general problems of the 2018 Nissan Titan - part 2

41 problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2018 Nissan Titan. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2018 Nissan Titan based on all problems reported for the 2018 Titan.

36 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 11/01/2021

The truck left me stranded on the side of the road resulting in a total engine failure. Zero warning signs. Truck was towed at my expensive resulting in 29 days without the vehicle while Nissan replaced the engine.

37 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 07/26/2021

1. The engine sub-harness assembly failed; melted, I feel due to the engine heat, because this harness insulation is not heat rated and melted off the wire. 2. The dashboard engine light came on and would not go off. 3. The robbins Nissan dealership I took my truck to in humble, TX. 77338 lied and said this failure was caused by rodent damage; which I know for a fact that my garage is very clean and I've never even seen any signs of rodents. 4. I first noticed a problem approximately in June of 2021 when the dashboard engine light came on and never went off. 5. By this dealership blaming it on rodent damage, this defective harness was not covered by the Nissan north America, inc. Warranty, so I was charged $1,522. 14 for this repair.

38 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 04/30/2021

While I'm driving my truck, it has a cummins diesel engine, at certain times I guess that the engine goes through a regen process, when it odes this process then the cab is filled with noxious gases. This process last a few minutes and causes you to lower the windows to get rid of the toxic gases. I reported it to my Nissan dealer twice when I took it in for it's service, they acted like they had never heard about it before and told me that there was no issue with my truck. That I had to drive it more to get it to stop ding it. Is this normal or are we being poisoned or getting cancer from these events?.

39 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 12/27/2019

1. The vehicle had to be braked hard on the highway to avoid a car that failed to yield while merging. The other vehicle then braked hard and I attempted to accelerate to get in front but the vehicle would not respond to the gas pedal. The engine did not shut off, but the truck would not rev the rpm's or have any response to the gas pedal for about 3 seconds. Luckily a collision did not occur. 2. While taking a right hand turn onto a steep incline drive from a highway the truck once again would not respond to the gas pedal. The truck was just sitting on the incline for about three seconds before it responded to the gas pedal and climbed the hill. There was a vehicle following behind into the drive and had to stop to avoid colliding into my rear end as the truck would not go for a few seconds. I am not exactly sure how to describe these two incidents other than it is a "dead pedal" for several seconds when propulsion is truly needed.

40 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 03/19/2019

When flooring the accelerator pedal (as to pull out on entrance ramp) it has diesel lag response (just take a few seconds to accelerate) and also transmission has shifting issues during this time. Sometimes intermittent I had a near miss experience when this happened to me I was pulling out onto the highway from the entrance ramp. .

41 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 08/16/2018

Truck has bad hesitation when automatic transmission is shifting from gear to gear and the rpms fluctuate badly. No low end power. This condition is worse when towing. Dealer said they all do this. I have owned 4 Titans including my 2018 none of my other trucks did this. Wish I didn't trade in my 2013.


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