[steve500]

My power steering certainly works... When the engine isn't running, its nearly impossible to turn my wheels... when it's started, yeah the power steering works great, but its still perttty stiff. Being as stiff at it is, it sure does make it WAY easy to "return to straight" after taking a sharp turn.

I'm now use to the power steering in the frontier and all, but when I get in my rodeo, DANG... I just can't help but to WANT to go on a sharp turn crash course slalom adventure cause that steering just feels so nice, smooth, and effortless, and I've got some darn wide tires on that thing.

I've read that a few other people on thenewx.org have said similar things. Is it just some of us, or do all the vq40 based vehicles have dang stiff steering?

 

[reckless]

ive noticed the same thing when I get into my wifes colorado I practicly throw the wheel around without realizing it. but I attributed this to it being more of a utility truck with a more rugged system.

 

[xichlo]

Thats the first thing I noticed when I traded my 07 for a 2010

My 07 seemed to take 20 acres to turn, the 2010 turns on a dime. Not really, the specs say they have the same turn radius, 21.7 I believe, but the 2010 is so much easier to turn. They did something to improve the power assist or I just got lucky and got one that that was good. I've been wondering, my 07 was an XE, the 2010 is an SE 4 banger, the 16 " wheels might help a little too. Steering was the only thing that bothered me on my other Fronty's, you had to plan your U-turns, not any more.

 

[Mathster]

I think my gen 1 and gen 2 are about the same, however, the gen 2 X with the rack and pinion is certainally a different feel. I dont think its so much as stiffer, its just doesn't have the play the Gen 1 has and you aren't taking up slack before the turning starts. (does that make sense?)

 

[steve500]

haha yeah, my girlfriend's 08 4x4 colorado feels just like my rodeo's steering, only it has more "playroom" when centered. .

glad im not the only one here... jeeesh..

 

[TheGuardian]

I had the same problem when I first bought it I thought it was the power steering pump going out so I watched my power steering fluid for a while but nothing. When I drive one of my families other cars it takes a while to get use to the steering out of all of them my old ranger is the worst that old thing has a really smooth steering

 

[kahfamily1]

02 cc lb , same thing when you fire it up, hard to turn, once warmed up good or going, steering smooths right out.

 

[cletus]

I don't notice it being very difficult but then again I went from a 1991 bmw with no power steering so maybe I just can't comprehend it being categorized as stiff

 

[Clint]

If I remember correctly we have speed sensitive steering on our trucks.

Clint

 

[midnightsun]

That's one reason why I chose the Frontier

I liked the steering feel much more than the vague, too-light feeling of the Tacoma. My husband's old Chevy Tahoe also feels too vague and too easy to oversteer.

Ditto for many other vehicles I've driven...but not the non-power-assist Mazda B2000 I owned a long time ago.

Frontier steering is very smooth with good feedback; it's just not heavily assisted compared with some other vehicles.

 

[motocopter]

As with any vehicle, have the wheels rolling at least a tid bit. Turning the steering wheel when stopped only puts more stress on the components/linkage and will definitly feel harder the to turn the steering wheel.

The steering is fine for me and has a feel to it.

 

[reckless]

I agree the steeering feels good to me was saying earlier I dont like the way my wifes colorado feels. way too responsive you look at it wrong and it turns. I mean its a truck not a sports car.

 

[steve500]

I agree the steeering feels good to me was saying earlier I dont like the way my wifes colorado feels. way too responsive you look at it wrong and it turns. I mean its a truck not a sports car.

Yes, you're all very right, true.

I gotta say that I love the steering in the colorado... because..

Just being as my first two vehicles were isuzu rodeos, had a 97... put 90k on it, seen a sweet deal and traded it for my current 01 rodeo, more than 130k miles on it now... can promise that more than half of them miles are off-road...



Both rodeos have super easy-to-steer power steering, highway driving is a breeze, and knee-driving (don't lecture me, lmao).. just what I started driving with, vehicles with steering that don't have much feedback, I'm 19, so I don't have too much experience in different makes/models, I'll just have to get use to nissan's style of steering is all

 

[eyed]

02 cc lb , same thing when you fire it up, hard to turn, once warmed up good or going, steering smooths right out.

04 cc xe, only when turning right, stiff at first but after a min. or a couple turns to the right, its fine. really only notice when pulling out of parking space

 

[dana44]

On my 07 se it requires more effort than my wife o6 Pathfinder. We got the Pathfinder used after the Frontier. The ease of the power steering was the first thing I noticed during the test drive on the Pathfinder.

 

[aegrotatio]

My wife's old Passport (rebadged/repowered Rodeo) had light and easy steering. My 2001 and 2007 Frontiers have really heavy steering. I remember reading in one of the trades where the Frontier's designers tried to lighten the steering as much as they could in the current design but they acknowledged that people may still find it too stiff. I believe the 2010 has an upgraded system. All of these systems vary with vehicle speed, too.
I could drive my old Navigator with my pinky finger.

 

[chus_4]

Mark up another '09 with excessively heavy steering. I noticed this with the several that I test drove also. I am not with the school of thought that other vehicles are "too sensitive". It's not sensitivity we're talking about, it's the effort required to turn the wheel. The steering is plenty sensitive, just overly heavy.

 

[maclufrontier]

I like the amount of power assist Nissan dialed into the Frontier. It makes for a better "road feel" in my opinion. I've been in vehicles with too much power assist which resulted in very vague and sloppy steering. Just my opinion - I'm sure there are many who'd love to be able to turn the wheel with their pinky in parking lots.

 

[mustard23]

team xterra racing is running one of these.
Howe 2:1 Steering Quickener - Heavy Duty



Everything in life is adjustable.. it just take money to do it

 

[krichards]

Just my opinion - I'm sure there are many who'd love to be able to turn the wheel with their pinky in parking lots.

I like the steering everywhere except in the tight parking lot situations, its to slow to move (unless you have arms like Arnold). Would a smaller drive wheel help?