2007 Nissan Frontier Complaint Log

ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO MY TRUCK WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY I TAKE TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND A CODE P0717 FOR A TURBINE REVOLUTION SENSOR. THEY FOUND THERE TO BE WATER BEING PUMPED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. APPARENTLY THE RADIATOR LEAKS WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION.

RADIATOR FLUID MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO FAULTY RADIATOR, BEYOND USELESS EXTENDED WARRANTY, RESULTING IN MY BURDEN TO PAY, ACCORDING TO NISSAN A 2500.00 DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE, PLUS TAXES. NICE, MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 49,000 MILES ON IT, NO OFF ROAD USE, AND NOW GETTING TO THE POINT OF USELESS. THANKS NISSAN. OH, DON'T FORGET THE TOWING CHARGE TO THE NEAREST DEALER OVER ONE HOUR AWAY FOR REPAIRS. I JUST STARTED WITH TRANSMISSION SYMPTOMS OF INTERMITTENT GRINDING WITH OVERDRIVE ENGAGED ON THE SHIFTIER. TOOK MY TRUCK TO GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, THEY CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND, YA YOU GUESSED IT, RADIATOR FLUID MIXED WITH IT.

WHILE DRIVING FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO EMPTY AND CAUSED SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 5 OCCASIONS. PROBLEM SEEMS RELATED TO THAT ADDRESSED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 10V075000 FOR 2006 AND 2008 NISSAN FRONTIERS ALTHOUGH THE 2007 FRONTIER IS NOT ADDRESSED IN THIS CAMPAIGN.

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.

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.

TIMING CHAIN, GUIDE AND TENSIONER MUST BE REPLACED

AROUND 3 MONTHS AGO I STARTED NOTICING BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 RPMS AND USUALLY BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH MY VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON RUMBLE STRIPS. TURNS OUT I HAD A CROSS CONTAMINATION ISSUE WITH COOLANT AND ATF. LOOKING IN MY RADIATOR LOOKED LIKE A STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE. ALSO DROPPED THE TRANSMISSION PAN AND FOUND A BROWN SHINEY MIXTURE OF ATF AND COOLANT. I IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT AND BOUGHT A NEW RADIATOR AND FLUIDS FOR MY TRUCK. TOTAL COST AROUND $400 SO FAR. AFTER THE FLUID FLUSHES AND NEW RADIATOR TRUCK RAN GOOD FOR ABOUT 1700 MILES. ABOUT A WEEK AGO 01/20/2016 A SLIGHT RUMBLING STARTED AGAIN. 2 DAYS AGO THE ISSUE TURNED VERY SEVERE. RPMS WERE STAYING VERY HIGH AROUND 3000 THEN WOULD GET A VERY VIOLENT CLUNK AS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED GEARS. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. I DROVE THE TRUCK YESTERDAY AND WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND WENT TO START WENT LIGHT TURNED GREEN. RPMS WENT TO ALMOST 3 WITH NO MOVEMENT FROM THE TRUCK THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN TRUCK GAVE THE VIOLENT CLUNK AGAIN AND SLAMMED INTO GEAR AND STARTED MOVING. I DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE TODAY IN FEAR OF A CATISTRROPHIC BREAKDOWN OR WORSE. LIKE A TRANSMISSION LOCK UP AT 60 MPH CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN SHOPPING TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND IT LOOKS LIKE DEFINITELY NEED TRANSMISSION REBUILD OR REPLACEMENT AT AN ESTIMATED FEE OF $3000 TO $6000. THIS IS FOR AN ISSUE THAT NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF AND FAILED TO COMMUNICATE OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS. ISSUE SEEM TO BE WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT CITY OR HIGHWAY AT THE ABOVE SPEEDS AND RPMS RANGE.

WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE, IN NOVEMBER 2013 AND DECEMBER 2015. IN BOTH CASES, VEHICLE LOST ALL TRANSMISSION OF POWER TO THE DRIVE TRAIN. IN BOTH CASES, TRANSMISSION FLUID COULD BE SMELLED WHEN THE HOOD IS OPENED AFTERWARDS. MANUAL CLUTCH CONTINUES TO FUNCTION PERFECTLY, AND GUAGE SHOWS PROPER RPMS, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. IN BOTH CASES, VEHICLE WAS MOVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, ONCE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS OF ABOUT 65 MPH AND ONCE IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY, THE PROBLEM CAUSED A SUDDEN SLOWING WHICH AFFECTED THE TRAFFIC AROUND ME.

TRANS COOLER RUPTURE AND MIXING COOLANT WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. RUINED TRANSMISSION/COMPUTER/RADIATOR AND LEFT STRANDED ON ROAD. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX FOR A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN HAS WITH 2005-2010 MODELS AND WERE AWARE OF. NISSAN DECEIVED THE CONSUMERS AND HAS NOT DONE ENOUGH TO SATISFY CUSTOMERS. I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE. I THINK THEY NEED TO SEND LETTER TO EACH VIN WITH PROPER INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FIX THIS ISSUE SO IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

MY FRONTIER DIED ON 12/6 / ON 12/7/2015, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE BOARDWALK NISSAN AND PAID $100 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. I WAS TOLD THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $10,500. THE RADIATOR CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT IN TURN CAUSING THE COMPUTER PANEL TO BURN OUT. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISER WAS THERE SOMETHING I COULD'VE DONE TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM. HE SAID NO, THE PROBLEM HAPPENS. I THEN HAD THE TRUCK TOWED HOME. NOW, I FIND OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD'VE KNOWN ABOUT, HAD THEY MADE THE REPAIRS TO THE RADIATOR, MY TRUCK WOULD BE WORKING TODAY. THIS MAKES ME ANGRY. IT MAKES ME ANGRY THAT I JUST PAID $317.44 TO REPLACE TIRE SENSORS THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN NEEDED!! THE RADIATOR ISSUE RESULTED IN A $417.44 EXPENSE THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN NECESSARY ($100 FOR A DIAGNOSIS). THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR ON 12/6/15, IT WOULDN'T START. THINKING IT WAS A BATTERY ISSUE, I WAITED UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING; ONLY TO FIND OUT IT WASN'T THE BATTERY. I CALLED BOARDWALK NISSAN AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS & REPAIRS ONLY TO FIND OUT IT WOULD COST ME $10,500.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE READING LEVELS AND REMAINED INDICATING THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE CONTACT REFUELED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FUEL GAUGE REMAINED INDICATING FULL. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,100.

FUEL LEVEL GAUGE FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 76K MILES. RECEIVED CODE PO 461 INDICATING SENSOR FAILURE. CURRENTLY USING ODOMETER TO KEEP FROM RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING. NOTED RECALL 10V075000 APPARENTLY COVERS THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT 2007 MODEL YEAR NOT INCLUDED. SERVICE BULLETIN NTB-07-069C ALSO NOTES ISSUE OF DEFECTIVE OEM PART USED BY NISSAN IN MANUFACTURE OF VEHICLE, BUT ONLY RECOURSE IS TO REPLACE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. NOTE OVER 150 SEPARATE COMPLAINTS UNDER VARIOUS CATEGORIES FOR THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM. SEEMS LIKE A VALID SAFETY ISSUE REQUIRING A VOLUNTARY RECALL BY NISSAN FOR AFFECTED VEHICLES OR A MANDATORY RECALL BY NHTSA.

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

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED TO WATER IN TRANSMISSION DUE TO FAULTY RADIATOR BECAUSE OF RECALL I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF UNTILL I RESEARCHED IT AFTER IT HAPPENED 10 /17/15 IT STAYED IN HIGH GEAR ON HWY 98 I ALMOST GOT HIT 2 OR 3 TIMES I HAD IT TOWED TO ADVANCED TRANS. SPANISH FORT , AL INVOICE #10892 WATER IN TRANS. 3996.89 FOR RPAIRS

THESE 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 WILL EVENTUALLY KILL THE 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHICH IT DID

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HAS FAILED CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. THE 2006 AND THE 2008 MODEL YEARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE BUT NOT THE 2007 MODEL

AS I PULLED INTO MY PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND BEFORE I COULD STAND ON THE BRAKES IT HAD JUMP FORWARD ABOUT 6 FEET ONTO THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF MY BUILDING. WHILE STANDING ON THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, REAR TIRES SPINNING AND SMOKING, UNTIL I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. NOTE THAT I WAS JUST TURNING INTO MY PARKING SPACE, RUNNING AT AN IDLE AND PREPARING TO STOP WHEN THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE SLAMMING INTO THE BUILDING.

PURCHASED THE TRUCK 8-1-2015, DROVE IT ABOUT 2 MONTHS (1700 MILES). WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING LEFT WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED NEARLY CAUSING AND ACCIDENT. TOOK THE TRUCK TO NISSAN TO BE CHECKED OUT. THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR CRACKED CAUSING CONTAMINATIION OF COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS BUILT INSIDE THE RADIATOR. WHICH AFTER READING A LITTLE RESEARCH WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN FOR 6 MODEL YEARS (2005-2010).

TRANSMISSION DAMAGE ATTRIBUTED TO CONTAMINATION BY ENGINE COOLANT. THE SOURCE OF THE CONTAMINATION IS A CRACKED ATF LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH AN ENGINE COOLANT CHAMBER IN THE RADIATOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO SHIFT GEARS. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS PRESENT IN THE RADIATOR COOLANT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WAS STATIONARY READY TO GO TO NEXT APPOINTMENT PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT GO. ENGINE REVED BUT NOT MOVING. WAS TOLD AT DEALERSHIP COOLANT HAS GOTTEN INTO TRANSMISSION. NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION . AFTER REPAIRS, HEADLIGHTS AND WINDOWS DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER THIRTY MINUTES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RADIATOR CRACKED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD INDICATED THERE WAS LOW FUEL IN THE VEHICLE AND WOULD REGISTER THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

WHEN THE TRUCK TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO 5TH GEAR THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPCCURING AND GETTING WORSE. THE NISSIAN DEALER VERIFIED IT IS DUE TO CONTAMINATED TRANSMISSION FLUID DUE TO A LEAK IN THE COOLING RADIATOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V690000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

MY 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER HEATER WOULD NOT WARM UP WHEN IDLING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN DECEMBER 2014 AND THEY FLUSHED THE LINES. SIX MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED IT! I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOW 8 YEARS OLD, THE WARRANTY WILL ONLY COVER PART OF THE COST AND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR $2,500. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT ONE OF THE WARNING SIGNS WAS A HEATER THAT WOULD NOT WARM UP WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED IN DECEMBER OF 2014 AND COVERED FULLY BY WARRANTY, HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID NOT WARN ME! NOW, NISSAN SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO! I'M FRUSTRATED TO SAY THE LEAST AND HAVE PURCHASED MY LAST NISSAN!

NISSAN SOLD ME A NEW TRUCK WITH A DESIGN FLAW, A FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS SAID I HAVE TO TAKE THE TRUCK WITH THE DESIGN FLAW (E.G. FAILED FUEL SENDING UNIT) TO A NISSAN DEALER AND PAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED (THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS ALREADY KNOWN TO ME AS BEING THE DESIGN FLAW OF A FAILED FUEL SENDING UNIT) AFTER WHICH THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE TO SEE IF THEY CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR IT THOUGH THEY ADMITTED AFTER CHECKING MY VIN THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY INSTANCE THAT WOULD COVER THE REPAIR (E.G. THEY ARE NOT GOING TO REPAIR IT). THE BOTTOM LINE IS I PURCHASED A NEW NISSAN FRONTIER WHICH I HAD MAINTAINED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC (NOT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP) AND IT CAME WITH A DESIGN FLAW (E.G. FUEL SENDING UNIT) THAT THEY WANT ME TO PAY OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE DIAGNOSED AT ONE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS AFTER WHICH THEY AREN'T GOING TO FIX IT FOR ME (DESPITE THE FACE SAVING ACT OF NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS). NISSAN DISPLAYED ZERO INTEGRITY IN FAILING TO DIAGNOSE AND PAY TO HAVE THE DESIGN FLAW REPAIRED, IN MY OPINION, AT THEIR COST. FURTHERMORE, THE POLICY THEY DEVELOPED TO "SAVE FACE" IS DISINGENUOUS IN MY ESTIMATION AND DESIGNED ONLY TO INCREASE THEIR PROFIT FURTHER. I'M A LOW INCOME WORKER WHO WILL DRIVE AROUND WITH A FUEL GAUGE THAT DOESN'T WORK AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON BECAUSE I CAN'T PAY THE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS THAT IT WOULD COST TO HAVE A DESIGN FLAW DIAGNOSED AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AFTERWARDS PAYING TO REPAIR IT MYSELF BECAUSE NISSAN ISN'T GOING TO.

THE TRANSMISSION DOESNT SHIFT DOWN AS IT NEEDS TO WHEN IT IS CALLED FOR,AND A CHATTER HAPPENS WHEN IT DOES SHIFT DOWN.

DRIVING WHEN CAR STOPPED MOVING AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. HAD TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE. INTERMITTENTLY GOT IT IN DRIVE. CAR WAS MAKING A HUMMING NOISE.

TRUCK STARTED TO VIBRATE LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON A RUMPLE STRIP AROUND 40 MPH. IT SEEMED LIKE THE OVERDRIVE WAS STRUGGLING TO ENGAGE OR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COULDN'T FIND THE RIGHT GEAR. I CHECKED THE ATF AND IT WAS A RED STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE CONSISTENCY THAT IS OFTEN DESCRIBED WHEN THERE IS WATER CONTAMINATION. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL. IT HAS JUST OVER 90K.

I PURCHASED A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER IN 2013, AND JUST PRIOR TO REACHING 109,178 MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING BADLY SO I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE DISCOVERED THAT MY "SEALED" TRANSMISSION WAS MISSING TWO QUARTS OF OIL AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LEAKING ON THE EXTERNAL PORTION OF THE TRANSMISSION. HE REPLACED THE MISSING OIL AND AFTER A WEEK OF DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AGAIN. HE CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND AGAIN IT WAS QUART LOW AND SLIPPING BADLY. IT WAS THEN I STARTED RESEARCHING NISSAN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND DISCOVERED THAT WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING WAS A WELL KNOWN (BY NISSAN) PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. NOW AT 109,275 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED AND IT ALL COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD NISSAN FIXED THE WELL KNOWN PROBLEM BEFORE THEY SOLD THE VEHICLE TO ME. FUNNY THE SALESMAN THAT SOLD THE TRUCK TO ME SUGGESTED THAT I PURCHASE A "POWER-TRAIN" WARRANTY "JUST IN CASE" BECAUSE IT WAS 4WD, I FIND THAT VERY IRONIC. I PURCHASED THE WARRANTY AND NOW I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE REPAIR COST FOR THE BLOWN TRANSMISSION MAY NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION COOLING RADIATOR IS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. I FEEL THAT NISSAN IS FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR WHATEVER THE COST IS TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THEIR NEGLIGENCE IN FAILING TO FIX THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE TRUCK BEING RESOLD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE SERVICED, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION, AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I TOOK MY TRUCK TO TEMECULA NISSAN AND HAD IT CHECK, THEY TOLD ME MY AIR BAG WOULD NOT OPEN IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, FAULTY SPIRAL CABLE-P1564,FAULTY VENT CONTROL VALVE-P0448, FAULTY FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT- P0463 THIS ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED, SOME OF THEM ARE ON A RECALL LIST BUT I WAS TOLD IT EXPIRED. SO I COULD DIE BEHIND THIS. *CN

I BOUGHT A USED 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB AT HYUNDAI OF ROSEVILLE, CA A YEAR AND HALF AGO ON JAN 2014 AND THEY NEVER DISCLOSE TO ME THAT THIS CAR WAS KNOWN FOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND EVENTUALLY DESTROYING IT. AFTER BUYING THIS, I ONLY DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 8,000 MILES AND THIS PROBLEM HITS ME JUNE 2015. I BOUGHT IT FOR $12,500 AND STILL OWE $8,000. THE COSTS TO REPAIR THIS ACCORDING TO NISSAN WOULD COSTS ME $7,500. I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR $1,200, BUT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THIS IS A "KNOWN PRE-EXISTING PROBLEM OR DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER." SO, THIS USED FRONTIER WOULD COSTS ME OVER $20,000 WHICH IS ABOUT WHAT THE NEW ONES ARE GOING FOR. THIS IS TERRIBLE AND I NEED SOME KIND OF JUSTICE. EITHER NISSAN, THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT THIS FROM AND OR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY NEED TO PAY FOR THIS. NISSAN SHOULD PAY BECAUSE THIS WAS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM SHOULD ALSO PAY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T DISCLOSE OF THIS KNOWN DEFECT. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY CALLED BUY DIRECT AUTO WARRANTY SHOULD HAD NOT OFFER ME A WARRANTY KNOWING THAT CAN'T PAY FOR THIS KIND OF REPAIR. THEY SHOULD EITHER PAY FOR THE REPAIR OR GIVE ME A FULL REFUND. I NEED JUSTICE!!!

THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINED THE TRANSMISSION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN AND THEY NEVER NOTIFIED US. IF WE HAD BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE RADIATOR LEAK WE WOULD HAVE FIXED IT AND WOULD NEVER HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. WE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP PAY FOR THIS SO WE WERE STUCK WITH PAYING OVER $5000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION.

I WAS REAR ENDED 04/20/2015 ,BACK INJURY, POLICE REPORT, OTHER DRIVER INSURANCE TAKING CARE OF BILLS, NO SETTLEMENT YET. IN JUNE, NOTICED TRANSMISSION SLIP & LEAK IN DRIVE WAY. IN REPAIR SHOP ON FRIDAY, 07/31/2015. THEY ADVISED ME RADIATOR CRACK AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED INTO RADIATOR. $1,200.00 TO REPAIR ALL. THEY INSTRUCTED TO DO SO.

2007 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH 140,000 MILES STARTED VIBRATING AND SEEMED SLUGGISH WHEN ACCELERATING. I TOOK TO FIRESTONE THINKING MAYBE IT NEEDED TUNE UP. COME TO FIND OUT TRANSMISSION IS THE ISSUE. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY HAD TO REPLACE FUEL SENSOR WHEN NISSAN REFUSED TO PAY. I WAS OVER THE MILEAGE BY 2000 MILES FOR RECALL. NOW I HAVE READ ABOUT ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION AND ONCE AGAIN NISSAN REFUSING TO FIX PROBLEMS. NISSAN SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THESE ISSUES. I WILL NOT OWN ANOTHER NISSAN!!! MY BROTHER ALSO HAD A 2009 FRONTIER WITH THE FUEL SENSOR ISSUE AND NISSAN WOULD NOT PAY TO FIX. NISSAN KNOWS THIS ISSUES IS OCCURRING OVER THE 100,000 MILES AND KNOW THEY HAVE DEFECTIVE PARTS ON VEHICLES.

THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUINED THE TRANSMISSION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN AND THEY NEVER NOTIFIED US. IF WE HAD BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE RADIATOR LEAK WE WOULD HAVE FIXED IT AND WOULD NEVER HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. WE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP PAY FOR THIS SO WE WERE STUCK WITH PAYING OVER $5000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING I FELT A HEAVY VIBRATION WHILE SHIFTING, AND ACCELERATING, ABRUPT STALLING, AND SHUDDERING NOISES. IT WAS SO DANGEROUS TO BE ON THE ROAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR IMMEDIATELY ON A VEHICLE THAT HAD ONLY 53,452 MILES ON IT.

NISSAN FRONTIER HAS BEEN JERKING SPORADICALLY FOR A MONTH DRIVING LOCALLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS CITY OR HIGHWAY. I ASSUMED IT WAS CHEAP FUEL AND A NEEDED TUNE UP. I DECIDED TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT FIRESTONE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OR ISSUE OF THE JERKING. REQUESTED DIAGRAMS OF THE ENGINE WAS UNREADABLE AND NO HELP. FIRESTONE RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY QUOTED A $5000 PLUS REPAIR BILL. THIS SEEM OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR SIMPLE JERKING AND NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. IN ADDITION THEY HAD NOTED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR BILL SOME OTHER REPAIRS THAT OBVIOUS NEEDED FIXING AS GOOD CONDITION. IMMEDIATELY I KNEW THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED WAS FALSE- THE MECHANIC DID NOT DIAGNOSE/TEST MY VEHICLE CORRECTLY AND THE REPAIR QUOTED WAS DUE TO AN ISSUE THEY NEW ABOUT FROM THE START. THAT'S WHEN I STARTED DOING ONLINE RESEARCH TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ARE PROBLEMS GOING ON WITH THE NISSAN FRONTIER. MY GUESS WAS CORRECT. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS FAULT REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUE OF THE RADIATOR. NISSAN DEALERS ARE THEN CHARGING CUSTOMERS TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT WILL RE-APPEAR. CUSTOMERS SHOULD HAVE SOME RECOURSE OTHER THAN SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON PRODUCT DEFECT AND THAT RECOURSE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF THESE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES TO BE REPAIRED. WHERE IS THE FAIRNESS AND WHY DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE OR BE SERIOUSLY INJURED TO PROVE THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT, NISSAN KNOWS ITS A DEFECT. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DRIVING ON FREEWAY VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR. I WAS STUCK AND ON MY WAY HOME IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. TRUCK STARTED SHAKING. TOOK IT TO AAMCO ON 5/2/15. COST ME OVER $3770.00. ON 9/6/15 TOOK FIRST TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS, AGAIN MY TRANSMISSION GOES OUT. THIS TIME WE'RE IN THE MOUNTAINS GOING UP HILL WHEN MY TRUCK WON'T SHIFT INTO GEAR. ONCE AGAIN I HAVE TO HAVE MY TRUCK FIXED. I DON'T OWN A BANK AND I NEED MY TRUCK TO WORK. WHAT THE HELL AM I GOING TO DO TO MAKE A LIVING? WHAT IS NISSAN WAITING FOR SOMEONE OR A FAMILY GETTING KILLED???

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE NOT REVERSING WAS THE FIRST SIGN OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. UPDATED 1/14/2016*JS *CN

LIKE SO MANY OTHER NISSAN FRONTIER OWNERS, THE RADIATOR COOLANT GOT MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS IS FACTORY DEFECT KNOWN BY NISSAN. HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION SINCE THE CAR WAS NOT RESPONDING WELL AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RUN PROPERLY. CALLED NISSAN THREE TIMES TO ASK FOR SOME FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND THEY DENIED IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. AFTER FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO DROP TOWARDS EMPTY. THE FAILURE CORRECTED ITSELF, BUT THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SENDER INSIDE THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,549.

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BAD, AND THE COOLANT WAS LOOKING BROWNISH RED. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS IN THE RADIATOR AND THROUGH OUT BOTH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET CHECK-OUT THEY SAID MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THAT THIS WOULDN'T BE COVERED. WOULD NEED TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION.... COSTING ME $ 2,731.25. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN FACT THAT NISSAN IS HAVING A GOOD AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS WITH VARIOUS NISSAN MODEL INCLUDING MY NISSAN FRONTIER. VERY UNHAPPY NISSAN CUSTOMER OF MANY YEARS..... NOW I'M STARTING TO HAVE TIMING BELT ISSUES WHICH FALLS UNDER ANOTHER NISSAN FRONTIER PROBLEM. WILL HAVE TO GET FIXED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. MY DEALERSHIP KNOW THESE THINGS BUT ARE NOT OPEN ABOUT THESE FACT. I TAKE MY FRONTIER IN FOR MAINTENANCE NOTHING EVER SAID AND NEVER SEEM TO GET RECALL NOTICES EITHER.... *TR

TRAVELING ALONG HWY 209 IN BIGFORK, MT, I NOTICED MY GAS GAUGE NEEDLE DROP FROM 1/2 TANK TO BELOW ZERO AND IMMEDIATELY THE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. A MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE STALLED AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY PULL-OVER WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THANKFULLY, THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT THAT DAY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY, AND I HAD CELL SERVICE. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND LET HIM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. HE BROUGHT GAS AND, SURE ENOUGH, THE TRUCK STARTED ONCE AGAIN, BUT DID NOT REGISTER FUEL AGAIN UNTIL I FILLED THE TANK COMPLETELY. IT CONTINUES TO REPEAT THIS CYCLE WHERE IT WILL REGISTER UNTIL A CERTAIN FUEL LEVEL AND THEN THE NEEDLE WILL DIVE TO BELOW EMPTY.

WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. *TR

WAS DRIVING 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER WHEN 4WD LIGHT CAME ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SLOWED DOWN AND CAME TO A STOP. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. APPARENTLY, TRANSMISSION IS RUINED DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE RADIATOR WHERE COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN NEVER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, JUST EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES, LEAVING THE CONSUMER RESPONSIBLE TO FIXED CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. COST $6500. *TR

MY 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER IS EXPERIENCING WHAT MANY OTHER FRONTIER TRUCK OWNER ARE EXPERIENCING...THE DREADED INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READINGS ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I AM BLOWN AWAY THAT NISSAN HAS NOT HAD THE COURAGE TO ORDER A RECALL ON THIS WELL KNOWN ISSUE. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL NOT RESULT IN A NUMBER OF FATALITIES BEFORE THEY "DO THE RIGHT THING". VERY UNFORTUNATE AND A POOR FORM OF CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR OWNERS WHO WILL MOST LIKELY SEEK A DIFFERENT BRAND AS THERE NEXT PURCHASE. *TR