2005 Nissan Titan complaints

I HAVE A NISSAN TITAN KINGCAB 4X4 WITH 36,000 MILES. IT STARTED MAKING NOISES WHEN I WOULD TURN A CORNER IN TOWN, THIS KEPT GETTING WORSE, AND THEN STARTED SOUNDING LIKE GEARS WERE "JUMPING" TEETH, AND THE PICKUP WOULD JERK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THREE DAYS LATTER IT BECAME EXTREMELY SEVERE AND WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAREND, AND JERK EVEN WITH STARTING SLOWLY FROM A START. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE REAREND WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE NISSAN DEALER THAT 60 OTHER NISSAN DEALERS IN THE US WERE WAITING FOR REARENDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ALSO. MY PICKUP HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 3 WEEKS AND THE DEALER CAN'T TELL ME WHEN THEY WILL HAVE A REAREND TO FIX IT. *TR

NISSAN TITAN 2005 SE 4X4 WITH TOW PACKAGE 49,000 MILES. REAR END BROKE TAKING OFF FROM STOP SIGN. DEALER IS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING A REPLACEMENT. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER SINCE THE 5TH. TALKED TO NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY DON'T WANT TO HELP ME. TRUCK IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

REAR DIFFERENTIAL BINDS UP WHEN CORNERING AND SOMETIME ON STRAIGHT AWAYS. *TR

WAS HEARING THE REAR END HUMMING FOR A LITTLE WHILE WHEN ON MAY 6, 2009 MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN'S REAR DIFFERENTIAL GAVE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. GOT VERY CLOSE TO GETTING HIT ON DRIVERS SIDE, DRIVERS HAD TO MANEUVER AROUND ME GOING AT LEAST 50 MPH. IT KICKED BACK IN AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONTINUED TO LOCK UP ON ME AFTERWARDS, IT IS NOW IN SHOP GETTING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW NISSAN TITAN FROM ALAN KURTH DEALERSHIP MINOT, ND. MAY OF 2005. WITHIN THE YEAR I ASKED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE "STRANGE" BRAKING EXPERIENCE. I NOTICED SOME VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT BRAKES THAT ALSO VIBRATED THE STEERING COLUMN. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL ON A TITAN HEAVY DUTY TRUCK . I AM NOT A MECHANIC AND TOOK THEIR WORD. THAT DEALERSHIP WENT OUT OF BUSINESS SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND THE ONLY OTHER NISSAN DEALER WAS IN BISMARK, A LONG WAY FROM WHERE I LIVED AT THE TIME. I DID TAKE IT TO THAT DEALER, BISMARK HONDA-NISSAN-HYUNDAI IN JULY OF 2006 IN RESPONSE TO A RECALL ABOUT ANOTHER ISSUE. NOTHING WAS MENTIONED BY THEM ABOUT ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE TRUCK WAS NOT DRIVEN THAT MUCH, CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND THE VIBRATION HAS BECOME WORSE AND WORSE ONCE I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO FLORIDA LAST FALL TO THE POINT THAT I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD THEN AFTER THEY INSPECTED THE TRUCK ON APRIL 23RD. 2009 THAT NISSAN HAD IDENTIFIED A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS MODEL CALLED BRAKE JUDDER HE SUGGESTED I CALL NISSAN TO SEE HOW THEY WERE MANAGING THE PROBLEM. I TELEPHONED NISSAN CONSUMER OFFICE ON APRIL 24TH AND SPOKE WITH ANDY WHO OPENED A CASE FILE AND THAT NUMBER IS 6477694. HE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO BEGIN WITH THE LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THEM INSPECT THE TRUCK SO I CONTACTED MAROONE NISSAN IN FT LAUDERDALE AND TOOK THE TRUCK IN ON APRIL 27, 2009. I DEALT WITH THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER. WHEN THEY HAD FINALLY FINISHED WITH THEIR

DRIVE SHAFT RIPPED OUT OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. A SMALL EVER INCREASING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WHEN COASTING. FROM THE VERY START OF THE NOISE TO COMPLETE FAILURE WAS ABOUT 40-MILES, BUT THE NOISE WAS ONLY LOUD ENOUGH TO HEAR WITH THE WINDOWS SHUT AND RADIO OFF ABOUT 10-MILES BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE. TRUCK IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP, CHANCES ARE GOOD NEW DRIVE SHAFT AND ENTIRE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WILL BE NEEDED. IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. HAD THE DRIVESHAFT NOT RIPPED FREE FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL, THE REAR WHEELS COULD HAVE LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

RT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK, 65K. SAFETY HAZARD, FLUID LEAKING ON HOT SURFACE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEGAN TO MAKE STRANGE NOISES SO I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2500. THE TRUCK HAD 61,500 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE WARRANTY WAS ONLY 60,000 MILES AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART AT NO COST. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY REFUSED ALSO. THE VEHICLE I PURCHASED HAD A TOWING PACKAGE INSTALLED. IN MY OPINION, THE LIGHTWEIGHT REAR AXLE AND DIFFERENTIAL THAT NISSAN INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES IS INADEQUATE AND THEREFORE DEFECTIVE. NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THESE PARTS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

I AM A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER SEEKING YOUR OFFICE'S ASSISTANCE ON RESOLVING AN ISSUE RELATED TO THE UNEXPECTED COLLAPSE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM ON MY VEHICLE, AND ALSO TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THE DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT THOUSANDS OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROADS NATIONWIDE ARE EXPOSED. I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 NISSAN TITAN PICK-UP TRUCK PURCHASED NEW IN JANUARY 2005. THE VEHICLE HAS 78,000 MILES, IS WELL MAINTAINED, AND MAINLY USED TO COMMUTE TO WORK. IT IS NOT DRIVEN OFF-ROAD, NOR IT IS USED TO CARRY HEAVY LOADS. A SHACKLE SUPPORTING THE LEFT REAR SUSPENSION LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE ASSEMBLY COLLAPSED, PERFORATING THE TRUCK BED AS SHOWN ON THE ENCLOSED PHOTOS. [?FORTUNATELY?, IT OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT WHILE DRIVING ON A PUBLIC ROAD; OTHERWISE THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC DUE TO THE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL]. I IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE NISSAN DEALER (1-860-448-0050). THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT-OF-WARRANTY; THEREFORE, HE HAD TO CONTACT NISSAN CORPORATION FOR INSTRUCTIONS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY FOR RUST (60 MONTHS-UNLIMITED MILES). FURTHERMORE, SUCH A MAJOR STRUCTURAL FAILURE IS BEYOND ANY WARRANTY COVERAGE LIMITATIONS BECAUSE IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED, WITHIN FOUR YEARS, TO PROVIDE ONE OF ITS MAJOR INTENDED AND IMPLIED USES, WHICH IS TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO ITS OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS IN A SAFE MANNER AND FURTHERMORE, NOT POSE A R

2005 NISSAN TITAN 66,000 MILES (90% HIGHWAY). PROBLEM BEGAN 03/27/09 WHILE MAKING RIGHT HAND TURN TRUCK BEGAN SLIPPING AND BUCKING ON THE LEFT REAR CAME CLOSE TO ACCIDENT, DROVE TO NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE REAR END DIFFERENTIALS. AFTER LOOKING AT THE TRUCK THE WHOLE REAR END NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (4500.00) AND THE FRONT END IS LEAKING (350.00). I HAVE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING NOR BEEN OFF ROAD. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANY VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU SEE ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS. THIS SHOULD BE A RE-CALL. *TR

WHILE COMMUTING IN MY NISSAN TITAN, THE RIDE BECAME VERY JERKY AND THERE WERE LOUD METAL ON METAL SOUNDS. THE VEHICLE ALSO SEEMED TO HAVE TROUBLE SWITCHING GEARS. UPON TAKING IT TO A NISSAN SERVICE CENTER, THE TECHNICIANS CONCLUDED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED RELEASING FLUID ON THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR AND DIMINISHING BRAKING ABILITY. *TR

RIGHT REAL AXLE SEAL LEAKING. LEAK WAS LARGE ENOUGH TO CONTAMINATE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY, RENDERING IT USELESS. SHOULD BE COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. NO SIGN OF LEAK 15K MILES AGO DURING 60K SERVICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER VEON LTZ TIRES (NA), SIZE 285/60/18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT AND THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL HAD LARGE CRACKS. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED INTERIOR SIDEWALL CRACKS, BUT THEY WERE NOT AS SEVERE AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED TIRE SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRES, BUT COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

OCCASIONALLY I WOULD HEAR A BANG ACCOMPANIED BY A VIBRATION WHILE MAKING TURNS. THE INTERVALS BETWEEN THE EVENTS BEGAN TO DECREASE AND WOULD OCCUR EVERY TIME I MADE A TURN. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE REAR WHEELS UNEXPECTEDLY LOCKED UP CAUSING SKIDDING. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A NISSAN DEALER AND THE REAR AXLE HOUSING AND DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED UNDER THE 5YR. / 60000MI POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A BONG TWO DAYS LATER I FOUND A DENT UPWARD IN BED OF TRUCK AND FOUND A BROKEN SHACKLE. AFTER REPLACING PART AND LOOKING HOW IT WAS MADE YOU COULD SEE THAT IT A POOR DESIGN. ROLL METAL WITH 2 SMALL WELDS THAT PREVENT METAL FROM UNROLLING. ALL WEIGHT OF BACK OF TRUCK AND ANY JARRING CAUSE IT TO SAP. IF BOTH SIDE FAIL AND I HAD TO MAKE ANY SUDDEN MOVE YOU COULD LOOSE THE HOLE BACK SUSPENSION. I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF FAIL PART IN QUESTION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A BONG TWO DAYS LATER I FOUND A DENT UPWARD IN BED OF TRUCK AND FOUND A BROKEN SHACKLE. AFTER REPLACING PART AND LOOKING HOW IT WAS MADE YOU COULD SEE THAT IT A POOR DESIGN. ROLL METAL WITH 2 SMALL WELDS THAT PREVENT METAL FROM UNROLLING. ALL WEIGHT OF BACK OF TRUCK AND ANY JARRING CAUSE IT TO SAP. IF BOTH SIDE FAIL AND I HAD TO MAKE ANY SUDDEN MOVE YOU COULD LOOSE THE HOLE BACK SUSPENSION I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF FAIL PART . ODI #10259337 I USED WRONG STATE. *TR

REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WITH LOUD BANGING AND VIOLENT JERKS. *TR

..REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING FOR A SECOND TIME IN ABOUT (30,000 MILES FIRST TIME, NOW 67,000 MILES AND LEAKING AGAIN) ..EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED (HAS CATALYTIC CONVERTER ATTACHED) ..4 TRIPS TO DEALER TO REPAIR LEAK ON FRONT DIFFERENTIAL (30,000 MILES) .. HALF SHAFT CAME OUT WHILE DRIVING. (34,000 MILES) TRUCK HAS 67,000 MILES. NISSAN DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE SINCE IT IS OUT SIDE OF THE WARRANTY DESPITE THE WELL KNOWN ISSUES??? *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE LEAKS DUE TO POOR FACTORY CLAMPS. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED ON MANY OTHER FELLOW TITAN OWNERS. I HAD TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS SINCE THE TRUCK IS NOT OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS ON OUR 2005 NISSAN TITAN () DID NOT DEPLOY IN SPITE ON THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BEING SMASHED IN. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WILL NOT CALL ME BACK. *TR

2005 NISSAN TITAN REAR AXLE OIL SEAL LEAKING AGAIN. RIGHT SIDE WAS REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2007 WITH APPROX 45,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. NOW LESS THAN A YEAR AND A HALF LATER WITH 65,000 MILES ON VEHICLE THE SAME SEAL AGAIN NEEDS REPLACING. *TR

NISSAN TITAN SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCKS/CABLES FAILING IN COLD WEATHER. I WAS PUTTING IT OFF AS JUST A FREAK OCCURRENCE ON MY VEHICLE, UNTIL I WAS GIVING A RIDE TO SOME CHILDREN AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY. I NEEDED TO STRAP THE DOOR CLOSED TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE DOOR. THEN I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING. OBVIOUSLY NISSAN USED SOME SUB PAR QUALITY EQUIPMENT. I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT MAYBE THEY GOT SOME BAD PARTS , BUT THEY NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I PAID ALMOST 500 DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIXED WHICH I THOUGHT WAS OUTRAGEOUS BUT FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN IT HAD TO BE DONE. *TR

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT ON MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN SE KING CAB "BINDED" UP ACCORDING TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP, THUS CREATING VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND THEREBY DESTROYING THE OIL SEAL AND CORRESPONDING BEARINGS IN THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE. ALL TOLD, MY TRUCK SITS IN A REPAIR SHOP NEEDING NEW FRONT HUBS (R AND L), A NEW FRONT DRIVE SHAFT, AND A NEW TRANSFER CASE. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS SUBSTANTIAL, AROUND FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS. I AM NOT SURE IF MY THIRD PARTY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL COVER THE DAMAGES OR NOT. I AM AWAITING WORD FROM THE WARRANTY COMPANY TO DISCOVER WHAT INDEED THEY WILL COVER BEFORE I HAVE THE TRUCK REPAIRED. *TR

REAR DIFFERENTIAL BROKE. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 NISSAN TITAN SE KING CAB 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK WITH APPROX. 60K MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD IN TWO WHEEL DRIVE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE C-CLIP THAT RETAINS THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AXLE WITHIN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILED ALLOWING THE AXLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, DISABLING THE CAPABILITY OF THE ENGAGING FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, AND DAMAGING THE EXTERNAL SPLINES ON THE AXLE SHAFT, AS WELL AS THE INTERNAL ENGAGING SPLINES IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED DUE TO THE TRUCK BEING OUT OF THE 60K MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY BY THE TIME I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP. PARTS AND LABOR ESTIMATED AT ~$3400. *TR

REAR END FAILED, TRUCK WOULD NOT DRIVE, DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE READ END ON TRUCK. *TR

WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW FREEZING THE DOOR LOCK/HANDLES FREEZE AND THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR IF I CAN GET IT OPEN IT WILL NOT LATCH. THE DOORS (BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT) HAVE FLOWN OPEN WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER WHEN IT APPEARS THAT THEY ARE CLOSED. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

JUST HEARD FROM MY NISSAN DEALER, THEY SAID MY REAR AXLE SEALS ARE LEAKING. I READ THIS COULD CAUSE BRAKING ISSUES. THIS TRUCK HAS 61,000 MILES AND THE NISSAN TITAN'S HAVE BEEN KNOW TO HAVE FAULTY REAR AXLE SEALS. DEALER WANTS ME TO REPLACE, BUT SEEM WHERE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE ESPECIALLY AT 61,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD BE A LONG TERM WEAR ITEM. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AXEL FELL OUT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHICH COULD OF RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH PASSENGERS. C CLIP BROKE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED YET. *TR

FRONT DRIVER SIDE AXLE PULLED OUT AND DESTROYED THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. *TR

I WISH I WOULD HAVE CHECK THIS WEBSITE BEFORE BUYING THE 05 TITAN. WENT IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND TECH. INFORMED ME OF LEAKY SEALS TRAINING AND PLAY IN U JOINT NEED TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THANK GOD, BUT AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE I DON'T THINK I'D WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK. *TR

2005 NISSAN TITAN LE, 86,800 MILES CURRENT -REAR AXLE SEALS LEAK - REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY) -REAR DRIVE SHAFT CRACKED - REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY) -FRONT DRIVE SHAFT BAD - REPLACED AT 75,000 MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY) -RACK AND PINION BAD 86,000 MILES (NEEDS REPLACED) NISSAN REFUSED TO COVER ANY OF THESE REPAIRS, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE SAFETY RELATED AND SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED UNDER 150,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT USED OFF ROAD - ALL HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING. *TR

NISSAN FAILED TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION UNDER THE 60K POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT 56K MILES, AND HAS BEEN OUT OF USE SINCE NOVEMBER 11TH. THE VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THE NORTH CAROLINA LEMON LAW: AS WITH OTHER LEMON LAWS, IT IS REQUIRED THAT AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS REPURCHASE OR REPLACE A VEHICLE THAT HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY REPAIRED WITHIN A "REASONABLE NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS". IN NORTH CAROLINA, THIS REASONABLE NUMBER IS FOUR ATTEMPTS OR IF THE CAR HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE WAITING REPAIR FOR A CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF 20 OR MORE BUSINESS DAYS DURING ANY 12-MONTH PERIOD OF THE WARRANTY. IT HAS BEEN OUT SINCE NOVEMBER 11TH, AND THEY STILL WANT ME TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THEY SHOULD COVER IT NO QUESTIONS ASKED. *TR

REAR AXLE SEAL IS LEAKING SO BAD THE REAR BRAKES ARE SATURATED. *TR

THE REAR AXLE SEALS HAVE HAD A SIGNIFICANT LEAK. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 26,000 MILES. THIS LEAK HAS CAUSED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE REAR BRAKES CAUSING REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY. *TR

COMMENT ON REAR-END FAILURE: REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED LEAVING A GAS STATION AT 10 MPH WITH NO TRAILER DISABLING DRIVER FROM HAVING PROPER CONTROL OF VEHICLE WITH INTERMITTENT DRIVE/POWER-TRAIN CAPABILITIES AND DISTRACTING POPPING/GRINDING SOUNDS OF FAILED COMPONENTS IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL. UPON REMOVING REAR DIFFERENTIAL INTERNAL GEARS FOUND BOTH SPIDER GEARS HAD NUMEROUS TEETH BROKEN OFF WHILE ALL OTHER INTERNAL GEARS LOOKED "NORMAL". NISSAN1 (CASE/FILE#6346683) AND MY LOCAL DEALER/SERVICE MANAGER OFFERED NO WARRANTY REPLACEMENT HELP AFTER IT WAS REQUESTED. REPAIR FROM NISSAN WAS QUOTED AT $3,604.67 FOR COMPLETE AXLE ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT AND ONLY OFFERS A 12,000 MILE X 12 MONTH WARRANTY! VEHICLE HAD 69,960 MILES AT TIME OF DEFECT/MALFUNCTION. REAR DIFFERENTIAL UPGRADED TO A DETROIT TRUETRAC (LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL) AT OWNERS EXPENSE BUT TO LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THE NISSAN REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY/COMPONENTS AND REPORTED FAILURE CASES WITH MINIMUM NISSAN COOPERATION! THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ON ALL TITANS. PLEASE HELP! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN TITAN LE WITH 61,400 MILES AND TODAY DURING MY LIGHT EVERY DAY DRIVING, MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL LET GO. *TR

AT 66,000 MILES THE REAR END SPIDER GEARS DISINTEGRATED CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE PINION GEARS AS WELL. NISSAN DOES NOT PROVIDE PARTS FOR THIS- BUT REQUIRE THE CUSTOMER TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRE REAR END WHICH COSTS $2800.00. I AM 6000 MILES OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY BUT THEY WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY TYPE OF COMPENSATION FOR A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE GEAR MATERIAL AND POOR QUALITY. MY NISSAN SERVICE WRITER SUBMITTED A REQUEST AND WAS DENIED BY NISSAN. *TR

REAR END MADE CLICKING SOUND / 63000 MILES /REPORTED HEARING A SOUND AT 20000 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR BRAKE RECALL AND MENTIONED THE DRIVETRAIN SERVICE WRITER DID WRITE IT DOWN ON TICKET AND SAID IT CHECK OUT OK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER A POTHOLE, THE CONTACT HEARD LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AGO, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A MUCH LOUDER NOISE AND THE VEHICLE DROVE AS IF IT WERE TRYING TO GET AWAY. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE LEAF SPRING PUNCTURED THROUGH THE TRUCK BED. THE CONTACT HAS PHOTOS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 12/11/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/11/08. *JB

NORMAL DRIVING, NISSAN TITAN REAR LEFT AXEL SEAL HAS NOW FAILED AND IS LEAKING EXCESSIVE GREASE/FLUID OUT ON BRAKES AND WHEEL. *TR

2005 NISSAN TITAN REAR END GEARS WENT OUT. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE RING AND PINION GEARS ALONG WITH THE SPIDER GEAR SET UP. BASICALLY REBUILD THE ENTIRE REAREND. I HAVE READ SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ISSUE TO THIS WEBSITE. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT. I WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE REAREND LOCKED UP AND I SLID OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME WHEN I SLID OFF THE ROAD OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

ON MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN, BOTH OF MY REAR AXLE SEALS FAILED WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE FLUID LEAKS AXLE LUBRICANT BY THE REAR WHEELS, WHICH GETS ONTO THE REAR DISK BRAKES, WHICH MAKES THE REAR BRAKES INEFFECTIVE, ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. NISSAN REPLACED THE SEALS, HOWEVER THE POPULAR BELIEF OF THE CAUSE OF THIS IS A 1-WAY VALVE VENT THAT ALLOWS THE PRESSURE WITHIN THE AXLE TO ESCAPE, BUT DOESN'T LET AIR BACK INTO THE AXLE. THIS OCCURRENCE CAUSES A VACUUM INSIDE THE AXLE, WHICH PULLS ON THE AXLE SEALS AND CAUSES THEM TO AGE PREMATURELY. *TR

HAVE HAD TO REPLACE REAR AXLE SEALS TWICE ALREADY IN MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN. THEY LEAK SO BAD THAT I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO ADD OIL TO MY DIFFERENTIALS. BOTH FRONT AND BACK. *TR

WHEN TUNING MY TRUCK BEGAN TO "CLANK" I WAS 60 MILES FROM HOME. WHOLE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WENT OUT AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING OUT OF A TURN, I HEARD A NUMBER OF LOUD CLUNKS AND FELT TRUCK KICK. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD FAILED. CONVENIENTLY, THIS WAS AT 66K MILES, JUST 6 OUT OF WARRANTY. I WAS QUOTED NEARLY 4K TO REPAIR, BECAUSE NISSAN DOES NOT SELL THE PARTS TO REBUILD, JUST THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY, TIRE TO TIRE. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL UNDER BRAKING. NISSAN HAS IDENTIFIED THAT 2004 AND EARLY 2005 TITANS WERE BUILT WITH BRAKE ROTORS THAT ARE TOO SMALL, RESULTING IN THE ROTORS WARPING DUE TO OVERHEATING. NISSAN CALLS THIS ISSUE BRAKE JUDDERING AND HAS ISSUED THREE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING FIXING THE PROBLEM BY INSTALLING AN UPGRADED (BIGGER ROTORS) BRAKE KIT. NISSAN EXTENDED THE BRAKE WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE TO 36 MONTHS/36,000MILES. I AM UNDER THE MILEAGE LIMIT (31,000) BUT HAVE EXCEEDED THE TIME LIMIT BY ONE MONTH. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I FEEL THEY NEED TO BE WILLING TO REPLACE THE ROTORS FOR ANY VEHICLE ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH THE UNDERSIZED ROTORS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY HAVE CONFIRMED THAT MY ROTORS ARE WARPED AND RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND WHEN I LOOKED UNDER IT, I SAW FLUID LEAKING DOWN FROM THE AXLE AREA ONTO THE BRAKE HEAT SHIELD. I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A LEAK IN THE REAR RIGHT AXLE SEAL. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT, IT WAS REPLACED UNDER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

REAR AXLES SEALS LEAKING PROFUSELY, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. *TR