Permanent Brake TSB

[cali-titan]

Pciley, if you take it to the dealer and tell them your brakes are acting up, they will have to just take your word, I don't think they are going to drive your truck in the freeway 80MPH to check what you are stating.... so I would say go and get it taken care off.... good luck

[caltitan]

Originally Posted by pciley

Question...
I have 8,000 miles on my Titan and have had no brake problems.
Am I in the clear, or can the warped rotors occur after this point too?

I have done some PRETTY hard braking, so I'm sure if that was going to cuase it, it would have already happened. Did any one experience the brake problem with higher miles?

Do you do a lot of stopping on your daily commute? I drive to work from where I live in the foothills down to the basin (~8.5 miles & no highways). There are a lot of downhill stops from 55 mph, so my front brakes can build heat quickly, especially if I have tools and equipment in the bed. I started to get brake judder at ~1200 miles and had the existing TSB performed. I would feel the judder when going straight about 45 to 55 mph and then braking with moderate to hard pressure (not emergency braking), the type of pressure you'd apply when a light turns yellow just before you get near an intersection. Soon after I started applying the brakes in that manner, it would judder for 1 to 2 seconds and then continue stopping without judder. To me the judder felt like a hammer tapping on the wheels that you could feel through the steering wheel. The Nissan mechanic told me there is a design flaw in the original brake system that casues some of the components to have trouble cooling under certain conditions which leads the rotors to slowly begin to warp.

[LuvMyTitan]

Originally Posted by cali-titan

Pciley, if you take it to the dealer and tell them your brakes are acting up, they will have to just take your word, I don't think they are going to drive your truck in the freeway 80MPH to check what you are stating.... so I would say go and get it taken care off.... good luck

Err.... Not neccessarily true. I took my Titan in for its first service Monday, have 3700 miles on it. Can't say as I've experienced any brake problems, and also can't say I've evidenced the radio fade problem.Also, I see the A/C dumping water underneath the truck, and other than maybe feeling moisture when I feel around the boot at the passenger firewall, can't say it's dumping under carpet backing. But on the strength of the TSB's on the brakes and radio (my Titan was built on 01/29/2004), and the reported problems with the A/C, I wrote thes all up and presented the dealer with printouts of the TSB's. I was immediately told that TSB's are not to be confused with recall campaigns, they don't necessarily mean that everyone has the problem, but that the technician should look for the problem if the custome reports it, and repair it as specified by the TSB if found. Sounds like the usual pile of horses*&t to me, but in fairness, like I said, can't say I've experienced those problems...... Yet......

[Doug]

Originally Posted by ZubbyZu

I am still waiting for the parts to show up. I will let you all know.

Dont want to burst your bubble but here it goes. I had the brakes totally replaced .New (not Turned) Rotars Pads And some sort of caliper bolt (upgrade). this summer.. Guess what the shutter is back this winter... at 18,000 miles..Now they will only turn the rotars with new pads put on.. I guess this will go on forever. I look at as that i am going to get new brakes for life because they have to give warranty on all service done..

[amati5]

Originally Posted by caltitan

... I would feel the judder when going straight about 45 to 55 mph and then braking with moderate to hard pressure (not emergency braking), the type of pressure you'd apply when a light turns yellow just before you get near an intersection. Soon after I started applying the brakes in that manner, it would judder for 1 to 2 seconds and then continue stopping without judder. .....

Had the second tsb done with bunch of new parts installed and mine just started to do exactly the same. It won't be long before it does it at any speed.

[Doug]

Free brake jobs for life!!!