Differential Unit problems of the 2005 Nissan Titan - part 2

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.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Titan. The contact stated that while driving 15 mph, he noticed that the rear end was shaking excessively. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic where they advised him that the rear end differential had failed. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileages were approximately 72,000. The VIN was unavailable.

When starting from a complete stop, the rear differential broke and the entire rear differential and axle assembly had to be replaced as a rebuild kit is not available at the time. Total repair costs were $4,700.

The spider gears in my rear differential sheared off, causing catastrophic failure of my rear end. This has been a huge problem with the Nissan Titans, and should be addressed.

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

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.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Titan. The contact stated that while driving 15 mph, there was a sudden jolt and a clunking noise which caused the vehicle to stall and would not move. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop where the contact was informed that the spider gear in the rear differential had broken. The contact called the dealer who referred him to the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 49,500.

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 quater panel repaired.

1. Normal, highway and local driving of vehicle. No abusive vehicle treatment. A mechanic was able to do a temporary repair to enable us to drive home and we then took the vehicle to our local garage to have it fully inspected. 2. The front right axle (half-shaft) of the four wheel drive fell out of the front differential unit. Had this happened at a higher speed in 4 wheel drive or even 2 wheel drive a loss of vehicle control could occur resulting in a crash. 3. The manufacturer has not issued a recall of the vehicle even though they realize there was a faulty bearing design. The bearing has since been redesigned but vehicles with the defective bearing are still in service. The local vehicle dealer's mechanics have said they have seen these incidents and can replace the bearing at my expense since the vehicle is out of warranty (the vehicle has 76,00 miles -- no offroad -- and the warranty is only good for 60,000). However, this is a manufacturer's defect that is known to the manufacturer and should have been recalled and replaced a long time ago. I am requesting that you investigate this matter as the manufacturer seems to want to ignore this safety issue.

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.

Took vehicle to Nissan dealership for service of growling noise that is becoming increasingly louder. Other concern is spinning of individual wheels with loss of traction. Dealership advised that rear differential requires replacement, at cost of $4,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Titan. While driving approximately 55 mph, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the technician replaced the rear differential. The repair expense was partially covered under the service warranty and the owner was responsible for the difference. Recently, there was failure with the exhaust system. The vehicle was being repaired, and the contact was unaware of the extent of the repair. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. Updated 01/13/bf updated 01/24/11.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Titan. The contact was reversing from a driveway at relatively low speeds when the rear differential failed. The vehicle was not drivable. The dealer advised the entire differential unit would need to be replaced at the contacts expense. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 40,000.

Nissan Titan 2005 4x4 64,400 miles the rear differential started jerking and popping. Took the Nissan dealer and they said that the rear differential spider gears failed and the entire rear end would have to be replaced. The cost was $3200. 00. This truck is my wife's regular diver and she transports the kids to school in if this had happened at high speed it could have been very dangerous.

Rear axle on my Nissan Titan is leaking differential fluid all over my brakes for the 3rd time. It is evident that the Nissan setup is not doing a good job (bad seals or bad venting causing pressure to destroy the seals. This is a safety issue because the oil seeps onto the brakes once the seals have let go.

Nissan Titan rear differential failure.

I had driven from my college to my chiropractors office without any incidents. When leaving my chiropractors office I was backing out of parking stall with wheels turned to the right. All of a sudden there was a loud pop. Being a mechanic I thought that I might have ujoint issues. I climbed under and checked my driveline and everything was in good order. I then drove back to my college where I could get my truck onto a lift and check it out. In the 12 miles from the chiropractors office to the college it had progressed to the point of not being able to drive. It would bind when turning left and drag wheels as thought limited slip was out. Or when turning to the left it would sound as though someone had taken a 20 pound sledge hammer and hit the tail shaft of the transmission. The rear axle seals and bearings were replaced at 50,000mi under factory warranty. After reviewing many claims on this differential this was an indication as to the rear diff going out. Currently I have 67,000mi on it and on the dealer level they are not willing to replace. Have a phone interview with a Nissan north America district rep tomorrow and hope to have this cleared up. If not the quote to get a new rear end assembly, since you cannot just order the pumpkin, is $3400. 00. I see that there is a huge issue with this and hope that Nissan will take care of this. My truck is a 2005 Nissan Titan le crew cab 4x4 with offroad and tow package. No mods have been done to truck with exception of putting on nerf bars. Everything else is what Nissan sent it out the doors with. Thank you.

Rear axle seal failed on 2005 Nissan Titan, 59,000 mileage. As a result of the failure, leaking rear differential fluid covered emergency brake pads making them ineffective and unsafe. Nissan repair advised repair was fully my responsibility. I had rear seal and bearing replaced by local repair shop.

While driving on the freeway, I had a sudden loss of acceleration, a loud thump under the vehicle and then thumping when I tried to accelerate again. After taking my Titan to a mechanic, he told me the rear differential was destroyed and needed to be replaced.

Front driver side axel is falling out of the front differential. .

While driving heard a clanking noise coming from the rear of the vehicle, at times from a standing still position the vehicle as you try to go will slip and you will hear clanking noises from the rear and the vehicle will jerk. Vehicle was taken to local mechanic and diagnosed as having a defective differential.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Titan. Contact stated he was driving 25 mph when he heard a noise and the vehicle began vibrating excessively. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic who stated that the rear differential failed. The vehicle is still being diagnosed. The contact has not called the manufacturer. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 65,000.

I was driving down my street at approximately 15 mph and as I went around a turn I heard a loud "pop" and then a thumping noise. The truck made the thumping noise every time that I went around a corner. The mechanic said that the rear differential spider gears blew out. This is a common problem on Titans and should be corrected by Nissan.

Rear differential leak - both sides.

3 years ago I bought a 2005 Nissan Titan with 350 miles on it, so a year later a problem with the rear differential came on, the warranty paid for it, now 2 years later, I am having the same problem with the rear problem, and some mechanics that I have talked to, said that I ve been lucky I haven't crushed because that kind a problem its too dangerous in a truck, it could cause a serious damage to my person or someone else.

I just had a major rear differential failure on my 2005 Nissan Titan truck, which will cost me around $3500 to repair. I've noted on several websites that there are many owners who've had similar problems. There should be a recall on this model truck and all repairs should be paid by the manufacturer!.

Rear end started clunking on turns, and within 1 day worsened to the point it hardly drove. Never bound up completely, but had it could have been deadly. There are numerous complaints about this same issue. I have it at the shop right now and was told the rear differential and axle need to be replaced. Nissan has made changes to there rear diff to help the problem, but nothing to correct original bad parts. Please help, someone will get hurt.

While driving my 2005 Nissan Titan at approx. 45 miles an hour the rear differential locked up and I was fish tailing all over the road and was fortunate to have no hit someone or crashed the truck. 3rd member spit the driveline right out and now my mechanic is telling me nearly $4,000. 00 to fix it. I only have 94,000 miles on it. Nissan should do something about this before someone gets killed.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Titan. The contact stated that the differential failed. There were no recalls and the manufacturer refused to assume liability for any repairs because the warranty recently expired. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were less than 66,000.

There are no events leading up to the failure. The rear differential went out on my 2005 Nissan Titan, in order to repair the part, I had to buy an "entire" new rear differential (because this of course happened out of warranty). I was told the part that needed to be repaired is actually a very small part of the differential, but I had to pay $4000 to get the entire thing replaced. I would like to state that I am very very glad that this did not happen while I was driving on the freeway. I was only doing about 15 mph when it went, and it felt like I got hit by a mack truck!!!!! I have been searching the internet to see how often this is happening and it seems to be happening alot! someone should check into this before someone gets seriously injured or killed!.

The rear end was replaced under warranty in my 2005 Titan at 55k miles no charge due to oval shaped axle tubes causing axle seal failure. Here I am again 2012 with 115k miles out of warranty but only 60k miles on the rear end that was replaced under warranty and have the same issue blown axle seals due to out of round axle tubes. If you do not recognize this all the axle oil can leak out causing sudden rear differential failure which may lead to a crash or loss of life. Nissan was contacted about this issue after the seals where replaced in the second rear end and the seals continue to leak after replacement. Nissan refused to do anything about the issue and stated "your truck is out of warranty" imo there should have been a recall on the axles leaking along with the cracked exhaust manifolds that were numerous reported also. Visit the Nissan forums and you can view 44 pages of differential issues on Titan talk. Com. Nissan should be held accountable. . .

1. 2005 Nissan Titan. 2. Rear end differential leak 3. Have taken to auto repair but no repairs have been done at this point. Too expensive.

The rear differential on our 2005 Titan le self-destructed last week at 98,000 miles.

2005 Nissan Titan 66,000 miles (90% highway). Problem began 03/27/09 while making right hand turn truck began slipping and bucking on the left rear came close to accident, drove to Nissan dealer and was told by a mechanic that there have been multiple issues with the rear end differentials. After looking at the truck the whole rear end needs to be replaced (4500. 00) and the front end is leaking (350. 00). I have never towed anything nor been off road. This is unacceptable for any vehicle especially when you see all of the complaints. This should be a re-call.

While commuting in my Nissan Titan, the ride became very jerky and there were loud metal on metal sounds. The vehicle also seemed to have trouble switching gears. Upon taking it to a Nissan service center, the technicians concluded the rear differential failed and will need to be replaced.