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 | |
| POWER TRAIN - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | |||||
| NTB-04-047 | 03/19/2010 | 10033345 | Nissan: oil leaking from transfer case. oil is leaking from one or a combination of three bolts at the rear of the transfer case. if bolts are not missing, do not replace transfer case, transfer control device; or transfer control unit f | 08/11/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 12/19/2012 | 48000 | 1 | |
| Yet another titan with leaking rear seals. if it leaks enough the brakes get covered in diff fluid and the rear end blow up. *tr | |||
| 12/19/2012 | 48000 | ||
| Yet another titan with leaking rear seals. if it leaks enough the brakes get covered in diff fluid and the rear end blow up. | |||
| 06/02/2012 | 61050 | ||
| My passenger side rear axle seal is leaking. from what i have read, this is an extremely big problem on nissan titan's. the leak is affecting the following parts: - passenger side rear brake components - passenger side rear tire (sidewall) - entire rear axle assembly | |||
| 10/17/2011 | 40000 | ||
| Wheel seals leaked and got onto break pads break pads and two axel seals had to be changed to make truck safe | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 66000 | ||
| Rear axle seal leaked on drivers side at 66,000 miles. gear oil all over brakes which is a major safety concern. no modifications - truck is full stock. nissan dealer database reveals this issue happened also at 29,000 miles and entire rfd was replaced under warranty for previous owner. now happens again at 66,000 miles. i am told there is a tsb for this issue, but since vehicle is out of warranty(6,000 miles ago) that this is my problem. dealer told me that this problem could very well have been going on without my notice for longer than 6,000 miles. a little research reveals this to be a very common problem with these trucks. nissan needs to acknowledge that they have a faulty design in the rfd, and they need to step up and issue a recall for this issue due to it being a major safety concern! | |||
| 11/09/2011 | 112000 | ||
| I noticed a whining nose from 45 to 70 mph. it got real loud ad 60-65 mph. my titan is regularly serviced with differential fluid changes, and all maintenance. the truck has 112,000 miles on it. i was just told that they need to replace the rear differential on the truck, at a cost of $2448 plus tax on a vehicle that is very well maintained and taken care of. no excuse for it, and ridiculous. | |||
| 11/23/2009 | 85000 | ||
| While driving on flat road under normal road conditions i heard a loud thump from the rear of the truck followed by a several more intermittent thumps. the truck still drove, but with the thumping. upon inspection i discovered that the cross shaft for the spider gear slipped out and got in between the pinion and and ring gear causing it to bind. it broke several teeth off of the ring gear, damaged the cross shaft and marred the pinion gear. | |||
| 10/21/2011 | 40600 | ||
| Passenger side rear axle seal failed. fluid is leaking on the back side of brake shield on to wheel. may be leaking inside the rotor drum on the emergency brake also. 4x4 oem e-locker on rear differential oem wheels and tires differential fluid changed twice original owner | |||
| 08/10/2011 | 88000 | ||
| The rear axle seals leak and the rear differential fluid is all over the brakes. this needs to be recalled as it is a known defect with this vehicle and has been reported many times. | |||
| 08/18/2011 | 61000 | ||
| At around 60,000 miles both my rear seals and pinion seal blew due to a bad air valve or inferer seals, causeing the rear brakes to prematurly fail, due to the oil that had been spilling on to them, this should not have accured on a vehicle with minamal miles and no towing or hauling ... | |||
| 08/10/2011 | 88000 | ||
| The rear axle seals leak and the rear differential fluid is all over the brakes. this needs to be recalled as it is a known defect with this vehicle and has been reported many times. | |||
| 08/18/2011 | 61000 | ||
| At around 60,000 miles both my rear seals and pinion seal blew due to a bad air valve or inferer seals, causeing the rear brakes to prematurly fail, due to the oil that had been spilling on to them, this should not have accured on a vehicle with minamal miles and no towing or hauling ... | |||
| 08/10/2011 | 88000 | ||
| The rear axle seals leak and the rear differential fluid is all over the brakes. this needs to be recalled as it is a known defect with this vehicle and has been reported many times. | |||
| 08/18/2011 | 61000 | ||
| At around 60,000 miles both my rear seals and pinion seal blew due to a bad air valve or inferer seals, causeing the rear brakes to prematurly fail, due to the oil that had been spilling on to them, this should not have accured on a vehicle with minamal miles and no towing or hauling ... | |||
| 07/07/2011 | 50100 | ||
| Rear axle seal like on 2007 nissan titan | |||
| 12/30/2010 | 73770 | ||
| Front differential of 4wd failed. factory defect that nissan refused to stand behind. axle became unclipped without any abuse or impact. undetected could result in seizure and fatal accident. | |||
| 09/30/2010 | 86000 | ||
| Prematurely failing inner rear axle seals causing gear oil from diff to get into rear brake callipers and rotor causing increased braking distance. been replaced once on left and twice on right | |||
| 08/06/2010 | 29500 | ||
| Noticed black grease/oil on right rear rim. dealer diagnosed as right rear axel seal leaking. dealer replaced right rear axle shaft, bearing and seal, covered under power train warrantee. 2007 titan se 4x4 with off road package. 29,500 miles | |||
| 05/28/2010 | 78000 | ||
| I recently had my valve body replaced in my trans, i was driving to san diego on the 5 southbound and when i was mergng on to the freeway from an on ramp and as i applied the gas pedal the truck did not move. i looked under at the drive shaft, while in gear the truck's drive shaft was spinning and making a screeching noise. | |||
| 01/18/2010 | 36543 | 1 | |
| Right rear axle seal failure. second failure within a 90 day period. seal replaced by dealer again. these seal failures pose a very real safety hazard if the lubricant reaches the brakes. they will fail! *tr | |||
| 10/26/2009 | 32806 | 1 | |
| Right rear axle seal failure. dealer replaced the axle seal. right rear axle seal failed again 1/18/2010. dealer replaced the axle seal again. these failures pose a quite real safety hazard as if the lubricant leaks into the brakes they would fail! *tr | |||
| 09/13/2009 | 33568 | 1 | |
| Nissan titan '07 power train:axle assembly:axle shaft:seal. *tr | |||
| 10/28/2009 | 47000 | 1 | |
| 2007 nissan titan rear axle seals leaking onto rear discs causing vehicle to inadequately brake. *tr | |||
| 01/25/2009 | 60320 | 1 | |
| I have had both rear axle seals replaced on my nissan titan, they almost didn't cover the driver side because i was 300 miles over my warranty. i just felt since this has happened to both sides, what will keep it from happening again? i want to make sure nissan recognizes this problem and it is in need of a recall to fix it. the worse part is that it leaks axles grease onto the rear brakes causing them not to work. *tr | |||
| 10/20/2008 | 70000 | 1 | |
| One rear axle already leaked and we had to repair it. now the other rear seal is leaking and we have to replace it. also the shocks are bad. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 07/19/2011 | |||
| Rear axle seal leak on my 2007 nissan titan xe. differential oil on rear brakes caused major safety problem | |||
| 05/15/2009 | 24000 | 1 | |
| Power train went needed to be replaced. only 27,000 miles on car. seals needed to be replaced after new power trained installed. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 11/13/2007 | 72000 | 1 | 03/15/2005 |
| No events leading up to failure, was driving down the road heard a pop, when making a hard left turn. went to the shop, turned in again, hard right, loud pop come from rear end. put truck on lift in shop, drained diff fluid, gear pieces came out. advised dealer in the morning, was told not to bring it in, they would check with nissan to see if it would be replaced under goodwill. was denied on 11/16/2007. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2007 | 4000 | 1 | 04/10/2007 |
| Had to have a new rear axle put in my 07 nissan titan with only 4,500 miles on it. truck would click and pop when i would take off in forward or reverse. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT - SEAL | |||
| 09/13/2009 | 33568 | 1 | |
| Nissan titan '07 power train:axle assembly:axle shaft:seal. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 08/09/2011 | 42828 | ||
| 2007 nissan titan rear differential failed. i noticed a thunk when coming to a stop or starting up from a stop. upon deceleration there would be a thunk thunk thunk. tempo would increase or decrease in relation to speed. i turned a corner, felt and heard a very significant clunk/bang, felt like i rolled over a boulder, as i proceeded for another 50 yds, the thunk was hard enough to feel through the vehicle and loud enough to hear from outside the vehicle as evidenced by the stares i got as i came to a stop. towed it to sheehy nissan in manassas, va, they confirmed it was the rear diff and replaced it under warranty. mileage was 42,828 | |||
| 06/21/2011 | 67385 | ||
| Bought a used 2007 nissan titan 4d 4x4 on 21 june 2011. after driving it for a day, noticed fluid leak around brake and wheel area next to axle on rear driver's side. took to nissan dealership who said that it was the axle seal, and both actually needed to be replaced. have never used vehicle in 4x4 or to tow. very concerned due to the possibility of the differential locking up at high speeds or towing something and causing an accident. it leaking on the breaks is also has my concern. hope this can be fixed by nissan. | |||
| 05/12/2011 | 67000 | ||
| Rear axle seal leaking. replaced at 30k miles under warranty leaking again at 67k no warranty coverage 2k repair | |||
| 09/30/2010 | 86000 | ||
| Prematurely failing inner rear axle seals causing gear oil from diff to get into rear brake callipers and rotor causing increased braking distance. been replaced once on left and twice on right | |||
| 06/16/2010 | 28000 | ||
| Both rear end axle seals went bad causing oil to leak over rear brakes which lead to brake failure. complete rear end had to be replaced. | |||
| 04/13/2010 | 60000 | ||
| My rear axle seals are leaking and have been for some time. i had them replaced and need them replaced again. they leak all over my rear brakes and i am concerned that this could lead to a potentiall dangerous situation. | |||
| 06/16/2010 | 28000 | ||
| Both rear end axle seals went bad causing oil to leak over rear brakes which lead to brake failure. complete rear end had to be replaced. | |||
| 04/13/2010 | 60000 | ||
| My rear axle seals are leaking and have been for some time. i had them replaced and need them replaced again. they leak all over my rear brakes and i am concerned that this could lead to a potentiall dangerous situation. | |||
| 08/18/2008 | 34712 | ||
| There is an ongoing failure of rear axle seals and bearings in our 2007 nissan titan. this results in the slip and brake light burning continuously as well as the rear axle leaking oil. we have had this replaced twice under warranty but it keeps happening. they were changed at 34,712 and 58,205 miles respectively. the lights are on and they are leaking again at 75,209 miles. there is a nissan technical bulletin on this problem with 2004-2007 titans. we contacted nissan and they will not cover a problem out of warranty though it is a manufacturers defect. it appears to us they put cheap repairs in while under warranty and now that the warranty has expired they want their customers to have to pay to fix their design flaw correctly. we have called nissan corporate about this problem and were given a case number and they were going to investigate and let us know if they could help. after several weeks we were told nissan would not help us resolve the problem. the leaking oil presents a danger when it gets on the brakes and makes it unsafe as well as they possibility of parts failure in the rear end. i have been on many titan forums on the internet and this is a very big problem. we are also sending this information to the attorney general of the state of west virginia. | |||
| 08/20/2010 | 69461 | ||
| Right rear axle seal leaking onto rear brakes in 2007 nissan titan causing poor braking. | |||
| 06/14/2010 | 41500 | ||
| 2007 nissan titan driver side rear axle seal leaking. took to dealership and stated it will be fixed under warranty. seems to be a common problem for both sides in the vehicle alond with rear differential failure. | |||
| 06/03/2010 | 34054 | ||
| Had informed nissan two months after purchase at 1700 miles, of loud clunk noise in rear axle when traveling over bumps or potholes as well as tightness and noise from the steering column. nissan stated nothing was wrong with the rear but replaced a defective rack and pinion assembly. during a routine oil change at 34000 miles the differential was found to be leaking from both rear axle seals and the pinion seal. nissan dealership verified the problem on 6/11/10, replaced both rear axle shaft assemblies, and replaced the pinion seal. | |||
| 05/10/2009 | 55000 | 1 | |
| Rear axle seal leaks rear axle seal blew out and leaked differential fluid. differential fluid leaking on rear brake rotors which could cause brake failure, which was a major safety concern to me. *tr | |||
| 11/10/2009 | 70000 | 1 | |
| Rear axle seals leaking on 2007 nissan titan pickup. rear axle grease was leaking onto wheel and rear brake disk... potentially causing a failure of the brakes to stop adequately, had i not found the leak as quickly as i did. i understand that this is a frequent failure on the nissan titan. here is one link to a forum that is tracking axle seal failures among its members: http://www.titantalk.com/forums/titan-engine-transmission-drivetrain/42837-rear-axle-seals-leaks-please-report.html. *tr | |||
| 10/18/2009 | 34800 | 1 | |
| Rear differential falilure on a 2007 nissan titan. *tr | |||
| 10/14/2009 | 23560 | 1 | |
| Rear axle seals leaking on 2007 nissan titan 4wd pickup with 23,500 miles. rear axle grease was leaking onto wheel and rear brake disk... potentially causing a failure of the brakes to stop adequately, had i not found the leak as quickly as i did. i understand that this is a frequent failure on the nissan titan. nissan replaced the seals under warranty with identical seals. i did not keep the old parts. here is one link to a forum that is tracking axle seal failures among its members: http://www.titantalk.com/forums/titan-engine-transmission-drivetrain/42837-rear-axle-seals-leaks-please-report.html there appears to be 350 nissan titan rear axle seal failures reported on this one website alone since august of 2008. *tr | |||
| 06/15/2008 | 38000 | 1 | |
| I noticed a popping in the rear end everytime i changed gears. i took it to my dealer and they ordered me a new rear end, and replaced it. *tr | |||
| 07/29/2008 | 20000 | 1 | |
| 2007 nissan titan le, complete rear end failure in the middle of an intersection with an 18' bass boat in tow. i had to be drug about 100 yards to a safe area to get the truck and boat disconnected, ruined a new set of rear tires as the rear end was locked up. truck currently in shop for new rear end/ hopefully root cause of failure. luckily no one was hurt. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
| 03/05/2008 | 15500 | 1 | 11/30/2007 |
| 1. clunking noise on slight takeoff in drive or reverse, driveline vibration at highway speeds, excessive slop or play in the drivetrain. 2. if the diff had failed completely, could seize locking the rear wheels, could cause you to lose power to drive wheels while merging 3. entire rear axle assembly and driveshaft replaced. *tr | |||
| 11/02/2007 | 3500 | 1 | 06/21/2007 |
| Vehicle bought brand new and after 3500 miles continual clicking noise from drivetrain, took to dealer and had for 2 weeks and got it back and started doing it again within a day. took back in and dealer said it was the rear differential and replaced entire rear axle at 9230 miles. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||
| 03/05/2008 | 15500 | 1 | 11/30/2007 |
| 1. clunking noise on slight takeoff in drive or reverse, driveline vibration at highway speeds, excessive slop or play in the drivetrain. 2. if the diff had failed completely, could seize locking the rear wheels, could cause you to lose power to drive wheels while merging 3. entire rear axle assembly and driveshaft replaced. *tr | |||