2006 NISSAN FRONTIER Complaints

RADIATOR HAS A CRACK INTERNALLY AND IS LEAKING FLUID IN TO THE TRANSMISSION. COST IS $3000 TO FIX.

RADIATOR DEVELOPED LEAK AND LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO TRANSMISSION. DESTROYED TRANSMISSION. HAD TO HAVE TOTAL REBUILD ON TRANSMISSION AND NEW RADIATOR INSTALLED. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLEEDING BACK INTO RADIATOR. CONTACTED 2 DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALERS WHEN IT FIRST STARTED. THEY ASSURED ME NISSAN WAS NOT HAVING ANY RADIATOR PROBLEMS. TOLD ME TO CHECK U-JOINTS AND DRIVE LINE. SAID IT WOULD BE VERY HARD TO FIND PROBLEM SINCE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT COMING ON. A FRIEND RECOMMENDED A MECHANIC AND HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG. BIG BUCKS TO FIX.

I BOUGHT A 2006 NISSAN TRUCK FROM GARY MATHEW NISSAN LAST YEAR,I WAS TOLD IT WAS CHECK OUT AND IN GOOD RUNNING SHAPE I AM A 65 YEAR OLD RECENT WINDOW NO ONE SAID NOTHING ABOUT A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION COOLER THAT COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL OR THAT IT WAS FACTORY CAUSED PROBLEM THAT COULD OCCUR. LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING IT KEEP SHOWING 4X4 AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON IN DASH IT WOULD LOSE POWER TO POINT IT WOULD NOT MOVE UNTIL IT SIT A FEW MINUTES .I CARRIED IT NEXT DAY THE SAID IT WAS A LOSE CABLE,WENT HOME IT DID SAME THING SEVERAL TIMES AND LOST POWER ON ROAD IN TRAFFIC,TO POINT IT DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE I WENT TO DEALER RIGHT THEN. WELL THEY CAME OUT WITH A COST PAPER TO FIX IT $ 5300.00 I JUST SIT THERE COULDN'T FIGURE HOW A TRUCK I JUST GOT COULD OF TORE UP I TAKE CARE OF MY STUFF ,INCLUDING MY CARS CHECK FLUIDS ALL I CAN DO, WELL THEN A CAR SALES MAN SAID MAYBE BETTER TO TRADE,AFTER HOURS OF THIS AND ME NOT ABLE TO TRADE COULDN'T AFFORD THE 5300 MUCH LESS IN DEPT 18,000 FOR ANOTHER USED TRUCK WITH 90,000 MILES ON IT, I TOLD THEM TO FIX IT, I'D TRY BORROW MONEY,I WAS ALSO TOLD MAY GET HELP FROM NISSAN BUT LOOKED AT THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY UP TO 80,000 MILES ON THE TRANSMISSION THING. WE HAVE HAD NISSAN OR DATSUNS TOO THAT HAD OVER 200,000 MILES ON THEM AND DID FINE RIGHT UP TO BEING REPLACED, THAT'S WHY I GOT MY TRUCK,NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND KNEW IT WOULD HAPPEN, SO I AM HOPING NISSAN WILL HELP ME PAY FOR FIXING THEIR MESS UP. I LIKE NISSANS THRU YEARS MY HUSBAND AND I HAD LOTS OF THEM NOW I AM ALONE AND LOOK WHAT SOMEONE ELSE'S MISTAKE IS COSTING ME I HAVE TO MIDDLE OF WEEK TO COME UP WITH THIS MONEY FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S MISTAKE.. STEP UP NISSAN FIX YOUR MISTAKE . [XXX] IN TN> YA I PUT MY NAME THIS IS THE TRUTH I NEED HELP INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE RADIATOR COOLANT DRAINED INTO THE TRANSMISSION COUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BREAK DOWN. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC THIS WAS DUE TO A DIFFECT ON THE MANUFACTURE OF THE RADIATOR, MY TRUCK, IN THIS CASE IS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE TOTAL AMOUNT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WAS $3963.08. NISSAN SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE IN THIS TRUCKS.

WHEN I GOT OUT OF COLLEGE THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO DO WAS TO BUY MY DREAM CAR. I HAD BEEN LOOKING INTO GETTING A TRUCK AND I WAS DEBATING BETWEEN MY NUMBER ONE CHOICE A NISSAN FRONTIER OR 2ND CHOICE TOYOTA TACOMA. I KNEW THE TACOMA WAS PROBABLY MORE RELIABLE IN TERMS OF MINOR PARTS YET I JUST LOVED THE DESIGN OF THE FRONTIER AND THEREFORE I BOUGHT ONE IN 2006 BRAND NEW. EVER SINCE IT HAS BEEN MY PREFERRED AND ONLY WAY OF TRANSPORTATION. I KNEW THAT MAINTAINING IT WAS IMPERATIVE THEREFORE WHEN IT CAME TO AN OIL CHANGE, CHANGE OF SUSPENSION TRUSTS, TRANSMISSION SERVICE, CHANGE OF SPARK PLUGS; IT WAS ALL DONE AT THE PROPER TIME. YET MY TRUCK STARTED GIVING ME ISSUES 4 MONTHS AGO WHEN IT WOULD SHAKE OR SHIMMER ON ROAD AND FREEWAY. DID SEVERAL TIRE ROTATIONS, DID SUSPENSION CHANGE, YET THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTED. IT ALL CAME DOWN TO A SCREECHING HALT WHEN I WAS GOING UP TO SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK FOR A HIKE WITH FRIENDS. MY FRONTIER ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED LOOSING POWER AND THEN THE GEARS WOULD JUST NOT CHANGE. EVENTUALLY MY 'ENGINE SERVICE SOON' APPEARED AND WAS FORCED TO STOP OUR TRIP. HAD TO HIRE A TOW TRUCK TO BRING DOWN THE TRUCK AND UPON SCANNING I GOT A P1759 CODE. UPON RESEARCHING I COME TO FIND OUT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH NOT ONLY THIS LINE OF TRUCK BUT ALSO XTERRA AND TITAN BRANDS. YOU CANNOT BELIEVE MY DISAPPOINTMENT. IF IT WERE SOMETHING SIMPLE I WOULDN'T MIND BUT TRANSMISSION?!? REALLY?!? BECAUSE OF SOMEBODIES' MISTAKE WHEN IT CAME TO THE ENGINEERING OF THE TRUCK?!? AND TO FIND OUT NISSAN IS JUST IGNORING THE ISSUE. TOTAL DISAPPOINTMENT AND FRUSTRATION! NOW I HAVE TO WAIT FOR OUR SWEET GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION SINCE THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A MAJOR CORPORATION IRRESPONSIBILITY AND ULTIMATELY.... GREED. BE WARNED ALL FRONTIER DRIVERS, YOUR TIME WILL COME.

WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON, SO I CALLED A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER IN OUR PLACE AND HAVE A CHANGE OIL SERVICE. THE TECH ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT MY FUEL SENSING UNIT IS MALFUNCTIONING AND ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO HAVE AND QUOTED ME A PRICE OF OVER $400.00. I SAID NO BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THAT AMOUNT. I RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE PROBLEM HOWEVER IT EXPIRED ALREADY. I CALLED CORPORATE NISSAN AND REQUESTED IF THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY CALLED ME TODAY (5/29/2015) AND TOLD ME THEY CANNOT EXTEND THE RECALL. I THINK THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED BY NISSAN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS OF THIS TIME (BASED ON THE SEVERAL NISSAN FORUMS I READ ON THE INTERNET.

RADIATOR CRACKED AND LEAKED COOLANT INTO MY TRANSMISSION, KILLING THE TRANSMISSION.

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY VEHICLE I SEEN NOTHING PRETTY MUCH WRONG WITH IT. AFTER A WEEK OF DRIVING WITH IT I START NOTICING PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES, NOT A BIG DEAL. I FIXED THAT, THEN I NOTICE THAT MY VEHICLE STARTS ACTING UP IN CHANGING GEARS, AS WELL AS HEATING UP. SO I CHECK THE RADIATOR, THAT I NOTICE TRANSMISSION FLUID INSIDE THE RADIATOR. SO I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AFTER HEARING A RECALL, DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THEY TELL ME THAT I WOULD NEED $3500.00 AS A DEPOSIT, BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT IS POSSIBILITY THAT NOT ONLY THE RADIATOR NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, BUT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION ALSO IF THEY SEE IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. ALL THIS IN LESS THAN A MONTH. SO I CHANGE THE RADIATOR MYSELF. NOW A MONTH LATER THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP ON ME. SO I ASK WHAT GOOD IS A RECALL IF I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. WHAT GOOD IS BUYING A VEHICLE IF THE MANUFACTURES AND DEALERSHIP TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IN WHAT THEY BUILD OR SALE. I NEVER TRY TO DO THIS TO ANY CUSTOMER IN WHEREVER I WORK, EITHER THE CABLE OR PHONE COMPANY, SO WHAT MAKE NISSAN SPECIAL IN DOING THIS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. IN LESS THAT 2 MONTH AFTER I GET MY TRUCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP, I HAVE TO FIX MY TIRES, PUT A NEW RADIATOR, AND NOW A TRANSMISSION. WHAT USE IS HAVING A GOVERNMENT OR A FEDERAL SYSTEM, WHEN THE CUSTOMER IS NOT BEING HEARD, AND THE PEOPLE WITH THE MONEY CAN LIE TO THE CUSTOMER AND OUR SYSTEM DOES NOTHING, BUT ALLOW ALL THIS TO HAPPEN.

I ACTUALLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER STALLING WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND FOUND OUT IT WAS BECAUSE OF ECM RELAY SO I CALLED NISSAN DEALER AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE RELAY. MADE A APPOINTMENT TO GET IT FIXED AND HAD THEM SEE WHY I HAD A HESITATION WHEN TAKING OFF. LONG STORY SHORT I SHOW BACK UP TO GET MY TRUCK AND SERVICE ADVISOR TELLS ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR BECAUSE OF COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID BEING MIXED.THE SERVICE ADVISER WAS VERY SHORT WITH ME AND SURE DIDN'T WANT TO EXPLAIN ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM,HE JUST WANTED ME TO ORDER $5302.87 WORTH PARTS TO FIX IT.I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF YOU BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY SITTING AROUND TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR .THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT NISSAN RECALLS APPARENTLY IT'S A BIG PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE IDLING OR COMING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUTTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR CAUSING THE COOLANT TO SEEP IN TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.