2004 Nissan Titan Complaint Log

LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL BLEW OUT AND LEAKED DIFFERENTIAL FLUID. DIFFERENTIAL FLUID LEAKING ON REAR BRAKE ROTORS WHICH COULD CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE. FAILURE OCCURRED AT 27,470 MILES (NO SUSPENSION MODIFICATIONS HAD BEEN DONE TO VEHICLE). ALSO, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID WILL LEAK SLOWLY AND CAUSE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TO LOSE FLUID, CAUSING FAILURE. NISSAN HAS REPLACED SPACER AXLE (43070-7S200), BEARING (40210-7S210), AND SEAL (43252-7S200). THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN TITAN. AS SUCH, NISSAN SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND OFFER A PERMANENT FIX SO OWNERS WILL NOT BE FACED WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE IN THE FUTURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AUTOMATICALLY TOUCHES THE FLOOR AND A GRINDING NOISE IS AUDIBLE. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE VEHICLE COMES TO A JERKY STOP. THE DEALER DUPLICATED THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,998.

VEHICLE USED FOR LIGHT TOWING, REAR END FAILURE, REAR END REPLACED. *TR

1) THROUGH NORMAL USE, THE REAR AXLE SEAL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN 4X4 GAVE OUT AND STARTED TO LEAK ONTO THE BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO CATCH THIS FAILURE EARLY. 2) EVENTUALLY, ENOUGH GEAR OIL WOULD HAVE LEAKED OUT, CAUSING EXCESSIVE HEAT AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. 3) I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE LEAK BY REPLACING ALL PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH SEALING THE AXLE.*JB

REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *JB

I WAS MAKING A TURN IN THE 2004 NISSAN TITAN WITH OFF ROAD PACKAGE WHEN I HEARD A CLANK IN THE REAR END SO I DROVE IT HOME AND IT WAS GETTING WORSE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP , AND THEY SENT A ROLLBACK TO PICK IT UP. THEY CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND SAID MY REAR END IS SHOT AND SINCE I HAVE 61,312 MILES ON THE TRUCK THEY SAID I MISSED WARRANTY BY 1312 MILES, AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. WHAT GETS ME IS I DON'T EVEN HAVE A HITCH ON THE BACK, SO I HAVE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR END SO I THINK THEY SHOULD FIX IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN . *AK

REAR SEAL FAILURE. *TR

2004 NISSAN TITAN REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK. I WAS LOOKING ON THE WEB WHEN I CAM ACROSS A LOT OF OTHER NISSAN TITAN OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE 04 I HAVE HAS 28K MILES ON IT AND THE AXEL SEALS ARE LEAKING. THIS GEAR OIL IS NOW ON THE BRAKE ROTORS AND MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING MY TRUCK UNTIL THESE SEALS ARE FIXED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN RELATED ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THE OTHER AUTOS THAT I HAVE DRIVEN THRU OUT THE YEARS. I CAN SEE THIS LEAD TO A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IT MAY BE. *JB

REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL HAS FAILED ON MY 2004 NIS TITAN PKUP, SEALS LEAK. REAREND CLUNKS ETC *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2004 TITAN CREW CAB WITH TOW PACKAGE AND I HAVE 80,000 MI. ON THIS TRUCK. THROUGHOUT THE OWNERSHIP IT HAS BEEN RELIABLE FOR WORK AND PLEASURE. I DO TOW A TRAILER, AVG. WEIGHT IS 4000 LBS.. I HAVE HAD FRONT BRAKE ISSUES, NISSAN TOOK CARE OF UNTIL IT WAS 3YR.S OLD, HOWEVER SINCE I HAVE INSTALLED AMERICAN MADE DRILLED ROTORS. THE REAR WAS REPLACED AT 71K, IT IS A DANA REAR AND USES GEARS MADE IN CHINA. IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER IT WILL NOT LAST LONG AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS NOT DESIGN ITSELF IT IS THE QUALITY OF THE METAL BEING USED FOR THE GEARS. ANY CLUNKING, POPPING SOUNDS FROM REAR IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED! OTHERWISE IT IS A GOOD TRUCK FOR THE MONEY. *JB

BRAKES ON 2004 NISSAN TITAN CHATTER AND MAKE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN APPLIED!*AK

2004 NISSAN TITAN EQUIPPED WITH THE WRONG TIRES CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DEALER KNOWINGLY SOLD THE CAR WITH THE WRONG TOWING WEIGHT TIRES **NAR**CC *TR

WHILE DRIVING STARTED HEARING A ROARING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. PARKED WITHIN 2 MILES OF HEARING IT AND FOUND FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AT THE POINT WHERE THE DRIVE SHAFT CONNECTS. THERE WAS ALSO A VERY STRONG ODOR OF BURNING DIFFERENTIAL OIL. TOWED TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE REPLACING THE ENTIRE REAR END. *JB

REAR AXLE STARTED LEAKING OIL ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND BRAKES. TRUCK IS AT THE DEALER NOW, THEY ARE REPLACING REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY.*AK

REAR END WENT OUT AT 31,600 MILES. HEARD A CLICKING SOUND THEN IT STARTED TO SLIP TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP IN BURLINGTON WA WARRANTY COVERED NEW AXEL SWAP OUT. *TR

CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM REAR END AT 24100 MILES. REPLACED BY NISSAN DEALER WITHOUT CHARGE.'04 NISSAN TITAN LE CREW CAB 4X4 W/O OFF ROAD. BUILT DATE 12/03/03 *JB

SOME WHINING AND CLUNKING IN REAR DRIVELINE/DRIVETRAIN. *AK

REAR FINAL DRIVE SHATTERED LEAVING ME STRANDED. DEALER TOWED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE. *JB

THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ON MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN STRIPED THE GEARS INSIDE AFTER 36200 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER TOWED ANYTHING, NEVER CARRIED OVER 1000 POUNDS, AND NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD. *JB

POST THAT I SUBMITTED TO NISSAN: MY NISSAN 2004 TITAN CREW CAB HAD A VERY SCARY BRAKE PROBLEM TODAY. I LOST MOST OR ALL OF THE BRAKING CAPABILITY IN THE TRUCK. IT HAD A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. I STOPPED THE CAR. CK'ED FLUIDS (ALL OK) AND RESTARTED. PROBLEM WENT AWAY AFTER RESTART. PRETTY CERTAIN THE DEALER WILL NOT FIND A PROBLEM, THEY RARELY DO UNTIL IT IS COMPLETELY BROKEN. I HAVE 51K MILES AND SEVERAL BRAKE PROBLEMS. FIRST: IS THIS COVERED BY MY 60K MILE POWER TRAIN WRNTY AND IS THERE A FIX? I HAVE LEFT IT AT THE DEALER TODAY BUT I NEED TO KNOW WHERE THE MANUFACTURER STANDS (IN WRITING OR A REPLY TO THIS EMAIL). SECOND, SINCE THIS IS SUCH A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE WE WILL ASSUME THAT NO REPLY TO THIS EMAIL WITHIN 24HRS MEANS THE CAR IS OK FROM THE MANUFACTURER POINT OF VIEW AND NO ISSUES KNOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER EXISTS THAT DEAL WITH BRAKES OR BRAKE FAILURE. THE D&T OF THIS SUBMISSION IS 3:30 PM FEB 25TH 2007. CC OF THIS SUBMISSION HAS BEE SENT TO THE CPSC AND THE NHTSA. TKS FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION. JOE. *NM

FRONT AXLE SLID OUT OF FRONT DIFFERENTIAL TWICE IN 3 DAYS. IT RUINED THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL$1725 DEALER REPAIR. *JB

REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED @47,000 MILES. *NM

TWO DIFFERENTIAL FAILURES WITHIN 60,000 MILES ON MY 200 NISSAN TITAN. BOTH FAILURE INVOLVED WHEEL SEAL LEAKING AND LOUD NOISES FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL. MY THIRD DIFFERENTIAL INSTALLED BY NISSAN IS THE SAME NISSAN STOCK NUMBER SO I EXPECT A FAILURE WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES. IF I DON'T TRADE MY TITAN IN BEFORE THE 12,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE NEW DIFFERENTIAL IS UP, I WILL HAVE TO PAY THE $ 3000 + TO REPLACE IT. I SEE NEW STOCK NUMBERS ON THE NEW 2007 MODELS BUT NISSAN REFUSED TO GIVE ME ONE OF THOSE UNLESS I PAID FOR IT. BET YOU CAN FIGURE THAT ONE OUT. NISSAN NEEDS TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THESE DIFFERENTIALS. *JB

CLUNK IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE DEALER TECH FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN DIFFERENTIAL AND REPLACED THIS IS MY SECOND REAR DIFFERENTIAL MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 34000 ON IT. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL PASSENGER SEAT BELTS ON THE 2004 NISSAN TITAN INTERMITTENTLY GO TO THE CHILD RESTRAINT MODE WHEN BEING USED BY IN THE ADULT PASSENGER MODE. THE PASSENGER MUST REMOVE THE SEAT BELT, RETURN IT TO THE RETRACTED POSITION, AND RECONNECT THE SEAT BELT. IT HAPPENED MOST OFTEN ON A BUMPY ROAD SURFACE AT 20 MPH. *AK UPDATED 03/02/07. *JB

HAD TO JAM ON BRAKES FOR A STOP AND PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR EVEN AS TRUCK STOPPED. I THEN RELEASED TO MOVE UP A FEW FEET AND COULDN'T STOP SINCE I HAD NO BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. TOOK 2-3 MORE FULL RELEASE AND PUMPS TO GET BACK PRESSURE. RECURRING PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAW NO REASON FOR IT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXHAUST FUMES WERE ENTERING THE INTERIOR CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

RUST SPOTS ON THE ROOF. PAINT CHIPS OVER 95% OF THE VEHICLES BODY. I AM NOT AWARE OF HOW THIS ISSUE PRECIPITATED AS THIS VEHICLE IS GARAGED WHEN AT HOME AND IN A SECURE PARKING LOCATION ON A MILITARY AIR BASE WHEN I AM AT WORK. I HAVE MET WITH FERMAN NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER ERIC GREEN, A FERMAN BODY SHOP PROFESSIONAL NAMED 'CHRIS' AND MR. BATTISTA, THE COLLISION CENTER DIRECTOR. ALL CONCUR THERE IS A REAL PAINT ISSUE HOWEVER THE NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE WAS THE DECISION MAKER ON WARRANTY REPAIRS OF WHICH HE DENIED A CLAIM. THE RUST MUST BE 'PERFORATED' THROUGH ACCORDING TO FERMAN NISSAN WHICH IT IS NOT AS YET. ALSO; I WAS TOLD IT IS 'OUT OF WARRANTY' WHICH I NOW HAVE 39K MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND THIS WAS REPORTED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THEN AGAIN WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE 32K MILES SERVICE. *JB

2004 CREW CAB TITAN, PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW QUIT WORKING, REAR AXLE SEALS ARE LEAKING, TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WILL NOT STAY OFF. *JB

MY TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL (VDC). IT CUTS POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS IF ONE OR BOTH START TO SPIN. ALL TRUCKS OR CARS OF ITS KIND HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH A SWITCH THAT THIS DEVICE CAN BE TURNED ON OR OFF DEPENDING ON THE DRIVERS SITUATION. FOR SOME REASON MY TRUCK DID NOT COME WITH THIS SWITCH, I AM A SITTING DUCK WHEN IT RAINS IF ONE TIRE SO MUCH AS SLIPS ONE REVOLUTION AS I CAN MASH THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. IN 4X4 IT DOES THE SAME THING AND ONLY IN 4X4 LO WILL THIS VDC TURN ITSELF OFF. I HAVE ASKED DEALERS MANY OF TIMES TO FIX THIS AS IT SHOULD HAVE CAME WITH THIS OPTION AND WAS SOMEHOW MISSED. I WANT IT FIXED AS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES B/C OF THIS. *NM

WHILE FUELING VEHICLE, FUEL SPLASHES OUT OF THE FILLER NOZZLE AND POTENTIALLY/ SOMETIMES CAN SPLASH ONTO PERSON WHILE FUELING VEHICLE. FUEL ALSO SPILLS AND RUNS DOWN SIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED GAS TANK, EVAPORATIVE CANISTER AND PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. DEALER IS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE EVAPORATIVE CANISTER ONCE AGAIN. *JB

I HAVE 50,000 MILES ON MY 04 TITAN CREW CAB SE AND JUST FOUND THE RIGHT REAR AXLE LEAKING OIL ALL OVER THE BRAKE AND WHEEL. I WOULD THINK THAT A NEWER TRUCK SHOULD NOT BE LEAKING OIL ON TO THE BRAKE AS THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS WRECK. I WILL BE TAKING MY TRUCK TO THE SHOP THIS WEEK TO BE REPAIRED. I HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK FOR FEAR THAT IT COULD INTERFERE WITH MY BRAKING POWER OR RUIN THE REAR AXLE BY DRIVING IT WITH NO OIL. *JB

I BOUGHT A NISSAN TITAN CREW CAB, NEW, IN 2004. IN JUNE OF 2006 THE BRAKES HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE TRUCK. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED UPGRADING. THE SALEMAN ALSO NOTED THAT THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKS IN THE NISSAN TITANS AND ARMADAS. THEY UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE. THE PROCESS WAS CALLED " MISC REPROGRAM VDC WITH UPDATE" WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR. THEY FIXED THE ISSUE FOR THAT OCCURENCE. THE BREAKS WORKED UNTIL YESTERDAY, DEC 13, 2006 WHEN THE BREAKS DID THE SAME THING, CAUSING ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID REAR ENDING INTO ANOTHER CAR. I DID NOT READ IN THE OWNERS MANUAL ANYWHERE , WHERE IT STATED I MUST BRING THE TRUCK IN FOR A COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPGRADE TO MAKE THE BRAKES WORK APPROPRIATELY. THE TRUCK IS AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP NOW TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. *NM

FAILURE OF REAR AXLE BEGINNING AT ABOUT 19000 MILES, REPLACEMENT AT 27000, ON '04 NISSAN TITAN WITH DANA 44 AXLE. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT TOOK THE 2004 NISSAN TITAN TO THE DEALER IN SAN ANTONIO, TX FOR SERVICE BECAUSE HE COULD HEAR NOISES COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AREA. THE DEALER STATED THAT BRAKE LINE SHEARED OFF THE FIREWALL AND WAS RUBBING AND HITTING AGAINST THE FIREWALL AND AIR CONDITIONER LINE. THEY FIXED THE FAILURE BY REPOSITIONING THE BRAKE FLUID LINE AND REATTACHING IT TO THE FIREWALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WASN'T ANY PRIOR WARNING BEFORE FAILURE. *AK UPDATED 02/22/07. *JB

REAR END FAILURE. *JB

BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. IT HAPPENED 8 TIMES SINCE OWNED. THERE IS AN EXTREME CHANCE I WILL HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

COMPLETE REAR END FAILURE AT 28,000 MILES. DIFFERENTIAL LOCK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, DASH UNTIL SPIDER GEARS BROKE. LOUD CLUNKING WHEN MAKING TURNS UNTIL VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY IMMOBILIZED. DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. HOWEVER DIFF LOCK LIGHT COMING ON AGAIN, REAR END IS HAVING PROBLEMS AT 63,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2004 TITAN 3 WEEKS AND YESTERDAY IT MADE A CLUNK THAT I THOUGHT WAS SOMETHING SLIDING IN THE BED. LATER THAT EVENING, I PULLED OUT OF THE CAR WASH AND HORRIBLE CLUNKING STARTED COMING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. IT SEEMS TO BE STARTED WHEN TURNING WHICH LEADS ME TO THINK IT IS RELATED TO THE E-LOCK FEATURE OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. IT IS PARKED AND UNDRIVEABLE UNTIL THE DEALER GETS IT TOWED TOMORROW. IT APPEARS TO HAVE HAD PREVIOUS REAR DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS BECAUSE THE STOCK COVER HAS BEEN CHANGED TO ALUMINUM FINNED TYPE AND IT HAS SYNTHETIC OIL IN IT. *NM

LOUD NOISE FROM REAR END. DEALER INSTALLED CHASSIS EARS ON REAR DIFF AND HEARD A HIGH PITCHED WHINE. REMOVED REAR COVER AND FOUND SEVERAL SMALL PIECES METAL, SIDE GEARS HAVE PITS IN THE FACES, RING AND PINION GEAR HAVE SCRATCHES ON CONTACT POINTS. DEALER REPLACED WHOLE REAR END ASSEMBLY TO CORRECT. *NM

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN TITAN THAT HAVE LEAKING SEALS ON THE REAR DRIVETRAIN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THIS WAS THE WAY THE BRAKES WERE DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

LEAKING OIL AT BOTH ENDS OF THE AXLE TUBES. NO FAILURE AS OF YET. REFILLED TO PROPER LEVEL,CONTACTING DEALER. *JB

REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING. *NM

FAILURE OF CRACKED MANIFOLD EXHAUST WITH BUILT IN CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I HAVE CRACKED 3 MANIFOLD EXHAUST DUE TO THE FACT THAT NISSAN DID NOT INSTALL FLEX PIPES IN THEIR EXHAUST SYSTEM. IT IS HAPPENING ON ALL THE TITAN TRUCKS...LOOK AT THE FORUMS AND MY DEALER HAS CONFIRMED IT. EXHAUST IS LEAKING INTO THE CAB AREA. IT COST OVER $900 TO JUST REPAIR THE PART. THEY WILL NOT FIX IT! IT IS LEAKING STRAIGHT EXHAUST FUMES.

REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *JB

2004 NISSAN TITAN SE 4X4 OFF ROAD KING CAB ANYTIME THE WEATHER IS AT OR BELOW 20 DEG F BOTH DOORS FREEZE SHUT. I CANNOT USE THE DOOR HANDLES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE TRUCK TO OPEN THE DOORS. IF I ATTEMPT TO MANUALLY ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE THE WINDOW IS SOMETIMES FROZEN AS WELL AND WILL NOT MOVE. IN WEATHER AROUND 20-25 DEF F THE DOOR HANDLES WILL SOMETIMES WORK TO OPEN THE DOORS BUT THE HANDLES AND INTERNAL DOOR CABLES WILL NOT MOVE BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITION TO ALLOW THE DOOR TO CLOSE AND LATCH PROPERLY LEAVING THE DOORS IN AN OPEN STATE. THIS POSSES A SAFETY RISK TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE IF IT IS DRIVEN IN THIS STATE. THIS OCCURS ANYTIME THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE REACHES AROUND +20 DEG F NISSAN HAS SO FAR REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY ALTHOUGH A TSB NTB05-118A EXISTS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED ONE EXTERNAL DOOR HANDLE THAT WAS BROKEN AS A RESULT OF EXCESS FORCE BY TRYING TO OPEN A FROZEN DOOR. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A STREET. MY REAR WHEELS SPUN BRIEFLY IN THE SNOW UNTIL THEY HIT THE DRY PAVEMENT. A LOUD BANG CAME FROM THE REAR END OF MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT BACK TO CAMP. THE NEXT MORNING I CHECKED THE UNIVERSALS. THEY WERE OK. THEN I PROCEEDED TO SHIFT THE TRANS. BACK AND FOURTH FROM R TO D. THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF PLAY AND BANGING COMING FROM THE REAR END. I REMOVED THE REAR END DRAIN PLUG AND OUT POURED MY GEARS. I HAD IT TOWED HOME TODAY. I WILL CONTACT MY DEALER TOMORROW MORNING FOR THEM TO PICK IT UP. THERE IS ONLY 33.000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. *NM

REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE LOUD BANG FROM REAR END, FOLLOWED BY WHAT FELT LIKE NEUTRAL THEN THE RING AND PINION CAUGHT AND ENGAGED VIOLENTLY DUE TO THE GEAR TEETH ENGAGING AGAIN. THE SEVERAL SUBSEQUENT LOUD BANGS AS THE REAR END CONTINUED TO SELF DESTRUCT. *NM

MY ENTIRE REAR AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 31,500 MILES ON MY NISSAN TITAN. IT STARTED HOWLING AND SMOKING WHEN DRIVING TO MOAB. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE REAR END FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 4 SETS OF BRAKES/ROTORS/CALIPERS ON THE VEHICLE AND IS STARTING TO EXHIBIT SIGNS OF NEEDING THE FIX AGAIN. *JB