1999 Nissan Frontier complaints

ALL FOUR OF OUR TIRES ARE THE SAME BRAND AND DOT NUMBER. THESE TIRES ARE NOT CURRENTLY LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST. THEY CAME ON OUR 1999 NISSAN TRUCK WHEN WE PURCHASED IT NEW. ONE OF THE TIRES HAS ALREADY SEPARATED AND WAS DISCOVERED BEFORE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. SINCE ALL 4 TIRES HAD THE SAME DOT NUMBERS, WE REPLACED ALL 4 OF THEM IMMEDIATELY WITH NON-FIRESTONE TIRES TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE DEATH. WE DID NOT DISCARD THE FIRESTONE TIRES IN CASE WE NEEDED THEM FOR INSPECTION PURPOSES. AGAIN, WE DO HAVE POSSESSION OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: W2VF NNA TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )

ALL TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE SPLITS IN THE AREA WHERE THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL JOINS.ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NO FAILURES AT THIS POINT , IF THESE ARE NOT REPLACED SOOM FAILURE IS A GIVEN. I RECENTLY MEASURED THE TREAD DEPTH ON THESE TIRES AND FOUND 7/32 REMAINING INDICATING PROPER PRESURE AND ALIGNMENT HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED .PLEASE ADD THIS TIRE LINE TO YOUR ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THE FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURES . THAK YOU , R OGER KNIPPTAINED .( DOT NUMBER: 027537 TIRE SIZE: P21565R15 )

WHEN TRUCK WAS NEW(LESS THAN 200MILES)- ALL 4 TIRES (ALSO AT'S) WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES (TREAD WAS UNEVEN). NOW REPLACEMENTS ARE DOING THE SAME THING AT 20,000MILES. REED NISSAN TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AT THAT TIME WITH THIS TIRE. IS THIS THE SAME PROBLEM NOW BEING SEEN ON OTHER TIRES?( DOT NUMBER: )

WHILE TRAVELING 65-70MPH VEHICLE JERKED TO THE SIDE & LOST CONTROL. IT STARTED TO SLIDE DOWNHILL & OVER AN EMBANKMENT. FINALLY, CAME TO A STOP & OWNER GOT OUT & CHECKED VEHICLE & TIRES. NOTICED A LARGE HOLE IN THE RIGHT FRONT SIDEWALL WHERE IT HAD SPLIT. TIRE HAD BLOWN. VEHICLE HAD NOT HIT ANYTHING. *AK TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P215/65R15 95S. *SLC

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY A SEMI WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER 3 OR 4 TIMES, DRIVER SUSTAINED SORE MUSCLES AND SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE TO HIS BACK BUT NO BROKED BONES. NLM

PE00020, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION : WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH, REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S CAME APART. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL TRUCK. THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGER'S IN THE TRUCK. THESE WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX TIRES, SIZES 21565R15. TIRE THAT SEPARATED WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE. TIRE MILEAGE WAS 656 MILEAGE, AND WERE THE ORGINAL ONES. TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX 215/65/R15 *MW

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY REAR RIGHT TIRE SUFFERED A TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

I FOUND THIS PROBLEM AFTER READING ABOUT OWNERS OF OTHER NISSAN FRONTIERS HAVING THE SAME PART FAIL. WHEN I EXAIMINED THE VEHICLE, I DISCOVERED THE FAILURE. I KNOW OF 9 OTHER FRONTIERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. NO SAFETY DEFECT DISCUSSED IN SUMMARY. *AK

ENGINE CONTINUES TO REV FOR BETWEEN 10-20 SECONDS AFTER ACCELERATOR HAS BEEN RELEASED, WAS ADVISED BY NISSAN TO CHANGE 12 YEAR OLD DRIVING HABITS TO FIX PROBLEM (COAST WITH VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND CLUTCH OUT). THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING PRACTICE ONE I WILL NOT FOLLOW. WAS ALSO TOLD BY ONE DEALER VEHICLE WOULD BE FIXED WITHIN 4-6 WEEKS (WHEN THE PART ARRIVED) OTHER DEALERS DENIED ANY PROBLEM. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. UPON HARD BRAKING, CONSUMER NOTICED PULSATION IN BRAKE PEDAL, AND A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, FRONT BRAKES REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE STARTED STALLING. CONSUMER DISCONNECTED BATTERY CABLE. *AK

WHILE MAKING A STOP, AND AS A RESULT OF A HEAD-ON ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE AT A STOP SIGN ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD FIRST, BUT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

EXHAST LEAK DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH ON A DIRT ROAD WITH BUMPS REAR PASSENGER SIDE LEAF SPRING BECAME BENT. TOOK VEHICLE HOME. LEANED ON BED OF TRUCK & HEARD SQUEAKING & CRUNCHING. LOOKED BENEATH VEHICLE & NOTICED SPRINGS WERE NOT IN THE ORIGINAL PLACE. WILL BE CONTACTING DEALERSHIP. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OF AN IMPACT OF 35-40 MPH; BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK INTO PLACE. FRONT PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

VIBRATION AT 30 MPH AND UP

THE TIRE W/TRACTION RATING OF "B" IS INADEQUATE FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK. IN WET CONDITIONS THE TRUCK WILL SKID (WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN)WHEN BRAKING. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN (CLAIM NO. 2889591) AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NEITHER GENERAL 'S OR NISSAN'S RESPONSIBILTY. I DISAGREED WITH NISSAN AND INFORMED THEM THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING THIS TIRE FOR THE TRUCK.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 70R15 )

I AM LOOKING FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF THE REAR FOLD DOWN JUMP SEATS FOUND IN THE NISSAN FRONTIER EXTENDED CAB. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THESE SEATS MEET ANY SAFETY STANDARDS FOR TRANSPORTING CHILDEREN. THEY ARE EQUIPPED WITH ONLY LAP BELTS AND RESEARCH I HAVE DONE STATES THAT PICKUP TRUCKS DO NOT HAVE TO MEET THE SAME PASSENGER SAFETY STANDARDS THAT PASSENGER CARS DO. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

THE FRAME WAS MIS-ENGINEERED IN MASS, ORIENTATION AND DESIGN TO ACCOMODATE THE CHASSIS THAT WOULD BE RIDING ON TOP OF IT, SO MUCH SO THAT THE DRIVER FEELS A CONSTANT SHUDDERING, A NEARLY CONSTANT STEERING WHEEL CHATTER, AND POOR DAMPENING ON EVEN SMOOTH OR SLIGHTLY BUMPY ROADS. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCES A FEELING OF ROAD WEARINESS AND SLOPPYNESS IN TURNS. I HAVE CONSULTED WITH OTHER OWNERS AND THEY (AND A NISSAN ENGINEER) SAY IT'S CONFIRMED THAT THE VIBRATION IS EMENATING FROM THE BACK WHERE THE ESPECIALLY POOR DESIGN EXISTS AND IS CHANNELED/AMPLIFIED ALONG THE WAY UP TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.

WEATHER STRIPPING ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENER'S SIDE WINDOWS AND FRONT MIRROR KEEPS COMING DOWN. APPROOX. NINE INCHES, 3/4 WIDTH. FLIES AROUND, AND MAKES NOISE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT AN IMPACT OF 60 MPH, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPOLY. DEALER /MANUFACTURER WERE NOT INFORMED AT THIS TIME. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES UPON INITAL START UP, WHEN STOPPING AND WHEN DRIVING OVER 30 MPH.

PROBLEM 1) DIFFICULT TO START WHEN ENGINE IS HOT AND TRUCK HAS SAT FOR 1-4 HOURS PROBLEM 2) VIBRATION IN DRIVELINE UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION IN OVERDRIVE AND WHEN TRUCK BED HAS WEIGHT IN IT VIRATION OCCURS ALL THE TIME. DEALER HAD TRUCK FOR THREE TIMES BEFORE DECIDING TO SHIM THE REAREND WHICH HAS NOT HELPED ANY. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS WITH NISSANS BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION THAT IS IN THIS TRUCK BUT IT SEEMS THEY DONT WANT TO ACCEPT THAT FACT. I HAVE GONE AS FAR AS TO HAVE A NISSAN ENGINEER FROM DENVER LOOK AT THIS TRUCK BUT STILL NO FIX. PROBLEM 3) PASSANGER SIDE DOOR GLASS IS LOOSE IN THE FRAME AND RATTLES-DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS LATEST PROBLEM ON THE CRAPPY TRUCK. ALSO TO LET YOU KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES THAT THE DEALER MANAGED TO FIX AFTER THE 3RD TRIP FOR REPAIRS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING NOISE DUE TO MISSING DRIVELINE CENTER SUPPORT STRAP AND SUPPORT BEARING, VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE AT THIS TIME DUE TO DEFECT.

STEERING COLUMN HAS A CLICKING NOISE CAUSED BY AIR BAG BEING BOUNCED INTO THE COLUMN. ALSO A POPPING NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS CONTINUOUSLY. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD NOISE WHENEVER TURNING TO THE LEFT, EVEN AFTER THE DEALER TRIED TO REPAIR BY GREASING STEERING PARTS AND REPAIRING AIR BAG. PROBLEM SOLVED AFTER DEALER ADDED A MISSING CENTER SUPPORT. ALSO, THE SEATS WERE LOOSE AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED, AND THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. AK

DEALER HAS NOT ADDRESSED PROBLEMS OTHER THAT TO SAY THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE PROBLEMS. UMMARY DOES NOT LIST DEFECTS. *AK