1. Nissan Frontier
  2. Problems
  3. 2010
  4. Electrical System

2010 Nissan Frontier Electrical System Problems

8
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
1–30k mi4
100–150k mi1
30–60k mi1
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • August 1, 2017

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine

    My complaint is that my vehicle is turning off with a brand newly installed battery and my nissan dealership cannot read my car to understand why this is happening. They kept my vehicle for close to a month and still did not fix the problem. The vehicle never fails to turn over, but it just loses power and turns off like someone snatched out the battery. Sometimes it fails to turn over, right away, but then it turns…

    ODI 11033936

  • July 10, 2017 · 90,000 miles

    Electrical System · Engine · Steering

    Driving down the road about 60mph and truck will just shut off with no warning

    ODI 11004944

  • November 20, 2015 · 34,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Vehicle would crank but not start. Took to repair shop where they cleaned the battery posts. Replaced battery. Vehicle still showed resistance before slowly cranking. Vibration of rpm and speedometer needles. Cleaned the posts again, now motor will hardly turn over, numerous lights on dash flash intermitantly.

    ODI 10795138

  • October 30, 2014 · 26,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan frontier. While attempting to start the vehicle, the ignition would not turn over and the gauges on the instrument panel vibrated. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic; however, the vehicle was taken to an auto part store where they diagnosed that the vehicle could have an electrical corrosion. The vehicle was not…

    ODI 10733713

  • April 10, 2012 · 140,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Driving on hwy electrical controls stopped. Speedometer/odometer,tachometer,fuel gauge stopped responding and dropped to zero or froze. This has happened multiple times since then. Eventually they come back on line, but during that time you must depend on other drivers to keep at safe/legal speeds and remember how much gas was in the tank when you started driving. *tr

    ODI 10487671

  • October 8, 2011 · 8,300 miles

    Electrical System

    When attempting to turn on the ignition all the dashboard needle indicators began to vibrate and there was a clicking noise from the ignition. After i removed the key from the ignition, the dashboard needles continue to vibrate for about 30 seconds. I hooked up a portable battery charger to the battery to attempt a jump start, but the vehicle would not start and the battery charger indicated a "battery charged"…

    ODI 10429224

  • March 11, 2011 · 240 miles

    Electrical System

    Tl*the contact owns a 2010 nissan frontier. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start nor would the ignition unlock with the key. The vehicle was not or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileage was approximately 240.

    ODI 10389831

  • March 9, 2010 · 6 miles

    Electrical System

    With the trend towards laws banning hand held cell phone operation i purchased a 2010 nissan frontier pro4x on march 4, 2010 which includes a hands free feature. The hands free capability of my truck would not support safe driving in states that have or have pending legislation that ban hand held cell phone operation while driving. Since day one name recognition fails to find the correct person. All persons called…

    ODI 10434155