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2005 Nissan Frontier electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 38 complaints for the 2005 Nissan Frontier, 5% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
38 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
90,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 3
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2005 Nissan Frontier Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 90,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 10 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 8 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 90,000 miles
Based on 36 complaints that include mileage. 11% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles10
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles8
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 36 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 11% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

While driving down the road at 40MPH my frontier suddenly cut off , had no brakes or power steering. I went off the road and hit some trees. My insurance fixed my truck, even after I told them and the body shop I wanted it checked out first. I took it to the dealership and was told there was a recall with a defective ECM relay. They also informed me my radiator and transmission had a problem with the coolant leaking into the transmission.

Reported at 112,000 miles, November 2013 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier. When she attempted to start the vehicle it would not start. After several attempts, she waited a few minutes and she was able to start the vehicle. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was notified and informed her that the vehicle was not included in any related recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure continued to recur intermittently.

Reported at 60,000 miles, July 2010

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