| Issue ID | 572780 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10145523 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | TITAN |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 18/05/05 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Rear differential was replaced due to an eternal failure at 9,700 miles. At around 12,000 miles the rear end started to clunk when shifting from park to reverse and in and out of drive. I took it into the dealership where the claimed it was normal and was just gear linkage being loosened up. Normal though they confirmed. Two days later i was in 5 o'clock heavy traffic and was turning into a major intersection and had to apply heavy acceleration. I heard a loud clunk and then my truck sat there and revved up with no movement. I had cars approaching fast which had to swerve around me since i was stalled in the middle of the road. A passerby stopped and pulled over to help me push my truck out of the busy road. The dealership was called and they paid for the truck to me towed back. This was the second occurrence so they agreed to buy the truck back. The first fix took over 1 month to complete. The service manager agreed that there is a trend with these trucks and internal failure with the rear differential. *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 17020 |
| Number of Occurences | 2 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SALEM, OR |
| VIN pattern | 1N6AA06B84NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 24/10/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 20 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | JOHANSEN'S SALEM NISSAN |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | SALEM |
| Dealer's state code | OR |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 97301 |