2009 Nissan Frontier Power Train 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
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
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.
ODI 11132465
Power Train
My 09 nissan frontier se (automatic transmission) grinded a bit when changing gears. I noticed it was between 3rd and 4th gears. Sometimes it was louder and longer than other times. Sometimes it didn't happen at all. I noticed it happens when i accelerated slowly with the gas only slightly pressed. It didn't happen at all when accelerating to get on the freeway, for example.i had purchased my frontier as a used…
ODI 11014684
Engine · Power Train
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, [redacted]) 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…
Fire reported
ODI 11194711
Power Train
My wife and i own nissan vehicles. 2 years ago we had to replace the transmission on her 2005 pathfiner. In october of 2015 my 2009 frontier transmission started to fail because of coolant mixing with the transmission fluid. I did research and found that this is an ongoing issue with nissan
ODI 10816699
Power Train
Transmission needs to be rebuilt due to manufacturing defect after only 64,000 miles. Radiator fluid has leaked into the transmission oil which is a manufacturer defect. Quoted $4200 in repairs-they will need to re-manufacture the transmission and replace the at valve. I reached out to nissan for assistance in the matter since i am just outside of the 5 yr 75,000 mile extended warranty (5 months over 5 yrs). They…
ODI 10671927
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. The contact stated that the dealer had replaced the transmission assembly three years ago and that the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission assembly needed to be replaced a second time. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.
ODI 10916781