2005 Nissan Titan: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Jun 8, 2017 · Fuel system · 134,619 miles · CA

I was driving and made a turn from one major street to the next. I merged into the middle lane of a 3 lane road and my truck completely lost power. The vehicle behind me squealed its tires to avoid running into the back of me. I let the truck continue to move without applying brakes or I would have ended up stalled in the middle of a 3 lane busy road. The truck wouldn't even turn into the very right land without me turning the wheel hard. I pulled off onto a side street and called aaa. The vehicle register at a 1/4 of a tank of gas. The aaa driver added $2 worth of gas to the tank but it did not start. I was towed to a aaa approved shop about 2 miles away and when the shop owner went to take the truck off the tow bed it started right up. The owner said that it was just out of gas even though the gauge read a 1/4 of a tank. I went directly to a gas station and it took 25.695 gallons of gas. There is a recall for 2005 nissan titans but my VIN number is not pulling it up. The federal safety agency campaign number 10v074000 instrument panel fuel gauge.

Filed May 6, 2015 · Transmission · 151,000 miles · KY

I back out of my driveway, stopped the truck completely, shifted from reverse to drive and as soon as I touched the accelerator pedal I herd a loud pop and then violent grinding. I shifted my truck to 4x4 to pull it off the road where it is still just setting waiting to be repaired.

Filed Aug 9, 2013 · Suspension · 74,000 miles · NJ

Leaf spring squeaking noise and also just had the rear replace on this vehicle I just bought this vehicle a year ago I don't do no hauling was so ever on this truck I did some research and nissan knows about this problem but the don't want to do nothing rear,shackles,leaf spring.

Filed Jun 27, 2012 · Transmission · 87,500 miles · FL

My truck had a whine that sounded like brakes squealing. I had the nissan dealership check it out at my last service and the told me that the rear brakes would need to be replaced soon. So a few months later my truck suddenly began to pop and lunge when turning so I brought it in same day. $3,600.00 later I had a new rear end because the other one just "failed". Really? No warranty, no nothing from nissan. Checking this site (and others) this is a huge problem with titans. Since this is a (dot) gov. Site how about doing something about this!

Filed Jun 1, 2012 · Transmission · 52,920 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. The contact stated that he heard a grinding noise coming from the rear while driving 5 MPH. The contact stopped and exited the vehicle. While allowing another person to drive the vehicle, the contact noticed that the grinding noise was coming from the rear differential. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the rear differential completely failed and the vehicle was not safe to be driven. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 52,920. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Sep 20, 2011 · Suspension, Transmission · 44,000 miles · NJ

I have a 2005 nissan titan with only 44000 miles on it. During recent driving it sounded as if the right rear was grinding to pieces. It continually got worse so I looked under the truck to see if there was something that was caught and dragging. It was so loud that people would stare at the truck when it passed by. After it was taken to the garage they discovered that the insides of the right rear axle were almost completely torn apart. It was very fortunate that it did not cause a serious problem while driving. They also found that the left axle was leaking and would likely also break down. The cost to repair the truck was over $1700.00.

Filed May 21, 2011 · Transmission · 76,000 miles · MN

Rear axle pops and grinds following a turn of the vehicle. 2005 nissan titan w/76k miles. Rear end locks up intermittently.

Filed Oct 20, 2010 · Transmission · 80,516 miles · VA

2005 nissan titan se 4x4 - requires an entire rear end replacement. No known events leading up to the failure; rear differential was making major banging and grinding noises. Mechanic found it to be full of metal chunks and shards due to a gear failure. This then LED to a chain reaction damaging the majority of the rear axle components. Truck has not been repaired yet, but nissan tells me that it will require a whole new rear end costing almost $4000. I can ask that the service dept. To hold on to the old parts once the repairs are performed.

Filed Sep 9, 2010 · Brakes · 13,000 miles · TN

I believe that the nissan titans have a safety issue with their brakes. I purchased the truck new in 2005 with 14 miles showing on the odometer. After the first year of ownership I noticed that the brake pedal pulsated a lot when applying the brakes. I never leave my foot on or ride the brake pedal nor do I use the brakes excessively, most of the miles on the vehicle are highway miles because the truck is used mostly for vacation purposes. I do however tow a small 6 by 12 foot box trailer with 4 bicycles in it, which makes for a light load. It has continued to progress and become more pronounced as the vehicle ages. At around 13,000 miles the brakes sometimes grab or would not stop with out applying excessive force to the brake pedal much more than when the vehicle was new, this would bring the truck to a shaking, rough or sometimes tire squealing stop. At 13,300 I took the vehicle to a dealership to see if they could correct this problem, they said they could try machining the rotors for around $440 or replace the rotors which would cost quite a bit more, however the repair would not be covered under the warranty. The truck still has the same problem with 14,991 miles on the odometer. I feel if there is a problem with the rotors it is a safety issue and it should be covered by the warranty. This is the only vehicle out of about 10 new vehicles that I purchased which has brake problems.

Filed Aug 16, 2010 · Transmission · 142,200 miles · MA

Driving at highway speeds up and down large hills in truck, steering wheel begins shaking violently, slowed down and shaking stopped, heard loud grinding noise then loud bang and even louder grinding. Pulled over to side of road and saw the driveshaft had pulled back from rear but was still connected.

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 Jun 27, 2010 · Transmission · 96,000 miles · KY

Heard my brakes squeaking and started to investigate. Saw oil residue on the inside of the wheel and it was on the brakes as well. The oil was coming from the axle. The seal is bad. No accidents yet, but this could cause an accident if I needed to stop in a hurry with oil on my brakes!!!