2008 NISSAN TITAN Complaints

2008 NISSAN TITAN HAS A LARGE KNOCK IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND OR HILLS WHEN DRIVING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES UNTIL NISSAN FINALLY DECIDED TO POST A TSB. THE TSB STATES TO REPLACE THE FRONT SPRINGS ON 2008-2010 TITANS WITH SPRINGS FROM 2007 TITANS WHICH WILL LOWER THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BY 1.5 INCHES. MY TRUCK IS NOW AN EYE SORE BY HAVING AN UNBALANCED RAKE WHEN LOOKING AT THE TRUCK FROM FRONT TO BACK AND STILL KNOCKS HEAVILY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND OR HILLS. NISSAN ADMITS THE ISSUE IS PRESENT BUT STATE THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL RELATED TO THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM UNDER CAMPAIGN 10V07400. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT HE MUST HAVE DRIVEN OVER SOMETHING BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK WAS PUSHED UP UNDER THE VEHICLE. AFTER SOME INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION WAS MOLDED WHICH CAUSED THIN SPOTS ON THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT AGREE WITH THE ASSESSMENTS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46500.

IN 2005 TITAN TRUCK HAD THEIR ADJUSTABLE CAMBER BOLTS REPLACED WITH NON-ADJUSTABLE BOLT. THIS CAUSED ANY TRUCK NEEDING A FRONT END ALIGNMENT TO HAVE TO HAVE THE BOLTS REPLACED. NISSAN IS NOT REPLACING THESE BOLTS ON A RECALL BUT HAVE NOTIFIED DEALERS ON A ATSB. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO CAUSE MORE DEALER WORK AND CONSUMER COST BY DESIGNING A BOLT THAT THEY KNEW IN ADVANCE WOULD NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FALL MUCH FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL FOLLOWED BY AN ABNORMAL POP SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. MOST RECENTLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10E019000 (SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM) AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NO LONGER FELT SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE THIRD RECALL NOTICE SHE RECEIVED FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,464.

THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL ON MY 2008 NISSAN TITAN BEGAN LEAKING WITH OUT ME KNOWING IT WAS HAPPENING. THE GREASE WAS THROWN ONTO THE LEFT REAR TIRE OVER AN UNDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME. THE GREASE CAUSED THE RUBBER IN THE TIRE TO SOFTEN AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT WHILE I WAS TRAVELING @ 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. WHEN THE BLOW OUT OCCURRED PIECES OF THE TIRE BEAT THE FENDER OF THE TRUCK CAUSING $1500 IN BODY DAMAGE. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE AXLE SEAL REPLACED AT A COST $400. FROM WHAT I NOW UNDERSTAND REAR AXLE SEAL FAILURE IS VERY COMMON ON THE TITAN TRUCKS YET THERE HAVE BEEN NO RE-CALLS AND/OR NO ACTION BY THE NHTSA TO DEMAND THIS PROBLEM BE CORRECTED. WITH OUT THIS ISSUE BEING PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE WHAT HAPPENED TO ME COULD EASILY HAPPEN TO OTHERS AND HAVE A MORE NEGATIVE OUTCOME THAN I DID. OF COURSE NISSAN REFUSED TO COMPENSATE ME FOR THE DAMAGE EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THIS IS AND HAS BEEN AN ON GOING DEFECT IN THESE VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD MOST OCCUR WHEN BRAKING FROM A HIGH SPEED. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE STABILIZER BAR WAS NOT ALIGNED CORRECTLY AND WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL OR WARRANTY AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

ON THE 2008 NISSAN TITAN THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT MAY CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. THE HEADLAMPS AND TURN SIGNAL ARE ON THE SAME SWITCH. WHEN SIGNALING A TURN THE HEADLIGHT POSITION CHANGES. WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AS YOU WILL LOSE ALL EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS. IT IS CONFUSING TO THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE AS THE OPERATOR MUST REACT RAPIDLY TO LOCATE THE SWITCH AND REGAIN SOME IDEA OF THE LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION OPERATORS OF ONCOMING VEHICLES MAY BE CONFUSED BY THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHING ON/OFF. THE DEFECT HAS OTHER ACCIDENT POSSIBILITIES AS THE SWITCH MAY HAVE GONE TO THE OFF POSITION DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS AND THE AUTOMATIC SWITCH WOULD NOT OPERATE AS EXPECTED LEAVING A PERSON TRAVELING PAST THE TWILIGHT HOURS WITH OUT ROAD LIGHTS. *TR

I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP, SINCE DAY ONE THAT MY TRUCK HAD HANDLING ISSUES. THAT MY REAR AXLE WAS OFF CENTER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TRACKING STRAIGHT. THEIR ANSWER WAS AN ALIGNMENT ABOUT 20 OF THEM. BAD TIRES, MY DRIVING, ETC. NOT THEIR PERFECT TRUCK. AFTER 2 1/2 YEARS OF FIGHTING NISSAN THEY SENT MY TRUCK TO A FRAME SHOP. THE REAR OF THE FRAME FROM THE FT SPRING HANGERS TP THE REAR IS BOWED UPWARDS. PUTTING MY SPRINGS IN A BIND AND CAUSING THE REAR AXLE TO BE OUT OF LINE. CAUSING THE ERRATIC HANDING. IF YOU HAVE A TITAN WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE AN OFFSET REAR AXLE HAVE THE FRAME CHECKED BY COMPUTER. THOUGH THE FRAME MAY BE STRAIGHT, THE REAR OF IT MAY BE BOWED HORIZONTALLY, CAUSING PROBLEMS. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A FRAME SHOP 2 YRS AGO AND TOLD THEM THE FRAME WAS NOT RIGHT. I GUESS AFTER THINKING THERE WAS NO WAY MY FRAME WAS BENT THEY ALLOWED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE FRAME SHOP. HA! HA! ON THEM MAY FRAME WAS BOWED HAS BEEN SO SINCE DAY ONE. HOPEFULLY THE LAWYER CAN GET ME OUT OF THE TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN TITAN. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V074000 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER STORAGE, FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR HAS EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,648.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V07400 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE PARTS HAD BEEN UNAVAILABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.