Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-26 | 02V316000 |
WHEELS:RIM | 6,500 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | I was driving and my truck started drifting and I felt like I was losing control. Could of caused a very serious and d… |
| 2022-03-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The transmission is not working |
| 2021-08-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | Emergency Parking Brake lock |
| 2020-04-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN A FRONTEND COLLISION IN MY 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I WAS ACCELERA… |
| 2019-12-28 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 12/28/19 AND BOTH OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVERS SIDE HOWEVER DID NOT BLOW UP ENOUGH TO H… |
| 2017-07-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK IS COMPLETELY RUSTY AND IS EMITTING GAS FUMES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE GAS TANK UNDER THE TRUCK YO… |
| 2017-07-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. WHILE MOVING FORWARD, FAST OR SLOW, ON WET OR ICY (SLICK) PAVEMENT, WHEN BRAKES AR… |
| 2017-01-20 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I NOTICED A NEW SOUND WHICH I THOUGHT MIGHT BE A STUCK CALIPER, YESTERDAY. THIS MORNING I DROVE TO MY AUTO GARAGE TO GE… |
| 2016-03-23 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THOUGH IT W… |
| 2014-08-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEEL BEARINGS KEEP BACKING OFF SPOKE WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN A FRONTIER AND THEY HAVE SAME PROBLEM THIS IS A SAFTEY … |
| 2014-08-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TAKATA RECALL: MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A MOVING HIGHWAY ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, SENDING SHRAPNEL TO HIS FAC… |
| 2014-08-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | IN 2014 MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON A HIGHWAY IN WHICH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THE SHRAPNEL FROM THE AIRBAG C… |
| 2014-01-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD C… |
| 2013-10-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE CONTINUOUSLY HAD A HEA… |
| 2013-10-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HEARD A SUDDEN THUD AND THEN A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END AS IF A BRAKE HAD HUNG UP,METAL TO METAL.WHEN … |
| 2013-06-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE JUST OVER 100,000 MILES ON MY 2003 TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING RUST ISSUES ALL OVER THE RIG FOR THE PAST FIVE Y… |
| 2013-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS SEVERE RUST CORROSION FROM THE BACK CAB BREAK LIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE THE SEAL AROUND THE LIGHT WAS COMPROMISE… |
| 2011-09-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL LEAKING FROM TANK CAUSED BY CORRODED TANK PARTS. *TR |
| 2011-08-06 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE BEARINGS ARE DEFECTIVE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THERE… |
| 2011-07-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY - THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT BOLTS INTO THE TANK RUSTED/CORRODED CAUS… |
| 2011-06-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH. I HAVE LOCATED NHTSA # 04V230000 THAT NOTES A RECALL. THE DE… |
| 2011-06-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIG… |
| 2011-05-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS STEERING ISSUES THAT I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT TO BOTH THE DEALER AND THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS SINCE I … |
| 2011-04-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID N… |
| 2011-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | ON THE RECALL NOTICE FOR CORROSION ON STEERING COLUMN. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO PREMIER NISSAN OF SAN JOSE DEALERSHIP INVOIC… |
| 2011-01-02 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING FA… |
| 2010-11-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN OCTOBER 2010, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED FR… |
| 2010-10-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IN MY 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER XE CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR … |
| 2009-09-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED NISSAN 2003 FRONTIER NEW IN 2003. I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE 2 PARTS -FUEL SENDER AND GAS TANK THAT WERE DE… |
| 2009-04-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON CHECKED OUT BY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP . I WAS TOLD THAT A SMALL EVO LEAK ON GASKET OF FUEL … |
| 2009-03-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER GAS TANK ROTTED OUT AROUND FUEL SENDING UNIT. SMELLED GAS AND FUMES AND REMOVED THE TANK AND FOUND… |
| 2009-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | A/C FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASON, WAS A WARRANTY RECALL FOR SAME ISSUE IN FIRST 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. *TR |
| 2009-01-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING | No | 0 | I NOTICED A "TICKING" SOUND FROM THE REAR OF MY TRUCK. MY OWN INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THE "HOUSING" THAT THE REAR SP… |
| 2009-01-06 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER XE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE F… |
| 2008-12-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED THAT THE GAS TANK ON MY 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS IT LEAKS AT THE TOP OF T… |
| 2008-11-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WATER GOT INTO MY REAR END ON A 2003 FRONTIER CREW CAB DUE TO A FAULTY ABS SEAL AND RUINED THE GEARS. NISSAN HAD A REC… |
| 2008-09-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER WAS MAKING NOISES BECAUSE THE LEAF SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDES HAD SNAPPED. *DT |
| 2008-07-21 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER XE. THE VEHICLE HAS B.F. GOODRICH RADIAL T/A TIRES, SIZE P265/70/R15 (NA). … |
| 2008-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR PAINT ON THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE BEGA… |
| 2008-01-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE PREPARING TO PARK MY 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER XE (WITH 35,000 MILES) WITH BRAKES APPLIED IT SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD, … |
| 2007-12-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | NISSAN MURANO 2003 HAS PROBLEM WITH PRESSURE SENSOR INSIDE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE, 10-15 SE… |
| 2007-12-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND I BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE. GAS TANK ROTTED OUT AROUND FUEL SENDING UNIT GASKET… |
| 2007-12-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | OUT. VEHICLE HAS SEVERE RUST CORROSION FROM THE BACK CAB BREAK LIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE THE SEAL AROUND THE LIGHT WAS COMPR… |
| 2007-11-16 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER XE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT COULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE COM… |
| 2007-04-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER XE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTAC… |
| 2006-10-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE AN 03 NISSAN FRONTIER SE 4 DR. IT IS BLUE AND THE PAINT IS COMING OFF, ALL THE WAY TO THE PRIMER. YOU CAN SEE … |
| 2006-09-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | THE HIGH MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT ON MY 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER HAS SEALS THAT ARE COMPROMISED. THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY TAKES ON WA… |
| 2006-08-28 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER HAD INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING BOX THEY REPLACED WAS D… |
| 2006-08-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | A GROWING PROBLEM WITH OUR 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER 4X2 PURCHASED NEW FROM DELAND NISSAN IN FLORIDA. OVER THE PAST SIX MON… |
| 2006-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER PAINT IS CHIPPING IN 3 PLACES WITH A 4TH AREA BUBBLING. *NM |