REAR AXLES LEAKING FLUID ON THE 2006 NISSAN TITAN CREW CAB. DEALER STATES THAT AXLE SEALS HAVE FAILED. DEALER ALSO SUGGESTS NEW AXLES TO BE INSTALLED RATHER THAN REPLACING SEALS. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN USED TO TOW A LOAD NOR WAS IT USED OFFROAD. NO AFTERMARKET PARTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. *TR
2006 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 2006 record →
THE HUB SEALS ON MY 2006 NISSAN TITAN HAVE FAILED.. AND ARE LEAKING FLUID. IN MY ONLINE RESEARCH IT APPEARS TO BE A ISSUE THAT RETURNS DUE TO A AXLE VENTILATION ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN USA AND THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED A RESOLUTION OR REPLY AS THE DEALER SAYS THE ENTIRE AXLE NOW REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. TITANTALK.COM HAS SEVERAL REPORTS FROM OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. MY TRUCK PRESENTLY HAS 70900 MILES ON IT AND WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2008 WITH 58000. THE DRIVER USE IS UNDER 6K MILES PER YEAR SO THIS APPEARS TO BE GREATER CONCERN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WAS DISPLAYING INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS AND CAUSED HIM TO RUN OUT OF FUEL. THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE ALERTING HIM TO THE LOW FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM) BUT WAS AWAITING THE PARTS TO ARRIVE AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,525 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,537.
2006 NISSAN TITAN REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING. THE OIL CHANGE GUY SAID IT WAS LEAKING ON MY REAR BRAKES YESTERDAY.GOOGLED IT AND FOUND LOTS AND LOTS OF OTHERS SAID THEIRS WENT OUT AS EARLY AS 22,000 MILES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FRACTURED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER AGREED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V459000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE RECALL COVERED THE DRIVER SIDE HARNESS BUT NOT THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHICH WAS SLOWLY DETERIORATING. THE DEALER WOULD NOT AGREE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE HARNESS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000.
06 NISSAN TITAN 4X4 REAR END FAILURE. THERE WAS A CLICKING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE REAR ON MY WAY HOME FROM A VACATION, A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD I STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. WHEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS A POP AND I LOST ALL POWER TO THE REAR END. MY AXLE SOMEHOW SNAPPED ALMOST DISLODGING IT FROM THE VEHICLE AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME I NEED TO PAY FOR AN ENTIRE NEW REAR END. THIS TRUCK WAS NEVER ABUSED AND SAW MILD OFFROAD USAGE. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS I COULD HAVE LOST MY REAR WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY INCIDENT OF NISSAN TITAN OWNERS THAT I HAVE HEARD. I BELIEVE IT IS BECOMING A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN TITAN. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO PULSATE VERY VIOLENTLY PRIOR TO DEPRESSING TO THE FLOOR. A BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD SO THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND SHUT IT OFF. UPON RESTARTING IT, THE BRAKE PEDAL OPERATED AS NORMAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE BUT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE BRAKING SYSTEM RESETS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,700. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN TITAN KING CAB 4X4. LAST THURSDAY I HEARD A LOUD BANG IN THE BACK END OF MY TRUCK. I LOOKED AROUND AND DIDN'T REALLY NOTICE ANYTHING. FRIDAY I HEARD MORE NOISE FROM THE BACK END AND MADE AND APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. SATURDAY WAS MORE NOISE, BUT GETTING MUCH WORSE. SUNDAY I WENT TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE BED OF MY TRUCK AND SAW A HOLE ON THE BACK PASSENGERS SIDE CORNER WITH A PART COMING THROUGH THE BED. I THEN GOT UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK TO FIND THAT THE LEAF SPRING HAD BROKEN IN HALF AND FIRED A PIECE OF MY SUSPENSION THROUGH THE BED OF MY TRUCK. I BROUGHT IT TO BE FIXED TODAY AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN A LOT OF THESE WITH A BAD WELD AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN BECAUSE HE HEARD THEY WERE POSSIBLY GOING TO RECALL THEM FOR LEAF SPRING. I CHECKED ONLINE AND COULDN'T FIND A RECALL FOR A BAD WELD ON A LEAF SPRING, BUT I DID FIND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING SO THAT IS WHY I AM FILING A COMPLAINT. HOPEFULLY NISSAN DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THEM LIKE TOYOTA IS DOING BECAUSE THEY ARE TAKING CARE OF THEIR FAULTY LEAF SPRINGS. *TR
2006 NISSAN TITAN. REAR AXLE SEAL HAS GONE OUT AND IS LEAKING DIFF FLUID ALL OVER THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY. *TR
I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN TITAN WITH 69K MILES ON IT. THE REAR AXEL SEALS ARE LEAKING FLUID WHICH COULD CAUSE THE REAR END TO LOCK UP DURING COMMUTE AND CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. IT IS LEAKING ONTO THE BRAKES ALSO. *TR
FRONT DIFF DRIVER SIDE AXLE PUSHING OUT. *TR
2006 NISSAN TITAN,,,AXLE SEAL FAILURE...4TH ONE, LEAKING OIL ALL OVER THE BRAKES. *TR
ON SATURDAY AUG. 7 I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE OIL AT THE RIGHT REAR OF MY 2006 NISSAN TITAN.THE ENTIRE WHEEL WAS COVERED IN OIL,AFTER INSPECTING, I FOUND I HAD A LEAK FROM THE SEAL ON THE AXLE. WHILE TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW AND WHY, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN . WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL. THIS COULD BE AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO ANY OWNER. NISSAN NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR
06 NISSAN TITAN 4X4 SE W/ OFF ROAD PACKAGE. THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED AT 65,000 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT SEAL AND AXEL. *TR
2006 NISSAN TITAN LE 4X4, REAR AXLE SEALS FAILING CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ON REAR DISK BRAKES. SEEMS TO BE PRETTY COMMON ON TITANS. *TR
I HAVE NOTICED MY REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKING FOR A WHILE AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE. I HAVE NOW RECENTLY NOTICED WHEN I USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND REAR BRAKES THEY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE LEAKING FLUID. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS IS AN ISSUE THEY SHOULD ADDRESS, OR IS IT JUST REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I HAVE BEEN READING FORUM COMPLAINTS ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TRUCK AND THEY HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM LOW IN MILE. MY TRUCK IS A 2006 NISSAN TITAN SE CREW CAB 4WD. I HAVE NOTICED THE SEALS LEAKING SINCE ABOUT 40K MILES AND NOW HAVE AROUND 56K. *TR
I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 CREW CAB SINCE DEC 2006 AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHILE BRAKING. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER IN 2008 MILES 10, 850 THEY TURNED THE ROTORS AND APPLIED GREASE. TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALER ON JULY 9TH 2010 AND THEY AGAIN SAID ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 27,980 MILES. THE SERVICE MAN SAID THE ROTORS WERE NO LONGER COVERED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY HAVE ROTORS TURNED. I WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE GOOD FOR 30,000 MILES. I THINK IT'S STRANGE THAT THE ROTORS NEED TO BE TURNED EVERY 10,000 TO 15,000 MILES. SERVICE MAN ACTED LIKE THIS WAS A COMMAND THING AND THAT IT WAS THE DRIVERS FAULT NOT THE COMPANY'S. I ASKED ABOUT RECALLS AT THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CONTACT ME I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE DEALER SINCE. NISSAN NEEDS TO SEE THIS AS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND MAKE A RECALL. *TR
I PLACED MY TRUCK ON A LIFT TO INSPECT THE UNDERBODY AND CHANGE MY OIL. DURING THE PROCESS, I SAW LIQUID STREAKS DOWN THE INSIDE OF MY LEFT REAR WHEEL HUB AND ROTOR. I HAD DETERMINED THE REAR AXLE SEAL WAS THE LEAKING CULPRIT, ENABLING AXLE FLUID TO DRAIN ONTO THE WHEEL HUB AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY. ALTHOUGH BRAKE PERFORMANCE WAS NOTICEABLY DEGRADED, THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BECOME FAR WORSE. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SEAL ASSEMBLY, BUT I AM NOT CONFIDENT THIS WILL CORRECT THE ISSUE. NUMEROUS INCIDENTS SIMILAR TO THIS NATURE HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON NISSAN TITAN AUTO CLUBS, SUCH AS WWW.TITANTALK.COM/FORUMS. THE DEALERSHIP ALREADY HAD A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (WITH A THIRD REVISION DATE OVER 3 YEARS BEING OUT IN SERVICE) - THIS TELLS ME THAT NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AXLE, BUT WILL NOT RECALL THE VEHICLES AND FIX THEM PROPERLY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN TITAN. THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT DISPLAY THE PROPER FUEL LEVEL IMMEDIATELY AFTER GASOLINE WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY EVEN WHEN GASOLINE WASN'T ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V074000 BUT HAD NOT TAKEN TO THE VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN TITAN. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE ALIGNED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT UPPER LINK MOUNTING BRACKET AND PAN HARD BRACKET ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 55000.
2006 NISSAN TITAN REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKING FOR THE 3RD TIME, REAR AXLE REPLACED ONCE. *TR
PASSENGER REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING. NO TOWING, NO HARD USE. AXLE OIL LEAKS ON BRAKE AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE FIRE OR LOSS OF BRAKES. STOCK VEHICLE, NO MODIFICATIONS. SECOND TIME THIS SEAL HAS FAILED. *TR
LAST YEAR OUR TITAN P/UP SUDDENLY STOP 3X AND OUR FRIEND MECHANIC SAID SOMETHING WRONG WITH FUEL INJECTION. IT REGISTER IT HAS FUEL BUT IN ACTUALITY NO GAS. OUR FRIEND MECHANIC FIXED IT LAST YEAR. *TR
AT 55000 MILES THE REAR AXLE SEAL ON MY 2006 NISSAN TITAN BEGAN TO LEAK CAUSING REAR BRAKE FAILURE. NEW AXLE SEALS FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR
TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATION. ON 4/25/2009, I PURCHASED 4 NEW TOYO OPEN COUNTRY H/T, P265/70R18 TRUCK TIRES FOR MY 2006 NISSAN TITAN PICKUP TRUCK. ON SUNDAY, 5/3/2010, I NOTICED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A SMALL CHUNK OF THE BLACK OUTSIDE SIDEWALL MISSING. UPON INSPECTION, I COULD NOT FIND WHERE ANY TYPE OF DEBRIS HAD HIT THE TIRE, NOR COULD I FIND WHERE ANY OF THE OTHER TIRES HAD BEEN DAMAGED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM INSPECT THE DAMAGE. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THE TOTAL VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 30,586. AS OF THIS DATE, THE MILEAGE IS 40,845. A TOTAL OF 10,259 MILES HAVE BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED. AS THE TIRES CAME WITH A 60K MILE DAMAGE WARRANTY, I WAS EXPECTING TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED AND TO PAY ANY MILEAGE ADJUSTMENT FEE. THE DEALER INSTEAD INFORMED ME THAT, BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF DAMAGE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT TOYO AND OBTAIN THEIR APPROVAL TO REPLACE THE TIRE. I WAS TOLD UNTIL TOYO CONTACTED THEM, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BUT THAT IT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER REGULARLY, AND HAVE TOLD THAT TOYO HAS YET TO RESPOND. AFTER CHECKING THE NTSB.GOV WEBSITE, THE ONLY RECALL FOR A TIRE CLOSE TO THE ONE I HAVE MENTIONED IS A TOYO OPEN COUNTRY A/T MODEL. *TR
DRIVING DOWN A DIRT ROAD AND MY SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. *TR
REAR END FAILURE. LEAKING OUT OF BOTH ENDS OF THE AXLE, CAUSING FLUID TO GET ONTO THE REAR BRAKE DISCS CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NOTICE ID NUMBER 10V074000 TWO MONTHS AGO (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM) AND UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. THE MANUFACTURER VERIFIED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WEEKS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE ALSO NOT AVAILABLE.
WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2006 NISSAN TITAN, WHEN SHE WAS ARRIVING TO AN INTERSECTION AND CAME TO A STOP THE TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF WITHOUT A WARNING. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY TYPE OF WARNING. MY CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, WE HAVE A FOUR MONTH OLD BABY THAT WE TRANSPORT ON THAT VEHICLE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE IPDM INOP HAS NO POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP.BUT, I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND I'M NOT THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL WITH THIS PROBLEM; ON ONE INCIDENT A TRUCK, SAME MODEL DIFFERENT YEAR, SHUT OFF ON THE FREEWAY WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED WERE THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NISSAN RIGHT NOW HAS A RECALL WITH THEIR GAS GAUGE, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK WAS NOT RELATED WITH THE COMPONENT ON RECALL. I QUESTIONED THAT FACT THAT THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE OR ANY TYPE OF WARNING IF THE TRUCKS COMPONENT HAS POWER AND IS ATTACHED TO THE TRUCKS COMPUTER; I COULDN'T GET AN EXPLANATION FROM THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER AT THE NISSAN DEALER. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FUEL INDICATOR DISPLAYED ONE QUARTER TANK OF GASOLINE; HOWEVER; THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUALLY PUSHED TO A NEARBY SERVICE STATION WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO ADD GASOLINE AND CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT HE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V074000, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM; YET, HE HAD NOT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
I OWN A 2006 NISSAN TITAN WHICH HAS HAD TWO REAR AXLE SEALS LEAK. BOTH WERE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY BY MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN TITANS AND POSES A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE LEAKS ALLOW REAR DIFFERENTIAL OIL TO LEAK ON THE REAR BRAKES. *TR
THE TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE DOWNSHIFTED. I WAS TOWING A LARGE BOAT AND LIMITED TO 10MPH SPEED AND WAS UNABLE TO DOWNSHIFT THE ENGINE. *TR
REAR AXLE SEAL FAILURE. OIL FROM THE LEAK SPILLED ONTO BRAKES CAUSING RIGHT REAR BRAKE FAILURE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN TITAN. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE GAS SENDING UNIT WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,050. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,558.
TRUCK STALLS WITH NO WARNING ABOUT ONCE A DAY. THE LATEST INCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. NISSAN REPLACED THE IPDM AT A COST OF $600 . *TR
THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT LYNNES NISSAN IN STANHOPE, NJ. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT HAD FAILED AND THE THE 2006 NISSAN TITAN WHICH HAD ABOUT 36,600 MILES ON THE ODOMETER WAS OUT OF WARRENTY. I PAID LYNNES NISSAN $488.00 FOR THE REPAIR.
I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 TITAN CREW CAB SINCE 2008 AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE BRAKE SERVICE REQUESTS PERFORMED FOR "BRAKE JUDDER". PREVIOUS SOLUTION WAS TO TURN THE ROTORS BACK TO TRUE UNTIL ROTORS CAN NO LONGER BE TURNED AND NEW OEM ROTORS ARE ACQUIRED THAT WILL START THE WHOLE PROCESS OVER AGAIN. THIS IS A TEMPORARY FIX FOR THE LARGER PROBLEM. BRAKE ROTOR SIZE AND MATERIAL SELECTED FOR THE 2006 NISSAN TITAN MODEL IS INADEQUATE TO PROVIDE ENOUGH SURFACE AREA AND VENTING FOR PROPER HEAT DISSIPATION TO PREVENT WARPAGE OF THE OEM BRAKE ROTORS. THIS BRAKE ROTOR TURNING SERVICE WAS PERFORMED 10,000 MILES AGO, 5,000 MILES AGO AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN NEED OF THE SAME SERVICE. A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES THAT IS DRIVEN LESS THAN 12,000 MILES PER YEAR SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD 3 BRAKE SERVICE ISSUES FOR THE SAME MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. MY PERSONAL SOLUTION (BECAUSE NISSAN HAS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS A DEFECT IN NEED OF A RECALL) IS TO UPGRADE THE OEM BRAKE HARDWARE WITH AFTERMARKET PERFORMANCE SLOTTED AND DIMPLED ROTORS AND CERAMIC BRAKE PADS TO PROVIDE FOR ADEQUATE HEAT DISSIPATION AND PREVENT ROTOR WARPAGE.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE LEAF SPRING SHACKLE COMPLETELY BROKE CAUSING THE SPRING TO GO THROUGH THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN TITAN. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THERE WERE FUSES MISSING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER; HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN TITAN PICKUP THAT HAS HAD THE REAR AXLE SEALS REPLACED TWO TIMES AND HAD IT IN FOR A THIRD TIME AND WAS TOLD IT WAS RESIDUAL OIL FROM THE PREVIOUS REPAIR AND NSENT ON MY AWY WEWLL IT WAS LEAKING AGAIN AND NOW HAS TO GO BACK FOR A FOURTH TIME IN ABOUT 3000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 28000 MILES ON IT. THIS LEAK HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GET GEAR OIL ALL OVER THE REAR DISC BRAKES CAUSING POOR BRAKING, ALSO IF THE REAR END SIEZED UP FROM LACK OF OIL IT COULD CAUSE YOU TO GO OUT OF CONTROL.
2006 NISSAN TITAN REAR AXEL SEALS LEAK GEAR OIL INTO REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR
THE ENGINE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AFTER LIFTING THE ACCELERATOR FOR ONE TO FIVE SECONDS. THIS OCCURS REGULARLY AND HAS CAUSED TWO VEHICLE TO OBJECT ACCIDENTS. THIS OCCURS IN TRAFFIC, SLOW SPEEDS, HIGH SPEEDS, FORWARD, REVERSE, AND IS EASILY RECREATED. DEALER TECH COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS ISSUE. *TR
2006 NISSAN TITAN. NORMAL DRIVING, THE REAR WHEEL SEAL ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS LEAKING FLUID AGAIN AT 122K MILES. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME THAT IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN MY 2006 NISSAN TITAN IN JULY 08. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN THE ENGINE ROARED THE TRUCK QUICKLY MOVED FORWARD AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE TRUCK WAS A CEMENT SPINDLE FENCE. I DESTROYED 10 FEET OF FENCE AND MY INSURANCE HAD TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO NISSAN AND THEY CHECKED IT, BUT THEY STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY THEN PERFORMED THE 30000 MILE MAINTENANCE FOR APPROX $600. THE NISSAN SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT I MUST HAVE PUSHED THE GAS AND THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME TO CAUSE THE ACCIDENT. I THEN TOOK THE TRUCK TO AN OPEN FIELD AND PUSHED THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME AND THE TIRES JUST SPUN AND THE TRUCK DID NOT MOVE. I TRIED THE SAME THING IN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT, THE TIRES SPUN AND THE TRUCK DID NOT MOVE. I ENDED UP GETTING RID OF THE TRUCK BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID IF THE TRUCK SPED FORWARD ON ITS OWN AGAIN AND I COULD NOT STOP IT I MIGHT GET HURT OR KILLED. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO ROAR AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SPEED FORWARD. I FILED A POLICE/ACCIDENT REPORT WITH THE LOCAL POLICE. *TR
THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AROUND A TURN WITH NO LOAD IN THE BED. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LEAF SPRING SHACKLE BROKE AT THE WELD. CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST LOST. *TR
MY 2006 NISSAN TITAN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 DIFFERENT TIMES TO HAVE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME THE GAUGE WAS STUCK ON QUARTER OF A TANK OF FUEL WHEN I RAN OUT AND STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DURING A BUSINESS LUNCH. EACH TIME AFTER WAS DIFFERENT POINTS ON THE GAUGE, BUT ALWAYS THE SAME PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY CLAIM THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED WITH THE UNIT, BUT MY TRUCK AND I DISAGREE. *TR
I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN TITAN AND JUST BEFORE 60,000 MILES THE REAR END FAILED. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 65MPH. THE REAR STARTED TO MAKE NOISE SO I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO TAKE A LOOK. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK THERE WAS DIFFERENTIAL FLUID ALL OVER THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AND UNDER. SO I CALLED A TOW TRUCK. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED I PULL MY TRUCK UP TO THE FLAT BED, WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WENT TO PULL MY NISSAN UP ON THE FLAT BED THE REAR END WAS LOCKED UP, I HAD IT IN NEUTRAL AT THE TIME. I STARTED MY TRUCK AND PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO NOTICE MY DRIVE SHAFT HAD FALLEN OFF AND WAS ON THE GROUND. THIS WAS VERY UPSETTING, I JUST KEPT THINKING WHAT IF I HAD THE MUSIC ON OR SOMETHING AND DIDN'T HEAR THE NOISE WHEN I DID. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. A LOCKED UP REAR END OR A DRIVE SHAFT FALLING OFF AT HIGH SPEEDS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER AND FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THERE ARE QUITE A BIT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. I LOVE MY TRUCK AND HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT, DID ALL MY REQUIRED SERVICES. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I STILL FELL UNDER THE 60,000MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, I HAD ABOUT 56K AT THE TIME, AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE REAR END ASSEMBLY. I WOULD ASSUME THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE FOUND, AND SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR
YOKE SEAL LEAKING IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL*CW
ON NISSAN TITAN 2006 LIGHTS WIRING HARNESS, MAY CAUSE A FIRE. *TR
WHILE PERFORMING A TIRE ROTATION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING. *TR
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