2006 NISSAN FRONTIER Complaints

I AM SUBMITTING THIS TO HAVE WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB 4X4 I PURCHASED ON 08/04/2009 FROM KEN HARVEY'S DUBLIN NISSAN IN DUBLIN, CA. THE TRUCK IS ALSO A "CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED NISSAN". I WAS TOWING MY BOAT DOWN I-880 ON 8/20/2009 AT 55MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BALL THAT HOLDS THE TONGUE OF THE BOAT TRAILER TO THE TOW HITCH SNAPPED CAUSING THE BOAT TO COME UP ON ONE WHEEL, SWERVE, AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. IT WAS BEING TOWED AT THE SPEED LIMIT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. LUCKILY THIS INCIDENT DID NOT CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT OR MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY BOAT OR TRUCK. THIS STATEMENT IS TWO FOLD. 1) I HAVE GOTTEN ZERO RESPONSE FROM KEN HARVEY'S DUBLIN NISSAN. I CALLED WITHIN AND HOUR OF THE INCIDENT TO INQUIRE AS TO WHAT COULD BE DONE. THE TRUCK IS UNDER A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY UNTIL 9/4/2009. THE TOW HITCH AND BALL ARE BOTH NISSAN PRODUCTS AND INSTALLED BY A DEALERSHIP. THE SALES AND SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN UNHELPFUL AT BEST. THEY HAVE FAILED TO GIVE ME ANY ANSWERS OR RETURN ANY OF MY PHONE CALLS UNTIL 8/31/09 WHEN AFTER I LEFT THE TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO REPLACE THE BROKEN PART OR REPAIR THE DAMAGE SINCE I DIDN'T GO RUNNING UP AND DOWN A FREEWAY TO FIND THE PART OF THE BOLT THAT BROKE. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE THE PART THAT BROKE OFF I COULDN'T PROVE THAT IT BROKE ALTHOUGH I STILL HAVE THE TOP PART OF THE BALL SINCE IT WAS STILL IN THE TONGUE OF THE BOAT. I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO BE AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE - AS THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. *TR

MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE FUEL SENSOR (PART NUMBER 25060-ZS00A) THAT IS ATTACHED GOES BAD AND GIVES INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THIS CAN CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE DRIVER IS NOT GIVEN A CORRECT READ OUT OF THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM TO NISSAN, THEY HAVE A "SERVICE BULLETIN" FOR THE PROBLEM AS OF OCTOBER 4TH, 2007, YET THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM AS IT IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE. I WENT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN LONG BEACH CA (1800 E SPRING ST, SIGNAL HILL, CA' - (562) 426-0333') AND THEY NEEDED $100+ TO BEGIN TO WORK ON MY TRUCK, AND ANOTHER $400+ TO FIX IT. SEEING AS HOW THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY A DOLLAR OUT OF POCKET. I CALLED THE NISSAN CORPORATE NUMBER 1800NISSAN1. THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED AND THEY COULD NOT TELL ME IF I COULD BE REIMBURSED UNTIL AFTER THE REPAIRS ARE MADE, AND MY MONEY ALREADY SPENT. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I DO. ALSO, THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP I VISITED WAS ALREADY WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS HE HAD SEEN IT NUMEROUS TIMES IN FRONTIERS HE HAS WORKED WITH. THIS SHOWS THAT NISSAN IS BEING NEGLIGENT WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER TIRES, TIRE LINE DOMINATOR ALL SEASON, TIRE SIZE 235\75\15. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITONS; THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE EXHIBITED COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION AND THE STEEL BELT WAS EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TIRE AND THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. THERE WAS A SEPARATE OCCASION WITH FAILURE OF THE FRONT DRIVER DEFECTIVE TIRE WHICH EXHIBITED COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION; AND A SIDEWALL BLOW OUT OCCURRED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,117. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,350.

2006 NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUP. GAS SENOR, AFTER FILLING GAS GAUGE WOULD NOT SHOW FULL. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER, THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HAS GONE BAD. THIS IS AN INTERNAL PART OF THE GAS TANK,NOT CONDUCIVE TO WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE NO IDEA THE AMOUNT OF GAS I HAVE IN MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT AFFECTS THE GAS GAUGE READING ZERO. HAVING CHILDREN IN THE CAR,I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET STRANDED IN MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. COST OF REPAIR $400+. *TR

06 NISSAN FRONTIER GAS GAUGE ERRATIC AT 40,00 MILES, CAUSES SES LIGHT TO GO ON AND I DON'T KNOW HOW FULL MY GAS TANK IS NOW. *TR

NISSAN 2006 FRONTIER, BAD FUEL LEVEL SENSOR, AS PER TROUBLE CODE P0463. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF NISSANS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MYSELF. BASICALLY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GAS GAUGE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, GIVES FALSE READING OF AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. I PERSONALLY HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AS A RESULT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT APPROX 55K MILES, THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS AS WELL. *TR

2006 NISSAN FRONTIER LE WITH 45,550 MILES. FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND DROPPED TO EMPTY WITH A FULL TANK OF FUEL. DISTANCE TO EMPTY AND MPG DASHBOARD DATA TURNED TO JUST BLINKING DASHES -------. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CORAL SPRINGS NISSAN, CORAL SPRINGS, FL WOULD NOT TAKE VEHICLE UNTIL FUEL LEVEL WAS AT 1/4 TANK OR BELOW. I HAVE TO DRIVE VEHICLE FOR 1 WEEK TO DROP FUEL LEVEL AND DEAL WITH AN INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE...NEVER KNOWING TRULY HOW MUCH FUEL I HAD ALONG THE WAY. TURNED OUT DIAG. CODE P0463, UNDER NSB07069A,,,WHICH WAS FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. FORTUNATELY CAR WAS COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH A $50.00 DEDUCTIBLE....OTHERWISE THIS IS A 600.00 REPAIR. THIS IS AN ALL TOO COMMON NISSAN PROBLEM THAT NISSAN RECOGNIZES...SOME VEHICLES THE FUEL GAUGE NEVER MOVES AND YOU THINK YOU HAVE FUEL IN THE TANK.....A SAFETY ISSUE!!! !NISSAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

WE PURCHASED A USED 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH NISMO PACKAGE THAT HAD 32,000 MILES ON IT. BY THE TIME IT HAD 36,000 MILES, THE TRUCK SEIZED ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD ALL OF THE OIL HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE BEARINGS/SEALS WERE BROKEN. ALSO, THAT SEVERAL OF THE TRANSFER CASE BOLTS WERE MISSING BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN APART FOR INSPECTION. AFTER WAITING 3 WEEKS FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN, WE PURCHASED NEW TIRES. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT DID NOT RESET ON THE DASH BOARD AND STILL TELLS US THE AIR PRESSURE NEEDS TO BE CHECKED EVEN THOUGH WE PAID FOR NITROGEN THAT SUPPOSEDLY KEEPS THE AIR PRESSURE CONSTANT. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER IS FAULTY. IT EITHER SHOWS A LOWER LEVEL OF GAS THAN WHAT IS IN THE TANK OR IT SHOWS THE TANK IS COMPLETELY EMPTY. IT ALSO CAUSES THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TO APPEAR. THIS STARTED AT ABOUT 38,000 MILES. *TR