Table 1 shows three common structure related problems of the 2001 Nissan Frontier.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Hood Hinge problems | |
| Tailgate problems | |
| Body problems |
Consumer called complaining about having problems with hinges under the hood. Manufacturer or dealer were not contacted at the time of this call.
On June 12th,2002, the left-side tailgate of my 2001 Frontier truck spontaneously detached itself from the body of the vehicle. And, for the sake of my safety and the vehicles around me, I could not immediately pull over to stop the vehicle. Hence, while I drove, this "dangling" tailgate continually banged the bumper and various areas of the vehicle, causing paint damage, indentations, and a grave safety hazard for myself and the surrounding vehicles/people. Thankfully, the tailgate did not completely fly off of the vehicle to cause further injury and/or fatality to myself nor the surrounding vehicles/people. To this date (two months after informing the manufacturer), my vehicle has not been repaired and no one from Nissan has contacted me regarding resolving and remedying this defect and grave safety hazard.
This vehicle was involved in a mva where it hit the broadside of a minivan (t-boned) that ran a red light through an intersection. The truck was going in excess of 20mph at the time, when I contacted the Mini-van no airbag was deployed. I suffered hits to my head, whiplash related damages, damage to my shoulder and right leg. The impact caused significant front end damage to the truck, the engine and body were damaged to the point where I was not able to drive the truck and engine was inoperative. No airbag deployment.