This is known problem you refused to force Nissan to recall. At a minimum Nissan should have been required to notify owners of the problem. They did not. My radiator has failed allowing coolant to mix with the transmission fluid destroying the transmission. I have 96,000 miles on my vehicle. I would have gladly paid out of pocket to replace the defective radiator to save the transmission, but since I was not notified of the problem, now I have to potentially replace the transmission.
2007 Nissan Frontier engine problems
133 complaints (26% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 100,000.
- owner complaints
- 133
- of this car's complaints
- 26%
- typical mileage
- 100,000
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Cooling system: radiator assembly8
- Engine4
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Nissan Frontier engine problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2007 Nissan Frontier engine
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Check engine light 83Stalling 27Overheating 21Won't start 16Loss of power 15
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2007 Nissan Frontier owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Symptoms began as random hard shifts, then progressed to a sudden loss of power and high rpms. If the vehicle was turned off and on, the transmission would engage and you could drive a couple hundred feet before it began slipping again. I used this tactic of turning it off and on again to get the vehicle off of the highway. Vehicle has not been sent to shop as of yet. Taking a turn, my Nissan Frontier 2007 suddenly stops right in the middle of the street causing traffic jam, I was lucky enough not to be t-boned with my kids seating on the back. Nissan knew about is but never advised costumers about it to open a recall campaign. Need help with this. Truck was bought brand new at the dealer.
Radiation system and transmission
I was driving down my driveway and my truck just wouldn’t move i always fill my fluids and get flushes on time when I got my last oil change they said there was milked goo goo in my coolant
The engine has burning oil for several years now and the safety bag light flashing for 3 months.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan frontier. The contact stated that while his son was driving 65 MPH, the vehicle vibrated abnormally with the check engine warning light illuminated. The driver pulled over and called the contact for assistance. The contact drove the vehicle back to the residence. The vehicle was later taken to petro nissan (6248 us-98, hattiesburg, ms 39402) where the vehicle was diagnosed with a defective transmission and radiator. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, offered no additional assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 114,000.
You have to call the dealership nissan in albuquerque nm on lomas I took the truck in and it's going to be about 5,000 to fix.
Leaking coolant mixed with transmission fluid through the cooler lines causing transmission failure.
I had to have the timing chain replaced on my vehicle at a cost of $1550. Nissan put plastic guides for the time chain knowing they would wear down causing the consumer an additional cost to replace this way earlier than most vehicles. After the repair work the nissan mechanic showed me the plastic guides and there was almost nothing left of it. Very scary to think what would of happened if I was driving the vehicle when the plastic guide wore out. This could of cause serious harm to someone if it had completely warn down while driving. Nissan knew this and has done nothing to fix the problem as all owners of their vehicles are forces to pay the deliberate cost to have the very expensive out of pocket replacement work done.
While driving on the highway on 7/13/2019 I felt my truck jerking/tugging which has never happened before. On 7/14/2019 the 'service engine' light came on and the jerking was more noticeable, I made an appointment with the local nissan dealer for service on 7/16/2019 and I was told that there is coolant mixed in with the transmission and the TCM eventually fried since it is housed inside the transmission, apparently the transmission cooling hoses route to the radiator and the only remedy is to replace the transmission and the radiator. I searched online and found that I am not the only one that this has happened to. The problem
Questions about the 2007 Nissan Frontier engine
Does the 2007 Nissan Frontier have engine problems?
Owners have filed 133 complaints about the engine of the 2007 Nissan Frontier, 26% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2007 Nissan Frontier engine problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 100,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2007 Nissan Frontier engine?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Nissan Frontier have bad engine?
The Nissan Frontier model years with the most engine complaints are 2005 (186 complaints), 2006 (155 complaints) and 2007 (133 complaints).
Other 2007 Nissan Frontier problems
Transmission 222Fuel system 200Airbags 38Electrical 28Brakes 10Tires 9Acceleration 8Suspension 6Body 5Steering 5Wheels 4Lights 1Seat belts 1Visibility 1
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