| Issue ID | 1053822 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10576939 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | FRONTIER |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 20/03/14 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The automatic transmission started shifting "hard" and the heater stopped working. I took it to a local shop and they told me that the radiator fluid had contaminated the transmission fluid, and visa versa. I needed to have a transmission shop look at it. They told me the same thing as the previous shop, but also that i would be needing a new transmission and radiator system, at the cost of $4848. 00. This was due to a failed transmission fluid cooler located in the radiator assembly that allowed coolant to mix with and contaminate the automatic transmission fluid, resulting in damaged internal transmission components and a damaged internal transmission computer. After researching, this has occurred to hundreds of nissan vehicles, including 2005-2010 nissan pathfinder, frontier and xterra vehicles. Nissan has been aware of this problem since 2007 and has undertaken no preventive measures to protect consumers from failure. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 101444 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MISSOULA, MT |
| VIN pattern | 1N6AD09W07CXXXXXX |
| 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 | 0 |
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