I BOUGHT A NISSAN TITAN [2005].NEW. I HAVE 86,000 MILES, OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE RIGHT REAR SEALS HAS STARTED TO LEAK. DEALER WANT FIX IT AS A FACTORY DEFECT, ALSO THE RIGHT TIRE STICKS OUT MORE THAN THE LEFT. I NEED HELP PROVING IT'S TOTALLY FACTORY PROBLEM. *TR
2005 Nissan Titan complaints
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OWN A 2005 NISSAN TITAN 5.6 LE 4X4 OFFROAD AND TOW PACKAGE. ON 5/29/07, I WAS PULLING MY TRAVEL TRAILER AND MADE A TURN, THE REAR END MADE A LOUD AND TRUCK SHUDDERING THUMP. AFTERWARDS, EVERYTIME I ACCELERATED OR TURNED, THE REAR END WOULD THUMP AND SHAKE THE ENTIRE TRUCK. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE REAR END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. I WAS IN RICHMOND, VA BUT LIVE IN NJ, SO I DECIDED TO TRY TO GET IT HOME. PUT IT IN 4X4 HI MODE AND MADE IT. DROPPED IT OFF TO NISSAN DEALER IN NJ, THEY ARE REPLACING THE REAR END NOW, UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR
DURING THE MOST RECENT OIL CHANGE, I WAS DIRECTED BY THE TECHNICIAN TO THE BACK SIDE OF THE REAR WHEELS, BOTH SIDES. FROM THIS VANTAGE POINT, YOU CAN EASILY SEE THAT LUBRICATION FROM THE REAR AXLE IS LEAKING ONTO THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR ASSEMBLY VIA THE AXLE END SEALS. I IMMEDIATLEY CONTACTED NISSANUSA AND HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO GET ANSWERS FROM THEM AS TO WHAT, IF ANYTHING THEY WILL DO TO RECTIFY THIS CONDITION. MY EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN HAS RECENTLY EXPIRED. ACCORDING TO INTERNET FORUMS FOR NISSAN TITANS, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND IT APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. NISSANUSA CONTINUES TO GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND BY AVOIDING ANY DIALOGUE.
NOTICED ROAD NOISE THAT INCREASED WITH MILEAGE. THEN SLIGHT VIBRATION OVER TIME. HAD TIRE ROTATIONS BY OIL CHANGERS AND DEALERSHIP. THEY NOTICED NOTHING ABOUT TIRES. WHEN CONDITION GOT MORE NOTICEABLE,I WENT TO 2 TIRE SHOPS. THEY FIRST TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO GO TO A GOODYEAR SHOP BECAUSE I HAVE TIRE SEPARATION. THE SECOND WAS A GOODYEAR STORE THAT TOLD ME THAT I HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND TWISTED BELTS WHICH WERE MANUFACTURED DURING THE STRIKE AT GOODYEAR AND MADE BY OFFICE PERSONNEL. SINCE THIS WAS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE TIRE, IN MY EYES, I FELT THAT GOODYEAR SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPENSE OF NEW TIRES. THE GOODYEAR SHOP STATED THAT THEY WILL SUBMIT THIS AS ROAD NOISE AND GET A MINIMUM L REFUND BACK TO HELP OFFSET THE COST OF NEW TIRES THAT I MUST BUY AT THE TUNE OF $700.00. OF COURSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT THE SAME TIRE BACK ON THE TRUCK. ALSO THESE TIRES HAD 26,300 MILES ON THEM. I HAVE DONE NOTHING EXCEPT CHECK PRICING AT OTHER TIRE PLACES TO SEE IF I AM GETTING ANY DISCOUNT AT ALL. TOTALLY FRUSTRATED I FELT THAT GOODYEAR SHOULD PAY FOR THESE TIRES TO BE REPLACED. ALSO THEY OF COURSE WILL CHARGE ALL THEIR OTHER CHARGES, BALANCE,TIRE DISPOSALS,TIRE CHARGES,BALANCE. EVEN THOUGH CLEARLY THIS IS A GOODYEAR FIASCO. I WAS CERTAIN THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE GOODYEAR SHOP KNEW ALL ABOUT THIS DEFECT. *AK
REAR DIFFERENTIAL BROKE WHILE ACCELERATING INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC ,LEAVING THE VEHICLE POWERLESS. *AK
DURING A RECENT OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN POINTED OUT THE AXLE END SEALS WERE LEAKING ONTO THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR ASSEMBLY ON MY SE KING CAB. THIS REDUCES THE BRAKE'S ABILITY TO STOP. I CURRENTLY HAVE 81,000 MILES ON THIS 2005 MODEL. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 75,000 MILES JUST ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO AND THIS PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY HAPPENING DURING THE WARRANTY BUT I DIDN'T NOTICE IT AS I CHANGE MY OWN OIL MYSELF MOST OF THE TIME. AFTER LOOKING OVER THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THE TITANS. NISSAN SHOULD ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AS THEY DID THE BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK
REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED, CAUSING DIFFERENTIAL FLUID LEAK AT RIGHT REAR HUB. CAUSED LOW LEVEL OF FLUID IN DIFFERENTIAL. ENTIRE AXLE ASSEMBLY BEING REPLACED.*AK
WE OWN A TITAN AND ARE SATISFIED BUT HAD SOME ISSUES AS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED VEHICLE. EACH HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF UNDER WARRANTY FROM OUR DEALER ALAN JAY OF SEBRING FLORIDA, A VERY PROFESSIONAL OPERATION I MIGHT ADD. THE ONE MOST RECENT OF CONCERN CAUSED BRAKE INTERRUPTION AND WHEN I INSPECTED THE BRAKE SYSTEM ONE OF THE REAR BRAKES APPEARED TO BE LEAKING, WHICH I SUSPECTED THAT TO BE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A REAR AXLE SEAL AND REPLACED BOTH THE SEAL AND THE BEARING WHICH HAD BECOME DAMAGED. AFTER CHECKING THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A QUITE COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED. WE USE THIS VEHICLE DAILY FOR BUSINESS AND ALREADY HAVE 44,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS NOT YET TWO YEARS OLD. MY CONCERN IS MY WARRANTY WILL RUN OUT WITH EXCEEDED MILES BRFORE THE TIME LIMIT AND THE OTHER AXLE CAN HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY DID THEY ONLY CHANGE ONE? I WOULD LIKE THE OTHER SIDE CHANGED AS THEY ARE IDENTICAL IN DESIGN. PLEASE RESPOND TO MY REQUEST, THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
2005 NISSAN TITAN WITH A HOST OF SERIOUS ISSUES, OF COURSE THERE WAS THE BRAKE PROBLEM, RADIO WOULDN'T SHUT OFF AND THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS WEAK. THEN THE TIRES WERE BALD AT 25K THE LATEST PROBLEM IS A RATTLING OF THE ENGINE VALVES, TOOK IT THE DEALER AND THE ACKNOWLEDGED THE NOISE BUT SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL IT TRIPPED A WARNING LIGHT. *JB
REAR AXLES SEAL FAILURES ON A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. *AK
REAR END BROKE. AK
MY WIFE WEIGHED 115 AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT SHOWED THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS OFF. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, IT WAS THE SENSOR, AND IT WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. THIS NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED, SHE WAS NOT SAFE WHILE DRIVING IN THE TRUCK. *AK
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE AT 22,600 MILES.*AK
I STARTED MY TRUCK, PUT IN GEAR AND IT MADE A VERY UGLY NOISE IN THE REAR. I TRIED DRIVE AND REVERSE AND IT DID THE SAME THING IN BOTH GEARS. I CALLED NISSAN, HAD THEM TOW IT AND THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE ENTIRE REAR END. I ONLY HAD 30K ON MY TRUCK WITH MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES.*JB
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW. AT 7000 MILES I STARTED EXPERIENCING SEVERE BRAKE SHUDDER WHENEVER I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS AND TURNED THE REAR ROTORS. BRAKES SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 7000 MILES.
2005 NISSAN TITIAN- FAILURE OR REAR DIFFERENTIAL DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD-UP. NISSAN REPLACED THE DIFFERENTIAL AND REAR DRIVE SHAFT UNDER WARRANTY (DRIVE TRAIN 5-60 WARRANTY).VEHICLE HAD 49,000 MILES ON IT. *JB
EARLY DECEMBER 06 - I NOTICED FLUID UNDER FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THAT STUB SHAFT (WHICH BOLTS TO FRONT CV) HAD PULLED OUT OF THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. PUSHED IT BACK IN BUT OIL SEAL HAD BEEN DAMAGED SO IT WAS STILL LEAKING. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WOULDN'T COVER UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO AFTERMARKET LIFT (EVEN THOUGH THEY SELL A VERSION OF MY TRUCK WITH THIS LIFT INSTALLED BY THE FACTORY). PAID $380 TO GET A NEW SEAL INSTALLED. LATE DECEMBER 06 - 2 WEEKS AFTER REPAIR I FOUND FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK AGAIN. PUSHED IT BACK IN AND LEAK STOPPED. JANUARY 07 - WHILE IN MEXICO, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING 4WD ON HARD PACKED SAND. I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK I FOUND THAT THE SAME SHAFT WAS OUT AGAIN. TURNS OUT THE SHAFT HAS SPLINES AND A SMALL CIRCLIP TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. THE CIRCLIP IS UNDERSIZED SO IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT 1 POUND OF FORCE TO SEPARATE THE 2 PIECES. THIS MOST RECENT TIME OCCURRED UNDER LOAD SO WHEN THE SHAFT SHOT OUT, THE SPLINES GOT DAMAGED. SINCE I WAS A DAY'S DRIVE SOUTH OF THE BORDER I HAD TO FILE AND THEN HAMMER THE SHAFT BACK INTO PLACE. NISSAN DENIED MY WARRANTY, AGAIN BLAMING THE LIFT FOR THE PROBLEM. I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, MOST WITHOUT LIFTS. I TALKED TO A TECHNICIAN AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN OREGON AND HE CONFIRMED THAT HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL FRONT DIFFERENTIALS WITH THIS PROBLEM. HE SUSPECTED THAT THE CV JOINTS DON'T STRETCH AS WELL WHEN WEATHER IS COLD THER
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING BRAKE FORCEFULLY THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN FURTHER THAN EXPECTED. WHICH IN TURN, CAUSES THE CONTACT TO ALSO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE TRYING TO JUST APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN TITAN WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED WHEN THE SPIDER GEARS BROKE IN MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN. *NM
REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. MILD DRIVING AND THE DIFFERENTIAL JUST BLEW. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. *NM
WENT TO THE BEACH, NEXT DAY I NOTICED A TERRIBLE, NOISE/FEEL FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID IT'S THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AGAIN... *NM
WHILE TURNING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, MULTIPLE LOUD CLUNKS CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AND THE TRUCK HESITATED AS IF THE REAR AXEL WAS BINDING. UPON REVIEW IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS BINDING WHENEVER THE WHEELS BECAME OUT OF SYNC (STEERING LEFT OR RIGHT EVEN SLIGHTLY). THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS IF OCCURRING IN THE STREET AND NOT A PARKING LOT. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO PROMPT NISSAN TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT. THIS IS A DEALER REPAIR ONLY ISSUE AS NO AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT PARTS CAN BE FOUND. WITH NISSAN REPLACEMENT DIFFERENTIALS AT $3000.00 EACH, I'M SURE NISSAN WOULD NOT MIND KEEPING A LID ON THIS ISSUE SO WE CAN KEEP BUYING THEIR PARTS. IT'S TIME SOMETHING WAS DONE BEFORE ANYONE SERIOUSLY GETS HURT WHEN THEIR VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPS IN HARMS WAY DUE TO A KNOWN COMMON FAILURE IN THE DRIVELINE. *NM
THE 2005 NISSAN TITAN TRUCK I OWNED WAS BEING DRIVEN AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE INSURANCE PAID OFF THE LOAN. NISSAN CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY AND DID NOT OFFER ME ANY COMPENSATION. *NM
THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED ON MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN CREW CAB 4X4 OFF ROAD LE. THE FAILURE STARTED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHILE CONDUCTING SLOW SPEED TURNS. WITHIN A DAY AFTER SYMPTOMS SURFACED THE DIFFERENTIAL COMPLETELY FAILED AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE. *NM
DOOR LATCH FREEZES IN LOW TEMPS WHICH PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM CLOSING.
MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN 4X4 CREW CAB LE HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT. EXTREMELY WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND NEVER DRIVEN HARD. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP AND MADE AN HUGE BANG NOISE. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE REPLACING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY. IF YOU SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIALS BLOW UP ON THE 2004-2005 NISSAN TITANS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *NM
I BOUGHT MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN CREW CAB 4X4 LE NEW IN MAY OF 2005. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES/ROTORS REPLACED AND RESURFACED 3 TIMES DO TO SEVER BRAKE VIBRATION. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT 7500 MILES, SECOND WAS AT 15000 MILES AND NOW AT 25000 MILES. THIS IS HORRIBLE AND VERY DANGEROUS. THE BRAKES ARE OBVIOUSLY UNDERSIZED FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ADVERTISED TO TOW 10,000 LBS, AND I AM HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WITHOUT EVER TOWING ANYTHING. *NM
WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY,THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEGAN SHUDDERING VERY BADLY,MAKING LOUD METALLIC SNAPPING NOISES. THE TRUCK WOULD BARELY MOVE OUT OF THE INTERSECTION(10 MPH MAXIMUM).VERY,VERY SCARY CONSIDERING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC!DEALERSHIP SAID "THE ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL HAD FAILED"AND THEY WOULD "EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT" AN ENTIRE NEW REAR-END. THAT WAS 2 DAYS AGO, AND THE DEALERSHIP CALLED TODAY AND SAID IT MIGHT BE READY TOMORROW. I HAVE ONLY 20K MILES ON MY TRUCK ,AND IT HAS LED A RATHER EASY LIFE(NO ABUSE,TOWING,ETC.),THE DEALERSHIP STILL WON'T TELL ME WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE,OR IF I WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE OLD PARTS. *JB
TOTAL REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *NM
LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL STARTED LEAKING ON 2005 NISSAN TITAN @22,000 MILES. OIL CAN AND DOES REACH REAR BRAKES CAUSING LOSE OF BRAKING. DEALER REPLACED OIL SEAL UNDER WARRANTY.
BAD VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING SO BAD IN FACT HAD TO LEAVE THE ROAD TO AVOID TRAFFIC. NO INJURIES TO PEOPLE, PROPERTY, OR VEHICLES. HAPPENED 2 MILES FROM HOME SO WENT HOME FIRST. A QUICK CALL TO MY ATTORNEYS OFFICE LED ME TO THE NHTS.DOT.GOV SITE. I WAS SHOCKED OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS I READ ABOUT ON THESE TRUCKS AND STILL NO RECALL? THAT'S JUST IRRESPONSIBLE! PRINTED OUT A BUNCH ON COMPLAINTS AND HEADED INTO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. WENT TO THE SERVICE MANAGER INTRODUCED MYSELF AND ASKED HIM IF THEY HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE NISSAN TITANS BRAKES THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY. SO I HANDED HIM THE COMPLAINTS FROM THIS SITE AND ASKED IF HE COULD EXPLAIN IT TO ME. WITHIN MINUTES THEY ROAD TESTED MY TRUCK AND SAID YES THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY WOULD FIX MY TRUCK RIGHT AWAY AND NISSAN WAS GIVING THE BRAKES ON THESE TRUCKS WARRANTIES FOR 10 YEAR OR 100,000 MILES. THEY CALLED ME A RENTAL CAR, PAID FOR IT, AND SAID THEY COULD FINISH THE WORK TODAY. WORK ORDER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. PADS AND TORQUE MEMBERS REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACED REAR ROTORS PARTS: 2 40206-ZC00A ROTOR DISC BRAKE 1 41060-ZC027 PAD KIT - DISC 1 44060-ZC025 PAD KIT - DISC BR 4 41005-7S000 BOLT TOOK THEM A FEW HOURS TO FINISH THE REPAIRS I WAS OPTIMISTIC TO SEE THEY GOT RIGHT AFTER THE PROBLEM HOPEFULLY THAT FIXES IT. I WOULD STILL LIKE TO HAVE THAT 10Y/100K BRAKE WARRANTY IN WRITING. WE WILL SEE IF THIS IS JUST A WORK AROUND OR A FIX TIME WILL TELL. I'LL POST MORE I
REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL BLOWN CAUSING LEAKING FLUID TO CORRUPT REAR BRAKES AND PARKING BRAKE. DEALER STATES THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM AND WILL REPLACE REAR DIFF SEALS BUT HAS NO CLUE AS TO THE ROOT CAUSE OF THESE CONTINUED FAILURES. *NM
2005 NISSAN TITAN DRIVER'S SIDE REAR END SEAL LEAK. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT BY DEALER. COULD POSSIBLY LEAK GEAR OIL ON TO REAR DISC BRAKE ROTOR. THIS OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 17,000 MILES. 18,500 APPEARS THAT SEAL MAY BE LEAKING AGAIN. *JB
DEFECTIVE REAR END. *NM
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN KC 4X4 WITH THE OFF ROAD PACKAGE AND CAME TO A STOP BEHIND A VEHICLE THAT WAS PACKED IN THE LANE THAT I WAS DRIVING IN. WHEN IT WAS SAFE TO MOVE INTO THE LEFT LANE I ACCELERATED AND HEARD LARGE CLANKING NOISES AND FELT MY TRUCK JERKED AS IF I WAS BEING REAR ENDED REPEATEDLY. TO MY SURPRISE I WAS NOT BEING REAR ENDED. MY DIFFERENTIAL WAS LOCKING; MY WHEELS WILL ROTATE AND THEN STOP ROTATING. THE SITUATION GOT WORSE WHEN I TRIED TO TAKE EITHER A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. *NM
PULLED OUT FROM A STOP SIGN AND TURNED RIGHT. STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND BANG/CLUNK. LIMPED IT HOME AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. REPLACED THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE. *JB
REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE VEHICLE HAS 52.5K MILES AND HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR ANYTHING BESIDES A DAILY DRIVER ON 95% HIGHWAY USAGE VEHICLE IS SPEC'D TO TOW UP TO 9100 LBS. - HAVEN'T TOWED ANYTHING AND STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH DIFFERENTIAL. *JB
WAS HEARING A HIGH PITCH WHINE COMING FROM THE REAR END. DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ONLY HAVE 30,000 MILES. *NM
REAR DIFF. SEAL ON LEFT SIDE LEAKING FLUID AT AROUND 18-19K. SEALS REPLACED ALONG WITH SOME OTHER HARDWARE.
REAR END OF 2005 NISSAN TITAN FAILED AND IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS 13,000 MILES. *NM
THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED ON MY 05 NISSAN TITAN. IT BEGAN A WHILE AGO IT WOULD BUCK OR HOP IN THE REAR AND IT FINALLY WENT WHILE I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AT 10:00 PM ON 10/19/2006. I BROUGHT TO A NISSAN DEALER IN MIDDLETOWN NY WHERE THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME , SO I HAD TO BRING TO NEWBURGH NISSAN AND EVERYTHING WAS FIXED. *JB
REAR AXLE FAILURE. BAD CLICKING NOISE. *NM
DRIVERS SIDE REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING ON NISSAN TITAN 05. LEAKS ON BRAKE DISK AND CAN CAUSE BRAKES TO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. DEALER HAS ORDERED A NEW AXLE. *JB
REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKED CAUSING REAR DIFFERENTIAL OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE REAR DISC BRAKES. 2005 NISSAN TITAN WITH OFF ROAD PACKAGE. *NM
DRIVER SIDE REAR AXLE SEAL WENT BAD. LEAKED ENOUGH THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL STARTED TO HUM DUE TO LOW FLUID. EXCESSIVE FLUID LEAKED ON REAR LEFT BRAKE ROTOR. DEALER ORDERED NEW AXLE ASSEMBLY. *JB
REAR DIFFERENTIAL WENT BAD DUE TO AN EXCESSIVE LEAK AT THE AXLE SEAL. REAR DIFF STARTED HUMMING WHILE DRIVING AND CONTINUED TO GET LOUDER. DEALER ORDERED A NEW AXLE ASSEMBLY. *JB
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. RECENTLY, THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE VEHICLE AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I WAS CALLED TWO DAYS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO FOR ME BECAUSE THEY CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE COMPUTER DID NOT RECORD ANY FAULT CODES. I'VE ASKED THEM TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THEY REFUSE TO DO IT. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT ITS MY RESPONSIBILITY AND THAT IF THE BRAKES FAIL AGAIN, TO BRING IT BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I'VE CALLED NISSAN DIRECTLY AND THEY ARE NOT OFFERING ANY HELP, THEY STAND BEHIND WHAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME. IN MY OPINION, NOBODY SHOULD GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS VEHICLE. IT NOW SEEMS LIKE I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPINDLE FRACTURED MAKING THE VEHICLE PULL HARD TO THE LEFT. THE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO HONORED THE WARRANTY AND PERFORMED THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS KIND OF FAILURE WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN IN A SUCH A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE.
WHEN FIRST PURCHASED TRUCK HAD PROBLEM WITH TRANNY AND LOCKING REAR,TOOK TO DEALER THEY RESET THE COMPUTER. NO PROBLEMS OR NOISES AFTER THAT UNTIL I WENT TO LEAVE MY DRIVEWAY FOR WORK. WHEN I TOOK OFF THE REAR LOCKED AND BANG. MY DEALER TOWED THE TRUCK AND GAVE ME A RENTAL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WHOLE REAR DIFF WITH NEW. I GIVE PROPS TO COOPER NISSAN IN EASTON,PA FOR TAKING CARE OF MY PROBLEMS. *NM
NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS OR NOISES BEFORE REAR WENT BANG. DEALER REPLACED WITH WHOLE NEW REAR HOUSING . *JB
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