Rear differential went on my 04 nissan titan.
2004 Nissan Titan transmission complaints
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While driving started hearing a roaring sound from the rear of the truck. Parked within 2 miles of hearing it and found fluid leaking out of the rear differential at the point where the drive shaft connects. There was also a very strong odor of burning differential oil. Towed truck to the dealer who said that they would be replacing the entire rear end.
Clunking noise coming from rear end at 24100 miles. Replaced by nissan dealer without charge.'04 nissan titan le crew cab 4x4 w/o off road. Built date 12/03/03
Some whining and clunking in rear driveline/drivetrain.
Rear axle started leaking oil onto the passenger side rear wheel assembly and brakes. Truck is at the dealer now, they are replacing rear axle assembly.
Two differential failures within 60,000 miles on my 200 nissan titan. Both failure involved wheel seal leaking and loud noises from the differential. My third differential installed by nissan is the same nissan stock number so I expect a failure within a few thousand miles. If I don't trade my titan in before the 12,000 mile warranty on the new differential is up, I will have to pay the $ 3000 + to replace it. I see new stock numbers on the new 2007 models but nissan refused to give me one of those unless I paid for it. Bet you can figure that one out. Nissan needs to extend the warranty on these differentials.
Rear final drive shattered leaving me stranded. Dealer towed the vehicle and replaced the entire rear axle.
The rear differential on my 2004 nissan titan striped the gears inside after 36200 miles. The truck has never towed anything, never carried over 1000 pounds, and never been off road.
Front axle slid out of front differential twice in 3 days. It ruined the front differential$1725 dealer repair.
2004 nissan titan 4x4 defective rear differential replaced at 20,000 miles , again at 64,000 miles and now front dif is broken and will need replaced on my dime!
Rear differential failed @47,000 miles.
Clunk in rear differential when shifting from drive to reverse dealer tech found excessive play in differential and replaced this is my second rear differential my truck only has 34000 on it.
2004 crew cab titan, passenger side front window quit working, rear axle seals are leaking, tire pressure sensor will not stay off.
My truck is equipped with vehicle dynamic control (vdc). It cuts power to the drive wheels if one or both start to spin. All trucks or cars of its kind have been equipped with a switch that this device can be turned on or off depending on the drivers situation. For some reason my truck did not come with this switch, I am a sitting duck when it rains if one tire so much as slips one revolution as I can mash the gas pedal and nothing will happen. In 4x4 it does the same thing and only in 4x4 lo will this vdc turn itself off. I have asked dealers many of times to fix this as it should have came with this option and was somehow missed. I want it fixed as I have almost been rear ended at least a dozen times b/c of this.
I have 50,000 miles on my 04 titan crew cab se and just found the right rear axle leaking oil all over the brake and wheel. I would think that a newer truck should not be leaking oil on to the brake as this could cause a serious wreck. I will be taking my truck to the shop this week to be repaired. I have not been driving the truck for fear that it could interfere with my braking power or ruin the rear axle by driving it with no oil.
Failure of rear axle beginning at about 19000 miles, replacement at 27000, on '04 nissan titan with dana 44 axle.
1) nothing unusual that LED up to this failure...no accidents, normal driving behavior. 2) right rear axle seal leaking fluid onto brake rotor and wheel. 3) dealer repaired under warranty.
Rear end failure.
Rear differential failure.
I have had my 2004 titan 3 weeks and yesterday it made a clunk that I thought was something sliding in the bed. Later that evening, I pulled out of the car wash and horrible clunking started coming from the rear differential. It seems to be started when turning which leads me to think it is related to the e-lock feature of the rear differential. It is parked and undriveable until the dealer gets it towed tomorrow. It appears to have had previous rear differential problems because the stock cover has been changed to aluminum finned type and it has synthetic oil in it.
Leaking oil at both ends of the axle tubes. No failure as of yet. Refilled to proper level,contacting dealer.
I have a 2004 nissan titan that have leaking seals on the rear drivetrain.
Under normal driving conditions, rear differential assembly failed. Nissan dealership replaced differential assembly.
Loud noise from rear end. Dealer installed chassis ears on rear diff and heard a high pitched whine. Removed rear cover and found several small pieces metal, side gears have pits in the faces, ring and pinion gear have scratches on contact points. Dealer replaced whole rear end assembly to correct.
Rear axle seal leaking.
My entire rear axle had to be replaced at 31,500 miles on my nissan titan. It started howling and smoking when driving to moab. The dealer replaced the entire rear axle. Thankfully I was not at highway speeds when the rear end failed. In addition, the vehicle has had 4 sets of brakes/rotors/calipers on the vehicle and is starting to exhibit signs of needing the fix again.
I was pulling out of a parking lot onto a street. My rear wheels spun briefly in the snow until they hit the dry pavement. A loud bang came from the rear end of my 2004 nissan titan. I was able to drive it back to camp. The next morning I checked the universals. They were ok. Then I proceeded to shift the trans. Back and fourth from r to d. There was a substantial amount of play and banging coming from the rear end. I removed the rear end drain plug and out poured my gears. I had it towed home today. I will contact my dealer tomorrow morning for them to pick it up. There is only 33.000 miles on my truck.
Loud humming noise from rear differential. Developed into loud clicking noise from differential while driving. Rear differential failed, truck was towed to dealership. Rear differential replaced under warranty.
Rear differential failure loud bang from rear end, followed by what felt like neutral then the ring and pinion caught and engaged violently due to the gear teeth engaging again. The several subsequent loud bangs as the rear end continued to self destruct.
Rear axle seal failure , leaking on brakes.
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