Nissan Titan Complaints (2006)

430 consumer complaints on file.

#10425463September 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
REAR AXLE SEALS HAVE NOW FAILED FOR THE 3RD TIME. NISSAN DEALERS TELLS ME NISSAN WILL NOT PERMIT THEM TO REPLACE SEALS ALONE. NISSAN CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS FIX IS TO REPLACE ENTIRE AXLE ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $800 EACH AXLE. NISSAN IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF A DESIGN PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT TAKE THE LEAD TO FIX, BUT PUT THE COST OF A DEFECTIVE DESIGN ON THE BACK OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. NISSAN SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THERE IS A FLAW IN THE MATERIALS USED IN THE DIFFERENTIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL IS NOT VENTING PROPERLY THUS CAUSING THE SEALS TO PREMATURELY FAIL. I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED SINCE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON NISSAN TITAN TRUCKS THAT NISSAN WILL NOT FACE. SOUNDS LIKE NISSAN IS HAVING A TOYOTA MOMENT AND BURYING THEIR HEAD IN THE SAND. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425182September 13, 2011
SUSPENSION
AT 38,000 MILES THE DRIVE SIDE REAR AXLE SEAL ON MY 2006 NISSAN TITAN STARTED LEAKING SPREADING GREASE ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL. THIS WAS NOT IN ANY WAY DUE TO NEGLECT OF THE VEHICLE, OFF ROAD 4-WHEEL DRIVE DRIVING OR VIA AUTO ACCIDENT AS I DRIVE EXCLUSIVELY ON PAVED ROADS AND THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THIS COULD EASILY HAVE COVERED MY BRAKES WITH GREASE AND OIL AND CAUSED LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES WHICH OF COURSE COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423090September 2, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NOTICED LOUD BANGING IN REAR OF TRUCK. FOUND THE EXHAUST TAILPIPE BROKE OFF NEAR THE MUFFLER AND WAS HANGING BY A MOUNTING POST. UPON INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL OF THE TAILPIPE FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK, IT LOOKED LIKE A JUNCTION OF THE TAIL PIPE TO THE MUFFLER PIPE HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421363August 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
REAR AXLE SEAL FAILURE BOTH SIDES. CONTAMINATED BRAKES CAUSING FAILURE OF REAR BRAKES. REPLACEMENT OF SEALS AND BRAKE COMPONENTS NECESSARY FOR REPAIR. ACCIDENT AVOIDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420964August 22, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER STROKE SENSOR FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE FAILURE AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420130August 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT HAD BEEN CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE FUEL FILTER OR BATTERY. AS A PRECAUTION THE CONTACT REPLACED BOTH PARTS. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420369August 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN
DRIVER SIDE REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING OIL AND FAULTY AXLE BEARING AT 50K MILES. VERY COMMON FAILURE IN EARLY MILEAGE LIFE OF VEHICLE, MANY OWNER COMPLAINTS. REPLACE SEAL AN BEARING AT COST OVER $700. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR AXLE FAILURE IS MOST COMMON AND IS NOT THE DOMINANT DRIVE WHEEL. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE AXLE SHOWING SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. VEHICLE DOES NOT TOW ANYTHING AND DOES NOT CARRY HEAVY LOADS. DEALER ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE IT ANY FURTHER OR CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419387August 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
DRIVER SIDE REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING OIL AND FAULTY AXLE BEARING AT 50K MILES. VERY COMMON FAILURE IN EARLY LIFE OF VEHICLE, MANY COMPLAINTS. REPLACE SEAL AN BEARING AT COST OVER $700. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR AXLE FAILURE IS MOST COMMON AND IS NOT THE DOMINANT DRIVE WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419298August 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN
2006 NISSAN TITAN SE REAR LEFT SEAL LEAKING FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THE SAME ISSUE ON THE LEFT REAR SEAL IS LEAKING AGAIN AND ALSO THE RIGHT REAR SEAL IS STARTING TO LEAK. BASED ON ALL MY RESEARCH I HAVE DONE THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CONTINUED TO BE COVERED AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS. MY TRUCK IS NOW AT THE DEALER AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 88,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417156August 5, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE MANY NISSAN TITANS ARE EXPERIENCING PREMATURE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. SOME FAILURES ARE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE, AS PARTICLES OF THE CORE OF SUCKED UP INTO THE ENGINE. THIS HAS CAUSED FAILURES WHILE DRIVING, AND AS OF YET HAS NOT CAUSED ANY CRASHES OR FIRES. I BELIEVE IT IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THERE ARE ARE LARGE NUMBER OF FAILURES BEFORE 80,000 MILES, AND A LARGE NUMBER OF FAILURES RIGHT AFTER 80,000 MILES WHICH LEAVES IT UP TO THE CONSUMER TO PAY $1700+ TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE. NISSAN IS SAYING IT'S NOT AN ISSUE, BUT INTERNET REPORTS OF THE FAILURES WOULD SAY OTHERWISE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. THANKS *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417658August 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THE REAR ALE BEARINGS IN MY 2006 4X4 NISSAN TITAN HAVE FAILED. NO PARTS MANUFACTURER EXCEPT NISSAN IS OFFERING THE PARTS AND ONLY AS A WHOLE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417480August 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER BEARING HAS FAILED CAUSING SEVERE BACKLASH IN THE DRIVES SHAFT AND A FAILURE OF THE PINION. ALSO THE FRONT LEFT SEAL HAS FAILED CAUSING A LEAK TO PROGRESSIVELY GET BIGGER ALLOWING MORE AND MORE LUBRICANT TO ESCAPE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414829July 23, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
WHILE CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE TPMS BROKE - FILED BY JIFFY LUBE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413872July 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL 2006 NISSAN TITAN *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414300July 18, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ARE CRACKED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. THEIR FAILURE EMITTED RAW ENGINE EXHAUST INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT POTENTIALLY ENDANGERING THE LIFE/HEALTH OF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS DUE TO CARBON DIOXIDE EXPOSURE THROUGH CABIN AIR INLETS WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE DOWN. AT THE VERY LEAST, AIR POLLUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE EPA OCCURRED MULTIPLIED BY THE VAST NUMBER OF DOCUMENTED NISSAN EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413474July 18, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
POORLY CONSTRUCTED EXHAUST MANIFOLD(S) EQUIPPED IN 2004-2007 NISSAN TITANS CRACK UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. NEARLY ALL TITANS ON THE ROAD (UP UNTIL ABOUT 2008) ARE EFFECTED BY THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. 2008+ TITANS ARE SAID TO BE EQUIPPED WITH STRONGER MANIFOLDS, BUT THOSE CRACK AS WELL. THIS CRACK, IF NOT TAKEN CARE OF, MAY THROW ERROR CODES WHICH WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LEAN OUT AND POSSIBLY DESTROY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ASIDE FROM POSSIBLE ENGINE MALFUNCTION DUE TO THIS CRACK, EXHAUST GASES TO NOT PROPERLY EXHAUST OUT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXIT THE MANIFOLDS WITHIN THE ENGINE BAY AND ENTER INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN. AS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ARE ATTACHED TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, THEY CAN BE REPLACED BY THE 8Y/80K MILE FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY. HOWEVER, MANY DEALERS WILL NOT LOOK AT THE MANIFOLDS TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE UNTIL AFTER THIS POINT. REPLACING THE MANIFOLDS USING OEM PRODUCTS IS QUITE COSTLY. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412829July 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TAIL PIPE RUSTED AT FLANGE NEXT TO MUFFLER AND NOTICED LIQUID LEAKING FROM AROUND THE CENTER OF MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN, THEY CONFIRMED REAR SEAL LEAKAGE. SCHEDULED TO BE FIXED TOMORROW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409090June 27, 2011
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 70 MPH, HE COULD HEAR A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409774June 27, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING, HEARD A BANG, DID NOT NOTICE ANY DAMAGE AT FIRST. LATER ONCE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AT HOME SEEN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR LEAF SPRING WAS PUSHED THROUGH THE BED OF THE TRUCK. (HAVE PICTURES, IF NEEDED) THE PART PUSHED THROUGH THE METAL OF THE BED AS WELL AS THE SPRAY ON BED LINER. TOOK TRUCK TO THE LOCAL GARAGE, WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE ANY FURTHER THAN JUST A COUPLE MILES. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS HAPPENED GIVEN THE YEAR OF THE TRUCK. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BE REPLACED AS WELL, BEFORE IT BROKE ALSO, HE STATED THAT IT WAS VERY THIN METAL. THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS PURCHASED AT THE A DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WHERE THIS PART HAS BROKEN CAUSING SIMILAR DAMAGE. REPAIRS TO THE TRUCK WILL ALSO REQUIRE REPLACING THE TRUCK BED POSSIBLE. THIS TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN OFF ROAD NOR HAS IT BEEN USED TO HAUL ITEMS, IT HAS A FIBERGLASS BED COVER ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405976June 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN TITAN. I WAS ON VACATION WITH MY WIFE AND GRANDDAUGHTER THIS PAST WEEK WHEN I NOTICED THE BRAKING ON MY TRUCK FELT WRONG. IT TOOK MUCH FURTHER TO STOP THAN IT SHOULD. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I PULLED OVER TO A REST AREA AND NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED THE FLUIDS AND EVERYTHING LOOKED OK. I WENT TO A GARAGE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME WHERE THE REAR AXLE SEALS WERE LEAKING DIFFERENTIAL FLUID INTO THE BRAKE DRUMS ON BOTH REAR WHEELS AND SPINNING FLUID INTO THE WHEELS. THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO GET IT OVER TO THE NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH TITANS. THEY CONSIDER IT SAFE. BUT THEY TELL ME I NEED TO GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY. THE REAR BRAKES HAVE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID LEAKING INTO THEM. WHICH MEANS I MAY EVEN HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING DAMAGED! THEY ALSO TOLD ME THE REAR AXLE COULD LOCK UP CAUSING MORE DANGER AND DAMAGE. THEY ADMIT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE BUT THEY WILL NOT LET THE OWNERS KNOW IN WRITING. THAT IS PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY WOULD RATHER THE OWNER ENCURE THE HUGE EXPENSE OF REPAIRING THIS ISSUE AFTER THEIR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THEY WILL NOT CONSIDER THIS A RECALL. I WILL HAVE TO SPEND $3000 TO REPLACE THE REAR AXLE. I AM FURIOUS AND DISAPOINTED THAT NISSAN WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE I SEE HUNDREDS OF POST.WHY IS THIS NOT BEING ADDRESSED? IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN FIVE YEARS YET SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I AM ONLY AT 85,000 MILES. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEIR PATHETIC RESPONSE AND REFUSAL TO FIX THIS ISSUE AT THEIR EXPENSE.THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE NISSAN! I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN IF THEY DON'T RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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