Transmission Gear Slipping problems of the 2006 Nissan Frontier

Transmission started slipping and then lost reverse. And finally just kept slipping and wouldn't move more than a few hundred feet ,and would turn off and wouldn't restart until the transmission cooled off,and when it restarted the idle or tachometer would jump into the red line area even though the truck wouldn't drive past 20 mph. Coasting on the freeway I would pull to the side and have cars drive around mr while trying to push it off the shoulder,looking for an off ramp to go to the nearest transmission shop I could find. . Secondly I had to replace my fuel sender and or. My fuel pump I t went out when I was driving down the freeway thinking I had a half a tank when actually it was on empty . . So I really never knew how much fuel it had until I got it fixed at sam's automotive in beaumont CA . 92223 and sam has returned and sold the business so I have no receipt only remembering it costs between 500 and 100 dollars . . And yes I checked and it too had a recall and I was never notified.

Transmission started slipping and then lost reverse and finally just kept spinning and wouldn't move more than a few hundred feet and would turn off and not restart till transmission cooled off . . And when it would restart the idle or tachometer would accelerate into the red line area while coasting on the freeway heading to nearest transmission shop I could find off freeway.

Apparently coolant mixed into my transmission and it is now slipping. And repair will cost $4500. 00 or more. I heard a slight clunk when driving then it started to slip.

Driving on a trip transmission started slipping and jerking. Had to drive slow in third gear with it still slipping. Radiator fluid was foamy. Truck still in driveway. Four to five hour trip on highway with some hills didn't think I would make it home. A few years back we received a service notice of failed radiator. Took truck to nisan and they would not replace unless there was a problem.

Transmission slips and the first gear so rough.

My transmission began slipping slightly and when the fluid was checked, we noticed that there was radiator fluid getting sucked into the transmission. Shortly after that was noticed, the transmission completely stopped shifting and left me stranded on the side of the road. It has 100,000+ miles on it so the warranty will do nothing for me and neither will the class action lawsuit that I've found some information on therefore, it has been sitting in my driveway for over a year because I cannot afford to have it fixed at this point.

The Nissan Frontier radiator contaminated the transmission with coolant thus causing the transmission to malfunction in a busy traffic area. This issue caused my vehicle to shutter thus forcing the traffic to the rear of me to lock up brakes to avoid hitting me. To my dismay, this problem is known by Nissan who refuses to fix the issues. To prove the issue is larger than Nissan admits, choose transmission repair shops in any area, make a phone call and tell them you own a Nissan Frontier, you will need say no more, the shop manager will without prompt say "you have transmission issues due to the radiator contaminating the transmission, you will have to rebuild/replace the transmission. " it is up to the NHTSA to protect the consumer from fraudulent companies such as Nissan. A recall is the only course of action. . . Most consumers cannot afford the cost of a transmission (upwards or 7000 dollars) and will drive their Nissan regardless of the danger the transmission slippage causes. It is now time for the recall before someone is injured or killed.

I had driven aprox 20 miles on interstate when I noticed when truck shifted between 4th and overdrive the motor was racing. I turned off cruise control and turned of the overdrive with the trailer switch. I stopped at station checked fluids but everything seemed ok. When leaving station the transmission was slipping when shifting. I was able to drive it home. Next day transmission shop told me transmission would need to be rebuilt. After google info I told shop to also replace radiator also. I got the truck back 2 weeks later. After 5 days of driving while traveling home from job. Transmission locked up and truck came to stop in middle of road. I looked under hood and found oil in radiator. The truck was towed back to shop. Come to find out the shop had replaced with used radiator. The same thing had happened again where antifreeze mixed with transmission oil causing extensive damage, still in shop and waiting on its return. Spent 12000 on truck and in first month. 400 miles and 3000 in repairs. And still climbing.

Automatic transmission slipped when changing gears. Also it felt as if I was driving over groves in the road while driving. I took it to my mechanic who informed me of multiple problems with the radiator leaking into the transmission and that I was 4k miles over the extended warranty. I never even knew I had an extended warranty, I guess Nissan didn't want too many people to know even though my vehicle is registered with them. My mechanic said this problem was a known issue with the Nissan design and since it was past the 80k mile warranty it was not covered. Radiator was replaced. I called the Nissan dealership and they would not extend or honor any warranty. My mechanic told me to watch my transmission, because that will be the next to go. My only hope is Nissan does the right thing (forced if necessary) and repairs or replaces what is clearly a faulty design. This has the possibility of causing accidents at the worst and abandonment on the side of the road of a family at best. Get them to fix this issue and protect the drivers on the road please.

Was parked at store with truck running when it ran hot. With further look it was the transmission oil mixing with the coolant. Replaced radiator. Now transmission is slipping and now not pulling.

Automatic transmission slipped when changing gears when vehicle was cold. Took it in for service and was told water was in the transmission caused by a leak in the radiator. Problem was a known issue with the Nissan design and since it was past the 80k mile warranty it was not covered. Radiator and transmission both would have to be repaired or replaced.

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph the vehicle would start lunging forward and the gears were slipping. The vehicle eventually stalled and then towed to a independent mechanic. They advised him that the trans coolant line had ruptured inside the radiator causing the transmission to die. The vehicle was repaired for the transmission and the radiator. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.