2007 Nissan FRONTIER problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
520 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
82,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 model year. Data snapshot: . 457 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Power Train is the most frequently named component, appearing in 215 of 520 complaints (41.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Transmission and shifting | 230 | 44.2% |
| Fuel system concerns | 48 | 9.2% |
| Engine operation | 35 | 6.7% |
| Braking behavior | 20 | 3.8% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 15 | 2.9% |
| Steering behavior | 8 | 1.5% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 215 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 103 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 75 |
| Engine | 72 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 50 |
| Air Bags | 36 |
| Electrical System | 27 |
| Unknown Or Other | 22 |
Power Train: 215; Fuel System, Gasoline: 103; Fuel/Propulsion System: 75; Engine: 72; Engine And Engine Cooling: 50; Air Bags: 36; Electrical System: 27; Unknown Or Other: 22
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 23 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 65 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 100 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 105 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 147 |
| 150,000 and above | 17 |
Under 25,000: 23; 25,000 to 49,999: 65; 50,000 to 74,999: 100; 75,000 to 99,999: 105; 100,000 to 149,999: 147; 150,000 and above: 17
100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (147). 63 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 11 |
| 2009 | 16 |
| 2010 | 77 |
| 2011 | 20 |
| 2012 | 35 |
| 2013 | 66 |
| 2014 | 60 |
| 2015 | 62 |
| 2016 | 52 |
| 2017 | 34 |
| 2018 | 28 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 |
2007: 5; 2008: 11; 2009: 16; 2010: 77; 2011: 20; 2012: 35; 2013: 66; 2014: 60; 2015: 62; 2016: 52; 2017: 34; 2018: 28; 2019: 20; 2020: 13; 2021: 12; 2022: 2; 2023: 4; 2024: 3
Pattern summary
Power Train leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 230 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 48 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 35 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10243386 · 2008-09-25 (September 25, 2008)
PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW WITH 6SPD MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AT ROUGHLY 4K MILES AN INTERMITTENT NOISE WAS NOTICED AND PERCEIVED TO BE COMING FROM THE DASH CLUSTER. AT 7.8K MILES TRUCK WAS SERVICED AS NOISE BECAME MORE PREVALENT. DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO DASH CLUSTER BY INSPECTING AND SOUND PROOFING AREA. AT 9K MILES NOISE HAD RETURNED AND WAS SENT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. THEY TOO TROUBLESHOOT AND INSULATED THE CLUSTER. NOISE CONTINUED OFF AND ON UNTIL A RETURN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AT 14.5K MILES. DEALER AT THIS TIME COULDN'T REPLICATE ISSUE. AFTER O…
Owner-reported narrative. 4,315 miles reported. Look up ODI 10243386 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10345579 · 2010-07-27 (July 27, 2010)
2007 NISSAN FRONTIER AUTOMATIC - THE TRUCK DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT AUTOMATICALLY WHEN SLOWING WHILE CLIMBING A SLIGHT HILL. THIS BEGAN WHEN THE TRUCK WAS NEW. THE TRUCK BEGINS TO JERK WHEN SLOWING JUST AS A MANUAL TRANS VEHICLE JERKS WHEN DRIVING TOO SLOW WHILE IN 4TH GEAR. TO FORCE THE TRANS TO DOWNSHIFT I WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL A LITTLE MORE. THE DEALER SAID IT'S NORMAL BUT I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS EVENT IN ANY VEHICLE I'VE DRIVEN AND DOES NOT SEEM NORMAL TO ME. DEALER "REPROGRAMMED" TRANSMISSION- PROBLEM STILL EXISTS--BUT AT DIFF…
Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10345579 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10214023 · 2008-01-07 (January 7, 2008)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT THOUGHT HE DROVE OVER AN OBJECT AT 60 MPH. HE IMMEDIATELY SMELLED GAS AND PULLED OVER THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED GAS SPILLING FROM THE MIDDLE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT JUMPED BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AND DROVE OFF BECAUSE HE WAS AT A GAS STATION. ONCE FAR ENOUGH FROM THE STATION, HE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED FOR THE GAS TO STOP LEAKING, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE HOME. THE DEALER DID NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS, BUT STATED THAT THE GAS TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAIL…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10214023 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10226995 · 2008-05-08 (May 8, 2008)
2007 FRONTIER NISSAN CHEAP GAS TANK... WHAT GOOD DOES A LOCK GAS CAP DO? THE GAS TANK IS MADE OUT OF CHEAP PLASTIC WHICH IS VERY EASY FOR A LOW LIFE PERSON TO PUNCTURE WITH ONLY THE POINT OF A POCKET KNIFE!!! (THE REPAIR PERSON,HIMSELF SHOWED ME WITH HIS OWN POCKET KNIFE HOW IT TOOK NO STRAIN TO STEAL MY GAS.) ( I FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY!!! A LOW LIFE PERSON HAD NO DIFFICULTY AT ALL STEALING MY GAS WITH JUST THE POINT OF A POCKET KNIFE. AND WITH THE HIGH PRICES OF GAS A LOT MORE OF US WILL ALSO FIND OUT THE HARD WAY!!! ) TO REPLACE MY GAS …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10226995 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10207378 · 2007-10-29 (October 29, 2007)
WHEN PARKING '07 NISSAN FRONTIER INTO A PARKING STALL, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A FULL STOP. THE ENGINE THEN STARTED TO RACE AND MOVE THE TRUCK FORWARD. I ALREADY HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESPONSE, THE TRUCK CLIMB THE PARKING CURB AND HIT A SITGN AND THEN A PARKED CAR. COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT NOTHING COULD STOP THE TRUCK TILL IT HIT THE CAR AND THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RACING. I HAD THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER TAKE ALOOK AT THE TRUCK AND MADE HIM PRESS THE BRAKES WHERE IT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HE THEN HAD A TOWING…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,691 miles reported. Look up ODI 10207378 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10269867 · 2009-05-25 (May 25, 2009)
2007 NISSAN FRONTIER WITH 45,000 MILES DEVELOPED "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WHEN FILLED UP WITH GASOLINE. CODE SHOWN WHEN READ WAS "FUEL SENDING UNIT HIGH OUTPUT". AFTER RESEARCH WITH SEVERAL NISSAN DEALERS, AN APPROXIMATE REPAIR COST OF $600 WAS GIVEN, INCLUDING A $100 DIAGNOSTIC FEE FOR READING THE CODES. I HAVE BEEN RUNNING VEHICLE WITHOUT A PROPERLY OPERATING FUEL GAUGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES SINCE, DUE TO HIGH COST OF REPAIR NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A RISK SINCE THE FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY ONCE TANK IS BELOW HALF F…
Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10269867 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10191799 · 2007-05-26 (May 26, 2007)
I OWN A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE BRAKES WERE VERY SOFT MAKING SUDDEN STOPS DIFFICULT. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACIDENT TO DATE - ONLY NUMEROUS NEAR MISSES. I TOOK THE VEHICAL BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE PROBLEM, AND WAS INFORMED THAT BRAKES WERE FINE AND THAT WAS HOW BRAKES WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ON THAT MODEL.I WAS FILING THE COMPLAIT TO ASSIT IN COLLECTION OF DATA FOR A POTENTIAL RECALL OR FORCED REDESIGN OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10191799 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10317313 · 2010-03-06 (March 6, 2010)
HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/XTERRA/4151-FUEL-GAUGE-PROBLEM-SERVICE-ENGINE-SOON-LIGHT.HTML "I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND WENT TO FILL UP. AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I TURNED ON THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE NEEDLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FULL TANK. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FUEL SENDING UNIT/SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AFTER 30K MILES APPARENTLY THIS IS A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN I THOUGHT...THERE DEF. NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!! A COUPLE WKS A…
Owner-reported narrative. 57,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10317313 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10317900 · 2010-03-08 (March 8, 2010)
I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. RECENTLY, WHEN I WOULD FILL UP THE GAS TANK, THE GAS GAUGE WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. AFTER TRAVELING FOR ABOUT 30-45 MINUTES, THE GAS GAUGE WOULD MOVE UP TO FULL, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. I CAN DISCONNECT THE BATTERY, AND THE GAS GAUGE WORKS CORRECTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OUT. ALL IS NORMAL UNTIL I FILL UP THE GAS TANK AGAIN, AND SAME PROBLEM. I WENT TODAY TO GET MY NC VEHICLE INSPECTION, AND IT FAILED DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND WHEN THEY PUT …
Owner-reported narrative. 51,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10317900 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10185230 · 2007-03-15 (March 15, 2007)
STEERING MUST ALWAYS BE CORRECTED WHEN MAKING ANY TYPE OF TURN. STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT RETURN TO STRAIGHT LINE (CENTER) AFTER ANY TURN. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 25 miles reported. Look up ODI 10185230 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10476261 · 2012-09-14 (September 14, 2012)
MY GAS GAUGE BEGAN GIVING BAD READING AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL MILES. WENT TO 1/2 TANK AND STAYED THERE. THIS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. FILLED THE GAS TANK. THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE REPAIR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. CHECKED THE CODE AND IT WAS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. RESET AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. UNIT WORKED FINE. NEXT FILL UP THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE FUEL GAUGE. KEPT JUMPING AROUND. NOT KNOWING THE AMOUNT OF GAS AND RUNNING OUT AT SPEED WOULD CAUSE LOSE OF STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL. NISSAN RECALLED THE 2006&2008 MODELS TO FIX. …
Owner-reported narrative. 115,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10476261 at NHTSA ↗