2006 NISSAN FRONTIER Complaints

THE VEHICLE HAS 86,700 MILES, I ALWAYS TOOK CARE OF IT, CHANGING OIL AT 3000 MILE INTERVALS, NEVER TOWED WITH IT, ETC., ETC., WHILE DRIVING THE TRANS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND NOBODY WAS IN BACK OF ME, WHEN I GOT IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THE TIMING CHAIN AND GUIDES NEEDED REPLACEMENT PLUS THE RADIATOR LEAKED AND THE TRANS COOLER CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED AND IT COST ME NEAR $5000.00 FOR TOTAL REPAIRS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE ON A TRIP, IT WAS WITNESSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT WATER WAS MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE FAILURE. DETAILS OF THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000. UPDATED 1/21/16 *CN

THE INTERNAL PORTION OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLER/WARMER INSIDE THE RADIATOR FAILED AND CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSE IT TO FAIL. A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE WITH A MECHANIC, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS CONTAMINATED FROM THE TRANSMISSION OIL. IN ADDITION, THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE PROVIDED INACCURATE READINGS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ UPDATED 02/17/16.*JB

WHINING NOISE COMING FROM TIMING CHAIN OR TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WHEN ENGINE RUNNING (BOTH DURING IDLE OR RUNNING ON HIGHWAY). THE VIDEO BELOW IS THE EXACT SOUND COMING FROM MY ENGINE. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=IADR9XNAZCO

BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. HAD UNDER 50K MILES. 2 MONTHS AGO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HEAT WAS NOT WORKING. HAD IT LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES SPENDING MONEY EACH TIME BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. LAST MONTH TRUCK STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. FOUND OUT THIS WEEK IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR DUE TO A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID MY TRUCK IS TOO OLD TO QUALIFY FOR HELP. ACCORDING TO SITES I SEE WE DO QUALIFY AND I NEED SOME HELP. IT OVERHEATED TODAY AND BROKE DOWN ON HIGHWAY AND IS NOT DRIVABLE. I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME WITH THIS.

I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACKED RADIATOR IN MY TRUCK THAT WAS LEAKING FLUIDS INTO MY TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS ON SUNDAY 9/27/15. THE EMPLOYEE OF MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME ABOUT THIS. THE FOLLOWING I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS AN "ONGOING" ISSUE GOING ON WITH VEHICLES THAT MATCH MY MAKE AND MODEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE RPMS INCREASED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FILLED WITH FLUID AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,000.

RECENTLY MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AT SPEEDS WHEN SHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR. I CHECKED THE COMPUTER ABOUT POSSIBLE PROBLEMS; THAT IS WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION LINES FAILING INSIDE OF THE RADIATOR. THE WATER WAS LEAKING INTO MY TRANSMISSION. NISSAN AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT I WAS GETTING MY TRUCK SERVICED KNEW OF THE PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISER ABOUT THE PROBLEM, HE TOLD ME MY FRONTIER HAD 7,000 OVER 100,000 MILES AND THAT WAS THE CUTOFF FOR NISSAN TO HELP. WHAT MADE ME MAD WAS THAT I HAD MY 90,000 MILE SERVICE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 01/28/2014 , PAID $523.38 AND NOTHING WAS TOLD TO ME SO I COULD TAKE ACTION TO SAVE MY TRANSMISSION!!! I SHOULD HAD BEEN TOLD OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION LINES BEFORE IT RUINED MY TRANS. NOW I AM OUT $3,228.78 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THEY KNEW I HAD THE FRONTIER, WHY DIDN'T THEY TELL ME OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION LINES... I DON'T UNDERSTAND...