2006 Nissan Titan: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed May 9, 2022 · Electrical · TX · fire

Noticed electrical burning smell outside the previous day but could not find the source. In the morning found that the front, passenger door had caught fire and smoldered all night long burning to a crisp. Not sure the cause. The truck was last driven on Friday and sat all weekend until the problem was discovered Monday morning. The truck still runs and as far as I can tell everything except the speaker in the door is working and the passenger power seat which was also slightly burnt.

Filed Apr 20, 2021 · Engine · 120,000 miles · OR · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan titan. The contact stated while idling, the front of vehicle caught fire. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to extinguish the vehicle with a fire hydrant his neighbor provided at the moment. A fire department did file a report. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The VIN was associated to the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v517000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Filed May 9, 2019 · Electrical · 160,000 miles · WA · fire

Wire harness for the rear power slider (behind the rear seat) caught on fire. Fire marshall said it was a faulty wire harness. Caught our carseats and the entire cab, and bed on fire. Vehicle was off, parked and vacant when the fire was visible, but only for 10 minutes, so it may have started when it on, and wasn't visible right away.

Filed Sep 11, 2016 · Body, Electrical · 97,383 miles · CA · fire

Takata recall truck burned completely insurance company said to contact you guys for an investigation of the truck recall truck was parked in drive way then catched on fire next to building called fire department and they came and turned fire of truck was towed and the insurance company said to call u guys for damages cause its a recall on truck truck was total lost and insurance is deniing the case cause they said to contac you guys regarding the faulty truck and recall

Filed Sep 11, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 150,000 miles · LA · fire

While waiting for my wife to come out of a store with truck running I noticed a light flickering in the store window. My wife came out of the store and got into the truck. While backing out I noticed the flickering light in the window coming with me. When I stopped the truck I noticed smoke coming up over my hood then the cab of the truck started to get warm. I noticed a burning smell and told my wife that I think my truck was on fire. I got out of the truck, went to the front and saw the condenser fan motor on fire. I was able to extinguish the fire with a can of coke that was on the ground. A little while later it flamed up again and had to get a bucket of water from the store clerk. The fire caused over $4100.00 in damage. I had a recall on this condenser fan motor, had it taken care of in february 2012. Caught fire on 09/02/2013.

Filed Aug 1, 2013 · Electrical · 103,000 miles · MS · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan titan. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, smoke emerged from the hood as the vehicle caught fire under the hood area. The fire was extinguished by the fire department and a police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not inspected to determine the cause of the fire. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.

Filed Jun 11, 2011 · Brakes, Transmission · 84,500 miles · NC

I have a 2006 nissan titan. I was on vacation with my wife and granddaughter this past week when I noticed the braking on my truck felt wrong. It took much further to stop than it should. It could have caused an accident. I pulled over to a rest area and noticed a burning smell coming from the rear of the vehicle. I checked the fluids and everything looked ok. I went to a garage to have it looked at. The mechanic showed me where the rear axle seals were leaking differential fluid into the brake drums on both rear wheels and spinning fluid into the wheels. They told me I need to get it over to the nissan dealer to have them look at it. I called nissan and they told me this is a common issue with titans. They consider it safe. But they tell me I need to get it fixed right away. The rear brakes have differential fluid leaking into them. Which means I may even have to replace the rear brakes because they are being damaged! They also told me the rear axle could lock up causing more danger and damage. They admit this is a common issue but they will not let the owners know in writing. That is probably because they would rather the owner encure the huge expense of repairing this issue after their warranty has expired. They will not consider this a recall. I will have to spend $3000 to replace the rear axle. I am furious and disapointed that nissan will not issue a recall on this. While researching this online I see hundreds of post.why is this not being addressed? It hasn't even been five years yet since I purchased the vehicle. I am only at 85,000 miles. Nissan should be ashamed of their pathetic response and refusal to fix this issue at their expense.this is a saftey issue nissan! I will never buy a nissan again if they don't resolve this issue at their expense.

Filed Feb 20, 2009 · Engine · 70,000 miles · LA · fire

My 06 titan 4wd had just had repairs to the transmission done 2-3 days prior to the incident. My truck had been running in my driveway with the AC and radio going for some time while I was doing various cleaning and other stuff outside. I was sitting in the drivers seat cooling off with my eyes closed when my neighbor came running out screaming that my truck was on fire. When I looked at the hood flames were visible and smoke. She called the fire dept while I used the hose to extinguish the fire the best I could until the fire dept arrived. A nissan rep investigated the fire and said it was not the company problem. Shortly later I receive the recall concerning the AC unit and that it may lead to fire. We had no insurance at the time but it was still under warranty. Is this legal?

Filed Jul 18, 2007 · Engine · 5,900 miles · CO · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan titan. Approximately three minutes after the contact exited the vehicle, flames erupted from underneath the hood. The manufacturer inspected the vehicle, but refused to inform the contact of what caused the fire. The manufacturer stated that they would repair the vehicle under warranty. The current and failure mileages were 5,900. Updated 02-01-08. *kb the consumer stated as of 08/20/07 he still does not have the vehicle back and does not know what defect was found in the investigation. The consumer stated the dealer seemed to think it was the condenser belt. Updated 02/01/08

Filed Apr 17, 2007 · Electrical · 7,552 miles · GA · fire · 1 injury

On april 16, 2007 thenissan titan' driver side rear door caught on fire. There was nothing in the door pocket that could have ignited, just a bottle of water, and the keys were out of the ignition. The fire appeared to have started around the speaker area and spread to the rest of the door panel. I got the fire put out before it spread to the rest of the truck, but the rear seat and door were destroyed.