2004 Nissan Titan

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED AT THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE, THE DEALER NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE DAMAGED. THE DEALER STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE DAMAGE OF THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH OCCURRING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 10E019000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

FAILURE OF FRONT CONTROL ARMS, ACCORDING TO NISSAN WEBSITE (MANY OTHER VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR SAME, NOT MINE) THIS COULD RESULT IN COLLISION. MECHANIC STATED THE WHEEL WOULD COME OFF WITH FAILURE. NISSAN DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED THE WELD WAS FAILING AND TOLD ME THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED, BUT THAT WHILE 1800+ VEHICLES WERE SHOWN TO BE AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON LIST. NISSAN NEEDS TO EXPAND THEIR RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEALS AND THE GEAR BOX WERE LEAKING AT THE BRAKE CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE REAL DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD RETURN HIS CALL AT A LATER DATE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK WITH THE MANUFACTURER FOR TWO WEEKS BUT THEY WOULD NOT RETURN HIS CALL. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKED AND BEGAN SPRAYING DIFFERENTIAL FLUID ON THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THE REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK WAS VERY COMMON. THE DEALER STATED THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPLACE THE REAR AXLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE REAR UNIVERSAL JOINT HAS FAILED. I TOOK TO THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION ON OR ABOUT 9/2/10 AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE U-JOINT HAD 3 BIG PIECES OF METAL LAYING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSING. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HUBLER NISSAN IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THE PREVIOUS FINDINGS. HUBLER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE REAR AXLE. THE APPROX. COST WOULD BE $2,500-$3,000. *TR