Constant drivetrain vibration, worse under load, dealer is unable to remedy to date.
Good all around utility vehicle for those reguiring both passenger space and the convenience of a truck.
Your problem has to do with the two piece driveline that the 2k crew cabs have. The carrier bearings tend to wear out and the only thing nissan can do is to replace it with another bearing that will eventually fail again. Also the added load may make the rear springs compress far enough to touch the bump stops. This puts extra stress on the carrier bearing as well, which causes the vibration. Good luck getting nissan to fix the problem.
The undercarriage bearing is a defective design. Don't waste your money on this junk. Buying a Frontier was the worst decision I have ever made in my entire life.
I have a 2002 frontier crew cab long bed which has noticeable vibration while driving up grades in the 1600 to 2000 RPM range in any gear. Could this be caused by this same defect. I see Nissan is going to a Dana drive-line for 2003.
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