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My passenger side rear axle seal is leaking. From what I have read, this is an extremely big problem on Nissan Titan's. the leak is affecting the following parts: - passenger side rear brake components - passenger side rear tire (sidewall) - entire rear axle assembly.
Rear axle seal leaked on drivers side at 66,000 miles. Gear oil all over brakes which is a major safety concern. No modifications - truck is full stock. Nissan dealer database reveals this issue happened also at 29,000 miles and entire rfd was replaced under warranty for previous owner. Now happens again at 66,000 miles. I am told there is a tsb for this issue, but since vehicle is out of warranty(6,000 miles ago) that this is my problem. Dealer told me that this problem could very well have been going on without my notice for longer than 6,000 miles. A little research reveals this to be a very common problem with these trucks. Nissan needs to acknowledge that they have a faulty design in the rfd, and they need to step up and issue a recall for this issue due to it being a major safety concern!
- Macomb, IL, USA
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I noticed a whining nose from 45 to 70 mph. It got real loud ad 60-65 mph. My Titan is regularly serviced with differential fluid changes, and all maintenance. The truck has 112,000 miles on it. I was just told that they need to replace the rear differential on the truck, at a cost of $2448 plus tax on a vehicle that is very well maintained and taken care of. No excuse for it, and ridiculous.
While driving on flat road under normal road conditions I heard a loud thump from the rear of the truck followed by a several more intermittent thumps. The truck still drove, but with the thumping. Upon inspection I discovered that the cross shaft for the spider gear slipped out and got in between the pinion and ring gear causing it to bind. It broke several teeth off of the ring gear, damaged the cross shaft and marred the pinion gear.
Passenger side rear axle seal failed. Fluid is leaking on the back side of brake shield on to wheel. May be leaking inside the rotor drum on the emergency brake also. 4X4 oem E-locker on rear differential oem wheels and tires differential fluid changed twice original owner
The rear axle seals leak and the rear differential fluid is all over the brakes. This needs to be recalled as it is a known defect with this vehicle and has been reported many times.
At around 60,000 miles both my rear seals and pinion seal blew due to a bad air valve or inferer seals, causeing the rear brakes to prematurly fail, due to the oil that had been spilling on to them, this should not have accured on a vehicle with minamal miles and no towing or hauling...
Front differential of 4WD failed. Factory defect that Nissan refused to stand behind. Axle became unclipped without any abuse or impact. Undetected could result in seizure and fatal accident. Updated 02/14/11
Prematurely failing inner rear axle seals causing gear oil from diff to get into rear brake calipers and rotor causing increased braking distance. Been replaced once on left and twice on right.
Noticed black grease/oil on right rear rim. Dealer diagnosed as right rear axel seal leaking. Dealer replaced right rear axle shaft, bearing and seal, covered under power train warranty. 2007 Titan SE 4X4 with off road package. 29,500 miles.
With the service brake applied, the transmission is shifted into neutral and the parking brake is fully applied. When the service brake is released, the vehicle rolls backward when parked on a slope, even with the parking brake fully applied.
I recently had my valve body replaced in my trans, I was driving to san diego on the 5 southbound and when I was merging on to the freeway from an on ramp and as I applied the gas pedal the truck did not move. I looked under at the drive shaft, while in gear the truck's drive shaft was spinning and making a screeching noise.
Right rear axle seal failure. Second failure within a 90 day period. Seal replaced by dealer again. These seal failures pose a very real safety hazard if the lubricant reaches the brakes. They will fail!
Right rear axle seal failure. Dealer replaced the axle seal. Right rear axle seal failed again 1/18/2010. Dealer replaced the axle seal again. These failures pose a quite real safety hazard as if the lubricant leaks into the brakes they would fail!
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- Jericho, VT, USA