THE REAR AXLE SEALS ON MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN ARE LEAKING AND ALLOWING DIFFERENTIAL OIL TO COAT MY REAR BRAKES CAUSING UNSAFE BRAKING CONDITIONS. *TR
2004 LE 4X4 OFFROAD-BIG TOW PACKAGE WITH 62,900. MILES. I WAS LEAVING MY APT. MADE A RIGHT TURN, STARTED TO INCREASE SPEED TO 25-35 MPH WHEN A CLUNK NOISE CAME FROM MY REAR END. I STOP TO CHECK IT OUT AND DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF PLACE. STARTED BACK UP AND IT CONTINUED. SO I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER THEY LOOKED AT IT, THEY SHOW ME METAL PEACES AND HOW THE GEAR WAS SKIPPING. THERE RECOMMENDATION WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE WHOLE REAR END. I'M AN EASY DRIVER, HAVE NOT PULLED ANY LOADS WITH MY TRUCK. 60 MONTHS 60,000 MILES IS THE WARRANTY. I'M JUST OUTSIDE THAT BY CLOSE TO 3,000. I WOULD HOPE THIS HELPS, NISSAN NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS I HAVE NET WORK AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH 04-06 TATIN. *TR
2004 LE 4X4 OFFROAD-BIG TOW PACKAGE WITH 62,900. MILES. I WAS LEAVING MY APT. MADE A RIGHT TURN, STARTED TO INCREASE SPEED TO 25-35 MPH WHEN A CLUNK NOISE CAME FROM MY REAR END. I STOP TO CHECK IT OUT AND DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF PLACE. STARTED BACK UP AND IT CONTINUED. SO I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER THEY LOOKED AT IT, THEY SHOW ME METAL PEACES AND HOW THE GEAR WAS SKIPPING. THERE RECOMMENDATION WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE WHOLE REAR END. I'M AN EASY DRIVER, HAVE NOT PULLED ANY LOADS WITH MY TRUCK. 60 MONTHS 60,000 MILES IS THE WARRANTY. I'M JUST OUTSIDE THAT BY CLOSE TO 3,000. I WOULD HOPE THIS HELPS, NISSAN NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS I HAVE NET WORK AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH 04-06 TATIN. *TR
2004 LE 4X4 OFFROAD-BIG TOW PACKAGE WITH 62,900. MILES. I WAS LEAVING MY APT. MADE A RIGHT TURN, STARTED TO INCREASE SPEED TO 25-35 MPH WHEN A CLUNK NOISE CAME FROM MY REAR END. I STOP TO CHECK IT OUT AND DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF PLACE. STARTED BACK UP AND IT CONTINUED. SO I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER THEY LOOKED AT IT, THEY SHOW ME METAL PEACES AND HOW THE GEAR WAS SKIPPING. THERE RECOMMENDATION WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE WHOLE REAR END. I'M AN EASY DRIVER, HAVE NOT PULLED ANY LOADS WITH MY TRUCK. 60 MONTHS 60,000 MILES IS THE WARRANTY. I'M JUST OUTSIDE THAT BY CLOSE TO 3,000. I WOULD HOPE THIS HELPS, NISSAN NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS I HAVE NET WORK AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH 04-06 TATIN. *TR
2004 LE 4X4 OFFROAD-BIG TOW PACKAGE WITH 62,900. MILES. I WAS LEAVING MY APT. MADE A RIGHT TURN, STARTED TO INCREASE SPEED TO 25-35 MPH WHEN A CLUNK NOISE CAME FROM MY REAR END. I STOP TO CHECK IT OUT AND DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF PLACE. STARTED BACK UP AND IT CONTINUED. SO I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER THEY LOOKED AT IT, THEY SHOW ME METAL PEACES AND HOW THE GEAR WAS SKIPPING. THERE RECOMMENDATION WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE WHOLE REAR END. I'M AN EASY DRIVER, HAVE NOT PULLED ANY LOADS WITH MY TRUCK. 60 MONTHS 60,000 MILES IS THE WARRANTY. I'M JUST OUTSIDE THAT BY CLOSE TO 3,000. I WOULD HOPE THIS HELPS, NISSAN NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS I HAVE NET WORK AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH 04-06 TATIN. *TR
I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA ON DECEMBER 2ND OF 2006,FROM A USED CARS DEALERSHIP ON BELAIR ROAD. THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED WITH THE FIRST PROBLEM/ ENDED UP TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM 4 TIMES.AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THIS CAR, IT HAD A FACTORY WARRANTY OF 30 DAYS OR 1000 MILES.THEIR WAS A PROBLEM EVERY MONTH WITH THIS CAR. I EXPLAINED TO HER ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS TRADE FOR ANOTHER ONE JUST LIKE IT. BY THIS TIME THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND I COULDN'T AFFORD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AMOUNT ALL AT ONE TIME. AS THE WARRANTY BEGIN TO END, THE TRANSMISSION WAS MESSING UP SHIFTING ROUGHLY,JUMPING INTO GEAR EITHER WHEN SLOWING DOWN, PULLING OFF, OR EVEN WHEN PARKING. I TOLD THIS TO THE SERVICE MAN AT THE DEALERSHIP AND BECAUSE OF THE MILES ON THE CAR THEY WOULDN'T TOUCH IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AT A SERVICE STATION AND I WAS TOLD A FLUSH WOULDN'T HELP THIS CAR NEEDS A TRANSMISSION. BEFORE I HAD TALKED TO THE GENERAL SALES MANAGER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HE STATED THEIR WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE, BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I HAVE FOUND A LOT OF DEFECTS WITH THIS CAR, THAT WASN'T FOUND BEFORE BEING SOLD TO ME. I ASKED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THEM ASSISTING ME IN GETTING IT REPAIRED OR TRADING FOR AN OTHER MAX.NOW I HAVE A CAR SITTING AT HOME I CAN'T DRIVE THAT I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR AND ITS NOT RIGHT. THE GM FROM A KOONS FORD LOCATION DID RESPOND TO MY COMPLAINT, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING YET ON WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO.I HAVE CALLED/SENT HIM MESSAGES AND NO RESPONSE YET.I NEED MY CAR FIXED OR ANOTHER ONE. I'M SOLICITING FOR ASSISTANCE THROUGH THIS DIRECTION. IT'S BEEN 3 WEEKS NOE THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED, I DON'T HAVE $2500.00 TO GET THIS TRANSMISSION FIXED. *TR
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. SPEED OF 30 MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS A SCRAPING NOISE AND LIGHT BRAKING. I TRAVELED APPROX. 1 MILE FURTHER AND APPLIED BRAKES WITH LITTLE BRAKING ACTION AND SCRAPING NOISE HEARD AGAIN. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND CHECKED VEHICLE. RE-STARTED ENGINE AND ALL FUNCTION APPEARED NORMAL. A WEEK LATER SAME ACTION ACCRUED AGAIN. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THE ABS SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE BAD. REPLACED DELTA STOKES SENSOR AND REPROGRAMMED ECU. *TR
ON 10/12/07 I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN ON THE INTERSTATE. MY BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED AND I HAD TO COAST AND USE THE TRANSMISSION TO STOP. THEIR WAS MINIMAL BRAKING WHEN I HAD THE PEDAL IN THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR THE BRAKES SEEMED TO WORK. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD AFTER TELLING THE PERSON WHAT HAPPENED THAT MY COMPUTER HAD A GLITCH. IT TOOK HER LIKE TWO SECONDS TO COME UP WITH HOW TO FIX IT OVER THE PHONE. I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY FUNNY THAT WHAT THEY CALLED A GLITCH COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND OTHERS. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT WHEN I TOOK IT IN. FROM RESEARCH THIS SOUNDS PRETTY COMMON WITH THIS TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT RESETTING OF THE COMPUTER WOULD FIX IT. IF IT IS THAT SIMPLE THEN NISSAN SHOULD DO A RECALL AND RESET THEM ALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES OR IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *JB
THIRD BRAKE FAILURE! BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND BRAKES ARE GRATING/GRINDING. NOT THE SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE- NO SHAKING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO BRAKE. IF I TURN OFF THE CAR AND WAIT 15 MIN.- THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT IT AND NOTED "NO PROBLEM". UNLESS IT OCCURS WHEN THEY HAVE IT, THEY CANNOT SOLVE IT. THE LAST FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY TO ILLINOIS AND LASTED 20 MINUTES. HAD TO RESTART THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE WAITING PERIOD WORKED AND THE BRAKES WORKED AGAIN. THIS IS NOT POOR BRAKE MAINTENANCE. THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE '04. *TR
THIRD BRAKE FAILURE! BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND BRAKES ARE GRATING/GRINDING. NOT THE SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE- NO SHAKING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO BRAKE. IF I TURN OFF THE CAR AND WAIT 15 MIN.- THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT IT AND NOTED "NO PROBLEM". UNLESS IT OCCURS WHEN THEY HAVE IT, THEY CANNOT SOLVE IT. THE LAST FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY TO ILLINOIS AND LASTED 20 MINUTES. HAD TO RESTART THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE WAITING PERIOD WORKED AND THE BRAKES WORKED AGAIN. THIS IS NOT POOR BRAKE MAINTENANCE. THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE '04. *TR
1. NO WARNING 2. LOUD TICKING, THEN THUMPING UNDER TRUCK 3. NISSAN REPLACING REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND AXLE ASSEMBLY. *TR
1. NO WARNING 2. LOUD TICKING, THEN THUMPING UNDER TRUCK 3. NISSAN REPLACING REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND AXLE ASSEMBLY. *TR
THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKES. I HAD THE FRONT ALIGNED AND THE BRAKES CHECKED. THE AUTOSHOP CAN'T REMOVE THE BOLTS HOLDING THE PADS ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS. NOW I HEAR A LOOT OF TAPPING NOISE PLUS THE CONTINUED SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKES. *JB
THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKES. I HAD THE FRONT ALIGNED AND THE BRAKES CHECKED. THE AUTOSHOP CAN'T REMOVE THE BOLTS HOLDING THE PADS ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS. NOW I HEAR A LOOT OF TAPPING NOISE PLUS THE CONTINUED SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKES. *JB
THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKES. I HAD THE FRONT ALIGNED AND THE BRAKES CHECKED. THE AUTOSHOP CAN'T REMOVE THE BOLTS HOLDING THE PADS ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS. NOW I HEAR A LOOT OF TAPPING NOISE PLUS THE CONTINUED SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKES. *JB
THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKES. I HAD THE FRONT ALIGNED AND THE BRAKES CHECKED. THE AUTOSHOP CAN'T REMOVE THE BOLTS HOLDING THE PADS ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS. NOW I HEAR A LOOT OF TAPPING NOISE PLUS THE CONTINUED SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKES. *JB
TRUCK NOW HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. FIRST NOTICED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. HAD NISSAN DEALER SEAL IT AGAIN ALONG WITH THE 3RD BRAKE KIT REPLACEMENT. NOTICED A HIGH PITCHED WHINE WHEN ACCELERATING AND AT HIGH SPEEDS. TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN DEALER WHO CHECKED OUT REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND SAID IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TRUCK CAME WITH BIG TOW"PACKAGE. WE TOWED A 3500 LBS. BOAT LOCALLY DURING THE SUMMER, BUT IT MADE A ONCE-A-YEAR-ROUND-TRIP , TOWING BOAT BETWEEN FREEHOLD AND BASSETT, VA. *AK
HIGH SPEED BRAKING CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A HARD TO CONTROL BRAKING OF BRAKE PADS FROM THE VIBRATION FROM THE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN BRAKING AND HARD TO CONTROL, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. ROTORS HAVE WARPED, MAKEING IT HARD TO TURN IN THE RAIN WITHOUT SLIDING. POLICE OFFICER GAVE ME A TICKET FOR THE FRONT LEFT TIRE CROSSING THE MIDDLE DIVIDER LINE IN A DOWN HILL RIGHT TURN. COULDN'T CONTROL VEHICLE IN THE TURN DUE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM BUT THE POLICE OFFICER WOULDN'T BELIEVE ME AND WROTE ME A TICKET ANYWAY. NISSAN PUT ON UPGRADE ROTORS THEY SAID. STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, IT JUST TOOK A LITTLE LONGER FOR IT TO OCCUR AGAIN. BRAKE PADS WERE PUT ON AT MY EXPENSE. *AK
I OWN A '04 NISSAN TITAN THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN DEC. '04. A REAR END HUM ALERTED ME (AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION) TO A LEAKY PASSENGER SIDE AXLE SEAL. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, THE LEFT AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING AS WELL. THE TRUCK HAS 93,500 MILES ON IT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE LEAK IS SO BAD, THAT THE ENTIRE REAR WHEEL HUB AND PORTIONS OF THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM ARE COVERED IN REAR END FLUID. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE LOCATED THE PROBLEM BEFORE MORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE OR AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR
ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS ENGINE FAILURE ,ALL POWER WAS LOST. HARNESS REPLACED , WIRES GROUNDED OVER. *AK
VEHICLE SHIFT LOCK HANDLE WHEN PUT IN TO PARK LOCKS AND ITS VERY HARD TO TO SHIFT, IT GETS STUCK, IF FOR ANY REASON YOU STOP THE VEHICLE ON A VERY SMALL INCLINE AND SHIFT INTO PARK, BE PREPARED TO SPEND SOME TIME TRYING TO DISENGAGED THE SHIFT, CREATING THAT CONGESTION OF VEHICLES BEHIND YOUR CAR WAITING FOR YOU. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO ME, I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND ALL THEY SAID IS "THATS THE WAY THIS MINIVAN IS MADE, ACTUALLY YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND COMPLAIN TO NISSAN", I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL OTHER QUESTS AND MOST OF THEM DO THE SAME THING AND SOME DON'T, IS THIS A GROUND FOR A MANUFACTURER RECALL? PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I AM STUCK WITH SEVERAL YEARS OF PAYMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR
IN 2003 I PURCHASE A NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE NEXT YEAR I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE SKYVIEW. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN HEADQUARTERS TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF ME. THE REASON FOR THE RECALL WAS THAT THE GLASS WAS NOT TEMPERED CORRECTLY. MY CONCERN THEN WAS THAT THEY WOULD MESS MY CAR UP ON TOP .AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL MY WARRANTY WAS GOOD. NOW TWO YEARS LATER MY CAR HAS CORRECTION AND THE PAINT IS CHIPPING WHERE THEY REPLACED THE GLASS. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DID THE WORK PREVIOUSLY AND THEY SAY MY WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THE PAINT. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT DOESN'T COVER THE PROBLEM EITHER. AT THE PRESENT TIME NISSAN HAS GIVING ME NO HOPE OF FIXING THEIR MISTAKE. MY CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARD OLD AND I LIVE IN TEXAS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE CORROCTION ON MY CAR.MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT MOST OF THE TIME.*AK
BRAKES ARE THE PROBLEM, WE HAVE TAKEN THE TITAN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES , ALL THEY DO IS TURN THE ROTORS AND PUT NEW PADS. WE ONLY HAD 26,000 MI. ON THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT WHILE VACANTIONING IN NORTH FL.\ORIDA, TRYING TO AVOID A DEER , SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES THEY WHENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WE SWERVED INTO A TREE. $2000. LATER A RENTAL CAR. THE OTHER DAY I TRIED STOPING FOR A RED LIGHT WENT RIGHT THROUGH. TRY EXSPLANING THAT TO A COP. *AK
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REAR END TO BE REPLACED, ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE EIGHT THOUSAND MILES AFTER WARRANTY. *NM
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN TRUCK TITAN! I CAN NOT OPEN MY DOORS WHEN THE WHEATER I BAD. JUST AS OF YESTERDAY ME AND FINCEY WAS TRY TO GET IN THE TRUCK THE DOOR HANDER HAD CAME OFF ON BOTH SIDE ! RIGHT NOW I HAVE TO PAY $625.00 EACH TO GET THE DOORS FIX! I FEEL THAT THE DOORS SHOULD BE FIX UNDER THE WARRANTY. I ONLY HAD THE TRUCK FOR TWO MONTH AN I PAY A CAR NOTE EACH MONTH. WHEN WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO NISSAN OF BROOKLY CENTER MN.,THE SUPERVISER JEFF TOLD US THAT THIS WAS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 NISSAN TRUCK TITAN !! CAN YOU HELP USE OUT WITH WITH PROBLEM. THANK YOU MRS. YOUNG
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN TRUCK TITAN! I CAN NOT OPEN MY DOORS WHEN THE WHEATER I BAD. JUST AS OF YESTERDAY ME AND FINCEY WAS TRY TO GET IN THE TRUCK THE DOOR HANDER HAD CAME OFF ON BOTH SIDE ! RIGHT NOW I HAVE TO PAY $625.00 EACH TO GET THE DOORS FIX! I FEEL THAT THE DOORS SHOULD BE FIX UNDER THE WARRANTY. I ONLY HAD THE TRUCK FOR TWO MONTH AN I PAY A CAR NOTE EACH MONTH. WHEN WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO NISSAN OF BROOKLY CENTER MN.,THE SUPERVISER JEFF TOLD US THAT THIS WAS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 NISSAN TRUCK TITAN !! CAN YOU HELP USE OUT WITH WITH PROBLEM. THANK YOU MRS. YOUNG
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN TITAN, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES INVOLVING THE BRAKES HAVING A SEVERE VIBRATION PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD THEM FIXED AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIME AT THE DEALER, THE DEALER SAYS THE PROBLEM IS FIXED AND SHOULD NOT RETURN BUT IT DOES 6-12 MONTHS LATER. NOW THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS GOING OUT AND THE TRUCK IS ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS OLD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WOULD COST OVER 3000.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THE DEALER REP THAT I SPOKE TO SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL,I TOOK IT TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC IN MY AREA TO BE TOLD IT COULD BR REPAIRED FOR AROUND 1200.00 DOLLARS. MY MECANIC DID HIS OWN RESEARCH SPEAKING TO SEVERAL AREA NISSAN DEALERS TO BE TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT COULD BE REPAIRED BUT IT WOULD MOST LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN AND THAT THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE SHOULD BE REPLACED.I DO LIKE THE TRUCK AND ALL I WANT IS TO HAVE MY REAR REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME.THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR ANY TOWING OR HAULING PURPOSES AND HAS ONLY BEEN IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHEN IS WAS A SEVERE SNOW. IT HAS BEEN USED FOR LIGHT FOUR WHEEL DRIVE USE. *NM
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN TITAN, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES INVOLVING THE BRAKES HAVING A SEVERE VIBRATION PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD THEM FIXED AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIME AT THE DEALER, THE DEALER SAYS THE PROBLEM IS FIXED AND SHOULD NOT RETURN BUT IT DOES 6-12 MONTHS LATER. NOW THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS GOING OUT AND THE TRUCK IS ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS OLD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WOULD COST OVER 3000.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THE DEALER REP THAT I SPOKE TO SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL,I TOOK IT TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC IN MY AREA TO BE TOLD IT COULD BR REPAIRED FOR AROUND 1200.00 DOLLARS. MY MECANIC DID HIS OWN RESEARCH SPEAKING TO SEVERAL AREA NISSAN DEALERS TO BE TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT COULD BE REPAIRED BUT IT WOULD MOST LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN AND THAT THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE SHOULD BE REPLACED.I DO LIKE THE TRUCK AND ALL I WANT IS TO HAVE MY REAR REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME.THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR ANY TOWING OR HAULING PURPOSES AND HAS ONLY BEEN IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHEN IS WAS A SEVERE SNOW. IT HAS BEEN USED FOR LIGHT FOUR WHEEL DRIVE USE. *NM
2004 NISSAN TITAN, SEVERE BRAKE JUDDER BEGAN OCCURRING AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. DEALER HAS STATED THAT NO RECALL IS IN EFFECT AND THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. BRAKE JUDDER IN A TURN IS CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. REPAIRS TO BRAKE ROTOR AND PADS DO NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON CURVY ROADS. *NM
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN QUEST WHICH HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE NUMEROUS RECALLS AND THE CONSTANT CHANGING OF BRAKES. WE HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKES MORE THAN SIX TIMES. THE BACK BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY GOING OUT. THEY HAVE A BURNING SMELL AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH NO ASSISTANCE. SINCE I COULD NOT GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHY MY BRAKES WERE GETTING HOT. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO AAA FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC INSPECTION. THEY STATED THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE HAD TWO CRACKED MOTOR MOUNTS, BOTH OF LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE DEFECTIVE, WHICH WORE OUT TWO SETS OF TIRES,AND I HAD OTHER REPAIRS THAT WERE NECESSARY TO MAKE. AAA ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE BRAKE CALIPERS, WHICH COULD BE THE REASON THAT I WAS HAVING TO CHANGE MY BRAKES EVERY SIX MONTHS. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY DID NOT TRY TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. I ALSO CONTACTED NISSAN WHO HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO MY REQUEST FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. I'M STILL TRYING TO REACH THEM. *NM
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN QUEST WHICH HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE NUMEROUS RECALLS AND THE CONSTANT CHANGING OF BRAKES. WE HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKES MORE THAN SIX TIMES. THE BACK BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY GOING OUT. THEY HAVE A BURNING SMELL AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH NO ASSISTANCE. SINCE I COULD NOT GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHY MY BRAKES WERE GETTING HOT. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO AAA FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC INSPECTION. THEY STATED THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE HAD TWO CRACKED MOTOR MOUNTS, BOTH OF LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE DEFECTIVE, WHICH WORE OUT TWO SETS OF TIRES,AND I HAD OTHER REPAIRS THAT WERE NECESSARY TO MAKE. AAA ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE BRAKE CALIPERS, WHICH COULD BE THE REASON THAT I WAS HAVING TO CHANGE MY BRAKES EVERY SIX MONTHS. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY DID NOT TRY TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. I ALSO CONTACTED NISSAN WHO HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO MY REQUEST FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. I'M STILL TRYING TO REACH THEM. *NM
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN QUEST WHICH HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE NUMEROUS RECALLS AND THE CONSTANT CHANGING OF BRAKES. WE HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKES MORE THAN SIX TIMES. THE BACK BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY GOING OUT. THEY HAVE A BURNING SMELL AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH NO ASSISTANCE. SINCE I COULD NOT GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHY MY BRAKES WERE GETTING HOT. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO AAA FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC INSPECTION. THEY STATED THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE HAD TWO CRACKED MOTOR MOUNTS, BOTH OF LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE DEFECTIVE, WHICH WORE OUT TWO SETS OF TIRES,AND I HAD OTHER REPAIRS THAT WERE NECESSARY TO MAKE. AAA ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE BRAKE CALIPERS, WHICH COULD BE THE REASON THAT I WAS HAVING TO CHANGE MY BRAKES EVERY SIX MONTHS. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY DID NOT TRY TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. I ALSO CONTACTED NISSAN WHO HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO MY REQUEST FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. I'M STILL TRYING TO REACH THEM. *NM
REAR ELECTRONIC LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL FAILED, SOLENOID STUCK ENGAGED, REAR END POPPING AND HOPPING. *NM
MY 2004 TITAN LE (TOW PACKAGE) HAD 32000 (+OR-) MILES WHEN I HEARD A LOUD WHINING NOISE FROM THE REAR END. THE DEALERSHIP EXAMINED THE TRUCK AND ADVISED THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE REAR END. NOW 3500 MILES LATER (TOTAL MILEAGE 37000) IT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. TONIGHT, IT'S IN THE SHOP. WILL IT GO OUT AGAIN? AFTER READING THIS SITE, MY GUESS WOULD BE AN INTELLIGENT, YES! *NM
I WAS DRIVING A NISSAN 2004 ARMADA GOING TO NORTH CA AND IN VA HAD AN ACCIDENT AND HIT A GUARD RAIL BRAKES WHERE SHUDDER AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING HARD I TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALER SHIP AND A SPECIAL TECH CAME TO SEE IT AND RULED OUT THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE BRAKES SO I LOST OUT ON 2000 THEN WHILE I WAS TAKEN MY SUV TO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE THEY CHANGED BRAKES NOW IF THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES WHY DID THEY CHANGE THEM IT IS NOT FARE WHAT THESE PEOPLE DID AND DOING TO ME NOW IM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING BUT I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKES DAMAGE THINK OF IT BRAKE SHUDDERS AND IT AFFECTS THE STEERING WHO'S THERE TO SAY THAT IT WONT TAKE OUT THE RACK AND TIE RODS INNER AND OUTER SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NISSAN CANT COVER BECAUSE I HAD THE ACCIDENT HOW DO THEY KNOW IT WAS NOT THERE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. *NM
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WHILE DRIVING TO STORE, NOTICED A BANG IN REAR OF TRUCK, DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT SINCE I HAUL MY TOOLS IN BED OF TRUCK. UNTIL I GOT TO THE JOB SITE AND REALIZED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR LEAF SPRING WAS PROTRUDING THROUGH THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THE SHACKLE HAD STRETCHED OFF ITS MOUNTING BOLT, AND THE DRIVER SIDE WAS ABOUT TO. IMMEDIATELY I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER OF VEHICLE AND CALL ME BACK. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS AND LOST PAY, THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE RECENTLY PURCHASED AIR BAGS(2-3 WEEKS PREVIOUS) I HAD ADDED. I ADDED BECAUSE WITH MY TOOL BOXES LOADED, MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHINE IN OTHER DRIVERS EYES AND TRUCK WOULD ROLL IN CORNERS. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF NO PAY I HAD TO ORDER A NEW SET OF REAR SHACKLES. UPON MY SURPRISE YOU CAN SEE A DIFFERENCE IN THE NEW SHACKLES AND THE ORIGINALS WITH ADDITIONAL WELDS. THEY BLAME THE AIR BAGS. I THANK GOD I HAD THEM ON. I HAD UNLOADED ALL TOOLS/BOXES FROM TRUCK AND HAD ALL WEIGHED WITH ME AND MY HELPER 920 LBS. WITH CAP 1070 LBS FOR A TRUCK WHOSE PAYLOAD IS 1400 LBS. I ALSO HAVE PHOTOS/VIDEO OF ALL ITEMS REMOVED INCLUDING THE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF NEW PARTS. TOOK NEW AND OLD SHACKLES TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER AND HE STATED THAT HE COULD SEE A DIFFERENCE. OUT OF 7 AREAS TO WELD ON THE O4 AND O5 TIME-STAMPED SHACKLES ONLY 3 ARE DONE. AND ON THE O6 TIME-STAMPED SHACKLE 6 OF THE 7 ARE DONE. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING VEHICLE WITH ONE O5 AND ONE O6 SHACKLE. WAITING TO HERE FROM SOME ONE THAT COULD HELP ME WITH POTENTIALLY FATAL QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE. *NM
2004 NISSAN TITAN REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED REAR END. *NM
MY NISSAN QUEST HAS HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2004. -AIRBAG AND SEAT ISSUE (CORRECTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX) HOWEVER, AIRBAG LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE STILLS REMAINS OFF OCCASIONALLY WHEN IT SHOULD BE ON. I WEIGH 122 POUNDS. -PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. STICKS AND DIFFICULTY OPENING. IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. LAST TIME IN MARCH 06 TO BE BROUGHT BACK AGAIN BECAUSE IT STILL DOES NOT OPEN PROPERLY -GAS TANK: DOESN'T REGISTER GAS AFTER PURCHASE. VAN IS OFF AT STATION BUT WHEN I TURN IT ON THE DIGITAL READING SAYS EMPTY OR WHEREVER IT WAS BEFORE I WENT TO GAS STATION.-GAS TANK REPLACED BUT STILL DOES IT-BACK TO SHOP AGAIN -RADIO- REPLACED BUT STILL HEAR STATIC-BACK TO SHOP FOR ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING AND PART -DIGITAL READINGS ON TIRE PRESSURE(ALTHOUGH NOW FIXED) CONTINUALLY READ FLAT TIRE. IN SHOP A SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY WORKED. *JB
MY NISSAN QUEST HAS HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2004. -AIRBAG AND SEAT ISSUE (CORRECTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX) HOWEVER, AIRBAG LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE STILLS REMAINS OFF OCCASIONALLY WHEN IT SHOULD BE ON. I WEIGH 122 POUNDS. -PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. STICKS AND DIFFICULTY OPENING. IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. LAST TIME IN MARCH 06 TO BE BROUGHT BACK AGAIN BECAUSE IT STILL DOES NOT OPEN PROPERLY -GAS TANK: DOESN'T REGISTER GAS AFTER PURCHASE. VAN IS OFF AT STATION BUT WHEN I TURN IT ON THE DIGITAL READING SAYS EMPTY OR WHEREVER IT WAS BEFORE I WENT TO GAS STATION.-GAS TANK REPLACED BUT STILL DOES IT-BACK TO SHOP AGAIN -RADIO- REPLACED BUT STILL HEAR STATIC-BACK TO SHOP FOR ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING AND PART -DIGITAL READINGS ON TIRE PRESSURE(ALTHOUGH NOW FIXED) CONTINUALLY READ FLAT TIRE. IN SHOP A SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY WORKED. *JB
MY NISSAN QUEST HAS HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2004. -AIRBAG AND SEAT ISSUE (CORRECTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX) HOWEVER, AIRBAG LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE STILLS REMAINS OFF OCCASIONALLY WHEN IT SHOULD BE ON. I WEIGH 122 POUNDS. -PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. STICKS AND DIFFICULTY OPENING. IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. LAST TIME IN MARCH 06 TO BE BROUGHT BACK AGAIN BECAUSE IT STILL DOES NOT OPEN PROPERLY -GAS TANK: DOESN'T REGISTER GAS AFTER PURCHASE. VAN IS OFF AT STATION BUT WHEN I TURN IT ON THE DIGITAL READING SAYS EMPTY OR WHEREVER IT WAS BEFORE I WENT TO GAS STATION.-GAS TANK REPLACED BUT STILL DOES IT-BACK TO SHOP AGAIN -RADIO- REPLACED BUT STILL HEAR STATIC-BACK TO SHOP FOR ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING AND PART -DIGITAL READINGS ON TIRE PRESSURE(ALTHOUGH NOW FIXED) CONTINUALLY READ FLAT TIRE. IN SHOP A SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY WORKED. *JB
MY NISSAN QUEST HAS HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2004. -AIRBAG AND SEAT ISSUE (CORRECTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX) HOWEVER, AIRBAG LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE STILLS REMAINS OFF OCCASIONALLY WHEN IT SHOULD BE ON. I WEIGH 122 POUNDS. -PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. STICKS AND DIFFICULTY OPENING. IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. LAST TIME IN MARCH 06 TO BE BROUGHT BACK AGAIN BECAUSE IT STILL DOES NOT OPEN PROPERLY -GAS TANK: DOESN'T REGISTER GAS AFTER PURCHASE. VAN IS OFF AT STATION BUT WHEN I TURN IT ON THE DIGITAL READING SAYS EMPTY OR WHEREVER IT WAS BEFORE I WENT TO GAS STATION.-GAS TANK REPLACED BUT STILL DOES IT-BACK TO SHOP AGAIN -RADIO- REPLACED BUT STILL HEAR STATIC-BACK TO SHOP FOR ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING AND PART -DIGITAL READINGS ON TIRE PRESSURE(ALTHOUGH NOW FIXED) CONTINUALLY READ FLAT TIRE. IN SHOP A SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY WORKED. *JB
MY NISSAN QUEST HAS HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2004. -AIRBAG AND SEAT ISSUE (CORRECTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX) HOWEVER, AIRBAG LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE STILLS REMAINS OFF OCCASIONALLY WHEN IT SHOULD BE ON. I WEIGH 122 POUNDS. -PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. STICKS AND DIFFICULTY OPENING. IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. LAST TIME IN MARCH 06 TO BE BROUGHT BACK AGAIN BECAUSE IT STILL DOES NOT OPEN PROPERLY -GAS TANK: DOESN'T REGISTER GAS AFTER PURCHASE. VAN IS OFF AT STATION BUT WHEN I TURN IT ON THE DIGITAL READING SAYS EMPTY OR WHEREVER IT WAS BEFORE I WENT TO GAS STATION.-GAS TANK REPLACED BUT STILL DOES IT-BACK TO SHOP AGAIN -RADIO- REPLACED BUT STILL HEAR STATIC-BACK TO SHOP FOR ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING AND PART -DIGITAL READINGS ON TIRE PRESSURE(ALTHOUGH NOW FIXED) CONTINUALLY READ FLAT TIRE. IN SHOP A SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY WORKED. *JB
BOUGHT AN '04 QUEST WITH 23 MILES ON OD IN MARCH '05. HAVE EXPERIENCED STARTING PROBLEMS DAILY FOR PAST 1 YEAR. ALWAYS STARTS FINE AFTER IT'S BEEN SITTING WITH ENGINE OFF FOR A WHILE. PROBLEM IS WHEN I TURN ENGINE OFF & TRY TO RE-START 5 MINUTES LATER. CRANKS FOR A GOOD MINUTE BEFORE IT FINALLY STARTS. TOOK TO DEALER 2 TIMES TO GET FIXED; THEY REPLACED SOMETHING BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. THEY BASICALLY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *JB
REAR DIFFERENTIAL ON MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN LE REPLACED AFTER ORIGINAL DIFFERENTIAL BURNED UP WHILE PULLING 6000 LB TRAILER. WHILE ON FREEWAY A BAD SMELL BECAME EVIDENT IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK , DIFFERENTIAL WAS SMOKING AND MAKING NOISE. WIRING HARNESS BURNED UP GOING TO DIFFERENTIAL. *NM
2004 NISSAN ARMADA SEVERE BRAKE PROBLEMS ONLY 13,000 MILES HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 6 TIMES WITH SAME PROBLEM AND UNABLE TO FIX. FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND CHILDREN. *AK
THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE SECOND ROW SEAT CONTAINS EXPOSED MOVING METAL COMPONENTS. IF THE SECOND ROW SEAT IS ADJUSTED IN AN UNUSUAL MANNER THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A FINGER MAY BE PINCHED IN THE MOVING SEAT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE THIRD ROW SEAT STRIKER BRACKETS, WHICH HOLD THE SEAT IN THE UPRIGHT SEATING POSITION MAY DETACH DUE TO A BROKEN WELD. STRIKER SEPARATION COULD AFFECT THE RISK OF INJURY IN CERTAIN TYPES OF COLLISIONS. *NM
I WOULD BE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME I WENT IN TO HAVE THEM CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM AT NISSAN OF ELK GROVE I WAS CHEWED OUT ON HOW BAD OF A DRIVER I AM. HE GOT SO LOUD HE WAS CONSIDERED YELLING BY OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NISSAN. HE TOLD ME HOW I MUST HAVE BEEN POWER BRAKING THE TRUCK TO GENERATE THE KIND OF HEAT NECESSARY TO WARP THE ROTORS LIKE THAT. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT I BOUGHT THE TRUCK ON DECEMBER 12, 2003 AND THIS WAS HAPPENING APPROXIMATELY ON JANUARY 15, 2004. IT HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. I BOUGHT A TRUCK THAT COST ME $42,000 I HAVE NO REASON TO RUN IT INTO THE GROUND RIGHT OFF THE BAT. I WANT THIS TRUCK TO LAST ME AS LONG AS LAST TRUCK OVER 300,000 MILES. I EVEN USE FULL SYNTHETIC OIL TO HELP PROTECT THE ENGINE. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD THREE COMPLETELY NEW BRAKE SYSTEMS IN IT AND HAS HAD BRAKES AND ROTORS RESURFACED FOUR TIMES. THIS LEAD TO THE TIRES BEING WORN OUT BY 11,000 MILES. IT WAS FUNNY WHEN THERE WAS THREE NISSAN TITANS TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY DENIED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND TOLD ALL OF US WE WERE VERY HARD ON OUR VEHICLES. THE TIRES ALL HAD THE SAME WEAR PATTERNS ALSO. I SENT $800 DOLLARS TO GET NEW TIRES AFTER THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AND THEY ONLY HAD TO DO ONE MORE BRAKE JOB SINCE AND THE TIRES ARE LESS THAN 50% WORN AND THE TRUCK HAS 31,118 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. I AM WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. *JB
I WOULD BE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME I WENT IN TO HAVE THEM CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM AT NISSAN OF ELK GROVE I WAS CHEWED OUT ON HOW BAD OF A DRIVER I AM. HE GOT SO LOUD HE WAS CONSIDERED YELLING BY OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NISSAN. HE TOLD ME HOW I MUST HAVE BEEN POWER BRAKING THE TRUCK TO GENERATE THE KIND OF HEAT NECESSARY TO WARP THE ROTORS LIKE THAT. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT I BOUGHT THE TRUCK ON DECEMBER 12, 2003 AND THIS WAS HAPPENING APPROXIMATELY ON JANUARY 15, 2004. IT HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. I BOUGHT A TRUCK THAT COST ME $42,000 I HAVE NO REASON TO RUN IT INTO THE GROUND RIGHT OFF THE BAT. I WANT THIS TRUCK TO LAST ME AS LONG AS LAST TRUCK OVER 300,000 MILES. I EVEN USE FULL SYNTHETIC OIL TO HELP PROTECT THE ENGINE. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD THREE COMPLETELY NEW BRAKE SYSTEMS IN IT AND HAS HAD BRAKES AND ROTORS RESURFACED FOUR TIMES. THIS LEAD TO THE TIRES BEING WORN OUT BY 11,000 MILES. IT WAS FUNNY WHEN THERE WAS THREE NISSAN TITANS TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY DENIED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND TOLD ALL OF US WE WERE VERY HARD ON OUR VEHICLES. THE TIRES ALL HAD THE SAME WEAR PATTERNS ALSO. I SENT $800 DOLLARS TO GET NEW TIRES AFTER THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AND THEY ONLY HAD TO DO ONE MORE BRAKE JOB SINCE AND THE TIRES ARE LESS THAN 50% WORN AND THE TRUCK HAS 31,118 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. I AM WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. *JB
I RECEIVED LETTER FROM NISSAN CORP ABOUT RECALL ABOUT "BRAKE JUDDER'. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND TO COMPLETE RECALL SERVICING BUT FOR THREE MONTHS THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. I CONTINUED TO GET MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. IN ADDITION TO THE JUDDER RECALL MY BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT A LATER DATE BUT THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE. I HAD MY TIRE ROTATED AND BALANCED AT REGULAR SERVICE INTERVALS. AFTER THREE MONTHS, THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AGAIN, WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR SERVICING THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRE AFTER ONLY 40,000 MILES OF REGULAR TRAVEL. THEY FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN POOR ALIGNMENT, SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTED FROM MY MANY SERVICE VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE OF NISSAN TO CHECK THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BRAKE JUDDER, TO SEE IF IT COULD CAUSE ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS THAT WOULD LEAD TO THIS KIND OF ABNORMAL WEAR. THERE IS NO PROOF AVAILABLE FROM NISSAN THAT THE ALIGNMENT ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE BRAKE JUDDER PROBLEM. I REQUEST A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT THE EFFECTS OF THE BRAKE JUDDER ISSUE WOULD HAVE ON ALIGNMENT OF MY VEHICLE. THE FACT THAT PROBLEM REMAINED UNFIXED ON MY VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BECAUSE OF UNAVAILABLE PARTS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITHOUT DELAY. *JB
I RECEIVED LETTER FROM NISSAN CORP ABOUT RECALL ABOUT "BRAKE JUDDER'. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND TO COMPLETE RECALL SERVICING BUT FOR THREE MONTHS THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. I CONTINUED TO GET MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. IN ADDITION TO THE JUDDER RECALL MY BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT A LATER DATE BUT THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE. I HAD MY TIRE ROTATED AND BALANCED AT REGULAR SERVICE INTERVALS. AFTER THREE MONTHS, THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AGAIN, WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR SERVICING THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRE AFTER ONLY 40,000 MILES OF REGULAR TRAVEL. THEY FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN POOR ALIGNMENT, SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTED FROM MY MANY SERVICE VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE OF NISSAN TO CHECK THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BRAKE JUDDER, TO SEE IF IT COULD CAUSE ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS THAT WOULD LEAD TO THIS KIND OF ABNORMAL WEAR. THERE IS NO PROOF AVAILABLE FROM NISSAN THAT THE ALIGNMENT ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE BRAKE JUDDER PROBLEM. I REQUEST A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT THE EFFECTS OF THE BRAKE JUDDER ISSUE WOULD HAVE ON ALIGNMENT OF MY VEHICLE. THE FACT THAT PROBLEM REMAINED UNFIXED ON MY VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BECAUSE OF UNAVAILABLE PARTS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITHOUT DELAY. *JB