2006 NISSAN FRONTIER Complaints

BACK IN NOVEMBER, 2009, I STOPPED TO FILL UP MY 2006 NISSAN 4X4 FRONTIER EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCK WITH GAS. AFTER FILLING TANK, STARTED THE ENGINE AND PUT TRUCK IN GEAR TO PULL OUT OF GAS STATION AND THE GAS GAUGE E (EMPTY) LIGHT CAME ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON TILL THIS DAY. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER TO FIND OUT PROBLEM WHY GAS GAGE QUIT WORKING ON MY 51,000 MILE TRUCK AT THE TIME AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $600.00 TO REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT WHICH IS INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. OF COURSE I HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE BECAUSE THE GAGE IS NOT WORKING. I RAN OUT OF GAS 1 TIME, LUCKILY WHILE I WAS STROLLING IN TO A GAS STATION. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT NISSAN WILL BE IMPLEMENTING A RECALL ON CERTAIN MODELS YEAR 2006 & 2008 FRONTIER PICKUPS, XTERRA AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL STATES WAS THE MOLDED FUEL TANK SHELLS CAN DEFORM, CAUSING THE FUEL SENDER FLOAT ARM TO CONTACT AN EMBOSSMENT MOLDED INTO THE TANK SHELL CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE TO SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH, WHICH CAME CLOSE TO HAPPENING TO ME TWO DAYS AGO. I CALLED NISSAN REGARDING A RECALL NOTICE I FOUND OUT ON THE INTERNET, RECALLING THESE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM 01/23/2006 TO 3/16/2006. MINE WAS MANUFACTURED 06/2006 AND I WAS TOLD MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT SHOW UP ON THEIR RECALL DATABASE LIST. MY COMPLAINT, MY TRUCK HAS THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART, I'M DRIVING UNDER DANGEROUS CONDITIONS, I NEED NISSAN TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND REPLACE THIS PART WITH NO CHARGE TO ME, THE CONSUMER. I'M TAKING A CHANCE EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS TRUCK IN THE GAS RUNNING OUT, AND MY VEHICLE STALLING ON THE MAJOR INTERSTATE CAUSING CRASH, INJURY, POSSIBLY DEATH. I WANT MY VEHICLE REPAIRED NOW, NOT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MY VIN NO. SHOWS UP ON A RECALL LIST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE DRIVER STATED THAT UPON FILLING THE FUEL TANK WITH GASOLINE, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. HE LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V075000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: AUXILIARY TANK) AND UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER, WAS TOLD HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. ANY REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,400 AND THE CURRENT WAS 40,420.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT IT WAS EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,007. UPDATED 4/30/10 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10*JB

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH A V6 ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS TO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL CAN BE DEPRESSED LOWER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS CAN CAUSE YOUR FOOT TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN BRAKING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN BACKING A TRAILER. I ALMOST HIT A TREE WHEN BACKING A UTILITY TRAILER. IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY WHEN LAUNCHING A BOAT. THE TRUCK AND DRIVER COULD END UP IN THE LAKE. I HAD TWO DEALERS TO CHECK THE BRAKES. THEY SAY THIS IS NORMAL. ONE TECHNICIAN THOUGHT NISSAN HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THE FRONTIER NOT JUST MY TRUCK. I COMPLAINED TO NISSAN BUT DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE NISSAN RECALL WITH HER TANK SHOWING EMPTY WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY FULL. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD HER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 79,987.

FUEL GAUGE ON 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK, LEADING YOU TO BELIEVE YOU HAVE MORE OR LESS FUEL THAN ACTUALLY IN THE TANK. MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ANNOUNCED ON MARCH 2, 2010, YET HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE SPENT $250 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AND FEEL I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE TRUCK SHUDDERS AND SHAKES AND CANNOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. I HAD NO PICK UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAD CARS SPEEDING BY ME AT 75MPH WHILE I WAS BARELY ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WOULD DRIVE FINE AND THAN THIS WOULD HAPPEN OUT OF NOWHERE. I TOOK IT TO AAMCO AND FOUND OUT I HAD WATER IN THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR. I HAD TO PAY $2500.00 TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND A NEW RADIATOR INSTALLED. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON NISSANS PART BECAUSE IT WAS A FAULTY RADIATOR THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. I HAVE HEARD OF ALOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO DUE A RECALL. I HAVE THE SAME FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM THAT WAS JUST RECALLED AND I RAN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE OF IT. I FEEL THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEIR TRANSMISSION JUST STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

2006 NISSAN FRONTIER FUEL GAUGE ERRATIC INDICATING EMPTY WHEN BELOW 1/2 TANK FULL. SUSPECT FLOAT OR SENSOR IN FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

MY PARTICULAR PROBLEM HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE SINCE ABOUT NOVEMBER OF 2009. IT BEGAN WHEN I WASHED MY CAR ONE DAY TO REMOVE SOME ROAD SALT AND HAS BEEN RECURRING SINCE THEN. THE PROBLEM INVOLVES THE DOOR LOCK BECOMING "FROZEN". WHEN THE LOCK FREEZES, I AM UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH A KEY, REMOTE, OR MANUALLY FROM INSIDE THE CAB. THIS NOW TAKES PLACE ALMOST ANY NIGHT WHEN IT FREEZES. IF I DECIDE TO LEAVE THE DOORS UNLOCKED AT NIGHT, IT ALLOWS ME TO GET INSIDE, BUT THE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE WHEN I ATTEMPT TO DO SO. I FOUND THIS OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME WHEN I THOUGHT I AVOIDED THE FREEZING, CLOSED THE DOOR, PUT MY SEAT BELT ON, AND BEGAN TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. THE DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF WHEN I WENT AROUND A TURN. THE ONLY WAY TO SAFELY CLOSE THE DOOR WAS TO LOCK MYSELF INSIDE. ONCE LOCKED INSIDE THE ONLY WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IS FROM ANOTHER DOOR. SO WHEN THIS DOES OCCUR, I CAN NEVER EXIT THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. SO, I BELIEVE THIS HAS BECOME A VERY SERIOUS ENTRAPMENT HAZARD. THE DOOR WILL EVENTUALLY THAW OUT AFTER ABOUT 45 MINUTES OF HEAT INSIDE THE CAR, BUT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THERE WOULD BE EXTREME DIFFICULTY EXITING THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, I USED SEVERAL BOTTLE OF DEICER IN THE LOCK MECHANISM, BUT THIS DID NOT WORK. I REMOVED THE DOOR PANEL AND SPRAYED ALL THE MOVING PARTS IN ATTEMPT TO DISPLACE ANY WATER. THIS ALSO DID NOT WORK. I VISITED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID NOT HELP. THERE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. AFTER LOOKING AT SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS, I ALSO NOTICED THAT OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER SEEING THIS, I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER DIRECTLY ONLINE TWO WEEKS AGO, AND HAVE YET TO EVEN RECEIVE A COURTESY RETURN CALL. THIS IS GETTING ANNOYING AND EXPENSIVE. MY GAS EXPENSES HAVE DOUBLED BECAUSE I FIND MYSELF HAVING TO START MY CAR IN THE MORNING TO WARM IT UP, AND/OR DRIVING AROUND TO WARM AND ATTEMPT TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. *TR

I HAVE A 06 NISSAN FRONTIER. JUST AFTER THE 36K WARRANTY THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WENT OUT. THIS CAUSES THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON NOT TO MENTION THE FUEL GAGE DOESN'T WORK. I PAID 400 TO HAVE THIS UNIT REPLACE. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE A "NEWER PART NUMBER" WHICH PROVES THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THIS JUST ISN'T FAIR ESPECIALLY THE VEHICLE ON HAD 38K ON IT. ALSO, TAILGATE HINGE PROBLEMS. THE RIGHT SIDE HINGE BREAKS. SOMETHING DEF WRONG WITH HOW IT WAS MADE AS I HAD LOOKED AT SEVERAL FRONTIERS AND 3 OF THEM WERE BROKEN. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AS WELL. DAMAGES THE TAIL GATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. *TR