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Michelins give a much better smoother ride than the Firestones and longevity speaks for itself.
With the windows down and driving 30+ do you get seat belt flap noise? and where is this molding you are talking about>?
Pit
The moulding I was talking about is the upper windshield horizontal trim moulding on the outside of the truck. It is a plastic moulding covered with plastic film, which started to come loose and caused horrible high pitch whining or buzzing noise as the peeling film fluttered in the wind.
I will look at the molding today and get back with ya! plastic film hu? sounds cheap! If i remember correctly mine is rubber! Here is a good one for ya! Frontier on the back of my truck is put on croked! the F is to high! Some one must have had a FEW to many when they built my truck!
Hey I looked at my trim and mine is rubber. As for the poor mileage well on my SE-V-6 CC 4x4 i get around 12.5 in town.. now for the SC it's the Super charger it's self that requires the 93 octaine and the bad gas milage! I have a 01 Pathfinder that requires(recomended)93 octaine and i get around 18 in town 23 on the highway!
Cheers
Pit
anything with a V6 in my experience. If you check out the Tacoma site they complain about mielage too.
Before I bought this truck I was only looking at Tacomas - when we spotted this truck and test drove it we were plesantly surprised - much better seats - better back support and longer bottom cushion - better glass area - especially the front windshield - in Tacomas I always felt smothered especially with the low headline of the front and side window/winshield. Also the rear sliding window is much bigger than the Tacoma - my dog likes that for sticking his nose out or in depending if he is in the cab or the bed. The ride is more controlled and also engine noise is much lower in the cab. This truck had 35K miles on it and the interior looked new - speaks well for the quality of the seat material. The truck still had some factory warantly left on it so I had them replace the leaky cab mounted rear brake/bed light. The Nissan also uses recirculated ball steering vs the rack and pinion on the Tacoma - personally I like the ball type steering better - especially off road. The interior is also wider - so far we are very impressed with this truck.
I noticed that the truck is equipped with an outside temperature sensor located under the grill forward of the radiator - but there is no readout in the cab - must be an option for this model of truck. That SC V6 is one strong pulling engine - much more juice than the Tacoma - nice truck. If you live in higher elevation areas of the country the SC is a real plus. Our kids are grown so we preferred the King Cab plus we have the Trooper for company.
Oh yea - the 02 Nissan was priced $3500 less than the 01 Tacoma plus we got cruise control, limited slip diff - new tires - and no bumper damage that the Tacoma had.
said that it was the abs computer resetting.?
Why would this happen every day and be able to here it.
So that is what that is! I to have the 2 clicks just after i start the engine in the am and as soon as i go to drive i hear the clicks, Now i don't hear the clunk sound... Hey with your window's down do you get serious seat belt flap at speed?
Pit
times but not for normal routine service. jd
Jd what is winf? As for haveing my truck in for service not yet! it only has 960 miles on it! but when it is time for the first oil change i will have them fix the frontier on the tailgate the F is to high. As far at the clicking noise it is very low sounding so no problem with that, what went wrong to go 11 times? bstone3 what year and model do you have?
pit
up the incline towards the mountains topped out at 60mph. when i drive around town their its fine but the trip up was a pain, i thought the fuel inj. would compensate for the change. refueled in town while thier for a week got better gas mileage
thier then i did at home 300 miles on a tank compared to my average of 200+ any ideas?
pit
bstone3: You will find that the leaking rear light is fairly common on this truck. The dealer will change it, but it sometimes comes back. Most people put a bead of silicone around the edge and it seems to stop.
jd070: The dealer is correct about the click when starting off -- it is the ABS doing a self check and it will do it every time you start your truck and move off, even if it was only 2 minutes that you were stopped. At least mine does this. When I first noticed it, I found myself "listening" for it and don't pay any attention to it anymore.
There is a site dedicated to the Frontier (called TUNFS -- The Unofficial Nissan Frontier Site) at www.nissanfrontier.net. The people that frequent this site have a world of knowledge about the Frontier and they are always willing to share any modifications they have performed. In fact, one of the regulars (Jeb) did a mod on the "seat belt flap" that was quite effective. You might check out the site and see if there is anything you can use.
and filling up like a fish bowl, I have been to the dealer 4 times before i received a good one.
tclemons: thanks for the info on frontier site I will check it out.
what is the sticker? and if they will do it and the damage is not to bad buy it! Then call the dent doctor! I Have a SE 4x4 CC and they came off 4000 plus the rebate so go for it!
pit
1.drivers door seal being crushed/4 replacements
2.third brake light filling with water/replaced 4 times
3.cd player inoperative 1 month waiting
4.headlights would not shut off/disconnect batt.
5.clunk in front end/abs resetting computer
6.fender seal fell inside fender
7.rear door rubbing front door
8.rear main seal went bad/2 months worth of appt.
before fixing problem, after getting vehicle in for the repair and receiving call saying will not be able to do the job we forgot mechanic is on vacation, then get vehicle in for the second time and receive another call saying will not be able to get the job done until following week they have cars they want to get out. This was an 8hr job, called consumer affairs had truck done in two days. This was only after a week of calls to the dealer, voice messages, personal visits and calling for service director and hearing everyday "he's with a customer" no calls were ever returned.
First your scaring me, lol
Second you are the perfect canidate for the lemon law! I did that before on a ford, it took a long time but i won and made out ok!
Pit
I didn't have a manual when I got the truck and shifting out of 4 wheel low about tested my strength and patience - now I have a manual and know I have to push down on the lever to get back into 2 wheel high. The radio/cd unit is O.K. - not bad sounding but probably not as good as the premium seven speaker unit. The funny thing is the dealer said the vehicle was "Certified" and they had done a 100 point check - well now - they sure didn't check the air filter and remove four pounds of bird feathers that were in there - plus it was the original filter - pure ugly - its new now. The truck is quiet, feels solid and has one of the best controlled rides I have experienced in a pickup of any size.
About that hail damage - Almost 10,000 Nissan vehicles were severly damaged by hail at the factory in Tennessee - a third of those were totalled - the rest were offered to dealers who scarfed them up at big discounts. The ones I have seen for sale here are terrible - no dent doctor will do much for these - saw a new black Maxima that had just been sold - what a mess but the owner was happy with the deal.
Glad you are happy with the deal you got! Now the Froniter site is good, so see ya over there!
pit
Anyway, I am somewhat interested in the king cab SVE version of the Frontier myself. For some dumb reason Nissan does not offer a manual transmission in their SVE crew cab models. They also dropped the manual in their SE crew cab model. The king cab SVE is the only choice if you want a manual transmission version. I test drove both a crew cab SVE long bed and a king cab SVE automatic and found the crew cab ride to be less jarring, probably due to its longer wheeelbase. I must agree that the engine power is not overwhelming, but certainly a lot better than in my 95 king cab SE V6 4X4 with 153 hp.
I have some reservations about the long term durability of the supercharger. What is the cost of replacing the supercharger if it goes bad after the warranty expires? Anybody knows?
Tks
Pit
i have also noticed they have cut back what you can get with a manual trans frontier for instance you can no longer get a limited slip diff with a manual trans even on the desert runner or 4x4. that sucks. the manual trans s/c k/c seems like a hard to find set up!
Pit
Let's stick to the topics and avoid shooting at each other please... thanks!
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Thanks!
But to answer your question my 02 4X4 KC/SC with auto gets 16.4 mpg for my usual weekly driving - should do 18 or so on highway - comparable to almost any V6 4X4 I have driven/owned. Quality compared to various Tahoes, Toyotas, Jeeps is certainly at the top end. First Tahoe the radiator failed at 70K. Second Tahoe the tranmnission went south at 40K. The Jeep Wrangler had various electrical problems. The Toyotas Truck, Camry, Celica were error free. This vehicle has 36k miles on it and so far the only issue I had was the leaky rear cab mounted break/backup light - which was replaced. No rattles - very tight structure - my only concern is the super charger -but so far its fine. Enjoy your new ride.
Regards,
Dusty
I have a 2000 Frontier Crew Cab. Yesterday, the AC / Heater Fan stopped working in all settings...except the highest. As you all know, the settings are 0,1,2,3,4 with 0 being off. Only position 4 (high) works now. Has anyone had a similar problem, or have any insight into this?
I'd like to try to get some feedback before I take it in to have it looked at. Thanks.
Thanks. I have a Haynes manual on my truck, so I will do a little reading on the resistor. I doubt myself that it is the switch as all would not work in most instances. Interestingly, when you move from 0 to 1,2,3....you can here a faint
click (or similar noise) then the blower kicks in on 4 at full speed.
I will post my findings once I figure it out (and can find some time to address it!). Thanks.
any comments?
will they run on reg unleaded 87 octane?
The delaer has now informed me that this is only an alignment problem and that they have fixed it by performing two alignments. Remember, I had 8 done before I shipped it to them. The dealer has informed me that this is no longer a warranty issue and that I have to pay the bill for everything.
One of the local alignment shops is pretty upset. They did 7 of the 8 alignments, reviewed the alignmetns numbers from the dealer and have said that they did the same adjustment and that the problem was still there. As well, they have indicated that the alignment numbers change by simply having one person sit in the vehicle and that they have never seen a problem like this before.
I will be picking the truck up later this week (after I take the bus all night to get it) and I am not confident that this problem has is resolved. However, it is the dealer's position that it is.
Has anyone else experienced any front end alignmnet problems?