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2005 Nissan Frontier transmission problems

21 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2005 Nissan Frontier, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
21 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
95,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When transmission problems show up

Transmission complaints by mileage, 2005 Nissan Frontier Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 95,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 95,000 miles
Based on 20 complaints that include mileage. 15% 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 miles0
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 20 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 95,000 miles, and 15% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the transmission complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Dt: the contact purchased a 2005 nissan frontier on 5/18/2005. Shortly thereafter, the transmission popped out of second gear on four occasions. Once on a bumpy road, twice on washboard roads, and once at a traffic light on dry pavement. All roads frequently used by passenger vehicles and traveling at low speeds under 20 MPH. Nissan attempted to correct the problem by adding wheel weights to the shifter assembly to dampen the shifter vibration, and then replace the transmission.

Reported at 500 miles, May 2005

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan frontier. The contact stated that there was an internal leak in the radiator while spilled onto the transmission and caused it to fail. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the transmission and radiator needed to be replaced. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 150,000.

Reported at 150,000 miles, February 2009

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