Nissan Frontier Power Train Problems
- 739
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 20
- Years with records
- 2000–2019
- Stored years
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 739 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Automatic Transmission · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 316 |
| 60–100k mi | 229 |
| 150–400k mi | 51 |
| 30–60k mi | 46 |
| 1–30k mi | 43 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Power Train
Transmission failed, @ 133 thousand miles. Coolant made its way into the transmission.
ODI 11271079
Power Train
Check engine light came on. Nissan diagnosed engine coolant in transmission fluid. Need new transmission and radiator.
ODI 11268663
Power Train
Lost power could not move truck on city street. Dealership told me it was the transmission coolant was leaking into the transmission fluid wariness the gears and the transmission had to be replaced. They told me there was a recall but i never received a notice they said the recall has expired and i have to pay for the repair.
ODI 11256116
Power Train
I bought this truck from a dealership, with 118,500 miles in, and i only drove it 1,500 miles and transmission broke, i never the warranty for the truck, and the repairs came out $4,237 dollars what can i do in this situation. Please let me know. Thanks.
ODI 11252109
Power Train
At 132,000 miles my transmission and radiator failed at the same time. I have come to understand that this is a known defect in nissans. I did not know this was an ongoing problem with nissans. The cost to repair is going to be more than $5000. This is terrible.
ODI 11242381
Power Train
Lost power while driving, had it checked by transmission shop and turns out there is a defect in oem radiator causes contamination of transmission fluid and engine coolant. Was required to spend over $6000 out of pocket to fix.
ODI 11252780
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Transmission started slipping and then lost reverse.and finally just kept slipping and wouldn't move more than a few hundred feet ,and would turn off and wouldn't restart until the transmission cooled off,and when it restarted the idle or tachometer would jump into the red line area even though the truck wouldn't drive past 20 mph. Coasting on the freeway i would pull to the side and have cars drive around mr while…
ODI 11306428
Power Train
Transmission started slipping and then lost reverse and finally just kept spinning and wouldn't move more than a few hundred feet and would turn off and not restart till transmission cooled off ..and when it would restart the idle or tachometer would accelerate into the red line area while coasting on the freeway heading to nearest transmission shop i could find off freeway
ODI 11302427