10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
10,126 miles

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2016 Nissan Titan drivetrain problems

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2016 Nissan Titan Owner Comments (Page 2 of 2)

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problem #9

Oct 032017

Titan

  • 20,100 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

From stopped position: 1-3 second or greater delay (lag) in acceleration to movement of vehicle. While driving: 1-3 second or greater delay (lag) in acceleration to response of vehicle. Jerking motion between gears. No predictability of applying acceleration while moving or stopped creating safety concerns. Nissan is aware and is stating this is normal. Occurs while driving all speeds including attempting to cross intersections or pass on highway.

- Fountain, CO, USA

problem #8

Aug 022017

Titan

  • 7,000 miles
Purchased new 2016 Nissan Titan xd had severe downshift problem where vehicle would shift so abruptly it would feel like you slammed on brake pedal. Today while turning left from stop light a gas truck in first lane failed to stop at traffic light. I hit the accelerator to pull away and no throttle response at all. Had the driver of the other truck not brought his vehicle to stop injury or death would have surely resulted. I've owned nearly 100 new cars of all makes models types etc and have driven without an accident for over 40 years. I've never felt more unsafe in a new car and I've contacted dealer who acknowledged this has been widely reported problem with this vehicle! once again car manufacturers would rather wait until someone dies than fix the problem!

- Middletown, OH, USA

problem #7

Jun 212017

Titan

  • miles
Bad transmission, slipping and erratic shift, at dealership 30 days still no answer about fixing it. Power steering too hard and makes noise when turning turbo is making noise. This is diesel engine with diesel exhaust fluid, not working properly, doesn't burn any def, it is requirement on all diesel engines to have this exhaust cleaner.

- Muskego, WI, USA

problem #6

Mar 012017

Titan

  • 550 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Little to no throttle response 3-5 second delay. Speed from 15-35 transmission issue as well. Call Nissan they stated they have known about this but have no fix. I fell this is a huge safety issue! no acceleration when need?

- Prior Lake, MN, USA

problem #5

Mar 312017

Titan

  • 8,000 miles
Acceleration delay from stop or yield. Step on the accelerator pedal too fast and it just sits there until it decides to move. Dealer states it is normal for torque control. Dangerous when pulling into traffic at any speed.

- Spring City, PA, USA

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problem #4

Mar 082017

Titan

  • 5,000 miles
The computer is apparently set so an abrupt acceleration such as trying to get into traffic will cause a momentary stall resulting in a dangerous situation.

- Billings, OK, USA

problem #3

Mar 182017

Titan

  • 16,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Driveshaft broke while driving on highway at 70 mph. Vehicle started to vibrate violently and slowed down quickly to 20 mph. Had to pull over the vehicle on the side of the highway to be towed. Vehicle had 16000 mile when this happened. I felt very unsafe and was lucky that this did not caused an accident.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #2

Oct 122016

Titan

  • 5,000 miles
Titan xd with cummins diesel and aisin transmission has 4-10 seconds of unresponsiveness when attempting to accelerate from a coast from 10-25mph. This happened to me with my family in the truck when attempting to merge into traffic leaving us facing oncoming traffic without the ability to move out of the way. The pedal was pressed to the floor and there was no responsiveness from the truck. No downshift, no engine revving, no acceleration. It was like I had not even pressed the pedal. This has been reported to Nissan and my dealership without resolution. Also their is a delay when attempting to pass from 40-50mph. This delay last 3-6 seconds and then the truck will downshift to the wrong gear, not accelerating for an additional 3-5 seconds, and then will finally downshift again to the correct gear and begin accelerating for a total delay from acceleration command to actual acceleration occurring of 6-11 seconds. When attempting to merge (assuming on coming traffic traveling at 55mph) a 4-10 second delay means that the driver (me) mis-judges the space available to merger by 322-806 ft. Which is what happened to me because I expected the my truck to accelerate when I told it to and nearly caused me to have a driver side collision with head on traffic. When attempting to pass (assuming both vehicles are doing 55mph) a 6-11 second delay means the driver (me) mis-judges the space available to pass by 968 - 1775 ft <-- that is greater than 1/4 mile of ground closed between me and on coming traffic before the truck even begins to accelerate. This has also lead to a narrowly avoided head on collision on a rural highway. Both of these conditions are easily repeatable and are not intermittent phenomenon.

- West Terre Haute, IN, USA

problem #1

Dec 282016

Titan

  • 11,200 miles
Vehicle lost power on highway and would not exceed 40mph with full acceleration, was able to limp vehicle to dealership for repairs. Was told dpf regen triggered engine fail-safe causing loss of power. No warning lights were visible during incident. Dealer does not know cause of issue but was able to reset vehicle. This issue occurred again several days later and has not been resolved and has no clear fix.

- Lubbock, TX, USA

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