10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
43,800 miles

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problem #5

Aug 232005

Frontier 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 160,000 miles
The contact owns a 2000 Nissan Frontier crew cab. The contact's wife was involved in an accident. Driver's side front seat belt did not lock holding the passenger in the seatbelt restraint. The seatbel was locked in the fully extended position. The driver's side airbag deployed so hard tha contac't wife sustained an eye injur and, almost becake completely blind. There was a 90% chance that she will lose her left eye, and about 15% that she may lose her right eye. The contact statesd there were visible blood spots on the air bag where the driver' S eyes were injured. The vehicle will be picked up by the insurance company. The contact stated there was a minor accident about 3 months ago, but it wasn't serious enough to cause the air bags to deploy. The contact has not contacted the manufacturer.

- Haleiwa, HI, USA

problem #4

Oct 242003

Frontier

  • 59,000 miles
While driving 50 mph vehicle slid on a pile of gravel. Consumer lost control of vehicle, slipped off a guard rail, flipped over twice, and collided into an opposing guard rail. Consumer was wearing seat belts, but the air bags did not deploy. Consumer sustained minor scrapes and bruises to arms, hands, and face. Manufacturer and the dealer were informed of the problem.

- Pinetop, AZ, USA

problem #3

Jan 152002

(reported on)

Frontier

  • miles
While driving 55-60 mph vehicle flipped, and air bags did not deploy.

- Lodi, CA, USA

problem #2

Mar 152000

(reported on)

Frontier

  • miles
While driving 35 to 40mph front end hit another vehicle and neither driver's side nor passenger's side airbags deployed. Dealer has not seen vehicle.

- Oviedo, FL, USA

problem #1

Oct 291999

Frontier

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
When the brakes were applied the pedal went partially to the floor causing a minor collision which resulted in no deployment of airbags

- Barling, AR, USA