1998 Nissan Frontier complaints

THIS COMPONENT HAS FAILED ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE. IN BOTH CASES THE WASHER WAS MISSING THAT HOLDS THE BUSHING IN PLACE. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED AT 20,000 MILES AND THE SECONAND WAS DISCOVERED AT 48,000. THE DEALER WAS ASKED THE FIRST TIME TO CHECK THE LELT SIDE BUT THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NISSAN POLICY TO FIX ONLY WHAT WAS BROKEN. IN BOTH CASES THE WASHER WAS MISSING AND I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER TRUCKS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT CAUSES CAUSES EXCESSIVE SWAY WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AND THE DRIVER COULD LOOSE CONTROL. THANK YOU, [XXX]*AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH, ACCIDENT OCCURRED,AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HIT CONCRETE WHICH WEIGHED AT LEAST 3 TO 4 HUNDRED LBS. FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS MANGLED. *AK *JG

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT (P195/75R14 DOT# WZKANNA128)TIRE BLEW OUT, AS THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND, THE OTHER 3 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT (P19575R14 DOT # WZKANNA1Z8) TIRES DELAYERED APART AND FLATTENED OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLAM INTO A GUARDRAIL, VEHICLE HAD OVER $3300 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE, ONE PERSON WAS DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT. *TT

THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A MONTH. AFTERWARDS, DEALER STATED NOISE WAS NORMAL, AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYMORE WORK ON VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, CONSUMER NOTICED A BULGE ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDEWALL TIRE. DROVE TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED BULGE DUE TO IMPACT BREAK. TIRE SIZE P215/65R15.*AK *SLC

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE. BUT SOON AFTER THAT VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, HE WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

EXHAUST HEADER BROKE/POSSIBLE FIRE/EXHAUST INHALATION. *AK

I TURNED THE KEY TO START THE TRUCK. THE ENGINE TURNED OVER TWICE AND THEN THE BATTERY EXPLODED LIKE A BOMB. BODY DAMAGE TO THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE OCCURED AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO ALL THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMPONENTS AS A RESULT OF BEING SPRAYED BY CORROSIVE SULFURIC BATTERY ACID.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10-15MPH THERE WAS A SUDDEN EXPLOSION OF BATTERY. BATTERY WAS IN PIECES. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

SERIES OF CRACKS ENCIRCLING ALL FOUR TIRES BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE TREADS. ALSO VISIBLE BULGES APPEARED ON TWO OF THE TIRES AFTER JUST TWO HOURS OF INTERSTATE TRAVEL. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT NISSAN AND FIRE STONE WERE UNPRODUCTIVE. NISSAN SAID TELL FIRESTONE. NO ANSWER AT NUMBER GIVEN FOR FIRESTONE. THESE TIRES WERE BLOW OUTS WAITING TO HAPPEN. REPLACED TIRES BEFORE FAILURE. WE HAVE STORED THE TIRES FOR INSPECTION/RECALL/REIMBURSEMENT.*AK (TIRESIZE: 215/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/65R15 )

VEHICLE ISN'T ACCELERATING INTO GEARS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE CLUTCH CHECKED, AND ALTHOUGH THEY DID NOTHING TO VEHICLE IT SEEMED WORSE. CONSUMER HAD JUST EXITED ONTO HIGHWAY, AND VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GET UP TO 20MPH. IT TOOK VEHICLE 3-4 MINUTES TO GET UP TO 50MPH. DEALER BLAMED CONSUMER FOR CONSTANTLY WEARING CLUTCH. *AK

THERE WAS A SWAY BAR LINK THAT WAS FELLED IN FRONT SUSPENSION. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WAS A LOT OF VIBRATION,AND RATTLING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2VFNNA TIRESIZE: P21565R15)

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT BRINGING VEHICLE TO A SOLID STOP WITH A GIVEN DISTANCE. *AK. THE BRAKES GET WORSE DURING SNOW OR ICE. *YH

BULB TO TAIL LIGHT POPS OUT OF SOCKET LAMP. ALSO, THERE IS NO BRAKE LIGHT TO WARN ANOTHER DRIVER THAT VEHICLE IS STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN. NISSAN IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. BUT, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ISN'T ONT RECALL. *AK

AM INTERESTED IN ANY REPORTED INSTANCES OF EITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING ON THIS MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. I WAS INVOLVED IN A MOVING ACCIDENT WITH A LARGE DEER 0615 AM 30 JAN 01. I DIDN'T GIVE MUCH THOUGHT TO THE BAG/BAGS NOT DEPLOYING UNTIL BOTH THE INSURANCE REP AND THEIR APPRAISER WERE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. *AK

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES (P215 65 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THESE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC

THE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE FIREHAWK TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING WITH 25,000 MILE ON IT (P215/65R15 95S M+S DOT W2VF JBA 309). NLM

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH ON RAMP AND LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND TIRE WAS CHANGED. FIRESTONE FIREHAWK #SS10, P215/ 65R15 AND DOT #W2VFJBA309. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND ALSO THERE WAS A WHITE CIRCLE AROUND THE TIRE.*AK

REAR SEATBELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN CHILDREN, WHEN EVER A CHILD MOVES AROUND BELT LOOSENS UP, AND WILL NOT TIGHTEN BACK UP.*AK

REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT REMAIN "SNUG". BELT ASSEMBLY WILL FULLY LOOSEN AND WILL NOT PROTECT CHILDREN IN CASE OF ACCIDENT.

FRONT TORSION BAR LINKAGE BUSHINGS DO NOT HAVE WASHERS ON TOP TO RETAIN THEM IN PLACE. THIS ALLOWS THE BUSHING TO BE SHOVED OVER THE TOP OF THE RETAINING NUT RESULTING IN THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE BUSHING.

PE00 020; CONSUMER CHECKED HER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#HT TIRES, P21565R15, AND SHE SAW CRACKING AND STRESS LINES ALL AROUND THE TIRES. CONSUMER NOTTFIED FIRESTONE. *AK

WHILE REFUELING I NOTICED 3-4 OR MORE PLACES ON THE TIRE WHERE THUMBNAIL SIZE CHUNKS OF RUBBER HAVE COME OFF OF THE TREAD.BEEN TO 1 FIRESTONE RETAILER & 1 FIRESTONE MASTERCARE TIRE & SERVICE CENTER COMPANY OWNED STORE. NO ONE WILL HELP. JUST KEEP GETTING RUN AROUND & TOLD TO GO TO ANOTHER STORE OR CALL SOMEONE ELSE. MADE A DOZEN OR MORE PHONE CALLS & VISITED TWO PLACES AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED & STILL NO HELP. I'VE ALSO CALLED THE 800 465-1904 NUMBER. THEY JUST REFER ME BACK TO A LOCAL STORE THAT I'VE ALREADY BEEN TO. CAN YOU HELP?( DOT NUMBER: W2VFNNA178 TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/65/15 )

TIRE SERVICER REPORTED POSSIBLE START OF INNER BELT SEPARATION AT SEAM, TIRE WAS RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER FOR CREDIT ON A REPLACEMENT( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215-65-R15 )

WHAT IS A "COUNTER BALANCED TIRE?" NISSAN HAD TO REPLACE MY ORIGINAL TIRES. IT TOOK THEM 22,000 MILES TO FIGURE OUT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. WAYNE SIMS A SERVICE ADVISOR AT PELTIER, KEPT SPEAKING OF COUNTER BALANCED TIRES, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS. WITH THIS FIRESTONE SCARE, I'M AFRAID THERE ARE OTHER SIZES THAT HAVE A PROBLEM AND NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT IT. WITH ONLY 2000 CHARACTERS, I CAN'T TYPE EVERYTHING I NEED TO..( DOT NUMBER: W2VF TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD RUBBER HITTING UP AGAINST VEHICLE. LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. HE PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS #AT, SIZE P156516 R15. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P215/65/R15 *MW

PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A NISSAN FRONTEER PICK UP 1998. WHILE DRIVING RIGHT BACK TIRE BLEWOUT. THERE WERE 1294 MILES ON THE TIRE. *AK THE TREAD ROLLED OFF INTO PIECES FOLLOWED BY BLOW OUT OF THE TIRE INTO NUMEROUS PIECES. THE DEALER SAYS SOMETHING ON THE ROAD CAUSED IT. *YH

FOUR INCH GAP IN TIRE... TREAD PEELING OFF( DOT NUMBER: 027537 TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )

IS FIRESTONE GOING TO COVER SIZES OTHER THAN 235? MY TIRES HAVE BULGES IN THE SIDEWALL. ARE THEY SAFE??( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31 X 10.5 )

TIRE DEFECT WAS FOUND BY MECHANIC ON OIL CHANGE BEFORE I WENT ON VACTION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2VF TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )

I WAS TRAVELLING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE NEAR ORLANDO AT 70MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, BUT THE SHAKING BECAME MORE VIOLENT. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THERE WAS A TERRIFIC BANG, THE SOUND OF TEARING METAL AND THE CAR BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AND PULL ON TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE I SAW THAT THE FRONT, LEFT TIRE HAD LOST ITS TREAD. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED $1500+ *AKDOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. IT COST ME $250 DEDUCTIBLE AND I ALSO HAD TO BUY A NEW SET OF TIRES. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED TIRE. I WENT TO A FIRESTONE DEALER WITH THE DAMAGED TIRE AND HE TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE TIRE HAD MORE THAN 30,000 MILES ON THEM. AM I ENTITLED TO RECOVER THE DEDUCTIBLE I PAID FROM FIRESTONE???*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE REAR END TO LOCK UP. VEHICLE SLID OUT OF CONTROL, WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH, AND HIT A FENCE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS A VERY PRONOUNCED VIBRATION/SHAKING AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. THIS IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO QUESTION THE ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO MAINTAIN TRACTION/ADHESION IN WET/SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRUCK HAS BEEN TO DEALER 6 TIMES FOR REPAIR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

THE REAR BUMPER IS RATED TO TOW 3500 LBS AND ITS IS RUSTING OUT ON THE BACK SIDE. *AK

WHILE DRIIVNG AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE BOUNCES FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN HITTING A BUMP. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. TWO OF THE SHOCKS WILL BE REPLACED. PARTS WILL BE ORDERED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS, VEHICLE IS SUPPOSE TO IDLE AT 750 RPMS PLUS OR MINUS 50. MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL IDLE AT 1100 - 1900 RPMS. WHEN CONSUMER LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL. IT WILL NOT SLOW DOWN, BUT IT WILL SPEED UP WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY SAID ALL VEHICLES DO THIS BECAUSE OF THE NEW POLUTION CONTROL. *AK. *YC

VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHAKES EXCESSIVELY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, NUMEROUS REPAIR ATTEMPTS WITHOUT RESOLVE. DEALERSHIP BELEIVES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF TRUCK AND HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM OFTEN WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. MANUFACTURE CLAIMS NO PROBLEM. SO FAR I HAVE HAD 3 SETS OF TIRES,GAS SHOCKS, SEVERAL BALANCES ON TIRES AND A TOW PACKAGE INSTALLED TO TRY AND SOLVE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP ALSO MENTIONED TRYING TO SHIM THE DRIVE TRAIN.

TRUCK HAS BAD SHAKE, I HAVE INSTALLED NEW TIRES, SHOCKS, CENTER SUPPORT BEARING(NO CHARGE), HAD FRONT ALIGNMENT, TRUCK STILL VIBRATES AT 40MPH AND UP. CAN SEE BED SHAKE SIDE TO SIDE. MAKES THE BACK SEAT THUMP. ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES AT 50-55MPH. MY 95 NISSAN TRUCK DID THE EXACT SAME THING, NO CAUSE EVER FOUND. I WAS TOLD THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM.

SEAT BELT TENSIONER LOCKS AND DOES NOT RELEASE. BELT MUST BE UNLATCHED TO MOVE OR LEAN FORWARD.

WINDOW AND VALVE TRAIN FAILURE.

FUEL GAUGE. CONSTANT FAILURES SINCE PURCHASE.

STEERING WHEEL--WIRING FAILED.

SEAT LEVER (RECALL). CLAMP ON A/C TUBE (RECALL). SHIFTER BOOT--LEAKING.

NO SUMMARY

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION. YH