| Issue ID | 575580 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10147671 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | TITAN |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 01/11/05 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was driving my nissan titan 2004 down the freeway, the differential fails on me and i am pulling a 6000 lb trailer, i almost caused an accident trying to pull into a parking lot while the differential is completely mangled. My dealership fixed the differential by putting a 2005 axle in. The second time was the same situation only i wasn't pulling a trailer, the dealership again put another 2005 axle in. The truck caused me to stop in traffic, luckily no accident happened, the truck was able to catch some teeth in the differential to pull me off the road. The first failure happened at 8000 miles about march 2005, the second at 19000 november 2005, just recently i decided not to take it to the dealership and had a quick lube check my differential oil. It was black and had quarter sized chunks of metal on the plug. This means the differential is about to fail. What happens if i am on a winding road in a canyon, which i have to go through often. I could die or kill someone else if this unsafe truck fails in a blind corner or bend. At the second failure the dealership made me sign a waiver stating that they would not fix my differential should it fail again. I called the dealership about the third possible occurrence and they simply said call nissan. I have no one to turn to, my truck is constantly breaking down. They don't want to help me. My brakes have been worked on three times, both times of differential failure the truck was in the shop for a month, i have owned the truck for one year and currently have 29000 miles. Nissan has a bad part in their trucks, please investigate, there are many others, all i can do is suggest they report their problems here also, perhaps that will help. *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 8000 |
| Number of Occurences | 2 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CALDWELL, ID |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| 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 | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 02/01/05 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 70 |
| 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 | BRONCO MOTORS NISSAN |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | NAMPA |
| Dealer's state code | ID |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 83686 |