Nissan Titan Complaints
3,466 consumer complaints on file.
- #10184132March 4, 2007POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ON MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN STRIPED THE GEARS INSIDE AFTER 36200 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER TOWED ANYTHING, NEVER CARRIED OVER 1000 POUNDS, AND NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD. *JB
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10183802February 28, 2007SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING BRAKE FORCEFULLY THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN FURTHER THAN EXPECTED. WHICH IN TURN, CAUSES THE CONTACT TO ALSO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE TRYING TO JUST APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN TITAN WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB
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- #10183846February 28, 2007POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
FRONT AXLE SLID OUT OF FRONT DIFFERENTIAL TWICE IN 3 DAYS. IT RUINED THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL$1725 DEALER REPAIR. *JB
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- #10183478February 26, 2007POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED WHEN THE SPIDER GEARS BROKE IN MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN. *NM
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- 0
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- #10183448February 25, 2007SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
POST THAT I SUBMITTED TO NISSAN: MY NISSAN 2004 TITAN CREW CAB HAD A VERY SCARY BRAKE PROBLEM TODAY. I LOST MOST OR ALL OF THE BRAKING CAPABILITY IN THE TRUCK. IT HAD A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. I STOPPED THE CAR. CK'ED FLUIDS (ALL OK) AND RESTARTED. PROBLEM WENT AWAY AFTER RESTART. PRETTY CERTAIN THE DEALER WILL NOT FIND A PROBLEM, THEY RARELY DO UNTIL IT IS COMPLETELY BROKEN. I HAVE 51K MILES AND SEVERAL BRAKE PROBLEMS. FIRST: IS THIS COVERED BY MY 60K MILE POWER TRAIN WRNTY AND IS THERE A FIX? I HAVE LEFT IT AT THE DEALER TODAY BUT I NEED TO KNOW WHERE THE MANUFACTURER STANDS (IN WRITING OR A REPLY TO THIS EMAIL). SECOND, SINCE THIS IS SUCH A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE WE WILL ASSUME THAT NO REPLY TO THIS EMAIL WITHIN 24HRS MEANS THE CAR IS OK FROM THE MANUFACTURER POINT OF VIEW AND NO ISSUES KNOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER EXISTS THAT DEAL WITH BRAKES OR BRAKE FAILURE. THE D&T OF THIS SUBMISSION IS 3:30 PM FEB 25TH 2007. CC OF THIS SUBMISSION HAS BEE SENT TO THE CPSC AND THE NHTSA. TKS FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION. JOE. *NM
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- 0
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- #10183144February 21, 2007VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2007 NISSAN TITAN WITH 8,000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 65 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL, AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE THE CONTACT PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED THAN EXPECTED. THE CONTACT PRESSED ON THE BRAKE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL MANUALLY, PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND HIT THE BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS REVVING AND SOUNDED ROUGH AFTER THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE THROTTLE CHAMBER WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE THREE TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. *AK UPDATE *4/23/07 *TR
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10182857February 17, 2007POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
2004 NISSAN TITAN 4X4 DEFECTIVE REAR DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED AT 20,000 MILES , AGAIN AT 64,000 MILES AND NOW FRONT DIF IS BROKEN AND WILL NEED REPLACED ON MY DIME! *NM
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- #10182881February 17, 2007POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. MILD DRIVING AND THE DIFFERENTIAL JUST BLEW. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. *NM
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- #10182744February 16, 2007POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
WENT TO THE BEACH, NEXT DAY I NOTICED A TERRIBLE, NOISE/FEEL FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID IT'S THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AGAIN... *NM
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- Deaths:
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- #10182705February 15, 2007POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED @47,000 MILES. *NM
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- Deaths:
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- #10182462February 13, 2007POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
CLUNK IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE DEALER TECH FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN DIFFERENTIAL AND REPLACED THIS IS MY SECOND REAR DIFFERENTIAL MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 34000 ON IT. *JB
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- #10182391February 12, 2007POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2004 CREW CAB TITAN, PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW QUIT WORKING, REAR AXLE SEALS ARE LEAKING, TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WILL NOT STAY OFF. *JB
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- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10181774February 6, 2007POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
WHILE TURNING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, MULTIPLE LOUD CLUNKS CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AND THE TRUCK HESITATED AS IF THE REAR AXEL WAS BINDING. UPON REVIEW IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS BINDING WHENEVER THE WHEELS BECAME OUT OF SYNC (STEERING LEFT OR RIGHT EVEN SLIGHTLY). THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS IF OCCURRING IN THE STREET AND NOT A PARKING LOT. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO PROMPT NISSAN TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT. THIS IS A DEALER REPAIR ONLY ISSUE AS NO AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT PARTS CAN BE FOUND. WITH NISSAN REPLACEMENT DIFFERENTIALS AT $3000.00 EACH, I'M SURE NISSAN WOULD NOT MIND KEEPING A LID ON THIS ISSUE SO WE CAN KEEP BUYING THEIR PARTS. IT'S TIME SOMETHING WAS DONE BEFORE ANYONE SERIOUSLY GETS HURT WHEN THEIR VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPS IN HARMS WAY DUE TO A KNOWN COMMON FAILURE IN THE DRIVELINE. *NM
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- #10181826February 6, 2007POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRUCK BECAME STUCK IN A MUDDY DITCH, USED 4 WHEEL DRIVE TO GET OUT OF THE DITCH. AFTER PULLING OUT OF DITCH TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF WITH TRUCK IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET OUT OF THE DITCH THE TRUCK DID SPIN, BUT NOT EXCESSIVELY. WHEN TRUCK WAS RESTARTED, THERE WAS A WARNING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TRUCK WOULD NOT GO FORWARD, BUT WOULD GO IN REVERSE. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK IS STILL UNDER COMPLETE WARRANTY, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY STATING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BURNED UP AND THAT THE TRUCK HAD BEEN ABUSED BECAUSE THERE WAS MUD ON THE TRUCK. *JB
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10181531February 4, 2007ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE 2005 NISSAN TITAN TRUCK I OWNED WAS BEING DRIVEN AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE INSURANCE PAID OFF THE LOAN. NISSAN CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY AND DID NOT OFFER ME ANY COMPENSATION. *NM
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- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
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- #10181505February 3, 2007POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED ON MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN CREW CAB 4X4 OFF ROAD LE. THE FAILURE STARTED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHILE CONDUCTING SLOW SPEED TURNS. WITHIN A DAY AFTER SYMPTOMS SURFACED THE DIFFERENTIAL COMPLETELY FAILED AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE. *NM
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- #10181197January 31, 2007SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*- THE CONTACT TOOK THE 2004 NISSAN TITAN TO THE DEALER IN SAN ANTONIO, TX FOR SERVICE BECAUSE HE COULD HEAR NOISES COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AREA. THE DEALER STATED THAT BRAKE LINE SHEARED OFF THE FIREWALL AND WAS RUBBING AND HITTING AGAINST THE FIREWALL AND AIR CONDITIONER LINE. THEY FIXED THE FAILURE BY REPOSITIONING THE BRAKE FLUID LINE AND REATTACHING IT TO THE FIREWALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WASN'T ANY PRIOR WARNING BEFORE FAILURE. *AK UPDATED 02/22/07. *JB
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- #10181238January 31, 2007LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR LATCH FREEZES IN LOW TEMPS WHICH PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM CLOSING.
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- #10181141January 30, 2007POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN 4X4 CREW CAB LE HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT. EXTREMELY WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND NEVER DRIVEN HARD. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP AND MADE AN HUGE BANG NOISE. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE REPLACING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY. IF YOU SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIALS BLOW UP ON THE 2004-2005 NISSAN TITANS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *NM
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- #10181143January 30, 2007SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
I BOUGHT MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN CREW CAB 4X4 LE NEW IN MAY OF 2005. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES/ROTORS REPLACED AND RESURFACED 3 TIMES DO TO SEVER BRAKE VIBRATION. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT 7500 MILES, SECOND WAS AT 15000 MILES AND NOW AT 25000 MILES. THIS IS HORRIBLE AND VERY DANGEROUS. THE BRAKES ARE OBVIOUSLY UNDERSIZED FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ADVERTISED TO TOW 10,000 LBS, AND I AM HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WITHOUT EVER TOWING ANYTHING. *NM
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- Injuries:
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- Deaths:
- 0