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2007 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 2007 record →

Power Train › Driveline
Filed Jun 19, 201041,500 milesMI

2007 NISSAN TITAN DRIVER SIDE REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND STATED IT WILL BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR BOTH SIDES IN THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jun 14, 201027,000 milesTN

NOTED VIBRATION AND SHUDDERING WHEN BRAKING ABOVE 50 MPH. KNOWN AS "BRAKE JUDDER" TO TITAN OWNERS. OCCURRED ANYTIME WHEN BRAKING ABOVE 50 MPH. NISSAN DEALERSHIP VERIFIED PROBLEM ON 11/17/2009 AND RESURFACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *TR

Power Train › Driveline
Filed Jun 14, 201034,054 milesTN

HAD INFORMED NISSAN TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AT 1700 MILES, OF LOUD "CLUNK" NOISE IN REAR AXLE WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPS OR POTHOLES AS WELL AS TIGHTNESS AND NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. NISSAN STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE REAR BUT REPLACED A DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT 34000 MILES THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FROM BOTH REAR AXLE SEALS AND THE PINION SEAL. NISSAN DEALERSHIP VERIFIED THE PROBLEM ON 6/11/10, REPLACED BOTH REAR AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLIES, AND REPLACED THE PINION SEAL. *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 6, 201032,000 milesAL

MY NISSAN TITAN SHAKES AT THE SPEED OF 45 TO 55 MPH. IT'S BEEN TO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES, THEY SAY IT IS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NISSAN TITAN, NO ACCIDENTS , NOTHING, JUST SHAKING! *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jun 2, 2010TX

GAS GAUGE SHOWS INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE NISSAN PEOPLE'S FIX IS TO KEEP THE GAS TANK OVER HALF FULL. WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION ABOUT 3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO, BUT WHEN WE TOOK OUR TRUCK IN, WE WERE TOLD WE HAD TO RECEIVE A APPOINTMENT FROM NISSAN BEFORE THEY COULD DO ANYTHING. OUR LETTER STATES "THE VEHICLE COULD STALL, WHICH COULD CREATE AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH." WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS FIXED. PLEASE HELP US. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jun 2, 201078,000 milesCA

I RECENTLY HAD MY VALVE BODY REPLACED IN MY TRANS, I WAS DRIVING TO SAN DIEGO ON THE 5 SOUTHBOUND AND WHEN I WAS MERGING ON TO THE FREEWAY FROM AN ON RAMP AND AS I APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL THE TRUCK DID NOT MOVE. I LOOKED UNDER AT THE DRIVE SHAFT, WHILE IN GEAR THE TRUCK'S DRIVE SHAFT WAS SPINNING AND MAKING A SCREECHING NOISE. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jun 1, 201046,000 milesTX

RIGHT REAR AXEL SEAL LEAKING, FLUID LEVEL REALLY LOW, IF WENT UNNOTICED COULD HAVE CAUSED REAR TO LOCK UP AND CAUSE CRASH. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 30, 201045,000 milesCO

WAITING OVER A MONTH FOR PARTS ON A RECALL OF GAS GAUGE SENDER UNIT. SINCE IT HAS FAILED WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED TWO TIMES. NOW WE TRY TO KEEP THE TANK HALF FULL BUT THIS IS A HASSLE. *TR

Fuel System, Other › Storage › Fuel Gauge System
Filed Apr 30, 201063,000 milesTX

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN TITAN. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL ALTHOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS MORE THAN TANK OF FUEL LEFT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Apr 6, 20108,000 milesMD

THE NISSAN TITAN 2007 HAS A FRONT END BRAKE PROBLEM . THEY WEAR OUT TO THE POINT THAT WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE THE FRONT BRAKES CHATTER AND IT FEEL LIKE YOU ARE GOING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY NISSAN THREE TIMES IN 32000 MILES . THEY TRIED TO CHARGE US ALL THREE TIMES BUT AFTER THREATENING TO CALL A TV STATION THEY RELENTED AND REPLACED THEM. A MECHANIC WHO FELT SORRY FOR US SAID THIS WAS A MASSIVE PROBLEM AND NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED ANY ORDERS TO DEALERS. HE INDICATED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE SET UP ARE TO SMALL FOR THE VERY LARGE TITAN TRUCK. A LOOK ON THE INTERNET UNDER COMPLAINTS WILL BEAR OUT THE SIZE OF THE PROBLEM. HELP HELP HELP! *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Feb 23, 201014,000 milesNY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED SPONGY AND IT WAS VERY LOW. IT ALMOST EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. SHE NOTICED THE FAILURE EVERY TIME SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE. SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BUT DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, BECAUSE SHE FELT THEY WERE AGGRESSIVE AND CONFRONTATIONAL SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,525. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000. UPDATED 03/30/10 *BF UPDATED 07/16/10*JB

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Feb 15, 20101,230 milesTX

2007 NISSAN TITAN AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONTAL CRASH, ESTIMATED $16K IN DAMAGE, IN SEPT OF 2007. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jan 22, 201032,806 milesCO

RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED THE AXLE SEAL. RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED AGAIN 1/18/2010. DEALER REPLACED THE AXLE SEAL AGAIN. THESE FAILURES POSE A QUITE REAL SAFETY HAZARD AS IF THE LUBRICANT LEAKS INTO THE BRAKES THEY WOULD FAIL! *TR

Power Train
Filed Jan 22, 201036,543 milesCO

RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL FAILURE. SECOND FAILURE WITHIN A 90 DAY PERIOD. SEAL REPLACED BY DEALER AGAIN. THESE SEAL FAILURES POSE A VERY REAL SAFETY HAZARD IF THE LUBRICANT REACHES THE BRAKES. THEY WILL FAIL! *TR

Power Train › Driveline
Filed Jan 3, 201055,000 milesPA

REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKS 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. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 14, 200924,000 milesMA

POWER TRAIN WENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONLY 27,000 MILES ON CAR. SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER NEW POWER TRAINED INSTALLED. *TR

Power Train
Filed Nov 25, 200933,568 milesOK

NISSAN TITAN '07 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. *TR

Power Train
Filed Nov 24, 200947,000 milesOR

2007 NISSAN TITAN REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKING ONTO REAR DISCS CAUSING VEHICLE TO INADEQUATELY BRAKE. *TR

Power Train › Driveline
Filed Nov 11, 200970,000 milesFL

REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKING ON 2007 NISSAN TITAN PICKUP. REAR AXLE GREASE WAS LEAKING ONTO WHEEL AND REAR BRAKE DISK... POTENTIALLY CAUSING A FAILURE OF THE BRAKES TO STOP ADEQUATELY, HAD I NOT FOUND THE LEAK AS QUICKLY AS I DID. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT FAILURE ON THE NISSAN TITAN. HERE IS ONE LINK TO A FORUM THAT IS TRACKING AXLE SEAL FAILURES AMONG ITS MEMBERS: HTTP://WWW.TITANTALK.COM/FORUMS/TITAN-ENGINE-TRANSMISSION-DRIVETRAIN/42837-REAR-AXLE-SEALS-LEAKS-PLEASE-REPORT.HTML. *TR

Power Train › Driveline
Filed Oct 29, 200934,800 milesMA

REAR DIFFERENTIAL FALILURE ON A 2007 NISSAN TITAN. *TR

Power Train › Driveline
Filed Oct 22, 200923,560 milesIA

REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKING ON 2007 NISSAN TITAN 4WD PICKUP WITH 23,500 MILES. REAR AXLE GREASE WAS LEAKING ONTO WHEEL AND REAR BRAKE DISK... POTENTIALLY CAUSING A FAILURE OF THE BRAKES TO STOP ADEQUATELY, HAD I NOT FOUND THE LEAK AS QUICKLY AS I DID. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT FAILURE ON THE NISSAN TITAN. NISSAN REPLACED THE SEALS UNDER WARRANTY WITH IDENTICAL SEALS. I DID NOT KEEP THE OLD PARTS. HERE IS ONE LINK TO A FORUM THAT IS TRACKING AXLE SEAL FAILURES AMONG ITS MEMBERS: HTTP://WWW.TITANTALK.COM/FORUMS/TITAN-ENGINE-TRANSMISSION-DRIVETRAIN/42837-REAR-AXLE-SEALS-LEAKS-PLEASE-REPORT.HTML THERE APPEARS TO BE 350 NISSAN TITAN REAR AXLE SEAL FAILURES REPORTED ON THIS ONE WEBSITE ALONE SINCE AUGUST OF 2008. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Oct 12, 200920,000 milesCA

ELECTRICAL ISSUES, CLOCK NOT KEEPING TIME WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, HEATER/ A/C INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF/ AND /OR DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. TIRE SENSORS ON, WINDSHIELD WIPER SENSOR FLASHES ON AND OFF. ALL POWER TO DASH HAS SHUT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE DRIVING, WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN WHEN THIS HAPPENED. SMELL GASOLINE STRONG, FILLED GAS TANK AND NEEDLE WAS NOT REGISTERING FULL UNTIL DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, THEN WENT DOWN 1/4 THEN BACK TO FULL. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jul 22, 200943,450 milesAK

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, NISSAN WAS NOT CONCERNED WITH THIS ISSUE DUE TO THE AGE (CURRENTLY 3 YEARS) OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Power Train
Filed Feb 5, 200960,320 milesKY

I HAVE HAD BOTH REAR AXLE SEALS REPLACED ON MY NISSAN TITAN, THEY ALMOST DIDN'T COVER THE DRIVER SIDE BECAUSE I WAS 300 MILES OVER MY WARRANTY. I JUST FELT SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH SIDES, WHAT WILL KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN? I WANT TO MAKE SURE NISSAN RECOGNIZES THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS IN NEED OF A RECALL TO FIX IT. THE WORSE PART IS THAT IT LEAKS AXLES GREASE ONTO THE REAR BRAKES CAUSING THEM NOT TO WORK. *TR

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 26, 200928,000 milesNC

I BOUGHT A 07 NISSAN TITAN IN JULY OF 07. RIGHT AWAY I FOUND THAT THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL WERE NOT WORKING. INCLUDING THE AIR BAG. I HAD IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN DEC 08. I ONCE AGAIN HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED. I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION ON JAN, 23 AT 8:30 PM. I WAS GOING 45 MILES AN HOUR AND HIT A CEMENT AND MEDAL SIGNAL POLE. THE IMPACT WAS IN THE CENTER ON THE TRUCK. MY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WHEN YOU BUY A NEW CAR THE SAFETY IS PART OF WHAT YOU ARE PAYING FOR AND WHEN IT DOES NOT WORK IT IS VERY SCARY. *TR

Power Train › Driveline
Filed Dec 17, 200838,000 milesFL

I NOTICED A POPPING IN THE REAR END EVERYTIME I CHANGED GEARS. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY ORDERED ME A NEW REAR END, AND REPLACED IT. *TR

Power Train
Filed Dec 5, 200870,000 milesFL

ONE REAR AXLE ALREADY LEAKED AND WE HAD TO REPAIR IT. NOW THE OTHER REAR SEAL IS LEAKING AND WE HAVE TO REPLACE IT. ALSO THE SHOCKS ARE BAD. *TR

Power Train › Driveline
Filed Jul 29, 200820,000 milesTN

2007 NISSAN TITAN LE, COMPLETE REAR END FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH AN 18' BASS BOAT IN TOW. I HAD TO BE DRUG ABOUT 100 YARDS TO A SAFE AREA TO GET THE TRUCK AND BOAT DISCONNECTED, RUINED A NEW SET OF REAR TIRES AS THE REAR END WAS LOCKED UP. TRUCK CURRENTLY IN SHOP FOR NEW REAR END/ HOPEFULLY ROOT CAUSE OF FAILURE. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR

Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed Mar 6, 200815,500 milesNC

1. CLUNKING NOISE ON SLIGHT TAKEOFF IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, DRIVELINE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, EXCESSIVE SLOP OR PLAY IN THE DRIVETRAIN. 2. IF THE DIFF HAD FAILED COMPLETELY, COULD SEIZE LOCKING THE REAR WHEELS, COULD CAUSE YOU TO LOSE POWER TO DRIVE WHEELS WHILE MERGING 3. ENTIRE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY AND DRIVESHAFT REPLACED. *TR

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 25, 2008TX

TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH, EARLY MORNING, DRY CONDITIONS. I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL, BECAUSE I WAS HAVING SEVERE STOMACH PAIN. I LEANED MY HEAD BACK AND NEXT THING I MUST HAVE PASSED OUT. I AWOKE AFTER STRIKING A TELEPHONE POLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET. THE IMPACT WAS DEAD CENTER. THE LICENSE PLATE IS THE EXACT SHAPE OF THE POLE, INFACT THE SENSOR IS DIRECTLY BEHIND AND UNDER THE BUMPER FROM THE PLATE. THE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK AND THE AIRBAGS NEITHER ONE DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE CRUISE WAS SET, AND THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS, SO I MUST HAVE HIT THE POLE GOING 30-35 MPH. THE POLE IS APPROXIMATELY 3' FROM ROAD. I SUFFERED CHEST AND BACK INJURIES, AND STILL RECOVERING. LUCKILY I'M STILL ALIVE! THE INTERIOR LOOKS PERFECT LIKE IT NEVER WAS WRECKED, ON THE OTHER HAND THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. THE BUMPERS ENDS WHERE LITERALLY WRAPPED AROUND THE POLE. IT WAS A 2007 NISSAN TITAN, LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. I DO HAVE PHOTOS. *TR

Equipment
Filed Jan 29, 2008TN

07 NISSAN TITAN RADIO FADES IN AND OUT .THEY REPLACED IT AND IT STILL FADES IN AND OUT *CN

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jan 23, 20087,812 milesNE

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN WHEN THE TEMP IS COLD. THE HANDLE COMES OUT BUT THE DOOR WON'T OPEN. WHEN I FINALLY DID GET IT OPEN, IT WOULDN'T CLOSE, THE LATCH WOULD NOT MOVE TO CATCH THE POST. I PUT IT IN MY GARAGE OVER NIGHT, AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE SOLVED, BUT THE NEXT TIME I LEFT IT OUT, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. *TR

Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed Dec 11, 20073,500 milesCO

VEHICLE BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND AFTER 3500 MILES CONTINUAL CLICKING NOISE FROM DRIVETRAIN, TOOK TO DEALER AND HAD FOR 2 WEEKS AND GOT IT BACK AND STARTED DOING IT AGAIN WITHIN A DAY. TOOK BACK IN AND DEALER SAID IT WAS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND REPLACED ENTIRE REAR AXLE AT 9230 MILES. *TR

Power Train › Axle Assembly
Filed Nov 16, 200772,000 milesTN

NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE, WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HEARD A POP, WHEN MAKING A HARD LEFT TURN. WENT TO THE SHOP, TURNED IN AGAIN, HARD RIGHT, LOUD POP COME FROM REAR END. PUT TRUCK ON LIFT IN SHOP, DRAINED DIFF FLUID, GEAR PIECES CAME OUT. ADVISED DEALER IN THE MORNING, WAS TOLD NOT TO BRING IT IN, THEY WOULD CHECK WITH NISSAN TO SEE IF IT WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER GOODWILL. WAS DENIED ON 11/16/2007. *TR

Wheels › Hub
Filed Nov 7, 20071,200 milesGA

THIS IS MY 2ND NISSAN TITAN IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS! I TRADED IN A 2005 WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES BECAUSE OF 3 FULL TIRE SET REPLACEMENTS AND NEW BRAKES AT 6,000 MILES AND PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER STATED ARE CURRENTLY FIXED IN THE NEW 2007 MODELS. MY NEW 2007 AT 1200 MILES DEALER REPLACED DEFECTIVE RIMS WITH A NEW SET OF DEFECTIVE RIMS THAT ARE A AFTER MARKET PLASTIC HUBCAP GLUED TO THE STEEL RIM WHICH IS CLICKING AND POPPING WHILE IN MOTION AND AFTER 15 MINUTES DRIVING WHEN I PARK THEY STILL POP AND CLICK UNTIL THEY COMPLETELY COOL DOWN WHICH IS ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER. I ALSO HAVE THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW GO DOWN BY ITSELF AND STOP EXACTLY AT 3 INCHES AFTER I ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE IT, MY AC DOES NOT COOL AT ALL AND OFTEN DOES NOT COME ON EVEN WHEN MY GPS SCREEN SAYS IT IS SET ON HIGH AND RUNNING I HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN OFF TRUCK THEN RESTART TRUCK TO GET AC TO COME ON. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A TSB ON IT THAT I GAVE THEM! DEALER SAID WINDOW PROBLEM IS DUE TO GEORGIA HEAT, IT IS DOING WHAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO DO BUT MY OTHER 3 WINDOWS DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM! MY RIMS THEY STATED THAT THEY WANT TO PUT MORE GLUE A TSB TECH TO FIX THE PROBLEM! THAT IS NOT A REPAIR THAT IS A BAND AID THAT WILL NOT HOLD WITH THE HEAT TIRES PUT OFF! AS OF NOW I WILL NEVER EVER PURCHASE ANY NISSAN EVER AGAIN AND I WILL BE BUYING NEW RIMS FOR MY TRUCK AND NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS HAS NOT HELPED AT ALL WHAT SO EVER ONLY TELL ME TO DO THE TSB GLUE REPAIR AND EVEN THOUGH I PAI

Electrical System
Filed Aug 25, 20078,200 milesUT

A 7 WAY TRAILER PLUG ADAPTER WAS PLUGGED UPSIDE DOWN INTO A 2007 NISSAN TITANS RECEPTACLE SOCKET AND IT CAUSED THE CHASSIS WIRING HARNESS, THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS TO ALL MELT DOWN. OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE ALSO PROBABLY DAMAGED. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROPERLY DESIGNED CIRCUIT TO LIMIT THE DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR IT MALFUNCTIONED. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH FIRE, THE PLASTIC COATING ON THE WIRING WAS MELTED DOWN, THE PLUG ADAPTER WAS VERY HOT AND IT POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE IF THE PLUG WOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT IN LONG ENOUGH. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THIS DEFECT BE INVESTIGATED BY NISSAN. *TR

Power Train › Axle Assembly
Filed Aug 17, 20074,000 milesVA

HAD TO HAVE A NEW REAR AXLE PUT IN MY 07 NISSAN TITAN WITH ONLY 4,500 MILES ON IT. TRUCK WOULD CLICK AND POP WHEN I WOULD TAKE OFF IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 30, 20073,226 milesTX

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAS MILEAGE WAS FAR FROM WHERE THE STANDARDS SHOULD BE ACCORDING TO NHTSA, WHO STATED THAT THE STANDARDS SHOULD BE 18 MPG, BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS AT 13.8 MPG ON A FLAT HIGHWAY. WHEN THERE WAS STIFF WIND THE READING INDICATESD14.1 MPG. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THEY STATED THAT NO FAILURE WAS PRESENT, AND IT WAS NHTSA'S RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THEY MANDATED THE RULING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP, AND NO FAILURES WERE FOUND ONCE AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3,326, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,226. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Feb 21, 20078,000 milesLA

TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2007 NISSAN TITAN WITH 8,000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 65 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL, AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE THE CONTACT PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED THAN EXPECTED. THE CONTACT PRESSED ON THE BRAKE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL MANUALLY, PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND HIT THE BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS REVVING AND SOUNDED ROUGH AFTER THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE THROTTLE CHAMBER WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE THREE TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. *AK UPDATE *4/23/07 *TR

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