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2004 Nissan Titan complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2004 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Feb 24, 20056,000 milesCA

FRONT END OF VEHICLE HAS TERRIBLE VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING CAUSED BY OVERHEATED AND WARPED FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS. FRONT BRAKES ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER TWICE (AT ROUGHLY 6,000 AND ONCE AT 11,093 MILES). THE REPLACEMENT ROTORS AT THE 11,093 MILE SERVICE ARE REDESIGNED ROTORS INTENDED TO FIX THE RECURRING PROBLEM. AT 17,752 MILES THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE NEW REDESIGNED ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED BY THE DEALER. *NM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Feb 23, 20056,800 milesAL

SERIOUS BRAKE VIBRATION PROBLEM, STARTED WITHIN FIRST 2K MILES, CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED 4 TIMES IN 5 MONTHS. VIBRATION (SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL GETS WORSE AFTER APPROX. 2K MILES, ALMOST UN CONTROLABLE BY 5K MILES).I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALER ON EVERY REPAIR THAT THIS PROBABLY WOUDN'T REPAIR THE PROBLEM. NISSANS CONSUMER AFFAIRS HAS BEEN NO HELP. FILED CLAIM WITH THE BBB AUTO LINE ON 2-4-05. DAY 12 AND STILL NO RESPONSE FROM NISSAN. SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Feb 21, 20054,600 milesIN

DEFECTIVE BRAKES ON ALL NISSAN TITAN TRUCKS MANUFACTURED TO DATE. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES EVERY 4000-4500 MILES. THEY SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND COULD EASILY CAUSE A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE A "FIX" FOR THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD RECALL ALL NISSAN TITANS AT THIS TIME FOR A PERMANENT REPLACEMENT OF THE FAULTY SYSTEM. I NOW HAVE 9300 MILES ON MY NEW 2004 TITAN AND AM CURRENTLY ON MY THIRD SET OF FRONT BRAKES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Feb 20, 20056,000 milesCA

WARPED ROTOR. NORMAL USE. 6K MILES. 2004 NISSAN TITAN TRUCK. DEALERS "FIX" IS TO TURN THE ROTOR AND MAKE IT THINNER RATHER THAN REPLACING IT WITH A HEAVER PART. *JB

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Feb 18, 2005PA

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS ON THE END OF THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND HAS SOME SLIGHTLY RAISED RIDGES. I HAVE ON AT LEAST FIVE OCASSIONS ACCIDENTLY TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS WHEN GOING FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM OR WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE LIGHT SWITCH TURNS VERY EASILY AND AS MY FINGES SLIDE OVER THE KNOB IT TURNS THE HEADLIGHTS TO THE OFF POSITION. A VERY DISTURBING AND FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER HAVING TRAVEL ALL OVER THE U.S. AND SEVERAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THIS IS AN UNNERVING EXPERIENCE AT NIGHT. I HAVE COMPLAINTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TO NISSAN (REFERENCE # 4853986) BUT ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE SWITCH WORKS FINE. I ALSO KNOW ANOTHER TITAN OWNER AND HE HAS HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED OR INJURED. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Tailgate › Latch2 injured
Filed Feb 17, 200525 milesCO

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN TITAN CREW CAB 4X4 TRUCK AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TAILGATE OF THE TRUCK BED. IT IS VERY HEAVY AND MY WIFE HAS DROPPED IT ON HERSELF SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE EVEN DROPPED IT MYSELF. I BELIEVE NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY FIXED IT ON THE 2005 MODEL. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM IN THE 2004 MODEL AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED! *JB

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 17, 2005TX

THE CONSUMER REFUELS THE VEHICLE BY PLACING THE PUMP HANDLE IN THE FIXED POSITION. AFTER ABOUT 2 GALLONS OF FUEL HAS FLOWED INTO THE TANK FUEL OVERFLOWS ONTO THE GROUND. *NM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Feb 16, 200514,173 milesCA

THE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED FIVE TIMES DURING THE PAST YEAR. WHEN TAKEN TO GET SERVICED, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF WARPING. *SC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Feb 11, 2005CA

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE AND REPLACED IT THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Feb 6, 20053,500 milesCA

1 NORMAL DRIVING 2 BRAKE ROTOR WARP (AKA BRAKE JUDDER) 3 TURN ROTORS NOT REPLACED. *JB

Tires › Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems
Filed Feb 4, 200518,000 milesNC

THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE SENSOR CONTINUED TO GO OFF WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER. AS A RESULT, THE SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON. DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Feb 2, 20054,250 milesCA

WHILE STOPPING TRUCK WHEEL SHAKES LEFT TO RIGHT AND GETS MORE VIOLENT THE HARDER I STOPPED. TRUCK HAD ABOUT 4000 MILES ON IT. TOOK TO DEALER HE REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS IT FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOW WITH 6000 MILE I NOTICE THE SAME THING STARTING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. NEVER HAD ANY VECHILES BRAKES FAIL WITH SO FEW MILES. THIS MUST BE A DEFECT FROM FACTORY.*AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Jan 31, 2005100 milesCA

THE PASSENGER SEAT SWERVED AND TWISTED. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL, SINCE OTHER VEHICLES ON THE LOT SEATS REACTED THE SAME WAY.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 28, 20056,000 milesUT

MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN HAS UNDER 6,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT, LIKE MANY OTHERS, STARTED EXPERIENCED BRAKE JUDDER/FAILURE, ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. REPORTED TO THE DEALER, CONFIRMED JUDDER, AND WAS ADDED TO NISSAN'S LIST FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE (1 SET/2 WEEKS NATION-WIDE, I'M TOLD). RETURNING HOME FROM WORK ON A WET HIGHWAY, UNDER MODERATE BRAKING FOR AN ACCIDENT AHEAD, THE BRAKES LOCKED, SENDING THE TITAN SIDEWAYS INTO A BARRIER. I'VE DRIVEN ACCIDENT-FREE FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL AS IN THE TITAN...IT SIMPLY WOULD NOT STOP AND I WAS TRAVELLING WELL UNDER THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IN MODERATE TRAFFIC. I HAVE NO DOUBT HAD THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES AT THE FIRST COMPLAINT OR NISSAN INSTALLED ADEQUATE FRONT BRAKES FROM THE FACTORY, THE ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 27, 2005OH

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jan 27, 20052,500 milesKS

MULTIPLE BRAKE AND STEERING SHUDDER PROBLEMS WITH 2004 TITAN NISSAN SE CREW CAB TRUCK, DEALER MAKES MFG SUGGESTED REPAIRS BUT SHUDDER RETURNS CREATING SAFETY WORRIES AND FEAR OF LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. MOREOVER, TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE REPLACED WHEREIN DEALER INFORMS ME THAT BLOWOUT COULD LEAD TO FAILURE. FRONT TIRES EXCESSIVE WEAR, VIBRATION AND SHUDDER WITH OR WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION. HEADLIGHT SWITCH DESIGN FLAWED, EASILY TURNED OFF WHEN TURN STALK ACTIVATED OR LIGHTS ARE DIMMED FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAM. ALL THE ABOVE PROBLEMS OCCURED AND STILL ARE OCCURING WITHIN FIRST 3500 MILES!! *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist
Filed Jan 26, 2005CA

NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY AS OF YET. HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING BRAKE JUDDER ISSUES ON MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN EVRY 3000 TO 5000 MILES. I CURRENTLY HAVE 10,900 MILES ON THE TRUCK, AND HAVE JUST BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME FOR REPAIR OF THIS ISSUE. JUDJING FROM MY EXPERIENCE, AND THAT OF OTHER TITAN OWNERS, IT IS REASONABLY CLEAR TO ME THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH AN INFERIOR DESIGN OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS TRUCK AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN HAS BEEN DEALING WITH FOR MONTHS NOW, BUT WITH NO GOOD RESOLUTION. IT HAS EVEN BEEN RUMORED FROM A VERY RELIABLE SOURCE AT NISSAN, THAT THE PROBLEM EXTENDS BACK TO A MISPLACED PURCHASE ORDER FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF THE BRAKE PARTS. RATHER THAN ORDER THE RIGHT PARTS, AND DELAY SHIPMENT, NISSAN HAS ELECTED TO BUILD THE TRUCKS AND DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM LATER. I HOPE THAT THERE CAN BE SOME KIND OF INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM, WITH THE OUTCOME BEING A FORCED RECALL (NOT JUST A TSB).*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Shoes/Linings
Filed Jan 26, 20055,000 milesGA

BRAKES HAVE TERRIBLE VIBRATION/SHUDDER. REPLACE AT 5000, 9,000, 15000, & NOW 20000 MILES.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 18, 200523,400 milesOK

THE VEHICLE THE ATSC LIGHT CAME ON AND IT LOST POWER. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED FOR 2 MINUTES AND THE COMPUTER RESTARTED. THE TRANSMISSION JUST SEEMED TO TO SLOW DOWN. THE DEALER FOUND NO DEFECTS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE ALSO SMELLED OF ANTIFREEZE, AND THE SWITCH FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM TURNS ALL THE LIGHTS OFF. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 13, 200515,000 milesCA

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP COMPLETELY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPLACED IT FOUR TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 13, 20059,460 milesCA

RECALL CAMPAIGN: NOTICE RECEIVED FOR DEFECTIVE BRAKES. ROTORS WARPED , BOTH BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 11, 2005CA

I'VE GONE THROUGH 3 SETS OF ROTORS AND BRAKES IN 8 MONTHS.*AK

Suspension
Filed Jan 10, 2005200 milesTX

ONCE THE VEHICLE HITS 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 4 OCCASIONS. MANUFACTURER STATED TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 8, 20055,667 milesAZ

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN TITAN SE AND IT REQUIRES NEW BRAKES AT 5667 MILES DUE TO A FAULTY BRAKE DESIGN. THE TRUCK SHKES EXCESSIVELY EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE BRAKES. I AM CONCERNED THIS IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM THAT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 7, 200512,500 milesOR

MAJOR STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. TOOK TO DEALER IN DECEMBER TO HAVE TSB PERFROMED. (ROTORS TURNED, NEW PADS, GREASE.) LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER BEING SERVICED THE SHUDDER RETURNED AND IT IS AS BAD AS IT WAS PRIOR TO BEING SERVICED.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 7, 20056,800 milesNC

VEHICLE VIBRATED/SHOOK WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO HAD TO TURN BOTH FRONT ROTORS, AND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 6, 20053,000 milesTX

"BRAKE SHUDDER," BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL PULSATION/VIBRATION. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 5, 20053,000 milesTN

BRAKES OVERHEATED, CAUSING VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS OCCURED 4 TIMES WITHIN 14000 MILES, LEADING TO MULTIPLE FIXES BY DEALER WHICH DID NOT WORK. THIS COULD POTENTIALY LEAD TO A FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 4, 2005PR

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS, DISC, AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM TWICE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 2, 20054,500 milesCA

PURCHASED 2004 NISSAN TITAN SE FOUR DOOR MAY 23RD FOR WORK. I AVERAGE APPROXIMATELY 3,500 MILES PER MONTH. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED ROCKING BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY EVERY TIME I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AFTER ABOUT 4,500 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE BRAKE DISKS TURNED AND THE PADS, BOLTS, MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRUCK STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AT 12,000 MILES, AROUND SEPTEMBER, 2004. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE DISCS, CALIPERS, PADS, BOLTS, EVERYTHING AND MADE ALL NEW AGAIN. I DROVE IT AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT 18,000 MILES. AT THIS POINT I WAS BECOMING VERY FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY AT THE SITUATION. THE NISSAN DEALER PROMISED ME THAT THEY HAD JUST RECEIVED THE MOST UP TO DATE REPAIR KIT FROM THE NISSAN FACTORY AND THAT THEY WERE BEING TOLD THAT THIS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK WAS BRAKING FINE UNTIL I REACHED 23,000 MILES AT THE END OF DECEMBER, 2004. I SPOKE TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND LODGED A FORMAL COMPLAINT. I WAS ASKED WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT I HAD MY BRAKES DONE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD A NEW REPAIR KIT SINCE THEN. I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS TOLD THIS THE LAST TIME AND YET HERE I AM AGAIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD MY BRAKES DONE AGAIN ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 30TH, 2004. THIS MEANS THAT MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN DONE FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *JB

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Dec 10, 2004500 milesIN

2004 NISSAN TITAN, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS A TURN KNOB ON THE END OF THE SIGNAL LIGHT SWITCH AND IT TURNS VERY EASY. IT HAS A PROTRUDING EDGE ON THE TURN SWITCH TO PROVIDE YOUR FINGERS WITH TRACTION TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF. PROBLEM IS OFTEN WHEN YOU GO TO DIM THE LIGHTS (THE DIMMING IS DONE BY PULLING THE SIGNAL LIGHT LEVER TO YOU) THE SWITCH TURNS SO EASY IT OFTEN TURNS THE LIGHTS OFF. I AM A 53 YEAR OLD DRIVER THAT HAS DRIVEN MILLIONS OF MILES IN BOTH PASSENGER VEHICLES AND HEAVY TRUCKS. A NUMBER OF TIMES THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE NO LIGHTS I FIND THIS VERY VERY DANGEROUS. MY CONCERN IS NOT FOR MYSELFSO MUCH BUT FOR A INEXPERIANCED DRIVER PANICING WHEN THE LGIHTS WENT OUT AT HIGH SPEED IN THE DARK OF THE NIGHT LIKE AS IT HAS WITH ME AND NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO CALCULATE WHAT THE FAILURE WAS FAST ENOUGH TO TURN THEM BACK ON BEFORE CAUSING A VERY BAD ACCIDENT.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Dec 8, 20045,000 milesWI

I LEASED A TITAN CREW LE ON TAX DAY 2004. AT 5000 MILES, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE SHOT AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY UPON BRAKING ON THE FREEWAY. THE TRUCK WOULD ALSO PULL ONE DIRECTION OR ANOTHER UPON BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP (KAYSER NISSAN) FIXED THE PROBLEM. AT 10,000 MILES, THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP THIS TIME SAID THEY COULDN'T REPLACE THE ROTORS BUT SHAVED THEM DOWN AND REPLACED THE SLIDERS. AT 15,000 MILES, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. I'VE TRIED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN TOWN WITH A BETTER REPUTATION FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET PARTS FOR OVER 3 WEEKS. IN THE MEAN TIME, MY KIDS HAVE TO DRIVE IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. I TOW NOTHING WITH THIS TRUCK. *JB

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank
Filed Dec 6, 20041,000 milesFL

WHEN PUMPING GAS THE GAS FROM THE TANK PROJECTS BACK AT THE PERSON PUTTING FUEL INTO THE TANK. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED TO REPLACE THE TANK. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Dec 2, 20048 milesNC

SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAG IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN A PASSENGER SITS IN THE SEAT, WHO WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 130 LBS. THE AIR BAG BECOMES INACTIVE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SAID THAT THIS WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. ON EOF CONSUMER'S FRIENDS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

Structure › Body
Filed Nov 30, 20044,744 milesGA

WATER LEAK ON FRONT FLOORBOARDS.FLOORBOARD SOKED WITH WATER.DEALER ADVISES LEAK WAS EVAPORATION DRAINTUBE,1.5 INCHES OF HALF INCH ID HOSE ADDED TO EVAPORATION TUBE AND REINSTALLED GUTTER.RECHECKED ,NO FURTHER SIGNS OF LEAKS DETECTED ADVISED THE DEALER. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM /11-30 -04 3RD TIME BACK FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 19, 20041,100 milesFL

TITAN WITH FULL MFG TOW PACKAGE PURCHASED TO TOW TRAVEL TRAILER. TITAN RATED BY DEALER & MFG TO TOW 9,400 LBS AND GVWR AT 14,600 LBS. WHEN TOWING 8,000 LBS (GVW WAS 13,500) AT 50 MPH ON FLAT ROAD, NO WIND, APPROX 85 DEG F TRANSMISSION TEMP ROSE INTO DANGER ZONE. WEIGHTS WERE CONFIRMED AT CERTIFIED SCALE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER WITH DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE BUT TOW WAS TOO HEAVY. MFG AGREED WITH DEALER THAT TOW WAS TOO HEAVY AFTER CONSULTING WITH THEIR ENGINEERS. NEITHER COULD EXPLAIN HOW 8,000 LBS WAS HEAVIER THAN 9,600 LBS. MFG ASKED IF I WOULD AGREE TO A TEST DRIVE. I AGREED BUT DEALER WAS NON RESPONSIVE AND NOT AVAILABLE. NOTHING WAS DONE AND WE WERE FORCED TO TRADE TRAILER FOR LOWER WEIGHT TRAILER. WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN JULY 2004 ON A HILL WITH 6,340 LB (GVW 12,140) TOW. I ADVISED MGF AGAIN AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Nov 16, 2004CO

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WORE OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Tires
Filed Nov 15, 2004FL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY ON ITS OWN. ALSO, INTERIOR DOME LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Nov 3, 2004GA

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH AND VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 1, 20047,200 milesNV

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WAS A SQUEALING AND GRINDING NOISE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED. *JB THE FRONT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY. *SC

Seat Belts › Rear/OtherCrash
Filed Oct 28, 20042,500 milesAZ

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 26, 20044,325 milesCA

AT 4345 MILES, BRAKE ROTORS OVERHEATING DUE TO NON-FULL-RELEASE OF CALIPERS CAUSING ROTOR WARP, JERKING IN STEERING WHEEL, DAMAGE AND OVERHEATING OF TIRES, LOSS OF CONTROL ON WET PAVEMENT EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS, DAMAGE TO STEERING COMPONENTS DUE TO SHAKING CAUSED BY WARPED ROTORS, BLUE OVERHEATING MARKS ON ROTORS. I RETURNED THE TITAN TO THE DEALER AT 6:30AM., CALLED BACK AT 2:15PM AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD EITHER HAVE TO LEAVE THE TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP OR PICK IT UP DUE TO NON-AVAILABILITY OF PARTS. THIS WAS OVER 2 MONTHS BACK. STILL NO PARTS, SHAKE IS STILL CONSISTENT WHEN USING THE BRAKES AT ANY PRESSURE AND SPEED.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 25, 20047,200 milesMD

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AND BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS. AFTER READING ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, I'M PROBABLY GOING TO BE BACK AT THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN A COUPLE OF THOUSAND MILES. I STILL LIKE MY TRUCK THOUGH!!!*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 19, 20044,000 milesGA

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 18, 20045,000 milesCO

THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THEY ARE DEFECTIVE AGAIN. *JB

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Oct 14, 20048,700 milesNM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE AIRBAG ON THE STEERING WHEEL DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 12, 200412,700 milesWI

WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Suspension
Filed Oct 5, 20041,500 milesTN

VEHICLE VIBRATES AT PARTICULAR SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED TIRES, REPLACED RIMS AND TIRES, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO VIBRATE AT VERY NOTICEABLE LEVELS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CALLED NISSAN TECH LINE, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM TO DATE. *AK

Electrical System
Filed Oct 1, 200411,843 milesGA

VEHICLE FAILS TO START. HAS HAPPENED ON 3 OCCASIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS. DATE BELOW IS FIRST OCCURRENCE. WHEN IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED TO START ALL APPEARS NORMAL EXCEPT STARTER DOES NOT ENGAGE. WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED TO ON, HEADLIGHTS COME ON REGARDLESS OF POSITION OF HEADLIGHT SWITCH. WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED TO ACC OR OFF, HEADLAMPS WILL NOT LIGHT REGARDLESS OF POSITION OF LIGHT SWITCH. DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED FIRST AS LOSS OF SECURITY CHIP PROGRAMMING, SECOND AS POOR GROUND CONNECTION. REPAIR ATTEMPTS UNSUCCESSFUL THUS FAR.*AK

Electrical System
Filed Sep 30, 2004100 milesOH

WHEN WINDOW WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN, TRIED TO ROLL IT UP, IT ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO COME UP BUT DIDN'T MOVE. TURNED OFF VEHICLE, AND TRIED AGAIN A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD COME UP. THIS HAS HAPPENEND ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. ALSO HAVE PREMIUM SOUND SYSTEM (ROCKFORD) RADIO RECPTION AND SOUND QUALITY IS WORST I HAVE EVER HEARD IN ANY VEHICLE, SOMETHING NEEDS DONE ABOUT THIS.*AK

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