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2004 Nissan Crew Brakes Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA

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Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
46
Latest Nov 5, 2007
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
53%
of 87 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2004 Nissan Crew submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 46 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming brake

The 25 most recent of 46, in the owner's own words

Brakes
Filed Nov 5, 2007

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. SPEED OF 30 MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS A SCRAPING NOISE AND LIGHT BRAKING. I TRAVELED APPROX. 1 MILE FURTHER AND APPLIED BRAKES WITH LITTLE BRAKING ACTION AND SCRAPING NOISE HEARD AGAIN. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND CHECKED VEHICLE. RE-STARTED ENGINE AND ALL FUNCTION APPEARED NORMAL. A WEEK LATER SAME ACTION ACCRUED AGAIN. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THE ABS SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE BAD. REPLACED DELTA STOKES SENSOR AND REPROGRAMMED ECU. *TR

NHTSA ID
10207895
Incident
Oct 16, 2007
Mileage
30 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 22, 2007

ON 10/12/07 I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN ON THE INTERSTATE. MY BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED AND I HAD TO COAST AND USE THE TRANSMISSION TO STOP. THEIR WAS MINIMAL BRAKING WHEN I HAD THE PEDAL IN THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR THE BRAKES SEEMED TO WORK. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD AFTER TELLING THE PERSON WHAT HAPPENED THAT MY COMPUTER HAD A GLITCH. IT TOOK HER LIKE TWO SECONDS TO COME UP WITH HOW TO FIX IT OVER THE PHONE. I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY FUNNY THAT WHAT THEY CALLED A GLITCH COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND OTHERS. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT WHEN I TOOK IT IN. FROM RESEARCH THIS SOUNDS PRETTY COMMON WITH THIS TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT RESETTING OF THE COMPUTER WOULD FIX IT. IF IT IS THAT SIMPLE THEN NISSAN SHOULD DO A RECALL AND RESET THEM ALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES OR IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *JB

NHTSA ID
10206525
Incident
Oct 12, 2007
Mileage
60,576 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 27, 2007

THIRD BRAKE FAILURE! BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND BRAKES ARE GRATING/GRINDING. NOT THE SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE- NO SHAKING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO BRAKE. IF I TURN OFF THE CAR AND WAIT 15 MIN.- THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT IT AND NOTED "NO PROBLEM". UNLESS IT OCCURS WHEN THEY HAVE IT, THEY CANNOT SOLVE IT. THE LAST FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY TO ILLINOIS AND LASTED 20 MINUTES. HAD TO RESTART THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE WAITING PERIOD WORKED AND THE BRAKES WORKED AGAIN. THIS IS NOT POOR BRAKE MAINTENANCE. THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE '04. *TR

NHTSA ID
10200849
Incident
Aug 25, 2007
Brakes
Filed Jul 25, 2007

THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKES. I HAD THE FRONT ALIGNED AND THE BRAKES CHECKED. THE AUTOSHOP CAN'T REMOVE THE BOLTS HOLDING THE PADS ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS. NOW I HEAR A LOOT OF TAPPING NOISE PLUS THE CONTINUED SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKES. *JB

NHTSA ID
10197507
Incident
Jul 23, 2007
Mileage
35,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jun 9, 2007

HIGH SPEED BRAKING CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A HARD TO CONTROL BRAKING OF BRAKE PADS FROM THE VIBRATION FROM THE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN BRAKING AND HARD TO CONTROL, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. ROTORS HAVE WARPED, MAKEING IT HARD TO TURN IN THE RAIN WITHOUT SLIDING. POLICE OFFICER GAVE ME A TICKET FOR THE FRONT LEFT TIRE CROSSING THE MIDDLE DIVIDER LINE IN A DOWN HILL RIGHT TURN. COULDN'T CONTROL VEHICLE IN THE TURN DUE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM BUT THE POLICE OFFICER WOULDN'T BELIEVE ME AND WROTE ME A TICKET ANYWAY. NISSAN PUT ON UPGRADE ROTORS THEY SAID. STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, IT JUST TOOK A LITTLE LONGER FOR IT TO OCCUR AGAIN. BRAKE PADS WERE PUT ON AT MY EXPENSE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10192837
Incident
May 25, 2007
Mileage
5,200 mi
Brakes
Filed Apr 8, 2007
Crash reported

BRAKES ARE THE PROBLEM, WE HAVE TAKEN THE TITAN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES , ALL THEY DO IS TURN THE ROTORS AND PUT NEW PADS. WE ONLY HAD 26,000 MI. ON THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT WHILE VACANTIONING IN NORTH FL.\ORIDA, TRYING TO AVOID A DEER , SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES THEY WHENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WE SWERVED INTO A TREE. $2000. LATER A RENTAL CAR. THE OTHER DAY I TRIED STOPING FOR A RED LIGHT WENT RIGHT THROUGH. TRY EXSPLANING THAT TO A COP. *AK

NHTSA ID
10187273
Incident
Nov 23, 2006
Brakes
Filed Dec 17, 2006

2004 NISSAN TITAN, SEVERE BRAKE JUDDER BEGAN OCCURRING AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. DEALER HAS STATED THAT NO RECALL IS IN EFFECT AND THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. BRAKE JUDDER IN A TURN IS CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. REPAIRS TO BRAKE ROTOR AND PADS DO NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON CURVY ROADS. *NM

NHTSA ID
10176331
Incident
Jun 14, 2006
Mileage
15,100 mi
BrakesPowertrain (other)Suspension
Filed Oct 25, 2006

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN QUEST WHICH HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE NUMEROUS RECALLS AND THE CONSTANT CHANGING OF BRAKES. WE HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKES MORE THAN SIX TIMES. THE BACK BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY GOING OUT. THEY HAVE A BURNING SMELL AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH NO ASSISTANCE. SINCE I COULD NOT GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHY MY BRAKES WERE GETTING HOT. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO AAA FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC INSPECTION. THEY STATED THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE HAD TWO CRACKED MOTOR MOUNTS, BOTH OF LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE DEFECTIVE, WHICH WORE OUT TWO SETS OF TIRES,AND I HAD OTHER REPAIRS THAT WERE NECESSARY TO MAKE. AAA ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE BRAKE CALIPERS, WHICH COULD BE THE REASON THAT I WAS HAVING TO CHANGE MY BRAKES EVERY SIX MONTHS. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY DID NOT TRY TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. I ALSO CONTACTED NISSAN WHO HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO MY REQUEST FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. I'M STILL TRYING TO REACH THEM. *NM

NHTSA ID
10171840
Incident
Oct 4, 2006
Mileage
25,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Sep 20, 2006
Crash reported

I WAS DRIVING A NISSAN 2004 ARMADA GOING TO NORTH CA AND IN VA HAD AN ACCIDENT AND HIT A GUARD RAIL BRAKES WHERE SHUDDER AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING HARD I TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALER SHIP AND A SPECIAL TECH CAME TO SEE IT AND RULED OUT THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE BRAKES SO I LOST OUT ON 2000 THEN WHILE I WAS TAKEN MY SUV TO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE THEY CHANGED BRAKES NOW IF THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES WHY DID THEY CHANGE THEM IT IS NOT FARE WHAT THESE PEOPLE DID AND DOING TO ME NOW IM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING BUT I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKES DAMAGE THINK OF IT BRAKE SHUDDERS AND IT AFFECTS THE STEERING WHO'S THERE TO SAY THAT IT WONT TAKE OUT THE RACK AND TIE RODS INNER AND OUTER SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NISSAN CANT COVER BECAUSE I HAD THE ACCIDENT HOW DO THEY KNOW IT WAS NOT THERE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. *NM

NHTSA ID
10168711
Incident
Jan 9, 2005
Mileage
800 mi
Brakes
Filed Jan 30, 2006

2004 NISSAN ARMADA SEVERE BRAKE PROBLEMS ONLY 13,000 MILES HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 6 TIMES WITH SAME PROBLEM AND UNABLE TO FIX. FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND CHILDREN. *AK

NHTSA ID
10148970
Incident
Jan 19, 2006
Mileage
3,318 mi
BrakesSuspension
Filed Jan 7, 2006

I WOULD BE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME I WENT IN TO HAVE THEM CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM AT NISSAN OF ELK GROVE I WAS CHEWED OUT ON HOW BAD OF A DRIVER I AM. HE GOT SO LOUD HE WAS CONSIDERED YELLING BY OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NISSAN. HE TOLD ME HOW I MUST HAVE BEEN POWER BRAKING THE TRUCK TO GENERATE THE KIND OF HEAT NECESSARY TO WARP THE ROTORS LIKE THAT. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT I BOUGHT THE TRUCK ON DECEMBER 12, 2003 AND THIS WAS HAPPENING APPROXIMATELY ON JANUARY 15, 2004. IT HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. I BOUGHT A TRUCK THAT COST ME $42,000 I HAVE NO REASON TO RUN IT INTO THE GROUND RIGHT OFF THE BAT. I WANT THIS TRUCK TO LAST ME AS LONG AS LAST TRUCK OVER 300,000 MILES. I EVEN USE FULL SYNTHETIC OIL TO HELP PROTECT THE ENGINE. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD THREE COMPLETELY NEW BRAKE SYSTEMS IN IT AND HAS HAD BRAKES AND ROTORS RESURFACED FOUR TIMES. THIS LEAD TO THE TIRES BEING WORN OUT BY 11,000 MILES. IT WAS FUNNY WHEN THERE WAS THREE NISSAN TITANS TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY DENIED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND TOLD ALL OF US WE WERE VERY HARD ON OUR VEHICLES. THE TIRES ALL HAD THE SAME WEAR PATTERNS ALSO. I SENT $800 DOLLARS TO GET NEW TIRES AFTER THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AND THEY ONLY HAD TO DO ONE MORE BRAKE JOB SINCE AND THE TIRES ARE LESS THAN 50% WORN AND THE TRUCK HAS 31,118 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. I AM WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. *JB

NHTSA ID
10147153
Incident
Jan 15, 2004
Mileage
2,000 mi
BrakesSuspension
Filed Dec 13, 2005

I RECEIVED LETTER FROM NISSAN CORP ABOUT RECALL ABOUT "BRAKE JUDDER'. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND TO COMPLETE RECALL SERVICING BUT FOR THREE MONTHS THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. I CONTINUED TO GET MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. IN ADDITION TO THE JUDDER RECALL MY BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT A LATER DATE BUT THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE. I HAD MY TIRE ROTATED AND BALANCED AT REGULAR SERVICE INTERVALS. AFTER THREE MONTHS, THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AGAIN, WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR SERVICING THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRE AFTER ONLY 40,000 MILES OF REGULAR TRAVEL. THEY FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN POOR ALIGNMENT, SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTED FROM MY MANY SERVICE VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE OF NISSAN TO CHECK THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BRAKE JUDDER, TO SEE IF IT COULD CAUSE ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS THAT WOULD LEAD TO THIS KIND OF ABNORMAL WEAR. THERE IS NO PROOF AVAILABLE FROM NISSAN THAT THE ALIGNMENT ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE BRAKE JUDDER PROBLEM. I REQUEST A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT THE EFFECTS OF THE BRAKE JUDDER ISSUE WOULD HAVE ON ALIGNMENT OF MY VEHICLE. THE FACT THAT PROBLEM REMAINED UNFIXED ON MY VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BECAUSE OF UNAVAILABLE PARTS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITHOUT DELAY. *JB

NHTSA ID
10145128
Incident
Dec 13, 2005
Brakes
Filed Oct 30, 2005

I PURCHASED A NISSAN TITAN IN APRIL 2004. MAY 2004 WITH 1000 MILES ON IT, IT WAS IN TO HAVE BRAKE CALIPERS REPLACED. I DROVE IT 23 MILES AND THE CALIPERS WENT OUT AGAIN. SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS BEEN IN 4 OTHER TIMES WITH A TERRIBLE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. ONE OF THOSE TIMES NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT. THE LAST 3 TIMES ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED (X2), AND THEN THIS LAST TIME THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED, THE BACK ONES TURNED, BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND BOLT CASINGS CHANGED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 17,500 MILES ON IT. IT LASTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 3000-5000 MILES BEFORE THE "BRAKE JUDDER " BEGINS. I PULL A HORSE TRAILER WITH THIS TRUCK AND I WORRY OF THE SAFETY OF THIS AS THE PROBLEM IS DEFINITELY WORSE WITH A LOAD ON THE BACK. OTHER THEN PULLING THE TRAILER THIS TRUCK HAS NO STRESS WITH ONLY CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. *NM

NHTSA ID
10141242
Incident
Oct 17, 2005
Brakes
Filed Aug 19, 2005

NISSAN'S TITAN BRAKES, ESPECIALLY THE FRONT DISC, FAILED 3 TIMES. THE ROTORS WOULD BUILD UP HEAT, THEN SHIMMY UNDER BRAKING. NISSAN RETRO FIT AN UPGRADE KIT WITH LARGER, VENTED FRONT DISC AND A DIFFERENT BRAKE PAD. THEY ALSO MACHINED THE REAR ROTORS AND INSTALLED NEW PADS. THIS WAS AT 19954 MILES. NOW THE VEHICLE HAS 32200 MILES AND THE BRAKES GRIND UNDER LOAD. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL. THE GRINDING IS FELT THROUGH THE PEDAL AND IS ABLE TO BE FELT BY THE PASSENGER VIA THE FLOORBOARD. IT IS ALSO AUDIBLE. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE PAD MATERIAL MAY BE CHANGED, BUT THAT THE SHIMMY WOULD RETURN. THE GRINDING INDICATES ADDITIONAL WEAR ON THE ROTORS, LEADING TO MORE RECURRENT AND MORE COSTLY REPAIRS. THE FEAR OF A FAILURE IS UNACCEPTABLE.

NHTSA ID
10133591
Incident
Aug 16, 2005
Mileage
14,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 1, 2005

BRAKES SHUTTERING, ABOUT EVERY 5000 MILES, DEALER HAS TURNED THE ROTORS TWICE BUT NOT REPLACED THEM. MY NISSAN TITAN IS READY FOR BRAKE SERVICE AGAIN AT 15000 MILES. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA EACH TIME THE CAR WAS SERVICED. DEALER TELLS ME THAT NISSAN IS WORKING ON THE PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID
10130752
Incident
May 13, 2005
Mileage
5,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 28, 2005

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE "BREAK PROBLEMS " I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN TO GET THE BREAKS JOBS 10 TIMES IN 40,000. MILES THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM! TO THIS DAY I CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKS AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW. I CAN'T CONTINUE THE OF RISK DRIVING THIS CAR KNOWING THAT IT'S NOT SAFE. *NM

NHTSA ID
10130384
Incident
Jul 12, 2004
Mileage
10,831 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 20, 2005

MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN SE CREW CAB 4X4 HAS HAD IT'S ROTORS RESURFACED TWICE WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON IT. THE ENTIRE FRONT END SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. NISSAN AWARE AND ADMIT ROTOR FLAW FOR TITAN AND ARMADA. MY ROTORS CANNOT BE RESURFACED AGAIN, NOR CAN I GET NEW ROTORS BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER PRODUCE THE ORIGINALS AND THEY CAN'T GIVE ME A DATE FOR THE NEW KIT. MEANWHILE, I'M DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY EACH DAY TO GO TO WORK. I'VE ALMOST HAD 2 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE BEARS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

NHTSA ID
10129503
Incident
Mar 3, 2005
Mileage
8,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 18, 2005
Crash reported

I'M LEASING A 2005 ARMADA. I LEASED THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER OF 2004. SINCE THEN I'VE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK 3 TIMES TO HAVE THE ROTORS RESURFACED, THIS WEEK WILL MAKE NUMBER 4. NISSAN HAS INDICATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE THE PROBLEM AND THAT I NEED TO BRING IT IN EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS AND THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON A RECALL. THE CAR SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AND IS DIFFICULT TO STOP. AT TIMES IT BOUNCES AS YOU ARE APPLYING THE BRAKES WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO GO INTO OTHER LANES OF TRAFFIC. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CAR STILL GOES FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I HAVE TO PUT ALL MY WEIGHT DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE IN ORDER TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING. AT TIMES THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HIT VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I'M IN A PARKING LOT. LAST WEEK I WAS MAKING A 3 POINT TURN AND BACKED UP. THE CAR DIDN'T STOP AND I HIT A POLE. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY CENSORS ON THE BUMPER AND DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER. I HAVE YET TO ADVISE NISSAN BUT PLAN TO DO SO. I TRIED TO TRADE IN THIS VEHICLE FOR A DIFFERENT NISSAN AND THE SAME DEALERSHIP WAS NOT AS WILLING TO WORK THE DEAL WITH THIS CAR AS THEY HAVE THE PAST TWO CARS I'VE LEASED FROM THE SAME DEALER. IAM ASSUMING BECAUSE IT'S FALLING APART. ASIDE FROM THE MAJOR DEFECT THIS CAR HAS (THE BRAKES). ACCESSORIES ARE JUST FALLING OFF THE CAR, PLASTIC PIECES ARE COMING OFF FROM THE BACK SEATS. MY ELECTRONIC SEAT BUTTONS THAT ARE LOCATED ON THE SEATS BY THE DOORS ARE COMING OUT. THE SUNGLASS COMPARTMENT FELL OFF COMPLETELY. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

NHTSA ID
10129236
Incident
Jul 13, 2005
Mileage
2,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 12, 2005

BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST YEAR OR ABOUT EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. ROTORS ON THE FRONT OF MY 2004 NISSAN ARMADA BRAKES ARE TERRIBLE AND VERY DANGEROUS. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO GO IN MY TRUCK.BRAKES WERE REPLACED ONCE AND THEN CUT AGAIN ONCE. SOON I WILL BE BACK AGAIN(ACTING UP AGAIN)

NHTSA ID
10128531
Incident
Jul 4, 2005
Brakes
Filed Jul 12, 2005

I BOUGHT MY NISSAN TITAN BRAND NEW DECEMBER 2003, MATTER OF FACT I WAS THE FIRST ONE TO BUY ONE IN MY COUNTY. WE'VE HAD ALL SORTS OF INTERIOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. FRONT DOOR BOLTS COMING LOSE, WEATHER STRIPING KEPT COMING OFF, HEADLINER ATTACHMENT KEEPS COMING OFF, PLASTIC KNOBS COMING OFF. JUNE 2004 - 6 MONTHS ( 6,548 MILES) AFTER I HAD MY TITAN, I HAD MY BRAKES CHECKED AND ALL THE FLUIDS TOPPED OFF. FEBRUARY 2005 - 8 MONTHS (16, 025 MILES), VEHICLE STARTED TO JUDDER IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING AND MAKING NOISE, FRONT BRAKES WARPED. APRIL 2005 - 2 MONTHS LATER (17, 836 MILES) MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED JUDDERING WHEN BRAKING, FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND MY FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE TO THIN. THEY REPLACED MY BRAKES AT THAT TIME. JUNE 2005 - 2 MONTHS LATER (20,000 MILES) I LOST ALL BRAKES IN THE POURING DOWN RAIN. LUCKILY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHERE I USUALLY DRIVE. FRONT END SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 14 DAYS AND IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. I NOTIFIED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA WITH NO RESULTS AS OF YET.

NHTSA ID
10128458
Incident
Jun 28, 2005
Mileage
20,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 11, 2005

THIRD MAJOR REPAIR OF MAJOR BRAKE COMPONENTS.

NHTSA ID
10128357
Incident
Jul 8, 2005
Mileage
2,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jun 23, 2005
Crash reported

THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE 2004 NISSAN TITAN SE 4WD PICKUPS HAVE ALL FAILED IN EVERY VEHICLE I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRACK- AT LEAST 3 TIMES. I AM NOW IN FOR A 3RD REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTARS ON THE BACK BRAKES. MY PADS ON THE FRONT HAVE WORN 3 TIMES WITH ONLY 18000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I BELIEVE IF YOU DO A SURVEY OF THE DEALERS' SERVICE DEOPARTMENTS, YOU WILL FIND THAT THE TITANS HAVE ALL BEEN BROUGHT BACK FOR THESE REASONS. THIS SHOULD BE REPORTED AND A RECALL SENT OUT AS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AT BEST. I HAVE HAD TWO ACCIDENTS RELATED TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP MY TRUCK. PLEASE ASSURE ME THAT THIS WILL BE DELT WITH BEFORE SOMEONE IS ACTUALLY KILLED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. KAYLA JONES

NHTSA ID
10126358
Incident
Feb 2, 2004
Mileage
10,000 mi
Body & structureBrakesSuspension
Filed Jun 5, 2005

MY SUV WAS NOT EVEN 30 DAYS OLD WHEN I HAD SERIOUS VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING.HAVE TAKEN THE SUV IN FOR SERVICE A MIN OF 10TIMES TO FX THE BRAKES ALONE. DEALER TELLS ME THAT THEY NEED TO CHANGE ROTORS BRAKE PAD BUT EVEN AFTER THEY DID THAT A MONTH LATER I WAS BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME THING. I HEARD A NOISE OF METAL ON METAL WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AGAIN GO BACK TO DEALER I NEEDED NIEW FRONT SHOCKS. BACK DOOS WAS CATCHING HAD TO TAKE TAKE IT TO THE DEAL 4 TIMES FOR THEM TO FINALLY FIX PROBLEM. RT FRONT PASSAGER SEAT CONTROL CAME OUT . IT WAS AT TEH DEALER AGAIN 3 TIMES FOR THEM TO FIX THE CONTROLLS. ROOF RATTLES

NHTSA ID
10124228
Incident
Sep 1, 2004
Mileage
1,300 mi
Brakes
Filed Jun 1, 2005

FRONT BRAKE DEFECT. BRAKES WORN TO UNUSABLE CONDITION EVERY 2000 MILES. NISSAN STATES THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. TWICE MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER BRAKING POWER WHILE ON THE MAJOR FREEWAYS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

NHTSA ID
10123877
Incident
Mar 31, 2005
Brakes
Filed May 31, 2005

I WILL BE ON MY 5TH BRAKE JOB SHORTLY AND I AM STILL AWAITING ROTORS, PADS, CALIPERS FOR THE FRONT AS WELL AS THE REAR. IT SEEMS THAT NISSIAN NORTH AMERICA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX ALL OF IT'S VEHICLE'S PROBLEMS SINCE THEY STATED THEY HAVE CORRECTED IT ON THE 2005 AND NOE THE 2006 NISSIAN TITAN TRUCKS.

NHTSA ID
10123680
Incident
Mar 28, 2005
Mileage
3,000 mi

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