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2005 Nissan Frontier transmission problems

The 2005 Nissan Frontier has 264 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 35% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

264

Transmission complaints

35%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Frontier transmission complaints by model year264 complaints1998: 9 complaints1999: 13 complaints2000: 26 complaints2001: 8 complaints2002: 7 complaints2003: 8 complaints2004: 13 complaints2005: 264 complaints2006: 222 complaints2007: 224 complaints2008: 54 complaints2009: 8 complaints2010: 16 complaints2011: 9 complaints2012: 20 complaints2013: 6 complaints2014: 6 complaints2015: 5 complaints2016: 3 complaints2017: 6 complaints2018: 2 complaints2019: 7 complaints2020: 11 complaints2021: 4 complaints2022: 24 complaints2023: 12 complaints2024: 4 complaints2025: 1 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Frontier transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“IN NOVEMBER 2010 MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. 3 MONTHS AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION, I DISCOVERED I HAD TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN RUIN DUE TO A FAULTY RADIATOR…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · November 16, 2010 · fire

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2005 Nissan Frontier have?

NHTSA has 264 complaints about the 2005 Nissan Frontier transmission — 35% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.