Major Problems with 2012 Nissan Frontier Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 Nissan Frontier

2012 Nissan Frontier STEERING Victims: 2 Mileage: 72000 miles

2012 Nissan Frontier AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 46250 miles

2012 Nissan Frontier AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 43000 miles

Browse 2012 Nissan Frontier complaints by category

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
POWER TRAIN without much warning signs or without any accident all of the sudden the vehicle started jerking and made a horrible...	19 ~ 42038 miles
AIR BAGS myself and one passenger were off-roading in my 2012 frontier pro-4x going over a bumpy surface and without warning the...	14 ~ 54590 miles
ENGINE driving on the interstate the a/c stopped working then the engine overheated. the next day went to a dealership and...	9 ~ 29893 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER somewhere between sept. 2014 and may 2015. my air conditioner stopped working. warranty expired in january 2015. problem is a...	7 ~ 57447 miles
SEAT BELTS on the weekend september 17 2016 a red air bag light on my dashboard was and is blinking intermittent. i...	4 ~ 65150 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the instrument panel began to flicker and would not display accurate information (engine alerts tire alerts not displaying turn signals...	4 ~ 23261 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan frontier. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph the vehicle became...	3 ~ 37092 miles
SUSPENSION the frontier 2012 (new car) start loosing the alignment the dealer worked three times with the same problem changes the...	3 ~ 26740 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE called nissan a couple of times regarding defamation of paint in 2012 frontiers and my front fenders are peeling in	2 ~ 77500 miles
WHEELS the frontier 2012 (new car) start loosing the alignment the dealer worked three times with the same problem changes the...	2 ~ 39111 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM check engine light determined code po488. the ventilation system for the gas tank - does not form a vacuum when	1 ~ 95069 miles
SEATS the passenger air bag light on the middle of the dash is on and the seat belt light is on	1 ~ 66458 miles
STEERING i bought new tires same size and brand name as the last 4 tires but a different model type of...	1 ~ 72000 miles
STRUCTURE notice that my dash was becoming shiny when i touch it was tacky. i live in south florida. *tr...	1 ~ 33000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE when opening the driver side door the latching mechanism broke and the door would not latch closed. this happened on...	1 ~ 54000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES when opening the driver side door the latching mechanism broke and the door would not latch closed. this happened on...	1 ~ 54000 miles
TAILGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE tailgate drops down while driving. then tailgate came off fright hinge/lock . *tr...	1 ~ 500 miles
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan frontier. the contact stated that the front driver's seat head rest could not...	1 ~ 100 miles

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