Axle Shaft Problems of Nissan Frontier

Upon pennsylvania state required inspection the inspector recognized that the rear seals of the axle were "leaking" fluid and that the fluid had saturated the entire braking assembly including the caliper, pads, rotor and emergency brake shoes causing the operation of the vehicle to be a hazard to the operator. When asked when this occurred the inspector said that it must have been this way for some time based on the amount of axle grease covering the braking mechanisms. For a driver of said vehicle there would be zero indications of failure of the seals due to high temperature when applying the brakes causing the oil to gel and/or burn away which would leave no visible signs of leakage on the ground. I feel that this causes an immediate danger to the driver and their occupants of the vehicle. The over all poor design of the axle shafts by Nissan engineering has allowed this situation to occur. A TSB currently exists for this issue and Nissan is aware of the problem.

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2006 Nissan Frontier rear brake failure due to leak in the rear axle shaft. The seals in the rear axle failed allowing oil to completely coat the rear brakes on both sides rendering them essentially useless. Repair required complete replacement of rear axle shaft since Nissan will not replace just the seals. Had repair completed by the same dealership that I purchased the truck from. Nissan paid a portion, but it didn't even cover half of the parts, let alone the labor. I footed the majority of the bill.

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Odi 726296, second complaint on driveshaft. Had been replaced in July 2000. During routine inspection by consumer noticed that bearing popped out of housing, and was not supporting driveshaft.

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