2004 Nissan Frontier Engine Problems

“Dealer sold a vehicle as a florida 2 owner vehicle. I did another carfax on it after I made the purchase to discover dealer sold it to someone in tn and they titled it. Then they returned it. Dealer sold it to me without having title on hand. Vehicle was shipped and dropped off at my house without me being there to look it over. They never told me when it would be shipped. When my mechanic inspected it he seen many issues. One was there were parts on the trucks steering that did not belong. It had the wrong sway bar links installed. …”

“The timing chain tensioner guide failed, causing the timing chain to rub a hole into the block. The local dealership, ceranti oakes Nissan, is aware of the problem, as well as the timing tensioner recall submitted by the manufacturer, and initially suggested that I haul the truck to the dealership, at my own expense, for repairs. After having the truck abour a week, the dealership finally returned calls claiming that they can not make repairs under the manufacturers recall bc it's not covered under the recall. …”

“After driving my vehicle to work (around 15 miles), the lights began to dim and the radio turned on and off several times. I parked in the garage where I work, and went to my office to get in touch with a mechanic. About 1/2 hour later, a police officer called because my truck caught fire. It caused damage to the parking structure, and obviously to the vehicle, including melting many of the components under the hood, as well as smoke damage to the inside of the truck. It was totaled.”

“Truck total mileage is only 55,000 as it is not used very much. 3 issues occurred approx. At 49,000miles. 1) engine started to miss. Upon checking spark plugs it was discovered that the plug cavities in the head were full of oil. The valve cover gasket seals had leaked and the oil filled spark plug holes caused it to miss. This is not covered under warranty so repairs were done at my cost. Had to replace all of the top end valve cover gasket and spark plug hole seals as well as the cam end seals. …”

“Ok rattling around the front of the motor .then it just stopped then milky substance starts running out. I reported it to north america Nissan and they told me to take my truck to the nearest Nissan dealer and they would take care of the problem.the timing chain tensioner guide was on a service bulletin (ntbo9- 128)”