10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
11,197 miles

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problem #6

Oct 182019

Frontier

  • 50,000 miles
Frontal collision (rear end style) at approximately 50-60 mph on the interstate. Airbags did not deploy.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #5

Jan 102015

Frontier

  • 60 miles
I have already filed a complaint: Friday June 2, 2017. This is from research on www (thousands of ads to sell Nissan "bell housings on www); from youtube concerning a $7,000 reair: Autonation Nissan of brandon in brandon, fl did the work and a few months later and a couple thousand miles I am having no issues and much of the bell housing rattle is gone! they ended up replacing my drive shaft along with the bell housing, and I also got a new front catalytic converter/downpipe as it was damaged during removal due to seized hardware. The whole warranty job was around $7,000! from youtube (the "red lines" in my attached photos are "cracks", you can "hang" your fingernail on) I learned there has been "bell housing decentigration, rear end of engine crankshafts breaking off, transmission bearings spinning in the trans. Housings and driveshafts wobbling, etc, etc. Should I report this to "federal trade commission? the date below is when I was driving (180 miles) home after purchasing vehicle. Baker Nissan has been "jerking" me around for over two (2) years now. That is the reason brad baker stated to me: "...don't bring the vehicle back there again..." and I still have 28,000 miles / 2 1/2 years warranty on vehicle! drivetrains don't "vibrate" !!!

- San Augustine, TX, USA

problem #4

May 252017

Frontier

  • 70 miles
VIN#: [xxx]; my vehicle is still in warranty and "baker Nissan" in houston, tx has refused to honor "drivetrain warranty". the one piece "cast aluminum "bell housing" (the "major connection" between the "engine and automatic transmission, covering the major "torque converter" which is basically the "hydraulic turbine that converts the engine RPM's/torque into hydraulic torque within the transmission, to the driveshaft, to rear axles, to wheels. The "alum. Bell housing" has "hundreds of major cracks" all around the portion (bottom & passenger side) that I can see and feel and "marked in red" in about 4 of 8 pictures which appears as it is possible, I could eventually "disintegrate"..., which could possibly allow the transmission to spin... I "only wonder" if the "floor shifter" spun to the left, if it could brake my right leg "into"... guess that could be worse case...? my bell housing (from my little. Knowledge of metallurgy) was "cast" with either "low grade aluminum", "too thin a casting", not "treated properly", etc, etc. Whichever or where ever the "casting mfg."; did not cast my "bell housing" alone with inferior aluminum alloy or thickness! he (mfg.) cast hundreds if not thousands of these inferior aluminum "bell housing" castings. If I have not already stated before, brad baker, owner(?) of baker Nissan in houston, tx, yesterday June 1, 2017, (paraphasing him): "...you have been complaining about this (vibration and ultimately transmission "slipping") for 2 years now, (to my knowledge, truck never lifted & looked at, all checking done by computer) and we found nothing wrong...and for me not to bring my vehicle to baker Nissan again..." ! 31,000+ miles, June 1, 2017 I'm near 63, and fighting bone cancer, can't afford a lawyer, ...don't really know what to do...? help from you all would be appreciated...!!! thank you, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- San Augustine, TX, USA

problem #3

Apr 102016

Frontier

  • 13,950 miles
All lights would illuminate on dashboard and vehicle would not start. The radio would turn on without any key in the ignition. This would only occur when raining outside and vehicle was parked. After an hour, the vehicle started but when taking the key out of the ignition, the vehicle would still remain running for about a minute or so before shutting off hard. Upon a quick inspection of the vehicle, it appeared the wires to the electrical system were hot, and I disconnected the battery to have it towed to avoid fire risk. I have a video of what the truck was doing. This occurred 4/10/16 and is back in the shop today- 4/29/16 for the same reason.

- Boulder City, NV, USA

problem #2

Nov 092015

Frontier

  • 3,100 miles
Vehicle is equipped with a back-up/rear proximity warning system. It consists of four sensors mounted on the face of the rear bumper, and a variable warning "beeper" in the cabin. One of the four sensors on my truck sustained damage on it's face, which the Nissan dealer(lokey Nissan, clearwater fl) says has caused the entire warning system to fail. This is a significant safety system, with quadruple redundancy. How can it's design allow for complete failure when one of four sensors (supposedly) fails? as a mechanical engineering P.E., I consider this to be a serious design flaw.

- Tarpon Springs, FL, USA

problem #1

Jun 162014

Frontier

  • miles
The design of this Nissan 2014 Frontier crew cab's rear seat locking feature is very poor. We have not had any mishaps yet, but the possibility certainly exists because of the way you must unlock the rear passenger doors. When I took possession of my new truck I reported to the salesman my concerns pertaining to the way the rear doors unlocked. He told me to take it somewhere and have automatic locks put on it as they did not do that type of work. This feature should be standard on crew cabs. To unlock the back passenger doors, you must reach between the support column and the front seats and then "feel" your way to find the molded in lever to push to unlock. I have had a coat on before and must either take it off or push the sleeve up to fit my arm through this very limited access area. My fear is that sometime we will need to get the back door opened quickly and you have to physically get out of the truck to open a locked rear door. There is no outside keyed lock that you could use a key to gain access, you must stand outside the truck and reach this latch that is molded in with the door opener interior handle. I have written the dealership and Nissan and all they will say is they will log it in their files. It is going to take a child or someone needing medical attention and then not being able to unlock the door and something tragic happening for Nissan to address this poor design? I have asked them to physically try to unlock one of these doors and everyone has ignored my concern.

- Cape Girardeau, MO, USA