Nissan Frontier Complaints (2006)

617 consumer complaints on file.

#10838519February 25, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS A RECALL LISTED FOR 2006 NISSAN FRONTIERS WHERE THE GAS GAUGE DROPS TO 1/4 TANK WHEN FILLED, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. "THE MOLDED 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 IS EMPTY." WHEN I CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA THEY LOOKED UP MY VIN AND SAID IT WAS NOT FROM A "BATCH OF CARS THAT ARE COVERED". ARE YOU KIDDING? PLEASE ADDRESS THIS WITH NISSAN...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837820February 23, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT READING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 04/13/16*LJ UPDATED 06/05/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836366February 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836516February 16, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CROSS CONTAMINATION OF COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO FACTORY DEFECT IN RADIATOR. BEGAN WITH NO HEAT SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO WARN OF ISSUE. CHANGED OUT THE THERMONSTAT AND NOTICED THE STRAWBERRY FOAMY LIQUID IN THE RADIATOR THEN SEARCH 2006 NISSAN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON LINE. VEHICLE ALSO STOPS AND STARTS VERY, VERY, SLOWLY IN INTERSECTIONS, ON RAMPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836264February 15, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER SUDDENLY WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH, IT DECELERATED AND I ONLY HAD LOW GEAR ENOUGH TO BARELY MAKE IT OFF THE HWY AND OUT OF THE WAY OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. NO DASH/IDIOT LIGHTS CAME ON IDENTIFYING ANY PROBLEMS, THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THE TRANSMISSION, AND RADIATOR, AND THERMOSTAT ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED!! THEY CHARGED US $5,500. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAD 135,000 MILES, AND WAS KEPT IN GREAT CONDITION, AT TIME OF IT'S FAILURE. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF MAKING THE CONSUMER BEAR THE COST OF NISSAN'S FAULTY PARTS!! THEY ARE FLAT OUT LUCKY IF NO ONE'S BEEN INJURED, OR KILLED DUE TO THIS FAILURE! HAD I BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE AS PLANNED THE VERY NEXT DAY, IN THIS TRUCK, I WONDER IF I'D BE HERE TODAY. THERE SHOULD BE NO QUESTION OR HESITATION THAT THIS "TRANSMISSION FAILURE" IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE A FULL FLEDGED RECALL. AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL FOR NISSAN'S SCREW-UPS WITH OUR HARD EARNED MONEY. IT IS SIMPLY WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821554January 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. DURING THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR COOLANT TANK LEAKED FLUID ONTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821218January 20, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE USED IN LATE DECEMBER 2014. I WAS RECEIVING A P0463 CODE THE GAS GAUGE RANDOMLY STARTED DROPPING TO BELOW EMPTY AND THE LIGHT WOULD GO ON JUST AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK (FULL). THE GAUGE STAYS AT EMPTY WITH THE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME UNTIL IT REACHES AROUND 1/4 TANK OR LESS AND WILL GO DOWN SOMETIMES UNTIL EMPTY AGAIN. HOWEVER IT HAS RUN OUT OF GAS ON ME MULTIPLE TIMES IN INTERSECTIONS WHEN IT SAYS I HAVE 1/4 OR 1/8TH TANK WHICH LEADS TO A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I AM FORCED TO USE THE TRIP METER ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ISSUE THAT HAS AFFECTED ALL OTHER 2006 FRONTIERS (AND OTHER YEARS AS WELL). ALTHOUGH NISSAN ONLY REPLACED 'SOME' IT IS THE SAME PART AND ISSUE THAT HAS AFFECTED ALL FRONTIERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. WHY MINE IS NOT COVERED I AM NOT SURE BUT IT HAS PUT MY VEHICLE AND ANY OCCUPANTS IN IT IN DANGER AND IS A COSTLY REPAIR DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. AN AUTO REPAIR STORE SAID THE WHOLE FUEL PUMP UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE IS MY DAILY DRIVER SO I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE IT IN THIS CONDITION FOR A YEAR NOW NEVER KNOWING IF IT WILL RUN OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818565January 6, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLES CONTAIN A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR COOLER TANK THAT RUPTURES AND FORCES COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE COOLER LINES. WHEN THE COOLANT MIXES WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID IT CREATES A FROTHY LIQUID THAT EATS VALVES, ERRODES SEALS AND CAUSES CORROSION. IT'S TOXIC, IRREVERSIBLE AND KILLED MY 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY NISSAN FRONTIER 2006. NOW I HAVE TO PAY $3,700.00 FOR THE REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION. WHY NISSAN DID NOT REPAIR ALL THE CARS? THEY KNEW THAT MOST OF THE CAR WILL BRAKE PASS 100,000 MILES. LIKE MINE. ALSO WHEN YOU BUY A CAR FROM THE DEALER, THEY DO NOT TEL YOU THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810767December 16, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE KEY IN HIS POCKET AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN HE DISCONNECT OR RECONNECT THE BATTERY, THE ENGINE WOULD START UP WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ UPDATED 05/11/18*JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810443December 15, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808166December 3, 2015
POWER TRAIN
KNOWN QUALITY DEFECT OF NISSAN TRUCKS IN WHICH RADIATOR FLUID LEAKS INTO TRANSMISSION EVENTUALLY CAUSING COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION AND VEHICLE OPERATION. THIS FAILURE CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME AND CAN EFFECT ALL NISSAN TRUCKS MADE DURING THIS TIMEFRAME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807161November 27, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE HAS 86,700 MILES, I ALWAYS TOOK CARE OF IT, CHANGING OIL AT 3000 MILE INTERVALS, NEVER TOWED WITH IT, ETC., ETC., WHILE DRIVING THE TRANS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND NOBODY WAS IN BACK OF ME, WHEN I GOT IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THE TIMING CHAIN AND GUIDES NEEDED REPLACEMENT PLUS THE RADIATOR LEAKED AND THE TRANS COOLER CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED AND IT COST ME NEAR $5000.00 FOR TOTAL REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795123November 20, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE ON A TRIP, IT WAS WITNESSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT WATER WAS MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE FAILURE. DETAILS OF THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000. UPDATED 1/21/16 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794552November 18, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THE INTERNAL PORTION OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLER/WARMER INSIDE THE RADIATOR FAILED AND CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSE IT TO FAIL. A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794333November 17, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE PROVIDED INACCURATE READINGS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ UPDATED 02/17/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794509November 17, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE WITH A MECHANIC, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS CONTAMINATED FROM THE TRANSMISSION OIL. IN ADDITION, THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790190November 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE STOPS WORKING AFTER HALF TANK IS USED01.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789836November 11, 2015
ENGINE
WHINING NOISE COMING FROM TIMING CHAIN OR TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WHEN ENGINE RUNNING (BOTH DURING IDLE OR RUNNING ON HIGHWAY). THE VIDEO BELOW IS THE EXACT SOUND COMING FROM MY ENGINE. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=IADR9XNAZCO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786640October 28, 2015
POWER TRAIN
COOLANT MIXING IN TRANSMISSION. NO WARNING, TRUCK JUST QUITE WORKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783171October 18, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. HAD UNDER 50K MILES. 2 MONTHS AGO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HEAT WAS NOT WORKING. HAD IT LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES SPENDING MONEY EACH TIME BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. LAST MONTH TRUCK STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. FOUND OUT THIS WEEK IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR DUE TO A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID MY TRUCK IS TOO OLD TO QUALIFY FOR HELP. ACCORDING TO SITES I SEE WE DO QUALIFY AND I NEED SOME HELP. IT OVERHEATED TODAY AND BROKE DOWN ON HIGHWAY AND IS NOT DRIVABLE. I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME WITH THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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