| Issue ID | 1039143 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10563898 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | FRONTIER |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 07/02/14 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was returning home from townshend, a distance of approximately 35 miles through the back roads of vermont. These roads are very rural over dirt roads covered in ice and light snow. The transmission started to buck and the wheels started to 'chatter.' my wife had borrowed the truck to make a run to the dump earlier in the week and mentioned the chatter in the wheels and that the truck should be taken to the garage. However, i was unable to get a repeat of the problem until friday. The chattering made the truck slip on the road and veer close the drop off above the creek along augur hole road. I pulled over to the far side of the road away from the drop off until the engine cooled down. It was 7 degrees out at the time!! The nearest help would be a couple of houses a mile or so away! There was no warnings from any of the systems! Not even a check engine light! It took about an hour and a half to cool down and i was able to limp the car home. I intend to notify our senators and congressman of the issue at play here in vermont. This is an issue that could have been prevented by a simple recall!!! What are you waiting for? How many cars and trucks are affected by this design/engineering flaw in these systems?? |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 105000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BRATTLEBORO, VT |
| VIN pattern | 1N6AD06W77CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| 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 | 35 |
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