| Issue ID | 754463 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10298282 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | TITAN |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 29/12/09 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 1: just normal driving on the highway i noticed a slight vibration developing on the floorboard when driving home from work. The next day just went to go to the store, about 5 mins away, the slight vibration turned into a very loud knocking sound and you could feel it throughout the truck. I immediately pulled over and had the truck towed to nissan. 2: the failure was the rear differential, nissan told me that basically the whole inside of the rear dif came apart and the whole rear end axle to axle will have to be replaced to a tune of 3,000 dollars. Luckily i was going slow (about 25 mph) so there wasn't any other major damage or injury. I've been researching this issue on titan talk forums and many many people have had this same issue and have reported it like i am now, some weren't so lucky and were on freeway which at those speeds they claim the drive-shaft broke off the rear diff and was dragging on the road, not good. 3: nissan is replacing the whole rear-end axle to axle to a tune of 3,000 dollars and they only warranty they are offering to me is 1 year unlimited miles and that is all they offer which in my opinion is horrible. Nissan came out with a newer version of this rear-end which they will be installing so hopefully this one will not fail but i am still very upset about having to shell out 3,000 for something that should never fail like this. This is a dangerous hazard having these rear-ends fail like this, other trucks i've owned in the past i've put 200 plus thousand miles and never have had a problem with the read differential. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 80000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FAIRFIELD, CA |
| VIN pattern | 1N6AA06A34NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 25 |
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