2004 Nissan Titan: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Jan 16, 2026 · Brakes · UT

Brakes - sitting at the used car dealership since 8.8.2025. The truck will not stop when the brakes are applied. If the vehicle does not stop when brakes are applied. Lives are at risk if they are hit or ran over. Inspected by a Nissan dealership, invoices are available. The Brake Booster is no longer manufactured by Nissan. No repair is available. Unknown. No accidents have occurred due to this, we are in fear of our safety to drive it. The Sales manager at the dealership disconnected the ABS. We purchased this vehicle on 6.23.2025. The Brakes were not working within driving this vehicle for less than 3 weeks. We have made a formal complaint to the dealership. Taken it to a certified Nissan Dealer. The dealership we purchased this truck from has ignored every request we have made. We hired an attorney here in St. George, UT. The dealership has not replied to our Attorney. This Vehicle is NOT SAFE to be driven on the roads. We would like to know what the safety measures are in place for a USED vehicle dealership to sell an AS-IS-VEHICLE. Please see that I have attached all of our documentation we have provided to the State of Utah, our Attorney and to the Motor Vehicle Division of the State of Utah. A persons safety in their vehicle is a must.

Filed Feb 9, 2023 · Brakes · 226,000 miles · GA · crash · 2 injuries

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Titan. The contact stated that while driving at 20 MPH, the brakes seized, causing the vehicle to rear-end another vehicle. The B-LSD and ABS warning lights were illuminated. No air bags were deployed. The contact did not sustain any injury, and medical attention was not received. Two passengers in the other vehicle later sustained bodily injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicles involved in the collision were able to drive away from the scene. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the incorrect ABS module was installed and that the ABS module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to the delta stroke sensor malfunctioning. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 226,000.

Filed Jun 20, 2021 · Body, Engine · HI

I purchased this truck on 04/05/18 from Harbor motors Lihue Kauai, and not even a week into having this truck it started acting up, overheating, the truck wouldn't turn over, suspensions, the four-wheel-drive wouldn't disengage, when you turn the key to start the vehicle it would make a clicking noise before starting, the AC would work when it wanted to, and the transmission and engine started knocking. The next week I went running errands and when I pulled out of my yard the truck started jerking then pressed the gas and it revved really high before slamming into drive. Since then I haven't driven the truck. And today it looks like someone just smashed into the front driver light to the side and smashed it while being parked at the place I purchased the truck from. I've continuously asked for help with little to no help at all. The truck is no longer drivable and I'm still making payments on it. The lights on the dashboard has the Check enigine light on, snd the ABS

Filed Jan 30, 2020 · Brakes · 180,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. While driving at 35 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed however, the rear brakes failed to respond. The ABS warning indicator light was illuminated. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated the rear axle seals on the end leaked differential fluid saturated the brakes. The failure mileage was 180,000. *dt*jb consumer stated it was found later bearing failed on the left and right inner axle. Axles with bearings and seals are factory assembly. Emergency brake parts as well as sensors were damaged.

Filed Mar 2, 2019 · Airbags, Brakes · GA

I have air bag warning light, blinking I scan it and this codes came out b1081 and b1019, also ABS lights pup up too

Filed Sep 17, 2018 · Brakes, Engine · AZ

I went in to get a truck on july 11th... They had to get the truck started by jumping the battery that they said would be replaced. While rushing us without offering a test drive insurring the truck was sound and mechanically stable. We then drove off in the 2004 nissan titan and all the lights on the dash came on shortly after. Vrd ABS and brake as well as check engine light. The brakes then went out on us as we reached out home. The next day we informed them of what happened, they said it was just water on the brakes to give it a day and see what it does. It happened again and when we took it back they said the mechanic was gone to come back. Thats when we noticed the cara registration was for another vehicle and started to wonder if they had taken the car to emmisions at all. Check engine light was om since we left the lot. Before our first payment I spent $900 on parts had roadside called 4 times and replaced the battery. The truck didnt last to the first payment. Completely lost all braking power. This truck was taken to a mechanic that told us it would not have passed emissions when we got it because the history on the check engine light showed it was only cleared and not addressed.

Filed Apr 12, 2018 · Brakes · 105,000 miles · CA

The brakes in our 2004 nissan titan failed while driving down the road, thankfully we were not going fast and were able to pull to the dirt on the side to stop. There was no warning. We had no deferred maintenance on the truck. Brakes were mechanically perfect.( two mechanics verified this ) once we turned the truck off and back on the brakes worked again. Found a class action lawsuit in la for this exact issue. Contacted nissan, they denied knowing anything about this issue. No help. Towed the truck to the dealership, they denied knowing anything about this chronic problem. Turns out its a delta stroke sensor part of the ABS system. The federal safety agency you need to order a recall, this is a public safely issue. There is no warning before failure. Please protect the public get these trucks off the road and fixed before one of them plows into your family. So saddened by nissan, never again will I trust this company.

Filed Aug 17, 2016 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 84,000 miles · HI

Incident 1: I was driving through a parking lot and applied the brake. Once the brake was applied, the brake pedal pushed back at me as if the ABS system had been activated, and there was a loud sound that I know to be caused by the ABS system being used. Luckily, when this happened I was about to pull into a parking spot and it had a curb. Knowing that my brakes were partially compromised, I slowly entered the parking stall and needed minimal braking. I noticed that my emergency brake light, vdc off light, and my slip light were all illuminated. At this point I turned off the vehicle and walked around it looking for any evidence of a brake fluid leak or anything out of the ordinary. I didn't see any brake fluid or any fluids or contaminants on the brake discs. I returned several minutes later and turned on the car and it performed as normal for about a week and dismissed it as an unusual one time fluke. One week later, I had a very similar incident detailed below. Incident 2: again, I was going through a parking lot at less than 10 MPH, and was about to pull into a parking space. This time, it did not start until I was pulling into the space, so I had no warning that I would have a hard time stopping. Luckily, I had a curb at the end of my parking space. Once I felt the kick back I immediately pressed on the brake as hard as possible and slowly came to a stop a few inches away from the curb. I then saw the same warning lights the same as before. Dealership visit: at this point, I knew it wasn't a one time thing and took the truck to the dealer later that day. They told me my delta stroke sensor was bad and needed to be replaced. I have not had it fixed yet, and do not know if this is a permanent fix. I have seen several others with this same problem, just more significant. Definitely will be a long time before I feel safe driving this truck again.

Filed Dec 1, 2015 · Brakes · 120,000 miles · VA

I backed my car out of the driveway and proceeded approximately 100 yards toward the entrance to my subdivision. I applied brakes to stop. The brake pedal pulsed as if ABS was active and went nearly to the floor. The road was dry yet the ABS acted as if I were on ice. I pumped the brakes multiple times. Each time the pedal went to the floor with ABS pulsing. I was able to pull to the side of the road and stop before entering the intersection. A warning light was illuminated - I don't remember if it was brake or ABS. I placed the vehicle in park and turned it off. Upon restart there were no warning lights and the brakes functioned normally. I parked the vehicle pending diagnosis. There are numerous issues documented online pointing to the delta stroke sensor. It seems that a problem with this sensor compromises the function of the entire brake system.

Filed May 8, 2015 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 97,000 miles · IN

The ABS light, vdc light, slip light and brake light illuminated and the brake pedal went to the floor accompanied by ABS actuator sounds. The braking effort did not slow the vehicle effectively. Recycling the ignition switch returned the brakes to a satisfactory condition. After my wife drove the vehicle home, I scanned the ABS for fault codes: c1179. I am an ase certified master automobile technician with 28 years of experience. This device measures the travel of the brake booster and is a necessary component of a vehicle with stability control (nissan calls it vehicle dynamic control [vdc]). This vehicle has done this 4 times in the ten years that I've owned it. The frequency of failure is very random, duplication of the fault is extremely difficult and it occurs without any warning at all.

Filed Jan 22, 2015 · Brakes, Electrical · 80,507 miles · AZ · crash

I was driving my 2004 nissan titan from work when coming up to a stop leaving the long driveway to enter the main rd I pushed on the brakes and the pedal dropped to the floor and began vibrating and making a grinding noise like when you step on the pedal very hard and the ABS comes on, except the brakes did not engage. The truck did not stop. I flew through the stop sign in front of other coworkers leaving a building to the north. The road only went left and right so I could not make the turn so I had no options and went across the road, hit the curb, went into a field where a mesquite tree stopped me. I put the truck into park and shut it off. When I restarted it the brakes are back and working like nothing ever happened. I left the truck there and went home to begin my normal google searches and what's the cause and how to fix this problem myself. I've found hundreds if not thousands of online complaints on this very issue. The most recent notes are of a class action lawsuit that nissan has agreed to pay because of faulty parts that cause their vehicles not to stop. They where quoted that they will not issue a recall unless ordered to do so in numerous news articles. Please process this recall before someone else gets hurt or killed. Please help.

Filed Jan 18, 2015 · Brakes · 95,379 miles · MA · crash

Attempted to stop while traveling down parking garage ramp. When brake pedal was depressed it went to the floor and the audible sound of the anti-lock brake system (ABS) pump cycling. At this point there was no braking power. Pedal was lifted and brakes where applied again. Again, the pedal dropped to the floor and the audible ABS pump could be heard. At this point driver had to decide to crash the car into a concrete column to prevent larger accident into payment booth. Driver continued into a concrete column at approximately 15 - 20 MPH and crashed. Airbags deployed. Vehicle had to be towed from scene. After accident, mechanic repairing vehicle informed the driver of technical service bulletin (tsb) 452131 pertaining to this same issue, "antilock brake system (ABS) code c1179. Intermittent brake pedal supposedly goes to the floor. Tech has not experienced".