2007 Nissan Frontier

OUR TRUCK OVERHEATED ON 10/17/13. THE GARAGE INFORMED US THE INTERNAL RADIATOR HAD BUSTED AND HAD LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE RADIATOR. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC IT HAD BEEN THIS WAY FOR AWHILE. THERE WAS NOTHING TO INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM THIS MAJOR. NISSAN COULD NOT EXPLAIN HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED NOR WHY ONLY THAT IF WE GIVE THEM 2500 THEY WILL REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION. THIS RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION ARE BOTH FACTORY INSTALLED. I THINK THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND THE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT AND LEAVE YOU STRANDED. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR THAT MOST PEOPLE CANNOT UNDERTAKE. SO FAR WE HAVE PAID $300 FOR A "BAND-AID" FIX UNTIL WE CAN FIND A WAY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONTIER 4.0L AND IT'S ONLY FAIR TO SAY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FACTORY RADIATORS. *TR

DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION COOLER WHICH ALLOWS COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE COMPONENTS. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THIS CATASTROPHIC EVENT - IT JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN HAPPENED. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $7,000 - NISSAN DID NOT COVER $3,000 OF THIS AS THEY SAID IT WAS A "DEDUCTIBLE" - HOW CAN YOU HAVE A DEDUCTIBLE ON A DESIGN FLAW? *TR

THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. WHEN I LIFTED THE HOOD I NOTICED A CREAM COLORED SUBSTANCE COMING OUT OF COOLANT RESERVOIR. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE COOLANT FLUID GOT MIXED TOGETHER. APPARENTLY THIS HAS HAPPEN BEFORE ON 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER ENGINES. DEALER SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR REPLACED AT A COST OF $7,000 OF WHICH THEY TOLD ME NISSAN WOULD PAY $4,000. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT NISSAN KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH APPARENTLY NO WAY TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING. I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TOTAL BILL. *TR

NEVER HAD ANY POWER TRAIN PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN AND I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE RPM ROSE BUT THE TRUCK HAD NO ACCELERATION. I TOOK HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMS FROM READING THE COMPLAINTS THAT NISSAN IS WELL KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM! WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE? I CONTACTED NISSAN WHO TOLD ME THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND NO ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO JUMP/SLIP AT APPROX 35 MPH.(81800 TWO WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN , NOW OCCURRING DAILY (82300). I'VE READ REPORTS OF RADIATOR FLUID MIXING WITH TRAN. FLUID CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I EXPECT A TRANS.FAILURE SOON. NISSAN SUPPOSEDLY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS FOR YEARS. INCREASED WARRANTY TO 100,000MI. BUT CHARGING CONSUMERS A $3000 DEDUCTIBLE. I HAVE BEEN LAID OFF FROM WORK ....I CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND $3000 ON A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS RUNNING FROM. IT IS UNFAIR FOR THE CONSUMER TO COUGH UP THIS KIND OF CASH WHILE NISSAN CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM AND NOT ADMIT FAULT. *TR

JUST WENT AND STARTED THE TRUCK. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE AND PRESS THE GAS IT DOES NOT MOVE READILY, IT SLOWLY MOVES EVEN THOUGH I AM PRESSING HARD ON THE GAS. YOU CAN SEE THE RPM GOING UP BUT THE TRUCK BARELY MOVING. THE TRUCK HAS NO ISSUES IN REVERSE. THIS HAPPENED WITH NO ISSUES NO WARNING JUST LIKE THAT IT IS SAD NISSAN NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I SEE TOO MANY CASES ON THE WEB WITH THIS NOW KNOWN ISSUE.

I WAS DRIVING WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST SPEED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS. IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED, AND WOULD NOT START BACK. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND A NEW RADIATOR, WHICH WOULD COST ME MORE THAN $6000.00. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR, THAT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX WITH THE COOLANT. THIS FLUID MIXTURE RUINED BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR. BELIEVING THIS WAS AN ABSURD OCCURRENCE, I LOOKED ONLINE, AND LEARNT THIS WAS A COMMON DEFECT FOR NISSAN XTERRA, FRONTIER AND PATHFINDERS FROM 2005-2010. I CALLED THE NISSAN TOLL FREE NUMBER AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION. I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER - 11982851 - AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO GET THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT A NISSAN DEALER. I PAID A SECOND TOWING FEE AND GOT THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER, WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED. I CALLED BACK THE NISSAN TOLL FREE NUMBER, AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS OVER 100 K MILES, THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO HELP ME. I ASKED TO TALK TO A SUPERVISOR, AND WAS TOLD NONE WAS AVAILABLE, BUT ONE WOULD CALL ME WITHIN 4-8 HOURS. THAT TIME HAS EXPIRED, AND I HAVE CALLED BACK THREE TIMES, BUT STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO A SUPERVISOR. FRUSTRATING TO HAVE BOUGHT A NISSAN VEHICLE RIGHT OFF THE FREIGHT TRUCK, BRAND NEW, AND HAVING TO CHANGE OUT THE TRANSMISSION SO SOON, ESPECIALLY KNOWING THE MANUFACTURERS WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. ALSO, I WAS NOT GIVEN ANY WARNING, AND WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG, AND HAD A FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

RADIATOR CRACK CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE WE HAVE 81,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK SO THEY WANT US TO HAVE TO PAY 2500+ DOLLARS FOR A 6 YEAR OLD TRUCK FOR WHICH WE HAD A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY/72 MONTH WARRANTY AND ON WHICH WE PAID HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR EVERY MAJOR MILEAGE INSPECTION AND SERVICE. NOTHING WAS DONE TO TELL US OR WARN US OF THIS. PEOPLE WILL ALSO LOSE RESALE VALUE BECAUSE NO ONE WILL WANT TO BUY THE VEHICLES. WE SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THE REPAIRS AND THE LOSS OF RESALE POTENTIAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ERRONEOUSLY ENTERING THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,569. ..UPDATED 09/30/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN ENGINE WHINE (NOISE) AT ALL SPEEDS. THERE MAYBE A FAILURE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. THERE WAS A REAR AXLE LEAK WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY A BAD VENT CHECK VALVE. THE POWER SOCKET COUNSEL WAS NOT WORKING. UPDATED 10/29/2013 *JS