Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| NTB08-049 | 04/28/2008 | 10024689 | Nissan; special automatic transmission fluid requirement. 2004 to current nissan vehicles. *nj | 05/06/2008 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| NTB12-035 | 04/10/2012 | 10043950 | Nissan: ecm replacement procedures with consult iii plus. applies to all 2004 and later (does not apply to leaf/ev) vehicles. *js | 05/02/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 01/14/2013 | 22000 | 1 | |
| While driving home the truck revved and lost power, i took my foot off the accelerator the truck regained power and i was able to slowly drive the truck home. it happened twice more on that same drive home. i took it down to the dealership where they told me it was the transmission. i explained it only had 22,000 miles on it and it has never been abused in anyway. there is no reason for the transmission to break. we use it mainly for the dogs to travel in and when guess are in town we have an extra vehicle run to the store and back. honestly the truck does very little but show off the dogs when they get to go to the market and back. we call and talked with the nissan rep. whose name is [xxx] who is our district manager, he simply told us that the warranty was no longer in effect and we were responsible for all expenses. i mentioned the unfairness of the situation, his response was i should have taken it into the dealer for all of its maintenance and service recommendations. when i mentioned that we had all the maintenance and services recommended done through our small business local mechanic who by the way has more certificates and experience than his nissan team he argued the fact. i shared how we will continue to support our local small business certified mechanic who pays for all of his expenses on his own to run his business unlike the nissan team who work under the umbrella of the nissan dealer, [xxx] again argued the fact. we have three nissan vehicles all of which we are now selling and will never purchase another nissan ever. its a shame that nissan does not stand by there products. i also read where they extended the warranty for the transmission of the frontier because of a radiator leak that mix with the transmission, instead of a recall on the problem. please people lets band together and boycott all nissan products. 22,000 miles seriously. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) *tr | |||
| 01/14/2013 | 22000 | ||
| While driving home the truck revved and lost power, i took my foot off the accelerator the truck regained power and i was able to slowly drive the truck home. it happened twice more on that same drive home. i took it down to the dealership where they told me it was the transmission. i explained it only had 22,000 miles on it and it has never been abused in anyway. there is no reason for the transmission to break. we use it mainly for the dogs to travel in and when guess are in town we have an extra vehicle run to the store and back. honestly the truck does very little but show off the dogs when they get to go to the market and back. we call and talked with the nissan rep. whos name is ricky harris who is our district manager, he simply told us that the warranty was no longer in effect and we were responsible for all expenses. i mentioned the unfairness of the situation, his response was i should have taken it into the dealer for all of its maintenance and service recommendations. when i mentioned that we had all the maintenance and services recommended done through our small business local mechanic who by the way has more certificates and experience than his nissan team he argued the fact. i shared how we will continue to support our local small business certified mechanic who pays for all of his expenses on his own to run his business unlike the nissan team who work under the umbrella of the nissan dealer, ricky again argued the fact. we have three nissan vehicles all of which we are now selling and will never purchase another nissan ever. its a shame that nissan does not stand by there products. i also read where they extended the warranty for the transmission of the frontier because of a radiator leak that mix with the transmission, instead of a recall on the problem. please people lets band together and boycott all nissan products. 22,000 miles seriously. | |||
| 07/23/2012 | 63595 | 1 | |
| Maintained the vehicle with the dealership. even performed the transmission flush a few months prior. went to back the vehicle into the garage and there was not reverse. the truck would rev the engine and shake and at high rpm the vehicle would begin to slightly reverse. the next morning i took the truck into the dealership and the transmission was blown. as was the manifold (the manifold was covered by warranty, the transmission was no longer covered). at a little over 60,000 miles and not using the vehicle to tow why did the reverse (which was the only gear affected) and the transmission go out. this is an automatic transmission. *tr | |||
| 07/21/2012 | 96000 | 1 | |
| Right rear waterloo slipped and lost traction while under power. left rear wheel caught traction and blew the spider gear out of the rear-end of the truck, rendering the vehicle disabled. *tr | |||
| 07/23/2012 | 63595 | 1 | |
| Maintained the vehicle with the dealership. even performed the transmission flush a few months prior. went to back the vehicle into the garage and there was not reverse. the truck would rev the engine and shake and at high rpm the vehicle would begin to slightly reverse. the next morning i took the truck into the dealership and the transmission was blown. as was the manifold (the manifold was covered by warranty, the transmission was no longer covered). at a little over 60,000 miles and not using the vehicle to tow why did the reverse (which was the only gear affected) and the transmission go out. this is an automatic transmission. *tr | |||
| 07/21/2012 | 96000 | 1 | |
| Right rear waterloo slipped and lost traction while under power. left rear wheel caught traction and blew the spider gear out of the rear-end of the truck, rendering the vehicle disabled. *tr | |||
| 07/23/2012 | 63595 | 1 | |
| Maintained the vehicle with the dealership. even performed the transmission flush a few months prior. went to back the vehicle into the garage and there was not reverse. the truck would rev the engine and shake and at high rpm the vehicle would begin to slightly reverse. the next morning i took the truck into the dealership and the transmission was blown. as was the manifold (the manifold was covered by warranty, the transmission was no longer covered). at a little over 60,000 miles and not using the vehicle to tow why did the reverse (which was the only gear affected) and the transmission go out. this is an automatic transmission. *tr | |||
| 07/21/2012 | 96000 | 1 | |
| Right rear waterloo slipped and lost traction while under power. left rear wheel caught traction and blew the spider gear out of the rear-end of the truck, rendering the vehicle disabled. *tr | |||
| 07/23/2012 | 63595 | ||
| Maintained the vehicle with the dealership. even performed the transmission flush a few months prior. went to back the vehicle into the garage and there was not reverse. the truck would rev the engine and shake and at high rpm the vehicle would begin to slightly reverse. the next morning i took the truck into the dealership and the transmission was blown. as was the manifold (the manifold was covered by warranty, the transmission was no longer covered). at a little over 60,000 miles and not using the vehicle to tow why did the reverse (which was the only gear affected) and the transmission go out. this is an automatic transmission. | |||
| 07/21/2012 | 96000 | ||
| Right rear waterloo slipped and lost traction while under power. left rear wheel caught traction and blew the spider gear out of the rear-end of the truck, rendering the vehicle disabled | |||
| 01/03/2012 | 64001 | ||
| 2008 titan shift gear not responding, will not allow me to engage to lower gears (1-4). stays on d only. the gear shifter button will not respond when the button is pressed. according to other titan owners it appears to be a wiring harness as they have indicated the same problem, the wire breaks due to not enough slack in the wiring harness. nissan service center stated that they will not honor the transmission warranty since i have 64000k miles on the vehicle. | |||
| 10/26/2011 | 89296 | ||
| Taking off from a stop sign the rear end broke and was undriveable. putting in park did not prevent truck from rolling and had to be towed. | |||
| 04/07/2011 | 58468 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 nissan titan xe/se/le. the contact stated while he attempted to activate the gear shifter button into manual the gear did not engage. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnosed that located the failure at the gear shifter wire was cut in half. the dealer advised the gear shifter assembly would need to be replaced. the manufacturer stated they have not received complaints concerning the failure and would not assist with the repair. the failure and the current miles was 58,468. li | |||
| 03/22/2010 | 76000 | ||
| The left rear axle seal on my 2008 nissan titan began leaking with out me knowing it was happening. the grease was thrown onto the left rear tire over an undetermined period of time. the grease caused the rubber in the tire to soften and caused the tire to blow out whild i was traveling @ 65 mph on the interstate. when the blow out occured pieces of the tire beat the fender of the truck causing $1500 in body damage. i also had to have the axle seal replaced at a cost $400. from what i now understand rear axle seal failure is very common on the titan trucks yet there have been no re-calls and/or no action by the nhtsa to demand this problem be corrected. with out this issue being public knowledge what happened to me could easily happen to others and have a more negative outcome than i did. of course nissan refused to comensate me for the damage even though they know this is and has been an on going defect in these vehicles. | |||
| 10/01/2009 | 60000 | 1 | |
| Dealer determined that there is a read end differential failure and needs replacement. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 02/21/2009 | 42283 | 1 | |
| While driving, my nissan titan began to accelerate out of control. i applied the brakes but the motor was too strong. i put the transmission into neutral and the motor redlined and i immediately turned the motor off. the local nissan dealership says their computer does not find anything wrong. i am worried to put my family in this vehicle or let my wife drive it. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 07/10/2011 | 63000 | ||
| Rear axle seal leaks, sending oil over the back plate of the brakes, wetting the brake pads & disk, causing greater stopping distances, and rear end accidents, or rear end failure,causing an accident or roll over. this is not a new problem, since the truck has been on the market there has been seal problems with the axel and still nothing has been done,does it take a death of someone to solve this problem, no just a recall and better design. | |||
| 09/05/2010 | 54485 | ||
| Right (passenger side) rear axle leaking | |||
| 02/20/2010 | 15368 | 1 | |
| The drive shaft fell from underneath the truck while i was attempting to turn left from a stop. *tr | |||
| 10/20/2009 | 123000 | 1 | |
| 2008 nissan titan le 4x4 long wheel base...knocking sound began while my husband was driving on the interstate 55-70 mph. next day a whine developed on acceleration / deceleration. noted leaks at front and rear seals on differentials. took to dealer; without removing inspection covers diagnosed failed rear assembly. stated fairly common - told to pursue my complaint for assistance from nissan north america customer service. fluids added -- when my husband left the dealership the whining deteriorated into a constant banging consistent with speed. husband was close to home and drove the vehicle at 30 mph to our driveway. at this point the vehicle has developed a hard shudder. ii was fortunate that the failure did not occur at highway speed as he drives 50k per year on the interstate and given the gryo type shudder now noticeable at 30 mph one can imagine what a fragmented differential and loose drive shaft might have done. will tow it to the dealership for repair when the rear assembly comes in. i will also ask the dealer to save my old parts for me. *tr | |||
| 06/15/2008 | 10000 | 1 | |
| Rear diff failure. *tr | |||