Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Nissan Frontier.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The main issue on the Nissan Frontier that I just bought a few months ago that I need to report that I think should be … |
| 2022-05-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle lost motive… |
| 2022-01-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel became … |
| 2020-03-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | NHTSA CAMPAIGN #04V230000 APPLIES TO MY 2002 FRONTIER BUT IT IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE ITS VIN IS A SC(SUPERCHARGED) MODE… |
| 2020-03-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT LIGHT ON THE DASH TURNED ON AND CONTINUED FLASHING. THE DIAGNOSIS READ ON IT WAS TENSIONER ON SYSTEM RESTRAIN… |
| 2019-05-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SIRS, WHEN I STOP MY PICK UP YOU CAN FEEL A STRONG GAS ODOR, I LOOK AROUND AND FOUND NO LEAKS, PLEASE ADVISE. |
| 2019-01-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | END PLAY WAS DISCOVERED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND AT REST. A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN REMOVED THE STEERING COLUMN AND… |
| 2018-07-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE SERVICED AND… |
| 2018-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT IN WIRING,AFFECTING BRAKE LIGHTS,RADIO,CRUISE CONTROL AND WARNING LIGHTS.THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE … |
| 2017-06-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAI… |
| 2017-05-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | RADIATOR COOLANT MIXED WITH TRANSMISSON FLUID AND CAUSED $5595.00 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THERE WAS NO W… |
| 2017-02-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TAKATA INFLATORS: UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS A SUPERCHARGER AND IT WILL NOT GET THE FUEL MILEAGE AS A FOUR-CYLINDER VEHI… |
| 2017-02-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHT WILL FLASH REPEATEDLY ON AND OFF UNTIL ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. WILL NO… |
| 2017-01-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL SHAFT SNAPPED AND THEN I FIND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT. … |
| 2016-06-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 2 | BRAKES FAILED ON PUBLIC ROADWAY, COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE, CRASHED INTO WALL TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING SERIOUS BODILY INJU… |
| 2016-03-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM TH… |
| 2015-11-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN JUST UNDER 14 YEARS OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, I NOW HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK A THIRD TIME DUE TO LEAKAGE. I D… |
| 2015-10-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FRAME ON THESE VEHICLES ARE UNSAFE DUE TO PERSISTENT CORROSION WHICH ALSO CARRIES THROUGHOUT OTHER PARTS UNDER THE … |
| 2015-09-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMI… |
| 2015-08-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE THEN DECELERATED … |
| 2015-03-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN S.C., WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MOTOR STARTED TO RACE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED … |
| 2014-12-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE STEERIN… |
| 2014-10-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | IN 2014 THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ATTACHED TO THE FUEL TANK HAD A 3-4 INCH GAP. EXCESSIVE FUEL SMELL (HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL… |
| 2014-09-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | I GOT A RECALL FOR THE STEERING COLUMN. I WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE NO COST TO ME FOR LABOR AND PARTS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE … |
| 2014-09-23 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND MADE A C… |
| 2014-05-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 1 | 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE LEAKING GAS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE LOOKED UND… |
| 2013-01-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED AN OVE… |
| 2012-09-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WHIL… |
| 2012-07-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE HAVING MINOR COSMETIC REPAIRS DONE, OUR [REPUTABLE] BODY SHOP REPAIRMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE FRONT RADIATOR SUPPO… |
| 2011-11-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED… |
| 2011-11-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER PICK UP. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SERIOUS CORROSION PROBLEM IN THE UNDER BODY; ESPECIALLY T… |
| 2011-10-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | A VERY STRONG AND VERY OVERPOWERING GAS SMELL CAME INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AT NIGHT. I HAD MY 5-YEAR … |
| 2011-07-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE VEH… |
| 2011-07-01 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER STATES STEERING PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE NEAREST DEALER IS 80 MILES AWAY A… |
| 2011-05-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH… |
| 2011-05-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO… |
| 2010-12-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY PULL TOWARDS THE LEFT WHEN … |
| 2010-12-04 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 10V554000 THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED LAST SATURDAY TO MY 2002 N… |
| 2010-07-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELER… |
| 2010-05-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SMELLING EXHAUST FUMES IN MY PICKUP CAB. I HAD A NEW EXHAUST SYSTEM INSTALLED AND CHECK BY A MECHANIC. IT WAS OK. HE SA… |
| 2010-03-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | THE CAR HIT FROM FRONT WHERE THE SENSOR OF THE AIRBAGS ARE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT EXPLODE WHEN THEY WHERE SUPPOSED TO.… |
| 2009-10-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER FUEL TANK EVAP LEAKS AND FUEL LEAK DUE TO RUST DAMAGE ON TANK. SHOP IS UNABLE TO OBTAIN A REPLACEM… |
| 2009-10-19 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | NO FOLLOW UP FROM DEALER ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V299000. I CALLED NISSAN TO GET MORE INFORMATION BECAUSE MY ABS … |
| 2009-09-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED AND SENDING CO… |
| 2009-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUOU… |
| 2008-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH KEEP BLINKING IN THE OFF/ON POSITION. TURN THE AIRBAG OFF, THEN BACK ON AND IT STARTED BLINKING AN… |
| 2008-11-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. T… |
| 2008-08-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DISCOVERER H/T TIRES, SIZE 245/75/15 (NA). WHILE A… |
| 2008-08-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 1 MPH AND ENTERING A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICL… |
| 2008-08-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT EXAMINED HIS VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT W… |