2005 Nissan Frontier complaints

TIMING BELT TENSIONER GUIDE FAILURE ON A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. LESS THAN 60K MILES. THE TENSIONER CAN FAIL AND LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE AT ANY TIME. NISSAN CONFIRMS AS THERE IS A TSB ISSUED FOR 2005-2010 TRUCKS, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. *TT

2005 NISSAN FRONTIER LE (TRANSMISSION FAILURE). DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEED (70MPH), TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING SUDDEN DECELERATION. FAILED ONCE, TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR DUE TO HIGH DEMAND FOR PARTS. POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCE HIGH SPEED COLLISION DUE TO SUDDEN DECELERATION. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER TAILGATE HINGES HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED ON ME. THE CABLES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THE TAILGATE FROM ENDING UP IN THE ROAD, SO AS TO NOT POSE A THREAT TO OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

MY AIRBAG SYSTEM HAD BEEN DISABLED IN MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER DUE TO A BAD PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR. THE REPAIR WILL BE OVER $1800 AND NISSAN HAS ALREADY AGREED TO ASSIST IN $300 FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE PAST YEAR BUT MY MODEL HAS NOT. THEY HAVE ASSUMED SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITY BY OFFERING ME SOME COMPENSATION. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY NISSAN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN REPAIRED BY A NISSAN DEALER, I HAVE BEEN UNDER REVIEW WITH NISSAN CUSTOMER AFFAIRS FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE GET COMPENSATION. *TR

3/10/08-TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND CLUNKING, TOOK TO DEALER-TURN AWAY, 59994 MILES. 4/21/08-62,597 MILES RETURNED TO DEALER AND AGAIN WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM. THAT DAY TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE DRAINED TRANSMISSION FLUID. RESEMBLED A MILK SHAKE AND HE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BROKEN TRANSMISSION LINE IN THE RADIATOR. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY ONCE AGAIN TURNED ME AWAY REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. LOCAL MECHANIC FLUSHED TRANSMISSION AND REPAIRED RADIATOR. TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPS AND CLUNKS AND IS PRESENTLY PARKED.(NOT DRIVABLE) RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN ADMITTING TO THIS VERY PROBLEM AND THEY STILL REJECTED MY REQUEST FOR REPAIRS. BELIEVE ENGINE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. BURNS OIL AND STALLS AS WELL. MADE MANY REQUESTS TO NATIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND TOTALLY REJECTED MY CONCERNS. *TR

WE OWN A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER LE KING CAB. OUR GAS HAND DOES NOT WORK AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. THIS IS OUR THIRD NISSAN KING CAB WITH THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IS QUITE EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. IF WE DO NOT GET WARRANTY HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM, IT WILL BE THE LAST NISSAN FOR US. *TR

VIBRATION OCCURRED WHILE SHIFTING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP PF WHICH THEY STATED PROBLEM RELATED TO ENGINE COOLANT GETTING MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION OIL DUE TO FAILED COOLER INSIDE RADIATOR. COSTS FOR REBUILDING TRANSMISSION OVER $6,000THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT, NOTHING TO DO WITH NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. NISSAN WILL NOT REIMBURSE THE REPAIR. *TR

IN MARCH OF 2011, I WAS OPERATING MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER (4-DOOR CREW CAB, 4X4, NISMO PACKAGE) ON A DIRT ROAD WITH ONE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT. VEHICLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH WASHBOARD/RUTTED SECTION OF ROAD, WHEN THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO INTERIOR OF VEHICLE AND IMMOBILIZATION DUE TO LACK OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT (SEAT BELTS BECAME INOPERABLE). NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS INVESTIGATED VEHICLE, AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS, AS THEY "DID NOT FIND ANY MALFUNCTIONS." I AM NOW STUCK WITH A DAMAGED VEHICLE FOR A PROBLEM I DID NOT CAUSE. *TR

FUEL SENDING UNIT PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. CAUSES FUEL GAUGE TO BE NON FUNCTIONAL. BASICALLY THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN MY TANK. PROBLEM STARTED AT 59000 MILES, I NOW HAVE 80000. NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING EXTREMELY HARD AS IT OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE FLUIDS IN THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE COOLANT, OIL AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS WERE MIXED TOGETHER IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE SEALS FRACTURED ON THE ENGINE WHEN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

RADIATOR & TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR REFUELING AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATLY LOW READING OF FUEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY AND IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK IN A PARTIALLY OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURES DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. SHE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY JUMPED THE SIDEWALK AND CRASHED INTO THE CEMENT WALL OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED YET THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE, LEGS AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 50 MPH, AND AS CAR STARTED INCLINE, ACCELERATOR ENGAGED ABRUPTLY AND RPM INCREASED TO MAXIMUM. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO BRAKE AND REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TRUCK WENT OFF ROAD ON CURVE AND HEAD ON COLLISION WITH TREE OCCURRED. DRIVER HAD BOTH FEET ON BRAKE, YET WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN SLOWING VEHICLE.

I OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND STILL WOULD NOT START, I WAITED A FEW MINUTES. WHILE I WAITED I CHECK WITH THE FUSE BOX AND CHECK THE TERMINAL WIRES. THEN I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11500. *TR

GASOLINE GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER TRUCK. EVERY TIME I FUEL UP, THE GAS GAUGE IS "STUCK" AT LOW AND RISES TO THE FULL MARK ABOUT 3 DAYS LATER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON BECAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTIONING GAS GAUGE. NISSAN HAS OFFERED 5YR/70,000 COMPREHENSIVE WARRANTY, BUT MY TRUCK IS OVER 70K. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE DASHBOARD FLUCTUATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL LEAK IN THE RADIATOR WHILE SPILLED ONTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH GENERAL GRABBER HTS BRAND TIRES, LINE SIZE 235/75/R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL ON THREE OF THE TIRES WAS PREMATURELY WORN. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 FOR THE TIRES AND 77,000 FOR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 3/2/2011 *CN UPDATED 04/29/11

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER W/~91,000 MILES. A FEW WEEKS AGO THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY. THE FUEL LEVEL READING VARIES FROM A LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT TO FULL WITH EACH TIME THE TRUCK IS RESTARTED. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WITH EACH RESTART. THE NISSAN 'RECALL' FOR THIS PROBLEM IS RESTRICTED TO SUCH A LOW MILEAGE, THAT MANY VEHICLE OWNERS ARE STUCK EITHER LIVING WITH THE PROBLEM OR PAYING OVER $450 OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. SO MUCH FOR THEIR INTEREST IN BUILDING ANY BRAND LOYALTY. *TR

HAD BEEN GETTING SOME NOISES FROM THE TRANSMISSION FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT MECHANIC NEVER CAUGHT THE REAL ISSUE. TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING 100KM/H, OVERDRIVE AND 4TH GEARS NO LONGER WORKED. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AND DO QUICK INTERNET SEARCH WHERE IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT MY PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO ENGINE COOLANT GETTING MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION OIL DUE TO FAILED COOLER INSIDE RADIATOR. OPENED UP RADIATOR CAP WHICH CONFIRMED THIS FACT, TRANNY OIL FLOATING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE COOLANT. COSTS FOR REBUILDING TRANSMISSION OVER $5,000, HOOKED UP OIL TO EXTERNAL COOLER ALREADY IN THE TRUCK, THEREFORE SAVED COST OF REPLACING RADIATOR (BYPASSED THIS COOLER). THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT, NOTHING DO WITH NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. NISSAN WILL NOT REIMBURSE THE REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE RADIATOR RUPTURED. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO BEGAN SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO E REPLACED AS THE ANTIFREEZE MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. DURING THE RECENT COLD MORNINGS I HAVE NOTICED A BUZZING/WHINNING NOISE WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND LATER FOUND OUT I NEEDED A NEW TIMING CHAIN. THIS WAS A HUGE SURPRISE SINCE I FOLLOWED ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS AND ONLY HAVE 59,000 MILES. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MY MODEL YEAR AND UNFORTUNATELY I WAS LESS THAN 20 DAYS OUTSIDE OF MY WARRANTY PERIOD AND NISSAN WOULD NOT PICK UP THE COST WHICH WERE ESTIMATE TO BE $1,300. I CALLED NISSAN CORPORATE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD STILL HONOR THE WARRANTY SINCE IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THEY SAID THEY WERE STRICT WITH THEIR WARRANTIES AND SINCE I WAS TECHNICALLY OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT PICK UP THE COSTS OR HELP OUT. THE SERVICE I RECEIVED WAS TERRIBLE AND AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE HAD SOME SAME ISSUE WITH THE MODEL YEAR VEHICLE I HAVE. ALL NISSAN TOLD ME I COULD DO WAS SAVE MY RECEIPTS INCASE THERE WAS A RECALL IN THE FUTURE. *TR

2005 NISSAN FRONTIER IPDM MODULE DEFECTIVE CAUSING CAR TO SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES IN TRAFFIC. CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT ANY SPEED IN WHICH YOU CAN NO LONGER HAVE THE ABILITY TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, OTHER CARS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OR HAVE THE TIME TO MOVE AROUND YOUR VEHICLE IN TIME. THERE ARE GREAT NUMBERS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME IPDM ISSUE ON MANY NISSANS ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OR SOMEONE LOOSING THEIR LIFE. IT HAPPENED TO ME WHILE ENTERING A BUSY HIGHWAY AND THE CAR LOST POWER SUDDENLY AND SHUT OFF. I WAS LEFT HELPLESS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT STRUCK. NISSAN DEALER CONFIRMED IT WAS THE IPDM. THIS A WIDE PROBLEM WITH NISSAN VEHICLES. *TR

BUZZING/WHINING NOISE FROM TIMING CHAIN AREA NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNDER TSB NUMBER 07042 DATED JULY 11, 2007 NHTSA# 10022421. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AT 95,000 MILES FOR THE FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, PROBLEM IS THEY ONLY WARRANTY THE PART TO 75000 MILES. THE ISSUE DIDN'T START UNTIL 90,0000 MILES. *TR

RECEIVED WARRANTY EXTENSION LETTER FROM NISSAN ON MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WHICH HAS CAUSED MY FUEL GAUGE TO INACCURATELY DISPLAY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN MY VEHICLE. LIKE ALL OTHER OWNERS MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED! WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT ALREADY HAD AROUND 70,000 MILES AND THAT WAS IN 2007. I JUST RECIEVED THE NOTICE FROM NISSAN WITHIN THE LAST MONTH OF 2010. THE NTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND DEMAND A NATIONWIDE RECALL ON THIS ITEM FROM NISSAN. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE FOR NISSAN OWNERS AND OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART! IT IS PRETTY CLEAR THAT NISSAN REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND DECIDED THE LEAST COSTLY RESPONSE WOULD BE TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE, KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT MOST OWNERS WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PROTECTION. I URGE ALL OWNERS OF THIS MODEL NISSAN TO FIRST AND FOREMOST FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NTSA AND ALSO CALL YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES AND SEE IF THEY WILL INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. IN ADDITION I URGE ALL OWNERS OF NISSAN AUTOMOBILES TO REFUSE TO BUY ANY ADDITIONAL VEHICLES FROM NISSAN. IN ADDITION PLEASE LET YOUR FRIENDS KNOW THAT WHILE NISSAN TALKS A GOOD GAME, THE BOTTOM LINE IS THEY DON'T BACK THEIR PRODUCT!!!! AT THIS POINT NISSAN REFUSED TO REPLACE ITEM FREE OF COST AND I HAVE NOT HAD THE ITEM REPLACED YET DUE TO THE COST INVOLVED. NISSAN REFUSED TO FIX ITEM UNDER WARRANTY, STATING MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY! THIS IS ABSURED AND THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ST

ON MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER TRUCK THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHTS COMES ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL. ONE CANNOT TELL HOW MANY MILES ARE LEFT IN DRIVING ON THE TANK OF FUEL DUE TO IMPROPER REPORTS BY THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER ALONG WITH THE IMPROPER READING ON THE FUEL GAUGE, CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR TRAVEL, ESPECIALLY DURING NIGHT DRIVING AND IN MOUNTAIN PASS CONDITIONS IN WINTER. DIAGNOSTICS INDICATE A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO REPLACE AS THE CURRENT RECALL ONLY GOES TO 72K MILES. THIS PROBLEM STARTED PAST 81K MILES ON MY VEHICLE. IT IS APPARENT THIS PROBLEM IS SYSTEMIC AND A REAL ISSUE THAT NISSAN IS HARD-BENT ON NOT COVERING, IF THEY DON'T HAVE TO. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO AS MY TRUCK HAS TOO MANY MILES ON IT. I ADVISED THEM THAT THEY SHOULD COVER THE ISSUE, GIVEN ITS QUITE APPARENT THERE IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM AT HAND. THE NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS THE RECALL DOES NOT EXTEND THAT FAR OUT AND THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FIX IT, I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, SHE WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND SHE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

2005 FRONTIER RAN OUT OF GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE SENSOR. TOOK INTO DEALER AND THE DEALER HELD CAR HOSTAGE UNTIL DIAGNOSTICFEE WAS PAID. TOLD IT WAS A DEFECTIVE IPDM. LOOKED AROUND AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM DEALERSHIP UNDERSTANDS. TRUCK BROKE DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT START MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I OWNED A NISSAN FRONTIER 2005 AND JUST LATELY I NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE ASSY NOT WORKING WHEN I PUT FULL TANK FUEL AND YET THE GAUGE STILL READS ZERO. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM NISSAN THAT INDEED THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2005 FRONTIER FOR FUEL GAUGE FAILURES. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE NEAREST NISSAN REPAIR SHOP AND BUT THEY DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL SINCE MY MILEAGE IS MORE THAN 90K MILES AND THEY SAID THE RECALL HAD LAPSE ALREADY. I REFUTED THAT I JUST RECEIVED THE LETTER LAST WEEK AND HOW COME IT HAS LAPSED ALREADY. BUT STILL THEY ASK ME TO PAY MORE THAT $400 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD INDICATE THAT THERE WAS. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW FUEL SENDING UNIT. THERE WAS NO WARRANTY DUE TO THE HIGH MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77800.

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER IS ERRATIC AND NOT CORRECT. I HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON NOW. THE CODE IS P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. NISSAN CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL FOR 2006 FRONTIERS AND A LITTLE RESEARCH ON SOME NISSAN FORUMS SHOWS MANY 2005 MODELS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE $600+ TO FIX MY FUEL GAUGE. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD INCLUDE THE 2005 FRONTIERS IN THE RECALL. ALSO, NISSAN SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069B INCLUDES THE 2005 FRONTIER. *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTIONED ON NISSAN FRONTIER 2005 AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON INTERSTATE. COST TO REPLACE WAS 700 DOLLARS FROM DEALER. HAVE NOT REPLACED YET. FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY TANK TO HALF FULL REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL GAS VOLUME RESIDING IN THE TANK. *TR

FUEL GAUGE SENSOR PROBLEM WITH NISSAN FRONTIER 2005, FUEL GAUGE EVAP. LEAK P0455 CODE. BOTH NEED TO BE FIXED BECAUSE THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE LEAK AND SENSOR. *TR

CONCERNING MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER 4X4 NISMO. I NOTICED MY DTE (DISTANCE TO EMPTY) INDICATOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT READ ---- AND THEN 0. SHORTLY AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS INFORMED IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AT X.NISSANHELP.COM AND OTHER SITES. AFTER SEARCHING, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON THE 2000-2004 XTERRA MODELS AND A SAFETY RECALL WAS MADE BY NISSAN. ACCORDING TO ALL ACCOUNTS SOMETHING IN THE FUEL SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND CORRODES OVER TIME. EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING IN THE RANGE OF 39,000 TO 80,000 + MILES. SINCE THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN PREVIOUS MODELS, AND IT WAS RECALLED, THE 2005-2007 XTERRAS, FRONTIERS, AND PATHFINDERS SHOULD GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. WHY SHOULD CUSTOMERS HAVE TO WAIT FOR ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATHS? ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM LIES IN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR RANGES FROM $300-600. *TR

2005 NISSAN FRONTIER FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE WHEN GAS GAGE REACHED 1/2 TANK THE GAUGE FAILED TO 0 WITH EMPTY LIGHT ON, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND DTE CALCULATOR WENT TO --------- (58,576 MILES) PROBLEM GOES AWAY WHEN TANK IS REFILLED TO MORE THAN 1/2 TANK AND READS NORMAL, AFTER ABOUT 90 MILES SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT GOES OUT. *TR

FILLED UP 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH GAS. AFTER TURNING THE TRUCK BACK ON THE FUEL GAGE DROPPED TO EMPTY. THEN, WHEN I STARTED DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT HAS NOT WENT OFF AND THE FUEL GAUGE WILL NOT GO BACK UP EVEN WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS. *TR

NISSAN FUEL SENDING UNIT IN 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER IS FAULTY. *TR

05 NISMO FRONTIER, I HAD A TICKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON WITH A CATALYTIC CONVERTER CODE, GAS GAGE WAS INTERMITTENT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, GET A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND HAVE MY DRIVELINE REPLACE BECAUSE IT WAS BLOWN. THE TRUCK HAD 94K WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIND A POSSIBLE COOLANT LEAK. I CAN SMELL IT BUT CAN'T FIND WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE PRE-OWNED. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD 'AS-IS', THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE GAS GAUGE CONCERN WHEN I DISCOVERED IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. AS LONG AS I SET THE TRIP ODOMETER WHEN I FILLED UP WITH GAS & I WAS THE ONLY ONE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THIS WORKED FINE. HOWEVER, IN THE PAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING FAMILY MEMBERS DRIVE MY VEHICLE & THEY DON'T KNOW OR FORGET TO SET THE TRIP ODOMETER. TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR I HAD THIS VEHICLE RUN OUT OF GAS WITH ME. THE LAST TIME IT RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE I-10 BRIDGE CROSSING THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND. NOT THE BEST PLACE TO BE AT NIGHT' THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WHO CAME TO GET ME TOLD ME THAT NISSAN HAD A RECALL NOTICE ON THE FRONTIERS FOR THEIR GAS SENDING UNITS. NISSAN ELECTED NOT TO REPAIR THIS CONCERN BECAUSE THEY STATED MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. AFTER ADDING GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL INDICATOR DID NOT FUNCTION AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58000.

2005 NISSAN FRONTIER GAS GAUGE READS 1/4 FULL WHEN THE TANK IS EMPTY. CAUSES ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I DRIVE WITH A GALLON OF GAS IN TRUCK BED, SO WHEN I RUN OUT I CAN GET TO A GAS STATION. I HAVE TO STAND ON THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC GOING BY TO POUR THE GAS IN WHEN IT RUNS OUT, IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO RUN OUT OF GAS WHEN THE GAUGE INDICATES THERE IS GAS IN THE TANK. NISSAN RECALLED 2006 TO 2008 FRONTIERS BUT NOT 2005. I ASKED NISSAN DUE TO THE PRODUCTION YEAR 2005 AND IDENTICAL PROBLEM ON THE 2005, COMPARED TO THE 2006- 2008 RECALL, TO PLEASE REPAIR THEY REPLIED NO, ITS NOT PART OF THE RECALL . HOW DO I HOLD NISSAN RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER AND THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROADWAY EVEN THOUGH THE GAUGES INDICATED 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS REMAINING. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING BEHIND ME. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A ROADWAY WITH A TRAVEL SPEED OF 35MPH AND NOT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I HAD TO PUSH MY VEHICLE TO THE ROADSIDE AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE FROM A FAMILY MEMBER. I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO FIND THAT THE VEHICLE IS KNOW TO HAVE A FAILURE OF THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE RECALLED 2006-2010 MODELS OF THE NISSAN FRONTIER BUT THE 2005 MODEL USING THE SAME PART WAS NOT. I HAD TO PAY THE DEALER AN 89.95 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO CONFIRM WHAT THEY ALREADY TOLD ME AND THEN PAY 470.00 ADDITIONAL IN PART AND LABOR FEES. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND DENIES THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MODEL EVEN THOUGH I PRESENTED THEM WITH A FACTORY SERVICE BULLETIN I OBTAINED THAT CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE PROBLEM FOR THE 2005 MODEL YEAR AND TELLS THE DEALER WHAT TO DO, WHAT TO REPLACE AND ALLOWS THEM TO CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PART FROM NISSAN. SERVICE BULLETIN NTB07-069B PART AFFECTED FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT # 25060-ZZ00A. *TR

I REFUELED WHEN MY FUEL GAUGE READ 1/4, WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK UP THE GAUGE STILL ONLY SAID 1/4 TANK EVEN THOUGH I HAD JUST FILLED UP WITH 16 GALLONS. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE THERE APPEAR TO BE THOUSANDS OF INSTANCES OF THE SAME OCCURRENCE HAPPENING TO NISSAN FRONTIERS, AND XTERRAS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING FAULT WHICH NEEDS TO RECTIFIED WITH A RECALL. *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER IS A CHRONIC MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY. SEVERAL MODELS OF NISSAN TRUCK'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND THE OPERATOR WILL NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL THEY HAVE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER THAT HAS A FAULT CODE OF PO463. NISSAN HAS RECALLED THE 2006-08 VEHICLES WITH THIS FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPAIR MINE BECAUSE IT IS A 2005 AND ARE REFUSING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE PART. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE LIKE ME WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM THAT ARE HAVING TO SPEND IN EXCESS OF $600.00. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HAD ENOUGH FUEL WHEN INFACT I DID NOT. MY SON WAS DRIVING IT TO COLLEGE AT COLLEGE ON AUGUST 21ST WHEN HE THOUGHT HE HAD FUEL WHEN THE TRUCK WAS EMPTY. I'M AFRAID TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN SHOULD THE VEHICLE RUN OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. PLEASE WITH YOUR HELP AND PERSUASION, WE CAN GET NISSAN CORPORATION TO REPAIR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. THANK YOU *TR

2005 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB UPPER FUEL SENDING UNIT PROBLEM CAUSING THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO TRIGGER AND CAUSES THE GASOLINE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE TO MOVE ERRATICALLY AND/OR READ INACCURATELY. *TR

THE TAILGATE ON MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER LE 2WD PICKUP TRUCK CONTINUALLY COMES OFF IT'S HINGES EVEN AFTER BEING SECURED BY FORCEFULLY CLOSING, AND AT TIMES, SLAMMING, THE TAILGATE SHUT. THIS DEFECT HAS CAUSED THE TAILGATE TO COME OFF IT'S HINGES AND IS A SAFETY RISK TO OTHER DRIVERS WHO ARE BEHIND ME, AS IT CAN CAUSE GREAT BODILY HARM, SERIOUS INJURY, OR EVEN DEATH IF IT EVER ENTIRELY FELL OFF. BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, I LOCK THE TAILGATE IN AN ATTEMPT THAT IT IS SECURELY CLOSED. *TR

2005 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB LE MODEL. FUEL SENDING UNIT IS DEFECTIVE. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ PROPERLY AND DOES NOT INDICATE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL WHICH HAS CAUSED A STALL DUE TO LACK OF FUEL WHEN THE GAUGE READS 1/4 TANK. AFTER LEARNING OF A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, A SEARCH OF MY VIN NUMBER REVEALED THAT NISSAN DID NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS FOR THE SAME ISSUE THAT CAUSED THE RECALL. *TR