REAR END DIFFERENTIAL FLUID LEAK. *TR
2005 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 2005 record →
RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING ONTO BRAKES. *TR
NISSAN IPDM (INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE) WHICH HOUSES THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WILL INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME FROM A PARKED VEHICLE AND HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE IS NO TIMED SEQUENCE AS TO WHEN THIS HAPPENS, BUT WHEN IT DOES YOU LOSE POWER TO THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WILL RE-START AFTER SITTING FOR 10 MINUTES, BUT MAY CUT OUT AGAIN 15 MINUTES LATER. *TR
REAR AXLE SEALS 2005 NISSAN TITAN PREMATURELY LEAK BECAUSE AXLE NOT VENTED PROPERLY. LEAKING OIL TENDS TO COVER BRAKES. POSSIBLE HAZARD FROM BRAKE FAILURE. *TR
2005 NISSAN TITAN. DOOR LATCH FAILURE DURING COLD WEATHER BELOW FREEZING. LIVE IN ANCHORAGE ALASKA, SO TIME PERIOD OF THIS WEATHER IS OCTOBER - APRIL. DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, NOR CLOSE PROPERLY FROM INSIDE, OR OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. HAD THIS PROBLEM LAST WEEK, WAS NOT ABLE TO GET BACK INTO VEHICLE FOR 10MIN WHILE CHILD WAS STILL IN BACK SEAT. YESTERDAY 2 NOV DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY DOOR OPENED UNEXPECTEDLY AND PASSENGER NEARLY FELL OUT OF VEHICLE. NO ONE INJURED, HOWEVER YOU CAN IMAGINE THE EXPERIENCE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE IS A NISSAN TSB THAT THEY WILL REPLACE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM IF VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. NISSAN USA: TBNS BX56AA / TSB 05118. HOWEVER IF VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY THEY QUOTED ME AT $400+ PER DOOR X'S 4 DOORS. THIS IS UNREASONABLE AND A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD FOR MOST OF THE COUNTRY THAT EXPERIENCES WEATHER BELOW 32DEGREES F. IT IS A KNOWN FAILURE THAT NISSAN USA KNOWS ABOUT. THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATED RECALL. THERE WILL BE SEVERE LAWSUITS FILED IF ANOTHER PASSENGER, MY CHILD, OR MYSELF CANNOT GET INTO A VEHICLE, OR UNEXPECTEDLY FALLS OUT. BELOW ARE LINKS TO A NISSAN TITAN ONLINE FORUM WITH MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. HTTP://WWW.TITANTALK.COM/FORUMS/TITAN-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/49432-FROZEN-DOOR-LATCH-PROBLEM-NOT-SOLVED-PLEASE-ADVISE.HTML HTTP://WWW.TITANTALK.COM/FORUMS/CANADA-FORUM/85666-WINTER-PROBLEMS-TITAN-USA.HTML HTTP://WWW.TITANTALK.COM/FORUMS/TITAN-PROBLEMS-DEALER-SERVICE/83826-FROZEN-DOOR-HANDLES.HTML HTTP://WWW.TITANTALK.COM/FORUMS/TITAN-GENERAL
MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN HAD A REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE AT APPROX. 73,000 MILES. THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING/RATCHETING SOUND AND THEN THE FAILURE. NISSAN (OR NO ONE ELSE, FOR THAT MATTER) WILL NOT SELL REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THIS PROBLEM. YOU CAN ONLY PURCHASE THE "ENTIRE UNIT", AT A COST OF $3500.00, WHICH IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS, SINCE IT IS ONLY A PART OF THE ENTIRE UNIT THAT HAS FAILED. I'M AFRAID THAT IF I HAD BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THAT MYSELF AND/OR OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. *TR
THERE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WENT OUT ON MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN, IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE PART, I HAD TO BUY AN "ENTIRE" NEW REAR DIFFERENTIAL (BECAUSE THIS OF COURSE HAPPENED OUT OF WARRANTY). I WAS TOLD THE PART THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED IS ACTUALLY A VERY SMALL PART OF THE DIFFERENTIAL, BUT I HAD TO PAY $4000 TO GET THE ENTIRE THING REPLACED. I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT I AM VERY VERY GLAD THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS ONLY DOING ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN IT WENT, AND IT FELT LIKE I GOT HIT BY A MACK TRUCK!!!!! I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET TO SEE HOW OFTEN THIS IS HAPPENING AND IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING ALOT! SOMEONE SHOULD CHECK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED! *TR
DOOR LATCHES FREEZE AND WILL NOT OPEN, OR IF ABLE TO BE OPENED, WILL NOT LATCH IN FREEZING TEMPS. OTHERWISE, IF THE DOOR IS SECURED, THE LATCH FREEZES TRAPPING THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE! WHAT IF THERE IS A FIRE? WHAT IF MY FAMILY IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH? DOES A CHILD HAVE TO FALL OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE AND GET KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS? YOU FOLKS HAVE BEEN AWARE FOR SOME TIME NOW, WHY HAVEN'T YOU DONE ANYTHING? THIS IS A VERY BLATANT SAFETY ISSUE. MY NEXT STEP IS TO CALL MY ATTORNEY. *TR
2005 NISSAN TITAN 4X4 FRONT AXLE FAILURE. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IS INOPERABLE AR A RESULT OF A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR
RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING. *TR
2005 TITAN, 36,000 MILES REAR SEAL FAILURE, LEAKING FLUID ON REAR BRAKES. *TR
REAR END FAILURE IN 05 TITAN AT 62K. *TR
I WAS AT A GAS STATION FILLING MY TRUCK. I PLACED IT INTO REVERSE AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BROKE CAUSING ME TO ONLY BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK AT 20 MPH AT 5000 RPM. I CALLED GREG AT PRG PRODUCTS AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE 2004 AND 2005 NISSAN TITANS HAD A DEFECTIVE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF TITANS WITH FAULTY REAR DIFFERENTIALS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ITEM. *TR
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE AT 68,000 MILES WITH NORMAL DRIVING AND OCCASIONAL LIGHT TOWING (3500 LBS TRAVEL TRAILER). I DETECTED A WORSENING WHIRRING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. DEALER RECOMMENDS COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY AND FURTHER STATES THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE IN IT'S PRESENT CONDITION. *TR
REAR END FAILURE IN 2005 NISSAN TITAN. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. A POPPING SOUND STARTED COMING OUT OF THE REAR END OF MY TRUCK. UPON LOOKING FOR PROBLEM NOTICED REAR SEAL ON DRIVER SIDE HAD FAILED. TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED I NEEDED A NEW REAR END WHICH COST $3400 BEING IT HAD 66,000 MILES ON IT. WAITING ON NISSAN FOR AN ANSWER ON A COMPLAINT I MADE. *TR
MANUAL SHIFT BUTTON DOES NOT WORK ON NISSAN TITAN. *TR
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN AND THE REAR AXLE SEALS ARE LEAKING SO BAD I PROBABLY RUINED IT AND THERE IS OIL ALL OVER THE BRAKES! *TR
I OWN A 2005 NISSAN TITAN KING CAB, WHICH I PURCHASED IT IN NOVEMBER OF 2005. AFTER, APPROXIMATELY 30DAYS OF OWNERSHIP AND 500 MILES OF TRAVEL; THE FRONT BRAKES BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE COMPLICATIONS (THEY WOULD SHUDDER WHILE BRAKING AND CREATE AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF BRAKE DUST.) I QUICKLY RETURN TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT, FOR SERVICING. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE ROTORS. DURING THE SUMMER OF 2006, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A MUSTY ODOR EMITTING FROM THE FLOOR AND CARPETING OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND REQUESTED THE MECHANIC TO INSPECT THE TRUCK FOR THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR. THEY COULDN'T LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR. I RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, DURING THE SUMMER OF 2007 ODOR REAPPEARED; THEY REPLACED THE RUBBER GASKET AROUND DOOR WINDOWS IN HOPES OF RESOLVING THE ISSUE. MEANWHILE THE FRONT BRAKES ROTORS WERE REPLACED AGAIN AND THE GAUGES (FUEL, OIL, TACH ,VOLTMETER) ACTING ERRATICALLY. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE BRAKES UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY & PRORATED MY PURCHASE OF A NEW NISSAN AUTO BATTERY; ACCORDING TO SERVICE DEPT. THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE GAUGES MALFUNCTION. THEN AGAIN IN2008, I WAS TOLD THE BRAKES WERE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THE MUSTY ODOR WAS CAUSED BY WATER COMING INTO THE CABIN VIA A SMALL VOID IN THE WINDOW SEALANT AROUND THE "FACTORY INSTALLED WINDSHIELD' UPON HEARING THIS, I CHOSE TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO ANOTHER MECHANIC DUE TO NISSAN MECHANIC INABILI
PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPOT. LOUD NOISE HEARD ALONG WITH CLUNKING FEELING IN REAR OF VEHICLE. *TR
LEFT & RIGHT REAR SEALS LEAKING ON MY KING CAB 05 NISSAN TITAN. I HAD THE 60,000 MILE SERVICE DONE IN EARLY JULY 2009, AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE ON MY TRUCK AT THAT TIME WAS AROUND 66,000 MILES. UPON COMPLETING THE JOB, THE NEXT DAY, MOST OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED OUT OF MY TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP CAME TO MY HOUSE AND REPAIRED THE LEAK AND TOPPED OFF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A FAILED HOSE CLAMP. THEY TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO LOOK IT OVER TO CONFIRM THAT EVERYTHING ELSE WAS OK. THEY ALSO CHECK ON A FAN RECALL THAT WAS PENDING. THEY TOLD ME THAT NO REPAIRS WERE NECESSARY. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID APPEARED TO BE LEAKING AGAIN FROM THE FRONT END. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN EARLIER THIS WEEK AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A LEAKING TRANSMISSION HOSE AT NO CHARGE. THEY INFORMED ME AT THIS TIME THAT MY LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SEALS WERE LEAKING VERY BAD. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT I HAVE A POWER STEERING LEAK. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THESE ISSUES WERE NOT ADDRESSED IN JULY WHEN THE 60,000 MILE SERVICE WAS DONE UNLESS IT JUST RECENTLY STARTED. THEY TOLD ME HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO DO THE REPAIRS AND ADVISED THAT I TAKE CARE OF IT ASAP! *TR
PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO WORK DUE TO REAR DIFFERENTIAL OIL LEAKING ONTO BRAKE COMPONENTS FROM LEAKING REAR AXLE SEALS. REAR AXLE SEALS WERE REPLACED; OLD SEALS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
REAR END SEALS AND AXLES LEAKING AND CORROSION ON A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. *TR
REAR WENT OUT OF 2005 NISSAN TITAN. WAS PRECEDED BY CLUNKING, VIBRATION. RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL WAS REPLACED BY DEALER PRIOR AND UNDER WARRANTY FOR LEAKING AT APPROX. 48K MILES. NISSAN WILL NOT REPLACE THE REAR SINCE IT IS OVER ON THE MILEAGE BY 12K MILES EVEN THOUGH IT HAD TO HAVE WORK DONE TO IT WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NOTHING HAS BEEN TO IT, IT SITS. *TR
REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING AND WETTING OF DISC BRAKE COMPONENT AT 58,000 MILES. *TR
1. CASUAL DRIVING/LIMITED TOWING 2. ELECTRONIC SLIP DIFF FAILURE 3. STILL AT SHOP CURRENTLY LOOKING AT $3,800 BILL TO FIX. *TR
DURING VISIT FOR OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION, A SERVICE CENTER POINTED OUT THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAL AXLE SHAFT SEAL WAS LEAKING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD 68,000 MILES ON IT, THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE BACK-SIDE OF THE ROTOR WAS SATURATED WITH DIFFERENTIAL FLUID. ADDITIONALLY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES WERE COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH DIFFERENTIAL FLUID, REDUCING THE ABILITY OF THE PARKING BRAKE TO HOLD THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIR WHICH INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF THE AXLE SHAFT SEAL, AXLE SHAFT BEARING, AXLE SHAFT BEARING SPACER, AND PARKING BRAKE SHOE & LINING. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THE REAR PINION SEAL FAILED AT 16,700 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS RANGING 50 TO 55 MPH, A CRASH OCCURRED WITH A VEHICLE THAT PROCEEDED THROUGH A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE SYSTEM.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. *TR
DEFECTIVE AXLE SEALS. *TR
MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN'S REAR WHEEL SEALS ARE LEAKING AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE SEAL, BEARING AND SPACER REPLACED TWICE. THEY BEGIN LEAKING AND RUN DOWN ON THE REAR BRAKES AND CAUSE THEM TO SLIP. THERE MUST BE A DEFECT IN DESIGN HERE. I KNOW OF MANY OTHER TITAN OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKING ON THE REAR BRAKES. *TR
2005 NISSAN TITAN REAR AXLE SEALS AND DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED ON MY NISSAN TITAN ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO. NOW I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKING. ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL DEALERS THIS SEAMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL NISSAN TITANS FROM 2004-2007 WITH THE SEALS AND DIFFERENTIALS BREAKING DOWN. *TR
I OWN A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. 57K MILES. FOUR TIME THIS WEEK (WEEK OF 21 JULY) THE ABS SYSTEM HAS GONE OUT. I HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF AND THEN RESTART TO HAVE ABS COME BACK TO LIFE. WHEN IT GOES OUT THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A YEAR THIS HAS GONE OUT AND I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER. THIS IS A SAFETY OF DRIVING ISSUE, AND SHOULD BE PERMANENTLY FIXED BY NISSAN. *TR
I JUST HAD A MAJOR REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE ON MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN TRUCK, WHICH WILL COST ME AROUND $3500 TO REPAIR. I'VE NOTED ON SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT THERE ARE MANY OWNERS WHO'VE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS MODEL TRUCK AND ALL REPAIRS SHOULD BE PAID BY THE MANUFACTURER! *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ASSUME LIABILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THE WARRANTY RECENTLY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 66,000.
COLUMN SHIFTER CAUSES DAMAGE TO WIRING HARNESS OF THE MANUAL MODE TRANSMISSION BUTTON. WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, COLUMN HITS WIRING HARNESS, AND OVER TIME CAUSES WIRING TO THE TRANSMISSION MANUAL MODE BUTTON TO BREAK. ONCE THIS BREAKS, THERE IS NO MEANS TO DOWN SHIFT VEHICLE, CAUSING A HAZARD ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ROADS WHERE THERE ARE ELEVATION CHANGES. WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE MANUAL MODE BUTTON FAILURE BY RESEARCHING NISSAN TITAN FORUMS (CLUB TITAN AND TITAN TALK). UPON REMOVING STEERING COLUMN SHROUD IMMEDIATELY NOTICED CHAFFING OF THE WIRING HARNESS, AND THE BROKEN WIRE. CONTACTED NISSAN, WAS GIVEN FILE NUMBER 6550464, NISSAN WAS NOT CONCERNED WITH THIS ISSUE DUE TO THE AGE (CURRENTLY 4 YEARS) OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
REAR AXEL SEAL LEAKING ON TO THE REAR BRAKES AND SOAKING THE BRAKE PAD IN OIL. ALSO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING IN SEVERAL SPOTS. *TR
REAR END STARTED CLUNKING ON TURNS, AND WITHIN 1 DAY WORSENED TO THE POINT IT HARDLY DROVE. NEVER BOUND UP COMPLETELY, BUT HAD IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAVE IT AT THE SHOP RIGHT NOW AND WAS TOLD THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND AXLE NEED TO BE REPLACED. NISSAN HAS MADE CHANGES TO THERE REAR DIFF TO HELP THE PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING TO CORRECT ORIGINAL BAD PARTS. PLEASE HELP, SOMEONE WILL GET HURT. *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN AT APPROX. 45 MILES AN HOUR THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP AND I WAS FISH TAILING ALL OVER THE ROAD AND WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE NO HIT SOMEONE OR CRASHED THE TRUCK. 3RD MEMBER SPIT THE DRIVELINE RIGHT OUT AND NOW MY MECHANIC IS TELLING ME NEARLY $4,000.00 TO FIX IT. I ONLY HAVE 94,000 MILES ON IT. NISSAN SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR
1. 2005 NISSAN TITAN. 2. REAR END DIFFERENTIAL LEAK 3. HAVE TAKEN TO AUTO REPAIR BUT NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE AT THIS POINT. TOO EXPENSIVE. *TR
1. THERE WERE NO KNOW EVENTS APPARENT BEFORE THE FAILURE. 2. REAR AXLE SEAL HAS FAILED ON MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN LE 4X4 AT 57,000 MILES. AXLE LUBE IS EVERYWHERE ON DRIVERS SIDE RIM, TIRE AND BRAKE COMPONENTS. THERE IS ALSO NOTICEABLE BLOW BY ON THE TAILGATE AND I'M SURE LUBE HAS BEEN DISSIPATED TO VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO A FAILURE OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS AND VISION ISSUES WITH FOLLOWING VEHICLES. 3. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND BEGAN HEARING A POPPING NOISE AROUND THE REAR END. THE DRIVE SHAFT STARTED SPINNING IN THE REAR END GEARS AND LOST ALL PROPULSION, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE ROAD. *TR
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *TR
TOOK 2005 NISSAN TITAN PICKUP WITH 36,600 MILES TO DEALER FOR REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH NISSAN!! THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY. DEALER REPLACED ,BEARING ,SPACER, SNAP RING, SEAL UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MI. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM !! I THINK THEY SHOULD OFFER A LONG EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR FREE TO TITAN OWNERS!! *TR
I NOTICED A KNOCK WHEN I WAS TAKING HARD LEFT TURNS. TRIED DRIVING IT TO WORK A FEW DAYS LATER AND ON MY WAY IN TO WORK (ANOTHER LEFT TURN) I HEARD A LOUD POP ALMOST LIKE I HIT A POT HOLE OR SOMETHING, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ROAD. THAT NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME(APPROX. 1 MILE) TOOK MY FINAL LEFT TURN - LOUD CRACKING NOISE AND TIRES SQUEALED-ALSO SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR COMPLETELY FOR A FEW SECONDS. MECHANIC SAID THE SPYDER GEARS IN THE REAR DIFF. HAVE LOST THEIR TEETH. NISSAN WILL ONLY SELL THE WHOLE DIFF. WHICH COSTS $2000 PLUS TAX AND LABOR. NOT COOL. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY BECAUSE I WAS IN MY CONDOS DRIVEWAY AND THERE WERE NO CARS IN THE PARKING LOT. *TR
REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK, HAD TO REPLACED SEAL AND REAR BRAKES. *TR
2005 NISSAN TITAN SE 4X4 OFFROAD PKG, REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. ESTIMATED $3500-$4000 FOR NEW REAR END. WAS TOLD BY PARTS DEPARTMENT THAT NONE WHERE IN COUNTRY AND HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR WEEKS AND WON'T EXPECT IT FOR SOME TIME. *TR
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AT AN EXIT DUE TO UNEXPECTED LUNGE OF VEHICLE AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND CONTINUING. NISSAN CLAIMED THIS WAS COMMON WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED WITH THE SAME TYPE AS BEFORE. *TR
THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ON OUR 2005 TITAN LE SELF-DESTRUCTED LAST WEEK AT 98,000 MILES. *TR
1. THIS IS PIGGY BACKING ON TSB #05092; NHTSA ITEM #10017420. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL. I KNOW NISSAN DOESN'T WANT A RECALL BECAUSE THEY JUST GAVE ME A QUOTE FOR $600 TO FIX THEIR DEFECT!!! AND WHERE DOES SAFETY START INSIDE THE VEHICLE? THE SEATS! SO I'M BASICALLY ASKING NHTSA TO UPGRADE THIS TSB TO A RECALL. 2. THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT RATTLES AND MOVES CONSTANTLY. CONSEQUENCES I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT IF WE GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY FAMILY IS IN THE TRUCK. LOSE SEAT; NOT GOOD. 3. I HAVE A QUOTE THAT SHOWS THE "SEAT ADJUSTER" NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AND IT'S FOR THE LOW LOW COST OF $600. AGAIN, NO WONDER NISSAN WOULD RATHER SLIDE THIS THROUGH ON TSB RATHER THAN RECALL. THE SEAT HAS DONE THIS AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER SO THE 1/1/07 DATE IS NOT EXACT (I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 2005). ALSO, THIS REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. I TRAVEL VERY FREQUENTLY SO I MISSED GETTING MY TRUCK IN UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, WHICH EXPIRED IN AUG-08. THANKS! *TR
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