2006 Nissan Frontier complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD MALFUNCTION PERIODICALLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC ADVISED THE STEERING COLUMN BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MARCH 27, 2010, AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE STILL REGISTERED EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABOUT 75 MILES LATER, THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK) THAT BELIEVED TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FUEL LEVER SENSOR AND GAUGE ASSEMBLY WERE REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,266. UPDATED 07/01/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED AND HE WAS REIMBURSED. HOWEVER, THE TIMING CHAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 07/07/10.*JB

NISSAN FRONTIER 2006 ALL HAVE A COMMON DEFECTIVE PART, THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. I HAVE THIS TRUCK AND AT APPROXIMATELY 43,000 MILES, THE SENSOR WENT OUT GIVING ME THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON", CODE NUMBER P0463. THE NISSAN DEALER SAID IT WOULD $350 TO REPLACE, AT MY EXPENSE. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH IN INTERNET FORUMS, THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH ALL 2006 FRONTIERS WITH THE SENSOR GOING OUT AT APPROX 42,000-43,000 MILES. THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER FUNCTIONS, LEAVING THE OWNER NOT KNOWING HOW FULL THE FUEL TANK IS. THERE ARE POST ON VARIOUS FORUMS OF DRIVERS BEING STRANDED WITH AN EMPTY TANK DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE PART. NISSAN HAS RECALLED SOME OF THE VEHICLES FOR THIS DEFECT BUT WHEN I ADVISED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT MY TRUCK HAD THE SAME DEFECT, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE BROADENED TO ALL VEHICLES PRODUCED IN THAT YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE IGNITION WAS STARTED AND THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY, AFTER DISPENSING GASOLINE INTO THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO INCLUDE INACCURATE READINGS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ALSO REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A SAFETY RECALL AND THE SERVICE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,760. UPDATED 05/18/10.*LJ

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER CC 4X4 IN WHICH THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT IS FAULTY AND NISSAN TELLS ME MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THEIR CURRENT FUEL SENDING UNIT CAMPAIGN. THE SENDING UNIT FAILED AT APPROX 44,000 MILES. I CURRENTLY HAVE 66,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS ONCE WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. NOW I PUT GAS IN IT EVERY 2 DAYS REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE GAUGE SAYS. *TR

GAS GAUGE SPORADICALLY WOULD NOT REGISTER THE GAS WHEN WE FILLED UP THE TANK. QUOTED $500 TO REPAIR. HEARD RADIO NEWS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THAT NISSAN WAS RECALLING VEHICLES DUE TO SEAT BELTS, GAS GAUGES AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS. THE PROBLEM NOW IS CONTINUOUSLY - WHEN GAS GAUGE REACHES 1/2 TANK, IT DROPS TO EMPTY. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED YET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO BE INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FUEL SENSOR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,700.

HAVE A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER WHICH HAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR. THIS CAUSED ME TO FAIL NJ STATE INSPECTION. NISSAN HAS A RECALL ON 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER FUEL SENSORS. APPARENTLY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THIS PROBLEM, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO REPAIR DUE TO VIN #. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY CAR. *TR

NISSAN FRONTIER 2006 FUEL GUAGE NO LONGER WORKING. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. VEHICLE HAS 50K MILES ON IT. DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NOT A RECALL, AND SINCE THE TRUCK IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THIS WOULD COST ME $450 OUT OF POCKET. FROM READING POSTS ON THE WEB, I SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSANS FROM 2005-2007. I HAVE NO WAY OF BEING SURE I HAVE SUFFICIENT FUEL, WHICH WOULD SEEM, TO ME, TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT IF I AM CAUGHT IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WITH NO FUEL? I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO DANGER IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE *AS IS*...... AND AM TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY THIS WOULD NOT BE A RECALL ISSUE IF SO MANY VEHICLES WERE AFFECTED BY THE SAME THING.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE FILLED THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT INDICATE THAT THE TANK WAS FULL. HE THEN STARTED NOTICING ERRATIC READINGS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, ASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PERIODICALLY CHECK THE ODOMETER TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE TANK. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ACTING PROPERLY AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT WORKING. UPDATED 06/04/10.*JB

NISSAN 2006 FRONTIER SE CREW CAB. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON; AND CHECK HAS A "P0463" CODE. GAS GAUGE DOES NOT GIVE ACCURATE FUEL LEVEL. OCCURS ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OUT, BUT WILL LIGHT UP ESPECIALLY IF NEAR EMPTY OR AFTER FILLING UP. NO CORRECTION; EXCEPT TO SPEND $800 AT NISSAN DEALER TO REPLACE PART OF THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY.

NISSAN FRONTEIR XE FUEL SENDING UNIT DEFECTIVE AND HAS BEEN FOR OVER A YEAR . CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY SAID MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL....OTHER FRONTEIRS QUALIFY BUT MINE DOES NOT....I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM AS THE OTHERS INVOLVED IN RECALL BUT MINE CAN'T BE PART OF THIS? WHY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE GAS GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL ALTHOUGH IT WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ADD FUEL TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE GASOLINE STORAGE TANK WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILIARY TANK). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 25,000. UPDATED 05/07/10. *LJ WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE ANOTHER SERVICE PERFORMED SHE WAS TOLD THE WORK COULD NOT BE DONE, BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE LIGHT WAS ON DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR AND IT WOULD COST $400 TO REPAIR. UPDATED 07/14/10. UPDATED 07/14/10.*JB

YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL: 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER ERROR: ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE READING. SHOW 1/4 TANK EVEN WHEN EMPTY OR TOTALLY EMPTY WHEN IT WAS JUST FILLED. ACTION TAKEN: SPOKE WITH NISSAN ON THE SYMPTOMS AND THE ERROR CODE RECEIVED FROM DIAGNOSTICS (P0463) WHICH STATES THAT IT IS THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT, BUT THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT ON THE LIST, AND I WOULD NEED TO FILE A COMPLAINT FORM ON NHTSA TO GET RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR DISPLAYED INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. HE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF VEHICLE HESITATION DUE TO THE LACK OF GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK; YET, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR DISPLAYED THAT THERE WAS A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V075000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK) AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 05/06/10. *LJ UPDATED 05/10/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. ON FEBRUARY 1, 2010 HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK FOR TWENTY MINUTES. WHENEVER THERE WAS A HALF OF TANK OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DIDN'T REGISTER THAT AMOUNT. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V075000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE STORAGE, AUXILIARY TANK, BUT HE SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT FUEL SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR; THEREFORE, HE REFUSED TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND HE WILL REPLACE THE VEHICLE IF THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT ADD HIS VIN TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

THE FUEL GAGE EITHER SHOWS FULL OR ONE FOURTH OR EMPTY EVEN AFTER A FILL UP. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ALMOST RESULTING IN SEVERAL REAR END COLLISIONS. *DT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE GAS TANK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT NHTSA RECALL# 10V075000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STORAGE, AUXILIARY DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VIN . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65000.

BACK IN NOVEMBER, 2009, I STOPPED TO FILL UP MY 2006 NISSAN 4X4 FRONTIER EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCK WITH GAS. AFTER FILLING TANK, STARTED THE ENGINE AND PUT TRUCK IN GEAR TO PULL OUT OF GAS STATION AND THE GAS GAUGE E (EMPTY) LIGHT CAME ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON TILL THIS DAY. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER TO FIND OUT PROBLEM WHY GAS GAGE QUIT WORKING ON MY 51,000 MILE TRUCK AT THE TIME AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $600.00 TO REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT WHICH IS INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. OF COURSE I HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE BECAUSE THE GAGE IS NOT WORKING. I RAN OUT OF GAS 1 TIME, LUCKILY WHILE I WAS STROLLING IN TO A GAS STATION. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT NISSAN WILL BE IMPLEMENTING A RECALL ON CERTAIN MODELS YEAR 2006 & 2008 FRONTIER PICKUPS, XTERRA AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL STATES WAS THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELLS CAN DEFORM, CAUSING THE FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM TO CONTACT AN EMBOSSMENT MOLDED INTO THE TANK SHELL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE TO SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH, WHICH CAME CLOSE TO HAPPENING TO ME TWO DAYS AGO. I CALLED NISSAN REGARDING A RECALL NOTICE I FOUND OUT ON THE INTERNET, RECALLING THESE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM 01/23/2006 TO 3/16/2006. MINE WAS MANUFACTURED 06/2006 AND I WAS TOLD MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT SH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE DRIVER STATED THAT UPON FILLING THE FUEL TANK WITH GASOLINE, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. HE LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILIARY TANK) AND UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER, WAS TOLD HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. ANY REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,400 AND THE CURRENT WAS 40,420.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT IT WAS EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,007. UPDATED 4/30/10 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10*JB

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH A V6 ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS TO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL CAN BE DEPRESSED LOWER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS CAN CAUSE YOUR FOOT TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN BRAKING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN BACKING A TRAILER. I ALMOST HIT A TREE WHEN BACKING A UTILITY TRAILER. IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY WHEN LAUNCHING A BOAT. THE TRUCK AND DRIVER COULD END UP IN THE LAKE. I HAD TWO DEALERS TO CHECK THE BRAKES. THEY SAY THIS IS NORMAL. ONE TECHNICIAN THOUGHT NISSAN HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THE FRONTIER NOT JUST MY TRUCK. I COMPLAINED TO NISSAN BUT DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE NISSAN RECALL WITH HER TANK SHOWING EMPTY WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY FULL. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD HER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 79,987.

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE TRUCK SHUDDERS AND SHAKES AND CANNOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. I HAD NO PICK UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAD CARS SPEEDING BY ME AT 75MPH WHILE I WAS BARELY ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WOULD DRIVE FINE AND THAN THIS WOULD HAPPEN OUT OF NOWHERE. I TOOK IT TO AAMCO AND FOUND OUT I HAD WATER IN THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR. I HAD TO PAY $2500.00 TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND A NEW RADIATOR INSTALLED. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON NISSANS PART BECAUSE IT WAS A FAULTY RADIATOR THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. I HAVE HEARD OF ALOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO DUE A RECALL. I HAVE THE SAME FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM THAT WAS JUST RECALLED AND I RAN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE OF IT. I FEEL THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEIR TRANSMISSION JUST STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

2006 NISSAN FRONTIER FUEL GAUGE ERRATIC INDICATING EMPTY WHEN BELOW 1/2 TANK FULL. SUSPECT FLOAT OR SENSOR IN FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

FUEL GAUGE ON 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK, LEADING YOU TO BELIEVE YOU HAVE MORE OR LESS FUEL THAN ACTUALLY IN THE TANK. MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ANNOUNCED ON MARCH 2, 2010, YET HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE SPENT $250 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AND FEEL I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED. *TR

MY PARTICULAR PROBLEM HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE SINCE ABOUT NOVEMBER OF 2009. IT BEGAN WHEN I WASHED MY CAR ONE DAY TO REMOVE SOME ROAD SALT AND HAS BEEN RECURRING SINCE THEN. THE PROBLEM INVOLVES THE DOOR LOCK BECOMING "FROZEN". WHEN THE LOCK FREEZES, I AM UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH A KEY, REMOTE, OR MANUALLY FROM INSIDE THE CAB. THIS NOW TAKES PLACE ALMOST ANY NIGHT WHEN IT FREEZES. IF I DECIDE TO LEAVE THE DOORS UNLOCKED AT NIGHT, IT ALLOWS ME TO GET INSIDE, BUT THE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE WHEN I ATTEMPT TO DO SO. I FOUND THIS OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME WHEN I THOUGHT I AVOIDED THE FREEZING, CLOSED THE DOOR, PUT MY SEAT BELT ON, AND BEGAN TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. THE DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF WHEN I WENT AROUND A TURN. THE ONLY WAY TO SAFELY CLOSE THE DOOR WAS TO LOCK MYSELF INSIDE. ONCE LOCKED INSIDE THE ONLY WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IS FROM ANOTHER DOOR. SO WHEN THIS DOES OCCUR, I CAN NEVER EXIT THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. SO, I BELIEVE THIS HAS BECOME A VERY SERIOUS ENTRAPMENT HAZARD. THE DOOR WILL EVENTUALLY THAW OUT AFTER ABOUT 45 MINUTES OF HEAT INSIDE THE CAR, BUT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THERE WOULD BE EXTREME DIFFICULTY EXITING THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, I USED SEVERAL BOTTLE OF DEICER IN THE LOCK MECHANISM, BUT THIS DID NOT WORK. I REMOVED THE DOOR PANEL AND SPRAYED ALL THE MOVING PARTS IN ATTEMPT TO DISPLACE ANY WATER. THIS ALSO DID NOT WORK. I VISITED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID NOT HELP. THERE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. A

I HAVE A 06 NISSAN FRONTIER. JUST AFTER THE 36K WARRANTY THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WENT OUT. THIS CAUSES THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON NOT TO MENTION THE FUEL GAGE DOESN'T WORK. I PAID 400 TO HAVE THIS UNIT REPLACE. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE A "NEWER PART NUMBER" WHICH PROVES THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THIS JUST ISN'T FAIR ESPECIALLY THE VEHICLE ON HAD 38K ON IT. ALSO, TAILGATE HINGE PROBLEMS. THE RIGHT SIDE HINGE BREAKS. SOMETHING DEF WRONG WITH HOW IT WAS MADE AS I HAD LOOKED AT SEVERAL FRONTIERS AND 3 OF THEM WERE BROKEN. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AS WELL. DAMAGES THE TAIL GATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. *TR

WHEN IN REVERSE AND REQUIRED TO LOOK OVER YOUR RIGHT SHOULDER AND BODY/FOOT IS POSITIONED SLIGHTLY TO RIGHT AND BRAKE IS APPLIED HARD TO STOP WILL CAUSE THE GAS PEDAL TO BE DEPRESSED AT SAME TIME CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE BACKWARDS AT A FAST SPEED. THE ABOVE APPLIES TO THE AUTOMATIC MODEL AND COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO BE CRUSHED AGAINST A BUILDING OR RUN OVER A PEDESTRIAN. THE SAME COULD WOULD APPLY IF VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE AND BODY IS POSITIONED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AS FOOT BRAKE IS APPLIED QUICKLY. *TR

06 NISSAN FRONTIER FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED, 460,000 MILES. THE GAS GAUGE SHOWS 1/4 FULL WHEN I JUST PUT IN A FULL TANK OF GAS. IT SHOULD SHOW A FULL TANK OF GAS, BUT IT DOESN'T IT JUST SHOWS A 1/4 TANK FULL. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD TAKE CARE OF. I'M SURELY NOT THE ONLY PERSON TOO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? *TR

06 FRONTIER FUEL SENDING UNIT GONE HAYWIRE. GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THE COMPLAINTS W/SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN DOESN'T SEEM TO WORRIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, SEEING THERE IS NO RECALL. SURE HOPE ME OR MY FAMILY IS NOT STUCK IN A VULNERABLE SITUATION BECAUSE OF IT. I'M HEARING THAT ITS A SHORT IN THE WIRING OF THE UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK THAT DOESN'T SOUND TO GOOD TO ME. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER, MY GAS GAUGE AND VEHICLE COMPUTER THAT READS THE GAS LEVEL IS NOT WORKING. IT LEFT MY NEW BORN BABY BOY AND WIFE ON THE SIDE OF I-95 IN PORT ORANGE FLORIDA BECAUSE IT SHOWED GAS IN THE TANK WHEN THERE WAS NONE. UPON DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OCCURS IN MANY NISSAN MODEL SPREAD OUT AROUND THE YEAR OF OUR TRUCK. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALER THOUGH A RECALL ON THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM BUT ONE THAT REACHES MANY NISSAN OWNERS. *TR THANK YOU

2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. PROBLEM WITH SERVICE ENGINE SOON(SES) LIGHT, NAPA DIAGNOSED ISSUE WITH A FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT. THIS ISSUE DID INITIATE A RECALL ON 2005 NISSAN VEHICLES (SYSTEMIC TO ALL), BUT NOT FOR LATER MODELS (LIKE MINE). COST OF REPAIR: $400 OR MORE AT A DEALERSHIP, AT LEAST $250 NON-DEALERSHIP. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY IF OVER 30K MILES. PROBLEM TYPICALLY OCCURS AFTER 2-3 YEARS OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP. *TR

FUEL TANK GAUGE BECOMES ERRATIC, NO WAY TO DETERMINE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE NO RECALL ISSUED BUT NISSAN HAS ISSUED A TECH SERVICE BULLETIN TSB: NTB07069. *TR

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER LE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN I FILL UP MY TRUCK THE FUEL GAUGE FALLS BELOW EMPTY AND THE LIGHT GOES ON . AT TIMES IT SAYS THAT I HAVE MORE GAS THAN I REALLY DO. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT NISSAN IS SELLING ALL THEIR TRUCKS AND SUV'S WITH FAULTY SYSTEMS. I REPLACED THE FUEL CAP IN HOPES THAT WOULD HELP. *TR

I AM AN OWNER OF 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER CREWCAB SE. SINCE DAY ONE AT RANDOM WHILE FILLING THE FUEL TANK IT PUKES GAS OUT ONTO SIDE OF TRUCK, GROUND AND ME. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY TRUCK WERE JERKS, SAID IT WAS THE PUMP DESIGN AT THE STATION. JUST DISMISSED ME, "TRY ANOTHER STATION." I HAVE SINCE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS A HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. *TR

FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS WHEN GAS TANK IS FULL. WHEN THE TANK IS FULLY FILLED, THE GAUGE INDICATES EMPTY AND THE GAS LIGHT REMAINS ON. OTHER TIMES THE GAUGE READS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS, MOSTLY HALF FULL OR ONE QUARTER TANK. *TR

DROVE HOME FROM WORK WITH 1/4 OF TANK... WENT TO FILL IT ALL THE WAY FULL.... STARTED ENGINE, SERVICE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT TURNED ON... AND NOTICED THE TANK IS NOT REGISTERING ITS FULL... STARTED DRIVING... AFTER A MILE FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT TURNED ON... WENT HOME AND DID SOME RESEARCH... AND IM SURPRISED ITS NOT JUST ME THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM.... WE NEED TO DO A RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER QUIT WORKING. I SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE BY FAR TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2006 NISSAN FRONTIER DOOR LATCHES BECOME NON-FUNCTIONAL WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPS TO FREEZING. DOOR LATCH AND HANDLE LOCKS UP MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES LAST WINTER AND HAS CONTINUED AGAIN EVERY TIME IT FREEZES. HAVE TO ENTER AND EXIT THROUGH PASSENGER SIDE DOOR MAKING SITUATION A SAFETY RISK. NISSAN WILL NOT COVER IT OUT OF WARRANTY AND IN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE TOPIC, HAS NOT SUCCESSFULLY FIXED THE PROBLEM IN OTHER CONSUMERS VEHICLES STILL UNDER WARRANTY. SEEMS TO BE APROBLEM IN BOTH FRONTIER AND TITAN MODELS. HTTP://WWW.TITANTALK.COM/FORUMS/TITAN-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/49432-FROZEN-DOOR-LATCH-PROBLEM-NOT-SOLVED-PLEASE-ADVISE.HTML HTTP://WWW.CLUBFRONTIER.ORG/FORUMS/F8/FROZEN-DOOR-HANDLE-05-FRONTIER-38524/. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER NISMO I HAVE HAD 3 FUEL "SENDING UNITS" REPLACED AND HAVE ONLY 21000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THIS IS DUE TO VERY ERRATIC AND SOMEWHAT UNSAFE DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT IE; GAS GAUGE/SENDING UNIT. I RECENTLY HAD IT REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME AND IT IS NOW WORSE THAN BEFORE. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WITH THE GAS GAUGE/SENDING UNIT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL AND THIS PROBLEM FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL. THANKS *TR

PURCHASED A USED 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER 9/18/09 FROM FRESNO ACURA. APPROX 2 WEEKS LATER I DROP IT BACK OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP, DUE TO THE HEATER NOT WORKING & A SHUDDER IN THE TRANSMISSION. FINDINGS RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER RUPTURED AND FLUID LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION & VICE VERSA, I FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS GOING INTO RADIATOR. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HONOR TRANSMISSION WARRANTY DUE TO THE RADIATOR NOT BEING UNDER WARRANTY AND TRANSMISSION CONTAMINATION WAS EFFECTED BY RADIATOR . THIS IS SO WRONG, UNJUST AND CORRUPT. POSSIBLE DAMAGE RANGES FROM $3000-$6000. A CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY THIS FOR THIS KIND OF DAMAGE THAT WAS AFFECTED BY A DEFECTIVE PART THAT SHOULD OF BEEN RECALLED OR CORRECTED. A PERSON PAYS APPROX $23,000 FOR A NEW VEHICLE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DISH OUT ANOTHER 3 -4 THOUSAND DOLLARS ON A 3 YR OLD VEHICLE . THIS IS BAD BUSINESS AND WILL GIVE THE NISSAN A VERY BAD REPUTATION. *TR

"I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 41K MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND DOING RESEARCH, I WENT ONLINE TO X.NISSANHELP.COM AFTER PERFORMING A SEARCH, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE 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 RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AFTER NOT GETTING ANY FUEL, POSING A GREAT DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IN THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND WILL CORRODE OVER TIME. THERE IS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE PROBLEM IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YRS AND WITH AROUND 39K-49K. IF 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 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

2006 NISSAN FRONTIER 40,000 MI. GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR

DEFECT ON LEVEL SENSOR OF THE FUEL TANK, CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON, AND THE FUEL METER TO MALFUNCTION. THIS DEFECT COULD LEAD TO RUN OUT OF GAS AT ANY TIME PUTTING ANY PASSENGER IN DANGER WHILE IN THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN PATH FINDER, FRONTIERS AND MANY OTHERS ESPECIALLY 2005 TO 2007 MODELS. NISSAN DEALERS ARE CHARGING ABOUT 600.00 DOLLARS TO FIX SOMETHING THAT THEY DO DEFECTIVE AND CONTINUE TO DO DEFECTIVELY. *TR

2006 NISSAN FRONTIER FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM. WENT TO FILL UP GAS ON 9/20/09 AND FUEL GAUGE IS AT EMPTY AFTER FILL UP. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT HE COULD NOT MANEUVER THE STEERING COLUMN. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36862.

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK (NISSAN FRONTIER) LAST NIGHT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. THEN WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE COST TO REPAIR THE AIRBAG COMPONENT AND THEY WANTED OVER 400 DOLLARS TO FIX THE ISSUE. THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART AND IT IS OKAY TO DRIVE THE TRUCK THE WAY IT IS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE ANY LONGER IN THIS TRUCK. *TR