2009 Nissan Frontier Brakes Problems

“The brake pedals travels further down than top of accelerator pedal. In winter when wearing winter boots I had to make an quick stop to avoid a pedestrian crossing the street on a crosswalk. I found myself depressing the brake pedal and accelerator at same time nearly hitting person. There have been other incidents not as serious. I called dealer and Nissan with no satisfaction. I also asked non-dealer shops and they said that nothing was wrong as far as they could see. My conclusion is that this is a design problem. The brake pedal, in an emergency, should not travel that far down. …”

“The ABS system on the 2009 Nissan Frontier malfunctions any time full braking is required when any snow cover is on the road surface. When depressing the brake during those conditions, you must anticipate a stop and slow speed through the accelerator to coast to a stop. If you depress the brake to full or near the brakes start to jump (felt through the foot pedal and steering wheel) making an audible noise and the vehicle slides uncontrolled. …”

“Weak clutch 2009 Nissan Frontier se 4x4 4.0 litre, 6 speed man transmission. 10,331 miles and clutch slips in 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and little no engagement in reverse. Slips on sudden acceleration. Manufacturer always blame customer's on fault. Truck was not abused by me. Manufacturer is not admitting failure. If you search for Nissan Frontier clutch problems on the internet, you will see, that the same powerplant belongs to a 2006 Nissan xterra and at 13,000 and the 24,000 this person had to replace the clutch as well as slips. …”

“The contact owns 2009 Nissan Frontier lx. The contact was depressing the brake pedal when it extended to the floor. The contact stated that sometimes he accidentally depressed the accelerator pedal when he was trying to apply the brakes because the pedals are so close to one another. The approximate failure mileage was 130 and the current mileage was 9600. Updated 4/28/10 updated 06/14/10.”

“The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Frontier. The contact was driving 55 MPH when the failure occurred. The contact stated that the brake pedal would fall onto the floorboard when depressing either the brake or accelerator pedals. The manufacturer was contacted but would offer no assistance. The contact stated that the vehicle was in possession of the dealer and was awaiting a resolution to the failure. The failure mileage was 5,500 and the current mileage is 9,400. Updated 08/17/10”