1. Nissan Frontier
  2. Problems
  3. 2005
  4. Power Train

2005 Nissan Frontier Power Train Problems

227
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 227 stored complaint records:

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

What owners report

  • transmission fluid · 28 records
  • transmission failure · 15 records
  • radiator transmission · 13 records
  • failure mileage · 11 records
  • transmission radiator · 11 records
  • coolant transmission · 11 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi101
60–100k mi83
150–400k mi14
30–60k mi8
1–30k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • October 14, 2008 · 72,000 miles

    Parking Brake · Power Train

    Gear oil leaking past both rear axle seals resulted in inoperative parking brake and minimal regular rear braking. Accident was cause when car rolled into homeowners garage door after being left running with the parking brake applied. Repair is to clean oil from all contaminated surfaces, replace both axle seals, replace parking brake shoes on both sides, and main brake pads on both side. *tr

    ODI 10249615

  • August 31, 2007 · 107,400 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train

    At the time of the transmission failure i had no prior signs of a problem. As i was merging on to the 4 lane at a speed of about 45-50 mph the truck began shaking violently. I thought i had gotten some bad fuel because i had just filled the fuel. The shaking somewhat smoothed out at about 60 mph, though the truck was lacking normal power, and would shudder when pulling a grade. I drove the truck about 10 miles and…

    ODI 10543461