general problems of the 2016 Nissan Titan - part 2

I was cruising on highway at 65 miles per hour when engine start making noises and stop running engine will not start again I was lucky to make it out alive as truck steering wheel was not responsive had to tow it at mechanic to find out that truck had catastrophic engine failure broken crankshaft out of the blue.

Broken crank @ 147291 miles. Pretty much the same as all the other complaints.

Driving down the highway at around 70mph. Suddenly the engine started making a loud clattering noise and shut off, leaving me without power steering and I could barely control the vehicle to get off the highway safely. When I finally came to a stop I tried to start the truck and it wouldn’t start. I had it towed to my house where it has sat for the last 7 months.

The engine crankshaft failed and broke in half while driving. I was driving on the new jersey turnpike on cruise control with a trailer and a mower and all of a sudden the motor is making god awful noises and I loose engine power completely. This is a huge defective part and one of the main components of a motor that should not fail and break in half like it did. It’s a major catastrophic failure that should be resolved with a recall. The danger and risk that involves this issue is ridiculous and it should be resolved immediately. I have kept up on my services like I should the truck has been well taken care of. After research I have seen there has been alot of people with the same issue with very low miles. Even with higher miles this issue should not happen. The cost of this repair is outrageous no vehicle owner should pay that on there own specially when they still owe a lot of money on the vehicle. There were no fatalities in my incident but there could have been and it could have been bad. The manufacturer needs to take responsibility with this issue and fix it and prevent future incidents and hopefully safe a life if it occurs.

Hi, I was driving on the free way to work hauling a small 10ft. Trailer and my engine started knocking badly! I get off free way start to head home and slowly take off and rpms take off and boom. Engine done. . So spun bearings/boken crank I havnt taken engine out to inspect yet because you cant buy a new engine and used engines are 10-12k. Come to find out this engine has broken crank problems. Not only could I have wrecked if it had blew on free way. But now im out of a truck that insurance wont pay. And still owe 24k to the bank. . Thanks. Dan christiansen.

Bad crankshaft reported by dealership only 70000 miles and well kept maintenance no warning lamps prior to failure.

Was driving at highway speed when truck started to misfire and run rough. I pulled over immediately to avoid any further damage. Truck was towed to local dealership and was diagnosed as an internal engine failure related to crankshaft or bearings.

Driving down the interstate at roughly 80mph. Truck started to shake violently almost causing me to loose control of truck and an enclosed trailer. Truck then shut down. No check engine lights or warnings. I coasted to a stop to find small fire in the engine bay. Got it towed to a mechanic, he drained the oil and found the oil pan was full of metal fragments. Suspected crank failure.

The crankshaft snapped in at only 66k miles.

I purchased this vehicle in 2022 with 62000 miles on it for $45000, cash first newer vehicle ever paid for in cash, 1st day I drove it, check engine light for turbo failure came on, I normally put 80-100k miles on a vehicle per year, ive owned over 200 diesel vehicles in last 25 years, never have I had one stay in the shop more than driving it. Not only does it stay in the shop, but you have to locate a shop that still has a diesel technician employed. Two turbo actuator replacements, lift pump replacement, 18 shop visits for check engine lights, 5 times in a row at buford GA Nissan, drove away and light came back on before making it home. December 21,2023 my family and I was driving to florida , doing 55mph, no check engine lights, no noises, no warnings, motor shut down in 21 degree weather, side of 285 in tucker georgia for 4 hours waiting for a tow truck, only thing on screen was def error see dealer immediately, $550 to tow vehicle back to my house because closest dealership did not have a diesel tech, spent two months to find a company that would tow my truck 55 miles from gainesville georgia to roswell georgia to regal Nissan, the girl called me and said it needed a starter for $900plus dollars, I laughed and said theres no way in hell a starter caused this motor to die, I informed her that if starter did not work I was not paying, two days later she calls me back up and informs me the motor is locked up, does not know why, but pay them $178 diagnosis fee, and for $1300-$2000 they could tell me exactly what failed, if u read online, trucks like mine fail between 50000-100000 miles with no warning no nothing! I am now stuck with another $330 tow bill to pick vehicle up and store it at my shop and pray that your organization can hold Nissan accountable, Nissans reccomendation was for $30000 to put the exact same unmodified garbage of a motor back in this truck, please somebody hold this company accountable!!!!!! thanks.

Broken crank issue. This is ridiculous. The truck only has 140,000 miles on it.

I was driving at 45mph when the truck came to a stop and mechanic diagnosed as a bad engine truck would crank but wouldnt start.

While traveling home from work, at approx. 35mph my truck engine stopped working. I tried to restart it several times, with no success. I had the truck towed home, and was informed by my mobile mechanic that the crankshaft in my engine was broken. This incident placed me in danger of being hit by other vehicles, and stranded for a couple of hours. My truck only has 105330 miles on it.

Multiple occasions of driving on road and the engine shuts off. I have had to safely coast the truck off the road, after several minutes the truck starts again and drives fine. This is occurring regularly. I may go a week with the truck driving fine, then all of a sudden it powers down and shuts off.

Crankshaft broke while driving.

Was driving at about 40 mph with cruise control on, when my passenger and I noticed extreme vibrations and noises with. Began slowing to turn into a gas station just ahead when the clunking became so violent the front of the vehicle was bouncing. As I turned into the gas station, there was a loud bang, smoke billowed from the hood, and the engine stalled leaving me with no power steering. I turned as hard as I could to avoid gas pumps and people fueling their cars, and ended up running up a curb with no power to steer away. No warning lights came on until I came to a stop. Smoke and oil continued running from the front of my truck for several minutes. I feel fortunate to have walked away from such a violent breakdown. I am told the truck needs a new engine and transmission resulting from a broken crankshaft, and have been refused any warranty or good will assistance. I was given a quote for $37,000. Thought it was a joke, but then again this whole experience has been hard to accept as reality.

1. The crankshaft failed. The vehicle is available for inspection. Nissan has confirmed crankshaft and engine to be unrepairable. 2. Event happened on a weekend late afternoon on a busy highway bridge. The Titan was driving in the far left lane at 65-70 mph. Had to maneuver 2 lanes over down the bridge with no power to the engine. Safety for myself and many others on the highway bridge were put into danger as they had to maneuver out of my way while also driving around 65-70mph. Tow truck company also put in danger due to the busy nature of the highway when picking up vehicle. 3. Yes the problem cannot be reproduced because the vehicle is un-drivable. It has been confirmed by a dealer. 4. Yes the vehicle has been inspected at the local Nissan dealership. They stated the crank shaft failed which led to the engine becoming unrepairable. 5. There were zero warning signs. I did not receive a single warning lamp, message or symptom. The vehicle experienced violent shaking followed by complete loss of power on the highway bridge, causing the engine to shut down. The Titan had received all routine maintenance at the local Nissan dealership.

Failure with injectors lead to broken crankshaft. Pics attached of broken crankshaft. I was driving at 70 mph and extreme vibration began to which I had to immediately pulled off the road. Luckily no other vehicles were around me. This is a known defect from Nissan that they refuse to acknowledge. No warning lights or engine malfunctions preceded this, very dangerous.

Complete engine failure randomly on the highway. Was unsafe and left me stranded. Well maintained truck that will cost tens of thousands to repair.

Engine stopped smoking no power turbo out motor blown truck is junk since we bought it .

Cam shaft and bearings failure can not find a replacement Nissan estimate for new engine 32000.

Bearings and crankshaft failure 96,000 miles always had service done. Never miss treated on the interstate when it failed . . Luckily we were able to coast of the road had to wait six hours for a tow truck to pick me the wife and the kids up end up costing us $800 to get towed home 210 miles :(.

Loud noise and engine kept running but was unresponsive. Was traveling about 70 mph just coasted off the interstate. Was pulling my pontoon boat back to the lake during rush hour if I hadn’t been at an exit might have turned out different. Had it towed to nearest Nissan dealership and was told right away camshaft was broken and engine would have to be replaced.

My crankshaft broke on me in the middle of a major highway and Nissan would not do anything tried to give me a 42000 dollar bill that I can’t pay which is a complete rip off because this is happening to a lot of people that I have talked too.

My crank shaft snapped and I’m stuck paying for a truck that I can’t pay 42 thousand dollars to fix and Nissan won’t do anything about it.

Engine failure -I was driving about 45-50 mph and as I was approaching a four way intersection with a stop sign approaching in my direction of travel. As I came to a stop, the engine locked up and could not be restarted. Leaving my truck dead in the middle of the road. After having it towed to a friend's shop I removed the oil pan, only to find a alot of copper colored metal shavings all throughout. I have an obd2 scan tool with live monitoring called a bluedriver which connects via bluetooth to my phone and allows me to monitor different sensors and checks for any trouble codes that the truck may currently have. I had this app open and was monitoring about 6 different sensors at the time. The truck never showed any signs of anything unusual or out of the ordinary. I also never had any warnings or the check engine light come on. After joining a few facebook groups and online fourms, and I realized this was not a very rear occurrence and that many others have experienced similar engine failures as well.

I was driving down the road at 55mph when there started to become a loud knocking noise from the engine. After about a mile message came across the dash that said reduced engine power and 2 seconds later the entire engine shut off wouldn't turn back on or crank. There were about 20 different check engine codes at the time. I had the vehicle towed to the dealer where they did an inspection the following week and said the motor blew due to a snapped crank shaft and would need an entire new engine.

Crankshaft failure luckily made it to the side of the road and had to have it towed home until the dealership could get it in and then towed to the dealeredhip - extended warranty won't pay for the new engine claiming it is owners fault. Nissan dealership saying it isn't owners fault it is a failure because the truck had oil and lubrication. Seems to be an issue on this model and no one wants to take the blame. Now out a truck and still have a truck payment certainly don't have $35000 for a new engine.

Engine crankshaft broke in half at 100,123 miles. Engine almost locked up, the truck died in the middle of me crossing 4 lanes of traffic.

I was traveling on the freeway at 75 miles per hour, the truck began to bog down for a few seconds then started to shake violently as if a tire was falling off, a few seconds later the engine shut off at maybe 60 miles per hour. I was unable to steer or brake properly and had very little control of where I was able to pull over. I had no power at all and the truck would not start. I was stuck on I-15 in central utah with drivers side tires of the truck in traffic on the right lane unable to pull over more or move the truck to a safe location. My wife and daughter were in the vehicle and I made them exit the vehicle and find a somewhat safe place to sit on the side of the freeway. It failed completely without and check engine light, the engine temperature never spiked until after it failed. The vehicle was obstructing traffic for 45 minute to an hour while I waited for a small town mechanic to come and tow it. This incident occurred the end of may 2023 and the truck is still not functioning as I cannot afford the $18-22,000 engine replacement for a broken crankshaft. The vehicle has 77,000 miles on it. It failed without any warning signs and definitely put my life, my families life, and 1000's of passing motorists at risk for an hour straight as the vehicle was incapacitated and obstructing traffic. I have read 100's of forum posts an articles concerning this same issue with zero concern from Nissan. The local dealerships claim they have never heard of this issue, but it is a known issue and could cause a fatal or catastrophic accident.

While driving at 70 mph the engine stalled and bound up causing my vehicle to almost crash upon bringing it the dealership and after diagnosis they discovered the crank shaft and the bearings had exploded inside the engine causing it too cease also this dstroyed both turbos, the repairs to fix the vehicle are between 28-30k dollars and vehicle only had 88k on it and was babied and meticulous service records, Nissan wanted to assume no responsibility for the failure at all and come to find out this is happening to alot of 5. 0 diesel Nissan truck, there is word out there of a class action law suit and this needs to happend I could have been in a serious accident Nissan is well aware of this terrible motor they put in the trucks so much they stopped production for diesel trucks, the parts are obsolete and they are not made any more so even the repairs are tough to come by they shouls atleast buy the vehicles off us or pay to get us out, many customers still had loans and the truck is no good.

The truck down shifted twice and then shut completely off while I was driving down the interstate. I was towed to Nissan in springfield missouri (closest to me) and they could not figure out the issue and charged me $500. I then towed the truck to Nissan of jefferson city, missouri, where I bought it. They inspected the motor and told me it was a complete loss. Metal in the oil pan from internal parts. They quoted me $39k for it to be replaced and I currently owe $30k on the truck. I only had this truck for 10 months when this failure occurred and left me and my family stranded. No check engine lights, odd noises or anything. Nissan has been reluctant to help and from what I've been reading this is a very normal occurrence for these trucks. I'm not sure what I'm going to do to get through this but I don't want it to happen to anyone else, so hopefully NHTSA can sort out this issue. Thank you.

I recently had a crankshaft failure in my 2016 Nissan Titan xd with only 87,000 miles. Nissan did not honor the 5yr/100k mile warranty due to me being over the time limit. This cost me nearly $11,000 out of pocket to buy a used replacement engine. Nissan is fully aware of the defect because they have revised components in the 2018/2019 trucks. There are hundreds if not in the thousands of us Titan xd owners who have suffered this costly error with no help.

Crank shaft failure premature 113,000 miles.

While towing 8,000 lbs, the engine made a horrible knocking sound and then stopped, causing me to lose power and the ability to adequately control my load, placing the traveling public and myself at a grave risk of harm.