I figured I would start a new thread since my comment is geared towards my mpg more than the tranny issues people are having.
A little about my story-
I bought a brand new 2017 Titan SV 4x4 in Dec. 2017. It has a build date of 4/2017. My truck now has about 3,000 miles on it.
It’s a gasser non XD. I have the 20” factory tires that came with the truck on 20x9.5” aftermarket rims.
I don’t do any hauling. I drive mainly in town-stop and go traffic is moderate to light. I usually drive about 8-10 miles one way and then back. Sometimes, I will drive about 30 miles in one day, but all in town travel.
Currently, I have had the “E” update done because I was having the tranny shifting issues. After the update, the truck is shifting better but not all issues are gone IMO with the shifting. It’s very slight and hardly noticeable to other people who drive the truck. The truck still has a slight lag when you press on the pedal at lower speeds, I feel a slight surge in the tranny when traveling between 20-45 mpg. The dealer’s mechanic drove the truck and didn’t feel exactly what I was feeling. He did say he thought he noticed something but wasn’t sure ?
I don’t let my truck idle long so that’s not causing my issue with my mpg’s.
I am currently getting about 10.5-11.5 mpg using 87 octane during my in town driving. My wife has driven the truck and she would average about 11.5-13 mpg in town. The temperatures around here in Northern CA have been in the 60’s for highs and 40’s for the lows.
I have taken my truck out on the interstate for some long stretches at 70-75 mph, I have averaged around 20-23 mpg once and 18-20 another time. The lower of the two was because I think I was facing a strong headwind. I used cruise control and didn’t notice better mileage when doing so.
The dealer says the truck is within all of the perimeters, however I still feel like something is causing my in town mpg’s to suffer. I get at the or better than advertised mpg’s on the highway, but I am getting way below the advertised mpg for in town. On the highway my tranny doesn’t need to shift because I would assume it’s in the highest gear?
Any thoughts? I feel like because of some tranny issue, that’s why I am seeing such low mpg’s in town? The dealer gave me the Nissan Corporate number to call and speak with an engineer. I reset my mileage right before I brought my truck into service, so the dealer said they couldn’t check my driving history. I am going to drive it a round for a month and then bring it in so they can check my driving history. I am not expecting Prius type numbers, but somewhere around 15 mpg in town would be nice. I have spoken to several other 2017-2018 Titan owners and that’s about what they are getting when comparing apples to apples as much as you can. I really would like to get this figured out soon since gas here is about $3.45 a gallon and rising. I own a 2004 Ford Excursion 4x4 6.0 diesel and I get about 13.5 in town and about 18-20 on the highway and this vehicle weighs about 8-9,000 pounds.
I know it’s a truck and I cant expect great mpg, but I really would like to get close to what others are getting.
Any insight or helpful tips would be greatly appreciated.
A little about my story-
I bought a brand new 2017 Titan SV 4x4 in Dec. 2017. It has a build date of 4/2017. My truck now has about 3,000 miles on it.
It’s a gasser non XD. I have the 20” factory tires that came with the truck on 20x9.5” aftermarket rims.
I don’t do any hauling. I drive mainly in town-stop and go traffic is moderate to light. I usually drive about 8-10 miles one way and then back. Sometimes, I will drive about 30 miles in one day, but all in town travel.
Currently, I have had the “E” update done because I was having the tranny shifting issues. After the update, the truck is shifting better but not all issues are gone IMO with the shifting. It’s very slight and hardly noticeable to other people who drive the truck. The truck still has a slight lag when you press on the pedal at lower speeds, I feel a slight surge in the tranny when traveling between 20-45 mpg. The dealer’s mechanic drove the truck and didn’t feel exactly what I was feeling. He did say he thought he noticed something but wasn’t sure ?
I don’t let my truck idle long so that’s not causing my issue with my mpg’s.
I am currently getting about 10.5-11.5 mpg using 87 octane during my in town driving. My wife has driven the truck and she would average about 11.5-13 mpg in town. The temperatures around here in Northern CA have been in the 60’s for highs and 40’s for the lows.
I have taken my truck out on the interstate for some long stretches at 70-75 mph, I have averaged around 20-23 mpg once and 18-20 another time. The lower of the two was because I think I was facing a strong headwind. I used cruise control and didn’t notice better mileage when doing so.
The dealer says the truck is within all of the perimeters, however I still feel like something is causing my in town mpg’s to suffer. I get at the or better than advertised mpg’s on the highway, but I am getting way below the advertised mpg for in town. On the highway my tranny doesn’t need to shift because I would assume it’s in the highest gear?
Any thoughts? I feel like because of some tranny issue, that’s why I am seeing such low mpg’s in town? The dealer gave me the Nissan Corporate number to call and speak with an engineer. I reset my mileage right before I brought my truck into service, so the dealer said they couldn’t check my driving history. I am going to drive it a round for a month and then bring it in so they can check my driving history. I am not expecting Prius type numbers, but somewhere around 15 mpg in town would be nice. I have spoken to several other 2017-2018 Titan owners and that’s about what they are getting when comparing apples to apples as much as you can. I really would like to get this figured out soon since gas here is about $3.45 a gallon and rising. I own a 2004 Ford Excursion 4x4 6.0 diesel and I get about 13.5 in town and about 18-20 on the highway and this vehicle weighs about 8-9,000 pounds.
I know it’s a truck and I cant expect great mpg, but I really would like to get close to what others are getting.
Any insight or helpful tips would be greatly appreciated.