2005 Nissan Titan: brake failure

Filed Sep 10, 2018 · Brakes · 128,000 miles · NY

I own a 2005 nissan titan pickup which I drive mainly in the winter due to my job requiring me to go into work in every snow storm. I have only 128,000 mi on my truck. The truck sits in the summer to save on gas. After the truck sat for three months this summer had to change a leaky oil pan from rust. Once that was fixed I took it out to ready it for inspection. While driving came to a stop sign brake pedal went to floor. Tried pumping pedal and had no brakes at all. Engaged the e brake and had very little yet next to no stopping from that. Ended up constantly pumping brakes with no secondary circuit engaging. I continued to go through 2 more stop signs before I was able to coast to a stop. Luckily it was later at night and there wasn't many cars on the road or I would have been in a bad accident. After getting the truck towed home I had pulled the left front inner fender liner out to discover 2 junction blocks with 3 lines coming in and going out. All three lines had burst at the same time causing me to loose all brakes. I took a picture of this so everyone can see. Nissan should provide an extra covering or something to keep the road salt from getting to these lines because as these trucks get older I am sure people will experience the same thing as me but, may not be as lucky to avoid a bad crash.

Filed Sep 24, 2016 · Brakes · 80,000 miles · FL

The brakes failed due to a pin hole in the left front brake line. There are three fittings that are in the same location on the truck. All three showed signs of corrosion. The one that failed looks like it had been damaged on installation. This truck is over 11 years old and has spent most of the time outside. It has been located in south florida the entire time so has not seen any salt. All the other fittings and lines look fine. You can see from the picture the flat spot associated with the hole. There has been no work done on this line since the truck was new. (I am the original owner) I have the failed line. I repaired it myself with parts from the local nissan dealer. The failure occurred with the truck on my property and there was no accident involved. See attached photo of the hole in the line. This line comes from the ABS unit to a fitting close to the front wheel.

Filed Aug 11, 2010 · Brakes · 97,995 miles · FL

1. The incident occurred aug 11, 2010 while I was driving my 2005 nissan titan truck in heavy traffic at 65 MPH. 2.the failure occurred when I had to apply foot pressure to the brake pedal due to heavy traffic congestion. As soon as brake pressure was applied to the brake pedal five things happened: a. The brake pedal felt softer than normal. B. The brake pedal went further down toward the floorboard than normal. C. I heard a popping/pulsating sound as I had to apply the brakes. D. I heard a grinding sound as I had to apply the brakes. E. The instrument panel red brake light illuminated. I had no choice, but to apply pressure to the brake pedal to avoid creating an accident even though it sounded and felt like brake failure was occurring. This is the third time this type of brake incident/failure has occurred on my 2005 nissan titan. The previous two times this brake incident/failure occurred at a much lower speeds and I could not find relation to what was occurring when I inspected the vehicle. 3. Once I had the vehicle back under control I turned into a low traffic side street and slowly tested the brakes, but all five symptoms from above were still occurring. I also tried going in reverse very slowly, but the symptoms remained. I completely stopped the vehicle and turned off the ignition key and got out to inspect the truck. I could not see any visible damage to front rotors or calipers and I checked the brake fluid level, but nothing appeared to be wrong. I turned the ignition back on and the red brake light had gone off and the brakes were back to normal. I do not feel that failure has been corrected and that is why I am writing this complaint because I feel there is safety issue at hand. It appears to be some type of interment electrical failure interconnected to the brake system that clears the failure when the ignition key is turned off only to reappear at another time.

Filed Jul 29, 2010 · Transmission · 92,407 miles · KY

The rear axle seals are leaking on my 2005 nissan titan. The oil is running from the axle seals on to the rear brake rotors and rear brake pads. This can result in rear brake failure and can cause a crash.

Filed May 9, 2010 · Transmission · NY

Right and left 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. Bought used on 3/22/2010 with 61,611 miles on vehicle. 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. As this seemed to be a very common problem with the nissan titan, nissan should address this issue and offer a permanent fix so we would not be faced with the safety issue in the future.

Filed Jan 21, 2010 · Brakes · 1,500 miles · CA

Although I haven't had an "incident" yet, I worry about it everyday. My 2005 nissan titan has the worst brakes that I've ever had in a vehicle. The brake pedal goes to the floor on every stop. Sometimes while the brake pedal is depressed it "skips" and it feels like the brakes release then grab again. This truck was meant to tow up to 9,000lbs, but when I towed about 4,000 and tried to stop, I almost ran into someone. The brakes are horrible without towing and beyond acceptable towing any weight. Since that happened, I have yet to tow anything else, I'm afraid the truck won't stop. I've taken it to the dealer multiple times and they acknowledge the brakes aren't "what they should be" but there's nothing that they can do because nissan hasn't addressed the problem. I'm hoping that this problem could be locked into. The dealer also told me that the nissan armada has the same brakes and the same problems. Thank you as far as the incident date, I'm just using the first date that I can remember realizing the problem.

Filed Nov 7, 2009 · Transmission · 51,000 miles · GA

Rear axle seals 2005 nissan titan prematurely leak because axle not vented properly. Leaking oil tends to cover brakes. Possible hazard from brake failure.

Filed Sep 10, 2009 · Brakes, Transmission · 58,160 miles · WI

Parking brake failed to work due to rear differential oil leaking onto brake components from leaking rear axle seals. Rear axle seals were replaced; old seals are not available.

Filed Sep 27, 2006 · Brakes · 12,499 miles · CA

I have a 2005 nissan titan. Recently, the brakes failed on the vehicle and I was unable to stop. I had the vehicle towed to the local nissan dealership. I was called two days later and was told that there is no problem with the brakes and that there was nothing more they could do for me because they cannot recreate the problem and the vehicle computer did not record any fault codes. I've asked them to tow the vehicle to another dealership for a second opinion and they refuse to do it. I've been told that its my responsibility and that if the brakes fail again, to bring it back into the dealership. I've called nissan directly and they are not offering any help, they stand behind what the dealership has told me. In my opinion, nobody should get behind the wheel of this vehicle. It now seems like I have no choice but to drive the vehicle until it happens again.

Filed Jun 12, 2006 · Brakes · 10,536 miles · IN · crash · 1 injury

Dt*: the contact stated while approaching a stop sign at 15-20mph, the brake pedal was depressed, the front wheels started shaking and the steering wheel became difficult to control. The contact does not recall how the brake pedal felt during braking. The brake pedal was released; the vehicle continued through the intersection and struck an oncoming vehicle. There were no warning indicators prior to the brake failure. The police filed a report at the scene. The vehicle was towed to the service dealer where it is currently being inspected. The manufacturer was alerted and will provide additional documentation in writing concerning the brakes. The contact received a knee injury.

Filed Oct 13, 2005 · Brakes · FL

2005 nissan titan le 5.6 4/4 king cab VIN# [xxx]; I took my truck to the dealer 10/06/05 to replace a cooling fan that they ordered 3 weeks ago and check my brakes. The brake pedal goes to the floor when you are stopped or coming to a stop. You have to pump it up to bring it back up. They installed the fan and told me there is nothing wrong with the brakes as some of the other models do the same thing. The brake cylinder fluid was full. It scares me to drive with the pedal going to the floor. The fluid has to be going somewhere maybe bypassing the seals as this is a closed system. I had to call customer service to have the fan replaced and they said there were very few replacement parts available for these trucks(3wks for a fan). I need help as I don't want to kill someone or myself. Nissan does not care. *nm information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Sep 18, 2005 · Brakes · 4,600 miles · MO · crash · 1 injury

I was driving on route "a" state blacktop coming into a sharp corner and when I applied the brakes the front wheels began to shimmy very hard. It caused the 2005 nissan titan pickup to lose contact with the highway causing it to leave the road and overturn. The truck was totaled and I received minor injuries. Air bag and seat belt saved me. Nissan knows they have a problem and I was not notified about a possible brake problem until it wrecked me. They should be responsible for recalling all their trucks with this problem. If I would have died in the crash, no one would know the cause. I do not have the money to buy back the truck from the insurance company for the proof of warped rotors causing the accident. It also appeared the rear brakes did not work because the ABS system was confused? I could use some help here.