2005 NISSAN FRONTIER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

FOUND OUT TODAY THAT MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER IS AFFECTED BY DEFECTIVE RADIATOR THAT IS CAUSING COOLANT TO MIX IN WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THUS FATALLY DAMAGING TRANSMISSION. UNDERSTAND THAT THIS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL NISSAN. RADIATOR HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1400.00 THAT NISSAN WON'T PAY FOR BECAUSE MILEAGE IS OVER 100,000 MILES. I DON'T KNOW YET IF TRANSMISSION IS DAMAGED. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT AND THEY SHOULD REPLACE AT NO CHARGE NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE IS. THIS IS THEIR PROBLEM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY NOW ITS MINE. PLEASE HELP AND ISSUE A RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

$6219.70 FOR A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I'M ~2000 MILES OUT OF THEIR RECENTLY "EXTENDED" WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR/COOLING SYSTEM WERE RECOMMENDED TO BE REPLACED BY NISSAN TODAY BECAUSE OF CONTAMINATION OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BY A (KNOWN BUT NOT RECALLED) DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE. AT APPROXIMATELY 98,000K THE TRUCK BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE VIBRATION WITH OVERDRIVE ENGAGED. IT FELT LIKE DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS ALSO, THE TRUCK HAD NO HEAT WHEN IDLING. I TOOK IT TO A QUALIFIED LOCAL MECHANIC AND HAD THE RADIATOR FLUSHED. THAT CORRECTED THE HEAT ISSUE. IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP TO LOOK AT THE ISSUE. I DRIVE THE TRUCK DAILY TO/FROM WORK AND TRAVEL WITH MY 3 DAUGHTERS TO AND FROM SCHOOL. MY NEXT OPPORTUNITY WAS ABOUT 6 WEEKS LATER AND I TOOK IT TO NISSAN. THERE WAS A RECENT CLASS ACTION SUIT REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND "AN EXTENSION WAS OFFERED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SLIP WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR COOLANT HOSE WAS LEAKING AND THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. AS A RESULT, BOTH COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID FOUND IN THE RADIATOR AND DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD COVER A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,494. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS WITH HESITATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, IN WHICH BOTH ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. UPDATED 04/24/13 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RADIATOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 06/13/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,500. MAH

WHILE TRAVELING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER STARTED TO LOSS POWER AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY 3 OTHER VEHICLES WHEN THE TRUCK STOPPED MOVING IN THE TRAFFIC. I HAD IT TOWED TO RELIABLE MECHANIC AND WAS NOTIFIED BY HIM THAT THERE WAS RADIATOR FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THIS HAS BECOME A GROWING ISSUES WITH NISSAN BETWEEN 2005-2010 MODEL PATHFINDERS, XTERRAS,AND FRONTIERS. THIS IS THE THIRD NISSAN FRONTIER I HAVE OWNED AND I SING THE PRAISES OF NISSAN TO EVERYONE I KNOW, I AM SHOCKED TO SEE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED AND STILL NISSAN ACTS IRRESPONSIBLE AND REFUSES TO RECALL THIS ISSUE IT IS A $3800 REPAIR AND NISSAN KNOWS IT IS RAMPANT IN THESE MODELS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN THIS IS NO WAY TO TREAT THEIR LOYAL FOLLOWING MAKES MORE SENSE PUTTING THE $3800 TOWARDS A NEW TOYOTA PICKUP. *TR

WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND AT ABOUT 45 TO 50 MPH, MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT LEAVING THE TRUCK POWERLESS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER! I WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, WHICH WAS A DEATH TRAP NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF BUT FOR MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER AS WELL. I BEGAN CHECKING THE FLUIDS AND I DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS A BURNT BROWN STRAWBERRY MILK SHAKE COLOR. I WAS VERY CONFUSED ABOUT THE COLOR OF MY TRANSMISSION FLUID SO I HOPPED ON GOOGLE TO RESEARCH PROBLEMS WITH FRONTIERS TRANSMISSION. I FOUND LIST OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE I HAD JUST EXPERIENCED. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN GAINESVILLE GA. I ASKED THE TECH IF THE TRUCK HAD ANY RECALLS. THE TECH STATED THAT THERE WHERE 2 RECALLS. I ASKED HIM IF THERE WAS ANY KNOWN...

TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR/COOLING SYSTEM TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CONTAMINATION OF TRANSMISSION BY RADIATOR FLUID. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED REGULARLY. AT 98,000 MILES BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SPORADIC VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING, WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ABOVE STATE ISSUE. I USE THE TRUCK TO COMMUTE WITH MY CHILDREN EVERYDAY ON THE INTERSTATE, WHILE I AM THANKFUL THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT STOPPED FUNCTIONING, IT HAS PUT US AT GREATER RISK THAN USUAL WITH A COMPROMISED TRANSMISSION. TO HAVE BOTH SYSTEMS REPLACED, I HAVE BEEN GIVEN "AN OPPORTUNITY" TO PROVIDE A "CO-PAY" OF $3000.00. I PAID NISSAN ONCE FOR A FUNCTIONAL AND RELIABLE TRANSMISSION AND COOLING SYSTEM, I RESENT HAVING TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $3000.00 FOR A DESIGN FLAW MADE BY NISSAN. AS A CONSUMER, $3000.00 IS THE TYPE OF MONEY USED AS A DOWN PAYMENT FOR A NEW CAR, NOT WHAT I EXPECT TO PAY AS "ROUTINE MAINTENANCE" ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN...

DISCOVERY OF AN APPARENTLY KNOWN ISSUE OF FAILED RADIATOR IN THIS VEHICLE THAT CONTAMINATES THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID RESULTING IN FAILED TRANSMISSION REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF IT AS WELL AS THE RADIATORS. SURPRISED AND EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND THIS ISSUE HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM THIS DEALER AND LOYALLY HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED AT THE SAME PLACE OF PURCHASE. THIS APPARENTLY IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND YET MY VEHICLE WAS NEVER CHECKED FOR THIS PROBLEM AT ANY OF MY MAINTENANCE INTERVALS BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE INITIAL REVEALING OF THE PROBLEM WAS PRESENTED TO ME AT FULL PRICE OF THE REPAIR. AFTER EXPRESSING MY DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE FINDINGS AND THE QUALITY OF THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT I RECEIVED A CALL BACK STATING THAT I COULD CALL THE CUSTOMER CARE AND HAVE THE REPAIR PERFORMED WITH A CO-PAY OF $3000 OF THE $6400...

COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID AND DESTROYED TRANSMISSION. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER AT APPROX. 95K IN FEBRUARY. THE TEST DRIVES WERE FINE, THE CAR SOUNDED AND DROVE PERFECTLY FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS. IT RECENTLY BEGAN TO START SHIFTING ROUGHLY . THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM DID SOMETHING TO COVER UP THE ISSUE WHICH WAS OBVIOUSLY WHY THEY WERE TRYING TO SELL IT BEFORE 100K AND I GOT BURNED ON IT. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM MARIETTA, GA AT TEAM NISSAN. I DIDN'T GET IT CHECKED UNTIL NOW, BUT HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF A RECALL RELATED TO RADIATOR ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING FAILURE OF BOTH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT REALLY DOES BAFFLE ME THAT A WHOLE GENERATION OF NISSAN VEHICLES FROM 2005-2010 HAVE THIS ISSUE AND THAT IT COULD CAUSED SOME ACCIDENTS DUE TO HIGH SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I SEE THIS AS BEING A...

SUDDENLY MY TRUCK APPEARED TO HAVE NO POWER; COULD NOT ACCELERATE UP TO TRAFFIC SPEED OR EFFECTIVELY GET ACROSS AN INTERSECTION. IT WAS SCARY AND DANGEROUS AS THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON AND I PROMPTLY TOOK MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER NISMO V6 TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER FOR SERVICE. I HAD JUST HAD THE FULL 90K MILE SERVICE WITH RADIATOR FLUSH AND NO ISSUES WHERE REPORTED TO ME. SO I WAS SHOCKED WHEN THEY TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED TO HAVE BOTH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO "FLUIDS MIXING". ANTIFREEZE AND WATER FROM THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED IT. AND I WAS FURTHER SHOCKED AND ANGRY THAT IT WOULD COST ME $3K EVEN AFTER NISSAN'S "EXTENDED WARRANTY". (I DON'T HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY LYING AROUND TO DUMP INTO MY 7+ YEAR OLD TRUCK, THAT...

MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER BEGAN SHIFTING HARD NOTICEABLY. I TOOK IT TO A TRUSTED MECHANIC TO EVALUATE THE CAUSE AND LEARNED THAT THERE IS CONTAMINATION IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR HAS LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION BODY, RESULTING IN CONTAMINATION AND CORROSION. AT THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION STILL FUNCTIONS, BUT WILL NOT CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR LONG. THIS ISSUE REQUIRES THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $3,800. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH A 140,000 ON IT'S BEEN A GOOD TRUCK UP TILL KNOW. SO IT JUST SITS IN THE YARD COLLECTING DUST.GOING TO COST ABOUT $6000 TO FIX. THIS IS SOMETHING THEY SHOULD FIX,FOR THEY KNEW THEY GOT PROBLEMS WITH THESE RADIATOR IN THESE TRUCKS AND SUV.AND THE TRANSMISSION TOO HELP PLEASE NOW I AM LAID OFF SO I DO NOT HAVE WORK OR MONEY TO FIX THIS TRUCK SO NISSAN HAS TO FIXED FOR FREE HELP ALL THOSE WHO PASS THE 80,000 MILES AND I STILL NEED TO MAKE 7 MORE PAYMENTS ON IT. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A DEALER I HAVE RADIATOR FLUID IN MY TRANSMISSION FLUID. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN MODEL YEAR NISSAN VEHICLES, DUE TO A BREAK IN A TRANSMISSION LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH THE RADIATOR. PLEASE FORCE NISSAN TO RECALL AND REPAIR THIS ISSUE!!! *TR

I TOOK MY FRONTIER TRUCK IN FOR A 120000 MILE SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE CHECK AND OIL CHANGE. THE DEAL TOLD ME THAT THE RADIATOR COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD MIXED TOGETHER DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD FLUSH THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION AND TRY TO CLEAN OUT MOST OF THE MIXED FLUID. I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION MIGHT HAVE TO BE ALSO REPLACED. THE COST FOR THE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE AROUND $8400. I BEGAN TO DO SOME RESEARCH INTO THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR AND THAT THE FLUID COULD LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION. I SAW THAT NISSAN WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANT TO COVER THE COST IF YOU HAD LESS THAT 8 YEARS AND 80000 MILES. THIS WARRANT WOULD NOW HELP ME, DUE...

WHILE DRIVING MY FRONTIER, THE TRANSMISSION STARTING MAKING NOISE. IT STARTED SLIPPING WHEN I WAS TAKING OFF, AFTER HAVING STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. THEN THE SERVICE LIGHT AND INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. I COULD TELL THAT 2ND GEAR WAS GONE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED NISSAN DEALER. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRUCK WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND GAVE ME A $5190 ESTIMATE. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE $300 FOR THE RENTAL I HAVE HAD TO GET FOR THIS FIRST WEEK, OR THE $101 FOR THE TOWING AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLANT WAS LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND HAS CAUSED IT TO FAIL. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, HAVE REGISTERED COMPLAINTS THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A RADIATOR FAILURE THAT WAS KNOWN BY NISSAN. I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE OR ANY OTHER NOTIFICATION CONCERNING THIS...

BROUGHT VEHICLE IN TO MECHANIC BECAUSE OF ROUGH SOUND HAPPENING OCCASIONALLY. IT TURNS OUT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, AND THAT RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS CAUSED TRANSMISSION ISSUES. COST TO REPAIR WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $4,000. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE WITH 66,000 MILES. *TR

WAS TRAVELING AT 55MPH IN MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER WHEN IT WAS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO STOP IN THE HIGHWAY, NOWHERE TO PULL OFF. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT WAS NEAR MY DESTINATION AND MANAGED TO GET THERE GOING ABOUT 10 TO 15MPH. IT WAS AT NIGHT SO LUCKILY NOT MUCH TRAFFIC WHEN IT OCCURRED. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD THE RADIATOR FAILED AND COOLANT WAS ALLOWED TO ENTER TRANSMISSION THUS ALSO CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE 80,000 MILE WARRANTY BUT ALSO FOUND OUT THAT WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED FROM THE ORIGINAL 36,000 MILE WARRANTY BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS. ONLY THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WERE ISSUED THE 80,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT MY VEHICLE HAD 95,994 MILES THUS NO WARRANTY COVERAGE, AND REPAIR COST WOULD RUN $6,900.00. CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS BUT WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT. ALTHOUGH DEALERSHIP WORKED WITH ME AND...

TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILING AND CONTAMINATING THE TRANSMISSION, REPAIRED TRANSMISSION COST WAS MORE THAT I CAN PAID, FIXED ANYWAY BUT STILL NOT 100% GOOD, HAVEN'T BOUGHT A NEW RADIATOR, DON'T WANT THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR I HOPE THIS WILL BE A RECALL SO I CAN HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REPAIR BY NISSAN AND A RADIATOR REPLACE.

2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MALFUNCTION IN THE RADIATOR LEAKING, THAT RESULTED IN COMPLETELY DAMAGING THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION *TGW

IN NOVEMBER 2010 MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. 3 MONTHS AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION, I DISCOVERED I HAD TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN RUIN DUE TO A FAULTY RADIATOR INSTALL IN THE 2005 FRONTIERS BY NISSAN. *TR

RADIATOR FAILED/CRACKED AND COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. *TR *JS

WAS STOPPED AT RED LIGHT WENT TO PULL OFF TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD ENGINE CHECKED AND IT HAD A CODE OF P1754 FOR TRANSMISSION SOLENOID. CHECK CODE ON INTERNET AND SAW WHERE IT WAS A PROBLEM NISSAN HAD WITH A CRACKED RADIATOR. TOOK TO RADIATOR SHOP AND HE SAID RADIATOR WAS CRACKED AND FLUID FROM RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WAS MIXING TOGETHER HAD RADIATOR REPLACED AND TOOK TRUCK TO NISSAN TO HAVE TRANSMISSION CHECK, THEY SAID TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED BY ANTIFREEZE AND IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID ENTERED THE RADIATOR AND THE RADIATOR FLUID MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

I PURCHASED A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER IN 2006. IN 2010 I NOTICED MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A MECHANIC WHO PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. THE COMPUTER READ THAT THE SENSORS WERE BAD. I REPLACED ALL THE SENSORS MYSELF AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE THAT THIS IS A BIG ISSUE WITH FRONTIERS. IT'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND CAUSES PROBLEMS WHEN TRYING TO GET THE TRUCK TO PASS INSPECTION. THERE NEEDS TO BE A WARNING WHEN AN ISSUE LIKE THIS IS HAPPENING FOR CONSUMERS. *TR

ON 1 NOV 2001 I WAS COMING BACK FROM AJO AZ. WHEN MY ENGINE OVERHEATED AS I WAS TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE. ABOUT EVEN WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVER HEATING. I LET OFF THE GAS AND STOPPED AS SOON AS I COULD AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED.AFTER STOPPING I DISCOVERED NO WATER IN RADIATOR.I FILLED IT FROM A 5 GALLON CAN OF WATER AND MADE IT TO A GAS STATION.THE MECHANIC ON DUTY TOLD ME THAT THE RADIATOR FAILED INTERNALLY AND THAT I HAD WATER AND ANTIFREEZE IN THE TRANSMISSION.MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE HAD SEVERAL PATHFINDERS AND A FEW FRONTIERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I GOT ON LINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH NISSANS HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 WHEN THE ENGINE EXHIBITED A DECREASE IN RPMS FOLLOWED BY THE STALLING OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE FAILURE BUT THE RPM WERE STILL ABNORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

NISSAN HAS NOT STOOD BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT ONCE SO EVER. RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO GO OUT. NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT SEND OUT A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM AND NEVER DID TILL THIS DAY. ALTHOUGH THEY CHOOSE TO ON OTHER PROBLEMS. ITS A SAFTEY ISSUE AS WELL AND NISSAN DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE AT ALL. THEY WENT ON SELLING CARS LIKE NORMAL AND CHOOSE TO LEAVE THERE PAST CONSUMERS IN THE DUST. NOT WORKING WITH OR CARING ABOUT US. I WORK HARD FOR THIS TRUCK AND NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO HELP AND WONT HELP ONE BIT. EVEN THOUGH ITS COMPLETELY DUE TO A MANUFACTURER FLAW BY NISSAN AS A COMPANY AND THEY KNOW IT! PLEASE HELP! *TR

WHINING NOISE FROM FRONT OF ENGINE. DIAGNOSED AS TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILING. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE. DEALER COVERED 300 DOLLARS BUT AFTER 20 DAYS AND 13 PHONE CALLS, NISSAN USA REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE IN REPAIR OR DISCUSS THE ISSUE. CONCERN FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 80,000 WHICH DOES VERY LITTLE FOR THOSE OF US THAT KEEP OUR VEHICLES A LONG TIME. *TR

RADIATOR & TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE RADIATOR RUPTURED. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO BEGAN SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO E REPLACED AS THE ANTIFREEZE MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE YET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE IPDM BOARD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE IPDM BOARD HIMSELF. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,500.

PURCHASED A 05 FRONTIER CC 4X4 TRUCK FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. 2 WEEKS I HAD THE TRUCK ROUGHLY THE 15 OF JULY, I HAD PUT A 30 TO 40 POUND STONE IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK WHICH HAS THE RHINO BED LINER, ROCK DENT IN THE RIBS OF THE BOX AND CHIPPED THE RHINO BED LINING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, EXPLAINED IN DETAIL BUT NOTHING DONE AS OF YET. YET ANOTHER PERSON HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND GOT A NEW BOX. PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW RATTLING, THE REAR END SQUEAKING, AND THE REAR. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN AGAIN, THEY TOOK IT IN SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW AND THE REAR END SQUEAKING. TOOK TRUCK HOME AND WAS DOING THE SAME THING. TOOK BACK AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM PLUS REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND ENGINE BRAKE. SAID THEY...