Nissan Titan Complaints

3,466 consumer complaints on file.

#10503263March 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
JUST LAST FRIDAY (03-15-2013) AFTERNOON,WHILE LOOKING OVER THE TRUCK- I DECIDED TO LOOK UNDERNEATH IT TO GIVE IT A ONCE OVER. EARLIER IN THE WEEK I HAD NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL KIND OF SPONGY(ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING). I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND THAT BOTH REAR AXLES WERE SPLATTERED WITH FLUID(AXLE GREASE).I HAD READ THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH EARLY MODEL TITANS. I WENT INTO A TITAN FORUM AND FOUND THERE WERE A LOT OF FOLKS,THAT OWNED THESE TRUCKS-HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN THE FORUM THERE WAS THIS VERY SITE TO REPORT THIS ISSUE.SO THUS THIS WRITING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503025March 14, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITIAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT WOULD SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO GENERATE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED BEFORE ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502538March 12, 2013
ENGINE
PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE DEFECTIVE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS FOR THE NISSAN TITANS. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A WARRANTY UP TO 80000 MILES BUT MY TRUCK IS OVER THAT MILEAGE. THIS IS A KNOWN FACTORY DEFECT THAT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO EXHAUST LEAKAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502243March 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AXLE POPPED OUT OF DIFFERENTIAL AND BEGAN LEAKING. PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL INTO A DRIVEWAY. HAVE READ SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM WELL KNOWN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501763February 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS BEEN WHINING SINCE 63,000 MILES AND LAST WEEKEND THE WHINING BECAME HOWLING AND THEN CLUNKING. MY MECHANIC SAYS SOMETHING INSIDE THE DIFFERENTIAL IS BROKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499835February 24, 2013
ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AFTER HAVING IPDM MODULE REPLACED (CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V517000), THE SES LIGHT SHOWED BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES. THE IPDM MODULE FAILED BEFORE BEING REPLACED AND IT CAUSED RAW FUEL TO BE DUMPED ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WHICH CAUSED THEM TO FAIL. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF FAILED CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WHEN THEIR FAULTY PART CAUSED THE DAMAGE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR ($2,800). AFTER LOOKING AT FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, I SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TITAN CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND HAVING THEM FAIL BEFORE THE VEHICLE REACHES 100K MILES. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIR. THEY SAID THE FAULTY IPDM WOULD NOT CAUSE CATS TO FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499811February 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. ON THANKSGIVING EVENING MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A CLUNK AND LOST ACCELERATION. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO CROSS 3 LANES TO TRY AND GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. WE NEARLY GOT HIT BY MANY PASSING CARS DUE TO THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND SLOWING OF MY TRUCK. AFTER FINALLY TOWING THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP I FOUND OUT THAT, FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WENT OUT. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT 75000 MILES AND THE SECOND AT 125000 MILES. BOTH TIMES I AM STUCK FOOTING THE BILL. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION IS STILL SITTING BROKEN UNTIL I AM ABLE TO PAY THE 3500 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498219February 15, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
(1ST)THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE FROZE AND I WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK DOOR TO GET OUT. (2ND) WHILE DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACKSEAT OF TRUCK DOOR DIDN'T LATCH AND FLEW OPEN IN ROUTE TO SCHOOL (3RD)DRIVERS DOOR AGAIN OPENED THEN WOULD NOT LATCH HAD TO WAIT TILL IT THAWED OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498312February 15, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE HAD THE DOOR LOCK CABLE ON DRIVER AND PASS DOOR THREE TIMES AND NOW ARE BROKE AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498135February 14, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND TOLD THEM THAT MY MANUAL SHIFTER WAS INTERMITTENT. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. BUT WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS NOT WORKING. IT FINALLY STOP WORKING AT ALL. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND A BROKEN GROUND WIRE. THE COST OF THE PART 413.00 LABOR 375.00. I DID NOT GET IT REPAIRED BECAUSE OF THE COST. I WENT ONLINE AND RESEARCHED IT AND FOUND IT FOR 253.00 AND PUTTING IT IN WOULD BE EASY FOR MYSELF. AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS ON RESEARCH ON HOW TO INSTALL THIS, I CAME ACROSS SEVERAL SECTIONS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. COME TO FIND OUT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. BEING THAT OVER TIME SHIFTING GEARS MADE THE WIRES BREAK. HOW IS IT THAT CERTIFIED REPAIR CENTERS DON'T KEEP UP ON THESE PROBLEMS. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME GOING BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP. AND WHY ISN'T NISSAN COVERING THE PROBLEM. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN FOR THIS AND HAS MADE ME CHANGE MY MIND ABOUT MY NEXT VEHICLE PURCHASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498033February 13, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A RATTLING SOUND AND EXHAUST FUMES WERE SMELLED INSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A HAIRLINE FRACTURE LEADING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO THE MANIFOLD THAT WAS CAUSING THE SMELL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,391.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497889February 12, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND AXLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000...UPDATED 03/18/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ALSO THE REAR END WAS LOCKING UP. UPDATED 04/26/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497634February 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH, I HEARD A LOUD POP COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK. NOW WHENEVER I DECELERATE, A WHINING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN IRVINE, CA AND THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AT A COST OF $2500.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496939February 8, 2013
ENGINE
MY 2006 NISSAN TITAN WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALLS. UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORK, WHICH WAS POORLY PERFORMED, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT BOTH OF MY MANIFOLDS WERE CRACKED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WOULD COST ME OVER $2,000 BUT THE DEALER WOULD CUT ME A DEAL FOR $1,700 IF I WANTED TO DO IT RIGHT AWAY AND THEY ALSO THREATENED ME WITH THE FACT THAT I WOULD NOT PASS MY SMOG SO I HAD TO DO IT NOW. I DECLINED AS I COULD NOT AFFORD REPAIRS LIKE THAT. AFTER A SHORT SEARCH ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS WAS A REGULAR ISSUE WITH TITANS BUT WAS NOT SUBMITTED FOR A RECALL. I HAVE ALSO SENT A COMPLAINT TO NISSAN. I AM QUITE DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS THE LACK OF SERVICE I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER. MY FAMILY AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN STRONG SUPPORTERS OF NISSAN AND OWN MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD ISSUES LIKE THIS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE RESOLVED. I WILL CONTINUE TO BUY NISSANS BUT HOPE THAT THIS WILL BE REVIEWED AND CLAIMED AS A RECALL. I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIRS AS MY HUSBAND AND I ARE BOTH CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED WITH 4 CHILDREN AND THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE WHICH WE CAN NO LONGER DRIVE BECAUSE WE CANNOT HAVE IT SMOGGED TO RENEW REGISTRATION. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THE MANIFOLDS HAD BEEN CRACKED FOR SOME TIME PRIOR TO THE VISIT TO THE DEALER. WE HAD ALWAYS TAKEN OUR TRUCK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE WE HAD PURCHASED A GOLD PACKAGE FOR MAINTENANCE AND I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT NOISE BEFORE AND THEY COULD NEVER FIND A PROBLEM. IT FIGURES THAT AS SOON AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD MAGICALLY FIND THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496476February 5, 2013
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WEBBING FAILED TO AUTOMATICALLY RETRACT UPON ENGAGING. IN 2006, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V345000 (SEAT BELTS) EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NOT A DEFECT. IN 2013, THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496387February 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, WHEELS
I WAS USING MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WHEN I NOTICED A LOUD CLUNK AND FOUND THAT MY AXLE HAD POPPED OUT OF THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. I AM AMONG OVER 1000S OF TITAN OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT AND HAS CAUSED MULTIPLE FAILURES IN OUR TRUCKS. IT ALSO CAUSED A FAILURE IN MINE. THE HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS NOW AND CHANGED THERE PART IN 07 FROM THE ORIGINAL NUMBER 38500-8S102 TO THE NEW PRODUCT NUMBER 38500-8S11B TRUCK IS A NISSAN TITAN 2004 SE KING CAB 4WD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496395February 4, 2013
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND 55 MPH WITH RIGHT OF WAY. OTHER DRIVER PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME HEADING NORTH. I HIT HIS PASSENGER SIDE. TOTALED MY TITAN. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I SUSTAINED UPPER BODY INJURIES DUE TO NO AIRBAG SUPPORT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10496096February 1, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NISSAN TITAN FUEL LINE COVER MADE FROM SOY MATERIAL. RODENT AND SMALL ANIMALS ARE ATTRACTED TO THE SOY MATERIAL AND CHEW THROUGH THE LINE, CAUSING FUEL FUMES OR FUEL TO LEAK. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. NISSAN REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR FIX THE ISSUE. AFTER CONTACTING NISSAN, NISSAN ADVISES CUSTOMERS TO REPLACE PART AND COST THEMSELVES, PART IS REPLACED WITH SAME MATERIAL CAUSING THE SAME PROBLEM. PART IS NOT JUST A FUEL LINE, IT IS A WHOLE FUEL TANK SYSTEM AS LINE IS CONNECTED TO THE TANK SYSTEM. SOME NISSAN TITAN OWNERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK SYSTEM MORE THAN ONCE, BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM REPEATING ITSELF. WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TREATMENT, NISSAN TRAINED MECHANICS ACKNOWLEDGE ISSUE AND ADMIT IT IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. IF THE DEALERSHIP KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE, WHY IS NISSAN CORPORATION NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT A CUSTOMERS FAULT BUT AN ISSUE THAT STARTED FROM THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURE PART AT ASSEMBLY, IT IS A NISSAN PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT A VEHICLE USAGE PROBLEM, IT IS NOT A VEHICLE MAINTENANCE ISSUE, IT IS A PART/ASSEMBLY ISSUE BY THE NISSAN COMPANY. A SIMPLE ONLINE RESEARCH FOR THIS ISSUE HAS BROUGHT UP NUMEROUS FINDINGS FOR NISSAN TITAN OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. VEHICLES CARRY STATIC ELECTRICITY, IT TAKES ONE SPARK OR STOPPING THE VEHICLE OVER ONE CARELESSLY DISCARDED CIGARETTE FOR ANY NISSAN TITAN TO CATCH FIRE. NISSAN SHOULD TAKE CONCERN INTO RESOLVING THIS MATTER AND PROTECT THEIR NISSAN DRIVERS FROM DRIVING BASICALLY A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT/DEATH MACHINE WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495052January 29, 2013
ENGINE
TRUCK IN MID 50'S RANDOMLY STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WILL NOT RESTART. ALL SYMPTOMS IDENTICAL TO EVERY OTHER OF THE MANY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF ECM/IPDM FAILURE. NISSAN CLAIMS RELAY FOR RECALL WAS CHANGED IN 2011, THAT WE HAVE NO OPEN RECALL AND NO OTHER RECOURSE OTHER THAN TO CALL NISSAN AMERICA--EVEN FOR JUST A REPLACEMENT RELAY THAT COSTS THEM PENNIES. NISSAN AMERICA SAYS THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP MUST RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THESE HUGE TRUCKS ARE STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED MY LOCAL DEALER TO CHECK FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED AND THEY KEPT MY TRUCK FOR A WEEK AND CHANGED THE BATTERY TERMINALS--FOR $400 INSTEAD OF CHECKING THE $4.00 RELAY. THAT'S RETAIL--IT COSTS THEM ABOUT A QUARTER. EVEN WITH THE .3 HOURS OF LABOR, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER $90 FOR ME AT FULL RETAIL. INSTEAD, I STALLED AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEED 3 WEEKS LATER. I DO NOT BELIEVE FOR A MINUTE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO DEATHS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. HOW HAS THERE NOT BEEN A FULL INVESTIGATION AND NEWS REPORTS OF THIS FREQUENTLY REPORTED PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494750January 25, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING HOME THE TRUCK REVVED AND LOST POWER, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE TRUCK REGAINED POWER AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME. IT HAPPENED TWICE MORE ON THAT SAME DRIVE HOME. I TOOK IT DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I EXPLAINED IT ONLY HAD 22,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED IN ANYWAY. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BREAK. WE USE IT MAINLY FOR THE DOGS TO TRAVEL IN AND WHEN GUESS ARE IN TOWN WE HAVE AN EXTRA VEHICLE RUN TO THE STORE AND BACK. HONESTLY THE TRUCK DOES VERY LITTLE BUT SHOW OFF THE DOGS WHEN THEY GET TO GO TO THE MARKET AND BACK. WE CALL AND TALKED WITH THE NISSAN REP. WHOSE NAME IS [XXX] WHO IS OUR DISTRICT MANAGER, HE SIMPLY TOLD US THAT THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER IN EFFECT AND WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL EXPENSES. I MENTIONED THE UNFAIRNESS OF THE SITUATION, HIS RESPONSE WAS I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER FOR ALL OF ITS MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS. WHEN I MENTIONED THAT WE HAD ALL THE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICES RECOMMENDED DONE THROUGH OUR SMALL BUSINESS LOCAL MECHANIC WHO BY THE WAY HAS MORE CERTIFICATES AND EXPERIENCE THAN HIS NISSAN TEAM HE ARGUED THE FACT. I SHARED HOW WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO PAYS FOR ALL OF HIS EXPENSES ON HIS OWN TO RUN HIS BUSINESS UNLIKE THE NISSAN TEAM WHO WORK UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE NISSAN DEALER, [XXX] AGAIN ARGUED THE FACT. WE HAVE THREE NISSAN VEHICLES ALL OF WHICH WE ARE NOW SELLING AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN EVER. ITS A SHAME THAT NISSAN DOES NOT STAND BY THERE PRODUCTS. I ALSO READ WHERE THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF THE FRONTIER BECAUSE OF A RADIATOR LEAK THAT MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION, INSTEAD OF A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PEOPLE LETS BAND TOGETHER AND BOYCOTT ALL NISSAN PRODUCTS. 22,000 MILES SERIOUSLY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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