2011 Nissan Frontier Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 6%of 64 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 83,333miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2011 Nissan Frontier, 6% of the 64 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 83,333 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“I was driving my truck as normal when I heard a chatter from the gear shift.. I lost all power in the low gears and it would take 45 seconds to get to 60 MPH. I drove it a short way like that and the check engine light came on. I parked my truck for a few hours an when I went to drive it back home the problem seemed to be fixed and was driving normal. I started my drive home and after 50 miles I could smell something burning so I started to get over to the side of the road. At that point I lost all power and the truck was dead. …”
NHTSA complaint #10908724, filed 2016-09, 146,666 miles“10/2010 ordered a 2011 Nissan Frontier pro-4x ; delivered 11/26/10, 9 miles. Personal commuting and recreation; not commercial duty! Only pulled pop-up camper & utility trailers a few times, often smell clutch burn after backing up (especially slightly inclined driveway: both max 2k lbs): truck is rated for towing 6k lbs: so limits never exceeded. About 18 months & 14k miles the clutch started slipping when going 65 MPH on highway in cruise control, slippage causing cruise control to fall off suddenly. …”
NHTSA complaint #10629354, filed 2014-08, 13,729 miles“The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Frontier. While starting the vehicle, it accelerated without warning. The brake pedal was applied, but it was hard and failed to respond. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a fence. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure via email. No assistance was provided. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 150,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11013734, filed 2017-08, 150,000 miles“The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Frontier. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the engine rpms increased and the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently to approximately 80 MPH. The contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle would not respond. The contact shifted into neutral and continued to apply excessive pressure to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The contact was eventually able to stop the vehicle on the shoulder of the road. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice for diagnostic testing. …”
NHTSA complaint #10475811, filed 2012-09, 20,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10192562Apr 21, 2015SERVICE INFORMATION The applied vehicles are equipped with automatic door locks that lock all doors when the vehicle speed reaches 15 MPH. There is no instruction in the Owner?s…
- 10051768Apr 4, 2013Nissan: cruise control will not set and dtc p0605 is stored.
- 10192155Apr 3, 2013SERVICE INFORMATION The "Lock / Unlock request buttons" that are located on the outside door handles of vehicles with Intelligent Key can be disabled (or enabled) through either…
Vehicle 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 2011 Nissan Frontier
16 complaintsBrakes
13 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsSeats
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 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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