1998 NISSAN FRONTIER Complaints

THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A MONTH. AFTERWARDS, DEALER STATED NOISE WAS NORMAL, AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYMORE WORK ON VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, CONSUMER NOTICED A BULGE ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDEWALL TIRE. DROVE TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED BULGE DUE TO IMPACT BREAK. TIRE SIZE P215/65R15.*AK *SLC

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE. BUT SOON AFTER THAT VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, HE WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

I TURNED THE KEY TO START THE TRUCK. THE ENGINE TURNED OVER TWICE AND THEN THE BATTERY EXPLODED LIKE A BOMB. BODY DAMAGE TO THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE OCCURED AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO ALL THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMPONENTS AS A RESULT OF BEING SPRAYED BY CORROSIVE SULFURIC BATTERY ACID.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10-15MPH THERE WAS A SUDDEN EXPLOSION OF BATTERY. BATTERY WAS IN PIECES. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

SERIES OF CRACKS ENCIRCLING ALL FOUR TIRES BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE TREADS. ALSO VISIBLE BULGES APPEARED ON TWO OF THE TIRES AFTER JUST TWO HOURS OF INTERSTATE TRAVEL. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT NISSAN AND FIRE STONE WERE UNPRODUCTIVE. NISSAN SAID TELL FIRESTONE. NO ANSWER AT NUMBER GIVEN FOR FIRESTONE. THESE TIRES WERE BLOW OUTS WAITING TO HAPPEN. REPLACED TIRES BEFORE FAILURE. WE HAVE STORED THE TIRES FOR INSPECTION/RECALL/REIMBURSEMENT.*AK (TIRESIZE: 215/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/65R15 )

VEHICLE ISN'T ACCELERATING INTO GEARS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE CLUTCH CHECKED, AND ALTHOUGH THEY DID NOTHING TO VEHICLE IT SEEMED WORSE. CONSUMER HAD JUST EXITED ONTO HIGHWAY, AND VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GET UP TO 20MPH. IT TOOK VEHICLE 3-4 MINUTES TO GET UP TO 50MPH. DEALER BLAMED CONSUMER FOR CONSTANTLY WEARING CLUTCH. *AK

THERE WAS A SWAY BAR LINK THAT WAS FELLED IN FRONT SUSPENSION. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WAS A LOT OF VIBRATION,AND RATTLING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2VFNNA TIRESIZE: P21565R15)

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT BRINGING VEHICLE TO A SOLID STOP WITH A GIVEN DISTANCE. *AK. THE BRAKES GET WORSE DURING SNOW OR ICE. *YH