While driving on the interstate the rear differential of my truck gave out and started smoking. I lost all power to control the momentum of the truck, almost causing it to flip because I was in the middle of changing lanes while driving 73 MPH. I managed to coast to the side of the road and upon inspection of the passenger side rear axle I found all fluid had leaked out onto the rear wheel and it was smoking. I tried putting the truck in gear to see if I could move but there was no power being provided to the drive train. The only possible explanation is that the rear differential gave out. The truck only has 91006 miles on it and if this had occurred on one of the curves I and my family would all be in the hospital right now. The truck is currently parked at a repair shop awaiting repairs.
2005 Nissan Titan: sudden loss of power
26 of the 891 complaints about the 2005 Nissan Titan describe sudden loss of power.
- owner complaints
- 26
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 91,006
- recalls
- 1
Sudden loss of power by model year
What owners say
I have run out of gas twice while I was driving. The gas gauge still showed over a quarter of a tank. Both times I was on a residential street. I lost power steering and brakes.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle lost power without warning and restarted after several attempts. A local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer informed the contact that he would have to pay for diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle lost power and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to melloy nissan (located at 7707 lomas blvd ne, albuquerque, nm 87110) where it was diagnosed that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced. The contact repaired the vehicle himself; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage and VIN were not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power while at a stop. There were no warning indicators illuminated. A local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the radiator and transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 134,000.
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.
On february 25, 2017 my son was going down the road and his 2005 nissan titan truck completely died, lost all power steering, brakes, everything. My son was able to get the truck off the busy road without getting rear ended, which was hard to do for a 20 year old. Once we had the vehicle diagnosed, we were told it was a faulty fuel level sensor unit. The vehicle showed over 1/4 of a tank of gas, but in fact, it was empty. Upon doing some research, I found other 2005 nissan titan's were recalled with this same issue, however, nissan told me, that my VIN was not involved in the recall. This concerns me because my son could have been seriously injured or killed from the truck dying as he was going 50 MPH down the road. I have tried to speak with nissan, asking them to look into my particular vehicle, since there is a past history of this part failing on other titans. After 3 phone calls, all they will tell me is, it isn't their fault, the vehicle is out of warranty and recall doesn't involve my VIN. I again asked them to consider expanding the recall to include my vehicle and was told no. The truck is currently in the shop to get this fixed, but it's a shame that nissan won't even consider looking into this when they know it's an issue with other titans. This truck has been in the family since it was purchased brand new.
Lost power to vehicle while driving, power steering, brakes, etc. Narrowly avoided accident. Gas gauge indicated a quarter tank of gas when it was actually empty. Contacted nissan, they said there was recall for this for the year make and model, but my VIN was not included in the recall.
Certain 2005 nissan titans were recalled in campaign #10v074000 due to the fuel gauge showing that there was fuel remaining when the tank was actually empty. This occurred to my vehicle in february 2013. The vehicle shut down and I lost power steering. I was luckily able to turn with enough force to leave the roadway. After contacting nissan, they declared my vehicle was not part of the recall and was not affected although I was having the exact same issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. While driving 20 MPH, the vehicle lost power and restarted after numerous attempts. The contact stated that the fuel gauge was not registering. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v074000 (fuel system). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Updated 02/05/16
After driving for 250-300 miles with stops for fuel and food the engine loses power and quits. After getting off the road and turning off the ignition for several minutes the engine will restart and run for 10 t0 20 minutes until it quits again. This happens on interstate highways at speed of 70+/- MPH. This has been happening for 6 or 8 months. The truck has been to several shops and several parts have been replaced according to the ECM service engine codes. Nothing has solved the problem. Took the truck to nissan dealer for help. They could not find the problem and said they had no record of any such problem and could not do anything unless they drove the truck and had the problem happen while they were driving. I do not know what is causing the engine to quit at highway speeds and at this point neither does nissan. I believe this lose of power is as dangerous as the gm ignition problem which caused a lost of power. Since I need the truck for transportation I continue to drive it but try to stay in the right lane so I can get off the road when it quits.
Driving to work in the morning rush hour traffic, at approx 65 MPH, I experienced my 2005 nissan titan shut completely down losing all power to the engine resulting in a loss of power to all supporting engine accessories including the power steering and ABS. I attempted to restart the vehicle while driving, by down shifting to neutral, which failed. Fortunately I was able to find a find a spot to pull over on the side of the busy highway and call for roadside assistance. It was later determined that I had run out of fuel, despite the fuel gauge showing well over 1/4 of a tank of usable fuel. At this point I discovered a recall campaign for the 2005 - 2009 nissan titan instrument panel fuel gauge (the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v074000) and proceeded to call the phone number listed in the remedy portion of the recall. When speaking with nissan it was determined that my VIN wasn't included in the recall campaign, and an appointment was made at the local nissan dealership by nissan consumer affairs to confirm my finding and see if they would be able to complete the repair for me under the recall. When I brought my vehicle to my local nissan dealership they informed me that the vehicle VIN wasn't apart of the recall, but did see a service bulletin associated with that make and model. It was ultimately determined they wouldn't be able to recover warranty money from nissan, and informed me that I would need to pay for the repair out of pocket. Bottom line, it came down to a monetary issue not a safety factor issue for nissan. It was obvious my vehicle experienced the same potential consequences as the other 2005 nissan titan VIN's in the recall campaign. However, based on my experience in trying to resolve this matter, it is obvious nissan feels the onus of liability ultimately falls on me as a consumer and not them, if I would like to operate my vehicle in a safe manner. Updated 10/9/15 *ln updated 12/21/2015
Service bulletins that may apply
- OBD II evap
- Titan, armada, nv; engine oil leak at right side block ball plug
- If you confrim
- Service information
- Low power with wide open throttle
- MIL on with DTC U1000 or U1010 stored in engine control unit
- Malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble code U1000 or U1010 stored in engine control unit
- Rattle from condenser fan mount
Related recalls
Engine and engine cooling
- What is wrong
- Nissan is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 armada, titan, infiniti qx56 and model year 2005-2006 frontier, pathfinder and xterra vehicles. The intelligent power distribution module (ipdm) assembly contains an engine control module (ECM) relay that has a diode for electrical current noise reduction. The ECM relay may allow silicon vapor to form and, over time, the silicon evaporates from the diode molding which causes silicon oxide to develop on the ECM relay contact due to arcing.
- Risk
- This could cause engine stalling increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the ECM relay inside the ipdm assembly. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on december 6, 2010. Owners may contact nissan at 1‑800‑647‑7261.
Recall number 10V517000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2005 Nissan Titan loss of power
Is sudden loss of power a common problem on the 2005 Nissan Titan?
26 of 891 owner complaints about the 2005 Nissan Titan (3%) mention sudden loss of power. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Nissan Titan?
There is 1 recall and 9 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2005 Nissan Titan
Fuel gauge 72Stalling 42Harsh shifting 34Grinding brakes 22Door locks 22Fuel smell 19Jerking 16Shudder 16ABS 15Airbag light 14Knocking 13Brake failure 12Won't start 11Whining noise 9Engine failure 8Fuel pump 8Fire or smoke 7Slipping 7Check engine light 6Power steering loss 5
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