2000 Nissan Frontier Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 11about this part
- Share
- 6%of 189 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 32,940miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2000 Nissan Frontier, 6% of the 189 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 32,940 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While driving my gas pedal fell to the floor, the jam nut on the throttle cable had backed off allowing the cable housing to disconnect from the bracket. The engine went to idle speed but I had no throttle control to move from the fast lane to the right shoulder.”
NHTSA complaint #10057083, filed 2004-02, 32,940 miles“After driving for about 50 miles at freeway speeds, I put on the foot brake and the motor started racing. The only way it stopped was to turn off the ignition. It happened three times in one evening but the dealer and technicial were unable to duplicate it. Therefor they said they could not fix it. I contacted the consumer affairs of Nissan and they gave me the same answer. They returned the truck to me without doing any repair work.”
NHTSA complaint #716994, filed 2000-01“Contacted Nissan consumer affairs - their reply was bedford Nissan and techline determine vehicle is operating normally. My concern about idle is not due to any defect in the way vehicle was built - this condition is normal and characteristic of vehicle. I am unsatisfield with this response - several trips to the dealer have not solved this problem. 1500 RPM's in third gear is 25 MPH and in fourth gear it is 30 MPH. Rpm's will not drop off until transmission is put in neutral. Nissan does not recognize this as a problem.”
NHTSA complaint #722772, filed 2000-05“The fuel gage would read between 1/2 and 1/4 tank. The truck would not pick up fuel in the tank thus the moter would shut off. This occured four time on major highways, ( 58 in calf, 15 in las vegas, 40 in arizona). The truck was in the dealer four times, upon the fifth occurance the potential for loss of life, due to a class 3 accident, is too great. The running out of gas occured in trafic and with tractor trailers behind us. I'm just glad they locked up there brakes and we were not hit and killed. I have a 4 page report if you would like a copy. …”
NHTSA complaint #727701, filed 2000-08“Intermittent problem with the speedometer, tachometer, odometer and temp guage. The needle on all three of them occassionaly drops to 0 and stays there for an undetermined time until they spring back to life for a while. After some on-line research, it appears that this is a problem with many 2000 year models including: altima, sentra, Frontier, and pathfinder. This has been a recurring and on-going problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10120628, filed 2005-05Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 5% |
| 2023 | 9 | 14% |
| 2022 | 13 | 12% |
| 2021 | 1 | 5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 4% |
| 2018 | 3 | 12% |
| 2017 | 1 | 3% |
| 2015 | 3 | 9% |
| 2014 | 3 | 7% |
| 2013 | 4 | 8% |
| 2012 | 5 | 6% |
| 2011 | 4 | 6% |
| 2010 | 2 | 3% |
| 2008 | 2 | 1% |
| 2007 | 8 | 2% |
| 2006 | 14 | 2% |
| 2005 | 15 | 3% |
| 2004 | 3 | 5% |
| 2003 | 2 | 3% |
| 2002 | 13 | 10% |
| 2001 | 3 | 2% |
| 2000 | 11 | 6% |
| 1999 | 2 | 3% |
| 1998 | 3 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2000 Nissan Frontier
30 complaintsFuel system
28 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
26 complaintsSuspension
22 complaintsBrakes
19 complaintsElectrical system
14 complaintsAir bags
12 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
11 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsExterior lighting
7 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Nissan Frontier
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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