Nissan Frontier Complaints

3,364 consumer complaints on file.

#10521137June 21, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I OWN A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER SE. ON SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2013 THE VEHICLE FAILED WHILE I WAS APPROACHING AN OVERPASS IN A DOWNPOUR OF THUNDERSTORMS. IT APPEARED THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAD TO STEER MY VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AS THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO HAVE SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THANKFULLY, NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICAN CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, I HAD IT TOWED INTO PAT FISHER NISSAN IN TITUSVILLE ON MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 17TH. IN THE MEANTIME AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET (WWW.NISSANHELP.COM), I LEARNED NISSAN IS IN LITIGATION DUE TO A 'DESIGN FLAW' IN THE RADIATOR; CAUSING CROSS CONTAMINATION OF FLUIDS (RADIATOR TO TRANSMISSION) RESULTING IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THIS RESULTS IN REPLACING THE RADIATOR AND HAVING THE ENGINE FLUSHED ($1097.00); AND AN ADDITIONAL FEE ($4524.00) FOR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT, NISSAN HAS AGREED TO PAY PARTIAL PAYMENT FOR THE REPAIRS IF YOUR VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THEIR SPECIFIC GUIDELINES (YEAR OF VEHICLE AND ODOMETER READING). UNFORTUNATELY, MY VEHICLE DID NOT. MY CONCERN: SINCE THIS MALFUNCTION IS A 'DESIGN FLAW' (TOLD THIS BY A NISSAN EMPLOYEE) BY THE MANUFACTURER, HOW DO CUSTOMERS GET NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY? THERE SHOULD BE NO LIMITATIONS OR GUIDELINES TO MEET. ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA BEFORE DEATH OR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE SHIFTS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL WHILE ENGAGED IN DRIVE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AND THE EXPENSE OF REPAIR BE REIMBURSED BY NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION TO THE CONSUMER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND REVIEW. I LOOK FORWARD TO A RESPONSE. SINCERELY *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520841June 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520765June 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TRANS COOLER RUPTURED WITHIN RADIATOR CAUSING WATER/COOLANT TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID DESTROYING TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520451June 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILURE, COOLANT CONTAMINATED TRANSMISSION FLUID. BURNED CLUTCHES. FAILED SHIFT SOLENOIDS, SHORTED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520564June 18, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 2 MPH. I COULD NOT GET IT UPHILL. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. IT WAS CONSTANTLY JUMPING FORWARD PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. ON THE HIGHWAY IT FELT LIKE IT COULDN'T GET OUT OF GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520084June 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND SHUTTER AND WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED ON A BEND IN THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE REDUCED SPEED I HAD TO DRIVE TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM SHAKING. I HAVE RESEARCHED MY NISSAN FRONTIER'S TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND IT APPEARS TO BE A CROSS CONTAMINATION ISSUE WHERE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKS ALLOWING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR COOLANT TO MIX CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE TRUCK SINCE THE INCIDENT FOR FEAR OF A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHICH HAS HAPPEND TO OTHER NISSAN FRONTIER OWNERS CAUSING THEM TO BE STANDED ON THE ROADWAY. NISSAN SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO RECALL THE TRUCKS FOR THE CROSS CONTAMINATION ISSUE WHICH I FEEL PUTS PEOPLES LIVES IN DANGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520247June 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520286June 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR FLUID CHANGES SINCE THE CAR WAS NEARLY AT THE 100,000 MILE MARK. THEY EXPLAINED THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO BE CONTAMINATED. THIS CAR WAS BROUGHT IN SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND THEY NEVER DISCLOSED THAT THIS KNOWN PROBLEM CAN RUIN A TRANSMISSION. I PAID 3000.00 TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED BECAUSE I WAS IN THE 80-100,000 K MILE RANGE. THIS CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT IS A BAD DEAL FOR NISSAN CONSUMERS. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN. I WOULD HAVE GLADLY PAID 600.00 TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED. ITS A GOOD THING THIS HAPPENED WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STRANDED. NISSAN KNOWS THIS AND FAILS TO TELL ITS CUSTOMERS. THIS IS UNSAFE, AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE A FULL RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519796June 14, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN STUMBLING AND THEN I LOST 5TH GEAR. TOOK TO DURABUILD TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT ENGINE COOLANT HAD GOTTEN INTO THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE RADIATOR TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE CLEANED & REPAIRED. THE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SOLENOID. REPAIR BILL CAME TO $4100.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519883June 14, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ON FREEWAY, FELT A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE, AND THEN A RAPID DECREASE IN SPEED AS THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND LOOSE POWER. LUCKILY, WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT ACROSS THREE LANES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO SAFETY. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALER. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK INSTEAD OF MY WIFE OR SON, AND WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OUT OF THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519601June 13, 2013
TIRES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IN FEBRUARY OF 2013 MY 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER BEGAN TO DISPLAY A TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. REGARDLESS OF THE TIRE PRESSURE IN EACH TIRE, THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. IT FLASHED WITH ENGINE START UP BEFORE BEING STEADILY ILLUMINATED. ALSO, IN LATE MARCH 2013 THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. UPON FILLING UP THE VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK THE GAUGES NEEDLE WOULD FALL TO E (EMPTY), THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THE NEEDLE WOULD REMAIN ON E UNTIL DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MILES. WHEN THE NEEDLE REACHED F (FULL) THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND REMAIN ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ENOUGH TO BURN APPROXIMATELY HALF THE TANK OF FUEL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE IT IS APPARENTLY QUITE COMMON WITH NISSAN FRONTIERS, XTERRAS, AND PATHFINDERS IN THIS RANGE OF PRODUCTION YEARS (E.G. 2007). ON JUNE 11, 2013 I FINALLY TOOK THE FRONTIER TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. AN EVALUATION WAS MADE, AND THE SERVICE STAFF IDENTIFIED THE TROUBLE AS BEING A TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR AND FUEL SENDING UNIT FOR THE RESPECTIVE CAUSES OF TROUBLE. MY ONLINE RESEARCH CORROBORATES THIS. I RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE OF APPROXIMATELY $793 FOR REPAIR OF THE TWO COMPONENTS. NISSAN NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE WARRANTY/FREE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT FOR THESE COMPONENTS AS THEY CONTINUE TO BE FAULTY BASED ON COPIOUS INTERNET RESEARCH. BOTH OF THESE FAULTS PRESENT A HAZARD TO DRIVERS AND OCCUPANTS AS THE DISPLAY CENTER, WHICH A DRIVER MAY RELY ON FOR VEHICLE INFORMATION, WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN NEEDED SO THAT A DRIVER IS NOT CERTAIN WHAT LEVEL OF FUEL IS AVAILABLE IN THE TANK, AND IF/WHEN A TIRE IS LOW OR FLAT. THIS MAY RESULT IN THE DRIVER BEING STRANDED WITHOUT AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519589June 12, 2013
AIR BAGS
DRIVING ON STRAIGHT HIGHWAY I DRIVE EVERY DAY AND BOTH CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOY WITHOUT IMPACT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516195June 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. THE FRONTIER IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN. I WAS DRIVING IN FRONT OF A TRACTOR TRAILER AND JUST MISSED GETTING REAR ENDED. I'VE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE RADIATOR LEAKING AND CROSS CONTAMINATING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND BLOWING OUT THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THESE VEHICLES INVOLVED AND NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THEIR DEFECT REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE MILEAGE. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516031June 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES THE GAUGE WILL GO SLOWLY BACK TO NORMAL POSITION THEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT GOES OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515734June 7, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT 40-45 MPH I WOULD GET A VERY LOUD HARSH VIBRATION THAT FELT SIMILAR TO DRIVING OVER ONE OF THE WARNING STRIPS ON SIDE OF HIGHWAYS WARNING YOU YOU'RE GOING OFF ROAD. IT ALSO EVENTUAL WOULD BARELY MOVE FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. TOOK IT TO LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP THAT INFORMED ME THE COOLANT FROM RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANS CAUSING THE FAILURE. LOOKS LIKE I'M GETTING A NEW TRANS AND RADIATOR. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL AND REIMBURSE ALL THESE PPL SPENDING THOUSANDS ON WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT. I SEE COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT OF THE EXACT PROBLEM I AM HAVING. THANKS A GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE. HOPEFULLY NISSAN DOES THE RIGHT THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515415June 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN
AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH AND IN A RAINSTORM, NISSAN FRONTIER 2005 SEEMED TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND NEVER RE ENGAGE. WAS LEFT ON THE ROADSIDE UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. MOTOR WOULD START AND WHEN SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR, WOULD REV WITH NO TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT. VEHICLE TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO PULLED THE PAN AND FOUND RADIATOR FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION. TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FRONTIERS, PATHFINDERS, AND XTERRAS, BUT NISSAN WAS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DESIGN FLAW. I AM NOW LEFT WITH A $6000.00 DOLLAR REPAIR ON A TRUCK THE IS ONLY WORTH ABOUT $6000.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514888June 3, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING UP AND ENTIRE TANK OF GAS, MY NEEDLE DROPPED TO EMPTY, AND MY ODOMETER READ -------, NOT READING ANYTHING AT ALL. EVERY FILL UP AFTER, IT IS THE SAME THING. I LOOKED ONLINE AND READ THAT THERE IS AN EPIDEMIC WITH NISSAN AND MY VEHICLE WITH THIS SITUATION, HOWEVER, AFTER GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKING IF THERE WAS A RECALL, I WAS TOLD 'NO' AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET, FOR A COMMON PROBLEM, WITH THE NISSAN FRONTIER/PATHFINDER, FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513732May 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR AIR-CONDITIONING SERVICE. NISSAN DEALER FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID IN MY COOLANT. THEY STATED I NEEDED A NEW RADIATOR DUE TO TRANSMISSION COOLER IN RADIATOR FAILURE. THEY CHANGED OUT THE RADIATOR, THE COST WAS OVER 1200.00. ONCE RADIATOR WAS FIXED THEY STATED THEY FOUND A SMALL AMOUNT OF COOLANT IN MY TRANSMISSION. THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE (ADDITIONAL 250.00) BUT COULD NOT TELL ME IF THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ALSO STATED THEY HAVE NEVER HAD THIS FAILURE AT THIS DEALERSHIP IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA BEFORE THE NEW NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRES (90000 MILES OR 9 YEARS). NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME..... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513676May 27, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING THE NISSAN FRONTIER ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN THE RPM SHOT UP THEN DROPPED AND THE TRANSMISSION QUIT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I HAD TO CROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION LEAKING FLUID INTO THE RADIATOR CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL WITH OUT ANY WARNING. I WAS TOLD THE FIX WOULD COST ME AROUND 5,500.00 DOLLARS. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REALLY SHOULD CORRECT IT BEFORE SOME ONE IS KILLED BY THIS OBVIOUS MAJOR MALFUNCTION IN THE DESIGN OF THERE PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513581May 26, 2013
ENGINE
AS SUPPLEMENT INFORMATION TO THE FOLLOWING CLAIM FORM, I ORIGINAL HAD WALLACE NISSAN IN STUART ESTIMATE REPAIR COSTS, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK MY VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC MONTERY TRANSMISSION FOR FOLLOW UP QUOTE ON 1/29/13. MONTERREY ORDERED A REPLACEMENT PART FROM NISSAN, WHICH PROVED TO BE FAULTY ON INSTALLATION. APPEARS THERE WERE NO OTHER PARTS AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE, SO WALLACE BACK ORDERED ON NISSAN, WHICH HAD TO INCLUDE IN A PARTS SHIPMENT FROM JAPAN. PART WAS FINALLY DELIVERED VIA WALLACE EARLY MARCH 2013. JOB COMPLETED AND PICKED UP 3/13/13. AN UNUSUAL DELAY, HAPPY MY MOTORCYCLE WAS SERVICEABLE. NISSAN FRONTIER, 2005, SUBMITTED CLAIM #[XXX], MAJOR PARTS REPLACED, VALVE BODY #31705EA50B, RADIATOR #3196, MASTER KIT #N173004AF, TOTAL COST $3665.48. 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

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