When did the Trans fluid fail on the Nissan Frontier?
When the seal fails, the engine coolant and transmission fluid can cross-contaminate. This issue occurs on 2005 though 2010 Frontiers/Xterras/Pathfinders with the VQ40DE engine with the orignial, Calsonic radiator. Most of the failures have occurred on 05-07 models, but there have been failures on later models,…
What causes a transmission to fail in a Nissan?
The problem stems from an acknowledged defect inside the radiator assembly. The metal tubes that separate engine coolant from transmission fluid crack over time. Coolant and transmission fluid mixes through these cracks and subsequently cause transmission failure.
What causes transmission fluid to cross contaminate engine coolant?
Mine has been in Texas and Las Vegas its whole life so no rust corrosion issues?. The issue was caused by a failure of a seal in the radiator’s integral cooler; it’s not a corrosion issue as some have suggested. When the seal fails, the engine coolant and transmission fluid can cross-contaminate.
Why is coolant leaking from my Nissan transmission?
Leaking coolant is mixing with transmission fluid through the cooler lines to create a toxic hell stew that irreversibly damages everything around it. Automatic transmissions in certain 2005-2010 Nissan SUVs and Trucks are under attack from their radiators.
When the seal fails, the engine coolant and transmission fluid can cross-contaminate. This issue occurs on 2005 though 2010 Frontiers/Xterras/Pathfinders with the VQ40DE engine with the orignial, Calsonic radiator. Most of the failures have occurred on 05-07 models, but there have been failures on later models,…
What are the problems with the Nissan Frontier?
The worst problems affected Nissan Frontier model years 2005-10 while the 2005-07 model years had the bulk of the problems. Consumers complained the most about the 2005 Nissan Frontier due to the severity of the problems and the number of repairs required.
What’s the warranty on a 2005 Nissan Frontier?
According to Car Complaints, the 2005 Nissan Frontier received a whopping 283 complaints. The majority of complaints centered around the radiator problem. How did Nissan respond? In 2010, Nissan extended the radiator’s factory warranty to eight years or 80,000 miles from three years or 36,000.
How old does a Nissan Frontier have to be to get a transmission fix?
If your Frontier is 8 years old and or has 80,000 miles, you can get a customer copay allowance of $2,500 to fix the transmission. If your Frontier is 9 years old with 90,000 miles you can get a customer copay allowance of $3,000 to have Nissan fix the transmission.