2004 NISSAN TITAN Complaints

I WAS USING MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WHEN I NOTICED A LOUD CLUNK AND FOUND THAT MY AXLE HAD POPPED OUT OF THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. I AM AMONG OVER 1000S OF TITAN OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT AND HAS CAUSED MULTIPLE FAILURES IN OUR TRUCKS. IT ALSO CAUSED A FAILURE IN MINE. THE HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS NOW AND CHANGED THERE PART IN 07 FROM THE ORIGINAL NUMBER 38500-8S102 TO THE NEW PRODUCT NUMBER 38500-8S11B TRUCK IS A NISSAN TITAN 2004 SE KING CAB 4WD. *TR

TRUCK STARTED MAKING LOUD GRINDING SOUND WHEN LETTING OFF ACCELERATOR AND COASTING. I WAS ADVISED BY MY MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE REAR END WITH A BRAND NEW ONE FROM NISSAN BECAUSE THEY HAD MODIFIED IT. OBVIOUSLY THEY NEW IT WAS A PROBLEM. $2500.00 REPAIR. GLAD THE DRIVE SHAFT DID NOT LOCK UP ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

I ENGAGED MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL (4X4) AND PROCEEDED TO PUT DRIVETRAIN IN REVERSE AND WHILE BACKING UP THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AXLE POPPED OUT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL, I WAS NOT PULLING ANYTHING SO I WAS NOT UNDER ANY LOAD WHATSOEVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED ON AND OFF IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VDC UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 1/29/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR ONE THIRD OF ALL REPAIRS FOR THE VDC AND SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER IS IN DISAGREEMENT BECAUSE ALL ITEMS REQUEST FOR REPAIR POSE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN. UPDATED 2/7/2013 *JS

TRANSMISSION COOLER HOSE LEAK CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS, BUT I NEVER SAW IT OR WAS MADE AWARE OF IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AND I GOOGLED IT. THE SPRING CLAMP FAIL. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS REPLACING THE 2 SPRING CLAMPS WITH SCREW CLAMPS WOULD SAVE A RUINED TRANSMISSION. SEAMS TO BE A BIG ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE FATALITY IF FAILURE HAPPENS ON INTERSTATE. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE ON EXPRESSWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER AND TURNED OFF. DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS HE WOULD HEAR A LOUD WHINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE EXHAUST WAS LEAKING DUE TO THE MANIFOLD BEING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MANIFOLD APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TIMES IN FIVE YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,314. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 166,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, HE HEARD A THUMPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WERE METAL FLAKES IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COMPARTMENT CAUSING THE NOISE. THE MECHANIC STATED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED A FOUL ODOR INSIDE THE CABIN AND WOULD HEAR AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS WERE CRACKED AND LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. .....UPDATED 01/14/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THAT BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ALSO CONTAIN ONE CATALYIC CONVERTER PER SIDE. UPDATED 01/17/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, HE COULD HEAR A LOUD TICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.