2006 Nissan Frontier Steering Problems

“My steering wheel is loose on my 2006 Nissan Frontier pickup. It wobbles about 1/2 to 1 inch in each direction. The car still steers ok but I'm concerned that it will fail while I'm driving. I have asked the dealer about and they say it will cost $400 to check and replace it. I see this reported on numerous forums as a very common problem with the 2006 Nissan Frontier. Seems like there should be a recall.”

“Highway driving at 55 MPH the engine stalled and stopped in mid-traffic resulting multiple system loss; including power steering. Warning lights that illuminated were service engine soon and, slip. Researching this combination with the associated engine failure shows a minimum failure of the cam shaft sensor and possible interference with engine cooling. Additional research shows that this a recall issue for frontiers. But, when I entered my VIN into your system to check recalls, the reponse is that there are no recalls for this vehicle. …”

“Driving on busy road at approximately 40mph when my truck started to shake, I slowed my truck to approximately 37 MPH, when it sounded like my truck exploded. I could not stop and could barely turn the steering wheel enough to get out of traffic just to smash into the curb where I finally came to a stop. The drive shaft came apart, grabbing the emergency brake cable, winding it around one part of the drive shaft, leaving me stranded with minors on the side of the road waiting for a wrecker to tow my truck. …”

“In eight years I have changed two zd30 engines in my Frontier,because of burned out pistons and bad cylinder heads,eight burned out pistons in total,and as of today december 3/2014 my Frontier lost power sending blue smoke from the exhaust and oil,my mechanic says the engine has to be opened again. My fuel pump went bad soon after the warranty was up.sent it over seas to be repaired ,at a cost of $1500.00 the dangerous part is the steering going loose,lucky for my wife and self I was in traffic driving at 10 MPH. The local dealer disclaimed everything. …”

“My vehicle a 2006 Nissan Frontier p/u with nismo off road package has experienced a steering problem while driving. The steering wheel felt like the power steering pump had failed and shortly after the steering wheel became really loose side to side and up and down. I took the truck to the nearest Nissan dealer and was told that the nut that holds the steering wheel in place was loose and it would be no problem to fix. After 2 days I got a call from the asst. …”