Posted: Aug 26 2006 at 1:41am | IP Logged

Finally.. after four trips to the Nissan dealership they fixed my rigg. Is running great..  but I will keep you guys posted.. and I will monitor it.. After reading all the issues I cannot afford to let anything go.

For all the newbies..

If you feel your steering gets hard at times, is not a controlled issue. There is something wrong with the bearings on the steering column. The dealership has to replace the steering column and align the truck. Make sure they do it all at the same time to avoid multiple trips to the dealership.  Make sure they give you a rental, if you have the extended warranty it's covered, read your policy, keep records of all the paperwork and all the phone calls you make in case you need to take legal action.

Specially if later on this be a class action law suit

Posted: Sep 04 2006 at 11:54am | IP Logged

My first signs were these

1. The sterring wheel would move up and down and make a clicking sound.

2. At various points in one revolution (Turning the Wheel) it would feel as though the power steering would go out (Hard To Turn). Then turning another way it would feel ok, then back to sticking. What is really happening is that a flat spot develops on the bad part and that is where you feel the sticking or resistance..

Posted: Sep 07 2006 at 4:27pm | IP Logged

All, can we take the Frontier=Good/Bad debate to another part of the site?  We've got lots of good info on this problem coming in and my interest in reading the thread is limited to the steering column issue.

You all know what they say about opinions.... just express in another thread.

Thanks!

Posted: Sep 14 2006 at 1:41pm | IP Logged

We were contacted by the NHTSA today. They are gathering information based on the steering complaints of myself and others. If you have had the problem and have service paperwork from the repair, this may be a good person to contact.

Steve Chan:

P- 202-366-8537

Fax- 202-366-7882

Posted: Jan 16 2007 at 10:39am | IP Logged

Hey all -

I'd also like to report the problem on my 06 CC - 7000 Kms last fall; failed while I was a LONG way from home on a weekend (Ft. Mcmurray anyone) and because it was a long weekend the fools at the towline told me I would be on the hook for the towing to the closest depot (600 Kms!). They failed to mention it would be free if it was a warranty issue.

Started by a wobble in the steering wheel (front to back) that would occur at different spots; we stopped for lunch and thought not much of it. After chow proceeded to have it bind on me in an intersection - forcing me to piss off alot of people as I was forced to back up out of a left hand turn. From what we could tell it seemed as if it was similar to having a U-joint lose a pin - and therefore having the pin bind at certain posititions within the sealed column.

I was beyond pissed and ended up having a friend drive all the way up to tow me back with a car dolly. About the only positive thing that came of the experience is I found an _excellent_ service department that knows exactly what the name implies (in Edmonton, Sherwood Nissan). The guys told me it was the first they had seen; the parts would be a month; and ended pulling a column out of a new unit (to my understanding).

Let me know if anyone needs any information regarding this in a suit - I'll forward my documentation.

Shawn

Lloydminster, Alberta

Posted: Jan 16 2007 at 12:27pm | IP Logged

Yikes,  I was just getting ready to plunk down some money to order an '07, but now I'm concerned.  Does anyone know if they've changed the column for '07?  Maybe if I send an e-mail directly to Nissan stating that I'm holding off on placing an order due to peoples' concerns, it might light a fire under their collective hiney. 

P.S. I agree with the person who asked that this thread be restricted to discussing the topic of the thread rather than two people bashing each other.