1998 Nissan Frontier

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2003· VISIBILITY

  DOORS HAVE POWER WINDOWS THAT WERE MADE LOOSE WHEN NEW SO YOU COULD NOT DRIVE WITH WINDOWS PARTIALY DOWN. THEY HAD TO BE COMPLETELYLOWERED TO DRIVE WITHOUT WOBBLING. THIS IS AN AIR CONDITIONED TRUCK, SO THE WINDOWS DON'T GET USED THAT MUCH, BUT THEY HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT OF RATTLING LOOSELY WHEN WINDING UP OR DOWN. THEY WOBBLE AT LEAST AN INCH SIDEWAYS. AS I'VE BEEN SEEING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT FRONTIER PICKUPS AND XTERA SUV'S, I'D THOUGHT I'D LIKE NISSAN TO KNOW THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.*AK

• 12/07/1999· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIIVNG AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE BOUNCES FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN HITTING A BUMP. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. TWO OF THE SHOCKS WILL BE REPLACED. PARTS WILL BE ORDERED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/26/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT INDICATE PROPER AMOUNT OF GAS IN TANK. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND STATES THAT THERE IS NO CURRENT AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY TO REPAIR. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR EIGHT TIMES. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL AND HAS LIED ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THE WORK NECESSARY, ETC.

• 11/19/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS, VEHICLE IS SUPPOSE TO IDLE AT 750 RPMS PLUS OR MINUS 50. MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL IDLE AT 1100 - 1900 RPMS. WHEN CONSUMER LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL. IT WILL NOT SLOW DOWN, BUT IT WILL SPEED UP WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY SAID ALL VEHICLES DO THIS BECAUSE OF THE NEW POLUTION CONTROL. *AK. *YC

• 11/15/2007· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS, SIZE P215/65R15 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE JOLTED. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION ON THE TIRES. HE STATED THAT THE MUD FLAP, SUPPORT BRACKETS, AND GAS LINE MEDAL NOZZLE WERE MISSING. FIRESTONE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE TREAD SEPARATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07

• 11/13/2015· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT TO DRIVE POSITION FROM THE PARK POSITION, THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BEGAN TO FUNCTION AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSORS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,323.

• 11/13/2000· TIRES

  FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES (P215 65 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THESE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC

• 11/12/2018· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH WHERE A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. BOTH VEHICLES WERE A TOTAL LOSS RESUTING PERSONAL INJURY TO ME. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT TIIME OF A ACCIDENT. I HAD TO HAVE BRAIN SURGERY AS A RESULT. I HAD OTHER INJURIES ALSO. THE AIR BAGS COULD HAVD LESSENING IF NOT HAVE PREVENTED THE INJURY. I WILL HAVE TO CONFIRM THE DXACT DATE BUT THE DATE I PUT IS CLOSE TO BEST OF MY MEMORY. I CAN CONFIRM EXACT DATE BUT WILL HAVE TO RESEARCH IT.

• 11/06/2000· TIRES

  THE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE FIREHAWK TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING WITH 25,000 MILE ON IT (P215/65R15 95S M+S DOT W2VF JBA 309). NLM

• 10/30/1998· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING IN 4TH OR 5TH GEAR AT 65-70 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REBALANCED THE TIRES AND ADJUSTED THE TIRE PRESSURE WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS *AK

• 10/26/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE DRIVING WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PICK UP MORE SPEED. THE CONSUMR HIT TWO CARS, AND THEN VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. *AK

• 10/25/1999· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHAKES EXCESSIVELY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, NUMEROUS REPAIR ATTEMPTS WITHOUT RESOLVE. DEALERSHIP BELEIVES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF TRUCK AND HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM OFTEN WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. MANUFACTURE CLAIMS NO PROBLEM. SO FAR I HAVE HAD 3 SETS OF TIRES,GAS SHOCKS, SEVERAL BALANCES ON TIRES AND A TOW PACKAGE INSTALLED TO TRY AND SOLVE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP ALSO MENTIONED TRYING TO SHIM THE DRIVE TRAIN.

• 10/23/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  1998 NISSAN FRONTIER PROBLEMS WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARD. CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD ORDER A NEW BOARD AND WENT BACK A COUPLE DAYS LATER AND WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T MAKE THEM ANYMORE. *KB THE CIRCUIT BOARD THAT CONTROLLED ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE DASH HAD STOPPED WORKING; SUCH AS THE HEAT, SPEEDOMETER. MILEAGE, GAS AND TACHOMETER.*JB

• 10/23/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  THE WAS NOT EVEN A MONTH OLD WHEN THE CLUTCH FAN FAILED. IT GOT FIXED BUT THE SAME PROBLEM REOCCURED TWICE AFTER THE FIRST TIME. NEXT WHEN I WOULD DRIVE IT IN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 M.P.H. THE 5TH GEAR ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WOULD POP OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE TAKEN APART TO FIX IT. AND NOW JUST RECENTLY THE

• 10/22/1998· AIR BAGS

  THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON FLASHING INDICATING A MALFUNCITON IN THE SYSTEM. THIS FIRST BEGAN 3 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. FIRST REPAIR ATTEMPT WAS JULY 17, 1998. SECOND REPAIR ATTEMPT WAS AUGUST 14, 1998. SECOND ATTEMPT INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF THE RPL SENSOR AND DIAGNOSIS UNIT AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS REPAIR CAUSED THE LIGHT TO GO OFF INDICATING AND APPARENT SUCESSFUL REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS LATER THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME BACK ON. A THIRD ATTEMPT TO REPAIR WAS ON OCTOBER 2, 1998. A FOURTH ATTEMPT WAS ON OCTOBER 16, 1998. ON THIS ATTEMPT THE RPL SENSOR AND DIAGNOSIS UNIT WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE VEHICLE APPEARED

• 10/20/2000· TIRES

  PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH ON RAMP AND LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND TIRE WAS CHANGED. FIRESTONE FIREHAWK #SS10, P215/ 65R15 AND DOT #W2VFJBA309. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND ALSO THERE WAS A WHITE CIRCLE AROUND THE TIRE.*AK

• 10/19/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EXHAUST HEADER BROKE/POSSIBLE FIRE/EXHAUST INHALATION. *AK

• 10/19/2001· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE. BUT SOON AFTER THAT VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, HE WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

• 10/15/1998· SUSPENSION

  WHEN MAKING TURNS AT SPEEDS OF 25-30 MPH, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES.

• 10/14/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH ON FREEWAY REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT CUT IN FRONT OF TRUCK, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN ACCIDENT, NO INJURIES. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF INCIDENT. WILL LOOK AT VEHICLE UPON ARRIVAL. *AK

• 10/13/2000· TIRES

  AT 22,000 MILES THE RIGHT REAR TIRE IS TOTALLY BALD, ALL FOUR TIRES SHOW EXTREME WEAR FOR THE LOW MILAGE THE CAR HAS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W1UNAAB TIRE SIZE: P205/60R15 )

• 10/12/2005· SUSPENSION

  MY 1998 NISSAN FRONTIER XE KING CAB HAS AROUND 93,400 MILES ON IT AND IT STARTED TO MAKE NOISE ON THE DRIVERS FRONT SIDE, WHEN I WOULD GO OVER BUMPS AND NOW IT MAKES NOISE EVEN ON SMOOTH ROADS. I ASKED MY FRIEND TO TAKE A LOOK UNDER THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND HE SAID THAT MY STABILIZER BAR IS BROKEN AND THAT HIS FRIEND HAD A 1999 NISSAN FRONTIER XE KING CAB AND IT WAS A RECALL DUE TO THE WASHERS BEING THE WRONG SIZE AND SO HE TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER LAST WEEK AND THEY TOLD HIM THEIR WAS NO RECALL ON THE STABILIZER BAR AND SO HE TOLD THEM THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE AND HE WOULD CONTACT NISSAN ABOUT THIS ISSUE, YESTERDAY NISSAN CONSUMERS AFFAIRS CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THEY TALKED TO THE BUENA PARK NISSAN DEALER AND THAT THEIR WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IN THE END I AM GOING TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC AND HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXEC, BUT MY FRIEND SAID MY STABILIZER BAR WILL BREAK AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE WRONG SIZE WASHERS, HE FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPORTED AND THAT NISSAN SHOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

• 10/11/1999· SUSPENSION

  TRUCK HAS BAD SHAKE, I HAVE INSTALLED NEW TIRES, SHOCKS, CENTER SUPPORT BEARING(NO CHARGE), HAD FRONT ALIGNMENT, TRUCK STILL VIBRATES AT 40MPH AND UP. CAN SEE BED SHAKE SIDE TO SIDE. MAKES THE BACK SEAT THUMP. ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES AT 50-55MPH. MY 95 NISSAN TRUCK DID THE EXACT SAME THING, NO CAUSE EVER FOUND. I WAS TOLD THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM.

• 10/09/1998· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHAKES EXCESSIVELY WHEN DRIVEN BETWEEN 60-70 MPH WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS REPLACED TIRES BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/07/2015· WHEELS

  FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING.

• 09/28/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN FRONTIER. ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2007, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE BLANK. HE PAID $900 FOR THE REPAIR AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD WOULD ARRIVE THE FOLLOWING DAY. AFTER RETURNING TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, HE WAS FINALLY INFORMED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS UNAVAILABLE AND WAS NO LONGER BEING MADE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE IS 8,000 MILES OVER WARRANTY AND CANNOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE THE PART AND DOES NOT REBUILD THEM ANY LONGER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

• 09/28/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CIRCUIT BOARD BEHIND THE DASH INSTRUMENTS THAT OPERATES ALL OF THE DASH BOARD INSTRUMENTS ON MY 1998 NISSAN PU HAS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT OBTAIN A NEW ONE AND SAID THAT THE PART IS NO LONGER MADE. THE PU HAS ABOUT 58000 MILES ON IT BUT NOW I CAN NOT HAVE IT SAFETY CHECKED BECAUSE NONE OF THE GAUGES ON THE DASH WORK. I TRIED TO GET SOME POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IN CANADA BUT ENEV AFTER 4 CALLS -- NOTHING BUT A RUN A ROUND. *JB

• 09/28/2006· PARKING BRAKE

  THE WIRE CONNECTED TO THE PARKING BREAK BECAME HUNG UP ON THE PULLEY SYSTEM AND THE PARKING BREAK WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. STILL HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ABOUT 5 MILES WITH THE BREAKS ON CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ROTORS AND MONEY TO HAVE THE PARKING BREAK FIXED. *NM

• 09/28/2004· TIRESCrash

  FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P215/65R15, DOT#W2ZFNNA377. TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. VEHICLE ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT NOTHNG WAS HIT TO CAUSE THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED BEFORE THE TRIP. IT WAS ALSO CHECK 30 MIN PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT BECUASE THE CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION N THE STEERING WHEEL. BOTH TIMES THE PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. *NM

• 09/27/2002· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH THE SWAY BAR ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

• 09/24/1999· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT TENSIONER LOCKS AND DOES NOT RELEASE. BELT MUST BE UNLATCHED TO MOVE OR LEAN FORWARD.

• 09/22/2000· SEAT BELTS

  REAR SEATBELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN CHILDREN, WHEN EVER A CHILD MOVES AROUND BELT LOOSENS UP, AND WILL NOT TIGHTEN BACK UP.*AK

• 09/21/2000· SEAT BELTS

  REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT REMAIN "SNUG". BELT ASSEMBLY WILL FULLY LOOSEN AND WILL NOT PROTECT CHILDREN IN CASE OF ACCIDENT.

• 09/21/2000· SUSPENSION

  FRONT TORSION BAR LINKAGE BUSHINGS DO NOT HAVE WASHERS ON TOP TO RETAIN THEM IN PLACE. THIS ALLOWS THE BUSHING TO BE SHOVED OVER THE TOP OF THE RETAINING NUT RESULTING IN THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE BUSHING.

• 09/14/2000· TIRES

  PE00 020; CONSUMER CHECKED HER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#HT TIRES, P21565R15, AND SHE SAW CRACKING AND STRESS LINES ALL AROUND THE TIRES. CONSUMER NOTTFIED FIRESTONE. *AK

• 09/10/2007· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY AN ERRANT DRIVER. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY APPROPRIATELY RESULTING IN A BROKEN JAW IN THREE PLACES, 8 DESTROYED TEETH, AND A FRACTURED SKULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BEYOND REPAIR. *JB RECEIVED 12/27/07 64200. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

• 09/08/1999· POWER TRAIN,SEATS,EQUIPMENT

  SEAT LEVER (RECALL). CLAMP ON A/C TUBE (RECALL). SHIFTER BOOT--LEAKING.

• 09/08/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL GAUGE. CONSTANT FAILURES SINCE PURCHASE.

• 09/08/1999· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL--WIRING FAILED.

• 09/08/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY

  WINDOW AND VALVE TRAIN FAILURE.

• 09/06/2000· TIRES

  WHILE REFUELING I NOTICED 3-4 OR MORE PLACES ON THE TIRE WHERE THUMBNAIL SIZE CHUNKS OF RUBBER HAVE COME OFF OF THE TREAD.BEEN TO 1 FIRESTONE RETAILER & 1 FIRESTONE MASTERCARE TIRE & SERVICE CENTER COMPANY OWNED STORE. NO ONE WILL HELP. JUST KEEP GETTING RUN AROUND & TOLD TO GO TO ANOTHER STORE OR CALL SOMEONE ELSE. MADE A DOZEN OR MORE PHONE CALLS & VISITED TWO PLACES AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED & STILL NO HELP. I'VE ALSO CALLED THE 800 465-1904 NUMBER. THEY JUST REFER ME BACK TO A LOCAL STORE THAT I'VE ALREADY BEEN TO. CAN YOU HELP?( DOT NUMBER: W2VFNNA178 TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )

• 09/04/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUP TRUCK. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NISSAN DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE PART FOR THE REPAIR AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

• 08/30/2018· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONSTANTLY LOST POWER. THE DEALER (CAMPBELL NISSAN OF EDMONDS, 24325 WA-99, EDMONDS, WA 98026, (425) 774-2174) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FIRST INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REBUILT THE ENGINE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT HAD TO GO ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC TO AN EXIT RAMP AS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SECOND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED EIGHT TSBS FOR THE ENGINE, BUT NO RECALLS FOR THE ENGINE CONCERNING THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

• 08/30/2000· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/65/15 )

• 08/27/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY EXPLODED WHEN VEHICLE IGNITION WAS STARTED.*AK *JB

• 08/23/2010· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 98 FRONTIER WHICH HAS TWICE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS INEXPLICABLY REVED THE ENGINE, ON IT'S OWN, TO ALMOST 6000 RPMS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS IS AN INCREASE IN SPEED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD JUST LEFT A GARAGE FROM HAVING A TUNE-UP & OIL CHANGE. THE NEXT WAS ON A VERY NARROW COUNTRY ROAD. IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN , I HAVE A 5 SPEED, OR REVERSE. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN THIS HAPPENS & THE MECHANIC CAN FIND NO REASON FOR IT. I WORRY ABOUT IT HAPPENING IN THE WINTER ON ICY ROADS. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

• 08/23/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I TURNED THE KEY TO START THE TRUCK. THE ENGINE TURNED OVER TWICE AND THEN THE BATTERY EXPLODED LIKE A BOMB. BODY DAMAGE TO THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE OCCURED AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO ALL THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMPONENTS AS A RESULT OF BEING SPRAYED BY CORROSIVE SULFURIC BATTERY ACID.

• 08/22/2000· TIRES

  TIRE SERVICER REPORTED POSSIBLE START OF INNER BELT SEPARATION AT SEAM, TIRE WAS RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER FOR CREDIT ON A REPLACEMENT( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215-65-R15 )

• 08/20/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY

• 08/18/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. MA 10/5 THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS GAUGE ALWAYS READ FULL, THE ODOMETER ALWAYS READ 99999.9 AND THE SPEEDOMETER ALWAYS READ ZERO. UPDATED 03/03/16*JB