Nissan Titan Complaints (2004)

1,046 consumer complaints on file.

#10397515April 26, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2004 TITAN. CONNECTION FAILED AT THE FLANGES WELDED TO THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE MUFFLER EXTENSION AT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL AREA. THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE MUFFLER EXTENSION ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE FAILURE WAS CONFINED TO THE FLANGE ATTACHMENTS. FAILURE RESULTED IN HOT AIR/GASES MELTING A CRITICAL WIRE HARNESS THAT IS ATTACHED ALONG THE FRAME BEAM TO CARRY ELECTRICS TO THE REAR OF VEHICLE. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS DAMAGED. THE WIRES SHORTED, CAUSING THE FAILURE OF UNDERHOOD ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCE WAS THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AND ALL OTHER COMPONENTS RELYING ON POWER FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE EXPERIENCED DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO A STOP ALONG A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. LONG RANGE CONSEQUENCES WERE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TITAN'S WIRE BUNDLES AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AT CONSIDERABLE COST. NISSAN HAS NOT, TO DATE, EXPLAINED WHY THIS SIMPLE CONNECTION FAILED, WHY A WIRE HARNESS WAS LOCATED CLOSE TO THIS HEAT SOURCE, WHY THE WIRE HARNESS WAS NOT PROTECTED AGAINST HEAT DAMAGE, WHY THE ELECTRICAL DAMAGE WAS NOT LIMITED BY A FUSE, WHY TITAN OWNERS WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC PROBLEM AND WHY NISSAN DEALERS DID NOT INSPECT AND NOTIFY TITAN OWNERS OF THIS ISSUE DURING OTHER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT THEIR FACILITIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397290April 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN
REAR AXLE SEAL FAILURE. OIL LEAKED ALL OVER MY BRAKES CAUSING THE BRAKES TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. TRUCK IS A 2004 WITH 69,000 MILES, SO IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTIES. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS IT IS A VALID SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396425April 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I RECEIVED A FACTORY RECALL NOTICE FOR AN ENGINE CONTROL MODULE RELAY THAT CAN CAUSE ENGINE PERFORMANCE ISSUES. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL FOR TODAY 04/13/2011. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALER ( NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA NISSAN DEALERSHIP) I WAS TOLD THE RECALL COULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THAT IN ORDER TO CORRECT THAT THERE WOULD BE A $127 CHARGE. SO MUCH FOR FREE RECALL!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394405April 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN
PASS REAR AXLE SEAL BLEW OUT AND LEAKED DIFFERENTIAL FLUID. DIFFERENTIAL FLUID LEAKING ON REAR BRAKE ROTORS WHICH COULD CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE, WHICH WAS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN TO ME. AT TIME OF FAILURE NO SUSPENSION MODIFICATIONS HAD BEEN DONE TO VEHICLE. ALSO, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OIL WILL SLOWLY LEAK AND CAUSE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TO LOSE FLUID AND FAIL. AS THIS SEEMED TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN TITAN, NISSAN SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND OFFER A PERMANENT FIX SO WE WOULD NOT BE FACED WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE IN THE FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393616March 29, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE FROM THE HEADER AND ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NOW THE DEALER WAS STATING THAT THE HEADERS AND MANIFOLD WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE OIL PRESSURE AND THE HEADERS ON BOTH SIDES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393234March 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN
GREASE LEAKING FROM RIGHT FRONT AXLE. AXLE WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED INTO FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. NISSAN SAYS DIFFERENTIAL MUST BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389773March 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
WHEN MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN LE 4X4 PICKUP (66420 MILES) FAILED AT ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB THE HILL TO MY HOUSE, I DISCOVERED THAT ALTHOUGH 4WD WAS SELECTED, IT WAS APPARENTLY NOT ENGAGED. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HALF AXLE CAME OUT OF THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. UPON RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THIS IS APPARENTLY A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH NISSAN TITAN 4X4S. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE PROBLEM BY RE-INSERTING THE HALF SHAFT INTO THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386625March 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL IS LEAKING, AT 85,436 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386305March 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE FUELING, GAS BACK FLOWS OUT OF INLET DURING FIRST 1/4 TANK. FUELING MUST BE DONE AT A TRICKLE FOR FIRST +- 5 GALLONS, OR YOU END UP BEING DOUSED WITH GASOLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384721February 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
2004 NISSAN TITAN, BOTH REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKING. OIL LEAKS OUT VERY FAST AND MUST REFILL CONSTANTLY. OIL ALSO LEAKS ON AND INTO THE WHEEL AND BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384561February 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
WHILE DRIVING IN SLICK CONDITIONS I PLACED MY 2004 TITAN IN 4 HI, DIDN'T NOTICE ANY IMPROVEMENT IN TRACTION, SLIP INDICATOR CONTINUED TO LIGHT ON ACCELERATION. 4 HI INDICATOR SHOWED ENGAGEMENT BUT THE TRUCK WAS NOT ENGAGING IN EITHER 4 HI OR 4 LO. TOOK THE TRUCK TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE "C" CLIPS ON THE SHAFT HAD FAILED AND ALLOWED THE SHAFTS TO COME OUT OF THE SPLINES. DUE TO THAT THE SHAFTS NOT BEING IN PLACE THEY OVALED THE SOCKETS, THE DIFFERENTIAL OIL LEAKED OUT, THE BEARINGS WENT OUT WHICH IN TURN CASED BOTH THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND THE TRANSFER CASE TO FAIL. I GOT THE TRUCK REPAIRED, REPLACED BOTH THE TRANSFER CASE AND FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, AT THE COST OF $2500. A WEEK LATER IT SNOWED ALMOST 12 INCHES. ENGAGED 4 HI WHILE LEAVING THE DRIVE WAY, DROVE APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES AND THE TRUCK LOST 4 HI AGAIN AND WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE I PUT THE TRUCK BACK INTO 2 HI NOISE STOPPED. TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND THE SHAFT HAS COME OUT AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS A NEW FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS AND WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN WHEN EVER 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS USED OR IS TO BE ENGAGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383906February 21, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
MY BRAKES STARTED TO FAIL. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY REAR AXLE SEALS HAD FAILED. FLUID HAS LEAKED ALL OVER THE BOTTOM, INTO MY BRAKES. RESULTING IN TOTAL BRAKE REPLACEMENT. IT IS VERY COSTLY AND I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIND A SHOP TO FIX. APPARENTLY IT IS MAINLY A DEALER REPAIR; HOW CONVENIENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383193February 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN TITAN,IT HAS BLOWN OUT 2 REAR DIFFERENTIALS. ONE WAS AT 93,000 MILES REPAIR COST 2,900 DOLLARS,AND THE OTHER AT 148,00 MILES REPAIR COSTS 2,600 DOLLARS. THE TRUCK GOES QUICKLY FROM DRIVABLE TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. FROM RESEARCH THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DIFFERENTIAL VENTING DESIGN. YOU WOULD THINK THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AT LEAST THE 2ND ONE. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382647February 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
PROBLEM: NOISE IN THE FRONT AXLE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE WHILE MOVING. DURING AN OIL CHANGE, THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT AXLE WAS LEAKING. RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT AND MENTIONED THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WAS INFERIOR TO THE REPLACEMENT. SEVERAL MONTHS EARLIER THE REAR AXLE WAS LEAKING AND THE DEALER REPLACE THAT SEAL AS WELL. COST: FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AXLE $1,700 & REAR DIFFERENTIAL $900. TOTAL OF $2,600 IN TWO MONTHS. MY CONCERN IS WHY DOES A VEHICLE (2004 & 47K) NEED A COMPLETE FRONT END REPLACEMENT? COME ON NISSAN, PLEASE RECOGNIZE YOU HAVE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT OR AN ENGINEERING ISSUE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381489February 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
2004 NISSAN TITAN: PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND FORWARD MOTION CEASED. ONCE ABLE TO GET BACK UNDERWAY LOUD BANGING WAS HEARD. VEHICLE LURCHED BADLY AROUND CORNERS. TOWED TO DEALER. INSPECTION FOUND REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD FAILED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. REPAIR WAS ESTIMATED AT 3771.00 + TAX. VEHICLE HAD 131K MILES. VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN ON PURCHASE OF NEW VEHICLE AT A DISCOUNTED VALUE OF 4000.00 DUE TO REPAIRS REQUIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381195February 8, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WENT TO START TRUCK AND AS I STARTED DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FROM THE REAR OF TRUCK AND THE TRUCK STOPPED MOVING FORWARD THEN THE ENGINE REVVED AND IT SEEMED TO CATCH AND THE TRUCK MOVED FORWARD SLOWLY. THE ENTIRE REAR END OF THE TRUCK WENT OUT AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. LUCKY I WAS ONLY GOING 5MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381850February 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN
IT WAS AROUND 3:30 PM AND I WAS JUST GETTING OFF OF SCHOOL. THERE WAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF SNOW ON THE GROUND SO I DECIDED TO PUT IT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. I DROVE FOR ABOUT 4 MILES TO GET ONTO INTERSTATE 69. I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND AS SOON AS I GOT UP TO AROUND 45MPH, I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE FRONT END. THE TRUCK JERKED TO THE LEFT, I GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS PREVENTING FROM SLAMMING INTO A SEMI IN THE LANE BESIDE ME. LUCKILY I DIDN'T GET HURT. I KNOW IT IS THE DIFFERENTIALS ARE COMPLETELY TRASHED. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET IT DIAGNOSED. I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE TITANS. I BOUGHT A NISSAN BECAUSE I HEARD THEY WERE VERY RELIABLE, AND THE COMPANY IS WILLING TO HELP. I SURE DO HOPE THEY HELP ME OUT WITH THIS MAJOR DEFECT IN MY TRUCK. I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS BECOMES A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT, OR EVEN WORSE, KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380145February 3, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH OR LESS OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED BY UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD RESET INDEPENDENTLY AND WOULD NOT PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380155February 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2004 NISSAN TITAN CREW CAB XE 4X4. RADIATOR HAS FAILED, REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKED, REAR DIFFERENTIAL AXLE SEALS FAILED, FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILED TWICE"C-CLIP", TRANSMISSION LEAKED THREE TIMES, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED, DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED, SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SHIFTER FELL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH, REAR SHACKLES FOR LEAF SPRINGS ARE FAILING, NUMEROUS SAFETY RECALLS AND EVEN MORE INFORMATION BULLETINS THAT NISSAN WILL NOT REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379686January 31, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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