2004 Nissan Frontier

Defect. NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002-2004 FRONTIER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 9, 2001 THROUGH OCTOBER 20, 2004, AND MODEL YEAR 2002-2004, XTERRA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 9, 2001, THROUGH JANUARY 6, 2005. OVER TIME CORROSION MAY FORM IN THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN JOINT AND LIMIT MOVEMENT OF THE JOINT. THE LIMITED MOVEMENT OF THIS JOINT MAY CREATE EXCESSIVE LOAD ON THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT. IF THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE DRIVEN IN THIS CONDITION, IT MAY LEAD TO CRACKING OF THE SHAFT DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS THAT REQUIRE LARGE STEERING INPUTS.

Risk. THE SHAFT MAY BREAK WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL DURING THESE LOW SPEED MANEUVERS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT AND JOINT WILL BE REPLACED WITH A SHAFT OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 13, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Defect. CERTAIN HOPKINS AFTERMARKET TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL CONNECTION HARNESSES SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN MODELS OF NISSAN VEHICLES WHICH ARE LISTED ABOVE. THE INTERNAL PART NUMBERS WITHIN HOPKINS ARE: 1010476025, 1040376025, 1110476025, 1170376025, 1290376025, 1010476035, 1040376035, 1110476035, 1170376035, AND 1290376035. A WIRE MAY HAVE BEEN PLACED IN AN INCORRECT POSITION IN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HOUSING. THIS RESULTS IN AN INCORRECT ROUTING OF WIRES BETWEEN THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER AND THE TOWING VEHICLE WIRING SYSTEM.

Risk. THIS HARNESS WOULD RESULT IN POWER FROM THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER GOING TO THE TOWING VEHICLE DASH LIGHT CIRCUIT RATHER THAN THE TRAILER BRAKES. THIS RESULT WOULD BE THE LACK OF TRAILER BRAKING WHEN THE TOWING VEHICLE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IT WOULD ALSO RESULT IN THE TOWING VEHICLES DASH LIGHTS BEING ACTIVATED WHEN THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE OF THE APPLICATION OF THE TRAILER BRAKE COULD RESULT IN REDUCED ABILITY TO STOP AND CONTRIBUTE TO A POSSIBLE CRASH.

Remedy. HOPKINS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE ORIGINAL HARNESS WITH A REVISED HARNESS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 17, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT HOPKINS AT 800-835-0129.

Defect. CERTAIN TRADESONIC COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk. LACK OF AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS IN THE LAMPS WILL DECREASE LIGHTING VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. TRADESONIC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JULY 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRADESONIC AT 626-934-8884.

Defect. CERTAIN ANZO COMBINATION HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS WHICH FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. ANZO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN MAY 9, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ANZO USA AT 909-468-3688.

ROBBINS Nissan in Humble, KD service advisor - REFUSED RECALL SERVICE - saying he needs a customer phone number! No phone no service. Is there a law in this country requiring every citizen to have a phone, by force? Is this China already?

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while parked, the contact pulled the cable release for the parking brake and the bracket under the parking brake detached. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the dealer stated that the manufacturer no longer manufactured the part for the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 209,000.

This is the first major safety incident with a stuck and wide-open throttle. I just started from a left hand turned at a stop light. I noticed the 2004 Nissan Frontier pickup truck began to increase its speed without any extra pressure applied to the gas pedal. I applied the brakes to slow down the truck's speed while the engine continued to increase speed. I turned on the flashers to warn traffic. I put the truck into neutral while braking and the engine immediately revved to high and loud rpms. I heard the engine making a shift in its high rpm revving noise, and I turned off the engine. I was now fully stopped near the curb. Next, my husband started the engine after a few minutes of being stopped. The engine immediately started revving to the high rpms. Since the truck was parked, he tapped the gas pedal a few times which seemed to reset the engine's wide-open throttle. Safety Issue: The engine revved to very high rpms and speeded up on its own; brakes were not fully stopping the truck. Failed Component: The engine's "throttle"

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

DEALER SOLD A VEHICLE AS A FLORIDA 2 OWNER VEHICLE. I DID ANOTHER CARFAX ON IT AFTER I MADE THE PURCHASE TO DISCOVER DEALER SOLD IT TO SOMEONE IN TN AND THEY TITLED IT. THEN THEY RETURNED IT. DEALER SOLD IT TO ME WITHOUT HAVING TITLE ON HAND. VEHICLE WAS SHIPPED AND DROPPED OFF AT MY HOUSE WITHOUT ME BEING THERE TO LOOK IT OVER. THEY NEVER TOLD ME WHEN IT WOULD BE SHIPPED. WHEN MY MECHANIC INSPECTED IT HE SEEN MANY ISSUES. ONE WAS THERE WERE PARTS ON THE TRUCKS STEERING THAT DID NOT BELONG. IT HAD THE WRONG SWAY BAR LINKS INSTALLED. WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO TURN STEERING HITS THE SWAY BAR AND IT LITERALLY BENDS THE BODY OF THE TRUCK. THERE ARE MANY POWER STEERING ISSUES. THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX IS LEAKING AS WELL AS POWER STEERING LINES. DEFINITELY NOT A SAFE VEHICLE TO BE ON THE ROAD. THIS WAS NEVER DISCLOSED WHEN MAKING THE PURCHASE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. COOLANT SENSOR AS WELL AS ENGINE KNOCK SENSORS. WHEN UNDER THE VEHICLE YOU CAN HEAR LOUD BANGING. MECHANIC SUSPECTS CONNECTOR RODS AND/OR MAIN BEARINGS MEANING MOTOR IS ON ITS LAST LEG. LASTLY, DEALERSHIP HAS NOT SENT TITLE NOR ANY PAPERWORK ON IT. ALL I GOT WAS A BROKEN DOWN TRUCK LEAKING FLUIDS LEFT IN MY DRIVEWAY.

THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN WORKED ON MULTIPLE TIMES FOR RUST, CORROSION, GAS TANK LEAKS, BEARINGS AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL. IT CONTINUES TO RUST AND CORRODE. THE MOTOR RUNS WELL BUT THE VEHICLE HAS RUSTED EVEN WITH EXCELLENT CARE. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED. THE GAS TANK HAS BEEN FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES AND CONTINUES TO CORRODE AND LEAK. I THINK THAT ALL OF THESE ISSUES NEED TO BE CHECKED ON. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS CORRODED AND ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE EVERY TIME THAT IT HAS TO BE FIXED. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP WITH THESE PROBLEMS.

THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK, AND NEVER GOES OF, CHECKEED ABOUT THE SITUATION, TURN ON THE IGNITION KEY AND WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO GO OFF, BUT IT DOES NOT, WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS STILL BLINKS CONSTANTLY, DOES NOT GOES OFF. DOESN'T MATTER IF DRIVING SLOWLY ON STREET OR FASTER ON HIGHWAY OR FREEWAY..EVEN WHEN NOT DRIVING.. IF I TURN THE IGNITION ON AND OFF, STILL BLINKS... MAYBE THE AIRBAG MALFUCTION?

MY TRUCK SUDDENLY HAD ISSUES SHIFTING. I WENT ONLINE AND SAW THERE WAS A LAWSUIT AND COMMON ISSUES WITH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE LAWSUIT OR THE ISSUE FROM NISSAN. I ALSO CALLED A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT IS A COMMON ISSUES AND IT WOULD BE ABOUT $6,000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS NISSAN SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED CUSTOMERS SO THAT WE COULD HAVE HAD IT FIXED BEFORE IT TURNED INTO A MAJOR ISSUE.

OK RATTLING AROUND THE FRONT OF THE MOTOR .THEN IT JUST STOPPED THEN MILKY SUBSTANCE STARTS RUNNING OUT. I REPORTED IT TO NORTH AMERICA NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER AND THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM.THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER GUIDE WAS ON A SERVICE BULLETIN (NTBO9- 128)

THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER GUIDE FAILED, CAUSING THE TIMING CHAIN TO RUB A HOLE INTO THE BLOCK. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, CERANTI OAKES NISSAN, IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AS WELL AS THE TIMING TENSIONER RECALL SUBMITTED BY THE MANUFACTURER, AND INITIALLY SUGGESTED THAT I HAUL THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AT MY OWN EXPENSE, FOR REPAIRS. AFTER HAVING THE TRUCK ABOUR A WEEK, THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY RETURNED CALLS CLAIMING THAT THEY CAN NOT MAKE REPAIRS UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL BC IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS RESULTING IN NO ASSISTANCE FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THIS PROBLEMS HAS BEEN A GREAT INCONVENIENCE AND CAUSED OUR FAMILY ISSUES GETTING BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, WHICH INEVITABLY HAS COST MY FAMILY A GREAT DEAL IN LOSE OF THE ONLY SOURCE OF INCOME.

TRUCK TOTAL MILEAGE IS ONLY 55,000 AS IT IS NOT USED VERY MUCH. 3 ISSUES OCCURRED APPROX. AT 49,000MILES. 1) ENGINE STARTED TO MISS. UPON CHECKING SPARK PLUGS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PLUG CAVITIES IN THE HEAD WERE FULL OF OIL. THE VALVE COVER GASKET SEALS HAD LEAKED AND THE OIL FILLED SPARK PLUG HOLES CAUSED IT TO MISS. THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SO REPAIRS WERE DONE AT MY COST. HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE TOP END VALVE COVER GASKET AND SPARK PLUG HOLE SEALS AS WELL AS THE CAM END SEALS. 2) ONE DAY I GOT INTO THE TRUCK AND WHEN I STARTED IT UP AND PRESSED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON CHECKING THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR IT WAS EMPTY. FOUND THAT THE REAR AXLE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD BURST SPRAYING BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE SPARE TIRE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BRAKE LINE DEVELOP A HOLE LIKE THIS. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND A NEW BRAKE LINE AND MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AT MY OWN COST .THE SYSTEM HAD TO BE BLED OUT AND FLUSHED AT ALL 4 WHEELS. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING AS A CRASH WOULD HAVE RESULTED. 3) CURRENTLY HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" COMING ON. THE CODE SAYS THAT IT IS A EMISSION ISSUE. WITH THE COMPUTER CODE READER I AM ABLE TO CANCEL THE CODE AND IT STAYS OFF FOR A WHILE BUT COMES BACK ON DAYS LATER. THE CODE IS A LEAKING GAS CAP BUT I CAN DETECT NO LEAKS AND HAVE CHANGED OUT THE CAP WITH AN OEM CAP WITH SAME RESULTS. TRUCK RUNS OKAY SO I HAVE NOT DUG ANY DEEPER ON THIS AND IT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND ALL THE VALVE STEMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A DEER RAN OUT OF THE BUSH AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG POPPED OUT BUT FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT AND COOLANT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN AN INJURY AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WANDER OUT OF ITS LANE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A SAFE LOCATION AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS POSITIONED INWARDLY. IN ADDITION, THE INNER AND OUTER WHEEL BEARINGS AND RELATED PARTS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING SERVICED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V554000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,694. UPDATED 1/7/14*CN AFTER COMPLAINT DIFFERNT ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITHOUT HIM KNOWING. UPDATED 08/30/2017*CT

WE REPLACED THE STARTER 2X IN THE LAST YEAR AND RECENTLY JUST 3 MONTHS AGO. MY SON WENT TO START THE TRUCK ON SATURDAY AND THE STARTER BURNED COMPLETELY UP. WE HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER ON THIS TRUCK A TOTAL OF 3X IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. *TR

I NOTICED SMALL OIL STAINS UNDER THE NISSAN WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, AT WORK, AND ANYWHERE I WOULD STOP. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I NOTICED THE OIL PAN IS RUSTING THROUGH. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND NOTICED I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR PROBLEM IF THE MOTOR WOULD LOCK UP AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. GOT A QUOTE OF $1500 TO REPLACE THE OIL PAN. SEEMS KIND OF STEEP CONSIDERING I AM NOT THE ONE WHO PUT THE, IN MY OPINION, SUB PAR OIL PAN ON THESE VEHICLES. UPDATED 4/8/2015 *JS

TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, VEHICLES IN FRONT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. NISSAN FRONTIER FAILED TO STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER, RESULTING IN CRASH. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT THE TRUCK STOPPING. RESULTING CRASH DID NOT DEPLOY AIRBAGS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DRIVER WAS HOSPITALIZED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND TRAVELING UPHILL, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AFTER THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS ALSO PRESENT WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO DRIVE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESPOND. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE BECAME HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

AFTER DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO WORK (AROUND 15 MILES), THE LIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM AND THE RADIO TURNED ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. I PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHERE I WORK, AND WENT TO MY OFFICE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH A MECHANIC. ABOUT 1/2 HOUR LATER, A POLICE OFFICER CALLED BECAUSE MY TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE. IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PARKING STRUCTURE, AND OBVIOUSLY TO THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING MELTING MANY OF THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE HOOD, AS WELL AS SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. IT WAS TOTALED. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS A STEERING COLUMN RECALL THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT UNTIL I PURCHASED IT IN 2012. I CONTACTED NISSAN TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR BUT THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE 250 MILES TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. I EXPLAINED THAT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THAT SINCE I LIVE ON AN ISLAND IN A REMOTE PART OF ALASKA. I ASKED IF A LOCAL CERTIFIED MECHANIC WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS AND THEY TOLD ME NO, IT ONLY CAN BE DONE BY A CERTIFIED NISSAN DEALERSHIP. FAILURE TO MAKE THIS REPAIR CAN CAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN TO CORRODE AND BREAK AT SLOW SPEEDS INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. I AM NOW UNABLE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE SAFELY WITHOUT THE RISK OF DAMAGE OR INJURY. MY ONLY OPTION IS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO MAKE THE REPAIRS AND HOPE NISSAN WILL REFUND ME THE EXPENSE. *TR

AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. *TR

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I HAD MY VEHICLE REPAIRED BY A DEALER (POWER STEERING). NOW I HAVE A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING. THEY SAY THEY DID NOT CAUSE THE LEAK. I SAY THEY DID. *TR

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THEN THREE YEARS MY REAR AXEL AND WHEEL HAVE COME LOOSE AND VERY CLOSE TO FALLING OFF. BOTH TIMES THE MECHANICS TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE OF A BROKEN WASHER. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT OTHER FRONTIER OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR AXEL PROBLEMS. MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF FRONTIER REAR AXEL PROBLEMS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND FOR OTHER FRONTIER OWNERS. THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS ACCIDENTS THAT COULD INJURE OR KILL PEOPLE. I WAS BLESSED THAT BOTH TIMES MY REAR AXEL FAILED I WAS ONLY GOING AT A SLOW SPEED. IF IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGHER SPEED I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. AXLES COMING LOOSE SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. NISSAN SHOULD STEP UP AND DEAL WITH THIS MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN ON A SECONDARY PAVED HIGHWAY ENTERING A PRIMARY HIGHWAY, THE ABOVE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID ON A THIN LAYER OF GRAVEL LAID DOWN ON THE BLACKTOP FOR RECENT ICE AND SNOW CONTROL. THE ROAD WAS CURRENTLY CLEAR AND DRY. I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH WENT HALFWAY TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT ANTILOCK ACTION. CONCURRENTLY THE ACCELERATOR MAINTAINED THE CURRENT SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED THROUGH THE STOP SIGN ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR. WITHOUT CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE IT CONTINUED ON ITS OWN ACROSS THE PRIMARY HIGHWAY MISSING THE REAR OF THE ONCOMING VEHICLE BY A FOOT OR TWO. THE OTHER DRIVER APPEARED NOT TO BE AWARE OF MY INABILITY TO STOP AND POSSIBLY DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN THE OPPOSITE LANE COMING MY DIRECTION AND I SPEEDED UP TO CLEAR THE HIGHWAY AND CONTINUE ON THE SECONDARY ROAD. AT THAT POINT MY VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE BRAKES WORKED AGAIN AND THE ACCELERATOR APPEARED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. IN ESSENCE, FROM THE POINT OF THE SKID, MY VEHICLE DROVE ITSELF ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. ANTILOCK DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE ACCELERATOR APPEARED TO SIMULTANEOUSLY MALFUNCTION. *TR

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER PROPERLY. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE FUEL CAP ONCE AND HAD THE TRUCK IN FOR REPAIRS A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON ALMOST CONSTANTLY AND WHEN THE FUEL GETS DOWN TO 1/4-1/8 OF A TANK, THE GAUGE WILL GO UP TO 3/4 A TANK INDICATING THAT THERE IS MORE GAS THERE THAN THERE ACTUALLY IS. IF I DO NOT KEEP TRACK OF IT, I CAN EASILY RUN OUT OF GAS. *TR

NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS SLOWLY LEAKING AND COVERING THE BOTTOM PAN. MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND FOUND A CRACK IN THE HOUSING OF THE TRANSMISSION NEAR THE TOP. MY CERTIFIED MECHANIC HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE "CORE" CANNOT BE SENT BACK FOR ANY CREDIT. TOTAL COST SO FAR IS APPROX. $2,800. THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING HAS NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS CRACK TO THE HOUSING. CONSUMER SENT AN UPDATED PORTABLE TO CORRECT THE VIN. UPDATED 07/08/11

2009 STARTED HEARING KNOCKING NOISE FROM ENGINE. SEEM TO COME AND GO. TOOK IT TO NISSAN AND DISCOVERED THE CRANK PULLEY WAS COMING APART. YEAR AND HALF LATER BELTS WERE SQUEALING. TOOK TRUCK IN FOR TIRES AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BELTS.DISCOVERED THE IDLER PULLEY WAS COMING APART. WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE PEOPLE AT TIRE DEALER( TIRES PLUS) THEY HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE ON NISSAN VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ENGINE. THIS WAS IN 2011. TWO BAD PULLEYS WITH LESS THAN 42,000 MILES ON TRUCK. NO TELLING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF EITHER OF THIS PULLEYS HAD COME APART AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAVE NEVER HEARD OF PULLEYS COMING APART ON A VEHICLE BEFORE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB, LONG BED (6') AND THE AIR BAGS (BOTH DRIVER & PASSENGER) DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SUFFERED DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE IS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT THE HOOD FOLDED UPWARDS. MY DAUGHTER HIT AN IMPALA WITHOUT SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HARD ENOUGH TO SNAP THE IMPALA'S FRONT AXLE. THIS SEVERE OF AN ACCIDENT SHOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY BUT, THEY DIDN'T. I JUST SAW THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH OTHERS AND IT APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM AS I FOUND MULTIPLE WEBSITES SPEAKING ABOUT THIS FAILURE TO DEPLOY. *TR

NISSAN 2004 FRONTIER XE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A COLLISION INTO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ENTRY SIGN MADE OUT OF CEMENT BLOCKS. THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS. IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRABLE, A SERIOUS CONCERN FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SAFETY DUE TO THE HIGH PROBABILITY OF REPEATED BRAKE FAILURE. A TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM REPAIR HAD BEEN DONE BY A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE-HALF YEARS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V554000, STEERING, COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

VEHICLE STARTS STALLING AFTER DRIVING FOR 10 TO 40 MILES. VARIOUS DASH LIGHTS START TO COME ON, LIGHTS START TO DIM, VEHICLES STARTS BUCKING FROM ENGINE MISSING. VERY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ONCE STOPPED, VEHICLE HORN GOES OFF WHEN RESTARTING ATTEMPTED. ENGINE WON'T TURN OVER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS VEHICLE WILL RESTART. BROUGHT TO NISSAN SERVICE DEPT. TWICE AND COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO REPEAT INCIDENT. *TR

POWERING STEERING BOX FAILURE ON A 2004 NISSAN FRONTIER. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 49,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS PURCHASED NEW. TWO MECHANICS, ONE NISSAN AND ONE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, IDENTIFIED THE STEERING BOX AS THE CULPRIT FOR THE DIFFICULT STEERING IN THE VEHICLE. BOTH SAID IT SHOULD NOT FAIL. THE NISSAN MECHANIC WENT ON TO SAY THAT HE HAD ONLY SEEN ONE FAIL IN HIS TEN YEARS AS A MECHANIC, AND THAT INVOLVED A VEHICLE THAT WAS IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT. THE FAILURE PREVENTS ME FROM STEERING AND AT TIMES TAKES TWO HANDS TO STEER. THE MECHANICS STATE THAT THE ONLY REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE PART. NISSAN REFUSES TO ASSIST IN THE COSTS OF THOSE REPAIRS. *TR

TL*CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TAKE HIS VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION BUT IT FAILED DUE TO THIS FAILURE. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER FURTHER TESTING THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO RUST ON THE GAS TANK. IN WHICH LED TO A EVAPORATION LEAK ON THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. THE MECHANICS REPLACED THE GAS TANK. ALL THE ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE GAS PUMP. THE REPAIRS HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE FAILURE. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE ON A VEHICLE THAT'S FIVE YEARS IN AGE IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,100. UPDATED 9/17/09 *CN UPDATED 09/18/09.*JB

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN FRONTIER 4X2, CREW CAB XE 4 DOOR LONG. MY TRUCK WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND IT IS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. THE TRUCK WAS HIT ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ONLY AIR BAG THAT DEPLOYED WAS THE PASSENGERS SIDE. *TR

LOUD NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF TRUCK. *TR

CD PLAYER WILL NOT EJECT DISC ONLY MAKES CLICKING SOUNDS. THIS HAPPENED 24 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE MILEAGE WAS OVER WARRANTY. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN HIS GARAGE. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE IGNITION WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,100. UPDATED 03/17/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/18/09. *JB

AROUND 80,000 MILES, FAULTY WIRING IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE ERRATICALLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHILE PRESSING DOWN THE ACCELERATOR. AFTER TAKING THE TRUCK TO A NISSAN SERVICE CENTER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WAS A WIRING PROBLEM IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING THIS. THIS POTENTIALLY COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT DURING A TURN, OR WHILE DRIVING DOWN A FREEWAY, WHICH MAY POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK IS BAD. IT SHOWS EMPTY TANK WHEN TANK IS FULL. IT IS CAUSING THE SES LIGHT TO COME ON. *TR

2004 NISSAN FRONTIER. DRIVER WAS PULLING A PICKUP TRUCK ON A TOW DOLLY. ANOTHER MOTORIST POINTED AT THE TOWED VEHICLE THEN THE DRIVER PULLED ON THE BERM AND DISCOVERED THE TOWED PICKUP WAS BURNING FROM THE UNDERSIDE, FIRE WAS PUT OUT. *NJ THE VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE DRIVESHAFT WAS NOT DISCONNECTED WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE OVERHEATED THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT 10-0598-90. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING VAPORS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A REPAIR SHOP. THE REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR OVER THREE MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD MAKE THE FUEL TANK AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON IN MAY VEHICLE. I HAD IT CHECKED AND IT TURNS OUT THE GAS TANK/ HOSE CONNECTION TO THE TANK IS RUSTED CAUSING A FUME LEAK. THIS LEAK CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND IS VERY STRONG OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THIS OCCURRED IN AUGUST 2006. I HAD TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT TANK WHICH IS ON BACKORDER UNTIL SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER. *TR

CORROSION IN HEAT AFFECTED ZONES ON THE VEHICLE FRAME ARE A CAUSE FOR CONCERN ON THIS VEHICLE. REPORTING IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY. *TR

I HAVE THESE TIRES ORIGINAL FROM NISSAN WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. AFTER 28,000 MILES, THEY WOULD JUST PEEL OFF ON THE TOP LAYER AND LEAVE THE REST OF THE TIRE INTACT. AT HIGH SPEEDS, THIS HAS CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK BY A SLAPPING ACTION OF THE PEELED LAYER. THEY SHOULD NOTIFY ALL CONSUMERS OF THIS DEFECT. *TR

I'VE HAD 2 GENERAL AW GRABBER TIRES LOSE THE TREAD ON ME WHILE DRIVING. SIZE IS P225 70 R15. JUST LOST THE TREAD ON ONE YESTERDAY WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING A SEVERE CRASH. *TR

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WEREN'T WORKING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO ZIMBRICK NISSAN IN MADISON, WI. THEY FOUND THAT THE SPLINES WERE STRIPPED OFF THE WIPER ARMS. RATHER THAN REPLACING THE ARMS WITH NEW ONES, THEY GLUED THE NONFUNCTIONAL ARMS BACK ON THE VEHICLE WITH LOCKTITE AND STATED IN WRITING THAT EVERYTHING WAS NOW WORKING FINE.. THESE DAMAGED ARMS COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME AND IF THE DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO LOSS OF VISION. IF THE DRIVER IS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND/OR AT HIGH SPEED ON A HIGHWAY THERE COULD BE AN ACCIDENT, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF LIFE. I COMPLAINED TO NISSAN ABOUT THIS, BUT THE PERSON, WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS A CUSTOMER SERVICE WORKER, SAID THAT THE DEALER HAD A FREE HAND TO DO WHATEVER THEY WANTED. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE REUSE OF A DAMAGED PART ON AN IMPORTANT SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND THEY SAID THAT WAS THE DEALERS DISCRETION ALSO. I DON'T THINK THAT AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO PUT DAMAGED PARTS ON VEHICLES THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DEFROSTER WHEN ACTIVATED, TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING ON AND THE ONLY WAY TO TURN IT OFF WAS TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THIS WAS THE NORMAL PROCEDURE. UPDATED 12/28/06. *JB

CD PLAYER FAILURE. FAILS TO CD. ONLY CLICKING SOUND. I HAVE READ OF MANY OTHERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. A CD PLAYER SHOULD NOT FAIL WITHIN 25 MONTHS. CAR IS OVER MILAGE SO THERE IS NO WARRENTY FIX POSSIBLE. *NM

GEAR SHIFTER IN AUTOMATIC 2004 NISSAN FRONTIER TRUCK CAN SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR WITH OUT THE TRUCK RUNNING OR WITHOUT KEYS. *JB