2005 Nissan Frontier

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SLIP WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR COOLANT HOSE WAS LEAKING AND THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. AS A RESULT, BOTH COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID FOUND IN THE RADIATOR AND DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD COVER A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,494. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

MY VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A VIBRATION WHILE I AM DRIVING WHICH HAS BEEN VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, HOWEVER, NOTHING MAJOR IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, NOW MY VEHICLE HAS DECIDED TO RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY FOUND TRANS FLUID MIXING WITH COOLANT DUE TO LEAKING TRANS COOLER IN RADIATOR AND THE TOTAL COST WOULD COME OUT TO $5,000. I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD THIS BILL SO I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS IN THE TURNING LANE, NEEDING TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION, LIGHT TURNED GOT A FLASHING YELLOW LIGHT , PRESSED GAS AND HEARD A BIG BANG, THEN THE TRUCK WAS JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANES WITH CARS APPROACHING. LUCKILY THE APPROACHING DRIVERS WERE AWARE OF MY PRESENCE AND NO VEHICLES HIT US. WHEN IT WAS OK TO MOVE THE TRUCK, MYSELF AND 2 OTHER DRIVERS HELPED PUSH IT CLEAR. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED MUSTARD YELLOW SUBSTANCE IN THE RADIATOR OVERFILL AND ONE OF THE GUYS THAT HELP PUSH LOOKED AT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO FIND A STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE COLOR FLUID IN THERE. AFTER BEING EXAMINED BY A MECHANIC IT WAS DETERMINED THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE NISSAN DEALER SAID THE TRUCK DOESN'T FALL INTO ANY WARRANTY, SO IT WILL COST ME 7000 TO FIX.SO NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO ME, MY FAMILY AND TO THE OTHER DRIVERS IF THEY HADN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION. IT'S SAD TO SAY THAT NISSAN IS LETTING THIS HAPPEN TO ITS DRIVERS, OVER A 100 DOLLAR RADIATOR COSTING US THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX AND HOW LONG BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

MY VEHICLE BEGAN JOLTING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING GEARS. I HAD FEARS THAT MY TRUCKS GEAR WOULD LOCK UP ON THE HWY SO I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. THIS OCCURS NEARLY EVERY TIME I TAKE THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. JUST FOUND OUT FROM MY MECHANIC THAT IT IS COMMON IN THESE TRUCKS TO HAVE COOLANT LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROY IT. APPEARS TO BE THE ISSUE WITH MY TRUCK. *TR

AT ABOUT 85,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, WHILE CRUISING AT AROUND 40 MPH THE GEARS DROPPED AND STUTTERED. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DOCUMENTED MY CONCERN AND THE INCIDENT. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND ONLY CAME UP WITH A FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION AND REPLACE IT FOR $475. AT 90,000 MILES I DESCRIBED THE SAME CONCERN, WHICH THEY DOCUMENTED, AT A LOWER MPH AND THEY FLUSHED/REPLACED TRANS AND RADIATOR FLUID AND REPLACED THE RADIATOR ITSELF FOR $1600. I AM NOW BEING TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $6000. NISSAN HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, IT STANDS TO REASON THAT THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION IS DUE TO COOLANT GETTING INTO A LUBRICANT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS WITH HESITATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, IN WHICH BOTH ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. UPDATED 04/24/13 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RADIATOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 06/13/13

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE #1 LANE AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH ON THE 60 EAST FREEWAY CLOSE TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE 57 NORTH FREEWAY CONNECTOR, I LOST FULL POWER AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY EXIT NARROWLY MISSING SEVERAL TRUCKS AND CARS IN THE PROCESS. AFTER LIMPING HOME AND LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT FOR A FEW DAYS, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO PUENTE HILLS NISSAN COMPLAINING THAT I LOSE POWER ONCE THE TRANSMISSION COMES TO TEMPERATURE AND THAT I NEEDED THEM TO ASSES THE DAMAGE AT A COST TO ME OF $130. THEIR EVALUATION EVENTUALLY CONCLUDED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD RUPTURED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION THEREBY DAMAGING IT BEYOND REPAIR. THEY QUOTED ME APPROXIMATELY $4,500 FOR THE REPAIR WHICH MAINLY INCLUDED LABOR, TAX, A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION, A NEW RADIATOR, AND ALL NECESSARY HOSES AND PARTS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES FROM MY HOME, I LOST POWER ONCE AGAIN AND WAS FORCED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED THE REST OF THE WAY. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE AT ALL AT THIS POINT. *TR