2002 Nissan Frontier XE from North America - Comments

Very few things have gone wrong with my Nissan trucks so far.

The first being a broken strut I believe it was at 50,000 miles.

At 69,321 miles a wire started coming loose in the ignition, which led to me being stranded only that one time.

Then more recently, at 72.3045 miles, the EKG filter (not sure on this one, only know that it was located next to the firewall in a tight area of the engine)

The styling on the exterior is just wonderful.

It is built quite solidly, and has none of the aging car rattle that I have heard in many other makes in its class.

Lots of fun to drive.

Lends itself well to customization.

Has only failed me once, and that was an obcsure loose wire in the starter that had come loose.

I recently bought my first brand new truck a 2004 4 cyl. Frontier XE. It is O.K. I feel the quality is not up to par with what I expected from Nissan. At first glance, the styling is pretty cool. It seemed to drive great compared to my shock-less 79 Volvo which I was upgrading from. After I purchased the truck an drove it for a few weeks I started to notice things that bother me. The glove box closes lopsided and cannot be fixed even after replacement. Other new Frontiers I've looked at have the same problem. The power windows are cheap, they bounce on the way down and rattle around when cracked open at highway speeds. All of the torque is at 4000 rpm, the engine is loud in the cabin and engine vibrations are high at 4000 rpm and above. How can one use a "truck" efficiently like this? After 7,000 miles, there is a popping noise from the right front strut when I turn left over uneven surfaces. The windshield wipers squeak from the motor every time they move. I have treated this truck very well since owning it. I have owned many other brands of cars with none of these cheapish quirks. Other than the seeming unusual problems for a brand new truck, it drives really smooth, is pretty comfortable and easy to operate. But has anything like this happened to new Nissan owners?