2006 Nissan Frontier Air Bags Problems
- 17
- 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 17 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 5 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- passenger seat · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Passenger airbag warning light illuminated. In motion from a parking lot. Fuel gauge suddenly fell to empty on 07/10/2019 lights on dash illuminated showing need for upcoming service and tire pressure low.
ODI 11229588
Air Bags
My air bag light has been on and took it into the dealership. Was told the front impact sensor was the issue, which was covered under a nissan campaign for known issues. Truck was initially purchased in ny and driven on salted roads, which was the cause for sensor failure, however i lived in fl at the time the recall was issued. The campaign was 08v690000.
ODI 11175782
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to legend nissan (268 jericho turnpike, syosset, ny 11791, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the front crash zone sensor was degraded and needed to be repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the same failure as listed in nhtsa campaign number: 08v690000 (air…
ODI 11183919
Air Bags · Fuel/Propulsion System
Letting my frontier major problem last week 100miles away from home for work. My frontier won't accelerate cutting of speed. Has weird smell to it. Truck was towed nissan here diagnosed with fuel pump problem, tramission and radiator hv to be replaced costing $7000.00 06 friontier crew cab, 96000miles thinking when nissan knew all this about why not they fixing it. I don't have these money, last year had problem…
ODI 11058620
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owned a 2006 nissan frontier. While the contact's vehicle was stationary, a second vehicle crashed into the rear of the vehicle. The contact's vehicle was pushed into a third vehicle, which caused significant damage to the front end. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained injuries to the hands, back, and head and was transported to the hospital. A police report was filed. The vehicle was…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10897519
Air Bags · Body
My friend and i were traveling on the i-40e in new mexico. He was driving my truck and feel asleep at the wheel. He woke up and oversteered and caused us to crash my truck into the right side highway ditch at about 70 miles per hour. We hit first with the front right of my truck and then tumbled 3 times smashing all sides of the truck especially the front. We had our seat belts on so we weren't ejected, but air bags…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10705366
Air Bags · Body · Engine
Weather turned from rain to icy. South bound on street that overpass interstate. Truck spun around several times first in south bound lane hitting guard rail on west side, went over the curb and median into north bound lane spin again before coming to rest against 4ft high concrete divider on bridge. The driver side air bag is the only one that deployed. My wife was in passenger seat. No other air bags deployed.…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10689728
Air Bags · Electrical System · Seat Belts
Passenger seat belt light flashes on, dealer says connected to computer under passenger seat (reset several times), light still flashes, dealership service says problem with seat sensor and not sure if air bag on passenger side will work or defective (want $800 to $3,000 to diagnose-fix-replace), nissan corporate refuses to fix (says out of warranty), technician unable to say if air bag will deploy in an accident,…
ODI 11012215
Air Bags · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. The contact stated that the air bag warning lamp illuminated. Also, the contact mentioned that after refueling, the fuel gauge stayed on empty. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The air bag sensor and the fuel level sensor were defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current…
ODI 10573703
Air Bags
The red air bag warning light came on and has remained on. Additionally, the round yellow light on the lower part of the dash shows passenger seat air bag not on both when occupied and unoccupied. I have attempted to have national parts shop chains attempt to determine the reason, but they all say they cannot do so. The dealer's cost for any readouts is always cost prohibitive. *tr
ODI 10547611
Air Bags · Front
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph a vehicle crashed into the rear of her vehicle causing her to crash into an embankment and the air bag failed to deploy. The contact sustained a one inch laceration over her eye, a black eye and bruising. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 65,000. Updated 11/28/12*lj the consumer stated the seat…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10475662
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. The contact stated that the air bag warning lamp was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for repairs nor was the failure reported to the manufacturer. The failure and current mileage was 30,000.
ODI 10398241
Air Bags · Fuel System, Gasoline · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Air bag front sensor failure at 38000 miles, failure of fuel system evaporation valve at 38500 miles. Failure of rear differential seal at 42,000 miles, failure of rear axle bearing seals, gear oil to leaking on parking brake shoes causing slippage at 48,500. Truck has 49,000 as of 3/24/2012. *tr
ODI 10452878
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. While parked the contact notice the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic. The technicians stated the air bag sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
ODI 10419863
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. The contact stated there was a sensor interruption in the air bag which caused the light to illuminate on the instrument panel. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the failure was caused by the crash zone sensor housing and needed to be replaced. There was also a nhtsa recall campaign id number: 08v690000 (air bag: frontal) which included a repair…
ODI 10442494
Air Bags
My husband was driving his 2006 nissan frontier and was about to merge onto the highway when the car in front of him threw on his brakes. He was only driving at less than 10 mph and tapped the car in front of him. The driver's front airbag deployed smacking him in the face. No one could ever explain why it would deploy with such a light impact. Fyi passenger side front air bag did not deploy! *tr
ODI 10432275
Air Bags · Frontal · Seat Belts · Side/Window
Hit by a sheriff car and was flipped 3 times in a nissan frontier nismo....supposedly with front and side air bags along with roll over air bags. Not one deployed. Had to get cut out of car and flown into trauma room. In and out of conscience and not feeling legs. Now severe back and neck pain. Sore abdomens and lower disc disease. Nothing done to correct problem. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10255384