Right rear axle seal has failed resulting in leaked differential fluid onto wheel and brakes.
2004 Nissan Titan transmission complaints
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I nearly rolled my truck yesterday at 75mph. The rearend locked up and I nearly lost control of the vehicle. I have since done some research only to find out that this is a huge issue with the 04 nissan titans! This could have cost me or another innocent person their life! Now I am left to face a repair bill of $3500 for a new dana rearend, nissan and dana corp need to be held accountable for these cheap, unreliable rearends!!! Please help!
Failure of rear end differential on 2004 nissan titan 4x4 se 63,113mi. Normal driving conditions. Requires entire new rear end approximately $3,500 repair cost.
Noticed that the rear tires had fluid running from the brakes, when looked into the problem further it was discovered that the seals were leaking. The rear axle on my truck has only 55k miles. Everyone I spoke to about this problem says it is unusual that both sides would lead at the same time. The truck was in for repair due to a accident. Now the rear location was not touching during the repair and the leak was noticed after the repair work was completed.
Vehicle is a '04 nissan titan. Dealer reports that both rear outer seals are leaking and need to be replaced.
Proceeding into traffic from side road and heard loud clunk, lost all power and was coasting in traffic, put in neutral then back into drive and would move, then tires locked up and almost caused accident. Removed rear differential cover and found teeth from gears in differential case. Has 71,000 miles on truck. At nissan now waiting to see if covered under warranty.
Left & right rear axle seals blew out and leaked differential fluid. Differential fluid leaking on rear brake rotors which could cause brake failure, which was a major safety concern to me. At time of failure at 85000 miles no suspension modifications had been done to vehicle. Also, the rear differential oil will slowly leak and cause the rear differential to lose fluid and fail. Nissan refuses to replaced spacer axle (43070-7s200), bearing (40210-7s210), and seal (43252-7s200). As this seemed to be a very common problem with the nissan titan, nissan should address this issue and offer a permanent fix so would not be faced with the safety issue in the future.
Differential failure (gears are popping and banging). Some models have been known to lock up during highway use, mine has not as of yet as it is at this point inoperable in its current condition. No work has been performed as of yet, I am trying to get nissan to extend the warranty on this part, as it is a known problem.
Turned on engine and tried to shift from park. I heard a crack and a part fell out of the column shift assembly. The vehicle was in neutral and could not be put in gear. I only realized this as the car rolled down the driveway. The car was towed to the nissin dealer. I did find out a partial recall was started for this problem.
The rear axle seals on my '04 nissan titan, are leaking. This is apparently caused by a poorly designed breather valve. I have checked many forums, and this seems to be a very common problem. My truck is, and has been for a while, out of warranty. However, this seems the problem is a defect, and should be treated as such. However, the nissan dealership I have had look at it, does not see it that way. For example, you can look at the following: http://www.titantalk.com/forums/titan-engine-transmission-drivetrain/42837-rear-axle-seals-leaks-please-report.html.
Bought the nissan titan used in november of 2007. I recently found a wet spot on the driver's side wheel (inside) under the brake rotor. I took the truck to the dealership and they said it seems to be a pretty common problem with the titan. It's a leaking axle seal. This leak was causing brake fluid to leak around and possible onto the brake rotor, calipers, and pads. This is a very dangerous problem due to possible fire and or brake failure.
At 18,047 miles I pulled my travel trailer 850 miles . After the trip the rear drive member started whining. I took it in to the dealer, that evaluated the failure and replaced the complete rear drive member, if this had locked up it could have caused a severe accident on the freeway.
Bought 2004 nissan titan with 36,000 miles. Both rear axle seals had already been replaced. Truck was making a whining noise from the rear. Dealer said rear end was bad and it was replaced under warranty. Dealer did not say what exactly was wrong with it or what caused the problem. Nissan needs a heavier rear end for this truck.
Loss of significant amount of transmission fluid due to a failed or weakened hose clamp. Nissan dealer informed me this was a known problem and a repair kit had been developed as a fix, however no customer/owner notification of the problem was made. Why wasn't recall issued? Was 60 miles south of atlanta when discovered only by chance during a walk around after getting gas. Might just as easily have been stranded in the middle of december with my wife and two little girls.
Under normal driving conditions right rear axle leaking. This is the 3rd occurrence, all of which have been right rear axle seal leaks. First time dealership replaced seal. Second time dealer replaced entire rear axle assembly. Third time, unknown at this time. Vehicle is currently at dealer.
I have rear axle oil leaking onto my disc brake rotor. I found out during a routine tire rotation. Apparently this seal failure is common on this vehicle type.
Rear end failure, no options given but must purchase new rear end for 3300k
2004 nissan titan with 72,000. Found pieces of spider gears on the magnetic drain plug at rear diff service. Nissan won't help pay for the repair even though these rear differentials are having a high failure rate. I have the off road pkg with locking rear diff. Very weak unit. Quoted $3800 to replace entire rear end by the dealer.
Snowfall of 12" the night before. Woke up to snow covered roads and backed my nissan titan out of the driveway in 2wd once out on the road the truck had no traction, so I placed it in 4 wheel drive and drove down the street 200 yard to the stop sign. Made a left hand turn and heard a loud bang from the right front of the truck. Gear oil from the front axle was all over the place and the truck was no longer drivable.
Rear differential failure.
Burned out rear differential on 2004 nissan titan with only 44,000 miles. Dealer refuses to honor warranty.
Rear axle seals leaking onto rear brakes and wheels. First noticed on 11/30/2007; however, the extent of the leak and oily residue indicate that the problem has existed for sometime.
Rear end went out at 31,600 miles. Heard a clicking sound then it started to slip took it in to dealership in burlington wa warranty covered new axel swap out.
Front and rear axle seal leaks. Fixed by mechanic.
2004 nissan titan le 4x4 rear diff failure at about 53k, was replaced by dealer under warranty. Since the new diff was put in, noise and thumping can be heard and felt when stopping and going coming from the rear. When putting the truck into reverse from park you can hear and feel the drive shaft bang when it goes into gear, there is too much slack in the rear and the dealer says nothing is wrong when there is definitely something wrong. I feel that the rear will again fail.
After approx 38,000 miles the driver side rear seal required replacement due to excessive leakage. At 43,600 miles the rear axle has failed, one mechanic thought it was as simple as the clutch plates sticking which caused the rear tires to turn the same speed when turning causing the inside tire to spin out. Loud banging started to occur about 60 miles before total failure, in 40 mile before, when leaving a gas station the truck had shaken violently on take off then subsided as acceleration increased. With any small turn, the loud banging returned. On sharp turns the truck seemed to pull in both directions, even at speeds as low as 20 MPH. I decided to put the truck in 4 wheel drive, which helped somewhat, probably taking some of the loading off the rear axle, but the drive wasn't easy. I had a mechanic look at my titan and after raising the rear end and spinning the tires he said the spider gear was shot and the vehicle was not safe to drive. Towed to a nissan dealer 50 miles away, dropped the truck off because they were closed but did have the chance to speak with the service department earlier. The service rep guessed the rear of my truck before I could say anything other than that I thought something was wrong with my rear axle. The following monday the service rep called me and said the rear axle needs to be replaced. Also, when the first mechanic looked at the problem, I noticed both seals on the axle were leaking, the driver side excessively. I use my titan for everyday commute and often tow my 4,000 pound travel trailer. When towing and turning sharply, sometimes the inside wheel would spin out, I thought this may be normal but I guess when under load the differential does not release properly causing the spin. When final failure occurred, the rear end would slip or skip as if gears were missing. When I parked the truck for the last time it had moved several inches back until another gear engaged.
Both of my rear axle seals are leaking on my 2004 titan[67000 miles] . My dealer pointed this out to me while he was performing service on my truck. Fluid was all of the inside of the rear wheels. This truck has never towed and has never been off road. Truck is stock.
Rear axle shaft seal defective.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. While driving 65 MPH, gear oil began leaking from the driver side rear axle. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure, however, they replaced the axle shaft and the axle gear oil. There had been no further occurrences. The failure mileage was 45,000 and current mileage was 50,000. *updated 12/12/07 *bf updated 12/12/07.
Driver side axle seal leaking.
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