Problems with 2005 Nissan Frontier POWER TRAIN

Lost power could not move truck on city street. dealership told me it was the transmission coolant was leaking into the transmission fluid wariness the gears and the transmission had to be replaced. they told me there was a recall but i never received a notice they said the recall has expired and i have to pay for the repair.

Total transmission failure due to a faulty transmission radiator , resulting in a total transmission rebuild.

Transmission damage caused by transmission cooler.

Truck would not crank. the indicator for the gears went out. i was at home parked when it would not start. had a mechanic test it. the test indicated the transmission computer is the problem. there is transmission fluid in the antifreeze. this is a defect from nissan.

When truck gets warm first gear start slipping and hard to get the truck to move fluid levels are where they should be the vehicle was in motion at a drive-thru tobacco shop

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier. while driving approximately 45 mph, an abnormal noise was heard emerging from underneath the vehicle. the noise went away when the accelerator pedal was not depressed. the contact also stated that the failure occurred five other times within a two week period. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined that the radiator fluid was leaking into the transmission. the transmission, radiator, and the transmission module needed replacement. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 131,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier. the contact stated that the vehicle was operating normally and then suddenly stalled without warning. the vehicle was towed to a repair facility where it was diagnosed that the transmission assembly needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer. the manufacturer indicated that the vehicle was excluded from an extended warranty campaign and there was no recall on the vehicle; however, there were four tsbs for the power train. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was not available.

Vehicle shaking and complete turn off. a/t cont fuse blows out. known issue in internet regarding transmission and coolant leak.

My truck just reached 80,800 miles and it has lost power. i took it to the nissan dealer for a diagnostic test and it came back with the radiator, transmission and the fuel pump all need to be replaced. they told me i had no warranty on any of these parts as of 2010 and they quoted me almost $7,000 to replace all. after going home and looking up transmission shops i found hundreds of articles about the same problem with thousands of nissan cars. i have never received a notice of recall on my truck. then i find they have sneakily extended their warranty without notifying us and now my truck is 12years old with only 80,800 miles and i need to come up with $7,000 because they failed to notify their clients about their mistakes.

While driving down the highway the radiator failed leaking coolant into the transmission resulting in them both needing to be replaced.

Fluid from my radiator mixed into my transmission rendering it inoperable. after doing research on it i learned that nissan was aware of the problem, and failed to notify the customers

After 2 and a half months of fighting with nissan consumer affairs, nissan has basically told me they do not care about me or the other people affected by this issue or their safety. as sad as it sounds its going to take someone getting killed because of this issue before they open their eyes.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier. while parked, the vehicle failed to shift into reverse without warning. the contact called an independent mechanic who stated that the shift cable grommet linkage failed and needed to be replaced. the contact repaired the vehicle. the manufacturer was notified and did not assist. the failure mileage was approximately 125,375.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier. while driving various speeds and shifting gears, the vehicle hesitated and jerked. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the radiator water and coolant fluid leaked into the transmission. the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer and the dealer were not contacted. the approximate failure mileage was 49,000.

Bought used, transmission replaced by seller 2 months before sale, no issues on test drive. after purchase many issues with changing of gears and apparent transmission issues. seller was very aware of issue. it is an obvious hazard if the transmission has issues while driving which can cause injury and death if an accident happens. the investigation of this issue needs to be reopened and nissan needs to be held responsible to create and fix this lethal fault in design and application.

Transmission failure diagnosed by repair shop as caused by radiator coolant contamination into the transmission. total rebuild of transmission at a cost of 3,980.00. i purchased this vehicle new in 2005 and was not made aware of this issue by nissan. i have learned this is an ongoing issue the manufacturer has been aware of for years. my vehicle has 129,000 miles and more than 10 years since purchase. i find this matter disturbing that owners are now facing such an avoidable cost for repair and this could have been prevented by the manufacturer.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier. the contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond. the cause of the failure was not determined. orr nissan located at 2323 viking dr, bossier la, was notified of the failure. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 160,000. the vin was invalid.

Vehicle was driving then hurt a loud thud. engine raced. took it to mechanic. then a transmission shop. they said coolant leaked into transmission. need new tranny and radiator.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier. while driving approximately 40 mph, the gear shifted abruptly and the vehicle jerked and vibrated. the contact noticed an odor of burning transmission fluid. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission fluid leaked into the transmission. the dealer also diagnosed that the transmission fluid was corrosive and destroyed the components of the transmission. the dealer recommended that the transmission be replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 82,500. ..updated 06/14/17 *bf *as

Leak in radiator into transmission has caused transmission failure

Transmission cross contamination with coolant. 72,000 miles on odometer. had transmission failure on the freeway driving full speed, forcing me to quickly move over 6 lanes with no high gear. now i have a $4900 repair bill. i was in the nissan dealership just 1 week prior for an oil change and have had the vehicle serviced at nissan since it was new. i was never told of the recall or that i should bypass the radiator or beware of the problem.

Coolant contamination in the transmission causing transmission failure

Transmission started shuddering in od - radiator coolant leaked into transmission

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier. while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle jerked front to back and then stalled. the engine and other warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was pushed into a parking lot. the driver attempted to start the vehicle, but was unsuccessful. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. the vehicle was able to be started the next day; however, the failure recurred a week later. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the radiator liquid was leaking into the transmission, which caused the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact had the vehicle towed to a local dealer who confirmed the mechanic's diagnosis and replaced a faulty sensor. the failure recurred. the vehicle was towed to the dealer again, but was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. the approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

Transmission cooler leaked causing bucking in the truck at hyway speed and severe internal damage to the transmision

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier. while driving various speeds, antifreeze leaked into the transmission. the failure destroyed the transmission. the contact stated that the vehicle would not change gears when prompted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. butler nissan of macon, georgia was made aware of the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 79,365.

Complaint re: transmission failure with my 2005 nissan frontier. is locked in 3rd gear in automatic transmission. overdrive gear was gone due to coolant mixing with transmission fluid. had replaced radiator & flushed transmission 3 months ago hoping to buy me some more miles before having to replace transmission. didn't work. told by nissan that i was sol due to over 100,000 miles. *tr ## vin passed ## nissan frontier v6 4x4 2005 ##

Transmission failure due to radiator leaking coolant into transmission fluid.i replaced the radiator a year prior to prevent this problem from happening at the strong recommendation of the dealerships service department and still the problem occurred.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier. the contact noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment. the contact pulled the vehicle into an empty parking lot and the smoke dissipated. the contact removed the key from the ignition and exited the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the radiator fluid mixed with the transmission fluid. a remedy was not provided. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the failure mileage was approximately 50,000. the vin was not included.

While driving to work with out notice the transmission failed, and would not engage, leaving me with out controll of the pickup, while i was in motion , the engine raced but lost controll of the drive, which could have been serious. i found out after the fact, that nissan had been in a class action law suite because of this problem, but only remedy the problem when you break down out of controll. i was told 3 months before i bought it , nissan should have notified someone, and the dealer pushed it off till the 6 mon. warranty ran out from haldeman ford of allentown. the nissan dealer at rothrock nissan in allentown said it was a nissan problem, but nissan corp refused to help because the pickup broke down a few months too late after a 10 year period of fixing this dangerous problem that could have been very serious..the transmission cooling lines at the radiator leek fluid back into the transmission and then width no warning fails to engage while you are driving.

2005 nissan frontier. consumer writes in regards to engineering issues with cross contamination fluids between radiator and transmission. *smd

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier. the contact stated that the transmission slipped and the vehicle experienced abnormal vibration. upon inspection, the contact noticed that the transmission fluid mixed with the radiator fluid. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was confirmed that the transmission fluid mixed with the radiator fluid and stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure occurred without warning. the failure mileage was 81,000. *tr

Radiator leaking fluid into transmission . notices slight shutter at high speed, approximately 65 mph, in the transmission. vehicle was checked by dealer at 89,000 miles without any issue at that time . dealer would not replace radiator due to no problem at that time. vehicle is at 112000 and now radiator fails. nissan would not cover due to out of extended warranty. faulty designed system and potential safety hazard in my opinion. vehicle at my independent mechanic for new radiator and transmission flush out to see if it will fix problem. major expense for poor design passed onto customer. i will not spend any more money with nissan.

Chugging, slipping, hard shifting transmission when driving most any speed. over the last 1 1/2 years

Transmission oil leaking into coolant system and coolant leaking into transmission.

Design defect in radiator of 2005 nissan frontier allowed transmission fluid and engine coolant to mix. resulted in catastrophic failure of transmission. dealer stated since vehicle has more than 100,000 miles, the $4 - 5,000 expense is mine. last nissan we'll ever buy after 40 years of ownership.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier. while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle stalled when the contact attempted to slow down. the vehicle started normally after a few minutes. the failure recurred four times. the manufacturer was not notified of the failures. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there was an electrical short in the fuse box. the transmission and radiator needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

Radiator leaked fluid into the transmission... broke down on highway at 103,000 miles.... well known and documented problem with this year and model

Radiator of 2005 nissan frontier allowed transmission fluid and engine coolant to mix. 1st i had to purchase a new radiator and now i am having to have the transmission rebuilt. there should be a recall on this type of muliple failures which cause multible problems. paid $$$$ for radiator repair now $4300.00 for transmisson at my expense. i would not be interested in purchasing another nissan.

Timing chain on 2005 nissan frontier. the engine makes a loud whining noise due to the chain contact. when the vehicle is stationary or motion it make the noise. when the vehicle in motion it changes gears at a higher rpm. i have sensors that were operable because of the timing chain issue.

Transmission started to shudder at around 45 miles an hour. drove the vehicle home and parked it in the driveway. went out to start vehicle next day and it would not crank. had vehicle towed to dealership and had it diagnosed and found out that the radiator had an internal rupture which caused antifreeze to contaminate the transmission fluid causing the tcm module to fail along with damage to internal parts. the repair is estimated at about $5300.00. since the problem was diagnosed, i learned that nissan has known about the problem for years but no notification was sent to me warning me of the problem. despite nissans knowledge of the problem, the company has recently refused to cover the cost of the repair.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier. the contact stated that while a traffic light, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate over 5 mph. the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission was flooded with coolant and needed replacement. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 91,000.

In 2013 i received a notice of class action about a nissan vehicles related to possible radiator fluid leak into the transmission due a defect that permits cross-contamination of engine coolant and transmission fluid. it did not include vehicles before it happens. in 2013, i went to a authorized nissan dealer to check if my radiator can be affected but they told me that in that moment the radiator was working well without given me the option of replacing it to prevent damages. at the time i was under the warranty limits, less than 10 years and less than 100,000 miles. now in february 13, 2016 my vehicle began to have problems to move , had a harsh shift , it slowed down and did not drive at times. i clearly saw a transmission problem. i called united nissan service for a diagnose . they check my vehicle and told me that my radiator leaked fluid into the transmission due the radiator defect. i couldn't understand why this class action did not include vehicles that will face this damage in a future . it did not include prevention of damages. nissan did not released a recall for the faulty radiator. i know i am now outside the warranty limits, but at the time when i visited nissan service to prevent this no one provided my help or information that would help in prevent such damage. the price for a new transmission is 6,000 dlls. the total cost of repair all goes up 9,000 dlls. also i received a rude customer service by the service agents of nissan service . now i have to cover these costs by myself. my son was driven the vehicle when this happen. the good thing is that the failure occurred while he was driven on the freeway making it so dangerous. what will happen with people like us? the legal case was closed in 2012 but nissan still having vehicles suffering this this damage . this is a negligence that pass the financial burden to consumers.

Last november 6th i hit a deer, front impact. took truck to local garage to have it serviced. the only damage they said occurred was body damage. 3wks later got my truck back with body damage repaired. about 3wks after that i started to notice a slight vibration in my truck when i got to a certain speed. i really didn't think nothing of it and thought maybe i had a tire out of balance. well the vibration started getting worse and i started to notice a strong vibration and decrease in power when it shifted. so i took the truck back to the garage to see if they could figure anything out. i thought maybe the deer caused more damage than expected but they couldn't find anything. the didn't charge me anything because they found nothing wrong. so i drove it for another 2 weeks and it got worse. i took it to a local nissan dealership and within 30mins they determined a transmission cooler rupture and that it basically has ruined my transmission and would need to replace it, a service charge of $6,000!!! they told me i was just out of warranty on it. i've been reading on this issue and know nissan has an extended warranty of 10yrs or 100,000 miles. i went to the dealer on the 19th of january. 19 days out or warranty!!! when i had originally had an issue in late december and nothing was found!!! the truck is barely 10yrs old and has less than 90,000 miles on it.

Transmission starts slipping at highway speed. rpm increases without increase in speed. intermittent but getting worse. this is my son's truck and i am worried about his safety when merging into the interstate. he almost got hit by a semi last week when merging into i-20 as the slipping was happening.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier. while driving, the vehicle was not able to shift gears and the gears were stuck occasionally. in addition, the vehicle accelerated independently. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was undetermined. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failures. the approximate failure mileage was 97,668.

2005 nissan frontier. consumer writes in regards to coolant leaks from radiator into transmission. *smd

Radiator fluid mixed with the transmission and caused complete transmission failure

Soon after passing the 103,000 mile mark in october, 2015, my 2005 frontier 's automatic transmission (with the v-6 engine) started shuttering when i pressed the accelerator while the car was going 62 to 65 mph. it was quite startling and worrisome. the problem slowly got worse with shuttering occurring at different speeds and under different loadings. within a week or two, i took it into a national transmission repair store (amaco) who wanted to charge me $180 for 2 hours of diagnosis to find out what the problem was. i ended up paying them for only 1 hour of their time. they said i had water in my transmission and that it would need to be rebuilt to the tune of around $5,000! they said i'd need to replace an internal computer...along with the cost to rebuild the transmission. what makes me mad is that i took the car to amaco at around the 90,000 mile mark (in 2014) to get some major transmission work done that turned out to be a malfunctioning electronic/computer part in the transmission. this cost me around $1,600 to fix. at that point, there was no water in the transmission. however, they should have informed me i should replace the radiator at that point because the radiators were failing and would require the transmission be rebuilt. the repair shop could have informed me of the problem nissan was having with the radiator...but chose not to tell me. i could have fixed the potential radiator problem for around $300, before it created the eventual transmission failure which cost $5,000. nissan also knew, but chose not to advise me to replace the defective radiator before it failed. the dealer's failure to notify me about the radiator design flaw, which they knew about it in 2007, kept me from replacing it. i would have gladly done this to avoid spending $5,000 when the radiator failed. the estimated "date this happened" is 9/14/2015.

My radiator failed and contaminated the transmission with coolant causing the transmission to fail. the truck has 108,000 miles but the technician that replaced the transmission and radiator said that it had been mixing for a while so it is difficult to say how many miles the vehicle had at the time of the failure. it cost me $4750 to repair. this is a common problem with nissan frontiers.