2001 Nissan Frontier Electrical System

WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH THE DASHBOARD WILL GO DEAD AND ODM GO BLANK. THE ENGINE WILL DROP TO 30-35 MPH, IF A HOT DAY HERE IN TX. THE CAR WILL TOTALLY DIE. TOOK TO NISSAN REPAIR-WILL HAVE TO REPLACE COMPLETE WIRING HARNESS & ALL SENSORS $1,500. OR MORE...WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER. TOOK TO ANOTHER MECHANIC- DETERMINED IT IS THE WIRING CLUSTER FROM THE DASH THAT FEEDS THE COMPUTER. BECAUSE THE COMPUTER IS NOT RECEIVING MPH, THE GOVERNOR TAKES OVER AND SHUTS THE CAR DOWN. NISSAN HAS NOT RELEASED THESE PARTS FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC. MECHANIC STILL TRYING TO GET RESPONSE FROM NISSAN. NISSAN WILL NOT RECALL. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYDAY WE DRIVE THIS CAR. CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR, WILL HAVE TO FIND AWAY TO FIX, BUT NISSAN IS NOT CORPORATION. *TR

AT TIMES, I LOSE ALL OF MY GAUGES AND SOMETIMES WHEN THAT HAPPENS, I ALSO LOSE ALL POWER. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN TRAVELING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE OTHER DAY I WAS ON U. S. 25 SOUTH OF GREENVILLE, SC, WHEN IT HAPPENED AND I DROVE BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MILES WITH NO GAUGES. I HAD A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT IN AUGUSTA, GA THAT I HAD WAITED SEVERAL MONTHS TO GET SO I HAD TO GO ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A PERSON THAT WORKS AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THE 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE. IN CHECKING, I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. *JB

LAST NIGHT OUR 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE MARSHAL SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT STARTED UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AT AROUND 6:15 PM AND THIS FIRE WAS DISCOVERED AT AROUND 11:15 PM AND SEEMED THAT IT HAD STARTED AROUND 20 MINUTES BEFORE.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ,TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALER, INDICATED THAT THE COMPUTER MUST BE REPROGRAMED PER SERVICE BULLETIN BOARD NTB02-092 . WHAY CUSTOMER HAS TO PAY WHAT NISSAN KNOWS THAT HAVE PROBLEM DEALER CHARGED ME $135.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE DAY IT WAS PARKED AT 10 PM, BY 1:30 AM CONSUMER WAS AWAKENED BY THE SOUND OF FIRE FIGHTERS EXTINGUISHING HIS VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT ARSON WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.*AK *TS

ON 3-31-2003 MY 2001 NISSAN FRONTIER CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 4-5 HOURS. THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL SUSPECTS THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL IN ORIGIN. THE CAB AND BED WERE BURNED. THE FRONT END SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. *JB

THE FUSE PANEL OF THIS NEW TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES ON 12-17-01 , WHILE IT WAS UNDER FACTORY AND ADDITIONAL MANUFATURER WARANTY AND AS OF 1-22-01 THEY HAVE YET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK