2017 Nissan Frontier Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“When proceeding from a green light, the 2017 Nissan Frontier sv will not accelerate as normal. To get the truck moving forward, I had to step on the gas medal with more depth than usual, rendering the engine RPM very high, to inch the truck away from the stop light. Luckily, I made it to a shopping center parking lot which was about 100-200 feet away. From the parking stall, I wanted to test if the reverse gear was affected. Shifted the transmission into reverse and the 2017 Nissan Frontier sv will not move backwards. The reverse gear did not work. …”

“When driving on hilly streets with 55 MPH speed limit, truck will not maintain 55 MPH speed using cruise control.. Traveling up hill, truck drops 5-8 MPH before downshifting to lower gear. The downshift is abrupt rather than a smooth. Without cruise control engaged, disengaging overdrive is the only way to maintain speed.”

“The transmission when towing 2000 lbs of weight or greater will lock into third gear when the RPM exceeds 4000 RPM. The RPM will stay constant at 4000 RPM with your foot off the pedal and will not drop out of gear unless the overdrive button it disengaged. This problem was replicated with the tech and service manager in my vehicle and a like in kind 2019 Nissan Frontier . The vehicle engine is racing with your foot off the pedal for all intense and purpose driving itself. …”

“The contact's boyfriend owns a 2017 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated while her boyfriend was driving at 30 MPH or above, the vehicle started to stall. The check engine warning light was illuminated. On a separate occasion, the vehicle stalled and drastically shifted out of gear into a different gear. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer but was not diagnosed. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure or find a cause for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.”

“There was a coolant leak. It was leaking from head gasket. When it was being rebuilt there were two head bolts stripped. The truck only has 58,000 miles. We were told that the engin isn't covered by the warranty.”