Nissan Frontier Complaints

3,364 consumer complaints on file.

#10475294September 13, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. FILLED THE GAS TANK AND THE GAUGE STAYED ON 1/4. WHEN I DROVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN, THE GAS TANK GAUGE WENT UP TO 3/4, BUT I'M NOT CERTAIN IF THE 3/4 IS ACCURATE. THIS NOW HAPPENS ON EVERY GAS FILL UP. FOUND A RECALL NOTICE ONLINE (LISTED BELOW). I CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THEY INDICATED MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I CALL NISSAN, AND THEY STATED THE SAME THING AND INFORMED ME NHTSA DECIDES WHAT VIN NUMBER IS PART OF THE RECALL AND IT'S OUT OF NISSAN'S HANDS. AND, VOLUNTEERED THEY DID NOT HAVE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR NHTSA. NICE CUSTOMER SERVICE. NHTSA, IF I'M HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES TO THE RECALL, HOW DO I GET MY VIN NUMBER ADDED RECALL ID # 80825 - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK HIDE DETAILS RECALL DATE: MAR 03, 2010 MODEL AFFECTED: 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER SUMMARY: NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND MODEL YEAR 2008 FRONTIER, XTERRA AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELLS CAN DEFORM, CAUSING THE FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM TO CONTACT AN EMBOSSMENT MOLDED INTO THE TANK SHELL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE TO SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. CONSEQUENCES: THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WITH A NEW ONE THAT HAS A MODIFIED FLOAT ARM. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE MARCH 22, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261. POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED: 80689 NOTES: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474426September 9, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING MY FRONTIER, THE TRANSMISSION STARTING MAKING NOISE. IT STARTED SLIPPING WHEN I WAS TAKING OFF, AFTER HAVING STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. THEN THE SERVICE LIGHT AND INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. I COULD TELL THAT 2ND GEAR WAS GONE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED NISSAN DEALER. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRUCK WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND GAVE ME A $5190 ESTIMATE. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE $300 FOR THE RENTAL I HAVE HAD TO GET FOR THIS FIRST WEEK, OR THE $101 FOR THE TOWING AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLANT WAS LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND HAS CAUSED IT TO FAIL. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, HAVE REGISTERED COMPLAINTS THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A RADIATOR FAILURE THAT WAS KNOWN BY NISSAN. I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE OR ANY OTHER NOTIFICATION CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER. AFTER 24 HRS. THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THEY HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES ON THE RADIATORS UP TO 8 YRS. AND 80,000 MILES, BUT THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HELP ME WITH MY CASE. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT ONLINE THAT NISSAN DID NOT ISSUE RECALLS ON THIS. MY TRUCK HAD BEEN PROPERLY SERVICED AT MY NISSAN DEALERSHIP, AND BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AT 30,000 AND 60,000 MILES. THE POWER-STEERING WAS ALSO FLUSHED AT 60,000 MILES. I BELIEVE MY DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE MADE ME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHEN MY TRUCK WAS IN FOR SERVICING, AND THEN I COULD HAVE HAD THE RADIATOR TAKEN CARE OF UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD BEFORE ALL THE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE WAS DONE. AND NISSAN SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL, AS MY TRUCK STOPPED AT 35 MPH; AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. I WOULD HAVE NORMALLY BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, EXCEPT ONCE THE NOISE STARTED, I DECIDED TO TAKE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IN ORDER TO GET MY VEHICLE TO A SAFE AREA. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS PERIOD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474328September 8, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. FLUIDS LEAKED BETWEEN THE TWO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474185September 7, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY ACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILIARY TANK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000....UPDATED 12/03/12*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE KNEW THE VEHICLE HAD OVER A HALF TANK OF FUEL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS PRIVATE MECHANIC, A LOCAL BUSINESS AND THE STATE INSPECTION FACILITY AND ALL THREE INFORMED HIM AN ERROR CODE OF P0463 FUEL SENDING FAILURE DISPLAYED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN GIVING FALSE AND ERRATIC READINGS SINCE AUGUST 2012 AND ON ONE OCCASION, HE RAN OUT OF GAS. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED HAD RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, NISSAN INFORMED HIM, HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 12/05/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474199September 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC IN MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER WHEN I LOST ALL FORWARD MOMENTUM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE TRUCK FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION BLOCKING TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS WHILE CARS HONKED AND WENT AROUND ME. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT JERKED INTO GEAR. I HAD THE CODE CHECK AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULT IN THE TRANSMISSION. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE FAULTY RADIATOR PROBLEM THAT COULD ALLOW COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION. I CHECKED MY COOLANT FOR SIGNS AND SURE ENOUGH I HAD GREY SLUDGE FLOATING ALL IN MY COOLANT WHICH IS A SIGN OF CROSS CONTAMINATION. I CALLED A LOCAL AAMCO (TRANSMISSION MECHANIC) TO ASK HIM ABOUT IT AND HE KNEW ALL ABOUT THE ISSUE AND SAID HE REBUILDS AT LEAST ONE NISSAN TRANSMISSION A WEEK DUE TO COOLANT DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. HE RECOMMENDED THAT I BYPASS THE RADIATOR COOLER RIGHT AWAY AND CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IN ORDER TO REDUCE DAMAGE. HE SAID THAT SINCE IT HAS ALREADY SHOWN SINCE OF CONTAMINATION THAT IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME IT FAILED AGAIN AND FOR GOOD. HE SAID A REBUILD WOULD COST BETWEEN $3K & $4K, WHICH IS SOMETHING I CANNOT AFFORD. I AM SCARED EVERY TIME I HAVE TO CROSS TRAFFIC THAT IT WILL FAIL AND I WILL BE IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WHY WOULD NISSAN IGNORE FIXING THIS ISSUE WHILE IT WAS MINOR AND ALLOW ITS CUSTOMERS THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT MUCH LESS MAKING THEM PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT MANY DO NOT HAVE TO FIX A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474234September 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. (LATTER IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE.) I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, DECIDED TO TRY AND NURSE IT IN FIRST GEAR UNTIL I GOT IT HOME. IT SEEM TO WORK FINE. MY UNDERSTANDING AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET THERE IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH NISSAN FRONTIER AND COOLANT GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474235September 7, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL A LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474841September 6, 2012
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
COOLANT FRON RADIATOR ENTERED TRANSMISSION CAUSING SHUTTERING. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO NISSAN FOR REPAIR. ENGINE COOLANT HAD ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING FAILURE TO TRANSMISSION. COOLANT SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. AFTER 5000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN IN A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN 4'TH GEAR. I ACCELERATED FROM THE STOP SIGN BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD BARELY MOVE LEAVING ME EXPOSED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. A VEHICLE ALMOST T-BONED ME AS IT CAME AROUND THE BLIND CORNER. NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT FOR A LONG TIME. IF I HAD KNOWN I COULD HAVE REPLACED THE COOLANT SYSTEM BEFORE IT ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A BILL OF MORE THAN $5000 AFTER ALREADY SPENDING $2000 ON A NEW COOLANT SYSTEM AND NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION FLUSHES. IN MY OPINION NISSANS NEGLECT IN NOTIFYING AND REMEDYING THIS DEFECT IS PLACING ITS CUSTUMERS AT GREAT RISK OF INJURY AND DEATH DUE TO THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474156September 6, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
MY NISSAN WAS HAVING ISSUES SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN WAS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH A PART THAT WORE OUT AND LEAKED COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE RADIATOR. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF IT WAS RECALLED. THEY INFORMED ME I WAS A FEW THOUSAND MILES OVER MY WARRANTY AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING. I THEN SAW THE MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID NISSAN PAID FOR SOME VEHICLES OUT OF WARRANTY. THAT ALONE PROVES THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I PAID FOR A NEW RADIATOR ($600) AND HOPED FOR THE BEST WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I AM IN THE NAVY SO I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. NOW MY LUCK HAS RUN OUT AND I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I HAVE A 3 MONTH OLD AT HOME AND NEED TO HAVE TWO CARS FOR MY WIFE. THIS IS AN ISSUE NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT AND IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY PART THEY INSTALLED. IT COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED AHEAD OF TIME AND SOLVED A LOT OF ISSUES. WHEN IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL? PEOPLE ARE GETTING STRANDED AND NISSAN AND THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE FOR YOU TO NOTICE AND ACT? IT WOULD SEEM THAT PEOPLE BEING STRANDED AND SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IS NOT ENOUGH. I NEED TO KNOW IF I HAVE TO GO TRY TO BUY ANOTHER CAR OR WAIT AND HOPE MY GOVERNMENT PROTECTS US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473651September 3, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
BROUGHT VEHICLE IN TO MECHANIC BECAUSE OF ROUGH SOUND HAPPENING OCCASIONALLY. IT TURNS OUT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, AND THAT RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS CAUSED TRANSMISSION ISSUES. COST TO REPAIR WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $4,000. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE WITH 66,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473676September 3, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN
NOTICED E-BRAKE NO LONGER HOLDING. TOOK TO LOCAL SHOP. TOLD ME NEED NEW E-BRAKE PADS AND REAR AXLE BEARINGS, SEALS. APPARENTLY BEARING SEALS FAILED AND GEAR OIL SATURATED BRAKE PADS. TOOK TO DEALER TO FIX BEARINGS AND SEALS UNDER WARRANTY (THOUGH THEY CHARGED ME FOR THE BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT THAT WAS A DIRECT RESULT). A LITTLE ONLINE SEARCH REVEALS THE BEARING PROBLEM COMMON ON FRONTIERS, A RESULT OF IMPROPER AXLE VENTING. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RETROFIT PART THAT NISSAN SOLD TO ADDRESS THIS THAT HAS SINCE BEEN PULLED FROM THE PARTS OFFERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473248September 1, 2012
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THEN THREE YEARS MY REAR AXEL AND WHEEL HAVE COME LOOSE AND VERY CLOSE TO FALLING OFF. BOTH TIMES THE MECHANICS TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE OF A BROKEN WASHER. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT OTHER FRONTIER OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR AXEL PROBLEMS. MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF FRONTIER REAR AXEL PROBLEMS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND FOR OTHER FRONTIER OWNERS. THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS ACCIDENTS THAT COULD INJURE OR KILL PEOPLE. I WAS BLESSED THAT BOTH TIMES MY REAR AXEL FAILED I WAS ONLY GOING AT A SLOW SPEED. IF IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGHER SPEED I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. AXLES COMING LOOSE SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. NISSAN SHOULD STEP UP AND DEAL WITH THIS MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472773August 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
STOPPED ON HILL BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, THEY TOOK OFF, I TRIED TO PULL UP TO STOP SIGN BUT HAD NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME SO I BACKED DOWN TO A DRIVEWAY TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD. I HAD REVERSE AT THIS TIME. AFTER TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED, I PUT TRUCK INTO GEAR AND DROVE THE FIVE MILES TO WORK. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. LEFT WORK AND HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL MY DRIVEWAY, STEEP INCLINE AND AGAIN NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. NO REVERSE THIS TIME. HAD IT TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. SURPRISE! I DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER FROM NISSAN LAST YEAR. THEY SHOULD RECALL AND PAY FOR ALL THE CHARGES. THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM AND DON'T WANT TO OWN UP TO THEIR FAILURE TO PROVIDE A SAFE VEHICLE. HOPE THE NHTSA LOOKS INTO THE PROBLEMS WITH THE NISSAN VEHICLES. I WAS HAPPY I WASN'T ON AN INTER-STATE. NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM UNTIL I HAD NO FORWARD MOVEMENT! VERY DANGEROUS FOR EVERYONE ON THE ROAD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472536August 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WAS TRAVELING AT 55MPH IN MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER WHEN IT WAS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO STOP IN THE HIGHWAY, NOWHERE TO PULL OFF. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT WAS NEAR MY DESTINATION AND MANAGED TO GET THERE GOING ABOUT 10 TO 15MPH. IT WAS AT NIGHT SO LUCKILY NOT MUCH TRAFFIC WHEN IT OCCURRED. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD THE RADIATOR FAILED AND COOLANT WAS ALLOWED TO ENTER TRANSMISSION THUS ALSO CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE 80,000 MILE WARRANTY BUT ALSO FOUND OUT THAT WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED FROM THE ORIGINAL 36,000 MILE WARRANTY BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS. ONLY THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WERE ISSUED THE 80,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT MY VEHICLE HAD 95,994 MILES THUS NO WARRANTY COVERAGE, AND REPAIR COST WOULD RUN $6,900.00. CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS BUT WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT. ALTHOUGH DEALERSHIP WORKED WITH ME AND GOT THE PRICE DOWN TO $4,800.00 THIS IS A MAJOR EXPENSE TO ME ON A VEHICLE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY THE NISSAN CORP., DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN 80,000 MILES. HAVE YET TO FIND ANY CONSUMER THAT HAS BEEN COMPENSATED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472490August 26, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH A GROWLING NOISE ACCOMPANIED BY A SHUDDERING SENSATION. I HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALERSHIP AS TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTAMINATION. THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF SERVICE FOR REPAIRS AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $6500. I COULD NOT AFFORD THIS SO I HAD MY LOCAL ASME CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND POWER FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $900. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND I EXPECT A CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ANY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471123August 20, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECT IN FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON JUNE 30, 2012, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THE TIME, THEY DID RESEARCH AND SHE WAS INFORMED THE PART HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 09/22/12 OR 72,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ORIGINAL OWNER'S INFORMATION WAS STILL IN THE DATABASE. NISSAN STATED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE THE PART, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER REQUIRED MILEAGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471556August 20, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 38 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CORE IN THE RADIATION FAILED AND THE ANTI-FREEZE HAD SPILLED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED IT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471265August 17, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK THAT DAY AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER DOING A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT MAY BE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT OR FUEL PUMP WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470860August 16, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
MY 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER'S RADIATOR COOLER TANK RUPTURED FORCING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES CAUSING "CATASTROPHIC FAILURE" AT 92000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER (12000 MILES OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE FAULTY RADIATOR). THIS IS APPARENTLY AN "UNCOMMON", BUT KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN TRUCK AND SUV MODELS. I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 70 NEAR FREDERICK, MARYLAND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED. I LOST ALL FORWARD MOMENTUM BUT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD IT CHECKED BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP IN MOUNT AIRY, MARYLAND AND THEY QUOTED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION AT $4350. AFTER MAKING INQUIRES WITH THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2006, THEIR INITIAL ESTIMATE WAS BETWEEN ROUGHLY $6000 - $10000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION! THEY WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE DOWN WITH NISSAN CORPORATE AND THE FINAL COST OF REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WAS $3000. MY TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY SIGN OR WARNING AT 65 MPH ON A 3 LANE INTERSTATE - THE FINANCIAL BURDEN TO FIX THE PROBLEM HURTS, BUT IT COULD HAVE GONE MUCH WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470617August 14, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK) AND WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED IMMEDIATELY. WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE FUEL SENSOR AND THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER SERVICED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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