2000 NISSAN FRONTIER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING WITH CHILD IN FRONT SEAT DUE TO LACK OF ROOM IN REAR, HAD AN ON/OFF AIR BAG SWITCH. CHILD WAS ABLE TO RELEASE DOOR LOCK & HANDLE & DOOR FLEW OPEN. NO CHILD PROOF SAFE LOCK ON FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR. NOTHING IN OWNER'S MANUAL & DEALERSHIP DID MENTION CHILD PROOF LOCKS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 TO 40MPH FRONT END HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. YET THEY HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES TWICE. THEY ARE TREATING SYMPTOMS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. *AK

5-SPEED TRUCK PARKED ON STEEP D/W WITH PARKING BRAKE ON, FEW HOURS LATER PARKING BRAKE DISENGAGED BY ITS SELF AND ALLOWED TRUCK TO ROLL INTO GARAGE DOOR, D/W IS STEEP ENOUGH THAT TRUCH WOULD HAVE ROLLED IMMEDIATELY IF BRAKE WAS LEFT OFF BY ACCIDENT. DEALER COULD NOT REPEAT EVENT, BUT FOUND BRAKE CABLE A LITTLE OUT OF SPECS. *AK

UPON STARTING UP VEHICLE IN THE MORNINGS, IT WOULD REV AT HIGH RPMS AND SURGE. VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO SURGE UNTIL IT CUT OFF. TURN IT BACK ON, AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS FOR AWHILE, THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *ML

NHTSA RECALL 99V347002/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99V347002 CONCERNING HEADLIGHTS. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. CALLED ON 28-JAN2-000, WAS TOLD TO BRING VEHICLE IN ANYTIME. DELTA CHEVROLET, OLDSMOBILE, NISSAN 401 GEORGE ST 662-453-4211. *AK

SUDDEN ACELERATION WHILE DRIVING OR AT A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK

WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IS ENGAGED THE ENGINE WILL HUNT FROM 1100RPM TO 1800RPM.THIS CAUSES THE TRUCK TO LURCH FORWARD AS THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING TO STOP. *AK

AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 50 MILES AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, I PUT ON THE FOOT BRAKE AND THE MOTOR STARTED RACING. THE ONLY WAY IT STOPPED WAS TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN ONE EVENING BUT THE DEALER AND TECHNICIAL WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. THEREFOR THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. I CONTACTED THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS OF NISSAN AND THEY GAVE ME THE SAME ANSWER. THEY RETURNED THE TRUCK TO ME WITHOUT DOING ANY REPAIR WORK. *AK