Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle started to make a ticking noise and fumes emitted into the vehicle. The contact inspected the vehicle and found the catalytic converter was placed next to the exhaust manifold causing the exhaust manifold to fractured. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 68,000 and the current mileage was 70,112.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. The contact stated that while traveling 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed. The failure occurred on several occasions. The manufacturer was contacted and did not offer a remedy. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 91,000.
Was accelerating after coming to a stop at a stop sign. Got up to about 15 MPH when all of a sudden the engine died in the middle of traffic. Tried to restart but could not. Coasted into a side street. Fuel gauge indicated that the vehicle still had 1/8 of a tank of fuel. After putting in about a half of a gallon of gasoline was able to get to a gas station. Once truck was full it ran with no problem. A week later I ran the fuel down to the same amount (1/8) where the truck had died before. This time I had a spare gas can with me. The vehicle died again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. The contact stated that when driving at various speeds, the exhaust pipe could be heard shaking. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where a technician diagnosed that the exhaust manifold was cracked. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 115,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. The contact stated that there was a fuel odor present inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the exhaust manifold failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. The contact stated that there were strong fumes emitting from the vehicle underneath the hood which entered through the AC or heating system intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who diagnosed that the exhaust manifold needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired and the failure recurred. The contact continued to smell strong fumes inside the vehicle intermittently. The vehicle was taken back to an authorized dealer who diagnosed that the exhaust manifold needed to be replaced again. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. The contact stated that exhaust fumes were emitted into the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 150,000.
Started having over heating issues in 8/2012. Eventually had radiator completely replaced in 2/14. Had transmission flushed around same time. On 3/26/14, I was on the interstate going 65mph when I lost use of the transmission, causing the engine to stall, barely avoiding a serious accident. Today found out there is a defect with nissan radiators over heating and causing coolant to leak into the transmission, deteriorating the gears over time. Spent around $1,000.00 getting the radiator replaced unaware of this factory defect. Now I am without a functioning vehicle and I think lucky to be alive.
Oil leaking on left rear wheel cause by a bad seal. Truck have been repaired twice by a local licensed shop, . The problem persist. It may be cause by a bad differential. Let me know if is any recalls from factory. Or any on going investigation.
While doing a liquids check I noticed the coolant reservoir was low. I added distilled water to the radiator and looked underneath to look for a leak. I found coolant leaking from the transmission line at the bottom of the radiator. As I backed into my garage, I heard the coolant reservoir pressurize and start to overflow. The reservoir was filled with tranny fluid. I drained the transmission and found coolant in the transmission. I don't know how many miles I drove the vehicle in this condition but I'm afraid the transmission is damaged and I can't get the coolant completely out of the transmission. I've drained and filled it twice so far and still have signs of coolant. I talked to a local dealer and they recommended that I keep draining and flushing until the tranny fluid comes out the same color as it went in.
My exhaust manifold is leaking just as many other titan owners have experienced. I did not notice a noise on mine until I went in to a muffler shop to get a price on getting a dual exhaust installed and they showed me that it was cracked. As a result, I do not know when the problem began, but I can hear it constantly now. I have since, done extensive research over the internet and have found that hundreds of titan owners are experiencing the same problem. It doesn't seem to matter how old or new the titan is, owners are reporting the same issue over and over again. Some are still under warranty, so they are getting a free repair, but if it is an ongoing issue, why hasn't a recall already been issued? I have been told by many muffler shop tech's that the "cast" that nissan used was a bad "cast" and they have since fixed it. If the aftermarket muffler tech knows, than nissan certainly should...or else they should be made aware of it by a recall being issued. Thank you.
Right exhaust manifold crack. Every forum on titan's complain how the exhaust manifolds crack and leak well before their time and all been under 100k. It tells me nissan does a poor job making that part and it's a costly job for customers to repair. This should be a recall item.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. The contact stated that the exhaust manifold failed. The contact inspected the vehicle and found that the exhaust manifold tail pipe was fractured due to defective welding and caused the tail pipe to melt the rear brake wires. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 88,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. The contact stated that the rear axle leaked onto the brakes and the exhaust manifold was fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the manifold needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle was previously repaired under a manufacturer's recall for the suspension. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 12,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. The contact stated the vehicle began loosing power and the exhaust manifold was cracked. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and it was determined that both the left and right manifolds needed to be replaced because of a leak. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 160,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the warning light illuminated and the contact saw a crack in the manifold. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis but they were unable to duplicate the problem. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
For the last year I had heard a noise that sounded like an exhaust leak. Smelled fumes inside the car. Dealer confirmed manifold was cracked, but since the car had 82000 miles on it, they would not replace it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. The contact stated that the interior cabin would become filled with exhaust fumes. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing and was advised that the exhaust manifold was defective. The dealer replaced the exhaust manifold but the repair did not remedy the issue. The dealer replaced the exhaust manifold five more times but the defect was not remedied. The failure mileage was 170,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, the vehicle emitted a loud noise. Upon inspection, it was found that the exhaust manifold was cracked. The contact also mentioned that exhaust fumes were smelled while in the cabin. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was confirmed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 112,000.
Vehicle exhaust manifolds on both sides cracked.
Exhaust manifold cracks. The exhaust manifolds on nissan titans are defective. It is well documented that the majority of owners of titans have, had or will have the issue of a cracked exhaust manifold. This is a dangerous situation, as an exhaust leak could introduce carbon monoxide into the cabin area with is lethal. There are forums that this issue is discussed well in detail requiring the owner to foot the bill for replacement at a price around $2500.00. If you contact nissan, they will not acknowledge that it is a defect, except in reality they know because they have made subsequent changes on newer models to address the issue. They don't want to take responsibility for earlier models. You will not know if carbon monoxide has entered the cabin and could kill you in minutes. This is a serious safety issue. A recall needs to be issued in order to save lives and make nissan responsible for defective products. This applies not only to titans, but armadas as well.
The passenger side exhaust manifold developed a crack and leaks exhaust fumes. We had the truck into the dealership several times complaining of an exhaust leak; however, the service department advised they could not locate any leaks. We had a family member, who is a mechanic, look at the truck recently and he located the crack in the underside of the exhaust manifold. This condition could leak exhaust fumes into the passenger compartment of the vehicle causing a dangerous situation.
Cracked exhaust manifolds both sides. Noticed it around 60000 miles. Vehicle purchased from dennis dillon nissan boise idaho. Dealer has been no help as of yet even though the catalytic system has a 8/80 warranty .
Please issue a recall for the defective exhaust manifolds for the nissan titans. I know that there is a warranty up to 80000 miles but my truck is over that mileage. This is a known factory defect that can be very dangerous due to exhaust leakage.
After having ipdm module replaced (campaign number 10v517000), the ses light showed bad catalytic converters within a few thousand miles. The ipdm module failed before being replaced and it caused raw fuel to be dumped on the catalytic converters which caused them to fail. I think nissan should be responsible for the cost of failed catalytic converters when their faulty part caused the damage. This is an expensive repair ($2,800). After looking at forums on the internet, I see many people having issues with the titan catalytic converters and having them fail before the vehicle reaches 100k miles. I filed a complaint with nissan and they would not help with the repair. They said the faulty ipdm would not cause cats to fail.
Truck in mid 50's randomly stalls at highway speed and will not restart. All symptoms identical to every other of the many thousands of complaints of ECM/ipdm failure. Nissan claims relay for recall was changed in 2011, that we have no open recall and no other recourse other than to call nissan america--even for just a replacement relay that costs them pennies. Nissan america says the local dealership must rectify the problem. These huge trucks are stalling at highway speed all over the country. I specifically asked my local dealer to check for this known issue the last time it happened and they kept my truck for a week and changed the battery terminals--for $400 instead of checking the $4.00 relay. That's retail--it costs them about a quarter. Even with the .3 hours of labor, it would have been under $90 for me at full retail. Instead, I stalled again at highway speed 3 weeks later. I do not believe for a minute that there have been no deaths directly related to this problem. How has there not been a full investigation and news reports of this frequently reported problem?
Loud exhaust sound coming from the front, on both sides for the engine compartment. Due to a cracked manifold. I could also smell exhaust fumes inside. I keep the window cracked open when I drive for safety reasons, mostly when I have my wife and kids in the vehicle.
Radiator began leaking and had to be replaced due to cracks/separation of plastic components.
While driving my truck home from work,I noticed the sound of the exhaust became progressively louder. I parked the truck for the night. Prior to leaving the next morning I tried to locate the source of the increased noise. However, I noticed after starting the vehicle the noised would decrease. Therefore, I took the truck to my mechanic for diagnosis. He told me that the header on one side is cracked and the other header on the other-side shows signs of stress. Also, he explained this a common issue with the nissan titan and I might want to explore my repair option with the local nissan dealership. However, after discussing this issue with the nissan dealership, I was told there is no recall for the notorious issue and the cost of the repair is my responsibility. Upon hearing this, I decide I would lodge my complaint about this issue here.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. The contact stated that while parked, the contact smelled a strong odor of radiator fluid inside of the vehicle. He also noticed a constant leak of fluid from the radiator which formed a large puddle on the ground. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer three times where the radiator was replaced each time. Most recent the failure recurred and the vehicle was in the process of being diagnosed by the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the malfunction. The failure mileage and VIN were unavailable.
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