1.7% of complaints about the 2007 Nissan Frontier came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2007 vehicle — around the middle of the 268 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 7.5 yr in service. The most-reported system is power train (224 complaints), typically at 8.6 yr or about 108,000 miles.
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN FRONT AND REAR LOWER LINKS, P/NOS. 54501ZQ00A, 54500ZQ00A, 551A1ZQ00A, 551A0ZQ00A , 54501EA00A, 54500EA00A, 551A1EA500, 551A0EA500, 54501ZR00A, AND 54500ZR00A, SOLD BETWEEN NOVEMBER 25, 2009 AND MAY 14, 2010 AS REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR MODEL YEAR 2004 THROUGH 2010 TITAN, ARMADA, AND QX56, AND MODEL YEARS 2005 THROUGH 2010 FRONTIER, XTERRA, AND PATHFINDER VEHICLES. THE LOWER CONTROL LINK ASSEMBLY HAS TWO CYLINDRICAL COLLARS FORMING THE INBOARD ATTACHMENT POINTS TO THE CHASSIS. DUE TO AN IMPROPER WELDING PROCESS SOME COLLARS MAY CONTAIN WELDS THAT DO NOT MEET STRENGTH
IF THE COLLAR WELD SEPARATES, THE VEHICLE HANDLING WILL DETERIORATE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
NISSAN IS RECALLING 242,720 MY 2005-2009 PATHFINDER, FRONTIER AND XTERRA VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN THOSE AREAS OF THE COUNTRY WHICH USE HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF ROAD SALT IN THE WINTER, A MIXTURE OF SNOW/WATER AND SALT CAN ENTER INTO THE FRONT CRASH ZONE SENSOR (CZS) HOUSING. IF THIS OCCURS, THE CZS MAY
THIS ISSUE COULD RESULT IN THE NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAGS IN A CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO START HIS VEHICLE AFTER IT HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A WHILE, IT BEGINS TO SMOKE. HE STATED THAT THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS WAS JUST THE NATURE OF THE VEHICLE AND FAILED TO MENTION IF IT WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT OR DESIGN FLAW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK SOMETIMES AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES, ONLY 40,000 MILES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND HE HAD TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE AND THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,000.
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AT ~55000 MILES. WHEN I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK THE LEVEL DID NOT REGISTER CORRECTLY AND THE SES LIGHT CAME ON. WILL GO OFF BETWEEN 3/4 AND 1/4 TANK, BUT COMES BACK ON EACH FILL UP. FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE NISSAN FRONTIER. MINE IS A 2007 MODEL. *TR