2014 Nissan Frontier: engine and transmission complaints
ELEVATED COMPLAINT SIGNAL
38%
11 of 29 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system
38% of relevant owner complaints on the 2014 Nissan Frontier are about the engine, transmission or fuel system. That is elevated. Worth an independent inspection before you commit to one.
Better than 57% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).
Excludes 13 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 26%).
The percentage is each model year's drivetrain complaint share. No elevated signal describes the model year, not any one car; a well-kept example of a flagged model can still be the right buy, and any of these still needs an inspection.
FROM A STAND STILL, WHEN ACCELERATING TO ENTER INTO TRAFFIC. DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE TRUCK ONLY MOVES INTO TRAFFIC BUT THEN THE TRUCK FAILS TO ACCELERATE. THERE IS A FLAT SPOT. NO ACCELERATION AT TIMES. I HAVE TO "PEDAL" THE ACCELERATOR TO TRY TO GET THE TRUCK TO MOVE. MEANWHILE I AM STUCK WITH TRAFFIC RAPIDLY…
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM03/02/2020
EVERY TIME I NEED TO FILL MY TRUCK UP, I NEVER LET IT GET BELOW A QUARTER OF A TANK, FUEL WILL COME SHOOTING BACK OUT AS IF IT IS FULL, BUT IT IS NOT. MY TRUCK WAS OFF, AND THE KEY NOT IN THE IGNITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY SINCE MY GETTING THIS TRUCK, 1/19/20190 TO CURRENT. I HAVE TO FUEL SLOW IN ORDER TO GET GAS A …
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM04/15/2019
PURCHASED VEHICLE USED, WITH 28,000 MILES. GAS SPURTS OUT OF FILLER NECK 90% OF THE TIME WHEN USING AUTOMATIC NOZZLE AS TANK NEARS 3/4 FULL; MUST FINISH FILLING AT VERY SLOW RATE MANUALLY. 10% OF THE TIME GAS SPURTS OUT FILLER NECK AS SOON AS FILLING BEGINS, UNLESS A ONE MINUTE WAIT IS OBSERVED BETWEEN STOPPING AND B…
Three of 11 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.
Recall campaigns on this model year (2)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2012 through 2014 Frontier vehicles manufactured from November 28, 2012, through December 17, 2013. I…
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 Frontier Crew Cab vehicles manufactured June 11, 2014 to June 26, 2014. The affected vehicles we…
This does not say whether a particular car has an open, unrepaired recall. That depends on the VIN.
Before you buy a 2014 Nissan Frontier
Ask the seller whether the transmission has ever been repaired or replaced, and whether the car has shown shuddering, slipping, delayed or harsh shifts, or a whine at speed.
Drive it from a cold start and long enough to warm up. Many transmission faults hide once the car is warm.
Get an independent pre-purchase inspection from a mechanic you choose, and tell them to focus on the transmission.
2 recall campaigns on this model year. Whether a specific car still has one open depends on the VIN; the report checks that.
Ask for service records. A transmission already replaced under warranty is a different car from one that was not.
Have the VIN?Paste it and get the full report for that car. First report free, then a 30-day pass covers a whole car search.
Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history
report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition
of any individual vehicle.
