2007 NISSAN FRONTIER FUEL SENDER UNIT SERVICE ENGINE THE FUEL GAUGE GOES EMPTY AND YELLOW IS ON. *TR
2007 Nissan Frontier complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →
THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. WHEN I LIFTED THE HOOD I NOTICED A CREAM COLORED SUBSTANCE COMING OUT OF COOLANT RESERVOIR. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE COOLANT FLUID GOT MIXED TOGETHER. APPARENTLY THIS HAS HAPPEN BEFORE ON 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER ENGINES. DEALER SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR REPLACED AT A COST OF $7,000 OF WHICH THEY TOLD ME NISSAN WOULD PAY $4,000. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT NISSAN KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH APPARENTLY NO WAY TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING. I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TOTAL BILL. *TR
NEVER HAD ANY POWER TRAIN PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN AND I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE RPM ROSE BUT THE TRUCK HAD NO ACCELERATION. I TOOK HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMS FROM READING THE COMPLAINTS THAT NISSAN IS WELL KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM! WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE? I CONTACTED NISSAN WHO TOLD ME THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND NO ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE. *TR
DRIVING ALONG AT HIGHWAY SPEED TRUCK SHUDDERED THEN LOSS OF POWER TO WHEELS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID AND DESTROYING TRANSMISSION. *TR
THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO JUMP/SLIP AT APPROX 35 MPH.(81800 TWO WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN , NOW OCCURRING DAILY (82300). I'VE READ REPORTS OF RADIATOR FLUID MIXING WITH TRAN. FLUID CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I EXPECT A TRANS.FAILURE SOON. NISSAN SUPPOSEDLY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS FOR YEARS. INCREASED WARRANTY TO 100,000MI. BUT CHARGING CONSUMERS A $3000 DEDUCTIBLE. I HAVE BEEN LAID OFF FROM WORK ....I CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND $3000 ON A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS RUNNING FROM. IT IS UNFAIR FOR THE CONSUMER TO COUGH UP THIS KIND OF CASH WHILE NISSAN CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM AND NOT ADMIT FAULT. *TR
WHILE DRIVING I NOTICE STEAM FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS AT MAXIMUM HOT.I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO AN AUTO SHOP. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE OF THE WATER PUMP AND ANTI-FREEZE GETTING INTO THE ENGINE. THEY SAID THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO COVER THIS PROBLEM BUT IT WAS ONLY EXTENDED TO VEHICLES THAT HAD LESS THAN 80000 MILES AND SINCE I WAS OVER THE ALLOTTED MILEAGE I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. HOW CAN THEY NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS ON A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNEW EXISTED AND WOULD HAVE BLOWN UP MY ENGINE HAD I NOT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE TRUCK AND HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER? IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED I SHUTTER TO THINK OF WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED.
JUST WENT AND STARTED THE TRUCK. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE AND PRESS THE GAS IT DOES NOT MOVE READILY, IT SLOWLY MOVES EVEN THOUGH I AM PRESSING HARD ON THE GAS. YOU CAN SEE THE RPM GOING UP BUT THE TRUCK BARELY MOVING. THE TRUCK HAS NO ISSUES IN REVERSE. THIS HAPPENED WITH NO ISSUES NO WARNING JUST LIKE THAT IT IS SAD NISSAN NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I SEE TOO MANY CASES ON THE WEB WITH THIS NOW KNOWN ISSUE.
IF LEFT IDLING LONGER THAN 3 MINUTES (+-), THE GAS GAUGE DROPS TO "E" AND WARNING LOT COMES ON. AFTER FILL-UP, THE GAS GAUGE WILL NOT MOVE FOR APPROX. 120 MILES, AFTER WHICH I ASSUME IT IS ACCURATE. *TR
RADIATOR CRACK CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE WE HAVE 81,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK SO THEY WANT US TO HAVE TO PAY 2500+ DOLLARS FOR A 6 YEAR OLD TRUCK FOR WHICH WE HAD A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY/72 MONTH WARRANTY AND ON WHICH WE PAID HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR EVERY MAJOR MILEAGE INSPECTION AND SERVICE. NOTHING WAS DONE TO TELL US OR WARN US OF THIS. PEOPLE WILL ALSO LOSE RESALE VALUE BECAUSE NO ONE WILL WANT TO BUY THE VEHICLES. WE SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THE REPAIRS AND THE LOSS OF RESALE POTENTIAL. *TR
I WAS DRIVING WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST SPEED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS. IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED, AND WOULD NOT START BACK. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND A NEW RADIATOR, WHICH WOULD COST ME MORE THAN $6000.00. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR, THAT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX WITH THE COOLANT. THIS FLUID MIXTURE RUINED BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR. BELIEVING THIS WAS AN ABSURD OCCURRENCE, I LOOKED ONLINE, AND LEARNT THIS WAS A COMMON DEFECT FOR NISSAN XTERRA, FRONTIER AND PATHFINDERS FROM 2005-2010. I CALLED THE NISSAN TOLL FREE NUMBER AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION. I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER - 11982851 - AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO GET THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT A NISSAN DEALER. I PAID A SECOND TOWING FEE AND GOT THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER, WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED. I CALLED BACK THE NISSAN TOLL FREE NUMBER, AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS OVER 100 K MILES, THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO HELP ME. I ASKED TO TALK TO A SUPERVISOR, AND WAS TOLD NONE WAS AVAILABLE, BUT ONE WOULD CALL ME WITHIN 4-8 HOURS. THAT TIME HAS EXPIRED, AND I HAVE CALLED BACK THREE TIMES, BUT STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO A SUPERVISOR. FRUSTRATING TO HAVE BOUGHT A NISSAN VEHICLE RIGHT OFF THE FREIGHT TRUCK, BRAND NEW, AND HAVING TO CHANGE OUT THE TRANSMISSION SO SOON, ESPECIALLY KNOWING THE MANUFACTURERS WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. ALSO,
GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING, MAKING POSSIBILITY OF BEING STRANDED ON THE ROAD. AFTER FILLING THE TANK, THE GAS GAUGE SHOWS SAME AS BEFORE, THEN AFTER A WHILE, THE GAS GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WITH THE FUEL LIGHT ON, THEN AFTER A WHILE IT SHOWS SOME GAS IN THE TANK (MAYBE A LITTLE OVER HALF), THEN A WHILE LATER IT GOES UP TO ALMOST FULL. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, NISSAN NEEDS A RECALL TO FIX THIS! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ERRONEOUSLY ENTERING THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,569. ..UPDATED 09/30/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN ENGINE WHINE (NOISE) AT ALL SPEEDS. THERE MAYBE A FAILURE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. THERE WAS A REAR AXLE LEAK WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY A BAD VENT CHECK VALVE. THE POWER SOCKET COUNSEL WAS NOT WORKING. UPDATED 10/29/2013 *JS
TRANSMISSION HAS WATER IN THE FLUID. *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER I NOTICED A HEAVY GRINDING NOISE OCCURRING AT 40 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BEFORE SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO TWO DIFFERENT CERTIFIED MECHANICS TO FIND OUT THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING CONTAMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND PLANNED TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK BEYOND ITS CURRENT MILEAGE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE AND READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN. THE COST TO GET THIS FIXED IS $4700.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THIS COST IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS BECAUSE THE PRICE OF ALL THE REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS OUT THERE FOR THE FRONTIER HAVE ESCALATED DUE TO THE DEMAND ON THEM. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE PUT A RECALL ON ALL THEIR VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM AND ALL THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. NISSAN LOST A LOYAL CUSTOMER AND IF THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN MARYLAND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. NISSAN SHOULD PAY FOR THIS.....TOTALLY RIDICULOUS AND A TIME CONSUMING EXPENSIVE NIGHTMARE. *TR
AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE STAYED ON EMPTY WHEN I STARTED MY 2007 FRONTIER. AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY, THE GAUGE SLOWLY MOVED TO THE FULL POSITION (ROUGHLY AN HOUR AFTER FILL-UP) YESTERDAY, 7/14/13 I FILLED UP- THINKING THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT WAS A FLUKE. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON(STILL ON) AND THE GAUGE IS ONLY AT HALF A TANK. THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER QUOTED ME $500.00 TO FIX THE ISSUE ,AND TOLD ME THAT 72,000 MILES WAS THE CUT-OFF FOR THE WARRANTY AGAIN, IT HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
THE FUEL GAUGE HAS ISSUES WITH PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH A PO0643 CODE. THE 2006 AND 2008 MODELS ARE COVERED BY A RECALL, BUT NOT THE 2007 FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE SAME PARTS BEING USED. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE! *TR
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO RADIATOR COOLANT MIXING WITH MY TRANSMISSION FLUID. NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THE FACTORY DEFECT BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY THE CONSUMERS OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS. NISSAN WAS INVOLVED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND INCREASED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS OR 100K MILES. BUT THEY REQUIRED THE CUSTOMER TO PROVIDE A CO-PAY OF $3000.00 (WHICH IS RIDICULOUS). HOWEVER I NOTICED SYMPTOMS OF MY TRUCK SHUTTERING AND THUMPING INTO GEAR AROUND 95,000 MILES, MY VEHICLE HAD APPX110,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. FURTHERMORE, MILEAGE SHOULD NOT MATTER BECAUSE THIS IS A "FACTORY DEFECT". I BOUGHT MY NISSAN FRONTIER NEW IN 2007 AND IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE "FACTORY DEFECT". PLEASE INFORM ME IF THERE IS ANY RECOURSE/RECALL FOR THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU. *TR
I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD ANTI-FREEZE CONTAMINATION AND COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION, AND THAT NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THIS BUT WOULD TAKE NO ACTION TO REPAIR OR RECALL THE VEHICLE. IF THIS IS A KNOW MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND IS RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH POTENTIAL CRASH, AND INJURY POTENTIAL, WHY AREN'T THE VEHICLES BEING RECALLED AND REPAIRED? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. *TR
TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILURE, COOLANT CONTAMINATED TRANSMISSION FLUID. BURNED CLUTCHES. FAILED SHIFT SOLENOIDS, SHORTED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. *TR
I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND SHUTTER AND WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED ON A BEND IN THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE REDUCED SPEED I HAD TO DRIVE TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM SHAKING. I HAVE RESEARCHED MY NISSAN FRONTIER'S TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND IT APPEARS TO BE A CROSS CONTAMINATION ISSUE WHERE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKS ALLOWING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR COOLANT TO MIX CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE TRUCK SINCE THE INCIDENT FOR FEAR OF A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHICH HAS HAPPEND TO OTHER NISSAN FRONTIER OWNERS CAUSING THEM TO BE STANDED ON THE ROADWAY. NISSAN SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO RECALL THE TRUCKS FOR THE CROSS CONTAMINATION ISSUE WHICH I FEEL PUTS PEOPLES LIVES IN DANGER. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. *TR
THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR FLUID CHANGES SINCE THE CAR WAS NEARLY AT THE 100,000 MILE MARK. THEY EXPLAINED THE RADIATOR HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO BE CONTAMINATED. THIS CAR WAS BROUGHT IN SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND THEY NEVER DISCLOSED THAT THIS KNOWN PROBLEM CAN RUIN A TRANSMISSION. I PAID 3000.00 TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED BECAUSE I WAS IN THE 80-100,000 K MILE RANGE. THIS CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT IS A BAD DEAL FOR NISSAN CONSUMERS. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN. I WOULD HAVE GLADLY PAID 600.00 TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED. ITS A GOOD THING THIS HAPPENED WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STRANDED. NISSAN KNOWS THIS AND FAILS TO TELL ITS CUSTOMERS. THIS IS UNSAFE, AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE A FULL RECALL. *TR
IN FEBRUARY OF 2013 MY 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER BEGAN TO DISPLAY A TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. REGARDLESS OF THE TIRE PRESSURE IN EACH TIRE, THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. IT FLASHED WITH ENGINE START UP BEFORE BEING STEADILY ILLUMINATED. ALSO, IN LATE MARCH 2013 THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. UPON FILLING UP THE VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK THE GAUGES NEEDLE WOULD FALL TO E (EMPTY), THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THE NEEDLE WOULD REMAIN ON E UNTIL DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MILES. WHEN THE NEEDLE REACHED F (FULL) THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND REMAIN ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ENOUGH TO BURN APPROXIMATELY HALF THE TANK OF FUEL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE IT IS APPARENTLY QUITE COMMON WITH NISSAN FRONTIERS, XTERRAS, AND PATHFINDERS IN THIS RANGE OF PRODUCTION YEARS (E.G. 2007). ON JUNE 11, 2013 I FINALLY TOOK THE FRONTIER TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. AN EVALUATION WAS MADE, AND THE SERVICE STAFF IDENTIFIED THE TROUBLE AS BEING A TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR AND FUEL SENDING UNIT FOR THE RESPECTIVE CAUSES OF TROUBLE. MY ONLINE RESEARCH CORROBORATES THIS. I RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE OF APPROXIMATELY $793 FOR REPAIR OF THE TWO COMPONENTS. NISSAN NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE WARRANTY/FREE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT FOR THESE COMPONENTS AS THEY CONTINUE TO BE FAULTY BASED ON COPIOUS INTERNET RESEARCH. BOTH OF THESE FAULTS PRESENT A HAZARD TO DRIVERS AND OCCUPANTS AS THE DISPLAY CENTER, WHICH A DRIVER MAY RELY ON FOR VEHICLE INFORM
FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES THE GAUGE WILL GO SLOWLY BACK TO NORMAL POSITION THEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT GOES OFF. *TR
AFTER FILLING UP AND ENTIRE TANK OF GAS, MY NEEDLE DROPPED TO EMPTY, AND MY ODOMETER READ -------, NOT READING ANYTHING AT ALL. EVERY FILL UP AFTER, IT IS THE SAME THING. I LOOKED ONLINE AND READ THAT THERE IS AN EPIDEMIC WITH NISSAN AND MY VEHICLE WITH THIS SITUATION, HOWEVER, AFTER GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKING IF THERE WAS A RECALL, I WAS TOLD 'NO' AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET, FOR A COMMON PROBLEM, WITH THE NISSAN FRONTIER/PATHFINDER, FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
THIS REFERS TO MY 07 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH 90K MILES. SINCE AUGUST 2012, FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC INDICATING ERRONEOUS FUEL LEVEL. MAY SHOW FUEL WHEN EMPTY OR EMPTY WHEN TANK IF FUEL. POTENTIAL FOR RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON HIGHWAY CREATING HAZARDOUS CIRCUMSTANCE. DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS P0463. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS MANY WITH SAME PROBLEM ON NISSAN. ALLEGEDLY SAME PROBLEM RESULTED IN RECALL FOR 2006 BUT NOT FOR 2007 MODELS WITH SAME ISSUE. WHY? CUSTOMER SERVICE AT LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND NISSAN MAIN OFFICE NOT PARTICULARLY HELPFUL EXCEPT TO SAY LOCAL DEALER WILL FIX FOR 400-500 PLUS 120 FOR INITIAL DIAGNOSIS. BLATANTLY UNFAIR TO CUSTOMER FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS NOT A WORN OUT PART, IT IS A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL FUEL SENSOR SENDING UNIT. *TR
I PARKED MY TRUCK AND LATER TRIED TO START IT AND IT WOULDN'T. HAD IT TOWED TO ONE REPAIR SHOP ($45.00 PLUS $75.00 TO THE REPAIR SHOP) AND THEY REFERRED ME TO A TRANSMISSION MECHANIC. SO I HAD IT TOWED THERE ($45.00) AND HE SAID THAT RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. I'VE HAD THE TRUCK ABOUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE ESTIMATE ON REPAIRS IS $3,500. WATCH AND SEE WHAT GOD MAKES HAPPEN! *TR
NISSAN EXTENDED A LIMITED WARRANTY FOR A FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT WHICH DISPLAYS INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. MY NISSAN HAS PASSED THE YEAR OF EXTENDED WARRANTY NOT THE MILES. SO NISSAN FAILED MY "HARDSHIP REQUEST" THAT THEY SENT MY CASE THROUGH. THOUGH I DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT UNTIL AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, NISSAN'S DECISION WAS TO DENY MY FIX. I DON'T SEE HOW I CAN REPORT A PROBLEM IF IT HAS NOT OCCURRED. THE NISSAN OFFICIAL TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE THAT I HAD NOT SPENT ENOUGH MONEY AT THE DEALER SHIP/HAS NOT HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED THERE ENOUGH THOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS THERE TIMES BEFORE AND I HAD MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT ANOTHER QUALIFIED SERVICE CENTER. *TR
AFTER READING ABOUT PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND AN INVESTIGATION PERFORMED BY NHTSA I THINK THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE RADIATOR. WHAT WAS THE CONCLUSION OF YOUR INVESTIGATION? *TR
VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING POORLY AND STUTTERING BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS. KNEW ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUID TO MIX AND DESTROY THE ENGINE FROM THE LAWSUIT THAT WAS FILED AND CORRESPONDENCE WE HAD RECEIVED FROM NISSAN. SURE ENOUGH, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT CAR SHOP AND BOTH DIAGNOSED THE SAME THING - RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS MIXING. NO OPTION BUT TO GET IT REPAIRED FOR A WHOPPING $4,409.26. IT IS DISGRACEFUL THAT NISSAN WILL NOT FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DEFECT AND PAY FOR THE REPAIR BILL NO MATTER WHAT YOUR MILEAGE. THIS WAS OUR FIRST AND LAST NISSAN. *TR
2007 NISSAN FRONTIER COMPLAINT . I AM WRITING THIS ON MAY 9, 2013. ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER EXPERIENCED SLOW ACCELERATION. I PUT IT IN 1ST AND DROVE SLOWLY FOR 1/4 MILE THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I TURNED ON BACK ON IGNITION, GEAR SHIFT WAS LOCKED. I UNLOCKED MANUALLY AND TRIED TO START. NOTHING. ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK. NO LIGHTS ON DASH. I TOWED IT MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO TRIED SOME ELECTRICAL WORK. NOTHING SO HE THOUGHT A TRANNY FAILURE PUT TRUCK IN FAILSAFE. AAMCO COULD NOT START IT SO THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE. TOWED IT TO NISSAN OF EDISON NJ. THEY WANTED TO CHANGE TRANNY FOR $8000 NEW OR $5000 USED. TOO MUCH MONEY FOR A VEHICLE W/ 110000 MILES. I TOWED IT OUT TO ANOTHER TRANSMISSION PLACE AND THEY FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS THE STARTER! THEY CHANGED THE STARTER, NOTHING DOING. OF COURSE JUMP START IS NOT WORKING SO ITS NOT THE BATTERY. IM NOW STUCK. PREVIOUSLY TRUCK HAD STALLED ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60000 MILES AND WOULD ONLY DRIVE ON GEAR #1. TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH TRANNY BUT THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. LATER AT ABOUT 101K THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND NISSAN FOUND THAT THE ANTIFREEZE HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THEY WANTED TO GIVE ME $2500 TOWARD A $7300 REPAIR. THEY ALSO OFFERED TO GIVE ME EMPLOYEE PRICING ON A NEW FRONTIER BUT I DONT WANT ANOTHER FRONTIER, SO I REFUSED AND INSTEAD TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE PUT IN A NEW RADIATOR AND FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION. EARLIER AT ABOU
I AM WRITING THIS ON MAY 9, 2013. ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER EXPERIENCED SLOW ACCELERATION. I PUT IT IN 1ST AND DROVE SLOWLY FOR 1/4 MILE THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I TURNED ON IGNITION, GEAR SHIFT WAS LOCKED. I UNLOCKED MANUALLY AND TRIED TO START. NOTHING. ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK. NO LIGHTS ON DASH. I TOWED IT MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO TRIED SOME ELECTRICAL WORK. NOTHING SO HE THOUGHT A TRANNY FAILURE PUT TRUCK IN FAILSAFE. AAMCO COULD NOT START IT SO THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE. TOWED IT TO NISSAN. THEY WANTED TO CHANGE TRANNY FOR $8000 NEW OR $5000 USED. TOO MUCH MONEY FOR A VEHICLE W/ 110000 MILES. I TOWED IT OUT TO ANOTHER TRANSMISSION PLACE AND THEY FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS THE STARTER! THEY CHANGED THE STARTER, NOTHING DOING. OF COURSE JUMP START IS NOT WORKING SO ITS NOT THE BATTERY. IM NOW STUCK. PREVIOUSLY TRUCK HAD STALLED ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60000 MILES AND WOULD ONLY DRIVE ON GEAR #1. TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH TRANNY BUT THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. LATER AT ABOUT 101K THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND NISSAN FOUND THAT THE ANTIFREEZE HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THEY WANTED TO GIVE ME $2500 TOWARD A $7300 REPAIR. THEY ALSO OFFERED TO GIVE ME EMPLOYEE PRICING ON A NEW FRONTIER BUT I DONT WANT ANOTHER FRONTIER, SO I REFUSED AND INSTEAD TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE PUT IN A NEW RADIATOR AND FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION. EARLIER AT ABOUT 46000 MILES, THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND THE
AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES, I STARTED NOTICING THAT ON TAKE-OFF AND AT ABOUT 40 MPH, MY FRONTIER WOULD STRUGGLE TO TAKEOFF OR ACCELERATE. WHEN SLOWING DOWN, IF ACCELERATION WAS NEEDED, THE RPMS REV UP, BUT THE TRUCK DOES NOT ACCELERATE. AT 40-45 MPH TRANSITION, GOING UPHILL, THE TRUCK STUTTERS LIKE IT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR TO ENGAGE. I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HAVING A SLEW OF ISSUES RELATED TO TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LEAKS. I MOVED TO DRAIN THE FLUID SO THAT I COULD INSPECT THE COLOR AND COMPOSITION. IT WAS FINE. I REPLACED THE FILTER AND FLUID. LET IT BREAK IN FOR A BIT AND HAD SAME PROBLEMS. I HAD 2 DIFFERENT LUBE SHOPS REPLACE THE FLUID AND FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE PROBLEMS PERSIST. I CALLED UP THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD COST 6800 + LABOR. HE SAID IT WAS VERY LIKELY THE FLUID ISSUE, BUT I WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT FROM THE TIME THEY RELEASED THESE VEHICLES TO THE PUBLIC. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE NEED OF ACCELERATION AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, TRAIN CROSSING AND MANY OTHERS. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION ON THE NUMBER OF THESE VEHICLES BEING INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS. MY VEHICLE IS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER SE, VIN: [XXX]. MY NAME IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
AS I WAS PARKED AT A SERVICE STATION, I PUT MY TRUCK INTO REVERSE AND IT WAS THE SAME AS NEUTRAL AND NEVER ENGAGED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON, BUT NOT NECESSARY, ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THE NISSAN FRONTIER. I ALMOST BLEW UP MY ENGINE LAST YEAR WHEN THE RADIATOR CRACKED AND ALLOWED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX WITH THE COOLANT AND CAUSED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO GO WAY UP. THIS MIXTURE MADE ITS WAY TO THE TRANSMISSION AND HAS CAUSED IRREPARABLE DAMAGE; UNDOUBTEDLY, THIS IS WHY I NO LONGER HAVE REVERSE. I REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND FLUSHED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID THREE TIMES LAST YEAR AND THOUGHT I MAY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. EVIDENTIALLY, THE DAMAGE HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY WELL KNOWN TO NISSAN AND, AS A NISSAN FRONTIER OWNER, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED REGARDING THIS POSSIBLE ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT NISSAN HAS AGREED TO SETTLE WITH OWNERS WITHIN A CERTAIN MILEAGE RANGE; HOWEVER, MY TRUCK IS ONLY 5.5 YEARS OLD AND EXCEEDS THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT BECAUSE MY OCCUPATION REQUIRES ALOT OF HIGHWAY TIME WHICH HAS PUT ALOT OF MILES ON IT. I FEEL NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY. MY TRUCK IS NOW RENDERED USELESS UNTIL I PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE MY PROBLEM AT ALL!! *TR
MY VEHICLE HAS THE LOW TIRE AIR PRESSURE SENSOR. ALL 4 OF THE TIRES LEAK BECAUSE THE VALVE STEMS ARE CRACKING INTERNALLY. THE VALVE STEMS ARE $100 EACH PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL THEM. SOFT TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND COULD BLOW OUT CAUSING ACCIDENTS AND INJURY. THESE SHOULD BE RECALLED. NISSAN SAYS THEY WON'T HELP. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE TANK UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *TR
MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WHICH HAS CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON CONSTANTLY. WHEN I FILL UP WITH FUEL, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SOMETIMES MOVE UP TO FULL, BUT ONLY AFTER A FEW STARTS OF THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, IT WILL FALL BACK DOWN TO EMPTY AFTER ONLY DRIVING A FEW MILES OR SO. I REALLY NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE UNLESS I GO BACK TO FILL IT UP JUST TO BE SAFE. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE TODAY AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A MASSIVE AND VERY WIDESPREAD FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE TYPE. I NOTIFIED NISSAN TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOT AN OPEN RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS I HAVE FOUND FROM MY RESEARCH DEALING WITH THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. THE NISSAN AGENT ADVISED ME TO GO TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP GARAGE AND ASK FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. SHE SAID TO CALL HER BACK OR HAVE A MECHANIC REP. CALL TO ADVISE WHAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK REVEALED. SHE STATED NISSAN MAY BE ABLE TO HELP WITH SOME FINANCIAL AIDE. I TRULY APPRECIATE THE GESTURE, BUT THAT DOES NOT FIX THE FACT THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE COMPLETELY COVERED BY A MANUFACTURER RECALL. YESTERDAY I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO COAST TWO LANES OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. HOWEVER, THE PORTION I WAS IN WAS VERY NARROW AND DID NOT OFFER AMPLE ROOM TO POUR THE GAS IN THE TANK THAT A FRIEND BROUGHT ME AN HOUR AFTER I RAN OUT OF GAS. A POLICE OFFICER KINDLY STOPPED TO ASSIST WITH THE VERY
THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE OF THE RADIATOR LEAKING FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NISSAN WAS INVOLVED IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT WHERE THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 80,000 MILES BUT I WAS 2,000 MILES OVER, SO INSTEAD OF THEM FIXING IT FOR FREE, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A $2,500 DEDUCTIBLE. I DO NOT HAVE $2,500 TO SPEND ON SOMETHING THAT IS A KNOWN ISSUE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANY RECOURSE FOR THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU. *TR
I WAS MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY INTERSTATE 85 IN TRAFFIC THAT WAS FLOWING AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 75-80 MPH, AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR. THIS INCIDENT FORCED ME TO TAKE IMMEDIATELY ACTION AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHICH PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I LEARNED FROM THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN VEHICLES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, WERE DEFECTED BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. SINCE THAT TIME, APRIL 5, 2013 TO BE EXACT, THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE HAS FAILED BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS HAZARDOUS THREAT TO CONSUMERS BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR
TRANSMISSION. WE WERE PASSING A CAR WHEN IT STARTED TO COME IN OUR LANE. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF ITS WAY. THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. LUCKY FOR US THE DRIVER SAW US AT THAT LAST SECOND AND GOT BACK IN HIS LANE AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD WHINING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,188 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,350. *TR
TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN SHIFTING INTO OVER-DRIVE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID INSIDE RADIATOR. NISSAN HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 100K MILES AND NO WARRANTY OVER 100K (NEEDS RECALL). NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE THAT ALLOWS FLUIDS TO MIX AND CREATE A PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS SUCH HIGH DEMAND ON THE TRANSMISSIONS THAT THEY ARE ON BACKORDER FOR A MONTH. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND ALLOWED COOLANT TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WOULD POSSIBLY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT BUT FIRST, A DIAGNOSTIC WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. *TR
AFTER I FILLED UP ON 2/28/13, THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I LOOKED UP ON LINE AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSANS OF THIS MILEAGE. THE UNIT THAT CONTROLS THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION RESPONDED WITH EXTREME HESITATION. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEVERELY VIBRATED WHEN IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,916.
THE VEHICLE HAS THE COMMON PROBLEM OF THE RADIATOR MIXING ENGINE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALERS ARE OF NO HELP AND NEITHER IS NISSAN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INCORRECT FUEL LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
ENGINE WHINE STARTED BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED BUT THOUGHT IT WAS A POWER STEERING PUMP OR PULLEY BEARING. PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE, SO LOOKED IT UP ON YOUTUBE & ENGINE WHINE VIDEOS ARE WIDESPREAD - TURNS OUT THIS IS A TIMING CHAIN ISSUE THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT, BUT DECLINED TO TELL ME BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. THEY HAVE DONE ALL THE MAINTENANCE SO THEY SURELY HEARD THIS ENGINE WHINE. THEY EVEN HAVE A BULLETIN OUT FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS "DEFECT". THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER SHOE IS TOO SOFT & IS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. THIS JOB WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $1200 & I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE REPAIRS MADE. I WAS IN TALKS WITH NISSAN FACTORY REPS, & SHE WILL NOT HELP ME ANY WITH THESE REPAIRS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DOING THIS BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THIS NOISE WAS. THERE SHOULD BE A FACTORY DEFECT RECALL SO ALL THE OWNERS LIKE ME COULD GET REIMBURSED, & SO THE PEOPLE NEARING WARRANTY EXPIRATION COULD BE FOREWARNED TO GET THE REPAIRS DONE. THIS IS THE Q40 V-6 ENGINE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING VIOLENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT RADIATOR COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE NEITHER OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE ALSO REQUIRED REPLACING. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO DISCONNECT THE ABS SYSTEM UNTIL THE REPAIR COULD BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
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