Both my exhaust manifolds have cracked one has been replaced by the dealer under warranty. The other one is now cracked and is out of warranty.
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Crack in the exhaust manifold on a 2005 nissan titan.
2005 nissan titan exhaust flange at exhaust tip failure this caused the rear wire harness to burn up and the rear ABS to fail. Very dangerous situation.
2005 nissan titan leaking exhaust manifolds. The exhaust manifolds are cracked and leaking fumes into the cab of my truck. I can also hear a ticking noise and engine performance is suffering.
The rear exhaust flange broke causing the exhaust pipe to aim into the underside of the truck bed. This has cause melting plastic, rear taillight failure and paint to delaminate from the rear fender.
Failure of exhaust flange in exhaust of 2005 nissan titan.
2005 nissan titan le had an exhaust tailpipe separation at a weld. The hanger than holds the tailpipe is designed wrong. The weight of the pipe causes the exhaust gases up into the passenger side rear fender melting wires, plastic, and potentially anything in the cargo box area (bed liner melted). The tailpipe was not damaged in any way prior to the incident. I have found many internet forums with the same problem occurring to other titan owners. I am confident if I would not have noticed the problem earlier and had combustibles in the cargo area, the vehicle would have caught fire. My right turn signal did not work and that is what made me look for the problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the technician replaced the rear differential. The repair expense was partially covered under the service warranty and the owner was responsible for the difference. Recently, there was failure with the exhaust system. The vehicle was being repaired, and the contact was unaware of the extent of the repair. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. Updated 01/13/11*bf updated 01/24/11.
Ok I have a 2005 nissan titian I bought from [xxx]in little rock very good guy, its a 4wd never been in the mud not once well just yesterday I pulled out to follow my friend [xxx] to subway when I did my whole truck jerked and made a loud pop then everytime I turned it made the same noise and when I drove to the shop with it was bouncing my whole tailgate up and down... Come to find out that my rear end burned up in my truck and was going to b about as much money to put a new engine in to get it fixed.... I have never seen a rear end go out on a truck that's practically new with only 100k miles on it... Very disappointed will not being buying another titian again ima stick with toyota. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Design flaw on nissan titan due to exhaust leak which will then burn the electrical wiring and the truck will stop all of sudden with lost of power and brakes, which may cause accidents. *tr we were on our way back from camping trip with travel trailer in tow. On interstate 81 near wilkes barre, pa...we were going 65 MPH and all of a sudden the vehicle engine stopped, we had a lost of power and brakes and had to cripple towards the shoulder and couldn't start the engine again. What caused this failure is the tail pipe came loose due to rust and the heat from the exhaust burned the electrical wiring that was placed alongisde the exhaust causing the engine computer to malfunction. We had to pay $1,300.00 to get the vehicle repaired not including one night hotel stay and renting a car back home because the part was not available for a few days and having to drive back up to pick up the truck with the travel trailer and bring them all back home. The distance is 156 miles from where it broke down to where we live. I believe there's a design flaw that could be dangerous. This is not the first time it happened, service manager in wilkes barre acknowledged several other titans with the same problem when there is an exhaust leak as well as our local nissan service manager acknowledged the same. Nissan should have protected the wiring in the exhaust area with heat shield of some sort. Exhaust leaks over time, it's the nature of the exhaust but it should not require customers to pay $1,300.00 to get the electrical system repaired. I have reported this to nissan consumer affairs asking for assisting in the repair cost due to design flaw, they declined assistance indicating that it is my negligence that the tailpipe separated from the muffler. No other cars on the road with a dangling tailpipe needs to have electrical wirings replaced because of that, it's because they don't run the wirings parallel to the exhaust.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle was hesitant to start. The dealer performed a diagnostic on the vehicle and found that the intelligent power distribution model (ipdm) was defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileage was approximately 95,403.
My 2005 nissan titan has two cracked exhaust manifolds. They are cracked into two pieces and are allowing carbon monixide to escape from the exhaust system adjacent to the cab of the truck. This is a potentially lethal failure due to co poisioning. Nissan has been contacted and will not assist with repairs, even though there have been hundreds of similar reported cases. My vehicle is out of the warranty period and I understand nissan's reluctance, financially, to repair the failure. However, due to the potentially dangerous nature of the designed flaw that caused the failure I believe that a recall is justified. I am very willing to take the steps required to initiate a recall, but I am not sure how to proceed.
My titan, as I'm driving hesitates, or momentarily cuts response, and my engine stalls and turns off, I have since then found out that my ipdm was the responsible component for such stalls.....it happens twice a day at ungiven times, I replaced the ipdm and have had no problems.
I own a 2005 nissan titan king cab, which I purchased it in november of 2005. After, approximately 30days of ownership and 500 miles of travel; the front brakes began to experience complications (they would shudder while braking and create an unreasonable amount of brake dust.) I quickly return to my local dealership where I purchased it, for servicing. The nissan dealership repaired the rotors. During the summer of 2006, I began to notice a musty odor emitting from the floor and carpeting of the passenger side. During a routine oil change and requested the mechanic to inspect the truck for the cause of the odor. They couldn't locate the source of the odor. I returned the truck to the dealership for the same problem on several other occasions, during the summer of 2007 odor reappeared; they replaced the rubber gasket around door windows in hopes of resolving the issue. Meanwhile the front brakes rotors were replaced again and the gauges (fuel, oil, tach ,voltmeter) acting erratically. The dealership repaired the brakes under my extended warranty & prorated my purchase of a new nissan auto battery; according to service dept. This was the cause of the gauges malfunction. Then again in2008, I was told the brakes were no longer under warranty and that the musty odor was caused by water coming into the cabin via a small void in the window sealant around the "factory installed windshield' upon hearing this, I chose to take my truck to another mechanic due to nissan mechanic inability to resolve the brake issue & locate the source of the water. This year 2009, the rear end was repaired due the seals leaking on the driver's side and preventive replacement on the passenger seals. However, a few old issues along with new ones that still exist. My new mechanic told me the source of the water & odor issue is the A/C condenser leaking into the cabin, the blinking air bag indicator light was due to a harness needing replacing in the rear doors.
..rear axle seal leaking for a second time in about (30,000 miles first time, now 67,000 miles and leaking again) ..exhaust manifold cracked (has catalytic converter attached) ..4 trips to dealer to repair leak on front differential (30,000 miles) .. Half shaft came out while driving. (34,000 miles) truck has 67,000 miles. Nissan does not seem to care since it is out side of the warranty despite the well known issues???
Cracks in both (left & right) exhaust manifolds on the same manufacturing weld. Noise increase, loss of fuel econ. Replaced both manifolds at cost of app. $2,000.00.
Dvr rear axle seal leak (which saturated brake pads leading to possible severe problem, but was caught before any situation) at 28,xxx miles, rear axle seal leak pass. Side (warranty optioned to replace whole rear end axle assembly at 36,200 miles, rear axle seal leak both sides including 3rd member seal at 60,xxx miles, rear end ring and pinion "grenaded" at 61,xxx miles (extended warranty still unsure on coverage due to lack of rear end maintenance records, I. E. - lube change) (required maintenance is every 30,000 miles, I have not put 30,000 miles on the vehicle before a major issue.)
2005 nissan titan with a host of serious issues, of course there was the brake problem, radio wouldn't shut off and the air conditioning was weak. Then the tires were bald at 25k the latest problem is a rattling of the engine valves, took it the dealer and the acknowledged the noise but said there was nothing they could do until it tripped a warning light.
The 2005 nissan titan truck I owned was being driven and caught on fire. The vehicle was a total loss. The insurance paid off the loan. Nissan claimed no responsibility and did not offer me any compensation.
On 03/27/2006 driving to work in my 2005 nissan titan [xxx] pickup accelerated on its on. I was stopped at a stop light merging in to traffic when it accelerated forward by it self and with my foot on the brake. When this accrued I tried to put it in to neutral, still nothing happen, even with both of my feet barring down on the brake the tires where burning rubber and I was still moving slowly forward. Finally I turned the ignition off and it shut down, I waited a few moments and tried to start the engine again. At this time it did it again and turn the engine off again, waited a few more minutes and tried again, at this time it started correctly and I drove it directly to kraft nissan dealership for there service department. Kraft nissan took the afternoon to look over the truck, at around 3:01 pm the service writer called and said that they could not duplicate the problem and my truck is ready to be picked up. I said that the problem is real and that they need to find it, they said if problem can't be seen they can't fix it. I talk with the service manager and then called nissan and was basically told the same thing. The service manager said to drive the vehicle and if the problem happens again they can try to solve at that time. Also was told that my foot could have been on the brake and gas pedal at the same time, told him that would have been impossible because both of my feet where pressing the brake pedal to the floor board to stop the truck. *jb [xxx] updated 07/16/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
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