2007 Nissan Frontier complaints

FUEL GAUGE SPORADICALLY MEASURES INCORRECTLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN READINGS ARE INCORRECT, THEN GOES OFF. BOTH WHILE STATIONARY OR DRIVING, ON A MIX OF CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. SIMILAR MODELS/ MODEL YEARS MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR ISSUES (HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/CRO/NEWS/2010/03/NISSAN-RECALLS-OVER-500-000-VEHICLES-FOR-BRAKE-FUEL-GAUGE-CONCERNS/INDEX.HTM). WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALL.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEAR PROPERLY. IT IS SLOW IN CHANGING GEAR AND THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" BLINKS.

MY TRANSMISIN STOP WORKING A DONT NO THA PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING ON A PAVED STATE HIGHWAY AT APRX 50MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND RPM'S WENT UP. MUCH LIKE THE TRANSMISSION HAD DOWNSHIFTED. THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANS. COULDN'T MANUALLY GET IT BACK TO NORMAL BY DOWNSHIFTING OR PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS NOW LIT. PULLED OVER, STOPPED AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. UNDER THE HOOD THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS SIGN OF LEAKING, BROKEN BELTS OR SMOKE. RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND DROVE HOME APRX 10 MILES WITH NO PROBLEM, BUT SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STILL ON. DROVE IT THE NEXT DAY TO AUTOZONE (5MILES TOTAL) AND SHOWED CODES P1774 AND P0717. RESEARCHING THE CODES LED ME TO ALL THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT PROBLEMS DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE TRANS FLUID COOLER INSIDE THE RADIATOR WHICH MIXES THAT OIL WITH COOLANT AND DESTROYS COMPONENTS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. NOW I HAVE TO FIGURE WHAT TO DO FACING A $6000 REPAIR BILL ON A $10000 VEHICLE. THIS HAD ME LOSING SPEED IN A TRAFFIC SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS AND STRANDING US AS AN ELDERLY COUPLE WITH A DISABLED PERSON IN THE ARIZONA DESERT. MONEY ASIDE, IT'S PRETTY SAD TO FIND OUT THAT THE NHTSA AND NISSAN HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND NEITHER HAS TAKEN ANY PROACTIVE STEPS TO INFORM OR WARN THE OWNERS. JUST A LOT OF COLLECTING INFO AND WAITING FOR THE VEHICLES TO BE CARTED OFF AS JUNK AND THE PROBLEM SWEPT UNDER THE RUG. THANKS A LOT FOR STALLING FOR YEARS AND DOING NOTHING. SAFETY DOESN'T JUST PERTAIN TO HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED! NOT

FUEL GAUGE STATES 1/4TH FULL WHEN IT IS EMPTY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STATES FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. CODE P0463

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER LE CREW CAB 4X4 AND I HAVE OWNED SINCE IT HAS HAD 72,000 MILES ON IT. LAST MONDAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY TRUCK SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF HWY 53 AND LOCKED UP THE STEERING AND ALMOST TOOK MY LIFE. DUE TO THE FACT NISSAN HAS IGNORED THEIR RADIATORS ARE FAULTY LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION, I AM LEFT WITH MY TRUCK SITTING IN THE YARD. I AM A 22 YEAR OLD MALE WITH 2 JOBS AND A FULL TIME STUDENT WITHOUT A WAY TO CONTINUE TO PURSE MY DREAM OF BECOMING A PHYSICAL THERAPIST.

NOISE FROM FRONT OF ENGINE WHEN STARTING OR WHILE RUNNING. HAVE REPLACED ALL SERPENTINE BELT SYSTEM PARTS PROBLEM PERSISTS. I HAVE NOW PARKED THE VEHICLE AS PROBLEM IS WORSE, AND DO NOT WANT TO RUIN THE ENGINE. MILEAGE 46450.

CROSS CONTAMINATION OF ANTIFREEZE AND TRANNY FLUID.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO COOLANT MIXING HAD TO HAVE THE VALVE BODY REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TCMAND NEW RADIATOR. VEHICLE CUT COMPLETELY OFF AND WOULD NO LONGER START. AFTER FAILING TO EXCELERATE PAST 40MPH.

MY TRUCKS STEERING SYSTEM IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNING AND GOING OVER BUMPS AT LOW SPEED. WHEN MY TRUCK IS RAISED UP AND I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THERE IS NO NOISE. WHEN I LOWER IT DOWN ON THE GROUND AND TURN THE WHEEL WHEN PARKED IT MAKES THE LOUD NOISE. I CHECKED RECALLS AND THERE SEEMS TO BE ONE FOR SOME STEERING WHEEL ISSUE, BUT WHEN I CALLED NISSAN THEY SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THAT RECALL. AFTER READING CUSTOMER REVIEWS, MY VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT THOSE CUSTOMERS VEHICLES WERE HAVING THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. I AM CURIOUS IF NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FILED FOR THIS SPECIFIC YEAR. BECAUSE WHY WOULD MY VEHICLE STEERING BE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS THE VEHICLES THAT WERE HAVING THAT WERE LISTED ON THE RECALL. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND RISK HAVING MY STEERING GO OUT BECAUSE OF A DEFECTED PART. MY VEHICLE IS BABIED AND LOOKS LIKE BRAND NEW STILL. ALWAYS BEEN KEPT INSIDE GARAGE DURING WINTER . THIS IS THE FIRST WINTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN SNOW AND WE HAVE HAD SNOW ONLY A COUPLE TIMES.

RADIATOR LEAK RESULTED IN REPLACING RADIATOR AND DAMAGED TRANSMISSION

DEFECTIVE RADIATOR HOSE CAUSED COOLANT FLUID TO SEEP INTO THE TRANSMISSION, DAMAGING IT ENTIRELY. COST OF REPAIRS WERE $4200.00. NISSAN NEGLECTED TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF DEFECTIVE PART AND THE RECALL FOR 2005-2010 MODELS. OVER 2000 COMPLAINTS WERE FILED BEFORE NISSAN TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTION, WHICH INCLUDED EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES. HOWEVER, MECHANICAL ISSUES WILL NOT MANIFEST UNTIL WELL OVER 100,000 MILES THUS ABSOLVING NISSAN FROM ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR OWNERSHIP.

TRANSMISSION RADIATOR CONTAMINATION. LOSS ACCELERATION ON HI WAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH FUEL, THE FUEL SENSOR GAUGE REMAINED ON EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR, O RING, AND CLIP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

MY TRUCK STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AND WHEN IT WAS TAKEN TOTHE MECHANIC IT WAS COLLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION. NOT ONKY DO INEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BUT ALSO THE RADIATOR. THERE WERENO SIGNS OF THIS ISSUE OR ANY WARNINGS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXED TOGETHER. THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

WHEN ENTERING HWY 17 (70 MPH SPEED LIMIT) I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO ENTER ONCOMING TRAFFIC. INSTEAD OF INCREASING SPEED THE TRUCK STALLED. I PULLED ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE EMERGENCY LANE IN ORDER TO PREVENT TRAFFIC FROM RUNNING OVER MY VEHICLE. I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND IT SEEMED TO SMOOTH OUT . MOTOR WAS RUNNING WITH EXCESS RPM'S AND TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THIS WAS A NEAR ACCIDENT. I COULD HEAR CARS BEHIND PLACING ON BRAKES AND BLOWING HORN. WHEN RETURNING HOME WAS TOLD BY NISSAN DEALERSHIP RADIATOR COOLER AND TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY LINES. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS PROBLEM.

OUR 07 NISSAN FRONTIER WAS BEING DRIVEN TO BE INSPECTED FOR REGISTRATION WHEN, AT A STOP LIGHT, IT JUST TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT START. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. HE HAD TO SEND IT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR THE COMPUTER TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. ACCORDING TO THIS MECHANIC, THE LEAK FROM THE RADIATOR HAS MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING ALL THESE COMPONENTS TO FAIL AND NEED REPLACING. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!

THERE IS A HIGH FREQUENCY BUZZING / WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN SYSTEM. THIS HAS STARTED TO HAPPEN ON A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER VQ40 4.0L V6 ENGINE. THE NOISE INCREASES IN FREQUENCY WITH ENGINE SPEED (RPM). ATTACHED IS THE SERVICE BULLETIN. SERVICE BULLETIN REFERENCE: NTB09-128 CLASSIFICATION: EM09-007 DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 2009

WHILE IN THE FREEWAY, SPEED SLOWED DOWN TO 25 MPH. GOT OUT OF THE FREEWAY AND OPENED HOOD. FOUND OUT RADIATOR COOLANT LOW AND SOME WHITE STUFF I COULD SEE. RIGHT THEN IT CAME TO MY MIND THAT I HAVE THE NISSAN FAMOUS RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION AND WOULD NOT THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN TO MY TRUCK AT 38000 MILES. TRANSMISSION HAD MILKY LIKE FLUID. WHY IS THERE NO SAFETY RECALL WHEN SO MANY CARS ARE AFFECTED THAT PUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ON DANGER. INSTEAD I GOT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF RADIATOR. THE DEALER COULD HAVE REPLACED THE RADIATOR 5 YEARS AGO. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000. UPDATED 01/27/17*LJ UPDATED 01/31/17.*JB

TAMARA RECALL PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WAS MOVING GOT CODE, TRANSMISSION SLOW TO MOVE

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH 68,000 MILES. NO MAJOR ISSUES UNTIL NOW. STARTED HAVING A TRANSMISSION NOISE DURING ACCELERATION. 10/2016, TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY LOCAL AUTO MECHANIC AND FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID LOW. NO SIGNS OF LEAKS. ALSO CHECK COOLENT AND NO PROBLEMS SEEN. 11/5/16 I HEAD A POP AND SAW FLUID RUNNING OUT OF COOLENT OVERFLOW. TRANSMISSION STATED SLIPPING. 11/9/16 TOOK TRUCK TO MY LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SEE THE COOLENT IS MIXED WITH OIL. ON 11/15/16 PER MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER I HAVE A CRACK IN MY TRANS COOLENT SYSTEM WHICH IS MIXING TRANSMISSION AND COOLENT FLUID. IN RESULT DAMAGED MY TRANSMISSION AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. HE HAD ASK ME TO CALL NISSAN FOR ADDITION ASSISTANCE. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BY A RADIATOR REPLACEMENT. ON 11/9/2016 I CONTACTED NISSANUSA AND I WAS HUNG UP ON TWICE. I FINALLY GOT IN TOUCH WITH A DECENT PERSON THE SET ME UP WITH A CASE. I ASKED FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE DETAILS OF THE WARRANTY AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE EMAILED. 11/15/2016, I'M STILL WAITING FOR THAT EMAIL. I CALLED AGAIN AFTER GETTING ONE RUDE PERSON AND WAS PUT ON HOLD THEN DISCONNECTED. I CALLED BACK ASKING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. I SHOULD BE GETTING A CALL TOMORROW. ALSO, I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE ISSUE A YEAR OR TWO AGO BY ANOTHER NISSAN OWNER. WHEN I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER TO ACQUIRE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND AWARE TO THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT. ALSO, THEY DID NOT HAVE INFO OF ANY PREVENTIVE MEASURES THE

THE TRUCK BEGAN LOSING POWER BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO LOWER GEARS. THIS PUT US AT RISK AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE AND WE TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER. WE LEARNED THAT NISSAN KNEW OF THE ISSUE, BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY US. THEY KNOWINGLY LET US DRIVE A DANGEROUS TRUCK FOR YEARS.. WE WERE LUCKY WE BROUGHT IT IN WHEN WE DID. WE ALWAYS HAD OUR TRUCK REPAIRED AT THE NISSAN DEALER, THEY HAD NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES TO TELL US, OR WRITE US. WE HAVE NOT MOVED! THIS IS WRONG AND THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT IS UNFAIR TO THOSE OF US WHO HAPPENED TO HAVE THE ISSUE AT MILEAGE OVER 100,000. THE JUDGE SHOULD HAVE REQUIRED NISSAN TO WARN US. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY $5000 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED, WE ALREADY PAID $200 DOLLARS IN NEW FLUIDS THINKING THAT WAS THE ISSUE.

THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER IN THE RADIATOR HAS BUSTED CAUSING RADIATOR COOLANT TO GET INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE COOLANT MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IT HAS CAUSED CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION (GEARS, ETC.) A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION STARTING TO SHIFT MORE AND MORE ABRUPTLY. I DROVE TO WORK AND AT THE END OF MY SHIFT, MY TRUCK WOULD NOT START. I DISCOVERED THE REASON FOR IT NOT STARTING WAS DUE TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FUSE WAS BLOWN. I REPLACED THE FUSE, STARTED THE TRUCK AND THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE DISCOVERED THE ISSUE WITH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH 2005 -2010 PATHFINDER, FRONTIER AND XTERRA OWNERS. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HOLD NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE FOR A FAULTY PRODUCT THAT THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF BUT WILL NOT CORRECT. THIS IS GOING TO COST ME $3500 - $4500 TO REPAIR

LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON WHILE IN PARK AND ENGINE RUNNING. TOOK IT TO DEALER, AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE RADIATOR COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. REPAIR WILL COST $5,900.94 FOR NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. I HAD NO IDEA THAT ANYTHING THAT SERIOUS WAS GOING ON. I FELT NO ISSUES WHILE DRIVING.

MY RADIATOR HAD FAILED CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO ENTER THE COOLANT AND COOLANT TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE NISSAN REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND FLUSHED OUT BOTH SYSTEMS, THE TRANSMISSION SEEM TO DRIVE OK, AND THE NISSAN DEALER SAID IT SEEMS TO BE OK. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A MONTH THE TRANSMISSION HAS DEVELOPED SLIPPAGE DUE TO THE PREVIOUS RADIATOR WITH AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLER THAT CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. IF NISSAN HAD BUILT THE TRUCK WITH AN EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLER SEPARATE FROM THE RADIATOR, I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION ONCE THE RADIATOR FAILED. AS AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC WITH WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY FOR 10 YEARS, ALSO SERVING IN THE MILITARY AS A MAINTENANCE MECHANIC, AND WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT MODELS OF VEHICLES THAT I HAVE OWNED; HAVE I EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WHERE ONE COMPONENT FAILS THAT WOULD CAUSE ME TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION. I AM STARTING TO BELIEVE THAT NISSAN IS NOT ANY BETTER THAN OWNING ANY OTHER CAR, AS THE TECHNOLOGY SEEMS TO NOT BE GETTING BETTER BUT MORE COSTLY TO US THE CONSUMERS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVIN AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK TEMP GAUGE ELEVATED, AND COOLANT BURPING OUT. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT IT DOWN TO CHECK AND DISCOVER THE ISSUE WAS THE RADIATOR. ONCE TAKEN TO THE SHOP BY TOW TRUCK THE SHOP SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD COOLANT INSIDE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID INSIDE THE ENGINE COOLANT AREA AND PASSAGES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER 12004. THIS WEEK MY 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER'S TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ROUGHLY 62,000 MILES. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY NEAREST NISSAN DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT FAILED DUE TO A LEAK IN THE COOLING SYSTEM CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE FAILURE. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN "EXTENDED THE WARRANTY" TO HELP FIX THE PROBLEM. THE ONLY ISSUE IS THAT THE DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE "WARRANTY" IS $3,000! THAT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE MUCH OF A WARRANTY TO ME. I FEEL LIKE NISSAN HAS ADMITTED THE PROBLEM AND IS TRYING TO AVOID A RECALL BY ISSUING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH A DEDUCTIBLE THAT IS MOST LIKELY COVERING A MAJORITY OF THE COST OF THE JOB IF NOT ENTIRELY. SINCE THIS INVESTIGATION IS STILL OPEN I THOUGHT IT ONLY APPROPRIATE TO CONTRIBUTE.

NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR FUEL GAUGE SENDER UNIT/FLOAT PROBLEM - DEALER/NISSAN WILL NOT HONOR OLDER RECALL SO THEY SAY I MUST PAY FOR REPAIR

TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT MIXED CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION NOT TO SHIFT PROPERLY IN TRAFFIC. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THEIR FAULTY COMPONENTS AND SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL AND FIX, AT THEIR EXPENSE.

TRANS COOLER DEFECTED CAUSING WATER TO ENTER TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION IS NOT LONGER FUNCTIONING.

THE TRANSMISSION LINE RUNS THROUGH THE RADIATOR IN THESE VEHICLES. IT BROKE INSIDE RADIATOR AND PUT TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO COOLING SYSTEM AND COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION, CAUSING FAILURE OF BOTH SYSTEMS. WHEN PROBLEM WAS DETECTED(SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPING) I TOOK TO MECHANIC, WE FLUSHED TRANSMISSION AND COOLING SYSTEM. TRANSMISSION IS SYSTEMATICALLY FAILING ,

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW THAT ALLOWS COLLAR FROM THE RADIATOR TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO FAIL. ON MY VEHICLE IT FAILED AT 100,800 MILES, JUST BARELY OUTSIDE WARRANTY. IT WILL NO LONGER CLIMB HILLS AND HAS GREAT DIFFICULTY GAINING INITIAL MOMENTUM ON FLATTER ROADS. IT DOESN'T STALL, JUST SITS IN ONE PLACE, ROLLS BACKWARD INSTEAD OF FORWARD, OR EXCELERATES LIKE A 3 TOED SLOTH. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WE WERE DRIVING UP STEEP DRIVEWAY AND IT JUST STOPPED MOVING. THE SECOND TIME WE WERE ON A LESS STEEP BUSY ROADWAY AND WE'RE FORCED TO ROLL BACKWARDS IN TRAFFIC UNTIL WE COULD FIND A PLACE TO TURN AROUND. ISSUE HAD NOT BEEN SPECIFICALLY NOTICEABLE PRIOR TO THIS.

FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILURE, REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. RECALL 10E019000 IS NOTED AND DID NOT INCLUDE THIS SPECIFIC VIN. THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AT 114K MILES BUT WAS FELT IN THE IRREGULAR HANDLING MOVEMENTS FROM THE FRONT END WHILE STOPPING AND TURNING. DEALER REPLACED STRUTS AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS DUE TO FAILURE. I BELIEVE THIS FAILURE WAS PREMATURE TO THE LIFE OF WHAT SHOULD BE EXPECTED FROM THESE ITEMS FROM THE DIFFERENCE AFTER REPAIR THESE CONTROL ARMS WERE NOT 100% I RETAINED THE OLD PARTS FOR EVALUATION OF FAILURE DUE TO POOR CONSTRUCTION OR DESIGN. THE DEFECT WAS NOTICED AS A ;OUD CLUNGING NOISE DURING TURNS.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING ALSO HARD KNOCK. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY OR HIGH WAYS

FUEL GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE OR INDICATES EMPTY WITH FUEL WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED, EVEN WHEN TANK IS FULL. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR REPAIR BY NISSAN. RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, UNEXPECTEDLY ON THE HIGHWAY COULD HAVE VERY DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES.

I NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD GET WARMER. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO 50-55 MPH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD RETURN TO THE NORMAL POSITION. I ALSO BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE TRUCK WAS NO LONGER SHIFTING SMOOTHLY AT TIMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER AND COOLER CONTAMINATION SO THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. LUCKILY I DID NOT GET STRANDED ON THE ROAD, BUT NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND MY PORTION OF THE BILL WILL BE $3500-$3700. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE SINCE I KEEP MY MAINTENANCE UP AND GET PROBLEMS HANDLED PROMPTLY.

MY NISSAN FRONTIER PICK UP WENT COMPLETELY DEAD AND WOULD NOT START AFTER I HAD REFUELED AT A GAS STATION. I CHECKED OUT THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS AND IGNITION AND FOUND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I THEN CALLED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HAD IT TOWED IN FOR DIAGNOSIS FOR REPAIR. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY AND INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $1800.00. AFTER A WEEK OR SO I CALLED AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS READY. I PICKED IT UP AND PAID THE BILL. SHORTLY AFTERWARD I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING AN LITTLE HARD BUT DISMISSED IT AS POSSIBLE CHARACTERISTIC OF A NEW PART FUNCTIONING DIFFERENTLY. AFTER ABOUT 4 MONTHS I NOTICED AN INCREASE IN THIS SHIFTING AND SO I CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL WHICH WAS A LITTLE LOW BUT A HEALTHY COLOR. I ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND TRANSMISSION OPERATED OK FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING VERY HARD AND SLIPS AND SOME TIMES THE VEHICLE JUMP FORWARD JUST SLIGHTLY WHEN AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. I HAVE BEGAN INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT WITH NISSANS VEHICLES NOT JUST THE FRONTIERS, BUT ALSO PATHFINDERS AND EXTERRAS. SOME CONSUMER GROUP ARE SEEKING A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND I HOPE THEY GET IT BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY $1800.00 EVERY SIX MONTHS.

VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED WITH 115,000 MILES ODOMETER READING. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THE REAR AXLE SEAS HAVE FAILED, RESULTING IN GEAR OIL SOAKING REAR BRAKES, RESULTING IN OIL CONTAMINATION OF BRAKE PADS AND RENDERING THE PARKING BRAKE INEFFECTIVE. THE REASON WAS EXPLAINED BY NISSAN AS A RUSTED $14 BREATHER TUBE IN THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING CAUSING PRESSURE BUILD UP TO RUIN THE $7 DOLLAR SEALS. THE RESULT IS A REPAIR ANY WHERE FRO $1500 FOR A DIFFICULT AXLE PULL TO GET TO THE SEALS OR UP TO$6500 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE REAR ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM WITH SEAL REPLACEMENT IS IT IS DIFFICULT AND TIME CONSUMING AND MUST BE PERFORMED PERFECTLY OR THE SEALS WILL LEAK AGAIN. THE ROOT CAUSE IS A POOR BREATHER SYSTEM,. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND APPLICATION. CONTINUED USE WILL CAUSE PREMATURE REAR BRAKE FAILURE AND TOO MUCH STRESS ON THE FRONT BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE.

TOOK MY NISSAN FRONTIER TO PACIFIC NISSAN IN SAN DIEGO FOR A CONSISTENT JERK/KNOCK WITH SOUND OF LIQUID GURGLING. NOTIFIED THAT I WAS LUCKY THAT THE TRUCK MADE IT TO THE SHOP. NOTIFIED THAT THERE IS A FLUID INTERMIX BETWEEN MY COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. HOW CAN THAT BE WHEN THEY ARE TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT SYSTEMS? NISSAN IS OFFERING THAT I PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE OF 3000$ TO GET IT FIXED. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR ALL FRONTIERS, XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS AND NISSAN IS NOT BEING PRO-ACTIVE IN ISSUING REPAIRS PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING AND STICKING THE CONSUMERS WITH THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. HOW CAN THIS BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN?

THE PROBLEM BEGAN AS "SHUDDER" RESEMBLING WHAT IS FELT WHEN THE CAR MOVES ONTO THE "RUMBLE STRIP" NEAR THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THIS OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT LOWER RPMS (1500 - 2000) AT AVERAGE HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN 5TH GEAR (55 - 65 MPH). SINCE THE VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN IN TOWN AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE "SHUDDER" OCCURRED RARELY AND WAS NOT INITIALLY IDENTIFIED AS A PROBLEM. OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS, THE PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AND AT LOWER SPEEDS, BUT ALWAYS AT LOWER RPMS (1500 TO 2000) AND IN ALL GEARS. AS THE SHUDDER WORSENED, THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO SHIFT MORE ROUGHLY, OFTEN JARRING AS IT MOVED FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT. (THIS OCCURS AT ALL GEAR CHANGES.). THE VEHICLE IS NOW "SLIPPING" QUITE BADLY AS IT MOVES FROM 4TH TO 5TH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE MECHANIC HAS RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. IT APPEARS THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A VALVE BODY FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID.

FUEL GAUGE DROPPED FROM FULL TO BELOW EMPTY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSED WITH P0463 ERROR CODE, FUEL SENSOR UNIT MALFUNCTION. IT APPEARS THAT NISSAN HAS REPLACED THE UNIT ON 2006 & 2008 UNITS, BUT FOR SOME REASON FAILED TO ADDRESS THE 2007 MODEL YEAR. VEHICLE HAS 54K MILES. THIS COULD CREATE SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMEONE RUNS OUT OF FUEL DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC.

DROVE A VERY SHORT DISTANCE NEAR MY WORK AND HEARD A BUBBLING SOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, KNEW IMMEDIATELY SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE RADIATOR. A FEW SECONDS LATER IT WAS LIKE A SMALL EXPLOSION AND I WAS ABLE TO PARK. THE GOO COMING FROM UNDERNEATH WAS UNLIKE ANYTHING I HAD SEEN BEFORE. I HAD USAA TOW IT OFF, DEALERSHIP SAID CRACK IN THE RADIATOR CAUSED FLUIDS TO MIX AND CORRUPT THE TRANSMISSION AND FOUND OUT 15 DAYS LATER THAT NOTHING WOULD BE COVERED. DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE MASSIVE, WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS EXACT SCENARIO. DEALER DIDN'T KNOW, INSURANCE AND ADJUSTER NEVER SAID ANYTHING. WASN'T UNTIL A SMALL TOWN MECHANIC TOLD MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, THAT WE HEARD ABOUT THESE ISSUES FROM OTHER NISSAN OWNERS. I AM HESITANT TO HAVE FACTOR PARTS PUT BACK IN IT IF, ACCORDING TO OTHERS, THE SAME PROBLEM COULD RE-OCCUR.

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO COOLANT INTERMIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO A CRACK IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. FIRST TIME WAS JUST OVER THE WARRANTY SO I WAS FORCED TO PAY A $2500 COPAY. THE VIHICLE STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF A SECONDARY FAILURE JUST PRIOR TO 100000 MILES AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY LIED TO ME AND SAID THERE WAS JUST RESIDUAL OIL IN THE RADIATOR FROM THE FIRST FAILURE... NOW I AM PAST ANY WARRANTY COPAY AND THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AT JUST 100500 MILES. THAT IS JUST TWO YEARS (LESS THAN 18000 MILES) AFTER THEY REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT CONSUMERS ARE BEING FORCED TO PAY FOR A KNOWN ISSUE OF POOR ENGINEERING ESPECIALLY WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY THE DEALER WITH NISSAN PARTS. THEY HAVE OBVIOUSLY NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT JUST REPLACED WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART. ON TOP OF THAT THEY DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM TO SO I WOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (FROM 2012 CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT). WHILE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT IN EITHER INDECENT THERE WAS A NEAR COLLISION THE FIRST TIME AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE SECOND THERE WAS TRAFFIC BEHIND ME THAT HAD TO AVOID REAR-ENDING ME AS THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH.

AIR BAGS OFF AND NOT FUNCTIONAL IN 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH BLINKS CONTINUOUSLY AS WELL AS A SECOND INDICATOR ON DASH TO RIGHT OF STEERING WHEEL THAT INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL. HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR YEARS AFTER NISSAN IS SAID TO HAVE REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED FROM IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS - AUTOPLACE NISSAN IN BUFFALO. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT NISSAN HAS DIRECTED ME TO ( SIMMONS ROCKWELL NISSAN ) WANTS $125 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE CONTINUING PROBLEM AS RELATED TO A RECALL ( NHTSA REFERENCE# 08V690000 ). I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT NISSAN IS ACTING IN GOOD FAITH REGARDING THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM AS RELATED TO A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, A CLUNKING AND STUTTERING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION AND MAIN COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATION NUMBER: DP12004 (POWER TRAIN) WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. ....UPDATED 07/05/16 *BF *CN

TRANSMISSION TOTAL FAILURE. RADIATOR LINE BROKE AND MIXED INTO TRANSMISSION, DESTROYING IT. OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE DISABLED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V690000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

ENTERING 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH 70 MPH TRAFFIC. KICKED FRONTIER INTO PASSING GEAR TO ENTER ONGOING TRAFFIC. FRONTIER STALLED AND SLOWED INSTEAD OF INCREASING SPEED. TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND JERKING CAUSED MOTOR TO INCREASE RPMS. I HAD TO MOVE MY TRUCK OVER TO RIGHT OF PAVED LANE AND ONTO PULLOFF AREA IN ORDER TO PREVENT ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD TRANSMISSION DAMAGE DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION . IT COST ME $2500 TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE COST LIVES. I UNDERSTAND THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT RECALLED BY NISSAN.