My husband could have been killed. We had no knowledge of any recalls. Two days ago my husband was getting in the truck and all of a sudden smoke started coming from the dash board and a fire was starting. He immediately ran in the truck stop store and was able to get a fire extinguisher. Another customer unhooked the battery as my husband distinguished the fire. The truck will not start and when trying to test it out by re-attaching the battery the smoke began again. We are now without a vehicle and had to get the truck towed home.
2004 Nissan Titan engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle's cracked exhaust manifold caused exhaust fumes to enter the cabin of the vehicle. The dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 84,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. While driving various speeds, a loud noise could be heard coming from the front of the vehicle. Also, the vehicle was sluggish when the accelerator pedal was depressed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The dealer diagnosed that the exhaust manifold was cracked and needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that the exhaust manifold failed and was replaced by a mechanic on both sides more than once. The manufacturer was notified and indicated that there was no recall. The contact was uncertain if the exhaust manifold needed to be replaced a third time. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly shut off. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ipdm and ECM relay were faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v517000(engine). The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 171,000.
Two cracked exhaust manifolds. At times I an getting exhaust fumes into drivers compartment. I understand this is a wide problem with nissan 5.6 l v-8s and a big problem with the titans. My local nissan dealer est. Repair at $3,507.50 and he told me the it is not uncommon for both to fail at the same time. Nissan customer support will not do anything. I started have problem at 100.000 mile I am at 124.000 now. From what I have been told this is a design defect. I think this should be made into a recall. My truck looks like new from the outside.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. While driving at various speeds, an abnormal noise was present and no warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the manifold failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact stated that he was instructed to replace the manifold every five years. The failure mileage was 40,000.
The exhaust manifolds on this vehicle are extremely prone to cracking. There are hundreds of reports online of them cracking so nissan is certainly aware of the issue. They cracked on my vehicle and exhaust gasses leak into the passenger compartment so this is definitely a safety hazard.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. While in park and attempting to start the vehicle, the contact noticed that the manifold was fractured and leaking. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000. The VIN was unavailable.
This is a finance vehicle saw the 2004 nissan titan really like it for the work that I do and my husband agreed to partially financed it. The first driving off the car lot the service engine light came on when we got home I called back the dealer to let him what had happened, he said to bring it back the following thursday to see what was going on, during the same week the two front windows fell down into the slot couldn't come back up so we had drive in the dead of winter with the windows done. Finally we drop the pickup off at the dealer, it was there for 2 full weeks before we got it back, thinking everything was fixed .a few days after the engine light came back on we called them again they in replied telling us they can't do anything about the problem because the vehicle is a used vehicle.oh my god. Now I have put over a $1000 in parts and now the mechanics are telling me it needs a new engine. Please I need help because I have to be paying the finance company for something I cant use.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that there was a leak in the exhaust manifold. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the exhaust manifold was cracked and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was notified that there was a manufacturer service campaign related to this issue, however, the vehicle did not meet the specification. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 76,000.
I had the dealer inspect the vehicle. They said both exhaust manifolds had cracked. They said there was a previous notice from nissan and they should be replaced. I was not notified and the dealer did not contact me. Now they said too much time had elapsed to take advantage of this free replacement. This is clearly a design defect since nissan had them replaced on some vehicles. This is a safety hazard because cracked manifolds can cause a carbon monoxide leak or set a fire while driving fast. The cost to repair is near $1000 for the parts plus labor to install. There must be other people who had this safety problem so the government should force nissan to fix all the vehicles. Mine has only 86000 easy miles on it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the exhaust manifold needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 87,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact discovered that there was a crack in the manifold. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the manifold needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that the exhaust manifold prematurely cracked and fractured on the driver and passenger sides of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who replaced the exhaust manifolds for the driver and passenger sides. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was heavy exhaust fumes coming from the driver side of the vehicle and entering the cab of the vehicle. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the exhaust manifold was cracked and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 83,000. Updated 5/4/15
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the rear end seized causing the vehicle to come to a complete halt before stalling. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact stated that there was two cracked manifolds. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician verified the failure. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.
Transmission fluid diluted with anti -freeze from faulty radiator /tranny cooler nissan needs to address this problem it is a stall issue , a safety issue , its an expensive repair ,and not uncommon.
I have same problem as everyone else with cracked exhaust manifolds starting around 65000 miles. Expensive to replace so I have no choice but to listen to a horrible exhaust leaks. Next is the rear axle seals first around 65000.replaced 2x. After talking to nissan tech who is a friend apparently its a very common problem. The axle tubes tend to warp causing a leak all over tires n brakes and eventual failure of gears inrear pumpkin if not caught. Just waiting for it to happen again. Brakes have always been a problem. Every 7000 brakes n rotors r shot and need replacing. Pedal always has a mushy feel when u occasionally need to slam on the brake. Goes all the way to the floor even when brakes r good.
Both exhaust manifolds have developed cracks and leaks. Nissan refused to repair if not within 70k warranty.
My 2004 nissan titan with 81k mile has 2 cracked exhaust manifolds. Both passenger and driver sides have crack just in front of last cycle on both sides. My truck was running fine one night. The next morning my truck was sounding like it had an exhaust leak. Send my truck in to have recalls address and it was confirmed by nissan mechanics that both sides are cracked. Was told it would be about $3000 to replace both sides. Many people have reported this issue and nothing has been done.
My exhaust manifold on the driver side cracked in half.
Tl* the contact owned a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that while traveling 70 MPH, the vehicle suddenly decelerated as the service engine sensor illuminated. The contact mentioned that the vehicle went into limp safe mode. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician stated that since it would take longer than two weeks to diagnose the problem it was ok for the contact to drive the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was tow to another authorized dealer. The technician diagnosed that the exhaust manifold cracked and the catalytic converter was on top of the exhaust manifold causing the engine to be damaged. The vehicle was repaired by the authorized dealer who replaced the exhaust manifold, catalytic converter and the engine. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. While the vehicle was at the dealer for an unrelated issue, the mechanic noticed that the driver and passenger side exhaust manifold was severely cracked. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
The car start to loose power suddenly in the middle of the road then it shut off ...... It just shuts off by it self .
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was merged to the side of the road and the contact was able to restart it. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the ECM relay inside the ipdm assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v517000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the vehicle would no longer start. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH, a noise emitted from outside of the vehicle continuously. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was due to a crack in the manifold gasket. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 69,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle did not restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ECM relay inside the ipdm assembly needed to be replaced in order to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired for the federal safety agency recall campaign id number 10v517000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the failure continued to occur. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that the exhaust manifold was fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage and VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that exhaust fumes were entering the interior cabin. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that the manifold was cracked. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.
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