2017 Nissan Frontier fuel/propulsion system problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2017 Nissan Frontier — 26% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I drive on the highway and my truck stalls out and just shuts off. When I’m driving at slow speeds, it just keeps stalling I lose power and it takes a few tries for it to start again then I have to peel out so it stays started and hope I don’t have to slow down.”
filed Oct 19, 2025
“Fuel tank developed leak at the filler neck connection point. The tank is "plastic". Connection neck is "plastic" but a different color than the tank. (Perhaps dissimilar materials that are somehow fused/bonded together.) Fuel spilled from the tank onto my garage floor initially; I moved the…”
filed Sep 20, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Frontier years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Frontier | 3 | 16% |
| 2022 Frontier | 2 | 2% |
| 2018 Frontier | 2 | 8% |
| 2016 Frontier | 8 | 19% |
| 2015 Frontier | 1 | 3% |
| 2014 Frontier | 5 | 12% |
| 2013 Frontier | 1 | 2% |
| 2012 Frontier | 1 | 1% |
| 2010 Frontier | 1 | 2% |
| 2009 Frontier | 1 | 3% |
| 2008 Frontier | 13 | 10% |
| 2007 Frontier | 75 | 14% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2017 Nissan Frontier
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.