2008 Nissan Titan

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN TITIAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TIRE SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RIM WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER THEN REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN TITAN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED THE CONTACT NOTICED AN EMISSION LIKE ODOR COMING THROUGH THE VENTS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED BOTH MANIFOLDS WERE CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116.

REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKS, SENDING OIL OVER THE BACK PLATE OF THE BRAKES, WETTING THE BRAKE PADS & DISK, CAUSING GREATER STOPPING DISTANCES, AND REAR END ACCIDENTS, OR REAR END FAILURE,CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR ROLL OVER. THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM, SINCE THE TRUCK HAS BEEN ON THE MARKET THERE HAS BEEN SEAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AXEL AND STILL NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE,DOES IT TAKE A DEATH OF SOMEONE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, NO JUST A RECALL AND BETTER DESIGN. *TR

THIS IS A 2-PART INCIDENT, THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED LAST FALL, 2010. DURING A SERVICE VISIT TO A REPUTABLE LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE SHOP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A LUG STUD ON THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS MISSING. THE STUD WAS BROKEN OFF. IT WAS REPLACED AND CONSIDERED A MYSTERIOUS BUT BENIGN INCIDENT. RETURNING FROM AN 1200 MILE ROAD TRIP LAST WEEK, I TOOK MY TITAN IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE TO THE SAME AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. THEY INFORMED ME THAT 4 OF THE 6 LUG NUTS WERE MISSING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THEY WERE ALL BROKEN OFF ABOUT A 1/4" FROM THE AXLE WHEEL MOUNT - ON THE SAME RIGHT REAR WHEEL. THE MISSING STUDS WERE IN THE 10, 12, 2 AND 6 O'CLOCK POSITIONS - THE ONLY 2 REMAINING STUDS THAT PREVENTED A CATASTROPIC ACCIDENT INVOLVING MY SON AND ME WERE IN THE 4 AND 8 O'CLOCK POSITIONS! IT IS NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE THAT WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN A DEADLY CRASH!! ONE OF THE TWO REMAINING STUDS HOLDING THE WHEEL ON THE AXLE WAS ONE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY LAST FALL. I HAD AIRED UP THE TIRES THE NIGHT BEFORE I LEFT ON THIS TRIP AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY MISSING LUG NUTS. CLEARLY THIS WAS NOT A THEFT ATTEMPT FOR TWO REASONS: A) WHY WOULD SOMEONE WHO COULD SIMPLY UNSCREW THE LUGS NUTS INSTEAD, WITH GREAT EFFORT, TWIST THEM OFF THE WRONG DIRECTION...AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE? AND B) TWICE IN SIX MONTHS ON THE SAME WHEEL? INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALS SEVERAL OTHER INCIDENTS OF BROKEN LUG STUDS, EVERYONE SEEMING TO ATTRIBUTE IT TO AN ODD, ONE-OFF INCIDENT. IT IS MY OPTION THAT THE STUDS ARE DEFECTIVE AND A RESULT OF STRESS FATIGUE. ONE POST ON A NISSAN FORUM SITED SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY FOUND A CRACK IN ONE OF THE STUDS THAT HAD NOT YET BROKEN OFF. I STRONGLY URGE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SITUATION - SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE AS A RESULT OF IT. I AM ALSO GOING TO SEEK TO HAVE NISSAN REPLACE ALL THE STUDS ON MY TRUCK ALTHOUGH I EXPECT THEY WILL REFUSE LEAVING IT TO ME TO DO IT AT MY OWN COST. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE VALVE SENSOR FRACTURED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 29,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN TITAN XE/SE/LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE GEAR SHIFTER BUTTON INTO MANUAL, THE GEAR DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE GEAR SHIFTER WIRE BEING CUT IN HALF. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE GEAR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE FAILURE AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,468.

ALL 4 BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REQUIRED CHANGING ON A 2008 NISSAN TITAN AT 14,315 MI. THIS WAS DETERMINED BY TWO QUALIFIED MECHANICS. QUOTE FROM THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, "ALL BRAKE ROTORS ARE SEVERELY PITTED..." THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THIS IS UNEXPECTED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. IT WAS DETECTED WHEN TIRES WERE BEING ROTATED. NISSAN CLAIMED THAT THIS MAY BE NORMAL WEAR AND WOULD NOT HELP WITH FINANCIAL COMPENSATION. ROTORS ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING (FOR INVESTIGATION PURPOSES) FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

2008 NISSAN TITAN HAS A LARGE KNOCK IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND OR HILLS WHEN DRIVING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES UNTIL NISSAN FINALLY DECIDED TO POST A TSB. THE TSB STATES TO REPLACE THE FRONT SPRINGS ON 2008-2010 TITANS WITH SPRINGS FROM 2007 TITANS WHICH WILL LOWER THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BY 1.5 INCHES. MY TRUCK IS NOW AN EYE SORE BY HAVING AN UNBALANCED RAKE WHEN LOOKING AT THE TRUCK FROM FRONT TO BACK AND STILL KNOCKS HEAVILY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND OR HILLS. NISSAN ADMITS THE ISSUE IS PRESENT BUT STATE THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL RELATED TO THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM UNDER CAMPAIGN 10V07400. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT HE MUST HAVE DRIVEN OVER SOMETHING BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK WAS PUSHED UP UNDER THE VEHICLE. AFTER SOME INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION WAS MOLDED WHICH CAUSED THIN SPOTS ON THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT AGREE WITH THE ASSESSMENTS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46500.