Table 1 shows three common wheel related problems of the 2006 Nissan Frontier.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Wheel Bolts problems | |
| Wheel Rim problems | |
| Wheel problems |
1. The event was driving northwest out of tupelo, mississippi, approximately 60 mph on route 78 which is a 4 lane divided highway. 2. The drivers side front wheel came off. I was able to maneuver the vehicle out of traffic & onto the right shoulder of the road without collision or injury to ourselves or others. Upon inspection the wheel had split in half and some of the lug bolts had actually sheared off. The vehicle is a new Nissan Frontier pickup truck which was purchased new in January, 2007. It had less than 17,000 miles on it and had received routine required maintenance service performed by Nissan dealers/service departments. The last service was performed at approximately 15,000 miles and included tire rotation. 3. Nissan consumer affairs was contacted, conducted an investigation & determined that there was not mechanical failure. They did not answer the question of what was the cause of the failure & could not have had time to do metallurgical tests on the components. The vehicle was towed to the Nissan dealer in tupelo, mississippi, and they were advised to save all old parts. I was able to find one half of the split wheel which is in the possession of the dealer at this time. Nissan has said this is not covered under warranty and will not accept responsibility for expense of parts & repairs.
1. The event was driving northwest out of tupelo, mississippi, approximately 60 mph on route 78 which is a 4 lane divided highway. 2. The drivers side front wheel came off. I was able to maneuver the vehicle out of traffic & onto the right shoulder of the road without collision or injury to ourselves or others. Upon inspection the wheel had split in half and some of the lug bolts had actually sheared off. The vehicle is a new Nissan Frontier pickup truck which was purchased new in January, 2007. It had less than 17,000 miles on it and had received routine required maintenance service performed by Nissan dealers/service departments. The last service was performed at approximately 15,000 miles and included tire rotation. 3. Nissan consumer affairs was contacted, conducted an investigation & determined that there was not mechanical failure. They did not answer the question of what was the cause of the failure & could not have had time to do metallurgical tests on the components. The vehicle was towed to the Nissan dealer in tupelo, mississippi, and they were advised to save all old parts. I was able to find one half of the split wheel which is in the possession of the dealer at this time. Nissan has said this is not covered under warranty and will not accept responsibility for expense of parts & repairs.
I purchased my truck from the Nissan dealer in 2006 and recently noticed that the front tires were worn rather badly. I thought this was unusual since I had less than 35,000 miles on the truck. I took my truck to sears and asked them to align the wheels and rotate the tires. Sears could not do the alignment because they would have to order and install some parts that were not on the truck at manufacturing. I called Nissan north America to find out if this was necessary and was told that for certain make of vehicles this was true. I would have to pay for the parts and labor to make it possible to align the wheels to recommended specifications. According to sears, since the cambers and casters were not within recommended specification, tire wear, handling and safety problems may result. I feel that the necessary parts should have been installed during manufacturing to avoid any possible accidents due to premature tire wear. The Nissan dealer should install the necessary parts for free and Nissan should notify any vehicle owners affected by this deficiency which might cause handling and safety problems.