2008 NISSAN FRONTIER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL AND WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE FUEL GAUGE ERRONEOUSLY DECREASED TO EMPTY CAUSING THE EMPTY LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR ON THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO REMEDY WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,555.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE LEVER DECREASED AND THE LOW FUEL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, DESPITE THE CONTACT HAVING JUST FILLED UP THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE TIRES AND IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE COMPUTER DID NOT RECORD FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I JUST HAD TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT A COST OF ALMOST $3,000 IN MY 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER SE 4V 2.5 WITH ONLY 84,000 MILES BECAUSE OF THE CROSS CONTAMINATION. ACCORDING TO CARCOMPLAINT.COM, THE AVERAGE OWNER IS BECOMING AWARE OF A PROBLEM AT 94,565 MILES. IF NISSAN WOULD HAVE RECALLED THE RADIATORS IMMEDIATELY UPON KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEFECT, IT WOULD HAVE SAVED THEM FROM DEALING WITH NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CONCERNS. I BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CAUSED BY CONTAMINATION AND I SHOULD GET HELP FROM NISSAN WHO LATER ON DENIED HELP FOR ME. THE NEXT DAY I BROUGHT MY NISSAN FRONTIER TO A SHOP EXPERT IN TRANSMISSIONS AND THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE FAILURE IN MY TRANSMISSION WAS CAUSED BY AN "ANTI-FREEZE CONTAMINATION, CODE 1751". NISSAN KNEW THAT THEY HAD A FAULTY RADIATOR AND INSTEAD OF RECALLING THE RADIATOR, THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY KNOWING THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE CARS WOULD SURPASS 80,000 MILES BEFORE THEY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. NOW LOOKING AT HIGH COST TO FIX THE TIMING CHAIN COVER SEAL. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT BOTH OF THESE ISSUES AND IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND WON'T HELP. *TR

RECENTLY I NOTED THAT MY NOKIAN TIRES WERE COMING APART. MY SITUATION WAS EXACTLY LIKE THE ONE REPORTED ON THIS CLUB TOUAREG FORUM: HTTP://WWW.CLUBTOUAREG.COM/FORUMS/F44/NOKIAN-WRG2-TIRES-FALLING-APART-79397.HTML I'VE HAD THEM FOR ABOUT 27K MILES, SAME MODEL TIRE, NEVER OFF-ROADED, AND THE FRONT TIRES STARTED SHREDDING. I WENT TO WHERE I BOUGHT THEM, AND NOKIAN OFFERED NO APOLOGY AND A $200 DISCOUNT ON A NEW SET OF $800 TIRES. THEY SOLD DEFECTIVE TIRES, AND YET THEY EXPECT ME TO SHELL OUT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE. I DIDN'T SPEND ALMOST $1K ON TIRES TO HAVE TO SPEND ANOTHER $700 IN UNDER 30K MILES. IT'S NOT MY FAULT THEY CHOSE TO SELL DEFECTIVE TIRES, AND REPLACING THEIR DEFECTIVE TIRES SHOULD NOT BE AT MY EXPENSE. P.S. THE TIRE MODEL IS A WRG2. YOUR FORM REQUIRED I CHECK A MODEL, BUT THE CORRECT MODEL WASN'T ON THE LIST, SO I HAD TO CHECK THE WRONG MODEL OR THE FORM WOULDN'T LET ME CONTINUE. ALSO, THE PROBLEM IS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES, ALTHOUGH THE FORM ONLY ALLOWED ME TO SELECT A SINGLE TIRE LOCATION. *TR

ON THE ABOVE DATE I FIRST NOTICED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING THE TRUCK WOULD NOT THROW ANY HEAT. ON APRIL 26, 2014 THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF OVERDRIVE. I SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN, RESTARTED AND PUSH THE BUTTON TO TAKE OUT OVERDRIVE AND VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN IN FOURTH. ON MAY 8, 2014 WHILE DRIVING THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON AS WELL AS THE 4 WHEEL LO RANGE LIGHT CAME ON AND I DROVE IT 2 MILES TO MY HOME, SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND IT NEVER RESTARTED AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 68 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A CRASH WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A BARRIER, AND TWO ADDITIONAL VEHICLES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO FULLY DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NOSE AND A DEEP LACERATION TO THE HEAD. THE DRIVERS OF THE TWO ADDITIONAL VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE CRASH WERE ALSO INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE SENDING AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT WERE MIXING. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,355 AND CURRENT MILEAGE 102,400.

I HAVE THE WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR COOLANT ENTERING AND DAMAGING THE TRANSMISSION. I AM HAVING IT REPAIRED A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I WILL HAVE TO PAY OVER 3200.00!. THERE WAS A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THAT IS RIDICULOUS!. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT EVEN OCCUR UNTIL OVER 80000 MILES WHEN NISSAN WILL NOT COVER ANYTHING. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. *TR