2001 Nissan Crew Cab Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2001 Nissan Crew Cab, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Visibility266.7%
- Engine133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
BOTH PASSANGER AND DRIVER POWER WINDOWS FAILED WITHIN 1 MONTH OF EACH OTHER, IN BOTH CASES THE PLASTIC CABLE CAP BROKE OFF AND ALLOWED THE WINDOE CABLE TO WRAP AROUND THE MOTOR. *AK
POWER DOOR WINDOWS BEGIN "STICKING" WHILE POWERING UP AND EVENTUALLY FAIL AND GET STUCK. THIS HAPPENED ON MY FRIEND'S TRUCK JUST 2 WEEKS BEFORE MINE. OURS WERE MANUFACTURED JUST A FEW MONTHS APART AND IT HAPPENED ON BOTH OF MY WINDOWS (FRONT) WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. A SMALL PLASTIC END ON THE WIRES USED TO "PULLEY" THE WINDOWS BREAKS AND ALLOWS THE WIRE TO WRAP IMPROPERLY AROUND THE WINDOW MOTOR'S INTERNAL PULLEY RESULTING IN WIRES OVERLAPPING AND EVENTUALLY WEDGING WITHIN THE MOTOR. THIS SHOWS ME THAT THIS IS A FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURERS WINDOW MOTORS ON NOT ONLY MY FRONTIER, BUT OTHERS I HAVE MET.*AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
NO EVENT OTHER THAN 74K MILES. DURING 60K MILE SERVICE MECHANIC SAID MY RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND THEY'D REPLACE IT FOR $405.00. QUIT NISSAN DEALERSHIP MECHANIC FOR GOOD. CURRENT MECHANIC FOUND SERVICE BULLETIN ONLINE ADDRESSING RIGHT-SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKING. I WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT I AM RECEIVING CO IN CAB OF 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER XE CREW CAB 4X4? *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .