2008 Nissan Titan

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

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.

THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL ON MY 2008 NISSAN TITAN BEGAN LEAKING WITH OUT ME KNOWING IT WAS HAPPENING. THE GREASE WAS THROWN ONTO THE LEFT REAR TIRE OVER AN UNDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME. THE GREASE CAUSED THE RUBBER IN THE TIRE TO SOFTEN AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT WHILE I WAS TRAVELING @ 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. WHEN THE BLOW OUT OCCURRED PIECES OF THE TIRE BEAT THE FENDER OF THE TRUCK CAUSING $1500 IN BODY DAMAGE. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE AXLE SEAL REPLACED AT A COST $400. FROM WHAT I NOW UNDERSTAND REAR AXLE SEAL FAILURE IS VERY COMMON ON THE TITAN TRUCKS YET THERE HAVE BEEN NO RE-CALLS AND/OR NO ACTION BY THE NHTSA TO DEMAND THIS PROBLEM BE CORRECTED. WITH OUT THIS ISSUE BEING PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE WHAT HAPPENED TO ME COULD EASILY HAPPEN TO OTHERS AND HAVE A MORE NEGATIVE OUTCOME THAN I DID. OF COURSE NISSAN REFUSED TO COMPENSATE ME FOR THE DAMAGE EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THIS IS AND HAS BEEN AN ON GOING DEFECT IN THESE VEHICLES. *TR

2008 NISSAN TITAN LE 4X4 LONG WHEEL BASE...KNOCKING SOUND BEGAN WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 55-70 MPH. NEXT DAY A WHINE DEVELOPED ON ACCELERATION / DECELERATION. NOTED LEAKS AT FRONT AND REAR SEALS ON DIFFERENTIALS. TOOK TO DEALER; WITHOUT REMOVING INSPECTION COVERS DIAGNOSED FAILED REAR ASSEMBLY. STATED FAIRLY COMMON - TOLD TO PURSUE MY COMPLAINT FOR ASSISTANCE FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE. FLUIDS ADDED -- WHEN MY HUSBAND LEFT THE DEALERSHIP THE WHINING DETERIORATED INTO A CONSTANT BANGING CONSISTENT WITH SPEED. HUSBAND WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND DROVE THE VEHICLE AT 30 MPH TO OUR DRIVEWAY. AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A HARD SHUDDER. II WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEED AS HE DRIVES 50K PER YEAR ON THE INTERSTATE AND GIVEN THE GRYO TYPE SHUDDER NOW NOTICEABLE AT 30 MPH ONE CAN IMAGINE WHAT A FRAGMENTED DIFFERENTIAL AND LOOSE DRIVE SHAFT MIGHT HAVE DONE. WILL TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR WHEN THE REAR ASSEMBLY COMES IN. I WILL ALSO ASK THE DEALER TO SAVE MY OLD PARTS FOR ME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, MY NISSAN TITAN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE MOTOR WAS TOO STRONG. I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND THE MOTOR REDLINED AND I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE MOTOR OFF. THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAYS THEIR COMPUTER DOES NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I AM WORRIED TO PUT MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE OR LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT. *TR