Finally reached the end with Nissan. Nissan will no longer honor my warranty on my diff because they said that since I had so many failures, it must be something I am doing to cause the problem. They do not deny the diff is failing only that it must be my fault. Turned it over to Magnussen-Moss lawyers and they say Nissan will eat that statement. More to come.
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Would you mind providing your lawyers number? I think my lawyer will handle it, but a specialist might be needed.
I can give you mine but I would suggest you google' Magnussen-Moss lawyers ' and pick one near you or in your area. You might want to talk to two or three before you feel comfortable. They need to inform you of potential charges to you. Their fees are recovered from Nissan , if they win, but you could get stuck with some charges also.
I have an 05 KC 4x4 O/R LE that has just under 17k and the rear differential blew out pulling into my garage. This truck has hardly been driven since new and has never towed anything? I just scheduled an appointment for the brakes to be fixed due to brake judder and now this? I thought I was one of the lucky ones with no problems but here we go! From what I have read all over the Net Nissan has been less than cooperative with fixing these issues with proper solutions. should I expect the worst and plan on my truck being in and out of the shop constantly as others are?
I have an 05 KC 4x4 O/R LE that has just under 17k and the rear differential blew out pulling into my garage. This truck has hardly been driven since new and has never towed anything? I just scheduled an appointment for the brakes to be fixed due to brake judder and now this? I thought I was one of the lucky ones with no problems but here we go! From what I have read all over the Net Nissan has been less than cooperative with fixing these issues with proper solutions. should I expect the worst and plan on my truck being in and out of the shop constantly as others are?
The brake judder is an example of how Nissan stepped up to the plate and provided a free upgrade to a better design. I use my new brakes hard and constantly on the curvy roads I drive, and they have something like 43K miles on them.
Rear differential. Almost all issues are with the spider gears. Near the end of '05 they upgraded the OR Titans to a 4 pinion vs. the original 2 pinion, so this should help. Many tens of thousands of Titan owners have zero differential issues, although a couple of people that I have a lot of respect for have had issues ... it happens. I think the chance of it happening to any owner that drives like grandma are statistically low, but if you are near your 60K mile drive train warranty expiration, or 100K for a extended warranty, consider sacrificing your locker and buying a Tru-track limited slip differential.
I might do this at just under 100K miles, as insurance, but mainly because it is always available ... any speed, any mode, i.e. 2wd, 4HI, 4LO. The locker is amazing but idling up mountains is sort of boring, scary at times, but I like faster off roading.
The brake judder is an example of how Nissan stepped up to the plate and provided a free upgrade to a better design. I use my new brakes hard and constantly on the curvy roads I drive, and they have something like 43K miles on them.
Rear differential. Almost all issues are with the spider gears. Near the end of '05 they upgraded the OR Titans to a 4 pinion vs. the original 2 pinion, so this should help. Many tens of thousands of Titan owners have zero differential issues, although a couple of people that I have a lot of respect for have had issues ... it happens. I think the chance of it happening to any owner that drives like grandma are statistically low, but if you are near your 60K mile drive train warranty expiration, or 100K for a extended warranty, consider sacrificing your locker and buying a Tru-track limited slip differential.
I might do this at just under 100K miles, as insurance, but mainly because it is always available ... any speed, any mode, i.e. 2wd, 4HI, 4LO. The locker is amazing but idling up mountains is sort of boring, scary at times, but I like faster off roading.
Thanks for the info! I ride my motorcycle as much as possible and I also had a work truck that I sold recently, that is why the miles are so low. Now this will be my main source of transportation (other than my bike) and hauling my speed car if needed since I sold the work truck. The Cops are going to love me since the Mustang has to come out of the garage until the truck gets back from the shop!
2005 Nissan Titan Crew Cab - rear end went out last week at 60,600 mi., dealership is saying sorry and the goof at 1-800 Nissan1, flat admits he knows nothing about cars but if we check with our dealership they should fix any outstanding recalls that we may have for free. The dealership is quoting $3500 to $4000 to fix. How can there be so many complaints out there for 3 years running now and it keeps happening. HELP!
One of the reasons I am suing Nissan is because of the idiot in customer service. They should have a tech person/ regional service manager who knows about issues talk to you when you have a major issue.
Nissan believes these diffs are good,(or atleast lies about it) so dont look for a reasonable out of warranty replacement for a known design flaw.
To save some $$$$$ take it to a regular shop and have a Trac Loc LSD installed. No more factory diff and no more problems. If the locker is an issue I THINK an ARB is on the horizon next year. The Trac loc is 545.00 and about 350.00 install. Assuming no pinon, ring gear, ect carnage. Worked for me in my Xterra.(The Titan one has not exploded yet)
I have the 08 model and nothing wrong so far but I looked up Magnuson-Moss Act and read it all word for word. The only thing that got me was this part "The federal minimum standards for full warranties are waived if the warrantor can show that the problem associated with a warranted consumer product was caused by damage while in the possession of the consumer, or by unreasonable use, including a failure to provide reasonable and necessary maintenance."
Which IMHO that the dealer ship might say that the after market products could associate with the failure of the product. But it go both ways from my view. I had a Chevy Silverado 2002 and the dam steering column kept making a cluncking noise. I took it in many times and they said that it just needed grease in there. After the third time taking it in they started to tell me that it was doing this because of my list kit. I told them that it did it before the lift and that the lift actually helped it. After speaking with the GM they finally replaced the whole part and gave me a month free on my payment. I was going to go to court and the lawyer told me that we could go into arbutration. I did'nt have the time nor money so I took the other way out.
Hope this helps. Terry
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I have the 08 model and nothing wrong so far but I looked up Magnuson-Moss Act and read it all word for word. The only thing that got me was this part "The federal minimum standards for full warranties are waived if the warrantor can show that the problem associated with a warranted consumer product was caused by damage while in the possession of the consumer, or by unreasonable use, including a failure to provide reasonable and necessary maintenance."
Which IMHO that the dealer ship might say that the after market products could associate with the failure of the product. But it go both ways from my view. I had a Chevy Silverado 2002 and the dam steering column kept making a cluncking noise. I took it in many times and they said that it just needed grease in there. After the third time taking it in they started to tell me that it was doing this because of my list kit. I told them that it did it before the lift and that the lift actually helped it. After speaking with the GM they finally replaced the whole part and gave me a month free on my payment. I was going to go to court and the lawyer told me that we could go into arbutration. I did'nt have the time nor money so I took the other way out.
Hope this helps. Terry
The warrantor has to show that whatever you added caused said failure.
If they cannot show this, they must honor their warranty.
Example: Having a suspension lift kit obviously voids your suspension warranty since you replaced it with something else, but can't, for example, void coverage of your radiator, window motors, engine, etc. unless they can show why a new suspension would damage these...
Just talked to the SM at my dealer about a plow on the frt of my 08. He showed me theirs and said as long as I maintain it according to Nissan they will cover any and all failures.Anyone running a plow?
Just exploring an idea, and looking for comments. Since clearly we cannot use our trucks as advertised, EVER without exploding diffs, warranty or not. How about a petition to Nissan asking for help in upgrading all of our diff weaknesses?
Hey my buddy is selling his titan and has a bunch of parts for it for all of you socal titan owners. He is selling his 6 inch pro comp lift with pro comp coilovers in the front and shocks in the back for 1400 dollars. What a steal with coilovers and suspension in the back. The lift was only on his truck for 6 months. He also has a black toneau cover that is carpeted on the inside and has a center lock. He is asking 400 dollars for it. It has no scratches on it and is in perfect condition made by snugtop.
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