1. Nissan Frontier
  2. Problems
  3. 2004
  4. Electrical System

2004 Nissan Frontier Electrical System Problems

6
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 6 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 2 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi2
1–30k mi1
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • February 6, 2024

    Electrical System

    Wont pass smog cause off electric issue

  • January 17, 2014 · 115,000 miles

    Body · Electrical System · Engine · Wheels

    After driving my vehicle to work (around 15 miles), the lights began to dim and the radio turned on and off several times. I parked in the garage where i work, and went to my office to get in touch with a mechanic. About 1/2 hour later, a police officer called because my truck caught fire. It caused damage to the parking structure, and obviously to the vehicle, including melting many of the components under the…

    Fire reported

    ODI 10560434

  • November 15, 2013

    Electrical System

    We replaced the starter 2x in the last year and recently just 3 months ago. My son went to start the truck on saturday and the starter burned completely up. We have replaced the starter on this truck a total of 3x in the last 2 years. *tr

    ODI 10630024

  • November 11, 2010 · 73,900 miles

    Electrical System

    Vehicle starts stalling after driving for 10 to 40 miles. Various dash lights start to come on, lights start to dim, vehicles starts bucking from engine missing. Very dangerous in heavy traffic. Once stopped, vehicle horn goes off when restarting attempted. Engine won't turn over when attempting to restart. After several hours vehicle will restart. Brought to nissan service dept. Twice and could not get the vehicle…

    ODI 10365360

  • December 21, 2008 · 83,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Around 80,000 miles, faulty wiring in the electrical system caused the vehicle to accelerate and decelerate erratically while driving down the road, while pressing down the accelerator. After taking the truck to a nissan service center, it was discovered there was a wiring problem in the vehicle causing this. This potentially could cause the vehicle to stall out during a turn, or while driving down a freeway, which…

    ODI 10252606

  • October 10, 2005 · 8,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Dt: the contact stated vehicle was on fire while parked in the driveway with the ignition turned off. He attempted to extinguish the fire with a water hose. The fire department arrived and put out the fire. The fire department determined this was an electrical fire that originated from the dashboard panel area. The vehicle sustained damage to the interior dashboard panel and front seats. The vehicle was not deemed a…

    Fire reported

    ODI 10143786