2006 NISSAN FRONTIER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE FAULTY RADIATOR CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. RK UPDATED 8/28/14*CN UPDATED 09/8/2014 *JS

I AM YET ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR PROBLEM ALONG WITH HUNDREDS, POSSIBLY THOUSANDS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS. DEFECTIVE RADIATOR ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION WHICH IS NOW OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *TR

FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT 10584635 -- TIMING CHAIN FAILURE RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. KNOWN ISSUE BY NISSAN, BUT HIDDEN FROM CONSUMER. NISSAN HAS ISSUED SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS RELATED TO DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAINS, AND NOTED THAT THESE CAN RESULT IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURES, EXACTLY AS OCCURRED. DANGEROUS. NO WARNING AND COMPLETE FAILURE ON A BUSY ROADWAY, WITH LOSS OF THE ABILITY TO MANEUVER AND EXTREMELY HINDERED ABILITY TO GET TO SAFETY IN TIME. HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER THAN 35MPH, OR HAD I BEEN ON A FREEWAY, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. I DISCOVERED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THIS ISSUE, AND IT APPEARS THIS IS AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. NISSAN SOLD VEHICLES AFTER IT KNEW ABOUT THE TIMING CHAIN DEFECTS (THE BULLETINS WENT OUT IN 2005, AND THIS VEHICLE WAS A 2006). NISSAN DECEPTIVELY KEPT THIS FROM CONSUMERS. TIMING CHAIN DEFECTS OCCUR TYPICALLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRATION, AND THEY DO NOT MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL PRIOR. CONSUMER UNFAIRLY BURDENED WITH FULL LOSS OF ENGINE AND NEARLY THE ENTIRE VALUE OF THEIR VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE RETURNING HOME, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND POWER STEERING. DIFFICULTY NAVIGATING TO SAFETY ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY ROADWAY. THE ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE HAD COMPLETELY SEIZED. COMPLAINTS TO NISSAN THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN ONGOING. THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM HAD FAILED AT 40K MILES. BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FAILED AT 55K MILES (THOUGHT TO BE RELATED TO AN ENGINE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT EVEN UNDER WARRANTY). AT 63K MILES, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF PROBLEMS. REPEATED ANALYSIS, FOR WHICH I PAID, RESULTED IN NO CONCLUSION. ONLY THAT "SOMETHING WAS WRONG". TRIED TO ENGAGE NISSAN MULTIPLE TIMES TO FIX THIS. THEY REFUSED. NOW, THE ENGINE HAS FAILED ENTIRELY. NISSAN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. THE ENGINE FAILURE AND THE RESULTING LOSS OF THE ABILITY TO MANEUVER OR OPERATE THE VEHICLE WAS, THANKFULLY, ON A ROAD THAT HAD A LOW SPEED LIMIT. SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH RELATED TO THIS ISSUE SHOWS THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION AGAINST NISSAN FOR PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURES IN THESE VEHICLES, AND THAT THEY ALLEGEDLY HID KNOWN ISSUES AND WERE DECEPTIVE TO CONSUMERS. *TR

ON MY WAY TO WORK, 4/13/2014, SUNDAY A.M. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER (NO FORWARD MOTION) I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER TO THE SLOW LANE AND STOPPED. THERE WAS NO OTHER OPTION ON ALAMEDA BLVD. ALL LANES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BLVD. HAD TO TOW TO CARSON NISSAN, THEY INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID IT WAS BAD DUE TO THE RADIATOR...... I HAVE NOTICED OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I AM WONDERING IF THIS SITE IS WORTHWHILE I TRULY HOPE SO, PLEASE AND THANK YOU..... *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY ALTHOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT IT WAS 3/4 FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

REPORT RECEIPT DATE: MAR 03, 2010 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 COMPONENT(S): FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN OF USA THAT OUR VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH IT FALLS WITHIN THE DATE OF THE CAMPAIGN, DOES NOT MEET THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN AND NOT THE YEAR OF VEHICLE. OUR VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE SYMPTOMS AND BASIS FOR THE RECALL AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT ISN'T COVERED BY NISSAN. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, DURING THE DEALER INSPECTION THEY NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE NOISE IS A WHINING SOUND AND I THOUGHT NOTHING OF THE NOISE UNTIL THEY STATED THAT ITS THE TIMING CHAIN AND THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FROM THE RESEARCH I DID THE TIMING CHAIN IS SUPPOSED TO BE A NON-SERVICEABLE ITEM AND SHOULD LAST THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT NISSAN MOTOR CORP IS AWARE OF. NISSAN MOTOR CORP HAD ISSUED TSB'S FOR THIS ITEM AND THEY HAVE EVEN BEEN PART OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. WHY WERE NISSAN OWNERS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE? NOW I AM FACED WITH A $1,500 REPAIR DECISION. FROM WHAT I HAVE ALSO READ IF THIS CHAIN BREAKS IT CAN HAVE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES FOR THE DRIVER, WHY HAS NISSAN NOT SET UP A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

WE BOUGHT THIS NISSAN NEW IN 2006 -GREAT LITTLE TRUCK. BUT RECENTLY THE ENGINE WOULD STALL AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON. TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC HE SAID IT WAS A TRAN CODE TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE COOLANT HAD GOTTEN INTO THE TRANS OR VISE VERSA (A LOT TO TAKE IN),SO I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. I FOUND THIS ISSUE ON YOUR WEBSITE FOR A RECALL BUT MY VEHICLE WAS WITHIN THE YEARS OF THE RECALL BUT IT HAS OVER 100,000 IT HAS130 SO THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP WITH THE $5500 BILL THEY JUST QUOTED ME. IS THERE ANY HELP OUT THERE FOR ME ON THIS ISSUE??? PLEASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD REGISTER THE FUEL TANK AS EMPTY WHEN IT WAS FULL. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH THE FUEL TANK FULL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE RECURRINGLY HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98000.