Nissan Frontier Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
- 208
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 10
- Years with records
- 1999–2010
- 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 208 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- transmission fluid · 31 records
- radiator transmission · 23 records
- transmission radiator · 23 records
- radiator coolant · 17 records
- coolant transmission · 16 records
- transmission failure · 16 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 81 |
| 60–100k mi | 74 |
| 1–30k mi | 12 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 150–400k mi | 8 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
2005 nissan frontier. Consumer writes in regards to engineering issues with cross contamination fluids between radiator and transmission. *smd
ODI 10891435
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan frontier. While driving 30 mph, there was an odor emitted into the vents and the contact noticed smoke under the hood. The contact coasted over to the side of the road and noticed oil and antifreeze fluid spilling from the reserve tank onto the transmission. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the spill caused the transmission and radiator to fail. Both…
ODI 10837258
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
My frontier died on 12/6 / on 12/7/2015, i had it towed to the boardwalk nissan and paid $100 to have the problem diagnosed. I was told the repairs would cost $10,500. The radiator caused the transmission to go out in turn causing the computer panel to burn out. I asked the service adviser was there something i could've done to prevent the problem. He said no, the problem happens. I then had the truck towed home.…
ODI 10817470
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
2005 nissan frontier. Consumer writes in regards to coolant leaks from radiator into transmission. *smd
ODI 10806938
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier. While parked, the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, who diagnosed that there was contamination by the engine coolant. As a result, the transmission and radiator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 104,000.
ODI 10744406
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Nissan has admitted to faulty radiators in their 05-10 midsize vehicles. Mine being a frontier but also used in xterra, pathfinders and i believe titans.these radiators when they go, take the transmission with them. 4700 dollar bill later nissan says i'm 2 months beyond my 10 years and will not honor any help, even though i'm 10k under the 100k mile limit. So because i kept my miles low and have taken care of my…
ODI 10736026
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Like so many other nissan frontier owners, the radiator coolant got mixed with the transmission fluid. This is factory defect known by nissan. Had to replace radiator and transmission since the car was not responding well and was not able to run properly. Called nissan three times to ask for some financial support and they denied it. *tr
ODI 10715066
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
My 2005 nissan frontier has cross contamination between the radiator and the transmission. Nissan new about this problem years ago. To fix the problem they extended the warranty out to 10 years. Now i need a new radiator and transmission. My cost 3000 dollars. I only had a month left before i was [xxx] out of luck. I have been driving for 35 years and have never had to replace a transmission that only had 67000…
ODI 10714154