Major Problems with 2006 Nissan Frontier Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Nissan Frontier

2006 Nissan Frontier BODY Victims: 2 Mileage: 130000 miles

2006 Nissan Frontier AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 126000 miles

2006 Nissan Frontier SIDE/WINDOW Victims: 2 Mileage: 33000 miles

Browse 2006 Nissan Frontier complaints by category

Problems with POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Nissan Frontier owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
POWER TRAIN i own a 2006 nissan frontier it was delivered with only half the keys programmed for the vehicle a...	193 ~ 119755 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2005 nissan frontier - gas gauge was not working and not showing that i had gas in my tank. then...	134 ~ 61025 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. the contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph the vehicle stalled...	71 ~ 95846 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM sensor for the fuel pressure sets off "check engine soon" light.this sensor is tied in with the fuel gauge leaving	55 ~ 80605 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i own a 2006 nissan frontier it was delivered with only half the keys programmed for the vehicle a...	54 ~ 99948 miles
AUXILLARY TANK > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. when the fuel tank was full the fuel gauge indicated that it was...	39 ~ 58510 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM my 2006 nissan frontier crew cab 4x4 had the fuel gauge quit and the service engine soon light (ses) come...	24 ~ 99335 miles
STEERING my vehicle a 2006 nissan frontier p/u with nismo off road package has experienced a steering problem while driving. the...	23 ~ 58206 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER do not under any circumstance do business with town north nissan. not only is their customer service awful they can...	18 ~ 76632 miles
AIR BAGS hit by a sheriff car and was flipped 3 times in a nissan frontier nismo....supposedly with front and side air...	17 ~ 80522 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN dt*: the contact stated the vehicle rolled slightly backward while stopped at a light on an incline. the contact's foot...	14 ~ 73243 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL radiator fluid leaked into transmission due to faulty manufacturing causing transmission to break and be chile to stall. *tr...	13 ~ 94862 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER i purchased a used 2006 nissan frontier crew cab se this april 2008 everything was running great until this month...	13 ~ 60803 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i had backed out of a park spot and put nissan 2006 frontier 2wd crew cab in drive and it...	13 ~ 50845 miles
COLUMN > STEERING attempted to make a turn and almost didn't make it. thought the power steering went out. took vehicle to dealer...	10 ~ 22212 miles
RADIATOR ASSEMBLY > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. the contact stated that the transmission shifted into limp mode and the...	9 ~ 92418 miles
FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. the contact stated that she is having the same problem as the...	9 ~ 69276 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i own a 2006 nissan frontier nismo with 65k miles. took vehicle to dealer for routine maintenance and recall work....	5 ~ 92364 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. while driving 35 mph the luggage rack suddenly blew off the roof. the...	4 ~ 122000 miles
SEAT BELTS hit by a sheriff car and was flipped 3 times in a nissan frontier nismo....supposedly with front and side air...	4 ~ 67750 miles
SUSPENSION i own a 2006 nissan frontier it was delivered with only half the keys programmed for the vehicle a...	4 ~ 60703 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN axle seal leak at 70k miles. gear oil leaking onto brakes. *tr...	4 ~ 65000 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. while driving at an unknown speed the engine warning light illuminated on the...	4 ~ 58750 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS my son was turning around our 2006 frontier nismo off road 4wd on a rutted dirt road at a speed...	4 ~ 28178 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN brakes failure due to rear axle leak . myself and 10000's others have been having a problem with the rear...	3 ~ 68000 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. the contact stated that the dealer was unable to perform a front end...	3 ~ 76795 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 2006 nissan frontier door latches become non-functional when temperature drops to freezing. door latch and handle locks up making it...	3 ~ 27867 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT i have a 2006 nissan frontier nismo i have had 3 fuel "sending units" replaced and have only 21000 miles...	3 ~ 85000 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > TAILGATE > BODY 2006 nissan frontier had a complete fail of the tailgate hinges causing the tailgate to fall open with the danger...	2 ~ 4000 miles
LOWER ARM > CONTROL ARM > FRONT tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. the contact received a recall notice for the lower control arm under campaign...	2 ~ 47500 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. the contact stated that whenever fuel was dispensed into the fuel tank the...	2 ~ 79169 miles
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. the contact received repairs to the vehicle under nhtsa campaign id number:...	2 ~ 31500 miles
FILLER PIPE AND CAP > TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. the contact stated that after he filled the vehicle with gasoline the...	2 ~ 58500 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING purchased a used 2006 nissan frontier 9/18/09 from fresno acura. approx 2 weeks later i drop it back off at...	2 ~ 94230 miles
TIRES we purchased a used 2006 nissan frontier with nismo package that had 32 000 miles on it. by the time...	2 ~ 57559 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS hit by a sheriff car and was flipped 3 times in a nissan frontier nismo....supposedly with front and side air...	2 ~ 53500 miles
EQUIPMENT i own a 2006 nissan frontier it was delivered with only half the keys programmed for the vehicle a...	2 ~ 18050 miles
VISIBILITY my front windshield has a tiny ding in the uppermost corner passenger side that has developed a diagonal crack extending...	2 ~ 37000 miles
STRUCTURE i purchased a 2006 nissan frontier se p/u in december 2006. the problem is that the brake pedal seems to...	2 ~ 28430 miles
FRONT > SEAT BELTS the passenger seat belt locks and not able to unlock until taken to dealership. this happened right after i bought...	2 ~ 32500 miles
PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC on several occasions i have hit various items due to the fact that the gas and break peddle are to...	2 ~ 630 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. the contact stated that after receiving a recall notice in reference to nhtsa...	2 ~ 23500 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL on 11/10/2018 while driving on the freeway with no warning light my 2006 nissan starts to lose power!!! i was...	1 ~ 109 miles
SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. the contact stated that the driver seat was only anchored by two...	1 ~ 173000 miles
CATALYTIC CONVERTOR > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. the contact stated that the check engine warning light remained illuminated. an...	1 ~ 115382 miles
PARKING BRAKE parking/emergency brake does not stop or hold car on slight grade. checked and found axle bearing grease leaking onto drum	1 ~ 79000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER i took my vehicle in for wiper repair and the technician attached a computer to the vehicle and the computer...	1 ~ 65000 miles
WHEELS i purchased my truck from the nissan dealer in 2006 and recently noticed that the front tires were worn rather...	1 ~ 34183 miles
TRAILER HITCHES i am submitting this to have written documentation about a safety issue with my 2006 nissan frontier crew cab 4x4...	1 ~ 22750 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC when in reverse and required to look over your right shoulder and body/foot is positioned slightly to right and brake...	1 ~ 38500 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. the vehicle has cooper tires tire line dominator all season tire size 235\75\15....	1 ~ 79117 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. the contact stated that fuel gauge did not work and she would have...	1 ~ 60000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM clutch failed suddenly on an i-95 onramp total failure including flywheel. just this monday my transmission completely disconnected from the...	1 ~ 50000 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT 2006 nissan frontier le 4x4 - fuel sending issue. this will be the fourth replacement in 18 months. 2/28/09 '...	1
LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS > WHEELS 1. the event was driving northwest out of tupelo mississippi approximately 60 mph on route 78 which is a 4...	1 ~ 16700 miles
RIM > WHEELS 1. the event was driving northwest out of tupelo mississippi approximately 60 mph on route 78 which is a 4...	1 ~ 16700 miles
TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) > POWER TRAIN since i have bought my nissan truck i have noticed vibrations when in 4wd especially when under load. on numerous...	1
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS the left rear brake assembly bolts fell out and the caliper flopped off the disc. *jb...	1 ~ 4980 miles
DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan frontier. while driving at an unknown speed the engine warning light illuminated on the...	1 ~ 15000 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL on several occasions i have hit various items due to the fact that the gas and break peddle are to...	1 ~ 400 miles

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