Nissan Frontier Complaints

3,364 consumer complaints on file.

#10864089May 10, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHUDDER AT AROUND 45 MILES AN HOUR. DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND PARKED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. WENT OUT TO START VEHICLE NEXT DAY AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND FOUND OUT THAT THE RADIATOR HAD AN INTERNAL RUPTURE WHICH CAUSED ANTIFREEZE TO CONTAMINATE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING THE TCM MODULE TO FAIL ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO INTERNAL PARTS. THE REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $5300.00. SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED, I LEARNED THAT NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS BUT NO NOTIFICATION WAS SENT TO ME WARNING ME OF THE PROBLEM. DESPITE NISSANS KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM, THE COMPANY HAS RECENTLY REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863507May 5, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CODE PO463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS KNOW DEFECTIVE AND TOLD ME FOR THEM TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACEMENT ALL THEY WOULD NEED IS AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS WHICH I GOT FROM NISSAN OF SACRAMENTO AT MY OWN EXPENSE OF $150 WHICH WAS A STRUGGLE SINCE I'M UNEMPLOYED, I'M TOLD IT COULD SHOW THE GAUGE CAN SHOW 1/4 TANK WHEN THERE IS NO GAS IN THE CAUSING POTENTIAL STALLING IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT
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
#10862923May 3, 2016
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
AFTER THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON ON MY FRONTIER, I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATES THAT I HAVE A FAULTY COOLANT. ITS A KNOWN ISSUE BY NISSAN FRONTIERS. BASICLY THE COOLANT WILL LEAK INTO MY RADIATOR WHICH THEN WILL MESS UP THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WILL COST ME ABOUT $4000.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862175April 29, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ALL LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ON DASHBOARD AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE RADIO WOULD TURN ON WITHOUT ANY KEY IN THE IGNITION. THIS WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN RAINING OUTSIDE AND VEHICLE WAS PARKED. AFTER AN HOUR, THE VEHICLE STARTED BUT WHEN TAKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL REMAIN RUNNING FOR ABOUT A MINUTE OR SO BEFORE SHUTTING OFF HARD. UPON A QUICK INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT APPEARED THE WIRES TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WERE HOT, AND I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO AVOID FIRE RISK. I HAVE A VIDEO OF WHAT THE TRUCK WAS DOING. THIS OCCURRED 4/10/16 AND IS BACK IN THE SHOP TODAY- 4/29/16 FOR THE SAME REASON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862219April 29, 2016
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,170. ..UPDATED 06/01/16 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862220April 29, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION GEARS STOPPED SHIFTING AND THE ENGINE REVVED AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN FIRST GEAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862269April 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKSTA RECALL . ADULT IN PASSENGER SEAT . AIRBAG DOES NOT IDENTIFY ME IN PASSENGER SEAT. AIRBAG CHILD SAFETY LIGHT STAYS ON. AS BEING A LIGHT WEIGHT PERSON UNDER A 100 LBS DO I NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE A WORKING AIRBAG? HOW DO WE RESOLVE THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862085April 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE: ATF CONTAMINATION. RADIATOR FLUID MIXED INTO TRANSMISSION, THEREFORE RUINING BOTH TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861752April 27, 2016
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THOUGH IT WAS DUE TO A FLAT TIRE. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED ALL THE TIRES WERE NORMAL. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DETACHED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LEAF SPRING FRACTURED, PULLING ALL CABLES AND CAUSED THE REAR END TO DETACH. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861860April 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUALLY FLASHES WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE INDICATING AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP ADJUSTED SEAT BELT TENSION WHICH TEMPORARILY ( 2 WEEKS) FIXED ISSUE. DEALERSHIP NOW RECOMMENDS A NEW PASSENGER SEAT BOTTOM CUSHION TO REMEDY PROBLEM AT OWNER EXPENSE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL ISSUE. IN REGARD TO THIS PROBLEM, NISSAN AND/OR SUB~CONTRACTORS PROVIDING SEAT CUSHIONS SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL SERVICE AND PARTS AND ANY ACCIDENTS AND/OR INJURIES INCURRED WHEN AIR BAG IS NOT DEPLOYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860461April 20, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK MADE A QUICK JERK AND THEM COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING A HIGHWAY PILE UP!! I HAD NO POWER, NO STEERING NO NOTHING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET ACROSS 3 LANES SAFELY. CARS WERE SLAMMING ON BRAKES AND LUCKILY I DIDNT KILL MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE. ONCE I GOT THE THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK GOING AND SAFELY GET TO AN EXIT. I CREEPED HOME ON A WING A PRAYER AND NOW THE TRUCK IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I DONT DARE TO USE IT AND I NEED IT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT, ITHAS GIVEN ME ANXIETY, IT WAS HORRIFIC. MY TRUCK HAS 94220 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860780April 19, 2016
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. AS IT WAS NOT REGISTERED, I HAVE NOT TRIED. I SUBSEQUENTLY OVERVIEW, THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT NORMAL. I LOOKED AT THE WORST DEFAULT OF THE FRONTIER ON THE INTERNET AND I FIND THAT EVERYONE HAS A PROBLEM RADIATOR CRACK LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID. I HAVE BEEN TO THE GARAGE. THEY SAID THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE OIL TRANSMISSION. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR COOLANT RADIATOR BYPASS. IT COST ME $ 2,408 CAD
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
#10860042April 18, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT RESERVOIR (WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE RADIATOR) COLLAPSED CAUSING WATER, ANTIFREEZE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX. THESE FLUIDS THEN MADE THEIR WAY INTO THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT RESERVOIR. THIS, IN TURN, CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY TRANSMISSION. MY TRANSMISSION THEN REQUIRED REPLACEMENT/REBUILD. THE FIRST POSSIBLE SIGN OF THE PROBLEM WAS ROUGH AUTOMATIC SHIFTING OF THE VEHICLE. I THEN NOTICED A LEAK OF TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE (WHICH WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY). THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER/DRIVABILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10859816April 15, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TIMING CHAIN ON 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD WHINING NOISE DUE TO THE CHAIN CONTACT. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR MOTION IT MAKE THE NOISE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IN MOTION IT CHANGES GEARS AT A HIGHER RPM. I HAVE SENSORS THAT WERE OPERABLE BECAUSE OF THE TIMING CHAIN ISSUE.
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
#10855206April 13, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855070April 12, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND LESS THAN A WEEK LATER I NOTICED A WEIRD RUMBLING NOISE AT AROUND 35-50 MPH AND 1-2 RPMS. ONE TIME WHILE I WAS BY MYSELF IN THE MOUNTAINS SCOUTING FOR AN ELK HUNTING TRIP, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD AS I WAS ISOLATED OTHERWISE DEEP IN UTAH MOUNTAINS IN THE FALL. TOOK THE TRUCK IN AND FOUND IT WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HAD WRITTEN ABOUT ON THE INTERNET. EXTENDED WARRANTY REPLACED TRANSMISSION FOR $100.00. 6 MONTHS LATER, I WAS STILL NERVOUS ABOUT THE ISSUE AND BEFORE A BIG TRIP I DID SOME MORE RESEARCH. PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS WERE POINTING AT THE RADIATOR AND WARNED TO CHECK IT FOR TRANSMISSION OIL CONTAMINATION. CHECKED IT LAST NIGHT AND THE RADIATOR IS FULL OF TRANSMISSION OIL. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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