2008 NISSAN FRONTIER Complaints

FAILED TRANSMISSION TWICE DUE TO LEAK OF COOLANT CAUSED BY RADIATOR LEAK. OCCURRED AT 50K AND 64K MILES. FIRST FAILURE CAUSED A DELAY AFTER PRESSING ACCELERATOR ALLOWING ENGINE TO REV BEFORE ENGAGING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. BOTH REPLACEMENTS COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

I FILLED UP MY TRUCK ONE DAY FOR VACATION N RIGHT AFTER I TURN ON MY TRUCK IT READ FULL THEN I PARKED IT TO LOAD UP SUIT CASES THEN I TURN IT BACK THE LIGHT CAME AND WAS READING EMPTY THEN MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AXLE SEALS FAILED. AS A RESULT, FLUID LEAKED AND THE BRAKES WERE DAMAGED. THE DEALER STATED THE BRAKES, REAR AXLE, AND SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,889 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,300. UPDATED 9/10/12 *CN UPDATED UPDATED 09/17/2012 *JS

VENT CONTROL VALVE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE UNABLE TO BE FILLED WITH FUEL. PN: 14935-J008 FUEL SPILLS VIOLENTLY OUT OF VEHICLE FILLER PORT !!. FUEL RUNS DOWN SIDE OF VEHICLE ONTO GROUND. FUEL SPRAYS ALL OVER PERSON TRYING TO FUEL VEHICLE. CODE P04488 EVAP PURGE PROBLEM MANY NISSAN MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AT LOW MILEAGE AND REPEATEDLY AFTER REPLACING THE VENT CONTROL VALVE (VALVE LASTS A SHORT TIME THEN FREEZES CLOSED). *TR

2008 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER REQUEST THAT NHTSA OPEN,OR REOPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE LEAKING OF REAR AXLE SEALS ISSUE, WHICH RESULTS IN AXLE LUBRICANT SPRAYING ONTO AND THUS DISABLING THE BRAKE DISC AND CALIPER. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE WAS DISABLED BY THE DEFECT IN SEPTEMBER 2011. *JB

2008 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NHTSA OPENING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE LEAKING REAR AXLE SEALS WHICH RESULTS IN AXLE LUBRICANT SPRAYING ONTO AND BRAKE DISC AND CALIPER. *TGW THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT NHTSA OPEN A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THE AXLE SEAL/BRAKE ISSUES. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 03/29/12 EMAIL REQ FROM CONGRESSMAN ALTMIRE ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT MR. NICHOLAS J. D'AMORE RE LEAKING SEAL DEFECTS IN CERTAIN NISSAN VEHICLES. UPDATED 04/02/12 UPDATED 04/10/12

LEFT WORK ABOUT 4 DAYS AGO AT NIGHT WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK CUT OUT ON ME(NO GAS PEDAL) SO I LOOK DOWN AT THE VOLTAGE GAUGE AND ITS READING ABOUT 10V..... SO I THOUGHT TO MYSELF "OK WELL MAYBE THE ALTERNATOR FINALLY WENT AFTER ALL THE [XXX]I PUT IT THROUGH." WENT TO PULL OVER AND HERE IS WHERE IT GETS WEIRD, I WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, I COASTED TO THE SLOW LANE AND TURNED MY ACC. OFF AND GOT IT BACK HOME SAFELY. LONG STORY SHORT I TESTED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY, BOTH OF WHICH WERE SHORTED/OLD/DEAD.... REPLACED BOTH AT THE TUNE OF $191 FOR THE ALTERNATOR AND $70 FOR THE BATTERY. NOW, I HOOKED EVERYTHING UP TODAY. STARTED THE TRUCK... VOLT GAUGE IS BACK AT 10V... THEN I SEE A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD, SHUT THE TRUCK OFF TO FIND THAT THE BRAKE LINES GOING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS MODULE ARE SMOKING... AND THE LINES LEAVING THE MODULE ARE AS WELL. I COOLED EVERYTHING DOWN, WENT INSIDE TO GRAB A DRINK (4-5 MIN) AND CAME BACK OUT AND THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY DEAD... UNHOOKED THE BATTERY AND PUT IT ON A TRICKLE CHARGER FOR NOW. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED AND GREASE FROM AXLE COATED CALIPER AND BRAKE DISC, RENDERING BRAKING INEFFECTIVE ON THAT WHEEL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN WITH A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (NTB100008) ISSUED, BUT NISSAN ONLY SELECTIVELY APPLIES THE REPAIR. GREASE COATING THE BRAKE APPEARS VISUALLY THE SAME AS BRAKE DUST, AND OWNER'S MANUAL REQUIRES INSPECTION OF SEALS ONLY EVERY 7500 MILES, SO BRAKING MAY BE LOST FOR A CONSIDERABLE PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE DISCOVERY. SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED ON 10-14-2011, IRONICALLY ON RETURN FROM DEALER, WHEN CAR AHEAD STOPPED IN LANE TO TURN LEFT; HARD BRAKING AND SWERVE INTO RIGHT LANE AVOIDED COLLISION BUT TRUCK STOPPED WITH FRONT GRILL AT SAME POINT AS FRONT SEAT IN THE STOPPED CAR. *TR

REPORTS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO COOLANT FROM RADIATOR ENTERING TRANSMISSION VIA THE INTERNAL AT COOLER, LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE A FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT AND BALANCED THE TIRES YET, FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED A FAILURE AT THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.