IllustrationRIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL HAS FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKED DIFFERENTIAL FLUID ONTO WHEEL AND BRAKES. *TR
2004 Nissan Titan
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Titan years
Owner complaints for the 2004 Nissan Titan are substantially higher than the model-year median of 46.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
2280–25K
13625–50K
22150–75K
17975–100K
116100–150K
52150K+
932 reports with mileage · 114 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 464 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 194 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 87 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
28 crash reports12 fire reports14 injury reports
Power Train complaints
464 reportsI NEARLY ROLLED MY TRUCK YESTERDAY AT 75MPH. THE REAREND LOCKED UP AND I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH THE 04 NISSAN TITANS! THIS COULD HAVE COST ME OR ANOTHER INNOCENT PERSON THEIR LIFE! NOW I AM LEFT TO FACE A REPAIR BILL OF $3500 FOR A NE…
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I NEARLY ROLLED MY TRUCK YESTERDAY AT 75MPH. THE REAREND LOCKED UP AND I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH THE 04 NISSAN TITANS! THIS COULD HAVE COST ME OR ANOTHER INNOCENT PERSON THEIR LIFE! NOW I AM LEFT TO FACE A REPAIR BILL OF $3500 FOR A NEW DANA REAREND, NISSAN AND DANA CORP NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE CHEAP, UNRELIABLE REARENDS!!! PLEASE HELP! *TR
FAILURE OF REAR END DIFFERENTIAL ON 2004 NISSAN TITAN 4X4 SE 63,113MI. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. REQUIRES ENTIRE NEW REAR END APPROXIMATELY $3,500 REPAIR COST. *TR
NOTICED THAT THE REAR TIRES HAD FLUID RUNNING FROM THE BRAKES, WHEN LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEM FURTHER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SEALS WERE LEAKING. THE REAR AXLE ON MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 55K MILES. EVERYONE I SPOKE TO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SAYS IT IS UNUSUAL THAT BOTH SIDES WOULD LEAD AT THE SAME TIME. THE TRUCK WAS IN FOR REPAIR DUE …
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NOTICED THAT THE REAR TIRES HAD FLUID RUNNING FROM THE BRAKES, WHEN LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEM FURTHER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SEALS WERE LEAKING. THE REAR AXLE ON MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 55K MILES. EVERYONE I SPOKE TO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SAYS IT IS UNUSUAL THAT BOTH SIDES WOULD LEAD AT THE SAME TIME. THE TRUCK WAS IN FOR REPAIR DUE TO A ACCIDENT. NOW THE REAR LOCATION WAS NOT TOUCHING DURING THE REPAIR AND THE LEAK WAS NOTICED AFTER THE REPAIR WORK WAS COMPLETED. *TR
VEHICLE IS A '04 NISSAN TITAN. DEALER REPORTS THAT BOTH REAR OUTER SEALS ARE LEAKING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
PROCEEDING INTO TRAFFIC FROM SIDE ROAD AND HEARD LOUD CLUNK, LOST ALL POWER AND WAS COASTING IN TRAFFIC, PUT IN NEUTRAL THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AND WOULD MOVE, THEN TIRES LOCKED UP AND ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT. REMOVED REAR DIFFERENTIAL COVER AND FOUND TEETH FROM GEARS IN DIFFERENTIAL CASE. HAS 71,000 MILES ON TRUCK. AT NISSAN NOW WA…
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PROCEEDING INTO TRAFFIC FROM SIDE ROAD AND HEARD LOUD CLUNK, LOST ALL POWER AND WAS COASTING IN TRAFFIC, PUT IN NEUTRAL THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AND WOULD MOVE, THEN TIRES LOCKED UP AND ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT. REMOVED REAR DIFFERENTIAL COVER AND FOUND TEETH FROM GEARS IN DIFFERENTIAL CASE. HAS 71,000 MILES ON TRUCK. AT NISSAN NOW WAITING TO SEE IF COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
LEFT & RIGHT REAR AXLE SEALS BLEW OUT AND LEAKED DIFFERENTIAL FLUID. DIFFERENTIAL FLUID LEAKING ON REAR BRAKE ROTORS WHICH COULD CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE, WHICH WAS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN TO ME. AT TIME OF FAILURE AT 85000 MILES NO SUSPENSION MODIFICATIONS HAD BEEN DONE TO VEHICLE. ALSO, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OIL WILL SLOWLY LEAK AND…
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LEFT & RIGHT REAR AXLE SEALS BLEW OUT AND LEAKED DIFFERENTIAL FLUID. DIFFERENTIAL FLUID LEAKING ON REAR BRAKE ROTORS WHICH COULD CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE, WHICH WAS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN TO ME. AT TIME OF FAILURE AT 85000 MILES NO SUSPENSION MODIFICATIONS HAD BEEN DONE TO VEHICLE. ALSO, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OIL WILL SLOWLY LEAK AND CAUSE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TO LOSE FLUID AND FAIL. NISSAN REFUSES TO REPLACED SPACER AXLE (43070-7S200), BEARING (40210-7S210), AND SEAL (43252-7S200). AS THIS SEEMED TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN TITAN, NISSAN SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND OFFER A PERMANENT FIX SO WOULD NOT BE FACED WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE IN THE FUTURE. *TR
DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE (GEARS ARE POPPING AND BANGING). SOME MODELS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO LOCK UP DURING HIGHWAY USE, MINE HAS NOT AS OF YET AS IT IS AT THIS POINT INOPERABLE IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. NO WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED AS OF YET, I AM TRYING TO GET NISSAN TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART, AS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR
TURNED ON ENGINE AND TRIED TO SHIFT FROM PARK. I HEARD A CRACK AND A PART FELL OUT OF THE COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL AND COULD NOT BE PUT IN GEAR. I ONLY REALIZED THIS AS THE CAR ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NISSIN DEALER. I DID FIND OUT A PARTIAL RECALL WAS STARTED FOR THIS PROBLEM…
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TURNED ON ENGINE AND TRIED TO SHIFT FROM PARK. I HEARD A CRACK AND A PART FELL OUT OF THE COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL AND COULD NOT BE PUT IN GEAR. I ONLY REALIZED THIS AS THE CAR ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NISSIN DEALER. I DID FIND OUT A PARTIAL RECALL WAS STARTED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
THE REAR AXLE SEALS ON MY '04 NISSAN TITAN, ARE LEAKING. THIS IS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY A POORLY DESIGNED BREATHER VALVE. I HAVE CHECKED MANY FORUMS, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MY TRUCK IS, AND HAS BEEN FOR A WHILE, OUT OF WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THIS SEEMS THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECT, AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. H…
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THE REAR AXLE SEALS ON MY '04 NISSAN TITAN, ARE LEAKING. THIS IS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY A POORLY DESIGNED BREATHER VALVE. I HAVE CHECKED MANY FORUMS, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MY TRUCK IS, AND HAS BEEN FOR A WHILE, OUT OF WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THIS SEEMS THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECT, AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. HOWEVER, THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP I HAVE HAD LOOK AT IT, DOES NOT SEE IT THAT WAY. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING: HTTP://WWW.TITANTALK.COM/FORUMS/TITAN-ENGINE-TRANSMISSION-DRIVETRAIN/42837-REAR-AXLE-SEALS-LEAKS-PLEASE-REPORT.HTML. *TR
Official recalls
510V517000 · Engine And Engine Cooling
Oct 28, 2010
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 ARMADA, TITAN, INFINITI QX56 AND MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 FRONTIER, PATHFINDER AND XTERRA VEHICLES. THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE (IPDM) ASSEMBLY CONTAINS AN ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) RELAY THAT HAS A DIODE FOR ELECTRICAL CURRENT NOISE REDUCTION. THE ECM RELAY MAY ALLOW SILICON VAPOR TO FORM AND, OVER TIME, THE SILICON EVAPORATES FROM THE DIODE MOLDING WHICH CAUSES SILICON OXIDE TO DEVELOP ON THE ECM RELAY CONTACT DUE TO ARCING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD CAUSE ENGINE STALLING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ECM RELAY INSIDE THE IPDM ASSEMBLY. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 6, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
07V150000 · Seat Belts:rear/other
Apr 3, 2007
ON CERTAIN CREW CAB MODEL TRUCKS, THE SEAT BACK SHAPE MAY BE SUCH THAT THERE MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT WEBBING ON THE RETRACTOR SPOOL FOR THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT TO RELEASE FROM THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING MODE (ALR) AFTER IT IS ENGAGED AND THE SEAT BELT IS RETRACTED. IF THIS OCCURS, THERE MAY BE DIFFICULTY IN PULLING THE SEAT BELT OUT OF THE RETRACTOR THUS PREVENTING ITS USAGE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, A SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT WITH A NEW ONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 11, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
06V459000 · Electrical System
Nov 30, 2006
ON CERTAIN KING CAB TRUCKS, THE WIRES IN THE HARNESS WERE ROUTED THROUGH THE REAR DOORS AND INTO THE BODY. THESE WIRES MAY BREAK DUE TO OVER BENDING OF THE HARNESS AS THE DOOR IS OPENED AND CLOSED. THE HARNESS CONTAINS WIRES FOR THE DRIVER SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER AND FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WHICH IS PART OF THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. WIRES FOR THE REAR AUDIO SPEAKERS ARE ALSO CONTAINED N THE HARNESS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE WIRES FOR THE SEAT BELTS AND SPEAKER WIRES BREAK AND MAKE CONTACT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE PRETENSIONER MAY DEPLOY. IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS RETRACTED, IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO USE THE SEAT BELT. IF ONE OF THE WIRES ON THE RIGHT SIDE HARNESS FOR THE SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR BREAKS, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY AS DESIGNED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIRE HARNESS COVER WITH A DIFFERENT TYPE THAT PREVENTS OVER BENDING OF THE HARNESS AND THE HARNESS WILL BE REROUTED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
04V408000 · Power Train:manual Transmission:column Shift Assembly
Aug 19, 2004
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A COLUMN SHIFTER, THE SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY FOR THE COLUMN SHIFTER MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: DURING ITS USE THIS COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE PORTION OF THE ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS THE LEVER IN THE PARK POSITION. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE SHIFTER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
04V345000 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage
Jul 19, 2004
CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT." AN AREA ON THE REAR PILLAR WHERE THE REAR SEAT BELT UPPER ANCHOR IS ATTACHED MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENTLY ENERGY ABSORBENT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IF THE AREA IS STRUCK IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE OUTBOARD REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WITH NEW ONES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.