NHTSA Complaint #11240955 — 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER

WE ARE A AUTO DEALER IN OHIO. AFTER PURCHASING A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB 4X4 AT THE AUCTION, WE DID A POST SALE INSPECTION AND IT PASSED. WE BROUGHT IT HOME AND DID A 60 POINT INSPECTION, OUTSIDE OF AN AIRBAG LIGHT ISSUE, IT PASSED ONCE AGAIN. ONE WEEK LATER, THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. AFTER A TRANSMISSION SHOP CALLED ME TODAY AND SAID $3000 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, I FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN WILL NOT BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR. I AM LOOKING FOR ANY AND ALL ASSISTANCE. THIS QUOTE SUMS IT UP WELL, 'SIMPLY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE RADIATOR WITHOUT WARNING CONSUMERS OF THE CONSEQUENCES TO THE TRANSMISSION ONLY MAKES SENSE IF NISSAN IS LOOKING TO CUT THEIR LOSSES. WHY DIDN'T NISSAN WARN CONSUMERS THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL QUICKLY AS A RESULT OF A CRACKED COOLER TUBE? HOW MANY CONSUMERS MUST SUFFER TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN BUSY INTERSECTIONS AND ON BUSY, CONGESTED HIGHWAYS BEFORE NISSAN DOES THE ETHICAL THING AND ISSUES A SAFETY RECALL?'.