| Issue ID | 895213 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10438453 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | TITAN |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 01/12/11 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Rear diff started with small wine noise in am on way to work - 11. 6 miles. Went to lunch - another 6 miles - noise a little louder - not bad - just a little louder. Go home in evening - made it another 6 miles and noise sounded like some one was crashing into the back of the truck as the back end locked up and sent me skidding across the road. Luckily no one was in the lane next me!! Failure according to dealer was from the 'vent' tube being clogged and causing it overheat and blow the seals... So, almost a catastrophic accident if was on highway, and now 3500 dollars to fix because of a 5 dollar check valve! This is insane. Google around for the titan rear diff, and i am not the only one out there!!!! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 86000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WEST CHICAGO, IL |
| VIN pattern | 1N6AA07BX4NXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
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| Vehicle speed | 40 |
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