I was driving my truck home from work and rear started making noises within a mile from home.luckily it was around midnight and no one was on the road when it went out as I turned onto my road and into the driveway where there was no movement out of truck.I had to engage the 4x4 to get it out of the way in my driveway.I haven't had it repaired just yet due to the fact it is out of warranty.luckily I wasn't on the way somewhere with my wife and daughter in the truck and it went out because it could have been a bad result. The rear end failures are a major safety hazard.
2005 Nissan Titan transmission complaints
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While driving heard a clanking noise coming from the rear of the vehicle, at times from a standing still position the vehicle as you try to go will slip and you will hear clanking noises from the rear and the vehicle will jerk. Vehicle was taken to local mechanic and diagnosed as having a defective differential.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. While driving 15 MPH he noticed that the rear wheels suddenly locked causing the vehicle to stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the drive shaft and rear axle needed to be replaced. There were no prior warnings. The current mileage was 105,000. The failure mileage was 50,000.
2005 nissan titan, driving on gravel road in 4wd and I had gotten stuck in 1 inch of snow. I realized that my 4wd was not working any longer. I exited my truck and got to the top of the hill just in time to stop on coming traffic that could of struck my truck and caused serious injury to me and my passenger. I contacted the dealership where I had purchased it, and they are unable to locate a new or used front differential for the truck. The whole differential needs replaced and here I am still waiting for the part but they are unable to locate any. I have noticed on several threads and forums that I am not the only one with this problem. It has happened to hundreds if not thousands of people across the us. This problem needs to be resolved, by the manufacturer in my opinion.
Have a nissan 4x4 titan. Bought it new. For the second time the rear end locked up breaking the drive shaft. Good thing this happened at minimal speed. This is extremely dangerous. Nissan repaired the first time due to our extended warranty. They should be liable because they must know the repair they do will fail again. These vehicles with all their problems should not be on the road in my opinion.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. Contact stated he was driving 25 MPH when he heard a noise and the vehicle began vibrating excessively. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic who stated that the rear differential failed. The vehicle is still being diagnosed. The contact has not called the manufacturer. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 65,000.
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I have a 2005 nissan titan 4wd with 57660 miles. While taking my vehicle to the dealership for service, I experienced a rear end failure. The roads were wet from rain. When I started off in a right turn from the stoplight, the rear end started to clunk and the truck was jerky. I let off the accelerator to see if the problem corrected itself, but upon re-accelerating the same thing occurred. I let off the accelerator once again and let the vehicle coast down the hill, still clunking and jerking. Once the vehicle was in a straight position, the rear end jerked really hard, and then I continued about a 1/2 mile to the dealership with no further incident. While at the dealership, the truck was moved from the service bay to a parking space and the attendant noticed that the rear end was jerking and clunking in a turning position. He parked the vehicle and advised the service adviser. Upon inspection by the dealer, it was determined that the spider gears were damaged and needed to be replaced. The dealer determined that the entire rear end housing should be replaced rather than trying to replace the internal mechanisms. The repair was covered under the factory warranty with 2340 miles left on the warranty. The factory warranties the new rear end housing for a period of 12 months or 12000 miles. This vehicle has been extremely well maintained, and has never been driven off-road. There was no prior indication that a problem existed until the very moment it stared to fail on this day. Upon returning to the dealer to pick up the vehicle, the service adviser did agree that this was an ongoing problem with this truck and that this particular dealership had replaced multiple rear ends in this model truck in recent months. We are concerned that this same failure could occur again. This could result in a serious accident occurring should the failure occur at highway speeds.
Driving home and differential started popping. Popping was a lot worse when turning or giving accelerating. Took to dealer and they are fixing under extended warranty with deductible.
I was driving down my street at approximately 15 MPH and as I went around a turn I heard a loud "pop" and then a thumping noise. The truck made the thumping noise every time that I went around a corner. The mechanic said that the rear differential spider gears blew out. This is a common problem on titans and should be corrected by nissan.
Rear differential leak - both sides.
2005 nissan titan rear differential failure. The truck broke down and left me stranded. I took it to the dealership and they said that my drive train warranty ran out 600 miles ago and they want to charge me $3,500.00 to repair it. The truck only has 60,600 miles on it and it has never been abused.
Front axle on drivers side locked up and made me run off of the path . The dealership is saying they will not fix it .
Rear differential failed while driving at highway speeds.
3 years ago I bought a 2005 nissan titan with 350 miles on it, so a year later a problem with the rear differential came on, the warranty paid for it, now 2 years later, I am having the same problem with the rear problem, and some mechanics that I have talked to, said that I ve been lucky I haven't crushed because that kind a problem its too dangerous in a truck, it could cause a serious damage to my person or someone else.
I own a 2005 nissan titan while driving down the road the rear end started popping and lost power. Truck has 62000 miles on it . I don't tow anything with it. I took truck to the dealer,they stated this is a common problem, dealer wanted $3500 to replace the entire rear end ! If so many trucks made by nissan are having the same issue why have you not made them recall this item. The rear end in this truck is dangerous, if it hasn't already it will get someone hurt or killed .
Leaking axle seals in rear of 2005 nissan titan, repaired and then recurring to need full replacement of rear end.
Rear end differential fluid leak.
Right rear axle seal leaking onto brakes.
Rear axle seals 2005 nissan titan prematurely leak because axle not vented properly. Leaking oil tends to cover brakes. Possible hazard from brake failure.
My 2005 nissan titan had a rear differential failure at approx. 73,000 miles. There was a loud banging/ratcheting sound and then the failure. Nissan (or no one else, for that matter) will not sell replacement parts for this problem. You can only purchase the "entire unit", at a cost of $3500.00, which is totally ridiculous, since it is only a part of the entire unit that has failed. I'm afraid that if I had been at highway speed, that myself and/or others could have been seriously injured or even killed.
There are no events leading up to the failure. The rear differential went out on my 2005 nissan titan, in order to repair the part, I had to buy an "entire" new rear differential (because this of course happened out of warranty). I was told the part that needed to be repaired is actually a very small part of the differential, but I had to pay $4000 to get the entire thing replaced. I would like to state that I am very very glad that this did not happen while I was driving on the freeway. I was only doing about 15 MPH when it went, and it felt like I got hit by a mack truck!!!!! I have been searching the internet to see how often this is happening and it seems to be happening alot! Someone should check into this before someone gets seriously injured or killed!
2005 nissan titan 4x4 front axle failure. The four wheel drive is inoperable ar a result of a known design flaw in this vehicle.
2005 titan, 36,000 miles rear seal failure, leaking fluid on rear brakes.
Rear end failure in 05 titan at 62k.
Rear end failure in 2005 nissan titan. There were no events leading up to the failure. A popping sound started coming out of the rear end of my truck. Upon looking for problem noticed rear seal on driver side had failed. Took the truck to dealership and was informed I needed a new rear end which cost $3400 being it had 66,000 miles on it. Waiting on nissan for an answer on a complaint I made.
Rear differential failure at 68,000 miles with normal driving and occasional light towing (3500 lbs travel trailer). I detected a worsening whirring sound coming from the rear differential. Dealer recommends complete replacement of rear axle assembly and further states the vehicle is unsafe to operate in it's present condition.
I was at a gas station filling my truck. I placed it into reverse and the rear differential broke causing me to only be able to drive my truck at 20 MPH at 5000 RPM. I called greg at prg products and he informed me that the 2004 and 2005 nissan titans had a defective rear differential. Based on the number of titans with faulty rear differentials there should be a recall on this item.
Manual shift button does not work on nissan titan.
I have a 2005 nissan and the rear axle seals are leaking so bad I probably ruined it and there is oil all over the brakes!
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