Nissan Frontier Wheels Problems
- 24
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 14
- Years with records
- 2001–2016
- 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 24 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- spare tire · 5 records
- tire pressure · 4 records
- passenger side · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 6 |
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Service Brakes · Suspension · Wheels
Parking brake assembly managed to bind between axle and brake rotor causing catastrophic failure. Right rear wheel locked up while driving very nearly causing a crash. Photo is from investigation
ODI 11234979
Wheels
A design defect in the steel wheels allows water to puddle in a channel in the wheel -- because there is inadequate drainage behind a shoulder on the rim. Furthermore the coating of the steel rim is inadequate to prevent rusting of the rim. Thus, after as little as 57,500 miles, the puddling in this undrained channel leads to severe corrosion, with following adverse results. (1) the corrosion invades the hole for…
ODI 11155991
Steering · Unknown Or Other · Wheels
I bought new tires, same size and brand name as the last 4 tires but a different model type of tires. As i was driving the vehicle on a [redacted], the front passenger tire flew off the rim. The rim scraped the roadway and flipped my truck upwards and spun the vehicle up in the air over a guard rail and i hit into a concrete culvert. The vehicle was declared a total loss. The tires were installed by a shop, balanced…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10967502
Wheels
I noticed a new sound which i thought might be a stuck caliper, yesterday. This morning i drove to my auto garage to get it checked and just after leaving the highway and a block before the garage the driver side wheel fell off! The garage checked it replaced the lug nuts which had all loosened spontaneously and fallen off. The vehicle was moving at a walking pace, turning to the left when the wheel separated. *tr
ODI 10946612
Steering · Suspension · Wheels
Liberty mutual insurance approved a body shop to repair my truck from an accident (i was not at fault) by removing all parts of my truck from it's original frame and putting it back together on another frame. I was sitting still, when i was hit from behind and pushed into vehicle in front of me. All parties got stopped, except the lady that hit me in the rear.
Crash reported
ODI 10947100
Wheels
Tire pressure sensors have consistently reported erroneously low pressures. Distrust of these sensors is potentially lethal in that they are ignored. Dealer says this design defect is not their problem.
ODI 10871509
Valve · Wheels
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan frontier. While driving 70 mph, the front passenger side tire deflated. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed that the valve stem was leaking. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the front passenger side tire and all the valve stems needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage…
ODI 10871183
Wheels
The nuts on the air sensors on tires corroded and cracked . This is the same problem which led to a nissan recall of 2008-09 muranos and fit models. ( living in maryland from 2009 until 2015)
ODI 10853601