2000 Nissan Frontier

CARRIER BEARING AT THE CENTER SUPPORT FAILED. TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING AFTER THE FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED THE BEARING BUT THE VIBRATION GOT WORSE. DEALER REPLACE THE WHOLE DRIVE SHAFT. I HAVE NOTICED THE SAME TROUBLES REPORTED MANY TIMES FROM DIFFERENT FRONTIER OWNER. NOW ASKING NISSAN CUSTOMER AFFAIR TO CLARIFY THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. 2001 MODEL DOES NOT HAVE A CARRIER BEARING. I DISCUSSED POSSIBLITY OF DEFECTIVE DESIGN ON 1998-2000 MODEL BECAUSE OF THIS NISSAN'S CORRECTION EFFORT. CARRIER BEARING FAILURE WILL END UP WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT TO FAIL, WHICH MAY CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED UNDER RECALL.

WHEN TURNING STEERING WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT. STEERING WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY CORRECT ITSELF, AND IS CAPABLE OF STAYING IN THAT POSITION TO MAKE A CIRCLE. DEALERSHIP HAS PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE TO CONSUMER FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE POWER GEAR ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE FRONT END WAS ALIGNED TWICE, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE CORRECTED.*JB

SINCE OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE CONSUMER STATES HE FELT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH STEERING WHEEL, AS HE WAS DRIVING HOME HE LET THE STEERING WHEEL GO AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED AND DROPPED IT OFF WHEN HE RETURNED TO PICK VEHICLE UP AND DROVE AWAY CONSUMER STATES HE ALMOST HIT A CURB SO VEHICLE WAS RETURNED AND CONSUMER WAITED FOR VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT MECHANIC TAKE A TEST DRIVE WITH HIM, MECHANIC DID SEE WHAT IT WAS AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER DEALERSHIP DID PERFORM A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND 2 WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING AGAIN, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND ANOTHER WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, CONSUMER ALSO STATES DRIVESHAFT HAS RUSTED. *JB

DURING NEW YORK STATE MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION OF ABOVE MENTIONED VEHICLE, IT WAS POINTED OUT BY THE LICENSED INSPECTOR THAT THE TIRES ON SAID VEHICLE SHOWED AN ABNORMAL AND EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CRACKING/CHECKING IN THE DEEP PORTION OF THE TREAD(INNER AND OUTER GROVE OF EACH TIRE). FOR A TIRE WITH THESE FEW MILES AND LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD THE INSPECTOR FELT THAT, EVENTHOUGH THEY PASSED INSPECTION, I SHOULD PERSUE THE MATTER FURTHER WITH REGARD TO WARRANTEE AGREEMENTS. THE INSPECTOR SEEM TO FEEL THAT THERE WAS REASON TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS TIRE IF I WAS GOING TO DO SOME TOWING LATER IN THE YEAR. I CALLED NISSAN MOTOR-FILED A REPORT WITH THEM-THEY SENT ME TO CALL ON BF GOODRICH-FILED A REPORT WITH THEM.-BF GOODRICH SENT ME TO A DEALER THAT HANDLES THERE CLAIMS-HE LOOKED AT THE TIRE AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS DRY ROT AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL-I HAVE SINCE GONE TO ANOTHER NYS MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION STATION, THEY SEEM TO FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A TIRE WITH THESE FEW MILES AND THIS AGE..I HAVE SINCE BEEN LOOKING AT TIRES OF OTHER VEHICLES WITH EVEN MORE MILES AND DO NOT SEE ANY CRACKING/CHECKING TO THE EXTENT THAT I DO WITH THESE TIRES..CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP?*AK (DOT NUMBER: APM1HL1123 TIRESIZE: P235/70R15)

OIL FILTER AND OIL CHANGE DONE AT HOME. PURCHASED A BOSCH OIL FILTER FROM AUTOZONE IN PONCHATUOLA, LA. THE DEALER IS SAYING THE FILTER CAUSED THE ENGINE DAMAGE, THEREFORE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. AUTOZONE WANTS THE FILTER BACK FOR INSPECTION BUT HAS NOT INVOLVED BOSCH. IF I LET THE FILTER GO THROUGH THE MAIL TO AUTOZONE AND THEY LOOSE IT I AM WITHOUT ANY EVIDENCE TO JUSTIFY ANY CLAIM. I STILL FEEL MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. I EVEN PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE. THE AUTOZONE INSURANCE PERSON I SPOKE WITH STATES THE ENGINE HAD TO HAVE TOO MUCH PRESSURE TO CAUSE THE OIL FILTER FAILURE IF IT ACTUALLY DID FAIL. I'M LEFT WITHOUT A VEHICLE, A VERY LARGE NOTE, AND TOO MUCH STRESS TO COUNT.*AK