Driving the truck on snow covered road, four wheel drive system failed to work. Only rear tires were driving, causing unsafe condition on a road that required four wheel drive. Investigation found the front differential failed, which is a common problem with nissan four wheel drive vehicles of this vintage. Nissan has refused to fix the problem, citing 'out of warranty'.
2004 Nissan Titan transmission complaints
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I recently purchased this truck. I have driven it approximately 1300 miles since I purchased it. The drivers side front axle clip has broken twice in 300 miles. I understand this to be a problem with 100's of owners but there have been no recalls. I am afraid to drive this vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH, the rear differential failed. The contact shifted the vehicle into neutral and the vehicle rolled away in reverse and into the street. The vehicle was then shifted into 4x4 mode in order for the contact to be able to drive the vehicle. The vehicle was later taken to an authorized dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear differential had failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure was 83,200.
This is the second time in over several months that my driver side drive axle for my 4x4 has pulled its self out. It was fixed once on my dime and is now going to be fixed on my dime again it is a dangerous failure that could cause my suspension to lock up an rip my wheel off then leading to a serious accident. It needs to be addressed and the federal safety agency has done nothing to pursue this. Another problem that nissan will not cover is the rear axle seals that blow out due to a faulty design which may also lead to a serious accident, they will not address any of these issues under a recall an there are thousands of people that are suffering from these issues from 04-010 for the axle seals and model years 04-08 for the axle shaft pulling out from the 4x4 causing serious damage to internal and external parts. This needs to be addressed an the federal safety agency is doing nothing about it.
Rear axle seals on my nissan 2004 titan have been replaced 4 times in the last 2 years, I just had them replaced and the new seals are leaking. This is due to a poorly designed axle by nissan; of course they will not stand behind their poor design. The bulletin put out by the car manufacture is to replace the axle's being both sides in the rear at a cost of thousands should nissan do the work. I find this very disturbing as do thousands of other 04, 05, 06 model year titan owners. The real problem is if gone undetected by some, the rear can lose all of its oil causing the rear to lock up! This could and would kill people if the accident were bad enough. The second issue here is and I quote, ?c'mon nissan, stand behind your product and recall what could be a fatal situation here? Unquote?. As much as I like the titan, this issue has sickened me to the point that I will shop elsewhere when the time comes. Talk about passing the buck! I have seen the axle removed and rust pits form under the seal causing the leak. It is as though the metal used is from china.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that pieces of the shifter became detached and as a result, the vehicle shifted out of gear while driving various speeds. The contact contacted the dealer and was informed that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number 04v408000 (power train). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contacted that while driving 50 MPH, he noticed that the exhaust manifold was cracked and exhaust fumes were leaking. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer for diagnosis where it was advised that the exhaust headers needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 43,000.
Right rear axle seal leaks and if not repaired immediately, fluid leaks onto brake rotor. Has the potential of losing all differential fluid from rear end causing a complete drivetrain failure.
The rear differential has been whining since 63,000 miles and last weekend the whining became howling and then clunking. My mechanic says something inside the differential is broken.
Driving about 40 MPH, I heard a loud pop coming from the rear end of the truck. Now whenever I decelerate, a whining noise is heard from the differential. Took the truck to the nissan dealer in irvine, ca and they want to replace the rear differential at a cost of $2500.00.
I was using my four wheel drive when I noticed a loud clunk and found that my axle had popped out of the front differential. I am among over 1000s of titan owners with this same issue that nissan knows about and has caused multiple failures in our trucks. It also caused a failure in mine. The have known about this issue for years now and changed there part in 07 from the original number 38500-8s102 to the new product number 38500-8s11b truck is a nissan titan 2004 se king cab 4wd.
Truck started making loud grinding sound when letting off accelerator and coasting. I was advised by my mechanic to replace the entire rear end with a brand new one from nissan because they had modified it. Obviously they new it was a problem. $2500.00 repair. Glad the drive shaft did not lock up on the interstate.
I engaged my front differential (4x4) and proceeded to put drivetrain in reverse and while backing up the passenger side front axle popped out of the differential, I was not pulling anything so I was not under any load whatsoever.
Transmission cooler hose leak caused transmission failure. There was a service bulletin on this, but I never saw it or was made aware of it until it happened and I googled it. The spring clamp fail. This should be a recall because something as simple as replacing the 2 spring clamps with screw clamps would save a ruined transmission. Seams to be a big issue and could cause fatality if failure happens on interstate.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, he heard a thumping sound followed by grinding noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated that there were metal flakes in the rear differential compartment causing the noise. The mechanic stated the rear differential would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.
The rear differential went out and this seems to be a very common problem on this make of vehicle. There should be an investigation and recall on this vehicle.
While replacing lifetime warrantied suspension which was not honored by nissan or tenneco, I found the rear pinion seal to be leaking severely, and rear axle seal leaking in wheel assembly. Possible source of "ticking" noise from differential, which until then I thought were exhaust heat shields. This condition could cause catastrophic drivetrain failure while vehicle is in motion. The fluid leaking from axle seal can reduce effectiveness of braking components. Other owners have described inadequate engineering & possible use of substandard differential materials & components along with axle vent assemblies which could create internal pressure conditions that could cause seals to fail.
The rear axle hub seals leaked after the 1st and only pulling ever done with my 2004 (4 x 2) se titan p/p. My vehicle is equipped with " big tow pkg." dealer replaced the entire rear axle. " no" pulling or towing done since replacement by dealer svc. Done 12/24/2008 at 85,417 miles. However, a right/passenger seal leak noticed on 08/29/2012 at 152,247 miles. I was told by the regional warranty service manager that the issue had been resolved with an " upgraded better axle system " which would resolve the problem when the rear end was replaced. The rear axle diff. Fluid leak is causing periodic braking issues and noises. I am very concerned about safe braking, especially when driving the vehicle in wet weather. Needs to be addressed as a safety issue.
The rear axle oil seal leaks onto the rear brakes causing them to not work.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact was driving 10 MPH when the brake warning light illumined just as the brakes seized. The contact was able to move off the roadway where the brakes independently released. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who stated that the power train column shift assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v408000 (power train). The failure mileage was 110,000 and the current mileage was 140,000.
Rear axle fell apart while driving. No warnings, or anything. This will be the second rear axle to be replaced at a cost of 3500 per incident. Only light driving has been done on this vehicle. No towing, no heavy loads, no anything.
I was pulling out of the parking lot and driving onto a main street when I heard a clunk clunk and the rear end started hopping and I noticed I had no gears. We call ed aaa and had them tow us to a few different places before we ended up at nissan in spokane valley and they put in a brand new rear end. Price and labor cost us...$3,583.33.
2004 nissan titan truck - rear axle seals are leaking so badly oil is getting on the rear brake rotors causing them to be in-operative. This is a very serious problem experienced by many titan owners as shown with a simple internet search.
Rear passenger axle seal is leaking and is coating brake pads and brake rotors. This should not be leaking especially when this vehicle is not high mileage nor is it driven crazy/recklessly. This is causing brakes to not be as effective as it should be.
Left rear axle seal leaking oil and accumulates on brake rotor cover. If not corrected , could lead to failure of entire drive assembly due to absence of fluid.
Rear differential went bad so I had the rear end replaced in june of 2010. In may of 2012 I noticed the rear end leaking fluid all over my rotors. This could cause my brakes to fail. Other titan owners are reporting the same issue.
I first heard a "whine" or "howl" coming from the rear end 2 years ago, when I took it to the dealership, they told me I need a complete rear end assembly at the cost of 4000$. I could not afford that, and they said you couldn't rebuild the rear end, because nissan wouldn't release the parts for it. I drove on it for 2 years before it went out on me on the 21st of april, 2012. Ive read up on hundreds of complaints, about the rear ends on nissan titans going out, and nissan not having a recall.
Had the rearend go out 91,000 miles had nissan rebuild then went out again at 94,000 miles nissan didn't stand behind their warranty now still sitting in the driveway till find a good salvage one .
Rear differential went out.
Driver side bearing failure seal failure causing axle oil to pour out and axle shaft to fall out. Emergency brakes failed due to being covered in oil.
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