Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-12 | 02V300000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 44,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I am the original owner of the vehicle which has just 66,000 original miles. I have smelled fuel and had a service en… |
| 2019-12-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN PROPERLY A… |
| 2018-07-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION BURNING FLUID SMELL, WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED SEAT BELTS DON'T RECOIL SEATS TOO LOW |
| 2017-08-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE MOMENT I TURN THE SWITCH ON, THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP WITHOUT CONTROL, NOT EVEN THE BRAKES RESPONDING. I STOPPED IT B… |
| 2015-10-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL TANK TOP RUSTED AND WATER ENTERED THE FUEL , TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING AND WOULD NOT START TRUCK SERVICE DID TUNE UP D… |
| 2015-10-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAD PROBLEM KEEPING TRUCK RUNNING SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID A TUNEUP ON 10/02/15 AND SAID IT WAS FIXED 7 DAYS LATER TRUCK … |
| 2015-02-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH BLINKED ON AND OFF. PRIVATE GARAGE AND DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED FAULTY PART AS A CLOCK S… |
| 2014-07-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, FELT A "SHUDDER" .. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WENT OFF. ONCE THE KEY WAS TURNED O… |
| 2013-09-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED, FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FILLER NECK. TH… |
| 2013-07-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MVA WHERE IT HIT THE BROADSIDE OF A MINIVAN (T-BONED) THAT RAN A RED LIGHT THROUGH AN IN… |
| 2013-07-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SEVERAL WEB SITES I HAVE READ INDICATE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE/EXHAUST ACCUMULATION OF WATER VIA THE LEAKAGE IN… |
| 2012-09-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR WOULDN'T START. BATTERY WAS FINE..PASSENGERS HAD RECENTLY SAID THAT THEY NOTICED A FUEL SMELL, BUT I CAN'T SMELL… |
| 2012-05-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING… |
| 2012-03-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STOPPED WHILE ON HIGHWAY. UNABLE TO RESTART. ON CHECKING VEHICLE, DISCOVERED WATER IN FUEL TANK. AFTER REMOVING… |
| 2012-01-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIAT… |
| 2011-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY NISSAN FRONTIER FROM A NISSAN DEALER "AS IS" WHICH WAS FINE TIL THE FIRST TIME I FILLED IT UP. THE SMELL… |
| 2011-05-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE S… |
| 2011-01-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS AND TURNING, HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE SWAY BAR WA… |
| 2011-01-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CLUNKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE ST… |
| 2010-11-27 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE LOCKED UP AND WOUL… |
| 2010-09-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINT ON VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT AN INDIVID… |
| 2010-06-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING IN TENNESSEE ON HIGHWAY 81.I FOUND I WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE SPEED UP GOING TO THE TOP OF THE HILLS… |
| 2010-03-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1. MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER SE'S ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED WITH NO WARNING. IT WOULD NOT START AND I VERIFIED THAT THERE WA… |
| 2010-02-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT A RECALL ON MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUP TRUCK RELATING TO THE FUEL PUMP. IT CAUSED MY FUEL PU… |
| 2010-01-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH AT 45 MPH. *TR |
| 2010-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | CONNECTION FOR ABS(G SENSOR). LIGHT WILL COME ON AND BYPASS SOME OF THE BRAKE COMPONENTS. HAS BEEN FIXED BEFORE AND IT … |
| 2009-12-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FUEL TA… |
| 2009-10-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER XE ABS FAILURE. WHEN STOPPING ON SEMI WET LEVEL SURFACE ABS ENGAGED FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE BRAKE SYS… |
| 2009-09-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | I OWN A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB AND BOTH FRONT DOOR WINDOWS HAVE BECOME DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE. THE PASSENGE… |
| 2009-07-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED FUEL SPILLS FROM THE FILLER INLET AS THE TANK IS BEING F… |
| 2009-01-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | REF CASE: NTB03-048A MY CAR HAS THE SAME ISSUE EXCEPT MY TRUCK IS 2001. *TR |
| 2008-08-29 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BEARING FAILED IN THE REAR AXLE. THE TIRE AND T… |
| 2008-06-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER HAS HAD FIVE RECALLS. THE RECALL THAT I AM UNSATISFIED WITH IS RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM: THE … |
| 2008-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH THE DASHBOARD WILL GO DEAD AND ODM GO BLANK. THE ENGINE WILL DROP TO 30-35 MPH, IF A HOT DA… |
| 2008-03-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | No | 0 | THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER SINCE IT HAD 15,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW. THE … |
| 2007-11-26 | AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PROBLEMS W/ PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LOCK MECH. TROUBLE TURNING THE KEY TO OFF POSITION. NOW IT IS LOCKED IN OFF POSITION … |
| 2007-10-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | MY TRUCK WAS HIT ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE AND SPUN MY TRUCK AROUND. MY WHOLE FRONT END FELL OFF, INCLUDING MY HEAD LIGHTS AN… |
| 2007-09-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COMPLETELY STOP WHEN THE BRAKE… |
| 2007-08-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LAST NIGHT OUR 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE MARSHAL SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THA… |
| 2007-08-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | LEAK IN GAS TANK. *TR |
| 2007-06-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | FRONT SWAY BAR RISERS WERE REPLACED IN 2004, AT A COST TO ME OF $95, MILEAGE WAS JUST OVER WARRANTY AT 38,000. THE TECH… |
| 2007-03-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | CHECK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. BRAKE LINE CORRODED TO THE EXTENT THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT AND EMPTIED THE … |
| 2007-01-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | AT TIMES, I LOSE ALL OF MY GAUGES AND SOMETIMES WHEN THAT HAPPENS, I ALSO LOSE ALL POWER. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SIT… |
| 2006-10-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE FLANGE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED, AND CAUSED GASOLINE TO LEAK. PRIOR TO … |
| 2006-09-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEAKING EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING NOISE AND FUMES TO ENTER CAB OF TRUCK AND MAKING ME SICK. COST TO REPAIR ALMOST $80… |
| 2006-06-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH LOST POWER AND VEHICLE COASTED UNTIL IT WOULD OPERATE IN SECOND GEAR (AUTO TRANSMISS… |
| 2006-04-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WITH 55,000 OVERHEATS & SHUT DOWN ON FREEWAY. WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, 3 WEEKS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND REPAIRED AT M… |
| 2006-01-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON ABOVE APPROXIMATE DATE I STARTED TO SMELL FUEL COMING OUT FROM MY TRUCK EVERY TIME THE TANK WAS AT FULL CAPACITY. SI… |
| 2006-01-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | NOW I HAVE WORKED IN THE TIRE BUSINESS IN THE PAST AND I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT EVERY BRAND HAS ITS FAULTS. I HAVE… |
| 2005-11-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A NISSAN FRONTIER SE V-6 3.3 4X4, ALL IS ORIGINAL AS PURCHASED, AT APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES, THIS WINTER I HAV… |