Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V517000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 08/19/2003 to 05/15/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 747480 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 10/28/2010 | 10/28/2010 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Nissan is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 armada, titan, infiniti qx56 and model year 2005-2006 frontier, pathfinder and xterra vehicles. the intelligent power distribution module (ipdm) assembly contains an engine control module (ecm) relay that has a diode for electrical current noise reduction. the ecm relay may allow silicon vapor to form and, over time, the silicon evaporates from the diode molding which causes silicon oxide to develop on the ecm relay contact due to arcing. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could cause engine stalling increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the ecm relay inside the ipdm assembly. this service will be performed free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin during december 2010. owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 07040 | 06/06/2007 | 10021697 | Low power with wide open throttle. *kb | 06/15/2007 | |
| 06009 | 03/31/2006 | 06009A | 10019613 | Mil on with dtc u1000 or u1010 stored in engine control unit. *tt | 04/05/2006 |
| 06009 | 02/08/2006 | 10019300 | Malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble code u1000 or u1010 stored in engine control unit. *ak | 02/28/2006 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
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| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||
| PE08037 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 05/30/2008 | 08/25/2008 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE | 08V284000 | |
| On may 30, 2008, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened a preliminary evaluation based on consumer complaints alleging that smoke and/or fire erupted in the engine compartment of model year (my) 2005-2006 nissan armada and titan vehicles.by letter dated june 24, 2008, nissan notified the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) that it will conduct a safety recall (nhtsa #08v284) for my2005-2006 nissan titan, armada and infiniti qx56 vehicles manufactured from march 17, 2005 to august 21, 2006 that are equipped with a 90-watt air conditioning condenser fan.the recall involves approximately 180,664 vehicles.this also includes approximately 5,689 subject condenser fans, some of which may have been installed in my2004 and pre-march 17, 2005 my nissan titan, armada or infiniti qx56 vehicles as a service replacement part.nissan dealers will install a special thermal protector kit on existing fans that will eliminate the potential for a fire to occur.nissan north america, inc. (nissan) informed odi that the 90-watt air conditioning condenser fan was manufactured out-of-specification allowing for excessive water intrusion and inadequate drainage of moisture that may accumulate in the motor as a result of water intrusion or condensation.if sufficient moisture accumulates in the motor without adequate drainage, corrosion may occur.the corrosion can cause an increase in internal friction and an increase in the electrical current draw, resulting in an increase in the temperature of the motor that could melt its wiring insulation and other plastic components and form a gas.if two wires without insulation touch each other and create a spark, this gas could ignite and result in a fire.the action taken by nissan is sufficient to resolve the issue raised by this investigation.accordingly, this investigation is closed. | ||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | ||||||
| PE08037 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 05/30/2008 | 08/25/2008 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE | 08V284000 | |
| On may 30, 2008, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened a preliminary evaluation based on consumer complaints alleging that smoke and/or fire erupted in the engine compartment of model year (my) 2005-2006 nissan armada and titan vehicles.by letter dated june 24, 2008, nissan notified the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) that it will conduct a safety recall (nhtsa #08v284) for my2005-2006 nissan titan, armada and infiniti qx56 vehicles manufactured from march 17, 2005 to august 21, 2006 that are equipped with a 90-watt air conditioning condenser fan.the recall involves approximately 180,664 vehicles.this also includes approximately 5,689 subject condenser fans, some of which may have been installed in my2004 and pre-march 17, 2005 my nissan titan, armada or infiniti qx56 vehicles as a service replacement part.nissan dealers will install a special thermal protector kit on existing fans that will eliminate the potential for a fire to occur.nissan north america, inc. (nissan) informed odi that the 90-watt air conditioning condenser fan was manufactured out-of-specification allowing for excessive water intrusion and inadequate drainage of moisture that may accumulate in the motor as a result of water intrusion or condensation.if sufficient moisture accumulates in the motor without adequate drainage, corrosion may occur.the corrosion can cause an increase in internal friction and an increase in the electrical current draw, resulting in an increase in the temperature of the motor that could melt its wiring insulation and other plastic components and form a gas.if two wires without insulation touch each other and create a spark, this gas could ignite and result in a fire.the action taken by nissan is sufficient to resolve the issue raised by this investigation.accordingly, this investigation is closed. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 08/20/2012 | 84000 | 1 | |
| My 2006 titan started vibrating like running over rumble strips on side of highway. took straight to dealership. was told that the cooling system split and contaminated the transmission. i had to have the transmission and radiator replaced $7313.56. there was no warning or anything. after reading many complaints for the same thing on other nissan vehicles, there needs to be an investigation and a recall on the cooling system that can cause this amount of damage. *tr | |||
| 04/18/2012 | 84093 | ||
| Left and right side exhaust manifolds are cracked. they are normally covered under the emissions warranty of 8yr/80k miles. i am out of warranty by 4,000 miles. i put 4k miles every 3 months and i have heard the ticking noise when the vehicle is cold for over this time period. i contacted nissan usa for loyal customer assistance and was denied. i filed an appeal and was denied within 2 hours. i have owned (3) nissans in the past 7 years and expect some compensation. this is a major prolem on all titans 2004 to 2007. this should be under recall for exhaust gases getting into the passenger compartment | |||
| 01/02/2009 | 33691 | ||
| Repeated cracked exhaust manifolds which can leak dangerous and lethal exhaust fumes and carbon monoxide into the cabin interior. | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 120000 | ||
| Catalytic converter went out & needed to be replaced in order to pass a smog! $2400 to fix and the mechanic said there was nothing left of the honeycomb inside when there should be!! recall needs to be issued!! | |||
| 12/01/2010 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 nissan titan. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph, he heard an indescribable noise coming from the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the intake manifold was cracked. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown. kmj | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 120000 | ||
| Catalytic converter went out & needed to be replaced in order to pass a smog! $2400 to fix and the mechanic said there was nothing left of the honeycomb inside when there should be!! recall needs to be issued!! | |||
| 12/01/2010 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 nissan titan. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph, he heard an indescribable noise coming from the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the intake manifold was cracked. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown. sm. | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 120000 | ||
| Catalytic converter went out & needed to be replaced in order to pass a smog! $2400 to fix and the mechanic said there was nothing left of the honeycomb inside when there should be!! recall needs to be issued!! | |||
| 12/01/2010 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 nissan titan. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph, he heard an indescribable noise coming from the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the intake manifold was cracked. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown. sm. | |||
| 02/01/2012 | 107000 | ||
| I have a 2006 se nissan titan truck, my concern is i just found out from my local dealer that i have a exhaust manifold leak. the main reason for my concern is... how this came about was because i was and still am getting exhaust fumes into driver compartment which in return gives me headaches, and on two occasions caused serve dizziness. when i explained this to the dealer the said there was nothing they could do! i have two children who i drive to school, i don't need them getting sick from these fumes from which i expericnced! i'm asking for some kind of help! | |||
| 10/27/2011 | 94000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 nissan titan. the contact stated that the intelligent power distribution module (ipdm) and the electronic control module (ecm) failed, causing the vehicle to stall. in addition, fuel leaked into the catalytic converter abnormally, causing the catalytic converter to become inoperative. the dealer inspected and repaired the intelligent power distribution module, the electronic control module and the catalytic converter. the manufacturer assisted with the cost of repairs of the intelligent power distribution module and the electronic control module. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 94,000 and the current mileage was 96,000. kmj | |||
| 10/27/2011 | 94000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 nissan titan. the contact stated that the intelligent power distribution module/electronic control module (ipdm/ecm) failed, causing the vehicle to stall and not start while on the highway. also, fuel leaked into the catalytic converter, causing the catalytic converter to became inoperative. the dealer inspected and repaired both the intelligent power distribution module/electronic control module and the catalytic converter. the manufacturer assisted with repairs to only the inteligent power distribution module/electronic control module. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 94,000 and the current mileage was 96,000. nw | |||
| 12/02/2010 | |||
| I own a 4x4 loaded 2006 titan le which is my primary family vehicle. around 80k, ecm module went out causing car to stall out and lose all power in the middle of traffic (with my kids). lucky not to be nailed by an on-coming car, i had the car towed to the dealership and module was replaced due to recall. one week later while vacationing in the mountains the battery randomly fried, we replaced it. however immediately following, the anti-theft alarm would randomly sound off, the dvd player wouldn't work (hasn't worked since), the sunroof was malfunctioning and wouldn't open and close properly. once we returned, the dealership couldn't find anything wrong (except the dvd player, which no one could explain). about two weeks later the check engine light came on and we found that the first catalytic converter on the passenger side had blown..followed not long after by cracked exhaust manifolds and the drivers side catalytic converter bad..dealership wants $3000 just for the catalytic converters!!! i should not be responsible for the cost of replacement! this clearly is a manufacturers defect and not a isolated case, nissan must do something about this! i hear rumors of a class action...it is a huge safety hazard!! i'm hoping they do the right thing and just fix it, without having to get lawyers involved. | |||
| 07/10/2010 | 70000 | ||
| The exhaust manifolds are notorious for cracking on titans, causing exhaust fumes to enter the truck cab. very dangerous, loud and obnoxious. un converted exhaust is leaking into the atmosphere so this effects the emissions laws. the manifolds are one-piece with the cats by the way. they should all be replaced due to extremely poor design and failure rate on many titans on forums such as titantalk.com | |||
| 07/18/2011 | |||
| Both exhaust manifolds are cracked requiring replacement. their failure emitted raw engine exhaust into the engine compartment potentially endangering the life/health of the vehicle occupants due to carbon dioxide exposure through cabin air inlets when the windows are down. at the very least, air pollution in violation of the epa occurred multiplied by the vast number of documented nissan exhaust manifold failures across the country. | |||
| 10/12/2009 | |||
| Leaking manifold; this part was recalled by nissan but upon completion of form, i was informed they calculated the mileage to be beyond their warranty. the left side manifold was replaced at my expense. now the right manifold has cracked also and is leaking exhaust fumes. nissan is aware that i have the left side manifold for their inspection and their local dealership, where i purchased this vehicle, confirmed the right is also cracked. this is a danger and definite hazard due to the exhaust fumes and possible fire yet nissan has declined any assistance in reimbursement or assistance in replacing the right side manifold due to their calculation that the mileage was beyond their warranty coverage. i could not find records as to the mileage when i replace the left manifold. the mechanic informed me when he replaced the left side manifold that he would expect that the right to do the same. | |||
| 03/08/2006 | 26383 | ||
| Recall id # 08v284000 - equipment:electrical:air conditioner recall date:jun 27, 2008 component:equipment:electrical:air conditioner model affected:titan units affected: 180664 recall details recall id # 10v074000 - fuel system, other:storage:fuel gauge system recall date:mar 03, 2010 component:fuel system, other:storage:fuel gauge system model affected:titan units affected: 340000 recall details recall id # 10v517000 - engine and engine cooling recall date:oct 28, 2010 component:engine and engine cooling model affected:titan units affected: 747480 recall details recall id # 10e019000 - suspension:front:control arm:lower arm recall date:may 20, 2010 component:suspension:front:control arm:lower arm model affected:titan units affected: 1873 recall details recall id # 06v064000 - latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch recall date:mar 08, 2006 component:latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch model affected:titan units affected: 427 recall details recall id # 07e046000 - equipment recall date:jul 03, 2007 component:equipment model affected:titan units affected: 3500 recall details recall id # 06v459000 - electrical system recall date:nov 30, 2006 component:electrical system model affected:titan units affected: 96500 recall details i have owned the vehicle since 7/2007 and only recieved 3 of these recall letters. so of these issues are just now popping. only 2 of the issues have been taken care of. per the dealership i would be contacted and have not received any calls to get these matters taken care of. i feel this vehicle is unsafe since the issues have not be addressed. | |||
| 11/16/2009 | 1 | ||
| 11/16/09 car (2006 titan - crew cab) died while turning out of a street of on-coming traffic. could have been hit by a car but wasn't. car eventually started after a few starts. 11/17/09 car did not start at all; car had to be towed to nissan service department 11/17/09 nissan service department suspected a problem with the ipdm = intelligent power distributor module- the part that provides power for the whole vehicle to run. service department has indicated that the part is hard to come by because of the backlog in manufacturing the part. after diagnostics, it was the ipdm and was told that the part will take about 3 weeks to order. after talking to service rep, they have indicated that they had several cars that were waiting for the part for their car. 11/25/09: part received and car will be fixed by end of today and ready for pick up. cost of part and labor should not be at consumer cost but at the manufacturer because of the inconvenience that this has caused. *tr | |||
| 11/07/2009 | 87752 | 2 | |
| I have a nissan titan 2006 and had to replace my fuel pump 2 times and now i have rear axle leaking and i now have 2 cracked manifolds which dealer told me is very common also i need to replace the flow for heating and cooling. i am very concerned with the exhaust leaking which could only be done by getting the truck very hot which if i did i would of had to do head gaskets. which are ok. also i had to replace the radiator it had 2 cracks in where it is bolted they give and became weak. i don't abuse my truck i love it i have never got it hot i maintain it as much as possible. alot of the complaints i have read are the same a mine what does it take to get this resolved. call me we need to band together and fix this. *tr | |||
| 06/15/2007 | 5900 | 1 | 11/11/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan titan. approximately three minutes after the contact exited the vehicle, flames erupted from underneath the hood. the manufacturer inspected the vehicle, but refused to inform the contact of what caused the fire. the manufacturer stated that they would repair the vehicle under warranty. the current and failure mileages were 5,900. updated 02-01-08. *kb the consumer stated as of 08/20/07 he still does not have the vehicle back and does not know what defect was found in the investigation. the consumer stated the dealer seemed to think it was the condenser belt. updated 02/01/08 *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 04/01/2008 | 70000 | 1 | |
| My 06 titan 4wd had just had repairs to the transmission done 2-3 days prior to the incident. my truck had been running in my driveway with the ac and radio going for some time while i was doing various cleaning and other stuff outside. i was sitting in the drivers seat cooling off with my eyes closed when my neighbor came running out screaming that my truck was on fire. when i looked at the hood flames were visible and smoke. she called the fire dept while i used the hose to extinguish the fire the best i could until the fire dept arrived. a nissan rep investigated the fire and said it was not the company problem. shortly later i receive the recall concerning the ac unit and that it may lead to fire. we had no insurance at the time but it was still under warranty. is this legal? *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 09/05/2008 | 43000 | 1 | |
| My nissan titan crew cab 4x4, just increased it temperature, and turned off, never starting again. it has 43 thousand miles!!!!!! *tr | |||
| 08/13/2008 | 1 | ||
| Noise in condenser fan motor. this is 3rd time since purchase of titan in april 2006 that i have had this truck to dealer. 1st time, replace a/c condenser, 2nd time in 2007 replace compressor, 2nd condenser and kept vehicle for 3 weeks. this summer the condenser motor. they said had recall on it and patched a section of the motor with a/c tape and wrapped the wiring with tape and put a wedge between motor and bracket. my wife waited to have it repaired and 4 hours later went home. i work out of town and i checked the internet for recalls and found more than just this problem with the truck but, have not been told by nissan or the dealer of these other recalls. the last time my truck was kept for 3 weeks i reported to nissan the problems and was cut off when i was giving my complaint to customer service {?}. never heard from them or the local dealer sparks nissan.oh yes, i also had to have the battery replaced in march 2008 as it died and would not hold a charge and it was on a weekend and had to be repaired before i left town and no way for my wife to go. the dealer owner here does not care about his customers after the sell and each time someone ask me how i like my truck; i tell them how we have been treated and what problems we have had. i suggest strongly that the highway traffic safety admin. contact these manufactures and enforce the recalls. some of these can be fatal in an accident. this is all unacceptable for the amount of money that is spent on the purchase of a vehicle. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 06/09/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Catalytic converter failure many nissan titans are experiencing premature catalytic converter failure. some failures are causing the engine to seize, as particles of the core of sucked up into the engine. this has caused failures while driving, and as of yet has not caused any crashes or fires. i believe it is an issue that needs to be addressed. there are are large number of failures before 80,000 miles, and a large number of failures right after 80,000 miles which leaves it up to the consumer to pay $1700+ to have the repair done. nissan is saying it's not an issue, but internet reports of the failures would say otherwise. please look into this issue. thanks | |||
| 06/25/2011 | 86000 | ||
| Poorly constructed exhaust manifold(s) equipped in 2004-2007 nissan titans crack under normal driving conditions. nearly all titans on the road (up until about 2008) are effected by this manufacturing defect. 2008+ titans are said to be equipped with stronger manifolds, but those crack as well. this crack, if not taken care of, may throw error codes which will cause the engine to lean out and possibly destroy the catalytic converter. aside from possible engine malfunction due to this crack, exhaust gasses to not properly exhaust out the rear of the vehicle and subsequently exit the manifolds within the engine bay and enter into the passenger cabin. as the exhaust manifolds are attached to the catalytic converters, they can be replaced by the 8y/80k mile federal emissions warranty. however, many dealers will not look at the manifolds to diagnose the issue until after this point. replacing the manifolds using oem products is quite costly. | |||
| 04/28/2011 | 69000 | ||
| 2006 nissan titan se king cab 4x4 offroad bigtow. the exhaust manifolds on my titan cracked and 3 separate nissan dealerships in southern california wouldn't acknowledge the issue and repair under warranty. the service managers would claim that they did not or could not find the problem. these parts are covered under the 8 yr/80,000 mile long-term emission system defects warranty and my truck currently has 69,xxx miles. the 3 visits to the different dealerships span from when i got the truck in 2009 to 2011. on my own dime, i had a shop replace the exhaust manifolds and they confirmed both were cracked. i have them sitting in my garage for further proof. i'm considering making a claim w/ nissan hq but i know it'll be in vain. there are several reports of cracked manifolds online. maybe this warrants a recall or nissan can press their dealers to handle this in a more professional manner. | |||
| 09/01/2010 | 85000 | ||
| The exhaust manifolds on my 2006 nissan titan have cracked, causing toxic exhaust fumes to leak into the passenger compartment. the truck has less than 100,000 miles. i believe this issue to be caused by faulty parts supplied by nissan. | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 120000 | ||
| Exhaust manifolds cracking on 2006 nissan titan leading to excessive exhaust fumes | |||
| 10/26/2010 | 75000 | ||
| Cracked exhaust manifolds (both sides) on 2006 nissan titan. normal driving. apparently, this could cause loss of power and fumes escaping from exhaust could enter the cabin and cause headache, nausea and other effects. dealer offers 80k warranty. truck as 75k. dealer will replace under warranty. | |||
| 10/12/2007 | 20000 | 1 | |
| Cv valves causing engine to shut down also reported motor problems at 20,000 miles and replaced motor at 50,000 and electrical and air conditioner problems with a recall on the clutch fans and now leaking fluids and overheating occurs often and occasionally transmission has difficulty shifting into drive and while in drive unable to down shift manually the features for manual shifting are not working also gauges such as brake ,check engine,air pressure lights are always on no way to turn these warning lights off cigarette lighters have never worked and when engine is shut down and no key is in the ignition the gauges flick rapidly on the speedometer, fuel,tac odem, a loud clicking is heard for minutes sounding from the engine at the time the gauges flick, also the ex-cab doors are broken the locks was told the truck was on of the trucks bought from louisiana after hurriciane katrina and was sent form norman, okla to mcalester, okla to brad fenton motors i purchased this truck in 06 with less then 400 miles and i've had a number of problems and repairs and continue to have new problems and have yet to receive a letter from the manufacture about the electrical and fan and air conditioning recalls on the 06 nissan titans that was recalled in august 2008 this is very upsetting and a sellsman at a nissan dealership informed me about 500 titans purchased very cheap all brand new vehicles said to been sent to parts of oklahoma and these trucks were said to be fixed for water damage and any repairs needend to theses trucks these trucks were bought after being sumerged in water and minor repairs were made and then these trucks were sold as brand new without any knowledge about water damages and sold very expensive with out any discount. i am wanting to know if my titan was purchased during hurricane katrina and what dealership it was bought from originally before it was delivered to me at the time of purchase i want to know all recalls and car fax and any reports made . *tr | |||