2000 Nissan Frontier Suspension

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 NISSAN FRONTIER AT 45 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE BEARINGS. THE BEARINGS CORRODED BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE SEALING OF THE ANTILOCK BREAKING SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSED WATER AND MOISTURE TO REACH THE BEARINGS. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE LEFT SIDE AXLE ,AND INSTALLED BEARINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 63000 MILES. *AK UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

REAR SHOCKS ON 2000 NISSAN FRONTIER RUSTED COMPLETELY OFF AT THE CONNECTION WITH THE FRAME WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HANDLING BECAME VERY UNSTABLE. FORTUNATELY OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED IN THE CITY AND VEHICLE REMAINED CONTROLLABLE. ON THE HIGHWAY, SITUATION WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *JB

NOTICED THAT TRUCK HAD A LEAN TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN TAKING LEFT TURNS, TRUCK WOULD LIST AND LEAN EXCESSIVELY TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLESOME IN DOWNHILL TURNS OR UNDER ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SOUGHT DEALER HELP MULTIPLE TIMES AS WELL AS NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. DEALER ADJUSTED RIDE HEIGHT, SAID THESE TRUCKS HAD A TORSION BAR ISSUE, NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD O. CONSUMER AFFAIRS DID NOTHING BUT REFER ME TO ANOTHER DEALER, SAME RESULT. A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY PRODUCED A LETTER BACK TELLING ME TO GO TO CONTACT CONSUMER AFFAIRS. TRUCK HAS ALSO BROKEN STABILIZER NUTS SEVERAL TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN ALIGNMENT AN SUSPENSION EXPERT, SAID THE TRUCK RIDE HEIGHT CANNOT BE ADJUSTER UP TO FACTORY SPECS, AND MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT. HE HAD TO LOWER THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW IT TO BE ALIGNED PROPERLY. IT IS MY GUESS THAT THERE IS A DESIGN ISSUE OR PART FAILURE. I BELIEVE NISSAN KNOWS THIS, AND LOWERED THE RIDE HEIGHT THEMSELVES TO ALLOW ALIGNMENT AT THE FACTORY, SACRIFICING BALANCE, DRIVEABILITY AND SAFETY. I NOTICE MOST MODELS OF THIS TRUCK HAVE THE SAME TILT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. *JB

AT APPROX. 20,000 MILES VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A RATTLING/BUMPING NOISE IN LEFT FRONT. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2000 NISSIAN'S AND WOUILD BE REPLACED ONLY WHEN CONSUMER COMPLAINED. DEALER REPLACED LEFT STABILZER BUSHING AND REFUSED TO GIVE A COPY OF W/O SAYING IT "WAS RECORDED IN COMPUTER." AT APROX. 45,000 MILES LEFT STABILIZER BUSHING FAILED AGAIN AND WAS REPLACED BY MECHANIC WHO AGAIN STATED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH NISSIAN. AT 67,000 MILES BOTH STABILIZER BUSHINGS HAVE FAILED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED BY THIRD MECHANIC WHO REAFFIRMED THAT STABILIZER BUSHINGS ON NISSAN'S DID NOT HOLD UP WELL.*AK

THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OR GOING OVER A BUMP, THE DEALER DETERMINED A BOLT WHICH HELD THE SWAY BAR ASSEMBLY HAD COME OUT. ONE YEAR LATER THE BOLT ON THE OTHER SIDE CAME OUT. *JB

WE OWN TWO 2000 FRONTIERS, AN BOTH TRUCKS HAVE THE BROKEN SWAY BAR SUSPENSION BOLTS. SINCE THE ORIGINAL PRODUCTION BOTS WERE USED NISSIAN HAS INCRESED THE REPLACEMENT BOLT IN DIAMETER AND FROM A #5 HARDNESS TO A # 8 HARDNESS BOLT. THE PROBLEM IS THEY ONLY REPLACE THE FAILED BOLT THAT FAILS IF IT IS IN WARRANTY. IN BOTH 2000 TRUCKS WE OWN THE LEFT FRON BOLTS HAVE FAILED WITH AFFECT SWAY CONTROL OF THE TRUCKS NISSAN CLAIMS THEE IS NOT A PROBLEM, BUT THE LOU FUSZ NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN ST. LOUIS ADMITTED THAT THE STOCK THE BOLTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE SUCH A HIGH FAILURE RATE WITH TE TRUCKS THAT ARE COMING INTO THEIR DEALERSHIP. PERHPS IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT HOW MANY TRUCKS ARE OUT THERE WITH BROKEN SUSPENSION SYSTEMS. THE FIRST FAILED TRUCK WAS DICOVERED BY AN ALERT SERVICE INSPECTION TECH WERE WE SERVICE OUR VEHICLES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN NISSAN IS WILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE.*AK

CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO BALANCE ALL TIRES, TRUCK BOUNCES.*AK CONSUMER STATES AFTER SOME WORK DONE ON THE TIRES, THEY WERE BOUNCY AND ROUGH RIDING, THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE FOR MICHELIN TIRES INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HE DID NOT HAVE MICHELIN TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE-THAT THEY WERE AN INFERIOR TIRE MADE FOR CERTAIN DISCOUNT STORES, MICHELIN X RADIAL PLUS ALL SEASON XSE, SIZE P215/15R15. *YD

FRONTEND POPS AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND MAKES A CLICKING NOISE.CLICKING NOISE COMES FROM LEFT FRONT TIRE POPING AND SQUEAKING NOISE SEEMS TO COME FROM RIGHT FRONT TIRE.*AK

CONSUMER STATED DURING A STATE INSPECTION, A BOLT ON THE SWAY BAR WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN, THE DEALER REPLACED THE STABILIZER CONNECTING ROD AND BUSHING.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED ITS MISSOURI STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THE BROKEN FRONT SWAY BAR STABILIZER CONNECTING ROD, NISSAN CHANGED THE DESIGN BY INCREASING THE DIAMETER OF THE BOLT AND INCREASING THE HARDNESS FROM A 5 TO AN 8, YET DENIED ANY PROBLEM TO THE CONSUMER. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH VEHICLE FLIPPED AND WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.*AK

THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS THE BACK END "FISHTAILS" AFTER ANY BUMP IS A CURVE. THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX. *AK

REPEATED DEFECT WITH SWAY BACK BUSHING IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, AREA MOSTLY DRIVING FROM 4-8 MILES PER DAY.*AK

THE VEHICLE HAS GONE DOWN IN HEIGHT FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES OVERALL, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED 3 TIMES AND THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED, THE VEHICLE IS STILL OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SHAKE, RATTLE AND VIBRATE. NLM

BOLT WHICH HOLDS FRONT END BUSHING HAS SHEARED IN HALF. DEALER NOTIFIED AND UNWILLING TO COMMENT ON THIS PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED EXTREME WEAR ON TIRES AT ONLY 139 MILES ON 2 FRONT GENERAL TIRES, THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND AGAIN AT ONLY 962 MILES THE TIRES STARTED WEARING AGAIN, THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED OTHER FRONTIER OWNERS WITH DIFFERENT TIRE MAKES/MODELS WITH THE SAME WEAR PROBLEM ON THEIR TIRES. *SLC

TRUCK SQUEKS LOUD ON RT SIDE, LOUD THUNKING NOISE WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND TURNING, SHIVERS WITH THE NOISE, VERY APPARENT SUDDEN MOVEMENT UNDER PASS SIDE (LIKE SEAT IS GOING TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER YOU). *AK

DUE TO MISALIGNMENT VEHICLE MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHICH CAUSED MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE TIRES. *AK

REAR SUSPENSION TO SOFT, VEHICLE REACTS WITH BODY SWAY TO WIND TURBULENCE AROUND 60 MPH, SIDE WIND, SIDE AROUND SEMI-TRUCKS. FEELS LIKE TIRE BAD TIRE DRIFT, DEALER ROTATED TIRES, NO-HELP. BODY SWAY BAD ENOUGH IT'S SCARY TO DRIVE SOMETIMES, WIFE WON'T ON EXPRESSWAY. THERE HAS TO BE A FIX. *AK