2009 Nissan Frontier Problems

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Frontier. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V067000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact stated the air bag warning light had been illuminated for two years. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Airbag warning light blinking and won't go off. Was not able to reset. Diagnostic Code 12.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DETECTED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KING WINDWARD NISSAN (45-568 KAMEHAMEHA HWY, KANEOHE, HI 96744, (808) 235-6433) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION, AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2009 NISAN FRONTIER 114K MILES SAME SINGS AS MANY OTHERS VIBRATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR START HAPPENING IN THE MORNING SPECIAL WINTER PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE AND NOW HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

NISSAN FRONTIERS OF ARE EXPERENCING MANY PROBLEMS WITH THEIR EMISSION SYSTEMS. EVAP CONTROL VALUES ARE FAILING AT VARIOUS MILEAGES. THE DEALERS BLAME DUST IN THE SYSTEM. THE DEALERS ARE CHARGING VERY HIGH PRICES TO REPAIR THE SYSTEM. NISSAN HAS ALREADY CHANGED THE EVAP CONTROL VENT SWITCH DESIGN 3 TIMES. THIS MEANS THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND ARE REFUSING TO RECALL THE TRUCKS.

WHILE DRIVING, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT APPEARED WITH CODE P0448. AFTER CODE APPEARED, CANNOT FILL UP GAS TANK WITHOUT GAS SPILLING OUT. CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS IS UNRELATED. *TR

THE BRAKE PEDALS TRAVELS FURTHER DOWN THAN TOP OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IN WINTER WHEN WEARING WINTER BOOTS I HAD TO MAKE AN QUICK STOP TO AVOID A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THE STREET ON A CROSSWALK. I FOUND MYSELF DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR AT SAME TIME NEARLY HITTING PERSON. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INCIDENTS NOT AS SERIOUS. I CALLED DEALER AND NISSAN WITH NO SATISFACTION. I ALSO ASKED NON-DEALER SHOPS AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG AS FAR AS THEY COULD SEE. MY CONCLUSION IS THAT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE BRAKE PEDAL, IN AN EMERGENCY, SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THAT FAR DOWN. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WEAK CLUTCH 2009 NISSAN FRONTIER SE 4X4 4.0 LITRE, 6 SPEED MAN TRANSMISSION. 10,331 MILES AND CLUTCH SLIPS IN 3RD, 4TH, 5TH, 6TH AND LITTLE NO ENGAGEMENT IN REVERSE. SLIPS ON SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MANUFACTURER ALWAYS BLAME CUSTOMER'S ON FAULT. TRUCK WAS NOT ABUSED BY ME. MANUFACTURER IS NOT ADMITTING FAILURE. IF YOU SEARCH FOR NISSAN FRONTIER CLUTCH PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET, YOU WILL SEE, THAT THE SAME POWERPLANT BELONGS TO A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AND AT 13,000 AND THE 24,000 THIS PERSON HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AS WELL AS SLIPS. 2ND ISSUE, THE BRAKES ASSEMBLED ON MY TRUCK WERE MISSING ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FRONT BRAKE PAD RETAINER SPRINGS. BRAKES PULL RIGHT AND DAMAGED RT ROTOR. REQUIRED MACHINE SHOP TO REPAIR LATERAL OUT OF ROUND. POSSIBLE CAUSE IS MISSING LOWER RETAINERS SPRINGS AND NOW DEVELOPED INTO STICKING CALIPERS. 3RD ISSUE. RATTLE NOISE FROM SUSPENSION AREA ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES OR MANHOLE LIDS AT SLOW SPEEDS. UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE WITH SUSPENSION BOTH LOADED AND UNLOADED. HAVE USED EVEN RUBBER MALLET TO NO AVAIL. *TR

THE NUTS ON THE AIR SENSORS ON TIRES CORRODED AND CRACKED . THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH LED TO A NISSAN RECALL OF 2008-09 MURANOS AND FIT MODELS. ( LIVING IN MARYLAND FROM 2009 UNTIL 2015)

ON JULY 8, 2014 MY A/C STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO LATER INFORMED ME THAT COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AND SHOT METAL PARTICLES THROUGHOUT THE A/C SYSTEM. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE A/C SYSTEM REPLACED. NISSAN REFUSED TO REIMBURSE MY $2500 EXPENSE BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE, INVESTIGATE HOW THE ENTIRE A/C SYSTEM WOULD FAIL ON AN 82,000-MILE VEHICLE OF A RESPECTABLE BRAND LIKE NISSAN. *TR

MY CONTROL ARMS ARE WORN AND I ONLY HAVE 55,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. MY TIRES ARE WEARING AND THE FRONT END POPS, AND IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RINGING PINION HAD FAILED AND THE REAR END ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,709.

THE BRAKE PEDALS TRAVELS FURTHER DOWN THAN TOP OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IN WINTER WHEN WEARING WINTER BOOTS I HAD TO MAKE AN QUICK STOP TO AVOID A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THE STREET ON A CROSSWALK. I FOUND MYSELF DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR AT SAME TIME NEARLY HITTING PERSON. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INCIDENTS NOT AS SERIOUS. I CALLED DEALER AND NISSAN WITH NO SATISFACTION. I ALSO ASKED NON-DEALER SHOPS AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG AS FAR AS THEY COULD SEE. MY CONCLUSION IS THAT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE BRAKE PEDAL, IN AN EMERGENCY, SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THAT FAR DOWN. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WEAK CLUTCH 2009 NISSAN FRONTIER SE 4X4 4.0 LITRE, 6 SPEED MAN TRANSMISSION. 10,331 MILES AND CLUTCH SLIPS IN 3RD, 4TH, 5TH, 6TH AND LITTLE NO ENGAGEMENT IN REVERSE. SLIPS ON SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MANUFACTURER ALWAYS BLAME CUSTOMER'S ON FAULT. TRUCK WAS NOT ABUSED BY ME. MANUFACTURER IS NOT ADMITTING FAILURE. IF YOU SEARCH FOR NISSAN FRONTIER CLUTCH PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET, YOU WILL SEE, THAT THE SAME POWERPLANT BELONGS TO A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AND AT 13,000 AND THE 24,000 THIS PERSON HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AS WELL AS SLIPS. 2ND ISSUE, THE BRAKES ASSEMBLED ON MY TRUCK WERE MISSING ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FRONT BRAKE PAD RETAINER SPRINGS. BRAKES PULL RIGHT AND DAMAGED RT ROTOR. REQUIRED MACHINE SHOP TO REPAIR LATERAL OUT OF ROUND. POSSIBLE CAUSE IS MISSING LOWER RETAINERS SPRINGS AND NOW DEVELOPED INTO STICKING CALIPERS. 3RD ISSUE. RATTLE NOISE FROM SUSPENSION AREA ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES OR MANHOLE LIDS AT SLOW SPEEDS. UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE WITH SUSPENSION BOTH LOADED AND UNLOADED. HAVE USED EVEN RUBBER MALLET TO NO AVAIL. *TR

ON JULY 8, 2014 MY A/C STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO LATER INFORMED ME THAT COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AND SHOT METAL PARTICLES THROUGHOUT THE A/C SYSTEM. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE A/C SYSTEM REPLACED. NISSAN REFUSED TO REIMBURSE MY $2500 EXPENSE BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE, INVESTIGATE HOW THE ENTIRE A/C SYSTEM WOULD FAIL ON AN 82,000-MILE VEHICLE OF A RESPECTABLE BRAND LIKE NISSAN. *TR

THE SUNVISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY 2009 NISSAN FRONTIER DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE. IT HAS FALLEN NUMEROUS TIMES BLOCKING MY VISION WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE SUNVISOR IS DOWN IT VIBRATES AT YOUR EYE LEVEL AND SEVERELY DISTRACTS THE DRIVER. NOW, I AM ALWAYS WATCHING THE SUNVISOR TO MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT BLOCK MY VISION. NOTE: I HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR REPLACED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS ABOUT TWO MONTHS OLD. *TR

TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR - STAYED ON AFTER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT DEALER FOR 75,000 MI CHECK UP WHICH INCLUDED EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL VEHICLE SYSTEMS. AFTER CHECKING COLD PRESSURE SEVERAL TIMES AND DRIVING VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR WOULD NOT GO OFF. RETURNED TO DEALER AND REQUESTED THE PROBLEM BE FIXED. THEY WERE HELPFUL AND POLITE BUT TRIED TO CHARGE ME $160.75 FOR REPLACING THE MONITOR BECAUSE THE BATTERY WENT OUT IN THE MONITOR. I AM COMPLAINING THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE SPEND $160 FOR EACH TIRE MONITOR BECAUSE IT'S BATTERY EXPIRED. THE BATTERIES SHOULD BE REPLACEABLE IN THE TIRE MONITOR. I THINK IT'S UNFAIR AND POOR DESIGN TO REQUIRE NISSAN OWNERS TO SPEND $640 OVER TIME TO KEEP AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE OPERATIONAL. THIS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED TO REFLECT A MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE(REPLACEABLE BATTERY) REPLACEMENT PART OR REPLACE THE MONITORS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

MY 2009 NISSAN FRONTIER CAME WITH A FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE THAT HAD NO SENSOR FOR THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. THIS MEANS THAT, WHEN I ROTATED THE TIRES, THE TPM SYSTEM LIT UP AND STAYED ON. FURTHER, THE SYSTEM WILL STAY ON 80% OF THE TIME, WHICH IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THE SPARE WILL BE ON THE GROUND DURING THE LIFE OF THE TIRES. IT WILL BE IN THE SPARE POSITION ONLY 20% OF THE TIME. IT SEEMS THAT ADDING A SENSOR TO THE SPARE SHOULD GREATLY INCREASE SAFETY WITH ONLY A SLIGHT INCREASE IN COST PER VEHICLE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CLUTCH FAILURE 2009 NISSAN FRONTIER SE 4.0L 6 SPEED MAN TRANS, CREW CAB 4X4. VIN [XXX]. 10,300 MILES CLUTCH FAILED, FLYWHEEL DISTORTION CAUSE CATASTROPHIC DISC AND PRESSURE PLATE FAILURE. REPAIR FAULKNER NISSAN, JENKINGTOWN, PA USA. RETURN CLUTCH PEDAL ZERO RESISTANCE DOWN PEDAL. RETURNED TO DEALER WAS TOLD NORMAL, MILES NOW 11,200 CLUTCH CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, SLAVE CYLINDER NOW FAILED (LEAKING). SYSTEM INHERENT DESIGN FLAW. BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND CLUTCH SYSTEM SHARE SAME FLUID RESERVOIR. POSS BRAKE FAILURE MAY RESULT. I AM A RETIRED GM MASTER MECHANIC, I POSSES MORE SKILLS ON CAR AND TRUCKS THEN MOST. THIS SYSTEM REALLY REQUIRES REDESIGN POSS CONVERT TO LINKAGE CLUTCH THROW-OUT BEARING SYSTEM AND A MORE HEAVY DUTY FLYWHEEL (NOT DUAL MASS) AND MORE LIKE A STAGE LL OR STAGE LLL COMPETITION CLUTCH CONFIGURATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

WEAK CLUTCH 2009 NISSAN FRONTIER SE 4X4 4.0 LITRE, 6 SPEED MAN TRANSMISSION. 10,331 MILES AND CLUTCH SLIPS IN 3RD, 4TH, 5TH, 6TH AND LITTLE NO ENGAGEMENT IN REVERSE. SLIPS ON SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MANUFACTURER ALWAYS BLAME CUSTOMER'S ON FAULT. TRUCK WAS NOT ABUSED BY ME. MANUFACTURER IS NOT ADMITTING FAILURE. IF YOU SEARCH FOR NISSAN FRONTIER CLUTCH PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET, YOU WILL SEE, THAT THE SAME POWERPLANT BELONGS TO A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA AND AT 13,000 AND THE 24,000 THIS PERSON HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AS WELL AS SLIPS. 2ND ISSUE, THE BRAKES ASSEMBLED ON MY TRUCK WERE MISSING ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FRONT BRAKE PAD RETAINER SPRINGS. BRAKES PULL RIGHT AND DAMAGED RT ROTOR. REQUIRED MACHINE SHOP TO REPAIR LATERAL OUT OF ROUND. POSSIBLE CAUSE IS MISSING LOWER RETAINERS SPRINGS AND NOW DEVELOPED INTO STICKING CALIPERS. 3RD ISSUE. RATTLE NOISE FROM SUSPENSION AREA ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES OR MANHOLE LIDS AT SLOW SPEEDS. UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE WITH SUSPENSION BOTH LOADED AND UNLOADED. HAVE USED EVEN RUBBER MALLET TO NO AVAIL. *TR

The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that the vehicle overheated and shut off. The failure occurred while driving at various speeds. The contact stated that it took a while for the vehicle to regain full power. The contact stated that on several occasions the vehicle had to be towed after shutting off. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who diagnosed that the camshaft and crankshaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DETECTED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KING WINDWARD NISSAN (45-568 KAMEHAMEHA HWY, KANEOHE, HI 96744, (808) 235-6433) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION, AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TAIL GATE FALLS OFF WHEN OPENING. THE REMOVABLE TAILGATE IS BOTH LIGHT ENOUGH AND DOES NOT HAVE A CATCH ON THE HINGE TO PREVENT THE GATE FROM FALLING OUT WHEN LIFTING UP ON THE TAILGATE LATCH WITH ONE HAND. THIS CAN ALSO HAPPEN IF THERE IS ANY SNOW ON THE BACK BUMPER. THIS IS BOTH A SAFETY CONCERN, AS I HAD THE GATE FALL OFF WITH A LOAD OF WOOD IN MY HANDS CAUSING ME TO DROP EVERYTHING, AND IT DAMAGES THE VEHICLE AS THE TAILGATE RIGHT REAR CORNER GETS CAUGHT IN THE BODY MOUNTED HINGE. THE RESULT OF THIS IS THE RIGHT REAR CORNER OF THE TAILGATE IS BENT ~90. I HAVE TAKEN THIS BACK TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM AND FILED A REPORT WITH NISSAN USA. BOTH NISSAN AND THE DEALER CLAIM THIS IS A DESIGN FEATURE - REMOVABLE TAILGATE. IN OBSERVING OTHER FRONTIERS, IT IS APPARENT THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM JUDGING BY THE NUMBER OF DAMAGED TAILGATES ARE OUT THERE. EVERYONE I WORK WITH THAT OWNS A FRONTIER HAS HAD THE GATE FALL OFF. IN LOOKING ONLINE - IT APPEARS TO AFFECT NISSAN FRONTIER TRUCKS BACK TO 2005. MINE FELL OFF 3 DAYS AFTER TAKING DELIVERY DAMAGING THE TAILGATE, AND DOES EVERY TIME YOU OPEN IT IF YOU DON'T USE 2 HANDS, ONE TO LIFT UP THE LATCH, ONE TO HOLD THE GATE IN THE HINGES. I HAVE OWNED 3 TRUCKS, INCLUDING A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER FOR A PERIOD OF 7 YEARS. I AM AWARE THAT TAILGATES ARE REMOVABLE AND THAT YOU MUST CLEAN DEBRIS OFF THE BUMPER PRIOR TO OPENING THEM. I WAS NOT AWARE THE TAILGATE SHOULD FALL OUT OF IT'S HINGES WHEN OPENING. *TR