Nissan Frontier Complaints (2006)

617 consumer complaints on file.

#10255384January 16, 2009
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, SEAT BELTS
HIT BY A SHERIFF CAR AND WAS FLIPPED 3 TIMES IN A NISSAN FRONTIER NISMO....SUPPOSEDLY WITH FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS ALONG WITH ROLL OVER AIR BAGS. NOT ONE DEPLOYED. HAD TO GET CUT OUT OF CAR AND FLOWN INTO TRAUMA ROOM. IN AND OUT OF CONSCIENCE AND NOT FEELING LEGS. NOW SEVERE BACK AND NECK PAIN. SORE ABDOMENS AND LOWER DISC DISEASE. NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10253652January 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN
THE RIGHT SIDE REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED IN JUNE 2008 CAUSING DIFFERENTIAL FLUID TO COAT THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY LEADING TO MY EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. IT COST ME ABOUT $600 IN 2008. IN JANUARY 2009, THE LEFT SIDE REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED IN CAUSING DIFFERENTIAL FLUID TO COAT THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY LEADING TO MY EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. IT COST ME ABOUT $600 IN 2009. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253168December 30, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
ERROR CODE P0463 THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL NISSIAN REQUIRES A FUEL PUMP ASSY TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253006December 29, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I PURCHASED A USED 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB SE THIS APRIL 2008 EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING GREAT UNTIL THIS MONTH OF DECEMBER 23 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON OUT OF THE BLUE AND MY FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY SO I FILLED IT UP WITH GAS MAYBE IM JUST LOW ON GAS BUT WHEN I FILLED UP MY TANK MY GAUGE DIDN'T GO UP SO I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC TO FIX THE PROBLEM HE TOLD ME THAT MY FUEL SENSOR IS TRIPPING OUT AND ITS GOING TO COST ME $150 TO DROP THE GAS TANK PLUS THE PRICE OF THE SENSOR WHICH I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH IT COST SO I TOLD MY MECHANIC TO TURN OFF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND HE TOLD ME TO COME BACK THE NEXT DAY IF THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST SO I WENT HOME AND THE NEXT DAY WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK THE CHECK ENGINE WAS GONE AND MY FUEL GAUGE WENT UP ALL THE WAY LIGHTNING FAST SO I WAS VERY HAPPY BUT NOT FOR LONG AFTER 5 DAYS THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN I WAS LOW OF GAS ABOUT 1/4 TANK AND THE LIGHTS WERE ON AGAIN SO ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT SO I RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM AND I FOUND THAT IM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM THERE'S ALOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT OWN NISSAN VEHICLES THAT ARE NEWER THAT HAS A FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM AND THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT AND NISSAN SHOULD CONSIDER THIS A RECALL THIS COULD LEAD TO A BIG PROBLEM WHEN YOUR FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR OUT OF GAS AND IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I HOPE MY COMPLAINT WILL TAKE EFFECT AND TO NOTIFY NISSAN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WE ARE TALKING SAFETY FOR THE CONSUMERS JUST LIKE ME THANK YOU..... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252928December 27, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON THE TRUCK FAILED AT ABOUT 38K MILES. THE GAGE IS SLOW TO RESPOND TO A FILL-UP 30-60 MINUTES TO REGISTER FULL. IT FUNCTIONS NORMALLY UNTIL AROUND HALF A TANK, THEN THE NEEDLE DROPS TO E AND THE EMPTY TANK LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER REFUELING THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES IT WAS STILL HALF FULL OF FUEL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE START OF THE PROBLEM. ONLINE BOARDS HAVE INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS TRUCK. A CODE SCANNER AT A PARTS STORE ALSO SAID THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. I WILL PROBABLY REPLACE THE PART MYSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252848December 26, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WENT OUT ONE MORNING TO GO TO WORK AND THE FUEL GAUGE READ E. RE-STARTED THE TRUCK AND THE GAUGE WENT TO 3/4 TANK. DROVE TO WORK AND BACK,WENT SHOPPING, THAN RE-FUELED AND THE GAUGE WAS ON E AGAIN . THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AT THIS TIME. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON IT AND THAT MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED, TOOK THE TRUCK TO A MECHANIC WHO CLEANED A PART NEAR THE TANK AND CLEARED OUT THE CODES. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT A WEEK. DROVE THE TRUCK THAT WEEK AND RE-FUELED. GAS GAUGE STAYED ON E WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE BACK ON. CALLED DEALER AND THE COST IS AROUND $700. WAITING FOR THE PRICE FROM MY MECHANIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251263December 10, 2008
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WAS DRIVING DOWN A WASHBOARD PART OF A DIRT ROAD IN ROUTE TO 4WHEEL LIKE I NORMALLY DO AND THE 2006 FRONTIER NISMO CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON OTHER THEN THE SYSTEM BELIEVED IT WAS ROLLING OVER. THIS WAS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AWAY FROM CELL COVERAGE SO NO POLICE REPORT COULD BE MADE. I HAVE NOTICED MANY THREADS OF XTERRAS AND FRONTIERS ONLINE THAT HAVE BEEN GETTING THIS PROBLEM INCLUDING A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF AN XTERRAS DEPLOYING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET THE VEHICLE IS SITTING IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AS I DECIDE WEATHER THERE IS A BUILDABLE CASE AGAINST NISSAN OR TO GIVE UP AND TRY FOR REPAIRS SOMEWHERE, THE INSURANCE ESTIMATE IS ~4,000$ USD. BOTH SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS, SEAT DAMAGE, SEATBELTS BROKEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10250990December 7, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUP - GAS GAUGE IS SLUGGISH TO MOVE UPWARD AFTER A FILLUP. TAKES SEVERAL DAYS TO REGISTER ACCURATE TANK LEVEL. ALSO, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. OCCASIONALLY DROPS TO EMPTY AND EMPTY TANK INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN GRADUALLY MOVES TO CORRECT LEVEL. HAVE HAD IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50K MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250367December 1, 2008
STEERING
ON NOVEMBER 12, 2008, OWNER WAS DRIVING A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THERE WAS A LIGHT RAIN. SUDDENLY, THE STEERING LOOSENED AND THE OWNER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ROTATED COUNTER CLOCKWISE AND COLLIDED INTO A BRICK COLUMN. BACK IN JANUARY OF 2007, THE STEERING COLUMN OF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. IT HAD BEEN LOOSE AND WOBBLING ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. OTHER TIMES IT WOULD BE AS STIFF AND SOLID AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. ON 2 OCCASIONS, THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ADVISE THAT THERE WAS NOTHING FOR THEM TO FIX AS THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS UPON TEST DRIVES. THE 3RD TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY 'REPLACED' CERTAIN COMPONENTS AND/OR PARTS OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND SAID THEY WERE 'WORN", ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM AN OCALA FLORIDA NISSAN DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10250174November 30, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER REFUELING, FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON. CODE CAN BE RESET, BUT ISSUE RECURS UPON NEXT FILL-UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248024November 8, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
AXLE SEAL LEAK AT 70K MILES. GEAR OIL LEAKING ONTO BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246505October 23, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WILL NOT RESPOND AFTER FILL UP. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CODE REGISTERED IS P0463. INDICATES FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR DEFECTIVE.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244918October 9, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION, EQUIPMENT
I OWN A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER, IT WAS DELIVERED WITH ONLY HALF THE KEYS PROGRAMMED FOR THE VEHICLE, A STRANGE RATTLING OF PLASTIC SHROUDING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND AS I FOUND OUT A FAST SET OF TIRES LATER, THE FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT [ TOO MUCH TOE IN ]. WHEN I READ THE MANUAL I FOUND OUT THAT MY 4WD VEHICLE WAS "NOT INTENDED TO BE USED OFF OF THE ROAD", THIS WAS NOT IN ANY OF THE PRESALES LITERATURE AND THE REASON I BUY 4WD IS SO I CAN USE IT OFF ROAD. AT 100 MILES AFTER WARRANTY I HAD TO TAKE IT IN BECAUSE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAD FAILED, ABOUT A $600 REPAIR ON A PART THAT SHOULD LAST 200,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THEIR DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING ABOUT ONE OF THESE A WEEK ON A COUPLE OF MODELS. WHEN I PICKED IT UP I GOT THE TROUBLE LIGHT ON THE WAY HOME, I SCANNED IT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS [CODE PO448 ]. I TOOK IT BACK. THE FIRST CANISTER THEY ORDERED SHOWED UP BROKEN [ KIND OF FRAGILE FOR SOMETHING MOUNTED ON THE BOTTOM OF A 4WD ]. PARTS REPLACED UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY WERE 14953ZP50C FILTER-CANISTER, 14950-EA20A CANISTER ASSY. E, AND 14935-AM60B VALVE ASSY.-CO. THE SERVICE ORDER SAYS " ...INSPECTED/FOUND NO FLOW VERY RUSTY....". AS THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT THIS DOES NOT BODE WELL FOR THE FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243781September 28, 2008
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN A WASHBOARD FARM TYPE ROAD AND RANDOMLY OUR SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS WENT OFF ON BOTH SIDES CAUSING SEVERE SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE IN OUR NECKS AND ANXIETY / BEING TERRIFIED OF THE TRUCK. CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO PERSONAL INJURY AND FILED WITH INSURANCE COMPANY. THE AREA WE WERE IN WAS AN AREA WITH NO CELL SERVICE AND QUITE FAR FROM THE NEAREST TOWN AND WITH THE AIRBAGS BREAKING THE SEATBLETS ETC IT WAS A VERY UNSAFE DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241625September 9, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME ON MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER 4X4 CREW CAB NISMO. I LIVE IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND MY WIFE AND 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVE AND RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE, WITH THE WINTER MONTHS COMING AND HOW DANGEROUSLY COLD IT GETS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, THIS COULD BE A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. NOT TO MENTION IF THE TRUCK STALLED ON THE ROAD IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY TRUCK HAS APPROX. 46,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238503August 16, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAD BACKED OUT OF A PARK SPOT AND PUT NISSAN 2006 FRONTIER 2WD CREW CAB IN DRIVE AND IT TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET, I HAD MY FOOT AS HARD ON THE BRAKE AS POSSIBLE AND THERE ARE SKID MARKS THE WHOLE WAY TO WHERE I HIT A PARKED CAR. MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. IT DAMAGED 3 NEW SCIONS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10237947August 13, 2008
STEERING
MY VEHICLE A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER P/U WITH NISMO OFF ROAD PACKAGE HAS EXPERIENCED A STEERING PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FAILED AND SHORTLY AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME REALLY LOOSE SIDE TO SIDE AND UP AND DOWN. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE STEERING WHEEL IN PLACE WAS LOOSE AND IT WOULD BE NO PROBLEM TO FIX. AFTER 2 DAYS I GOT A CALL FROM THE ASST. SERVICE MANAGER STATING THAT THE STEERING RACK AND STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE EXTENDED WARANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. I THEN CALLED NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA TO SEE IF THEY COULD ASSIST IN ANY WAY AND WAS INFORMED BY THE SOUTH EAST REPRESENTATIVE THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON NUMEROUS WEB SITES THIS IS A RE OCCURRING PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE OWNERS OF THIS MODEL VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233237July 5, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB LE 4X4 IS MALFUNCTIONING AND FAILS TO GIVE ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL PRESENT. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY MORE FRONTIER OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231856June 20, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 NISSAN FRONTIER - GAS GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING, AND NOT SHOWING THAT I HAD GAS IN MY TANK. THEN IT BEGAN GIVING ME PROBLEMS, MISFIRING WHILE DRIVING AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT APPEARS. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT NEEDED REPLACING. SINCE I WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, I HAD TO REPLACE FUEL SENDING UNIT. MY JOB AT THE TIME, REQUIRED ME TO DRIVE ALOT, THOUGH THE CAR WAS BARELY TWO YEARS OLD. I HAD OVER 30,000 MILES. STILL, THE PROBLEM COST ME OVER $800!!!! AND IN ALL RESPECTS, IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH A DEFECTIVE PART - NOT BECAUSE I DRIVE IT. I AM SORRY I EVER BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE - I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A HONDA ELEMENT (MY WIFE'S CAR) SHE HAS NEVER HAD A MECHANICAL PROBLEM IN THE FOUR YEARS SHE HAS HAD THE CAR. NISSAN MAKES A TRASH PICKUP. DISGRUNTLED AND FRUSTRATED OVER NISSAN'S INCAPABILITY TO PRODUCE A BETTER VEHICLE, AND REPLACE FAULTY PARTS. THEY OBVIOUSLY NEED THE MONEY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230927June 13, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR DURING THE FAILURES. AFTER THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL, IT WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME TO AUTOMATICALLY RESTART. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE GASOLINE DELIVERY PUMP WAS POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT BECAUSE IT EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,853.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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