2004 Nissan Titan: engine stalls while driving

Filed Sep 5, 2022 · Fuel system · NC

I was driving down a main road by my office, accelerating when the car suddenly stalled. As the truck was independently decelerating, the steering wheel became hard to steer due to the truck being "off". I managed to force it to turn to a shoulder so as to not get rear ended by vehicles behind me. I could've been on the highway with traffic speeds up to 70mph and it would've been a different scenario. I later found out that the 1/4 fuel on the gauge was faulty and I was out of gas. I went to the federal safety agency website to find out 2005 model Titans were included in the recall but not my 2004.

Filed Aug 30, 2021 · Engine · 255,000 miles · PA

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Titan. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would suddenly stall with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who could not determine the cause of the failure. The contact performed a diagnostic test and determined that the engine control module was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The contact was informed that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 10V517000 (Engine). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 255,000.

Filed Apr 25, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · HI

While driving for 20 minutes and I'd say 25 miles per hour, my truck just stalls the electrical system working, but no engine power! The truck just stop running. In my attempt to restart the engine the starter will turn but no start. I am now stranded in traffic and if it was not for good samaritans who help me push the truck to the curb. This happened twice in the last couple of days. I've replaced my battery and it died for second time! Thankfully I was on the city street both times. Both times I waited awhile tried to start up with no success, but it started only afterwards getting a jump start!? The battery is brand new and the hope of finding the answer is websites at lease in the hopes of some answer and directions. Eve since replaced the battery I'

Filed May 26, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 159,500 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at undisclosed speeds or stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the ECM relay needed to be replaced. The contact was then referred to naples nissan (3640 pine ridge rd, naples, fl 34109, 239‑300‑2765. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was not subjected to a recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 159,500.

Filed Dec 11, 2019 · Engine · 168,770 miles · HI

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. On several occasions, while driving, the vehicle stalled without warning. After waiting several minutes, the contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic on several occasions to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that three of the eight coil packs for the spark plugs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 168,770.

Filed Nov 19, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 70,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. While the vehicle was stationary, the driver and passenger side seat belts failed to retract when prompted. The contact also stated that the vehicle stalled without warning on numerous occasions while stationary and while driving various speeds. In addition, while driving 70 MPH, the control panel became inoperative and completely lost power. The contact stated that the failures were intermittent and became progressively worse since 2011. A dealer and the manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Filed Oct 29, 2016 · Fuel system · 85,600 miles · IN

Ever since I have owned the vehicle, the fuel gauge would never read full but stop at 7/8 of a tank. Not a big deal but last night my gauge read between 1/8 and 1/4 tank and I ran out of gas on a main road at night. The fuel light never came on and normally does when I am low on fuel. Doing research on this I found that there is a recall for 2005-2009 titans for this same exact issue but not 2004. Reading the full description of the recall, it 100% reflects the same issue that I am having. I called nissan and spoke to a representative and she says my vehicle does not apply to any recalls. She said to take the vehicle to the dealership to have them look at but for them to diagnose, they will have to drop the fuel tank which will cost quite a bit. I looked on other forums and this seems to of been a very common issue with 2004 model year but why it was not included in the recall is beyond me. This needs to be resolved because now I have no idea how much fuel is actually in my tank and I would rather this not happen again. I got lucky with the spot I was in where my truck stalled on a very busy road and did not get into an accident. I have attached the original recall notice for the 2005-2009 model year.

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 Apr 1, 2015 · Fuel system · 147,500 miles · IL

The vehicle showed 1/4 tank of gas, was running fine and suddenly shut off while a young girl 18 years old was driving home from dropping off siblings at school. At 55 MPH there was no power brakes, no power steering while driving on a two lane road heavily traveled by 80 ton gravel trucks. Nissan knows this is a common problem and has had a number of titans experience this issue caused by a faulty fuel level sensor. They did a tsb on all but 2004s even though they have the same part. Nissan required me to take it to a dealership for nissan diagnostic ($93) even though the dealership already told me this was an issue and nissan would probably cover it. The nissan regional rep ([xxx]) reimbursed the repair but refused the diagnostic fee she required me to get. Nissan denies responsibility for recalling these vehicles which they know can just shut off while driving. This is a very serious safety issue and needs to be recalled immediately!! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jan 14, 2015 · Engine · 65,000 miles · TX

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.

Filed Nov 21, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 76,000 miles · MN

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.

Filed Jul 1, 2014 · Engine · 80,000 miles · NC

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.