1998 Nissan Frontier

FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P215/65R15, DOT#W2ZFNNA377. TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. VEHICLE ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT NOTHNG WAS HIT TO CAUSE THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED BEFORE THE TRIP. IT WAS ALSO CHECK 30 MIN PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT BECUASE THE CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION N THE STEERING WHEEL. BOTH TIMES THE PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF INTO A FIELD AND HIT A FENCE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE BEARING(S) WERE BURNT AND THERE WAS A FLUID LIKE SLUDGE AS A RESULT OF THE HEAT. *SC

DOORS HAVE POWER WINDOWS THAT WERE MADE LOOSE WHEN NEW SO YOU COULD NOT DRIVE WITH WINDOWS PARTIALY DOWN. THEY HAD TO BE COMPLETELYLOWERED TO DRIVE WITHOUT WOBBLING. THIS IS AN AIR CONDITIONED TRUCK, SO THE WINDOWS DON'T GET USED THAT MUCH, BUT THEY HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT OF RATTLING LOOSELY WHEN WINDING UP OR DOWN. THEY WOBBLE AT LEAST AN INCH SIDEWAYS. AS I'VE BEEN SEEING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT FRONTIER PICKUPS AND XTERA SUV'S, I'D THOUGHT I'D LIKE NISSAN TO KNOW THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.*AK

THE FRONT SEATS HAVE NO SPRING SUSPENSION. YOU ARE BASICALLY SITTING IN A PAN OF FOAM. THE PAN THAT THE SEAT CUSHION SITS IN COMES UP UNDER THE SEAT SIDE BOLSTERS. AS THE FOAM LOOSES IT'S DENSITY AND SUPPORT YOU EVENTUALLY END UP SITTING ON THE EDGE OF THIS PAN. THIS CAUSES CIRCULATION, AND NERVE PROBLEMS IN THE THIGHS. I DRIVE ABOUT EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES A WEEK . I PURCHASED A NEW LOWER SEAT CUSHION FROM NISSAN OF BRANDON. THE NEW CUSHION ASSEMBLY'S FOAM WAS NOT AS DENSE AS THE ORIGINAL. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR IN THE SEAT BOTH LEGS BEGAN TO BOTHER ME,NOT JUST THE RIGHT LEG AS WITH THE ORIGINAL CUSHION. THE ORIGINAL CUSHION WAS APPROXIMATELY FOUR AND A HALF YEARS OLD, AND THE TRUCK HAD ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE THOUSAND MILES ON IT. I RETURNED THE CUSHION AND WAS CHARGED A TEN PERCENT HANDLING FEE SINCE THE CUSHION HAD BEEN SPECIAL ORDERED. I HAVE HAD THE OLD SEAT STUFFED WITH FOAM A VARIETY OF WAYS TO NO AVAIL,IT STILL BOTHERS ME GREATLY. DO I NOW HAVE NERVE DAMAGE TO MY LEGS ? I DON'T KNOW. THEY BOTHER ME A LOT. NOW WHAT IS MY RECOURSE. I CAN'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO GET A PROPER REPLACEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I ONLY HAVE FOUR PAYMENTS LEFT ON THE TRUCK AND IT IS KILLING ME. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO DO? *NLM