2002 Nissan Frontier

GAS FUMES ARE SMELLED AFTER FILLING UP AT THE GAS STATION. THEY ARE NOT SMELLED INSIDE THE VEHICLE, ONLY OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE BY THE GAS TANK. NO LIQUID GAS DRIPPINGS ARE NOTICED. DASHBOARD CODE LIGHT COMES ON. THE CODE DESCRIPTION SAYS SMALL LEAK DETECTED. SECOND CODE SAYS VERY SMALL LEAK DETECTED. GAS CAP IS TIGHT AND WAS INSPECTED FOR LEAKS. ALSO NEW CAP WAS INSTALLED. NO EFFECT TO CHANGE. *TR

WATER GETS IN THE SEAL OF THE UPPER REAR TAIL LIGHT/CARGO LIGHT. THE WATER LEAKS THROUGH DAMAGING THE HEADLINER AND CARPET. ALSO BLEW MY FUSE AND NONE OF THE LIGHTS WORK IN IT, AS WELL AS BLOWING OUT THE FUSE EVERY TIME I REPLACE IT. THERE IS STILL NO UPDATED VERSION OR RECALL FOR IT ALL YOU CAN DO IS GET A NEW ONE AND HOPE IT LASTS A LITTLE LONGER. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. IT ONLY HAS ABOUT 55,000 MILES. FOR A LONG TIME, I'VE HEARD KINDA ABNORMAL NOISE. COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE EXHAUST PIPES ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE CRACKED RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. ONE SIDE COSTS OVER $450 FROM DEALER. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT AND MANY PATHFINDER OWNERS ARE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM. DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE FAILUREWAS RELATED TO RECALL #02V299000 REGARDING REAR AXLE. THE RECALL STATES THAT: ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, WATER MAY ENTER THE REAR AXLE HOUSING DUE TO INADEQUATE SEALING OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) SENSOR. THIS COULD RESULT IN CORROSION AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE WHEEL BEARING. IF THIS OCCURRED THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. HE STATED THAT ONE OF THE SEALS WAS BLOWN AND IT NOW HAS WATER IN IT. HE CALLED NISSAN, AND THEY SAID THAT THEREWAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT, THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. HE ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL FOREIGN DEALER AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE PROBLEMWAS A DEFINITE ISSUE RELATING TO THE RECALL, AND THAT HE WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THAT HE DRIVE ANYWHERE BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE THE PROBLEM TO WORSEN. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE DROVE THE CAR THE WHEELS BECAME TO ROTATE, AND WHEN HE WENT TO PULL THE CAP OFF THERE WAS A MILKY SUBSTANCE, WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE AXLE. FAILURE MILEAGE: DS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOWER THAN THE OTHER. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE TORSION BAR FAILED. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED OR WHEN REVERSING AT 3 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE REAR SHOCKS, BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED. THE SERVICE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE 5 TIMES AND COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO BROWNS FAIRFAX NISSAN DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE OVERDRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WAS COMING ON/OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I SPOKE WITH A FEW MECHANICS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER NISSANS WARRANTY, I WAS ADVISED TO CHECK THE INTERNET. AFTER CHECKING THE INTERNET, I LOCATED THE RECALLS AND FOUND MY CAR ON THEIR LISTINGS. I CALLED NISSANS RECALL DEPARTMENT, SPOKE WITH SOLOMON KIRK ABOUT THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING WITH MY TRUCK. MR. KIRK WENT OVER NISSANS WARRANTY COVERAGE (COVERAGE LISTED BELOW) WITH ME, HE TOLD ME TO GO TO ANY DEALERSHIP TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HE SAID THAT HE WOULD CALL THEM TO LET THEM KNOW THAT I WAS BRINGING MY TRUCK IN REGARDING THE ISSUE WE COVERED. I TOLD MR. KIRK THAT IN THE PAST I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO BROWS FAIRFAX NISSAN. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO BROWNS FAIRFAX NISSAN ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 AND PICKED UP A RENTAL CAR. I RECEIVED A CALL THAT EVENING FROM CHARTER WELLS, THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND WOULD HAVE TO KEEP IT OVER NIGHT. ON SEPTEMBER 26 I RECEIVED A CALL FROM CHARTER WELLS, HE SAID THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED (RECALL ISSUE), I ASK HIM DID THAT TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE WITH THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT HE SAID NO BUT I WOULD NEED MY TRANSMISSION FLUSHED BECAUSE IT IS DIRTY. AFTER THINKING ABOUT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT BEING REPLACED AND THAT DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE, I THOUGHT TO GO BACK TO MY MECHANIC FOR HIS ADVICE. I DID NOT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED. ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 I WENT TO MY MECHANIC AND INFORMED HIM OF THE WORK THAT WAS DONE ON MY TRUCK FROM BROWNS FAIRFAX NISSAN AND THE ISSUE WITH THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT. OIL CHANGED AND TIRES BALANCED/ROTATED ISSUE HE INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE NISSANS WARRANTY. HE ALSO CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO SEE IF IT WAS DIRTY AND IT WASN'T. *JB