2006 NISSAN FRONTIER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking oil. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to a local dealer who diagnosed that the valve cover gasket needed to be replaced. Additionally, the spark plugs needed to be replaced. The dealer later called the contact and informed the contact that the bank #1 and #2 cam sensors and the coil packs needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the dealer later called back and stated that the vehicle was making an abnormal sound and upon performing a diagnostic test, the dealer advised that the timing chain needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. AS IT WAS NOT REGISTERED, I HAVE NOT TRIED. I SUBSEQUENTLY OVERVIEW, THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT NORMAL. I LOOKED AT THE WORST DEFAULT OF THE FRONTIER ON THE INTERNET AND I FIND THAT EVERYONE HAS A PROBLEM RADIATOR CRACK LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID. I HAVE BEEN TO THE GARAGE. THEY SAID THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE OIL TRANSMISSION. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR COOLANT RADIATOR BYPASS. IT COST ME $ 2,408 CAD

WHILE DRIVING, THE TRUCK STALLED ON A HILL DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRUCK BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS INTO TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY NISSAN, AND A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, AFTER THE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE DUE TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TRANSMISSION BLEW DUE TO RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING INTO TRANSMISSION. KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN, YET NO RECALL ISSUED AND DEADLINE TO BE PART OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS PASSED. *TR

MY VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND FELT TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING! BECAUSE OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE OF LEAKING COOLANT CAUSES TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I BOUGHT THIS FRONTIER WITH VERY LOW MILES AND WAS NEVER TOLD OF THIS POTENTIAL ISSUE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AS IT PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING AND IF YOU ARE DRIVING CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I AM NOW READING THAT NISSAN OWNERS HAVE NO IDEA THIS IS HAPPENING UNTIL TOO LATE. ONCE THE COOLANT IS MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THIS LETHAL COMBINATION KILLS THE VALVES, SEALS AND TORQUE CONVERTER -- RENDERING YOUR ENTIRE TRANSMISSION USELESS. I READ THAT THIS ISSUE IS CURRENTLY CONTAINED TO THE 2005?2010 MODEL YEARS. I HAVE A 2006 WITH 64K MILES! IT IS ONLY TIME UNTIL THIS ISSUE CAUSES MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS SINCE THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WHILE CARS ARE DRIVING. PLEASE PUSH NISSAN FOR A RECALL. I...

VEHICLE RAN HOT, WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. NEEDED A NEW RADIATOR TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING WITH ANTIFREEZE. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RADIATOR CRACKED AND COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION RENDERING IT USELESS. *TR

HELLO FELLOW "NISSANERS"! WELL, WAS SO HAPPY WITH THIS TRUCK AND MY WIFE AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT WAS HER FIRST IDEA TO PURCHASE THIS GOOD-LOOKING VEHICLE. OUR SON WAS DRIVING OUR FRONTIER TO SCHOOL AND BACK HOME A FEW YEARS AGO, THEN TO A LOCAL UNIVERSITY. EVERYBODY WERE SO HAPPY! THEN MY SON MENTIONED THAT TRUCK IS BEHAVING VERY STRANGE: HEAVY SHAKING/JUMPING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AROUND 60-65 MPH. I DIDN'T BELIEVED IT TILL I DRAW MYSELF. TRUE! A FEW TIMES I FELT LIKE HEAVY HIT FROM BEHIND, LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE ENDED UP TO TRUCK'S REAR SIDE! THEN I SEARCHED WEB AND AFTER SOME EXPLORATION REALIZED THE PROBLEM IS RADIATOR COOLANT CONTAMINATES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID! HOW?! I OPENED RADIATOR CUP AND SAW MILKY SUBSTANCE ON IT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS NOT A CLEAR PINK COLOR, IT WAS MORE LIKE PINKISH MILK SHAKE COLOR! THAT WAS IT!!! AFTER ALMOST $32K WERE...

RADIATOR COOLANT FAILURE LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO FAIL... *TR

I AM YET ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR PROBLEM ALONG WITH HUNDREDS, POSSIBLY THOUSANDS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS. DEFECTIVE RADIATOR ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION WHICH IS NOW OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, DURING THE DEALER INSPECTION THEY NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE NOISE IS A WHINING SOUND AND I THOUGHT NOTHING OF THE NOISE UNTIL THEY STATED THAT ITS THE TIMING CHAIN AND THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FROM THE RESEARCH I DID THE TIMING CHAIN IS SUPPOSED TO BE A NON-SERVICEABLE ITEM AND SHOULD LAST THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT NISSAN MOTOR CORP IS AWARE OF. NISSAN MOTOR CORP HAD ISSUED TSB'S FOR THIS ITEM AND THEY HAVE EVEN BEEN PART OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. WHY WERE NISSAN OWNERS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE? NOW I AM FACED WITH A $1,500 REPAIR DECISION. FROM WHAT I HAVE ALSO READ IF THIS CHAIN BREAKS IT CAN HAVE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES FOR THE DRIVER,...

RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, COSTING OVER $4500. *TR

DRIVING 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER TRUCK ON HILL AT STOP SIGN WENT TO GO AND TRANS DID NOT PULL. ROLLED BACK INTO A TREE. FOUND OUT ABOUT DEFECTIVE RADIATOR BUT NO RECALL???? USELESS CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE 5500.00 TO FIX. *TR

MY NISSAN FRONTIER BEGAN MAKING A SLIGHT ENGINE NOISE AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES ( I AM HEARING IMPAIRED). THE NOISE BECAME MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN ACCELERATING. AT ABOUT 39,000 MILES SOMEONE ELSE HEARD THE NOISE AND TOLD ME MY TIMING CHAINS WERE ABOUT TO BREAK DUE TO A COMMON NISSAN DEFECT AND NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR AS THE ENGINE COULD LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN BY NISSAN IN 2007 AND 2009 (NTB09-128) I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DANGER OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE ON THESE VEHICLES AND IS DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC. IF THE SYSTEM FAILS THE DRIVER WOULD BE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN THEIR SPEED AND EXPOSE THEM TO THE RISK OF BEING REAR ENDED IF THEIR VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS. I WOULD NOT HAVE EXPECTED AN ENGINE WITH ONLY 30,000...

MY NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME I NEED TIMING CHAIN GUIDES AND IT WOULD COST ME $1600.00, THEN I GO ON LINE AND NISSAN NEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN 2009. THEY SAID IF I HAD 60,000 MILES THEY WOULD HAVE COVERED THIS, THEY NEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AND DID NOT TELL ME. THIS IS FRAUD AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS.THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ON THESE VEHICLES. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS? *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH CROSS CONTAMINATION OF RADIATOR FLUID AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE DEALER STATES THE KNOWN DEFECT IS BEYOND THE 100,000 MILE CUTOFF FOR THE EXTEND MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY THAT DEALS WITH THIS COMMON AND WELL KNOWN DEFECT. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR IS 4800.00 WITH THE FULL BURDEN RESTING ON ME FOR A COMMON AND WELL KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD NISSAN RECALLED THE VEHICLES AND MADE THE REPAIRS AS SOON AS THEY WERE AWARE. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BUT AGAIN MY VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF THE PARAMETERS OF THE LAWSUIT. I DON'T QUITE KNOW WHAT TO DO AS I LIKE MOST EVERYONE DON'T HAVE $5000.00 SITTING AROUND AND UNFORTUNATELY MY CREDIT IS IN HORRIBLE SHAPE SO I CAN'T GET A LOAN TO PAY FOR IT NOR CAN I QUALIFY FOR A LOAN TO TRADE IT IN. HOW IN THE...

WAS PARKED AT STORE WITH TRUCK RUNNING WHEN IT RAN HOT. WITH FURTHER LOOK IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION OIL MIXING WITH THE COOLANT. REPLACED RADIATOR. NOW TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND NOW NOT PULLING. *TR

THE NISSAN FRONTIER RADIATOR CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION WITH COOLANT THUS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION IN A BUSY TRAFFIC AREA. THIS ISSUE CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO SHUTTER THUS FORCING THE TRAFFIC TO THE REAR OF ME TO LOCK UP BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. TO MY DISMAY, THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN BY NISSAN WHO REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUES. TO PROVE THE ISSUE IS LARGER THAN NISSAN ADMITS, CHOOSE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS IN ANY AREA, MAKE A PHONE CALL AND TELL THEM YOU OWN A NISSAN FRONTIER, YOU WILL NEED SAY NO MORE, THE SHOP MANAGER WILL WITHOUT PROMPT SAY "YOU HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES DUE TO THE RADIATOR CONTAMINATING THE TRANSMISSION, YOU WILL HAVE TO REBUILD/REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION." IT IS UP TO THE NHTSA TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER FROM FRAUDULENT COMPANIES SUCH AS NISSAN. A RECALL IS THE ONLY COURSE OF ACTION...MOST CONSUMERS CANNOT AFFORD THE COST OF A TRANSMISSION...

WHEN SET IN D, THE RPM'S DROPPED. NEXT DAY DRIVING 20 SEC. AND LOOSES ALL POWER. CAN SHIFT THE GEAR STICK, BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. NO AUDIBLE WARNING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. JUST STOPPED DRIVING. GOT CODE P1759 AND P1769. NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR BECAUSE THE COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION. $5500 IS THE QUOTE FROM THE DEALER. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER THAT IS HAVING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO THE KNOWN ISSUE OF RADIATOR FLUID CONTAMINATING THE LINES TO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSING INTERNAL FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED $5,000 IN REPAIRS FOR THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS VERY ISSUE FOR SEVERAL MODELS. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE LAWSUIT, HOWEVER, SAID A SETTLEMENT OR RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED AT THIS POINT AND THEY COULD NOT DISCUSS IT ANY FURTHER WITH ME. THEY SUGGESTED I TRADE THE CAR IN AND BUY ANOTHER FROM THEM, EVEN SUGGESTING ANOTHER FRONTIER. *TR

I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY NISSAN FRONTIER AND BROUGHT IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR BECAUSE ENGINE COOLANT HAS LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND IS DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION A QUICK SEARCH IT SEEMS THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT MORE OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE OF NISSAN HAVING A POOR DESIGN AND PUTTING MANY PEOPLE AT RISK BY HAVING THEIR TRANSMISSIONS SEIZE UP AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHILE DRIVING. HAVING COOLANT LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE AND IS GROSS NEGLIGENCE ON BEHALF OF NISSAN TO IGNORE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

HAD A BAD VIBRATION IN THE DRIVE LINE AT A LOW SPEED. THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A U-JOINT. BEGAN A SEARCH ON LINE AND FOUND AN ARTICLE ON THE FRONTIER'S ANTI-FREEZE MIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT ENTERING THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING FAILURE. I CHECKED THE OVERFLOW TANK AND IT HAD TRANS FLUID ON TOP OF THE COOLANT AND THE RADIATOR HAD A RED FOAM COMING OUT. TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND IT WAS CONFIRMED. *TR

RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO BREAK AND BE CHILE TO STALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. THE FRONTIER IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN. I WAS DRIVING IN FRONT OF A TRACTOR TRAILER AND JUST MISSED GETTING REAR ENDED. I'VE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE RADIATOR LEAKING AND CROSS CONTAMINATING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND BLOWING OUT THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THESE VEHICLES INVOLVED AND NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THEIR DEFECT REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE MILEAGE. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2006 FRONTIER 2 YEARS AGO AND ONLY PUT 20,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW THE COOLANT IS MIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THEY WANT TO PAY 2500 DOLLARS TO HELP FIX IT. AND THIS BULL CRAP. NISSAN NEEDS TO MAN UP AND STAND BEHIND THERE VEHICLES. DISSATISFIED CUSTOMERS CAN SPREAD THE WORD. NEVER BUY A NISSAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. *TR

COOLANT HAS ENTERED TRANSMISSION FLUID, THIS CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BECOME IMMOBILE IN TRAFFIC, INTERSECTIONS, ETC. *TR

HELLO, I HAVE A 2006 FRONTIER ON IT'S WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW HAVING THE RADIATOR & TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THAT IS CAUSED FROM THE COOLANT MIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I DON'T KNOW HOW NISSAN CAN SAY THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOUR VEHICLE CAN STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC DUE TO YOUR TRANSMISSION DYING. RECALL NEEDED! THANK YOU! *TR

LAST TIME I CHANGED MY OIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THEY WERE CONFUSED AT WHY I HAD OIL IN MY RADIATOR. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A GOOD SIGN! YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, MY TRUCK HAD NO POWER AND IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED MOVING IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING, BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN A GEAR AND MOVE FORWARD. I HAD IT TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP TO LOOK IT OVER AND AFTER A TEST DRIVE AND LOOKING AT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUIDS, THEY SAID I HAD A CROSS CONTAMINATION OF THE TWO SYSTEMS AND IT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THEY CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE A LAW SUIT I CAN JOIN TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE CVT. (CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION) IT WILL COST ABOUT $4,200. I LOOKED ONLINE AND IT LOOKS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CHECK COOLANT LEVEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 99,700. *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN FRONTIER THAT HAS HAD FAILED IN A NUMBER OF THINGS WHICH ARE NOT WEAR AND TEAR. THEY ARE DESIGN FLAWS. THE FUEL GAUGE MODULE. THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION LEAK FLAW. BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE RADIATOR, NOW A PERFECTLY WORKING TRANNY NEEDS REBUILT. I ALSO HEAR THE TENSIONER FOR THE TIMING CHAIN IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. MY FRONTIER BEGAN FALLING APART BEFORE THE 100.000 MILES WITH DESIGN FLAWS. NISSAN NEVER AGAIN. A SIMPLE WARNING LETTER THAT MY RADIATOR NEEDED A $300 REPAIR WOULD HAVE SAVED ME $4,000 LATER AND NOT LEAVE ME STRANDED IN TRAFFIC. *TR

2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL VEHICLE RECALL NOTICES AND OTHER MECHANICAL FAILURES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE SHOWED SIGNS OF ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE SECOND YEAR AFTER HE PURCHASED IT. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM RECALL, HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK, AND THE ENGINE WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AFTER ONLY HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR THREE YEARS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS GAUGE HAS SINCE STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THE ENGINE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS SINCE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, THERE WAS STILL A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE, BUT IT WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM FAILED AND ALLOWED RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,500. UPDATED 5/15/13 *CN UPDATED 05/31/2013 *JS

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN COMPROMISED DUE TO A FAULTY RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION CONTAMINATING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY SHUDDER AND WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED OUT DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. HARD TO BELIEVE NISSAN DID PRACTICALLY NOTHING TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT SURE WAS EVIDENT THAT THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF TRANSMISSION SHOPS I'VE VISITED. *TR

RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION, AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO ENTER THE RADIATOR. *TR

HASN'T HAPPENED YET, BUT FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS FROM 2005-2010 NISSAN PATHFINDER, XTERRA AND FRONTIER OWNERS CONCERNING MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES WHILE DRIVING DUE TO CROSS CONTAMINATION FROM A FAILED TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE RUNNING THROUGH THE RADIATOR, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN KNOWN BY NISSAN FOR YEARS AND AS A BAND-AID SOLUTION OFFERED EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THESE SPECIFIC COMPONENTS TO 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES, KNOWING FULL WELL MOST PROBLEMS HAVE A RECORD OF OCCURRING JUST AFTER 100,000 MILES. CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS DEFECT ARE NOW PENDING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THIS DEFECT AND NISSAN'S LACK OF CONCERN FOR PREVENTATIVE ACTION PLACED THIS IN THE 2ND WORST PROBLEM ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM TOP VEHICLE PROBLEM TRENDS OF 2012 LIST. AS MORE AND MORE OF THESE MODEL YEARS APPROACH 100,000 MILES, MORE AND MORE CATASTROPHIC FAILURES WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY AND LOSS OF LIFE...

2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH FROM HOME, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE AN INSPECTION REVEALED RADIATOR FLUID AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXED TOGETHER.

MY NISSAN WAS HAVING ISSUES SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN WAS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH A PART THAT WORE OUT AND LEAKED COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE RADIATOR. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF IT WAS RECALLED. THEY INFORMED ME I WAS A FEW THOUSAND MILES OVER MY WARRANTY AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING. I THEN SAW THE MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID NISSAN PAID FOR SOME VEHICLES OUT OF WARRANTY. THAT ALONE PROVES THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I PAID FOR A NEW RADIATOR ($600) AND HOPED FOR THE BEST WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I AM IN THE NAVY SO I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. NOW MY LUCK HAS RUN OUT AND I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I HAVE A 3 MONTH OLD AT HOME AND NEED TO HAVE...

MY 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER'S RADIATOR COOLER TANK RUPTURED FORCING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES CAUSING "CATASTROPHIC FAILURE" AT 92000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER (12000 MILES OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE FAULTY RADIATOR). THIS IS APPARENTLY AN "UNCOMMON", BUT KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN TRUCK AND SUV MODELS. I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 70 NEAR FREDERICK, MARYLAND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED. I LOST ALL FORWARD MOMENTUM BUT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD IT CHECKED BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP IN MOUNT AIRY, MARYLAND AND THEY QUOTED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION AT $4350. AFTER MAKING INQUIRES WITH THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2006, THEIR INITIAL ESTIMATE WAS BETWEEN ROUGHLY $6000 - $10000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION! THEY WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE DOWN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND THEN TAKEN BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,376 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,379.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE RADIATOR CRACKED AND THE RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

FAILURE OF TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING CHAIN GUIDES. *KB

A TRANSMISSION LINE FROM THE COOLER RUNS THROUGH THE RADIATOR. THE LINE FAILED ALLOWING FLUID FROM THE RADIATOR TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED MASSIVE VIBRATIONS AND VEHICLE STALLING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE FREEWAY OR TO PASS, CREATING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION IN TRAFFIC. *KB

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2007 WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN SHIMMYING ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE I HIT 60,000 MILES AND IN SPITE OF HAVING MY TIRES RE-ALIGNED AND BALANCED, IT STILL CONTINUES TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR. I JUST HIT MY 100,000 MILE MARK ON THE FIRST OF OCTOBER. ON OCTOBER 18TH, I WAS AT MY SON'S DAYCARE AND THE TRUCK STARTED IDLING STRANGELY. THE TRUCK WAS PUTTERING AND EXHAUSTING BLACK SMOKE. IT DIED IN THE PARKING LOT AND I TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET IT STARTED. IT TOOK ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF TRYING BUT I GOT IT RUNNING AGAIN, ONLY TO HAVE IT DIE ON ME IN TRAFFIC. ONCE AGAIN, I GOT IT STARTED AND MANAGED TO GET IT HOME WHERE IT COMPLETELY DIED. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (AFTER A LOCAL MECHANIC...

MY TRUCK SUFFERS FROM 2 KNOWN PROBLEMS THAT HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED AND ARE INVOLVED IN TWO NISSAN TSBS. I HAVE THE FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT AND THE WHINING TIMING BELT TENSIONER. I AM NOT GETTING ANY HELP FROM NISSAN AND JUST GET A FLAT 'YOUR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED' STATEMENT FROM THEM. I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD FIX THESE PROBLEMS OR AT LEAST OFFER A VERY REDUCED RATE FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR BECAME CLOGGED BY WHAT HAD DEVELOPED INTO A JELLY TYPE OF SUBSTANCE AND DESTROYED THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FAILURE DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A WORN TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER GUIDE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,400 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOUR DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AGAIN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER GETTING GAS. ALSO, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS ON THE RECALL LIST AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. *JB UPDATED 03/01/11