Nissan Frontier Complaints (2006)

617 consumer complaints on file.

#11099487June 4, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO OVERDRIVE. AROUND 40-45MPH SHUDDER CAN BE FELT FROM TRANSMISSION VIBRATION. HAD THE DRIVESHAFT REPLACED ($1400) BUT THE SHUDDER IS STILL PRESENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11096802May 18, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING TRUCK ON HIGHWAY IT OCCASIONALLY FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090874April 29, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE EVIDENCE OF ENGINE AND POWER TRANSFER EVIDENTLY PROGRESSED OVER OF DAYS AND REGRESSED WITHIN A MATTER OF HOURS, THEN MINUTES TO THE POINT WHERE ENGINE WOULD BARELY START AND OBVIOUSLY BARELY PROPEL THE TRUCK OVER 10 MPH W/ENGINE DYING OUT REGARDLESS OF THROTTLE OR AUTOMATIC SHIFT POSITION. I LIMPED THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST RESPECTED AND QUALIFIED TECH BOB WELLS -TOTAL CAR CARE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME NISSAN'S LACK OF "DUE DILIGENCE" LEFT CUSTOMER DOWN, ALL WITHIN A YEAR OR SO. A FRUSTRATING,TIME CONSUMING,AND COSTLY EXPERIENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083188April 4, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE MY TRUCK WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND AND I HIT A MEDIAN GUARDRAIL AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR. MY AIR BAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. IT NEVER HIT ME AND ONLY INFLATED PARTIALLY AND BURNED MY LEFT ARM. MY SEATBELT SAVED MY LIFE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11081913March 28, 2018
POWER TRAIN
HAVING MAJOR ISSUES. NOTICED A RECALL BUT IT WAS ALREADY SETTLED. WHAT CAN I DO? RADIATOR AFFECTING THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11081169March 25, 2018
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A APPARENTLY COMMON PROBLEM WHICH IS RADIATOR TRANSMISSION CROSS CONTAMINATION APPARENTLY WITH NISSAN FRONTIERS AND XTERRAS FROM ABOUT 05-2010 AND THE PROBLEM IS THEY USED A RADIATOR WITH A BUILT IN TRANSMISSION COOLER BUT THERE'S A SEAL OR AREA WHERE IT FAILS AND THE TWO FLUIDS MIX RESULTING IN A STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE APPEARANCE AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE TRANSMISSION WILL LIKELY FAIL AT ANY POINT I'VE PERSONALLY HAD PROBLEMS THAT WERE INTERMITTENT OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS WITH TROUBLE SHIFTING AND A SHUDDERING/RUMBLING WHICH OCCURS WHILE DRIVING IN ALL WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS PLUS IS VERY NOTICEABLE WHILE GOING FROM A STOP TO START MOVING TURNS OUT TO BE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION MY TRUCK HAS 99,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS JUST NOW WHICH ACCORDING TO OTHER ACCOUNTS ON MULTIPLE FORUMS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS A LITTLE LATER THAN MOST BUT I HAVE A SHORT COMMUTE TO WORK AND HAVE ANOTHER CAR I USE. SO PERHAPS IT WAS THAT. BUT THE ISSUES ARE GETTING WORSE AND IT'S A SHAME THAT THE COMPANY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING TO REMEDY IT. ESPECIALLY AS IT AFFECTS MANY YEARS AND MODELS OF CARS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11075426February 28, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRANS. WENT OUT DUE TO RADATIOR LEAKING INTO IT, WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066673February 2, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO RATTLE AND SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER (REED NISSAN, 3776 W COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32808) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11060890January 6, 2018
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE RECALL. NISSAN HAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL GAUGE FOR THE 2006 FRONTIER BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN. MY FUEL GAUGE HAS EXACTLY THE ISSUES IN THE RECALL. MY VIN IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058620January 4, 2018
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LETTING MY FRONTIER MAJOR PROBLEM LAST WEEK 100MILES AWAY FROM HOME FOR WORK. MY FRONTIER WON'T ACCELERATE CUTTING OF SPEED. HAS WEIRD SMELL TO IT. TRUCK WAS TOWED NISSAN HERE DIAGNOSED WITH FUEL PUMP PROBLEM, TRAMISSION AND RADIATOR HV TO BE REPLACED COSTING $7000.00 06 FRIONTIER CREW CAB, 96000MILES THINKING WHEN NISSAN KNEW ALL THIS ABOUT WHY NOT THEY FIXING IT. I DON'T HAVE THESE MONEY, LAST YEAR HAD PROBLEM WITH NISSAN I WENT BOUGHT NEW RAV4 START TELLING MY FRIEND NOW STAY OUT OF NISSAN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054591December 13, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION TCM FRIED BY COOLANT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054146December 12, 2017
POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR/COOLANT HAS MIXED INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051298November 29, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL SENSOR IS NOT RELAYING ACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. WHEN VEHICLE IS NEAR EMPTY TANK THE TANK FUEL GAUGE WILL OFTEN STILL READ 1/4 TANK LEVEL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON WHICH CODES ALERTED ON DIAGNOSTICS RELAY BACK TO THE SENSOR ISSUE. THE PROBLEMS IS NOW WORSENING WHERE EVEN AT FULL TANK THE GAUGE WILL SOMETIMES INDICATE EMPTY WITH FUEL ALERT LIGHT ON AND TANK JUST TOPPED OFF. THE IMPROPER FUEL INDICATION HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL SEVERAL MILES FROM A GAS STATION WHILE STILL SHOWING 1/4 TANK LEVEL. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AS BEING STRANDED IN NC IN PEAK OF SUMMER TEMPS OUTSIDE CAN REACH OVER 100 DEGREES. FURTHERMORE STALLING OUT FOR LACK OF FUEL IN BUSY CITY TRAFFIC OR SHARP TURN ON HIGHWAY AT 60-70 MHP CAN LEAD TO A VERY DANGEROUS ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11044308November 7, 2017
POWER TRAIN
2006 NISSAN FRONTIER - A DEFECT THAT PERMITS CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF ENGINE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID, ULTIMATELY CAUSING THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION TO NEED SUBSTANTIAL REPAIRS OR FAIL ENTIRELY. THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY. WHEN ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT DOWNSHIFT - IT FELT AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11035820October 23, 2017
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT A 2006 FRONTIER A YEAR AGO, I WAS UNAWARE OF THE MAJOR DEFECT THEY WERE HAVING WITH THE RADIATOR CRACKING AND MIXING COOLANT WITH TRANNY FLUID. NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT WITH NO WARNING AND I'LL BE OUT 4/5K !! IT WENT OUT AS I WAS TRYING TO TURN LEFT AND ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS COMING AT ME. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AS OBVIOUSLY WITHOUT A TRANSMISSION YOUR CAR WONT GO INTO GEAR, JUST A SITTING DUCK WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC BARING DOWN. THANKFULLY THE PEOPLE SPEEDING TOWARDS ME SEEN ME BEFORE I WAS SMASHED INTO AND POSSIBLY KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022475September 9, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM COOLANT MIX WITH OIL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019296August 24, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK HOME. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID SPILLED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE RADIATOR FLUID CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUID, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012215August 1, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES ON, DEALER SAYS CONNECTED TO COMPUTER UNDER PASSENGER SEAT (RESET SEVERAL TIMES), LIGHT STILL FLASHES, DEALERSHIP SERVICE SAYS PROBLEM WITH SEAT SENSOR AND NOT SURE IF AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE WILL WORK OR DEFECTIVE (WANT $800 TO $3,000 TO DIAGNOSE-FIX-REPLACE), NISSAN CORPORATE REFUSES TO FIX (SAYS OUT OF WARRANTY), TECHNICIAN UNABLE TO SAY IF AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT, SERVICE MANAGER I DEAL WITH TOLD ME SHE HAD SEEN AT LEAST 10 SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES (X 8 SERVICE WRITERS MEANS AT THAT DEALERSHIP ALONE THEY HAVE HAD AT LEAST 80 COMPLAINTS IN A MONTH OF THE SAME NATURE X ALL DEALERSHIPS??), NISSAN CORPORATE SENT ME A $250 GIFT CARD FOR OTHER SERVICES AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ADDRESS OR ATTEMPT TO FIX A PROBLEM THEY ADMIT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE (AND I AM ONLY REFERRING TO NISSAN FRONTIERS - NOT ALL OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES). MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG OR A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER OR A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT SENSOR OR AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003610July 7, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED BY LEAKING FLUID COOLER IN RADIATOR AT 114000 MILES. 8000 DOLLAR REPAIR ESTIMATE IS OVER TRADE IN COST OF VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED TRUCK TO STALL ON FREEWAY, ENDANGERING OCCUPANTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001974June 28, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE GEAR FAILED TO WORK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (YOUNKER NISSAN LOCATED AT 3401 E VALLEY RD, RENTON, WA 98057; (425) 251-8100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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