The Bottom of the Radiators are plastic, I have seen a few crack and leak.
I would recommend a Factory but Aftermarket is cheaper..

 

i had mine replaced some time ago. i noticed some dried coolant on the bottom while changing oil.

 

My buddy has a 04 titan and he has blow 3 of them up and now he is goin to get a custom one made so it wont blow out

 

If you need to replace your radiator you might try Stillen. They were suppose to be developing one... don't know if they have it for sale yet. I didn't see it on the website. It's suppose to be cheaper than stock.

 

Ignore my post

 

My '04 has a small leak as well, another one to add to the list.....rear axle, brake recall, leaking tranny line, rear seatbelts, 2 broken driver side power window motors, still love the truck, but..........

 

Buy a aftermarket for 1/3 the price. Even those who have replaced the factory one with factory replacement has had more failures. Nissan, like the differentials, cannot fix problems. Period.

 

Just had mine i n my '04 fixed two months ago and installed a new radiator cap as well that was bad.

They did it under warranty-no problem.

 

my rad went out at 38000 2006 SE

 

I think mine is leaking, I saw a small amount of green fluid on the driveway today and it seems it may be leaking from under the radiator, I havent taken the brush guard off to get a closer look yet. I have 50k miles, so I guess it wont be covered under warranty?

 

My '04 has a small leak as well, another one to add to the list.....rear axle, brake recall, leaking tranny line, rear seatbelts, 2 broken driver side power window motors, still love the truck, but..........

Wow...felt like I was reading my own truck's CarFax report....

What was your rear-seatbelt issue? Mine is they snug up too tight on the passengers. I've had all the rest of your issues to a tee though

 

Mine has been replaced 2x under warranty.

 

MishMash the rear seatbelts were recalled, so I brought my truck in not long ago and guess what they had ordered the wrong seatbelt!!! I love dealing with Nissan!

 

I had my rad replaced on my 05. Little dissapointed, it only has ~13,500 miles.

 

MY '05 has a small crack at the filler neck sprayed fluid on the intake cover...took them 2 goes at it before they found it and replaced it..... like several others here they thought it was the radiator cap......Nissan Loaned me a car while it was in the shop ..Great Customer Service....

 

Yep. 2004 Radiator has a very slow leak. Needs to be replaced. Not too much of an issue in the summer, but in the winter the heat only works while moving.

 

yep i just went to the delership to get my oil changed and they told me my radiator was leaking.it is under warrenty so im going tomorrow to get it fixed.they had to order me one.

 

A lot of times it's just the radiator cap that's bad. There's even a TSB just for the radiator cap. I have an 04 and my radiator cap is bad. Very easy to tell if this is your problem...it leaves a greenish/white line from the rad cap down to the fan housing and also spits some coolant onto the top engine cover.

Very simple and cheap fix for me.

 

Has anybody else had problems with their radiator leaking fluid. i noticed yesterday my 04 titan was leaking radiator fluid on my drive way just wondering if anyone else has had these problems? thanx

yep they all fail another POS part in the 04s

 

Got my radiator replaced under the extended warranty on Tuesday. Would have been about $650 without it, but then I would have gotten an aftermarket w/o the plastic part that cracks ... if I was paying. I finally got a decent rental out of the Enterprise the dealer uses.

Rental was a 3.5 liter Maxima which sux being that low to the ground, (after being used to being a little lifted), but it had great acceleration and cornered even better than my Titan with its aftermarket suspension. Extremely impressed with it. It had 245/45/18 tires, but still had a smooth ride for stock suspension and rubber band tires. Nicest sedan I have driven.

 

Rental was a 3.5 liter Maxima which sux being that low to the ground, (after being used to being a little lifted), but it had great acceleration and cornered even better than my Titan with its aftermarket suspension. Extremely impressed with it. It had 245/45/18 tires, but still had a smooth ride for stock suspension and rubber band tires. Nicest sedan I have driven.

Rubberband tires??? that is stock issue and I agree with the rest of your findings. When ever I drive the wifes car I feel like I am dragging my arse on the ground but when it come to passing and taking turns I find myself grinning ear to ear. :teethmast

 

Rubberband tires??? that is stock issue and I agree with the rest of your findings. When ever I drive the wifes car I feel like I am dragging my arse on the ground but when it come to passing and taking turns I find myself grinning ear to ear. :teethmast

:lol: It's one of those subjective things, and IMO, 4.3-4.5" sidewalls are "rubberband tires" ... especially when compared even to the stock O.R. 33s, (P285/70/17), which have an 8" sidewall.

Btw, Tirerack has 76 different versions of models in this apparently very popular size!

 

:lol: It's one of those subjective things, and IMO, 4.3-4.5" sidewalls are "rubberband tires" ... especially when compared even to the stock O.R. 33s, (P285/70/17), which have an 8" sidewall.

Btw, Tirerack has 76 different versions of models in this apparently very popular size!

I see your point now and here I always thought they were a pretty thick tire for cars compared to the lo-pros everyone installs nowadays.

 

I just replaced my 04's radiator 2 weeks ago, the plastic tank at the bottom developed a crack. I replaced with an aftermarket unit, I hope it lasts longer then the OE unit did...
Some GM vehicles a short while back had similar plastic tank issues also...

 

if you have to my buddy bought a radiator from advance with a lifetime warrenty and whenever it cracks he gets a new one for free.he has already done it like 2 or 3 times