There are 7 owner-reported electrical system complaints for the 2008 Nissan Titanin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
RELAY FUSES(BLACK) BLOWS OUT DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS MAINLY. EVERYTHING STOPS. IT GIVES A WARNING WHERE TRUCK MISSES OR JERKS. DASHBOARD GOES CRAZY. LIGHTS BLINK OFF AND ON. ONCE FUSES ARE REPLACED, IT HAS TO RESET BEFORE IT STARTS. IT HAS BEEN 2 YEARS OF THESE ISSUES. REPLACED ENTIRE BOX, BUT IT DOES THE SAME THING. AT CANNON NISSAN, JACKSON, MS PARTS DEPT. WE WERE TOLD THEY SELL A LOT OF FUSES FOR THE SAME ISSUE.
SPEEDOMETER, CRUISE, ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING ON/OFF
HORN DOES NOT SOUND WHEN PRESSING HORN AREAS OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WILL CHIRP WITH KEYLESS ENTRY. *TR
PULLING A TRAILER WHEN THE ABS & SLIP LIGHTS CAME ON, THEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER GETTING TO THE CAMP SITE I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD BURNED AND MELTED FUSING SEVERAL WIRES TOGETHER. THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE NO ELECTRIC BRAKE CONTROL TO MY TRAILER. ALSO SOME FIRE DAMAGE TO THE UNDER FRAME AND OTHER PARTS OF VEHICLE...UPDATED 10/01/14 *BF
THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE KING CAB VERSION FRAYS AND SETS OFF THE AIRBAG LIGHT. THERE IS A RECALL ON CERTAIN NISSAN TITANS, BUT THEY ARE BEFORE THIS MODEL YEAR. NISSAN OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING BECAUSE I READ ABOUT THIS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, YET NO ONE CAN GET THE HARNESS AS PART OF A RECALL BECAUSE IT DOESN'T COVER OUR MODEL YEAR. *TR
THE IPDM OR INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE FAILED IN A VEHICLE JUST OVER THREE YEARS OLD, WITH 20,000 MILES ON IT. THIS PART WAS RECALLED IN THE 2004-2006 NISSAN TITANS. THE FAILURE OF THIS PART MEANS THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START AND MUST BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. *TR
THE MECHANISM THAT GOES TO THE AIR CONDITIONER REMAINS ON AFTER THE TRUCK IS SHUT OFF CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN FAST. IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED MANY TIMES EVEN AFTER CHANGING THE BATTERY. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE TRUCK IS SHUT OFF.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026