This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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1. normal, highway and local driving of vehicle. No abusive vehicle treatment. A mechanic was able to do a temporary repair to enable us to drive home and we then took the vehicle to our local garage to have it fully inspected. 2. the front right axle (half-shaft) of the four wheel drive fell out of the front differential unit. Had this happened at a higher speed in 4 wheel drive or even 2 wheel drive a loss of vehicle control could occur resulting in a crash. 3. the manufacturer has not issued a recall of the vehicle even though they realize there was a faulty bearing design. The bearing has since been redesigned but vehicles with the defective bearing are still in service. The local vehicle dealer's mechanics have said they have seen these incidents and can replace the bearing at my expense since the vehicle is out of warranty (the vehicle has 76,00 miles -- no offroad -- and the warranty is only good for 60,000). However, this is a manufacturer's defect that is known to the manufacturer and should have been recalled and replaced a long time ago. I am requesting that you investigate this matter as the manufacturer seems to want to ignore this safety issue.
2005 Nissan Titan crew cab 4X4 with off-road package, within 10,000 miles there were loose bolts on the transfer case. At 38,500 miles the left front differential seal failed and leaked. At 39,800 miles the power steering hose went bad and leaked. At 51,000 miles the circular clip on the axle at front left differential deformed causing axle to begin to fall out of vehicle!!! thankfully all has been covered under our extended warranty, and dealerships have replaced parts, but when it runs out these will come from our pocket, and no one can guarantee the new parts are not just replacements or any better. This could have resulted in death or injury to us or someone else had that axle fell from vehicle, and could occur again.
Took vehicle to Nissan dealership for service of growling noise that is becoming increasingly louder. Other concern is spinning of individual wheels with loss of traction. Dealership advised that rear differential requires replacement, at cost of $4,000.
2004-2008 Titan; rear axle seal leaks. Mine is a 05'. right rear wheel well is covered with oil and the inside of the tire is flooded with oil also. 55K miles and from what I understand I was lucky it lasted this long. Dealership wants $1,500+ to fix a problem that seems to be a defect not just wear and tear.
I had a 2005 Nissan Titan truck. The real axle seal broke and the oil came into the rear brake when I was on interstate highway from fl back to va. I had to drive so slow to make it back home and had it replace for $500. Few weeks later now I have a front drive axle seal broke and oil is leaking. I am bringing to dealer and replace today.
- Annandale, VA, USA
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Both rear axle seals leaking. Had a complete rear end replacement at 58,000 miles. Currently have 100,000 miles and both rear seals are leaking again. I towed a 2990 lbs trailer from Michigan to West Virginia, the morning after getting home I noticed the leaks and popping in rear end when pulling out. First time towing with this truck. Mileage is all highway. Commuted 120 miles per day to work. I have been on forums and seen countless others with same problem. Nissan is very aware of the problem and will not even make parts available. They are just replacing the entire rear ends. This is a common problem with these trucks and I would like to know why a recall has not been issued for it. Not sure what to do other than fix it one more time and then sue under lemon law when it happens again.
Ok I have a 2005 Nissan titian I bought from [xxx]in little rock very good guy, its a 4WD never been in the mud not once well just yesterday I pulled out to follow my friend [xxx] to subway when I did my whole truck jerked and made a loud pop then everytime I turned it made the same noise and when I drove to the shop with it was bouncing my whole tailgate up and down... come to find out that my rear end burned up in my truck and was going to B about as much money to put a new engine in to get it fixed.... I have never seen a rear end go out on a truck that's practically new with only 100K miles on it... very disappointed will not being buying another titian again ima stick with Toyota. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Rear axle seal failed on 2005 Nissan Titan, 59,000 mileage. As a result of the failure, leaking rear differential fluid covered emergency brake pads making them ineffective and unsafe. Nissan repair advised repair was fully my responsibility. I had rear seal and bearing replaced by local repair shop.
2005 Nissan Titan, rear axle seals are leaking, could spray onto brakes and become a major safety issue. This is a major issue with thousands of Nissan Titans, if you do an internet search on google for Nissan Titan axle seal leak, you will find thousands of people with this problem. If these bad axle seals cause fluid to contact brake rotor, it could cause braking issues or accidents. Nissan has a tsb# ntb10-032 that discusses this problem, but this needs to be a safety recall before someone is killed.
Rear axle seal leaking, it is leaking so bad that it is all over my rear passenger side brakes. I noticed the brakes slipping yesterday when I trying to stop on the highway. 05 Nissan Titan.
The rear axle seals are leaking on my 2005 Nissan Titan. The oil is running from the axle seals on to the rear brake rotors and rear brake pads. This can result in rear brake failure and can cause a crash.
Heard my brakes squeaking and started to investigate. Saw oil residue on the inside of the wheel and it was on the brakes as well. The oil was coming from the axle. The seal is bad. No accidents yet, but this could cause an accident if I needed to stop in a hurry with oil on my brakes!!!
Rear axle on my Nissan Titan is leaking differential fluid all over my brakes for the 3rd time. It is evident that the Nissan setup is not doing a good job (bad seals or bad venting causing pressure to destroy the seals. This is a safety issue because the oil seeps onto the brakes once the seals have let go.
Nissan Titan 2005 4X4 64,400 miles the rear differential started jerking and popping. Took the Nissan dealer and they said that the rear differential spider gears failed and the entire rear end would have to be replaced. The cost was $3200. This truck is my wife's regular diver and she Transport the kids to school in if this had happened at high speed it could have been very dangerous.
I had driven from my college to my chiropractors office without any incidents. When leaving my chiropractors office I was backing out of parking stall with wheels turned to the right. All of a sudden there was a loud pop. Being a mechanic I thought that I might have ujoint issues. I climbed under and checked my driveline and everything was in good order. I then drove back to my college where I could get my truck onto a lift and check it out. In the 12 miles from the chiropractors office to the college it had progressed to the point of not being able to drive. It would bind when turning left and drag wheels as thought limited slip was out. Or when turning to the left it would sound as though someone had taken a 20 pound sledge hammer and hit the tail shaft of the transmission. The rear axle seals and bearings were replaced at 50,000mi under factory warranty. After reviewing many claims on this differential this was an indication as to the rear diff going out. Currently I have 67,000mi on it and on the dealer level they are not willing to replace. Have a phone interview with a Nissan North America district rep tomorrow and hope to have this cleared up. If not the quote to get a new rear end assembly, since you cannot just order the pumpkin, is $3400. I see that there is a huge issue with this and hope that Nissan will take care of this. My truck is a 2005 Nissan Titan le crew cab 4X4 with offroad and tow package. No mods have been done to truck with exception of putting on nerf bars. Everything else is what Nissan sent it out the doors with. Thank you
Truck started making clunk noise 5 months ago every one in a while I thought it was stuff in the bed of the truck. Last night I was turning a corner is made a the clunk noise and every turn I took under power made the clunk noise and when I start from a stop on wet driving surfaces.
While driving on the freeway, I had a sudden loss of acceleration, a loud thump under the vehicle and then thumping when I tried to accelerate again. After taking my Titan to a mechanic, he told me the rear differential was destroyed and needed to be replaced.
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- Stevensville, MT, USA