When driving down a residential road, the brake light illuminated for no apparent reason. Then, when slowing to turn, brakes shuddered violently and did not feel as if they would succeed in stopping the vehicle. I slowed enough to turn, then proceeded slowly to make 2 more immediate turns before reaching my house. The brakes shuddered and were not 100% effective each time the pedal was pressed. Fluid levels are normal, brake components look good. After turning truck off and back on, problem was not able to be replicated. However, after doing online research, this appears to be a known issue that the manufacturer has as yet refused to address, even though it could lead to collisions and fatalities.
2004 Nissan Titan brakes complaints
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The rear axle oil seal leaks onto the rear brakes causing them to not work.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact was driving 45 MPH when the brake warning light illuminated. The contact abnormally depressed the brake pedal into the floorboard but the vehicle failed to respond. The anti-lock braking system also activated erroneously but was the only functioning brake system on the vehicle at the time. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that the computer needed to be reset. The computer was reset however failure recurred three weeks later. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and offered to assistance with the contact with the cost of the computer reset. The current and the failure mileage was 106,771.
2004 nissan titan truck - rear axle seals are leaking so badly oil is getting on the rear brake rotors causing them to be in-operative. This is a very serious problem experienced by many titan owners as shown with a simple internet search.
I too have2004 titan whit brake problem, warnin light comes on pedel gose to floor.replace brake disk and inspeted all brake parts problem keep comeing back after severl days . Nissan need to do a recall before someone is killed.
While driving on the road, I pressed the brake pedal to avoid hitting the rear end of another car while it was stopped to make a turn. Without warning, the pedal went to the floor and the ABS unit came on as well as the "brake" warning light. I had to pull off the road to avoid hitting the car in front of me. The pedal action continued until I could get off the road safely. When stopped I checked the brake fluid and it was at the max line on the reservoir. As a mechanic, I later checked the vehicle for codes stored. It was found to have code "c1179" indicating a possible delta stroke sensor/signal fault. This has happened twice with this truck. Luckily, the first time, no one was in front of me. I really am concerned that this type of fault could seriously injure any occupant(s) in either vehicle or possibly a pedestrian. It may prove to be fatal in any case. One possible fix could be to allow the ABS unit to be turned off when code "c1179" occurs. Thank you for your time.
Brake failed while driving on freeway while braking due to traffic congestion. Dealer confirmed brake failure due to computer malfunction.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated while driving various speeds the emergency brake would suddenly engage on its own. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the brakes were applied, but the pedal depressed to the floor and the vehicle coasted to a stop. The contact also stated that the brake, slip, and vdc lights were intermittently illuminating on the instrument panel prior to the failure. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where it was inspected and the contact was informed that the vehicle needed a software update. The manufacturer was not notified and the vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 53,067 and the current mileage was 54,000.
Leaving work at 5:00 pm. Started truck and got to stop sign everything was fine. Turned left onto major street and when approaching first stop light brake peddle went almost to floor. It felt really spongy and made a grinding noise. Had to run up on curb to avoid going into intersection. Car did come to a stop and I noticed brake light was on. I turned truck off and started again. Brakes were back. Did a search for this description of failure and found several threads with tons of trucks having the same issue. It seems to be a bad delta sensor. Nissan knows about this but does nothing. Hopefully it doesn't take a serious accident for them to do something about it. Just search for nissan titan delta sensor and you will see all the vehicles with problems. I was referred to this site by nissan. They said they couldn't do anything until they were told to by the federal safety agency.
Parking brake does not function. It was weak when it was new and I brought it up to the dealer. They adjusted it but did not improve. It is totally worthless at this point.
Brakes feel like the ABS has engaged and the following warning light on the dash come on; brake, vdc off, slip, and service engine. This started happening soon after I purchased the truck new. Dealer ran diagnostics but couldn't find anything. This problem has happened well over 20 times while backing out of my driveway and driving at high and low speeds. Once this happens the brakes feel mushy and make a loud grinding noise. The only fix is to stop the truck, put it in park and stop and restart the engine. This is dangerous when it happens on the freeway. The occurrence of this problem is very intermittent. Last occurrence was on july 25th and before that july 18th. It may go a month or so before happening again. Two other employees at my company also have 2004 titans and have the same problem. My local nissan dealer suggest that the next time it happens to bring it to them so that their mechanic can see the issue first hand.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that the vehicle would shake excessively whenever the brakes were applied. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic, who informed the contact that the front rotors and brakes needed to be replaced with upgraded versions. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. No repairs were performed. The failure mileage was 10,000 and the current mileage was 11,289.
My brakes started to fail. Upon inspection it was determined that my rear axle seals had failed. Fluid has leaked all over the bottom, into my brakes. Resulting in total brake replacement. It is very costly and I am currently trying to find a shop to fix. Apparently it is mainly a dealer repair; how convenient.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that while driving 10 MPH or less over an uneven road surface and attempting to decelerate, the brakes would fail. The vehicle was able to be stopped by utilizing the emergency brake. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they informed the contact that they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle had reset independently and would not produce any failure codes. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000 and the current mileage was approximately 60,000.
The brake light on my dash comes on and when I press on the brake I hear a grinding noise on my 2004 nissan titan. It has done this about 15 times since I have owned this truck. It recently did it on the date stated below.
As so many others have experienced, the rear axle seals are leaking fluid on rear brake rotors which is causing brakes to fail. This is a major safety concern and expense. Nissan should be made to fix issue. Only have 54000 miles on vehicle.
Rear drum brake liner detached from backing plate while driving. A loud banging noise was made. The vehicle was immediately driven to a nissan dealer. A loaner car was offered to me. A technician diagnosed the following; the brake liner caused nonrepairable damage to ABS sensor, drive shaft, dust shield, and brake pads. The truck had 65,757 miles on the truck.parts took 6 days to order. The bill was $2,300. Nissan honored warranty on the drive shaft. Total bill was $1,232,48. The damage was caused by the brake liner detaching from the backing plate, the loose brake pad caused the destruction. Other work performed was repair of the evap system.
I drove about 20 feet when I heard a loud noise and realized I had fogot the parking brake on. I took it off and drove away. The next day I heard more noise and one of my rear brakes seemed to be dragging. I decided to take it to the dealer. On the highway, all hell broke loose with crazy noise and grinding, then it went away. This happened several times on the way to dealer. With my 4 year old daughter in the back seat I limped the car into the dealer with no emergency brakes working. Thankfully we were all okay and I did not loose control of the vehicle. The dealer said it would be at least $1,700 to fix it as the whole rear axle needed to be replaced due to the seals blowing out and leaking out all over the pads. I have not had any problem with this vehicle except for brakes, brakes and more brake issues. I think the e brake being on may have caused the seal to blow out then the axle and brakes just melted. Something is wrong with this vehicles brake design. If these seals are know to be bad by nissan they should at least recommend replacing them so owners can protect themselves and avoid accidents,
Pulling out of my apartment's parking lot when stopping at a stop sign by brake pedal went to the floor as if it had no pressure. As the pedal hit the floor a loud grinding sound came from the engine compartment. I put the truck in park, turned it off, started it back up and everything worked ok. Went down the street a little more and bam happened again, this time in traffic. If an inexperienced driver has this issue this can and will cause damage to property or people.
Brakes minimally effective without prior brake light indicating a problem. Brake pedal chattered. Noise produced associated with chatter from engine compartment. Brake light illuminated after problem started.
Just driving down the road the brake light comes on in the dash and the brake pedal goes to floor. You have very little brakes and it makes a grinding noise. If you turn off the vehicle it goes away. It has happened three times in the last year or so. Im taking it to a nissan dealer next week and they say its going to cost me 100 dollars to reprogram the computer. I have read hundreds of reports of other people having the same problem. If its that big of a problem shouldn't there be a recall on this and nissan have to pay for it?
I was pulling out of parking lot at low speed and the brake pedal fell to the floor and I heard a grinding/clicking noise. The truck was almost unable to stop before oncoming traffic. I pulled back into the parking lot and inspected the brake assemblies and made sure there was fluid in the master cylinder reservoir. I cycled the ignition system a few times and started back up. The problem went away for the time being.
While driving applied brakes , brake pedal went to floor and metal to metal sound heard in front end brakes, I stopped noticed brake warning light on . I turned vehicle off and restarted .the brake warning light went off and brake pedal went to working normal . This situation has happened at least 5 times in the last month. There have been numerous reports involving this same situation and it should be addressed by nissan before someone is injured are killed. I have made appointment with nissan dealer. Vehicle mileage is 40,000.
I have a nissan titan 2004 that I had for 3 years. The first couple of months everything was fine, but then my brakes would make this weird sound when I pressed the gas and the brake light would come on. I could not hit the brakes all the way because it would feel like if they were lock.. I had to stop in the middle of the road and turn off the truck and turn on again ,and the problem would fix it self. After a couple of times that it kept doing that , I decided to take to the dealer and they told me that the sensor light needed to be rested and that the problem should be solve. A couple amonths later it's started driving it again. It would maybe happens every other month . I used to always take the truck to get my oil change at the nissan dealer shop and since the dos courtesy check they told me that my cv axles needed some work done because something was wrong with them. Of course they wanted to charge me a lot, so I had to say no. Now I have a truck that needs to have work done and very expensive. Now I can see oil leakage at the wheel bearing. My truck did not passed inspection this year because of that problem, so register my truck at another city and it passed cuz they were not checking those things. I have heard and read couple of the same issues that people are having with the back cv axle seals and bearings. Why would I be spending money on something that I would least expected. I would like to see if this issue be investigated. I got 2 kids under the age of 3 and I'm very concern on their safety. If nissan is responsible for this , they need to take action immediately.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated when the brakes were applied, the vehicle would violently shake. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the rotors were out of round. The brake pads were replaced and the rotors were resurfaced under warranty. The failure recurred a few more times and the manufacturer issued and unknown brake recall. The vehicle was repaired under the recall but the failure continued to recur. He stated the vehicle was taken to the dealer approximately seven times for the brake failure where the rotors would be resurfaced. The failure continued to recur. The failure mileage was 3,000 and the current mileage was 49,000.
The brakes on my 2004 nissan titan have been replaced 3 times in the last 1.5 years. Nissan admits there is a problem, and provided an upgrade kit the consumers have to pay for. I have the upgrade kit the last 3 times the brakes were changed, and they still go bad. This morning without warning the caliper dove in the rotor, and I nearly went' thru an intersection. Something needs to be done about these vehicle now. There are thousands of complaints about the brakes on these trucks. When will the dot make nissan do something about this?
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that while driving 10 MPH he applied the brakes and the brake warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The brakes started to pulsate. The contact drove onto the emergency lane and shut the vehicle off. After restarting the vehicle, the failure did not recur. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the diagnostic test indicated that the front brakes were worn out. The dealer replaced the front brakes and one week later the brakes started to pulsate while driving 30 MPH. The dealer informed the contact to bring the vehicle back if the failure persist. The contact was concerned about the safety risk while driving when the brakes are pulsating. The contact called the manufacturer to file a complaint and the manufacturer refused to take the complaint. The contact stated that the sensor may have caused the brakes to malfunction. The failure mileage was 72,000. Updated 11/11/10 *bf the consumer stated when he applied the brake pedal, it began to pulsate as if the anti-lock brake system engaged and then the brake light illuminated. Updated 11/18/18
While driving my 2004 nissain titan crew cab pickup , I notice that my dash brake light comes on and stays on. I apply the brakes and the pedal goes to the floor. I then pull over and turn the truck off and then back on and noticed the light off and a strong brake pedal again. I now notice that this problem is happening atleast 2 to 3 times a day. I have to turn off the truck and restart so I can have brakes again. I have not taken my truck to the shop nor replace any parts regarding this matter.
Brake light comes on and brakes make a grinding noise. It happened 8 times since owned. There is an extreme chance I will hit the car in front of me because of this.
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