2004 Nissan Titan complaints

REAR AXLE OIL LEAK REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF BREATHER AND RIGHT REAR AXLE AT 45,385 MILES. REOCCURRED 9-26-11 AT 54,718 MILES. INTERNET SITES INDICATE THIS IS A COMMON RECURRENCE AND THE PART WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REDESIGNED. NISSAN REFUSE TO STAND BY THEIR QUALITY AND HIDE BEHIND THE WARRANTY TERMS FOR A DESIGN FAILURE. *TR

TICKING NOISE DISCOVERED WHEN STARTING THE TRUCK. SOUNDS SEEMS TO COME FROM LOWER ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR FROM FRONT WHEEL-WELLS. SUSPECTED A LEAKING EXHAUST PIPE. TOOK TRUCK TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS (LEFT AND RIGHT) WERE BOTH CRACKED. ESTIMATED COST WAS $2100. ADVISED BY NISSAN TECHNICIAN TO "JUST LEAVE IT ALONE" AS THE ONLY RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM WAS THE TICKING NOISE AND A LITTLE WORSE MILEAGE THAN USUAL. OVER THE LAST YEAR, SEVERAL INSTANCES OF ENGINE FUMES CAUSING PASSENGERS TO ROLL WINDOWS DOWN. SUSPECT THE FUMES ARE COMING FROM THE MANIFOLDS SINCE NO OTHER EXHAUST LEAKS HAVE BEEN FOUND. *TR

BRAKE FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHILE BRAKING DUE TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION. DEALER CONFIRMED BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXHAUST FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACK AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT SWERVED AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER DENIED TO ASSIST THE CONTACT UNLESS AN ATTORNEY WAS PRESENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE DRIVER SIDE MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR LABOR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 11/16/2011 *LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD SUDDENLY ENGAGE ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE, SLIP, AND VDC LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,067 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN REAR DIFFERENTIAL WENT OUT TODAY, I HAVE NEVER HAULED ANYTHING AND AM PRETTY LIGHT ON THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE JUST HIT 58,000 MILES AND I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER.THE CLANKING WAS UNBEARABLE MY RIDE HOME. *TT

REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING AT 60,000 MILES, CAUSING REAR BRAKES & PARKING BRAKE NOT TO WORK WELL. *TR

2004 NISSAN TITAN SE TRUCK. REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK. *TR

LEAVING WORK AT 5:00 PM. STARTED TRUCK AND GOT TO STOP SIGN EVERYTHING WAS FINE. TURNED LEFT ONTO MAJOR STREET AND WHEN APPROACHING FIRST STOP LIGHT BRAKE PEDDLE WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR. IT FELT REALLY SPONGY AND MADE A GRINDING NOISE. HAD TO RUN UP ON CURB TO AVOID GOING INTO INTERSECTION. CAR DID COME TO A STOP AND I NOTICED BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. I TURNED TRUCK OFF AND STARTED AGAIN. BRAKES WERE BACK. DID A SEARCH FOR THIS DESCRIPTION OF FAILURE AND FOUND SEVERAL THREADS WITH TONS OF TRUCKS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS TO BE A BAD DELTA SENSOR. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS BUT DOES NOTHING. HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T TAKE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT FOR THEM TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. JUST SEARCH FOR NISSAN TITAN DELTA SENSOR AND YOU WILL SEE ALL THE VEHICLES WITH PROBLEMS. I WAS REFERRED TO THIS SITE BY NISSAN. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY WERE TOLD TO BY NHTSA. *TR

HEARD A CLUNK FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONIC LOCKER DISINTEGRATED DAMAGING THE REAR END. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2004 TO 2007 TITAN'S WITH THE OFF-ROAD PACKAGE. NEVER USED THE TRUCK FOR TOWING. IT WAS USED FOR DAILY TRANSPORTATION. THE TRUCK HAD ABOUT 90,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE REAR END BLEW UP. I HAD A LOCAL SHOP PUT IN NEW AXLES, RING AND PINION AND AN AFTER MARKET LOCKER FOR ABOUT $2500. NISSAN WANTED TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE REAR END WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT $3500. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING AND CAUSING THE SMELL OF FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE ODOR WAS MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A POPPING SOUND WHEN THE ENGINE WAS ON. THE EXHAUST WAS ALSO LEAKING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 240,000.

THE REAR AXLE SEALS IN MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN 5.6L SE STARTED LEAKING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 89,000. THE SEALS ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND. WHEN REPLACING THE AXEL SEALS YOU ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE THE SPACERS AND THE BEARINGS. NOT ONLY THAT BUT THE FLUID FROM THE LEAK HAS GOT ONTO THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR. IT STARTED LEAKING TERRIBLY IN ONLY A MATTER OF A FEW DAYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND BECAME HARD TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT FUNCTION. IT WAS WEAK WHEN IT WAS NEW AND I BROUGHT IT UP TO THE DEALER. THEY ADJUSTED IT BUT DID NOT IMPROVE. IT IS TOTALLY WORTHLESS AT THIS POINT. *KB

BRAKES FEEL LIKE THE ABS HAS ENGAGED AND THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH COME ON; BRAKE, VDC OFF, SLIP, AND SERVICE ENGINE. THIS STARTED HAPPENING SOON AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED WELL OVER 20 TIMES WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND DRIVING AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. ONCE THIS HAPPENS THE BRAKES FEEL MUSHY AND MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE ONLY FIX IS TO STOP THE TRUCK, PUT IT IN PARK AND STOP AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY. THE OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM IS VERY INTERMITTENT. LAST OCCURRENCE WAS ON JULY 25TH AND BEFORE THAT JULY 18TH. IT MAY GO A MONTH OR SO BEFORE HAPPENING AGAIN. TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES AT MY COMPANY ALSO HAVE 2004 TITANS AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER SUGGEST THAT THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS TO BRING IT TO THEM SO THAT THEIR MECHANIC CAN SEE THE ISSUE FIRST HAND.

POPPING SOUND COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE . DEALER INSPECTION REVEALED REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE . VEHICLE HAS 71000 MILES AND IS DEALER MAINTAINED. DEALER TO REPLACE ENTIRE REAR ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF 3600 DOLLARS. THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE EXCESSIVELY WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH UPGRADED VERSIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,289.

MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN IS LEAKING LUBRICANT OUT OF THE REAR SEALS. IT WIL COST AROUND 1200 TO FIX AND THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS DONE NO TOWING EVER! *TR

LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING. *TR

2004 NISSAN TITAN WITH 72,000 MILES NEEDS REAR END AXLE REPLACED. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON SAME TOPIC AND VEHICLE YEAR, MAKE MODEL. *TR

CHANGED ENGINE OIL OVER JULY 4TH 2011 WEEKEND AND NOTICED OIL ALL OVER TRANSFER CASE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND TWO BOLTS MISSING FROM TOP OF TRANSFER CASE. DRAINED TRANSFER CASE FLUID TO WHICH ONLY A QUARTER OF A QUART WAS LEFT AND WAS EXTREMELY BLACK WITH METAL FRAGMENTS IN IT. TRIED TO MATCH BOLTS FOR MISSING ONES AND FILLED TRANSFER CASE WITH FRESH FLUID. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN TITAN LE 4X4 ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO. I AM THE 2ND OWNER AND BOUGHT IT FROM A GUY WHO BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2004 AND TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 55K MILES. JUST LAST WEEKEND, 6/19/2011, IT STARTED MAKING BANGING AND GRINDING NOISES IN THE BACK WHEEL. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT I RAN OVER SOMETHING AND IT WAS STUCK IN THE BACK WHEELS. AFTER EXAMINING THE REAR WHEEL AREA AND THE BRAKE PADS, EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL. HOWEVER, THE NOISE GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER. IT SOUNDED LIKE I WAS DRAGGING A REFRIGERATOR. I FELT A STUTTER IN THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED TO STRUGGLE TO GO WHEN I WOULD PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE. I ASSUMED THE BRAKE CALIPERS MAY HAVE BEEN JAMMED AND BROUGHT IT INTO AN AUTO SERVICE CENTER TO BE EXAMINED. ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER, I WENT BACK TO THE SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN TOOK ME TO GO SEE THE PROBLEM. THEY EXAMINED THE REAR BRAKES AND DIFFERENTIAL AND FOUND NUMEROUS LARGE CHUNKS OF BROKEN METAL INSIDE, WHICH SHE SAID WERE PIECES OF SHOES, HARDWARE, AND GEARS. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND THAT THE GEAR DAMAGE HAD LIKELY CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION DAMAGING THE ENTIRE LEFT REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY AND E-BRAKES. THE REAR AXLE SEALS WERE LEAKING TOO ONTO THE WHEELS. ALL THESE PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE REAR AXLE. THE SERVICE SHOP QUOTED ME $3800 TO GET THIS FIXED! I WAS IN SHOCK AS I JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK. OF COURSE, I COULD NO LONGER DRIVE THE TRUCK EITHER AS IT WAS IN PIECES AND NOT DRIV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO STATED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT STATED IF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD A LARGER CRACK IN THE EXHAUST IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

REAR END FAILURE OF DANA 44 IN A NISSAN TITAN, HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOR $3000.00. *TT

I NOTICED A BUILD UP OF FLUID ON MY DRIVERSIDE BREAK REAR ROTOR AND HUB. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP, THEY TOLD ME THAT BOTH REAR SEALS WERE LEAKING ONTO MY BRAKES AND HUBS. I TOOK IT IN TO GET IT FIXED AND WAS QUOTED $700. THEY THEN NOTICED THAT A TSB JUST CAME OUT THAT SAID THAT JUST THE SEALS CANNOT BE REPLACED. THAT THEY NOW ARE REQUIRED TO REPLACE BOTH AXLES, BEARINGS, SEALS, ETC TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND WOULD BE $2600. THEY EXPLAINED THAT IF I DIDN'T GET IT FIXED MY BRAKES WOULD MALFUNCTION BECAUSE OF THE OF THE THICK BUILD UP OF OIL, AND ULTIMATELY, THERE WOULD BE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE REAR AXLE BECAUSE OF THE FLUID LOSS. RENDERING THE VEHICLE USELESS, OR CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT IF IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. *TT

INSTRUMENT LIGHTS STAY ON, BRAKE VOD, SLIP. GOOGLE SEARCH LEAD TO CHECKING REAL AXLE SEALS BOTH ARE LEAKING. NO REPAIR TO DATE WILL TAKE TO SHOP ON MONDAY 6/20. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. MY REAR AXEL SEALS ARE LEAKING. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 85K, AS OF 6/10/11. I RARELY PULL TRAILERS, OR ANY HEAVY LOAD. THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER. I DO MOSTLY CITY DRIVING. I NOTICED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHEN MY BRAKES STARTED ACTING UP. EX. I WAS DRIVING NEAR MY HOUSE WHEN, I PRESSED MY BRAKES AND IT ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT ALSO KICKED IN THE ABS, WHEN I WAS ONLY DOING ABOUT 10MPH. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON FLASHING. EVERY TIME I PRESSED THE BRAKE(ONLY TWO TIMES) IT DID THIS. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. GOT OUT LOOKED AROUND AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. I GOT BACK IN THE TRUCK AND DROVE STRAIGHT HOME. IT DID NOT DO THIS AGAIN UNTIL ABOUT 15K MILES LATER. I THEN TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME ONLY ONE WAS BAD. ABOUT A WEEK LATER I PUT THE TRUCK ON A LIFT MYSELF. I NOTICED BOTH WERE LEAKING! I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN UNLESS IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFAULT. THERE IS NEVER A HARD STRAIN ON MY DRIVETRAIN. IT IS 2WD AND MY WORK TRUCK IN THE CITY. I HAVE ALSO READ ON THE FORUMS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. MY RADIATOR ALSO BUSTED LAST WEEK. UP TILL NOW I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE TWO CRACKED MANIFOLDS WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND FILED A REPORT STATING THAT THE REGIONAL CONSUMER SPECIALIST WOULD CONTACT HER AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

REAR AXLE SEAL FAILURE. *TR

NOT KNOWN WHILE DRIVING VDC ABS BRAKE LIGHTS ALL COME ON ,FOUND BOTH REAR AXEL SEALS LEAKING. *TR

MY NAME IS [XXX], I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN TITAN I'VE HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES FROM THE FUEL RAILS LEAKING WITHIN THE LAST 4 MTH. THIS DID NOT JUST START THE FUEL RAILS HAVE BEEN LEAKING OVER THE YEARS I JUST DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM. ONCE THE PRESSURE BUILD UP IT STOPS LEAKING THAT WHY I COULD NEVER SEE THE FUEL LEAKING, UNTIL ONE MORNING I CRANKED UP WITH THE HOOD UP. THE THING IS THESE FUEL RAILS LEAKS THE FUEL ON THE ENGINE AND I KNOW NISSAN KNOWS THIS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AND SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE EXHAUST FUMES PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS WEARING IRREGULARLY AND WAS INFORMED AT TIRE STORE THAT WHEEL HUB MAY BE WORN AND CAUSING THE PROBLEM. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND NOT ONLY WAS WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY IDENTIFIED AS AN ISSUE BUT WAS INFORMED THAT FRONT DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED REPLACEMENT (FRONT AXEL PULLING OUT FROM FRONT DIFFERENTIAL) AT COST OF $1755 (ADDITIONAL TO THE $373 TO REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY). THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ON THIS VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN APRIL'08 (BASED ON CLICKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING) WHICH TRIGGERED ME TO RESEARCH THIS DEFECT ON THE INTERNET AND NHTSA WEB SITE AND ASK THE DEALER ABOUT OTHER SIMILAR FAILURES SEEN. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIALS REPORTED ON BOTH 2004 AND 2005 TITANS DUE TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY DESIGN THAT WAS LATER CHANGED ON THE 2006 MODEL YEAR. I CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER AFFAIRS TO OPEN A REQUEST FOR SUPPORT AND WAS INFORMED BASED ON YEARS OF SERVICE AND MILEAGE THEY WOULD DENIED SUPPORTING THIS COMPLAINT, I ESCALATED TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF MANAGEMENT AND WAS AGAIN DENIED ANY SUPPORT. CLEARLY THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE DIFFERENTIALS ON THE 2004 TITAN THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED SINCE THIS SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR TO REPLACE BOTH DIFFERENTIALS ON THE SAME VEHICLE GIVEN NORMAL HIGHWAY PASSENGER DRIVING (NO OFF ROAD, NO TOWING).

REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING ON BRAKES. TRUCK WONT STOP VERY WELL.NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

LEFT AXLE SEAL LEAK ON 2004 NISSAN TITAN, SEAL REPLACED AT 63,000 MILES. AT 65,000 MILE NOW REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS BAD, NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $2800. *TR

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

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

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!!

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

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.

GREASE LEAKING FROM RIGHT FRONT AXLE. AXLE WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED INTO FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. NISSAN SAYS DIFFERENTIAL MUST BE REPLACED.

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

LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL IS LEAKING, AT 85,436 MILES. *TR

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

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