NHTSA Complaint #10369449 — 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER

PURCHASED NEW 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER-V-6, LONG WHEEL-BASE TRUCK. EXPIERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEM AT 20K MILES, REPLACED BY DEALER, HAD LOW SPEED WHINE AND BRAKE PEDAL DROP TO FLOOR AND 35 TO 40 MPH JUDDER AND VIBRATION. WENT BACK TO DEALER, THEY CHECKED AND NOTICED THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS COMMING APART, THEY REPLACED WITH NEW ONE, IDICATED IT WAS DEFECTIVE FROM VENDOR. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK BACK INTO DEALER FOUR TIMES SINCE WITH THE SAME RE-OCCURING PROBLEMS. THEY CAN'T FIND THE SOURCE OR THE PROBLEM. ZONE MGR. FOR MIDWEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND INDICATED THAT THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE ANYTHING ELSE. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO THE BBB IF I WANTED A SOLUTION UNDER CURRENT LEMON LAWS. HE ALSO INDICATED IT WILL PROBABLY FALL APART DOWN THE ROAD-COMPLETE AND UTTER DIS-REGARD FOR MY SAFETY. THEY ARE IN COMPLETE DENIAL THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IS IT JUST NOW THAT TOYOTA HAD A RECALL FOR BROKEN/CRACKED YOKES ON TACOMA'S AND NISSAN IS EXEMPT? DON'T THEY ALL BUY PARTS FROM DANA CORP.? NISSAN HAS EXPERIENCED A LARGE SALES SURGE AND ARE EXPANDING JUST LIKE GM HAD IN THE 70'S. THEY DON'T HAVE TIME/TALENT TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PROBLEMS JUST MORE NEW VEHICLES, MORE ENGINEERING PROBLEMS, PUSH IT OUT THE DOOR AND LET THE DEALERS TAKE CARE OF PROBLEMS. THIS SOMEHOW HAS A FAMILIAR RING TO IT LIKE TOYOTA'S PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION! KEEP RELIEING ON ELECTRONIC CONTROLS TO RUN THE VEHICLES AND TAKE AWAY CONTROL FROMTHE DRIVER. THE AUTO COMPANIES NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER FOR SAFETY COMPLIANCE AS MADISON AVENUE COMMERCIALS ALUDE TO THE FACT THAT ALL OF THESE SAFETY FEATURES THAT ARE INCORPORATED INTO VEHICLES WORK FLAWSLEY WHEN THEY ACTUALLY DON'T! HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED WITH THESE SO-CALLED SAFE VEHICLES, MADE IN USA WITH CHEAP CHINA MADE PARTS! I'M SURE THERE ARE MORE VEHICLES OUT ON THE ROAD WITH THESE SAME RE-OCCURING PROBLEMS NOT BEING REPLACED OR REPAIRED DUE TO MFGR. DEFECTS AND PROBLEMS!!!