Nissan Frontier Complaints

3,364 consumer complaints on file.

#10994597June 13, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE DIAGNOSED BY REPAIR SHOP AS CAUSED BY RADIATOR COOLANT CONTAMINATION INTO THE TRANSMISSION. TOTAL REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF 3,980.00. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2005 AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BY NISSAN. I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN AWARE OF FOR YEARS. MY VEHICLE HAS 129,000 MILES AND MORE THAN 10 YEARS SINCE PURCHASE. I FIND THIS MATTER DISTURBING THAT OWNERS ARE NOW FACING SUCH AN AVOIDABLE COST FOR REPAIR AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY THE MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994194June 9, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTING FROM THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO FAULT CODE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTED RECORDS FOR BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE ON SIMILAR VEHICLES REPORTED TO NISSAN CORPORATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994256June 9, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING DOWN ROAD INSTRUMENT PANEL, ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER WORK INTERMENTELY. BATTERY IS BEING OVERCHARGED. HAVE REPLACED 2 BATTERIES AND 1 ALTERNATOR AND NOW IT DOSENT CHARGE AT ALL. TRUCK LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPEND MORE THAN ONCE AND HAD TO PUSH IT TO SIDE OF ROAD AND GET IT TOWED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994046June 8, 2017
AIR BAGS
FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR. AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY BLINKS, DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED CENTER CRASH ZONE SENSOR IS FAULTY. BEING TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, DESPITE BEING AN INCLUDED MODEL/YEAR AND BEING DRIVEN IN AN INCLUDED STATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993810June 7, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ANTIFREEZE LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. BUTLER NISSAN OF MACON, GEORGIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,365.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993036June 4, 2017
ENGINE
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEAR PROPERLY. IT IS SLOW IN CHANGING GEAR AND THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" BLINKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993039June 4, 2017
SUSPENSION
REAR LEAF SPRING CRACKED & ONE HALF OF ONE SECTION FELL OFF OF VECHILE WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993097June 4, 2017
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT: FRIDAY JUNE 2, 2017. THIS IS FROM RESEARCH ON WWW (THOUSANDS OF ADS TO SELL NISSAN "BELL HOUSINGS ON WWW); FROM YOUTUBE CONCERNING A $7,000 REAIR: AUTONATION NISSAN OF BRANDON IN BRANDON, FL DID THE WORK AND A FEW MONTHS LATER AND A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES I AM HAVING NO ISSUES AND MUCH OF THE BELL HOUSING RATTLE IS GONE! THEY ENDED UP REPLACING MY DRIVE SHAFT ALONG WITH THE BELL HOUSING, AND I ALSO GOT A NEW FRONT CATALYTIC CONVERTER/DOWNPIPE AS IT WAS DAMAGED DURING REMOVAL DUE TO SEIZED HARDWARE. THE WHOLE WARRANTY JOB WAS AROUND $7,000! FROM YOUTUBE (THE "RED LINES" IN MY ATTACHED PHOTOS ARE "CRACKS", YOU CAN "HANG" YOUR FINGERNAIL ON) I LEARNED THERE HAS BEEN "BELL HOUSING DECENTIGRATION, REAR END OF ENGINE CRANKSHAFTS BREAKING OFF, TRANSMISSION BEARINGS SPINNING IN THE TRANS. HOUSINGS AND DRIVESHAFTS WOBBLING, ETC, ETC. SHOULD I REPORT THIS TO "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION? THE DATE BELOW IS WHEN I WAS DRIVING (180 MILES) HOME AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE. BAKER NISSAN HAS BEEN "JERKING" ME AROUND FOR OVER TWO (2) YEARS NOW. THAT IS THE REASON BRAD BAKER STATED TO ME: "...DON'T BRING THE VEHICLE BACK THERE AGAIN..." AND I STILL HAVE 28,000 MILES / 2 1/2 YEARS WARRANTY ON VEHICLE! DRIVETRAINS DON'T "VIBRATE" !!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992906June 2, 2017
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VIN#: [XXX]; MY VEHICLE IS STILL IN WARRANTY AND "BAKER NISSAN" IN HOUSTON, TX HAS REFUSED TO HONOR "DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY". THE ONE PIECE "CAST ALUMINUM "BELL HOUSING" (THE "MAJOR CONNECTION" BETWEEN THE "ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, COVERING THE MAJOR "TORQUE CONVERTER" WHICH IS BASICALLY THE "HYDRAULIC TURBINE THAT CONVERTS THE ENGINE RPM'S/TORQUE INTO HYDRAULIC TORQUE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION, TO THE DRIVESHAFT, TO REAR AXLES, TO WHEELS. THE "ALUM. BELL HOUSING" HAS "HUNDREDS OF MAJOR CRACKS" ALL AROUND THE PORTION (BOTTOM & PASSENGER SIDE) THAT I CAN SEE AND FEEL AND "MARKED IN RED" IN ABOUT 4 OF 8 PICTURES WHICH APPEARS AS IT IS POSSIBLE, I COULD EVENTUALLY "DISINTEGRATE"..., WHICH COULD POSSIBLY ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO SPIN... I "ONLY WONDER" IF THE "FLOOR SHIFTER" SPUN TO THE LEFT, IF IT COULD BRAKE MY RIGHT LEG "INTO"... GUESS THAT COULD BE WORSE CASE...? MY BELL HOUSING (FROM MY LITTLE. KNOWLEDGE OF METALLURGY) WAS "CAST" WITH EITHER "LOW GRADE ALUMINUM", "TOO THIN A CASTING", NOT "TREATED PROPERLY", ETC, ETC. WHICHEVER OR WHERE EVER THE "CASTING MFG."; DID NOT CAST MY "BELL HOUSING" ALONE WITH INFERIOR ALUMINUM ALLOY OR THICKNESS! HE (MFG.) CAST HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THESE INFERIOR ALUMINUM "BELL HOUSING" CASTINGS. IF I HAVE NOT ALREADY STATED BEFORE, BRAD BAKER, OWNER(?) OF BAKER NISSAN IN HOUSTON, TX, YESTERDAY JUNE 1, 2017, (PARAPHASING HIM): "...YOU HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS (VIBRATION AND ULTIMATELY TRANSMISSION "SLIPPING") FOR 2 YEARS NOW, (TO MY KNOWLEDGE, TRUCK NEVER LIFTED & LOOKED AT, ALL CHECKING DONE BY COMPUTER) AND WE FOUND NOTHING WRONG...AND FOR ME NOT TO BRING MY VEHICLE TO BAKER NISSAN AGAIN..." ! 31,000+ MILES, JUNE 1, 2017 I'M NEAR 63, AND FIGHTING BONE CANCER, CAN'T AFFORD A LAWYER,...DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO...? HELP FROM YOU ALL WOULD BE APPRECIATED...!!! THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992941June 2, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TWICE MY CAR HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES IN SITUATIONS THAT I COULD GLIDE OFF THE ROAD SAFELY IN LITHE TRAFFIC AND AT LOW SPEED. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGH SPEED THESE INCIDENTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. RESEARCH SHOWS THE FAILURE IS LIKELY THE ECM RELAY IN THE IPDM OR THE WHOLE IPDM ITSELF. A NEW RELAY ($4 FROM THE DEALER) MAY FIX IT OR A WHOLE IPDM ASSEMBLY ($595 FROM DEALER) MAY BE NEEDED. NISSAN HAS REDESIGNED THE IPDM ASSEMBLY. THAT TELLS YOU SOMETHING ABOUT THE ORIGINAL PARTS RELIABILITY. HOW IS NISSAN GETTING AWAY WITHOUT RECALLING THIS DANGEROUS FAILING ELECTRICAL CONTROL PART?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992757June 1, 2017
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS DRIVING THEN HURT A LOUD THUD. ENGINE RACED. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC. THEN A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY SAID COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. NEED NEW TRANNY AND RADIATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992098May 29, 2017
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISIN STOP WORKING A DONT NO THA PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991109May 23, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY INACCURATE READINGS INDICATING MORE OR LESS FUEL WAS AVAILABLE THEN WHAT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE FUEL TANK. IN ADDITION, WHILE REFUELING THE FUEL WOULD SOMETIMES BACK OUT OF THE FILLER HOLE WHEN STREAMING FUEL AT A STEADY PACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991208May 23, 2017
POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR COOLANT MIXED WITH TRANSMISSON FLUID AND CAUSED $5595.00 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WILL NOT COVER IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990971May 22, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON A PAVED STATE HIGHWAY AT APRX 50MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND RPM'S WENT UP. MUCH LIKE THE TRANSMISSION HAD DOWNSHIFTED. THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANS. COULDN'T MANUALLY GET IT BACK TO NORMAL BY DOWNSHIFTING OR PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS NOW LIT. PULLED OVER, STOPPED AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. UNDER THE HOOD THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS SIGN OF LEAKING, BROKEN BELTS OR SMOKE. RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND DROVE HOME APRX 10 MILES WITH NO PROBLEM, BUT SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STILL ON. DROVE IT THE NEXT DAY TO AUTOZONE (5MILES TOTAL) AND SHOWED CODES P1774 AND P0717. RESEARCHING THE CODES LED ME TO ALL THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT PROBLEMS DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRANS FLUID COOLER INSIDE THE RADIATOR WHICH MIXES THAT OIL WITH COOLANT AND DESTROYS COMPONENTS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. NOW I HAVE TO FIGURE WHAT TO DO FACING A $6000 REPAIR BILL ON A $10000 VEHICLE. THIS HAD ME LOSING SPEED IN A TRAFFIC SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS AND STRANDING US AS AN ELDERLY COUPLE WITH A DISABLED PERSON IN THE ARIZONA DESERT. MONEY ASIDE, IT'S PRETTY SAD TO FIND OUT THAT THE NHTSA AND NISSAN HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND NEITHER HAS TAKEN ANY PROACTIVE STEPS TO INFORM OR WARN THE OWNERS. JUST A LOT OF COLLECTING INFO AND WAITING FOR THE VEHICLES TO BE CARTED OFF AS JUNK AND THE PROBLEM SWEPT UNDER THE RUG. THANKS A LOT FOR STALLING FOR YEARS AND DOING NOTHING. SAFETY DOESN'T JUST PERTAIN TO HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED! NOT EXACTLY THE RIGHT THING TO DO!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990498May 19, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE STATES 1/4TH FULL WHEN IT IS EMPTY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STATES FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. CODE P0463
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986366May 18, 2017
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE RPMS ELEVATED TO RED AND THE SPEED DECREASED. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR HOSES, AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986196May 17, 2017
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWN A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER LE CREW CAB 4X4 AND I HAVE OWNED SINCE IT HAS HAD 72,000 MILES ON IT. LAST MONDAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY TRUCK SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF HWY 53 AND LOCKED UP THE STEERING AND ALMOST TOOK MY LIFE. DUE TO THE FACT NISSAN HAS IGNORED THEIR RADIATORS ARE FAULTY LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION, I AM LEFT WITH MY TRUCK SITTING IN THE YARD. I AM A 22 YEAR OLD MALE WITH 2 JOBS AND A FULL TIME STUDENT WITHOUT A WAY TO CONTINUE TO PURSE MY DREAM OF BECOMING A PHYSICAL THERAPIST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985554May 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRUCK CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING NO MATTER WHAT SPEED YOUR AT. HAVE TO WAIT A FEW SECONDS TO GET IT TO START AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984608May 10, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHEN I DRIVE ON HIGHWAY, MY 2006 FRONTIER IS SHAKING OR VIBRATING EVEN IF I COMPLETELY STOP, I HAVE 118,000 MILEAGE. I WENT TO MY DEALER AND CHANGE THE SPARK PLUG, CHANGE THE VALVE GASKET COVER, AND DO OIL CHANGE BECAUSE THE SERVICE ENGINE WENT ON. I DID FINISHED THE SERVICE, MY SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED MY PHONE AND HE SAID THAT MY TRUCK IS READY FOR PICK UP. I ARRIVED, WENT TO THE CASHIER I PAID $748 FOR THE SERVICE, GOT MY TRUCK. THEN I DROVE AFTER A MUNITE THE SHAKING ISSUE IS STILL THIER SO I CALLED MY ADVISOR, HE ADVISED ME TO BRING BACK AND DO DIAGNOS TEST FOR $150. AFTER THE DIAGNOSE TEST THEY SAID THEY FOUND MISSING ACCELARATION AND NEED TO REPLACE 4 IGNITION COIL FOR $1114.00 PARTS/LABOR. UNFORTUNATELY I PAID $749 FOR THE RECENT REPAIR, SO, BECAUSE I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE FIRST REPAIR, HE ONLY WANT ME DO 2 IGNITION COIL REPLACED FOR $775 PARTS/LABOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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