2014 Nissan Frontier

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A BACK-UP/REAR PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM. IT CONSISTS OF FOUR SENSORS MOUNTED ON THE FACE OF THE REAR BUMPER, AND A VARIABLE WARNING "BEEPER" IN THE CABIN. ONE OF THE FOUR SENSORS ON MY TRUCK SUSTAINED DAMAGE ON IT'S FACE, WHICH THE NISSAN DEALER(LOKEY NISSAN, CLEARWATER FL) SAYS HAS CAUSED THE ENTIRE WARNING SYSTEM TO FAIL. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY SYSTEM, WITH QUADRUPLE REDUNDANCY. HOW CAN IT'S DESIGN ALLOW FOR COMPLETE FAILURE WHEN ONE OF FOUR SENSORS (SUPPOSEDLY) FAILS? AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING P.E., I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW.

THE DESIGN OF THIS NISSAN 2014 FRONTIER CREW CAB'S REAR SEAT LOCKING FEATURE IS VERY POOR. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY MISHAPS YET, BUT THE POSSIBILITY CERTAINLY EXISTS BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU MUST UNLOCK THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS. WHEN I TOOK POSSESSION OF MY NEW TRUCK I REPORTED TO THE SALESMAN MY CONCERNS PERTAINING TO THE WAY THE REAR DOORS UNLOCKED. HE TOLD ME TO TAKE IT SOMEWHERE AND HAVE AUTOMATIC LOCKS PUT ON IT AS THEY DID NOT DO THAT TYPE OF WORK. THIS FEATURE SHOULD BE STANDARD ON CREW CABS. TO UNLOCK THE BACK PASSENGER DOORS, YOU MUST REACH BETWEEN THE SUPPORT COLUMN AND THE FRONT SEATS AND THEN "FEEL" YOUR WAY TO FIND THE MOLDED IN LEVER TO PUSH TO UNLOCK. I HAVE HAD A COAT ON BEFORE AND MUST EITHER TAKE IT OFF OR PUSH THE SLEEVE UP TO FIT MY ARM THROUGH THIS VERY LIMITED ACCESS AREA. MY FEAR IS THAT SOMETIME WE WILL NEED TO GET THE BACK DOOR OPENED QUICKLY AND YOU HAVE TO PHYSICALLY GET OUT OF THE TRUCK TO OPEN A LOCKED REAR DOOR. THERE IS NO OUTSIDE KEYED LOCK THAT YOU COULD USE A KEY TO GAIN ACCESS, YOU MUST STAND OUTSIDE THE TRUCK AND REACH THIS LATCH THAT IS MOLDED IN WITH THE DOOR OPENER INTERIOR HANDLE. I HAVE WRITTEN THE DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN AND ALL THEY WILL SAY IS THEY WILL LOG IT IN THEIR FILES. IT IS GOING TO TAKE A CHILD OR SOMEONE NEEDING MEDICAL ATTENTION AND THEN NOT BEING ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENING FOR NISSAN TO ADDRESS THIS POOR DESIGN? I HAVE ASKED THEM TO PHYSICALLY TRY TO UNLOCK ONE OF THESE DOORS AND EVERYONE HAS IGNORED MY CONCERN.

AT 32000 ON THE FREEWAY HADN'T SHIFTED IN MILES CLUTCH BEGINS TO SMOKE, TRANSMISSION SLIPS POWER LOSS, WITH FIVE MILES LOST ANY GEAR IN TRANSMISSION FORWARD OR REVERSE AND NO CLUTCH. IF IT WASN'T NIGHT AND I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOOD. UNKNOWN FOR SURE EITHER WEAK DEFECTIVE CLUTCH THROW OUT BEARING OR BAD HYDRAULIC CLUTCH SYSTEM.5T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD MELTED AND BECAME STICKY AND SHINY. WHEN THE SUNLIGHT SHINED ON THE MELTED SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD, A GLARE WAS PRESENT CREATING A VISIBILITY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRES OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ROUGH IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH INCORRECT LUG NUTS. AS A RESULT, THE THREADS HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT ALL LUG NUTS, STUDS AND TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT COAST DOWN HILL WITHOUT DECELERATING UP TO 5 MILES BELOW SET SPEED, SO 55, IF YOUR SET AT 60, ETC. THE TRUCK HAS THE SMALL 2.5 4CYL ENGINE, BUT IT WILL CLIMB THE FIRST HILL PERFECTLY FINE WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT, JUST WHEN IT STARTS COMING DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF THE HILL YOU CAN PHYSICALLY FEEL A DRAG LIKE THE THROTTLE PLATE IS COMPLETELY CLOSED. ON VERY HILLY TERRAIN IT WILL DECELERATE DOWN THE FIRST HILL, AND UPON REACHING THE SECOND HILL, ACCELERATE SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY (4 TO 5K RPM) TOO CATCH UP WITH ITSELF. MORE OFTEN THEN NOT, I JUST SHUT THE SYSTEM OFF AND DRIVE NORMALLY TOO AVOID UNNECESSARY WEAR ON THE ENGINE AND TRANS, NOT TOO MENTION THE LOSS IN FUEL ECONOMY. *TR

TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR ON A HILL COASTING ON THE DOWN SLOPE, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES. WHEN APPROACHING THE BASE OF THE HILL, I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO RESUME SPEED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGED CAUSING THE MOTOR TO SPEED UP, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. THE GEAR SHIFT ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS FIRMLY ENGAGED AT THE TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. *TR

WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES ON NEW VEHICLE, NOTICED NOT ONLY HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM, BUT EXTREMELY WEAK ON DRIVER SIDE. WHEN SAFELY AT HOME, OPEN HOOD TO SEE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE WHITE PLASTIC RETAINING RING THAT HOLDS THE HEADLIGHT BULB (9007) IN THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING WAS OFF AND HANGING ON THE WIRES, AND THE HEADLIGHT BULB WAS STARTING THE COME OUT OF THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING. AFTER TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY COMPARED THE RETAINING RING TO THREE OTHER NEW, NEVER SOLD BEFORE FRONTIERS AND FOUND THIS WAS A STANDARD PART. THE RING DOES NOT MAKE A FULL 1/4 TURN TO TIGHTEN AND THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE / FORCE TO TIGHTEN RETAINING RING EQUALED TO ALMOST NOTHING. UNKNOWN IF THIS WILL BE A CONSTANT ISSUE IN MY FUTURE OWNERSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE, BUT SINCE THIS WAS AN ISSUE ON EVERY FRONTIER ON THIS LOT, EVEN THOUGH THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE RING, NOTHING WOULD BE RESOLVED, IT'S AN IDENTICAL RING. A) UNKNOWN IF THIS WILL CONSTANTLY COME UNDONE ALLOWING THE BULB TO LOOSEN AND FALL OUT. B) IF THIS CONTINUES TO COME UNDONE, WATER / MOISTURE ? DIRT CAN CONSTANTLY ENTER THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING. C) IF BULB FALLS OUT AND IN USE THE HOT BULB CAN / COULD MELT THE HEADLIGHT UNIT, OR FALL ON WIRES MELTING THE MATERIAL CAUSING ELECTRICAL ISSUE. D) CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE WITH ANOTHER ISSUE AND THE RESPONSE WAS THEY PREFER TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP HANDLE VEHICLE CONCERNS. SO DON'T KNOW HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH NISSAN THEY HAVE A POOR PRODUCT DESIGN / POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD CONSIDER REDESIGN OF NOTHING ELSE, THE WHITE RETAINING RING. I DID SUGGEST THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SHOULD CONTACT CORPORATE OF THIS, BUT UNKNOWN IF THIS WAS TURNED IN TO NISSAN CORPORATE. *TR