2004 Nissan Titan

REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS GROANING, TOOK TO DEALER HAD IT REPLACED. 2ND DIFFERENTIAL BLEW TOOK IT TO DEALER HAD REPLACED. 3RD DIFFERENTIAL BLEW TOOK IT TO DEALER HAD IT REPLACED. 4TH DIFFERENTIAL BLEW TOOK IT TO DEALER HAD IT REPLACED 5TH DIFFERENTIAL BLEW TOOK IT TO DEALER HAD IT REPLACED. DONE RIGHT ? SOMETHING IS HORRIBLY WRONG WITH MY TRUCK TO HAVE BROKEN 5 DIFFERENTIAL IN 41000 MILES. *JB

DT: CONSUMER STATES THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL CASING ON HIS 2004 NISSAN TITAN PICKUP TRUCK ARE BAD. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT WHEN HAULING OVER 100LB. THIS CAUSES THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TO OVERHEAT LEADING TO LUBRICANT LEAKAGE AND OUTER CORROSION OF THE DIFFERENTIAL COVER. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CONSUMERS TO COMPLAIN THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEIZES AND CATCHES ON FIRE. HE SAYS THIS WAS DOCUMENTED IN A MAGAZINE NOT LONG AFTER THE TRUCK WAS TESTED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DIFFERENTIAL IS ACTUALLY STARTING TO RUST AND THE LUBRICANT IS STARTING TO LEAK OUT. THE DEALER REFUSES TO DEAL WITH HIM. THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THEY WILL NOT DEAL WITH HIM UNTIL THE DEALER DOES. *JB

WHILE BACKING MY BOAT INTO ITS PARKING SPOT I PUT MY VEHICLE IN "PARK", LEFT THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN, LEFT ENGINE RUNNING AND EXITED VEHICLE TO UNHITCH MY BOAT TRAILER FROM MY TRUCK TRAILER HITCH. I WAS AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TURNING THE TRAILER JACK. I WAS BEHIND THE TRUCK FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 SECONDS WHEN I HEARD A CLICK, AND MY VEHICLE STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS. I REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING--THE GEAR SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. I ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE DRIVER'S SIDE,AND OPENED DOOR TO HIT THE BRAKE. WHILE ENTERING THE DRIVER'S SIDE I WAS HOLDING ONTO THE DOOR AS LEVERAGE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY MY RIGHT FOOT ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE REVERSE MOVEMENT CAUSED THE DOOR TO COME IN CONTACT WITH A TREE. THE TREE PULLED THE DOOR FORWARD AS THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING BACKWARDS. THE DOOR'S CONTACT WITH THE TREE CAUSED THE DOOR TO PULL ME OUT AND THREW ME TO THE GROUND, CAUSING INJURY TO MY LEFT ARM AND LEG. I GOT UP AND RAN AND JUMPED INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SUPPOSEDLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY NISSAN TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE.*AK

TRUCK VIBRATES VERY ROUGHLY AND BRAKES PUSH DOWN LOW TO THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. BRAKES WERE FIRST SERVICED AT 4,503 MILES ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2004. AGAIN TRUCK STARTED TO VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AND HAD TO BE PUSHED HARD AND LOW TO FLOOR. BRAKES WERE AGAIN SERVICED AT 8,795 MILES ON JANUARY 18, 2005. TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 12,565 MILES AND TRUCK AGAIN VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND BRAKES NEED TO BE PRESSED HARD AND GO LOW TO THE FLOOR. NISSAN HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND WAITING FOR CONTACT FOR SERVICE OF TRUCK. IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN NOTED WITH NISSAN: THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS (POSSIBLE DRIVE SHAFT PROBLEM), TRUCK RUNS VERY ROUGH AND LOUD (POSSIBLE BELT TENSION PROBLEM), THE RADIO HAS BAD RECEPTION AND THE DASHBOARD RATTLES. IN ADDITION, IT WAS NOTED TO NISSAN THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR REFLECTS THE DASHBOARD WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, WHICH IS VERY DISTRACTING WHEN LOOKING INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR IN ORDER TO CHANGE LANES.*AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ROLL FORWARD. ALTHOUGH THE SHIFT INDICATOR SHOWED VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY IN NEUTRAL. CONSUMER STATED, THIS CONDITIONS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OTHER TIMES, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK....CONSUMER CLAIMED AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, DEALER AVOIDED TO FIND THE CAUSE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CONSUMER FELT IT WAS THE WORST VEHICLE HE EVER OPERATED. *AK

MULTIPLE BRAKE AND STEERING SHUDDER PROBLEMS WITH 2004 TITAN NISSAN SE CREW CAB TRUCK, DEALER MAKES MFG SUGGESTED REPAIRS BUT SHUDDER RETURNS CREATING SAFETY WORRIES AND FEAR OF LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. MOREOVER, TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE REPLACED WHEREIN DEALER INFORMS ME THAT BLOWOUT COULD LEAD TO FAILURE. FRONT TIRES EXCESSIVE WEAR, VIBRATION AND SHUDDER WITH OR WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION. HEADLIGHT SWITCH DESIGN FLAWED, EASILY TURNED OFF WHEN TURN STALK ACTIVATED OR LIGHTS ARE DIMMED FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAM. ALL THE ABOVE PROBLEMS OCCURED AND STILL ARE OCCURING WITHIN FIRST 3500 MILES!! *AK

THE VEHICLE THE ATSC LIGHT CAME ON AND IT LOST POWER. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED FOR 2 MINUTES AND THE COMPUTER RESTARTED. THE TRANSMISSION JUST SEEMED TO TO SLOW DOWN. THE DEALER FOUND NO DEFECTS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE ALSO SMELLED OF ANTIFREEZE, AND THE SWITCH FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM TURNS ALL THE LIGHTS OFF. *JB

TITAN WITH FULL MFG TOW PACKAGE PURCHASED TO TOW TRAVEL TRAILER. TITAN RATED BY DEALER & MFG TO TOW 9,400 LBS AND GVWR AT 14,600 LBS. WHEN TOWING 8,000 LBS (GVW WAS 13,500) AT 50 MPH ON FLAT ROAD, NO WIND, APPROX 85 DEG F TRANSMISSION TEMP ROSE INTO DANGER ZONE. WEIGHTS WERE CONFIRMED AT CERTIFIED SCALE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER WITH DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE BUT TOW WAS TOO HEAVY. MFG AGREED WITH DEALER THAT TOW WAS TOO HEAVY AFTER CONSULTING WITH THEIR ENGINEERS. NEITHER COULD EXPLAIN HOW 8,000 LBS WAS HEAVIER THAN 9,600 LBS. MFG ASKED IF I WOULD AGREE TO A TEST DRIVE. I AGREED BUT DEALER WAS NON RESPONSIVE AND NOT AVAILABLE. NOTHING WAS DONE AND WE WERE FORCED TO TRADE TRAILER FOR LOWER WEIGHT TRAILER. WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN JULY 2004 ON A HILL WITH 6,340 LB (GVW 12,140) TOW. I ADVISED MGF AGAIN AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. *AK