2004 Nissan Titan

1: JUST NORMAL DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION DEVELOPING ON THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. THE NEXT DAY JUST WENT TO GO TO THE STORE, ABOUT 5 MINS AWAY, THE SLIGHT VIBRATION TURNED INTO A VERY LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND YOU COULD FEEL IT THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO NISSAN. 2: THE FAILURE WAS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, NISSAN TOLD ME THAT BASICALLY THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE REAR DIF CAME APART AND THE WHOLE REAR END AXLE TO AXLE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO A TUNE OF 3,000 DOLLARS. LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOW (ABOUT 25 MPH) SO THERE WASN'T ANY OTHER MAJOR DAMAGE OR INJURY. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON TITAN TALK FORUMS AND MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE AND HAVE REPORTED IT LIKE I AM NOW, SOME WEREN'T SO LUCKY AND WERE ON FREEWAY WHICH AT THOSE SPEEDS THEY CLAIM THE DRIVE-SHAFT BROKE OFF THE REAR DIFF AND WAS DRAGGING ON THE ROAD, NOT GOOD. 3: NISSAN IS REPLACING THE WHOLE REAR-END AXLE TO AXLE TO A TUNE OF 3,000 DOLLARS AND THEY ONLY WARRANTY THEY ARE OFFERING TO ME IS 1 YEAR UNLIMITED MILES AND THAT IS ALL THEY OFFER WHICH IN MY OPINION IS HORRIBLE. NISSAN CAME OUT WITH A NEWER VERSION OF THIS REAR-END WHICH THEY WILL BE INSTALLING SO HOPEFULLY THIS ONE WILL NOT FAIL BUT I AM STILL VERY UPSET ABOUT HAVING TO SHELL OUT 3,000 FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL LIKE THIS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS HAZARD HAVING THESE REAR-ENDS FAIL LIKE THIS, OTHER TRUCKS I'VE OWNED IN THE PAST I'VE PUT 200 PLUS THOUSAND MILES AND NEVER HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE READ DIFFERENTIAL. *TR

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. *TR

DRIVING DOWN OUR SNOW-COVERED STREET WE LIVE ON, I TRIED TO ENGAGE 4HI. ALL I HEARD WAS A GRINDING NOISE. AFTER STOPPING I TRIED THE 4HI SWITCH AGAIN AND IT SEEMED TO ENGAGE. I DIDN'T THINK ANYMORE ABOUT IT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN I NOTICED A BIG PUDDLE OF OIL ON DRIVEWAY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AXLE HALF-SHAFT IS FLOPPING AROUND LOOSE AT THE DIFFERENTIAL, AND ALL THE DIFF OIL HAS LEAKED OUT. NISSAN SAYS THE WHOLE DIFF NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. APPARENTLY A C-CLIP INSIDE THE DIFF IS EASILY BROKEN AND IT LETS THE HALF-SHAFT POP OUT OF POSITION, AND AS IT TURNS AND FLOPS AROUND IT DESTROYS THE SEALS AND DIFF CASE. SEARCHING THE INTERNET ON THIS FAILURE SHOWS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME FAILURE, AND IF THE C-CLIP GETS STUCK IN THE GEARS IT CAN LEAD TO DIFF BREAKING INTO CHUNKS. NO REAL FIX EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE DIFF. PUSHING THE HALF-SHAFT BACK INTO THE DIFF WON'T WORK AS THE C-CLIP IS NEEDED TO RETAIN IT, AND THE C-CLIP TYPICALLY CANNOT BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE DIFF CASE IS DAMAGED. *TR

2004 NISSAN TITAN 4X4. I HAD THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAIL WHILE DRIVING ON A SNOW PACKED ROAD. WHEN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILED THERE WAS A SECOND OR TWO WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THEN RELEASED .IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. MY SPEED AT THE TIME WAS ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH. THE FRONT HAD FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. *TR

WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN A SHAKE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TELL ME THAT MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL GAVE OUT AND NOW THE WHOLE REAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT WILL COST ME $3000 TO FIX. MY MILEAGE IS 55,600 AND MY WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED IN JULY. NISSAN USA SAID THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME, ESPECIALLY SINCE I DON'T PAY THEM TO DO MY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. *TR

PULLED SLOWLY FROM A MCDONALD'S DRIVE THROUGH INTO HALTED TRAFFIC (RED LIGHT). AS I PULLED OUT OF DRIVE THROUGH, HEARD BIG BANG AND FELT LIKE I HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED. TRIED TO ACCELERATE, TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE, AND I COULD HEAR AN AUDIBLE CLICKING NOISE AT WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN TIRE ROTATION SPEED. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. CHARGED $3,798.22 TO REPLACE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. WAITING TO HEAR BACK FORM NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY WILL REIMBURSE FOR AT LEAST COST OF PART(3223.00.) *TR