Backing into parking spot, heard loud clunk from rear end, drove throughout day and it got worse when turning or accelerating both forward and reverse. Various speeds it occurs, highway, driveway, it does not differ. Diagnosed, needs rear axle replacement. Garage approximately 2 grand, Nissan about 4 grand.

- Mebane, NC, USA

Crew cab short bed. 5.6L. SE model. 4WD. 97,171 miles rear differential catastrophically failed in a matter of a couple of miles. Progressively louder low frequency growl. Clunk when shifting from reverse to drive and vice versa. Seeping differential gear oil and seal / bearing failure. Considerable metal suspended in differential fluid. All of this happened in a 24 hour period and a couple of miles at low to moderate city street speed. Driving history: Minimal 4WD operation - primarily in snow and ice during winter. No mudding or off roading. No rock climbing. Have factory tow package and trans. Tows ultra light 24-foot travel trailer weighing approximately 6,000 lbs (rated to tow 9,500) four to five times a summer. Maybe 7,000 towing miles. Mainly freeway and city driving. Minimal cargo ever in bed. Normally empty.

- Sterling Heights, MI, USA

I have a 2005 Nissan Titan with only 44000 miles on it. During recent driving it sounded as if the right rear was grinding to pieces. It continually got worse so I looked under the truck to see if there was something that was caught and dragging. It was so loud that people would stare at the truck when it passed by. After it was taken to the garage they discovered that the insides of the right rear axle were almost completely torn apart. It was very fortunate that it did not cause a serious problem while driving. They also found that the left axle was leaking and would likely also break down. The cost to repair the truck was over $1700.

- Milmay, NJ, USA

Both rear axle seals leaked at 38, xxx in 9/2009 and were replaced under warranty. No issues for two years. In 8/2011 driver side is leaking again. Tried to express my concerns to Nissan and was rejected because of "warranty" issues. Seems to be an inherent problem experienced by a lot of 04-07' Titan/armada owners. Tsb issued by Nissan to replace entire axle assembly 5 months after my first leak, but they don't feel it's their responsibility to notify owners who experienced the issue prior to the bulletin. Was told by a Nissan rep. That the tsb is a guideline for tech's. to properly fix an issue if it arises. I had the issue but it was 5 months before they figured out how to do a "proper" fix, and according to them it doesn't apply to me unless the part or labor or drivetrain was still under warranty. Was told that if this was a widespread issue they might offer good faith credit. Curious as to how many it will take for them to not turn the blind eye to an obvious problem with what I feel is a safety issue. If there is a problem with the drive axle of a vehicle, I believe that should qualify as a safety issue or recall.

- Cream Ridge, NJ, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Titan. The contact stated while driving various speeds he notice that there was a loud noise in the rear end. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised him that there was a metal piece of fragment in the rear differential. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure and current mileage was approximately 75,000.

- Pasco, WA, USA

The axle seals leak intermittingly on both the driver and passenger side, rear axle. Gear oil leaks out and coats the backside of the brake/wheel assembly. This is the second incident on the driver side. The first time it was fixed under warranty at approximately 20000 miles. The passenger side axle seals were fixed under warranty at approximately 25000 miles.

- Emporia, KS, USA

Nissan Titan 2005 37,000 miles rear axel seal leaks.

- Dennard, AR, USA

Driving truck slowly in sand and heard pop in rear end. Mechanic informed me spider gears in rear differential failed.

- Keystone Heights, FL, USA

I was making a U turn and heard a pop from the rear end. I had the truck towed to my garage and when they removed the cover from the rear differential pieces fell out. It had destroyed itself. I'm glad I wasn't driving at highway speeds at the time with my wife and two kids in the car. Things could have been much worst. If you google "Nissan Titan rear end failure" there's a 46 page long post on titantalk.com about Titan rear end failures. Nissan need to be held accountable for this common problem.

- Clearfield, UT, USA

I was driving my 2005 Nissan Titan xe and while in a snow storm and pressed the button at 20 mph to engage the 4 wheel drive and heard a clunk and continued to click, click, click and would not engage into 4 wheel. Brought to dealer and they told me it is the front differential case and would cost 1520 plus tax to replace and install, I then called Nissan 800 # and asked to goodwill part because this seem to be a common problem. Nissan told me they could not help because I'm out of my warranty.

- Torrington, CT, USA

I have a 2005 Nissan Titan. The rear axle is leaking all over the rear brakes causing a safety issue with the brakes. It could cause braking failure or a fire in the rear brakes. Nothing has happened yet but could potentially cause a bad accident to happen if someone owning this vehicle didn't realize that the rear axle was leaking.

- Portage, IN, USA

My 2005 Nissan Titan has been leaking rear differential oil from both axle seals. The fluid has been thrown around in the wheel wells and has soaked all four rear brake sets it has greatly increased stopping distance and I feel the faulty parts should be covered by Nissan as well as new brakes, service and emergency. Recently my girlfriend parked and left the vehicle neutral with the parking brake on. The truck then rolled down my driveway and hit a tree 5 feet from my daughters swingset! I feel that the reason it rolled away is because of the oil on the brake shoes. Not only do I need to replace all rear brakes and the axle seals but now also a rear bumper and have my left rear quarter panel repaired.

- Bellingham, WA, USA

I own a 2005 Nissan Titan, I do not tow anything with it and I do no off road driving. In 2009 with 65,000 miles my rear end started making a loud noise. I took it in to dealer to get looked at. Dealer told me it would cost $2600 to put new one in. Also there was nothing they could do warranty was up just 5,000miles ago.

- West Seneca, NY, USA

Rear axle seals leaking replaced at 55,000 and now again at 68,000.

- Agawam, MA, USA

Multiple failures of right rear axle seal. Failures at mileages of 42186/86082/106492/131033. Same parts replaced 43252-7S200 rear axle seal, 43070-7S200 rear spacer, 40210-7S210 axle bearing. Axle fluid drains directly on to brake causing loss of function on right rear wheel. Also has caused possible premature shock absorber wear.

- Grapevine, TX, USA

4" inches of new snow. Before leaving work, I engaged 4X4 high. Pulling out from a stop light, I noticed it didn't feel like the 4X4 was working. Next morning, had a big puddle of diff fluid on ground. Took it to the Nissan dealership, and was told front diff was junk. This truck has been put in 4X4 high maybe 5 times in 80,000, always on icy roads.

- Chippewa Falls, WI, USA

I purchased a use 2005 Nissan Titan 4X4 in may of 2010. In December 2010 I went to engage the front wheel drive due to driving up a road that had snow and ice. After complying with the directions in the owner's manual I began driving up the grade only to find that I had no pull from the front wheels. This almost resulted in the loss of control of the vehicle due to loss traction on the road. One time the front of the vehicle complete slide back down the hill, causing the vehicle to do a complete 180 degree turn. Days later I took the vehicle to my mechanic and found the front axle had become detached. They advised me that this was the second Titan they had seen do this and had heard that Titans had a problem detaching when driven in four wheel drive mode on dry pavement and the vehicles would make sharp turns. Luckily, my incident did not result in any crashes, however it did come close to striking fixed objects along the road.

- Troutville, VA, USA

Failed rear end differential at only 75,000 miles. Driving on highway when a loud bang came from the rear end. Made it home, but more popping and banging noises along the way, especially turning under acceleration. Drained rear differential fluid and removed cover, metal chunks and shavings in case. This vehicle has the "big tow" package on it and has never been used to tow anything. It has been mostly on the highway and off road very infrequently and never heavy-duty off road. It is very fortunate that the failed rear end did not cause the vehicle to lock the rear axle and cause a severe accident. This is a very common issue on this model of vehicle, and in my opinion is due to a faulty locking rear differential. Nissan will not admit this, because the entire rear axle assembly needs to be replaced and it is very expensive. Now that the 2005 model year trucks are getting a bit older, these failures are becoming extremely common and it is only a matter of time until one fails on the freeway and somebody is injured or killed when the vehicle's rear axle locks up due to an exploded spider gear assembly.

- Magalia, CA, USA

I own a 2005 Nissan Titan pickup which I purchased new. The vehicle has 57,000 miles. My driveway is steep as I live in a remote location. About two weeks ago I was headed to town. The rear end went out and my Titan slid off the roadway. The mechanic who is repairing my vehicle told me this was a very common problem with my model of vehicle. I checked on line and found many similar incidents. I contacted Nissan and found there was no recall regarding this. Repair cost is now over $2000.

- Port Angeles,, WA, USA

2005 Nissan Titan rear axle seal leaking at 42,000 miles. Dealer said there is a defect but not a recall. They want to replace whole axle to prevent seal leaking again. There are thousands of complaints on this issue and it is a safety issue that should be recalled.

- Halethorpe, MD, USA