Gradual failure of transmission due to ruptured transmission cooler inside radiator allowing coolant into transmission fluid. Symptom started as small vibration and numerous service attempts could not identify problem. Had transmission flushed and service center did not mention any discoloration of fluid or other problem. Had radiator drained and flushed and thermostat replaced,service center did not cite any discoloration of fluid. Transmission now bucks heavily and web research uncovered the problem with similiar make and model vehicle.
2005 Nissan Frontier transmission complaints
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Radiator failed/cracked and coolant leaked into the transmission and destroyed the transmission. *tr
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.
At 60mph on a slight grade, the truck began to shake. At first I thought it was chatter bumps, but the shaking increased over a couple of days and began to happen at low speeds. According to the mechanic, radiator was leaking into transmission and destroyed the transmission. Have attempted to fix by reparing radiator and flushing transmission. Neither has helped.
Experienced vibrations in the suspension at approximately 55mph. Over the next couple of months, the vibrations became progressively worse. I took the truck to the nissan dealer for repairs. I was told this was a transmission failure caused by a design problem where the radiator fluid over time contaminates the transmission fluid. The nissan dealer stated the repairs called for complete replacement of the transmission and radiator. The repairs were done at a cost of $5,375.28. Since this transmission and radiator failure was caused by a design problem, I contacted nissan consumer affairs to request that they compensate me for the cost of repairs. They refused to cover the cost of repairs, stating that the warranty period had expired.
My 2005 frontier started stuttering and not accelerating as normal. I was trying to get onto the freeway and my truck would not go past about 45 MPH. I got off the freeway and took side roads back home. After numerous phone calls to nissan to try to fix this problem I looked online and found out that the most common problem with this vehicle is transmission fluid mixing with coolant from the radiator and causing the transmission to fail. I took my truck to a nissan dealership where they told me there wasn't a problem with my transmission fluid and it was fine. I then took my truck to another mechanic who told me the problem was the mixing of the two fluids. This problem could have potentially caused an accident on the freeway, as my truck's maximum speed was 20 MPH less that the speed limit, and my truck could have potentially stopped all together. I'm just glad none of that happened, but I'm sure someone else is not going to be so lucky.
Truck would not shift into drive after backing up. Had been having trouble with the od for about a month. It would vibrate or rumble at speeds of around 60mph. Stopped using the od and it seemed ok until yesterday. Checked coolant for transmission fluid like everyone else with the same problem and there it was. This is very obviously a manufacturers defect with so many people having the same trouble.
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 radiator and flush the transmission and it would be good to go. On line peoples complaints that I found said they were told the same and the transmissions still failed. Can I expect a recall to fix this problem?the waranty was up at 98,000 miles.
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!
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.
The transmission cooler built into the radiator failed causing coolant and transmission fluid to cross contaminate and cause possible overheat of motor and failure of transmission. Tried contacting nissan north america about help fixing it but they refuse to do anything about it because it is out of warranty. Getting the radiator and transmission replaced will cost about $5,000.
I drove the frontier to work that morning, then in the afternoon I began my 62 mile commute home. I came to a stop at a traffic light and then when I began to drive again the engine would rev high and accelerate slowly. I made it to a service station where the code p1754 was read on the onboard computer. I was told by the service station that it needed to be looked at, since he didn't see any mechanical issues. The code was cleared and I was able to drive it home. The next morning thinking the problem may have been a glitch in the computer I attempted to drive it down the road, approximately 2 miles into the drive a violent jerk of the truck and I could not accelerate, it was as though the vehicle was in neutral. I made it home and had the vehicle towed to the dealer I bought it from in 2007. They informed me that the transmission cooler had cracked and cross contaminated the radiator and transmission fluids and it would be a 6300.00 dollar repair. I contacted nissan after reading online about multiple issues with this and they said that they had sent a letter out in december notifying owners of the issue. The letter stated that the warranty had been extended to 80,000 miles. Due to the fact that neither the dealer nor nissan had taken the time to update the vehicles info showing my ownership, I never received a letter and am beyond the 80,000 miles as are many of the other owners experiencing this issue. Nissan admits that the transmission cooler is suffering catastrophic failure in the transmission and radiators, but only on the phone. When you let them know that the transmission fails while on the highway in the middle of traffic, they only offer what seems to be the typical "I am sorry." this problem needs to be corrected and not at the owners expense, since it is a faulty transmission cooler that was used that caused all of the damage.
My nissan 2005 frontier has a transmission problem where the radiator is leaking coolant in the transmission. This has caused the vehicle to not change gears properly and is a danger as it does not accelerate as it should.
I have a suffered a transmission failure due to a faulty radiator in my 2005 nissan frontier. Coolant has entered the transmission due to radiator failure, thus ruining it. I have had my 2005 nissan frontier in the shop for five weeks and it will cost $4,500 to repair.
Dear sir or ma'am; I have a nissan frontier 2005 v^ 4.0l engine nismo 4x4 model. It has 91k miles in it and have recently been experiencing sluggishness and a "thud" while in low power (automatic transmission). So I have been reading forums and online sites to get an idea of what the source of the problem maybe. Mechanics and auto part stores have diagnosed it as an issue with the transmission brake control valve (internal). My trucks discrepancy might be isolated but what concerns me goes not only for my vehicle but also and more for all these consumers who have reported problems with their radiation+transmission. They have spent money and it seems from their comments nissan dealerships and company have not been able to help or address a known issue (it sounds like a cover-up--hopefully the consumers are accurate in their description). What further concerns me is that they seem to be stuck with their situation and unable to go further. One consumer contacted a local tv stations consumer affairs section and got help. So it seems that what these consumers need is backing from a legitimate institution or agency. If the dealership/company will not listen to their costumers and address the issue (which I believe is a safety issue), perhaps we can get your (the federal safety agency) help. I propose that the federal safety agency pls look into this mechanical safety concern and look into possibility of poor materials/manufacturing of some of the nissan frontier components. Appreciate your response on this matter. For the consumer concerns/problem descriptions, please reference: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/nissan_frontier.html.
2005 nissan frontier. Transmission failure.. Vehicle shutters around 40 MPH and some loud clunking noises when the tranny shifts. Dealer tried to blame my brakes. Took to transmision shop and was told it would be $5000 to replace tranny because coolant contaminated the transmision.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier pickup truck. While driving 45 MPH, the contact stated that the vehicle would vibrate into the next gear. The contact would release the accelerator pedal the vehicle speed would increase excessively. The contact was forced to shift into over drive in order to gain control of the vehicle. The dealer nor manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure was not remedied. The failure mileage was 94,600. The current mileage was 95,000. Updated 08/15/11 *bf the contact stated that the problem has since been diagnosed by a nissan dealership as being an intermix of radiant coolant and transmission fluid. This mix ruined the radiator and transmission. Updated 06/07/12
Took my truck to peltier in tyler for an ECM relay recall. Mechanic looked at truck and found that the radiator transmission cooler was leaking anti-freeze into my transmission. Was told to replace radiator immediately and flush transmission. Did this however transmission went into limp mode and progressively got worse. A mechanic replaced the valve body which cost over $1000 for the part alone and checked the clutch packs in the transmission. Clutch packs checked okay however the mechanic could not guarantee that the torque converter was okay. Vehicle seemed to drive okay after the repair. Now the torque converter seems to be going out and the vehicle will go into the limp mode. I have to disconnect the battery to reset the code and it will drive okay for about 10 miles and the service engine light goes on. When this happens the vehicle goes into the limp mode. My mechanic told me that he thinks the torque converter is shot and will have to be replaced. Update as of 07/192011 - mechanic replaced my torque converter and rebuilt transmission. The old torque converter came apart and after pulling the transmission, he saw a lot of metallic shavings on the screen on the valve body. While driving to work on 07/22/2011, I was driving around 70 MPH with the cruise control on. All of a sudden my RPM gauge redlined and my transmission went into neutral. I immediately released the cruise control by tapping the brake pedal. With no shoulder on the road at my location, an 18 wheeler was quickly coming up on my rear. I put my flashers on and was able to coast to an exit. The 18 wheeler came within inches hitting my rear end. Now my frontier is in dunn's transmission shop in tyler, tx to be repaired. As of this writing, the problem has not been diagnosed but I am sure the problem will be in the valve body since something caused the transmission to go into neutral. Probably some metallic material got inside something in the valve body which was replaced in march 2011.
Defective transmissions and fuel sensors on nissan trucks. Nissan is very aware of these problems but refuses to remedy or repair. My current vehicle is a nissan frontier 2005 but I had the fuel sensor problems on my 2006 nissan xterra as well. Pleas see link to consumer affairs complaint page listing hundreds with the same problem; http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/nissan_frontier.html
2005 nissan frontier le (transmission failure). Driving at interstate speed (70mph), transmission failed causing sudden deceleration. Failed once, transmission must be replaced. Nissan service department is not able to repair due to high demand for parts. Possible consequence high speed collision due to sudden deceleration.
3/10/08-transmission is slipping and clunking, took to dealer-turn away, 59994 miles. 4/21/08-62,597 miles returned to dealer and again was told no problem. That day took to local mechanic and he drained transmission fluid. Resembled a milk shake and he diagnosed the problem as a broken transmission line in the radiator. Returned to dealership and they once again turned me away refusing to acknowledge the problem. Local mechanic flushed transmission and repaired radiator. Transmission still slips and clunks and is presently parked.(not drivable) received a letter from nissan admitting to this very problem and they still rejected my request for repairs. Believe engine may have been damaged as a result of this problem. Burns oil and stalls as well. Made many requests to national consumer affairs and totally rejected my concerns.
Vibration occurred while shifting. Took to dealership pf which they stated problem related to engine coolant getting mixed with transmission oil due to failed cooler inside radiator. Costs for rebuilding transmission over $6,000this is obviously a manufacturing or design defect, nothing to do with normal wear and tear. Nissan will not reimburse the repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier. The contact stated that the vehicle began vibrating extremely hard as it overheated. The contact checked the fluids in the vehicle and found that the coolant, oil and transmission fluids were mixed together in the transmission. The vehicle had not been inspected but the contact believed that the seals fractured on the engine when the vehicle overheated, allowing coolant to enter the transmission. The failure and current mileage was 71,000.
Radiator & transmission failure.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier. The contact stated that there was an internal leak in the radiator while spilled onto the transmission and caused it to fail. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the transmission and radiator needed to be replaced. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 150,000.
Had been getting some noises from the transmission for a little while, but mechanic never caught the real issue. Transmission failed while driving 100km/h, overdrive and 4th gears no longer worked. Was able to make it home and do quick internet search where it became obvious that my problem was related to engine coolant getting mixed with transmission oil due to failed cooler inside radiator. Opened up radiator cap which confirmed this fact, tranny oil floating on top of the engine coolant. Costs for rebuilding transmission over $5,000, hooked up oil to external cooler already in the truck, therefore saved cost of replacing radiator (bypassed this cooler). This is obviously a manufacturing or design defect, nothing do with normal wear and tear. Nissan will not reimburse the repair.
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.
I have a 2005 nissan frontier. During the recent cold mornings I have noticed a buzzing/whinning noise when I started my truck. I took the vehicle into the dealership and later found out I needed a new timing chain. This was a huge surprise since I followed all of the maintenance requirements and only have 59,000 miles. I also found out that this is a known problem with my model year and unfortunately I was less than 20 days outside of my warranty period and nissan would not pick up the cost which were estimate to be $1,300. I called nissan corporate to see if they would still honor the warranty since it was a known problem, however, they said they were strict with their warranties and since I was technically outside of the warranty they would not pick up the costs or help out. The service I received was terrible and after doing some research it sounds like there are many other people out there that have had some same issue with the model year vehicle I have. All nissan told me I could do was save my receipts incase there was a recall in the future.
05 nismo frontier, I had a ticking noise while driving. My engine light was on with a catalytic converter code, gas gage was intermittent. Took it to the dealer. Had to replace the fuel sending unit, get a new catalytic converter and have my driveline replace because it was blown. The truck had 94k when I took it in for repairs. I am currently trying to find a possible coolant leak. I can smell it but can't find where it is coming from.
Why has there been no recall on nissan frontier pickup trucks? They have had thousands of complaints reported online about transmission failure due to cross contamination of transmission fluid and engine coolant due to a problem with the transmission cooler pipe design. This is a very common problem with these vehicles. Also I have a failed gas gauge sending unit. Again there are thousands of the same complaints online. There have been recalls on other vehicles for the same reason, yet not on the nissan frontier pickup. The recalls on others was issued because there would be false readings of fuel levels and a person could run out of gas in traffic and cause and accident. The same problem can occur with the nissan frontier because the gauge gives an inaccurate reading or shows empty yet there is fuel in the tank and the operator would have no idea if he is about to run out of gas or not. Back to the transmission, the transmission can go out completely without notice due to the cross contamination. There is no way to no if there is a problem until it was to late. The transmission will fail and there is no way of knowing there is a problem unless you check the radiator periodically. That is the only way to find the problem with out having an actual breakdown. I have had to replace a radiator, have my transmission completely cleaned out twice to remove any coolant, and now my transmission has completely failed. I am asking fro an investigation into the nissan frontier problems and the numbers of the same complaints. I am sure there would be a basis for a recall.
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