2001 NISSAN FRONTIER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE LOCKED UP AND WOULD NO LONGER RETRACT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 138,000.

CONNECTION FOR ABS(G SENSOR). LIGHT WILL COME ON AND BYPASS SOME OF THE BRAKE COMPONENTS. HAS BEEN FIXED BEFORE AND IT RECURS . CAN FEEL DIFFERENCE IN BRAKING. *TR

2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINT ON VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT AN INDIVIDUAL BALL JOINT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE BOTH BALL JOINTS AND THE LINKAGE IN BETWEEN THE TWO JOINTS AT A COST OF $301.13 AS OPPOSED TO BUYING ONE BALL JOINT IN THE RANGE OF $50.00. *JB

WAS DRIVING IN TENNESSEE ON HIGHWAY 81.I FOUND I WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE SPEED UP GOING TO THE TOP OF THE HILLS, THE NEXT DAY WE FOUND THE TRANSMISSION WAS A LITTLE LOW AND GOT TRANSMISSION FLUID. NOW WE ARE HAVING OTHER PROBLEMS. WE BROUGHT IT TO NISSAN TO HAVE IT TESTED, AND THEY GIVE US WELL WE'LL CHANGE THE FLUID AND MAY BE THAT WILL HELP. OR IT COULD BE THIS OR THAT OR SOMETHING ELSE. I'M AFRAID THEY ARE GOING TO NICKEL AND DIME ME TO DEATH. *TR

1. MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER SE'S ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED WITH NO WARNING. IT WOULD NOT START AND I VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS IN FACT GAS IN THE TANK. I EXPECTED IT TO BE THE FUEL PUMP THAT FAILED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AT MY EXPENSE TO A GARAGE OF MY CHOICE. 2. I DECIDED TO CHECK ONLINE TO SEE WHAT RECALLS MIGHT BE DUE ON THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE A FEW RECALLS, BUT RECALL ID # 5971 WHICH IS A RECALL OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS THE ONE THAT SEEMED TO BE AN EXACT DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM THAT I HAD(ENGINE CAN STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN A CRASH). I CALLED THE NISSAN'S HEAD OFFICE TO SEE IF THE RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND THAT ALL RECALLS ON MY VIN # HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. SO KNOWING THIS I BELIEVED THAT THE SENDING UNIT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. 3. MY MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT RUN. I MENTIONED THE RECALL TO HIM AND HE THEN CAREFULLY CHECKED THE SENDING UNIT FOR CORROSION AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT ON THE ONE CONNECTORS ON TOP OF THE UNIT THAT HE FOUND DUE TO THE PLASTIC ON UNDER THE CONNECTOR BEING CRACKED. THIS WAS DEFINITELY THE PROBLEM, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE SENDING UNIT LOOKED TO BE THE ORIGINAL. THE MECHANIC THEN PURCHASED AN OEM FUEL SENDING UNIT FROM NISSAN AND MY TRUCK WAS FIXED. THE ISSUE WITH THIS IS THAT THE PART NUMBER ON THE NEW PUMP THAT WAS PUT INTO MY VEHICLE IS THE SAME EXACT NUMBER AS THE ONE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE THE COMPANY PUT A NEW SENDING UNIT INTO THE VEHICLE TO COMPLY WITH A RECALL KNOWING THAT THE SAME EXISTING PROBLEM WOULD RETURN. I FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB! IT WAS NOT FUN HAVING MY VEHICLE DIE ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE. I ENDED UP SPENDING $486.97 OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO FIX THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED ONLY TO HAVE ANOTHER PART WITH THE SAME PART NUMBER AND FUTURE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT A RECALL ON MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUP TRUCK RELATING TO THE FUEL PUMP. IT CAUSED MY FUEL PUMP TO FAIL AND MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WANT TO KNOW WHY I CAN'T TAKE ANY ACTION? *TR

I OWN A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB AND BOTH FRONT DOOR WINDOWS HAVE BECOME DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THE WINDOW REGULATORS ARE AT FAULT CAN YOU INFORM ME IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE WINDOW REGULATORS FOR MY VEHICLE ? *TW

THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH AT 45 MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FUEL TANK DEVELOPED A CRACK IN IT WHICH CORRODED THE TERMINAL STRIP. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FUEL SYSTEM TO STOP WORKING AND THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED AND THAT THE CONTACT HAS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE PARTS USED TO REPAIR THE RECALL WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. UPDATED 01/12/10 *BF THE FUEL SENDER UNIT WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 01/15/10.*JB

2001 NISSAN FRONTIER XE ABS FAILURE. WHEN STOPPING ON SEMI WET LEVEL SURFACE ABS ENGAGED FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. NO BRAKE WARNING LAMP OR ABS WARNING LAMP WAS ON. COULD REPEAT THIS FAILURE MODE IN NEARBY PARKING LOT. ABS LAMP CAME ON AFTER SECOND FAILURE. NOW BRAKES WORK IN NON ABS MODE (CAN APPLY FULL BRAKING PRESSURE TO THE POINT OF LOCKING THE WHEELS WHEN ABS WARNING LAMP IS ON.) *TR