NHTSA Complaint #10377121 — 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10377121
Vehicle	2005 NISSAN FRONTIER
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	November 15, 2010
Date Filed	January 18, 2011
Mileage	87,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

2005 NISSAN FRONTIER IPDM MODULE DEFECTIVE CAUSING CAR TO SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES IN TRAFFIC. CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT ANY SPEED IN WHICH YOU CAN NO LONGER HAVE THE ABILITY TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, OTHER CARS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OR HAVE THE TIME TO MOVE AROUND YOUR VEHICLE IN TIME. THERE ARE GREAT NUMBERS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME IPDM ISSUE ON MANY NISSANS ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OR SOMEONE LOOSING THEIR LIFE. IT HAPPENED TO ME WHILE ENTERING A BUSY HIGHWAY AND THE CAR LOST POWER SUDDENLY AND SHUT OFF. I WAS LEFT HELPLESS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT STRUCK. NISSAN DEALER CONFIRMED IT WAS THE IPDM. THIS A WIDE PROBLEM WITH NISSAN VEHICLES. *TR

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