| Issue ID | 572131 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10144982 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | TITAN |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 27/11/05 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I am in the military stationed in virginia... I had a clicking noise coming from the rear end of my truck prior to thanksgiving. I took it to nissan and they said the u joints are going bad. Didn't sound like a u joint, so i asked nissan would it be ok for me to drive the truck 440 miles each way to go home to wv to see my family for thanksgiving and they said yes, it will be fine. So i go home and saw my family, and then the saturday morning after thanksgiving i got up early and went and stopped and got gas. Got back in the truck and started it up and when to put it in gear, and the whole rear end just grinded. The truck would not move. Had to put the truck in 4 wheel drive just to drive to my sister house and called nissan. After having the truck for 14 days, and ordering a new rear end for a 2 wheel drive truck, they decided that they could not get a new rear end due to nation backorder, so they pull one off of a 06 nissan titan 4x4 and then i got to return back to va to assume my military duties, after being stuck in wv for 2 weeks. They did give me a rental car, but put a restriction on the car when i could only drive 150 miles a day. So i couldn't go back to work in va. I did miss out on work, and time, and had to use 2 weeks of my vacation days, but most important, this could have happen driving 65 mph on the interstate, or in busy traffic and could have put my life & others around me at danger! Nissan should recall this problem, or fix it right. Before people die! Thanks for your time. *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 37417 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HAMPTON, VA |
| VIN pattern | 1N6AA07B64NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 15/05/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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