IllustrationSTARTED SMELLING GAS FUMES. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE TRUCK TO ADVANCE AUTO TO GET THE CODES OFF OF THE COMPUTER AND THE TECH SAID IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ENGINE AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER SAYS IT'S THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND IT HAS CRACKS IN IT. WOULD COST ABOUT $2000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR
2007 Nissan Titan
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Titan years
Owner complaints for the 2007 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
180–25K
2925–50K
3050–75K
1975–100K
15100–150K
9150K+
120 reports with mileage · 19 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 67 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
139 reports1) MY TRUCK BRAKE DOWN ON THE 91 FREEWAY FOR LACK OF GAS EVENTHOUGH THE GAS GAUGE REGISTERED A QUARTER TANK. TOWING COST ME OVER $ 400.00 2 ) THE OIL GAUGE REGISTER 1/2 FULL AT ALL TIMES.WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON INDICATING IT NEEDS OIL OR AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, THE GAUGE STILL REGISTERS 1/2 FULL. 3) MY AIRCONDITION WORKS WEL…
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1) MY TRUCK BRAKE DOWN ON THE 91 FREEWAY FOR LACK OF GAS EVENTHOUGH THE GAS GAUGE REGISTERED A QUARTER TANK. TOWING COST ME OVER $ 400.00 2 ) THE OIL GAUGE REGISTER 1/2 FULL AT ALL TIMES.WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON INDICATING IT NEEDS OIL OR AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, THE GAUGE STILL REGISTERS 1/2 FULL. 3) MY AIRCONDITION WORKS WELL.THE HEATER MALFUNCTIONS ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT HEATS UP SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. 4) MY ENGINE HAS OIL LEAK..STARTING JUNE OF 2013, WHENEVER I START MY ENGINE, I GET A LOT OF BLUE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE IT LAST FOR A SEVERAL SECONDS. THE MORE OIL IN MY ENGINE THE GREATER THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE THE LESS OIL THE LESS SMOKE. I PUT IN A MINIMUM OF 2 TO 3 QUARTS OF OIL WEEKLY IN MY ENGINE TO KEEP UP WITH THE OIL CONSUMPTION. *TR
BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS CRACKED. NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING ON A FULL SIZE TRUCK BEFORE. POTENTIAL FOR EXHAUST FUMES TO GET INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TR
REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING, AGAIN. SAME SEAL WAS REPLACED 2YRS AGO. COULD BE SAFETY HAZARD IF REAR AXLE FLUID GETS ON BRAKE ROTOR. *TR
MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS CRACK IN EACH SIDE WARRANTY COVERS UP TO 80,000 MINE CRACK AT 83,000. *TR
YET ANOTHER TITAN WITH LEAKING REAR SEALS. IF IT LEAKS ENOUGH THE BRAKES GET COVERED IN DIFF FLUID AND THE REAR END BLOW UP. *TR
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS LEAKING AND MAY BE CRACKED, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR AXLE SEAL IS LEAKING. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY BIG PROBLEM ON NISSAN TITAN'S. THE LEAK IS AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING PARTS: - PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE COMPONENTS - PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE (SIDEWALL) - ENTIRE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY. *TR
WHEEL SEALS LEAKED AND GOT ONTO BRAKE PADS AND TWO AXEL SEALS HAD TO BE CHANGED TO MAKE TRUCK SAFE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE PASSENGER SIDE MANIFOLDS WERE REPLACED TWICE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE FUMES TO ENTER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A CAUSE FOR …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE PASSENGER SIDE MANIFOLDS WERE REPLACED TWICE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE FUMES TO ENTER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A CAUSE FOR THE RECURRING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Official recalls
110V074000 · Fuel System, Other:storage:fuel Gauge System
Mar 3, 2010
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2009 TITAN, ARMADA, AND INFINITI QX56 VEHICLES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE MAY INACCURATELY DISPLAY THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SOME FUEL, TYPICALLY ABOUT ONE QUARTER TANK, WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND STALL ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL SENDER UNIT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WITH A NEW IMPROVED SENDER CARD. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 22, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.