2001 NISSAN FRONTIER Problems & Recalls
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I am the original owner of the vehicle which has just 66,000 original miles. I have smelled fuel and had a service engine soon light on for years. I have taken the vehicle into various shops and dealerships who failed to find a fuel tank leak that now turns out to have been from corrosion of the ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN PROPERLY AND WAS STIFF. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WOULD NOT RETURN BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TIE ROD AND BALL JOINTS, BUT THE FAILURE C...
Mileage: 132,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN PROPERLY AND WAS STIFF. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WOULD NOT RETURN BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TIE ROD AND BALL JOINTS, BUT THE FAILURE C...
Mileage: 132,000
TRANSMISSION BURNING FLUID SMELL, WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED SEAT BELTS DON'T RECOIL SEATS TOO LOW
Mileage: 280,000
TRANSMISSION BURNING FLUID SMELL, WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED SEAT BELTS DON'T RECOIL SEATS TOO LOW
Mileage: 280,000
TRANSMISSION BURNING FLUID SMELL, WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED SEAT BELTS DON'T RECOIL SEATS TOO LOW
Mileage: 280,000
THE MOMENT I TURN THE SWITCH ON, THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP WITHOUT CONTROL, NOT EVEN THE BRAKES RESPONDING. I STOPPED IT BY TURNING SWITCH OFF.
Mileage: 9
HAD PROBLEM KEEPING TRUCK RUNNING SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID A TUNEUP ON 10/02/15 AND SAID IT WAS FIXED 7 DAYS LATER TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING AGAIN WENT BACK TO TRUCK SERVICE ON 10/09/15 RECHECKED AND SAID I HAD WATER IN GAS DRAINED GAS PUT IN NEW GAS RAN GOOD UNTIL IT RAINED TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING AGAIN WE...
Mileage: 98,903
FUEL TANK TOP RUSTED AND WATER ENTERED THE FUEL , TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING AND WOULD NOT START TRUCK SERVICE DID TUNE UP DID NOT HELP AFTER A $1,200 DOLLARS THEY FOUND THE WATER IN TANK DID NOT FIND THE RUSTED TANK UNTILL THE THIRD TIME BACK,PUT A SEALER ON WHAT THEY COULD REACH AND NOW I DO NOT TAKE M...
Mileage: 10
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED, FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROX...
Mileage: 88,000
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH BLINKED ON AND OFF. PRIVATE GARAGE AND DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED FAULTY PART AS A CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. WAS TOLD PART IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. MANUFACTURER DID NOT MAKE ENOUGH PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT. NOT AVAILABLE NEW OR USED. I ASKED THE DEALER TO CONT...
Mileage: 128,353
ON ABOVE APPROXIMATE DATE I STARTED TO SMELL FUEL COMING OUT FROM MY TRUCK EVERY TIME THE TANK WAS AT FULL CAPACITY. SINCE THEN ENGINE LIGHT WILL NEVER COME OFF. I TOOK FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES. CHANGE OXYGEN SENSOR, GAS CAP, THERMOSTAT, CARBON CANISTER AND SOLENOID. I CONTACTED NISSAN BUT I WAS TOL...
THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MVA WHERE IT HIT THE BROADSIDE OF A MINIVAN (T-BONED) THAT RAN A RED LIGHT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE TRUCK WAS GOING IN EXCESS OF 20MPH AT THE TIME, WHEN I CONTACTED THE MINI-VAN NO AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. I SUFFERED HITS TO MY HEAD, WHIPLASH RELATED DAMAGES, DAMAGE ...
Mileage: 120,000
THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MVA WHERE IT HIT THE BROADSIDE OF A MINIVAN (T-BONED) THAT RAN A RED LIGHT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE TRUCK WAS GOING IN EXCESS OF 20MPH AT THE TIME, WHEN I CONTACTED THE MINI-VAN NO AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. I SUFFERED HITS TO MY HEAD, WHIPLASH RELATED DAMAGES, DAMAGE ...
Mileage: 120,000
THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MVA WHERE IT HIT THE BROADSIDE OF A MINIVAN (T-BONED) THAT RAN A RED LIGHT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE TRUCK WAS GOING IN EXCESS OF 20MPH AT THE TIME, WHEN I CONTACTED THE MINI-VAN NO AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. I SUFFERED HITS TO MY HEAD, WHIPLASH RELATED DAMAGES, DAMAGE ...
Mileage: 120,000
WHILE DRIVING, FELT A "SHUDDER" .. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WENT OFF. ONCE THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TOWED HOME. STARTED CHECKING FUSES. CHECK FLUIDS, REALIZED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS IN RADIATOR AND RADIATOR FLUID WAS IN TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WILL NO LO...
Mileage: 149,000
WHILE DRIVING, FELT A "SHUDDER" .. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WENT OFF. ONCE THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TOWED HOME. STARTED CHECKING FUSES. CHECK FLUIDS, REALIZED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS IN RADIATOR AND RADIATOR FLUID WAS IN TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WILL NO LO...
Mileage: 149,000
WHILE DRIVING, FELT A "SHUDDER" .. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WENT OFF. ONCE THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TOWED HOME. STARTED CHECKING FUSES. CHECK FLUIDS, REALIZED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS IN RADIATOR AND RADIATOR FLUID WAS IN TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WILL NO LO...
Mileage: 149,000
I PURCHASED MY NISSAN FRONTIER FROM A NISSAN DEALER "AS IS" WHICH WAS FINE TIL THE FIRST TIME I FILLED IT UP. THE SMELL OF GAS MADE ME PULL OVER RIGHT AWAY. COULDN'T FIND OR SEE A LEAK BUT SURE COULD SMELL IT. SHORTLY AFTER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT TO FIND FUEL IS LEAKIN...
Mileage: 110,000
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 ...
Mileage: 130,000
MY CAR WOULDN'T START. BATTERY WAS FINE..PASSENGERS HAD RECENTLY SAID THAT THEY NOTICED A FUEL SMELL, BUT I CAN'T SMELL (A PHYSICAL HANDICAP OF MINE).; CALLED AAA- IT WAS THEN THAT WE NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK, THE FUEL PUMP WIRE THAT SUPPLIES POWER TO THE FUEL PUM...
Mileage: 190,000
MY CAR WOULDN'T START. BATTERY WAS FINE..PASSENGERS HAD RECENTLY SAID THAT THEY NOTICED A FUEL SMELL, BUT I CAN'T SMELL (A PHYSICAL HANDICAP OF MINE).; CALLED AAA- IT WAS THEN THAT WE NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK, THE FUEL PUMP WIRE THAT SUPPLIES POWER TO THE FUEL PUM...
Mileage: 190,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED A FRACTURE IN THE FUEL TANK, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE...
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND STATED ...
Mileage: 91,000
ENGINE STOPPED WHILE ON HIGHWAY. UNABLE TO RESTART. ON CHECKING VEHICLE, DISCOVERED WATER IN FUEL TANK. AFTER REMOVING FUEL TANK FROM VEHICLE, NOTICED, ACCESS TO FUEL TANK FROM TOP SEVERELY CORRODED. THE FUEL TANK IS LOCATED DIRECTLY BELOW SPACE BETWEEN CAB OF TRUCK AND BED. THIS ALLOWS WATER TO E...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V230000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE HAD SINCE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ...
Mileage: 121,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CLUNKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPRESSED SERIOUS CONCERN OVER THE POSSIBILITY OF THE STEERING COLUMN CRACKING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF TH...
Mileage: 120,000
WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS AND TURNING, HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE SWAY BAR WAS DISCONNECTED. *TR
Mileage: 116,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE LOCKED UP AND WOULD NO LONGER RETRACT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 138,000.
Mileage: 138,000
REF CASE: NTB03-048A MY CAR HAS THE SAME ISSUE EXCEPT MY TRUCK IS 2001. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
CONNECTION FOR ABS(G SENSOR). LIGHT WILL COME ON AND BYPASS SOME OF THE BRAKE COMPONENTS. HAS BEEN FIXED BEFORE AND IT RECURS . CAN FEEL DIFFERENCE IN BRAKING. *TR
CONNECTION FOR ABS(G SENSOR). LIGHT WILL COME ON AND BYPASS SOME OF THE BRAKE COMPONENTS. HAS BEEN FIXED BEFORE AND IT RECURS . CAN FEEL DIFFERENCE IN BRAKING. *TR
2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINT ON VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT AN INDIVIDUAL BALL JOINT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE BOTH BALL JOINTS AND THE LINKAGE IN BETWEEN THE TWO JOINTS AT A COST OF $301.13 AS OPPOSED TO BUYING ONE BALL JOINT IN...
2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINT ON VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT AN INDIVIDUAL BALL JOINT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE BOTH BALL JOINTS AND THE LINKAGE IN BETWEEN THE TWO JOINTS AT A COST OF $301.13 AS OPPOSED TO BUYING ONE BALL JOINT IN...
WAS DRIVING IN TENNESSEE ON HIGHWAY 81.I FOUND I WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE SPEED UP GOING TO THE TOP OF THE HILLS, THE NEXT DAY WE FOUND THE TRANSMISSION WAS A LITTLE LOW AND GOT TRANSMISSION FLUID. NOW WE ARE HAVING OTHER PROBLEMS. WE BROUGHT IT TO NISSAN TO HAVE IT TESTED, AND THEY GIVE US ...
Mileage: 125,000
1. MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER SE'S ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED WITH NO WARNING. IT WOULD NOT START AND I VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS IN FACT GAS IN THE TANK. I EXPECTED IT TO BE THE FUEL PUMP THAT FAILED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AT MY EXPENSE TO A GARAGE OF MY CHOICE. 2. I DECIDED TO CHECK ONLINE TO SEE WH...
Mileage: 107,700
I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT A RECALL ON MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUP TRUCK RELATING TO THE FUEL PUMP. IT CAUSED MY FUEL PUMP TO FAIL AND MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WANT TO KNOW WHY I CAN'T TAKE ANY ACTION? *TR
Mileage: 82,000
I OWN A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB AND BOTH FRONT DOOR WINDOWS HAVE BECOME DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THE WINDOW REGULATORS ARE AT FAULT CAN YOU INFORM ME IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE WINDOW REGULATORS FOR MY VEHICLE ? *TW
Mileage: 98,000
I OWN A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB AND BOTH FRONT DOOR WINDOWS HAVE BECOME DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THE WINDOW REGULATORS ARE AT FAULT CAN YOU INFORM ME IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE WINDOW REGULATORS FOR MY VEHICLE ? *TW
Mileage: 98,000
THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH AT 45 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 105,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FUEL TANK DEVELOPED A CRACK IN IT WHICH CORRODED THE TERMINAL STRIP. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FUEL SYSTEM TO STOP WORKING AND THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE DEALER STATED T...
Mileage: 121,000
2001 NISSAN FRONTIER XE ABS FAILURE. WHEN STOPPING ON SEMI WET LEVEL SURFACE ABS ENGAGED FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. NO BRAKE WARNING LAMP OR ABS WARNING LAMP WAS ON. COULD REPEAT THIS FAILURE MODE IN NEARBY PARKING LOT. ABS LAMP CAME ON AFTER SECOND FAILURE. NOW BRAKES WORK IN NON A...
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED FUEL SPILLS FROM THE FILLER INLET AS THE TANK IS BEING FILLED. AS A CONSEQUENCE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, FUEL LEAKAGE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 02V300000(FUEL SYSTEM, G...
Mileage: 73,200
MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER HAS HAD FIVE RECALLS. THE RECALL THAT I AM UNSATISFIED WITH IS RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM: THE NOV. 2002 RECALL OF THE FUEL STORAGE TANK AND THE MAY 2004 RECALL OF THE FUEL PUMP. THESE REPAIRS ARE PENDING AND HAVE BEEN SINCE JUNE 30, 2008. THE FUEL TANK IS UNAVAILABLE AND HA...
Mileage: 999,999
MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER HAS HAD FIVE RECALLS. THE RECALL THAT I AM UNSATISFIED WITH IS RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM: THE NOV. 2002 RECALL OF THE FUEL STORAGE TANK AND THE MAY 2004 RECALL OF THE FUEL PUMP. THESE REPAIRS ARE PENDING AND HAVE BEEN SINCE JUNE 30, 2008. THE FUEL TANK IS UNAVAILABLE AND HA...
Mileage: 999,999
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BEARING FAILED IN THE REAR AXLE. THE TIRE AND THE AXLE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN 25 MPH. THE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERED AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED ON ITS OWN...
Mileage: 152,500
WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH THE DASHBOARD WILL GO DEAD AND ODM GO BLANK. THE ENGINE WILL DROP TO 30-35 MPH, IF A HOT DAY HERE IN TX. THE CAR WILL TOTALLY DIE. TOOK TO NISSAN REPAIR-WILL HAVE TO REPLACE COMPLETE WIRING HARNESS & ALL SENSORS $1,500. OR MORE...WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER. TOOK TO ANOTHER...
WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH THE DASHBOARD WILL GO DEAD AND ODM GO BLANK. THE ENGINE WILL DROP TO 30-35 MPH, IF A HOT DAY HERE IN TX. THE CAR WILL TOTALLY DIE. TOOK TO NISSAN REPAIR-WILL HAVE TO REPLACE COMPLETE WIRING HARNESS & ALL SENSORS $1,500. OR MORE...WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER. TOOK TO ANOTHER...
THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER SINCE IT HAD 15,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS BEEN ON MORE THAN IT HAS BEEN OFF, AND I HAVE SMELLED RAW GAS SMELL WHICH HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. DEALERSHIPS HAVE CONTINUALLY TOLD MY WIFE AND MY...
Mileage: 15,000
PROBLEMS W/ PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LOCK MECH. TROUBLE TURNING THE KEY TO OFF POSITION. NOW IT IS LOCKED IN OFF POSITION AND CAN NOT BE TURNED BACK ON. POSTED THIS ISSUE ON A NISSAN FORUM AND FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM! I CALLED A FACTORY AND THEY SAID THE ONLY FIX WAS TO TAKE OUT LOCK CORE AND H...
Mileage: 68,000
LEAK IN GAS TANK. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
MY TRUCK WAS HIT ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE AND SPUN MY TRUCK AROUND. MY WHOLE FRONT END FELL OFF, INCLUDING MY HEAD LIGHTS AND RADIATOR SUPPORT. BOTH RADIATORS WERE CRUSHED. THE FRONT TIRE WALL ALONG WITH THE RADIATORS WERE PUSHED INTO MY ENGINE. WITH ALL THIS DAMAGE, MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. BOTH OFFI...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COMPLETELY STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT ESTIMATE THE LENGTH OF TIME THE VEHICLE TOOK TO STOP. HE STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE D...
Mileage: 107,800
LAST NIGHT OUR 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE MARSHAL SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT STARTED UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AT AROUND 6:15 PM AND THIS FIRE WAS DISCOVERED AT AROUND 11:15 PM AND SEEMED THAT IT HAD STARTED AROUND 20 MINUTES BEFORE.
FRONT SWAY BAR RISERS WERE REPLACED IN 2004, AT A COST TO ME OF $95, MILEAGE WAS JUST OVER WARRANTY AT 38,000. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THESE RISERS WERE A WEAK LINK IN THE CAR. NOW, IT IS 2007, AND THE LINK IS LOOSE AGAIN. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER, AND I AM WITHOUT THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS. THE...
Mileage: 88,500
CHECK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. BRAKE LINE CORRODED TO THE EXTENT THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT AND EMPTIED THE MASTER CYLINDER. COULD ONLY STOP IF THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS CONSTANTLY REFILLED. MASTER CYLINDER WOULD EMPTY AS SOON AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED. *JB
Mileage: 33,472
AT TIMES, I LOSE ALL OF MY GAUGES AND SOMETIMES WHEN THAT HAPPENS, I ALSO LOSE ALL POWER. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN TRAVELING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE OTHER DAY I WAS ON U. S. 25 SOUTH OF GREENVILLE, SC, WHEN IT HAPPENED AND I DROVE BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MILES WITH NO GAUGES. I HAD A D...
Mileage: 45,600
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE FLANGE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED, AND CAUSED GASOLINE TO LEAK. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE GASOLINE TANK HAD TO BE CHANGED. THE GAS TANK HAD RUSTED. UPDATED 1...
Mileage: 81,700
LEAKING EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING NOISE AND FUMES TO ENTER CAB OF TRUCK AND MAKING ME SICK. COST TO REPAIR ALMOST $800. *NM
Mileage: 106,120
BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM
Mileage: 60,000
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH LOST POWER AND VEHICLE COASTED UNTIL IT WOULD OPERATE IN SECOND GEAR (AUTO TRANSMISSION). *JB
Mileage: 39,000
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
Mileage: 55,000
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
Mileage: 35,000
NOW I HAVE WORKED IN THE TIRE BUSINESS IN THE PAST AND I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT EVERY BRAND HAS ITS FAULTS. I HAVE SEEN SEPARATIONS OF ALL KINDS IN EVERY BRAND. MY UNCLE ALWAYS BOUGHT A BRAND ( CHEAP ) BRAND THAT HE JUST CONSTANTLY HAD REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND HE LOVES IT. I GUESS GETTING NE...
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 ...
Mileage: 10,000
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 ...
Mileage: 10,000
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
Mileage: 74,500
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...
Mileage: 27,000
DT: 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONSUMER STATES THE TREAD ON DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING ON I17 AT 55 MPH. THE TREAD WENT AROUND THE AXLE AND CAUSED DAMAGE. THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES HAD BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. THE VEHICLE SHOOK, AND THE CON...
Mileage: 51,157
THE TRUCK HAS BEEN GIVING ME TOO MANY PROBLEMS THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY DIDN'T WANT TO FIX IT THEY SAID IT WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM THAT IT WAS MINE FROM THE MOMENT I TOOK IT OUT OF THE DEALER. *JB
Mileage: 62,500
WHILE DRIVING AT 4:30 AM ON JULY 9TH, 2005, MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY BRAKE FALUIRE WHILE EXITING A FREWWAY RAMP AT ANTHEM WAY IN ANTHEM, AZ WJILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH. THE BRAKES RESTORED THEMSELVES PRIOR TO A STOPLIGHT AT THE OFF-RAMP OF ANTHEM WAY AND I-17. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON A F...
Mileage: 43,251
DT: THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN BY THE OWNER TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER FOUND OUT THAT THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD END HAD TO REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO A REPAIR OF THE WHOLE LINKAGE SYSTEM. DEALER ADVISED THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN...
Mileage: 30,136
DT: CALLER WAS HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT A BOLT HAD COME OFF. THE STEERING SHAFT BECAME MISALIGNED CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THIS OCCURRED TODAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. THE VEHICLE IS NOW PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 110,000
THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS LOCKED IN THE STODED POSITION AND CAN NOT BE USED. THIS WAS NOT DETECTED AS I USUALLY DRIVE ALONE AND THE DRIVERS BELTS WORK FINE.
MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER HAS SPILLED FUEL EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE TANK SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE TRUCK. I WONDERED WHY THIS HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED BY A RECALL SO I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS WEB SITE. I FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V300000 AND TO M...
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 THA...
Mileage: 52,500
I OWN '01 NISSAN XTERRA. IN '03 I HAD TO REPLACE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR. FEB. '05 REMAINING 3 REGULATORS FAILED, ALL AT THE SAME TIME. ONE OF THE WINDOWS WAS IN "DOWN POSITION" DURING HEAVY SNOW STORM.*AK IT CREATED SIGNIFFICANT DISTRACTION TO A DRIVER. CURRENTLY WAITING FOR NISSAN...
Mileage: 109,890
THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER OF THE 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER FOR ABOUT 20 MIN TO REMOVE FOG FROM THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE HE SAW A ONE FOOT CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. **NAR*** *NM THE CRACK EMANATED FROM THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD IN A STRAIGHT LINE ...
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
Mileage: 88,000
A/C FAN SWITCH GONE BAD. REPLACED PART. I KNOW A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TYPE OF TRUCK AND SIMILAR YEAR THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 77,000
FOR ABOUT THE PAST YEAR, THE DRIVER'S ELECTRIC WINDOW HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN OPENING THE WINDOW, THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM, HOWEVER, CLOSING THE WINDOW, IT GOES UP VERY SLOWLY AND YOU HAVE TO TAP ON THE BUTTON TO GET IT TO CLOSE COMPLETELY.*AK I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO SERVICE TODAY AND WAS INFO...
Mileage: 60,000
NO SPECIAL EVENT. BELTS SLIPPED IN ONE TIRE AND OTHER THREE TIRES DECLARED "OUT-OF-ROUND" AT 16,000 MILES. HAVE WARRANTY REPLACED "SLIPPED" TIRE AT 50% COST OF NEW TIRE, WHICH WAS 31% HIGHER COST THAN ORIGINAL PURCHASE. WILL NEED TO REPLACE OTHER THREE TIRES AT "WARRANTY" COST.*AK
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ,TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALER, INDICATED THAT THE COMPUTER MUST BE REPROGRAMED PER SERVICE BULLETIN BOARD NTB02-092 . WHAY CUSTOMER HAS TO PAY WHAT NISSAN KNOWS THAT HAVE PROBLEM DEALER CHARGED ME $135.*AK
Mileage: 70,290
FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION BUILD UP AROUND FUEL SENDING AREA. REPLACED BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, OEM PART PROVED DEFECTIVE EACH TIME. FINALLY RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM NISSAN THAT CORROSION BUILD UP WAS CAUSING THE FUEL SENDING UNIT TO FAIL IN AREAS THAT USE SALT ON THE ROAD. TODA...
Mileage: 50,000
WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
I BOUGHT A NEW 2001 PATHFINDER IN JULY AND I LEASE IT JUST THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR OUT OF NOWHERE THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND IT CAME ON AND THEN TURN OFF I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSE AND THEY TOLD ME IT HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR WAS NOT GOOD THEY TOLD ME THAT...
Mileage: 40,000
TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE JUST BROKE NO LOAD ON TAILGATE. TAILGATE WAS DOWN TO SAVE FUEL. CABLE BROKE IN THE MIDDLE APPEARS TO BE RUSTED.(THE WIRE). *AK
Mileage: 89,864
CONSUMER NOTICED FOR 3 1/2 YEARS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TECHNICIAN DETERMINE DPROBLEM WAS DUE TO GAS CAP. *AK
MANUAL TRANSMISSION BEARINGS HAVE WORN OUT EARLY.*AK
Mileage: 125,900
I HAVE A THREE YEAR OLD (2001) NISSAN FRONTIER XE QUAD CAB. THE GAS TANK HAS CORRODED THROUGH IN THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ALTHOUGH NISSAN HAS PICKED UP THE COST OF THE PART, I WAS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR COSTS. I ADMIRE THEIR WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR THE PART; HOWEVER, A SAFETY ISSUE SUC...
Mileage: 34,000
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
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
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 T...
Mileage: 22,000
WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK GAS SPITTED BACK OUT. DRIVER STATED IT TOOK ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO FILL THE GAS TANK, AND GAS HAD TO BE PUT IN VERY SLOWLY. *AK
THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR FUEL TANK OVERFLOW DURING REFUELING. THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE, BUT THE FUEL STILL SPLASHES OUT. THE RECALL WORK DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
THE ABS SENSOR WAS LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE AXLE, WHICH CAUSED THE WHEEL TO BE NON-RESPONSIVE. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK OUT THE LEAKAGE. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 44,000
IN 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER PICK-UPS WITHOUT STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENTS, THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS CAN NOT BE SEEN BY THE DRIVER SINCE THE STEERING WHEEL IS TOO THICK AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS ARE QUITE POOR. ONE HAS TO PUSH THE SEAT BACK AND TILT THE SEAT TO SEE THE DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS T...
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HOOD POPPED OPEN TO SECONDARY LATCH. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THAT THE SECONDARY LATCH AND THE FRAME HAD A HAIRLINE CRACK.*AK
CONSUMER HAD TO REFILL THE AIR IN FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE MORE THAN USUAL. THE TIRE BECAME FLAT WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Mileage: 49,000
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE BACK INJURIES. *AK
Mileage: 50,000
FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM CAUSED BRAKE PEDAL TO DROP HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR (APPROXIMATELY LEVEL WITH GAS PEDAL) AND INABILITY TO SLOW OR STOP THE VEHICLE. NONE OF MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO APPLY THE SERVICE BRAKES RESULTED IN ANY BRAKING EFFECT AND ENGINE SURGE WAS DETECTED IN AT LEAST ONE BRAKING A...
Mileage: 20,000
INCORRECT WHEEL BASE, NO APPARENT PHYSICAL DAMAGE, PROBLEM HAS BEEN SINCE PURCHASE. IT CAUSE BRAKES TO GRAB/CHATTER, STEERING TO LOCK ON BRAKING AND EXTREME PULLING IN EITHER DIRECTION. IN ADDITION TO UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. NEARLY HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON WHEN STEERING LOCKED ON BRAKING AND ON ANOTHE...
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE DAY IT WAS PARKED AT 10 PM, BY 1:30 AM CONSUMER WAS AWAKENED BY THE SOUND OF FIRE FIGHTERS EXTINGUISHING HIS VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT ARSON WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.*AK *TS
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING ALIGNMENT WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR. THE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN CHANGED THREE TIMES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *CB
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 ...
Mileage: 2,000
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HINGES UNDER THE HOOD. MANUFACTURER OR DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK
FRONT TIRES WEAR VERY FAST ON OUTSIDE EDGES EVEN AFTER ALIGNMENTS AND NUMEROUS ROTATIONS. OUTSIDE OF TIRES BALD AFTER ONLY 20K MILES. APPARENTLY NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB
Mileage: 1
THE TORSION BAR DESTROYED THE ALIGNMENT WHICH WORE OUT THE TIRES. *AK THE VEHICLE ALWAYS WOBBLED FORM SIDE TO SIDE, AND THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE HAD WORN OUT TWO ALL SEASONAL RADIAL TIRE SETS AT 45K MILES. *SCC *JB
Mileage: 200
I HAVE A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER THAT THE RIGHT INNER PAD IS WORN TO THE SENSOR. THE DISC PAD IS WEARING AT NOTICEABLE ANGLE FROM LEADING EDGE TO TRAILING EDGE. THE OTHER PADS ARE WEARING NORMALLY. THE TRUCK ALSO HAS A SEVERE BRAKE PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE PULL IS WORSE WHEN HOT. THE CAR IS UNDRIVEA...
Mileage: 32,500
I HAVE A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER THAT THE RIGHT INNER PAD IS WORN TO THE SENSOR. THE DISC PAD IS WEARING AT NOTICEABLE ANGLE FROM LEADING EDGE TO TRAILING EDGE. THE OTHER PADS ARE WEARING NORMALLY. THE TRUCK ALSO HAS A SEVERE BRAKE PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE PULL IS WORSE WHEN HOT. THE CAR IS UNDRIVEA...
Mileage: 32,500
I HAVE A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER THAT THE RIGHT INNER PAD IS WORN TO THE SENSOR. THE DISC PAD IS WEARING AT NOTICEABLE ANGLE FROM LEADING EDGE TO TRAILING EDGE. THE OTHER PADS ARE WEARING NORMALLY. THE TRUCK ALSO HAS A SEVERE BRAKE PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE PULL IS WORSE WHEN HOT. THE CAR IS UNDRIVEA...
Mileage: 32,500
ON 3-31-2003 MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 4-5 HOURS. THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL SUSPECTS THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL IN ORIGIN. THE CAB AND BED WERE BURNED. THE FRONT END SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. *JB
Mileage: 25,000
DURING HIGH WINDS IN THE RIVERSIDE,CALIFORNIA AREA THE BED LINER OF MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER WAS SUCKED FROM THE BED OF THE TRUCK. INSIDE OF THE BED AT THE TIME WERE PERSONAL ITEMS THAT WERE ALSO EJECTED WITH THE BED LINER. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW ONLY 9 MONTHS EARLIER AND THE BED LINER ...
Mileage: 15,722
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
BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL AND HIT THE GAS PEDAL INSTEAD, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *NLM. *AK
Mileage: 23,000
I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE UNPLANNED SERVICE VISITS. MY NISSAN FRONTIER SC IS 18 MONTHS OLD. THE GAS TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO IMPROPER INTERNAL GEOMETRY. THIS CAUSED FUEL TO GUSH OUT OF THE TANK AFTER FILLING...CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD. THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATION INSTRUMENT SHOWED INCORRECT FUEL L...
CONSUMER FEELS THE VEHICLE IS CONSUMING TOO MUCH OIL. CONSUMER STATES' VEHICLE IS BURNING 1 QUART PER 1000 MILES. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. TOOK TO NISSAN AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Mileage: 5,000
CONTINUAL & INTERMITTENT VERY LOUD NOISE IN AREA OF CLUTCH, THROWOUT BEARING AND/OR PILOT BEARING ON STARTUP. ONLY GOES AWAY AFTER RELEASING CLUTCH PEDAL.
Mileage: 60,000
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
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
THIS IS ONE OF TWO 2001 FRONTIERS I OWN. BOTH HAVE HAD PREMATURE WEAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE FRONT BRAKE PAD. ALL OTHER PADS WERE FINE ON BOTH TRUCKS. IT SEMS THE PAD BCOMES LODGED IN THE CALIPER AND DOES NOT RETRACT WHEN THE BRAKE IS RELEASED.*AK
CATCH FOR FRONT DRIVERS SEATBELT FAILED. CATCH CRACKED AND WOULD NOT LOCK.*AK
R134A FILLED CAB WHEN HOSE LEAKED, NEAR ASPHYXIA FOLLOWED, EMS CALLED, TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. RELEASED 1WEEK LATER.*AKI
ON JUNE 12TH,2002, THE LEFT-SIDE TAILGATE OF MY 2001 FRONTIER TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY DETACHED ITSELF FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. AND, FOR THE SAKE OF MY SAFETY AND THE VEHICLES AROUND ME, I COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HENCE, WHILE I DROVE, THIS "DANGLING" TAILGATE CONTINUAL...
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, AND AIRBAG LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON DASHBORD, DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER MENTIONS THAT A CRASH OCCURRED WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED AND THERE WAS AN INJURY, HOWEVER DOES NOT GIVE ANY SPECIFIC DETAILS ...
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, AND AIRBAG LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON DASHBORD, DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER MENTIONS THAT A CRASH OCCURRED WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED AND THERE WAS AN INJURY, HOWEVER DOES NOT GIVE ANY SPECIFIC DETAILS ...
ANY TIME THE SUV REACHES SPEEDS GREATER THAN 95 MPH IT BEGINS JUMPING DANGEROUSLY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT STATE SPEED LIMIT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SITUATION WITH AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER. CONSUMER SPED UP TO 95 MPH WITHOUT WARNING AND ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AFTER SLOWING DOWN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND MECHANIC ...
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 U...
WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE, THE PEDDLE BEGAN TO MOVE IN A TAPPING MOTION AGAINST CONSUMERS FOOT, MAKING A LOUD NOISE WITH EACH TAP, CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JG
WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE, THE PEDDLE BEGAN TO MOVE IN A TAPPING MOTION AGAINST CONSUMERS FOOT, MAKING A LOUD NOISE WITH EACH TAP, CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JG
NHTSA LETTER RESPONDING TO CONGRESSMAN KEN CALVERT REGARDING CONSUMER WHO WROTE CONCERNING THE NON-DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING A CRASH INVOLVING A 2001 NISSAN SUPERCHARGER TRUCK, CONSUMERS HUSBAND DIED ON THE SCENE AND BELIEVES HE MAY HAVE SURVIVED IF THE AIR BAGS WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, NHTSA IS REQ...
NHTSA LETTER RESPONDING TO CONGRESSMAN KEN CALVERT REGARDING CONSUMER WHO WROTE CONCERNING THE NON-DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING A CRASH INVOLVING A 2001 NISSAN SUPERCHARGER TRUCK, CONSUMERS HUSBAND DIED ON THE SCENE AND BELIEVES HE MAY HAVE SURVIVED IF THE AIR BAGS WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, NHTSA IS REQ...
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR MAKES DIFFICULT STOP. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND JERKS OCCASIONALLY. HAD REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND JERKS OCCASIONALLY. HAD REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
WHEN ON THE VENT SETTING THE SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY INTRODUCES HOT AIR INTO THE TRUCK. I HAVE MEASURED THE TEMPERATURE OF THIS AIR AT 118F WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 70 F. AFTER TRIPS TO TWO DEALERS AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INTAKE AIR VENTS THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM ABOVE, THE PROBLEM IS NO BET...
BEING A FORMER MECHANIC AND OWNING A 1995 NISSAN PREVIOUSLY I AM APPALLED AT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM.NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN BRAKING I CAN FEEL THE PEDAL PULSATE AND THE SYSTEM ONLY HAD MINIMAL BRAKING FORCE ALTHOUGH I APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL.I AM CERTAIN THERE IS A DESIGN FL...
APPROXIMATELY 2/3 OF THE PERFORATED HOLES IN THE AIR INTAKE COWL WERE NOT PROPERLY PERFORATED OPEN. AS A RESULT, THE AIR CONDITIONER MUST BE OPERATED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE COOL DURING ALL BUT VERY COLD OUTSIDE CONDITIONS. THIS IS COSTLY AT THE LEAST, BUT POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IF HAZARDOUS FUMES EVER...
WHEN ON THE VENT SETTING HOT AIR FLOWS CONTINUOUSLY INTO THE TRUCK EVEN THOUGH THE TEMPERATURE IS SET ON THE COLDEST SETTING. TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN MEASURED AT 118F WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 70 F. AFTER TRIPS TO TWO DEALERS AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INTAKE AIR VENTS THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRE...
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER MOTORIST COLLIDED WITH HER ON HIGHWAY. SHE APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
THE FUSE PANEL OF THIS NEW TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES ON 12-17-01 , WHILE IT WAS UNDER FACTORY AND ADDITIONAL MANUFATURER WARANTY AND AS OF 1-22-01 THEY HAVE YET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
FELT AS THOUGH SEATBELT WAS JUST BEHAVING "DIFFERENT." LOOKED AT SEATBELT ANCHOR AND FOUND DRIVER'S SIDE BOLT WAS NEARLY COMPLETELY UNSCREWED. TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE ANCHOR BOLTS WERE STRIPPED! HOLES WERE RE-BORED AND NEW BOLTS PUT IN....
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A BRICK WALL. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNING CONSUMER. ALSO, CUT CONSUMER ON ARM,AND FROM CHIN TO CENTER OF NECK. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED SO HARD THEY KNOCKED CONSUMER'S HEAD OUT OF WINDOW. CONTACTED DEALER AND ...
CONSUMER TURNED ON VENT AND WARM AIR WAS COMING OUT. DEALER CHECKED, AND FOUND COWL VENT, BENEATH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WAS PLUGGED WITH PLASTIC. PLASTIC BLOCKED FRESH AIR FROM COMING INSIDE VEHICLE. INSTEAD IT FILLED VEHICLE WITH WARM AIR. NISSAN SAID IT WAAS NORMAL, AND AT THIS WAS WORKIN...
CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WAS VERBALLY IMPLIED THAT CAR SEATS WERE APPLICABLE AND USEABLE IN REAR CAB OF VEHICLE. OWNER'S MANUEL BOLDLY STATES DON'T USE CAR SEATS. EXISTING SYMBOL IN REAR OF CAB SHOWS CAR SEAT USAGE. ALSO, WHEN TALKING TO DEALERSHIP THEY STATED CHILD SEATS CAN BE USED IN VEHICLE. ...
WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND CHEST INJURIES VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED TO DETERMINE CAUSE FOR FAILURE. *AK CONSUMER LISTS TWO FAILURES, HOWEVER ONLY GIVES INFORMATION FOR THE ACCIDENT THAT...
VEHICLE SOMETIMES DOES NOT HAVE THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A RESONABLE AMOUNT OF SPACE AND TIME. *AK
CLIP ON SEAT BELT THAT KEEPS SEAT FROM RETRACTING DOWN IN HOLDER FELL OFF. CONSUMER IS USING A SAFETY PIN IN PLACE OF THE BUTTON CLIP. DEALER HAS BEEN TYRING TO ORDER THE SEAT BELT FROM APRIL TO AUGUST. DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHEN SEAT BELT WILL BE OFF BACK ORDER. BY LAW WHOLE SEAT BELT HAS TO...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN FILLING MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB SC WITH FUEL, IT CONSISTENTLY OVERFLOWS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS, SO I KNOW THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. EVERY TIME I SET THE AUTOMATIC PUMP ON FULL FLOW, THE SHUTOFF IS NOT IN TIME TO PREVENT GASOLINE FROM OVERFLOWING ONT...
FUEL OVERFLOWS FROM FILLER NECK AT END OF REFUELING PROCEDURE, WHEN FUELING WITH NOZZLE ON "AUTOMATIC" AND AT NORMAL/FULL PRESSURE. HAPPENS ABOUT 70% OF THE TIME. BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, AND ARE AWARE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS. ONLY RECOMMENDATION WAS "REFUEL AT LOWER PRES...
IDLE SURGE WHEN COASTING TO A STOP WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED AND IN GEAR. SAFTY PROBLEM WITH HIGH IDLE AT LOW SPEEDS WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED.*AK
THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT COULD NOT BE PULLED OUT FOR USAGE. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A MONTH SINCE NOTIFYING NISSAN AND NISSAN HAS YET TO CONTACT ME TO STATE THE ARRIVAL OF THE PART--- NISSAN HAS MENTIONED THAT THIS PART IS ON "BACK-ORDER BECAUSE THERE ARE 'MANY' OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES OUT THERE THAT ...