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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 60,406 miles
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My steering wheel is loose on my 2006 Nissan Frontier pickup. It wobbles about 1/2 to 1 inch in each direction. The car still steers ok but I'm concerned that it will fail while I'm driving. I have asked the dealer about and they say it will cost $400 to check and replace it. I see this reported on numerous forums as a very common problem with the 2006 Nissan Frontier. Seems like there should be a recall.
- Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA
On November 12, 2008, owner was driving a 2006 Nissan Frontier at approximately 40 mph. There was a light rain. Suddenly, the steering loosened and the owner lost control of the vehicle, the vehicle rotated counter clockwise and collided into a brick column. Back in January of 2007, the steering column of the vehicle had been repaired by the dealership. It had been loose and wobbling on a number of occasions. Other times it would be as stiff and solid as it should have been. On 2 occasions, the Nissan dealership advise that there was nothing for them to fix as they could not find any problems upon test drives. The 3rd time at the dealership they 'replaced' certain components and/or parts of the steering column and said they were 'worn", although the vehicle was less than 2 years old. The vehicle was purchased new from an ocala Florida Nissan dealership.
- Ocala, FL, USA
My vehicle a 2006 Nissan Frontier P/U with nismo off road package has experienced a steering problem while driving. The steering wheel felt like the power steering pump had failed and shortly after the steering wheel became really loose side to side and up and down. I took the truck to the nearest Nissan dealer and was told that the nut that holds the steering wheel in place was loose and it would be no problem to fix. After 2 days I got a call from the asst. Service manager stating that the steering rack and steering column had to be replaced and the extended waranty would not cover the repairs. I then called Nissan of North America to see if they could assist in any way and was informed by the South East representative that there was nothing they would do because of the mileage on the vehicle. From what I have seen on numerous web sites this is a re occurring problem that should be addressed for the safety of the owners of this model vehicle.
- Temple, GA, USA
- West Melbourne, FL, USA