2014 Nissan Frontier

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Owner's manual

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Recalls

These are recalls NHTSA lists for 2014 Nissan Frontier trucks as a group. A recall may cover only some of them (certain engines, cabs or build dates), and many trucks have already had the free repair. Only a VIN check shows whether a particular truck still needs it.

• Seat Belts:Rear/Other

  Jul 2014 · #14V418000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 Frontier Crew Cab vehicles manufactured June 11, 2014 to June 26, 2014.

  Read more: details, risk and fix

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 Frontier Crew Cab vehicles manufactured June 11, 2014 to June 26, 2014. The affected vehicles were manufactured with an out of specification anchor nut installed on the weld nut plate where the rear seat belt anchor is attached. The seat belt anchor bolt may not be attached as designed.

  Risk: If the seat belt anchor bolt is not attached as designed, that increases the risk of injury in the event of a vehicle crash.

  Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt anchor attachment and repair it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 18, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at [phone removed].

• Electrical System:Wiring:Fuses And Circuit Breakers

  Feb 2014 · #14V052000

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2012 through 2014 Frontier vehicles manufactured from November 28, 2012, through December 17, 2013.

  Read more: details, risk and fix

  Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2012 through 2014 Frontier vehicles manufactured from November 28, 2012, through December 17, 2013. In the affected vehicles, a circuit breaker may have been installed incorrectly causing the main wire harness connected to the circuit breaker to face outward, potentially contacting a metal bolt located on the A-pillar.

  Risk: The bolt may wear through the wire harness covering, resulting in an electrical short which could cause a fire.

  Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the circuit breaker orientation. If the circuit breaker orientation is incorrect, dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The recall began on March 17, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at [phone removed].

Owner complaints by area

Reports owners filed with NHTSA. They aren't verified, and one complaint can mention more than one area. Tap an area to read the most recent ones.

• Air Bags11

  2 involved a crash

  • Filed Apr 2026

    Air Bag light is constantly on. So the diagnosis was air bag sensor is not working. so the air bags will not deploy in an accident

  • Filed Mar 2025

    The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated. The air bag light warning light illuminated and remained constantly illuminated since the day of the failure. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not repaired because it was not under recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

  • Filed Aug 2024 · Also filed under Unknown or Other

    Horn did not work and Airbag light keeps flashing

  • Filed Jun 2024

    Non functioning passenger side airbag requiring replacement of passenger side seat and airbag. Diagnosis made at Authorized Nissan dealer, Eugene Oregon

  • Filed Sep 2023

    Side Air bags deployed while crossing a railroad crossing.

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• Unknown or Other7

  1 involved a crash

  • Filed Aug 2024 · Also filed under Air Bags

    Horn did not work and Airbag light keeps flashing

  • Filed Oct 2019

    FRONTAL COLLISION (REAR END STYLE) AT APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

  • Filed Jun 2017 · Also filed under Power Train

    I HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT: FRIDAY JUNE 2, 2017. THIS IS FROM RESEARCH ON WWW (THOUSANDS OF ADS TO SELL NISSAN "BELL HOUSINGS ON WWW); FROM YOUTUBE CONCERNING A $7,000 REAIR: AUTONATION NISSAN OF BRANDON IN BRANDON, FL DID THE WORK AND A FEW MONTHS LATER AND A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES I AM HAVING NO ISSUES AND MUCH OF THE BELL HOUSING RATTLE IS GONE! THEY ENDED UP REPLACING MY DRIVE SHAFT ALONG WITH THE BELL HOUSING, AND I ALSO GOT A NEW FRONT CATALYTIC CONVERTER/DOWNPIPE AS IT WAS DAMAGED DURING REMOVAL DUE TO SEIZED HARDWARE. THE WHOLE WARRANTY JOB WAS AROUND $7,000! FROM YOUTUBE (THE "RED LINES" IN MY ATTACHED PHOTOS ARE "CRACKS", YOU CAN "HANG" YOUR FINGERNAIL ON) I LEARNED THERE HAS BEEN "BELL HOUSING DECENTIGRATION, REAR END OF ENGINE CRANKSHAFTS BREAKING OFF, TRANSMISSION BEARINGS SPINNING IN THE TRANS. HOUSINGS AND DRIVESHAFTS WOBBLING, ETC, ETC. SHOULD I REPORT THIS TO "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION? THE DATE BELOW IS WHEN I WAS DRIVING (180 MILES) HOME AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE. BAKER NISSAN HAS BEEN "JERKING" ME AROUND FOR OVER TWO (2) YEARS NOW. THAT IS THE REASON BRAD BAKER STATED TO ME: "...DON'T BRING THE VEHICLE BACK THERE AGAIN..." AND I STILL HAVE 28,000 MILES / 2 1/2 YEARS WARRANTY ON VEHICLE! DRIVETRAINS DON'T "VIBRATE" !!!

  • Filed Jun 2017 · Also filed under Power Train

    VIN#: [XXX]; MY VEHICLE IS STILL IN WARRANTY AND "BAKER NISSAN" IN HOUSTON, TX HAS REFUSED TO HONOR "DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY". THE ONE PIECE "CAST ALUMINUM "BELL HOUSING" (THE "MAJOR CONNECTION" BETWEEN THE "ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, COVERING THE MAJOR "TORQUE CONVERTER" WHICH IS BASICALLY THE "HYDRAULIC TURBINE THAT CONVERTS THE ENGINE RPM'S/TORQUE INTO HYDRAULIC TORQUE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION, TO THE DRIVESHAFT, TO REAR AXLES, TO WHEELS. THE "ALUM. BELL HOUSING" HAS "HUNDREDS OF MAJOR CRACKS" ALL AROUND THE PORTION (BOTTOM & PASSENGER SIDE) THAT I CAN SEE AND FEEL AND "MARKED IN RED" IN ABOUT 4 OF 8 PICTURES WHICH APPEARS AS IT IS POSSIBLE, I COULD EVENTUALLY "DISINTEGRATE"..., WHICH COULD POSSIBLY ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO SPIN... I "ONLY WONDER" IF THE "FLOOR SHIFTER" SPUN TO THE LEFT, IF IT COULD BRAKE MY RIGHT LEG "INTO"... GUESS THAT COULD BE WORSE CASE...? MY BELL HOUSING (FROM MY LITTLE. KNOWLEDGE OF METALLURGY) WAS "CAST" WITH EITHER "LOW GRADE ALUMINUM", "TOO THIN A CASTING", NOT "TREATED PROPERLY", ETC, ETC. WHICHEVER OR WHERE EVER THE "CASTING MFG."; DID NOT CAST MY "BELL HOUSING" ALONE WITH INFERIOR ALUMINUM ALLOY OR THICKNESS! HE (MFG.) CAST HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THESE INFERIOR ALUMINUM "BELL HOUSING" CASTINGS. IF I HAVE NOT ALREADY STATED BEFORE, BRAD BAKER, OWNER(?) OF BAKER NISSAN IN HOUSTON, TX, YESTERDAY JUNE 1, 2017, (PARAPHASING HIM): "...YOU HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS (VIBRATION AND ULTIMATELY TRANSMISSION "SLIPPING") FOR 2 YEARS NOW, (TO MY KNOWLEDGE, TRUCK NEVER LIFTED & LOOKED AT, ALL CHECKING DONE BY COMPUTER) AND WE FOUND NOTHING WRONG...AND FOR ME NOT TO BRING MY VEHICLE TO BAKER NISSAN AGAIN..." ! 31,000+ MILES, JUNE 1, 2017 I'M NEAR 63, AND FIGHTING BONE CANCER, CAN'T AFFORD A LAWYER,...DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO...? HELP FROM YOU ALL WOULD BE APPRECIATED...!!! THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

  • Filed Apr 2016 · Also filed under Electrical System

    ALL LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ON DASHBOARD AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE RADIO WOULD TURN ON WITHOUT ANY KEY IN THE IGNITION. THIS WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN RAINING OUTSIDE AND VEHICLE WAS PARKED. AFTER AN HOUR, THE VEHICLE STARTED BUT WHEN TAKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL REMAIN RUNNING FOR ABOUT A MINUTE OR SO BEFORE SHUTTING OFF HARD. UPON A QUICK INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT APPEARED THE WIRES TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WERE HOT, AND I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO AVOID FIRE RISK. I HAVE A VIDEO OF WHAT THE TRUCK WAS DOING. THIS OCCURRED 4/10/16 AND IS BACK IN THE SHOP TODAY- 4/29/16 FOR THE SAME REASON.

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• Electrical System6

  1 involved a crash · 1 involved a fire

  • Filed Apr 2022

    The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start as needed. The traction control and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V052000 (Electrical System) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The mechanic informed the contact that the integrated computer module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained with the independent mechanic. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was a Voluntary Service Campaign for the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 57,400.

  • Filed Apr 2020

    TL* THE CONTACT'S WIFE OWNS A 2014 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC [name removed] THAT THE MAIN WIRE HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE. THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED BECAUSE THE HARNESS WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA AS THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

  • Filed Feb 2020

    INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GIVING VEHICLE PARASITIC DRAW BETWEEN TSB AND COMBINATION METER! INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STAYS ON WHEN KEYS OUT OF VEHICLE AND DASH INDICATORS FLICKER DUE TO FAULTY COMBINATION METER. A RECALL SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AND THE PROPER PROCEDURES SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF FOR THE MANUFACTURE RECALL.

  • Filed Sep 2018 · Also filed under Air Bags, Structure

    TAKATA RECALL. WHEN IN A "FRONT END COLLISION" AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (EST. 70-80 MPH), AT IMPACT, NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED AND RESULTED IN HITTING MY HEAD EITHER AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL OR THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW (I AM UNSURE, AS I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR SECONDS AFTER THE COLLISION). THIS COLLISION OCCURRED, MOST RECENTLY, ON 08/28/18. I WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN A "FRONT END COLLISION" WITH A SEMI-TRUCK/18-WHEELER IN FEBRUARY OF 2018. THIS WAS ALSO AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BUT THE IMPACT WAS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE, PREDOMINANTLY. ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T HAVE A PASSENGER, I STILL WAS HIT HARD ENOUGH THAT THE IMPACT JOLTED MY HEAD TO, ONCE AGAIN, HIT MY STEERING WHEEL AND RESULTING IN BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE ER VIA LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT. BOTH OF THESE ACCIDENTS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN MOTION.

  • Filed Apr 2016 · Also filed under Unknown or Other

    ALL LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ON DASHBOARD AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE RADIO WOULD TURN ON WITHOUT ANY KEY IN THE IGNITION. THIS WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN RAINING OUTSIDE AND VEHICLE WAS PARKED. AFTER AN HOUR, THE VEHICLE STARTED BUT WHEN TAKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL REMAIN RUNNING FOR ABOUT A MINUTE OR SO BEFORE SHUTTING OFF HARD. UPON A QUICK INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT APPEARED THE WIRES TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WERE HOT, AND I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO AVOID FIRE RISK. I HAVE A VIDEO OF WHAT THE TRUCK WAS DOING. THIS OCCURRED 4/10/16 AND IS BACK IN THE SHOP TODAY- 4/29/16 FOR THE SAME REASON.

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• Power Train6

  • Filed May 2018 · Also filed under Service Brakes

    AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES LESS THAN 10 DEGREES, THE ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE UPON FIRST MOVEMENT. THIS DISABLES THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, IT WILL ALSO DISABLE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM IF NOT ENGAGED BEFORE MOVEMENT. AMBIENT TEMP MUST RISE ABOVE 25 DEGREES TO REVERSE THE SYMPTOMS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANYONE THAT LIVES IN A COLD CLIMATE.

  • Filed Jun 2017 · Also filed under Unknown or Other

    I HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT: FRIDAY JUNE 2, 2017. THIS IS FROM RESEARCH ON WWW (THOUSANDS OF ADS TO SELL NISSAN "BELL HOUSINGS ON WWW); FROM YOUTUBE CONCERNING A $7,000 REAIR: AUTONATION NISSAN OF BRANDON IN BRANDON, FL DID THE WORK AND A FEW MONTHS LATER AND A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES I AM HAVING NO ISSUES AND MUCH OF THE BELL HOUSING RATTLE IS GONE! THEY ENDED UP REPLACING MY DRIVE SHAFT ALONG WITH THE BELL HOUSING, AND I ALSO GOT A NEW FRONT CATALYTIC CONVERTER/DOWNPIPE AS IT WAS DAMAGED DURING REMOVAL DUE TO SEIZED HARDWARE. THE WHOLE WARRANTY JOB WAS AROUND $7,000! FROM YOUTUBE (THE "RED LINES" IN MY ATTACHED PHOTOS ARE "CRACKS", YOU CAN "HANG" YOUR FINGERNAIL ON) I LEARNED THERE HAS BEEN "BELL HOUSING DECENTIGRATION, REAR END OF ENGINE CRANKSHAFTS BREAKING OFF, TRANSMISSION BEARINGS SPINNING IN THE TRANS. HOUSINGS AND DRIVESHAFTS WOBBLING, ETC, ETC. SHOULD I REPORT THIS TO "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION? THE DATE BELOW IS WHEN I WAS DRIVING (180 MILES) HOME AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE. BAKER NISSAN HAS BEEN "JERKING" ME AROUND FOR OVER TWO (2) YEARS NOW. THAT IS THE REASON BRAD BAKER STATED TO ME: "...DON'T BRING THE VEHICLE BACK THERE AGAIN..." AND I STILL HAVE 28,000 MILES / 2 1/2 YEARS WARRANTY ON VEHICLE! DRIVETRAINS DON'T "VIBRATE" !!!

  • Filed Jun 2017 · Also filed under Unknown or Other

    VIN#: [XXX]; MY VEHICLE IS STILL IN WARRANTY AND "BAKER NISSAN" IN HOUSTON, TX HAS REFUSED TO HONOR "DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY". THE ONE PIECE "CAST ALUMINUM "BELL HOUSING" (THE "MAJOR CONNECTION" BETWEEN THE "ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, COVERING THE MAJOR "TORQUE CONVERTER" WHICH IS BASICALLY THE "HYDRAULIC TURBINE THAT CONVERTS THE ENGINE RPM'S/TORQUE INTO HYDRAULIC TORQUE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION, TO THE DRIVESHAFT, TO REAR AXLES, TO WHEELS. THE "ALUM. BELL HOUSING" HAS "HUNDREDS OF MAJOR CRACKS" ALL AROUND THE PORTION (BOTTOM & PASSENGER SIDE) THAT I CAN SEE AND FEEL AND "MARKED IN RED" IN ABOUT 4 OF 8 PICTURES WHICH APPEARS AS IT IS POSSIBLE, I COULD EVENTUALLY "DISINTEGRATE"..., WHICH COULD POSSIBLY ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO SPIN... I "ONLY WONDER" IF THE "FLOOR SHIFTER" SPUN TO THE LEFT, IF IT COULD BRAKE MY RIGHT LEG "INTO"... GUESS THAT COULD BE WORSE CASE...? MY BELL HOUSING (FROM MY LITTLE. KNOWLEDGE OF METALLURGY) WAS "CAST" WITH EITHER "LOW GRADE ALUMINUM", "TOO THIN A CASTING", NOT "TREATED PROPERLY", ETC, ETC. WHICHEVER OR WHERE EVER THE "CASTING MFG."; DID NOT CAST MY "BELL HOUSING" ALONE WITH INFERIOR ALUMINUM ALLOY OR THICKNESS! HE (MFG.) CAST HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THESE INFERIOR ALUMINUM "BELL HOUSING" CASTINGS. IF I HAVE NOT ALREADY STATED BEFORE, BRAD BAKER, OWNER(?) OF BAKER NISSAN IN HOUSTON, TX, YESTERDAY JUNE 1, 2017, (PARAPHASING HIM): "...YOU HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS (VIBRATION AND ULTIMATELY TRANSMISSION "SLIPPING") FOR 2 YEARS NOW, (TO MY KNOWLEDGE, TRUCK NEVER LIFTED & LOOKED AT, ALL CHECKING DONE BY COMPUTER) AND WE FOUND NOTHING WRONG...AND FOR ME NOT TO BRING MY VEHICLE TO BAKER NISSAN AGAIN..." ! 31,000+ MILES, JUNE 1, 2017 I'M NEAR 63, AND FIGHTING BONE CANCER, CAN'T AFFORD A LAWYER,...DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO...? HELP FROM YOU ALL WOULD BE APPRECIATED...!!! THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

  • Filed Jan 2017

    THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY TRUCK DOESN'T HOLD ON 10 TO 13% GRADE IT WANTS ROLL FORWARD OR BACKWARDS DEPENDING ON WHICH DIRECTION YOUR TRYING TO TRAVEL . I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP YET FOR THEM TO GO OVER IT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

  • Filed Oct 2015

    AT 32000 ON THE FREEWAY HADN'T SHIFTED IN MILES CLUTCH BEGINS TO SMOKE, TRANSMISSION SLIPS POWER LOSS, WITH FIVE MILES LOST ANY GEAR IN TRANSMISSION FORWARD OR REVERSE AND NO CLUTCH. IF IT WASN'T NIGHT AND I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOOD. UNKNOWN FOR SURE EITHER WEAK DEFECTIVE CLUTCH THROW OUT BEARING OR BAD HYDRAULIC CLUTCH SYSTEM.5T

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• Fuel/Propulsion System5

  • Filed Sep 2020 · Also filed under Vehicle Speed Control

    FROM A STAND STILL, WHEN ACCELERATING TO ENTER INTO TRAFFIC. DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE TRUCK ONLY MOVES INTO TRAFFIC BUT THEN THE TRUCK FAILS TO ACCELERATE. THERE IS A FLAT SPOT. NO ACCELERATION AT TIMES. I HAVE TO "PEDAL" THE ACCELERATOR TO TRY TO GET THE TRUCK TO MOVE. MEANWHILE I AM STUCK WITH TRAFFIC RAPIDLY APPROACHING BECAUSE I CANNOT GET OUT OF THE WAY. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND ALWAYS AT THE WORST TIME LIKE WHEN TRYING TO ENTER ONTO A HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD NEAR COLLISIONS TWICE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN DEALER HAS FOUND NOTHING. THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM WHEN I TAKE IT TO THEM.

  • Filed Mar 2020

    EVERY TIME I NEED TO FILL MY TRUCK UP, I NEVER LET IT GET BELOW A QUARTER OF A TANK, FUEL WILL COME SHOOTING BACK OUT AS IF IT IS FULL, BUT IT IS NOT. MY TRUCK WAS OFF, AND THE KEY NOT IN THE IGNITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY SINCE MY GETTING THIS TRUCK, 1/19/20190 TO CURRENT. I HAVE TO FUEL SLOW IN ORDER TO GET GAS A FULL TANK, LIKE THERE IS A KINK IN THE SYSTEM.

  • Filed Apr 2019

    PURCHASED VEHICLE USED, WITH 28,000 MILES. GAS SPURTS OUT OF FILLER NECK 90% OF THE TIME WHEN USING AUTOMATIC NOZZLE AS TANK NEARS 3/4 FULL; MUST FINISH FILLING AT VERY SLOW RATE MANUALLY. 10% OF THE TIME GAS SPURTS OUT FILLER NECK AS SOON AS FILLING BEGINS, UNLESS A ONE MINUTE WAIT IS OBSERVED BETWEEN STOPPING AND BEGINNING TO FILL TANK.

  • Filed Apr 2019

    WHEN REFUELING VEHICLE FUEL SPLASHES OUT OF RESEPTICAL AFTER 10 SECONDS OF FUELING. THE AUTO SHUTOFF ON THE FUEL PUMP ACTIVATES AND REFUELING STOPS BUT NOT AFTER FUEL SPLASHES OUT ON THE PERSON REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND CREATING A HAZMAT EVENT AT THE FUEL PUMPS. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AT EVERY FILLUP BUT IF IT HAPPENS AT BUT IF IT DOES IT AT A PUMP IT WILL CONTINUE SPLASHING AT THAT PUMP EVERY TIME I TRY TO GET FUEL..

  • Filed Nov 2017

    WHEN FUELING TRUCK, GASOLINE COMES UP FUEL TANK BOTTLENECK. IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK DIFFERENT YEARS SAME PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS GAS EXPLODES OUT OF THE TANK GETS ALL OVER TRUCK , MYSELF , GROUND. HAPPENS ON EVERY FILL UP. AIR CANNOT VENT WHEN FILLING TANK CAUSES GAS TO RISE OVERFILL SPRAYING GAS EVERYWHERE.

• Vehicle Speed Control3

  • Filed Sep 2020 · Also filed under Fuel/Propulsion System

    FROM A STAND STILL, WHEN ACCELERATING TO ENTER INTO TRAFFIC. DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE TRUCK ONLY MOVES INTO TRAFFIC BUT THEN THE TRUCK FAILS TO ACCELERATE. THERE IS A FLAT SPOT. NO ACCELERATION AT TIMES. I HAVE TO "PEDAL" THE ACCELERATOR TO TRY TO GET THE TRUCK TO MOVE. MEANWHILE I AM STUCK WITH TRAFFIC RAPIDLY APPROACHING BECAUSE I CANNOT GET OUT OF THE WAY. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND ALWAYS AT THE WORST TIME LIKE WHEN TRYING TO ENTER ONTO A HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD NEAR COLLISIONS TWICE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN DEALER HAS FOUND NOTHING. THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM WHEN I TAKE IT TO THEM.

  • Filed Mar 2015

    THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT COAST DOWN HILL WITHOUT DECELERATING UP TO 5 MILES BELOW SET SPEED, SO 55, IF YOUR SET AT 60, ETC. THE TRUCK HAS THE SMALL 2.5 4CYL ENGINE, BUT IT WILL CLIMB THE FIRST HILL PERFECTLY FINE WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT, JUST WHEN IT STARTS COMING DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF THE HILL YOU CAN PHYSICALLY FEEL A DRAG LIKE THE THROTTLE PLATE IS COMPLETELY CLOSED. ON VERY HILLY TERRAIN IT WILL DECELERATE DOWN THE FIRST HILL, AND UPON REACHING THE SECOND HILL, ACCELERATE SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY (4 TO 5K RPM) TOO CATCH UP WITH ITSELF. MORE OFTEN THEN NOT, I JUST SHUT THE SYSTEM OFF AND DRIVE NORMALLY TOO AVOID UNNECESSARY WEAR ON THE ENGINE AND TRANS, NOT TOO MENTION THE LOSS IN FUEL ECONOMY. *TR

  • Filed Sep 2014

    SET CRUISE CONTROL AT 55 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. WHEN GOING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL, SPEED INCREASES AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL DISENGAGE. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, SPEED DROPS APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) MILES BELOW SET SPEED BEFORE CRUISE CONTROL REENGAGES. I HAVE ALSO TESTED A 2015 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH LEAD MECHANIC AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTICS, THEY SAW NO PROBLEMS. NISSAN USA IS AWARE OF THIS. *TR

• Visibility/Wiper3

  • Filed Oct 2019

    I HEARD A LOAD POP SIMILAR TO A GUN SHOT. MY SUN ROOF HAD JUST SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. IT BUCKLED IN THE MIDDLE AND THE WHOLE ROOF WAS SHATTERED.

  • Filed Oct 2019

    MY SUN ROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. HEARD A LID POP LOOKED UP AND THE ENTIRE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY.

  • Filed Feb 2015

    SIDE MIRRORS ON THE NISSAN FRONTIER DON'T WORK GOOD WITH STICK ON ROUND CONVEX MIRRORS.I STILL HAVE HARD A TIME SEEING THE VEHICLE NEXT TO ME. I TRIED 3", 2", AND 1.5" INCH ON MY TRUCK. *TR

• Structure2

  1 involved a crash

  • Filed Sep 2018 · Also filed under Electrical System, Air Bags

    TAKATA RECALL. WHEN IN A "FRONT END COLLISION" AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (EST. 70-80 MPH), AT IMPACT, NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED AND RESULTED IN HITTING MY HEAD EITHER AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL OR THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW (I AM UNSURE, AS I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR SECONDS AFTER THE COLLISION). THIS COLLISION OCCURRED, MOST RECENTLY, ON 08/28/18. I WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN A "FRONT END COLLISION" WITH A SEMI-TRUCK/18-WHEELER IN FEBRUARY OF 2018. THIS WAS ALSO AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BUT THE IMPACT WAS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE, PREDOMINANTLY. ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T HAVE A PASSENGER, I STILL WAS HIT HARD ENOUGH THAT THE IMPACT JOLTED MY HEAD TO, ONCE AGAIN, HIT MY STEERING WHEEL AND RESULTING IN BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE ER VIA LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT. BOTH OF THESE ACCIDENTS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN MOTION.

  • Filed Jun 2015

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD MELTED AND BECAME STICKY AND SHINY. WHEN THE SUNLIGHT SHINED ON THE MELTED SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD, A GLARE WAS PRESENT CREATING A VISIBILITY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

• Service Brakes2

  • Filed May 2018 · Also filed under Power Train

    AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES LESS THAN 10 DEGREES, THE ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE UPON FIRST MOVEMENT. THIS DISABLES THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, IT WILL ALSO DISABLE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM IF NOT ENGAGED BEFORE MOVEMENT. AMBIENT TEMP MUST RISE ABOVE 25 DEGREES TO REVERSE THE SYMPTOMS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANYONE THAT LIVES IN A COLD CLIMATE.

  • Filed Apr 2016

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FELT SOFT AND SPONGY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

• Latches/Locks/Linkages1

  • Filed Oct 2020

    THE HOOD LATCH FAILED WHEN WE WERE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, CAUSING THE HOOD TO OPEN, BLOCK OUR VIEW AND SMASH OUR WINDSHIELD. THE HOOD WAS BENT, THE ROOF WAS DENTED AND THE INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR AND OVERHEAD LIGHT CAME OFF.

• Steering1

  • Filed Mar 2019

    STEERING. ERRATIC STEERING WAS EXPERIENCED WHEN DRIVING. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SHAFT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE INPUT SHAFT ON THE STEERING BOX WAS NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY. THIS CREATED MOVEMENT IN THE CONNECTION WHICH WORE OFF THE SPLINES. THIS RESULTED IN ERRATIC STEERING AND STEERING FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE NISSAN REP [name removed] SEEM CONCERNED WHEN I CALLED TO ALERT THEN.

• Seat Belts1

  • Filed Feb 2017

    SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT ENGAGE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. NISSAN DEALER MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT EXAMINED, SAYS BUCKLE MUST BE REPLACED ($200, OUTSIDE 30,000 MILE WARRANTY).

• Wheels1

  • Filed May 2015

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRES OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ROUGH IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH INCORRECT LUG NUTS. AS A RESULT, THE THREADS HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT ALL LUG NUTS, STUDS AND TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

• Exterior Lighting1

  • Filed Sep 2014

    WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES ON NEW VEHICLE, NOTICED NOT ONLY HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM, BUT EXTREMELY WEAK ON DRIVER SIDE. WHEN SAFELY AT HOME, OPEN HOOD TO SEE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE WHITE PLASTIC RETAINING RING THAT HOLDS THE HEADLIGHT BULB (9007) IN THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING WAS OFF AND HANGING ON THE WIRES, AND THE HEADLIGHT BULB WAS STARTING THE COME OUT OF THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING. AFTER TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY COMPARED THE RETAINING RING TO THREE OTHER NEW, NEVER SOLD BEFORE FRONTIERS AND FOUND THIS WAS A STANDARD PART. THE RING DOES NOT MAKE A FULL 1/4 TURN TO TIGHTEN AND THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE / FORCE TO TIGHTEN RETAINING RING EQUALED TO ALMOST NOTHING. UNKNOWN IF THIS WILL BE A CONSTANT ISSUE IN MY FUTURE OWNERSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE, BUT SINCE THIS WAS AN ISSUE ON EVERY FRONTIER ON THIS LOT, EVEN THOUGH THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE RING, NOTHING WOULD BE RESOLVED, IT'S AN IDENTICAL RING. A) UNKNOWN IF THIS WILL CONSTANTLY COME UNDONE ALLOWING THE BULB TO LOOSEN AND FALL OUT. B) IF THIS CONTINUES TO COME UNDONE, WATER / MOISTURE ? DIRT CAN CONSTANTLY ENTER THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING. C) IF BULB FALLS OUT AND IN USE THE HOT BULB CAN / COULD MELT THE HEADLIGHT UNIT, OR FALL ON WIRES MELTING THE MATERIAL CAUSING ELECTRICAL ISSUE. D) CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE WITH ANOTHER ISSUE AND THE RESPONSE WAS THEY PREFER TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP HANDLE VEHICLE CONCERNS. SO DON'T KNOW HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH NISSAN THEY HAVE A POOR PRODUCT DESIGN / POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD CONSIDER REDESIGN OF NOTHING ELSE, THE WHITE RETAINING RING. I DID SUGGEST THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SHOULD CONTACT CORPORATE OF THIS, BUT UNKNOWN IF THIS WAS TURNED IN TO NISSAN CORPORATE. *TR

Safety ratings

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings from government crash tests. Ratings differ by cab style and 2WD/4WD, so check the row that matches the truck. Source: nhtsa.gov/ratings.