2007 Nissan Frontier

NISSAN FRONTIER; TRUCK PICK UP AN VIBRATION THAT TURN INTO ALOT OF JERKING.T ALK TO THE DEALER ABOUT IT,THEY SAID TO CHECK TRANS FLUID TO SEE IF IT HAD A STRAWBERRY COLOR TO IT. IF SO THE RADIATORS WAS PROBABLY CRACKED AND THAT COOLANT SEEP INTO THE TRANS CAUSING SERVER TRANS FAILURE. HAVE NO WARRENTY.COMPUTER IN TRANS IS DAMAGE. NOW VALVE BODY GOT TO BE REPLACE WITH COMPUTER BOARD ALONG WITH ALL NEW CLUTCHES AND RADIATOR GOING TO COST AROUND 5 GRAND TO FIX. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL ON 10/1/2012 MY GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. EVER SINCE THE GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. I SEE LOTS OF POST ON-LINE ABOUT THIS FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT ON ALOT OF DIFFERENT NISSAN VEHICLE MODELS AND YEARS. HOW COME THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PART? *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN OVERDRIVE AND THE TRUCK CAME OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH IN RPMS. I HAD TO TURN OVERDRIVE OFF TO GET THE TRUCK TO DRIVE IN 4TH GEAR. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY EXPLAINED COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR HAD GOTTEN INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THEY EXCHANGE THE FLUID BUT EXPLAINED THE TRANSMISSION MAY NEED TO BE REBUILT IF A LOT OF DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR A WEEK MORE SHIFTING NORMALLY. I CAME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT AFTER A WEEK AND WHEN PRESSING THE GAS THE TRUCK WOULD BARELY CREEP FORWARD THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF IT WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP AND IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE TRANSMISSION SHOP WAITING FOR PARTS BECAUSE OF A SHORTAGE OF NEEDED PARTS DUE TO THE PERVASIVENESS OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A FALSE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

NISSAN RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3,000 FOR VEHICLES UP TO 100,000 AFTER A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS DONE. NISSAN IS ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM AND I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE CAUSE OF A RECALL AND THAT NISSAN SHOULD PAY THE FULL COST TO REPLACE. THIS COST REPRESENT 1/2 OF THE KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS NON-OPERABLE. THE COST ALSO REPRESENTS ABOUT 15% OF WHAT THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED FOR. AFTER SPEAKING WITH NISSAN CONSUMERS AFFAIRS, THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO BUT TO CONTACT YOU TO TRY TO CHANGE IT TO A FULL RECALL. *TR

AS I AM DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT AT 40 MPH. I PULL OVER AND FIND OUT THAT IT WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE, EITHER. I DRIVE OVER TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND FIND OUT THAT THE PART OF THE RADIATOR THAT CONNECTS TO THE TRANNY HAS CRACKED AND DUMPED ALL OF THE RADIATOR FLUID INTO THE TRANNY, KILLING IT. I NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. NISSAN IS COVERING THE COSTS (FOR REPAIRS BUT NOT ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION FOR THE WEEK THAT IT IS TAKING TO FIX THIS) BUT UPON RETURNING HOME AND LOOKING ONLINE, I FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS AND INSTEAD OF DOING A RECALL (COSTING LOTS OF MONEY), THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY FROM 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES TO 8 YEARS/96,000 MILES HOPING THAT PROBLEMS WILL OCCUR AFTER THAT TIME AND THEN THEY ARE OFF THE HOOK FOR REPAIRS. HOW DANGEROUS COULD THIS HAVE BEEN UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. I AM ANGRY AND DISGUSTED WITH THE WAY NISSAN HAS HANDLED A PROBLEM THEY KNOW COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. *TR

HUSBAND TRAVELING ON NORTHWEST EXPRESSWAY IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. STOPPED AT THE LIGHT IN MIDST OF 6 LANES OF FIVE O'CLOCK TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE QUIT. HE COULD NOT RE-START IT OR SAFELY GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. HE USED HIS CELL PHONE TO CALL FARMERS' HELP POINT TOWING COMPANY. THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY, WE HAD IT TOWED HOME. WE REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH A NEW ONE AND BOUGHT JUMPER CABLES. THIS DID NOT FIX IT. WE CALLED OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC AND HAD IT TOWED TO THEIR SHOP. HE LET US KNOW IT WAS THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. HE GAVE MY HUSBAND A FUSE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THEM WITHOUT USING ANOTHER TOWING SERVICE. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AFTER SEEING THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO NISSAN (SEE NISSANASSIST.COM). THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE ISSUE AND SAID WE HAD NO WARRANTY HELP BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 100K. THEY TOLD US TO CALL THE NISSAN CONSUMER SERVICE AND GAVE US THEIR NUMBER. I CALLED THEM AND THEY COULD NOT HELP--EVEN WHEN I TALKED TO THE SUPERVISOR. I QUOTED NISSAN'S WORDS--ASKING IF NISSAN DID NOT STAND BEHIND THE COMMITMENT ON THEIR SITE: "NISSAN IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AN OUTSTANDING VEHICLE OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OUR CUSTOMERS." SHE TOLD ME SHE IS A CONTRACTOR WORKING FOR A COMPANY HIRED BY NISSAN AND DID NOT KNOW. OF COURSE, WE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO NISSAN TO BE REPAIRED, BUT TOOK IT TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION, WHO CHARGED US $5,700.00 FOR THE REPAIRS AND WARRANTY ON THE WORK. WITH THE BATTERY, JUMPER CABLES, TOWING CHARGES AND THE FIRST MECHANICS' BILL--WE PAID $6,340.00--HAVING TO BORROW $6K TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. BY THE TIME WE ARE FINISHED PAYING OFF THIS LOAN, THE COST WILL BE CLOSER TO $10,000.00. IF ANYONE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS--PLEASE DO--THIS KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN, COST US CLOSE TO A QUARTER OF OUR YEARLY INCOME. *TR

ON 4 TO 5 TIMES IN A ONE MONTH PERIOD, WHILE TURNING RIGHT, MY STEERING FELT LIKE IT WENT COMPLETELY OUT. IT FELT AS IF ALL POWER WAS GONE AND BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. IT HAS NOT DONE THIS IN A WHILE, BUT MY STEERING WHEEL IS VERY LOOSE. WHILE PARKED , I CAN SHAKE MY STEERING WHEEL SIDE TO SIDE. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS NORMAL. I CALLED CROWN NISSAN AND THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH STEERING IN MY YEAR TRUCK. I THINK THEY ARE WRONG AND WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED WITH REGARD TO A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. NISSAN HAS SENT OUT A NOTICE THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE RADIATOR HAS A WEAKNESS SO THAT IT MAY BEGIN LEAKING INTERNALLY, WHICH WILL CONTAMINATE THE TRANSMISSION AND BRING FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE, OR IN THE MOST SERIOUS STATE, FAILURE TO MOVE IN TRAFFIC. NISSAN HAS SENT A FLIMSY WARRANTY EXTENSION THAT IS ONLY EFFECTIVE SHOULD THIS CATASTROPHE OCCUR. I AM NOW RELUCTANT TO DRIVE SAID VEHICLE, FEARING BREAKDOWN AND POSSIBLE FATALITY IN A HIGHWAY SITUATION. NISSAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT BEFORE TOTAL BREAKDOWN OCCURS. AT THIS POINT I HAVE TALKED TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, AND THEY BASICALLY SAY THEIR HANDS ARE TIED TO HELP THE CONSUMER, DUE TO NISSAN CORPORATE DECISIONS. PLEASE HELP HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS NISSAN OWNERS (2005-2010 FRONTIER, PATHFINDER, XTERRA) AND MANDATE A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR