2006 NISSAN FRONTIER Complaints

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC IN MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER WHEN I LOST ALL FORWARD MOMENTUM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE TRUCK FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION BLOCKING TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS WHILE CARS HONKED AND WENT AROUND ME. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT JERKED INTO GEAR. I HAD THE CODE CHECK AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULT IN THE TRANSMISSION. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE FAULTY RADIATOR PROBLEM THAT COULD ALLOW COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION. I CHECKED MY COOLANT FOR SIGNS AND SURE ENOUGH I HAD GREY SLUDGE FLOATING ALL IN MY COOLANT WHICH IS A SIGN OF CROSS CONTAMINATION. I CALLED A LOCAL AAMCO (TRANSMISSION MECHANIC) TO ASK HIM ABOUT IT AND HE KNEW ALL ABOUT THE ISSUE AND SAID HE REBUILDS AT LEAST ONE NISSAN TRANSMISSION A WEEK DUE TO COOLANT DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. HE RECOMMENDED THAT I BYPASS THE RADIATOR COOLER RIGHT AWAY AND CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IN ORDER TO REDUCE DAMAGE. HE SAID THAT SINCE IT HAS ALREADY SHOWN SINCE OF CONTAMINATION THAT IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME IT FAILED AGAIN AND FOR GOOD. HE SAID A REBUILD WOULD COST BETWEEN $3K & $4K, WHICH IS SOMETHING I CANNOT AFFORD. I AM SCARED EVERY TIME I HAVE TO CROSS TRAFFIC THAT IT WILL FAIL AND I WILL BE IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WHY WOULD NISSAN IGNORE FIXING THIS ISSUE WHILE IT WAS MINOR AND ALLOW ITS CUSTOMERS THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT MUCH LESS MAKING THEM PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT MANY DO NOT HAVE TO FIX A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY ACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILIARY TANK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000....UPDATED 12/03/12*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE KNEW THE VEHICLE HAD OVER A HALF TANK OF FUEL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS PRIVATE MECHANIC, A LOCAL BUSINESS AND THE STATE INSPECTION FACILITY AND ALL THREE INFORMED HIM AN ERROR CODE OF P0463 FUEL SENDING FAILURE DISPLAYED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN GIVING FALSE AND ERRATIC READINGS SINCE AUGUST 2012 AND ON ONE OCCASION, HE RAN OUT OF GAS. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED HAD RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, NISSAN INFORMED HIM, HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 12/05/12

COOLANT FRON RADIATOR ENTERED TRANSMISSION CAUSING SHUTTERING. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO NISSAN FOR REPAIR. ENGINE COOLANT HAD ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING FAILURE TO TRANSMISSION. COOLANT SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. AFTER 5000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN IN A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN 4'TH GEAR. I ACCELERATED FROM THE STOP SIGN BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD BARELY MOVE LEAVING ME EXPOSED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. A VEHICLE ALMOST T-BONED ME AS IT CAME AROUND THE BLIND CORNER. NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT FOR A LONG TIME. IF I HAD KNOWN I COULD HAVE REPLACED THE COOLANT SYSTEM BEFORE IT ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A BILL OF MORE THAN $5000 AFTER ALREADY SPENDING $2000 ON A NEW COOLANT SYSTEM AND NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION FLUSHES. IN MY OPINION NISSANS NEGLECT IN NOTIFYING AND REMEDYING THIS DEFECT IS PLACING ITS CUSTUMERS AT GREAT RISK OF INJURY AND DEATH DUE TO THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER.

MY NISSAN WAS HAVING ISSUES SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN WAS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH A PART THAT WORE OUT AND LEAKED COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE RADIATOR. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF IT WAS RECALLED. THEY INFORMED ME I WAS A FEW THOUSAND MILES OVER MY WARRANTY AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING. I THEN SAW THE MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID NISSAN PAID FOR SOME VEHICLES OUT OF WARRANTY. THAT ALONE PROVES THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I PAID FOR A NEW RADIATOR ($600) AND HOPED FOR THE BEST WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I AM IN THE NAVY SO I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. NOW MY LUCK HAS RUN OUT AND I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I HAVE A 3 MONTH OLD AT HOME AND NEED TO HAVE TWO CARS FOR MY WIFE. THIS IS AN ISSUE NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT AND IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY PART THEY INSTALLED. IT COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED AHEAD OF TIME AND SOLVED A LOT OF ISSUES. WHEN IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL? PEOPLE ARE GETTING STRANDED AND NISSAN AND THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE FOR YOU TO NOTICE AND ACT? IT WOULD SEEM THAT PEOPLE BEING STRANDED AND SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IS NOT ENOUGH. I NEED TO KNOW IF I HAVE TO GO TRY TO BUY ANOTHER CAR OR WAIT AND HOPE MY GOVERNMENT PROTECTS US. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 38 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CORE IN THE RADIATION FAILED AND THE ANTI-FREEZE HAD SPILLED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED IT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER'S RADIATOR COOLER TANK RUPTURED FORCING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES CAUSING "CATASTROPHIC FAILURE" AT 92000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER (12000 MILES OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE FAULTY RADIATOR). THIS IS APPARENTLY AN "UNCOMMON", BUT KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN TRUCK AND SUV MODELS. I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 70 NEAR FREDERICK, MARYLAND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED. I LOST ALL FORWARD MOMENTUM BUT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD IT CHECKED BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP IN MOUNT AIRY, MARYLAND AND THEY QUOTED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION AT $4350. AFTER MAKING INQUIRES WITH THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2006, THEIR INITIAL ESTIMATE WAS BETWEEN ROUGHLY $6000 - $10000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION! THEY WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE DOWN WITH NISSAN CORPORATE AND THE FINAL COST OF REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WAS $3000. MY TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY SIGN OR WARNING AT 65 MPH ON A 3 LANE INTERSTATE - THE FINANCIAL BURDEN TO FIX THE PROBLEM HURTS, BUT IT COULD HAVE GONE MUCH WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK) AND WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED IMMEDIATELY. WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE FUEL SENSOR AND THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER SERVICED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE AXLE SEAL HAD LEAKED ONTO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 09/21/12*LJ UPDATED 09/26/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 5 MPH WHEN A POPPING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER BUT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST DID NOT COMPLETELY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,626 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,700. UPDATED 8/23/12 *CN UPDATED 09/06/2012 *JS

TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR FAILURE RESULTING IN MIXED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT. I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THIS SINCE I WAS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND A QUICK FIX IF I HAD JUST KNOWN ABOUT IT. MANY ARE BYPASSING THE TRANSMISSION COOLER DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND PERVASIVE. *TR