2001 Nissan Frontier

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

• 12/30/2019· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  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 CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

• 12/25/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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 LEVEL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IS STILL AN ISSUE, NONETHELESS. AN ABS SENSOR FAILED, WHICH RENDERED THE TRUCKS ABS SYSTEM INOPERABLE...ALSO A CRUCIAL SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE HAD TWO FRONT END ALLIGNMENTS AND HAVE ALREADY REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE TRUCK AFTER ONLY 33,000 MILES. THIS COULD ALSO POTENTIALLY LEAD TO UNSAFE TRAVEL. LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM FAILED. ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS WERE REMEDIED BY THE DEALER. BUT, AFTER BEING NOTIFIED OF ALL OF THESE ISSUES WITH ONE OF THEIR NEW VEHICLES, NISSAN HAS ONLY RESPONDED WITH A GENERIC, "SORRY."

• 12/23/2004· EQUIPMENT

  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

• 12/23/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  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.

• 12/22/2007· EQUIPMENT

  MY 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER WAS PURCHASED 3 YEARS AGO. A BOSE 6-CD PLAYER CAME INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE 6-CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING, AND DISPLAYS AN ERROR MESSAGE, "ERR 2". MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED WITH THE NISSAN DEALER (SERVICE DEPARTMENT) IN BUENA PARK CALIFORNIA ON DECEMBER 21, AT 6:40PM. I WAS INFORMED THAT I COULD PURCHASE A NEW CD PLAYER, HOWEVER THIS WOULD BE QUITE COSTLY. THE NISSAN DEALER FURTHER STATED, WHEN A CUSTOMER WHOSE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM, THEY DO NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE CD PLAYER IS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER. NO REPAIR SHOP WILL LOOK AT MY SYSTEM. APPARENTLY, THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH NISSANS. OTHER THAN PURCHASING A NEW CD PLAYER, THERE HAS TO BE SOME TYPE OF CONSUMER REPAIR SHOP. NISSAN SEEMS UNCONCERNED WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/21/2004· VISIBILITY

  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 INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT MEET THE "SERVICE CAMPAIGN" BECAUSE THE SERIAL NUMBER OF MY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE RANGE OF THE PROBLEM AND BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAS 73K MILES AND THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN WAS ONLY TO 60K MILES. NO CORRECTION ACTION WAS TAKEN BECAUSE MY VEHICLE'S SERIAL NUMBER WAS NOT IN THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN RANGE. I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET IF I WANT THIS REPAIRED.

• 12/18/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 12/14/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONTINUAL & INTERMITTENT VERY LOUD NOISE IN AREA OF CLUTCH, THROWOUT BEARING AND/OR PILOT BEARING ON STARTUP. ONLY GOES AWAY AFTER RELEASING CLUTCH PEDAL.

• 12/12/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 12/10/2007· AIR BAGS

  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 HAVE IT RE-KEYED. NOT A GOOD THING IF YOU ASK ME! *TR

• 12/04/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  LEAK IN GAS TANK. *TR

• 12/03/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 11/29/2010· SEAT BELTS

  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.

• 11/27/2000· SEAT BELTS

  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 ARE REQUESTING FOR THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART." NISSAN FURTHER STATED THAT ORDERING THE PART "MAKE TAKE MONTHS." NISSAN IS, THEREFORE, AWARE OF THIS SEATBELT DEFECT BUT HAS REFUSED TO OFFER THEIR CONSUMERS A RENTAL FOR THEIR SAFETY WHILE THEY(NISSAN) 'LOCATE' A REPLACEMENT FOR THE DEFECTIVE SEATBELT. FOR THE PUBLIC'S SAFETY, PLEASE NOTIFY THE PUBLIC REGARDING THIS DEFECT IN THE SEATBELT AND CONTACT NISSAN TO ASK THEM TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING THE PART. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND KIND CONSIDERATION. *AK

• 11/24/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 11/23/2003· STEERING

  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 THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. AS A RESULT THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK CAN'T BE SEEN AND CAN EASILY LEAD TO A COLLISION DUE TO MIDJUDGING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. *LA

• 11/18/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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

• 11/15/2004· TIRES

  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

• 11/15/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 11/15/2001· SEAT BELTS

  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. THIS DEFECT OCCURED WITH NO UNUSUAL STRAIN ON THE BELTS. FAILURE WAS JUST 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING NEW.*AK

• 11/14/2001· AIR BAGSCrashFire

  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 HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED.*AK

• 11/09/2014· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,ENGINECrash

  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 TO MY SHOULDER AND RIGHT LEG. THE IMPACT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK, THE ENGINE AND BODY WERE DAMAGED TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AND ENGINE WAS INOPERATIVE. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

• 11/06/2007· AIR BAGSCrash

  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 OFFICERS ON SITE ADVISED ME TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

• 11/05/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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 LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. I SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL INVESTIGATE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I'M ON S.S.D. I CAN NOT AFFORD THIS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. TRIED TO LOCATE A NEW TANK FOR THE TRUCK. CAN'T FIND ONE. I CAN'T SEE PUTTING A RECYCLED DEFECT IN. ANYONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM NEEDS TO CALL THE NHTSA SO WE CAN GET THE RECALL STARTED. NOW NISSAN CHANGED THE TANK AND ADDED ACCESS PANEL BEHIND THE BACK SEAT ON NEWER MODELS. SO I DON'T FILL MY TRUCK AND IT STILL SMELLS OF GAS BUT NOT AS BAD. HOPEFULLY HELP IS AROUND THE CORNER. *TR

• 11/02/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WE HAVE HAD REPEATED ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS, VIDEO CASSETTE PLAYER, RADIO CONTROLS ON THE STEEING WHEEL, VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF PARK, A RATTLING IN THE FRONT WHEEL AREA. A MONTH AGO, THE ELECTRON FUSE BLEW IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START, WHEN THE FUSE IS REPLACED IT BLOWS AGAIN. WE WERE TOLD THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS HAS GONE BAD - THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT! WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT IT FROM GOING BAD - "IT JUST WENT BAD". THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INOPERABLE SINCE OCTOBER 5, 2004 - WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A NEW WIRING HARNESS, NISSAN SENT THE WRONG PART TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE CORRECT PART WE ARE TOLD IS ON BACKORDER INDEFINATELY - NISSAN HAS NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. A SUPERVISOR FROM NISSAN HAS FAILED TO RETURN MY PHONE CALLS AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS 38 MONTHS OLD (EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT). HOW CAN A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD HAVE A PART, THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RUN WITHOUT, BE ON BACKORDER INDEFINATELY? AND, HOW CAN A MAJOR WIRING PART GO BAD SO SOON AND NISSAN NOT BE LIABLE FOR IT? *AK

• 10/30/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  FLAPPING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE LOSS POWER. BELTS CAME APART GOING APPROXIMATED 65 MPH. TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP. FOUND BELTS MISSING FROM PULLEYS. DEALERSHIP INSTALLED DRIVE BELTS AND PERFORMS SEVERAL RECALL SERVICES RELATED TO 03V455000 & 03V4777000. ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. BATTERY DISCHARGES OVERNIGHT SEVERAL TIMES. ERRATIC IDLE/STALLS OVER TIME. AUGUST 2004 CAR STALLS ON FREEWAY DRIVING 65 MPH. CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP THAT REPORTS LOSS OF SPARK ON CYL 2, BUT FAILS TO FIND PROBLEM. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHO FINDS ECM FAILURE. REQUIRES 800.00 TO FIX. *JB

• 10/30/2003· TIRES

  CONSUMER HAD TO REFILL THE AIR IN FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE MORE THAN USUAL. THE TIRE BECAME FLAT WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

• 10/29/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  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 ABS MODE (CAN APPLY FULL BRAKING PRESSURE TO THE POINT OF LOCKING THE WHEELS WHEN ABS WARNING LAMP IS ON.) *TR

• 10/28/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  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

• 10/27/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THERE IS A PATTERN OF FAILURES FOR ALL NISSAN VEHICLES 1998 THRU 2001 (DID NOT SEARCH NHTSA DATABASE FOR ANYTHING EARLIER). THIS FAILURE INVOLVES THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATING  USUALLY WHEN THE DRIVER IS EITHER SLOWING DOWN OR BRAKING. IN OUR CASE, WE COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO STOP OUR FORWARD MOTION. THE DATABASE SUMMARIES SHOW THE DEALER RESPONSE IS ALWAYS THE SAME - WE CAN'T REPLICATE, THEREFORE WE CAN'T FIX. ADDITIONALLY, OUR DEALER CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM  WHICH SEEMS VERY UNLIKELY SINCE THE REPORTS IN YOUR DATABASE SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE REPEATED TOLD NISSAN OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE BEGIN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND FORCE NISSAN TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, DETERMINE ITS CAUSE AND RECALL THE VEHICLES. THIS PROBLEM IS ENDEMIC ACROSS ALL NISSAN MODELS (CARS, TRUCKS, SUVS, VANS) AND ACROSS A NUMBER OF MODEL YEARS (1998-2001). THIS PROBLEM COULD AFFECT MILLIONS OF CARS. ODI ID NUMBERS SOME OF THE RELATED PROBLEMS: 746324, 875795, 898284, 8001581, 741992, 854025, 566322, 56065, 758859, 8003876, 893370, 896545, 890278, 725165, 716994, 717202, 851041, 855272, 856147, 878223, 724641, 738694, 8019220, 857221, 863072, 885430, 531657, 558376, 737832, 842113, 553051, 725198, 836694, 855561, 829460, 853157, 785598, 533896. THANK YOU. DT

• 10/26/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

• 10/24/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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

• 10/24/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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 11/30/06. *JB

• 10/20/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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

• 10/20/2007· VISIBILITY

  1) BETWEEN 8/07 & 10/07 THREE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BROKEN 2) WINDOW REGULATORS BROKE & WINDOWS UNABLE TO MOVE UP OR DOWN 3) CAR WAS TAKEN TO AUTO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR, REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED & MONEY PAID TO AUTO BODY SHOPS. *TR

• 10/19/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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

• 10/18/2005· TIRES

  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 CONSUMER HEARD A BUMP. SHE PULLED OVER. THE SPARE TIRE WAS PUT ON, AND THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED SHE NEEDED TO SPEAK WITH FIRESTONE. FIRESTONE STATED SHE HAD TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. THE TIRE SIZE IS P225/70R15.*AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRE, THAT UPON INSPECTION IT APPEARED THE TIRE WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER AN OVER-DEFLATED STATE. *JB

• 10/15/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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 HAS BEEN FOR 108 DAYS, AS OF TODAY OCT. 15. IT HAS BEEN INOPERABLE AND HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER SINCE JUNE 30. ORIGINAL ISSUE BEGAN ON JUNE 13, 2008. THE VEHICLE STRUGGLED TO TURN OVER, EMITTED HEAVY DARK EXHAUST, THE SMELL OF GASOLINE WAS PRESENT, THE SERVICE-ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER WHILE GETTING IT TO THE FITZGERALD AUTO MALL DEALER IN CHAMBERSBURG PA. THE REQUIRED WORK WAS COMPLETED ON JUNE 18. THE REPAIR WORK INCLUDED REPLACING THE KNOCK SENSOR (CODE P0325) AND RELATED GASKETS, REPLACING THE VENT CONTROL VALVE AND CHARCOAL CANISTER (CODE P1441). THERE WAS NO MENTION OF ANY RECALL WORK REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM. I DROVE THE TRUCK FOR SIX DAYS. ON JUNE 29 THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS APPEARED. I GOT THE TRUCK HOME (BARELY) AND CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER. ON JUNE 30, THE DIAGNOSIS CAME BACK. SAME PROBLEM, DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS. THE CODES WERE PULLED AND P1441 CAME UP AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THE REQUIRED PART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IS A NEW FUEL STORAGE TANK-- A PART THAT WAS RECALLED. MY REPAIRS IN JUNE WERE IN EXCESS OF $1200. I ALSO NEEDED A LOANER VEHICLE AT $35 A DAY . I AM OUT $$1,636.42 AND HAVE MADE 7 BI-WEEKLY CAR PAYMENTS AT $144 FOR A TRUCK I CAN'T DRIVE. THE REGIONAL SPECIALIST FOR NISSAN HAS PROMISED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PAYMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS, BUT HAS NOT DELIVERED YET. NISSAN WON'T REIMBURSE UNTIL THE PART IS IN THE VEHICLE. MY CASE NUMBER WITH NISSAN IS 6262993. THE PART IS "DUE" AT THE DEALER THE LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER, HOWEVER A RECALL REPAIR SHOULD NOT TAKE 4 MONTHS. MY COMPLAINT IS NOT WITH THE CHAMBERSBURG DEALER BUT WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. *TR

• 10/15/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  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 ATTEMPT. DRIVER RESORTED TO EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT TOO LATE TO AVOID COLLISION IN INTERSECTION, TWO VEHICLES DESTROYED, FOUR PEOPLE WHERE INJURED. *LA

• 10/15/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  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

• 10/11/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  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

• 10/10/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 09/28/2001· VISIBILITY

  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 WORKING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 09/27/2010· SUSPENSION

  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 THE RANGE OF $50.00. *JB

• 09/21/2003· WHEELS

  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 ANOTHER OCCASION NEARLY AVOIDED HITTING A CAR AS BRAKING SYSTEM DOESN'T STOP VEHICLE CORRECTLY (NOT ABS RELATED-BRAKES GRAB/RELEASE/GRAB UNEVENLY ALLOWING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE FORWARD)*JB

• 09/19/2001· CHILD SEAT

  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. CONSUMER CALLED NISSAN , MANUFACTURER, AND THEY STATED CHILD SEATS CAN'T BE USED IN REAR OF VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WILL NOT FIT.

• 09/17/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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 DRY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,800.

• 09/12/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  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

• 09/11/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 09/10/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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. TODAY, 9/10/04 DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FUEL SENDING UNIT AGAIN(WITH RECALL APPROVED FUEL SENDING UNIT) AND NOW TELLS ME THAT THE CORROSION IS SO BAD THE FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 56,000 MILES. THEY TOLD US THAT THE TANK MAY EVENTUALLY LEAK FUEL FROM THE SENDING UNIT AREA THAT HAS CORROSION. *AK