2006 Nissan Frontier complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY INACCURATE READINGS INDICATING MORE OR LESS FUEL WAS AVAILABLE THEN WHAT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE FUEL TANK. IN ADDITION, WHILE REFUELING THE FUEL WOULD SOMETIMES BACK OUT OF THE FILLER HOLE WHEN STREAMING FUEL AT A STEADY PACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE RPMS ELEVATED TO RED AND THE SPEED DECREASED. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR HOSES, AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

WHEN I DRIVE ON HIGHWAY, MY 2006 FRONTIER IS SHAKING OR VIBRATING EVEN IF I COMPLETELY STOP, I HAVE 118,000 MILEAGE. I WENT TO MY DEALER AND CHANGE THE SPARK PLUG, CHANGE THE VALVE GASKET COVER, AND DO OIL CHANGE BECAUSE THE SERVICE ENGINE WENT ON. I DID FINISHED THE SERVICE, MY SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED MY PHONE AND HE SAID THAT MY TRUCK IS READY FOR PICK UP. I ARRIVED, WENT TO THE CASHIER I PAID $748 FOR THE SERVICE, GOT MY TRUCK. THEN I DROVE AFTER A MUNITE THE SHAKING ISSUE IS STILL THIER SO I CALLED MY ADVISOR, HE ADVISED ME TO BRING BACK AND DO DIAGNOS TEST FOR $150. AFTER THE DIAGNOSE TEST THEY SAID THEY FOUND MISSING ACCELARATION AND NEED TO REPLACE 4 IGNITION COIL FOR $1114.00 PARTS/LABOR. UNFORTUNATELY I PAID $749 FOR THE RECENT REPAIR, SO, BECAUSE I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE FIRST REPAIR, HE ONLY WANT ME DO 2 IGNITION COIL REPLACED FOR $775 PARTS/LABOR

FUEL GAUGE IS FAULTY AND TRIGGERS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, CAUSING IT TO FAIL INSPECTION AND GREATLY INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE TRUCK RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THE ISSUE MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION OF AN NHSA RECALL ON 2006 NISSAN FRONTIERS. HOWEVER, NISSAN SAYS NO SUCH RECALL APPLIES TO MY VEHICLE. CAMPAIGN # - PC042; NHTSA # 10V-075. HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/ACM13651432/RCRIT-10V075-4498.PDF

IN FEBRUARY, 2017, THE RADIATOR ON MY NISSAN FRONTIER FAILED. DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW, COOLANT GOT INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH RUINED IT. THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE (APPROXIMATELY $6K). THE RADIATOR FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE ROAD AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP TO A SERVICE STATION. FORTUNATELY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR ON THE ROAD BUT COULD HAVE CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER SHOES WORE COMPLETELY DOWN TO METAL

ANTIFREEZE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE RADIATOR

NISSAN TIMING CHAIN NEEDS REPLACED, NISSAN HAS NOT PUBLISHED TSB'S ABOUT THE ISSUE. COSTS ARE 4000 BY NISSAN. BOUGHT TRUCK USED. IF NISSAN HAS NOT PUBLISHED ANY TSBS, WHY SHOULD A CONSUMER HAVE TO SHELL OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THE ISSUE.

MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING SLIGHTLY AND WHEN THE FLUID WAS CHECKED, WE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS RADIATOR FLUID GETTING SUCKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. SHORTLY AFTER THAT WAS NOTICED, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED SHIFTING AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT HAS 100,000+ MILES ON IT SO THE WARRANTY WILL DO NOTHING FOR ME AND NEITHER WILL THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT I'VE FOUND SOME INFORMATION ON THEREFORE, IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED AT THIS POINT.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER THE TRUCK WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR BEING PRESSED AND THEN BEGAN JERKING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID IS WAS THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION WHICH NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THE DEFCT BUT HAS CHOSEN NOT TO FIX. IF I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE TRUCK DID NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR AND STARTED TO JERK A COLLISION WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. THE FACT THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND CHOSE NOT TO INFORM ME OF THE PROBLEM CAUSES CONSIDERABLE ALARM.

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, HAD A NISSAN DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSE AS A "FUEL LEVEL SENSOR " IS BAD. THAT THEY STATED IT'S NOT COVER UNDER ANY WARRANTIES, WHICH THIS PART HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST. NISSAN SHOULD EXTEND THE RECALLS TO INCORPORATE MORE VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.

THE TRUCK HESITATED TO MOVE AT A STOP. (IT DRAGGED REALLY HARD AND IT WAS SLOW) PER MY SON DESCRIBED, NOT SURE IF HE WAS ON THE FREEWAY OR THE STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC. ON TUE OCTOBER 25, 2016. AFTER DIAGNOSED, HE TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILED. IT NEEDS TO BE REBUILT OR BUY A NEW ONE. THE COST FOR A REBUILT ONE IS $2,800 AND A NEW ONE FROM NISSAN DEALERSHIP IS $5,000. I DECIDED TO GO FOR A REBUILT ONE. THIS HAPPENED ON TUE OCTOBER 25, 2016. THIS TRUCK I BOUGHT USED IN MARCH 2016 AT 114,674 MILES FOR $10,000. I WENT ON LINE TO SEARCH FOR SOMETHING RELATED TO NISSAN FRONTIER 2006 TRANSMISSION AND I FOUND OUT THE WEBSITE RELATING TO THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I DID CONTACT NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 2016 AND THEY TOLD ME TO SEND IN THE INVOICE AFTER THE REPAIR FOR REIMBURSEMENT. UNTIL THE REIMBURSEMENT TAKES PLACE, I AM STILL NERVOUSLY WAITING.

TRANSMISSION IS BINDING DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. FLUID IS BUBBLED AND LOOKS LIKE POACHED EGG CAUSING OVERHEATING. TRANSMISSION COLOR IS NOT CORRECT, SAME PROBLEM AS UNDER INVESTIGATION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000.

DRIVING ON A TRIP TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING. HAD TO DRIVE SLOW IN THIRD GEAR WITH IT STILL SLIPPING. RADIATOR FLUID WAS FOAMY. TRUCK STILL IN DRIVEWAY. FOUR TO FIVE HOUR TRIP ON HIGHWAY WITH SOME HILLS DIDN'T THINK I WOULD MAKE IT HOME. A FEW YEARS BACK WE RECEIVED A SERVICE NOTICE OF FAILED RADIATOR. TOOK TRUCK TO NISSAN AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE UNLESS THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *TR

EVEN THOUGH MY FUEL TANK IS FULL MY GAGE SHOWS IT IS EMPTY. THIS PROBLEM STARETED LONG TIME AGO AND I BEEN TOLD SOME NISSAN FRONTIERS ARE COVERED BY FACTORY FOR FAULTY FUEL SENSOR AND SOME AREN'T. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT IS THE BEST OF GOING FORWARD. THANKS ALLEN

THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER COOLIN LEAKING IN TO TRANSMISSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS FLUID CONTAMINATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A THIRD VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HANDS, BACK, AND HEAD AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 10/05/16*LJ *TR

MY TRUCK HAS THE PROMBLEM OF CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10VO75000 BUT NISSAN SAID NOT COVER BY MY VIN IS THIS MORE WIDE SPREAD IN OTHER MODLE TRUCK?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES WERE COMPROMISED IN THE RADIATOR. COOLANT CONTAMINATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RUINED THE TRANSMISSION SPECIFICALLY CAUSING THE RELAY IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE STARTER CIRCUIT TO MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS THEREFORE NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL THE TRUCK SIMPLY WOULD NOT START. THE QUOTE FROM THE DEALERSHIP IS $6,600. THIS IS PARTICULARLY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE 6 MONTHS AGO I PAID FOR A FULL INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE AND THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS PREVENTABLE, THERE WAS NO MENTION OF IT IN THE REPORT.

I HAVE A CRACKED RADIATOR THAT IS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHEN THE 2 FLUIDS MIX IT CREATES A MIXTURE CALLED TOXIC HELL STEW THAT IS IRREVERSIBLE AND WILL EVENTUALLY KILL MY 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

TIMING CHAINS GUIDES AND TENSIONERS USED BY NISSAN WERE KNOWN BY NISSAN TO BE FAULTY RESULTING PREMATURE FAILURE AND EXTREMELY COSTLY ENGINE REPAIRS

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CODE PO463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS KNOW DEFECTIVE AND TOLD ME FOR THEM TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACEMENT ALL THEY WOULD NEED IS AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS WHICH I GOT FROM NISSAN OF SACRAMENTO AT MY OWN EXPENSE OF $150 WHICH WAS A STRUGGLE SINCE I'M UNEMPLOYED, I'M TOLD IT COULD SHOW THE GAUGE CAN SHOW 1/4 TANK WHEN THERE IS NO GAS IN THE CAUSING POTENTIAL STALLING IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION GEARS STOPPED SHIFTING AND THE ENGINE REVVED AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN FIRST GEAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE: ATF CONTAMINATION. RADIATOR FLUID MIXED INTO TRANSMISSION, THEREFORE RUINING BOTH TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR.

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. AS IT WAS NOT REGISTERED, I HAVE NOT TRIED. I SUBSEQUENTLY OVERVIEW, THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT NORMAL. I LOOKED AT THE WORST DEFAULT OF THE FRONTIER ON THE INTERNET AND I FIND THAT EVERYONE HAS A PROBLEM RADIATOR CRACK LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID. I HAVE BEEN TO THE GARAGE. THEY SAID THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE OIL TRANSMISSION. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR COOLANT RADIATOR BYPASS. IT COST ME $ 2,408 CAD

ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT RESERVOIR (WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE RADIATOR) COLLAPSED CAUSING WATER, ANTIFREEZE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX. THESE FLUIDS THEN MADE THEIR WAY INTO THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT RESERVOIR. THIS, IN TURN, CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY TRANSMISSION. MY TRANSMISSION THEN REQUIRED REPLACEMENT/REBUILD. THE FIRST POSSIBLE SIGN OF THE PROBLEM WAS ROUGH AUTOMATIC SHIFTING OF THE VEHICLE. I THEN NOTICED A LEAK OF TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE (WHICH WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY). THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER/DRIVABILITY.

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND LESS THAN A WEEK LATER I NOTICED A WEIRD RUMBLING NOISE AT AROUND 35-50 MPH AND 1-2 RPMS. ONE TIME WHILE I WAS BY MYSELF IN THE MOUNTAINS SCOUTING FOR AN ELK HUNTING TRIP, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD AS I WAS ISOLATED OTHERWISE DEEP IN UTAH MOUNTAINS IN THE FALL. TOOK THE TRUCK IN AND FOUND IT WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HAD WRITTEN ABOUT ON THE INTERNET. EXTENDED WARRANTY REPLACED TRANSMISSION FOR $100.00. 6 MONTHS LATER, I WAS STILL NERVOUS ABOUT THE ISSUE AND BEFORE A BIG TRIP I DID SOME MORE RESEARCH. PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS WERE POINTING AT THE RADIATOR AND WARNED TO CHECK IT FOR TRANSMISSION OIL CONTAMINATION. CHECKED IT LAST NIGHT AND THE RADIATOR IS FULL OF TRANSMISSION OIL. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME WOBBLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 07/13/16*LJ

I BOUGHT MY 06 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH 95000 MILES GREAT TRUCK LOVED IT WHEN IT GOT TO 118000 MILES THE RADIATOR MESSED UP CAUSING ME TO REPLACE THE RAD AND TRANS FLUSH 500$ TWO WEEKS LATER NO REVERSE ONE DAY HEADED HOME FROM WORK GOING UP LICK HILL SECOND GEAR GOS OUT CAUSING ME TO GET REARENED THEN THERE'S 200$ FOR TOWING AND A SMASHED UP TRUCK JUST SPENT 8000 ON THE TRUCK AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO PUT 4000 MORE IN IT WHAT THE HELL THIS IS A JOKE MY TRUCK WILL ROT TO THE GROUND BEFORE I SPEND 4000 MORE I HOPE THIS IS TAKEN CARE OF NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS NOW I A PIECE OF JUST THAT'S NOT WORTH 2500 NISSAN U SUCK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING THAT THE FUEL TANK CAPACITY WAS FULL HOWEVER, THE FUEL TANK LEVEL WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE GAS GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT WILL READ EMPTY (WITH LIGHT ON) EVEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER A FILL-UP. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, IT GIVES ERRATIC READINGS. I HAVE TO KEEP A WRITTEN NOTE ON THE MILEAGE EACH TIME I FILL UP SO THAT I DON'T ACCIDENTLY RUN OUT OF GAS

I PURCHASED A USED 2006 FRONTIER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY DO NOT CHECK FOR RECALLS ON NON FORD VEHICLES. AFTER 5 MONTHS AND FIVE MILES, THE RADIATOR APPARENTLY CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. WHEN IT FAILED I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS ALMOST COLLIDED INTO. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS A RECALL THAT SINCE THE PREVIOUS OWNER DIDN'T HAVE IT PERFORMED, AND THE DEALER DIDN'T DO ANYTHING THAT I'M LIABLE FOR $5500 IN REPAIR.

I CALLED NISSAN IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000. THEY CLAIM THAT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN [XXX]. MY VEHICLE HAS ROUGHLY 52,000 MILES ON IT AND IS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. THEY WANT ME TO TAKE IT TO NISSAN FOR A DIAGNOSIS THAT WILL COST ME ~$150. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND REFERS TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE IN CABIN FUEL GAUGE SHOWS 1/4 TANK NEARLY ALL THE TIME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND THE FIRST GEAR SO ROUGH

A FEW WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY TRUCK WOULD DROP TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD TURN ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING UP. AFTER I DROVE AROUND A FEW MILES, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD GO BACK UP TO IT'S NORMAL LEVEL. HOWEVER, OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FEW WEEKS IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE IT ALMOST ALWAYS READS EMPTY. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL FOR FAULTY FUEL SENSORS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #10V075000). HOWEVER, AFTER CALLING NISSAN AND PROVIDING THEM WITH MY VIN, THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE, I'VE FOUND THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION AS ME. SOME HAVE EVEN BEEN TOLD BY THE NISSAN REPAIR MECHANICS WHO FIXED THEIR VEHICLES THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE SAME DEFECT, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE REPORTED BATCH, OR THAT THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS DEFECT HAD ALREADY EXPIRED. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. I WALK TO WORK ALMOST EVERY DAY SO THE MILEAGE ON MY FRONTIER IS FAIRLY LOW. I'M JUST OVER 50,000 MILES SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2006, BUT I'M STILL AFFECTED BY THIS SERIOUS DEFECT. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT. IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT I, AND EVERY BODY ELSE WHO IS AFFECTED BUT NOT "COVERED", SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THE HIGH PRICE FOR THE REPAIR.

THE LOCK RING THAT HOLDS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR, FUEL FILTER, & FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAS COME LOOSE AND THE ASSEMBLY MOVED UPWARD ABOUT INCH LEAVING A GAP ALLOWING GAS TO SPLASH OUT OF THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN FULL OF GAS OR GOING OVER A BUMP. THIS HAPPENED OVER TIME AFTER THE VEHICLE'S FUEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED AFTER A RECALL.

THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD AND I BELIEVE I HAVE I HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT IS COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE RADIATOR FLUID IS FOAMY AND DIS-COLORED WHICH I HAVE FOUND TO MOST LIKELY BE TRANNY FLUID GETTING INTO MY RADIATOR, AND COOLANT GETTING INTO MY TRANSMISSION, WHICH THE WAY IT LOOKS, MEANS I NEED TO REPLACE MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. I CANNOT CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM TO HELP WITH REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY CLOSED THEIR DOORS... ONLY HAD THIS TRUCK SINCE 2/8/2016

THERE IS A RECALL LISTED FOR 2006 NISSAN FRONTIERS WHERE THE GAS GAUGE DROPS TO 1/4 TANK WHEN FILLED, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. "THE MOLDED 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 IS EMPTY." WHEN I CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA THEY LOOKED UP MY VIN AND SAID IT WAS NOT FROM A "BATCH OF CARS THAT ARE COVERED". ARE YOU KIDDING? PLEASE ADDRESS THIS WITH NISSAN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT READING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 04/13/16*LJ UPDATED 06/05/18*JB

RADIATOR COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT.

CROSS CONTAMINATION OF COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO FACTORY DEFECT IN RADIATOR. BEGAN WITH NO HEAT SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO WARN OF ISSUE. CHANGED OUT THE THERMONSTAT AND NOTICED THE STRAWBERRY FOAMY LIQUID IN THE RADIATOR THEN SEARCH 2006 NISSAN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON LINE. VEHICLE ALSO STOPS AND STARTS VERY, VERY, SLOWLY IN INTERSECTIONS, ON RAMPS.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER SUDDENLY WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH, IT DECELERATED AND I ONLY HAD LOW GEAR ENOUGH TO BARELY MAKE IT OFF THE HWY AND OUT OF THE WAY OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. NO DASH/IDIOT LIGHTS CAME ON IDENTIFYING ANY PROBLEMS, THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THE TRANSMISSION, AND RADIATOR, AND THERMOSTAT ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED!! THEY CHARGED US $5,500. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAD 135,000 MILES, AND WAS KEPT IN GREAT CONDITION, AT TIME OF IT'S FAILURE. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF MAKING THE CONSUMER BEAR THE COST OF NISSAN'S FAULTY PARTS!! THEY ARE FLAT OUT LUCKY IF NO ONE'S BEEN INJURED, OR KILLED DUE TO THIS FAILURE! HAD I BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE AS PLANNED THE VERY NEXT DAY, IN THIS TRUCK, I WONDER IF I'D BE HERE TODAY. THERE SHOULD BE NO QUESTION OR HESITATION THAT THIS "TRANSMISSION FAILURE" IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE A FULL FLEDGED RECALL. AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL FOR NISSAN'S SCREW-UPS WITH OUR HARD EARNED MONEY. IT IS SIMPLY WRONG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. DURING THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR COOLANT TANK LEAKED FLUID ONTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000.

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE USED IN LATE DECEMBER 2014. I WAS RECEIVING A P0463 CODE THE GAS GAUGE RANDOMLY STARTED DROPPING TO BELOW EMPTY AND THE LIGHT WOULD GO ON JUST AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK (FULL). THE GAUGE STAYS AT EMPTY WITH THE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME UNTIL IT REACHES AROUND 1/4 TANK OR LESS AND WILL GO DOWN SOMETIMES UNTIL EMPTY AGAIN. HOWEVER IT HAS RUN OUT OF GAS ON ME MULTIPLE TIMES IN INTERSECTIONS WHEN IT SAYS I HAVE 1/4 OR 1/8TH TANK WHICH LEADS TO A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I AM FORCED TO USE THE TRIP METER ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ISSUE THAT HAS AFFECTED ALL OTHER 2006 FRONTIERS (AND OTHER YEARS AS WELL). ALTHOUGH NISSAN ONLY REPLACED 'SOME' IT IS THE SAME PART AND ISSUE THAT HAS AFFECTED ALL FRONTIERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. WHY MINE IS NOT COVERED I AM NOT SURE BUT IT HAS PUT MY VEHICLE AND ANY OCCUPANTS IN IT IN DANGER AND IS A COSTLY REPAIR DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. AN AUTO REPAIR STORE SAID THE WHOLE FUEL PUMP UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE IS MY DAILY DRIVER SO I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE IT IN THIS CONDITION FOR A YEAR NOW NEVER KNOWING IF IT WILL RUN OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED.

MY VEHICLES CONTAIN A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR COOLER TANK THAT RUPTURES AND FORCES COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE COOLER LINES. WHEN THE COOLANT MIXES WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID IT CREATES A FROTHY LIQUID THAT EATS VALVES, ERRODES SEALS AND CAUSES CORROSION. IT'S TOXIC, IRREVERSIBLE AND KILLED MY 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY NISSAN FRONTIER 2006. NOW I HAVE TO PAY $3,700.00 FOR THE REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION. WHY NISSAN DID NOT REPAIR ALL THE CARS? THEY KNEW THAT MOST OF THE CAR WILL BRAKE PASS 100,000 MILES. LIKE MINE. ALSO WHEN YOU BUY A CAR FROM THE DEALER, THEY DO NOT TEL YOU THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE KEY IN HIS POCKET AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN HE DISCONNECT OR RECONNECT THE BATTERY, THE ENGINE WOULD START UP WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ UPDATED 05/11/18*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.