Nissan Titan power steering loss problems

Filed Jul 22, 2024 · Acceleration, Engine · OH

The vehicle is available for inspection immediately by all parties. While driving down the highway, the truck started a vibration, without any warning indicators. The vehicle was taken to the next travel center truck shop. The writer acknowledged the vibration like a misfire, but no codes were present. He recommended another shop or dealer. A detour was made to the nearest Nissan dealership. On the way, the truck stumbled with a violent vibration and shut down on the road without warning lights. There was a complete loss of power from the engine on the highway, giving way to the risk of being hit by other motorists and blocking traffic. Since the engine shut down, there was also a loss of power steering, giving high risk to the possibility of an accident. The truck was unable to restart. The vehicle shut down in the middle of the desert, exposing my family to unsafe environmental conditions. The truck was towed the remaining way to the dealer. The next business day, the technician got the truck started and verified the concern. The tech requested additional time for teardown which was approved to remove the oil pan for inspection. I was quoted over $37,000 to repair “catastrophic engine failure.” There were metal shavings found in the oil pan “the size of a computer mouse” from somewhere on the crankshaft. The dealer found that the check engine light came on during service but did not provide the codes. Nissan refuses to assist with repair due to warranty time and secondhand ownership. Nissan was offered to inspect the vehicle but has declined.

Filed Mar 17, 2024 · Engine · GA

I took my Titan into the dealership due to a knocking sound in the motor. The same day Nissan service called me and said the motor has to be replaced, that the know is coming from the Crankshaft. I have 112,000 miles on my truck and have completed every service required without question at the dealership purchased from. There is no way a diesel motor crank should brake at 112,000 miles. I have contacted Nissan customer Affairs and am awaiting a reply, however after reading several forums concerning the same failure problem, I decided to voice my complaint at a higher level. I have also have had the power steering system replaced twice under warranty due to power steering Failure. Nissan has stated the repair cost under warranty would be approximately $33,000. I might as well as purchase two of these at the price it will cost me to fix.

Filed Nov 19, 2023 · Engine, Fuel system · TX

My vehicle was driving down the highway at 70 mph when without any warning the engine shut off resulting in the loss of power steering. I had to navigate through traffic to get to the shoulder of the road. I had the vehicle towed to Nissan dealership after a couple weeks I was made aware that the engine needed to be replaced. The truck suffered. A broken crankshaft and main fuel components were replaced as well.

Filed Mar 25, 2022 · Steering, Transmission · CO

1st issue was power steering failed while driving. All fluid was purged and steering became very difficult. No injuries nor damage occurred as vehicle was stopped safely. Repaired by dealer (12000mi) 2nd failure. Transmission failed shifting abruptly to first gear while driving in traffic. Vehicle was limped into parking lot. Vehicle towed to dealer, valve body replaced, vehicle returned after 1 week. 5 hours after pickup vehicle slammed back into 1st gear while driving causing similar issue in traffic. Vehicle back in dealership awaiting transmission from Nissan (13000mi)

Filed Apr 22, 2019 · Engine · NY

I purchased the vehicle new in july 2018. When the engine started making a knocking sound I took it to a nissan dealer ship to be diagnosed. I was told "they were aware of issues with some of these engines and 2 other vechicles have already required the motors be replaced by their service department. I decided to get a second opinion so I went to another nissan dealer. This dealership confirmed that they have a factory notice stating there are issues with this motor. The dealership is tellling me they can not perform the factory required test for three weeks and if it is determined it is a defective engine it will be another 3 to 4 weeks until the engine can be replaced. In the mean time I am still driving the vehicle. In the event that this engine fails at a high rate of speed there is a potential for loss of steering and loss of brakes. Currently there have not been any recalls or notices sent out to the consumer and from what I am told it is unknown how many of these vehicles are defective and currently on the road.

Filed Aug 11, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 30,000 miles · MI

While on a road trip to tennessee, 1.5 hours away from our destination we stopped at a gas station. We took the key out of the ignition of the truck and the truck kept running. All of the warning lights also came on at once. We could not turn the car off by disconnecting the battery because the alternator kept the car running. A check of the computer at an o'reilly auto parts did not show any computer warning codes. Since we did not want to be stranded 8 hours away from home, we decided to drive back home. While on the freeway, the truck's engine completely shut off. We had no power steering or power brakes. We were able to get it to the shoulder and restart the truck. While driving it off of the exit ramp, the truck died again. We tried going to another auto parts store but they were not able to get a code reading off of the car. A call to a nissan dealership told us to just pull fuses to shut the car off and that they wouldn't be able to help us for 2 days. We disconnected the battery when the truck had died to try to reset the system and drove back on the highway. The truck died again. A call to the nissan roadside assistance hotline told us we should just call 9-1-1. We realized that if we didn't drive the car faster than 60 MPH we it would not shut off while driving so we were able to make it home. This incident could have killed us had my husband not been as skilled of a driver. Online research shows that other people have had the same issue with their nissan titans. This is an extremely serious issue and, when contacting nissan about it, they do not care. Please help us. *tt *dt the consumer stated the vehicle was finally diagnosed with a hole in the top of the trucks muffler, which the leak caused an electrical system short in multiple locations.

Filed May 27, 2018 · Fuel system · 163,000 miles · AR

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.

Filed Nov 28, 2017 · Steering · 20,599 miles · WI

Power steering failure while turning with only 20599 miles on vehicle. Local nissan dealership refilled fluid. Failed again only months later. A web search indicated that power steering hose failure is common on this vehicle.

Filed Jan 14, 2016 · Airbags, Electrical · NM

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan titan. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, the power steering failed causing the vehicle to stall. In addition, the contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated and the gauges fluctuated. The contact stated that the windows operated independently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 116,000.

Filed Dec 27, 2015 · Fuel system · 81,000 miles · KS

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.