My transmission failed due to radiator coolant mixing with my transmission fluid. Nissan knew about the factory defect but failed to notify the consumers or replace the transmissions. Nissan was involved in a class action lawsuit and increased the transmission warranty to 10 years or 100k miles. But they required the customer to provide a co-pay of $3000.00 (which is ridiculous). However I noticed symptoms of my truck shuttering and thumping into gear around 95,000 miles, my vehicle had appx110,000 miles on it when the nissan dealership officially diagnosed the problem. Furthermore, mileage should not matter because this is a "factory defect". I bought my nissan frontier new in 2007 and it was only a matter of time before the transmission failed due to the "factory defect". Please inform me if there is any recourse/recall for this situation. Thank you.
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I took my vehicle in to have the transmission fluid changed and was told that the transmission had anti-freeze contamination and could result in sudden catastrophic failure of the transmission, and that nissan was aware of this but would take no action to repair or recall the vehicle. If this is a know manufacture defect and is resulting in catastrophic failure with potential crash, and injury potential, why aren't the vehicles being recalled and repaired?
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan frontier. The contact stated while traveling 55 MPH the transmission started to slip. The vehicle started slowing down and making a grinding noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the coolant from the radiator leaked into the transmission and caused the failure. The failure and current mileage was 104,000.
The car was brought in for fluid changes since the car was nearly at the 100,000 mile mark. They explained the radiator had failed and caused the transmission to be contaminated. This car was brought in several times over the years and they never disclosed that this known problem can ruin a transmission. I paid 3000.00 to have the car fixed because I was in the 80-100,000 k mile range. This class action settlement is a bad deal for nissan consumers. We should have been notified that that this could happen. I would have gladly paid 600.00 to have the radiator replaced. Its a good thing this happened while at the dealership. I understand that many people have been stranded. Nissan knows this and fails to tell its customers. This is unsafe, and I think it should be a full recall.
I was driving my truck on a two lane road at approximately 40 MPH when the truck started to shake and shutter and would not shift properly. I was almost rear ended on a bend in the road because of the reduced speed I had to drive to keep the truck from shaking. I have researched my nissan frontier's transmission issue and it appears to be a cross contamination issue where the transmission cooler leaks allowing transmission fluid and radiator coolant to mix causing damage to the transmission. I have not driven the truck since the incident for fear of a total transmission failure which has happend to other nissan frontier owners causing them to be standed on the roadway. Nissan seems to not want to recall the trucks for the cross contamination issue which I feel puts peoples lives in danger.
I parked my truck and later tried to start it and it wouldn't. Had it towed to one repair shop ($45.00 plus $75.00 to the repair shop) and they referred me to a transmission mechanic. So I had it towed there ($45.00) and he said that radiator fluid had leaked into the transmission. I've had the truck about 2 weeks before this happened. The estimate on repairs is $3,500. Watch and see what god makes happen!
After reading about previous complaints online and an investigation performed by the federal safety agency I think the transmission is leaking fluid into the radiator. What was the conclusion of your investigation?
Vehicle began running poorly and stuttering between gear shifts. Knew about the potential for the transmission and radiator fluid to mix and destroy the engine from the lawsuit that was filed and correspondence we had received from nissan. Sure enough, took the vehicle to a nissan dealer and an independent car shop and both diagnosed the same thing - radiator and transmission fluids mixing. No option but to get it repaired for a whopping $4,409.26. It is disgraceful that nissan will not formally acknowledge this defect and pay for the repair bill no matter what your mileage. This was our first and last nissan.
I am writing this on may 9, 2013. About a week ago my 2007 nissan frontier experienced slow acceleration. I put it in 1st and drove slowly for 1/4 mile then turned off the engine. When I turned on ignition, gear shift was locked. I unlocked manually and tried to start. Nothing. Engine will not crank. No lights on dash. I towed it my local mechanic who tried some electrical work. Nothing so he thought a tranny failure put truck in failsafe. Aamco could not start it so they could not diagnose. Towed it to nissan. They wanted to change tranny for $8000 new or $5000 used. Too much money for a vehicle w/ 110000 miles. I towed it out to another transmission place and they first thought it was the starter! They changed the starter, nothing doing. Of course jump start is not working so its not the battery. Im now stuck. Previously truck had stalled once on the highway at about 60000 miles and would only drive on gear #1. Took it to nissan dealership. They said they couldn't find any problem with tranny but they replaced the transmission fluid. Later at about 101k the transmission started slipping and nissan found that the antifreeze had leaked into the transmission. They wanted to give me $2500 toward a $7300 repair. They also offered to give me employee pricing on a new frontier but I dont want another frontier, so I refused and instead took it to my mechanic. He put in a new radiator and flushed the transmission. Earlier at about 46000 miles, the fuel gauge stopped working and the fuel sender was changed. Nissan refused to help at that time but later initiated a recall and compensated me for the expense. Its been all pain with this truck which I bought "new" from a dealer with only 300 miles on it. Help.
2007 nissan frontier complaint . I am writing this on may 9, 2013. About a week ago my 2007 nissan frontier experienced slow acceleration. I put it in 1st and drove slowly for 1/4 mile then turned off the engine. When I turned on back on ignition, gear shift was locked. I unlocked manually and tried to start. Nothing. Engine will not crank. No lights on dash. I towed it my local mechanic who tried some electrical work. Nothing so he thought a tranny failure put truck in failsafe. Aamco could not start it so they could not diagnose. Towed it to nissan of edison nj. They wanted to change tranny for $8000 new or $5000 used. Too much money for a vehicle w/ 110000 miles. I towed it out to another transmission place and they first thought it was the starter! They changed the starter, nothing doing. Of course jump start is not working so its not the battery. Im now stuck. Previously truck had stalled once on the highway at about 60000 miles and would only drive on gear #1. Took it to nissan dealership. They said they couldn't find any problem with tranny but they replaced the transmission fluid. Later at about 101k the transmission started slipping and nissan found that the antifreeze had leaked into the transmission. They wanted to give me $2500 toward a $7300 repair. They also offered to give me employee pricing on a new frontier but I dont want another frontier, so I refused and instead took it to my mechanic. He put in a new radiator and flushed the transmission. Earlier at about 46000 miles, the fuel gauge stopped working and the fuel sender was changed. Nissan refused to help at that time but later initiated a recall and compensated me for the expense. Its been all pain with this truck which I bought "new" from a dealer with only 300 miles on it. Help.
As I was parked at a service station, I put my truck into reverse and it was the same as neutral and never engaged. This is a very common, but not necessary, issue with the transmission on the nissan frontier. I almost blew up my engine last year when the radiator cracked and allowed transmission fluid to mix with the coolant and caused the temperature gauge to go way up. This mixture made its way to the transmission and has caused irreparable damage; undoubtedly, this is why I no longer have reverse. I replaced the radiator and flushed my transmission fluid three times last year and thought I may have fixed the problem. Evidentially, the damage had already been done. This problem is very well known to nissan and, as a nissan frontier owner, I was never notified regarding this possible issue. I understand that nissan has agreed to settle with owners within a certain mileage range; however, my truck is only 5.5 years old and exceeds the mileage requirement because my occupation requires alot of highway time which has put alot of miles on it. I feel nissan needs to step up and take care of this problem with all owners of these vehicles before someone gets hurt or killed if it hasn't happened already. My truck is now rendered useless until I pay thousands of dollars to fix it. This should not be my problem at all!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan frontier. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would exhibit a loud whining sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the technician diagnosed that the timing chain was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 59,188 and the current mileage was 59,350.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan frontier. The contact stated that the radiator was cracked and allowed coolant to enter the transmission. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the transmission and radiator would possibly require replacement but first, a diagnostic was required. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 101,000.
Engine whine started before warranty expired but thought it was a power steering pump or pulley bearing. Progressively got worse, so looked it up on youtube & engine whine videos are widespread - turns out this is a timing chain issue that nissan knows about, but declined to tell me before the warranty ran out. They have done all the maintenance so they surely heard this engine whine. They even have a bulletin out for the repair of this "defect". The timing chain tensioner shoe is too soft & is wearing out prematurely. This job will cost approximately $1200 & I am currently having the repairs made. I was in talks with nissan factory reps, & she will not help me any with these repairs, even though it was doing this before the warranty expired, I just didn't know what this noise was. There should be a factory defect recall so all the owners like me could get reimbursed, & so the people nearing warranty expiration could be forewarned to get the repairs done. This is the q40 v-6 engine.
About 2 weeks ago I started to feel as if the truck was not shifting correctly, soon after that the check engine light came on and I brought it right in to our regular service station. A diagnostic check revealed code p0717 for a turbine revolution sensor and I was told to take it to the dealer. The nissan dealer did their own diagnostic (no test drive) and found it to be a bad value body, as well as bad timing chain and tensioners, and replacement of all 6 coil packs, along with a few other general findings gave me an estimate of nearly 5 thousand dollars. The 2 diagnostic checks have cost me close to $250. I was in shock and did not have the ability to pay for the repairs up front, so I took the truck to 2 other service stations, one being aamco who specializes in transmissions. None of the 3 other stations found any other issues aside from the transmission. Aamco after a test drive and diagnostic check determined there was an issue but would need to remove the transmission to determine the extent of the problem. Aamco found there to be water being pumped into the transmission, and also claimed it was the 3 problem of this type they had seen so far this month. Apparently the radiator leaks water into the transmission. The fix is a rebuilt transmission and separate cooler for the transmission to assure this won't happen again. At a cost of 3200 to me! This particular aamco is across from the dealer and claims that have done work for the dealership to fix the same problem! I also received a letter back in oct. /nov. Indicating a possible radiator problem and an offer of an extended warranty. Nothing was mentioned of the damage that could occur to the transmission! I feel cheated, and in my research have found this to be a very common problem. Nissan should stand by their product and do the right thing by their customers!
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan frontier. The contact stated that the vehicle made a wining noise while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who inspected the vehicle and located the failure at the timing chain. The timing chain assembly was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 39,900. Updated 3/5/13
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan frontier. The contact stated that coolant was leaking into the transmission. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 72,410.
Nissan frontier; truck pick up an vibration that turn into alot of jerking.t alk to the dealer about it,they said to check trans fluid to see if it had a strawberry color to it. If so the radiators was probably cracked and that coolant seep into the trans causing server trans failure. Have no warrenty.computer in trans is damage. Now valve body got to be replace with computer board along with all new clutches and radiator going to cost around 5 grand to fix.
Nissan radiator/transmission cooler needs to be replaced at a cost of $3,000 for vehicles up to 100,000 after a class action suit was done. Nissan is acknowledging the problem and I feel this should be cause of a recall and that nissan should pay the full cost to replace. This cost represent 1/2 of the kelly blue book value on the vehicle. The vehicle is non-operable. The cost also represents about 15% of what the vehicle was originally purchased for. After speaking with nissan consumers affairs, they say there is nothing else to but to contact you to try to change it to a full recall.
As I am driving, the transmission will not shift at 40 MPH. I pull over and find out that it will not go into reverse, either. I drive over to the nissan dealership and find out that the part of the radiator that connects to the tranny has cracked and dumped all of the radiator fluid into the tranny, killing it. I need a new radiator and transmission. Nissan is covering the costs (for repairs but not alternate transportation for the week that it is taking to fix this) but upon returning home and looking online, I found out that nissan has known about this problem for about 5 years and instead of doing a recall (costing lots of money), they extended the warranty on the radiator assembly from 3 years/36,000 miles to 8 years/96,000 miles hoping that problems will occur after that time and then they are off the hook for repairs. How dangerous could this have been under different circumstances. I am angry and disgusted with the way nissan has handled a problem they know could have caused a serious safety risk.
Fuel gauge sensor corroded and gauge no longer works.
This issue is my radiator and transmission contamination. First noticed heat didn't work. Mechanic checked radiator,found leak. Began installing new radiator and saw that coolant was already contaminating tranny. Truck dead at dealership. Called nissan and they created a case. Denied. Escalated case. Denied. Started new escalation today. I have lost my job because I cant get there!!! What's next my home???? Paid outright for this truck brand new. Drove all the way to maryland to get it. Less than 5 yrs old!!! But because my mileage was over the 80,000 they wont help. This product already had the flawed components when I drove it off the lot brand new so wtf should mileage have to do with it??? All the faulty sensors were annoying enough but this type of potential for failure should demand total recall....instead they issue warranty extensions and mileage limitations. I was never notified as a registered nissan owner when this issue was supposedly sent out last fall. And even if I had been my mileage was already over. That should not have mattered as this issue is such a safety and monetary concern. Luckily it didn't fail while I was driving home at 8pm doing 70mph or when I had my kids in it. All in one week I lost vehicle because of flawed product, my job because my flawed vehicle died and my reputation as a reliable and responsible employee. Heartbroken. I want my money back!!!!!!!!!!! Never will I buy another nissan. Greedy & irresponsible company with no sense of commitment to their consumers.
Known issues with faulty radiators is causing it to fail and mix antifreeze into the transmission causing the transmission to fail.. The result is a ~$9200 bill from your dealership for a new transmission and radiator.. Nissan absolutely refused to take ownership of this issue making me the owner of my 4th nissan truck to pay..
On july 2011 had to pay for new transmission for my truck after the radiator leaked in to the transmission, talked with nissan and tried to get them to stand behind it and they said they would have if the truck was, in side the new warranty they had put out but I was at 91611. They know what is wrong and how to fix this. They have to put the transmission cooler on the out side of the radiator about $ 200.00 fix.this replace cost, me more than $ 6000.00 to get fixed. Now at 97980 miles we are back at the shop having the same thing, done over again, this time they are covering after I had to have a out side tech come in and prove that this was happening again. The first said it had to be replaced and then they had another one check it and said I was hearing the tires and the transmission was good. I would not pick up my truck because the 12 month warranty was about to run out on july 26 2012 . After the out side tec checked it out and said the transmission had coolant mixed with it they ordered every thing new again...should not have had to pay for the first one..
At 7600 miles I hear a noise on the engine and check engine lights came on and gas gauge star reading empty went was full I took to the dealer they told me the noise was coming from some where in the engine they never told me was timing,chain,I took to a local repair shop and they found out that timing chain was the problem ,the check engine light at the dealer told me the was the that the reason for the gas tank read empty was t due a gas module.
My 2007 nissan frontier with 4.0 v-6 engine has 43,600 miles, and it making a knocking / banging noise, I contacted nissan north america to file a complaint because the vehicle only has 43,600 and had all routine maintenance as scheduled. They sent me a reply back stating "a review of our records indicates that the above-referenced vehicle is not currently involved in any recalls or service campaigns. In order to look into possible assistance, a recent diagnosis by a authorized nissan dealership is required. So I contacted my local dealership to have it diagnosed. And dropped off my frontier at my local dealer on monday evening (1/30/12). Tuesday afternoon (1/31/12) the service manager called me and said that the knocking is from a lower piston rod, the timing chain and components are worn out, there are metal shavings in the top of the engine, and it is also blowing oil into the air intake. Basically,the engine is completely shot!. The cost to replace the engine is $6,000 not including labor. He then went on to tell me,that he called nissan north america and informed them of what he found so far,and said that according to company policy,he needs the vehicle "a few more days" to further investigate if there is in fact a defect, because more information is necessary to determine if it is covered under warranty. It is obviously very upsetting that this vehicle only has 43,600 miles and the engine is shot,not to mention,now I am without a vehicle. Since there are so many complaints and problems with this 4.0 v6 engine, there should be a recall to replace/repair the defective parts, or atleast be covered under my extended warranty at no cost to me. It is my opinion, not only is this a "mechanical defect" it is also a "safety issue", due to the fact, while driving on the hwy, the engine can fail, causing loss of control of the vehicle.
I am the original owner of a 2007 nissan frontier with 114,000 miles. I took my car into the local nissan dealership for service due to transmission issues. Their assessment astounded me. They informed me that the transmission and radiator needed to be replaced due to a known manufacture defect in the radiator causing antifreeze to be spilled into the transmission. The quoted repair was over $6000.00. This is my only vehicle and I'm still making loan payments on it. I've treated this vehicle with kid gloves and followed the maintenance schedule religiously. This mechanical issue is due to something that was originally sold to me defective and nissan of north america is unwilling to cover the repairs. This is a widespread issue and has affected many nissan owners. There are even class action lawsuits against nissan to get reparations for repair bills already paid.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 nissan frontier. The contact stated the radiator was cracked causing the anti freeze to spill into the transmission which ruined the transmission. The dealer stated they had to replace the transmission for $7,000. There were no recalls or warranties related to the failure. The manufacturer was reviewing the case and will get notify the contact of the findings. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 91,000.
Frontier has developed a buzzing/whining sound that is a well documented and common timing chain problem this is not just my vehicle, but with most of nissan's models since 2005, which is when they redesigned and began using the 4.0l v6 engine in these vehicles. Nissan recognizes the problem in tsb's ntb 07-42a, ntb09-128, and ntb07-042c, but refuses to issue a recall and if your warranty is up you are on the hook for the repair. Ordinarily I would understand that, as all parts wear out, but in this case, the failure is common and prevalent in multiple nissan models from the same time period, suggesting an engineering design defect in the engine and should be recalled. Frankly, if this was an immediate life safety issue, a recall would have been issued in light of the numerous failures and number of models involved with this same problem.
Excessive rust on oil pan bolts with rust spreading from bolts to oil pan. Excessive corrosion (white, powdery looking coating) on undercarriage bolts. Unexpected rust on hose clamp attaching filler tube to gas tank. 2007 nissan frontier, crew cab style, 4x4, se model. This vehicle was purchased new in virginia and driven in virginia. Contacted dealer with photos of the rust and they inspected and claimed to have forwarded information to regional service director. After no action, called 1-800-nissan1 and they directed me to return to the dealer and assigned a case number. Dealer supposedly documented the rust and again submitted to regional service director (9/6/2010) - but I have not received a promised followup phone call. Two additional calls to 1-800-nissan1 (directed to phone box when I provided the case number) have not been returned.
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