2004 Nissan Titan complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXHAUST FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO CRACKS ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, WHICH WAS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT HE COULD REPLACE BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD SMELL FUEL FUMES INSIDE OF THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC FOUND A DEFECT ON THE EXHAUST PIPE AND BOTH MANIFOLDS HAD CRACKS IN THEM. IN ORDER TO REPAIR VEHICLE, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CATALYST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COULD SMELL FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR SERVICE MAINTENANCE WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AS WELL AS A FAILURE WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING OIL AND ACCUMULATES ON BRAKE ROTOR COVER. IF NOT CORRECTED , COULD LEAD TO FAILURE OF ENTIRE DRIVE ASSEMBLY DUE TO ABSENCE OF FLUID. *JS

I TOO HAVE2004 TITAN WHIT BRAKE PROBLEM, WARNIN LIGHT COMES ON PEDEL GOSE TO FLOOR.REPLACE BRAKE DISK AND INSPETED ALL BRAKE PARTS PROBLEM KEEP COMEING BACK AFTER SEVERL DAYS . NISSAN NEED TO DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V459000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WIRING HARNESS. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE SRS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT ALSO STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALER AND CONTACTED THEM AFTER SOME TIME. THE TECHNICIAN THEN ADVISED THAT ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE PART HAD ARRIVED AND WAS SENT BACK. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID HITTING THE REAR END OF ANOTHER CAR WHILE IT WAS STOPPED TO MAKE A TURN. WITHOUT WARNING, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS UNIT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE "BRAKE" WARNING LIGHT. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE PEDAL ACTION CONTINUED UNTIL I COULD GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. WHEN STOPPED I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID AND IT WAS AT THE MAX LINE ON THE RESERVOIR. AS A MECHANIC, I LATER CHECKED THE VEHICLE FOR CODES STORED. IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE CODE "C1179" INDICATING A POSSIBLE DELTA STROKE SENSOR/SIGNAL FAULT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITH THIS TRUCK. LUCKILY, THE FIRST TIME, NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME. I REALLY AM CONCERNED THAT THIS TYPE OF FAULT COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE ANY OCCUPANT(S) IN EITHER VEHICLE OR POSSIBLY A PEDESTRIAN. IT MAY PROVE TO BE FATAL IN ANY CASE. ONE POSSIBLE FIX COULD BE TO ALLOW THE ABS UNIT TO BE TURNED OFF WHEN CODE "C1179" OCCURS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

REAR DIFFERENTIAL WENT BAD SO I HAD THE REAR END REPLACED IN JUNE OF 2010. IN MAY OF 2012 I NOTICED THE REAR END LEAKING FLUID ALL OVER MY ROTORS. THIS COULD CAUSE MY BRAKES TO FAIL. OTHER TITAN OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITIAN. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

I FIRST HEARD A "WHINE" OR "HOWL" COMING FROM THE REAR END 2 YEARS AGO, WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME I NEED A COMPLETE REAR END ASSEMBLY AT THE COST OF 4000$. I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT, AND THEY SAID YOU COULDN'T REBUILD THE REAR END, BECAUSE NISSAN WOULDN'T RELEASE THE PARTS FOR IT. I DROVE ON IT FOR 2 YEARS BEFORE IT WENT OUT ON ME ON THE 21ST OF APRIL, 2012. IVE READ UP ON HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS, ABOUT THE REAR ENDS ON NISSAN TITANS GOING OUT, AND NISSAN NOT HAVING A RECALL. *TR

HAD THE REAREND GO OUT 91,000 MILES HAD NISSAN REBUILD THEN WENT OUT AGAIN AT 94,000 MILES NISSAN DIDN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR WARRANTY NOW STILL SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY TILL FIND A GOOD SALVAGE ONE . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXHAUST FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,972.

REAR DIFFERENTIAL WENT OUT. *TR

2004 NISSAN TITAN THE REAR WIRING HARNESS IS ROUTED OVER THE FRAME RAIL DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE TAILPIPE CAUSING IT TO MELT IN THE EVENT OF AN EXHAUST LEAK. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AND NOW I'M STUCK SPLICING WIRES TOGETHER AS THE LOCAL DEALER IN SAINT JOHN NB WANT OVER $1000.00 TO REPLACE, THIS PROBLEM SEEM TO BE A COMMON ONE AMONG OTHER OWNERS I HAVE TALKED TO AND POSES A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD / POTENTIAL ACCIDENT DUE TO COMPLETE SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER. NISSAN CANADA SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS (I'M SURE THEY ALREADY ARE) TO AVOID ANY LEGAL PROBLEMS THAT MAY ARISE DUE TO THEM NOT RECOMMENDING AN INSPECTION / NOTICE OR RECALL OF THE REAR WIRING HARNESS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE BEARING FAILURE SEAL FAILURE CAUSING AXLE OIL TO POUR OUT AND AXLE SHAFT TO FALL OUT. EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED DUE TO BEING COVERED IN OIL. *TR

JUST HAD BOTH MANIFOLDS REPLACED UNDER NISSAN WARRANTY. AS I WAS DRIVING AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP I HEARD A LOUD POP TURNING RIGHT FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. TURNED AROUND BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIPS PARKING LOT I HEARD ANOTHER POP? THE SERVICE TECH DROVE IT AROUND THEIR SERVICE AREA AND SAID MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS GOING OUT. NISSAN HAS KNOWN THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR YEARS ESPECIALLY IN THE EARLY TRUCKS YEARS BUT REFUSES TO FIX IT UNDER A RECALL. THIS IS A $3500.00 FIX WHICH THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY AND NISSAN PROFITS FROM A POORLY DESIGNED COMPONENT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON ALL NISSAN TITANS FROM '04 - '07. *TR

BOTH REAR WHEEL AXLE SEALS HAVE FAILED AT 67,906 MILES. LEAKING BOTH SIDES. CAUGHT IN TIME SO THAT REAR BRAKES ARE NOT DESTROYED AND REAR END/DIFFERENTIAL NOT DESTROYED. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AFFECTING THIS TRUCK PRIOR TO 2008. A DEFINITE DESIGN DEFECT. SOMEDAY SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT DUE TO REAR BRAKE FAILURE OR LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN CATASTROPHIC REAR END FAILURE OCCURS. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON DRIVER SIDE CRACKED AND LEAKING EXHAUST FUMES INTO CABIN OF VEHICLE. *TR

TRUCK WAS DUE FOR A STATE INSPECTION, TRUCK WOULD NOT PASS- BECAUSE OF REAR BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO LEAKING REAR AXLE SEALS. REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKING CAUSING EMERGENCY BRAKE TO NOT FUNCTION. FOUND A FORUM WITH THE SAME PROBLEM MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING-TITANTALK. HOW CAN THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS A SAFETY PROBLEM, NOT BE A SAFETY RECALL? COME ON NISSAN, YOU JUST LOST ANOTHER CUSTOMER. THANKS TO YOU, I WILL BE ONLY BUYING GM PRODUCTS. *TR

AFTER FRONT DIFFERENTIAL HAD FAILED AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE 4WD. TOOK TO DEALER AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER 1 1/2 YEARS STARTED TO WHINE AND GRIND AGAIN DEALERSHIP SAID SORRY WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. 3 DIFFERENTIALS IN 3 YEARS WOOHOO A REAL WINNER HERE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED AND WAS CAUSING INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY THAT THERE WAS ONE QUARTER TANK OF FUEL WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE SENDING UNIT AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE PASSENGER DOOR HARNESS. THE HARNESS DESIGN WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE WIRES TO BECOME DISCONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V345000 (SEAT BELTS: FRONT: ANCHORAGE). THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,507 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,600.

DIFFERENTIAL STARTED TO WINE AT ABOUT 58,000 MILES. NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR-END OF DIFF IS LEAKING OIL. REPORTED IT TO DEALER, BUT THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG, DO NOT HEAR ANYTHING, NO IDEA WHAT IT IS. CONCERNED THAT THE OIL MAY END UP ON THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS IN WHICH CASE REAR BRAKE FAILURE MAY OCCUR. REAR END STARTING TO FAIL NOW AT 72,000. *TR

REAR DIFFERENTIAL SPIDER GEAR FAILURE. WHEN ACCELERATING NOTICED A POP AND VEHICLE DRIVE TRAIN SLIPPED AND DISENGAGED. VEHICLE ROLLED TO STOP. WHEN RESTARTED VEHICLE MOVED BUT WITH SIGNIFICANT GRINDING AND POPPING. MECHANIC FOUND SPIDER GEARS IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL DESTROYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE HORN WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

EXACTLY LIKE THE FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND XTERRA, THE RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. *TR

FAILURE OF FRONT CONTROL ARMS, ACCORDING TO NISSAN WEBSITE (MANY OTHER VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR SAME, NOT MINE) THIS COULD RESULT IN COLLISION. MECHANIC STATED THE WHEEL WOULD COME OFF WITH FAILURE. NISSAN DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED THE WELD WAS FAILING AND TOLD ME THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED, BUT THAT WHILE 1800+ VEHICLES WERE SHOWN TO BE AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON LIST. NISSAN NEEDS TO EXPAND THEIR RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED AT THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE, THE DEALER NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE DAMAGED. THE DEALER STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE DAMAGE OF THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH OCCURRING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 10E019000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL, AND CAUSED FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,307 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEALS AND THE GEAR BOX WERE LEAKING AT THE BRAKE CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE REAL DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD RETURN HIS CALL AT A LATER DATE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK WITH THE MANUFACTURER FOR TWO WEEKS BUT THEY WOULD NOT RETURN HIS CALL. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

REAR DIFF STARTED WITH SMALL WINE NOISE IN AM ON WAY TO WORK - 11.6 MILES. WENT TO LUNCH - ANOTHER 6 MILES - NOISE A LITTLE LOUDER - NOT BAD - JUST A LITTLE LOUDER. GO HOME IN EVENING - MADE IT ANOTHER 6 MILES AND NOISE SOUNDED LIKE SOME ONE WAS CRASHING INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AS THE BACK END LOCKED UP AND SENT ME SKIDDING ACROSS THE ROAD. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE LANE NEXT ME!! FAILURE ACCORDING TO DEALER WAS FROM THE 'VENT' TUBE BEING CLOGGED AND CAUSING IT OVERHEAT AND BLOW THE SEALS... SO, ALMOST A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT IF WAS ON HIGHWAY, AND NOW 3500 DOLLARS TO FIX BECAUSE OF A 5 DOLLAR CHECK VALVE! THIS IS INSANE. GOOGLE AROUND FOR THE TITAN REAR DIFF, AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE OUT THERE!!!! *TR

THE REAL AXLE SEALS IN BOTH SIDES ARE GONE AND CONTINUOUS LEAKING IS INEVITABLE. *TR

THE SEAL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR FAILED, BEGAN TO LEAK OIL ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE RIM AND THE BRAKES. THIS WAS WITHIN A FEW MILES AFTER HAVING HAD A DEALERSHIP PRESS A NEW BEARING ONTO THE AXLE AND OCCURRED WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE VEHICLE HAVING BEEN PICKED UP FROM THE SHOP. DEALERSHIP ADMITS TO HAVING SEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND KNOWING THAT IT WOULD LEAK BUT HAVING DECIDED TO NOT INFORM THE CUSTOMER ABOUT THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2004 NISSAN TITAN FROM A DEALERSHIP IN OHIO IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004. HAD A FEW OTHER ISSUES ABOUT THE TRUCK DURING ALL THIS TIME OF OWNERSHIP BUT NISSAN HAD ISSUED RECALLS TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE ISSUES AND I WAS PLEASED WITH THEM AND THEIR SERVICE. I AM AT PRESENT EXPERIENCING REAR DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO LEAKING REAR SEALS AND FAULTY COMPONENTS IN THE ENTIRE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF REPORTED DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS ON THE 2004 THROUGH 2010 TITANS AND NISSAN NORTH AMERICA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO ELIMINATE THIS SAFETY DEFECT AND RECALL ALL THE TITANS FOR NEW DIFFERENTIAL REPLACEMENTS AT NISSANS EXPENSE. I HOPE TO GOD PEOPLE DRIVING THE TITANS ARE NOT KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM AND DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIAL. I WILL NEVER DEAL WITH NISSAN EVER AGAIN FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYONE I COME IN CONTACT WITH FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE WILL BE TOLD BY ME HOW UNRELIABLE AND HONEST THE NISSAN COMPANY IS I JUST SPENT 2900.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE MY DIFFERENTIAL WITH A NEWLY ENGINEERED AND DESIGNED DIFFERENTIAL MADE BY DESIGNED BY AND INSTALL ON MY TRUCK BY NISSAN EMPLOYEE'S. NEVER AGAIN! *TR

I HAVE NOW ONLY OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR ONE YEAR. I AM ONLY THE SECOND OWNER. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE DRIVE TRAIN ISSUES NOW WITH THIS TRUCK AND IT IS ONLY CURRENTLY AT 75,000 MILES AS OF 11/20/2011. 04/22/11 TURNED A CORNER FROM A FOUR WAY STOP TO HEAR A LIGHT GRINDING NOISE THAT TURNED TO A HEAVY CLUNK AND TIRE HOP. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TRUSTED AUTO REPAIR TECH TO FIND THAT MY E-LOCKER DETERIORATED AND LITERALLY GRENADED MY WHOLE CARRIER ASSEMBLY. THE ONLY FIX ACCORDING TO NISSAN IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AS IN NEW CASE FULLY ASSEMBLED W/ ROTORS AND ALL. LOCAL SHOP DID RESEARCH AND SAID THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THEY HAVE A LOT AND NISSAN DOES NOT SELL INDIVIDUAL PARTS TO REPLACE. LOCAL SHOP HAD TO BUILD WHOLE NEW CUSTOM REAR END FROM SEALS IN W/ A DETROIT TRUE TRAC MECHANICAL LOCKER. AT THE SAME TIME SHORTLY AFTER FOUND GEAR OIL IN DRIVEWAY FROM FRONT PUMPKIN TO FIND DRIVERS SIDE C-CLIP BROKE AND AXLE SHAFT IS NOT ENGAGING (IN OTHER WORDS NO DEPENDABLE 4WD) HAD THAT ALL FIXED IN 05/2011 AND SEEMED OKAY NEVER HAD USED THE 4WD. NOW 11/19/11 WENT TO GO FIND A CHRISTMAS TREE AND TURNED ON THE 4WD AGAIN JUST IN CASE. ONCE AGAIN A BROKEN C-CLIP OUT OF NOWHERE. I HAVE NOW HAD TWO BROKEN C-CLIPS WITHIN ABOUT 6 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER W/O 4WD BEING USED. BOUGHT THE TRUCK FOR $16K AND HAVE NOW PUT IN ALMOST ANOTHER $4K IN FRONT AND REAR END REPAIRS. NISSAN IS LOSING A LOT OF CUSTOMERS BY NOT OWNING UP TO THEIR MISTAKES AND DESIGN FLAWS. *TR

DISCOVERED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR AXLE OIL SEAL LEAKING. VEHICLE MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NISSAN MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES. DISCOVERED NISSAN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB)NTB10-032 STATING ENTIRE AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY (AXLE, NEW RETAINER, AXLE BEARING, OIL SEAL, BEARING CAGE, AND ABS ROTOR) BE REPLACED ON 2004-2008 MODELS WHEN OIL LEAKS ARE DISCOVERED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE TSB DID NOT ELABORATE WHY THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY IS TO BE REPLACED. IT CAN ONLY BE ASSUMED THAT ALL PARTS OF THE ASSEMBLY ARE CONSIDERED DEFECTIVE AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. I PRESENTED THE TSB TO MY NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THEY ONLY NEED TO REPLACE THE OIL SEAL, AXLE BEARING, AND SPACER CONTRARY TO THE PRESCRIBED SERVICE PROCEDURE IN THE TSB. WITHIN 200 MILES OF REPLACEMENT, THE NEW OIL SEAL LEAKS INDICATING THE CAUSE OF THE SEAL FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. UNRESOLVED AXLE SEAL LEAKS WILL RESULT IN AXLE FAILURE AND BRAKE FAILURES WHEN PADS ARE SOAKED BY GEAR OIL LEAKS. *TR

RIGHT SIDE AXLE IS LEAKING FLUID TO REAR DISK BRAKE. TO FIX ONE SIDE IS 2200. AFTER SEARCHING ON TITAN FORUMS, DISCOVERED THIS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THIS TRUCK. THIS IS A TRUCK THAT HAD SYNTHETIC DIFF OIL AND NEVER TOWED, YET HAS SUCH MAJOR FAILURE SO SOON? THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE REAR AXLE SEALS ARE LEAKING AND HAS CAUSED MY REAR BRAKES TO SLIP DUE TO THE DIFFERENTIAL OIL GETTING ON MY BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THIS IS MY SECOND ENCOUNTER OF THIS PROBLEM AND NISSAN STILL REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE SLUGGISHLY AND IT WAS LOSING GAS MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HIS MANIFOLD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKED AND BEGAN SPRAYING DIFFERENTIAL FLUID ON THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THE REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK WAS VERY COMMON. THE DEALER STATED THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPLACE THE REAR AXLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

RIGHT REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL FAILED - LEAKED OIL INTO RIGHT REAR BRAKE. *TR

WINDING NOISE COMING OUT OF REAR END, REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILING, BEARINGS FAILING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH. I WAS GOING THAT SPEED WHEN, WHAT I THOUGHT WAS MY DRIVE SHAFT, BASICALLY EXPLODED AND FELL APART WHILST I WAS IN MOTION. I HAVE KEPT UP ONE ALL MANDATORY AND BASIC MAINTENANCE WORK AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT BEFORE. PARTS FLEW OUT FROM ALL AROUND MY TRUCK AND IT SLAMMED INTO A COMPLETE STOP AS IF I HAD MADE IMPACT INTO SOMETHING. PASSING VEHICLES HAD TO STAY CLEAR OF THE DEBRIS AN I HAD TO PUSH MY TRUCK INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. HIGHWAY PATROL ASKED IF I WAS ALRIGHT AND I STATED TO HAVE ALREADY HAD A TOW TRUCK ON ITS WAY. WHEN MY TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP THEY SAID THE REAR END ACTUALLY GAVE WAY AND BROKE, INCLUDING THE DRIVE SHAFT WHICH SNAPPED INTO TWO PIECES, ONE OF WHICH WAS LAUNCHED INTO TRAFFIC. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED NOR PEOPLE HURT. THE MECHANICS SAID THEY'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 57 YEARS AND I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE COME OUT OF THAT THE WAY I DID, BECAUSE IN MOST CASES THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE FLIPPED AND ROLLED. THE DAMAGES WERE EXTENSIVE AND EXTREME FOR SOMETHING I HAD NO CONTROL OVER. THE SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WAY I WAS DRIVING IT OR ANYTHING I COULD HAVE DONE, AND THEY FOUND IT "WEIRD" THAT IT HAPPENED THE WAY IT DID. VERY DANGEROUS AND NEAR TRAUMATIZING. I WAS UNABLE TO SELECT THE CORRECT COMPONENTS ABOVE SO I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR THAT IT HAD EVERYTHING TO DO WITH MY DRIVE SHAFT, REAR DIFFERENTIAL, AND POWER LINE. *TR

DURING A TURN ONTO ANOTHER STREET, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BROKE APART AND SEIZED, STOPPING THE TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. *KB

2004 NISSAN TITAN EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED THIS IS A EMISSION ISSUE. *TR

2004 NISSAN TITAN VIN [XXX] AT 90K MILES THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS CRACKED ON MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN. NISSAN COVERS THIS UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL 80K MILES FOR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE TRUCK HAS HAD NO MODIFICATION AND WILL NOT PASS STATE EMISSIONS AND GETS HORRIBLE GAS MILEAGE DUE TO THIS. NOW AT 104 K I HAVE VISITED MULTIPLE DEALERS AND THEY AGREE THIS IS COMMON ISSUE WITH THE TITAN'S AND THE CRACK WILL MAKE A 5 YEAR OLD TRUCK NOT PASS STATE EMISSIONS. TO REPLACE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WITH STOCK PARTS IS $1200; WHICH FRUSTRATES ME SINCE THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN WHICH CAUSES THE MANIFOLDS TO MOVE DIFFERENTLY THEN THE ENGINE MOUNTS ALLOW THE ENGINE TO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CAR INTO DEALER FOR SERVICE. FOUND TWO CRACKED MANIFOLDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE NOISE AND EXHAUST GASES TO BE RELEASED INTO THE CAB. BOTH SIDES NEED FULL REPLACEMENT AT NEARLY $1,200 PER SIDE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 70K MILES ON THE CLOCK. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING TO GO ON A 13 HOUR DRIVE, ALL OF OUR ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE TRUCK BECAME SLUGGISH. WE HAD TRUCK TOWED AND GOT A CALL FROM DEALERSHIP SAYING WHAT HAPPEN WAS MUFFLER/EXHAUST UNIT FELL OFF DURING TRAVEL AND THE UNIT REMAINING GOT SO HOT IT BURNED OUT ENTIRE PART OF TRUCK INCLUDING, ECU, REAR RIGHT HARNESS, AND 3 OTHER THINGS. COST TO FIX OVER $3,000. AFTER PAYING HEFTY BILL SHOP MANAGER SAID THIS WAS THE 5TH TITAN IN OUR SMALL TOWN HE HAD SAME ISSUE WITH AND THAT HE AGREES THIS IS THE WORST PLACE FOR A UNIT ON A TRUCK AND MANUFACTURER SHOULD OF PUT OTHER LOCATION. I THEN FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THEY ACTED LIKE THEY CARED AND THEN 3 WEEKS LATER THEY DENIED HELPING ME AT ALL SAYING IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I DID RESEARCH ON LINE AND LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND I THINK NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND I NEED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MY REPAIRS. I FIND IT ODD THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ALSO CRACKED ON THE TRUCK ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE AND NISSAN COVERS THAT UNTIL 80,000 MILES. *TR

WITHIN A 5 MILE RANGE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO WHINE, THEN CLANK, THEN LOCK-UP. EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED... VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVEABLE. THIS VEHICLE JUST HIT 100,000 MILES. REPAIR IS > 1/5TH OF VEHICLE VALUE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE IN 2004 NISSAN TITANS. VERY DANGEROUS - ESPECIALLY IF TOWING A TRAILER (WHICH IS WHAT THIS VEHICLE IS ADVERTISED TO DO) *TT