2001 NISSAN FRONTIER Complaints

CHECK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. BRAKE LINE CORRODED TO THE EXTENT THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT AND EMPTIED THE MASTER CYLINDER. COULD ONLY STOP IF THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS CONSTANTLY REFILLED. MASTER CYLINDER WOULD EMPTY AS SOON AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED. *JB

AT TIMES, I LOSE ALL OF MY GAUGES AND SOMETIMES WHEN THAT HAPPENS, I ALSO LOSE ALL POWER. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN TRAVELING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE OTHER DAY I WAS ON U. S. 25 SOUTH OF GREENVILLE, SC, WHEN IT HAPPENED AND I DROVE BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MILES WITH NO GAUGES. I HAD A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT IN AUGUSTA, GA THAT I HAD WAITED SEVERAL MONTHS TO GET SO I HAD TO GO ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A PERSON THAT WORKS AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THE 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE. IN CHECKING, I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. *JB

LEAKING EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING NOISE AND FUMES TO ENTER CAB OF TRUCK AND MAKING ME SICK. COST TO REPAIR ALMOST $800. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE FLANGE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED, AND CAUSED GASOLINE TO LEAK. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE GASOLINE TANK HAD TO BE CHANGED. THE GAS TANK HAD RUSTED. UPDATED 11/30/06. *JB

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH LOST POWER AND VEHICLE COASTED UNTIL IT WOULD OPERATE IN SECOND GEAR (AUTO TRANSMISSION). *JB

CAR WITH 55,000 OVERHEATS & SHUT DOWN ON FREEWAY. WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, 3 WEEKS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. TWO DAYS AFTER RECEIVING IT BACK FROM THE REPAIR SHOP, CAR OVERHEATS AGAIN. CRACKED MANIFOLD WAS ALSO DISCOVERED. *JB

EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED DUE TO MANIFOLD IS MADE OF ONE TYPE OF METAL, AND ENGINE BLOCK IS ANOTHER TYPE. THESE TWO METALS HEAT/COOL AT DIFFERENT RATES CAUSING UNDUE STRESS ON MANIFOLD. AS A RESULT THE MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED, ALLOWING TOXIC FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *JB

NOW I HAVE WORKED IN THE TIRE BUSINESS IN THE PAST AND I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT EVERY BRAND HAS ITS FAULTS. I HAVE SEEN SEPARATIONS OF ALL KINDS IN EVERY BRAND. MY UNCLE ALWAYS BOUGHT A BRAND ( CHEAP ) BRAND THAT HE JUST CONSTANTLY HAD REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND HE LOVES IT. I GUESS GETTING NEW TIRES BEFORE THEY WEAR OUT IS OKAY BUT I DO WANT THEM TO LAST A LITTLE LONGER THAN 3 MONTHS AND THEN THERE IS THE RELIABILITY/ SAFETY FACTOR. I WAS LOOKING AT THE OTHER THREE TIRES ON MY TRUCK THAT HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED AND I NOTICED A BULGE IN THE SIDE WALL. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO STATE I AM NOT AN IDIOT I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CORDS BEING WRAPPED TOO TIGHT AND A BULGE. SO FIRST I NOTICED THE LR THEN THE LF SO I CHECKED THE RR (THERE WAS NO PROBLEM) THAT WAS THE ONE REPLACED ABOUT 3 WEEK AGO THEN I WENT TO THE RF AND THE SAME THING WAS GOING ON. SO AS I CONTINUED TO INSPECT THE TIRES I NOTICED SOMETHING THAT WAS ODD. ALL OF THE BULGES WERE IN OR NEAR THE SAME PLACE ON THE TIRE. YOU SEE THEY HAVE A FLAG EMBLEM ON THEM AND I FOUND THAT OUT AS I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A MENTAL NOTE OF WHERE EVERY BULGE WAS. I WOULD LIKE ALSO TO STATE THIS IS A NEW TRUCK SO I KNOW EVERY INCH VERY WELL. SO THE LR RIGHT THROUGH THE FLAG. THE LF 1 INCH TO THE LEFT OF THE FLAG AND THE RF AROUND THE SAME. I THINK THIS IS WEIRD AND AM SURE THERE WILL BE MORE PEOPLE WHO WILL COME FORTH AND SAY THE SAME. SO TOMORROW I WILL GO DOWN AND HAVE THEM INSPECTED HOPEFULLY REPLACED AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. IT IS PROBABLY JUST ONE OF THOSE PROBLEMS AND THEY WILL REPLACE AND SEEING HOW I HAVE THE TIRE INSURANCE I GUESS I CAN CONSIDER MY SELF LUCKY IT IS ONLY GOING TO COST ME $16.00 FOR LABOR AND DISPOSAL, BUT FOR THOSE WHO THOUGHT OH I DON'T NEED IT AS I DID MANY TIMES BEFORE I WORKED AT A TIRE STORE IT SUCKS !! THE TIRES WEREN'T CHEAP AT AROUND $600.00+. SO IF YOU ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM PLEASE LET ME AND OTHER PEOPLE KNOW BEFORE WE HAVE ANOTHER 235/75/15 FIRESTONE PROBLEM. [email protected] *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER EACH OF THE FIRST THREE INCIDENTS. ON EVERY VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE GAS CAP WAS REPLACED. WHEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE FOURTH TIME TWO MONTHS AGO THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SUGGESTED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS INDICATING A PROBLEM EXCEPT FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *AK

I OWN A NISSAN FRONTIER SE V-6 3.3 4X4, ALL IS ORIGINAL AS PURCHASED, AT APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES, THIS WINTER I HAVE DEVELOPED A LOUD TICKING NOISE UPON COLD START UP, AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OR UNTIL WARMED UP IT SUBSIDES AND RETURNS UPON COLD START UP. *NM