Nissan Frontier Complaints (1998)

129 consumer complaints on file.

#886582April 24, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE ISN'T ACCELERATING INTO GEARS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE CLUTCH CHECKED, AND ALTHOUGH THEY DID NOTHING TO VEHICLE IT SEEMED WORSE. CONSUMER HAD JUST EXITED ONTO HIGHWAY, AND VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GET UP TO 20MPH. IT TOOK VEHICLE 3-4 MINUTES TO GET UP TO 50MPH. DEALER BLAMED CONSUMER FOR CONSTANTLY WEARING CLUTCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886038April 16, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
THERE WAS A SWAY BAR LINK THAT WAS FELLED IN FRONT SUSPENSION. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WAS A LOT OF VIBRATION,AND RATTLING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742574March 17, 2001
TIRES
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2VFNNA TIRESIZE: P21565R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883268March 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT BRINGING VEHICLE TO A SOLID STOP WITH A GIVEN DISTANCE. *AK. THE BRAKES GET WORSE DURING SNOW OR ICE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880630February 15, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BULB TO TAIL LIGHT POPS OUT OF SOCKET LAMP. ALSO, THERE IS NO BRAKE LIGHT TO WARN ANOTHER DRIVER THAT VEHICLE IS STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN. NISSAN IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. BUT, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ISN'T ONT RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740561February 7, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
AM INTERESTED IN ANY REPORTED INSTANCES OF EITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING ON THIS MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. I WAS INVOLVED IN A MOVING ACCIDENT WITH A LARGE DEER 0615 AM 30 JAN 01. I DIDN'T GIVE MUCH THOUGHT TO THE BAG/BAGS NOT DEPLOYING UNTIL BOTH THE INSURANCE REP AND THEIR APPRAISER WERE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557247November 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES (P215 65 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THESE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557407November 6, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE FIREHAWK TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING WITH 25,000 MILE ON IT (P215/65R15 95S M+S DOT W2VF JBA 309). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873520October 20, 2000
TIRES
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH ON RAMP AND LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND TIRE WAS CHANGED. FIRESTONE FIREHAWK #SS10, P215/ 65R15 AND DOT #W2VFJBA309. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND ALSO THERE WAS A WHITE CIRCLE AROUND THE TIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871259September 22, 2000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR SEATBELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN CHILDREN, WHEN EVER A CHILD MOVES AROUND BELT LOOSENS UP, AND WILL NOT TIGHTEN BACK UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732141September 21, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT REMAIN "SNUG". BELT ASSEMBLY WILL FULLY LOOSEN AND WILL NOT PROTECT CHILDREN IN CASE OF ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732143September 21, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
FRONT TORSION BAR LINKAGE BUSHINGS DO NOT HAVE WASHERS ON TOP TO RETAIN THEM IN PLACE. THIS ALLOWS THE BUSHING TO BE SHOVED OVER THE TOP OF THE RETAINING NUT RESULTING IN THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE BUSHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870502September 14, 2000
TIRES
PE00 020; CONSUMER CHECKED HER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#HT TIRES, P21565R15, AND SHE SAW CRACKING AND STRESS LINES ALL AROUND THE TIRES. CONSUMER NOTTFIED FIRESTONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730538September 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE REFUELING I NOTICED 3-4 OR MORE PLACES ON THE TIRE WHERE THUMBNAIL SIZE CHUNKS OF RUBBER HAVE COME OFF OF THE TREAD.BEEN TO 1 FIRESTONE RETAILER & 1 FIRESTONE MASTERCARE TIRE & SERVICE CENTER COMPANY OWNED STORE. NO ONE WILL HELP. JUST KEEP GETTING RUN AROUND & TOLD TO GO TO ANOTHER STORE OR CALL SOMEONE ELSE. MADE A DOZEN OR MORE PHONE CALLS & VISITED TWO PLACES AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED & STILL NO HELP. I'VE ALSO CALLED THE 800 465-1904 NUMBER. THEY JUST REFER ME BACK TO A LOCAL STORE THAT I'VE ALREADY BEEN TO. CAN YOU HELP?( DOT NUMBER: W2VFNNA178 TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729533August 30, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/65/15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728688August 22, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE SERVICER REPORTED POSSIBLE START OF INNER BELT SEPARATION AT SEAM, TIRE WAS RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER FOR CREDIT ON A REPLACEMENT( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215-65-R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728371August 18, 2000
TIRES
WHAT IS A "COUNTER BALANCED TIRE?" NISSAN HAD TO REPLACE MY ORIGINAL TIRES. IT TOOK THEM 22,000 MILES TO FIGURE OUT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. WAYNE SIMS A SERVICE ADVISOR AT PELTIER, KEPT SPEAKING OF COUNTER BALANCED TIRES, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS. WITH THIS FIRESTONE SCARE, I'M AFRAID THERE ARE OTHER SIZES THAT HAVE A PROBLEM AND NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT IT. WITH ONLY 2000 CHARACTERS, I CAN'T TYPE EVERYTHING I NEED TO..( DOT NUMBER: W2VF TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867963August 16, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD RUBBER HITTING UP AGAINST VEHICLE. LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. HE PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS #AT, SIZE P156516 R15. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P215/65/R15 *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867815August 15, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A NISSAN FRONTEER PICK UP 1998. WHILE DRIVING RIGHT BACK TIRE BLEWOUT. THERE WERE 1294 MILES ON THE TIRE. *AK THE TREAD ROLLED OFF INTO PIECES FOLLOWED BY BLOW OUT OF THE TIRE INTO NUMEROUS PIECES. THE DEALER SAYS SOMETHING ON THE ROAD CAUSED IT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727297August 9, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FOUR INCH GAP IN TIRE... TREAD PEELING OFF( DOT NUMBER: 027537 TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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