Nissan Frontier Complaints (2007)

520 consumer complaints on file.

#10885478July 18, 2016
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TOOK MY NISSAN FRONTIER TO PACIFIC NISSAN IN SAN DIEGO FOR A CONSISTENT JERK/KNOCK WITH SOUND OF LIQUID GURGLING. NOTIFIED THAT I WAS LUCKY THAT THE TRUCK MADE IT TO THE SHOP. NOTIFIED THAT THERE IS A FLUID INTERMIX BETWEEN MY COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. HOW CAN THAT BE WHEN THEY ARE TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT SYSTEMS? NISSAN IS OFFERING THAT I PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE OF 3000$ TO GET IT FIXED. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR ALL FRONTIERS, XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS AND NISSAN IS NOT BEING PRO-ACTIVE IN ISSUING REPAIRS PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING AND STICKING THE CONSUMERS WITH THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. HOW CAN THIS BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885525July 18, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE PROBLEM BEGAN AS "SHUDDER" RESEMBLING WHAT IS FELT WHEN THE CAR MOVES ONTO THE "RUMBLE STRIP" NEAR THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THIS OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT LOWER RPMS (1500 - 2000) AT AVERAGE HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN 5TH GEAR (55 - 65 MPH). SINCE THE VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN IN TOWN AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE "SHUDDER" OCCURRED RARELY AND WAS NOT INITIALLY IDENTIFIED AS A PROBLEM. OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS, THE PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AND AT LOWER SPEEDS, BUT ALWAYS AT LOWER RPMS (1500 TO 2000) AND IN ALL GEARS. AS THE SHUDDER WORSENED, THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO SHIFT MORE ROUGHLY, OFTEN JARRING AS IT MOVED FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT. (THIS OCCURS AT ALL GEAR CHANGES.). THE VEHICLE IS NOW "SLIPPING" QUITE BADLY AS IT MOVES FROM 4TH TO 5TH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE MECHANIC HAS RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. IT APPEARS THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A VALVE BODY FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883997July 11, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE DROPPED FROM FULL TO BELOW EMPTY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSED WITH P0463 ERROR CODE, FUEL SENSOR UNIT MALFUNCTION. IT APPEARS THAT NISSAN HAS REPLACED THE UNIT ON 2006 & 2008 UNITS, BUT FOR SOME REASON FAILED TO ADDRESS THE 2007 MODEL YEAR. VEHICLE HAS 54K MILES. THIS COULD CREATE SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMEONE RUNS OUT OF FUEL DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881728June 30, 2016
POWER TRAIN
DROVE A VERY SHORT DISTANCE NEAR MY WORK AND HEARD A BUBBLING SOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, KNEW IMMEDIATELY SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE RADIATOR. A FEW SECONDS LATER IT WAS LIKE A SMALL EXPLOSION AND I WAS ABLE TO PARK. THE GOO COMING FROM UNDERNEATH WAS UNLIKE ANYTHING I HAD SEEN BEFORE. I HAD USAA TOW IT OFF, DEALERSHIP SAID CRACK IN THE RADIATOR CAUSED FLUIDS TO MIX AND CORRUPT THE TRANSMISSION AND FOUND OUT 15 DAYS LATER THAT NOTHING WOULD BE COVERED. DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE MASSIVE, WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS EXACT SCENARIO. DEALER DIDN'T KNOW, INSURANCE AND ADJUSTER NEVER SAID ANYTHING. WASN'T UNTIL A SMALL TOWN MECHANIC TOLD MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, THAT WE HEARD ABOUT THESE ISSUES FROM OTHER NISSAN OWNERS. I AM HESITANT TO HAVE FACTOR PARTS PUT BACK IN IT IF, ACCORDING TO OTHERS, THE SAME PROBLEM COULD RE-OCCUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872345June 3, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO COOLANT INTERMIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO A CRACK IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. FIRST TIME WAS JUST OVER THE WARRANTY SO I WAS FORCED TO PAY A $2500 COPAY. THE VIHICLE STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF A SECONDARY FAILURE JUST PRIOR TO 100000 MILES AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY LIED TO ME AND SAID THERE WAS JUST RESIDUAL OIL IN THE RADIATOR FROM THE FIRST FAILURE... NOW I AM PAST ANY WARRANTY COPAY AND THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AT JUST 100500 MILES. THAT IS JUST TWO YEARS (LESS THAN 18000 MILES) AFTER THEY REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT CONSUMERS ARE BEING FORCED TO PAY FOR A KNOWN ISSUE OF POOR ENGINEERING ESPECIALLY WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY THE DEALER WITH NISSAN PARTS. THEY HAVE OBVIOUSLY NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT JUST REPLACED WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART. ON TOP OF THAT THEY DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM TO SO I WOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (FROM 2012 CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT). WHILE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT IN EITHER INDECENT THERE WAS A NEAR COLLISION THE FIRST TIME AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE SECOND THERE WAS TRAFFIC BEHIND ME THAT HAD TO AVOID REAR-ENDING ME AS THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870495May 24, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS OFF AND NOT FUNCTIONAL IN 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH BLINKS CONTINUOUSLY AS WELL AS A SECOND INDICATOR ON DASH TO RIGHT OF STEERING WHEEL THAT INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL. HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR YEARS AFTER NISSAN IS SAID TO HAVE REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED FROM IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS - AUTOPLACE NISSAN IN BUFFALO. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT NISSAN HAS DIRECTED ME TO ( SIMMONS ROCKWELL NISSAN ) WANTS $125 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE CONTINUING PROBLEM AS RELATED TO A RECALL ( NHTSA REFERENCE# 08V690000 ). I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT NISSAN IS ACTING IN GOOD FAITH REGARDING THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM AS RELATED TO A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870306May 23, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, A CLUNKING AND STUTTERING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION AND MAIN COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATION NUMBER: DP12004 (POWER TRAIN) WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. ....UPDATED 07/05/16 *BF *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870124May 20, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION TOTAL FAILURE. RADIATOR LINE BROKE AND MIXED INTO TRANSMISSION, DESTROYING IT. OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865771May 19, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE DISABLED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V690000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865900May 19, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENTERING 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH 70 MPH TRAFFIC. KICKED FRONTIER INTO PASSING GEAR TO ENTER ONGOING TRAFFIC. FRONTIER STALLED AND SLOWED INSTEAD OF INCREASING SPEED. TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND JERKING CAUSED MOTOR TO INCREASE RPMS. I HAD TO MOVE MY TRUCK OVER TO RIGHT OF PAVED LANE AND ONTO PULLOFF AREA IN ORDER TO PREVENT ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD TRANSMISSION DAMAGE DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION . IT COST ME $2500 TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE COST LIVES. I UNDERSTAND THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT RECALLED BY NISSAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863201May 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" 84,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY AIR BAG SAFTY LIGHT STARTS FLASHING.WHAT THE HELL!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862776May 3, 2016
POWER TRAIN
"TAKATA RECALL" TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO WATER DAMAGE OF TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY DUE TO COOLANT LEAKAGE FROM RADIATOR INTO TRANSMISSION. I BEGAN TO NOTICE A VIBRATION AROUND 1200 TO 1600 RPM THAT WOULD SMOOTH OUT AT HIGHER RPMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860006April 18, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT, BUT REFUSES TO FIX. THEY DO NOT TELL THE BUYER OF THE LOOMING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, AND CONTINUED TO MANUFACTURE THE VEHICLES FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS EVEN AFTER DISCOVERING THE PROBLEM, PROBABLY BECAUSE IT FAILS AFTER THE WARRANTY IS UP. I NOW HAVE A TRUCK THAT I BOUGHT JUST A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO FOR $17000 THAT WILL NOT MOVE. THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM CAN RANGE ANYWHERE FROM $4000 TO $10000 DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE DEFECT. IF IT WERE TO HAVE BEEN IN A WRECK AND THAT MUCH MONEY IN BODY DAMAGE WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IT WOULD BE TOTALED. HOW EVER SINCE IT IS A MECHANICAL ISSUE I AM STUCK PAYING $360 A MONTH FOR A USELESS VEHICLE, THAT EVEN IF I COULD AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED, I WOULD BE PUTTING WAY MORE MONEY INTO IT THAN IT IS WORTH. WHEN I PURCHASED IT FROM THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IT HAD AN AS IS NO WARRANTY TAG IN THE WINDOW, BUT THAT WAS NOT TRUE. NISSAN HAD A WARRANTY FOR THAT SPECIFIC PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT TELL ME. WHEN I CALLED AND ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE SERVICE WRITER PRETENDED NOT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL I STARTED GRILLING HIM ABOUT IT. HE THEN ADMITTED IT WAS A BIG PROBLEM IN 3 OF THEIR VEHICLES, THEN TOLD ME IT WASN'T HIS PROBLEM, IT WAS SALES PROBLEM AND TRANSFERRED ME TO THEM. I TALKED TO THE MANAGER, HE SAID THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY NISSAN OFFERED, THE ONE THEY NEGLECTED TO MENTION, EXPIRED THE MONTH BEFORE MY TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND EVEN THEN I WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT $2500 FOR A KNOWN DEFECT THAT THEY CONTINUED TO PUT IN THE VEHICLES FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS. I WAS LUCKY IT FAILED IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC WHERE I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER CAR AND INJURED OR KILLED! THIS PROBLEM IS NOT THE CONSUMERS FAULT, IT IS NISSANS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855557April 14, 2016
POWER TRAIN
CRACKED RADIATOR LEAKED FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION COOLER RUINING THE TRANSMISSION.AN ISSUE NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT, YET DOES NOTHING BUT EXTENDING A BOGUS WARRANTY. TRUCK HAS 68K.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852930April 1, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE READING LEVELS AND REMAINED INDICATING THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE CONTACT REFUELED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FUEL GAUGE REMAINED INDICATING FULL. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852831March 31, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER FAILED CAUSING WATER TO TO GET INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER VALVE BODY AND OTHER TRANSMISSION PARTS. AFTER LOOKING @ NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ON THE WEB I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT NISSAN DID NOT SEND OUT ANY NOTIFICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS COOLER FAILING. I READ WHERE THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON SOME VEHICLE BUT NO NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT OUT TO CONSUMERS WHO OWNED AFFECTED VEHICLES. EVEN IF THEY DID NOT DO A RECALL IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IF THEY WOULD HAVE WARNS CONSUMERS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS HAPPENING. IT'S MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE TO CHANGE A RADIATOR THAN TO REBUILD OR REPLACE A TRANSMISSION! FORTUNATELY MY TRANSMISSION WENT JUST AFTER I MADE HOME FROM A TRIP. NOW I AM STUCK WITH OVER $3500.00 TRANSMISSION REBUILD THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOID IF NISSAN HAD DONE THE RIGHT THING BY LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION COOLERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851999March 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NISSAN IS AWARE OF LEAKING RADIATORS AND NOT UNTIL A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS FILED THEY DID NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ONLY HELP PAY WITH A COPAY IF THE VEHICLE IS LESS THEN 90,000 MILES. WHICH IS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE IT SHOULD IT BE UNLIMITED MILEAGE FOR THAT TYPE OF REPAIR. RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION AND CORRODED AND BROKE SEALS ON TRANSMISSION CAUSED IT TO BRAKE AND HAVE CAR SHUT DOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851526March 25, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MY TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING AS I WAS GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY. I TRIED TO PUT IT IN GEAR AND IT WOULDN'T GO. I TURNED IT OFF AND ON COUPLE OF TIMES TIL I GOT IT TO SLOWLY DRIVE OFF THR TRAFFIC LANE. I PARKED IT THEN HAD IT TOWED, TURNED OUT THE RADIATOR COOLANT HAS LEAKED INTO MY TRANSMISSION. IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 3 WEEKS NOW AND THE REPAIR COST IS GOING TO BE AROUND $6500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850703March 21, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD INDICATED THERE WAS LOW FUEL IN THE VEHICLE AND WOULD REGISTER THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846232March 12, 2016
ENGINE
ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO MY TRUCK WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY I TAKE TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND A CODE P0717 FOR A TURBINE REVOLUTION SENSOR. THEY FOUND THERE TO BE WATER BEING PUMPED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. APPARENTLY THE RADIATOR LEAKS WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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