2005 Nissan Frontier Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 1%of 532 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 84,390miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2005 Nissan Frontier, 1% of the 532 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 84,390 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.
“As I was driving, my 05 Nissan Frontier stalled, shut down and lost all power. It took a while for it to restart and it was a very dangerous situation as I was almost rear ended on the 2 lane road in henderson, nv. I am obviously petrtified to drive so I began to to research this situation. Just for the hell of it, I tried to start the next morning and it didn't start. After a few hours, however, it started. Just to make sure, I had my starter and battery looked at and was told they were fine, but I was told it could be the ECM relay. …”
NHTSA complaint #11041446, filed 2017-10, 98,111 miles“While driving at a speed of 60-65 on the highway my 2005 Nissan Frontier feels like the transmission slips out of gear and starts to grind. This occurs only under acceleration and I do not mean hard acceleration. I am simply at a cruising speed on the highway and trying to simply maintain a speed and the noise occurs daily. I am not positive that the noise is coming from the transmission because I am no mechanic, but the sound is a grinding sound which means it is a gear grinding somewhere. I took the vehicle to a Nissan dealer three times and all I was told is that the transmission is okay. …”
NHTSA complaint #10485837, filed 2012-11, 54,000 miles“Clutch break band solenoid failed. Lost all power to my vehicle and would not start again. $1000 for the part $400 for the labor $100 for transmission fluid.”
NHTSA complaint #10671225, filed 2015-01, 78,000 milesElectronic stability control: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Nissan Frontier
262 complaintsFuel system
160 complaintsEngine cooling
106 complaintsEngine
80 complaintsElectrical system
38 complaintsBody and structure
17 complaintsVehicle speed control
15 complaintsAir bags
14 complaintsOther or unknown
14 complaintsBrakes
8 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Nissan Frontier
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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