2000 Nissan Frontier Exterior lighting Problems

“The contact owns a 2000 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the rear taillight bulb would eject from the retaining clip inside the socket of the taillight assembly. She became aware of the failure after purchasing replacement bulbs for what she thought were blown bulbs. After several failures, the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who physically held the bulb in place inside the assembly. After letting go of the bulb, the failure recurred. The local dealer and manufacturer were contacted and informed of the failure. …”

“The contact stated that the brake lamp bulb on the left side of the vehicle would fall out of the socket at random. The manufacturer was consulted, who instructed the contact to take the vehicle to a service dealer. The service dealer would not perform any diagnostic test without charge. There is a NHTSA recall #99v347002 regarding the tail lights. However, the vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. Updated 7/13/2007 -”

“The contact owns a 2000 Nissan Frontier. In may of 2003, the contact noticed that the undercarriage of the vehicle was corroded. She attempted to apply the emergency brake and it locked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they replaced the emergency brake line and the muffler. In 2006, the dealer replaced the caliper, rotors, and the brake line for a second time. In november of 2007, the dealer replaced the gas tank due to corrosion. In november of 2008, the vehicle was diagnosed with major corrosion to all undercarriage compartments that were previously replaced. …”

“A voluntary recall was issued for the lamp socket replacement on tail light. This vehicle was not included under the recall due to VIN although vehicle was showing the same failure as mentioned in the recall. The tail light fell out of the socket.”