1998 NISSAN FRONTIER Complaints

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRUCK HAS BEEN TO DEALER 6 TIMES FOR REPAIR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

THE REAR BUMPER IS RATED TO TOW 3500 LBS AND ITS IS RUSTING OUT ON THE BACK SIDE. *AK

WHILE DRIIVNG AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE BOUNCES FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN HITTING A BUMP. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. TWO OF THE SHOCKS WILL BE REPLACED. PARTS WILL BE ORDERED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS, VEHICLE IS SUPPOSE TO IDLE AT 750 RPMS PLUS OR MINUS 50. MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL IDLE AT 1100 - 1900 RPMS. WHEN CONSUMER LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL. IT WILL NOT SLOW DOWN, BUT IT WILL SPEED UP WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY SAID ALL VEHICLES DO THIS BECAUSE OF THE NEW POLUTION CONTROL. *AK. *YC

VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHAKES EXCESSIVELY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, NUMEROUS REPAIR ATTEMPTS WITHOUT RESOLVE. DEALERSHIP BELEIVES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF TRUCK AND HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM OFTEN WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. MANUFACTURE CLAIMS NO PROBLEM. SO FAR I HAVE HAD 3 SETS OF TIRES,GAS SHOCKS, SEVERAL BALANCES ON TIRES AND A TOW PACKAGE INSTALLED TO TRY AND SOLVE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP ALSO MENTIONED TRYING TO SHIM THE DRIVE TRAIN.

TRUCK HAS BAD SHAKE, I HAVE INSTALLED NEW TIRES, SHOCKS, CENTER SUPPORT BEARING(NO CHARGE), HAD FRONT ALIGNMENT, TRUCK STILL VIBRATES AT 40MPH AND UP. CAN SEE BED SHAKE SIDE TO SIDE. MAKES THE BACK SEAT THUMP. ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES AT 50-55MPH. MY 95 NISSAN TRUCK DID THE EXACT SAME THING, NO CAUSE EVER FOUND. I WAS TOLD THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM.

SEAT BELT TENSIONER LOCKS AND DOES NOT RELEASE. BELT MUST BE UNLATCHED TO MOVE OR LEAN FORWARD.

TWO INCIDENTS OF BRAKE FAILURE. THE FIRST TIME ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, THEY DID ENGAGE AND STARTED WORKING AFTER PUMPING THEM SEVERAL TIMES. ON JUNE 8, 1999 THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN EVEN AFTER PUMPING THEM AND PUTTING THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND, AND THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A FENCE IN ORDER TO STOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SITE, AND BOTH POLICE OFFICERS AGREED THAT THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS AND IN FACT THIS COULD BE A MASTER CYLINDER PROBLEM. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP AND REPAIRED (APPROX. COST $4000.00). WEST VALLEY NISSAN IN GLENDALE AND PINNACLE NISSAN IN SCOTTSDALE BOTH EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THEY DID NOT NOTE ANY FAILURES IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM OR MASTER CYLINDER. IT WAS STATED THAT MR. MOORE, A NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WITH THE SAME REPORT. THERE HAS BEEN NO EXPLANATION ON WHY THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK! THIS IS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT BUT THE SECOND! BOTH THE POLICE AND A SERVICE ADVISOR AT PINNACLE NISSAN EXPLAINED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER CAN IN FACT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. MY BIGGEST FEAR IS PUTTING THIS VEHICLE BACK ON THE ROAD AND DRIVING AT A SPEED THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP SAFELY AND COULD EITHER CAUSE EXCESSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURY OR DEATH. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THAT I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE. WHY DON'T THEY JUST CHANGE OUT THE MASTER CYLINDER INSTEAD OF THE POSSIBILITY AND LIABILITY OF ANOTHER ACCIDENT. AT THIS MOMENT THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE PINNACLE NISSAN DEALER BECAUSE I REFUSE TO PUT THE VEHICLE BACK ON THE ROAD.

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH, DROVE OVER SLIGHT DIP WHEN DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING OR WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING INJURIES AND BURNS. *AK