO RECALL. IN ADDITION TO THE $90 DIAGNOSTIC, WE ARE BEING QUOTED $400 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE WILL WORK FINE OFR A WHILE, THEN GET STUCK, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED TWICE ON THE INTERSTATE.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261116March 8, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY FUEL LEVEL GAUGE INDICATED I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS LEFT. I STOPPED AND FILLED IT WITH 17 GALLONS AT THE LOCAL SHELL GAS STATION. AFTER FILLING, AS I WAS LEAVING THE STATION I NOTICED MY FUEL GAUGE HAD NOT MOVED AND STILL DISPLAYED 1/4 OF A TANK. I ALSO NOTICED MY CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON. I WENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND A COMPUTER READ OUT INDICATED A BAD FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. AFTER A REVIEW ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMED TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260370March 1, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ENGINE SPUTTERS THEN DIES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON. AFTER ANALYSIS BY A SHOP, FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT IS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. MANY OWNERS OF NISSAN TRUCKS/SUV'S REPORTING THIS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260040February 26, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
FUEL TANK INDICATOR DOES NOT INDICATE FULL TANK AFTER FILLING FULL; FIRST OCCURRENCE IN JULY 2007; SECOND OCCURRENCE FEB 2009; NOT UNDER WARRANTY SECOND TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259581February 22, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 NISSAN FRONTIER GAS GAUGE DOSE NOT GIVE PROPER, READINGS DOES NOT READ FULL WHEN TANK IS FILL UP. SEEMS TO READ LOWER AMOUNTS AFTER EACH FILL UP . DON'T WANT TO RUN OUT OF GAS,MUST KEEP TRACK OF MILEAGE. JUST BOUGHT TRUCK IN DEC. OF 08, 28,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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