Engine Exhaust System Problems of Nissan Frontier

In eight years I have changed two zd30 engines in my Frontier,because of burned out pistons and bad cylinder heads,eight burned out pistons in total,and as of today December 3/2014 my Frontier lost power sending blue smoke from the exhaust and oil,my mechanic says the engine has to be opened again. My fuel pump went bad soon after the warranty was up. Sent it over seas to be repaired ,at a cost of $1500. 00 the dangerous part is the steering going loose,lucky for my wife and self I was in traffic driving at 10 mph. The local dealer disclaimed everything. I am about to lodge a complaint to our local bureau of standards.

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On 08-18-10, I was backing down the driveway with my 06 Nissan Frontier, upon entering the street, the steering column made a loud pop and the steering wheel became loose, moving left to right, up and down 3/4� outside the manufactured tolerances. I had the truck evaluated, 08-18-10, at murrays Nissan, muskogee, ok 74403, 918-683-6605, and the fuel-sending unit replaced, 2nd time. I was informed that the steering repair would be $980. 00, and Nissan would not assist with repairs at 80,000 miles. They stated that the bearing was bad and the entire steering column had to be replaced, admitting, “this was the first time they had encountered this type of failure in this revised model. €� after repairing the fuel-sending unit, I picked up the vehicle, and researched the defect and discovered overwhelming evidence that there is a major steering defect with this model, and year, further validated by similar complaints filed with this agency, including high-speed total steering lockup, resulting in collisions. On 02-15-11, 87,000 I returned to have the fuel-sending unit replaced, 3rd time/check engine light turned off, 3rd time/reviewed for a steering recall status update due to increased steering issues. Nissan would not assist with the steering repair, at a cost of $988. 00, and indicated that the emission control canister failed, $700. 00. On 02-18-11, after 3 days void of any repairs, I picked up the truck being reassured that it was safe to drive. I filed a request with Nissan na customer satisfaction on 02-22-11. Nissan na called on 02-25-2011, refusing assistance on the steering and emission control canister failure. We own 4 Nissan Frontiers and 1 armada from 2001-2009, 06 truck having multiple repair issues since purchase evidenced through Nissan service records. My son, age 16, drives this truck daily to work and school and transports his 9-year-old brother. I feel that the steering and emission control canister failure should be considered under recall provisions.

05 nismo Frontier, I had a ticking noise while driving. My engine light was on with a catalytic converter code, gas gage was intermittent. Took it to the dealer. Had to replace the fuel sending unit, get a new catalytic converter and have my driveline replace because it was blown. The truck had 94k when I took it in for repairs. I am currently trying to find a possible coolant leak. I can smell it but can't find where it is coming from.

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The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that whenever fuel was dispensed into the fuel tank; the fuel gauge would not display an accurate reading. The exhaust emission warning light illuminated and remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an emission station where the emission warning indicator was repaired. An authorized dealer was notified and informed him of NHTSA recall campaign id number 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline, storage auxiliary tank) . The VIN was excluded from the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 77,800.

Timing chain whine/rattle on 05 Nissan Frontier.

My wife and I purchased the above referenced new truck from leblanc Nissan in baton rouge, louisiana on September 11, 2004. Immediately, we noticed that hot air was coming from the center dash vents almost all of the time. The problem has been identified, but not fixed. Nissan identified a problem with the mesh in the vent screen in front of the windshield where fresh air is induced into the system. The mesh was large enough to allow debris to enter and accumulate. The remedy to this problem on 2004 models was to make the mesh in the screen very fine. However, the finer mesh creates high resistance to the induction of fresh air from outside the car into the heating/ventilation system. This increased resistance causes the ventilation system to draw heated, and potentially contaminated air, from the engine compartment into the passenger compartment. Nissan?s fix for this problem was to place duct tape over various holes in the engine compartment from where the ventilation system was drawing air. The duct tape was applied, but it did not fix the problem. I have measured the temperature of the air coming out of the 2 center vents on a day when the outside temperature was 78 degrees. The air coming from the vents measured 96 degrees. Leblanc Nissan repeated this test with more sophisticated equipment and obtained temperatures of almost 100 degrees on a day when the outside temperature was less than 78 degrees. The fact that the truck is uncomfortably hot or cold is bad enough. The far more serious aspect is the potential for the system to introduce deadly carbon monoxide from the engine compartment into the passenger compartment via the ventilation system.

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Exhaust header broke/possible fire/exhaust inhalation.

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Exhast leak directly under the drivers seat.

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While driving on highway, according to specifications, vehicle is suppose to idle at 750 rpms plus or minus 50. Most of the time it will idle at 1100 - 1900 rpms. When consumer let off the gas pedal. It will not slow down, but it will speed up which can cause an accident. Contacted dealer and they said all vehicles do this because of the new polution control. .