2004 NISSAN TITAN Complaints

TRUCK WAS DUE FOR A STATE INSPECTION, TRUCK WOULD NOT PASS- BECAUSE OF REAR BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO LEAKING REAR AXLE SEALS. REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKING CAUSING EMERGENCY BRAKE TO NOT FUNCTION. FOUND A FORUM WITH THE SAME PROBLEM MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING-TITANTALK. HOW CAN THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS A SAFETY PROBLEM, NOT BE A SAFETY RECALL? COME ON NISSAN, YOU JUST LOST ANOTHER CUSTOMER. THANKS TO YOU, I WILL BE ONLY BUYING GM PRODUCTS. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON DRIVER SIDE CRACKED AND LEAKING EXHAUST FUMES INTO CABIN OF VEHICLE. *TR

AFTER FRONT DIFFERENTIAL HAD FAILED AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE 4WD. TOOK TO DEALER AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER 1 1/2 YEARS STARTED TO WHINE AND GRIND AGAIN DEALERSHIP SAID SORRY WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. 3 DIFFERENTIALS IN 3 YEARS WOOHOO A REAL WINNER HERE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE PASSENGER DOOR HARNESS. THE HARNESS DESIGN WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE WIRES TO BECOME DISCONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V345000 (SEAT BELTS: FRONT: ANCHORAGE). THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,507 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED AND WAS CAUSING INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY THAT THERE WAS ONE QUARTER TANK OF FUEL WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE SENDING UNIT AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

DIFFERENTIAL STARTED TO WINE AT ABOUT 58,000 MILES. NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR-END OF DIFF IS LEAKING OIL. REPORTED IT TO DEALER, BUT THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG, DO NOT HEAR ANYTHING, NO IDEA WHAT IT IS. CONCERNED THAT THE OIL MAY END UP ON THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS IN WHICH CASE REAR BRAKE FAILURE MAY OCCUR. REAR END STARTING TO FAIL NOW AT 72,000. *TR

REAR DIFFERENTIAL SPIDER GEAR FAILURE. WHEN ACCELERATING NOTICED A POP AND VEHICLE DRIVE TRAIN SLIPPED AND DISENGAGED. VEHICLE ROLLED TO STOP. WHEN RESTARTED VEHICLE MOVED BUT WITH SIGNIFICANT GRINDING AND POPPING. MECHANIC FOUND SPIDER GEARS IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL DESTROYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE HORN WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

EXACTLY LIKE THE FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND XTERRA, THE RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED AT THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE, THE DEALER NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE DAMAGED. THE DEALER STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE DAMAGE OF THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH OCCURRING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 10E019000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.