2004 NISSAN TITAN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING KID'S TO SCHOOL ONE MORNING TRUCK LOCKED UP WHEELS AND SKIDDED THROUGH TRAFFIC FOR COUPLE 100FT FROM 35MPH OR SO. GOT OUT OF CAR AND COULD SEE THAT SOMETHING IN LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION HANGING OUT AND SOME KIND OF FLUID EVERYWHERE. INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED ME TOO CRASH AND ALSO STRANDED MYSELF AND KIDS. CAR WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC AS I COULD DO NOTHING TO GET CAR TO MOVE, ALSO ASSUMED WAS NOT TO SAFE TO TRY AND DRIVE. AFTER DIAGNOSING WAS TOLD THAT LEFT FRONT AXLE FLANGE HAD FELL OUT OF FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND WOULD NEED THE ENTIRE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED WITH LEFT FRONT AXLE AS WELL WHICH GOT CAUGHT IN SUSPENSION AND LOCKED UP WHEELS. COST ON REPAIRS WOULD RUN AROUND $2000.00. SERVICE WRITER ADVISED THAT SHOULD BE OR POSSIBLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS TRUCK HAS 6 YEAR 60,000 MILE WARRANTY ON POWER TRAIN. TRUCK HAS 64,872 AND IS A 2004. CALLED 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND ALL SAID NO DUE TO 4800 MILES OVER, BUT THAT I COULD DROP OFF AND THEY WOULD GLADLY REPAIR AND SEE IF NISSAN WOULD DO ANYTHING. WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT AS MOST VISITS TO DEALERSHIP ALWAYS ENDED UP SAME WAY. " SORRY WE COULDN'T HELP HERE'S YOUR BILL ". NOT HAPPY WITH THIS WHOLE THING CHECKED UP ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND ARE 1000'S OF COMPLAINT'S FOR THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND HOW IT OCCURS ALL OVER INTERNET, LEMONLAW SITE, FORUMS AND ALSO HERE AT NHTSA. AFTER HAVING TRUCK REPAIRED AT LOCAL SHOP ALSO FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN HAS DESIGNED A ENTIRE NEW DIFFERENTIAL TO FIX THIS ISSUE. ALTHOUGH WHEN I SPOKE TO THESE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY KNEW NOTHING OF THE SORT. THE PARTS DEPARTMENT HAD NO PROBLEM GIVING THIS INFORMATION TO THE MECHANIC AT MY SHOP THAT PERFORMED REPAIRS. IT SEEMS A BIT SCARY THAT NOT ONLY DOES THE DEALERSHIP AND OR MANUFACTURER KNOW ABOUT THIS, BUT ALSO GOVERNMENT AND TRAFFIC/HIGHWAY SAFETY PEOPLE AND YET WE JUST KEEP DRIVING AROUND WITH OUR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONE'S TRUSTING THESE VEHICLE'S BECAUSE NO ONE IS TELLING US DIFFERENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAME APART AND WAS SUCKED UP IN THE INTAKE OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

THE REAR AXEL SHAFT STARTS TO LEAK DUE TO SEAL FAILURE BUT IS ACTUALLY DUE TO SPIDER GEAR FAILURE CAUSING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE BUILD UP CAUSING THE SEALS TO FAIL. THERE ARE OVER 1000 RECODED INSTANCES ON THE INTERNET AND SUPPOSEDLY ONE CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES. ON CALLING 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS ALL WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT NOTHING IS COVERED PAST THE 3 YR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. ALL DEALERS SERVICE CENTERS STATED THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THIS FAILURE PRIOR TO THAT FREQUENCY. *TR

I LIVE IN THE COLD NORTHEAST AND HAVE TO WARM MY VEHICLE BEFORE I DRIVE TO WORK. MY TRUCK IS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN SE WITH 79K MILES ON IT. I BRUSHED THE VEHICLE OFF AND STARTED IT TURNING THE DEFROSTER TO HIGH AND TURNING ON THE SIDE MIRROR DEFROSTERS AS WELL. I WENT BACK INSIDE TO GRAB THE REST OF MY STUFF FOR WORK AND WAS INSIDE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. WHEN I CAME BACK OUTSIDE I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY TRUCK ON FIRE. FIRE ENGULFED THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR AND THE DRIPPING PLASTIC WAS BURNING UP THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. I RETURNED INSIDE AND GRABBED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE FIRE OUT. LUCKILY MY VEHICLE WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE GARAGE AS TO NOT BE A CONCERN AS TO BURNING DOWN MY HOUSE. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THE MIRROR DEFROST SWITCH WAS STILL ACTIVE AND HAD NOT TRIPPED ANY FUSES. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THIS JUST HAPPENED THIS MORNING AND I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE TROUBLE AS YET. THE MIRROR OF COURSE IS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND THE PAINT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS DAMAGED. I AM WRITING THIS OUT OF CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC AS THIS COULD HAVE EASILY EVOLVED INTO A FULL BLOWN HOUSE FIRE. *TR

2004 NISSAN TITAN - KNOW ISSUE WITH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS THAT LEAK. THIS LEAK OR CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSES THE ENGINE COMPUTER TO RUN FULL RICH ALL THE TIME. THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION INSIDE THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE WITH NOXIOUS EXHAUST FUMES AND HEALTH CONCERNS. NOT TO MENTION THE FUEL MILEAGE IS ALMOST CUT IN HALF AS I HAVE CALCULATED. MY TRUCK WILL BE ON IT'S THIRD SET OF MANIFOLDS. THE FIRST TWO SETS OF REPLACEMENTS WERE COVERED UNDER THE FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANT UP TO 80K MILES BUT THAT HAS EXPIRED AT THIS POINT. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND FROM INFORMATION I HAVE GATHERED THE HAVE UPDATED THE DESIGN OF THE MANIFOLDS. I MIGHT ADD THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THESE MANIFOLDS. I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH THE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH EXHAUST FUMES CONSTANTLY ENTERING INSIDE THIS CAB - I DRIVE TO WORK WITH HEADACHES AND NAUSEA AND BURNING EYES EVERY DAY! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH HE HEARD A TICKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN AUGUST OF 2010 AND THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,888.

THE BRAKE LIGHT ON MY DASH COMES ON AND WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE I HEAR A GRINDING NOISE ON MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN. IT HAS DONE THIS ABOUT 15 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK. IT RECENTLY DID IT ON THE DATE STATED BELOW. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLDS IN NISSAN TITANS AROUND THE YEAR OF '04 ARE CRACKING WHEN THE SHOULDN'T BE WITH JUST MILD WEAR AND TEAR ON THE CAR. DEALERS ARE SAYING ITS NOT A DANGEROUS PROBLEM SO THEY CANT RECALL IT BUT WITH A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD CO CAN AND OFTEN DOES LEAK INTO THE CABIN. *TR

AS SO MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED, THE REAR AXLE SEALS ARE LEAKING FLUID ON REAR BRAKE ROTORS WHICH IS CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND EXPENSE. NISSAN SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX ISSUE. ONLY HAVE 54000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN AND MY REAR END LOCKED UP ON ME. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO AVOID CRASHING. COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS A BAD REAR SEAL ON BOTH SIDES. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. *TR