2000 Nissan Frontier Visibility Problems

I was driving home or not and it was raining. I turned the windshield wipers on. They were working to begin with but after a few minutes, they just quit working altogether. You could hear the motor running for the wiper, but they just wasn’t moving so I had to see it on the side of the road to it. Quit raining so I could make it home. and couldn’t find the part to fix the windshield wipers so my boyfriend has rigged it to where it would work

NHTSA ID

11645990

Incident

Jun 6, 2024

ON THREE (3) SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE MECHANICAL LINKAGE FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED, AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAS NEVER OCCURRED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. IN ALL CASES, THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE WELL ABOVE FREEZING, SO ICE/SNOW WAS NOT A FACTOR. "INCIDENT DATE" IS THE MOST RECENT OF THE THREE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10146757

Incident

Dec 29, 2005

Mileage

180,000 mi

WIPER ARM BROKE, LEAVING ME IN A DOWNPOUR WITH NO WIPERS. I WAS TOWED TO SERVICE, BUT NO DEALER IN THREE STATES HAD THE PART. ALL DEALERS AND THE REGIONAL OFFICE SAID THAT THE PART HAD BEEN ON BACKORDER AND WAS IN DEMAND, LEADING US TO BELIEVE THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND WAS NOT ACTING TO FIX IT. REGIONAL PARTS SUPERVISOR CONFIRMED THIS. AFTER A DAY'S SEARCH, WE FOUND A USED PART (AT HIGHER COST) 100 MILES AWAY.

NHTSA ID

10122389

Incident

Feb 13, 2005

Mileage

120,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM FAILURE: LAST MONDAY, THE ARM THAT CONNECTS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO THE MOTOR DISCONNECTED. IF THIS HAD HAPPEND ON LAST FRIDAY, DURING A SEVERE DOWNPOUR I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. THE DEALER, FREEMAN NISSAN IN SANTA ROSA SAID THAT THEY SELL ONE OF THESE ARMS EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS. THE ARM HAS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10095709

Incident

Oct 11, 2004

Mileage

107,100 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM FAILURE: LAST MONDAY, THE ARM THAT CONNECTS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO THE MOTOR DISCONNECTED. IF THIS HAD HAPPEND ON LAST FRIDAY, DURING A SEVERE DOWNPOUR I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. THE DEALER, FREEMAN NISSAN IN SANTA ROSA SAID THAT THEY SELL ONE OF THESE ARMS EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS. THE ARM HAS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10095708

Incident

Oct 11, 2004

Mileage

107,100 mi

(1) SUDDEN, COMPLETE FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. (2) WIPER LINKAGE SEPARATED CAUSING WIPERS TO SUDDENLY STOP MOVING. (3) FOUND PLASTIC LINK SOCKET END WORN DUE TO CORRODED PIVOT BALL ON CENTER PIVOT ASSEMBLY. REPLACED WITH NEW LINK ARM AND NEW PIVOT ASSEMBLY. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10078897

Incident

Jun 8, 2004

Mileage

105,000 mi

VEHICLE IS PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. CONSUMER CONTACTED A FIRESTONE DEALER TO HAVE WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE, THINKING TIRES WERE AT FAULT. MECHANIC STATED FRONT RIGHT CASTER CANNOT BE ADJUSTED.*AK CONSUMER STATED SEAT RATTLED. WINDOW MOLDING WAS REPLACED. PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARPED, DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG MODULE. *SLC

NHTSA ID

890893

Incident

Apr 1, 2001

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS LIFTED OUT OF ITS COMPARTMENT, A NEW COVER WAS INSTALLED BUT THIS DID NOT ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. NLM

NHTSA ID

560306

PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR IS THE CHEAP MODEL THAT DOES NOT GIVE THE CORRECT DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE ON THAT SIDE. IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A PERSON TO LOOK AT THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR (WHICH IS TRUE) THE INSIDE MIRROR (WHICH IS TRUE) AND THEN YOUR EYES HAVE TO CHANGE FOCUS BECAUSE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR IS LIKE LOOKING THROUGH A MICROSCOPE. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL DEMAND ON YOUR EYES AND VERY DANGEROUS AT THE FREEWAY HIGHT SPEEDS BECAUSE OF DESECPTIVE DISTANCE PERCEIVED AFTER LOOKING THROUGH LEFT SIDE OR INSIDE MIRROR. I AM ASKING FOR A RECALL OF ALL THESE CHEAP MIRRORS AND HAVE ALMOST HAD ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE DECEPTION OF THESE MIRRORS. AT THE COST OF THE VEHICLES THESE DAYS, THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PUT THIS CHEAP MIRROR AT A PLACE THAT IS VERY KEY TO TODAY'S DRIVERS SAFETY.

NHTSA ID

734891

VENTILATION SYSTEM AIR COMES IN AND CAN'T BE SHUT OFF. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT HE NEEDS TO HAVE AN AIR CONDITIONER INSTALLED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK WITH WINDOW CLOSED AND WITH VENTILATOR ON, ALL KINDS OF POLUTANT COMES INTO THE VEHICLE DUE TO DESIGN FLAW OF VENTILATION SYSTEM. *YH

NHTSA ID

869602

Incident

Mar 1, 2000

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS LOOSE ,WILL NOT COMPLETLY STAY UP UNLESS IT'S ROLLED UP OR DOWN , DEALER CLAIMS A DESIGN DEFECT. *AK

NHTSA ID

849502