Steering Problems of Nissan Frontier - part 1

Vehicle vibrates at highway speeds starting at 65-70 mph and above. The vibration can be felt thought the steering wheel, after long periods of driving it leads to numb hands. The continuous vibration will cause premature damage to other systems of the vehicle (drive-train and fluid leaks).

2024 Nissan vehicle was sold from rock hill Nissan with open voluntary recall on front rh lower link on 7. 18. 2024. Dealer responsibility it is the dealer’s responsibility to check service comm or dealer business systems (dbs) national service history for the campaign status on each vehicle falling within the range of this voluntary safety recall which for any reason enters the service department. This includes vehicles purchased from private parties or presented by transient (tourist) owners and vehicles in a dealer’s inventory. Federal law requires that new vehicles in dealer inventory which are the subject of a safety recall must be corrected prior to sale. Failure to do so can result in civil penalties by the national highway traffic safety administration. While federal law applies only to new vehicles, Nissan strongly encourages dealers to correct any used vehicles in their inventory before they are retailed. Repair was complete on 7. 28. 2024 at Nissan of gastonia. It took 4 hours. I'm unable to locate the paperwork but can request from dealership.

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Unknown clicking noise that occurs randomly while driving from steering column.

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I was driving and my truck started drifting and I felt like I was losing control. Could of caused a very serious and dangerous accident - scared me to death, had just bought this Nissan, and love the brand. Had great tires and brakes just completely done. Brought it to my mechanic and he put it up on the hoist. Frame almost completely rusted out and through in many spots. They were surprised it did not completely come apart! extremely dangerous and they suspect like Toyota that maybe part of a NHTSA recall. I just checked and did not find one, but there should be, how many other un-safe Frontiers are out there be driven every day by the public. I can send pictures if needed, just need to ask mechanic to put back up on hoist, as he would not let me drive the car and it is still there. Horrific danger!.

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Theres a metallic click like something loose in the power steering and rack & pinion. Im not the only one with this issue and Nissan is not doing anything. Theres reddit threads and facebook groups about. Some people have gotten their entire steering rack replace and others like myself, not. Link to reddit: [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission became inoperable. The contact stated that the vehicle was hacked, and that the steering wheel was moving independently. The brakes were applied without the brake pedal being depressed. The vehicle revved unintendedly, the radio randomly turned on, and the vehicle was being controlled by an unknown source. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 12,000.

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Overly high arm strength is need to steer the truck, it's more like driving a b61 mack truck, . Nissan calls it road feel, it's more like tear your arms off, seems to be a common complaint in the generation 3 Frontier ,steering is to heavy steering radius is large making for parking in tight areas hard , they need to offer people in need a kit to increase the pressure or flow to decrease effort needed to turn the steering wheel.

I purchased the vehicle in may of 2022. Since that time, the vehicle has had all safety systems report as failed on at least 11 different occasions. The vehicle will report "system failure", abs failure, traction control failure, forward & rear collision sensor failures. It was reported to me by the dealership that when this happens, the abs and traction control do continue to work, however I have had my brakes lock up and send me sliding down the road as a result of these errors. The errors can occur in any weather or environmental conditions -- they are seemingly random. The dealership has had the vehicle since 5/22/2023 and has not been able to find anything wrong with the vehicle. This is their fifth time attempting to diagnose and correct this issue. It was first reported to the dealership around 1600 miles, and now the vehicle is sitting around 39,000 miles. I have been unable to replicate this issue intentionally. It happens at random.

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Robbins Nissan in humble, kd service advisor - refused recall service - saying he needs a customer phone number! no phone no service. Is there a law in this country requiring every citizen to have a phone, by force? is this china already?.

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I felt like I was loosing control of my steering it was so scary I took my car to the closest service place which was meineke which was 3 months ago well the same problem is back with my steering wheel and definitely isn't safe. I am reporting this to make sure that there isn't a safety issue I should be aware of on how to resolve this.

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The contact owns a 2023 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while driving from a complete stop, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the power steering gradually responded while exceeding 40 mph. The dealer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that the failure was because the vehicle was new. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 6.

This vehicle has less than 5000 miles. While trying to make a turn the power steering went out. Luckily I was moving at a low rate of speed but fear that someone else may experience this at a high rate of speed and end up with more tragic results. If they do not have the part to fix this vehicle as I am being told then why are they still building them. I am paying insurance on a vehicle that I cannot use. Either fix the vehicle or refund me my money because as it stands now this vehicle is totally worthless.

The contact owns a 2022 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle began to slide as if driving on ice. The road surface was wet, but it was not raining at the time of the failure. The contact attempted to regain control the steering wheel however, the steering wheel became stiff. The vehicle failed to respond while turning. The contact was able to pull over with the vehicle still running. The contact was unaware if any warning lights were illuminated. The contact had driven the vehicle to a local dealer however, the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact stated that the failure occurred four times. The failure was intermittent. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 10v554000 (steering). The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing the u-joint replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in an active recall. The failure mileage was unavailable.

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The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while pulling out of his driveway, he noticed that the steering wheel was significantly loose. The contact continued to drive the vehicle. The dealer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that they were not aware of that failure. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 111,000.

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I was driving my vehicle and I ran out of gas. The gas gauge maintained a quarter of a tank and the gas light never came on. I check for recalls and it turns out this is a known recall for this vehicle, but it says 0 recalls. But the problem still persists, therefore the vehicle is still suffering from this problem. After filling the gas after the car ran out. I tested this theory 2 more times to confirm that indeed the vehicle was suffering from this recall, in which I run out of gas without knowing. Secondly, the links associated with the other recall, have also failed/failing as the vehicle is becoming unstable while driving at times and a mechanic has already determined the links to be the cause, yet when I check my VIN number, it says 0 recalls. Yet my vehicle clearly suffers from this. Can my vehicle please be added to the list, as this is very scary as the first time I ran out of gas I was on the expressway, and the vehicle sways yet it is not listed and needs to be for safety reasons and concerns. Thank you for your time, effort, and consideration regarding this, I await your timely response.

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Key locked in ignition then steering wheel locked. Car was parked at a public beach parking lot before the issue occurred.

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In October of 2019 we purchased a new Nissan Frontier with the rocky ridge package, which includes larger mud type mickey thomson tires. We had a vibration and driving issue. We took it in for repairs. The dealer re-balanced the tires and it got a bit better but not gone. We looked at the tires and saw that they call for up to 80psi. We increased the tire pressure and the truck began to drive better but the tire pressure warning light came on. We returned it to the dealer. They lowered the pressure to 35psi per the guide on the driver door frame. The truck drove sloppy on our trip home (appx. 55 miles). We then contacted the tire manufacture (mickey thomson) they took our information and said "do not run at 35psi. This could cause a failure. " they said run at 50psi minimum for this type of vehicle. The truck now drives good but the tire warning light will not go out. We have contacted the dealer many times but have yet to get a solution. My concern is that this truck was not properly labeled or set up for the tires it was sold with and the tire warning system is now of no value to us since it stays on all the time. Also none of the decals for tire pressure and size (factory or rocky ridge) describe the correct size or true safe operation tire pressure.

The horn on these truck have stop working this is my second 2011 Nissan Frontier truck that same thing happens the horn just stops working and with houston, texas traffic we need a working horn in our vehicles.

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Highway driving at 55 mph the engine stalled and stopped in mid-traffic resulting multiple system loss; including power steering. Warning lights that illuminated were service engine soon and, slip. Researching this combination with the associated engine failure shows a minimum failure of the cam shaft sensor and possible interference with engine cooling. Additional research shows that this a recall issue for Frontiers. But, when I entered my VIN into your system to check recalls, the reponse is that there are no recalls for this vehicle. That seems in conflict with what is being said about there being a recall and the obvious extreme danger of engine and system failures at highway speeds.

While driving the truck will shut off just like the key was turned off. This happened one or two times a day over a ten day period, I swapped my old key with my wife's key and the problem went away. I took it to a Nissan dealership and they wanted to do $7000 of repairs and nothing about the key and ignition switch problem. So I have been using my wife's key for the past five days and no issues. Nissan claims they never had any problems like this although the internet shows a recall in 2010 for 2003-2006 Frontiers for a very similar problem.

I bought a new Nissan Frontier sv crew can pick up. It has a terrible vibration from 60-80 mph. I have taken it to the dealer a couple of times. They changed out the tires and then told me it is normal for all of these vehicles. I believe this is a safety issue, because I can not drive very far without my hands going numb. It is impossible for me to drive it any distance on the freeway because of this issue. I am not certain it is the tires, but Nissan claims it is normal.

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Driving down the road about 60mph and truck will just shut off with no warning.

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My trucks steering system is making a loud noise when turning and going over bumps at low speed. When my truck is raised up and I turn the steering wheel there is no noise. When I lower it down on the ground and turn the wheel when parked it makes the loud noise. I checked recalls and there seems to be one for some steering wheel issue, but when I called Nissan they said my vehicle was not affected by that recall. After reading customer reviews, my vehicle is having the same problems that those customers vehicles were having that were affected by the recall. I am curious if not enough complaints filed for this specific year. Because why would my vehicle steering be having the same issues as the vehicles that were having that were listed on the recall. I really don't want to drive my vehicle and risk having my steering go out because of a defected part. My vehicle is babied and looks like brand new still. Always been kept inside garage during winter . This is the first winter it has been driven in snow and we have had snow only a couple times.

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I bought new tires, same size and brand name as the last 4 tires but a different model type of tires. As I was driving the vehicle on a 2 lane road, the front passenger tire flew off the rim. The rim scraped the roadway and flipped my truck upwards and spun the vehicle up in the air over a guard rail and I hit into a concrete culvert. The vehicle was declared a total loss. The tires were installed by a shop, balanced and aligned. The vehicle was brought back a few days later to that same shop due to the vehicle shaking vigorously at roughly 40 mph. The shop rebalanced the 4 tires and rotated them. The mechanic advised me that the back driver tire had lost psi and was close to 30 psi, the cold psi on the tire says 50 psi. The mechanic advised me that a rotation was completed and that tire was now in the front passenger location and was inflated back to 50 psi. The shop mechanic also advised me that he believed the tire that was then in the front passenger location may be faulty in regards to the wire inside the rubber of the tire and asked where I purchased the tires. As I entered the highway with speed limit of 70, I could merely approach 60 mph with vigorous shaking. I advised the shop of this, but decided to go with another shop to check the balancing and preform a new balancing. The new shop advised me that the rims were not cleaned properly for the initial shop's weights to stay on and said the vehicle may had been throwing their weights off. Upon completion of the 3rd balancing, the shop had also installed a back up camera for me but did not hook the front air bags back up. These did not deploy during the accident. After the last balancing, the vehicle still shook at higher speeds but was much less than the other times. My vehicle never had any of these issues with the tires I previously purchased which lasted approximately 55,000 miles and never shook before.

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While driving my sterring wheel shaft snapped and then I find out there was a recall that I was never notiffied about.

Liberty mutual insurance approved a body shop to repair my truck from an accident (I was not at fault) by removing all parts of my truck from it's original frame and putting it back together on another frame. I was sitting still, when I was hit from behind and pushed into vehicle in front of me. All parties got stopped, except the lady that hit me in the rear.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while driving at 20 mph, an abnormal noise was heard from the rear of the vehicle. The failure occurred constantly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ringing pinion had failed and the rear end assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 67,709. Jo.

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The frame on these vehicles are unsafe due to persistent corrosion which also carries throughout other parts under the vehicle like their steering. In my case, the rust is settling in and causing the frame to deteriorate despite it only have 69k miles. The concern is obviously having the vehicle crumble during use. Here are just a few other complaints listed on the internet by other owners. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 75 mph, the steering wheel was difficult to turn. The contact was concerned that the failure would result in a crash. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 10v554000 (steering) in February of 2013, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 225,000.

I had just filled my tank with fuel. I pulled of the lot of the station into traffic, notice my fuel gauge didn't never register the fuel just added. Moments later the low fuel light came on and the service engine soon light also. I circle back to the station where the fuel was purchase and the truck began to sputter. I return to the station and proceeded to the clerk that sold me the fuel and explained what happen. I was thinking it was a problem with the fuel. Clerk stated she would record my claim/ I left the station and proceeded to drive home where I arrive safely.

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Frontier. While driving approximately 45 mph, the steering wheel jerked violently and the vehicle began to wander out of its lane. The contact was able to regain control of the vehicle. The vehicle was driven to a safe location and the contact noticed that the front driver side wheel was positioned inwardly. In addition, the inner and outer wheel bearings and related parts were fractured. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The failure occurred immediately after being serviced according to NHTSA campaign number: 10v554000 (steering); however, the remedy was insufficient. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 45,694.

Wheel bearings keep backing off spoke with other people who own a Frontier and they have same problem this is a saftey issue have to tighten them regularly.

2nd time a solenoid went out resulting in all loss of power and power staring was unmanageable, unable to restart vehicle. Another $1500 fix.

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Tl * the contact owns a 2003 Nissan Frontier. While making a right turn at an unknown speed, the contact heard a loud cranking noise. The dealer stated that the steering plate was extremely loose. The steering stops were lubed and the shaft was cleaned multiple times, but the failure persisted. The dealer stated that the steering shaft needed to be replaced, but further approval was required from the manufacturer to determine if the part was available to perform the repair. The contact waited but did not hear back from the dealer. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v554000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 112,909.