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2005 Nissan Frontier

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2006-03-30 06V092000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP 42,000 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2025-01-08 AIR BAGS No 0 EL EMBLEMA DE RESINA EN LA CUBIERTA DEL MÓDULO AIRBAG DEL CONDUCTOR EN LOS VEHÍCULOS AFECTADOS PUEDE TENER DURABILIDAD …
2024-07-31 AIR BAGS No 0 The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Frontier. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23E012000 (Air Bag…
2023-05-18 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving approximately 65 MP…
2022-09-15 ENGINE No 0 The timing chain has gone out. Other crankshaft sensor went out while driving the vehicle at about 30mph.
2022-03-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 The truck loss power stalling,shuddering, bucking, want pick up speed even when excellerating, slow take off, loss of s…
2021-12-16 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, the vehicle came to a complet…
2020-10-19 POWER TRAIN No 0 MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIERS TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 137,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT SEEMED TO JOLT OUT…
2020-10-19 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 YEAR 2013 RECALLED RADIATOR LEAKAGE INTERNAL AND CAUSED ( TRANMISSION FLUID GOT INTO RADIATOR ) . I REPORT TO NISSAN U…
2020-06-23 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE ENGIN…
2020-01-21 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 DRIVERS DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE ONLY FROM THE INSIDE THE TEMP OUTSIDE WAS LIKE 40F
2019-12-06 ENGINE No 0 WAS ON A VACATION TRIP DECEMBER 6, 2019(FRIDAY). TRAVELING ON FOLEY BEACH EXPRESS AND THE ENGINE STARTED SHACKING, FELT…
2019-12-06 ENGINE No 0 FILED A COMPALINT #11288301.JJUST WANT TO BE PUT ON THE RECALL UPDATE LIST IN THE FUTURE. THANKS
2019-11-15 POWER TRAIN No 0 TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED BY MIXING OF RADIATOR COOLANT WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID THROUGH CRACKS IN COOLANT TUBES. TRAN…
2019-10-30 AIR BAGS No 0 FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR NOT OPERATING.AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES
2019-10-23 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG LIGHTS STAY ON BLINKING
2019-10-22 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC CODE INDICATES FRONT CRASH SENSOR DEFECTIVE
2019-10-01 AIR BAGS No 0 AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS CONSTANTLY. POSSIBLE FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR DEFECTIVE
2019-09-04 POWER TRAIN No 0 LOST POWER COULD NOT MOVE TRUCK ON CITY STREET. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE…
2019-08-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ERRATIC GAS GAUGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. SAME ISSUE HAS RECALL ON 2006 AND ABOVE NISSAN FRONTIERS. HAS TO BE SAME ISSU…
2019-07-17 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 FUEL GAUGE READS HALF TANK WHEN ACTUALLY EMPTY. VERY DANGEROUS. RAN OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE THAT WAS 3 LANES W…
2019-05-30 POWER TRAIN No 0 TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION RADIATOR , RESULTING IN A TOTAL TRANSMISSION REBUILD.
2019-05-17 POWER TRAIN No 0 WHEN THE TRUCK HIT ABOUT 115,000 MILES, IT STARTED SHIFTING ODDLY. AT 120,000 MILES IT WOULD NOT DRIVE. I LET IT SIT F…
2019-05-15 ENGINE No 0 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING , ABOUT 10 MILES TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY NOT A TREE OR CAR INSIGHT , I HEARD WHAT S…
2019-03-08 ENGINE No 0 TRANSMISSION DAMAGE CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION COOLER.
2019-03-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I HAVE REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH CAR STALLING. THEY'VE REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT AND CRANK SHAFT SENSORS BUT IT KEEPS COMING B…
2019-01-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 THE GAS GAUGE MOSTLY SHOWS EMPTY ON A FULL TANK OF GAS AND THE FUEL LIGHT ON THE DASH STAYS LIT. THE DIAGNOSTIC READS P…
2018-08-17 ENGINE No 0 THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A WHIRRING SOUND
2018-08-03 POWER TRAIN No 0 TRUCK WOULD NOT CRANK. THE INDICATOR FOR THE GEARS WENT OUT. I WAS AT HOME PARKED WHEN IT WOULD NOT START. HAD A MECHAN…
2018-07-25 POWER TRAIN No 0 WHEN TRUCK GETS WARM FIRST GEAR START SLIPPING AND HARD TO GET THE TRUCK TO MOVE FLUID LEVELS ARE WHERE THEY SHOULD BE …
2018-06-21 ENGINE No 0 TIMING CHAIN HAS TO BE REPAIRED AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST NISSAN WAS JUST COMPLETED ROLAN…
2018-06-17 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD EMERGING F…
2018-04-29 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING OFF TRUCK AT AN ALLEY. IT WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND STEPPING ON BRAKE. …
2018-04-12 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AND THEN SUDDEN…
2018-04-09 POWER TRAIN No 0 VEHICLE SHAKING AND COMPLETE TURN OFF. A/T CONT FUSE BLOWS OUT. KNOWN ISSUE IN INTERNET REGARDING TRANSMISSION AND COOL…
2018-04-04 ENGINE No 0 MY TRUCK JUST REACHED 80,800 MILES AND IT HAS LOST POWER. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND IT C…
2018-01-19 AIR BAGS No 0 SPANISH - M NISSAN FRONTIER TIENE PROBLEMAS DE VELOCIDAD LOS MECNICOS ME DICEN QUE SON LOS 4 CATALIZADORES ADEMS LA LUZ…
2018-01-01 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 CHASSIS RUST THE CHASSIS ON THE REAR OF MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER IS ALMOST BROKEN INTO PIECES
2017-12-22 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY @ 70MPH IN THE FAST LANE ON INTERSTATE 80 IN THE SAN FRANCISCO'S BAY AREA, MY TRUCK S…
2017-12-13 POWER TRAIN No 0 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE RADIATOR FAILED LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION RESULTING IN THEM BOTH NEEDING…
2017-11-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 SAFETY RECALL FUEL SENSOR SENDING UNIT - OUR VEHICLE IS IN IMPECCABLE SHAPE AND GARAGED WITH 53,000 MILES - WARRANTY/RE…
2017-10-17 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 AS I WAS DRIVING, MY 05 NISSAN FRONTIER STALLED, SHUT DOWN AND LOST ALL POWER. IT TOOK A WHILE FOR IT TO RESTART AND I…
2017-08-28 POWER TRAIN No 0 FLUID FROM MY RADIATOR MIXED INTO MY TRANSMISSION RENDERING IT INOPERABLE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON IT I LEARNED THAT N…
2017-08-01 ENGINE No 0 AFTER 2 AND A HALF MONTHS OF FIGHTING WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, NISSAN HAS BASICALLY TOLD ME THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT…
2017-07-25 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. TH…
2017-07-20 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION COOLER AND DESTROYED TRANSMISSION. REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR REPLACEMENT …
2017-07-12 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND…
2017-06-26 POWER TRAIN No 0 BOUGHT USED, TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY SELLER 2 MONTHS BEFORE SALE, NO ISSUES ON TEST DRIVE. AFTER PURCHASE MANY ISSUES…
2017-06-05 POWER TRAIN No 0 TRANSMISSION FAILURE DIAGNOSED BY REPAIR SHOP AS CAUSED BY RADIATOR COOLANT CONTAMINATION INTO THE TRANSMISSION. TOTAL …
2017-06-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATO…
2017-06-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TWICE MY CAR HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES IN SITUATIONS THAT I COULD GLIDE OFF THE ROAD SAFELY IN LITH…