| Issue ID | 817556 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10356511 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | TITAN |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 13/09/10 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have a 2004 nissan titan. I began having humming sound from underneath my vehicle at speeds above 20mph approximately 3 months ago. The humming has recently turned into a much louder whining noise, so i took the truck into nissan for evaluation. They claim my rear differential is bad and the entire rear end needs to be replaced. They are unable to repair rear differentials according to the service manager. I performed a rear end fluid change and found several pieces of metal in the oil. The pieces looked like teeth from gears. Nissan claims they've never heard of any problems before. Due to the $3000+ price tag for replacing the entire rear end, nissan recommended i get a new truck. I feel like they are aware of a problem, but do not want to admit it thus far. I believe a rear end failure could cause a fire and or cause a loss of vehicular control. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 84000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | POWELL, OH |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| 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 | 35 |
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