CarComplaints.com Notes: In a very limited selection on small pickup trucks, the Frontier is one of the best options except -- and I cannot emphasize this enough -- for one problem that makes it an avoid-at-all-costs pain in you know what: the radiator ruptures and leaks coolant into the transmission, killing it. Such a buzzkill.
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As I was driving, my 05 Nissan Frontier stalled, shut down and lost all power. It took a while for it to restart and it was a very dangerous situation as I was almost rear ended on the 2 lane road in henderson, nv. I am obviously petrtified to drive so I began to to research this situation. Just for the hell of it, I tried to start the next morning and it didn't start. After a few hours, however, it started. Just to make sure, I had my starter and battery looked at and was told they were fine, but I was told it could be the ECM relay. This was recalled in 2011 and I had it changed out at henderson Nissan. I also replaced the ECM relay last week to make sure the part didn't go bad, but the vehicle was still stalling and intermittently starting. Upon more research I found that different types of Nissan were having the same problem. The titans, exterras, and pathfinders. Lots of older models, but even new vehicles that were just purchased from the dealership. I proceeded to henderson Nissan and described what was happening and wad told it was the ipdm unit. I also spoke with certified mechanics and they said the same thing. I purchased the parts. This is a huge safety issue. If one of these vehicles ever stalls and loses power on a busy highway or road the aftermath can be deadly for the owner of the Nissan and their passengers and other innocent drivers on the road. This serious condition can cause bodily harm, and even death. I was lucky I wasn't in an accident the day it happened to me, I truly thank god! I fully believe that all Nissan's should be recalled and have the new ipdm unit installed as I hear the the original ipdm unit was designed improperly. The newer updated model is slightly different in appearance, and fits the titan as well. This is so serious, and Nissan knows that it should have this recalled.
Clutch break band solenoid failed. Lost all power to my vehicle and would not start again. $1000 for the part $400 for the labor $100 for transmission fluid.
While driving at a speed of 60-65 on the highway my 2005 Nissan Frontier feels like the transmission slips out of gear and starts to grind. This occurs only under acceleration and I do not mean hard acceleration. I am simply at a cruising speed on the highway and trying to simply maintain a speed and the noise occurs daily. I am not positive that the noise is coming from the transmission because I am no mechanic, but the sound is a grinding sound which means it is a gear grinding somewhere. I took the vehicle to a Nissan dealer three times and all I was told is that the transmission is okay. I do not have a service engine light on so maybe that is the reason, but I was able to show the dealer the noise and still no help. All I wanted when I bought this truck is a reliable car and I do not have one. Nissan should be held responsible for putting out a subpar product. I know based on the online forums that I am not alone in these issues with the truck.
- Medford, MA, USA
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- Henderson, NV, USA