At around 106,00 miles the rear driver's side axle seal blew out with enough force to destroy ABS sensor and parking brake assembly. 2,000 miles later passenger side rear seal blew out and rear differential totally locked up. This is apparently a known defect that nissan simply won't acknowledge. This repair ended up costing around $4,100 to repair at my expense, on top of the $900 paid previously to repair original seal failure.
2004 Nissan Titan transmission complaints
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Driving when I heard noises from back of truck 2004 nissan titan stopped and checked , called a tow truck and found out I had blew rear axle seal and the pin from the rear end and now I need to replace the whole rear end called nissan they said 2006 was corrected and to look for aluminum cover ones because the steel cover ones were the old version. Yes there are 339 complaints on here for powertrain issues for 2004 titan. Thanks.
1. Heard a popping / grinding noise once put in gear and while moving up to 50 MPH. 2.both rear axle bearings and seals on 2004 nissan titan crew cab bad was told could damage rear end gears and possibly wheels falling off in transit. 3. Replaced both rear axle bearings and seals to also include ring-snap, axle spacer, left rear wheel sensor.
Rear differential bearing failure resulting in ring and pinion damage
Axle seals are leaking that can cause improper rear braking. Nissan hasnt addressed the issue as a recall but several issues has been noted.
Rear axle seals leak.
The rear axle seals were replaced with oem 2 years ago. They are now leaking again allowing gear lube to run down the tubes onto the rear brakes and tires. Rendering the rear brakes and parking brakes useless and unsafe to drive. This makes the parking brake useless putting the whole trucks weight constantly on the park pin of the transmission. This rear brake loss caused brake fade of the front brake coming off an interstate nearly rear ending another vehicle. I saw on the forums and your own complaint search that it is a very common and dangerous issue and needs to be resolved. The problem must lay in the axles and not the seal themselves to be going so often. I tow sometimes and this is my daily driver so I must fix the problem asap. I have to replace brakes and rotors all the way around along with parking shoes axle seals and bearing retainers. This is very expensive.
2004 nissan titan rear axle seals (left and right) showing sign of leakage at 90,100 miles. This is the second occurrence for this problem with this vehicle. I purchased the vehicle in july 2006 with 51, 100 miles and discovered both rear axle seals leaking. Nissan replaced the entire rear axle in july 2006. Now 5 years and 39,000 miles later the problem returned.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the transmission line blew and fluid leaked out. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop where the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the contact attempted to accelerate but the vehicle hesistated and jerked before accelerating. The vehicle was parked. When the contact examined the vehicle, he noticed that the transmission fluid was mixing with the radiator coolant. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that there was an internal crack that caused the mixing. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 51,200. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. While the vehicle was parked he engaged the emergency brake and the vehicle made a grinding noise causing the vehicle to move. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who advised him that both rear axles seals were blown and saturated with oil. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage was 83,167.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The contact stated that the shift assembly failed and could not be moved from park. The manufacturer advised the contact that the previous owner fulfilled the recall repair under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v408000 (power train:manual transmission:column shift assembly ). The dealer advised the contact that any repairs to the vehicle would be at the contacts expense. The vehicle was parked and was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 79,891.
I notice oil on the rear tires and running into the rear rotor which could lead to breaking failure. My mechanic said the rear axle seals and pinion seal were bad so I had them replace right after I purchase the vehicle with only 30,000 and just now I got new tires and that's when I find out it's been leaking all this time now with 104,000 miles. Look on the internet and this is a common problem with 04 nissan titan. No recall...
2004 nissan titan rear axle seal leaking at 60,000 miles causing oil to get on brakes.
Several times in the past month while driving on the highway the truck has stalled followed by a loud thud from the transmission - all of the dash lights come on, and the vehicle restarts, but the transmission does not engage for several seconds and only one gear is available until the vehicle is shut off and restarted. Also have had some problems starting the vehicle since the first 2 occurrences on the highway. Replacing the ipdm as this is a known issue with the vehicle. This is a very unsafe problem that needs to be corrected immediately.
2004 nissan titan se 4x4 has a known rear differential problem which leads to failure. Rear differential is leaking onto brakes/rotor. My vehicle has never towed anything and only has 58,000 miles. Nissan dealer says past warranty but admit known problem. I was told to contact nissan directly. Differential fluid has metal in it. Unsafe conditions on all early models of this truck and nissan is avoiding the issue they need to have an immediate recall before someone is killed.
2004 nissan titan rear axle differential seals leaking repeatedly. Dealership had replaced entire rear axle at 25,000 miles. 116,000 miles seals leaking again. Cost to repair estimated at $900.00 to $3000.00. Unable to just replace leaking seal, must replace entire portion of axle assembly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan titan. The vehicle was being inspected by the dealer when the contact was informed that the rear axle seals were leaking. Five years prior to the failure, the contact had the entire rear assembly replaced due to the same failure. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 116,000 and the current mileage was 126,000.
Sept 27 2010 traveling home from w.v from camping. We was on I - 77 s bound at mile maker 10 in fancy gap. We smelled something funny. I looked at my right mirror and saw white gray smoke coming out of the back of my 2004 nissan titan truck. I pulled over and when I put my foot on the brake I had none, due from the heat of the fire, I got out and saw my drivers side under the fender on fire. I had transmission fluid everywhere. Transmission fluid had sprayed on the manifold and caught fire, then the gas line ruptured. I had a transmission fluid and gas fire. Thank god I had a fire extinguisher as well as another man stop to help put it out, it took two fire extinguisher to put the fire out, one wasn't enough.we could have been killed but I was told that the reason why my truck didn't blow up was because I had a full tank of gas. Well I took my truck into nissan and they told me that I had a rupture in my transmission line and that it was a defective, faulty line. I find out later that they had a technical bulletin out on the 2004-2005 armada and titan dated aug 1 2005.I had my truck in for a transmission flush 45 days before this happened and no one told me about the bulletin.no one asked me if I would like to replace my lines and clamps. I didn't know anything about this bulletin until wednesday night when I did research. If they had told me about this, this could have been prevented. Nissan knows about this and I am trying to work with them. I hope they do the right thing about fixing my truck and paying my tow bills. The weird thing is I tried to get the va state troop to do a report and he said they don't do that anymore.
2004 nissan titan rear axle seal leaks left and right.
My 2004 nissan titan was in 4 wheel drive on flat sand. It was engaged in 4wd. Simply driving off the beach, the front left axle disconnected from the differential and leaked all the fluid . I did not notice this until I was on the street. The dealer said that nissan created an upgrade for it but it was not warranty. Luckily I did not drive with it like this home. I do not know what could have happened. I have always maintained my vehicles and not abuse them. In no way was this a action that tested the limits of my vehicles design. The axle simply popped out.
The rear universal joint has failed. I took to the vehicle to a mechanic for inspection on or about 9/2/10 and I was told that the u-joint had 3 big pieces of metal laying in the bottom of the housing. I then had the vehicle towed to hubler nissan in indianapolis, in and the service department confirmed the previous findings. Hubler stated that they would have to replace the complete rear axle. The approx. Cost would be $2,500-$3,000.
I have a 2004 nissan titan. I began having humming sound from underneath my vehicle at speeds above 20mph approximately 3 months ago. The humming has recently turned into a much louder whining noise, so I took the truck into nissan for evaluation. They claim my rear differential is bad and the entire rear end needs to be replaced. They are unable to repair rear differentials according to the service manager. I performed a rear end fluid change and found several pieces of metal in the oil. The pieces looked like teeth from gears. Nissan claims they've never heard of any problems before. Due to the $3000+ price tag for replacing the entire rear end, nissan recommended I get a new truck. I feel like they are aware of a problem, but do not want to admit it thus far. I believe a rear end failure could cause a fire and or cause a loss of vehicular control.
Rear axle seals are leaking on my 2004 nissan titan. Rear diff fluid is getting on rear disc brakes, braking inhibited. This is the second time this has happened. First seals were replaced at 48,000 miles, now leaking again at 97,000 miles.
Rear wheel seal out on 2004 nissan titan 4wd. Oil gettin on brake could cause fire.
Rear differential went out on my nissan titan 2004. Denied by nissan for any assistance. Nissan denied any other complaints of rear differential problems.
The vehicle in question is a 2004 nissan titan with approx. 36,000 miles of use on the vehicle. On several uses I heard 'clunking' noises from under the vehicle. On the last time before taking the vehicle to the dealer, the ABS warning light illuminated and the 'clunking' noise was like a grinding noise also. The dealer told me the differential had failed and needed to be replaced. This part is an extremely important part of the vehicles ability to operate safely. This part failed with only 36,000 miles on it. Clearly it is a defective product and action to force the manufacturer to correct the problem to prevent serious injuries to others is required. The dealer also stated that the radiator had failed and replaced it without authorization. When questioned about this the dealer stated it was a crack in the seam.
I have a 2004 nissan titan truck. A rear axle seal leaked. This is the second time I've had it leak. Differential gear oil leaks, which could get on the brakes. The first time, I had to replace the differential which also failed. I replaced the seal and bearings. This will be the second time I will be replacing them. If I had not checked it would have been a safety issue, as oil could get on the brakes. Also, due to nissan's policy of not selling rear end parts (in the differential) I had to buy a whole new rear end the first time. I did not save the old parts.
Both rear axle seals were leaking at 51,000 miles so they needed to be replaced. This causes a safety concern because the diff oil leaks onto rear brakes. Now they are both leaking again at 76,000.
I was driving in loose gravel and I felt an unusually feeling in my rear axel, so I drove the vehicle slowly home never felt it until I arrived to my home and then I parked it. I then called a transmission mechanic and had the vehicle towed to transmission repair shop. The repair shop called and tried to get replacement parts for my rear axle and where unable to. So they had to get a hole new rear axle not just new parts but a completely new rear axle. The new rear axle is completely different from the original, which makes me and the mechanic that owns the repair shop believe that the original rear axle was faulty. Other wise why wouldn't the rear end be the same and be able to get replacement parts for the old rear axle like you can with most vehicles.
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