Problems with 2005 Nissan Titan POWER TRAIN

The rear differential failed on my 2005 nissan titan crew cab 4x4 off road le. the failure started under normal driving conditions with a clunking sound in the rear differential while conducting slow speed turns. within a day after symptoms surfaced the differential completely failed and was not drivable. *nm

Defective rear end. *nm

Early december 06 - i noticed fluid under front differential. investigated and found that stub shaft (which bolts to front cv) had pulled out of the front differential on the driver's side. pushed it back in but oil seal had been damaged so it was still leaking. took it into the dealership but they wouldn't cover under warranty due to aftermarket lift (even though they sell a version of my truck with this lift installed by the factory). paid $380 to get a new seal installed. late december 06 - 2 weeks after repair i found fluid under the truck again. pushed it back in and leak stopped. january 07 - while in mexico, my wife was driving 4wd on hard packed sand. i heard a loud bang and when i looked under the truck i found that the same shaft was out again. turns out the shaft has splines and a small circlip to hold it in place. the circlip is undersized so it only takes about 1 pound of force to separate the 2 pieces. this most recent time occurred under load so when the shaft shot out, the splines got damaged. since i was a day's drive south of the border i had to file and then hammer the shaft back into place. nissan denied my warranty, again blaming the lift for the problem. i found several other people online who have had the same problem, most without lifts. i talked to a technician at a nissan dealership in oregon and he confirmed that he has seen several front differentials with this problem. he suspected that the cv joints don't stretch as well when weather is cold thereby pulling the stub shafts out when the wheels are turned. most vehicles he had seen were stock. he also said that nissan had a redesigned differential that the tech's are supposed to install when this happens. i contacted nissan customer service and made an appointment with a factory rep. nissan finally agreed to do a one-time front differential replacement under warranty. *jb

I was driving my 2005 nissan titan kc 4x4 with the off road package and came to a stop behind a vehicle that was packed in the lane that i was driving in. when it was safe to move into the left lane i accelerated and heard large clanking noises and felt my truck jerked as if i was being rear ended repeatedly. to my surprise i was not being rear ended. my differential was locking; my wheels will rotate and then stop rotating. the situation got worse when i tried to take either a right or left turn. *nm

Pulled out from a stop sign and turned right. started to accelerate and bang/clunk. limped it home and took it to the dealership. they diagnosed rear differential failure. replaced the entire rear axle. *jb

Was hearing a high pitch whine coming from the rear end. differential needed to be replaced only have 30,000 miles. *nm

Rear axle needed to be replaced due to differential failure vehicle has 52.5k miles and has not been used for anything besides a daily driver on 95% highway usage vehicle is spec'd to tow up to 9100 lbs. - haven't towed anything and still having issues with differential. *jb

Rear end of 2005 nissan titan failed and is currently being replaced. the vehicle has 13,000 miles. *nm

The rear differential failed on my 05 nissan titan. it began a while ago it would buck or hop in the rear and it finally went while i was on my way home at 10:00 pm on 10/19/2006. i brought to a nissan dealer in middletown ny where they didn't do anything to help me , so i had to bring to newburgh nissan and everything was fixed. *jb

Rear axle failure. bad clicking noise. *nm

2005 nissan titan driver's side rear end seal leak. required replacement by dealer. could possibly leak gear oil on to rear disc brake rotor. this occurred at approximately 17,000 miles. 18,500 appears that seal may be leaking again. *jb

Drivers side rear axle seal leaking on nissan titan 05. leaks on brake disk and can cause brakes to not function correctly. dealer has ordered a new axle. *jb

Rear differential went bad due to an excessive leak at the axle seal. rear diff started humming while driving and continued to get louder. dealer ordered a new axle assembly. *jb

Driver side rear axle seal went bad. leaked enough that the rear differential started to hum due to low fluid. excessive fluid leaked on rear left brake rotor. dealer ordered new axle assembly. *jb

Rear axle seal leaked causing rear differential oil to leak onto the rear disc brakes. 2005 nissan titan with off road package. *nm

Rear diff. seal on left side leaking fluid at around 18-19k. seals replaced along with some other hardware.

No previous problems or noises before rear went bang. dealer replaced with whole new rear housing . *jb

When first purchased truck had problem with tranny and locking rear,took to dealer they reset the computer. no problems or noises after that until i went to leave my driveway for work. when i took off the rear locked and bang. my dealer towed the truck and gave me a rental. the dealer replaced the whole rear diff with new. i give props to cooper nissan in easton,pa for taking care of my problems. *nm

I was taking the family out to dinner in my nissan titan. leaving my house, the truck started making a loud clunking noise. the rear end failed. *nm

Loud "clunking" sound during shifting transmission starting at about 17,000 miles on brand new purchased nissan titan 4x4 le. later noticed and smelled smoke coming from left rear wheel of vehicle. noticed on further inspection underneath excessive fluid leak from rear axle onto wheel and tires causing smoke. truck brought to local texas dealer who performed warranty repairs at direction of nissan na. the "entire rear axle and differential" had to be replaced. truck was in shop for 7 days. nissan provided rental vehicle. *jb

The axel seals on my 2005 nissan titan xe have begun to leak. spoke to the dealership and they said it is a known issue with no known permanent fix. *nm

1 - noise from the back end 2 - the rear differential failed 3 - the dealer replaced the entire axle under warranty. *nm

Right rear axle seal leak in rear differential of vehicle.

Real axle seal leaking onto tire and brake disc...safety hazard. *jb

After filling truck with gas, i pulled out of the gas station and made a right turn onto the main road. as i was straightening the truck, i heard a loud thunk, and then the truck began lurching badly. i made it home taking it easy on the gas and coasting around turns, but the rear differential is hot to the touch after 1/2 mile. *nm

I was turning a corner and the rear end (differential & ring and pinion) failed. *jb

Rear differential needed to be replaced- both seals leaked and differential was sloppy. *nm

Rear end failed, nissan replaced failed rear end with same make. *jb

Differential rear broke after only 7100 miles. no towing ever involved with this vehicle. *nm

Failure happened under normal driving conditions. blown/bad axle seal. fluid leaking from end of axle tube and possible damage to internal components. *jb

Upon pulling out into traffic from a gas station the rear differential or my 05 nissan titan failed. i was able to drive directly to the dealership being careful not to accelerate to fast. the spider gear failed and the entire rear axle was replaced in week. *nm

Ihave a 2005 nissan titan and the rear seals has started to leak on the rear brake and rotors.this could possible cause fire or lost of brakes.in addition to the leak ,the right rear axle stick out more than the left.dealer said there was no chance of the wheel coming off and refuse to fix it as a factory defect. my truck has 87000 miles.driven over 5000mi before i notice the leak.i cummute 120 mi. daily to and from work , which account for the miliage.i did very little towing.

rear end failure. *jb

I was driving down the road, when the rear-end, locked up, and there was a loud bang followed by a violent jerking motion. all i could hear was metal on metal grinding and my transmission grinding to a halt. since the rear end has failed, the transmission has a shuddering to it between 30-35 mph and the steering has been off in the truck as well. it is hard to maintain control sometimes, and the dealer does not want to help fix the problem. the dealer has replaced the rear-end, but the shuddering and steering problems are still prevalent, and the answers i seem to be getting from the dealer is that it is my fault, my problem, and that i am looking for things for them to fix!!!!*jb

Was sitting on a slight uphill waiting to make a left turn into a driveway. had 2 motorcycles in the back. hit the gas, heard a loud clunk that shook the whole truck. pulled into parking lot and discovered it was the diff. after that i drove it to the dealership. anytime i turned or accelerated the diff would go clunk clunk clunk. dealer paid up to $35 for a rental car but because i had the dirt bikes i had to pay $10/day out of pocket to rent another truck. repairs not completed yet. *nm

Rear end failed. no towing was done with this truck. nothing user did contributed to failure. rear end replaced. replacement took 25 days. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. the contact was driving approximately 55 mph when he discovered that the vehicle would not down shift or up shift. the contact depressed the accelerator pedal to see if the vehicle would change gears but to no avail. the failure would only occur when driving up or downhill. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for the failure and he was advised by the dealer that the vehicle was performing as normal. the failure persisted and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where they replaced the rear differential, transmission hose and the radiator, but the repairs did not correct the failure. the dealer advised that the vehicle was performing as designed and there were no failures. the contact stated that the failure was persistent when driving up or downhill for the last four years. the vehicle was not further repaired. the failure mileage was 22,000 and the current mileage was 82,000.

I was driving my vehicle off road and light terrain went he rear differential started making noise i took truck to dealership and it is being fixed but this is the 3rd time this has happened. *jb

I have a 2005 nissan titan 4x4 that seems to be bugged by parts failures (gremlins as the dealer likes tp call them). the first problem (brakes) happened at about 2 weeks old or 1000 miles. the dealer immediately fixed the problem(so they said). about 1 month later the same problem occurred. again the dealer fixed it. at about 5 months old (8000 miles) the rear end seems to fall apart. when i brought it to the dealer they said it is a common problem. that when they fix it, they will put the upgraded rear end in, which took about 2 weeks to have done. at about 7 months old (14000 miles) while on vacation in florida, the steering column decided to fall apart, causing me to loose steering and almost crash. now i had to bring it to a new dealer down in florida (who did not want to take the truck in for repair, but after a long conversation with nissan of north america took it in, for 3 weeks to fix the problem). now after 10 months (16000 miles) of owning the truck, the rear end has broken again. it is at the dealer once again, where i was told the parts are (vor ordered) back ordered with no date of arrival. i love this truck but just don't know what to do anymore. *nm

1) driving under normal circumstances 2) left rear axle seal leaking. spewing diff. fluid out onto brake system and wheel. 3) dealership replaced left rear axle, axle bearing, and seal. *tr

Rear differential failure (2005 nissan titan, 12,800 miles) - there were very few signs leading up to the failure of the read differential. i noticed some loud thuds coming from the drivetrain as i accelerated. then within about 0.5 miles of driving, the thuds were louder and much more frequent, and the truck was noticeably struggling to move. i immediately parked it and had it towed to the dealership. they are replacing the rear axle assembly (the damage is in the rear differential, but apparently nissan just replaces the entire rear axle assembly). the axle assembly is back ordered for 2 weeks. *jb

Pulled up to stop sign with no previous indication of problem. when i proceeded to turn left, the rear differential started making loud clunking noises and slipped in and out of engagement. i was able to put truck in 4 wheel drive to get it to dealership. *jb the problem has not yet been corrected as nissan states i need a new rear differential and they are on national back order. they can give me no estimate as to when i will get my vehicle back.

The rear differential in my vehicle had to be replaced. i was given no explanation as to what exactly went wrong with it. there was a loud clunk in the rear end when shifting from park to drive. dealer replaced it after three weeks. *jb

1. was turning out of parking lot and in the middle of the turn i heard a clank, then loss of power. i regained power momentarily, but was not sure what exactly had happened. i then drove home, about 1/2 a mile, and called the dealership. the dealership then asked me to take my truck to them, about 4-5 miles away. the dealership recognized that something was wrong, but soonest available time to look at it was after the weekend. i left the truck at the dealership because i did not feel comfortable driving it the way it was then. 2. the failure ended up being the rear differential and since there has been a national back-order it has left me without transportation until the dealership could receive the parts and install them. i would not be able to get to the store to buy food. 3. the dealership ordered replacement parts for what was broken and they paid for myself to have a rental car while i wait for the parts to come in and get put in. *nm

1. no signs of any trouble, went to accelerate around a corner and axle exploded. 2. failure caused complete rear axle to be replaced, loss of vehicle use and time. 3. nissan towed to dealership replaced complete axle after waiting 2 weeks for a axle. my dealership was great! ken garff orem, utah. *nm

Rear end failure have not been to dealer yet stuck on the side of a major freeway almost hit by several 18 wheelers because there was no shoulder. *jb

Rear differential failure. no warning signs. still arguing with the dealership. *jb

(1)rear differential failed, found metal pieces of spider gear on drain plug (2)vehicle was towed to local nissan dealer (3)rear differential is being replaced. *jb

2005 nissan titan crew cab. rear wheel drive. normal driving about 15,000 miles on truck. rear end of truck began exhibiting a whine sound. took the truck to the dealership. and they replaced the rear end, stating there were numerous reports of problems with them. *ak

My 2005 nissan titan has had a rear end failure at 12,500 miles. they cannot tell me when they can get replacement parts. *jb