Nissan Frontier Complaints

3,364 consumer complaints on file.

#10155548April 17, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BROUGHT THIS CAR ON FEBRUARY 25, 2006. THE DEALERSHIP COMPLETELY LIED TO ME .WHILE I WAS SIGNING THE PAPERS THEY TOLD ME THAT MY PAYMENT PLAN WAS OF THREE YEARS. BUT THEY LIED TO ME BECAUSE IT IS REALLY FOR SIX YEARS. WHEN I GOT HOME I NOTICE SO I RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. THEY TOLD ME THAT NOW IT WAS TOO LATE. THAT IS THE REASON I WANT TO CANCEL THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155154April 4, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION DEFECT IN NISSAN TRUCK CERTIFIED MAIL. *TS THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS THAT TWO INTERNAL BUSHINGS HAD MANAGED TO MOVE, CUTTING OFF THE SUPPLY OF TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED IT TO OVERHEAT, SEIZE AND FRACTURE THE GEARS IN THE PLANETARY SYSTEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154280March 31, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
REAR SHOCKS ON 2000 NISSAN FRONTIER RUSTED COMPLETELY OFF AT THE CONNECTION WITH THE FRAME WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HANDLING BECAME VERY UNSTABLE. FORTUNATELY OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED IN THE CITY AND VEHICLE REMAINED CONTROLLABLE. ON THE HIGHWAY, SITUATION WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153984March 29, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WENT INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE POLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER PANEL AND THE BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. UPDATED 04/11/06. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152955March 17, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, DO BUSINESS WITH TOWN NORTH NISSAN. NOT ONLY IS THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE AWFUL, THEY CAN ALSO GET AWAY WITH SELLING YOU THE WRONG VEHICLE! THE BBB DIDN'T HELP IN MY CASE, WHICH IS WAS VERY EASY. AFTER SCREWING UP MY PURCHASE (THAT INCLUDED A TRADE-IN OF A VERY NICE 02 MAXIMA) AND DRAGGING IT OUT OVER A 6 WEEK PERIOD, THAT INVOLVED NO RETURNED CALLS, LACK OF WILLINGNESS TO HELP, I ENDED UP WITH A TRUCK THAT WAS THE WRONG COLOR. THEY REFUSE TO TAKE IT BACK. MATTER OF FACT, WHEN I ASKED, THEY WOULD NOT EVEN OFFER TO REPLACE IT WITH ONE OF THE RIGHT COLOR. I COMPLAINED TO THE BBB, TOOK IT TO ARBITRATION, AND LOST. THAT TOOK 6 MONTHS! NOW I'M STUCK WITH A TRUCK IN A COLOR I ABSOLUTELY HATE. THERE IS NO JUSTICE FOR THE LITTLE GUY IN THE WORLD. ALL I CAN DO IS SPREAD THE NEGATIVE WORD. DON"T GO TO TOWN NORTH NISSAN IN AUSTIN, TX!!!! YOU WILL GET SCREWED!! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151378February 28, 2006
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
I HAVE A 2004 FRONTIER EXTENDED CAB. MY CD PLAYER FAILS TO WORK THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE I COMMUTE TO WORK FOR A LONG DISTANCE MY MILEAGE EXCEEDS THE WARRANTY NOW BEFORE THE 3 YEARS. YOU WOULD THINK YOU WOULD MAKE A CD PLAYER THAT LASTS LONGER THAN 20 MONTHS. COME ON NOW I HAVE BEEN A NISSAN OWNER SINCE 1984 I HAVE OWNED 5 NISSANS. THIS MAY BE MY LAST ONE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151074February 23, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRACKED MANIFOLD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151955February 22, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
1999 FRONTIER STALLED WHILE DRIVING. FUEL SENDING UNIT CORRODED. *TS ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED ON HIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMEBR 2004. HOWEVER, AT THE TIME THERE WAS NO CORROSION. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149340February 3, 2006
SEATS
I BOUGHT A NEW NISSAN FRONTIER IN NOVEMBER 2004, I WAS REAR ENDED ON 1-19-2005. I HAVE HAD 32 NEEDLES STUCK IN ME SINCE THAT TIME INCLUDING AND IDET FOR AN INTERNALLY DISRUPTED DISC. I FEEL THAT THIS ALL COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE LUMBAR SUPPORT WAS EITHER NOT IN THE VEHICLE, OR THAT IT WAS NOT FAULTY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY SHOULD DEFLATE ON IMPACT (IN GENERAL), HOWEVER MINE IS HARD AS A ROCK. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10148448January 24, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH 4,200 MILES ON IT. ABOUT A WEEK AGO THE TRUCK DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENED ONE DAY AFTER THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND THE OWNER'S MANUAL,THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A BIG DEAL. ANYWAY, IT TURNED OUT THAT I HAD A CRACK AND SMALL HOLE IN DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT. THE HOLE WAS THE SIZE OF A BALL. IT HAD BEEN RAINING FOR A FEW DAYS, AND APPARENTLY WATER WAS GETTING INTO THIS HOLE. THE DEALER TOLD ME, AFTER 3 DAYS WITH MY TRUCK, THAT WATER GETTING IN THROUGH THE TAIL LIGHT WAS THE CAUSE OF MY TRUCK BREAKING DOWN. THE ONLY THING DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WAS REPLACING THE TAIL LIGHT. THEY DIDN'T CHECK FOR OTHER LEAKS, OR OTHER FAULTS WITH THE VEHICLE. IT JUST SEEMS ABSURD TO ME THAT A MODERN VEHICLE CAN BE DISABLED BY SUCH A MINOR THING, AND HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. WHAT THEY ARE BASICALLY SAYING IS THAT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN THE RAIN COULD CAUSE A BREAKDOWN, AND ALL THEY DID WAS FIX MY TAIL LIGHT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148075January 19, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL DOOR CLOSING SPRING DESIGNED POORLY CAUSING FUEL DOOR TO OPEN AND EXPOSE FILLER NECK. THE SPRING IS DESIGNED TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED BUT THE WAY THE SPRING IS ATTACHED TO THE DOOR ALLOWS IT TO POP OFF AND EXPOSE THE FILLER NECK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147230January 9, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE SHIFTER WAS NOT CATCHING. THE DEVICE ASSEMBLY/TRANSMISSION CONTROL WAS REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147137January 7, 2006
TIRES
NOW I HAVE WORKED IN THE TIRE BUSINESS IN THE PAST AND I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT EVERY BRAND HAS ITS FAULTS. I HAVE SEEN SEPARATIONS OF ALL KINDS IN EVERY BRAND. MY UNCLE ALWAYS BOUGHT A BRAND ( CHEAP ) BRAND THAT HE JUST CONSTANTLY HAD REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND HE LOVES IT. I GUESS GETTING NEW TIRES BEFORE THEY WEAR OUT IS OKAY BUT I DO WANT THEM TO LAST A LITTLE LONGER THAN 3 MONTHS AND THEN THERE IS THE RELIABILITY/ SAFETY FACTOR. I WAS LOOKING AT THE OTHER THREE TIRES ON MY TRUCK THAT HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED AND I NOTICED A BULGE IN THE SIDE WALL. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO STATE I AM NOT AN IDIOT I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CORDS BEING WRAPPED TOO TIGHT AND A BULGE. SO FIRST I NOTICED THE LR THEN THE LF SO I CHECKED THE RR (THERE WAS NO PROBLEM) THAT WAS THE ONE REPLACED ABOUT 3 WEEK AGO THEN I WENT TO THE RF AND THE SAME THING WAS GOING ON. SO AS I CONTINUED TO INSPECT THE TIRES I NOTICED SOMETHING THAT WAS ODD. ALL OF THE BULGES WERE IN OR NEAR THE SAME PLACE ON THE TIRE. YOU SEE THEY HAVE A FLAG EMBLEM ON THEM AND I FOUND THAT OUT AS I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A MENTAL NOTE OF WHERE EVERY BULGE WAS. I WOULD LIKE ALSO TO STATE THIS IS A NEW TRUCK SO I KNOW EVERY INCH VERY WELL. SO THE LR RIGHT THROUGH THE FLAG. THE LF 1 INCH TO THE LEFT OF THE FLAG AND THE RF AROUND THE SAME. I THINK THIS IS WEIRD AND AM SURE THERE WILL BE MORE PEOPLE WHO WILL COME FORTH AND SAY THE SAME. SO TOMORROW I WILL GO DOWN AND HAVE THEM INSPECTED HOPEFULLY REPLACED AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. IT IS PROBABLY JUST ONE OF THOSE PROBLEMS AND THEY WILL REPLACE AND SEEING HOW I HAVE THE TIRE INSURANCE I GUESS I CAN CONSIDER MY SELF LUCKY IT IS ONLY GOING TO COST ME $16.00 FOR LABOR AND DISPOSAL, BUT FOR THOSE WHO THOUGHT OH I DON'T NEED IT AS I DID MANY TIMES BEFORE I WORKED AT A TIRE STORE IT SUCKS !! THE TIRES WEREN'T CHEAP AT AROUND $600.00+. SO IF YOU ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM PLEASE LET ME AND OTHER PEOPLE KNOW BEFORE WE HAVE ANOTHER 235/75/15 FIRESTONE PROBLEM. [email protected] *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146867January 4, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER EACH OF THE FIRST THREE INCIDENTS. ON EVERY VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE GAS CAP WAS REPLACED. WHEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE FOURTH TIME TWO MONTHS AGO THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SUGGESTED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS INDICATING A PROBLEM EXCEPT FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146757January 3, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
ON THREE (3) SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE MECHANICAL LINKAGE FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED, AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAS NEVER OCCURRED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. IN ALL CASES, THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE WELL ABOVE FREEZING, SO ICE/SNOW WAS NOT A FACTOR. "INCIDENT DATE" IS THE MOST RECENT OF THE THREE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146547December 30, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
THE DRIVE-SHAFT PULLEY BROKE WHICH BROKE A BELT THAT DISABLED POWER-STEERING AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. *NM THERE'S ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE HOOD LATCH LOOSENING THAT MAY CAUSE THE HOOD TO FLY OPEN AT HIGH SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145768December 20, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWN A FRONTIER 2003 XE CREW CAB MODEL, AND ONE DAY RUNNING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 90+ MPH,SUDDENLY IT LOOSE THE TRACTION THAT KEEP THE VEHICLE IN MOTION FOR A MOMENT AND BACK AGAIN. I THINK THAT TRUCK CHASSIS SUDDENLY LOST THE WEIGHT THAT KEEP THE TRUCK ASIDE TO THE GROUND CAUSED BY THE AIR FLOW UNDER THE TRUCK (AERODYNAMIC EFFECT) SO I GOT VERY NERVOUS BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE TO LOOSE CONTROL ON THE TRUCK WITH CAUSING POTENTIAL INJURES TO MYSELF FURTHERMORE THE INCIDENT CAME UP WITH OUT NOTICE. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT PROBABLY THERE WERE SOME PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL ENGINE SYSTEM BUT NO LIGHT AT THE PANEL CAME ON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145043December 12, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A NISSAN FRONTIER SE V-6 3.3 4X4, ALL IS ORIGINAL AS PURCHASED, AT APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES, THIS WINTER I HAVE DEVELOPED A LOUD TICKING NOISE UPON COLD START UP, AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OR UNTIL WARMED UP IT SUBSIDES AND RETURNS UPON COLD START UP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144722December 7, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
NOTICED THAT TRUCK HAD A LEAN TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN TAKING LEFT TURNS, TRUCK WOULD LIST AND LEAN EXCESSIVELY TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLESOME IN DOWNHILL TURNS OR UNDER ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SOUGHT DEALER HELP MULTIPLE TIMES AS WELL AS NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. DEALER ADJUSTED RIDE HEIGHT, SAID THESE TRUCKS HAD A TORSION BAR ISSUE, NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD O. CONSUMER AFFAIRS DID NOTHING BUT REFER ME TO ANOTHER DEALER, SAME RESULT. A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY PRODUCED A LETTER BACK TELLING ME TO GO TO CONTACT CONSUMER AFFAIRS. TRUCK HAS ALSO BROKEN STABILIZER NUTS SEVERAL TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN ALIGNMENT AN SUSPENSION EXPERT, SAID THE TRUCK RIDE HEIGHT CANNOT BE ADJUSTER UP TO FACTORY SPECS, AND MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT. HE HAD TO LOWER THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW IT TO BE ALIGNED PROPERLY. IT IS MY GUESS THAT THERE IS A DESIGN ISSUE OR PART FAILURE. I BELIEVE NISSAN KNOWS THIS, AND LOWERED THE RIDE HEIGHT THEMSELVES TO ALLOW ALIGNMENT AT THE FACTORY, SACRIFICING BALANCE, DRIVEABILITY AND SAFETY. I NOTICE MOST MODELS OF THIS TRUCK HAVE THE SAME TILT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144386December 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
I BOUGHT A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER 27,000 MILES ON IT SOON AFTERWARDS SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SINCE THEN LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON NOW HAVE 128,000 MILES ON TRUCK THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FROM THE GET GO. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR WAS CHANGED AROUND 50,000 MILES WOULD THERE BE ANY WARRANTY ON THE NEW UNIT?*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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