2008 NISSAN FRONTIER Complaints

HEARD A HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE OF MY NISSAN 2008 CREW CAB 4 WHEEL DRIVE FRONTIER. MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE ISSUE EVALUATED AT THE SAME NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (NISSAN OF ATLANTIC CITY - FORMERLY ADMIRAL NISSAN). I PURCHASED THE USED FRONTIER IN JUNE 2011; APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 40 - 41K. I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THAT TIME - 48 MONTHS, 48 THOUSAND MILES (EXPIRATION 6/15/15). AFTER EVALUATING THE PROBLEM, A NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE TIMING CHAIN AND ITS COMPONENTS - COST OF REPAIR $1900.00 - 2000.00 PLUS 7% SALES TAX. I ASKED HIM IF THE REPAIR WAS COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED. HE SAID NO! HE INFORMED ME THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED FOR MILEAGE; I WAS OVER BY A FEW HUNDRED MILES. THIS IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM. NISSAN HAD KNOW OF, AND BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE WELL BEFORE I PURCHASED MY 2008 FRONTIER IN JUNE 2011. HOWEVER, THIS INFORMATION WAS NEVER MADE AVAILABLE DIRECTLY TO THE CONSUMER. WHEN THE ENGINE WHINE FIRST BEGAN IT WAS LOW - BARELY NOTICEABLE, BUT THE MORE I DROVE THE WORSE IT GOT. IF I HAD BEEN AWARE OF THE SERVICE BULLETINS SENT TO THE DEALERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I WOULD HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED; THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD A $50.00 DEDUCTIBLE. MY FINAL COST FOR THE REPAIR ON 3/28/15 WAS $1974.16. NISSAN OF AMERICA IS AT FAULT AND SO IS THE DEALERSHIP - NISSAN OF ATLANTIC CITY. THEY ARE BOTH RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THEY BOTH HAD THE INFORMATION ABOUT EXISTING TIMING CHAIN PROBLEMS AND FAILED TO DISCLOSE IT. *TR

MY HORN STOPPED WORKING BACK IN DEC. 2014. THEN COME TO FIND OUT IF I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT IT WILL WORK. IF YOU PUSH ON THE RIGHT OF THE WHEEL. SO I FINALLY PUT IT IN THE SHOP ON 02-17-2015. THEN TODAY I WAS TOLD ON 02-20-2015 IT IS ELECTRICAL. IT HAS TWO PARTS TO THE HORN. PLUS GETTING NO ELECTRICAL TO THE AIRBAGS. I WAS TOLD IF I HAD GOTTEN IN A WRECK THEY WOULD NOT DEPLOY. SO THAT REALLY MADE ME MAD. I HAD TO FINALLY BREAK DOWN AND GET A RENTAL CAR BECAUSE IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP. PLUS I HAVE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE ON THIS ABOUT THERE HORNS AND AIRBAGS. DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NO RECALLS ON THESE ITEMS. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED TO WHINE AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IT WILL COST $1,500 TO REPAIR. I TOOK A LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE STATING THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE PRESSURED TO SEND OUT A RECALL TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS ON THESE ENGINES. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WITH IN AN HOUR, AND ALMOST ARRIVING HOME... THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 25MPH. I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND FELT A VERY LARGE BANG UNDER THE TRUCK. AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE FROM THE LIGHT I COULD ONLY GET UP TO 25MPH. THEN THE TRUCK STALLED COMPLETELY, IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS CLOSE BEHIND ME AND I HAD MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON, OTHERWISE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A SURE CRASH. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO CHECKED AND INFORMED ME THAT MY RADIATOR WAS FAULTY AND HAD CONTAMINATED AND RUINED MY TRANSMISSION. I PAID $2900 TO HAVE IT FIXED. NO HELP, OR MONEY BACK FROM NISSAN, NOT EVEN AN APOLOGY FOR THEIR FAULTY PARTS. *TR

THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE IS HELD IN PLACE BY A CHAIN UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ITS HOISTED INTO PLACE FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN CHECKING THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE SPARE TIRE, I FOUND THE SPARE TIRE RIM BADLY RUSTED. I'M AFRAID THAT THE RIM'S HOLES WILL ULTIMATELY BECOME SO LARGE SO AS NOT TO HOLD THE LUG NUTS. IF THE SPARE WITH RUSTED LUG NUT HOLES THAT WERE TOO LARGE, WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE, THE SPARE COULD POSSIBLY COME OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. FURTHERMORE, THE ANCHOR POINT ON THE SPARE TIRE HOIST IS ALSO RUSTING BADLY. IT MAY FAIL TO SUPPORT THE SPARE TIRE WHICH COULD THEN DROP FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IF THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING WHEN IT FELL, IT COULD BOUNCE AND STRIKE THE GAS TANK, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *JS

ONE DAY, ALL OF THE SUDDEN, THE FLASHING RED AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON THE DASH. I NOTICED THERE IS MAJOR SAFETY RECALL ON MY VEHICLE MODEL AND YEAR FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, I'VE CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW, BILL RAPP NISSAN, SYRACUSE, NY AND ANOTHER LOCAL DEALER , BURDICK NISSAN, NORTH SYRACUSE, NY AND THEY BOTH INDICATED THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THEIR VEHICLE RECALL LIST. MY UNDERSTANDING OF THIS RECALL IS THAT THEIR IS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS THAT, IF IN AN ACCIDENT, POTENTIALLY MY AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. *TR

NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT IN MODEL YEARS 2004-08 WAS FAULTY, CAUSING THE UNIT TO SEND FAULTY INFORMATION ON FUEL LEVELS AND CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. THEY OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I CONTACTED THEM, THEY SAID MY VIN# WASN'T COVERED - EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE YEAR MODEL AFFECTED WITH THE PROBLEM. NO SUCH RESTRICTION ON VIN# S IS PRESENTED ON THEIR WEBSITES. IT IS ONLY AFTER I TRIED TO GET THE PROBLEM REPAIRED THAT THEY DENIED COVERING IT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT. I APPEALED ALL THE WAY TO CORPORATE AND GOT NOWHERE. I BELIEVE THEY ARE SIMPLY TRYING TO DODGE PAYING FOR A REPAIR THAT IS THEIR OWN MANUFACTURING FAULT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE FAILED TO SHOW THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THERE IS SOME SORT OF EMISSION CONTROL BEHIND THE REAR TIRES. IT SEEMS TO GET PLUGGED AND ENGAGES MY SERVICE LIGHT TO COME ON. WELL SINCE I LIVE ON A DIRT ROAD IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP IT FROM BEING PLUGGED. I'VE HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED THREE (3) DIFFERENT TIMES. IT REALLY IRRITATES ME. *TR

THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AN AIRBAG FLASHING LIGHT ON THE DASH AS A FAULTY SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AT ABOUT 33,000 MILES AND TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTION. THEY INSISTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND SAID THAT IT IS NOW COVERED UNDER PARTS WARRANTY. OVER THE NEXT 15,000 TO 20,000 MILES THE FIXED IT TWO MORE TIMES AS A SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, HOWEVER THE LAST TIME THE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK I TOOK THE VEHICLE AND THEY GAVE ME A NEW CAUSE OF THE LIGHT. I WAS THEN TOLD IT WAS THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS FAULTY AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME 1200 DOLLARS TO FIX. I KNOW THAT NISSAN HAS RECENT PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS AND IN THE PAST THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE EAST COAST CONCERNING FRONTIER AIRBAGS. I WOULD GUESS THAT NISSAN CORP. HAS LARGER ISSUE WITH AIR BAGS AND HAS BEEN COVERING THEIR TRACKS FOR YEARS. I KNOW I CAN'T AFFORD THE $1200 REPAIR BILL TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT NOW I AM RELUCTANT TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. I DOUBT THAT YOUR AGENCY WILL HAVE A REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM, AS I HAVE LITTLE FAITH IN AN AGENCY OF GOVERNMENT TAKING ON A CORPORATION AS LARGE AS NISSAN. *TR