Power Train Driveline problems of the 2005 Nissan Titan - part 1

I was driving my 2005 Nissan Titan crew cab truck. I had heard a clicking while turning a week prior but did not here it again. A few days later when almost home I turned the corner and heard a loud clanking sound in the rear of the truck. As I got right at my street the back end started to freeze up as the tires started to lock up I parked the truck on side of road. Tried to move it after I look under the truck but it would not move. I had it towed to the local Nissan dealer where I found out that the rear differential needs to be replaced on it at a cost of $4000. 00!!!! I have looked online and seen hundreds of complaints on the same issue. Nissan is telling me that they have never seen this before. I just thank god that I was next to my house as I would have lost control / got hurt / or hurt someone else if it locked up while driving down the highway. I currently awaiting it to be fixed. Not sure what to do?.

2005 Nissan Titan le 4x4. Truck has 60,000 miles and the rear axle seal on the drivers side is leaking.

Driving home one evening the truck started making very loud noises in the rear of the vehicle. After checking it several times for obvious problems I took it to a local garage who informed me the rear differential was the problem. They advised there were metal shavings all inside the housing.

At 54,000 miles the rear differential completely self destructed Nissan will do nothing.

Truck taken to Nissan for recall and other problems real pinion seal leaking, front differential seal leaking, front differential u joint failed, creating extreme vibration at 45mph, 2 power steering hoses leaking creating difficulting controling truck while turning, truck is a 2005 with 45,000 miles, front diff seal and u joint replaced by dealer, $170, I replaced power steering hoses cost 160 for parts, pinion seal not repaired, dealer wanted $200.

Rear axle pops and grinds following a turn of the vehicle. 2005 Nissan Titan w/76k miles. Rear end locks up intermittently.

2005 Nissan Titan ext cab se that the left rear end seal is leaking. I have been told that my warranty is out and I would have to pay 1500 dollars or more to replace the seal.

I'm the original owner of a 2005 Nissan Titan 4x4 with 75k miles. I've taken it to the dealership for every recommended service and on 3/31/2011 I noticed a clunking in the rearend while making sharp turns. I took it into the dealer and he told me that it would cost over $2700 to replace the rear differential. He had found metal chunks in the differential fluid. I baby my truck, I don't tow and I don't 4x4. I cannot accept the fact that this should be my responsibility to pay for. This is quite clearly a factory defect. I've owned, chevy and Dodge pickups and never once had a rearend problem. I contacted Nissan USA was and explained my story. The dealership then told me they had spoken with Nissan USA and they were leaving me with a $1500 bill to pay. I expressed my extreme disappointment with their decision. I then called consumer affairs at Nissan to tell them why they'd be losing my business. She then called me back to tell me that there had been a misunderstanding and that I was to cover the dealership labor costs of $353. I accepted her offer. About an hour later, I received another call from that same lady's supervisor claiming that the first lady misinformed me and that I owed $1500. I was shocked and disgusted at the same time. I spoke with this "supervisor" for a while trying to reason with her, but it was futile. She wasn't interested in what I was saying. I asked to speak with her supervisor, but she insisted she was the top decision maker. She said she had no supervisor, so I asked her if she was the president of the company to which she replied no. Based on this interaction and lack of care for the customer. I will never place my trust or dollars in Nissan again. I will also tell everyone I know to stay away from this company.

Rear axle seal needs to be replaced. This is an systemic problem with the Nissan Titan and Nissan will not fix it. Nissan has a service bulletin on this.

I just purchased my Titan a little over a month ago. I noticed about two weeks after the purchase a "pop" sound when turning. This sound was heard maybe once everyother day. Day before yesterday I was turning from a stop sign when the truck popped, this time extremly loud and a shutter was felt. I thought someone had hit me. I then made the next turn aprox. 1/2 mile down the road to the gas station. Once more the truck popped when turning. I stopped and got out to look under the rear end to see if I could spot and damage from the area the noise was coming from. Nothing was visible. I then secured my son in the truck so we could try to go home. I thought to myself, im going to make a circle around the parking lot before getting out on the highway. I put the truck in gear and had made it about 20 ft when I felt and heard the rear tires lock then release twice. I quickly parked, popping 2 or3 time while turning to make the parking space. I then called for a tow truck. After waiting 21/2hrs I had the truck towed to the nearest Nissan dealership. The next day I contacted the dealership to follow up on the problems I was having. I was told that I was receive a call before any repares were done. Aprom. 3hrs later I received a call stating that the rear diffrential had gone out and would need to be replaced. I was then informed that this was a oem part and that the whole assembly had to be purchased. The individual parts were not avalible due to the truck being newer. Total cost for parts and labor 3,700 dollars plus tax. Then to make matters worse I found out that the parts had to be shipped in. With the weekend in the near future I was told that it could take a week to get the parts and have to truck up and going. I am currently getting a second opinion. Did I mention that I havent even made the first payment on this truck?!! thought I would be safe buying a truck with only 68000 miles on it.

I have a 2005 Nissan Titan off road package. I bought it with 55,000 miles on it. At purchase, I bought a 3rd party extended warranty(cna) that covers up to 100,000 miles or 3 years which ever comes first. My truck hit 75,422 miles and I noticed that it made a click noise once in a while when I made a left turn. Made an appointment with my mechanic and found out that the rear differential blew. I contacted the dealership which I bought it from. I was told that they had no dealings with Nissan brand and I would have to have it towed to a Nissan dealership to get it evaluted. I had it towed to a Nissan dealership. They contacted the 3rd party warranty CO. And was told that it will not be covered, because I had no paperwork that the truck was serviced at 50,000 miles for the differential. Nissan told me that they and the warranty company couldn't do anything for me and if wanted to get the truck fixed, I would have to cough up 4,000 dollars to replace the whole rear axle. Being so feed up with them, I decided to give this job to my mechanic which he projected to only cost 2,100 dollars. I have always been a loyal Nissan customer, but Nissan really looks out for their best interest and not their customer. Once my truck is fixed, I will be trading it in for a chevy silverado 1500.

Front differnetial failed while driving 30mph and engaging on-the-fly 4x4. No 4x4 and hazard to drive on highway.

Rear differential failure at 37,350 miles on a 2005 Nissan Titan. Front differential failed at 37,000 miles.

Catastrophic failure of rear differential ring and pinion causing the vehicle to be immediatly undrivable.

Left front axle shaft pulls out of front differential causing 4 wheel drive to fail. The left front axle shaft snapped at retaining clip. Part failed while driving in very snowy conditions. I use 4x4 for driving in snowy conditions only.

Front differential failure on a 2005 Nissan Titan with under 37000 miles. Dealer cost to repair is $1800. Internet search indicates it is a common problem with a known weak part that has since been upgraded. Nissan knows about the issue but refuses to issue a safety or technical bulletin.

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

I was turning into a gas station and I heard a loud popping noise coming from the drivetrain and it felt like my truck slipped out of gear. I had to engage 4wd just to make it to the dealership. Diagnosis was a failed rear differential. Parts are being ordered for a full assembly repair.

2005 Nissan Titan rear end failure.

2005 Nissan Titan front differential failure.

2005 Nissan Titan was driving down a rural road. Stopped on the side of the road and when to resume driving. When left tires went back on pavement the whole truck shuddered and the rear end (differential, spider gears, etc) basically blew up. Truck was half in the traffic lane. A new rear end is being installed with oem parts.

2005 Nissan Titan crew cab 4x4 with off-road package, within 10,000 miles there were loose bolts on the transfer case. At 38,500 miles the left front differential seal failed and leaked. At 39,800 miles the power steering hose went bad and leaked. At 51,000 miles the circular clip on the axle at front left differential deformed causing axle to begin to fall out of vehicle!!! thankfully all has been covered under our extended warranty, and dealerships have replaced parts, but when it runs out these will come from our pocket, and no one can guarantee the new parts are not just replacements or any better. This could have resulted in death or injury to us or someone else had that axle fell from vehicle, and could occur again.

Both rear axle seals leaking.

While driving my 2005 Nissan Titan se crewcab 4x4 this past weekend, I heard loud banging noises coming from underneath the truck. Shortly thereafter, while making a left turn (at low speed), I noticed the left rear tire locked up completely. This same symptom continued through the next day so I scheduled an appointment and dropped off my truck this morning (Tuesday, November 16, 2010) at the nisan dealer in melbourne, FL. The dealership told me I needed to replace the entire rear differential and it would cost me around $3,400 plus tax. I only have 79,732 miles on the truck, dont use it to tow, and dont off road with it. I told the dealership this was ridiculous because I had a Dodge ram 1500 that I drove until about 176k miles and it never had a problem like this. The dealer had no answer . . . I did some online research and noticed this is a recurring theme for 2005 Nissan Titans. I have a call into a lemon law attorney to see what can be done since I dont have $3,400 plus tax to throw away on a Nissan defect.

I was pulling out of 7/11 onto the road and was accelerating to 50km an hr and my rear differential started to jerk and make noise I took it to the Nissan dealership in sherwood park alberta and they told me I will need a whole new rear differential for my truck it is a 05 Nissan Titan se 4x4 I do not tow anything with my truck or take it off road I use it to and from work and use the 4x4 in the winter.

2005 Nissan Titan se 4x4 - requires an entire rear end replacement. No known events leading up to the failure; rear differential was making major banging and grinding noises. Mechanic found it to be full of metal chunks and shards due to a gear failure. This then led to a chain reaction damaging the majority of the rear axle components. Truck has not been repaired yet, but Nissan tells me that it will require a whole new rear end costing almost $4000. I can ask that the service dept. To hold on to the old parts once the repairs are performed.

I have a 2005 Nissan Titan 4x4 with the off road package. On the 3rd of October 2010 I noticed when I took a left turn and accelerated through the turn I heard a popping sound and the rear of the truck hopped. On the 4th I took it to the Nissan dealer to trouble shoot the problem. I was told the rear differential had broken teeth and it is a recurring problem. The truck only has 44,000 miles on the odometer. My factory warranty expired in June 2010. First time failure has occurred. The extended warranty company evaluated the problem and sent a used part to the repair facility to correct the problem. I am currently waiting to have it replaced and returned to me.

Continuing problems with 2005 Nissan Titan. Current issue is failing rear axle. I have complained numerous times about this problem I. E. Whinning, clunk but have been told that this is normal as vehicle ages. Indicated to local dealer problems reported with failing axles, and axle seals and axle breather problems. They indicated they were unaware of very many such problems. Noise and clunk became worse and I began to investigate via web and through my organization membership (club Titan) and discovered a large number of customers with similar issues. Back to local dealership who finally admitted known issues with axles. Past warranty at this point, they recommended contacting Nissan north America. Called and described issues, they assigned file # and asked me to obtain additional diagnosis (which I had to again pay for) and information about any previous Nissan vehicles owned. Before I was able to obtain the requested information, Nissan called back and denied any assistance citing age/mileage of vehicle. I indicated that this has been an ongoing problem, not just something that has occurred after the warranty. They called back several days later and indicated that there is no record anywhere of any complaints on my part regarding the axle problem. Seems strange that other history exists (brake problems, recalls, etc. ) on my vehicle, but oddly "nothing" about axle problems. We are moving soon, and I cannot afford the out of pocket repairs, but I cannot put my family at risk of serious injury or death.

The rear axle seal on my Nissan Titan was leaking oil on the rear brakes and the fluid level was extremely low. Not sure how often this failure occurs, but now that I am aware of rear axle seal leak problems I will monitor for the failure. The local Nissan dealership replaced a bearing, spacer, and rear oil seal. After researching Nissan Titan rear axle seal leaks there appears to be a trend of rear axle seal failures. The problem needs to be addressed by the manufacture before serious accidents occur.

I have a 2005 Nissan Titan le crew cab 4wd pickup truck and just experienced a dangerous failure of the rear differential. After some initial thumping sounds emanating from the rear of the vehicle during turns, I was turning into a busy intersection when the entire rear end locked up momentarily. I was able to limp to an auto repair facility about a block away. After inspecting the vehicle, it was determined that the gears in the rear differential had failed (teeth broken off). Vehicle is currently being repaired at a cost of over $3,000. I will save the failed part. After research on the web, this appears to be a very common and expensive occurrence. Given the nature of the failure (rear wheel locking), I was almost rear ended by another vehicle behind me.

2005 Nissan Titan differential failure happened for no apparent reason just after starting out in the morning leaving the driveway. I am told by the dealer that the differential will have to be replaced. Differential was replaced 30,000 - 40,000 miles ago by a different dealer service facility when leaky seals were serviced but not for a differential problem. I am assuming that the differential ring and pinion gears, gaskets and lub will be replaced.

2005 Nissan Titan truck requires rear differential replacement. Local dealer denied this is a common problem. . Read more...

Driving at highway speeds up and down large hills in truck, steering wheel begins shaking violently, slowed down and shaking stopped, heard loud grinding noise then loud bang and even louder grinding. Pulled over to side of road and saw the driveshaft had pulled back from rear but was still connected.

I was driving home from work in my 2005 Nissan Titan (se crew cab 4x4 off-road edition with tow package) and started hearing a loud metal on metal sound from the rear of the truck. I also could feel a large jolt when accelerating and braking. I took the vehicle to the local Nissan dealership the next morning and they said I needed a new rear differential, and that I also needed to replace the seal on the front differential. They told me that it would cost $3,500 to replace the rear differential and $400 to fix the front differential. The truck has only 67,000 miles on it, and is out of warranty. I have had all the recommended services on the vehicle, and do not use the vehicle for off-roading, nor do I use the vehicle to tow. Nissan said they would only contribute a thousand dollars toward the repair. The dealership ordered the parts today. This is yet another Titan to add to the rear differential problems list.

I'm the only owner of my 2005 Nissan Titan crew cab and I've been happy with the truck for 105,000 miles - until this past weekend when, at highway speed, I began to hear a whining noise. After stopping and verifying that nothing was visibly wrong underneath the truck body (no leaks, etc) I drove on. I stopped a few miles down the road to check again and while pulling into a parking lot heard a loud clunk. I coasted to a stop and found my drive shaft on the ground. Carriage Nissan in gainesville georgia is quoting a price of several thousand dollars for repairs. I've been diligent about maintenance on this vehicle and there is no good reason why the truck's rear end should completely fail this way. Online, I've learned I'm not the only one with this issue. Any help out there available for those of us with this problem?.