NHTSA Complaint #10426936 — 2005 NISSAN TITAN POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10426936
Vehicle	2005 NISSAN TITAN
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	September 11, 2011
Date Filed	September 23, 2011
Mileage	97,171 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

CREW CAB SHORT BED. 5.6L. SE MODEL. 4WD. 97,171 MILES REAR DIFFERENTIAL CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED IN A MATTER OF A COUPLE OF MILES. PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER LOW FREQUENCY GROWL. CLUNK WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND VICE VERSA. SEEPING DIFFERENTIAL GEAR OIL AND SEAL / BEARING FAILURE. CONSIDERABLE METAL SUSPENDED IN DIFFERENTIAL FLUID. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD AND A COUPLE OF MILES AT LOW TO MODERATE CITY STREET SPEED. DRIVING HISTORY: MINIMAL 4WD OPERATION - PRIMARILY IN SNOW AND ICE DURING WINTER. NO MUDDING OR OFF ROADING. NO ROCK CLIMBING. HAVE FACTORY TOW PACKAGE AND TRANS. TOWS ULTRA LIGHT 24-FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 6,000 LBS (RATED TO TOW 9,500) FOUR TO FIVE TIMES A SUMMER. MAYBE 7,000 TOWING MILES. MAINLY FREEWAY AND CITY DRIVING. MINIMAL CARGO EVER IN BED. NORMALLY EMPTY. *TR

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