| Issue ID | 1192086 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10725639 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | FRONTIER |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 15/06/15 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I purchased a 2007 nissan frontier in 2013, and just prior to reaching 109,178 my transmission started slipping badly so i took it to my local mechanic and he discovered that my "sealed" transmission was missing two quarts of oil and there were no signs of leaking on the external portion of the transmission. He replaced the missing oil and after a week of driving the transmission was slipping again. He checked the oil level and again it was quart low and slipping badly. It was then i started researching nissan transmission problems and discovered that what i was experiencing was a well known (by nissan) problem with their transmissions. Now at 109,275 miles the transmission has completely failed and it all could have been prevented had nissan fixed the well known problem before they sold the vehicle to me. Funny the salesman that sold the truck to me suggested that i purchase a "power-train" warranty "just in case" because it was 4wd, i find that very ironic. I purchased the warranty and now i am being told that the repair cost for the blown transmission may not be covered because the transmission cooling radiator is the cause of the failure. I feel that nissan is fully responsible for whatever the cost is to fix the transmission because of their negligence in failing to fix the problem prior to the truck being resold. |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FAIRLESS HILLS, PA |
| VIN pattern | 1N6AD07W27CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | 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 |
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