| Issue ID | 1272749 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10852831 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | FRONTIER |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 02/02/16 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Transmission fluid cooler failed causing water to to get into the transmission fluid which damaged the transmission computer valve body and other transmission parts. After looking @ numerous complaint on the web i have learned that this has been a common problem that nissan is aware of. I am very disappointed that nissan did not send out any notification that there was a problem with this cooler failing. I read where they extended the warranty on some vehicle but no notifications were sent out to consumers who owned affected vehicles. Even if they did not do a recall it would have been better if they would have warns consumers of the possibility of this happening. It's much less expensive to change a radiator than to rebuild or replace a transmission! Fortunately my transmission went just after i made home from a trip. Now i am stuck with over $3500. 00 transmission rebuild that could have been avoid if nissan had done the right thing by letting people know that they had problems with their transmission coolers. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 98000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MOBILE, AL |
| VIN pattern | 1N6AD06UX7CXXXXXX |
| 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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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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