10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
37,295 miles

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problem #6

Sep 122023

Frontier

  • miles
In Summer 2023 driving on uneven country road in Upstate New York hit a pothole and my airbag warning light came on. Then started to flash. Truck is still drivable BUT now The seatbelts no longer lock in place during a sudden stop Did research online Nissan has a Voluntary Service Campaign for this exact issue. Campaign ID P7318 I made appointment with Koeppel Nissan. Had to wait weeks then They canceled my scheduled appointment on September 4 and reschedule for September 12. Probably not safe to drive truck with airbag light on and seatbelt issues. I go to my regular mechanic. He tells me seatbelt retractors do not seem to be working. He tests them by extending seatbelt slowly. Then tugging hard. He said they should lock in place. They do not. He also put a scan tool into OBD port. There are zero codes Nothing showing why airbag light flashing. Informs me there is a 10 year Warranty on seatbelts. He said wait for dealer to do their replacement of air bag diagnostic sensor unit. HE SAID THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY IN STAGES. YOUR LIGHT COMING ON IS FIRST STAGE SECOND STAGE IS SEATBELT LOCKING IN PLACE. Yours did not lock in place but your retractor might have been damaged or a sensor in buckle part of seatbelt related to airbags. On September 12 I bring truck in. The dealer first tries to tell me there is a diagnostic fee of $200. I refuse to pay telling them it is a Nissan Voluntary Service Campaign and seatbelts are under warranty. They agree to waive fee. They call me up an hour or two later said -??they are unable to perform recall the software update is no longer available. The problem with seatbelt related to software or sensor unit-??. I complain to Nissan of America. The person on phone tells me a manager will call me back and e mail me. Case number 49514132 I have never received a call or e mail from anyone at Nissan regarding this safety issue. Perhaps a full recall is necessary for all affected Vehicles under campaign ID P7318

- Middle Village, NY, USA

problem #5

Mar 022020

Frontier 4-cyl

  • 60,000 miles
The electronic control module went out on my vehicle after only 60,000 miles. I tried every possible solution such as replacing sensors, replaced spark plugs, crank and shift sensors, etc until my local Nissan dealership ran a diagnostic and determined it to be the ECM. They found it strange to have the ECM go out so quickly. My truck was running fine but then it slowly started to give out when I would try to start it. I have a manual transmission.

- Edinburg, TX, USA

problem #4

Oct 092019

Frontier

  • 70,000 miles
About a year ago my sunroof was acting like it didn't want to close, I haven't opened it since, then a few months after that, it kept blowing fuses by the glove box that controls the interior lights, cargo lights and trailer hitch, then last week, I thought my truck was going to burn to the ground when I was driving down my mothers driveway. Smoke came in between the windshield and dash and filled the cab up very quickly. I put the truck in park, turned it off and ran away from the vehicle thinking it was going to blow up. I rolled all the windows down to let the smoke out. After 10 minutes, checking under the hood, under the vehicle, I did not see any flames. When I got back in the truck to drive it home, the windows would not roll up and the interior lights would not work and the airbag light is flashing on and off and won't stop and it smelled horrible of something electrical.

- Stanardsville, VA, USA

problem #3

Nov 052018

Frontier

  • 51,000 miles
I have issues with the postive terminal coming lose on my Nissan Frontier on various occasions. One was while driving. My safety and others have been put at risk due to Nissan loose cable. I almost hit a family of four with my truck.

- West Mifflin, PA, USA

problem #2

Mar 312015

Frontier 4WD 6-cyl

  • 27,000 miles
Yesterday while running errands my Frontier burst into flames under the hood. The fire seemed to innitiate from the fuse box under the hood.

- Uncasville, CT, USA

problem #1

May 302014

Frontier 6-cyl

  • 15,771 miles
The multi-sensing system with rear camera failed to detect (no warning beep signals) that a metal light pole (on top of a 12 inch concrete slab) was behind the vehicle after backing out (veer to left) of a parking space. There were no pre-impact signals of the object when 10, 5, or 3 feet away. The warning beep sounded after the bumper hit the pole directly on one of the camera ports.

- Cortland, NY, USA