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Rear axle seals are leaking on my 2004 Nissan Titan. Rear diff fluid is getting on rear disc brakes, braking inhibited. This is the second time this has happened. First seals were replaced at 48,000 miles, now leaking again at 97,000 miles.
I was driving in loose gravel and I felt an unusually feeling in my rear axel, so I drove the vehicle slowly home never felt it until I arrived to my home and then I parked it. I then called a transmission mechanic and had the vehicle towed to transmission repair shop. The repair shop called and tried to get replacement parts for my rear axle and where unable to. So they had to get a hole new rear axle not just new parts but a completely new rear axle. The new rear axle is completely different from the original, which makes me and the mechanic that owns the repair shop believe that the original rear axle was faulty. Other wise why wouldn't the rear end be the same and be able to get replacement parts for the old rear axle like you can with most vehicles.
My Nissan Titan crews brakes were not performing well on a trip I took. After getting home I noticed oil on my garage floor at both rear brakes. The rear diff. Was leaking all over the brake backing plate to the extent that oil was being slung throughout the wheel well the rear axle has failed the driver side rear seal required replacement due to excessive leakage when I parked the truck it had moved several inches back until another gear engaged the problem is not design itself it is the quality of the metal being used for the gears I feel Nissan should be forced to recall this potentially dangerous manufacturer defect.
The events leading up to my front end axle failure was due to slight use of the 4WD in mild snow conditions the first time. I had it repaired by a factory Nissan authorized dealer and had the same problem occur less than 30,000 miles later. Nissan is saying its not their fault but I was not abusing the 4WD simply just using it. Basically the front left axle breaks a clip and the axle shaft going into the differential slides down. Over time unnoticed I'm sure this could be detrimental to the front end components until a catastrophic steering/wheel failure. I will be trying to contact Nissan to get their story of why this keeps occurring.
- Kalama, WA, USA
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2004 Nissan Titan 67000 miles, driving on regular road in good repair, rear differential starting making noise. Next day, differential locked up. Inspection showed broken teeth on ring and pinion gears.
Rear axle seals began to leak at 75000 miles. Vehicle has been driven on highway at all times. The Nissan dealer notice the leak during an inspection. Numerous forums have complaints of the axle seals failing due to improper venting. Leakage of gear oil onto rear brakes presents a safety hazard to my family. Request Nissan replace axle seals and do a recall to reengineer a new venting system for axle seals.
I have just had the rear differential fail on my 2004 Nissan Titan at 95K miles. The truck had been used for towing but only about 5 times a year. It has a tow package and most of the miles on it are highway miles.
Hello. I recently bought a 2004 Nissan Titan. When having the vehicle checked for safety, we noticed that one of the rear axle seals on the passengers side were leaking. The seal looked to have lead a fairly large amount of oil that was saturating the rim and also soaked the emergency break on the passenger side. After looking at the car fax in noticed that this same vehicle had a rear axle seal replace in January. I cannot be certain this seal was the same seal as the one in January. The vehicle has 68000 miles on it. After doing some research on Titan talk.com I noticed that this is a common problem from this truck. I am not sure if anything can be done about it but I do feel like this could turn into a safety issue considering not only that this seems to be a common problem, but that when this problem does occur, it saturates the rims, tires and brakes with oil.
Dealer claims front differential C clip for passenger side front wheel axle is defective. Axle moved outward approx. 1 inch and leaked oil at that location.
1. there were no specific events leading up to the failure. 2. the C-clip that held my driver's side axle in the front differential of my 2004 4X4 Nissan Titan broke, causing the front differential to fail. I noticed a large puddle under the truck one evening and upon inspection, found that the axle had shifted 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch outside of the differential housing. The leak was coming from the ruined side seal caused by the C clip breaking. 3. I filled the differential up with new oil to avoid burning up the ring and pinion (didn't know it was already bad at the time) so that I could get the truck to the dealership. Once the problem was diagnosed, I was told the repair would be $1987. I checked around and no other automotive repair shop could fix this B/C they could not get the parts. Apparently the front differential for my truck is "captivated" which means only the dealerships can get them. To my understanding, it seems kind of like a monopoly on the parts.
Was in 4 wheel drive tried to make a left hand turn, truck basically stopped in middle of a busy road until I heard a poping then was able to turn but 4 wheel drive failed. Now there are problems with my power train and front differential. Went to a garage they say missing a clamp, but dealership says no clamp and nothing wrong that it works fine. It most certainly does not work fine
Axel seal leak on a long 2,500 vacation drive that could have caused a bad accident if all the gear oil would have been lost. Luck it was discovered soon enough that I could fill the diff back up. Seals have been replaced previously as well as the whole axel on a different occasion. These axel and axel seal problems may cause a deadly accident one day. My truck only has 54,000 miles on it.
Took 2004 Nissan Titan pickup with 53,479 miles to dealership for oil change and service under recall ntb 352 W93 service manual reference PB081. At completion of work service manager mentioned that rear axle seal service at a cost of approximately $500 should be considered. I did not know at the time that the service should have been covered under warranty. Later on 10/14/2009 took vehicle in for oil change now with mileage over 60K service manager recommended the axle seal service at the cost mentioned above. At 66974 miles I took the truck in to the dealership and I scheduled the axle service on 12/14/09 when slip and ABS warning lights turned on, the dealership ordered parts. Further research by me found that this service should have been performed at no cost under 60K warranty period. I believe the dealerships service manager waited until my vehicle was over 60K and therefore out of warranty.
My 2004 Nissan Titan rear diff seals leak and has caused a brake failure. I pulled out of my driveway and was driving down the road when all of a sudden my rear end locks up. It took a few moments to get her going again in reverse. I jacked it up and removed the tires and removed the rotors. The pad on the emergency brake system fail off. It still had plenty of pad left on it. My father looked at it and noticed the fluid leaking from my rear end. He told me that probably caused the failure due to the contamination. Replaced the pad and added some oiled to the rear end. I have researched this issue online and found numerous complaints about this and other brake failures also. There should be a recall for this issue. My exhaust manifold leaks also. I am replacing it too. This is a known issue with the Titans. This may be of more concern with the epa. They have been know to crack.
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- Marshall, IL, USA