| Issue ID | 521969 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10105646 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | FRONTIER |
| Model Year | 2000 |
| File date | 31/12/04 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | No specific events led to failure. At approximately 109,500 the transmission begain jumping out of first gear without warning. I had t be extremely aware of this when pulling ino traffic. At 110,079 miles, the first gear failed completely when i was pulling out of my driveway. The complete failure occured on dec. 31, 2004. The sudden jumping out of gear started about a month before that. At the very least, nissan should advise all owners of 5 speed manual transmission on nissan crew cab 4wd units with a v-6 engine that when the gear box jumps from first to neutral position, that first gear failure is imminate.*ak |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 110079 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WESTPORT, CA |
| VIN pattern | 1N6ED27Y9YCXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 04/01/00 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | MAN |
| Vehicle speed | 5 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | NILES NISSAN |
| Dealer's telephone number | OUT OF BUSINESS |
| Dealer's city | UKIAH |
| Dealer's state code | CA |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 95482 |