1. Nissan Frontier
  2. Problems
  3. 2013
  4. Power Train

2013 Nissan Frontier Power Train 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
30–60k mi3
1–30k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • May 31, 2019 · 59,697 miles

    Power Train

    I was told that the transmission cooler is defective during a regular maintence of the transmission.

    ODI 11217091

  • November 17, 2017 · 56,728 miles

    Power Train

    The vehicle would not shift into drive from neutral. After a few minutes of holding it in drive, i managed to get it to move forward. Then, i could not get it out of drive. It only moved forward. The problem fix is described in this youtube video perfectly. Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf-qfaasmwo it was extremely scary to leave my vehicle running for fear i could not move it again and the what if this part…

    ODI 11047102

  • August 28, 2015 · 20,500 miles

    Power Train

    My clutch has prematurely failed at 20500 miles. The truck is less then 2 years old and i have had continuous issues with the clutch including a service appointment at 3000 miles. The dealer ship told me this is not covered because the part is considered normal wear and tear. I have driven a clutch my entire life and have never had any issues like this before. It seems to me that some of nissan clutch's are "lemons"…

    ODI 10760401

  • March 23, 2015 · 30,801 miles

    Power Train

    Transmission shifter will not go into drive driver and vehicle were stranded on the side of the road. Multiple documented failures for this shifter assembly. *tr

    ODI 10704435

  • December 27, 2014 · 3,800 miles

    Power Train · Unknown Or Other

    Transmission won't go into gear forward or reverse at times. When driving on the road transmission won't shift out of 3rd gear into over drive, after topping a hill and going back downhill. Truck will do a jerking motion when pulling out from a stop. On interstate i81 truck speed was 50-55 mph the rpm's was 6,000 and the rpm's would not shift into higher gear. When it did shift it was a very hard shift. It has been…

    ODI 11165681