2004 Nissan Titan

MY NISSAN TITAN CREWS BRAKES WERE NOT PERFORMING WELL ON A TRIP I TOOK. AFTER GETTING HOME I NOTICED OIL ON MY GARAGE FLOOR AT BOTH REAR BRAKES. THE REAR DIFF. WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE BRAKE BACKING PLATE TO THE EXTENT THAT OIL WAS BEING SLUNG THROUGHOUT THE WHEEL WELL THE REAR AXLE HAS FAILED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAL REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO EXCESSIVE LEAKAGE WHEN I PARKED THE TRUCK IT HAD MOVED SEVERAL INCHES BACK UNTIL ANOTHER GEAR ENGAGED THE PROBLEM IS NOT DESIGN ITSELF IT IS THE QUALITY OF THE METAL BEING USED FOR THE GEARS I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO MY FRONT END AXLE FAILURE WAS DUE TO SLIGHT USE OF THE 4WD IN MILD SNOW CONDITIONS THE FIRST TIME. I HAD IT REPAIRED BY A FACTORY NISSAN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR LESS THAN 30,000 MILES LATER. NISSAN IS SAYING ITS NOT THEIR FAULT BUT I WAS NOT ABUSING THE 4WD SIMPLY JUST USING IT. BASICALLY THE FRONT LEFT AXLE BREAKS A CLIP AND THE AXLE SHAFT GOING INTO THE DIFFERENTIAL SLIDES DOWN. OVER TIME UNNOTICED I'M SURE THIS COULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE FRONT END COMPONENTS UNTIL A CATASTROPHIC STEERING/WHEEL FAILURE. I WILL BE TRYING TO CONTACT NISSAN TO GET THEIR STORY OF WHY THIS KEEPS OCCURRING. *TR

REAR AXLE SEALS BEGAN TO LEAK AT 75000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY AT ALL TIMES. THE NISSAN DEALER NOTICE THE LEAK DURING AN INSPECTION. NUMEROUS FORUMS HAVE COMPLAINTS OF THE AXLE SEALS FAILING DUE TO IMPROPER VENTING. LEAKAGE OF GEAR OIL ONTO REAR BRAKES PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD TO MY FAMILY. REQUEST NISSAN REPLACE AXLE SEALS AND DO A RECALL TO REENGINEER A NEW VENTING SYSTEM FOR AXLE SEALS. *TR

THE REAR AXLE SEALS (BOTH) ON MY 2004 STARTED LEAKING AT 56,000 MILES. THE LEAK OCCURRED AT 5 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS SO THE DEALER DENIED ANY WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITY. THIS VEHICLE IS USED FOR MOSTLY FOR LOCAL TRIPS WITH OCCASIONAL TRAILER TOWING THAT IS WELL WITHIN THE DESIGN LIMITS AS ADVERTISED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IN REPLACING THE SEALS IT WAS NOTED THAT THEY APPEAR TO SPIN IN THE AXLE HOUSING THUS WEARING OFF THE OUTER SEALING SURFACE. IT APPEARS THAT THE ONLY PROVISION TO PREVENT THIS IS THE CLAMPING ACTION OF THE BEARING RETAINER THAT SANDWICHES THE SEAL BETWEEN IT AND THE BEARING WHICH IS THEN FORCED AGAINST A SHOULDER IN THE AXLE HOUSING. PREVIOUS DESIGNS OF THIS AXLE, AS USED BY OTHER MANUFACTURERS, PRESSED THE SEAL INTO THE RETAINER AND THEN SEALED THE RETAINER TO THE HOUSING WITH A GASKET. LEAKS SUCH AS I EXPERIENCED WERE ALMOST NON-EXISTENT. WHILE THE LEAK IS MOSTLY ANNOYING, IT DOES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CONTAMINATE THE BRAKES THUS IMPAIRING THE STOPPING ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. *TR