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4.5 out of 5 stars

Very satisfied owner

John, 04/27/2009
2004 Nissan Frontier 4dr Crew Cab XE-V6 4WD LB (3.3L 6cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I am about to hit 100k miles today (XE V6, 4WD, Crew Cab, 5 speed). Haven't had a problem yet and I've worked it hard. There aren't even any rattles in the interior. It'll tow an 18' boat, haul a yard of stone, plow snow, and commute to work. The ride, handling, and build quality are much better than my previous truck, a Toyota Tacoma. As far as mileage, I have seen 21mpg when driving with a light touch on the highway, but it's mostly 18-20mpg. It's certaintly no worse than any other compact pickup on the market. I did install a Magnaflow exhaust and K&N filtercharger, which helped with throttle response. Overall, I couldn't really ask for more from a truck.

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5 out of 5 stars

Not til they pry my cold dead hands from the wheel

Mountain Momma, 04/21/2019
2004 Nissan Frontier 4dr Crew Cab XE-V6 4WD LB (3.3L 6cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

This is a 2004 which I bought used in 2013. So, I have had 6 years of excellent experience with this truck. I slapped some new (quality) tires on it, put a super cooler on the radiator and had a friend build a lightweight cab-over camper for it . . . and then took it cross country. Zero problems with this truck. The long wheel-base makes it a little less maneuverable than I might like, but the gas mileage fully loaded was about 13 mpg. Unloaded on the flat I get about 24 mpg. Mixed driving in the mountains about 20 mpg unloaded. Regular maintenance and oil changes and drives like a dream. Oh, and I love the 4x4 for my steep drive! Crew cab has a small back seat which I removed and built a flat plywood platform--which give storage underneath and a comfy perch for 2-3 75 lb. dogs.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great Truck

Joe, 04/17/2018
2004 Nissan Frontier 2dr King Cab Standard Rwd SB (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I had a 1997 Nissan Truck that was stolen a couple of years ago and at the time had 392,000 miles on it and was still running reasonably well so I bought a used 2004 Frontier and for the two years I have had it I have not had a single problem with it and as long as I change the oil every 3,000 miles (I use the cheap Walmart 20$ oil change) I expect it to go for a really long time. I bought it with 123,000 and now I have 140,000 and it seems like a great truck so far.

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5 out of 5 stars

2004 Nissan Frontier

Max Bolin, 11/15/2015
2004 Nissan Frontier 4dr Crew Cab XE-V6 4WD SB (3.3L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Overall, this truck is amazing. I've had mine for 3 years now and love it. The only real downfall is the gas mileage. It isn't very good because of the V6, but besides that I love it.

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5 out of 5 stars

very good

leo diegas, 12/30/2003
2004 Nissan Frontier 4dr Crew Cab SC-V6 Rwd SB (3.3L 6cyl S/C 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

very reliable,multi-functinal truck you got an suv and ttruck at the same time very practical design.......

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