2001 Nissan Frontier Engine Problems

SEVERAL WEB SITES I HAVE READ INDICATE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE/EXHAUST ACCUMULATION OF WATER VIA THE LEAKAGE IN WATER LINES AND/OR FAULTY MANUFACTURING HEADS/ENGINE SYSTEM. MY VEHICLE ACCUMULATED WATER IN ONE OF THE PISTON (4-5), AND PERHAPS WARPED THE ALUM HEADS OR MAYBE BLOWN GASKET. IF REPAIRED WILL THIS PROBLEM PERSIST, AND WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE WITH EITHER MANUFACTURE OR USED CAR DEALER (BOUGHT IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS). *TR

REF CASE: NTB03-048A MY CAR HAS THE SAME ISSUE EXCEPT MY TRUCK IS 2001. *TR

LEAKING EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING NOISE AND FUMES TO ENTER CAB OF TRUCK AND MAKING ME SICK. COST TO REPAIR ALMOST $800. *NM

CAR WITH 55,000 OVERHEATS & SHUT DOWN ON FREEWAY. WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, 3 WEEKS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. TWO DAYS AFTER RECEIVING IT BACK FROM THE REPAIR SHOP, CAR OVERHEATS AGAIN. CRACKED MANIFOLD WAS ALSO DISCOVERED. *JB

I OWN A NISSAN FRONTIER SE V-6 3.3 4X4, ALL IS ORIGINAL AS PURCHASED, AT APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES, THIS WINTER I HAVE DEVELOPED A LOUD TICKING NOISE UPON COLD START UP, AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OR UNTIL WARMED UP IT SUBSIDES AND RETURNS UPON COLD START UP. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER EACH OF THE FIRST THREE INCIDENTS. ON EVERY VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE GAS CAP WAS REPLACED. WHEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE FOURTH TIME TWO MONTHS AGO THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SUGGESTED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS INDICATING A PROBLEM EXCEPT FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *AK

BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM

2/25/05 I PURCHASED A USED NISSAN FRONITER SC '01. ONE WEEK LATER THE "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT APPEARED. A NISSAN TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE OXYGEN SENSORS NOT PROVIDING FEEDBACK DUE TO CONDENSATION IN THE WIRE HARNESSES. THE TECH. TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN HE FOUND STATING THAT THE WIRE HARNESSES IN THAT YEAR FRONTIER WERE FOUND TO BE FAULTY AND REPLACED WITH UPDATED HARNESSES, WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO BUY ALONG WITH FOUR SENSORS, TO FIX MY PROBLEM. THE COST IN PARTS WAS $965 AND LABOR IS ESTIMATED AT $880. NISSAN WILL NOT EVEN PAY FOR PARTIAL PARTS EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMIT IT IS FAULTY PRODUCT. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM TO COMPLAIN WITH THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT AND NOW THEY WILL NOT RETURN MY CALLS.*AK

I BOUGHT A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER 27,000 MILES ON IT SOON AFTERWARDS SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SINCE THEN LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON NOW HAVE 128,000 MILES ON TRUCK THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FROM THE GET GO. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR WAS CHANGED AROUND 50,000 MILES WOULD THERE BE ANY WARRANTY ON THE NEW UNIT?*JB

CONSUMER SMELLED FUMES COMING INTO THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE RIGHT MANIFOLD EXHAUST WAS DEFECTIVE. THE WARRANTY COMPANY STATED, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MANUFACTURER STATED NO COMPLAINTS RECEIVED.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED FOR 3 1/2 YEARS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TECHNICIAN DETERMINE DPROBLEM WAS DUE TO GAS CAP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS , AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO A WORN OUT PART. *AK

I BOUGHT THE 2001 FRONTIER BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 10 OR 20 MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN I'VE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 8 TIMES FOR THE A/C (THATS RIGHT 8 TIMES). EACH TIME THE SERVICE PEOPLE ASSURE ME IT'S FIXED THIS TIME. THE A/C BLOWS HOTTER THAN THE HEATER DOES AND THATS RIDICULOUS. WHEN I GO THERE THE SERVICE MANAGER ( PAT BURKE ) TREATS ME LIKE A CRIMINAL INSTEAD OF A CUSTOMER. AS OF TODAY THE TRUCK WAS FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL, ACCORDING TO THEM, BUT I'VE HEARD THAT 7 TIMES BEFORE. VERY CONCERNED AND TIRED!!! NV. *AK

WHILE DOING SOME PERSONAL MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE OIL PAN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DEALERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. ONE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR MAIN SEAL FOR THE POWER TRAIN. THE SEAL HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND IS LEAKING AGAIN. *AK

THE VEHICLES GAS NOZZLE DOES NOT SHUT PUMP OFF WHEN GAS GETS TO A CERTAIN POINT. CONSUMER STATES AS A RESULT GAS GETS POURED OVER DRIVER AND VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARK AND NO WARNING THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED DUE TO MANIFOLD IS MADE OF ONE TYPE OF METAL, AND ENGINE BLOCK IS ANOTHER TYPE. THESE TWO METALS HEAT/COOL AT DIFFERENT RATES CAUSING UNDUE STRESS ON MANIFOLD. AS A RESULT THE MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED, ALLOWING TOXIC FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *JB

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND JERKS OCCASIONALLY. HAD REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

THIS NISSAN PICKUP HAS HAD A RANDOM STALL PROBLEM SINCE NEW. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES (AT LEAST FOUR, PERHAPS FIVE?) BUT IS SIMPLY RETURNED EACH TIME WITH THE COMMENT ' COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM'. I HAVE PURSUED THROUGH NISSAN'S 'CUSTOMER HOTLINE' BUT THIS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. I UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTY IN DIAGNOSING A RANDOM PROBLEM BUT I DON'T REALLY FEEL AS IF MUCH EFFORT HAS BEEN PUT FORTH BY THE DEALERSHIP EITHER. THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS AS IT INVARIABLY DECIDES TO SHOW UP WHEN I AM IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC AND I FIND MYSELF STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION UNABLE TO MOVE. IT WILL SOMETIMES RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT BUT AGAIN MAY REQUIRE NUMEROUS TRIES TO GET RESTARTED. MOST RECENTLY, I LEFT WITH THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON MAY 31, 2002, AND WHEN I CONTACTED THEM YESTERDAY, JUNE 3, 2002, I RECEIVED THE SAME OLD REPORT, 'CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM'.*AK