2006 Nissan Frontier Complaint Log

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

RECENTLY MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AT SPEEDS WHEN SHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR. I CHECKED THE COMPUTER ABOUT POSSIBLE PROBLEMS; THAT IS WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION LINES FAILING INSIDE OF THE RADIATOR. THE WATER WAS LEAKING INTO MY TRANSMISSION. NISSAN AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT I WAS GETTING MY TRUCK SERVICED KNEW OF THE PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISER ABOUT THE PROBLEM, HE TOLD ME MY FRONTIER HAD 7,000 OVER 100,000 MILES AND THAT WAS THE CUTOFF FOR NISSAN TO HELP. WHAT MADE ME MAD WAS THAT I HAD MY 90,000 MILE SERVICE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 01/28/2014 , PAID $523.38 AND NOTHING WAS TOLD TO ME SO I COULD TAKE ACTION TO SAVE MY TRANSMISSION!!! I SHOULD HAD BEEN TOLD OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION LINES BEFORE IT RUINED MY TRANS. NOW I AM OUT $3,228.78 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THEY KNEW I HAD THE FRONTIER, WHY DIDN'T THEY TELL ME OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION LINES... I DON'T UNDERSTAND...

RADIATOR HAS A CRACK INTERNALLY AND IS LEAKING FLUID IN TO THE TRANSMISSION. COST IS $3000 TO FIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHED INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

CAR WOULD NOT START, TOWED TO MECHANIC. HE REPORTED TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CONTAMINATION. TO MY FAMILY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE LIVE IN A VERY RURAL AREA THAT SEES LITTLE TRAFFIC NOR DOES IT HAVE GOOD CELL PHONE RECEPTION.

RADIATOR DEVELOPED LEAK AND LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO TRANSMISSION. DESTROYED TRANSMISSION. HAD TO HAVE TOTAL REBUILD ON TRANSMISSION AND NEW RADIATOR INSTALLED. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLEEDING BACK INTO RADIATOR. CONTACTED 2 DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALERS WHEN IT FIRST STARTED. THEY ASSURED ME NISSAN WAS NOT HAVING ANY RADIATOR PROBLEMS. TOLD ME TO CHECK U-JOINTS AND DRIVE LINE. SAID IT WOULD BE VERY HARD TO FIND PROBLEM SINCE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT COMING ON. A FRIEND RECOMMENDED A MECHANIC AND HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG. BIG BUCKS TO FIX.

I BOUGHT A 2006 NISSAN TRUCK FROM GARY MATHEW NISSAN LAST YEAR,I WAS TOLD IT WAS CHECK OUT AND IN GOOD RUNNING SHAPE I AM A 65 YEAR OLD RECENT WINDOW NO ONE SAID NOTHING ABOUT A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION COOLER THAT COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL OR THAT IT WAS FACTORY CAUSED PROBLEM THAT COULD OCCUR. LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING IT KEEP SHOWING 4X4 AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON IN DASH IT WOULD LOSE POWER TO POINT IT WOULD NOT MOVE UNTIL IT SIT A FEW MINUTES .I CARRIED IT NEXT DAY THE SAID IT WAS A LOSE CABLE,WENT HOME IT DID SAME THING SEVERAL TIMES AND LOST POWER ON ROAD IN TRAFFIC,TO POINT IT DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE I WENT TO DEALER RIGHT THEN. WELL THEY CAME OUT WITH A COST PAPER TO FIX IT $ 5300.00 I JUST SIT THERE COULDN'T FIGURE HOW A TRUCK I JUST GOT COULD OF TORE UP I TAKE CARE OF MY STUFF ,INCLUDING MY CARS CHECK FLUIDS ALL I CAN DO, WELL THEN A CAR SALES MAN SAID MAYBE BETTER TO TRADE,AFTER HOURS OF THIS AND ME NOT ABLE TO TRADE COULDN'T AFFORD THE 5300 MUCH LESS IN DEPT 18,000 FOR ANOTHER USED TRUCK WITH 90,000 MILES ON IT, I TOLD THEM TO FIX IT, I'D TRY BORROW MONEY,I WAS ALSO TOLD MAY GET HELP FROM NISSAN BUT LOOKED AT THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY UP TO 80,000 MILES ON THE TRANSMISSION THING. WE HAVE HAD NISSAN OR DATSUNS TOO THAT HAD OVER 200,000 MILES ON THEM AND DID FINE RIGHT UP TO BEING REPLACED, THAT'S WHY I GOT MY TRUCK,NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND KNEW IT WOULD HAPPEN, SO I AM HOPING NISSAN WILL HELP ME PAY FOR FIXING THEIR MESS UP. I LIKE NISSANS THRU YEARS MY HUSBAND AND I HAD LOTS OF THEM NOW I AM ALONE AND LOOK WHAT SOMEONE ELSE'S MISTAKE IS COSTING ME I HAVE TO MIDDLE OF WEEK TO COME UP WITH THIS MONEY FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S MISTAKE.. STEP UP NISSAN FIX YOUR MISTAKE . [XXX] IN TN> YA I PUT MY NAME THIS IS THE TRUTH I NEED HELP INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN I GOT OUT OF COLLEGE THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO DO WAS TO BUY MY DREAM CAR. I HAD BEEN LOOKING INTO GETTING A TRUCK AND I WAS DEBATING BETWEEN MY NUMBER ONE CHOICE A NISSAN FRONTIER OR 2ND CHOICE TOYOTA TACOMA. I KNEW THE TACOMA WAS PROBABLY MORE RELIABLE IN TERMS OF MINOR PARTS YET I JUST LOVED THE DESIGN OF THE FRONTIER AND THEREFORE I BOUGHT ONE IN 2006 BRAND NEW. EVER SINCE IT HAS BEEN MY PREFERRED AND ONLY WAY OF TRANSPORTATION. I KNEW THAT MAINTAINING IT WAS IMPERATIVE THEREFORE WHEN IT CAME TO AN OIL CHANGE, CHANGE OF SUSPENSION TRUSTS, TRANSMISSION SERVICE, CHANGE OF SPARK PLUGS; IT WAS ALL DONE AT THE PROPER TIME. YET MY TRUCK STARTED GIVING ME ISSUES 4 MONTHS AGO WHEN IT WOULD SHAKE OR SHIMMER ON ROAD AND FREEWAY. DID SEVERAL TIRE ROTATIONS, DID SUSPENSION CHANGE, YET THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTED. IT ALL CAME DOWN TO A SCREECHING HALT WHEN I WAS GOING UP TO SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK FOR A HIKE WITH FRIENDS. MY FRONTIER ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED LOOSING POWER AND THEN THE GEARS WOULD JUST NOT CHANGE. EVENTUALLY MY 'ENGINE SERVICE SOON' APPEARED AND WAS FORCED TO STOP OUR TRIP. HAD TO HIRE A TOW TRUCK TO BRING DOWN THE TRUCK AND UPON SCANNING I GOT A P1759 CODE. UPON RESEARCHING I COME TO FIND OUT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH NOT ONLY THIS LINE OF TRUCK BUT ALSO XTERRA AND TITAN BRANDS. YOU CANNOT BELIEVE MY DISAPPOINTMENT. IF IT WERE SOMETHING SIMPLE I WOULDN'T MIND BUT TRANSMISSION?!? REALLY?!? BECAUSE OF SOMEBODIES' MISTAKE WHEN IT CAME TO THE ENGINEERING OF THE TRUCK?!? AND TO FIND OUT NISSAN IS JUST IGNORING THE ISSUE. TOTAL DISAPPOINTMENT AND FRUSTRATION! NOW I HAVE TO WAIT FOR OUR SWEET GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION SINCE THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A MAJOR CORPORATION IRRESPONSIBILITY AND ULTIMATELY.... GREED. BE WARNED ALL FRONTIER DRIVERS, YOUR TIME WILL COME.

THE GAS GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT WILL READ EMPTY (WITH LIGHT ON) EVEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER A FILL-UP. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, IT GIVES ERRATIC READINGS. I HAVE TO KEEP A WRITTEN NOTE ON THE MILEAGE EACH TIME I FILL UP SO THAT I DON'T ACCIDENTLY RUN OUT OF GAS

WHINING NOISE COMING FROM TIMING CHAIN OR TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WHEN ENGINE RUNNING (BOTH DURING IDLE OR RUNNING ON HIGHWAY). THE VIDEO BELOW IS THE EXACT SOUND COMING FROM MY ENGINE. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=IADR9XNAZCO

THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AT ONLY 75,000 MILES. I HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED AFTER A BRIEF OVERHEATING ISSUE. THERE WAS A BROWN LIKE PUDDY THAT BEGAN TO DEVELOP IN THE VEHICLE'S SYSTEM AT THAT POINT AND A SLUGGISH TRANSMISSION, STALLING AND FAILING REQUIRING CONSTANT RESTARTING AND CONSTANT SITTING AND REPAIR COSTS FOR THE VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON, SO I CALLED A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER IN OUR PLACE AND HAVE A CHANGE OIL SERVICE. THE TECH ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT MY FUEL SENSING UNIT IS MALFUNCTIONING AND ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO HAVE AND QUOTED ME A PRICE OF OVER $400.00. I SAID NO BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THAT AMOUNT. I RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE PROBLEM HOWEVER IT EXPIRED ALREADY. I CALLED CORPORATE NISSAN AND REQUESTED IF THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY CALLED ME TODAY (5/29/2015) AND TOLD ME THEY CANNOT EXTEND THE RECALL. I THINK THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED BY NISSAN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS OF THIS TIME (BASED ON THE SEVERAL NISSAN FORUMS I READ ON THE INTERNET.

RADIATOR CRACKED AND LEAKED COOLANT INTO MY TRANSMISSION, KILLING THE TRANSMISSION.

THE RADIATOR COOLANT DRAINED INTO THE TRANSMISSION COUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BREAK DOWN. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC THIS WAS DUE TO A DIFFECT ON THE MANUFACTURE OF THE RADIATOR, MY TRUCK, IN THIS CASE IS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE TOTAL AMOUNT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WAS $3963.08. NISSAN SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE IN THIS TRUCKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE IDLING OR COMING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUTTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR CAUSING THE COOLANT TO SEEP IN TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Air bag warning light comes on, stays on. Also, the "passenger air bag not on" light comes on, stays on. Took vehicle to a Nissan dealership (ABC Nissan, Phoenix, AZ) back in April, 2015, and they stated not sure what problem was. They "reset" the warning light? However, the same problem has returned. Feel unsafe driving vehicle with the airbag warning light coming on. Also, not sure if the driver side airbag is being also affected. I am unable to locate the "repair invoice" from ABC Nissan at this time to include with this report. My vehicle only has 43,000 miles at this time. It had around 33,000 miles back in April, 2015.

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY VEHICLE I SEEN NOTHING PRETTY MUCH WRONG WITH IT. AFTER A WEEK OF DRIVING WITH IT I START NOTICING PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES, NOT A BIG DEAL. I FIXED THAT, THEN I NOTICE THAT MY VEHICLE STARTS ACTING UP IN CHANGING GEARS, AS WELL AS HEATING UP. SO I CHECK THE RADIATOR, THAT I NOTICE TRANSMISSION FLUID INSIDE THE RADIATOR. SO I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AFTER HEARING A RECALL, DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THEY TELL ME THAT I WOULD NEED $3500.00 AS A DEPOSIT, BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT IS POSSIBILITY THAT NOT ONLY THE RADIATOR NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, BUT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION ALSO IF THEY SEE IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. ALL THIS IN LESS THAN A MONTH. SO I CHANGE THE RADIATOR MYSELF. NOW A MONTH LATER THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP ON ME. SO I ASK WHAT GOOD IS A RECALL IF I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. WHAT GOOD IS BUYING A VEHICLE IF THE MANUFACTURES AND DEALERSHIP TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IN WHAT THEY BUILD OR SALE. I NEVER TRY TO DO THIS TO ANY CUSTOMER IN WHEREVER I WORK, EITHER THE CABLE OR PHONE COMPANY, SO WHAT MAKE NISSAN SPECIAL IN DOING THIS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. IN LESS THAT 2 MONTH AFTER I GET MY TRUCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP, I HAVE TO FIX MY TIRES, PUT A NEW RADIATOR, AND NOW A TRANSMISSION. WHAT USE IS HAVING A GOVERNMENT OR A FEDERAL SYSTEM, WHEN THE CUSTOMER IS NOT BEING HEARD, AND THE PEOPLE WITH THE MONEY CAN LIE TO THE CUSTOMER AND OUR SYSTEM DOES NOTHING, BUT ALLOW ALL THIS TO HAPPEN.

IN FEBRUARY 2015 I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION SHUTTER/SHAKE AT 35 TO 40 MPH. TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO GET WORSE WITH THE TRANSMISSION BANGING INTO GEAR AT APPROX 65 MPH. TOOK VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME OF THE ONGOING CRACKED RADIATOR LEAKING WATER INTO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WITHIN 4 WEEKS OF FIRST PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY AND I WAS FORCED TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT A COST OF $4535.47.

MY FRIEND AND I WERE TRAVELING ON THE I-40E IN NEW MEXICO. HE WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND FEEL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. HE WOKE UP AND OVERSTEERED AND CAUSED US TO CRASH MY TRUCK INTO THE RIGHT SIDE HIGHWAY DITCH AT ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR. WE HIT FIRST WITH THE FRONT RIGHT OF MY TRUCK AND THEN TUMBLED 3 TIMES SMASHING ALL SIDES OF THE TRUCK ESPECIALLY THE FRONT. WE HAD OUR SEAT BELTS ON SO WE WEREN'T EJECTED, BUT AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. MY DOG WAS IN THE BACKSEAT OF THE 4 DOOR TRUCK AND WAS EJECTED AND DIED SHORTLY AFTER. I SUSTAINED SEVERAL INJURIES TO MY FACE, HEAD, ARMS, SHOULDERS, AND BACK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN SUDDENLY MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WITH NO WARNING. THANKFULLY IT COMPLETELY DISENGAGED AND DID NOT DAMAGE ANY OTHER SYSTEMS. WHEN TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT MIXED TOGETHER, THUS RUINING THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I LEARNED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT NISSAN DID VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF RECALLS/INFORMING THEIR CUSTOMERS OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

I ACTUALLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER STALLING WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND FOUND OUT IT WAS BECAUSE OF ECM RELAY SO I CALLED NISSAN DEALER AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE RELAY. MADE A APPOINTMENT TO GET IT FIXED AND HAD THEM SEE WHY I HAD A HESITATION WHEN TAKING OFF. LONG STORY SHORT I SHOW BACK UP TO GET MY TRUCK AND SERVICE ADVISOR TELLS ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR BECAUSE OF COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID BEING MIXED.THE SERVICE ADVISER WAS VERY SHORT WITH ME AND SURE DIDN'T WANT TO EXPLAIN ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM,HE JUST WANTED ME TO ORDER $5302.87 WORTH PARTS TO FIX IT.I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF YOU BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY SITTING AROUND TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR .THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT NISSAN RECALLS APPARENTLY IT'S A BIG PROBLEM. *TR

WEATHER TURNED FROM RAIN TO ICY. SOUTH BOUND ON STREET THAT OVERPASS INTERSTATE. TRUCK SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES FIRST IN SOUTH BOUND LANE HITTING GUARD RAIL ON WEST SIDE, WENT OVER THE CURB AND MEDIAN INTO NORTH BOUND LANE SPIN AGAIN BEFORE COMING TO REST AGAINST 4FT HIGH CONCRETE DIVIDER ON BRIDGE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DEPLOYED. MY WIFE WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT. NO OTHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THIS TRUCK HAD DUAL STAGE SUPPLEMENTAL FRONT AIR BAGS AND NISSAN AABS.. THANKFULLY OUR SEAT BELTS WERE PROBABLY WHAT PROTECTED US FROM BEING THROWN FROM THE TRUCK. AS I STATED ONLY THE AIR BAG IN STEERING WHEEL DEPLOYED. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO WITH ALL THE RECALLS GOING ON. I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY TO GET XRAY OF CHEST BECAUSE OF PAIN. MY WIFE WENT TO HER DR ALSO. *TR

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.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, AND THEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE RPMS WENT UP AND I HAD NO CONTROL WITH THE GAS PEDAL, LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER PUT IT IN PARK, PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND IT STARTED TO GO AGAIN, AS SOON AS I HIT 4TH GEAR IT DID IT AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE TOLD ME IT WAS THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF A CRACKED LINE. SEE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FREQUENTLY WITH THIS MODEL, WHY NO WARNING OR RECALL? *TR

GAS GAUGE STOPS WORKING AFTER HALF TANK IS USED01.

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE USED IN LATE DECEMBER 2014. I WAS RECEIVING A P0463 CODE THE GAS GAUGE RANDOMLY STARTED DROPPING TO BELOW EMPTY AND THE LIGHT WOULD GO ON JUST AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK (FULL). THE GAUGE STAYS AT EMPTY WITH THE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME UNTIL IT REACHES AROUND 1/4 TANK OR LESS AND WILL GO DOWN SOMETIMES UNTIL EMPTY AGAIN. HOWEVER IT HAS RUN OUT OF GAS ON ME MULTIPLE TIMES IN INTERSECTIONS WHEN IT SAYS I HAVE 1/4 OR 1/8TH TANK WHICH LEADS TO A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I AM FORCED TO USE THE TRIP METER ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ISSUE THAT HAS AFFECTED ALL OTHER 2006 FRONTIERS (AND OTHER YEARS AS WELL). ALTHOUGH NISSAN ONLY REPLACED 'SOME' IT IS THE SAME PART AND ISSUE THAT HAS AFFECTED ALL FRONTIERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. WHY MINE IS NOT COVERED I AM NOT SURE BUT IT HAS PUT MY VEHICLE AND ANY OCCUPANTS IN IT IN DANGER AND IS A COSTLY REPAIR DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. AN AUTO REPAIR STORE SAID THE WHOLE FUEL PUMP UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE IS MY DAILY DRIVER SO I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE IT IN THIS CONDITION FOR A YEAR NOW NEVER KNOWING IF IT WILL RUN OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, AFTER THE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE DUE TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

ANTIFREEZE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE RADIATOR

RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER FROM A DEALER AND AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SHIFTED REAL HARD AND ABOUT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION AND VIS VERSA. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR IS 5-7 THOUSAND DOLLARS. *TR

TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR NOISE THAT APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION WITH A SLIGHT ROWING SOUND WHEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTED BETWEEN 40 MPH AND 45 MPH. SHOP MANAGER INFORMED ME TRUCK NEEDED A NEW TIMING CHAIN AND FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT. AFTER MAKING REPAIRS TO THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH THE SHOP MANAGER SPECIFICALLY INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TIMING CHAIN, MY TRUCK STILL HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THESE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT MY EXPENSE. NOW THE DEALERSHIP WANT ME TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS THAT MAY NOT BE THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY SPECIFICALLY ASSURED ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THE REAL PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE IS THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS A NATION-WIDE PROBLEM WITH NISSAN FRONTIER TRUCK TRANSMISSION AND OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES. NISSAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A RE-CALL ON THESE VEHICLE. (WILL SEEK NISSAN CORP. & BBB ASSIST TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE). *TR

IN EIGHT YEARS I HAVE CHANGED TWO ZD30 ENGINES IN MY FRONTIER,BECAUSE OF BURNED OUT PISTONS AND BAD CYLINDER HEADS,EIGHT BURNED OUT PISTONS IN TOTAL,AND AS OF TODAY DECEMBER 3/2014 MY FRONTIER LOST POWER SENDING BLUE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST AND OIL,MY MECHANIC SAYS THE ENGINE HAS TO BE OPENED AGAIN. MY FUEL PUMP WENT BAD SOON AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS UP.SENT IT OVER SEAS TO BE REPAIRED ,AT A COST OF $1500.00 THE DANGEROUS PART IS THE STEERING GOING LOOSE,LUCKY FOR MY WIFE AND SELF I WAS IN TRAFFIC DRIVING AT 10 MPH. THE LOCAL DEALER DISCLAIMED EVERYTHING. I AM ABOUT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT TO OUR LOCAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT WAS ONLY ANCHORED BY TWO BOLTS INSTEAD OF FOUR, DUE TO THE METAL TRACK BASE AND FLOOR PAN BEING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

TRANSMISSION BLEW DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN, YET NO RECALL ISSUED AND DEADLINE TO BE PART OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS PASSED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE TRUCK STALLED ON A HILL DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRUCK BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS INTO TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY NISSAN, AND A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

WHILE IN DRIVE, VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR AND TOOK EXCESSIVELY LONG TO GAIN SPEED. WHEN THIS VEHICLE DID EVENTUALLY SHIFT GEARS, IT SHIFTED EXTREMELY HARD AS IF SOMETHING WAS DAMAGED . AFTER DIAGNOSED BY MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED WATER AND ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND BOTH RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK TWO MONTHS PRIOR. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THIS IS A PROBLEM NISSAN HAS HAD AND KNOWN ABOUT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAS NOT FIXED OR MADE KNOWN. I AM TOLD THIS WILL BE AN EXPENSIVE FIX, ONE THAT I CAN NOT AFFORD ANYTIME SOON. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE COULD NOT SPEED UP AND I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES. PLEASE INITIATE A FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROBLEM. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY NISSAN. *TR

MY VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND FELT TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING! BECAUSE OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE OF LEAKING COOLANT CAUSES TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I BOUGHT THIS FRONTIER WITH VERY LOW MILES AND WAS NEVER TOLD OF THIS POTENTIAL ISSUE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AS IT PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING AND IF YOU ARE DRIVING CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I AM NOW READING THAT NISSAN OWNERS HAVE NO IDEA THIS IS HAPPENING UNTIL TOO LATE. ONCE THE COOLANT IS MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THIS LETHAL COMBINATION KILLS THE VALVES, SEALS AND TORQUE CONVERTER -- RENDERING YOUR ENTIRE TRANSMISSION USELESS. I READ THAT THIS ISSUE IS CURRENTLY CONTAINED TO THE 2005?2010 MODEL YEARS. I HAVE A 2006 WITH 64K MILES! IT IS ONLY TIME UNTIL THIS ISSUE CAUSES MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS SINCE THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WHILE CARS ARE DRIVING. PLEASE PUSH NISSAN FOR A RECALL. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A KNOWN ENGINEERING / MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

DRIVING WHEN CAME TO A STOP THEN DROVE CAR ENGINE REVVED UP. WHEN REACHED 20 MPH CAR DROVE FINE. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN CAR STOPS THEN GOES. TOOK TO SHOP SAID IT COULD COST ANYWHERE FROM 4500 TO 6500 TO REPAIR. I HAD TRUCK FOR ONLY 9 MONTHS AND AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS. I CALLED JIM CLICK AUTO MALL AND THEY SAID SORRY NOT OUR PROBLEM. *TR

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

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RADIATOR CRACKED AND COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION RENDERING IT USELESS. *TR

ISSUE STARTED AS A NO START CONDITION. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE TRUCK HAD A BLOWN FUSE AND CONTINUOUSLY BLEW FUSES. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE FAULT WAS WITH THE TPCM CONTAINED INTERNALLY IN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED BY THE RADIATOR LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION VIA THE TRANSMISSION COOLER, THUS CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VVER UPON CONTACTING NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED THAT IT BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DETERMINATION OF FAILURE THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPENSE. THERE WAS NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE OFFERED AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD ESCALATE THE ISSUE ONCE THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. LET IT BE KNOWN, NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXACT PROBLEM NOTED HERE. MY CONCERNS ARE 1.) WHY SHOULD I ENCOUNTER A SECOND COST FOR DIAGNOSIS (ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FROM NISSAN) AND 2.) WHAT IS MY LIABILITY AND REIMBURSEMENT ONCE DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE SINCE MY MILEAGE EXCEEDS THEIR ALLOCATED AMOUNT. PRIOR RECALLS STATE THAT >90,000 MILES WAS $3000 DEDUCTIBLE WHEREAS MY MECHANIC COULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY $3000. AT 117,000 MILES, AVERAGE MILEAGE YEARLY IS LESS THAN 15,000 / YEAR. I REQUESTED THAT THE REGIONAL SERVICE ADVISER CONTACT ME (VIA SOCIAL NETWORK) AND TELEPHONE BUT HAVE NO CONTACT WITH NISSAN AS OF THIS WRITING. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECTIVE PART WHICH FAILED PREMATURELY, *TR

WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON I-4 IN ORLANDO FL MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED FROM COOLANT LEAKING INTO IT , I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER WHEN TRYING TO GET TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE, COME TO FIND OUT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN BY NISSAN FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND THEY DIDN'T RECALL, I GUESS IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED BEFORE THEY ARE FORCED TO STEP UP AND ADDRESS THIS KNOW DEFECT, NOT ONLY IS IT COSTLY FOR THE FIX IT'S DANGEROUS. *TR

TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING ERRATIC HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY FOUND THAT THE VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS RUSTED FROM A PREVIOUS RADIATOR FAILURE ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ANTI-FREEZE TO MIX TOGETHER, SEE ODI NUMBER:10641659. HAD TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY AND OVERHAUL THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

CONTACTED A MECHANIC BECAUSE MY TRUCK WOULD SHAKE AT SPEEDS AT OR ABOVE 50 MPH. IT WAS ALSO STARTING TO SHIFT VERY HARD. THE MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR FAILING AND CAUSING COOLANT AND WATER TO GET INTO THE TRANSMISSION... WHICH ISNT GOOD AT ALL FOR IT. RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION ARE SHOT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. HE TELLS ME THAT NISSAN HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME NOW WHICH WAS NEWS TO ME. YOU WOULD THINK NISSAN WOULD LET OWNERS KNOW ABOUT A PROBLEM SO SEVERE AND COMMON. NOW I'M ON THE HOOK FOR $4000 THANKS TO NISSAN AND IT VERY UNPROFESSIONALISM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER STEERING SHAFTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

HELLO FELLOW "NISSANERS"! WELL, WAS SO HAPPY WITH THIS TRUCK AND MY WIFE AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT WAS HER FIRST IDEA TO PURCHASE THIS GOOD-LOOKING VEHICLE. OUR SON WAS DRIVING OUR FRONTIER TO SCHOOL AND BACK HOME A FEW YEARS AGO, THEN TO A LOCAL UNIVERSITY. EVERYBODY WERE SO HAPPY! THEN MY SON MENTIONED THAT TRUCK IS BEHAVING VERY STRANGE: HEAVY SHAKING/JUMPING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AROUND 60-65 MPH. I DIDN'T BELIEVED IT TILL I DRAW MYSELF. TRUE! A FEW TIMES I FELT LIKE HEAVY HIT FROM BEHIND, LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE ENDED UP TO TRUCK'S REAR SIDE! THEN I SEARCHED WEB AND AFTER SOME EXPLORATION REALIZED THE PROBLEM IS RADIATOR COOLANT CONTAMINATES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID! HOW?! I OPENED RADIATOR CUP AND SAW MILKY SUBSTANCE ON IT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS NOT A CLEAR PINK COLOR, IT WAS MORE LIKE PINKISH MILK SHAKE COLOR! THAT WAS IT!!! AFTER ALMOST $32K WERE PAID IN FULL AND HAPPY FAMILY FOR A FEW YEARS, NOW A HUGE FRUSTRATION AND HELPLESSNESS!!! DEALERS "OFFER A HELP" ONLY IF WE PAY FULL PRICE FOR TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR TO CHANGE - ABOUT $6K. I HAVE NOT SO MUCH MONEY!!! I HEARD NISSAN REFUSING A RECALL ON THIS HUGE ISSUE. MR. NISSAN OR WHOEVER YOU ARE, PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, ARE YOU SLEEPING WELL EVERY NIGHT?! WE DON'T!!! ARE YOU (MR. NISSAN) AFRAID TO GO BANKRUPT OF THIS BIG PROBLEM - I'VE BET YOU ARE! BUT THINK OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEHIND THE WHEELS OF YOUR TRUCKS AND SUVS AND ON THIS CARS ONE DAY MIGHT GET STUCK IN MIDDLE OF FAST HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE...!!! I REALLY HOPE SOMEBODY CAN HEAR US OUT THERE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING!!! PLEASE!!! OTHER FRONTIERS, PATHFINDERS, XTERRAS - PLEASE WRITE YOUR COMPLAINTS!!! DON'T SEAT AND WAIT WHEN SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN, OR TILL SOMETHING HAPPENS!!! THANK YOU!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION GEARS STOPPED SHIFTING AND THE ENGINE REVVED AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN FIRST GEAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND BEGAN TO OVER HEAT AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACKED ATF LINE THAT RAN THROUGH THE ENGINE COOLANT CHAMBER, IN THE RADIATOR, WHICH CAUSED CONTAMINATION. AS A RESULT, THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. A CODE READ SAID IT WAS MY FUEL SENDING UNIT. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE ISSUE BUT NISSAN CUSTOMER SUPPORT SAID MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED. THEY DID NOT EXPLAIN WHY BUT UPON MY FOLLOW UP, THEY SAID THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE IF THEY COULD HELP/ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THEY REQUIRED THE CODE READ FROM THE DEALER (WHICH I DID AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT). THEY CALL ME BACK A WEEK LATER AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY, ALTHOUGH THE REPRESENTATIVE ADMITTED IT WAS THE DEFECT FROM THE RECALL CAMPAIGN, BUT THIS TIME, SHE SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE RECALL WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. SINCE I WAS NEVER PART OF THE RECALL NOTICE, THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ME TO KNOW WHEN THE CAMPAIGN WAS IN EFFECT, PLUS - THEY DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO MANY, MANY PEOPLE AND IT SEEMS NISSAN HAS SCAMMED NHTSA AND THE RECALL SYSTEM TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF REPAIRS THEY HAVE HAD TO MAKE (E.G. THEY VOLUNTEER TO PERFORM THE RECALL, THEN ARTIFICIALLY LIMIT THE NUMBER OF VIN NUMBERS INCLUDED), AND PUT A TIME LIMIT ON THE RECALL BY CALLING IT A WARRANTY EXTENSION. WHEN PEOPLE LIKE ME EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM AND FOLLOW UP, THEY ARE PREPARED WITH A CASCADING NUMBER OF WAYS TO SAY "SO SORRY", BUT NONE OF THEM OWN UP TO THEIR ORIGINAL COMMITMENT TO THE PUBLIC AND THE NHTSA TO CONDUCT AND EXECUTE A FULL RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. VERY SLICK, AND VERY UNETHICAL. I AM HOPING THAT THE NHTSA WILL CONDUCT A FULL INVESTIGATION, NOT JUST FOR ME, BUT TO EVENTUALLY FORCE NISSAN TO HONOR THE RECALL ON ALL VEHICLES THAT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM - NOT JUST A FEW VINS THEY NAMED SO THEY CAN SAVE MONEY. *TR

RADIATOR COOLANT FAILURE LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO FAIL... *TR