2005 Nissan Titan Complaint Log

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. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN (SE CREW CAB 4X4 OFF-ROAD EDITION WITH TOW PACKAGE) AND STARTED HEARING A LOUD METAL ON METAL SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. I ALSO COULD FEEL A LARGE JOLT WHEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW REAR DIFFERENTIAL, AND THAT I ALSO NEEDED TO REPLACE THE SEAL ON THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $3,500 TO REPLACE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND $400 TO FIX THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 67,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE HAD ALL THE RECOMMENDED SERVICES ON THE VEHICLE, AND DO NOT USE THE VEHICLE FOR OFF-ROADING, NOR DO I USE THE VEHICLE TO TOW. NISSAN SAID THEY WOULD ONLY CONTRIBUTE A THOUSAND DOLLARS TOWARD THE REPAIR. THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED THE PARTS TODAY. THIS IS YET ANOTHER TITAN TO ADD TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS LIST. *TR

IN AUGUST OF 2010 WAS THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND DIED WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN STREET GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. LATER I DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF GAS DESPITE THE FUEL GAUGE BEING AT 1/4 TANK. TODAY, AFTER NEARLY 1 1/2 OF KEEPING MY TRUCK ABOVE 1/4 TANK AND LOGGING MY MILES, THE VEHICLE ENGINE POWER DIED ON ME AND FAILED TO START BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN IT WAS OUT OF FUEL...THIS TIME READING JUST UNDER 1/2 TANK. BOTH SITUATIONS ARE EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND CAUSED UNNECESSARY STRESS. I'VE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON THE NISSAN TITAN MODEL TRUCKS BUT CAN NOT DO ANYTHING WITHOUT THE OFFICIAL RECALL. IT IS WIDELY KNOWN THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME OF THE NISSAN TITAN MODELS AND SHOULD BE EXTENDED THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE FAILING FUEL SYSTEMS BEFORE MYSELF OR SOMEONE IS FACED WITH EXTREME INJURY. *TR *JS

1. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AUG 11, 2010 WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN TRUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 65 MPH. 2.THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN I HAD TO APPLY FOOT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC CONGESTION. AS SOON AS BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL FIVE THINGS HAPPENED: A. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFTER THAN NORMAL. B. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT FURTHER DOWN TOWARD THE FLOORBOARD THAN NORMAL. C. I HEARD A POPPING/PULSATING SOUND AS I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES. D. I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AS I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES. E. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL RED BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I HAD NO CHOICE, BUT TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID CREATING AN ACCIDENT EVEN THOUGH IT SOUNDED AND FELT LIKE BRAKE FAILURE WAS OCCURRING. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS TYPE OF BRAKE INCIDENT/FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN. THE PREVIOUS TWO TIMES THIS BRAKE INCIDENT/FAILURE OCCURRED AT A MUCH LOWER SPEEDS AND I COULD NOT FIND RELATION TO WHAT WAS OCCURRING WHEN I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. 3. ONCE I HAD THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL I TURNED INTO A LOW TRAFFIC SIDE STREET AND SLOWLY TESTED THE BRAKES, BUT ALL FIVE SYMPTOMS FROM ABOVE WERE STILL OCCURRING. I ALSO TRIED GOING IN REVERSE VERY SLOWLY, BUT THE SYMPTOMS REMAINED. I COMPLETELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION KEY AND GOT OUT TO INSPECT THE TRUCK. I COULD NOT SEE ANY VISIBLE DAMAGE TO FRONT ROTORS OR CALIPERS AND I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL, BUT NOTHING APPEARED TO BE WRONG. I TURNED THE IGNITION BACK ON AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHT HAD GONE OFF AND THE BRAKES WERE BACK TO NORMAL. I DO NOT FEEL THAT FAILURE HAS BEEN CORRECTED AND THAT IS WHY I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I FEEL THERE IS SAFETY ISSUE AT HAND. IT APPEARS TO BE SOME TYPE OF INTERMENT ELECTRICAL FAILURE INTERCONNECTED TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT CLEARS THE FAILURE WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS TURNED OFF ONLY TO REAPPEAR AT ANOTHER TIME. *TR

I'M THE ONLY OWNER OF MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN CREW CAB AND I'VE BEEN HAPPY WITH THE TRUCK FOR 105,000 MILES - UNTIL THIS PAST WEEKEND WHEN, AT HIGHWAY SPEED, I BEGAN TO HEAR A WHINING NOISE. AFTER STOPPING AND VERIFYING THAT NOTHING WAS VISIBLY WRONG UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK BODY (NO LEAKS, ETC) I DROVE ON. I STOPPED A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD TO CHECK AGAIN AND WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT HEARD A LOUD CLUNK. I COASTED TO A STOP AND FOUND MY DRIVE SHAFT ON THE GROUND. CARRIAGE NISSAN IN GAINESVILLE GEORGIA IS QUOTING A PRICE OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS. I'VE BEEN DILIGENT ABOUT MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE AND THERE IS NO GOOD REASON WHY THE TRUCK'S REAR END SHOULD COMPLETELY FAIL THIS WAY. ONLINE, I'VE LEARNED I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. ANY HELP OUT THERE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE OF US WITH THIS PROBLEM? *TR

TRUCK WAS STALLING AND DYING, HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR, DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE IPDM (MODULE) AND REPLACED IT WITH MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER ALSO INFORMED ME THAT I CAN EXPECT MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS TO GO OUT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BECAUSE THE IPDM IS AN IMPORTANT PART FOR CONTROLLING THE WAY THE ENGINE RUNS. IF THIS IS THE CAUSE OF GREATER PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE FOR MY TRUCK, THEY SHOULD REALLY LOOK INTO GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

REAR AXLE SEALS ON NISSAN TITAN PICKUP TRUCKS LEAKING AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE AXLE SHAFTS. *TR

FAILURE OF EXHAUST FLANGE IN EXHAUST OF 2005 NISSAN TITAN. *TR

VEHICLE STEERING WENT OUT AND WOULDN'T LET ME TURN. CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RUN OFF THE ROAD AND CAUSED ME TO SLINGSHOT BACK ACROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD RUNNING INTO A GROVE OF TREES CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BE TOTALED AND CAUSING INJURIES TO MYSELF. *TR

2005 NISSAN TITAN, 52,830 MILES, PURCHASE DATE OF 7/23/2005. ONE WEEK OUT OF THE 5-YR WARRANTY, RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING DIFFERENTIAL FLUID. FLUID THROWN ON WHEEL AND BRAKE ROTOR FROM TIRE ROTATION. RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED. BRAKING FELT OFF WHEN DRIVING, WHICH LED TO INITIAL WALK-AROUND OF THE TRUCK AND NOTICED FLUID ON GROUND. CONTACT 3 NISSAN DEALERSHIPS. WOULD NOT TOUCH THE TRUCK SINCE TECHNICALLY OUT OF WARRANTY (1 WEEK). CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. NISSAN NOT INTERESTED IN HELPING. *TR

2005 NISSAN TITAN LE CREW CAB 4X4 WITH A FAILING REAR END DIFFERENTIAL. AT 58K MILES, THE TRUCK REAR END BEGAN TO SLIP BADLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN COMMUTING TO WORK. I DO NOT OFF ROAD OR HAVE OFF ROAD MODIFICATION THAT WOULD EXCEED MANUFACTURES SPECS AND PERFORMANCE. JUST NORMAL DRIVING. NISSAN INDICATES THAT I AM 30 DAYS PAST THE EXPIRATION OF MY WARRANTY, BUT UNDER THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT. NISSAN NEEDS TO HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR QUALITY CONTROLS ON THE MANUFACTURING OF THESE REAR END ASSEMBLIES. TYPICALLY $2500.00 REPAIR BILL....THAT SHOULD BE SHOULDERED BY NISSAN. *TR

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. *TR

REAR WIRING HARNESS MELTED DUE TO DEFECTIVE EXHAUST SYSTEM/HEAT SHIELDS. BRAKE LIGHTS, SAFETY HAZARDS, AND SIGNAL INDICATORS FAILED DURING HIGHWAY TRAVEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL BANG FROM UNDERNEATH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE DRIVE SHAFT FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD LOCKED. THE DEALER REPAIRED AND REPLACED THE DRIVE SHAFT, REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND THE REAR SEAL TRANSFER CASE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL PINION FLANGE FRACTURED, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,951 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,253. UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF UPDATED0 3/24/11

DESIGN FLAW ON NISSAN TITAN DUE TO EXHAUST LEAK WHICH WILL THEN BURN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING AND THE TRUCK WILL STOP ALL OF SUDDEN WITH LOST OF POWER AND BRAKES, WHICH MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS. *TR WE WERE ON OUR WAY BACK FROM CAMPING TRIP WITH TRAVEL TRAILER IN TOW. ON INTERSTATE 81 NEAR WILKES BARRE, PA...WE WERE GOING 65 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ENGINE STOPPED, WE HAD A LOST OF POWER AND BRAKES AND HAD TO CRIPPLE TOWARDS THE SHOULDER AND COULDN'T START THE ENGINE AGAIN. WHAT CAUSED THIS FAILURE IS THE TAIL PIPE CAME LOOSE DUE TO RUST AND THE HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST BURNED THE ELECTRICAL WIRING THAT WAS PLACED ALONGISDE THE EXHAUST CAUSING THE ENGINE COMPUTER TO MALFUNCTION. WE HAD TO PAY $1,300.00 TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED NOT INCLUDING ONE NIGHT HOTEL STAY AND RENTING A CAR BACK HOME BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR A FEW DAYS AND HAVING TO DRIVE BACK UP TO PICK UP THE TRUCK WITH THE TRAVEL TRAILER AND BRING THEM ALL BACK HOME. THE DISTANCE IS 156 MILES FROM WHERE IT BROKE DOWN TO WHERE WE LIVE. I BELIEVE THERE'S A DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, SERVICE MANAGER IN WILKES BARRE ACKNOWLEDGED SEVERAL OTHER TITANS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN THERE IS AN EXHAUST LEAK AS WELL AS OUR LOCAL NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED THE SAME. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE PROTECTED THE WIRING IN THE EXHAUST AREA WITH HEAT SHIELD OF SOME SORT. EXHAUST LEAKS OVER TIME, IT'S THE NATURE OF THE EXHAUST BUT IT SHOULD NOT REQUIRE CUSTOMERS TO PAY $1,300.00 TO GET THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPAIRED. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ASKING FOR ASSISTING IN THE REPAIR COST DUE TO DESIGN FLAW, THEY DECLINED ASSISTANCE INDICATING THAT IT IS MY NEGLIGENCE THAT THE TAILPIPE SEPARATED FROM THE MUFFLER. NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD WITH A DANGLING TAILPIPE NEEDS TO HAVE ELECTRICAL WIRINGS REPLACED BECAUSE OF THAT, IT'S BECAUSE THEY DON'T RUN THE WIRINGS PARALLEL TO THE EXHAUST. *TR

BROUGHT NISSAN TITAN TO MECHANIC TO HAVE BRAKES CHECKED. UPON REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES FOUND THAT THE REAR SEAL HAD FAILED AND GREASE HAD COVERED THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL AND TIRE RIM. SEALS AND BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO START. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODEL (IPDM) WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,403.

THE REAR END WAS REPLACED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND JUST 3 YEARS LATER I HAD TO HAVE THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL REPLACED AND NOW IM HAVING TO REPLACE THE RIGHT SIDE AXLE SEAL. IM NOT TOO SURE THAT ITS NOT DAMAGED THE REAR END ITSELF. I HAD A CASE NUMBER WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA BUT BECAUSE OF THE TIME ITS BEEN OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WONT REPLACE ANYTHING. THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIRS FOR THERE NOT TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT. THESE SEALS SHOULD NOT BE GOING OUT THAT QUICK. *TR

RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING. REPLACED ONCE AT 22,000 MILES AND IT IS LEAKING AGAIN AT 75,000 MILES. 2005 NISSAN TITAN LE. *TR

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!!! *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN TITAN THAT HAS HAD THE REAR END DIFF AND AXLE REPLACED TWICE BY NISSAN AT 98,000 MILES NISSAN DISCOVERED THE REAR SEALS LEAKING, AND DID NOTHING ABOUT IT, I TRIED TO SECURE A LAWYER, THE COST WAS ASTRONOMICAL, AT 102,000 MILES THE VALVE BODY IN THE TRANS HAS FAILED, AS A RESULT I CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA SPOKE TO GORDON MIDDLETON, WHOM ON BEHALF OF NNA AFTER A SIXWEEK DISCOVERY ADVISED ME THAT NNA WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME, EVEN AFTER PROMISING REPAIRING THE REAR SEAL IN EARLIER CONVERSATION, LATER REFUSED TO LIFT A HAND, COSTING ME SIX WEEKS OF CAR RENTAL COST, AND THE AGONIZING PAIN OF WAITING ON A DECISION THAT WOULD NEVER COME ANYWAY. PLEASE ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN LE IS STILL NOT FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A DRIVEWAY AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

REAR AXLE SEAL ON MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN LEAKING DEALERSHIP SAID REAR AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING REPLACED SEAL, BEARING AND SPACER IN JUNE 2010 THAT WAS DRIVERS SIDE REAR AXLE NOW EXPERIENCING NOISE AND DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS IN THE FRONT END IN FEBRUARY 2011, WHEEL BEARING AND HUB REPLACED NOISE AND VIBRATION STILL PRESENT HAD THE VEHICLE IN UNDER WARRANTY FOR CLUNKING THE FRONT END WHEN BEGINNING TO DRIVE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES GOING THROUGH THE SELF CHECK. AXLE SEAL WENT BAD AT 52,000 MILES WAS TOLD BY DEALER I WAS LUCKY I NOTICED THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO REAR DIFFERENTIAL BURNING UP. PROBLEM NOTICED BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND WAS PROBLEM WITH THE CONTROL VALVE ON MY FUEL SYSTEM. TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BETWEEN THE TWO IT WAS 780 DOLLARS TO REPAIR AND NOW MY PROBLEMS ARE WORSE. AFTER NORMAL MAINTENANCE VEHICLE WAS SPILLING OUT FLUID FROM OVERFLOW TUBE. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY OVERFILLED FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND THERE WOULD BE NOT PROBLEM. FIRST PROBLEM AT 52000 WITH REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL NOW FRONT IS GOING BAD.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT EVENTUALLY NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT DISPLAYING THE PROPER FUEL LEVEL READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

05 NISSAN TITAN - CLUNKING SOUND I THOUGHT WAS A U-JOINT IS MY REAR END FIXING TO GO. RIGHT REAR SEAL LEAKING DIFFERENTIAL FLUID ON MY REAR BRAKES SAFETY HAZARD. IF MY REAR END WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING 70MPH WHICH I DO EVERY DAY. IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS MAYBE FATAL RESULT. I HAVE A 6 AND 4 YEAR OLD THAT ARE WITH ME EVERYDAY IN THE TRUCK. WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX! *TR

I WAS RIDING DOWN I25 WHEN MY TRUCK ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY QUIT. AT 75 MPH IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO CHANGE LANES AND PULL OVER TO THE MEDIAN WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THAT I STILL HAD 1/4 TANK OF GAS. I TRIED REPEATEDLY TO START THE TRUCK WITHOUT SUCCESS. AFTER SCRATCHING MY HEAD FOR A WHILE I CALLED MY SON TO BRING ME SOME GAS. AFTER ADDING GAS THE TRUCK STARTED UP AFTER A FEW TURNS OF THE IGNITION. NOT KNOWING WHAT THE HECK HAD HAPPENED I CONTINUED DRIVING THE TRUCK. UNFORTUNATELY I RAN OUT OF GAS AGAIN SOME WEEK LATER, THIS TIME IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE SPEED ISSUE WAS NOT QUITE AS SEVERE. SINCE THAT TIME I'VE IGNORED MY FUEL GAUGE AND DETERMINED WHEN TO REFUEL BY MILEAGE. THIS IS REALLY AGGRAVATING BECAUSE THERE IS A RECALL ON TITAN FUEL SENDERS FOR MODEL YEAR 2005. HOWEVER NISSAN IS TELLING ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR

THERE WAS A NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AND AN ODD ODOR. IT ALMOST FELT LIKE A TRANSMISSION SLIP ONCE IN A WHILE DRIVING. I DROVE IT HOME AS THE NOISE WAS GETTING WORSE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEIR TECH DROVE IT OFF THE LOT TO "CHECK IT OUT" AFTER I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS GETTING WORSE. THE REAR END BLEW OUT AND SPRAYED FLUID ALL OVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE, THE BACK OF THE TAILGATE, EVERYWHERE. THE DEALER JUST SAID IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. PERIOD. THIS TRUCK IS WELL MAINTAINED BY THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND I AM TOLD THAT THE REAR END/DIFFERENTIAL IS SEALED AT THE FACTORY AND IS NOT A PART OF A MAINTENANCE ITEM. IT IS NOT USED FOR TOWING, OFF ROADING OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT. I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO DRIVES THE TRUCK. I THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS HAD IT GONE OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A RATHER COMMON PROBLEM BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED. IT IS ALSO AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM AT $2300.00 IN MY ESTIMATION. I REQUESTED THAT THEY KEEP THE PART FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. *TR

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 $3200.00. THIS TRUCK IS MY WIFE'S REGULAR DIVER AND SHE TRANSPORTS THE KIDS TO SCHOOL IN IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

DEAR SIR\ MADAM I TOOK MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN TO DEALER FOR GAS GAUGE RECALL I WAS INFORM MY TRUCK IS NOT COVER I NOTICE MY GAS GAUGE LEVEL INDICATOR WILL SOMETIMES JUMP UP I THINK THIS 2005 TITAN SHOULD INCLUDE IN RECALL LIST THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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. *TR

NISSAN TITAN REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *TR

2005 NISSAN TITAN 121000 MILES. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. NOTICED OIL ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT REAR FENDER WELL AFTER DRIVING 50 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED OIL DRIPPING FROM THE AXLE TUBE ONTO THE INSIDE OF THE RIM. RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED AND OIL IS SLINGING ONTO BRAKE CALIPER, TRUCK IS PARKED AND OIL IS DRIPPING ONTO THE INSIDE OF THE RIM COLLECTING AND WILL SLING OUT ONTO TIRE, BRAKE CALIPER AND EXHAUST TAIL PIPE. LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL IS BEGINNING TO LEAK. REPAIR IS NEW SEALS, BEARINGS, SPACER, RETAINING CLIP, BEARING RETAINER. *TR

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 $3400.00. 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 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT PROVIDING AN ACCURATE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TR

NO EVENTS HAVE LED TO THE FAILURE OF THE REAR END OF MY 2005 TITAN 4X4. DEALER HAS IDENTIFIED LEAKING FLUID FROM THE REAR AXEL/SEALS. REAREND (AXEL) FAILURE IS IMMANENT AND WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY TITAN OWNERS AND PRESENTS A DRIVING DANGER ON THE ROAD. I CAN'T AFFORD THE $3000 PLUS TO REPLACE THE REAR AXEL. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 58,000 MILES. THIS FAILURE IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE INTERNAL PARTS, BEARINGS, ETC. IN THE REAR AXEL OF THESE TITANS TRUCKS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. ON MAY 7TH I RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE MY FUEL GAGE WAS STILL SHOWING 1/4 TANK. I WAS ON A FAIRLY NARROW STATE HIGHWAY IN WISCONSIN AND CAME CLOSE TO SOMEONE REAR ENDING ME WHILE I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I FILED MY COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN AND JUST HEARD BACK FROM THEM TODAY THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2005 TITAN FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. EVEN THOUGH MY TRUCK IS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL UNEXPECTEDLY ALSO. *TR

2005 NISSAN TITAN REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE PURCHASED USED W/ 75,000 WHINING IN REAR INSPECTION FOUND SPIDER GEARS BROKEN. EXTENDED WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. *TR

WHILE ROLLING FROM A STOP DRIVING A NISSAN 2005 TITAN TRUCK WITH 84,200 MILES ON IT, I HEARD A NOISE AND SUBSEQUENT CLANGING SOUND. LATER THAT DAY I INVESTIGATED THE SOUND AND DETERMINED IT WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER WHO LATER DETERMINED THAT THE PINION GEAR LOSS A TOOTH/TEETH. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I DETERMINED THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS TO INSTALL THE WHOLE REAR END ASSEMBLY INCLUDING HOUSING, GEARS, AND AXLES COSTING $3100 AT THE NISSAN DEALER. THERE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH NISSAN WHICH NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

REAR DIFFERENTIAL ON 2005 NISSAN TITAN BROKE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH NISSAN TITANS AROUND THE 50K -85K MILE RANGE. BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BECOME A RECALL ISSUE AS THIS COULD HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES IF THE REAR END LOCKS UP WHEN IT BRAKE AT SPEED. *TR

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. *TR

DRIVING ALONG. STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THE REAR END ON MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN CREWCAB, MADE A REAL LOUD CLUNK SOUND. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN BACKING UP TO THE RIGHT, AND TURN RIGHT. GOING SLOW. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 71212 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR

REAR DIFF WENT OUT ON MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN. IT WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND IT WENT OUT AT 87K MILES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT NISSAN WILL NOT STEP UP AND PAY FOR THE ITEM THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT. LOOK AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS. I THINK IT IS TIME FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

THE AXLE SEALS ON THE NISSAN TITAN BEGAN TO LEAK AND MANY OTHER NISSAN TITAN OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. MINE BEGAN TO LEAK AT 36K MILES BUT I HAVE SEEN OTHERS LEAK AS EARLY AS 18K MILES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED PROPERLY AND FIXED. THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID THAT LEAKS OUT, LEAKS ONTO THE BRAKES AND CAN CAUSE THEM TO FAIL. I NOTICED MY AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING AFTER MY BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK, GRIND, AND JOLT THE TRUCK BACK AND FORTH WHILE BRAKING. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 NISSAN TITAN AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR IN NEWER MODELS. I LOVE THE TRUCK BUT THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED PROPERLY. RIGHT NOW I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE SEAL THROUGH MY NISSAN DEALERSHIP BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRONE TO HAPPEN. *TR

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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS AIDED BY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF FUEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V074000- FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW THE STATUS OF HER COMPLAINT UPDATED EVOQ 09/13/10

BOUGHT A USED 2005 NISSAN 4X4 TITAN, FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. I NOTICED FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WAS LEAKING IN THE DRIVEWAY THE NEXT DAY. NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE CV SHAFT WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL AND NOT PROPERLY SEATED. AUTOMOTIVE SHOP FOUND C CLIP ON THE END OF THE SPLINED AXLE SHAFT BROKEN AND THE SPLINES STRIPPED AND TWISTED WHERE IT GOES INTO THE GEAR. REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE CV SHAFT, AXLE SHAFT, GEAR, & BEARINGS. VEHICLE HAD 44500 MILES ON IT. *TR

2005 NISSAN TITAN 4X4 CREW CAB AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HAS A BROKEN REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE COST TO REPAIR IS $3,500 AN NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? I'VE TOWED A WATERCRAFT TRAILER ABOUT 5 TIMES AND NOTHING ELSE. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) VEHICLE LOST POWER, SPUTTERED, TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. COULD NOT GET VEHICLE RESTARTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. HAD TO PLACE IN PARK, REMOVE KEY, WAIT 1 MIN, RESTART. ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN 30SECONDS. THEN, A FEW HOURS LATER VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN ON. PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN LATER WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE SPUTTERED, LOST POWER AND EVENTUALLY TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. TRIED DEALERSHIP FOR FIX, WHEN PROBLEM HAPPENED BEFORE, ON FREEWAY. DEALERSHIP "DIDN'T KNOW" WHAT WAS WRONG. CLAIMED IPDM PART. ONLINE PROBLEMS TO THE IPDM PART. VIN: [XXX] *TR

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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING THE ODOR TO ENTER THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.