2004 Nissan Titan Power Train

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN TITAN TRUCK. A REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD IT LEAK. DIFFERENTIAL GEAR OIL LEAKS, WHICH COULD GET ON THE BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME, I HAD TO REPLACE THE DIFFERENTIAL WHICH ALSO FAILED. I REPLACED THE SEAL AND BEARINGS. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME I WILL BE REPLACING THEM. IF I HAD NOT CHECKED IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE, AS OIL COULD GET ON THE BRAKES. ALSO, DUE TO NISSAN'S POLICY OF NOT SELLING REAR END PARTS (IN THE DIFFERENTIAL) I HAD TO BUY A WHOLE NEW REAR END THE FIRST TIME. I DID NOT SAVE THE OLD PARTS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN LOOSE GRAVEL AND I FELT AN UNUSUALLY FEELING IN MY REAR AXEL, SO I DROVE THE VEHICLE SLOWLY HOME NEVER FELT IT UNTIL I ARRIVED TO MY HOME AND THEN I PARKED IT. I THEN CALLED A TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP CALLED AND TRIED TO GET REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR MY REAR AXLE AND WHERE UNABLE TO. SO THEY HAD TO GET A HOLE NEW REAR AXLE NOT JUST NEW PARTS BUT A COMPLETELY NEW REAR AXLE. THE NEW REAR AXLE IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL, WHICH MAKES ME AND THE MECHANIC THAT OWNS THE REPAIR SHOP BELIEVE THAT THE ORIGINAL REAR AXLE WAS FAULTY. OTHER WISE WHY WOULDN'T THE REAR END BE THE SAME AND BE ABLE TO GET REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE OLD REAR AXLE LIKE YOU CAN WITH MOST VEHICLES. *TR

MY NISSAN TITAN CREWS BRAKES WERE NOT PERFORMING WELL ON A TRIP I TOOK. AFTER GETTING HOME I NOTICED OIL ON MY GARAGE FLOOR AT BOTH REAR BRAKES. THE REAR DIFF. WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE BRAKE BACKING PLATE TO THE EXTENT THAT OIL WAS BEING SLUNG THROUGHOUT THE WHEEL WELL THE REAR AXLE HAS FAILED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAL REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO EXCESSIVE LEAKAGE WHEN I PARKED THE TRUCK IT HAD MOVED SEVERAL INCHES BACK UNTIL ANOTHER GEAR ENGAGED THE PROBLEM IS NOT DESIGN ITSELF IT IS THE QUALITY OF THE METAL BEING USED FOR THE GEARS I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO MY FRONT END AXLE FAILURE WAS DUE TO SLIGHT USE OF THE 4WD IN MILD SNOW CONDITIONS THE FIRST TIME. I HAD IT REPAIRED BY A FACTORY NISSAN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR LESS THAN 30,000 MILES LATER. NISSAN IS SAYING ITS NOT THEIR FAULT BUT I WAS NOT ABUSING THE 4WD SIMPLY JUST USING IT. BASICALLY THE FRONT LEFT AXLE BREAKS A CLIP AND THE AXLE SHAFT GOING INTO THE DIFFERENTIAL SLIDES DOWN. OVER TIME UNNOTICED I'M SURE THIS COULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE FRONT END COMPONENTS UNTIL A CATASTROPHIC STEERING/WHEEL FAILURE. I WILL BE TRYING TO CONTACT NISSAN TO GET THEIR STORY OF WHY THIS KEEPS OCCURRING. *TR

REAR WHEEL SEAL OUT ON 2004 NISSAN TITAN 4WD. OIL GETTIN ON BRAKE COULD CAUSE FIRE. *TR

AXEL SEAL LEAK ON A LONG 2,500 VACATION DRIVE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT IF ALL THE GEAR OIL WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST. LUCK IT WAS DISCOVERED SOON ENOUGH THAT I COULD FILL THE DIFF BACK UP. SEALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY AS WELL AS THE WHOLE AXEL ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION. THESE AXEL AND AXEL SEAL PROBLEMS MAY CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT ONE DAY. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

REAR AXLE SEALS BEGAN TO LEAK AT 75000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY AT ALL TIMES. THE NISSAN DEALER NOTICE THE LEAK DURING AN INSPECTION. NUMEROUS FORUMS HAVE COMPLAINTS OF THE AXLE SEALS FAILING DUE TO IMPROPER VENTING. LEAKAGE OF GEAR OIL ONTO REAR BRAKES PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD TO MY FAMILY. REQUEST NISSAN REPLACE AXLE SEALS AND DO A RECALL TO REENGINEER A NEW VENTING SYSTEM FOR AXLE SEALS. *TR

REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEARING FAILURE RESULTING IN RING AND PINION DAMAGE

AXLE SEALS ARE LEAKING THAT CAN CAUSE IMPROPER REAR BRAKING. NISSAN HASNT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE AS A RECALL BUT SEVERAL ISSUES HAS BEEN NOTED.

TOOK 2004 NISSAN TITAN PICKUP WITH 53,479 MILES TO DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGE AND SERVICE UNDER RECALL NTB 352 W93 SERVICE MANUAL REFERENCE PB081. AT COMPLETION OF WORK SERVICE MANAGER MENTIONED THAT REAR AXLE SEAL SERVICE AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY 500.00 SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. I DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME THAT THE SERVICE SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. LATER ON 10/14/2009 TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE NOW WITH MILEAGE OVER 60K SERVICE MANAGER RECOMMENDED THE AXLE SEAL SERVICE AT THE COST MENTIONED ABOVE. AT 66974 MILES I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I SCHEDULED THE AXLE SERVICE ON 12/14/09 WHEN SLIP AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON, THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED PARTS. FURTHER RESEARCH BY ME FOUND THAT THIS SERVICE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AT NO COST UNDER 60K WARRANTY PERIOD. I BELIEVE THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE MANAGER WAITED UNTIL MY VEHICLE WAS OVER 60K AND THEREFORE OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

THE REAR AXLE SEALS (BOTH) ON MY 2004 STARTED LEAKING AT 56,000 MILES. THE LEAK OCCURRED AT 5 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS SO THE DEALER DENIED ANY WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITY. THIS VEHICLE IS USED FOR MOSTLY FOR LOCAL TRIPS WITH OCCASIONAL TRAILER TOWING THAT IS WELL WITHIN THE DESIGN LIMITS AS ADVERTISED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IN REPLACING THE SEALS IT WAS NOTED THAT THEY APPEAR TO SPIN IN THE AXLE HOUSING THUS WEARING OFF THE OUTER SEALING SURFACE. IT APPEARS THAT THE ONLY PROVISION TO PREVENT THIS IS THE CLAMPING ACTION OF THE BEARING RETAINER THAT SANDWICHES THE SEAL BETWEEN IT AND THE BEARING WHICH IS THEN FORCED AGAINST A SHOULDER IN THE AXLE HOUSING. PREVIOUS DESIGNS OF THIS AXLE, AS USED BY OTHER MANUFACTURERS, PRESSED THE SEAL INTO THE RETAINER AND THEN SEALED THE RETAINER TO THE HOUSING WITH A GASKET. LEAKS SUCH AS I EXPERIENCED WERE ALMOST NON-EXISTENT. WHILE THE LEAK IS MOSTLY ANNOYING, IT DOES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CONTAMINATE THE BRAKES THUS IMPAIRING THE STOPPING ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE JUST HAD THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAIL ON MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN AT 95K MILES. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN USED FOR TOWING BUT ONLY ABOUT 5 TIMES A YEAR. IT HAS A TOW PACKAGE AND MOST OF THE MILES ON IT ARE HIGHWAY MILES. *TR

2004 NISSAN TITAN SPIDER GEARS BUSTED, WORKING ON GETTING IT FIXED NOW. *TR

2004 NISSA TITAN LE REAR AXLE/ DIFFERENTIAL BLEW. *TR

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR AXEL SEALS LEAKING CAUSING FLUID TO GET ON TO BRAKE ROTORS. *TR

PASSENGER REAR AXLE SEAL FLUID LEAK ONTO REAR BRAKES. *TR

REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE ON 2004 NISSAN TITAN. WARRANTY REPLACED BY NISSAN 3 TIMES PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. LATEST FAILURE AT 57,106 MILES IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN FAILED TODAY WHILE TURNING INTO TRAFFIC. I LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND WAS NEARLY SIDESWIPED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I AM AWARE OF AT LEAST 75 OTHER CASES OF THIS SAME FAILURE. MY DEALER WANTS $3300 TO FIX IT AND I ONLY HAVE 49,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN TITAN, AND I NOTICED OIL ON MY REAR WHEELS, AND ON THE FLOOR BELOW BOTH OF MY REAR BRAKES. THE OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AT BOTH ENDS OF THE AXLE. THE OIL WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE BRAKE BACKING PLATE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS AND SEALS. I TURNED THIS INTO NISSAN,AND THEY RE-EMBERSED ME FOR THE REPAIR. I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON ON THE 2004 NISSAN TITAN, AND I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT OPERATE WELL NOW THAT THE OIL WAS ON THE BRAKES. AT THE TIME, I HAD APPROXIMATELY 75000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, AND DON'T TOW OR USE FOR HEAVY USE. I DRIVE THIS AS I WOULD A CAR. ANYHOW, THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SEAL HAS STARTED LEAKING AGAIN, AND I HAVE 90,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK NOW. I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

NISSAN TITAN 2004 4X4SE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WENT BAD AND NEEDS REPAIR.WAS REPAIRED FOR AXLE LEAK ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO BY DEALER AND REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL COVER AND FLUID BUT AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM IN JUST ABOUT ALL YEAR TITANS WHETHER THEY ARE 2 OR 4 WHEEL DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN WITH 54700 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE SEALS HAVE FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO HIS LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE HE FOUND THAT THE REAR AXLE SEALS HAD BEEN LEAKING ONTO THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. SUDDENLY, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE DRIVER STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

1: JUST NORMAL DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION DEVELOPING ON THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. THE NEXT DAY JUST WENT TO GO TO THE STORE, ABOUT 5 MINS AWAY, THE SLIGHT VIBRATION TURNED INTO A VERY LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND YOU COULD FEEL IT THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO NISSAN. 2: THE FAILURE WAS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, NISSAN TOLD ME THAT BASICALLY THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE REAR DIF CAME APART AND THE WHOLE REAR END AXLE TO AXLE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO A TUNE OF 3,000 DOLLARS. LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOW (ABOUT 25 MPH) SO THERE WASN'T ANY OTHER MAJOR DAMAGE OR INJURY. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON TITAN TALK FORUMS AND MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE AND HAVE REPORTED IT LIKE I AM NOW, SOME WEREN'T SO LUCKY AND WERE ON FREEWAY WHICH AT THOSE SPEEDS THEY CLAIM THE DRIVE-SHAFT BROKE OFF THE REAR DIFF AND WAS DRAGGING ON THE ROAD, NOT GOOD. 3: NISSAN IS REPLACING THE WHOLE REAR-END AXLE TO AXLE TO A TUNE OF 3,000 DOLLARS AND THEY ONLY WARRANTY THEY ARE OFFERING TO ME IS 1 YEAR UNLIMITED MILES AND THAT IS ALL THEY OFFER WHICH IN MY OPINION IS HORRIBLE. NISSAN CAME OUT WITH A NEWER VERSION OF THIS REAR-END WHICH THEY WILL BE INSTALLING SO HOPEFULLY THIS ONE WILL NOT FAIL BUT I AM STILL VERY UPSET ABOUT HAVING TO SHELL OUT 3,000 FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL LIKE THIS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS HAZARD HAVING THESE REAR-ENDS FAIL LIKE THIS, OTHER TRUCKS I'VE OWNED IN THE PAST I'VE PUT 200 PLUS THOUSAND MILES AND NEVER HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE READ DIFFERENTIAL. *TR

REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKS; 2004 NISSAN TITAN. *TR

MY REAR AXLE SEALS ON MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN PICK-UP TRUCK LEAKED AND CAUSE THE REAR BRAKES TO FAIL. *TR