1998 NISSAN FRONTIER Complaints

ALL BUT ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES BLEW, TWO TIRES BLEW WHILE TRAVELING 60 MILES PER HOUR ALMOST WRECKING THE VEHICLE DUE TO FISHTAILING. YH

PROBLEM WITH BUCKET SEAT TRACK, NEEDS RELOCATING BACKWARDS, POOR DESIGN/FIT. YH

FRONT RIGHT TORTION BAR HAD COME FROM THE MANUFACTURER IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED, CAUSING POOR DIRECTIONAL PROBLEMS, RESULTING IN FAILURE. *YC

THIS IS A 4WD EXTENDED CAB VEHICLE WITH A SUMMER TIRE, AND AFTER 3000 MILES TREAD HAS WORN THE WHEEL BALANCE IS OFF. ALSO, THE ALIGNMENT IS OFF. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

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.

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

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

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

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

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