Traveling down the road in stop and go traffic I looked in my rearview mirror and then back to the vehicle in front of me. I was doing 15-20 MPH and saw they had stopped and I was in danger of a collision if fast action wasn't taken. When depressing the brake pedal in a panic manner the vehicle did not slow due the accelerator being depressed at the same time as the brake due to the closeness of the pedal. This resulted in a accident involving 3 autos including my 2006 frontier se 4x4. This problem has been noted several times before by the cpsc.
2006 Nissan Frontier brakes complaints
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The consumer stated the left front caliper would seize. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they replaced the front pads and turned the front rotors. When the consumer took the vehicle for a tire rotation, it was discovered all four rotors needed to be replaced. The consumer believed the problem was due to contaminated brake fluid. Updated 02/14/11 *bf updated 07/12/11 *bf updated 07/18/11
I was driving down a steep hill and applied the brakes they went to the floor and I had no brakes, I went over an embankment. I continued to pump breaks and they finally came up enough to stop me in the field. The air bags deployed.
Brakes failure due to rear axle leak . Myself and 10000's others have been having a problem with the rear seals failure due to a faulty air vent that clogs and hot air will build up and the seals will fail and the oil get all over the rear brakes causes the brakes to fail.
I have a 2006 nissan frontier pickup id # [xxx] . I had to replace the front rotors at 20,000 miles and now at 40,000 miles I am having to replace both front and rear rotors. I am 60 years old and have not changed my driving style. These brakes seem to be wearing out at about three times the rate of the brakes of any previous vehicle that I have known. This seems to be a design defect. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I have a 2006 nissan frontier with a v6 engine and automatic transmission. This is a on going problem. The brake pedal is to close to the accelerator pedal. The brake pedal can be depressed lower than the accelerator pedal. This can cause your foot to depress the accelerator pedal when braking. This is especially bad when backing a trailer. I almost hit a tree when backing a utility trailer. It is extremely scary when launching a boat. The truck and driver could end up in the lake. I had two dealers to check the brakes. They say this is normal. One technician thought nissan had a problem with the brakes on the frontier not just my truck. I complained to nissan but didn't receive any help.
When in reverse and required to look over your right shoulder and body/foot is positioned slightly to right and brake is applied hard to stop will cause the gas pedal to be depressed at same time causing vehicle to surge backwards at a fast speed. The above applies to the automatic model and could cause someone to be crushed against a building or run over a pedestrian. The same could would apply if vehicle is in drive and body is positioned slightly to the right as foot brake is applied quickly.
The brake pedal is lower than the accelerator pedal. I all most hit a tree because of depressing the accelerator and brake pedals. The owners manual states the brake pedal should be at least 4.1 inches from the floor. My truck is about 3 inches from the floor. The dealer says it is ok. The dealer doesn't know what he is doing. I had trouble getting things repair with this dealer, piedmont nissan.
I had backed out of a park spot and put nissan 2006 frontier 2wd crew cab in drive and it took off like a rocket, I had my foot as hard on the brake as possible and there are skid marks the whole way to where I hit a parked car. My air bag deployed and the truck was totaled. It damaged 3 new scions.
I purchased a 2006 nissan frontier se p/u in december 2006. The problem is that the brake pedal seems to have little resistance, brake pedal and accelerator in a position to press both at the same time. Dealer states that there is not a fix for this issue. Nissan has redesigned the system for 2007 to fix this problem. However they refuse to correct this potential safety issue for 2006.
The left rear brake assembly bolts fell out and the caliper flopped off the disc.
On several occasions I have hit various items due to the fact that the gas and break peddle are to close to each other , the truck jumps uncontrollably as you press the brake and the gas down simultaneously. I feel this is a dangerous design defect.
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