The brake pedals travels further down than top of accelerator pedal. in winter when wearing winter boots i had to make an quick stop to avoid a pedestrian crossing the street on a crosswalk. i found myself depressing the brake pedal and accelerator at same time nearly hitting person. there have been other incidents not as serious. i called dealer and nissan with no satisfaction. i also asked non-dealer shops and they said that nothing was wrong as far as they could see. my conclusion is that this is a design problem. the brake pedal, in an emergency, should not travel that far down. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
Weak clutch 2009 nissan frontier se 4x4 4.0 litre, 6 speed man transmission. 10,331 miles and clutch slips in 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and little no engagement in reverse. slips on sudden acceleration. manufacturer always blame customer's on fault. truck was not abused by me. manufacturer is not admitting failure. if you search for nissan frontier clutch problems on the internet, you will see, that the same powerplant belongs to a 2006 nissan xterra and at 13,000 and the 24,000 this person had to replace the clutch as well as slips. 2nd issue, the brakes assembled on my truck were missing on both left and right side front brake pad retainer springs. brakes pull right and damaged rt rotor. required machine shop to repair lateral out of round. possible cause is missing lower retainers springs and now developed into sticking calipers. 3rd issue. rattle noise from suspension area on uneven road surfaces or manhole lids at slow speeds. unable to locate cause with suspension both loaded and unloaded. have used even rubber mallet to no avail. *tr
Tail gate falls off when opening. the removable tailgate is both light enough and does not have a catch on the hinge to prevent the gate from falling out when lifting up on the tailgate latch with one hand. this can also happen if there is any snow on the back bumper. this is both a safety concern, as i had the gate fall off with a load of wood in my hands causing me to drop everything, and it damages the vehicle as the tailgate right rear corner gets caught in the body mounted hinge. the result of this is the right rear corner of the tailgate is bent ~90. i have taken this back to the dealer 2 times for the problem and filed a report with nissan usa. both nissan and the dealer claim this is a design feature - removable tailgate. in observing other frontiers, it is apparent that many people have this problem judging by the number of damaged tailgates are out there. everyone i work with that owns a frontier has had the gate fall off. in looking online - it appears to affect nissan frontier trucks back to 2005. mine fell off 3 days after taking delivery damaging the tailgate, and does every time you open it if you don't use 2 hands, one to lift up the latch, one to hold the gate in the hinges. i have owned 3 trucks, including a 2001 nissan frontier for a period of 7 years. i am aware that tailgates are removable and that you must clean debris off the bumper prior to opening them. i was not aware the tailgate should fall out of it's hinges when opening. *tr