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Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
10 reportsClear category filter14 miles · Sep 30, 2005
Engine And Engine CoolingVisibility
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRUCK GOT DOWN TO 30 MPH. VEHICLE KEPT GOING, ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGHER THAN USUAL. ONE DAY IT WILL RUN FINE AND THEN THE NEXT DAY IT WILL MESS UP AGAIN. IT WAS TAKEN 2 YEARS BEFORE BY CONSUMER'S HUSBAND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE ON TH…
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DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRUCK GOT DOWN TO 30 MPH. VEHICLE KEPT GOING, ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGHER THAN USUAL. ONE DAY IT WILL RUN FINE AND THEN THE NEXT DAY IT WILL MESS UP AGAIN. IT WAS TAKEN 2 YEARS BEFORE BY CONSUMER'S HUSBAND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE ON THE SHOULDER OF ROAD TO GET HER VEHICLE HOME .CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A TOTAL CAR CARE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CODES THAT WERE SHOWING UP WERE EGR SYSTEM PROBLEM. AFTER TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE TOTAL CAR CARE CENTER VEHICLE RAN WELL FOR AWHILE. VEHICLE HAD A NEW TUNE UP. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE FIRST YEAR THE CUSTOMER HAD THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND ARM LINKAGE . NO INJURIES. NO POLICE REPORTS. WERE TAKEN. NO FIRES. NHTSA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) 10015857 ISSUED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10138264
90,000 miles · May 31, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling
EXHAUST MANAFOLD LEAK/CRACK. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, HE STATED CRACKS EXHAUST MANAFOLDS WERE COMMON, AND HE HAS FIXED SEVERAL. I AM CONCERNED THAT THAT THAT EXHAUST GAS MAY LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
NHTSA ODI #10122551
42,600 miles · Feb 25, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling
EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACK ON RIGHT OF THE ENGINE. LOUD CLICKING NOISES DUE TO HOLE IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD/HEADERS. I SPOKE WITH A MIDAS EMPLOYEE AND HE SAID THAT ITS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 1999 NISSAN FRONTIER SE'S. NOT ONLY IS IT AN EMISSION PROBLEM BUT COULD VERY WELL HARM THE ENGINE. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10112172
114,000 miles · Oct 22, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
EXHAUST LEAK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CAST IRON MANIFOLD IS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES. VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. NOT COVERED AS EMISIONS PROBLEM, CAST IRON MANIFOLDS ARE DEFECTIVE ON MY 1999 NISSAN FRONTIER SE-V6 TRUCK.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10096246
60,078 miles · Jan 8, 2003
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, OtherPower Train
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. (THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES TO HAVE A "CHASSIS" NOISE CHECKED OUT WITH "NO PROBEM FOUND" BY THE DEALER.)
NHTSA ODI #10000789
Mileage unknown · Oct 23, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE 2.4L ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
NHTSA ODI #8021457
Mileage unknown · May 5, 2000
Engine And Engine CoolingUnknown Or Other
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE STARTED STALLING. CONSUMER DISCONNECTED BATTERY CABLE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #861532
Mileage unknown · Feb 14, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling
EXHAST LEAK DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. *AK
NHTSA ODI #718723
Mileage unknown · Mar 17, 1999
Engine And Engine CoolingPower TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic
PROBLEM 1) DIFFICULT TO START WHEN ENGINE IS HOT AND TRUCK HAS SAT FOR 1-4 HOURS PROBLEM 2) VIBRATION IN DRIVELINE UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION IN OVERDRIVE AND WHEN TRUCK BED HAS WEIGHT IN IT VIRATION OCCURS ALL THE TIME. DEALER HAD TRUCK FOR THREE TIMES BEFORE DECIDING TO SHIM THE REAREND WHICH HAS NOT HELPED ANY. I BELIEVE THE …
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PROBLEM 1) DIFFICULT TO START WHEN ENGINE IS HOT AND TRUCK HAS SAT FOR 1-4 HOURS PROBLEM 2) VIBRATION IN DRIVELINE UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION IN OVERDRIVE AND WHEN TRUCK BED HAS WEIGHT IN IT VIRATION OCCURS ALL THE TIME. DEALER HAD TRUCK FOR THREE TIMES BEFORE DECIDING TO SHIM THE REAREND WHICH HAS NOT HELPED ANY. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS WITH NISSANS BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION THAT IS IN THIS TRUCK BUT IT SEEMS THEY DONT WANT TO ACCEPT THAT FACT. I HAVE GONE AS FAR AS TO HAVE A NISSAN ENGINEER FROM DENVER LOOK AT THIS TRUCK BUT STILL NO FIX. PROBLEM 3) PASSANGER SIDE DOOR GLASS IS LOOSE IN THE FRAME AND RATTLES-DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS LATEST PROBLEM ON THE CRAPPY TRUCK. ALSO TO LET YOU KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES THAT THE DEALER MANAGED TO FIX AFTER THE 3RD TRIP FOR REPAIRS
NHTSA ODI #704566
Mileage unknown · Jan 25, 1999
Engine And Engine CoolingPower TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic
DEALER HAS NOT ADDRESSED PROBLEMS OTHER THAT TO SAY THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE PROBLEMS. UMMARY DOES NOT LIST DEFECTS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #702554
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