Transmission shifter will not go into drive, stranding driver and vehicle in customer's driveway. This is a defective assembly that has failed on several other frontiers with automatic transmissions. Vehicle is disabled until repaired. Parts for the repair are dealer only and the repair is over $600!
2012 Nissan Frontier: stuck in gear or won't shift
10 of the 80 complaints about the 2012 Nissan Frontier describe stuck in gear or won't shift.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 13%
- typical mileage
- 34,950
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 5 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Stuck in gear or won't shift by model year
What owners say
Transmission shifter will not go into drive, stranding driver and vehicle in customer's driveway. This is a defective assembly that has failed on several other frontiers with automatic transmissions. Vehicle is disabled until repaired. Parts for the repair are dealer only and the repair is over $600!
Vehicle would not shift into drive and stranded the driver. Vehicle shifter found to be defective and was replaced. The shifter can stop operating at any time, leaving the vehicle unable to drive. I have had 8 of these shifters replaced on 8 different 2012 nissan frontiers and counting.
Shifter for the transmission would not go into drive standing the driver and vehicle. Shifter assembly found defective and was replaced at nissan dealership.
Shifter for the transmission would not go into drive standing the driver and vehicle. Shifter assembly found defective and was replaced at nissan dealership.
Shifter for the transmission would not go into drive standing the driver and vehicle. Shifter assembly found defective and was replaced at nissan dealership.
Shifter for the transmission would not go into drive standing the driver and vehicle. Shifter assembly found defective and was replaced at nissan dealership.
Shifter for the transmission would not go into drive standing the driver and vehicle. Shifter assembly found defective and was replaced at nissan dealership.
Shifter for the transmission would not go into drive standing the driver and vehicle. Shifter assembly found defective and was replaced at nissan dealership.
Shifter for the transmission would not go into drive standing the driver and vehicle. Shifter assembly is defective and vehicle is sitting at nissan dealership waiting for repair. Nissan is refusing to cover the cost of replacement out of warranty. This is the 8th 2012 nissan frontier shifter failure so far out of the 66 2012 nissan frontiers we have in our nj fleet. No tsb or recall has been issued for this high frequency issue, and nissan is refusing cover the cost of the defective shifter repairs for being 3000 miles out of the 36k bumper to bumper warranty. Nissan consumer affairs was contacted about the refusal to cover the cost of the repair; case #18171024. Nissan c.a. Took 3 weeks to respond with a denial. The vehicle has been out of service for over 3 weeks and counting and the repair cost is $595. Customers should not be forced to pay the costs to repair, especially dealership rates and part prices because the parts are dealer only items, high frequency failures caused by known defects.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 2012 Nissan Frontier won't shift
Is stuck in gear or won't shift a common problem on the 2012 Nissan Frontier?
10 of 80 owner complaints about the 2012 Nissan Frontier (13%) mention stuck in gear or won't shift. The model year with the most reports is 2012.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2012 Nissan Frontier?
There are 0 recalls and 5 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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