Three problems related to transmission failure have been reported for the 2000 Nissan Frontier. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Nissan Frontier based on all problems reported for the 2000 Frontier.
Possible transmission defect in Nissan truck certified mail. The cause of the transmission failure was that two internal bushings had managed to move, cutting off the supply of transmission fluid into the transmission which caused it to overheat, seize and fracture the gears in the planetary system.
Complete transmission failure - all bearings failed, gears discolored, countershaft damaged - entire transmission worn out. Warranty company will not uphold warranty, nor will Nissan uphold lease warranty.
Manual transmission failure - all bearings worn out, gears discolored, countershaft damaged and various other internal transmission problems.