1998 Nissan Frontier North America from North America

Summary:

Lemon, cheap, lemon, cheap, UNRELIABLE DEALER service, lemon

Faults:

Terrible vibration from the drive train at 40+ MPH.

Seats not comfortable.

Very noisy vehicle, in general.

Terrible noise and vibration from the cooling/heating fan motor.

General Comments:

The Nissan service manager first blamed the vibration problem on a bad batch of Wilderness tires. He then blamed the vibration on a heavy-duty rear-end that needed more weight. Both excuses were invalid.

Nissan ultimately refused to fix the truck, meaning I had to take them to court to enforce the warranty.

Don't EVER buy a Nissan.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 20th February, 2001

11th Sep 2002, 23:21

My neighbor was trying to sue Nissan under the Lemon Law for his Nissan Frontier.. but the lawyers want too much money upfront. Does anyone know how he can find out if there's going to be a class action suit? Or how to find a lawyer that will get paid after case is closed? dianimall@aol Please let me know... he's been dealing with Nissan for several years now and still has a crappy truck.

21st Jun 2008, 22:25

I hope I'm not the only one who can't take this review seriously because of the vehicle being called a lemon because of drivetrain vibration. Gimme a break! Want to feel the real lemon experience? Go back to Ford my friend. My '98 Frontier with well over 100k miles had a noticeable, but not unreasonable, drivetrain vibration at idle and when driving at slow speed in top gear. I'd take that over a prematurely failing Ford Ranger transmission any day. Besides, my '97 Mercury Tracer has a noticeable, but not unreasonable, vibration at idle and at low speed in top gear as well. It's just the way some vehicles operate. Get over it.

In reply to 11th Sep 2002, 23:21

4th Aug 2023, 06:05

Are you all serious saying these trucks are lemons because the seats are uncomfortable & there is a lot of road noise when bad tires are put onto the truck? I can tell you why the upfront lawyer fees are high - because they know the case isn’t winnable!