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2013 Nissan Frontier

Safety Score
91
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Recalls
0
Complaints
48
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No recalls found for the 2013 Nissan Frontier.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2025-09-16 AIR BAGS No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle…
2025-07-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER No 0 Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2013 Nissan Frontier. The vehicle was purchased in a private sale. It was disco…
2023-12-12 AIR BAGS No 0 Air bag light will not go off. Afraid will deploy. Dealer no problem just censor. Did not have part to fix.
2023-09-12 AIR BAGS No 0 In Summer 2023 driving on uneven country road in Upstate New York hit a pothole and my airbag warning light came on. T…
2023-02-21 STEERING No 0 I felt like I was loosing control of my steering it was so scary I took my car to the closest service place which was M…
2023-01-29 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 My daughter backed out of our driveway, put the truck in reverse. She was then unable to put the truck into drive. It g…
2022-12-15 ENGINE No 0 This is an intermittent problem sometimes this problem will happen as far apart as a month, Then for two days then go …
2022-10-10 AIR BAGS Yes 0 On a dark road going 40MPH I hit a large deer on Oct 7. The front end of my truck was damaged. Air bag went off but …
2021-04-07 WHEELS No 0 PURCHASED 4 NEW GENERAL GRABBER HTS TIRES SIZE 25/75R15 LESS THAN 4 MONTHS AGO. TIRES WERE INSTALLED AT A REPUTABLE DEA…
2020-06-26 SEAT BELTS No 0 ONE MORNING I ARRIVED AT WORK AND MY SEAT BELT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AFTER STRUGGLING WITH IT FOR 10 MINUTES I HAD TO CUT…
2020-03-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT ON MY VEHICLE AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES. I TRIED EVERY POSSIBLE SOLUTION SUCH AS …
2020-02-25 AIR BAGS No 0 THE FRONT CRASH ZONE SENSOR IS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED AND HAD THIS…
2019-10-24 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 WHEN PUTTING GAS IN THE VEHICLE IT WILL JUST BEGIN POURING OUT, HAPPENS OFTEN AND THE TANK IS STILL EMPTY
2019-10-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY SUNROOF WAS ACTING LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO CLOSE, I HAVEN'T OPENED IT SINCE, THEN A FEW MONTHS AFTER…
2019-05-31 POWER TRAIN No 0 I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER IS DEFECTIVE DURING A REGULAR MAINTENCE OF THE TRANSMISSION.
2019-02-03 AIR BAGS No 0 WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHES, WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A PASSENGER IN…
2019-01-01 ENGINE No 0 MANIFOLDS BREAK APART 2 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE TRUCK
2018-11-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I HAVE ISSUES WITH THE POSTIVE TERMINAL COMING LOSE ON MY NISSAN FRONTIER ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. ONE WAS WHILE DRIVING.…
2018-07-16 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL. DASH LIGHT FOR AIR BAG FLASHES WHILE DRIVING WITH OR WITHOUT SOMEONE IN PASSENGER SEAT. WHEN STARTING V…
2017-11-17 POWER TRAIN No 0 THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE FROM NEUTRAL. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF HOLDING IT IN DRIVE, I MANAGED TO GET IT T…
2016-12-05 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND ANTIFREEZE …
2016-10-16 AIR BAGS Yes 1 MY SON HAD AN ACCIDENT, DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND HIT A PARKED CAR ON THE FREEWAY. HE HIT THE WINDSHIELD SO HARD WITH HIS H…
2016-07-18 AIR BAGS No 0 THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALSO TURNING.YAW RATE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING. I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND WAS …
2016-07-01 AIR BAGS Yes 0 I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON THE VERY FAMILIAR ROAD THAT I TRAVEL EVERYDAY. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 45 AND SINCE IT'S A COUNTR…
2016-01-10 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 1 TRACTION CONTROL CAN SNAP THE DRIVERS NECK. WITH TRACTION CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE CAN APPLY THE BRAKE ON THE DRIVE WHEEL…
2015-08-28 POWER TRAIN No 0 MY CLUTCH HAS PREMATURELY FAILED AT 20500 MILES. THE TRUCK IS LESS THEN 2 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS ISSUES WI…
2015-07-29 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN FRONTIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP, THERE WAS AN AB…
2015-06-01 AIR BAGS No 0 THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IF FAULTY, AND SETS OFF A LIGHT WHICH INDICATES NO PROTECTION FOR ANY PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT SEA…
2015-04-05 AIR BAGS No 0 THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOY TOO EASILY IN FRONTIER TRUCKS, ALL WITHOUT NEED OF A CRASH NISSAN WON'T COVER THE DAMAGES UNDER…
2015-03-31 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 YESTERDAY WHILE RUNNING ERRANDS MY FRONTIER BURST INTO FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE SEEMED TO INNITIATE FROM THE FUS…
2015-03-23 POWER TRAIN No 0 TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE DRIVER AND VEHICLE WERE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MULTIPLE DOCUMENT…
2014-12-27 POWER TRAIN No 0 TRANSMISSION WON'T GO INTO GEAR FORWARD OR REVERSE AT TIMES. WHEN DRIVING ON THE ROAD TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT OUT OF 3…
2014-10-18 TIRES No 0 I OWN A NEW NISSAN FRONTIER SV 2013. WITH ONLY 25,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THEN WITH A…
2014-09-25 WHEELS No 0 WHILE CHANGING THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE OF THE 2013 NISSAN FRONTIER, ONE OF THE WHEEL LUG STUDS WAS FOUND TO BE LOO…
2014-09-04 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DRASTIC DELAY UPON PRESSING THE ACCELE…
2014-08-20 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN FRONTIER. AFTER DEPRESSING AND RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE ACC…
2014-06-04 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT APPROXIMATELY 15 20 MILES PER HOUR, I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN TO AN APPROPRIATE …
2014-05-30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Yes 0 THE MULTI-SENSING SYSTEM WITH REAR CAMERA FAILED TO DETECT (NO WARNING BEEP SIGNALS) THAT A METAL LIGHT POLE (ON TOP O…
2014-04-16 VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR No 0 MY TRUCK WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT; DOORS LOCKED. CAME OUT OF WORK TO FIND MY REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AND BLOWN OUT I…
2014-04-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 2013 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AT LOW SPEED. *SMD TH…
2014-03-06 AIR BAGS No 0 MY SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO IMPACT - NO REASON IN MARCH OF 2014. SAME EXACT THING OCCURRED AGAIN IN NOVEM…
2014-02-27 WHEELS No 0 VEHICLE ROLLS-NOT SLIDES OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHILE VEHICLE IN PARK AND NOT RUNNING WHILE ON SNOW AND ICE DOES NOT DO SO W…
2014-01-12 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS CUTTING INTO THE SPARE TIRE. THE TI…
2014-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL No 0 2013 NISSAN FRONTIER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TOW HITCH THAT…
2013-11-16 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 2013 NISSAN FRONTIER CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE MALFUNCTION AND WANTS DEALERSHIP TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK…
2013-09-20 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 2 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE B…
2013-07-10 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE SEAT BELT WARNING ALARM, NOT SURE WHAT YOU WOULD CALL IT, STOPPED SOUNDING WHEN THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT CLICKED. TH…
2013-05-01 AIR BAGS No 0 SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO IMPACT OF VEHICLE. NISSAN CLAIMED THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN ANGLE THAT REQUIRED THE BAGS TO …