There are 2 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2004 Nissan Frontierin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
This vehicle suddenly starts to accelerate on its own like it's in cruise control only it's not and I'm not pressing the gas pedal. It would go well only a 100 if I let it and applying the brakes does nothing. The only way of stopping the vehicle is to put it in neutral and one time that didn't stop it and I had to put it in park and turn off the key. I've taken the vehicle to 3 different garages and they are not able to figure out what the issue is. I've contacted Nissan and they have no recalls of this. I finally looked online and saw that other people have been in accidents because of the same problem. This vehicle is deadly to drive and I'm a professional driver so luckily I knew what to do when this happens. I am not able to drive truck safely and I'm not able to sell it or even give this to anyon because I would be responsible when they kill someone from the mechanical failures. I bought the truck for my teenage son and obviously he can't drive it
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB. THE NORMAL CRUSING RPM IS AROUND 2300 ON THE HIGHWAY. ON THE INITIAL DATE OF 6/25/2004, I BEGAN TO NOTE THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING ON CRUISE CONTROL, DURING A DOWNSHIFT INTO A PASSING GEAR, SUCH AS CLIMBING A GRADE, THE MOTOR INCREASES TO 3500 RPMS. UPON LEVELING OFF, THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT ALLOW THE MOTOR TO REDUCE THE RPM'S BACK DOWN TO CRUSIING LEVEL OF 23-2500 RPM. I FIND MYSELF HAVING TO BRAKE OR CUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL TO REDUCE THE RPM BACK TO NORMAL. THE NISSAN DEALER IN ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA HAS HAD THIS TRUCK ON 7/1/04, 7/28/04, AND 8/11/04 ATTEMPTING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH NO SUCCESS. THE LAST OCCASION, THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR OVER TWO WEEKS WITH NO LUCK. ON 9/8/04, THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD CODE THAT NISSAN ENGINEERING WOULD HAVE TO RESOLVE AND HE WOULD NOTIFY ME. SEVEN MONTHS LATER I'VE HEARD NOTHING SO I INQUIRED TODAY WHILE MY TRUCK WAS BEING SERVICED. HE ADVISED THAT THERE IS STILL NO FIX AND HE HAS A LIST OF SIX CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM/COMPLAINT. THE ACS CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE ACTUATOR AND A RELAY WITH NO SUCCESS.*AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026