Major Problems with 2008 Nissan Frontier Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 Nissan Frontier

2008 Nissan Frontier AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 53000 miles

2008 Nissan Frontier AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 22000 miles

2008 Nissan Frontier STEERING Mileage: 10 miles

Browse 2008 Nissan Frontier complaints by category

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
POWER TRAIN left rear axle seal failed and grease from axle coated caliper and brake disc rendering braking ineffective on that wheel....	41 ~ 93723 miles
ENGINE failed transmission twice due to leak of coolant caused by radiator leak. occurred at 50k and 64k miles. first failure...	23 ~ 78253 miles
AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan frontier. while driving 50 mph the air bags deployed without a crash. the air...	14 ~ 73087 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i filled up my truck one day for vacation n right after i turn on my truck it read full...	10 ~ 55914 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6- days after buying a brand new 2008 nissan frontier 2wd/se crew cab the cruise control would not stay on...	10 ~ 78806 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i have a 8 month old frontier nissan vehicle with just 1 service on time everything - the failure i...	9 ~ 17462 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i have had this vehicle in twice now due to the smell of leaking anti freeze and have been told...	7 ~ 72454 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER on the 22nd of july 2016 my 2008 nissan frontier deployed both sides of its curtain airbags. i was traveling...	4 ~ 70333 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan frontier. while starting the vehicle the front passenger side air bag warning light...	4 ~ 87028 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE receive notice of a recall. pco42 10v-075 2008 nissan fuel sender recall. contact nissan as directed. they informed me that	3 ~ 63408 miles
STEERING my 2008 nissan frontier 4x4 crewcab is thrown all over the road by normal wind draft while driving down the...	3 ~ 50003 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan frontier. the contact stated that the vehicle was being repaired for routine maintenance...	2 ~ 108945 miles
SEAL > AXLE SHAFT > AXLE ASSEMBLY 2008 nissan frontier. consumer writes in regards to nhtsa opening an investigation into the leaking rear axle seals which results...	2
STRUCTURE 2008 nissan frontier se 4x4 king cab. 35000 km notice rock chips in the paint had some repaired at nissan...	2 ~ 20000 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan frontier. the contact stated that upon external examination of the vehicle she noticed that...	2 ~ 44293 miles
SUSPENSION my 2008 nissan frontier 4x4 crewcab is thrown all over the road by normal wind draft while driving down the...	2 ~ 5 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan frontier. while driving 5 mph the vehicle stalled and the check engine and...	1 ~ 97000 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan frontier. while driving 5 mph the vehicle stalled and the check engine and...	1 ~ 97000 miles
WHEELS the spare tire on the vehicle is held in place by a chain under the rear of the vehicle. its...	1 ~ 32000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan frontier. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph the instrument...	1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan frontier. the contact stated that while stopped the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the contact...	1 ~ 100000 miles
TIRES recently i noted that my nokian tires were coming apart. my situation was exactly like the one reported on this...	1 ~ 68000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE left work about 4 days ago at night when i was driving on the highway and the truck cut out...	1 ~ 70567 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN reports of transmission failure due to coolant from radiator entering transmission via the internal at cooler located in the radiator.	1
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING reports of transmission failure due to coolant from radiator entering transmission via the internal at cooler located in the radiator.	1
FRONT > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan frontier. the contact was driving 20 mph when the vehicle suddenly became extremely...	1 ~ 19000 miles
SEATS the passenger seat airbag sensor will not register a passenger in the seat properly and is causing the airbag disabled...	1
PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan frontier. he stated that his vehicle was purchased in november 2008. while driving approximately...	1 ~ 200 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan frontier. the contact stated that the vehicle key fob was abnormally sensitive and...	1 ~ 30000 miles
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 6- days after buying a brand new 2008 nissan frontier 2wd/se crew cab the cruise control would not stay on...	1 ~ 497 miles
AUTOMATIC (ASC) > ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL my 2008 nissan frontier 4x4 crewcab is thrown all over the road by normal wind draft while driving down the...	1 ~ 10 miles
OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL > OTHER > EQUIPMENT 2008 nissan frontier with owner manual errors. consumer states that the page in the owners manual has errors about the	1

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