2004 Nissan Titan

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROTORS ON HIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN OCTOBER OF 2005 DUE TO A SAFETY RECALL. THE SECOND AND THIRD TIMES WERE DUE TO SO MUCH CORROSION THAT THE BRAKE PADS DETACHED FROM THE BRAKES. THE POWER STEERING LINE HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN TWO MONTHS. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, SPEED, AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR BRAKE FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES. I RECENTLY HAD A CAR ACCIDENT IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED , AND THE VEHICLE I HIT WAS ALSO DAMAGED, AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR IT, I HAVE STACKS OF SERVICE RECORDS , WHERE THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR BRAKE FAILURE SINCE 2004 WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW. NOW I AM LOOKING AT REPAIRING THE VEHICLE AND THE PERSON I HIT AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS GIVING ME PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS KNOWN FOR ITS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AUTOMATICALLY TOUCHES THE FLOOR AND A GRINDING NOISE IS AUDIBLE. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE VEHICLE COMES TO A JERKY STOP. THE DEALER DUPLICATED THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,998.

POST THAT I SUBMITTED TO NISSAN: MY NISSAN 2004 TITAN CREW CAB HAD A VERY SCARY BRAKE PROBLEM TODAY. I LOST MOST OR ALL OF THE BRAKING CAPABILITY IN THE TRUCK. IT HAD A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. I STOPPED THE CAR. CK'ED FLUIDS (ALL OK) AND RESTARTED. PROBLEM WENT AWAY AFTER RESTART. PRETTY CERTAIN THE DEALER WILL NOT FIND A PROBLEM, THEY RARELY DO UNTIL IT IS COMPLETELY BROKEN. I HAVE 51K MILES AND SEVERAL BRAKE PROBLEMS. FIRST: IS THIS COVERED BY MY 60K MILE POWER TRAIN WRNTY AND IS THERE A FIX? I HAVE LEFT IT AT THE DEALER TODAY BUT I NEED TO KNOW WHERE THE MANUFACTURER STANDS (IN WRITING OR A REPLY TO THIS EMAIL). SECOND, SINCE THIS IS SUCH A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE WE WILL ASSUME THAT NO REPLY TO THIS EMAIL WITHIN 24HRS MEANS THE CAR IS OK FROM THE MANUFACTURER POINT OF VIEW AND NO ISSUES KNOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER EXISTS THAT DEAL WITH BRAKES OR BRAKE FAILURE. THE D&T OF THIS SUBMISSION IS 3:30 PM FEB 25TH 2007. CC OF THIS SUBMISSION HAS BEE SENT TO THE CPSC AND THE NHTSA. TKS FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION. JOE. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT TOOK THE 2004 NISSAN TITAN TO THE DEALER IN SAN ANTONIO, TX FOR SERVICE BECAUSE HE COULD HEAR NOISES COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AREA. THE DEALER STATED THAT BRAKE LINE SHEARED OFF THE FIREWALL AND WAS RUBBING AND HITTING AGAINST THE FIREWALL AND AIR CONDITIONER LINE. THEY FIXED THE FAILURE BY REPOSITIONING THE BRAKE FLUID LINE AND REATTACHING IT TO THE FIREWALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WASN'T ANY PRIOR WARNING BEFORE FAILURE. *AK UPDATED 02/22/07. *JB

HAD TO JAM ON BRAKES FOR A STOP AND PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR EVEN AS TRUCK STOPPED. I THEN RELEASED TO MOVE UP A FEW FEET AND COULDN'T STOP SINCE I HAD NO BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. TOOK 2-3 MORE FULL RELEASE AND PUMPS TO GET BACK PRESSURE. RECURRING PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAW NO REASON FOR IT. *JB

2004 NISSAN TITAN, DRIVING THROUGH SUPER MARKET SHOPPING CENTER, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE TRUCK. MY WIFE HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY IN ORDER FOR THE TRUCK TO COME TO A STOP. SHE WAS GOING LESS THAN 10 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. IT CONTINUED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH WAS 1/2 MILE DOWN THE SAME STREET. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM OR REPLICATE IT. SHE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AND WANTS IT GONE. MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS ALSO IN THE TRUCK WILL NOT GO BACK INTO IT. MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN FIRST AT 11000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 38000 NOW THIS AT 42000 MILES. WITH ALL THE BRAKE PROBLEMS THESE TRUCKS HAVE HAD, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. *JB

I BOUGHT A NISSAN TITAN CREW CAB, NEW, IN 2004. IN JUNE OF 2006 THE BRAKES HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE TRUCK. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED UPGRADING. THE SALEMAN ALSO NOTED THAT THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKS IN THE NISSAN TITANS AND ARMADAS. THEY UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE. THE PROCESS WAS CALLED " MISC REPROGRAM VDC WITH UPDATE" WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR. THEY FIXED THE ISSUE FOR THAT OCCURENCE. THE BREAKS WORKED UNTIL YESTERDAY, DEC 13, 2006 WHEN THE BREAKS DID THE SAME THING, CAUSING ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID REAR ENDING INTO ANOTHER CAR. I DID NOT READ IN THE OWNERS MANUAL ANYWHERE , WHERE IT STATED I MUST BRING THE TRUCK IN FOR A COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPGRADE TO MAKE THE BRAKES WORK APPROPRIATELY. THE TRUCK IS AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP NOW TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THIS WAS THE WAY THE BRAKES WERE DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.