My nissan titan crews brakes were not performing well on a trip I took. After getting home I noticed oil on my garage floor at both rear brakes. The rear diff. Was leaking all over the brake backing plate to the extent that oil was being slung throughout the wheel well the rear axle has failed the driver side rear seal required replacement due to excessive leakage when I parked the truck it had moved several inches back until another gear engaged the problem is not design itself it is the quality of the metal being used for the gears I feel nissan should be forced to recall this potentially dangerous manufacturer defect.
2004 Nissan Titan transmission complaints
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The events leading up to my front end axle failure was due to slight use of the 4wd in mild snow conditions the first time. I had it repaired by a factory nissan authorized dealer and had the same problem occur less than 30,000 miles later. Nissan is saying its not their fault but I was not abusing the 4wd simply just using it. Basically the front left axle breaks a clip and the axle shaft going into the differential slides down. Over time unnoticed I'm sure this could be detrimental to the front end components until a catastrophic steering/wheel failure. I will be trying to contact nissan to get their story of why this keeps occurring.
2004 nissan titan 67000 miles, driving on regular road in good repair, rear differential starting making noise. Next day, differential locked up. Inspection showed broken teeth on ring and pinion gears.
Rear axle seals began to leak at 75000 miles. Vehicle has been driven on highway at all times. The nissan dealer notice the leak during an inspection. Numerous forums have complaints of the axle seals failing due to improper venting. Leakage of gear oil onto rear brakes presents a safety hazard to my family. Request nissan replace axle seals and do a recall to reengineer a new venting system for axle seals.
Passenger rear axle seal fluid leak onto rear brakes.
Nissan titan 2004 4x4se rear differential went bad and needs repair.was repaired for axle leak about 3 years ago by dealer and replaced differential cover and fluid but am now out of warranty. This is a well known problem in just about all year titans whether they are 2 or 4 wheel drive.
The rear axle seals (both) on my 2004 started leaking at 56,000 miles. The leak occurred at 5 years and 4 months so the dealer denied any warranty responsibility. This vehicle is used for mostly for local trips with occasional trailer towing that is well within the design limits as advertised by the manufacturer. In replacing the seals it was noted that they appear to spin in the axle housing thus wearing off the outer sealing surface. It appears that the only provision to prevent this is the clamping action of the bearing retainer that sandwiches the seal between it and the bearing which is then forced against a shoulder in the axle housing. Previous designs of this axle, as used by other manufacturers, pressed the seal into the retainer and then sealed the retainer to the housing with a gasket. Leaks such as I experienced were almost non-existent. While the leak is mostly annoying, it does have the potential to contaminate the brakes thus impairing the stopping ability of the vehicle.
I have just had the rear differential fail on my 2004 nissan titan at 95k miles. The truck had been used for towing but only about 5 times a year. It has a tow package and most of the miles on it are highway miles.
2004 nissan titan spider gears busted, working on getting it fixed now.
2004 nissa titan le rear axle/ differential blew.
Driver and passenger side rear axel seals leaking causing fluid to get on to brake rotors.
Failure of rear differential. 2004 titan purchased 8/04. In 8/05 while in washington state on vacation, noticed 3-4 mpg drop in gas mileage. Crawled under truck looking for gas leak and found differential fluid had shot out of front seal and fluid was low. Added fluid per owners manual and brought to a dealer. Dealer said I used wrong fluid and should have used synthetic. At this point nissan realized they had a heat problem and switched to synthetic and installed finned differential covers (which I noticed were on the 2005 models in their lot). I told the dealer they were covering up a heat problem on the 2004 model and wanted an inspection. They refused since they didn't see a problem. Installed mag-hytech cover myself. Periodically had oil shoot out of vent on axle tube and all over tire. Dealer said that was normal. 4/17/08 at 41000 miles right axle seal failure, dealer fixed. 10/13/09 at 52589 miles left axle seal failure, convinced nissan corporate to fix and they did. Found fix on-line for bad axle vent design, added vent hose and filter but still had fluid coming out. 3/8/10 at 55900 lots of metal on dipstick, changed fluid and pieces of spider gear came out with fluid. 3/16/10 at 55919 brought to dealer for inspection hoping to get nissan to repair differential. Nissan refused since "too expensive and there wasn't a recall anyway", one of the dumber comments I've ever heard. 3/22/10 at 55924 had 4x4 shop repair differential. Shop showed me nissan had installed wrong bolts in differential. Shoulder on bolts was too short and only hit one side of spider gear assembly flange, with other side riding on the threads. Bolts eventually backed out causing spider gears to self-destruct. Cost me $2100 to repair, existing ring and pinion were in good shape inspite of issues. Replaced differential assy with detroit true trac. Shop used bolts from another dana differential and cut length to fit.
Rear differential failure on 2004 nissan titan. Warranty replaced by nissan 3 times prior to this failure. Latest failure at 57,106 miles is not covered by warranty.
The rear differential of my 2004 nissan titan failed today while turning into traffic. I lost all acceleration and was nearly sideswiped due to this problem. I am aware of at least 75 other cases of this same failure. My dealer wants $3300 to fix it and I only have 49,000 miles on my truck. This is unacceptable and someone needs to do something about it.
Hello. I recently bought a 2004 nissan titan. When having the vehicle checked for safety, we noticed that one of the rear axle seals on the passengers side were leaking. The seal looked to have lead a fairly large amount of oil that was saturating the rim and also soaked the emergency break on the passenger side. After looking at the car fax in noticed that this same vehicle had a rear axle seal replace in january. I cannot be certain this seal was the same seal as the one in january. The vehicle has 68000 miles on it. After doing some research on titan talk.com I noticed that this is a common problem from this truck. I am not sure if anything can be done about it but I do feel like this could turn into a safety issue considering not only that this seems to be a common problem, but that when this problem does occur, it saturates the rims, tires and brakes with oil.
I own a 2004 nissan titan, and I noticed oil on my rear wheels, and on the floor below both of my rear brakes. The oil was leaking from the rear differential at both ends of the axle. The oil was leaking all over the brake backing plate. I took it to the dealer and they replaced both rear wheel bearings and seals. I turned this into nissan,and they re-embersed me for the repair. I found that this problem is common on the 2004 nissan titan, and I feel this is a safety issue as the rear brakes do not operate well now that the oil was on the brakes. At the time, I had approximately 75000 miles on the truck, and don't tow or use for heavy use. I drive this as I would a car. Anyhow, the passenger side wheel seal has started leaking again, and I have 90,000 miles on the truck now. I feel nissan should be forced to recall this potentially dangerous manufacturer defect.
Rear axle seal leaking again in less than 3 yrs. I have had two rear ends in my 2004 nissan titan and it is now leaking on the left rear. I have had the rear replaced last year and now it is just over the yr. Warrenty for another replacement and nissan is saying I need to have the entire rear replaced and it is costly.
Dealer claims front differential c clip for passenger side front wheel axle is defective. Axle moved outward approx. 1 inch and leaked oil at that location.
Rear axle seal leaks; 2004 nissan titan.
My rear axle seals on my 2004 nissan titan pick-up truck leaked and cause the rear brakes to fail.
2004 nissan titan - rear axle seals leaking. In shop- waiting for repairs. I understand that this is a commaon failure for this truck and that repairs most likely will not take care of the problem as it appears that it will probably occur again. Need recall to correct this problem as brakes may fail. Do we need what happened to toyota to happen to nissan to get results ? ? ?
Front and rear drive train not properly vented leading to axle seal leaks onto brakes
1. There were no specific events leading up to the failure. 2. The c-clip that held my driver's side axle in the front differential of my 2004 4x4 nissan titan broke, causing the front differential to fail. I noticed a large puddle under the truck one evening and upon inspection, found that the axle had shifted 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch outside of the differential housing. The leak was coming from the ruined side seal caused by the c clip breaking. 3. I filled the differential up with new oil to avoid burning up the ring and pinion (didn't know it was already bad at the time) so that I could get the truck to the dealership. Once the problem was diagnosed, I was told the repair would be $1987. I checked around and no other automotive repair shop could fix this b/c they could not get the parts. Apparently the front differential for my truck is "captivated" which means only the dealerships can get them. To my understanding, it seems kind of like a monopoly on the parts.
Was in 4 wheel drive tried to make a left hand turn, truck basically stopped in middle of a busy road until I heard a poping then was able to turn but 4 wheel drive failed. Now there are problems with my power train and front differential. Went to a garage they say missing a clamp, but dealership says no clamp and nothing wrong that it works fine. It most certainly does not work fine
2004 nissan 4x4 titan rear differential. Vehicle had 60,550 miles on it and was 500 miles out of warranty. Nissan charged me $4000 to fix it.
Axel seal leak on a long 2,500 vacation drive that could have caused a bad accident if all the gear oil would have been lost. Luck it was discovered soon enough that I could fill the diff back up. Seals have been replaced previously as well as the whole axel on a different occasion. These axel and axel seal problems may cause a deadly accident one day. My truck only has 54,000 miles on it.
On the afternoon of feb. 25th, 2010 my nissan titan rear differential made a loud boom noise. After wards, the whenever the vehicle rolled a loud whirling noise could be heard in the rear of the vehicle. I towed the vehicle to my mechanic where he said the rear differential is shot. As he was backing up from the tow truck the truck made a second loud pop noise. My vehicle has only 40k miles on it. I do not tow anything. I do not constantly lug heavy items on it. I don't push my truck to the limit at all. But this happens. And worst of all it happens when the warranty expires. This is ridiculous and unacceptable especially from nissan. This should be a recall and should be fixed. I have three options from my mechanic. Used for a thousand dollar. Rebuild it for 1,200.00 dollars, or over 2000 for new. And this does not guarantee if it would happen again. I am very upset at this situation.
The rear axle seals and pinion seals were blown out with no warning at all. Problem was caused by a faulty vent that nissan has used on there titan pick up trucks.
Front axle failed at 41,000 miles with attempting to switch into 4wd hi on snow and ice covered street driving approximately 10 miles per hour. Truck was taken to dealer where it was determined that the driver's side axle shaft snapped at a machined point on the shaft and had pulled out of the differential housing allowing the gear fluid to leak out. Dealer replaced the stub shaft and internal pinion gear. This was only the second time I've used the 4wd. Thankfully I purchased an extended warranty as it was not covered by factory warranty.
Nissan titan 2004, 4 door, v8, 4 wheel drive. Rear differential, also called universal joint, went out at 74,000 miles. Nissan had a seal leak issue, which previous owner did the replacement and repair of the seal but it did not work or something else went wrong. Repair cost $3,213.31. This is ridiculous. Vehicles should easily go 100,000 miles without universal joint issues.
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