2018 Nissan Titan Electrical System

The vehicle has recurring starting issues. The battery frequently becomes weak or completely unable to start, sometimes without warning. The issue occurs intermittently and appears electrical in nature. The vehicle may require jump starts or fails to start after sitting or after driving. This raises concern for an electrical or charging system defect. Battery has been replaced 4 times in the past 5 years. Jumped and charged numerous times in between.

I was in need of medical attention and could not move. The vehicle vehicles, SOS system was unresponsive and ineffective due to the microphone, not working while trying to communicate with the emergency services they were unable to hear me subsequently ending the call under the impression the call was made accidentally. In other cases, this malfunction could mean the difference between life or death.

The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Titan. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the traction control, ABS, check engine, parking sensor error, 4-WD Error, and parking brake warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to continue driving the vehicle; however, the back-over prevention camera was intermittently inoperable while shifted into reverse. The contact stated that occasionally the front driver’s and passenger’s side cameras failed to operate as needed. The contact stated that the failures were intermittent. Additionally, the contact stated that occasionally the vehicle failed to turn off as needed. The contact stated that the engine remained running while other features were turned off. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

The truck will deplete batteries within weeks of installation.

The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Titan. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 MPH, several unknown warning lights started to illuminate off and on. The contact then stated that while the vehicle was in the idle position, the RPMS revved, increased, and decreased continuously. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the electrical harness needed to be replaced. The battery and accelerator pedal was replaced. However, the dealer declined to repair the vehicle under NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V495000 (Electrical System) though the VIN was included, and stated that the harness tampered. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ATTEMPTED TO JUMPSTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HENDERSON NISSAN (295 AUTO MALL DR, HENDERSON, NV 89014) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL THE ELECTRICAL HARNESSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RODENT DAMAGE. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FROM JUNE 2, 2019 UNTIL AUGUST 6, 2019. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,916.

ON DATE THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED, BEFORE WE DROVE TRUCK OFF LOT, CENTER CONSOLE HAD UPDATE ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED (SEE IMAGES). NOTHING ON CENTER CONSOLE WOULD WORK, BUT VEHICLE WOULD RUN FINE. BLIND SPOT DETECTION WOULD NOT WORK. SYSTEM WOULD TRY TO REBOOT ITSELF FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE SYSTEM WOULD COME BACK ONLINE AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE NORMAL, INCLUDING BLIND SPOT DETECTION. NEXT DAY, I TOOK TRUCK TO WORK AND CONSOLE WENT OUT AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING. BLIND SPOT DETECTION NO LONGER WORKED AGAIN. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CONFIRMED IT HAD THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE AND DETERMINED HEAD UNIT WAS BAD AND ARE REPLACING IT NOW.