10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 3 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 83,500 miles
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The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Titan. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle and depressing the brake pedal, the pedal travel distance was extended, and the vehicle would not immediately stop. After turning off and restarting the vehicle, the vehicle operated as designed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. No service was performed. The failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.
- Lafayette, LA, USA
The vehicle brakes frequently go out and start to shake and make a springy noise when you push down on them and the brakes lose power and cannot be applied safely. This may lead to a crash and Nissan cannot diagnose this with certainty so intervention from NHTSA is needed. I have learned that there is a possible faulty delta computer sensor and/or brake booster that Nissan cannot problem solve very well. This problem could or has led to crashes when you cannot apply the brakes at speed. It only happens when driving and the only way to stop it is for the vehicle to be pulled over to the side of the road and shut off and restarted. Please put out a recall for this so that way there are no crashes that can injury my family or others.
- Temple City, CA, USA
Same times losing brakes brake pedal very sponge soft and hardly no brakes to stop the car and the same time makes fun noise and brake light go on.when this happens sun I come to a complete stop I turn off the ignition and I start ignition again and it get back to normal I ben have this problem for a list 12 years I think this happens a list once a month.
- East Meadow, NY, USA
This seems to be an issue for a lot of people so I'm officially reporting. I've owned this car for 16 years. In that time, I've repeatedly had issues with the braking system at different times starting in 2006, but definitely in 2009. I've brought it up with dealers in both saco, me & wake forest, nc. Each time they cannot find a problem. Finally after the last time the dealer said there was a bulletin about the computer needing an update. Which cost multiple hundreds to install. This install definitely decreased the incidents of multiple brake failings while driving, but didn't completely fix the problem. I'm just now learning that it's a faulty delta stroke sensor in the brake booster and is a known problem to Nissan for the Titan and armada models. I never got the postcard about the class action lawsuit, but it wouldn't have helped since they never identified the issue or maybe even hid it from me during my visits. Because of this I'm out of the window for the lawsuit and am still having problems. My '04 still only has 78,000 miles and multiple other people are having this same issue. Nissan just had to pay 25 million to a family that was hit by one of these affected vehicles, but still will not claim there is an issue with the delta sensor and brake booster. Please make them fix this issue to save lives and pay for something they know has been an issue for a very long time. The booster can be reset and the problem goes away, but to do this you have to stop the car with the brakes fluttering and not responding. Then you shut off the car for 10 seconds and restart the car. This usually fixes the issue, but it can return at any time. Usually when you've already been driving for awhile. Started back in 2006, but got worse in 2009. Computer fix lessened issue, but still occurs at random times.
- Raleigh, NC, USA
1/ I was driving on highway when truck just shut down. Fuel gauge reads that truckhas 1/4 tank left of fuel but gas tank empty. 2/ while driving the brake pedal goes to the floor like it has no brakes. I check the fluids and its full. Turn the truck off and on and it works again.
- Kearny, NJ, USA
The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Titan. While driving at 35 mph, the brake pedal was depressed however, the rear brakes failed to respond. The ABS warning indicator light was illuminated. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated the rear axle seals on the end leaked differential fluid saturated the brakes. The failure mileage was 180,000. Consumer stated it was found later bearing failed on the left and right inner axle. Axles with bearings and seals are factory assembly. Emergency brake parts as well as sensors were damaged.
- Pottstown, PA, USA
My vehicle is a 2004 Nissan Titan pickup truck and when I'm driving and I start to slow down to stop when I get about 40 miles per hour it wants to speed up real fast on me and I'm trying to stop at when it's doing it when it drops down to 25 it does it again and then again at 5 or 10 miles an hour does it is very very very dangerous because of almost wrecked several times it's so bad that it's messed up my brakes because now my my pads are making noises rotors it does it every single time you drive the vehicle
- Conley, GA, USA
Leaking axles seals after multiple replacements and incidents on road. Not covered under warranty or recall even though there are thousands of reports for this issue and axle overheating. Vehicle axle broke near bearing going 65 mph on highway with no warning two weeks ago 9/10/2019 there is still no safety recall.
- Camp Lejeune, OH, USA
Cruise control will stop when hitting a bump fuel spills out whilst trying to put gas into the truck. Certain times the brakes want work until you put the truck in the parking position.
- Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA
I have air bag warning light, blinking I scan it and this codes came out B1081 and B1019, also ABS lights pup up too
- Douglasville, GA, USA
Break sign appears on dashboard while driving the vehicle. Strange noises come from brakes and breaks does not apply properly. It happened many times in the past and I pull over safely, turn the engine off and turn the engine on break sign is gone and breaks start working ok. Then it happens again and again. Very unsafe to pull the car on side of busy highway, then turn the engine off and on.
- Bronx, NY, USA
I went in to get a truck on July 11th... they had to get the truck started by jumping the battery that they said would be replaced. While rushing us without offering a test drive insurring the truck was sound and mechanically stable. We then drove off in the 2004 Nissan Titan and all the lights on the dash came on shortly after. Vrd ABS and brake as well as check engine light. The brakes then went out on us as we reached out home. The next day we informed them of what happened, they said it was just water on the brakes to give it a day and see what it does. It happened again and when we took it back they said the mechanic was gone to come back. Thats when we noticed the cara registration was for another vehicle and started to wonder if they had taken the car to emmisions at all. Check engine light was om since we left the lot. Before our first payment I spent $900 on parts had roadside called 4 times and replaced the battery. The truck didnt last to the first payment. Completely lost all braking power. This truck was taken to a mechanic that told us it would not have passed emissions when we got it because the history on the check engine light showed it was only cleared and not addressed.
- Chandler, AZ, USA
The brakes in our 2004 Nissan Titan failed while driving down the road, thankfully we were not going fast and were able to pull to the dirt on the side to stop. There was no warning. We had no deferred maintenance on the truck. Brakes were mechanically perfect.( two mechanics verified this ) once we turned the truck off and back on the brakes worked again. Found a class action lawsuit in la for this exact issue. Contacted Nissan, they denied knowing anything about this issue. No help. Towed the truck to the dealership, they denied knowing anything about this chronic problem. Turns out its a delta stroke sensor part of the ABS system. NHTSA you need to order a recall, this is a public safely issue. There is no warning before failure. Please protect the public get these trucks off the road and fixed before one of them plows into your family. So saddened by Nissan, never again will I trust this company.
- Ahwahnee, CA, USA
3'rd brake line rupture. All the connectors under or around bottom of frame appear rusted. I'm getting afraid to drive it. It seems these lines should have been made from a component that would not rust. I can't be the only one with this issue
- Blountville, TN, USA
The brake light in my vehicle came on while I was driving home on the highway 235 (md) road. When I applied the brakes it made what seems to be grinding noise. The brakes went soft luckily the I was near a shoulder and avoided a near rear end with another vehicle. I was close to a gas station. I pulled into the gas station with the grinding noise. I went outside to see if there were an brake leaks or any brake issues and noticed nothing. I turned on the truck and the brake light was gone and the brakes were normal. I took the truck to my dealer and sheehy Nissan stated it was the power brake vacuum booster. Nissan dealer stated they had a notice on this issue. Due to safety concerns. I had it fixed - well $1,428.45 later. The sad part - this truck only has 15647 miles and lightly used. Seems that there are similar issues with the brakes on Nissan Titans on the NHTSA website. Invoice of the services performed are uploaded. Did remove personal information per instructions on the NHTSA website.
- Mechanicsville, MD, USA
The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Titan. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and felt abnormal. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.
- Upper Marlboro, MD, USA
Brake pedal goes to the floor unexpectedly; intermittent condition;; while driving any speed and depressing on brakes; pedal will go to the floor; red brake light comes on; makes grinding noise when problem occurs; shut off key and restart; light goes out and brake pedal resumes normal position and noise goes away.
- Hebron, IN, USA
When stopping sharply to avoid hitting another vehicle traveling less than 20 mph which made a sudden turn in same lane brakes failed. This caused a near fatality. This is the 7th time brake failure has occurred in this vehicle despite numerous repairs costing thousands of dollars--thankfully nobody has been killed or maimed --yet. At this point and having reviewed similar experiences by many owners and noting that fatalities have occurred as a result of this defective vehicle/design flaw I would appreciate advice.
- Silver Spring, MD, USA
Incident 1: I was driving through a parking lot and applied the brake. Once the brake was applied, the brake pedal pushed back at me as if the ABS system had been activated, and there was a loud sound that I know to be caused by the ABS system being used. Luckily, when this happened I was about to pull into a parking spot and it had a curb. Knowing that my brakes were partially compromised, I slowly entered the parking stall and needed minimal braking. I noticed that my emergency brake light, vdc off light, and my slip light were all illuminated. At this point I turned off the vehicle and walked around it looking for any evidence of a brake fluid leak or anything out of the ordinary. I didn't see any brake fluid or any fluids or contaminants on the brake discs. I returned several minutes later and turned on the car and it performed as normal for about a week and dismissed it as an unusual one time fluke. One week later, I had a very similar incident detailed below. Incident 2: again, I was going through a parking lot at less than 10 mph, and was about to pull into a parking space. This time, it did not start until I was pulling into the space, so I had no warning that I would have a hard time stopping. Luckily, I had a curb at the end of my parking space. Once I felt the kick back I immediately pressed on the brake as hard as possible and slowly came to a stop a few inches away from the curb. I then saw the same warning lights the same as before. Dealership visit: At this point, I knew it wasn't a one time thing and took the truck to the dealer later that day. They told me my delta stroke sensor was bad and needed to be replaced. I have not had it fixed yet, and do not know if this is a permanent fix. I have seen several others with this same problem, just more significant. Definitely will be a long time before I feel safe driving this truck again.
- Kaneohe, HI, USA
- Crescent City, CA, USA