2006 Nissan Frontier: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Sep 28, 2019 · Engine · 49,900 miles · TN

While turning to go up hill toward home vehicle suddenly died. Luckily no one was behind me so I put it in park and after hesitation it finally restarted. I took to dealer,wallace nissan in kingsport, tennessee and they ran ces code. They suggested having right side cam sensor replacement and float in gas tank where it has quit reading at a cost of approximately 700 to 800 dollars. Currently has not been repaired. Ps : I performed the bypass to avoid cross contamination of radiator fluid and transmission fluid myself after reading of all of the problems that has caused.the transmission has a separate cooler; I don't know why it goes through the bottom of the radiator anyway. Current milage is 49,899 which is low miles for a 2006 model. A person should not have to surf the web to know what their vehicle needs when nissan should be notifying them. People are paying for unnecessary repairs where a simple recall could have saved them thousands of dollars and more importantly someone's life from an accident.

Filed Oct 28, 2016 · Transmission · 117,000 miles · CA

The truck hesitated to move at a stop. (it dragged really hard and it was slow) per my son described, not sure if he was on the freeway or the street when this happened. I took the truck to my mechanic. On tue october 25, 2016. After diagnosed, he told me the transmission was failed. It needs to be rebuilt or buy a new one. The cost for a rebuilt one is $2,800 and a new one from nissan dealership is $5,000. I decided to go for a rebuilt one. This happened on tue october 25, 2016. This truck I bought used in march 2016 at 114,674 miles for $10,000. I went on line to search for something related to nissan frontier 2006 transmission and I found out the website relating to the class action lawsuit. I did contact nissan of north america on wednesday october 26, 2016 and they told me to send in the invoice after the repair for reimbursement. Until the reimbursement takes place, I am still nervously waiting.

Filed Feb 15, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 135,000 miles · FL

While driving down the highway at 60 MPH, my 2006 nissan frontier suddenly was running very rough, it decelerated and I only had low gear enough to barely make it off the hwy and out of the way of high speed traffic. No dash/idiot lights came on identifying any problems, there was no warning at all. Truck was towed to nissan dealership who said the transmission, and radiator, and thermostat all needed to be replaced!! They charged us $5,500. This truck only had 135,000 miles, and was kept in great condition, at time of it's failure. Nissan should be ashamed of making the consumer bear the cost of nissan's faulty parts!! They are flat out lucky if no one's been injured, or killed due to this failure! Had I been on the interstate as planned the very next day, in this truck, I wonder if I'd be here today. There should be no question or hesitation that this "transmission failure" is a safety issue and needs to be a full fledged recall. And we should not have to foot the bill for nissan's screw-ups with our hard earned money. It is simply wrong.

Filed May 4, 2015 · Transmission · 112,289 miles · AR

I actually had a problem with my 2006 nissan frontier stalling when driving down the road and found out it was because of ECM relay so I called nissan dealer and found out there was a recall on the relay. Made a appointment to get it fixed and had them see why I had a hesitation when taking off. Long story short I show back up to get my truck and service advisor tells me I need a new transmission and radiator because of coolant and transmission fluid being mixed.the service adviser was very short with me and sure didn't want to explain anything about the problem,he just wanted me to order $5302.87 worth parts to fix it.I don't know about the rest of you but I don't have that kind of money sitting around to buy a new transmission and radiator .this should be something that nissan recalls apparently it's a big problem.

Filed Dec 31, 2013 · Fuel system, Transmission · 140,000 miles · SC

About 1 yr ago fuel gauge stopped registering-was unaware of issues,never received notice of issues and past mileage for warranty. I have not been able to afford to fix it,so we are constantly worried about running out of gas. In august of this year,truck running rough,hesitating in low gear. Had our mechanic flush transmission,but started again and got intensely worse the past 2 months. Unable to afford to fix,we had to wait,but finally no choice but to take it in. Radiator leaking into transmission,seals cracked,etc. Going to cost 3100 to fix. Called nissan,but they basically told me I was out of luck as truck past mileage for standard and extended warranties (that they charge you for,knowing there is faulty transmission).

Filed Oct 23, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 130,000 miles · GA

At low speeds the transmission stutters / hesitates. I've been told by nissan that I need a new valve body. I believe my vehicle suffers from the radiator / transmission issues as experienced by many other customers.

Filed Mar 29, 2013 · Transmission · 190,000 miles · NJ

While driving vehicle and accelerating, the transmission hesitated to shift and then jumped into gear causing a lurch in the vehicle.

Filed Aug 29, 2011 · Engine, Transmission · 78,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the transmission began to slip and hesitate when shifting gears. In addition, the vehicle decelerated and vibrated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The contact believed that there may be radiator fluid leaking into the transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000. Updated 09/21/11 *bf updated 09/30/11

Filed Mar 24, 2010 · Fuel system · 60,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contacts owns a 2006 nissan frontier. The contact stated that the fuel level indicator displayed inaccurate fuel levels. He experienced several instances of vehicle hesitation due to the lack of gasoline in the fuel tank; yet, the fuel level indicator displayed that there was a sufficient amount of gasoline in the vehicle. The contact located the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v075000 (exterior lighting: fuel system, gasoline:storage:auxillary tank) and stated that the failure was directly related. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 66,000. Updated 05/06/10. *lj updated 05/10/10