2006 NISSAN TITAN Complaints

REAR AXEL SEALS ARE LEAKING AT 60K MILES ON TITAN 4X4 TRUCK. THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM PER INTERNET SEARCHES AND SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS MANY MILES. *TR

REAR WHEEL AXLE SEAL NISSAN TITAN 2006 OIL ON BRAKES AFTER LEAK STARTED SEALS HAD TO BE REPLACED TO FIX ISSUE. *TR

1. NOTICED "4 WHEEL LOW" INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON EVEN THOUGH NEVER ENGAGED, ABS INDICATOR LIGHT ON AND A LOUD "CLUNK" EMANATING FROM THE REAR AXLE. TRUCK BEGAN TO PULL TO ONE SIDE. 2. REAR AXLE GEARS DESTROYED, REAR EBRAKE "SHOES" AND ALL ASSOCIATED PARTS DESTROYED. 3. DEALER WANTING TO REPLACE ENTIRE BRAKING ASSEMBLY, REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE. CUSTOMER IS BELOW THE MAN. WARRANTY DICTATED MILES/MONTHS. DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO COVER IT UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY AND A PLATINUM WARRANTY FROM "THE MECHANIC" AKA "THE WARRANTY GROUP". *TR

I CURRENTLY HAVE A 2006 NISSAN TITAN AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT AND HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY HAPPY WITH IT UP UNTIL NOW. LONG STORY SHORT; I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH NISSAN DEALERSHIP CLOSE TO WHERE I LIVE (STANLEY NISSAN) TO GET A RECALL DONE ON IT AS WELL AS HAVE IT LOOKED AT FOR MY ABS AND SLIP LIGHTS BEING ON CONSTANTLY AS WELL AS MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WHICH WAS ON BEFORE. A FEW DAYS BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT MY TRUCK STARTED DRIVING WEIRD AND DISENGAGING ITSELF OUT OF 4WD AND I WOULD LOSE CONTROL AT TIMES OR MY TRUCK WOULD STOP GOING FORWARD AND WOULD START TRYING TO GO SIDEWAYS, BUT THE RPM'S STILL WENT UP, BUT TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCEL FORWARD. IT ALSO STARTED MAKING A BANGING NOISE IN THE REAR, ALWAYS SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE. DROPPED IT OFF AT DEALERSHIP AND HEARD FROM THEM THE FOLLOWING DAY. SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT MY REAR BRAKE SHOES HAD BROKE AND SPUN AROUND IN THE BRAKE HOUSING AND DAMAGED MY BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS, ROTORS AND THEN MADE IT INTO MY REAR AXLE HOUSING AND DAMAGED MY ENTIRE REAR HOUSING AND DIFFERENTIAL. I AM A MECHANIC MYSELF AND THERE IS NO WAY THAT PIECES FROM THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE IT INSIDE AN ENCLOSED REAR HOUSING ASSEMBLY. THEY TOLD ME I NEED MY ENTIRE REAR AXLE AND DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED ALONG WITH OTHER PIECES FOR THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS. THEY TRIED TO TELL ME THAT ALL OF THIS WAS CAUSE BY BRAKE SHOES AND MY EMERGENCY BRAKE, WHICH I NEVER USE. THEY ARE QUOTING ME $4,200 FOR THE REPAIRS AND WON'T COVER ME UNDER MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH I AM STILL UNDER 60,000 MILES AND I CAN'T BE COVERED BY MY PLATINUM PACKAGE EXTENDED WARRANTY AS WELL WHICH COVERS ME UP TO 100,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN ON NUMEROUS SITES WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY NISSAN TITAN OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THE FACT THAT THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO WORK US ALL OVER AND NISSAN NORTH AMERICA WON'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP HONOR THE WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH THIS MANY REAR DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS. *TR

RECALL ID # 08V284000 - EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER RECALL DATE:JUN 27, 2008 COMPONENT:EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER MODEL AFFECTED:TITAN UNITS AFFECTED: 180664 RECALL DETAILS RECALL ID # 10V074000 - FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM RECALL DATE:MAR 03, 2010 COMPONENT:FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM MODEL AFFECTED:TITAN UNITS AFFECTED: 340000 RECALL DETAILS RECALL ID # 10V517000 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING RECALL DATE:OCT 28, 2010 COMPONENT:ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING MODEL AFFECTED:TITAN UNITS AFFECTED: 747480 RECALL DETAILS RECALL ID # 10E019000 - SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM RECALL DATE:MAY 20, 2010 COMPONENT:SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM MODEL AFFECTED:TITAN UNITS AFFECTED: 1873 RECALL DETAILS RECALL ID # 06V064000 - LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH RECALL DATE:MAR 08, 2006 COMPONENT:LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH MODEL AFFECTED:TITAN UNITS AFFECTED: 427 RECALL DETAILS RECALL ID # 07E046000 - EQUIPMENT RECALL DATE:JUL 03, 2007 COMPONENT:EQUIPMENT MODEL AFFECTED:TITAN UNITS AFFECTED: 3500 RECALL DETAILS RECALL ID # 06V459000 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALL DATE:NOV 30, 2006 COMPONENT:ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MODEL AFFECTED:TITAN UNITS AFFECTED: 96500 RECALL DETAILS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 7/2007 AND ONLY RECIEVED 3 OF THESE RECALL LETTERS. SO OF THESE ISSUES ARE JUST NOW POPPING. ONLY 2 OF THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. PER THE DEALERSHIP I WOULD BE CONTACTED AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CALLS TO GET THESE MATTERS TAKEN CARE OF. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE SINCE THE ISSUES HAVE NOT BE ADDRESSED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AND THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE LIGHT RE-ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING OIL ON TO BRAKE ROTOR REPLACED AXLE SEAL 2006 NISSAN TITAN 4X4 MILES 54,000. *TR

WAS DOING NORMAL ROAD DRIVING WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG. DID A QUICK VISUAL INSPECTION WHEN I HAD A CHANCE TO STOP BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING AS I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY I LOOKED ONCE AGAIN AND NOTICED A HUMP IN THE BED OF MY TRUCK AND THE SEEMS OF THE BED HAD BEEN SEPARATED. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT THE LEAF SPRING SHACKLE HAD BUSTED AND WENT THROUGH THE BED OF THE TRUCK. *TR

BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR AXLE HAVE BEGUN LEAKING BADLY AND THERE ARE ONLY 105,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED IN ANY WAY AND IS USED FOR REGULAR USE, NOT A WORK TRUCK. THE LEAK IS SO BAD THAT THE OIL HAS SATURATED THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL WELL AND THE REAR BRAKE PADS. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE ISSUE THEY TRIED TO SELL ME THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY(AXLES, SEALS, BEARINGS, ETC) CLAIMING THAT MECHANICS HAVEN'T BEEN PRESSING THE BEARINGS CORRECTLY. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH ONLINE, IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF TITAN OWNERS HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR ENDS LEAKING EVEN AT MUCH EARLIER INTERVALS. BASED ON MY CONVERSATION WITH THE DEALERSHIP IT SOUNDS LIKE NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS AND TRYING TO SELL THE FIX WHEN PEOPLE COME TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:R/PASSENGER SIDE SEAL LEAKS ONTO BRAKE ROTOR DUST SHIELD , POTENTIAL FOR BRAKE FAILURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN VEHICLE CRASH CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY OR FATALITY. *TR