Safety Score
73
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Nissan Frontier.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving the vehicle and the fuel gauge reading 1/4 tank, without any prior notification such as a "low fuel" ligh… |
| 2024-04-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Saw that there was an airbag item recall (NHTSA I.D.: 08V69000) for my vehicle. Airbag warning light is on. However, de… |
| 2023-10-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Frontier. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V067000 (Air Bag… |
| 2023-08-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | the calipers in this kit have seized and been replaced (fronts 7/22,rears3/23) the front calipers have seized again 8/2… |
| 2023-05-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Frontier. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V067000 (Air Bag… |
| 2023-04-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Frontier. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V067000 (Air Bag… |
| 2023-04-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My airbag dash light indicator is flashing and will not turn off. |
| 2023-01-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG ICON STARTED TO FLASH , I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THERES NO RECALLS , AIR BAG SIGN KEEPS ON FLASHING |
| 2022-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while driving at speeds over 40 MPH, the vehicle would… |
| 2022-07-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The transmission cooler integrated into the radiator failed damaging the transmission by cross contamination of fluids.… |
| 2022-07-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission fluid cooler integrated in the radiator that allowed engine coolant to mix with and contaminate the automa… |
| 2021-11-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was driving my vehicle and I ran out of gas. The gas gauge maintained a quarter of a tank and the gas light never cam… |
| 2020-12-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO COOLANT IN TRANS OIL CONTAMINATING TRANS COMPONENTS. TOTAL TRANS REBUILD/REPLACE RADIATOR A… |
| 2020-08-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING ON STREET TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE I LOSS POWER AND CAR COULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR IT SEEMED I PULLED OV… |
| 2020-07-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FIRST LONG TRIP SINCE I BOUGHT THE USED TRUCK, A TRIP TO OAKRIDGE, 90 MILE ROUND TRIP FROM HOME. THE TRUCK MADE IT BACK… |
| 2020-05-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ANTIFREEZE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID GOT MIXED TOGETHER IN MY TRUCK AND I AM NOW TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNEW THAT … |
| 2020-03-23 | SEATS | No | 0 | AROUND MARCH 23, 2020 I NOTICED MY DRIVERS SEAT MOVING WHEN I ACCELERATE OR SLOW DOWN. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS LOOSE… |
| 2019-11-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL VENT TUBE IS SO BLOCKED WHEN OPENING GAS CAP VAPORS BLOW OUT WITH MUCH PRESSURE AND CAN NOT PUMP GAS INTO TRUCK A… |
| 2019-09-17 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYS FLASHING, TIRE LIGHT STAYS FLASHING, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAY ON EVEN AFTER DEALER RESET. |
| 2019-09-13 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE BUT IT SEEM LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING POWER. I SHUT IT OFF AND THEN IT WOULD NOT START. ADD THE S… |
| 2019-09-13 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING POWER. SO, I SHUT IT OFF AND WHEN I TRI… |
| 2019-05-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL- CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER NISSMO DRIVER FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG AND REAR SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED W… |
| 2019-05-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION HAS WATER IN IT FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO IT NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. |
| 2019-03-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | NOTICED SHAKING IN PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AFTER DOING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF WORKED TO T… |
| 2018-12-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE COOLER TUBES FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR CRACKED, ALLOWING FOR FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS … |
| 2018-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY COOLANT MIXED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. CAUSING IT NOT TO ACCELERATE. NISSAN MECHANIC SAYS IT'LL COST 6000 DOLLARS T… |
| 2018-09-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IGNITION NO AND BEGINS TO FLASH AFTER A FEW SECONDS, AND CONTINUES TO FLASH WHILE DRIVING |
| 2018-06-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | RADIATOR THAT CONTROLS THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LET GO CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE ENGINE COOLANT.… |
| 2018-06-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS KNOWN TIMING BELT ISSUES. THE VEHICLE STARTS MAKING A LOUD NOISE(WHINING) THAT GETS LOUDER AS I DRIVE… |
| 2018-05-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE AND EMPTY LIGHT REFLECTING EMPTY EVEN AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT IS ON. |
| 2018-05-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION LOCKED DURING DRIVING COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING WITH COOLANT CAUSING TRANS… |
| 2018-04-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK WILL SHUT OFF JUST LIKE THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF. THIS HAPPENED ONE OR TWO TIMES A DAY OVER A TE… |
| 2018-02-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | STARTING HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION IT STARTED POPPING AS I WOULD BACK UP , SO I THOUGHT IT WAS THE DRIVE SHAFT.… |
| 2018-02-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | LIGHT FLASHING ON DASH WHICH APPEARED TO BE THE AIRBAG. MECHANIC DID DIAGNOSTIC TEST SAID IT NEEDS SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY R… |
| 2017-11-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRUCK STOPS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS AROUND 45MPH. ENGINE OFF. |
| 2017-07-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ENGINE COOLANT HAS LEAKED FROM THE RADIATOR INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING SECTION OF THE RADIATOR, THEN INTO THE … |
| 2017-07-04 | TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND SLIP WAR… |
| 2017-06-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY TRUCK WOULD GO IN TO GEAR BUT WOULD NOT DRIVE. I HAD IT DIAGNOSED BY A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT THE RADI… |
| 2017-06-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, HE OBSERVED AN ABNORM… |
| 2017-06-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | REF RECALL 08V690000. WHY WOULD OUR TRUCK NOT BE PART OF THIS RECALL?. WE LIVE IN AN AREA WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY OCEA… |
| 2017-06-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION COOLER IN RADIATER FAILED AND COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND OVERHEATIN… |
| 2017-02-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE AND FLAMES AND SMOKE EMITTED … |
| 2017-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE MAKES A WHINING NOISE THAT INCREASES IN FREQUENCY WITH ENGINE RPM. THE TRUCK HAS 69,000 MILES ON IT BUT THE … |
| 2017-01-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JAN OF 2017 AS A USED TRUCK. HAD LESS THAN 2 MOS. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. AS WE TOOK IT… |
| 2016-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME TODAY THAT THE TIMING CHAIN ON THE 4.0L V6 ENGINE IN MY TRUCK REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. THIS TRUC… |
| 2016-09-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER AND THE GAS VENT CONTROL VALVE HAS FAILED WHERE THE BACK WASH FLAP AT THE TOP OF THE GA… |
| 2016-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK. DIFFERENTIAL VENT LEAK. BOTH STARTED ABOUT 100,000 MILES. |
| 2016-08-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS IS IN REGARDS TO AN ITEM ALREADY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA. I AM ANOTHER VICTIM OF NISSAN'S LEAKING TRANSMI… |
| 2016-07-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ON THE 22ND OF JULY 2016, MY 2008 NISSAN FRONTIER DEPLOYED BOTH SIDES OF ITS CURTAIN AIRBAGS. I WAS TRAVELING AT ROUGHL… |
| 2016-07-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR WILL DROP TO THE BOTTOM (EMPTY SETTING) AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIG… |