10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 6
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
72,085 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

The NHTSA is the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints can be spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem. See the Back button — blue bar at the very top of the page — to explore more.

Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 2006 Nissan Titan:

Unsubscribe any time. We don't sell/share your email.

problem #38

May 082022

Titan

  • miles
Noticed electrical burning smell outside the previous day but could not find the source. In the morning found that the front, passenger door had caught fire and smoldered all night long burning to a crisp. Not sure the cause. The truck was last driven on Friday and sat all weekend until the problem was discovered Monday morning. The truck still runs and as far as I can tell everything except the speaker in the door is working and the passenger power seat which was also slightly burnt.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #37

Apr 082022

Titan

  • miles
These units are being sold at various retailers and deceptively marketed. I purchased one with the warning label defaced. The listing stated it was a bStock item due to cosmetic damage otherwise fully functional. It was only after receiving it did I find the truth of the 2 NHTSA recalls in 2019. https://bigjeffaudio.com/products/open-box-ioxus-12v-group-31-smart-power-bluetooth-car-audio-ultra-capacitor After I brought it to their attention and a little convincing, did they add the disclaimer at the bottom of the listing. To be transparent I purchased the same item, through that specific vendor on eBay. I did capture the listing before they added the disclaimer. Ultimately they refunded the purchase and I sent the item back. The photos explicitly omit the "warning" that has large print ultracapacitor and small print, "follow this link to the the actual warning" Going further the manufacturer went as far as to post a video of an employee throwing the battery, showing that it is completely safe and instructs the viewer to hit up a distributor and go buy one now. I have captured that as well https://youtu.be/-EMm-z_WcPY As I understand it these have been sold for over a year. Big Jeff audio just added a disclaimer. It is one thing to inform the customer and quite another to sell to an unsuspecting person.

- Dalton, GA, USA

problem #36

Apr 222021

Titan

  • 235,483 miles
I have had to replace my transfer case 2 times, my front drive side hub assembly 2 times in less than 2 years. I have replace front axle and and rear. Now my passenger side leaks out from under the glove box every time it rains into my floor keeping it wet. Just yesterday my transmission went itno limp mode and I know it can be a number of things. I look at the 04 thru 07 Titans and they have a lot of issues like have but haven't listed them all, but the issues iam having are not on recall list for my 2006, but are for the other years"?" this is my only vehicle and I can't afford to keep dropping $ into it. Back driver window motor stopped and window fell and broke, manifold ticking is a recall for the 2005, but not my 2006. I could keep going but I am getting so frustrated. I was going down the road at about 45 mhp when it just went into limp mode, so I pulled over turned it off and back on then it would work for about 3 min. Stop do it again to get home. It will go into gear, and the RPM's rev and go up, but I am not getting very far at all. My trans fluid is good. I have also replaced the throttle position sensor. All fuses are good and codes reset and it still goes limp mode.

- Bardstown, KY, USA

problem #35

Aug 082012

Titan

  • 165,000 miles
My airbag did not deploy after being involved in an incident. There is ongoing electrical issues with shorting out battery overnight when radio is connected. Nissan removed fuse and can't locate the electrical issue. Condenser fan has gone out.

- Corpus Christi, TX, USA

problem #34

Jun 092019

Titan

  • 50,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Titan. The contact stated that the electrical warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 06V459000 (electrical system) by henderson Nissan (295 auto mall dr, henderson, nv 89014, (702) 558-5800); however, the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the electrical warning indicator remained illuminated after the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.

- Lasv Egas, NV, USA

problem #33

May 062019

Titan

  • 160,000 miles
Wire harness for the rear power slider (behind the rear seat) caught on fire. Fire marshall said it was a faulty wire harness. Caught our carseats and the entire cab, and bed on fire. Vehicle was off, parked and vacant when the fire was visible, but only for 10 minutes, so it may have started when it on, and wasn't visible right away.

- Everett, WA, USA

problem #32

Jul 202018

Titan

  • 0 miles
It will crank but will not start

- Gulfport, MS, USA

problem #31

Oct 142008

Titan

  • 74,000 miles
My vehicle impacted another vehicle from the rear and air bags did not deploy. The air bag light has been on. Several electrical problems; steering wheel buttons stopped working in 2008, ABS light remains on, backup sensor went out 11-17 and most recently I started my vehicle one morning and speakers started popping really loud and immediately smelled of burned wires and just two days later vehicle would not start, battery was completely drained. After charging worked fine for a couple of days but just repeated the same situation. This vehicle has gave me so many electrical problems starting a year after purchase. Also noticed that one of the a frames welded joints is cracked. I am a certified welding inspector and can say that it is a manufacturer discontinuity. The catalytic converters went out years after purchase in 2006. I have had to replace the engine because of the catalytic converters. I am the one and only owner and purchased it new with only 17 miles on it. This vehicle has had so many electrical/mechanical issues that im starting to think I should apply under lemon law but I dont know how to do that.

- Corpus Christi, TX, USA

problem #30

Nov 102017

Titan

  • miles
Keep getting a recall notification for our truck. However check the VIN # out and it says nothing is there. But in the mail today it says there is still a recall for the wire harness routed through the rear doors on the campaign # 06V-459

- Peoria, AZ, USA

problem #29

Feb 052014

Titan

  • 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Titan. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated while driving. In addition, the passenger seat belt failed to retract and the rear door speaker failed to function. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear door wiring harness needed to be repaired and rounded the correct way. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 06V459000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

- San Jose, CA, USA

problem #28

Jan 062017

Titan

  • 161,975 miles
Vehicle was just below 1/4 a tank mark. I turned engine off. Reset trip odometer. Put fuel into vehicle. Gas gauge took over 10 minutes to go from below 1/4 tank to just above 3/4 full.

- Peoria, AZ, USA

problem #27

Sep 292016

Titan

  • 117,000 miles
Air bag warning light started blinking. Diagnostic gave code of crash zone sensor communication error. Researched issue on line and see that there is a recall for snow belt states which Maine is included but not the Titan. Contacted Nissan regarding issue and was told that they would not cover because we are outside of warrantee? find it odd that some vehicles are being covered but not this one. Previously to the airbag light issue my husband was driving on the interstate doing approximately 70 mph when the vehicle abruptly lost all power. Thankfully no vehicle behind him. He pulled over into breakdown lane tried to restart vehicle wouldn't start initially but after 10 minutes did start. No codes to be read not sure if this is related to the airbag issue but obviously not safe to have your vehicle abruptly shut down at 70 mph.

- Greene, ME, USA

problem #26

Jul 202016

Titan

  • 97,383 miles
Takata recall truck burned completely insurance company said to contact you guys for an investigation of the truck recall truck was parked in drive way then catched on fire next to building called fire department and they came and turned fire of truck was towed and the insurance company said to call U guys for damages cause its a recall on truck truck was total lost and insurance is deniing the case cause they said to contac you guys regarding the faulty truck and recall

- North Hollywood, CA, USA

problem #25

May 222015

Titan 6-cyl

  • 147,676 miles
On 05/22/2015, traveling on interstate highway at or near posted speed in mild sunny weather. The truck just shut off in lane of traffic. There was no hesitation, noise, alarm, warning lights just shut down. There was no power steering or power brakes. Pulled vehicle over to rh shoulder and tried to restart it with out success.on 05/18/2015, I had the truck serviced and inspected at a Nissan dealership in anticipation of this road trip. The truck passed dealer inspection. I had the truck towed to a Nissan dealer service center and after several days the dealer told me the ECM had failed and shorted out the ignition switch. The repair bill was a little over $1400. I am not objecting to the cost of repair....I am concerned about the truck just stopping on the highway without warning. If this breakdown would have happened in the middle or driving lanes of a nearby freeway, or on a steep incline with turns the results may have been very bad. The dealership said the short and failure of the ECM were a result of a leak in the exhaust system (same one that passed inspection) and heat shorted the wiring harness. I feel the wiring harness may be too close to the heat of the exhaust system and could have been isolated as not to cause failure. Updated 8/31/15 updated 10/23/2017

- Kansas City , MO, USA

problem #24

Feb 162015

Titan

  • 26,583 miles
Air bag warning light flashing and failed to stop. Took the vehicle to my dealer for repair also gave them my service contract information through allstate cont #; [xxx] at [xxx]. I was told as well as the dealer that the wiring harness that caused the issue was allowed to be patched and not replaced and furthermore was not a cover item even though electrical is covered in the plan. I explained to them it is against the law to patch and repair the wires as well as to time consuming to locate the 1 wire. The man informed me they do this practice all the time. So how many unsafe vehicles has allstate with the assistance of pablo creek placed in service? information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Bakersfield, CA, USA

problem #23

Sep 012014

Titan

  • miles
2006 Nissan Titan. Consumer writes in regards to air bag warning lamp recall notice problems. The dealer informed the consumer, the driver's side air bag issue, was not covered in the recall.

- Tulare, CA, USA

problem #22

Nov 152012

Titan 8-cyl

  • 65,000 miles
Sitting overnight with temperature in the 40's, when putting the automatic transmission into drive, it would keep dropping out of gear. The truck drove fine when manually shifting through the gears. Problem continued for most of a year but did not generate an error code. Finally developed an error code indicating problem in first gear of the transmission valve body with tcm. This required replacement of valve body internal to the transmission, which had been contaminated by an undetectable radiator to trans cooler leak also requiring the radiator to be replaced. I have been told this is not an uncommon problem, for which Nissan has done nothing, other than putting a special coating on bolts internal to the transmission to detect the presence of coolant. This problem can cause complete failure of the transmission. It could be easily prevent by the installation of a separate transmission cooler.

- Apopka, FL, USA

problem #21

Sep 022013

Titan

  • 150,000 miles
While waiting for my wife to come out of a store with truck running I noticed a light flickering in the store window. My wife came out of the store and got into the truck. While backing out I noticed the flickering light in the window coming with me. When I stopped the truck I noticed smoke coming up over my hood then the cab of the truck started to get warm. I noticed a burning smell and told my wife that I think my truck was on fire. I got out of the truck, went to the front and saw the condenser fan motor on fire. I was able to extinguish the fire with a can of coke that was on the ground. A little while later it flamed up again and had to get a bucket of water from the store clerk. The fire caused over $4100 in damage. I had a recall on this condenser fan motor, had it taken care of in February 2012. Caught fire on 09/02/2013.

- Harvey, LA, USA

problem #20

Jul 062013

Titan

  • 111,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Nissan titian. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated to the contact that the air conditioning condenser fan had melted the engine wiring harness, which needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 111,000.

- Dingmans Ferry , PA, USA

problem #19

Aug 012013

Titan

  • 103,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Titan. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, smoke emerged from the hood as the vehicle caught fire under the hood area. The fire was extinguished by the fire department and a police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not inspected to determine the cause of the fire. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.

- Lucedale , MS, USA

Read the next 18 complaints »