2007 Nissan Frontier

FUEL GAGE INDICATED THAT I HAD A BIT LESS THAN 1/2 TANK OF FUEL. RUN OUT OF FUEL AS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DISPLAYING THE WRONG AMOUNT OF FUEL SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A P0463 CODE DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT. CALLED NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA FOR SUPPORT WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER IN ORDER FOR NISSAN TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. SPENT $106 DOLLARS THE FIRST TIME AT THE SHOP AND THEN $104 AT THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER AFFAIRS I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS NOT COVERED, THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING HOW CAN IT BE POSSIBLE THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED, IT ONLY HAS 33K MILES...THIS IS A LARGER ISSUE THAT NEEDS ATTENTION BY NHTSA AS THERE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ACCIDENTS FROM PEOPLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ON THE FREEWAY. I'VE RUN OUT OF FUEL 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS AS I DEAL WITH NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY ISSUE.

TRAVELING ALONG HWY 209 IN BIGFORK, MT, I NOTICED MY GAS GAUGE NEEDLE DROP FROM 1/2 TANK TO BELOW ZERO AND IMMEDIATELY THE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. A MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE STALLED AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY PULL-OVER WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THANKFULLY, THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT THAT DAY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY, AND I HAD CELL SERVICE. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND LET HIM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. HE BROUGHT GAS AND, SURE ENOUGH, THE TRUCK STARTED ONCE AGAIN, BUT DID NOT REGISTER FUEL AGAIN UNTIL I FILLED THE TANK COMPLETELY. IT CONTINUES TO REPEAT THIS CYCLE WHERE IT WILL REGISTER UNTIL A CERTAIN FUEL LEVEL AND THEN THE NEEDLE WILL DIVE TO BELOW EMPTY.

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BAD, AND THE COOLANT WAS LOOKING BROWNISH RED. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS IN THE RADIATOR AND THROUGH OUT BOTH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET CHECK-OUT THEY SAID MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THAT THIS WOULDN'T BE COVERED. WOULD NEED TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION.... COSTING ME $ 2,731.25. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN FACT THAT NISSAN IS HAVING A GOOD AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS WITH VARIOUS NISSAN MODEL INCLUDING MY NISSAN FRONTIER. VERY UNHAPPY NISSAN CUSTOMER OF MANY YEARS..... NOW I'M STARTING TO HAVE TIMING BELT ISSUES WHICH FALLS UNDER ANOTHER NISSAN FRONTIER PROBLEM. WILL HAVE TO GET FIXED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. MY DEALERSHIP KNOW THESE THINGS BUT ARE NOT OPEN ABOUT THESE FACT. I TAKE MY FRONTIER IN FOR MAINTENANCE NOTHING EVER SAID AND NEVER SEEM TO GET RECALL NOTICES EITHER.... *TR

LIKE SO MANY OTHER NISSAN FRONTIER OWNERS, THE RADIATOR COOLANT GOT MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS IS FACTORY DEFECT KNOWN BY NISSAN. HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION SINCE THE CAR WAS NOT RESPONDING WELL AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RUN PROPERLY. CALLED NISSAN THREE TIMES TO ASK FOR SOME FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND THEY DENIED IT. *TR

WAS DRIVING 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER WHEN 4WD LIGHT CAME ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SLOWED DOWN AND CAME TO A STOP. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. APPARENTLY, TRANSMISSION IS RUINED DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE RADIATOR WHERE COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN NEVER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, JUST EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES, LEAVING THE CONSUMER RESPONSIBLE TO FIXED CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. COST $6500. *TR

NISSAN FRONTIER HAS BEEN JERKING SPORADICALLY FOR A MONTH DRIVING LOCALLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS CITY OR HIGHWAY. I ASSUMED IT WAS CHEAP FUEL AND A NEEDED TUNE UP. I DECIDED TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT FIRESTONE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OR ISSUE OF THE JERKING. REQUESTED DIAGRAMS OF THE ENGINE WAS UNREADABLE AND NO HELP. FIRESTONE RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY QUOTED A $5000 PLUS REPAIR BILL. THIS SEEM OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR SIMPLE JERKING AND NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. IN ADDITION THEY HAD NOTED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR BILL SOME OTHER REPAIRS THAT OBVIOUS NEEDED FIXING AS GOOD CONDITION. IMMEDIATELY I KNEW THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED WAS FALSE- THE MECHANIC DID NOT DIAGNOSE/TEST MY VEHICLE CORRECTLY AND THE REPAIR QUOTED WAS DUE TO AN ISSUE THEY NEW ABOUT FROM THE START. THAT'S WHEN I STARTED DOING ONLINE RESEARCH TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ARE PROBLEMS GOING ON WITH THE NISSAN FRONTIER. MY GUESS WAS CORRECT. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS FAULT REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUE OF THE RADIATOR. NISSAN DEALERS ARE THEN CHARGING CUSTOMERS TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT WILL RE-APPEAR. CUSTOMERS SHOULD HAVE SOME RECOURSE OTHER THAN SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON PRODUCT DEFECT AND THAT RECOURSE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF THESE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES TO BE REPAIRED. WHERE IS THE FAIRNESS AND WHY DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE OR BE SERIOUSLY INJURED TO PROVE THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT, NISSAN KNOWS ITS A DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. AFTER FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO DROP TOWARDS EMPTY. THE FAILURE CORRECTED ITSELF, BUT THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SENDER INSIDE THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,549.

MY 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER IS EXPERIENCING WHAT MANY OTHER FRONTIER TRUCK OWNER ARE EXPERIENCING...THE DREADED INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READINGS ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I AM BLOWN AWAY THAT NISSAN HAS NOT HAD THE COURAGE TO ORDER A RECALL ON THIS WELL KNOWN ISSUE. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL NOT RESULT IN A NUMBER OF FATALITIES BEFORE THEY "DO THE RIGHT THING". VERY UNFORTUNATE AND A POOR FORM OF CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR OWNERS WHO WILL MOST LIKELY SEEK A DIFFERENT BRAND AS THERE NEXT PURCHASE. *TR