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Originally Posted by titanau
So if you have a 2006, you are all good? The new cover does look beffier, sp? and hope the issue is not fixed. Cheers.
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There are some 05's, (something like 1/100 of 1%) with rear diff failures. Most 2005 Titans have the new covers. So a '06 isn't necessarily immune. But the poor spyders from Dana have been most likely taken out of the manufacturing line, (if this is the actual cause).
Mine has the steel cover and I can hold it, (bare handed with pressure), after an hour drive. The issue doesn't seem to be heat related, per say. Just poor heat treating on some of the spider gears at Dana. Since they are powder formed, if not enough heat, pressure, or time, they will stay in semi-granular form, (until you power-brake and they tend to turn into a more butter-like form). Very small percentage are poorly manufactured, but judging from the multiple occurrences of some Titan owners, they may have ended up in the replacement parts inventories, else the multiple failures guys are very unlucky, (can happen, we have all heard about guys that have been hit multiple times by lighting or have won the lottery big a couple of times), or else they are just troll scum. If trolls I wonder if Nissan could sue them for lost sales? Just follow back their IP address... Subpoena the Titan forums etc.
Anyway there are several of the one time guys that I total believe, so IMO there is a problem with some of the parts. With over 200,000 Titans on the road, and my own wheeling experiences, I would tend to believe the design itself is more than adequate, (or
beefier than required).
Would I buy another Titan? I way like my Titan, but please see my previous post*, with my customer service concerns about Nissan Corporation.
Edit *O.K. different thread. How many threads are on here for the handful of differential failures anyway? If I was looking for a '06 Titan I'd have the impression that at least 10% of them are bad when in reality it is like I said above, like 1/100 of 1%. wtf?
Anyway here is the post I was attempting to refer you to:
http://www.titantalk.com/forums/423109-post8.html
And a warning to our trolls, (so you stay free):
http://www.titantalk.com/forums/421426-post32.html