1. Nissan Frontier
  2. Problems
  3. 2005
  4. Steering

2005 Nissan Frontier Steering Problems

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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.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi3
1–30k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • January 9, 2017 · 149,181 miles

    Steering

    Steer wheel bearing in upper tilt steering column yoke broke while backing up vehicle. Steering wheel spins freely with no control to wheels. Vehicle cannot be driven. Extreme hazard if driving at high speeds when steering wheel column fails. Defect has been noted in other nissan model years yet no recall issued for this vehicle. I am the original and only owner of this vehicle and have not received a recall notice…

    ODI 10947753

  • June 6, 2014 · 121,000 miles

    Engine · Power Train · Steering

    2nd time a solenoid went out resulting in all loss of power and power staring was unmanageable, unable to restart vehicle. Another $1500 fix. *tr

    ODI 10671227

  • November 18, 2010 · 128,000 miles

    Steering · Unknown Or Other

    There is defect on all the transmissions of this type and nissan should must do something about it! *tr

    ODI 10552845

  • July 15, 2005 · 1,200 miles

    Differential Unit · Engine And Engine Cooling · Equipment · Steering

    Purchased a 05 frontier cc 4x4 truck from a local dealership. 2 weeks i had the truck roughly the 15 of july, i had put a 30 to 40 pound stone in the back of my truck which has the rhino bed liner, rock dent in the ribs of the box and chipped the rhino bed lining. Took it to the dealership, explained in detail but nothing done as of yet. Yet another person had the same problem i was told by the service department…

    ODI 10134402

  • March 16, 2005 · 521 miles

    Steering

    Purchased vehicle 02/05 took in for service-pulling to right 3/16/05 521 mi. Dealer found no problems. 2nd time 5/26/05 7061 looseness in front end (steering) dealer said they had checked and tightened all suspension fr to rear. 3rd time 6/23/05 9,644 mi. Looseness in front end (steering) dealer finally put on front end mach and checked. Minor adjustment on toe in. Could not find any problem with looseness in…

    ODI 10128128