Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| NTB-09-030 | 04/06/2009 | 10030165 | Nissan: the 12 volt battery is an important part of the vehicle electrical system and is required to stay connected when the engine is running. to prevent damage to vehicle electronic components follow the instructions/cautions. no mod | 08/12/2009 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||||
| NTB-09-030 | 04/06/2009 | 10030165 | Nissan: the 12 volt battery is an important part of the vehicle electrical system and is required to stay connected when the engine is running. to prevent damage to vehicle electronic components follow the instructions/cautions. no mod | 08/12/2009 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES | |||||
| NTB-09-030 | 04/06/2009 | 10030165 | Nissan: the 12 volt battery is an important part of the vehicle electrical system and is required to stay connected when the engine is running. to prevent damage to vehicle electronic components follow the instructions/cautions. no mod | 08/12/2009 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||||
| NTB00086 | 10/25/2000 | 618789 | A condition may exist where water may have entered the distributor assembly. *tt | 04/30/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 05/05/2005 | 60000 | 1 | |
| Instrument cluster started to fail, first the speedometer, then gas and heat gauges, now everything is pegged and speedo reads 9999999. *tr | |||
| 05/05/2005 | 60000 | ||
| Instrument cluster started to fail, first the speedometer, then gas and heat gauges, now everything is pegged and speedo reads 9999999. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 127000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1998 nissan frontier. the contact stated that the instrument panel failed and the contact was unable to readany of the gauges. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnosis that located the failure at the instrument panel circuit board. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 127,000 and the current mileage was 128,000. kmj | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 127000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1998 nissan frontier. the contact stated the instrumental panel failed the contact was unable to read the speed he is driving or if the fuel tank was fuel of empty. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnosed that located the failure at the instrumental panel circuit board. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was 127,000 and the current mileage was 128,000. li | |||
| 01/01/2002 | 140000 | ||
| 98 nissan frontier instrument clusters are defective. there are several complaints on line and no parts available. mine started first by the speedometer being off. this cost me two speeding tickets and two speeding warnings before i reliezed what the problem was. then the speedometer quit working all together then the fuel gauge now everything fuel,temp,speedometer, odometer and tachometer all of them quit working. this seems to be a common problem with this vehicle and should have been recalled a long time ago. the problem is nissan can't even fix this problem because the parts are not available and the company that manufactured the instrument clusters went out of business. when this problem first started i didn't even know i had an issue because it was just the speed off by about 10 miles per hour it said i was going slower then i was actually going. this is a safety issue and should have been investigated and recalled along time ago. what about people driving through school zones with children? | |||
| 06/11/2007 | 180000 | ||
| Instrument cluster. does not work. no gauges work at all. do not know what my speed is, fuel level, rpm, heat gauge, nothing at all. started by just going out once in a while then in june 2007 completely quit working. had to buy a gps so i know how fast i am going. odometer reads 999999. dealer says their is no replacement part and it is a known issue but can not get parts. | |||
| 04/11/2010 | 108000 | ||
| Alternator failed on my 98 pickup. when changing i found that the original alternator was remanufactured . i bought this truck new and alternator was never changed. complained to manfuacturer - they responded information not available and they are not in a position to move forward. | |||
| 01/01/2009 | 98 | 1 | |
| Vehicle has 98,000 miles on frontier truck speedometer works intermittently or sometimes does not work at all. inaccurate speed determined by radar speed limit device its off by at least 20 miles per hour recall this vehicle.! a search of nhtsa database indicates many identical problems with this model recall this vehicle so that other owners can get this fixed safety problem and cant pass state smog inspection. *tr | |||
| 07/05/2008 | 118000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 1998 nissan frontier pickup truck. a check engine light came on and the vehicle was taken to the nissan dealer. the dealer diagnosed that the speedometer assembly had to be replaced. the dealer has been unable to get the part for the repair and does not know when it will be available. the current and failure mileage was 118,000. | |||
| 04/12/2003 | 1 | ||
| On april 2003 digital instrumental panel went broke/odometer went 999999/temperature gauge went high, and fuel gauge went to high. dealer notified. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 08/02/2002 | 1 | 11/01/1998 | |
| Battery exploded when vehicle ignition was started.*ak *jb | |||
| 08/15/2001 | 1 | ||
| I turned the key to start the truck. the engine turned over twice and then the battery exploded like a bomb. body damage to the hood of the vehicle occured as well as damage to all the engine compartment components as a result of being sprayed by corrosive sulfuric battery acid. | |||
| While driving about 10-15mph there was a sudden explosion of battery. battery was in pieces. dealer could not determine cause of problem. *ak | |||
| 11/01/1998 | 1 | 01/01/1998 | |
| Battery died because the alarm was on for four days. yh | |||