| Issue ID | 934994 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10470185 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | FRONTIER |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 10/05/12 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | This problem is in the automatic transmission. Due to nissan producing a faulty and very poorly engineered cooling system for the 2005 nissan frontier, pathfinder, and xterra automatic transmissions they eventually get contaminated with radiator coolant and makes the transmission slip and clunk during shifting. Mine slips from 2nd into third and when i accelerate in any gear. There is no power unless i baby it along. This has been hazardous twice now when entering the freeway and changing lanes. A semi-truck was in the lane i needed to get into and i could not accelerate enough to merge properly. Nissan refuses to admit the problem is theirs even though the consumer complaints are numerous. If you are not already aware of this just go online and you will find horror stories from people with the same problem. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 109535 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | YUBA CITY, CA |
| VIN pattern | 1N6AD07W65CXXXXXX |
| 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 | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 60 |
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