Nissan Frontier Complaints
3,364 consumer complaints on file.
- #10747853August 11, 2015ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10747867August 11, 2015SUSPENSION
TRUCK STARTED TO RATTLE AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. BROKE THE MAIN LEAF SPRING IN HALF. DIDN'T LOAD THE TRUCK OR HIT ANYTHING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10747872August 11, 2015POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES
THE VENT FOR THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL CLOGGED AND A BACK UP OF PRESSURE PUSHED THE SEALS ON THE AXLE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE AXLE AND BRAKES. I DO NOT DRIVE OFF ROAD OR SUBMERGE THE DRIVE TRAIN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10746755August 6, 2015POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS REAR ENDED 04/20/2015 ,BACK INJURY, POLICE REPORT, OTHER DRIVER INSURANCE TAKING CARE OF BILLS, NO SETTLEMENT YET. IN JUNE, NOTICED TRANSMISSION SLIP & LEAK IN DRIVE WAY. IN REPAIR SHOP ON FRIDAY, 07/31/2015. THEY ADVISED ME RADIATOR CRACK AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO RADIATOR. $1,200.00 TO REPAIR ALL. THEY INSTRUCTED TO DO SO.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10746126August 4, 2015TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN FRONTIER EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE PRIMEWELL TIRES, SIZE: 215/65/R15. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION IN THE TIRES. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SIDEWALL WAS SEPARATED FROM THE THREAD OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,183 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 319. MA 10/19/15
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10745270July 31, 2015FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING AT NUMEROUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATED AND THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10745293July 31, 2015FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY TRUCK SUDDENLY WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING DURING MY MORNING COMMUTE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE 202 LOOP IN PHOENIX. SHIFTING TO A DIFFERENT GEAR HAD THE SAME EFFECT AS STEPPING ON THE GAS, WHICH WAS THAT THE ENGINE REVVED WITH NO INCREASE OR DECREASE IN SPEED. I HAD TO COAST ACROSS 4 LANES OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. IT WAS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM TOLD BY THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXED WITH COOLANT AND THAT IT WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. I HAVE RECEIVED NO NOTICES OF ANY KIND FROM NISSAN AND WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT THIS IS A KNOWN, COMMONLY OCCURRING DEFECT AND THAT THE DEFECT MANIFESTS INSTANTANEOUSLY AND WITHOUT WARNING MOST OF THE TIME. NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DEFECTIVE SYSTEM AND FOR NOT NOTIFYING ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE THE DEALER FIX IT BEFORE THEY PUT MY LIFE AND PROPERTY AND THAT OF EVERY PERSON AROUND ME AT RISK. UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ *CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10745025July 30, 2015AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
I TOOK MY TRUCK TO TEMECULA NISSAN AND HAD IT CHECK, THEY TOLD ME MY AIR BAG WOULD NOT OPEN IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, FAULTY SPIRAL CABLE-P1564,FAULTY VENT CONTROL VALVE-P0448, FAULTY FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT- P0463 THIS ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED, SOME OF THEM ARE ON A RECALL LIST BUT I WAS TOLD IT EXPIRED. SO I COULD DIE BEHIND THIS. *CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10745031July 30, 2015ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE DRIVER SIDE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,700.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10744406July 28, 2015ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS CONTAMINATION BY THE ENGINE COOLANT. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10743605July 27, 2015POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN...WHEN TIME TO GO CAR DOES NOT MOVE. COMPLAINED TO NISSAN DEALER IN 2014 AND THEY SUGGESTED CHANGING THE FLUID...COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. FLUID WAS CHANGED AND I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. WILL BE TAKING IT TO ANOTHER DEALER THIS WEEK. I UNDERSTAND NISSAN HAS HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION AS I HAD A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. NISSAN WOULD NOT COMPENSATE ME AS MY MILEAGE WAS 100+K. WHEN I TREADED IN MY 2005 FOR A 2010 I WAS ASSURED THAT NISSAN HAD FIXED THE DEFECT. HERE WE GO AGAIN...I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10743554July 26, 2015UNKNOWN OR OTHER
COOLANT CONTAMINATION DESTROYED MY TRANSMISSION; CLUTCHES, VALVES, SEALS, CAUSING CORROSION TO VALVE BODY. STARTING WITH CRACKED RADIATOR TANK. THIS IS AN ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN TRENDING ISSUE. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN USA, THEY ONLY GAVE ME A 'LECTURE', A 'CASE NUMBER' AND A 'FOOT IN THE REAR'; THEY'RE NO HELP. THEY JUSTIFIED THEIR CONVENIENT BUREAUCRATIC BS BY TELLING ME THAT IN OCT 2012; A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING: UP TO 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES WHATEVER COMES FIRST, EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE APPLIES WITH NO CUSTOMER CO-PAY. AFTER 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES, UP TO 9 YEARS/90,000 MILES, EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE APPLIES WITH CUSTOMER CO-PAY IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,500. AFTER 9 YEARS/90,000 MILES, TO 10 YEARS/100,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST, EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE APPLIES WITH CUSTOMER CO-PAY IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000. THE 'SO-CALLED' SETTLEMENT IS REALLY "NOTHING" BECAUSE ACCORDING TO DATA AVERAGE MILEAGE AT WHICH THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IS ROUGHLY 95,000 MILES AND THE AVERAGE REPAIR BILL IS $3,800. IN THAT INSTANCE, NISSAN IS OFFERING TO PAY $800 FOR YOUR TROUBLE, AND THE VEHICLE OWNER GETS STUCK WITH THE OTHER $3,000. AND THOSE WHO ARE JUST HEARING ABOUT THE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THE FIRST TIME; THE DEADLINE TO FILE A CLAIM HAS PASSED. LET IT BE KNOWN ONCE AGAIN THAT THIS IS AN ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING CONTAMINATION TOXIC DEFECT; IRREVERSIBLE AND WILL EVENTUALLY KILL THE TRANSMISSION IN THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES: 2005-2006-2007 PATHFINDER;...2005-2006-2007 XTERRA;...2005, 2006, 2007, FRONTIER. I PAID THE NISSAN DEALER $30,000 THOUSAND CASH BACK IN 2005 FOR A TRUCK THAT ALREADY HAD 120 MILES ON IT (STATED ON THE PINK SLIP). THEY DID NOT HESITATE TO EXTEND THEIR 'HUNGRY HAND' ON THAT SALE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10743280July 24, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A COUNTY ROAD, THE VEHICLE BECAME AIRBORNE. WHEN THE TIRES MADE CONTACT WITH THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO OFF ROAD BOULDERS AND SHRUBBERY. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AGAIN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ARM AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,990.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10735953July 23, 2015POWER TRAIN
MY 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER HEATER WOULD NOT WARM UP WHEN IDLING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN DECEMBER 2014 AND THEY FLUSHED THE LINES. SIX MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED IT! I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOW 8 YEARS OLD, THE WARRANTY WILL ONLY COVER PART OF THE COST AND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR $2,500. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT ONE OF THE WARNING SIGNS WAS A HEATER THAT WOULD NOT WARM UP WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED IN DECEMBER OF 2014 AND COVERED FULLY BY WARRANTY, HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID NOT WARN ME! NOW, NISSAN SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO! I'M FRUSTRATED TO SAY THE LEAST AND HAVE PURCHASED MY LAST NISSAN!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10736026July 23, 2015ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
NISSAN HAS ADMITTED TO FAULTY RADIATORS IN THEIR 05-10 MIDSIZE VEHICLES. MINE BEING A FRONTIER BUT ALSO USED IN XTERRA, PATHFINDERS AND I BELIEVE TITANS.THESE RADIATORS WHEN THEY GO, TAKE THE TRANSMISSION WITH THEM. 4700 DOLLAR BILL LATER NISSAN SAYS I'M 2 MONTHS BEYOND MY 10 YEARS AND WILL NOT HONOR ANY HELP, EVEN THOUGH I'M 10K UNDER THE 100K MILE LIMIT. SO BECAUSE I KEPT MY MILES LOW AND HAVE TAKEN CARE OF MY PICKUP I AM STILL AT FAULT FOR THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT. MY FAMILY WILL ***NEVER*** OWN ANOTHER NISSAN AS LONG AS WE LIVE. AT ANYTIME THEY COULD HAVE SAID HEY FOR $275 WE WON'T RECALL THESE RADIATORS BUT THEY ARE $275 TO REPLACE YOU SHOULD DO IT BEFORE IT GOES AND TAKES THE TRANSMISSION TOO. [XXX] YOU NISSAN.... POOR BUSINESS. 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
- #10736056July 23, 2015FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NISSAN SOLD ME A NEW TRUCK WITH A DESIGN FLAW, A FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS SAID I HAVE TO TAKE THE TRUCK WITH THE DESIGN FLAW (E.G. FAILED FUEL SENDING UNIT) TO A NISSAN DEALER AND PAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED (THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS ALREADY KNOWN TO ME AS BEING THE DESIGN FLAW OF A FAILED FUEL SENDING UNIT) AFTER WHICH THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE TO SEE IF THEY CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR IT THOUGH THEY ADMITTED AFTER CHECKING MY VIN THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY INSTANCE THAT WOULD COVER THE REPAIR (E.G. THEY ARE NOT GOING TO REPAIR IT). THE BOTTOM LINE IS I PURCHASED A NEW NISSAN FRONTIER WHICH I HAD MAINTAINED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC (NOT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP) AND IT CAME WITH A DESIGN FLAW (E.G. FUEL SENDING UNIT) THAT THEY WANT ME TO PAY OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE DIAGNOSED AT ONE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS AFTER WHICH THEY AREN'T GOING TO FIX IT FOR ME (DESPITE THE FACE SAVING ACT OF NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS). NISSAN DISPLAYED ZERO INTEGRITY IN FAILING TO DIAGNOSE AND PAY TO HAVE THE DESIGN FLAW REPAIRED, IN MY OPINION, AT THEIR COST. FURTHERMORE, THE POLICY THEY DEVELOPED TO "SAVE FACE" IS DISINGENUOUS IN MY ESTIMATION AND DESIGNED ONLY TO INCREASE THEIR PROFIT FURTHER. I'M A LOW INCOME WORKER WHO WILL DRIVE AROUND WITH A FUEL GAUGE THAT DOESN'T WORK AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON BECAUSE I CAN'T PAY THE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS THAT IT WOULD COST TO HAVE A DESIGN FLAW DIAGNOSED AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AFTERWARDS PAYING TO REPAIR IT MYSELF BECAUSE NISSAN ISN'T GOING TO.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10735782July 22, 2015SEATS
PURCHASED A BRAND NEW NISSAN FRONTIER KING CAB ON 7/28/2005. RECENTLY DISCOVERED ON 6/15/2015, AFTER THE BIRTH OF OUR FIRST CHILD, THAT THE CHILD CAR SEAT EXTENDER IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED ON THE WRONG SIDE. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES & SHOWS THE CHILD SEAT EXTENDER SHOULD BE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION (AS MANUFACTURED BY NISSAN) IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE EXTENDER IS REQUIRED TO BE INSTALLED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS USE OF A REAR-FACING CAR SEAT IN THE KING CAB MODEL REQUIRES THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TO BE COMPLETELY FORWARD SO THE CAR SEAT MAY PROPERLY FIT IN THE CAB. ACCORDINGLY, USING A CHILD CAR SEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE RENDERS THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE AS THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY. THE USE OF A CHILD CAR SEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE CURRENT VEHICLE CONDITION IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE IN THE ABSENCE OF THE SEAT EXTENDER. IN EITHER SCENARIO, THE CURRENT VEHICLE CONFIGURATION (AS MANUFACTURED BY NISSAN) CANNOT PERFORM TO THE DESIGNED SAFETY STANDARDS TO PERMIT USE OF A CHILD CAR SEAT WITH THE VEHICLE. NISSAN HAS BEEN CONTACTED REGARDING THE ISSUE ON THE DAY IT WAS DISCOVERED (6/15/2015), BUT HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND HAVE INDICATED THEY ASSUME NO LIABILITY EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE CANNOT OPERATE TO THE STANDARDS STATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AS A RESULT OF THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THEY HAVE INDICATED I MAY FIX THE SEAT MYSELF OR HIRE A 3RD PARTY, BUT NISSAN WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED REGARDING THE SAFETY AND OPERATION OF THIS VEHICLE WITH A CHILD SEAT EVEN IF I WERE TO FIX THE ISSUE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FACT THAT NISSAN WILL NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY SUGGESTS THAT FIXING THE SEAT ALONE MAY NOT ADEQUATE RESOLVE ANY SAFETY ISSUES RESULTING FROM INCORRECT MANUFACTURE OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD BE INDICATIVE OF LARGER SYSTEMIC SAFETY ISSUES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10734924July 18, 2015POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RADIATOR HAS A CRACK INTERNALLY AND IS LEAKING FLUID IN TO THE TRANSMISSION. COST IS $3000 TO FIX.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10734771July 17, 2015TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
BF GOODRICH RADIAL LONG TRAIL T/A TIRE DOT AP72FD313914 WITH 2000 MILES ON IT ON A BRAND NEW NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB SHORT BED PICKUP TRUCK HAS RUBBER COMING OFF OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. CONTACT MICHELIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A MICHELIN DEALER AND HAVE THEM WRITE UP A REPORT TO SEND TO MICHELIN. CAN NOT GET COSTCO TO WRITE THE REPORT AS THEY DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH RUBBER COMING OFF OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10734434July 16, 2015SEAT BELTS
CHILD SEAT LATCH RESTRAINT SYSTEM DESIGN IS FAULTY FOR CREW CAB MODELS. THE ANTI TILT ATTACHMENT POINT IS LOW BEHIND THE SEATBACK ON THE NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB. TO ATTACH THE STRAP YOU MUST TILT THE SEATBACK FORWARD. YOU CANNOT ADEQUATELY TIGHTEN THE STRAP ON MOST CAR SEATS, SINCE ATTEMPTING TO DO SO CAUSES THE SEATBACK TO RETURN TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND YOU CANNOT COMPLETELY TIGHTEN THE STRAP BEFORE HAVING TO REMOVE YOUR HAND. IF THE EXCESS STRAP IS LONG ENOUGH, THE CHILD SEAT BECOMES PERMANENTLY MOUNTED, BECAUSE, THEN, YOU CANNOT TILT THE SEATBACK FORWARD TO ACCESS THE STRAP TENSION-RELEASE MECHANISM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0