My vehicle is a 2004 nissan titan pickup truck and when I'm driving and I start to slow down to stop when I get about 40 miles per hour it wants to speed up real fast on me and I'm trying to stop at when it's doing it when it drops down to 25 it does it again and then again at 5 or 10 miles an hour does it is very very very dangerous because of almost wrecked several times it's so bad that it's messed up my brakes because now my my pads are making noises rotors it does it every single time you drive the vehicle
2004 Nissan Titan brakes complaints
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Leaking axles seals after multiple replacements and incidents on road. Not covered under warranty or recall even though there are thousands of reports for this issue and axle overheating. Vehicle axle broke near bearing going 65 MPH on highway with no warning two weeks ago 9/10/2019 there is still no safety recall.
Cruise control will stop when hitting a bump fuel spills out whilst trying to put gas into the truck. Certain times the brakes want work until you put the truck in the parking position.
I have air bag warning light, blinking I scan it and this codes came out b1081 and b1019, also ABS lights pup up too
Break sign appears on dashboard while driving the vehicle. Strange noises come from brakes and breaks does not apply properly. It happened many times in the past and I pull over safely, turn the engine off and turn the engine on break sign is gone and breaks start working ok. Then it happens again and again. Very unsafe to pull the car on side of busy highway, then turn the engine off and on.
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.
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.
3'rd brake line rupture. All the connectors under or around bottom of frame appear rusted. I'm getting afraid to drive it. It seems these lines should have been made from a component that would not rust. I can't be the only one with this issue
The brake light in my vehicle came on while I was driving home on the highway 235 (md) road. When I applied the brakes it made what seems to be grinding noise. The brakes went soft luckily the I was near a shoulder and avoided a near rear end with another vehicle. I was close to a gas station. I pulled into the gas station with the grinding noise. I went outside to see if there were an brake leaks or any brake issues and noticed nothing. I turned on the truck and the brake light was gone and the brakes were normal. I took the truck to my dealer and sheehy nissan stated it was the power brake vacuum booster. Nissan dealer stated they had a notice on this issue. Due to safety concerns. I had it fixed - well $1,428.45 later. The sad part - this truck only has 15647 miles and lightly used. Seems that there are similar issues with the brakes on nissan titans on the federal safety agency website. Invoice of the services performed are uploaded. Did remove personal information per instructions on the federal safety agency website.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and felt abnormal. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.
Brake pedal goes to the floor unexpectedly; intermittent condition;; while driving any speed and depressing on brakes; pedal will go to the floor; red brake light comes on; makes grinding noise when problem occurs; shut off key and restart; light goes out and brake pedal resumes normal position and noise goes away.
When stopping sharply to avoid hitting another vehicle traveling less than 20 MPH which made a sudden turn in same lane brakes failed. This caused a near fatality. This is the 7th time brake failure has occurred in this vehicle despite numerous repairs costing thousands of dollars--thankfully nobody has been killed or maimed --yet. At this point and having reviewed similar experiences by many owners and noting that fatalities have occurred as a result of this defective vehicle/design flaw I would appreciate advice .
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. While attempting to stop the vehicle, the braking system malfunctioned. The brake pedal extended to the floorboard and the stopping distance increased. The brake sensor light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 145,000.
On the way to work with heavy traffic, I lightly applied brakes to slow down, I felt loud grinding and shaking and brake light came on. Tried to stop the car and pressed brake pedal but it was pushed down all the way to the floor. Pumped pedal numerous times , it stopped. The speed was about 15 MPH when it occurred and I was able to stop the car. Shut off the engine and restarted the engine, it looked everything turned out to be normal, acts like nothing happened. Called nissan company, but they did not have any recall on this issue. I goggled it and found out many people having the same issue but nissan company did not do anything on this. This is very dangerous. If I was driving with high speed, I could run into other car since brake not working momentarily.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that the brakes stopped functioning while driving 65-70 MPH. The contact was able to regain control after the vehicle was pulled to the side of the road and moved 900 yards. Also, the brake light warning indicator was illuminated. Once the vehicle was restarted, it operated normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the vcu chip and the vacuum canister malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred twice. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
Brakes made a grinding noise when applied and didn't slow vehicle when applied. Turned off vehicle. Restarted and brakes worked fine again. This happened a few times before dealer said it was a c1179 delta boost sensor fault and they replaced the brake booster. Happened again two years later same problem. This time dealer said the rear axle seal was leaking and leaking on brakes also found that the ECM on the booster that was replaced 2 years ago was never updated. Reprogrammed. Problem reoccurred a week later. This has occurred on the highway, side streets, going straight, turning, driving at 60, driving at 10. No rhyme or reason.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. While driving 35 MPH, the brake warning light illuminated. While approaching a stop light, the brake pedal failed when depressed. In addition, the vehicle made a loud grinding noise when the brake pedal was depressed. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the delta regulator failed and needed to be reprogrammed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 161,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. While driving 30 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to stop the vehicle. The brake warning indicator was illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure occurred once. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 9,700.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. While the vehicle was parked, an oil leak was discovered at the rear of the vehicle. The failure occurred constantly. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 172,000.
When applying brakes with out a warning ,brakes made a spring popping noise and total brake pressure loss,brake light came on ,after pulling over and checking for oil leaks or loose parts nothing was found when re starting vehicle brake light reset and brakes work normal.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact heard a noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. He noticed that the seams near the rotors and the plates were leaking gear oil, which caused him to constantly add a quart of gear oil each time the failure occurred. An independent mechanic also diagnosed that the rear differential plates and seals needed to be replaced due to premature deterioration and an internal fracturing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.
Pulled out of the gas station by our house and all of a sudden my brake light came on and a weird noise would sound anytime I would tap my brakes . Pulled over restarted the car and everything was fine again and still is !
Emergency brake and rear brakes got covered in gear oil because the rear differential seal leaking. It started spewing all over the place and when I tried to come to a stop it took way longer than normal forcing me to swerve to miss a pedestrian and hitting the curb and a bush. This should be a safety recall because the differential leaking on the brakes is definitely a safety concern.
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.
Brake light came on when brakes were applied. Pedal was soft and made a grinding noise. Brakes worked but not very well. Took a video of it with my cell phone. This has happened multiple times. I took it in to the dealer several years ago and they reset something. They said it may or may not fix the problem. It didn't. They said the repair would cost $900.00. I think it should be free. This is a potential hazard. Turning truck off and on fixes the problem but not permanently.
I was driving down the highway at normal speed around 55-65 in houston texas. A car pulled in front of me and I had to put the brakes on quickly. When I applied the brakes the pedal mushed completely to the floor making a grinding noise and the vehicle barley slowed down. I made my way to the side of the road as the brakes made an loud grinding noise, and lost brakes completely. When I finally stopped(with out getting hit my cars) I depressed the brake and there was no response. I had to turn the truck off and as I sat there I heard a noise under the dash, like something reset itself. I start the truck up and moved slowly forward to see if I had brakes and suddenly they were working again. This truck has done this a million times and it is just by luck that I have no been involved in an accident when the brakes go out. The dealership says there is no recall and nothing he can do without a thousand dollars and then he isn't sure it will fix the problem. I am stuck with this truck and it continues to loose the brakes. The passenger airbag light has been on since 2011.
Randomly, several time a week..and then not for months..and then the symptom reappears. While driving the truck, the brake light will illuminate. If I depress the brake pedal, while the brake light is lit, the pedal moves to the floor easily, the brakes shudder and the feel of the power brake system is gone. The stopping power is dramitically compromised. The fix seems to be to pull to the side of the road. Turn off the engine and restart the engine. The brake light goes off and may remain off for days, the brake feel and function are fine. Then randomly, the problem will reappear. I can't find a code for it. A lawsuit was filed and settled in california for this issue..see: the nissan brake / delta stroke sensor class-action lawsuit was filed in the u.s. District court for the northern district of california - banks et al v. Nissan north america, inc. Et al. Believe the manufacturer should recall and repair. Scary when this occurs on a highway and the 5600 pound truck is traveling 60 MPH or more. Sincerely.
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.
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