Nissan Frontier Complaints (2005)

532 consumer complaints on file.

#10743554July 26, 2015
UNKNOWN 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, 2015
AIR 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
#10736026July 23, 2015
ENGINE 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
#10735782July 22, 2015
SEATS
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
#10731784July 2, 2015
POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHILE REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE INSTALLED BECAUSE SECTIONS OF THE SUBFRAME WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730684June 26, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE RADIATOR OVERHEATED AND ALLOWED COOLANT TO SPILL INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726642June 22, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES
NISSAN'S REAR AXLE DESIGN FOR THE FRONTIER IS FAULTY, UTILIZING A BLEEDER VALVE THAT CLOGS CAUSING SEALS TO FAIL. FAILED SEALS CAUSE DIFFERENTIAL OIL TO LEAK LEADING TO AXLE WEAR, AMONG OTHER ISSUES. OIL LEAK ALSO SPREADS ALL OVER BREAKS LEADING TO POSSIBLE BREAK FAILURE. MY AXLES WERE REPLACED IN 2012 (ALONG WITH BREAKS DUE TO OIL DAMAGE), NOW I'M BEING TOLD (2015) THAT AXLES NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I BELIEVE NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THIS PART FAILURE GENERATES REVENUE, AS THE WORK IS COSTLY, AND LEADS TO THE NEED FOR BREAK REPLACEMENT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724593June 10, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ENGINE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND VICE VERSA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714154May 2, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER HAS CROSS CONTAMINATION BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN NEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM YEARS AGO. TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY OUT TO 10 YEARS. NOW I NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. MY COST 3000 DOLLARS. I ONLY HAD A MONTH LEFT BEFORE I WAS [XXX] OUT OF LUCK. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 35 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION THAT ONLY HAD 67000 MILES ON IT. POOR DESIGN AND THE CONSUMER PAYS. THEY WANTED TO KNOW IF I WAS GOING TO FIX IT. I TOLD THEM I HAD 2 CHOICES FIX IT OR SET IT ON FIRE. THEY GAVE ME A STRANGE LOOK. I TOLD THEM TO REPAIR IT AND I WOULD BUT TOYOTA NEXT TIME. 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
#10714195May 2, 2015
ENGINE
WITH NO WARNING THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START, AND JUST STOPPED WORKING. WE HOOKED IT UP TO THE CODE READER AND DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE. WHAT WE FOUND WAS REALLY TROUBLING. WE BIT THE BULLET AND PAID TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER LOOKED IT OVER AND SAID THAT THE RADIATOR CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING A FAILURE IN BOTH. THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, ALL THE SEALS AND HOSES, THE RADIATOR AND THE COMPUTER. THESE REPAIRS WERE QUOTED TO BE $8,000. WE JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK WHICH IS WORTH $11,000 AND NOW WE ARE HIT WITH AN $8,000 REPAIR BILL? THIS IS A MAJOR MANUFACTURER FAILURE AND WAS ALREADY PART OF A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT, BUT SINCE YOU HAD TO BE A PART OF THE CLASS ACTION SUIT BEFORE WE EVEN OWNED THE TRUCK WE ARE JUST OUT OF LUCK? NISSAN NEEDS TO BUY THIS TRUCK AT FULL VALUE FROM US, INSTEAD THEY ARE TRYING TO TAKE US FOR ANOTHER $8,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704631April 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DUE TO A DEFECT KNOWN BY NISSAN, THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECT AND DID NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. INSTEAD THEY ADDED AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" THAT MOST PEOPLE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF DUE TO YEARS/MILEAGE LIMITATIONS. I MADE IT INTO THE LAST BRACKET, WHERE MY CO-PAY FOR THE REPAIR IS $3000 INSTEAD OF THE FULL $5800. THE DEALER DID NOT RESEARCH THE WARRANTY AND TRIED TO HAVE ME PAY FULL PRICE. I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN DUE TO THEIR DECISION NOT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A KNOWN DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703446April 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY CAR STARTS AND IDLE BUT DO NOT ACCELERATE THE IPDM IS NOT WORKING PERFECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703507April 3, 2015
POWER TRAIN
RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION AND BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM (CLASS ACTION AND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS) FOR NISSAN AND THEY REFUSE TO BE ACCOUNTABLE. BOUGHT USED FROM NISSAN DEALER AND ISSUE WAS NEVER MENTIONED EVEN THOUGHT THEY HAVE SERVICED SEVERAL CARS WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703246April 1, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO A HIGH GEAR. THIS AFTER HESITATION, STUTTERING, AND OTHER ISSUES. TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILURE RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND RADIATOR FAILURE. COMMON DEFECT. LOCAL NISSAN DEALERS AS WELL AS NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT UNWILLING TO FIX OR TO "GOOD WILL" A SOLUTION. 3700$ AT A LOCAL LICENSED GARAGE TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701512March 24, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. AT ABOUT 84365 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING BADLY. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT MY TRANSMISSION COOLER HAD RUPTURED INSIDE THE RADIATOR AND COOLANT HAD GOTTEN INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. MY TRANSMISSION WAS BASICALLY DESTROYED AND IT COST OVER $5000.00 TO FIX IT. AFTER READING OTHER ARTICLES ABOUT NISSAN OWNERS WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES, I THINK THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE FAILURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700835March 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT WORK, CHECKED ALL FUSES AND RELAYS INCLUDING LOW BEAM, AND ECM, THE WHOLE IPDM MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693673March 11, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, THE TORQUE CONVERTER, AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHANGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693226March 10, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I ONLY HAD A YEAR SINCE I PURCHASED MY USED 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND MY TRANSMISSION FAILED, WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, ONE DAY I FELT THE GEARS WHERE GETTING A LITTLE STIFF EVERY TIME I SHIFTED AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW IM AT THE SHOP, AND IM BEING TOLD ITS GOING TO BE 4800.00 TO FIX MY TRANSMISSION, I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO, STILL HAVE A LOAN ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAD TO SCRAP UP MONEY TO BUY AN ADDITIONAL CAR BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. THEN I FIND OUT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM BY NISSAN AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP OUT THE CONSUMER AND THEIR LAME WARRANTY COVERS NOTHING BECAUSE MY CAR EXCEEDS THE 100K MILE WARRANTY... THIS BLOWS, NEVER BUYING NISSAN AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693319March 10, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
#1RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN UNRELIABLE. IT WILL SHOW THE ACTUAL FUEL AMOUNT, THEN IT WILL SHOW THAT THERE IS NO FUEL IN THE TANK JUST A FEW MOMENTS LATER. SOMETIMES THIS ISSUE LASTS FOR A WEEK WHERE IT SHOWS THE FUEL TANK TO BE EMPTY WHILE IT IS FULL. ALSO THERE IS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT ACCOMPANIES. #2 I LIVE IN ALASKA AND REQUIRE THE DEFROSTER VENT TO WORK IN THE WINTER. THIS WINTER STARTING IN DECEMBER I NOTICED THAT AIR WILL NOT BLOW OUT OF THE DEFROSTER VENT BELOW THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS SELECTIONS ON THE DIAL/CONTROLS WITHOUT RESOLVE. IT ALSO MAKES A "BUBBLING AND CLICKING SOUND" THAT TO ME SOUNDS MECHANICAL IN THE DASHBOARD, WHEN THE VENT IS TRYING TO CHANGE FROM THE FLOOR VENT, TO THE HEAD VENTS, AND THEN UP TO THE WINDSHIELD VENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692392March 5, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE MADE A NOISE WHAT SOUNDED LIKE DRIVING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP. IT THEN FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND I WAS FORCED INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP AND WAS INFORMED OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW ITS JUNK. IT WILL NOW COST ME $3400 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ISN'T A RECALL OUT FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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