Nissan Titan Complaints (2004)

1,046 consumer complaints on file.

#10167097August 30, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A FREEWAY A VIBRATION WAS OBSERVED IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS SQUEALING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 3000 MILES WHEN IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT BRAKES WERE TOO OLD. THE TWO FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER THE BRAKE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS 5 TIMES. THE SIXTH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CONTINUED WITH THE BRAKES PROBLEM AND IT HAS REPRESENTED A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. UPDATED 9/13/2006 - WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND, THE PEDAL VIBRATED AND THE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE CRACKED AND THE ONES ON THE LEFT SIDE WERE ABOUT TO CRACK. THE LAST TECHNICIAN WHO WORKED ON THE VEHICLE TOLD THE CONSUMER SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE THE CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166773August 28, 2006
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
28,800 +/- MILES TOTAL WHEN DIFFERENTIAL BLEW ON MY 2004 TITAN SE WITH BIG TOW PACKAGE. I WAS TOWING MY WEEKEND WARRIOR FB2600 WHEN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BLEW OUT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAVE TOWED THIS TRAILER WITH THAT TRUCK FOR ABOUT AN AVERAGE TOTAL OF 3000 MILES. TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT LOADED APPROX. 9200-9600 LBS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166184August 21, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING AT 10,769 MILES - REPLACED - OIL COULD HAVE CONTAMINATED BRAKE PADS RESULTING IN DIMINISHED BRAKING EFFICIENCY LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING AGAIN AT 13,022 MILES - REPLACED - DIFFERENTIAL OIL COULD HAVE CONTAMINATED BRAKE PADS RESULTING IN DIMINISHED BRAKING EFFICIENCY LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING THIRD TIME AT 26,707 MILES - ENTIRE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. ONCE AGAIN DIFFERENTIAL OIL COULD CONTAMINATE REAR BRAKE PADS CAUSING BRAKING PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166059August 20, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
AXLE SEAL LEAK. RIGHT REAR SEAL. FLUID CAUSED PARKING BRAKE TO SLIP SLIGHTLY. OCCURRED AT 37,000 MILES ON 2004 NISSAN TITAN 4X4. DEALER REPAIRED AND REPLACED UNDER NISSAN 60,000 MILE POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY. [FORUM MEMBERS GENERALLY BELIEVE THE REAR AXLE BREATHER ELEMENT, (A ONE WAY CHECK VALVE), CREATES A VACUUM THAT SUCKS THE SEALS, THEREBY CREATING THE LEAK. SOME EVEN REMOVE THE ELEMENT AND INSTALL TUBING INTO THEIR TAIL LIGHT TO ALLEVIATE THE CHECK VALVE AND STILL PREVENT WATER INTRUSION INTO THE DIFFERENTIAL/AXLE]. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166027August 19, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES GO TO FLOOR, HAVE LITTLE BRAKING AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES DURING DECENT DOWN HILLS. THAT IS A BAD TIME TO LOSE THE BRAKES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165891August 17, 2006
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
REAR SEALS LEAKING ON NISSAN TITAN, FLUID GETTING ON BRAKES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165663August 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED UNDER "GOOD WILL". *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165690August 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
MULTIPLE LEAKS WITH REAR AXLE SEALS PUTTING DIFFERENT FLUID ON REAR BRAKES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165489August 15, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS FLIES OUT OF GAS TANK WHEN FILLING EMPTY TANK AT COOLER TEMPERATURES. EVEN AT LOW FLOWS THE GAS SPLASHES OUT OF THE GAS TANK 2-3 FEET IN A PROJECTILE MANNER SPILLING GAS ONTO THE VEHICLE , PAVEMENT AND PERSON PUMPING THE GAS. VEHICLE IS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN CREW CAB 2WD TRUCK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10165491August 15, 2006
STRUCTURE
WATER LEAKS INSIDE OF TRUCK THROUGH THE FIRE WALL. A/C DRAIN HOSE FIX WAS DONE BUT IT STILL LEAKS WATER. DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO REPAIR. WATER INSIDE OF TRUCK CAUSED MOLD TO GROW IN THE CARPET AND SPORES INTO THE HVAC SYSTEM. THIS CAUSED TWO PEOPLE TO HAVE TO GO TO THE DOCTOR FOR DIFFICULTY BREATHING. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR 1 1/2 YEARS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10165537August 15, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE BRAKES SHOOK, VIBRATED AND STOPPING POWER WAS DIMINISHED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS FIVE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AFTER 4,000 MILES. THE FIFTH TIME THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 27,000 MILES. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE MILEAGE IN BETWEEN. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165216August 11, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKING, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THE DIFFERENTIAL OIL GETTING ONTO THE REAR BRAKES CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164380August 3, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION CAME OUT OF THE PARK POSITION AND BEGAN ROLLING WHILE AT THE TOP OF A DRIVEWAY. A CHILD IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE DURING THE INCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE RUNNING OVER THE CHILD. THE CHILD WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUFFERED CONTUSIONS. THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE AND THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 04V408000 REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10163852July 28, 2006
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
REAR AXLE REPLACED DUE TO FAILED REAR DIFFERENTIAL. JUST OVER 20K MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163067July 21, 2006
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS IN THE REAR ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY DO NOT ALLOW FOR MOVEMENT, AND GET TIGHTER AND TIGHTER UNTIL YOU HAVE TO UNBUCKLE (DEFEATING THE PURPOSE OF A SEAT BELT) AND READJUST. SEE THE OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE FOR DETAILS. MY PROBLEM IS JUST AS THEY DESCRIBE. IN DEALING WITH THE NISSAN DEALER, THEY FIRST SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE SERVICE WRITER TO THE VEHICLE, AND DEMONSTRATED THE PROBLEM FOR HIM. HE THEN REPLIED "OH THAT PROBLEM (I HAD MADE THE PROBLEM PERFECTLY CLEAR WHEN I TOOK IT IN), WELL, THEY ALL DO THAT. WE HAD ANOTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAIN, AND WE CHECKED AN 06 MODEL, AND THEY WORK THE SAME WAY". ALL THAT MEANS IS THAT 04 AND 06 ARE DEFECTIVE, AND PROBABLY THE 05 AS WELL. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN TO SERVICE THIS ISSUE THREE TIMES, ALWAYS WITH THE SAME RESULT: DENIAL THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS, AND THEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT "THEY ALL DO THAT" (AND IMPLYING THAT THEY CAN'T FIX IT SINCE "THEY ALL DO THAT"). YESTERDAY A SERVICE WRITER ADMITTED NISSAN WAS AWARE, WORKING ON A FIX, BUT DIDN'T HAVE ONE YET. 800-NISSAN1 DENIES THAT ANY DEFECT INVESTIGATION (OR SOLUTION) IS UNDER WAY ON THIS PROBLEM. SOMEONE IS NOT BEING HONEST. THE FOLLOWING SEEMS CLEAR FROM MY EXPERIENCE AND THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE: 1) THE DEFECT EXISTS, 2) NISSAN HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT'S EXISTENCE, AND 3) NISSAN HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE (THEY ARE STILL PRODUCING VEHICLES WITH THE SAME DEFECT. I INVITE THE NHTSA INVESTIGATOR TO CONTACT ME, VIEW MY VEHICLE TO CONFIRM THE EXISTANCE OF THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. FOR THAT MATTER, VIEW ANY NISSAN TITAN CREW CAB (IN NISSAN'S OWN WORDS: "THEY ALL DO THAT", EVEN THE 06'S). TWO QUESTIONS REMAIN: 1) WHY, ACCORDING TO 800-NISSAN1 (NISSAN WARRANTY CENTER), IS THERE NO INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY OF THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY DEFECT, AND 2) MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHY THE NHTSA SITE DOES NOT LIST THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY DEFECT UNDER THE LIST OF INVESTIGATIONS PRESENTLY UNDERWAY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161866July 8, 2006
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
REAR AXLE LEAKS AND DIFFERENTIAL PINION SEAL LEAKING. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A COMPLETELY NEW REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING DIFFERENTIAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161891July 8, 2006
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
DIFFERENTIAL WENT OUT ON MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE AXLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161254July 2, 2006
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
SEAT BELTS, REAR OUTBOARD, RETRACT AND DO NOT RELEASE WHILE OCCUPANT IS WEARING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160889June 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
REAR END FAILURE ON A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. TURNING A CORNER WHILE UNDER POWER. DEALER STATED THEY ORDERED A NEW REAR END AND IT IS ON ITS WAY TO THEM, DO NOT KNOW IF IT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY YET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160932June 27, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
WHEN USING DIMMER SWITCH CHANGING FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM OR HIGH TO LOW BEAM, I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL OR I WILL TURN THE LIGHTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND ITS VERY DANGEROUS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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