2004 Nissan Titan: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Jun 27, 2006 · Lights · MS

When using dimmer switch changing from low to high beam or high to low beam, I have to be very careful or I will turn the lights off. This has happened several times and its very dangerous.

Filed May 13, 2005 · Lights · 7,000 miles · VA

Headlights turn off when driving at night, when control stalk is touched to dim lights, or use the turn signal. Has happened over 10 times.

Filed Feb 18, 2005 · Lights · PA

I have a 2004 nissan titan. The headlight switch is on the end of the turn signal switch and has some slightly raised ridges. I have on at least five ocassions accidently turned off the headlights when going from high beam to low beam or when making a right hand turn. The light switch turns very easily and as my finges slide over the knob it turns the headlights to the off position. A very disturbing and frightening experience. I am an experienced driver having travel all over the u.s. And several european countries and this is an unnerving experience at night. I have complainted to the dealership and to nissan (reference # 4853986) but according to the dealership the switch works fine. I also know another titan owner and he has had the same experience. This is a serious safety issue that will get someone killed or injured.

Filed Jan 27, 2005 · Brakes, Engine · 2,500 miles · KS

Multiple brake and steering shudder problems with 2004 titan nissan se crew cab truck, dealer makes mfg suggested repairs but shudder returns creating safety worries and fear of losing control of vehicle. Moreover, transmission coolant line replaced wherein dealer informs me that blowout could lead to failure. Front tires excessive wear, vibration and shudder with or without brake application. Headlight switch design flawed, easily turned off when turn stalk activated or lights are dimmed from high to low beam. All the above problems occured and still are occuring within first 3500 miles!!

Filed Jan 18, 2005 · Electrical, Engine · 23,400 miles · OK

The vehicle the atsc light came on and it lost power. The consumer pulled over to the side of the road, waited for 2 minutes and the computer restarted. The transmission just seemed to to slow down. The dealer found no defects and could not duplicate the problem. The vehicle also smelled of antifreeze, and the switch from high beam to low beam turns all the lights off.

Filed Dec 10, 2004 · Lights · 500 miles · IN

2004 nissan titan, the headlight switch is a turn knob on the end of the signal light switch and it turns very easy. It has a protruding edge on the turn switch to provide your fingers with traction to turn the headlights on and off. Problem is often when you go to dim the lights (the dimming is done by pulling the signal light lever to you) the switch turns so easy it often turns the lights off. I am a 53 year old driver that has driven millions of miles in both passenger vehicles and heavy trucks. A number of times this failure has happened and all of a sudden you have no lights I find this very very dangerous. My concern is not for myselfso much but for a inexperianced driver panicing when the lgihts went out at high speed in the dark of the night like as it has with me and not having the ability to calculate what the failure was fast enough to turn them back on before causing a very bad accident.

Filed Oct 1, 2004 · Electrical · 11,843 miles · GA

Vehicle fails to start. Has happened on 3 occasions in past 7 days. Date below is first occurrence. When ignition switch is turned to start all appears normal except starter does not engage. When ignition is turned to on, headlights come on regardless of position of headlight switch. When ignition is turned to acc or off, headlamps will not light regardless of position of light switch. Dealer has diagnosed first as loss of security chip programming, second as poor ground connection. Repair attempts unsuccessful thus far.

Filed Sep 20, 2004 · Lights · OR

I own a 2004 nissan titan with 3000 miles on it. I have inadvertently turned the headlights off while driving at night at least 10 times in this time frame. The reason for this is a combination of a large twist knob and a weak detent to hold the switch in the on position. This is not an isolated defect in my switch, rather a design defect of all titan switches as I have looked at other new ones on the nissan dealer's lot. The problem is that the on-off twist knob is located at the end of the turn signal switch so when you either turn the turn signal on or flip the switch forward or back with your fingers to change the lights from bright to dim the switch is very easy to turn off by accident. When this happens on a dark road it is very alarming and I feel may eventually lead to a serious accident. The twist knob is so large in comparison to other switches of this type that there is tremendous leverage to accidently twist it if you dont grap it exactly in the center. Nissan has told me there is nothing wrong and I am the only one but I don't believe it. I own an automobile repair business and have a great deal of technical knowledge and sincerly believe this to be a serious design flaw in this switch which will likely lead to someone losing their life as this truck becomes more popular.

Filed May 28, 2004 · Lights · 1,850 miles · KY

Headlight switch doesn't have enough resistance to rotating. I have turned off headlights several times when signaling a lane change or using dimmer switch.

Filed May 25, 2004 · Lights · 1,300 miles · NC

The design of the headlight on/off switch in the shared headlight/turn signal stalk has allowes me to inadvertently turn off the headlights when pushing up or down on the stalk to use the turn signal. It seems the headlight switch provides too little mechanical resistance.