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What 26 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Nissan Titan

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (26)Crash / fire / injury (2)Airbags (3)Electrical system (3)Engine (3)Fuel system (3)Body & structure (2)Seat belts (2)Suspension (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Brakes (1)Child Seat (1)

2 of 26 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · clear filters

Mar 28, 2015Transmission & drivetrain

AT 35000 THIS VEHICLE DEVELOPED A SEVERE VIBRATION/SHAKE AT 42-48MPH. NISSAN REPLACED FAILED REAR DIFFERENTIAL, FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND TRANSFER CASE. SEVERE VIBRATION/SHAKING CONDITION IS STILL PRESENT. NISSAN IS NOT ATTEMPTING ANY FURTHER REPAIRS, CLAIMS NORMAL BODY FLEXING. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10702327

Sep 6, 2013Transmission & drivetrain

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK I NOTICED SMOKE PULLED OVER INTO A LOT LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND NOTICED FLUID EVERYWHERE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER. THEY STATED TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE SPLIT CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK OUT THAT CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. TRUCK STILL UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. HAD A CHILD IN TRUCK AT THE TIME SO GOOD THING I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE. IF YOU GOOGLE NISSAN TITAN TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE YOU WILL FIND MANY POST ON THIS ISSUE.

NHTSA ODI 10542298

Working with the data? Download all 26 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2011 Nissan Titan verdict →