2009 Nissan Titan

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE SERVICE LIGHT AND SLIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR AND ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,250.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESPONSE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,800. UPDATED 04/22/14 MA ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE BRAKE HOSE WAS LEAKING. UPDATED 04/24/14

IN JULY 2013, I NOTICED A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I GOT HOME I TOOK THE WHEEL OFF AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE PAD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BRAKE SHOE ITSELF. THERE WERE BIG CHUNKS OF BRAKE PAD STUCK IN THE WHEEL. THE PIECES WERE REMOVED AND PLACED IN A BAG. I BROUGHT THE PIECES TO MY LOCAL DEALER ON THE NEXT OIL CHANGE AND INQUIRED WHY THIS HAPPENED. THE SERVICE REP SAID THAT THIS TYPE OF THING HAPPENED MORE OFTEN THAN YOU WOULD THINK. IN JANUARY 2014, I KEPT HEARING A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM MY PASSENGERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. I WROTE TO NISSAN ABOUT THE PARTS QUALITY AND SAFETY CONCERNS I HAD AND THEY WANTED THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED NISSAN DEALER TO ESTABLISH THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND WHETHER IT WAS A COVERED PART. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER, SOMETHING SHIFTED IN MY REAR WHEEL ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE CAUSING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE APPROX. SPEED WAS 25 MPH. WHEN THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALER PULLED THE WHEEL OFF, HE FOUND THE PARKING BRAKE PADS TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE BRAKE SHOES. THE PADS BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE WHEEL CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE. THE TRUCK REQUIRED NEW BRAKE SHOES, ADJUSTER ASSEMBLIES, SPRING SET, AND TOGGLE LEVER. NISSAN ULTIMATELY DECLINED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE PARTS ARE NOT WEARING OUT LIKE THEY SHOULD, THEY ARE FAILING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE TECH POINTED OUT THAT THE EXHAUST FLANGE THAT CONNECTS MY TAILPIPE TO THE MUFFLER HAD ROTTED OUT. I HAPPENED TO NOTICE THAT THERE IS A CURRENT COMPLAINT(ID#10485804) ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. A DECENT PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPLACE THIS PART. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

WEATHER CONDITIONS RAPIDLY CHANGED FROM DRY PAVEMENT TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. DOING ABOUT 20 MPH I TRIED TO ENGAGE MY 4WD HI. ALL I HEARD WAS A SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE REAR CAB OF MY TRUCK. THE 4WD SYSTEM WOULD NOT ENGAGE. SO I PULLED OVER THEN TRIED TO TURN ON THE 4WD. NO NOISES AND THE 4WD INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON AS USUAL. GO TO DRIVE OFF THINKING THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND REALIZED THAT NOT ALL WHEELS WERE ENGAGED.(REAR OF TRUCK SPUN OUT) PULLED OVER ONCE AGAIN AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING LOOSE. NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER HALF SHAFT TO BE DISENGAGED FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL.THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED MY FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ALSO COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. NO WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON. THE ONLY LIGHT THAT TURNED ON WAS THE 4WD ILLUMINATION SHOWING THE 4WD WAS ENGAGED AND WORKING. IF I WAS TO CONTINUE THINKING THAT THE 4WD WAS WORKING IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE. I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL IN THE NISSAN TITAN. MY VEHICLE HAS 65400 MILES ON IT. ONLY 5400 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY THE PARTS THAT FAIL IN THIS CASE IS CALLED A C CLIP (HOLDS THE HALF SHAFT IN DIFFERENTIAL). THE PART NUMBERS FOR THE NEW DIFFERENTIAL ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES CURRENTLY INSTALLED. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND SHOULD RESOLVE ANY COST THAT THIS REPAIR WILL CAUSE. *TR

THOUGH WE DID NOT KNOW IT AT THE TIME, THE FUEL VAPOR EMISSIONS CONTROL UNIT HAD A SMALL FIRE INTO THE CHARCOAL CHAMBER AND THE SOLENOID SWITCH. THIS ATTACHES TO THE GAS TANK SO WHEN WE SAW IT, WE WERE HORRIFIED. I HAVE SAVED THE UNIT AND HAD IT REPLACED. NISSAN DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON IT, BUT THE NEW UNIT WAS BUILT SOMEWHAT DIFFERENTLY. ALSO HAVE PICTURES IF YOU WOULD LIKE. *JS

FLANGE CONNECTING TAILPIPE TO MUFFLER RUSTED THROUGH. REMAINING EXHAUST SYSTEM IN PRISTINE CONDITION AND WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF RUST. THIS DISCONNECT BETWEEN MUFFLER AND TAILPIPE ALLOWED HOT EXHAUST TO MELT WIRING HARNESS THAT RUNS ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS DAMAGE TO THE WIRING HARNESS RESULTED IN LOSS TO ABS, ECM, TRACTION CONTROL, FUEL PUMP, FUEL PUMP TEMP SENSOR, EVAP PRESSURE SENSOR, EVAP VENT CONTROL VALVE, RR ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OWNERS MANUAL ADVISED THAT FLEX FUEL COULD BE USED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STARTED USING FLEX FUEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL TICKING SOUND AND THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WHEN THE ENGINE RPMS RACED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE BACKWARD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE TIRES LEFT SKID MARKS ALL OVER THE GROUND WHERE HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A DOG AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN THE RAIN. THE VEHICLE BECAME AIRBORNE AND FLIPPED OVER, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AGAIN FILED AND NO MAJOR INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN TITAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH REAR AXLES, AND REAR BRAKES. THERE WAS A RECALL 10V072000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: PEDALS AND LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500.